Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Knowing that Gao Shishu's stable food supply now comes from Shaoxing Prefecture merchants, Gu Yunji was really angry this time. He rarely asked the officials in Shaoxing Prefecture to suspend all official duties and make every effort to investigate and investigate the secret sale of grain to Gao Shishu. special person.

Gu Yunji thought that the last inventory was thorough enough, and all the relevant shops, large and small, in Shaoxing Prefecture had their accounts cleared.

He personally took people to the shop to check the accounts. In order to appear solemn, he even mobilized the anti-Japanese special forces. The momentum was so great that even illiterate farmers heard about it.

At the same time, the government posted notices describing the cruel acts of the Japanese pirates, and ordered the village chiefs to educate the people and help them establish national consciousness. During this period, even the storytellers in the teahouse kept talking about the numerous crimes the Japanese pirates had committed.

With such a multi-pronged approach, it stands to reason that people's ideas have changed to some extent, and they should know how serious a sin it is to communicate with the Japanese.

Under such circumstances, someone can still provide supplies to Gao Shishu. This is no longer simply greedy for money, but a complete betrayal of the country and compatriots. He has neither compassion for the murdered compatriots nor thunderous methods against the government. His fear can be said to be extremely bad.

On the other hand, it was precisely with stable supplies that Gao Shishu retreated to the sea and had the confidence to purchase firearms from the Franji merchants and train his men.If not, if Gao Shishu's supplies had been completely cut off, he would have exhausted himself long ago and been completely wiped out by the imperial court.

In other words, the current anti-Japanese situation has changed and has even begun to become unfavorable to the court. In the final analysis, it is because of the merchants who provided food to Gao Shishu.

Perhaps it is precisely because the method used in the last investigation was too mild, with only fines but no convictions, which became a disguised connivance to the Japanese merchants and made them disapproving of it, so the current situation developed.

Thinking of this, Gu Yunji took a deep breath, suppressed the restlessness in his chest, and made up his mind: no matter what, this time, the Japanese treason will be brought to justice, and the sentence will be severe and severe!

At this time, Fu Zida came in hurriedly: "Sir! Found it!"

Gu Yunji was shocked and immediately stood up: "Who is it?"

Fu Zida ran in a hurry and said out of breath: "It's... it's a grain store called Shengfu Grain Store. The last time they were investigated, they were suspected of collaborating with Japanese pirates, and they also paid a fine of several hundred taels of silver. This morning The officers and soldiers intercepted the grain ship they were transporting to Mingsha Island at the dock. The evidence is conclusive and absolutely unmistakable."

Gu Yunji clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "How dare you do it again? It seems that the punishment was too light last time! Has the boss behind it been found out? Who is the main culprit?"

Fu Zida showed hesitation, glanced at Gu Yunji as if he had some concerns, and said hesitantly: "... Judging from the Yamen's filing, Shengfu Grain Farm should be... the property of the Xu family in Shaoxing."

Gu Yunji paused and tightened his fingers subconsciously: "Are you sure?"

"My official is sure that Shengfu Grain Farm is indeed the property of the Xu family. As for the main culprit..." Fu Zida hesitated, then leaned in front of Gu Yunji and whispered a name.

Gu Yunji's expression suddenly changed, his eyes flashed, and he said nothing.

The entire Shaoxing Prefecture knew about the relationship between Gu Yunji and the Xu family. Fu Zida looked at Gu Yunji's expression and said cautiously: "Sir... do you want to arrest someone?"

Gu Yunji pursed his thin lips tightly and pinched his knuckles until they turned white. After a long time, he closed his eyes and exhaled a thick breath.Opening his eyes again, his eyes were full of determination, and he said resolutely: "Catch! And I will catch it myself! Now let the officials surround Shengfu Grain Farm first, and I will go there immediately!" -

A moment later, Gu Yunji led a group of officials to Shengfu Grain House with great momentum, and surrounded him from the outside. The guests inside were so frightened that they ran away.

The shopkeeper was caught off guard and frightened by the official's posture. When he saw that the leader was Gu Yunji, he quickly breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward with a smile on his face: "Gu Gu, why are you here? But there is What official business do you have to do?"

Gu Yunji's face was cold and stern, and he had no time to talk nonsense with him, so he got straight to the point: "Where is Xu Shuchang?"

The shopkeeper's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he had already guessed Gu Yunji's intention for this trip. He secretly motioned to the waiter to go back and report the news, while keeping the fake smile on his face and making random remarks:
"What did Mr. Gu want to do with Mr. Shuchang? But he got interested and wanted to chat with him? Unfortunately, I don't know where he is now. I haven't seen him for several days. Why don't you ask somewhere else? ? Or you can just go home and ask Miss Shuhua, she and Master Shuchang are cousins, maybe she knows..."

"Still pretending to be garlic!"

Naturally, this little move by the shopkeeper did not escape Gu Yunji's eyes. With a sharp look on his face, he pulled out the long sword from the waist of the officer next to him with a sharp sound and pointed it directly at the shopkeeper's door. The anger that had been pent up for a long time was released:
"The purpose of my trip is to capture Xu Shuchang, a Japanese traitor. If you dare to talk about him and prevent the government from handling the case, I will kill you with my sword! Let me ask you, where is Xu Shuchang!"

The shopkeeper's face turned pale. He looked at the sword's edge, which was only a few inches away from his eyes. He felt that his legs were weak. He raised his hands tremblingly: "...Ying, it should be at the Xu family mansion..."

After getting the answer he wanted, Gu Yunji put away his sword, turned around and left: "Let's go to the Xu family mansion!"

In the Xu family mansion, Xu Shuchang was frightened and turned pale after receiving the news. He hugged Xu Ziqi's legs and cried: "Uncle...Uncle, you have to save me! Gu Yunji is going to bring the officials to arrest me. I don't want to I don’t want to go to court, what should I do if I don’t want to go to jail?”

Only then did Xu Ziqi know what Xu Shuchang had done, and he was so angry that he kicked him away: "You have committed such a big crime, how can I save you! Xu Shuchang, that is Gao Shishu, he is a Japanese pirate, How did you have the guts to collude with him!"

"Even if you don't know the pros and cons of this matter, you still have eyes, right? Some time ago, Gu Yunji went to great lengths to investigate Tongwa merchants, and even our Xu family didn't escape being fined. Are you blind and didn't see anything? Now you are like this You know the law and break the law, commit crimes against the wind, Gu Yunji is coming to arrest you, what can I do!"

Xu Shuchang was a master who cried when he saw the coffin. Yesterday, he was secretly happy that he had made a lot of money from Gao Shishu without any regrets.Today, when he learned that Gu Yunji was going to bring officials to arrest him, he cried again with snot and tears, looking extremely pitiful.

But as soon as he thought of Xu Shuchang's unyielding virtue, Xu Ziqi wanted to kick him to death, not to mention having the slightest sympathy for him.

Xu Shuchang saw Xu Ziqi's gloomy face, fearing that he would not care about him, so he crawled over and hugged his legs, crying with tears all over his face:
"Cousin, you can't ignore me... After all, I am also a direct descendant of the Xu family, the only bloodline left by my parents. If something happens to me, it will more or less be implicated in the Xu family, and my reputation will spread. It doesn’t sound good…”

"Gu Yunji is serious this time. He said he wants to accuse me of being a traitor to the Japanese. Uncle, this crime can lead to beheading if you are not careful. I don't want to die. Please help me, uncle!"

Xu Ziqi became angry again when he heard this: "Since you know that the crime is not small, you still dare to test the law! After all, Gu Yunji's surname is Gu or Xu. Do you think I have enough face in front of him to make him listen to me? Now besides Your uncle can say a few words for you in front of him, otherwise even the King of Heaven and I will not be able to save you!" (End of Chapter)