The salt smuggler Yu Zeyou said respectfully, "My Lord, it's Shu Mu'an, who was previously dismissed from his post. He has now been reinstated. Lord Shu has never exchanged letters with me."
When Jiu Ye heard this, he knocked a glass of wine on the banquet table of the salt smuggler leader Duan Sihai.
Duan Sihai was startled. Fortunately, the Regent, Prince Chun, was not angry with him. Although he felt strange, he knew that Prince Chun was definitely not angry with him.
Jiu Ye continued, "How did he get reinstated? Who allowed it?"
After the official silver shipwreck case, it was Lu Zhenzhi who personally issued the Regent's order to dismiss Liushui County Magistrate Shu Mu'an from his post and investigate him! Now, someone dared to disobey his order.
The representative of the salt smugglers from Liushui County said hurriedly, "It seems that the Dingnan Marquis' Mansion sent people to rescue them. They said that in Pingxi Province, all matters are decided by the Dingnan Marquis."
"It seems so!?" Jiu Ye slapped Duan Sihai's banquet table.
The salt smuggler leader Duan Sihai was so frightened that he wiped his sweat repeatedly. In addition to being frightened, he felt a strong hand pat on his shoulder.
Duan Sihai was feeling uneasy while drinking. Jiu Ye was yelling at the salt smuggler from Liushui County, but why was he standing so still behind him? It was terrifying.
No one dared to say a word!
Yu Zeyou, the representative of the salt smugglers in Liushui County, said hurriedly, "Yes, it was the Duke of Dingnan. He was the one who rescued Lord Shu."
"Are you sure—?"
Yu Zeyou felt weak and said, "Yes, yes, Regent Prince!"
"After today's banquet, please write a memorial and send it to the palace. I will be waiting for you."
"It's Jiu Ye, it's Jiu Ye."
Yu Zeyou, the salt smuggler from Liushui County, wiped the sweat off his face and sat down at Jiu Ye's wave.
Duan Sihai became nervous. He felt as if the regent from the capital, the Ninth Prince, was staring at him with murderous eyes.
I didn't dare to look up, nor did I dare to look back, let alone stand up like I did at a banquet. I could only wait and see what would happen, but I was so nervous that I lost my sense of taste.
At that moment, Jiu Ye knocked twice on Duan Sihai's desk with his knuckles and said, "Whether you are a prince or a commoner, when your soul returns, it will eventually turn into a handful of yellow earth. You bring nothing with you when you are born, and you take nothing with you when you die. A hundred years have passed in a flash, and who can take away the fame and wealth you have accumulated? Why not do some good deeds while you are alive, spend your wealth to cultivate blessings, benefit the country above and the people below, show the kindness of your ancestors in the distance, and seek happiness in the next life? Isn't that what you think?"
As he said that, he suddenly patted the salt smuggler leader Duan Sihai and asked.
Duan Sihai, already feeling uneasy due to his relationship with Duanjiazhuang, was startled by this sudden question. He stood up and said repeatedly, "Nineth Master is right, Nineth Master is right. I am grateful for your advice. I don't quite understand the literary grace of your words. But let's hear the rules, Nineth Master, and we will follow your instructions and pledge the donation."
Jiu Ye asked with a smile: "Are you Duan Qinghong's man?"
Duan Sihai bowed and said, "Master Jiu, I am the disciple of Master Duan."
"Hmm..." Jiu Ye replied calmly, "Is your master doing well recently?"
Duan Sihai heard that the Regent Prince Chun Jiu was his master's childhood friend, and thought that his question was a sign of concern for his master, so he said, "On behalf of my master, I thank the Ninth Master for his concern. I hope the master is doing well recently."
Jiu Ye snorted coldly and slammed the table three times: "But the people of Shangyang County are not at peace!"
The two senior officials in the chief positions, Pang Wenguang, smiled and whispered to Chen Tiande of the Salt Bureau, "This Regent, the Ninth Prince, is going to tear the Duan Family Manor apart."
"But I heard that the Ninth Prince is the childhood friend of Master Duan." Chen Tiande whispered while drinking a little wine.
"So what if he's just a childhood friend? Master Jiu is a cold-faced, ruthless, and cunning man. Duan Qinghong went from being a tofu seller to the richest man in Shangyang County. He's done so many shameful things. Master Jiu is a diligent official. How could he let him go? Impossible."
At this moment, a soldier ran in from outside: "Master Jiu!"
Lu Zhenzhi's eyes softened slightly, but what did that little girl do? Thinking about it, he went to the corridor next to him, and the soldier followed him.
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