Chapter 130: The Xie family’s family background

After a moment, a man dressed as a scholar came in, saluted and said, "Student Lu Chuan pays homage to Mr. Liu."

Liu Qiu said: "Can you tell me what happened?"

Lu Chuan said: "Student Lu Chuan has a wife, Li Miaohui. The student traveled abroad to study, but he took her as a concubine for Xie Qi. The couple are incompatible. Please make the decision."

Liu Qiu said: "Is there anything wrong with Xie Qi?"

Xie Qi glanced at Lu Chuan and thought to himself: "It turns out he is Li Miaohui's husband." In this matter, he had a bottom line.

But Xie Qi said nothing and said: "The common people plead guilty."

Unlike Xie Zhao, Xie Qinai is the eldest son who supports the family business, and he is quite politically sensitive.

He felt something was wrong from the beginning, because Liu Qiu was famous all over the world, especially when he impeached Yang Shiqi and removed Yang Shiqi from power, even though everyone in the official circles knew that it was Yang Pu who did it.

But most outsiders don't know and attribute this incident to Liu Qiu.

Xie Qi knew that the bottom of his buttocks was actually not clean. He even said that the bottom of every salt merchant's buttocks was unclean. As for Li Miaohui's incident, it was considered the cleanest thing.

Since the government is determined to convict someone, no matter how big or small the crime is, they just have to admit it.

I am a fish and meat man and a swordsman. That's all.

Liu Qiu said: "Come here, put Xie Zhao on death row, and ask carefully who else conspired in this case. Xie Qi will be temporarily detained, and Li Miaohui will be returned to Lu Chuan."

Liu Qiu slapped the crowd in shock and said: "Back off."

As soon as Liu Qiu returned to the back hall, the steward of the Shi family asked to see him. Liu Qiu snorted coldly and said: "Throw them into prison together." Then he wrote a memorial to impeach Shi Li. He also wrote to Wei Guogong Xu Xianzong.

, informed the matter and asked him to maintain order in Nanjing.

The implication is that there is something wrong with not being able to salute.

After all, Shi Li was a minister-level figure, regardless of whether he was in charge or not. Although Liu Qiu had Zhu Qizhen's power to kill first and then report later, Liu Qiu did not dare to use it on people of the same level.

Naturally, the first step is to impeach and ask for the Holy Judgment.

After Liu Qiu dealt with this matter, he immediately summoned Xie Qi.

He thanked him for his prison clothes, saluted and said, "The common people pay their respects to you, Your Excellency."

Liu Qiu said: "Today in the lobby, don't you talk about Li Miaohui's case?"

Xie Qi said: "The villain will do whatever the adults want him to do."

Liu Qiu said: "You are quite aware of current affairs. It's just a pity."

In fact, although Xie Qi was wrong about Li Miaohui, it is difficult to say that he violated national law.

Because Lu Chuan studied in the capital and failed in one subject, he was deeply ashamed and unwilling to return to his hometown. He hid in the mountains to the west of Beijing and studied hard. However, a candidate with the same name as Lu Chuan died in the capital.

Due to some strange combination of circumstances, the family thought Lu Chuan was dead.

Xie Qi took a fancy to Li Miaohui, offered her a daughter's fortune, and took her as his concubine.

One thing to say here is that don't think that Xie Qi and Li Miaohui have a deep love for each other, but it is just part of the boring rich life of salt merchants. Many salt merchants do not take in more than a few concubines a year, as if they are missing something.

Of course, Li Miaohui herself disagreed with this matter, but in front of Bai Yin, someone naturally did some shady actions.

But it can hardly be considered a crime.

The reason why we started with this case was not that Liu Qiu wanted to let Xie Qi go, but that the really important things came later. But this case was the least serious.

The Xie family took over the lawsuits and used various methods to fight for the salt. They have committed all kinds of illegal behaviors in the salt industry. It is a bit serious to say that killing people and selling goods is a bit serious. But there is nothing wrong with licking blood with the blade of a knife.

But Liu Qiu never expected that Xie Qi was so knowledgeable and immediately confessed.

Liu Qiu casually handed these case files to Xie Qi and said, "Do you have any comments?"

After Xie Qi saw it, his hands were shaking slightly. He took a deep breath and said: "Although many of them were done by my father, a son inherits his father's faults, and Xie Qi is willing to obey the law of the country."

Liu Qiu said: "You really don't understand what I mean by interrogating you in the secret room? I want you and your brother to do it together in the lobby today."

Xie Qi said: "The national law only punishes Mr. Xie, but once Mr. Xie opens his mouth, it will be the end of my Xie family lineage. The good intentions of the adults, the villain dare not bear it."

Liu Qiu frowned slightly.

The Xie family's case is now clear, but Liu Qiu wanted to use the Xie family's case as a lead to start a major salt merchant case, but it was Xie Qi's mouth.

Liu Qiu could see clearly.

In the lobby today, Xie Qi seemed dull, but talking less meant making fewer mistakes, while Xie Zhao seemed smart, but in fact he was just a loser.

Xie Nengbo dared to pass on the Xie family's business to Xie Qi. Even before Xie Nengbo's death, Xie Qi had already taken charge of most of the Xie family's business.

It can be seen that Xie Qi's inside story about Yangzhou Salt Industry is very clear.

Liu Qiu lacks such a gap.

Liu Qiu said: "You think I, Liu, can't do what they can do?"

Xie Qi said: "My lord, you don't know how. If your name is known to the world, how can you embarrass women and children?"

Liu Qiu was speechless after hearing this.

It is said that a gentleman can be deceived, but Liu Qiu really would not kill all the women and children of the Xie family. Liu Qiu pondered for a while and said: "Xie Qi, I think you are also a talent. After handling this matter, I recommend

You enter the Jinyi Guards. Come to think of it, no matter who it is, it is impossible to put your hand into the Jinyi Guards."

"This is my last concession. I don't believe it anymore. In this huge Yangzhou, you are the only one who can use it, Xie Qi."

Xie Qi was soaked with cold sweat, and he immediately fell to the ground and said, "Thank you, sir. You just need to ask. The common people know everything and can tell you everything."

Liu Qiu said: "Let's talk about your family first. What's going on?"

Xie Qi said: "But it was the father's love for his young son that caused the trouble."

Liu Qiu said: "I don't think so. Your father clearly handed over the Xie family's property to you before his death."

Xie Qi said: "Sir, the common people have made it clear that the Xie family's millions of furniture, which really belong to the Xie family, only belong to Xie Zhao's one hundred thousand taels, and the rest are stored in the Xie family by others."

Liu Qiu said: "Will there ever be a chance for Uncle Chang?"

Xie Qi said: "Yes, only Huichang Bo."

Xie Qi emphasized that there were only two words, which were very obvious. When Liu Qiu heard this, he immediately understood something. He sighed and stopped asking. He said, "What happened to the Shi family?"

Xie Qi breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: "I finally passed the test."

How could the Xie family have a million-dollar fortune, and how could it be possible that only members of Huichang Bo's family were members? In fact, as far as Xie Qi was concerned, if it was just because of the family fortune, he did not want to go to court with Xie Zhao.

After all, the family ugliness should not be publicized, and the wealth should not be exposed. If there is a quarrel, it will not end well in the future. However, this family property does not belong to his Xie family, but to many people, and the biggest part of it belongs to Wei Guogong's family.

Even if Xie Qi gained three courages, he would not dare to give Duke Wei's wealth to Xie Zhao.

Even when Xie Nengbo distributed 100,000 taels of silver to Xie Zhao, Xie Qi was already very dissatisfied. Because such a large cash transfer had affected the operation of the Xie family's industry.

It makes many people dissatisfied.

But what he never expected was that his brother would really be able to do it.

When he thought of this, he felt a twinge of pain in his heart. He said: "Sir, the Shi family's boss is the Minister of the Ministry of Justice in Nanjing, and many things cannot be bypassed by the Shi family. My father contacted the Shi family, but he didn't expect that the Shi family was the most greedy. He only married a side branch.

If you give it to my family, you want to swallow up my Xie family whole."

"The villain didn't even think twice. They were so vicious and cruel that they actually attacked my father."

The hatred for killing his father was a life-and-death affair, and Xie Qi had no psychological burden at all for betraying the Shi family.

Liu Qiu grasped something and asked: "What is it that cannot be bypassed by the Shi family?"

Xie Qi said: "It's just private salt."

Liu Qiu's eyes lit up and he said to himself: "Finally we have caught the subject." He said, "Continue talking."

Xie Qi said: "The imperial court strictly prohibits private salt, which is extremely risky. To be honest, my family was not willing to get involved in it. It was Shi Jiaqiang who did it because of the Shi family's posts. Everyone in South Zhili who banned private salt did not dare to investigate."

"In addition, the salt industry was extremely profitable, so my father fell into the Shi family's trap."
Chapter completed!