Mr. Xu felt uncomfortable, as he knew that his father had always favored his half-brother. But he also knew that now was not the time to argue about these things, so he immediately went out and ordered people to pick out some top-quality gifts, and hurriedly took them to the imperial envoy's inn to pay a visit.
When he came here before, he was not so panicked, but this time Mr. Xu had already been detained. He was so shocked and frightened that he couldn't control himself for a while.
Han Bo was kind enough to help him up and carefully reminded him, "Mr. Xu, be careful. There are many steps here."
Leaves were constantly falling from the trees. Mr. Xu stood on the steps, and with a pale face, he forced a smile at Han Bo, thanked him for his reminder, and waited in the corridor in a daze for who knows how long before he heard Shen Chen's voice from inside.
He breathed a sigh of relief, quickly tidied his clothes, and walked in carefully with his head down. His attitude was much more humble than the first time he came to visit. He bowed and greeted Shen Chen with his head down and his voice low.
Shen Chen was very leisurely. He hummed and casually pointed to the chair by the wall: "The great man is here? Come and sit down."
As he spoke, he glanced at Mr. Xu and said, "Are you here for your brother's matter?"
Xu Dashan was afraid that he would not mention this matter. When he heard him ask, he nodded hurriedly, with a bitter mouth: "I deserve to die. I didn't know he was involved in such a thing... ... Your Excellency, I wonder what happened?"
Shen Chen raised his eyebrows: "You don't know?"
If I knew, I wouldn't be so panicked. At least I would have some confidence. Mr. Xu shook his head and said, "To be honest, originally, family disgrace should not be made public, but now that it has come to this, there is nothing to worry about. My Lord should have heard that we are not from the same mother and our relationship is not very good... We often have disputes... My father prefers the second son, so although he is a concubine's son, his education and upbringing are no different from mine. He has also been to the West with a caravan and handled many important events. My father gradually began to hand over some things to him..."
He even didn't hesitate to bring up the family's dirty laundry, which showed that he was really panicked. Shen Chen calmly glanced behind the screen, where there was a shadowy figure, and judging from his posture, he was also listening attentively.
He could even imagine Wei An's lips curled up in thought.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile.
Mr. Xu was so embarrassed by his laughter that he spoke even faster: "Sir, we have been at odds since we were young. I don't interfere in his affairs, and he can't interfere in mine, so I really don't know that he is involved in such a heinous thing..."
Shen Chen hummed, and this hum, hum, hum was meaningful, which made Mr. Xu tremble, and then he said: "Mr. Chen Er has already hired. The boatmen he hired and the boats he used were all provided by Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu said that he wanted to train a group of new boatmen so that they could take them to overseas to sell goods. Mr. Chen Er agreed to it in order to save money, and then the boat had an accident. I said this, Mr. Xu should understand what I mean, right?"
Mr. Xu was not stupid, so of course he immediately understood what Shen Chen meant.
It seems that there is no need to have any more illusions about this matter. Mr. Xu is taking this opportunity to deal with Shen Chen.
Mr. Xu felt that not only could he not stand, but he could not even sit steadily. He swayed several times and almost fell down. He swallowed his saliva and didn't know what to say.
Shen Chen sighed again: "This is a really big deal. Mr. Xu's behavior not only brings shame to me, but also to the court..."
There was no need for him to explain the seriousness of the situation, as Mr. Xu himself knew it.
Even though he had experienced a lot, he was still frightened by Shen Chen's words and his hands and feet turned cold.
There is an old saying that the people should not fight against the officials.
Although they were rich, they also knew the taboos and had always tried not to fight with officials. Therefore, among the four families, they wanted someone to be an official, so that they could live a better life in the future.
Who knew that such a fool would appear now
Mr. Xu closed his eyes, clenched his fists and dared not loosen them, and gritted his teeth: "Sir..."
Shen Chen stretched out his hand to stop him from talking, sat opposite him, looked at him leisurely and smiled: "I know what Mr. Xu meant, you are not aware of this matter."
Mr. Xu nodded silently.
Shen Chen then asked, "I have no grudge against Mr. Xu. I can't understand why he treats me like this."
Mr. Xu the Good Man thought of what Mr. Xu had said to his father before. He said that the Imperial Envoy would not support the four major families. The Imperial Envoy wanted to build up his own power and invited many businessmen from Huizhou to share the benefits.
In order to make Old Master Xu believe that what he said was true, he also swore that the news was obtained from the Governor's Office and was absolutely accurate.
Mr. Xu understood a little bit. Looking into Shen Chen's eyes, his emotions gradually calmed down. Finally, he felt his whole body suddenly turned cold.
"Sir..." His mind was a little confused, and after thinking for a while, he said: "He is a traitor..."
Shen Chen nodded and reminded him: "If you commit such a serious crime, you will be beheaded, and your family will be implicated. This is indeed a great rebellion."
He glanced at Mr. Xu, whose face was getting paler and almost collapsed, and said slowly: "Now we have the confession of Mr. Chen Er and the testimony of the family of the boatman who was killed before, saying that Mr. Xu also killed people to silence them... Mr. Xu is guilty. I believe that you are not in the same group, and the Xu family is not involved..."
Mr. Xu's eyes lit up.
"But it doesn't make sense!" Shen Chen raised his eyelids and looked at him: "So, this is just Mr. Xu's idea, who would believe it? He used the Xu family's money, and where are the Xu family's people, don't you think?"
The little hope that had just risen in Mr. Xu's heart was immediately shattered by this sentence. He looked at Shen Chen and called out "Sir" with great difficulty.
Shen Chen stopped beating around the bush and said directly: "The road ahead of you is not really a dead end. There is still hope. If you do well, you can not only avoid this disaster, but also get rid of your half-brother who is in the way and completely control the Xu family. Not only that, the matter of the Maritime Customs... is not out of the question."
Mr. Xu sat up straight and loosened his fists little by little. Shen Chen's words had touched his heart. After thinking it over again and again, he made up his mind. He looked up at Shen Chen and knelt down with a plop: "Sir, please tell me clearly!"