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In the prosperous area east of the capital, there is a large-scale commercial house, called "Sitong Commercial Bank", which operates tea, cloth, medicinal materials, grain and so on. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The behind-the-scenes boss of this firm is named Guo Min, who is the younger brother of the young master Guo Tang, and has a natural mind for doing business, and the "Sitong Commercial Bank" can develop to the current scale, which certainly has Guo Tang's face, but Guo Min's vision and means and eight-sided exquisiteness are the key reasons, just relying on Guo Tang's relationship, Guo Min has established his own network of contacts, and the "Sitong Commercial Bank" has also received many special care and preferential treatment from the yamen, and it has been smooth sailing in the past ten years, and has never encountered trouble.

But on this day, the "Sitong Commercial Bank" suddenly ran into trouble, and it was still a big trouble.

Before noon, a large number of household officials and officials from the Shuntian Prefecture came to the storefronts of the "Sitong Commercial Bank" and not only drove away all the customers in the "Sitong Commercial Bank," but also sealed all the storefronts, warehouses, and silver deposits of the "Sitong Commercial Bank," and even arrested several shopkeepers of the "Sitong Commercial Bank."

These officials have seized many charges against the "Four Links Commercial Firm," such as selling counterfeit goods, evading taxes, and bullying and dominating the market.

Seeing that things were a little out of control, Luo Fu, the big shopkeeper of the "Sitong Commercial Bank", hurriedly grabbed a guy and ordered with an eager expression: "You hurry up and tell the owner about the matter here, the owner has the most extensive connections and knows many court officials. ”

When this guy left quickly, the big shopkeeper Luo Fu hurriedly walked towards the official responsible for seizing the "Sitong Commercial Bank", this official's name is Zhang Pei, who is a general judge of Shuntianfu, and Luo Fu is also an old friend, and he also takes care of the "Sitong Commercial Bank" very much on weekdays.

Coming to Zhang Pei, Luo Fu said with a smile: "Lord Zhang, you must have misunderstood, our 'Sitong Commercial Bank' has always been doing business in its own right, and it has always been well-known among the neighbors, and all kinds of taxes of the imperial court are paid in a timely manner, where do you dare to sell fake goods, evade taxes, and bully the market?" This must be somewhere misunderstood! ”

As he spoke, Luo Fu took out a silver ingot from his sleeve, and was about to stuff it into Zhang Pei's hand, and said: "There is not much silver in the hands of the grass people, and the silver in the store has been sealed, and now it can only take out such a little, but Lord Zhang can rest assured, as long as you can be a little accommodating this time, our owner will have a good reward in the future." ”

However, in Luo Fu's impression of Zhang Pei, who has always been greedy for money, at this time he is a clean and honest appearance, after weighing the weight of the silver, Zhang Pei did not put the silver in his arms, but handed it over to a servant next to him, and instructed: "It seems that there is one more charge of 'Sitong Commercial Bank', that is, bribing court officials!" Put away this ingot of silver, this is evidence of stolen silver! ”

Hearing Zhang Pei's words, Luo Fu's face suddenly changed greatly, and he hurriedly pleaded, but Zhang Pei still did not respond with a cold face, and even ordered the officials to take Luo Fu into custody.

When the "Sitong Boat Line" was almost seized, Guo Min finally received the news and hurried away.

After seeing that the "Sitong Boat Line" was seized by the government, Guo Min's heart sank, and he faintly felt that this matter did not seem to be so simple, but he relied on the fact that he was the younger brother of Guo Tang, the young master of the dynasty, and had friendships with many members of the court, but he did not show too much fear, but walked quickly to Zhang Pei's face, and arched his hand: "Lord Zhang, what is going on?" Why did you suddenly close down my firm? I wonder whose order you were taking? I have always had a deep friendship with Lord Zhang Baozhang of Shuntian Mansion, and you know about it......"

After seeing Guo Min, Zhang Pei's eyes flashed slightly, and he didn't answer Guo Min's question, but interrupted Guo Min's words and asked, "Who are you?" What does it have to do with 'Sitong Boat Line'? ”

Hearing Zhang Pei's rhetorical question, Guo Min couldn't help but be stunned.

He is the owner behind the "Sitong Boat Company", Zhang Pei was originally clear about this matter, and the two even drank together, why do they have to ask knowingly?

Guo Min didn't react for a while, but said: "I am Guo Min, the owner of 'Sitong Ship'......"

Then, before Guo Min finished speaking, he saw Zhang Pei stretch out his hand again and instructed the officials: "It turns out that you are the owner of this firm, and you actually came out by yourself, but I didn't have to look for it!" …… Someone, arrest this profiteer too! ”

Hearing Zhang Pei's words, Guo Min's face changed greatly, and he finally realized that the seriousness of the matter was far beyond imagination, and when the official took out the rope to tie himself, Guo Min was even more flustered, and said repeatedly: "Don't tie me!" My brother is the young master Guo Tang of the dynasty! I have a deep friendship with Lord Zhang Baozhang of Shuntianfu! I ...... with the Governor of Zhili"

However, before Guo Min finished speaking, Zhang Pei already said in a cold voice: "Unless you have a relationship with Your Majesty today, no one can save you today!" ”

After speaking, Zhang Pei glanced at the "Sitong Boat Line" and others tied in a row, waved his hand and shouted: "Take them all!" The crime of 'Sitong Boat Travel' is serious, and they will be escorted to the yamen for trial as soon as possible! ”

Then, looking at Guo Min, who was still struggling, a trace of disdain flashed on Zhang Pei's face, and he whispered: "If you want to blame, blame yourself for being stupid!" For the sake of Zhang Fucheng's face, I originally planned to pretend that I didn't know you, so that you could take the opportunity to leave here, but you were stupid and had to show your identity, in that case, I couldn't arrest you...... After all, you've offended people you shouldn't have offended, and I don't want to get in! ”

After speaking, Zhang Pei turned his head to look at the seized "Sitong Commercial Bank" again, and there was a little schadenfreude in his expression, and said: "No matter what, the Guo family is going to be unlucky!" ”

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If Guo Tang is the cornerstone of the Guo family, then Guo Min is the pillar of the Guo family, and Guo Mingtai, who is now studying in Guozijian, is the future hope of the Guo family.

But a little later in the day, Guo Mingtai also ran into big trouble!

"Master Hu, you said that students plagiarized articles?"

After being summoned to the room by Hu Zhen, the eunuch of the country, Guo Mingtai heard Hu Zhen's accusations against him, and his face was full of shock and incredulity.

Hu Zhen's face was serious, and he said coldly: "Just now, I received a complaint from several students of Guozijian, who said that you have been cheating and stealing the world for nearly two years, and you have been forcibly buying their articles and works with silver, but after a slight revision, you signed your name and handed it over to the supervisor!" And they also provided solid evidence, and there are several witnesses to prove this, and now that the evidence is conclusive, what can you explain? ”

Hearing Hu Zhen's explanation, Guo Mingtai's expression was a little flustered.

In fact, it is already a well-known unspoken rule in the Guozi Prison that those prisoners who have spare money spend money to buy articles and poems from those prisoners who are living in poverty, and sign their names to publish them.

In this way, the prisoners who have spare money can use these articles and poems to expand their fame and create momentum, while the prisoners who are in distress can use the articles and poems to improve their lives.

Guo Mingtai has never been short of silver, and under the influence of his ears and eyes, it is naturally difficult to avoid vulgarity.

After all, although Guo Mingtai is also a little talented, he is not a top-notch person after all, and he can't always write articles above the level.

But Guo Mingtai didn't expect that it was a well-known unspoken rule, but now it was stabbed out, and the first person to be implicated was himself!

In a panic, under Hu Zhen's serious gaze, Guo Mingtai didn't know how to explain for a while, and after hesitating for a long time, Guo Mingtai said: "Lord Jiancheng, please be accommodating in this matter, after all, I am not the only one who has done this kind of thing, many of the prisoners have done this kind of thing, and the students only occasionally think poorly and can't write good articles, so they are anxious for a while, so they choose such a strategy...... The student assures you that he will never make a ...... again in the future."

Hu Zhen snorted coldly and said: "Since you also admit this matter, then there is nothing to say, in addition to being the highest institution of learning in the imperial court, Guozijian also bears the responsibility of supervising students, your behavior has crossed the bottom line, and it must not be spared, so I decided to take away your status as a prisoner and report your matter to the Ministry of Rites!" At that time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to keep your reputation, so you better prepare early......"

Hearing Hu Zhen's decision, Guo Mingtai's face changed again, and he subconsciously said: "How can this be!" Master Hu, as you know, my grandfather was Guo Tang, the young master of the dynasty......"

Hu Zhen was completely ruthless, and said: "Don't use Young Master Guo to pressure me, this is my duty, and now someone is deliberately staring at this matter, if I bypass you, then no one can bypass me!" There is no room for begging for mercy in this matter! ”

As Hu Zhen's words fell, Guo Mingtai, who had always been extremely proud, collapsed to the ground.

Having lost his status as a prisoner and possibly losing his fame, Guo Mingtai found that his road to the imperial examination was probably completely over!

How disappointed will grandfather Guo Tang be when he learns about this? Could it be that he can only do business like his uncle Guo Min in the future?

However, Guo Mingtai didn't know that his grandfather Guo Tang was also unable to protect himself now, and as for his uncle and grandfather Guo Min's painstaking "Sitong Commercial Bank", which had been seized by the government, even Guo Min himself was taken into custody by the government!

The Guo family, who was originally considered a prominent family in the capital, was already crumbling in just one day!

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PS: Well, the second update!

In addition, by now that this book has been written, the bug has long stopped expecting things like grades, income, popularity, etc., and just plans to finish it seriously! The words in the previous chapter,It's just a few words of emotion.,It's not asking for a reward.,If you're willing to subscribe genuinely.,The bug is already very satisfied.。

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