After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 109 Go to the warehouse for inspection

Yuan Qing returned to the backyard and heard that Wen Chengan and his group were waiting in the guest room, so she decided to go over and take a look.

Just as she walked out of the door, a little maid came to report that Mr. Lou wanted to talk in the study.

Yuan Qing didn't know much about his grandfather.

All I know is that he gave up literature to go into business when he was young, and worked hard for most of his life to gain his current fame and wealth. He must be a dignified old man.

The study door was open, and Old Master Lou was standing at the table writing.

Unlike his two uncles, one can still see the character of a scholar in him.

Yuan Qing didn't dare to go forward to disturb them, so he stood outside the door and waited.

Mr. Lou put down his pen and placed it on the shelf, "Come in."

After Yuan Qing finished his greetings, he called the person over, pointed at the words he had just written and said, "Come and take a look."

"You came to Jiangzhou in person, I think you have something important to deal with." The old man suddenly put away the calligraphy, "If you need the help of the Lou family, just tell them directly. There are people guarding the courtyard, don't worry."

Yuan Qing took out the poison powder and the letter, "This is the evidence I collected on the way here, and also what my father said to you."

The old man opened the letter and read it, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

She continued: “This poison powder is addictive and it has been found that many places have started selling food mixed with the poison powder.

These foods were eventually bought by the upper class families and even entered the imperial palace.”

The old man's hand holding the bottle of poison powder suddenly tightened.

The Jiangzhou Lou family is a well-known royal merchant family. Countless goods are sold through the Lou family every year, and most of their customers are dignitaries from various states.

If anything happens to them, the Lou family will be the first to bear the brunt.

Yuan Bo couldn't do anything, so he wanted to take action against the Lou family!

This is to put the Lou family in an irretrievable situation, it's extremely insidious!

"Can you identify this poison?" he asked, pointing at the bottle of poison powder.

Yuan Qing nodded: "One of my men recognized it, and she needs to check it herself."

The old man thought for a moment, then ordered, "Go call Jiang Ping."

Lou Jiangping was entertaining Fang Shuo with his elder brother when he suddenly heard his father calling him and hurried to the study.

"Father, what do you want me to do?"

"Take the key to the warehouse and take Qing'er with you. Be sure to check it carefully. We can discuss the details on the way."

The old man gave the order personally, and Lou Jiangping did not dare to delay. He quickly asked the butler to prepare the carriage and prepare to go to the Lou family warehouse.

The carriage was speeding along the wide street, with Yuan Qing and Lou Jiangping sitting next to each other in the carriage.

"Uncle, where are we going?"

Lou Jiangping took out a bunch of keys and counted them carefully. "The Lou family's warehouse is divided into three parts:

One is for antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and other valuables, in an alley near the prefect's residence; one is for a production workshop, built outside the city; and the other is for food, in the back street of the city. "

Yuan Qing lifted the curtain of the carriage and heard the endless shouting of vendors on both sides of the road. They were on their way to the third place.

"I haven't even told you yet, how did Second Uncle know that this is where the third warehouse is?"

"Here, this." Lou Jiangping took out the bottle of poison powder and raised his eyebrows. "For something that can make my father change color, this... must be poisonous. The first thing that can be linked to poison is food."

"It may take a little longer today. All food items that have been sold to the rich and powerful must be checked one by one," Yuan Qing stroked the bottle, "If any problems are found, those that have been sold must be quickly recovered, and those that cannot be recovered must be remedied in a timely manner."

After all, it was something that happened in the previous life, so it was not easy for Yuan Qing to explain it directly now.

[Roudun'er, unseal the plots of the previous life about the Taixian riot, the Yuzhou epidemic, and Emperor Yuanheng's remorse edict, and don't touch the rest.]

Roudun'er rubbed his little paws and swiped the screen while mumbling: "Why don't you just solve all the problems? Why do you have to go through so much trouble to read them one by one?"

[The original book mainly focused on improving the protagonist's satisfaction, and many things were skipped or described with subjective bias.]

The sealed text gradually emerged in Yuan Qing's mind. [Why do you think I sealed my memory in the past few years and went around to investigate?

Only by looking at things from the perspective of an outsider can we avoid biased thinking and make more accurate use of all resources.

If I can't take the initiative first, and only rely on my brain and courage to fight them, then I will be doomed. 】

The sea of consciousness suddenly became dark.

Yuan Qing closed his eyes and quietly received the information.

The first section is Tai County, Yuzhou.

The county government gate was blocked by the people. The chief clerk rolled up his sleeves, closed the side door, and went to the back hall to see the magistrate.

The magistrate at that time was Kong Yu. He was young and had no connections in the court. After the palace examination, he was sent to the most impoverished county in Yuzhou.

The people here are fierce and brutal, and fights break out on the streets from time to time.

It is said that the new county magistrate resigned and returned home in anger because he could not bear it any longer.

The position of county magistrate remained vacant for half a year before a new official took office.

Kong Yu sat in the hall wearing his official robe, and never stopped writing for a moment.

The chief clerk came forward with the document in his hand and said, "Sir, you haven't rested for two days."

Kong Yu blew away the wet ink and said, "There are so many cases piling up. How can I rest?"

There was a deep knife scar on the chief clerk's old cheek. His hair had turned white long ago, but he stayed in the county government office and refused to leave.

The young magistrate was writing rapidly at his desk; as he read, he could not help but burst into tears.

They in Tai County are not worthy of such a good man. Is it really God's punishment to them?

The scene changes again——

The old chief clerk was nailed to a pillar outside the yamen by the people with long knives. Kong Yu stood there in a daze, holding his official hat in his arms.

Suddenly, a commoner grabbed Kong Yu's clothes like crazy, lifted him up high, and punched him, "If you know what's good for you, hand over the magic grass quickly, or don't blame us for demolishing your county government office!"

Kong Yu tightened his arms around the official hat, refusing to give in. "You can tear it down, but I won't hand it over."

Seeing that he refused to listen, the people around him got red-eyed and punched him.

I don't know how long it took, but the man buried in the crowd gradually lost his breath.

Someone woke up and ran away screaming.

Kong Yu lay curled up in front of the county government office. His deformed official hat fell out of his arms, with several footprints on it.

The officers knelt hunched over and looked at him expressionlessly.

The third paragraph takes place in the capital city.

When Mr. Gu learned that his grandson was beaten to death by a mob, he went to Beijing to request the court to conduct a detailed investigation.

The problems in Tai County have been around for a long time, and no one wants to get involved in trouble at this time.

At first, the palace gates were closed and Emperor Yuan Heng stayed in the palace all day, hoping that things would gradually fade away.

Seeing that the court refused to intervene, Mr. Gu became furious and rammed the palace gate, causing blood to splatter three feet away, staining the palace walls crimson.