The Four Great Cases of Wu Zetian

Chapter 13

Shuangtuzhai Di Gong visit case old silk travel Zhao guest heard the news

However, when Di Gong heard Ma Rong mentioning Shuangtu Village, his heart was touched, and he couldn't help saying happily: "This case can be solved to some extent. If you have ever interviewed this person's name, have you been in the village for a few days?" Delay? If the investigation is true, the county has a plan here, and this person can be arrested without any help." Seeing Di Gong's expression of joy, Mrs. Qiao hurriedly said: "The villain's visit is a factual investigation. As for his name, because I hurriedly searched for the reason why he bought the goods, and I was negligent for a while, so I didn't ask about it. I don't know how my lord knows that this case can be solved?" Di Gong told him the dream of Su Miaode, saying that Bu Gui's Gui character is also a double Tu, this silk seller ships in Shuangtu Village, and he's from Huzhou. Didn't he fulfill this dream? "The two of you can change your clothes and go together with the county and choose a huge guest house to live in. When you visit Mingming, whoever's silk shop, you live in his shop. Just say that I came from Beijing. I was a farmer who wanted to go to Huzhou to buy silkworm cocoons and return to Beijing to weave and sell Beijing satin. But because I got sick halfway and missed the date, I was afraid that the time for silkworms would have passed. I heard that your family is bringing customers to business, so I am very congenial. If there are customers selling Si, no matter how much, you can buy it. He saw what we said, so he naturally brought this person out, then the county has its own reason." Ma Rong and Mrs. Qiao came down under orders and waited for Di Gong to get up.

Di Gongzhi was delayed here for a few days. At that time, he prepared official documents to apply for the constitution, and then sent them to the arrest hall to explain his intention. He was in charge of this seal temporarily. The sound of dew, ranging from ten days to as many as half a month, can return.

The arresting hall obeyed the order, no problem.

Seeing that it was getting late, Mr. Di rested in the study for a while, and at about five o'clock, he got up and changed into casual clothes, took the silver, and prepared the transfer letter from the neighboring county, which he hid with him for temporary delivery.After everything was over, he and Ma Rong and Mrs. Qiao secretly left the government office. They really came straight to Shuangtu village without anyone noticing.Overnight at Xiaoxing, in less than three or four days, I have arrived in the village.Ma Rong knew that at the entrance of Xizhai, there was Zhang Liufang, a huge old inn, and all the guests from land and water lived in his house. At that time, he stopped the car in which Mr. Di was sitting outside the village, and entered the village with Ma Rong. When I came to the door of the inn, I asked loudly: "Is there anyone in there? We came here from Beijing, and we will borrow your place to live for half a day. Our master is a silk merchant. If you have a house, you can come with us." "The coffin in the store saw a guest coming to live, and heard that it was a big business, so he hurriedly responded, "There is a high-quality house inside, where I like to live, just listen to it." At that time, two people came out and asked him about the luggage vehicle. .Ma Rong said: "The light vehicle at the entrance of the village belongs to our master.

You go with my partner, and I'll take a look inside. " Then he ordered Mrs. Qiao to go with the waiter, and went in by himself. The shopkeeper had already taken him inside, picked a clean single room, ordered someone to clean it, and went out of the store again. Seeing that Mr. Di's car had stopped At the door, I was unloading my luggage there. At that time, I moved into the room and opened up the price of the car. The waiter had already brought tea.

After all the clean faces were finished, the shopkeeper came in and asked, "What's the name of this guest? He came from Beijing, where did he go to do business? The small shop is trustworthy and does business, and all the guests are taken care of. Behind the kitchen, there are snacks, wine and rice, all kinds of food It's all ready, just greet the guests." Di Gong said: "We are the merchants of the satin shop in the capital city. We set off from Beijing the month before last and planned to pass through here, and rushed all the way to Huzhou to collect some silkworm cocoons. This is where you come from. This is the thoroughfare between the north and the south. I wonder how the price of silk this year is compared to usual?"

The shopkeeper said: "Our place is far away from Huzhou, and people can hear about the market there. The weather in spring is fine and the silkworm market is prosperous. Every hundred taels is only 34 taels. The day before yesterday there were a few silk dealers. I bought a customer from Xue Guangda’s house on South Street, and asked him to sell it on behalf of him. I heard that the opening price was only 38 or [-] yards. In comparison, it takes more than a month’s journey from here to Huzhou, and the travel expenses are included in it. It's much cheaper to buy." Hearing this, Duke Di pretended to hesitate and said, "Unexpectedly, the price of silk has dropped so much this year, only two-thirds of the usual value. The silk industry must have been in this business for a long time. The market still depends on the price set by the customers, or is the price set by the experts, how much is it worth? Will you be willing to withdraw money at a later date." The shopkeeper said: "Although we live in Huanchi, Every year at this time, I heard them discussing that there are some for sale and some for purchase. People who are old farmers, passing by here, all know the rules here. As the saying goes: "Every row is like a mountain." I can understand. The guest must be here for the first time, and he doesn't know his name or name." Seeing him asking, Di Gong said: "My surname is Liang and my name is Di Gong. It's all because of bad luck. I have never been to the outer road before. This year in our business, the old farmer passed away, and the owner asked us to come, but we got sick on the road. Now that the market here is cheap, please stop and take us there. Go there and find out where the seller is from. If this place can be accepted, we will not go elsewhere." Seeing that he is a customer with a lot of money, it is rare that he is willing to come here, not only for the next customer, but also for the present In other words, if you stay for one more day, you will earn him a lot of rent, wouldn't you want to?He hurriedly agreed, greeted the waiter, served snacks, served wine and meals, and took care of him very thoughtfully.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Di had finished eating, so Mrs. Qiao was guarding the door in the store. She walked out with Ma Rong and said to the shopkeeper, "Boss Zhang, I have time now. You and I will go for a walk together." He made an invitation, quickly agreed, walked out of the counter and said: "The villain is leading the way. After three or two bends in the street, it is Nanzhaikou, and we will be there." The three of them went together.

Sure enough, it was a big stockade with neatly organized shops on both sides. After walking for a while, not far from the front, the shopkeeper asked Mr. Di to stand down. Is your housekeeper at home? There is a silk dealer in my store, who came here from Beijing and is going to collect it on the South Road. He heard that the price of silk here is cheap, so he asked me to introduce you to Toubao. The customer is at the head of the door now." Hearing what he said, the man inside quickly replied: "Master Zhang Liu, please sit inside. We are in charge, we went to Xizhai to meet the money, and we will be back in a moment." Di Gong met them outside. The answer is that the person in charge is not in the field, and it is just what he wants, so you can find out the tone of this small official, and hurriedly said to Zhang Liu: "Boss, we have nothing else to do when we go back. Since the person in charge is not here, we can go in and stay longer." .” At that time, he led Ma Rong to the industry.Seeing the three rooms facing south, there are no counters and other things. The first one is set up with seats, and the lower one is filled with passengers and goods. There are several rows of large characters written on the white powder wall in front of the door: "Lu Yongshun old silk shop, It specializes in dealing with merchants from the north and the south.”

After reading it, Mr. Di sat down in the first room.The little official brought tea, and they exchanged routines by name and surname, and then Mr. Di asked, "Boss Zhang said just now that the Baohao has been in operation for a long time and is well-known far and wide. I don't know where Ling Dong is from and what his name is. How much business is there now?" Wu Xiaoguan said: "My Dong is a local family. He has lived in the village for several generations. His name is Lu Changbo. I don't know which treasure house the Zun's family is in Beijing?" Seeing him, Di Gong asked this question. , and said with a smile in his heart: "I came here to investigate the case, but I don't know the store number in Beijing. I once remembered that in the early years, during the Jinshi season, the leaders of the official department introduced me. At that time, I wanted to buy shoes and hats. It seems that there is a satin number in the Yaojia Hutong. , sell all kinds of Beijing goods on behalf of me, what is the word "Weiyi", I will take it to prevaricate." Nai said: "The trumpet is Beijing Weiyi." When the little official heard him say the word "Weiyi", he hurriedly got up. He laughed and said: "It turned out to be a first-class farmer, disrespectful and disrespectful! Before, when the old man was there, he also had contacts with Baohao. Later, because the business in Beijing and China was booming, there was no transshipment in this place alone, so he sent the village to Huzhou every year for sale. Why didn't your honor go this year?" Seeing that he believed it to be true, Di Gong was very happy, so he told the lie he had just told shopkeeper Zhang.

During the conversation, a person walked in under the door, about 50 or [-] years old, saw Zhang Liu here, and asked with a smile: "Why does Boss Zhang have time to patronize?" Zhang Liu looked back, got up and said with a smile "The deacon is back. We Beijing guests are looking forward to it." At that time, Wu Xiaoguan told Lu Changbo about his intentions, and Di Gongfu repeated the greetings, asking how many customers and goods are there now, and what the market price is.Lu Changbo said: "Your honor just happened to be here. There was a customer from Huzhou recently. He voted in Xiaohang. This person's surname is Zhao, and he is also an old customer silk goods for many years. Now here, your honorable master will take a look first. If you agree, then the price It's convenient to be extra self-confident." He got up and invited Di Gong to the next room, opened the silk bag and looked at it for a while.I saw a stamp on the bag, which was the word "Liu Changfa". There were a few bags with spots in it, showing the purple color, but they were helplessly covered with mud, so they couldn't tell.Di Gong saw it in his eyes and understood it. He turned to Ma Rong and said, "Li San, you usually do goods with Mr. Hu, so I'm sorry. I think this silk goods are not very refreshing, and the brilliance is chaotic. What I'm afraid of is doing it Silkworm was injured while cocooning. Come over and take a look." Ma Rong understood.

When he got inside, he opened the other foreskins first, took a look at a few bags, then pointed to the spotted ones and said: "The silk goods are genuine, I'm afraid this guest got wet along the way, so the light is not good. If this A bag, although it is covered with mud, the original color can still be seen, you can tell the inside when you see it from the outside. I wonder if this guest is here? Although he is selling goods to ask for money, we have to think about it." Di Gong Seeing that Ma Rong had something to say in secret, he said: "I must have bought it at a lower price. Fortunately, the trumpet is used a lot, and there are a few packs that I don't want to take away. I can barely accept it. But please invite this guest Zhao, With Baohang explaining the price of silver, both silver and goods can be delivered immediately, so as not to delay each other here." Seeing what he said, it was rare to buy and sell like this, so he said to Wu Xiaoguan, "Guest Zhao is playing cards in the shop today, you go Ask him to come here immediately, someone wants to pay the whole package." Xiaoguan agreed and left in a hurry.

Shopkeeper Zhang also got up and said to Di Gong: "It's getting late at this time, and the passers-by are about to leave the shop, and the villain can't accompany you." Fu said a few more polite words to Lu Changbo, and one person went first.Seeing the little official left, Di Gong was very hesitant. He was afraid that if this person came, if he wasn't a murderer, then his plan would be in vain.I had to pass a message to Ma Rong: "Don't be rude in everything. If I refuse to stay in this village because of delay, wouldn't I lose my chance? Fortunately, there is a customer from Zhao selling goods here. It is God's wish. When we meet, let me open the market with him, you don’t need to talk too much. It’s important!” Knowing his intention, Ma Rong agreed to obey and sat in the courtyard, waiting for the little official to come back.Not long after, the big man on the way the day before yesterday came in together.

I don't know how this person is, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)