Daqin: White porridge and pickled mustard tuber, I became the national teacher

Chapter 283 Jiang Xiang and others asked Ying Zheng to make the decision.

"Please inform the eunuch that three imperial merchants, Jiang Xiang, Gao Liu, and Ding Ning, wish to see you."

On the way here, the soldier asked them their names.

In fact, the soldiers still have some impression of the imperial merchant personally appointed by His Majesty.

I just haven't paid too much attention to it.

I only remember that one of them was named Jiang.

Palace attendant: "Okay, please wait here."

The palace maid turned and walked into the kitchen.

After finding Xia Lin, tell Xia Lin.

"Eunuch Xia, the imperial merchant has arrived and is waiting outside the door."

"it is good."

Xia Lin responded.

After the palace maid left.

Xia Lin walked to Ying Zheng's side and said to him.

"Your Majesty, the three imperial merchants have arrived and are waiting outside the dining room."

Ying Zheng: "Well, let them in."

"promise."

Xia Lin responded and walked out.

After a while, he came in with Jiang Xiang and others.

Jiang Xiang, Gao Liu, and Ding Ning bowed to Ying Zheng and Qi Pan.

"Greetings to His Majesty, and to the Imperial Master."

"kindness."

Ying Zheng looked at the three people from Jiang Xiang, "Are you guys busy?"

Ying Zheng didn't believe that they came to see him just to express their gratitude.

In consideration of the silver and food they donated, he didn't mind helping them.

Jiang Xiang didn't expect that Ying Zheng would ask such a question.

All the plans he had prepared in his mind were disrupted.

For a moment, he stood there in a daze.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Ying Zheng did not urge him and continued to fiddle with the soap in his hand.

Jiang Xiang, Gao Liu and Ding Ning lowered their heads and glanced at each other stealthily.

Jiang Xiang organized the words quickly in his mind.

Then he said, "Your Majesty."

"I, the common people, wish to see Your Majesty, firstly to express my gratitude, and secondly... to ask Your Majesty to make the decision."

kindness?

Ask him to make the decision?

Ying Zheng was a little confused: "What is it that requires me to make a decision for you?"

Jiang Xiang said, "Your Majesty."

"Yesterday, more than a dozen merchants who were familiar with me had their shops smashed and more than half of them lost money. Many people were beaten and injured."

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for us, the common people!"

what?

More than a dozen merchants and their shops were smashed?

Lost more than half?

Many people were beaten and injured?

Ying Zheng asked, "Have you reported it to the government office?"

"I have reported it, but......"

Jiang Xiang looked a little embarrassed, "But there is no news from the government office."

"After the officers and soldiers came to inquire, they left."

Jiang Xiang took out the booklet given to him by the merchants from his arms and handed it over.

In addition to the booklets of the dozen or so shops that were smashed yesterday, there are also booklets of all the shops that were smashed for no reason in recent years.

Being robbed.

After reporting to the authorities, there was no news.

He sorted them all out, registered them into a book, and submitted them together.

Xia Lin looked at Ying Zheng cautiously, then walked forward and took the booklet from Jiang Xiang.

Then presented it to Ying Zheng.

Qi Pan handed Ying Zheng a clean handkerchief.

After wiping his hands, Ying Zheng took the booklet from Xia Lin.

Open and check.

Seeing this, he frowned.

The more you look down, the harder it is to see the expression on his face.

Jiang Xiang, Gao Liu, Ding Ning and others lowered their heads, feeling extremely uneasy.

Ying Zheng didn't expect that it was happening right under his nose in Xianyang.

Merchants have been oppressed to this extent!

In the past five years, countless businesses have had their properties robbed and seized without reason.

Each one was reported to the authorities.

But none of them caught the thief, returned the property, or put him in jail.

Ying Zheng thought about the minister who was in charge of these cases involving merchants.

Then he said to Xia Lin, "Go, find Xiang Xiaoxian for me."

"promise."

Xia Lin quickly tensed his back and stepped back quickly.

Looking at His Majesty's attitude, Xiang Xiaoxian is in trouble.

He had to hurry and bring the person over.

So as not to delay Your Majesty's time.

.........

outside the palace.

A government office.

Xiang Xiaoxian sat in the back hall, sipping tea leisurely.

An officer in front of me is reporting.

"Sir, several merchants who reported the case yesterday are here again to inquire about the progress."

"Um......."

Xiang Xiaoxian waved his hand impatiently, "Tell them to go back and wait for news."

"How can we track down the thief so quickly?"

"Calm them down first and let them go back."

"But......."

The officer looked a little embarrassed: "But sir, the merchant who reported the case half a month ago is here too."

“There are also merchants from a month ago… three months ago… or even half a year ago.”

"They are all waiting outside the door, and they want you to give an explanation."

"boom!"

Xiang Xiaoxian slammed the teacup on the table and said, "Can't you use your brain and send them all away?"

"Check, check, check. What are you checking? How are you checking? Are they the officials or am I the official?"

"They are so good at checking, why don't they check it themselves?"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, day after day, just keep urging!"

Xiang Xiaoxian said to the officers and soldiers, "Go, find a way to get rid of them all."

"Don't let them crowd around the government gate."

Officer: “This…”

"What is this? Go quickly!"

Xiang Xiaoxian shouted angrily, "If you can't deal with them, then you should stop doing this!"

"Yes........"

The officers and soldiers had no choice but to go out and tell the surrounding merchants that the case was still under investigation.

Once we have any clues, we will notify them immediately.

Although the merchants know that the officials here are not taking action.

Look down on them and treat them like sheep for slaughter.

With those aristocratic and powerful families, officials protect each other.

But they have no choice.

If something happens, you can only come here to report to the police.

Looking at these officers and soldiers, after investigating for several months, even half a year, there is still no news at all.

The merchants finally gave up on this idea.

He turned around numbly and walked towards his home step by step.

Watching those merchants walk away one by one.

The officers and soldiers also felt a little bit reluctant.

But whether or not to investigate these cases was not something that a small soldier like him could decide.

Just as he was about to turn around and go back, he suddenly saw a carriage driving straight towards him quickly.

The officers and soldiers were shocked.

Who is this?

Are you trying to kill yourself by rushing around like this?

The carriage stopped in front of the government office.

A man came down from inside.

Judging from the clothes, it looks a bit like...

Like a eunuch in the palace.

The officers and soldiers were shocked by their own thoughts.

But then I thought again.

His family members are not important people.

How could it be possible that a eunuch from the palace would come to see him?

After Xia Lin got off the carriage, he looked up at the plaque on the government office, then walked straight into the office.

A soldier blocked his way.

"Wait, you are......?"

Xia Lin was not annoyed, but just said, "Inform your Lord Xiang Xiaoxian that His Majesty has summoned him."

"Let him come out quickly and go to the palace with us."

what?

Your Majesty's call?

Enter the palace? ?

Is this really someone from the palace? ?

The officers and soldiers did not dare to delay and spoke immediately.