"Okay, you go down first, don't reveal any abnormalities, do what you have to do, wait until the investigation is completed." Lin Xuan said.

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, no one will notice the little one."

After Sun Laixi finished speaking, she got up, bowed, and turned around to leave.

"Wait a minute." Lin Xuan pointed to the money bag on the ground and said, "Take this."

"Yes." Sun Laixi stepped forward, picked up the money bag, and walked out.

Li Lizhi saw Lin Zhong frowning and thinking hard, and said, "Husband, do you know who is plotting against me?"

Lin Xuan smiled and said: "I have made many enemies, and there are also many who are secretly hostile to me. I don't know who is behind these little tricks."

What he did was to offend all the famous families in the world, as well as the King of Wei, Hou Junji and others. He couldn't figure out who it was for a while.

"Then why don't you ask me in detail?"

Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "No need. If that person is really specially arranged by someone, it is impossible not to continue to look for Sun Laixi before his purpose is achieved. If they don't look for Sun Laixi, it proves that there is either no conspiracy or there is no conspiracy.

The purpose has been achieved.”

Sun Laixi said that he changed the store to buy the goods, and that person stopped looking for him again.

If that person really came into contact with Sun Laixi on purpose, could Sun Laixi have avoided it by changing to another store?

"What do you mean, husband, they found another steward?" Li Lizhi said.

Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, Sun Laixi is still loyal to the Lin family, but the others are not so loyal."

With the amount of money Sun Laixi embezzled, if he reported it to the official, he would definitely be dead. The fact that he came to confess proved that he was loyal to the Lin family.

Some people may wonder, if you are loyal, why are you greedy?

In fact, being loyal does not mean that there is no selfishness.

Isn't Cheng Yaojin also loyal to Li Shimin? But if he has made meritorious service and Li Shimin's reward is less, he will dare to ask for it directly.

Does that mean he is unfaithful?

It's just that everyone's way of dealing with the world is different.

Qin Qiong is also loyal, but every time he is rewarded for meritorious service, he will reward it to his soldiers.

Cheng Yaojin does not, but Li Shimin trusts Cheng Yaojin more than Qin Qiong.

Although Cheng Yaojin was careless, he sometimes dared to contradict Li Shimin.

But underneath his simple and honest appearance, he is very thoughtful and has a very good grasp of that degree.

As a monarch, he is not afraid of his officials being greedy for money.

He will only reward you if you need it. If a person shows no desire, he either really doesn't want it, or he has big ambitions.

Wang Jian of the Qin Dynasty led an army of 600,000 to attack Chu. Every day, memorials to impeach him were piled on Ying Zheng's desk.

The 600,000-strong army was basically the majority of Qin's army at that time. If the generals rebelled, the consequences would be disastrous.

Wasn't Ying Zheng worried?

When Wang Jian found out, he immediately wrote a memorial asking Ying Zheng to reward him with a house and land.

At that time, many people were filled with indignation and asked Ying Zheng to punish Wang Jian severely.

But Ying Zheng did not, and rewarded Wang Jian generously according to Wang Jian's request.

Wang Jian is not stupid, why would he do this?

He did this just to calm Ying Zheng's heart. If he really wanted to rebel, he would naturally not ask for rewards.

At the same time, he was also giving Ying Zheng a handle. He had the handle to destroy the great leader of the Chu State. Ying Zheng could punish him as long as he brought up the old matter again in the future, without having to worry about him all the time.

In the end, Wang Jian returned with the victory of destroying the country. Ying Zheng not only did not pursue his previous request for rewards, but directly granted him the title of marquis.

The highest title in the Qin Kingdom is marquis.

And Wang Jian also had a good death.

So being loyal does not mean not having your own little thoughts.

Sun Laixi was loyal to the Lin family, but he had gambling debts and no money to pay back, so he had no choice but to be greedy.

Lin Xuan rubbed his head with a headache. Unexpectedly, he just checked for the internal thief and found the external thief.

This is the reason for the lack of background. The servants of those aristocratic families have been slaves for several generations or even more than ten generations, and their loyalty to the master's family is very high.

The previous servants of the Lin family had average qualifications, but now that the family has a big business, they no longer value their use and can only buy from outside.

The newly purchased slaves didn't understand him at all and were not very loyal to the Lin family, which is why the current situation occurred.

"What do you plan to do with Sun Laixi?" Li Li asked.

Lin Xuan didn't know what to do for a moment, so he asked, "What do you think, Madam?"

Li Lizhi pondered for a while and said: "What Sun Laixi did should be severely punished, but this person is loyal to the Lin family. Those in charge of the family will definitely have to be replaced, but will the new ones be loyal? So I think

Sun Laixi should be kept."

Lin Xuan nodded, which was why he was hesitant to deal with Sun Laixi.

Sun Laixi had merit for exposing the corruption of the other stewards, but the merit is the fault. If he is not punished, others will follow his example, and the family will become difficult to manage.

But there are not many loyal servants in the Lin family. Even if those managers are replaced, won't the new ones be greedy?

This kind of thing can never be prevented.

There are many things that people do even though they know it will be a capital crime if they are found guilty.

Don’t those people know it’s a capital crime?

They know very well that the reason why they still do it is because of greed and luck in their hearts.

"Husband, why don't you ask Sun Laixi to return all the money that was stolen from Mo, and the missing part will be deducted from the monthly payment. When the monthly payment is made up, you will get the monthly payment, and you will be punished with a staff of forty, and you will be demoted to a steward of the foreign government." Li Lizhi said.

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The so-called waifu steward is the servant responsible for managing the front yard.

The steward is naturally responsible for purchasing.

Even if you are not greedy for ink, you can still go shopping outside all the time. Those stores will also give them some things so that they can keep buying in their stores.

The servants of the foreign government are responsible for cleaning the front yard every day and managing the trees and rockeries in the front yard. It can be said that there is no oil or water at all.

Being transferred to a foreign minister is equivalent to a demotion.

Lin Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Just do as the lady says."

He doesn't have any good ideas now, so this is not a bad way to deal with it.

Forty punishments with a rod, and half of one's life is gone, is not considered light.

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Qiu Fu moved very quickly. Lin Xuan came back shortly after finishing his meal at noon.

"Master Hou, my subordinates went to investigate according to what Manager Sun said. The results are almost the same as what Manager Sun said. This is the confession signed by the store owners and the people who bought the things in their hands." Qiu Fu handed over the confession.

Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan took it without even looking at it, put it aside and said, "Bring those people over to me."

"Yes." Qiu Fu strode away and went to arrest someone.

"Husband, let me handle it later. My husband personally handles the affairs of the inner house. If word spreads, it will not be good for my husband's reputation." Li Lizhi said.

Lin Xuan nodded and said, "I'm watching from the side and don't care about anything."

Around tea time, there was a noise outside. Not long after, Luo Peng and others were escorted in by soldiers.

"Master Hou, I am very loyal to the Lin family. These people don't care about anything. They just arrested us and asked Master Hou to make the decision for us."

"Yes, please make the decision for us, Lord Marquis."

The others also shouted loudly.

Lin Xuan's soldiers suddenly came to arrest them, but they didn't say anything. In fact, they already had a guess.
Chapter completed!