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"Director Wei..."

As soon as Gu Ming left, several subordinates quickly surrounded him.

"Quick, take me to Fei Shangshu's mansion..."

Wei Feng's mind was completely confused, he forgot the pain, he forgot the humiliation of being beaten, compared to what Gu Ming said before he left, are these nothing?

Naturally, he knew better than anyone else what he had done.

Of course, he is just a pawn, doing things for others...

In addition to deducting people's wages, the group often asked the court to withdraw money under the pretext of repairing the official residence.

The pulled out silver was transferred several times, and less than half of it was actually used for maintenance.

In fact, this kind of situation is actually very common, basically it can be called an unspoken rule, that's why Gu Ming said that.

If you don't talk about this kind of thing, I won't talk about it, and everyone will just turn a blind eye and close one eye.

However, if you really want to be serious, the consequences will be unpredictable.

That's why Wei Feng was afraid.

He has self-knowledge, and a pawn like him is the most suitable to take the blame. After all, he is the one who handles many public affairs.

Once something happens, you will definitely bear the brunt of it...

Chapter 241 Scary painting...

Half an hour later, Wei Feng was carried by a sedan chair to the gate of Fei Shangshu's mansion.

After getting out of the sedan chair, the gate guard outside was startled: Is this his mother a human or a ghost?

"Quick, take me in quickly, I have an urgent matter to find Mr. Fei... Look, I'm Wei Feng!"

Wei Feng was agitated and started to spray blood as soon as he opened his mouth.

Menzi stared wide-eyed and didn't recognize who it was, Jing Weifeng was shocked when he yelled like this...

"Master Wei, you... what's wrong with you?"

"Don't talk nonsense... ouch..."

His heart was tense, and Wei Feng groaned in pain, covering his face.

Menzi didn't dare to ask any more questions, and hurriedly led Wei Feng inside.

After reaching the backyard, Fei Youjing came to the small hall after being reported by someone. When he saw Wei Feng's appearance, he couldn't help being startled: "This...what's going on?"

Wei Feng felt sad from the bottom of his heart, he knelt down on the ground and wailed loudly, adding fuel and jealousy while crying and complaining.

This guy lost several teeth, and when he spoke, he was bleeding and foaming, and his speech was slurred, which made it very difficult for Fei You to listen, but he could still hear the main idea clearly.

"Are you sure it was Gu Ming from the Imperial Academy who beat you?"

"Brother-in-law, I won't admit the wrong person, it was the mansion that I took him to that day...

He said that he would not let the little one go, and also said... said..."

Wei Feng pretended to hesitate.

"say what?"

"Say... say that my brother-in-law is a corrupt official, he will definitely collect evidence, and refer to my brother-in-law..."

"presumptuous!"

Fei You slammed the table angrily.

"Brother-in-law, that boy also said that he would report to the imperial court and check... check our accounts..."

"It's against him! This kid is relying on the emperor's favor, and he doesn't pay attention to this official... Okay, you go back to heal your wounds first."

"But brother-in-law, that kid really wants to be serious, I'm afraid it's..."

"Get out, if you didn't do anything wrong, how could you cause such trouble?"

Seeing that Fei You was angry, Wei Feng didn't dare to say any more, and hurriedly left.

However, he knew that it was impossible for Fei You to just let him go. After all, if something happened to him, it would inevitably involve a group of people.

After Wei Feng left, a woman walked in lightly...

She is Fei You's concubine, and also Wei Feng's distant cousin.

"Master, what happened to Wei Feng?"

"Hmph, this kid has gotten into a big disaster!"

"Ah? What the hell...what's wrong?"

"This kid has offended that guy surnamed Gu..."

"The one whose surname is Gu? Master, you mean Gu Ming, the newly appointed No. [-] scholar in the Imperial Academy?"

"That's right, that kid Wei Feng was probably obsessed with sex and provoked the maid in Gu Ming's mansion, but Gu Ming came to the door and beat that kid up."

Hearing this, the woman couldn't help but frowned: "It depends on the owner to beat a dog. Doesn't that guy named Gu know the relationship between Wei Feng and us?"

"It doesn't matter whether you know or not, and I don't know what kind of medicine that kid took wrongly, and he actually said that he wanted to check Wei Feng's account..."

"Ah? This..."

Only then did the woman feel that the problem was a little serious.

After all, Gu Ming's official rank does not seem to be high, but he is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and he can often go in and out of the palace, and listen to the heavens...and can it be measured by official rank alone?

"This matter is really going to be serious, and I'm afraid it will get a little dusty... This Wei Feng is really a pile of mud, not enough for success, more than failure!"

"Then... master, how should we deal with it? How about... ask that person surnamed Gu to come to the mansion to have a talk?"

"Don't think about it too much, he is definitely not the same as us... The current plan, I am afraid that we have to strike first. Anyway, Fa Zhang can't tolerate that kid."

Upon hearing this, the woman couldn't help but cheer up: "That's great, then we can ask Fa Zhang for help."

"Don't worry about this matter, I know how to deal with it, and...Wei Feng, I'm afraid he won't be able to stay, and something bad will happen sooner or later."

"This..." The woman hesitated for a while, then couldn't help but sighed: "Your Excellency, you can figure it out, I have nothing to say about myself."

"This kid is too simple-minded, and he likes to pull the banner of the official, offending many people in the official residence.

This incident is a reminder to us that if we let it go on, there may be even bigger troubles. "

"How about... let him go back to his hometown in the countryside?"

"Are you stupid? He knows so many things about us, how could he let him go?"

Not long after, Fei You went to Tianzhao Temple in a sedan chair, stayed for about a stick of incense, and then went to the Hubu Shangshu Mansion to find Cui Dexiong.

"Master Fei, come to see the old man at night, is it possible that there is something important to do?"

As soon as they met, Cui Dexiong asked suspiciously.

"Master Cui, the room says..."

Cui Dexiong understood it, and took Fei You into a small hall in the backyard, closed the door and started a secret discussion.

"Lord Cui, things are a little bad. That Gu Ming must have hated what we said about him in front of the emperor before, and is going to take revenge on us."

Hearing this, Cui Dexiong seemed a little amused: "Lord Fei, are you too nervous? Just because he is a new official who just took office, he wants money but no money, no one who wants people, how can he fight us?"

"Lord Cui, don't underestimate that kid. After all, he is also a member of the Imperial Academy, and he is also a bachelor of attendant lecturer. There are many opportunities to get close to the emperor."

Cui Dexiong said disapprovingly: "So what? We are dignified ministers, how could the emperor investigate us for a little slander?"

"Having said that, it's better to take precautions before they happen. It's really difficult to get rid of that kid when he's fully fledged."

"What's going on? Why did you suddenly think of dealing with that kid?"

"It's like this..."

Fei You briefly talked about the conflict between Wei Feng and Gu Ming.

Then he said: "If it's really just a momentary dispute, it's fine if he hits Wei Feng a few times, and I may just bear it.

But he deliberately let go, saying that he would go to the imperial court to thoroughly investigate the account of the official residence where he lived.

Master Cui, this is really going to be a thorough investigation, you and I will definitely be involved by then, the matter over there is trivial, but if we follow the vine and keep investigating..."

Having said that, Cui Dexiong finally began to face up to this problem.

What Fei You said was correct, if they only checked the account of the official residence, it would not hurt their muscles or bones, at worst, they would get a little dust.

I'm afraid that the emperor will be serious, so I will follow this clue to investigate... By then, I don't know how many big fish will be caught.

Cui Dexiong has always regarded himself as honest and upright, and keeps a low profile outside. He rarely goes to those high-end consumer places, but he just doesn't want people to catch him.

If this matter is replaced by someone else, the two of them have no fear at all.

After all, the dignified Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Minister of the Ministry of Households have joined forces, coupled with the secret support of the guardian of the country, black can also be turned into white for you...

But Gu Ming is different. The township examination, general examination, and palace examination have repeatedly attracted visions from the sky, and he has become a legendary figure in the ruling and opposition circles.

Even the protector of the country can't figure it out, let alone other people.

The two murmured and discussed until midnight, when Fei You just said goodbye and returned...

After a day, the development of the situation was according to Gu Ming's wishes, and it really made a big fuss!

But the results were jaw-dropping.

According to the news that Gu Ming heard, it is said that Wei Feng committed suicide in fear of crime, and left a confession letter, explaining in detail all the crimes he committed, such as conspiring with his subordinates to embezzle the wages of his subordinates, and embezzling the imperial court's allocation of funds The money used to maintain the mansion.

Most of the embezzled money has been squandered, and the remaining few thousand taels are buried in the backyard of the house...

One of his accomplices absconded without a trace, and the other caught fire. By coincidence, the warehouse was burned down, and the account books were reduced to ashes in the fire...

After all these things, Gu Ming realized that he had underestimated his opponent.

It's not to say how smart the opponent is, it's just a despicable, shameless, unscrupulous, and daring act.

Secretly spit out thousands of taels of silver to create this so-called trick of "suicide in fear of crime", "playing with fire" and "absconding in fear of crime".

To put it bluntly, it is to kill and silence, and cut off the hidden danger from the source, making it impossible for people to investigate.

This is clearly the conspiracy of the other party. I know in my heart that the other party did it, but I can't help the other party.

Because of this, Gu Ming fully realized that it was because his energy and foundation were not strong enough that the other party was so rampant.

After all, the status of Shangshu, coupled with the energy of the protector of the country... how can it be easily shaken?

It seems that the next strategy has to be changed.

……

Yasukuni Mansion.

Gu Ming held a scroll and came outside the door.

One of the guards knew Gu Ming, so he hurried forward and cupped his hands: "So it's Mr. Gu!"

"Ok!"

Gu Ming smiled and nodded, and then handed over a name sticker: "Please inform me, I have something to do with Miss Luo."

"Miss has told you that you don't need to report if Mr. Gu is here. Mr. Gu, please!"

The guard made a gesture of invitation respectfully, and led Gu Ming to the backyard.

Actually, Gu Ming didn't come here specially to find Luo Yan this time, but wanted to talk to her grandfather.

It's just that Mr. Luo has a special status, and the two parties have never met before, so it's best to ask Luo Yan for an introduction.

"Miss, miss, Mr. Gu is here."

Jin'er was looking around upstairs, when she accidentally saw Gu Ming being led into the backyard by the guards, she couldn't help calling out in surprise.

Hearing Jin'er's voice, Luo Yan walked out of the boudoir in a hurry, and looked with her head...

"Miss Luo!"

Seeing Luo Yan standing on the attic watching, Gu Ming couldn't help smiling and waving.

Luo Yan smiled shyly, raised her hand as a gesture, and then walked down the attic with small steps.

"Miss beware!"