The old boatman lowered his head and knocked the cigarette pot bag on the upper of his shoe twice.
Even when he heard such a shocking fraud case, he did not react.
- People with flat heads, who don't even know a single big character, how can they be so worried about the country and the people? And speaking of it, the life of the Chu Dynasty was better, but the Qi Dynasty should forget it.
The matter in the courtroom is something that my relatives worry about. If the husbands are involved in such fraud cases, they will naturally become an unshakable force. What can they do if they say a few words that don't hurt
Moreover, in their hearts, there is no official who is not greedy for ink.
Most of the people they came into contact with were low-level officials. After suffering enough, they always felt that only one of the ten officials had a good conscience.
The fraud case is an exciting thing for the readers, and the coolies lack interest. Just because they can't take scientific exams, and the men in the family can't go, at best, they listen to the excitement and sigh a few times.
The old boatman glanced at the people in the cabin, and he was increasingly unable to see the origins of these people.
The young boy who pretended to be the driver was so angry that he could hardly sit still, but the other two only frowned slightly, saying that his emotions were overshadowed by emotions.
Meng Qi tilted his head slightly, opened and closed his lips, and said to Mo Li through a sound transmission: "It is human nature to conceal things that are unfavorable to oneself, and Mr. Jin Shui just said that it is a scandal, he is ashamed to mention it, Why break it?"
Mo Li's eyes darkened, and then he nodded slightly.
- The fraud is true, and it is also true that they were coerced into taking exams under false pretences.
- There is absolutely no way, desperately struggling to seek help everywhere, thinking about how to abscond day and night, this is a lie.
Mr. Jin Shui's painful remarks can only be fooled in front of Lu Min, who is not deeply involved in the world.
If it is really like what Mr. Jin Shui said, he is the only one who can take the exam on his behalf, that is a cash cow, how can he not be taken seriously? In addition to knowing the inside story, wouldn't those people strictly supervise him
On that day, they came to ask for needles, but they saw it very clearly. The place where Mr. Jin Shui lived was mostly a rented house. The winding alleys were as complicated as a maze. , there is no such thing as surveillance.
Even if there is a surveillance person, the two peerless masters will not be able to detect it. If they have such ability, why would they find someone to take the test on their behalf, and sneak directly into the Gongyuan in the capital to change the paper without knowing it
Mo Li secretly sighed.
He saw the changes in the scholar's expression, and when he realized that his words were not true, Mo Li began to think about what was going on.
Mo Li was not as profound as Meng Qi when it came to observing words and expressions. After all, as a doctor, he only needed to speculate about the condition that was concealed, and not to fight with the patient, so he frowned for a long time and couldn't get to the point.
"He wears shabby clothes, his family is poor, and he seems to have a straight temperament. After leaving Beijing, he is even more nervous and fearful when he encounters troubles.
"Didn't he say it? Because of the death of my father and grandfather, I hold a grudge against the Qi Dynasty and do not want to be an official."
"You mean—" Mo Li was surprised at first, but then he regained his senses and understood Meng Qi's implication.
It is true that Mr. Jin Shui was approached by someone to coerce him to take the exam on his behalf. He was dissatisfied with the fact that he wanted to get rid of these people, but he tried his best to ask for help and struggled, hoping that the examiner would find out and even expose the idea of this major case was false.
He Sheng clearly knew the danger of fraud in the field, but out of resentment against Xinchao, he didn't really want to expose it, and the risk of exposure was too great. Will be happy to receive money to take the test.
This idea is undoubtedly ridiculous.
The person behind the fraud in the field is not to "revenge" Qi Chao.
They want to control the use of the pieces in their hands, pull more people into the water, and weave a big web like a spider. Anyone who wants to destroy this web will be swallowed up.
Seeing He Sheng's uneasy and frightened expression, Mo Li sighed even more in his heart.
As Meng Qi said, there are always things that people can't tell and are ashamed to say. Sitting and watching the tragedy happen, this person will suffer a lot of torture in his heart.
Over there, Lu Min couldn't wait to ask: "Do you know how many scholars died because they didn't resist or were accidentally exposed?"
Mr. Jin Shui shuddered when he heard the words, and felt even more guilty, and said in a trembling voice: "We rarely see above, but there are exceptions. Someone tried to reveal the truth, but the complaint was stopped before it was sent to the Tribute Court. Then the whole family disappeared, and the neighbors all said that they moved to their hometown in the countryside, but... that day, we were all called to a place and saw bloody, ten or so people's ears... "
Lu Min almost stood up, but there was no desk in the cabin, and one car, two horses, and five people were already crowded, so there was no place for him to toss.
"It's so arrogant and arrogant, it's almost as if the laws of the court are nothing!"
Of course Lu Min was angry. The person who is now the emperor is his eldest brother, and he corrupts the administration of officials. Wouldn't that mean smashing the eldest brother's property and causing him trouble
"who are you?"
Mr. Jin Shui looked at Lu Min with a complicated expression. This man's tone sounded like he had a lot of identity. Is he the son of a high-ranking official in the Qi Dynasty, or Jin Yiwei who came to investigate this matter
"Me?" Lu Min regained his senses, now he is nothing, and it is impossible to report to the eldest brother.
Lu Min suddenly looked like a deflated ball, and waved his hands listlessly, "I'm just an unimportant passerby. When I see injustice, I can only shout a few times, hey! The corruption of the lower-level officials is the root cause."
The old boatman snorted and said disapprovingly, "That's the way the world is. Even if the imperial court captures all these people, what should be bad is still bad, and it can't be repaired. The difference here is that the people can live on, and there is no such thing as nothing. Two situations of survival."
"The old man said this, and then he took people to escape by boat. It seems that he has no way to survive on the dock?" Meng Qi asked casually.
The old boatman's face darkened, and he smoked his cigarette-pot bag silently.
He mouse stretched his head at the door of the cabin and interjected: "The guest officer is wrong. Ships come and go at Taijing Wharf, and goods come in and out frequently. How can the coolies have no food?"
"Only the ability to have food, I am afraid that simple things will become complicated and gang forces are intertwined. In order to seize the territory, there are two fights in three days, in order to show goodwill to those small officials in charge of the wharf, I hope they will support On my own side, I have to pay tribute on time. Where does this money come from, isn’t it drawn from the hard-earned money of you guys, am I right or not?”
Meng Qi knew all these secrets like the back of the hand, and he could report a bunch of them without asking any more questions.
The old boatman made a move.
He mouse complexion changed, and he rushed in in three steps and two steps, still holding the oars in his hand, vigilantly stood in front of the old boatman, and asked in a bad tone: "Who the hell are you? How do you know this?"
Meng Qi spread his hands and said lightly, "Is this a secret?"
"Of course, this is..." He mouse suddenly stopped.
"What's going on inside your Green Snake Gang?" Meng Qi asked back and couldn't help laughing, "It's not the first time such a thing has happened. How can it be a secret? If you don't believe it, I can say more."
The old boatman stared at him stubbornly, and He Rat was even more nervous.
Longmai is naturally not omniscient, even Meng Qi has to speculate and think based on what he sees and experiences in person. Gritting your teeth and passing, you have to hug in a ball before you can eat, but unfortunately the world changes and people’s hearts are unpredictable.”
He Mouse's eyes widened, and Lu Min looked even more reverent, wondering how Meng Qi could see through.
Mo Li's face was sullen, he couldn't pierce Meng Qi, so he had to keep silent.
On the other hand, Mr. Jin Shui was outside the bureau, but he figured out that something was wrong. People and things in this world, as long as there is an accident, it can be said that the changes in the world are unpredictable!
In fact, Meng Qi is not blindly bluffing.
This pier outside Taijing City has a long history. During the prosperous period of the Chu Dynasty, caravans from all over the world flocked to it. Naturally, the previous pier was not enough, so it was specially renovated and renovated. In the last years of the Chen Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and many people's homes were destroyed. Even people with household registration in Taijing had no land to live on. The caravans supported many inns and restaurants, as well as the coolies on the dock.
He Mouse and the old boatman speak Taijing dialect. If he is not from the capital, he has been at the dock for many years.
Not to mention He Mouse, the old boatman must be the one who watched the pier and ferry flourish and gradually decline.
According to the age of the old boatman, when he was in his prime, it coincided with the prosperity of the Chu Dynasty, and a group of people who had no land and could not find a shop to work came to the dock to eat. At that time, there might be fewer conflicts over looting, and if the caravans could make money, they would not be stingy in hiring people. Ships were constantly coming and going, and there was only a shortage of people.
Meng Qi restrained the smile on his face, and turned to ask: "How much money do you have to pay for leading the way? It's because you meet foreign businessmen who don't know how to do it. The more you extort, the more money you can get, otherwise the more money you can get. Just a trip in vain? I think, this money will not be low, shouldn’t it be twenty cents at a time?”
Twenty Wen is the money that Mr. Jin Shui gave to He Rat, and they fought for a while for the price.
Meng Qi guessed it casually, and looking at He Mouse's expression, Meng Qi himself thought it was a coincidence.
"It's really 20 wen? You only said 10 wen before. It seems that the appetite of those who took your money is getting bigger and bigger." Meng Qi thought about it. , Unloading is faster and easier.
Could it be that He Mouse is unhappy and unwilling to take this money and be exploited by this
- No, relying on mountains to eat mountains and water for water, as the old boatman said, as long as life can go on, who wants to change? Making a living is the most important thing, even if you know what you are doing is not authentic.
Mo Li probed into the secret through sound transmission and asked: "Brother Meng, could it be from within their gang..."
"The doctor and I see something similar."
Meng Qi didn't wait for Mo Li to respond, and said directly: "It seems that it is not only officials who are greedy, but also your helpers."
He Mouse's oar could hardly hold, and looking at Meng Qi was like looking at a ghost.
The Green Snake Gang is about to rot. Except for the gang leader, the elders and the helmsman, the hall master, are all covered with lingerie, and when they go out, they cover the outside with coarse cloth. Although they are still old faces, they have become unrecognizable by the old boatmen.
At first, they formed a gang because of self-preservation, and they competed for territory for many years. Now they have finally become real local snakes.
One side continued to beg for a living on the wharf against the wind and rain, while the other was buying land and house, wearing sable fur and drinking fine wine, raising tricks, all day long drunk and dreaming, constantly squeezing his subordinates to pay more money.
The people in the gang are envious of the latter's life from the bottom of their hearts, wishing to climb up and become them. Every time they drink, they brag about what they saw from the helmsman, and hope that in the future, they will be able to lie at home with a woman in their arms and wait for the money to come in. .
Not only are there more tolls on the pier side, but there are also money for tea, and money for washing and cleaning the boat.
The so-called boat washing means scooping up the water and pouring it on, not moving the goods without paying for the tea, and directing the larger ferries to re-berth for the lead fee.
That's all, it's greedy, and the price goes up again and again.
He Mouse is not a good person. Although he has to pay most of the money, he has indeed made some money. Seeing that these miscellaneous money is getting more and more expensive, He Mouse is completely panicked.
If it goes on like this, the Green Snake Gang will be finished. He won't be able to enjoy the suffering of money, but the disaster will catch up.
Fortunately, he was not the only one in the Green Snake Gang who had brains. In the end, Lao Yang made a decision and found a chance for everyone to slip away together. Originally, some people disagreed, but within a few days, rumors of the prince seized power and killed the emperor broke out in Taijing, and the city gates were blocked for several days.
What else is there to say, run away
He mouse held the oars and felt annoyed in his heart. It was a good idea, but there was an extra father Cha, and a group of people with mysterious identities who could see through his brothers at a glance
"Snapped."
The old boatman gave He Rat a chestnut.
- It's all because of this guy's greed for money. On the way to the dock, he wanted to take the opportunity to make "lead money", and then he was caught by Mr. Cha and others on an errand to cheat other scholars.