"Brother Qi, go back soon, your guest is here!"

An hour later, it was almost time for the sky. As soon as the carriage was kicking and stomping, a villager told him the news at the intersection.

"Come? Is it Mr. Chen or Mr. Yao?" Zhao Qi was surprised and a little surprised.

"No, no, I said I came from the county town!" The villager shook his head.

Zhao Qi returned home with a puzzled look on his face and saw a brand new luxury four-wheeled carriage parked in front of his broken kiln. In addition to a few servants with a face full of flesh, there was also a middle-aged man wearing a soap robe and a gauze hat. He was not ordinary people only looking at his clothes and momentum. At this time, the man was sitting with Mrs. Su in front of the bamboo table at the entrance of the cave to drink tea and talk.

"Master, my grandson is back. If you have any questions, tell him!"

Seeing Zhao Qi's carriage coming back, Old Mrs. Su stood up with a crutch and went into the cave. A Lian and Xiao Zhu rushed forward to greet him, and Zhao Qi got out of the car.

"Xiaoqi, this is a tall official from the county town. He said he had something to discuss with you!" A Lian whispered nervously.

"Gaoda official?" Zhao Qi was stunned for a moment and his face changed slightly. He quickly lowered his voice and asked, "He didn't say anything threatening, did he?"

"No, but you have to be careful..." A Lian looked nervously at the reminder of the tall servants surrounding him.

"Don't worry, it's okay, you and Xiaozhu go in first!" Zhao Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

He had almost guessed the identity of the visitor, his surname was Gao, and he came from Yin County, which must be related to Gao Zhinian, especially with such a group of servants with a tiger-backed bear and a waist and a fat face. Whether it was related to whether it was to disrupt the fundraising activities for Gao Yanei, it was a three-point threat, and it was obvious that the purpose of the visit was a bit unkind.

The Gao family is indeed used to being domineering.

After Zhao Qi met, he also curled his lips secretly. Gao Zhinian was the second child in Qingyuan Mansion for six years. It was not without reason. He was indeed not smart enough. He was still so arrogant at the critical moment of the national crisis. He seemed to not take Zhao Kui's threat seriously.

"Is the visitor the shopkeeper Zhao from Xiaolongwan Harbor?" The man slowly put down his teacup and stood up and bowed.

"Yes, where is the sir? It seems that I don't know Zhao, right?" Zhao Qi didn't give him a good look, and casually whispered his hand.

"Haha, I didn't know each other before, but I already know each other today. A certain Gao Zhixu, the clan brother of Gao Zhinian, the magistrate of Qingyuan Prefecture, is ranked seventh at home!"

"It turns out it's Mr. Gao. I'm lucky. I wonder what happened to Mr. Gao suddenly came to the humble house? Zhao seemed to have no contact with Judicial Qualcomm, right?" Zhao Qi walked to the bamboo table carelessly and pulled open the chair and sat down.

"Why should Manager Zhao ask questions knowingly..." Gao Zhixu also sat down, "Today you went to Lingqiao Wharf in Yin County to raise military pay. Gao's nephew Gao Chang mistakenly thought you were cheating, so he broke several wooden boxes for the fundraising. Then a few unsightly servants took the opportunity to take away some people's donations..."

"Mr. Gao, your nephew is a police officer in the county government?" Zhao Qi asked with an unhappy expression.

"no!"

"Is that the official in Qingyuan Mansion?"

"Not it!"

"Haha, then I'm surprised. Your nephew is neither a police officer nor an official. How can he enforce the law and destroy the fundraising? Even if we are liars, shouldn't we go to report to the official first? Also, at that time, several officers and soldiers arranged by the Yin County lieutenant were present to maintain the donation order. Your nephew rushed in and smashed and robbed. He also said that he would not raise funds in Yin County in the future, and he would smash them once and once... Mr. Gao, is your Gao family the law of Qingyuan Mansion, and do whatever he wants?" Zhao Qi stared at Gao Zhixu with serious face.

"This..." Gao Zhixu's originally casual emotions suddenly became a little cramped, and his face turned red after Zhao Qi's aggressive questioning.

"At present, the Mongolian army is in danger, our Song Dynasty is in danger. Zhao cannot go to the front line to fight against the enemy, because he wants to raise some military pay for the soldiers who fight against the enemy on the front line. Is it wrong?"

"No..." Kojixu shook his head awkwardly.

"That's good. Since Mr. Gao thinks that Zhao is right, it must be that the third son of the Qualcomm magistrate was wrong. Since he was wrong, I wonder why Mr. Gao took such a large group of servants to my house to do without saying hello today? Do you want to apologize? Or do you want to threaten Zhao not to make a big deal about this?"

"Since Manager Zhao has made the words clear, Gao will no longer hide it. This time, Gao was entrusted by his brother to discuss with Manager Zhao how to end the matter. We don't want to make this big deal. Of course, we know that Manager Zhao doesn't want to make the big deal big, right?"

Kochixu's attitude of speaking became much more sincere at this time, but there was still a hint of threat between his words.

Zhao Qi did not care too much, but pinched his chin and pondered for a while and nodded, "Since the fact that Qualcomm has this meaning, Zhao naturally doesn't want to cause trouble. But this matter was initiated by Gao Sanlang, and he should bear all the consequences. Since Mr. Gao is here, let's talk about your solution. Since ancient times, it has been said that the people do not fight with officials. We are all good people who abide by the law and do not want to cause trouble for ourselves. But the impact of this matter is too bad after all, and it has made the entire Qingyuan Prefecture people begin to suspect that our motive for fundraising is impure and that they are suspected of cheating money. If this suspicion is not cleared, the full payment for the Ezhou front line this time may be ruined, and it will also seriously undermine the patriotic enthusiasm of the Qingyuan Prefecture people to donate military pay!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Gao is here, and his brother has already ordered that he will not only compensate the people who were secretly picked up by his servants, but also donate 1,000 taels of silver. From today on, Dalang can continue to raise funds in Yin County or even anywhere in Qingyuan Prefecture, and absolutely guarantee that no one will interfere in trouble again. I wonder if this is the case for Manager Zhao Zhao?" Gao Zhixu heard that Zhao Qi also agreed to reconcile, so he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly told his solution.

"This is like this..." Zhao Qi shook his head after pondering for a long time, "This is not enough, it is necessary to lose money. After all, it is the military pay donated by thousands of people in Qingyuan Mansion to the front line. I have no right to deal with it. The people of the Gao family cannot take it. In fact, this matter is strictly considered a robbery of military pay..."

"Shopkeeper Zhao, I said that the money was not taken by our Gao family, but was picked up by the greedy servants!" Gao Zhixu corrected it word by word.

"Haha, but thousands of people at the scene saw with their own eyes that Gao Sanlang ordered his servants to smash the donation box. When he picked up the money, Mr. Gao watched it and never stopped it. In other words, he had acquiesced to indulge his servants in robbing and donating money. Mr. Gao forced himself to whitewash the matter. Could it be that the people of Qingyuan Mansion were all fools?" Zhao Qi sneered.

"What do you want?" Kochi Ayu's face became extremely ugly.

"I don't want to do anything. Actually, I can't ask for anything, but it's wrong, right, right, we can't solve it. The people's donations need to be given a lot of money. This is a big deal. Since Mr. Gao is wrong, he must personally apologize to the people of Yin County, so that the people of Qingyuan Prefecture misunderstanding about us raised funds..."

Gao Zhixu thrust his face for a few times and said with a dark face: "Shopkeeper Zhao, isn't this too much? Let Sanlang apologize to the people in the street, where will my brother's face be put?"

"Haha, naturally, it is to put the world's justice. In such a crisis, the people actually smashed and robbed the military pay raised by the people in the street. If this is not the case, how can we calm the anger in the hearts of the people of Qingyuan Prefecture? Since the judge Qualcomm has also figured out this matter and is willing to reconcile, why not do it perfectly? This may also leave a good reputation for the people of Qingyuan Prefecture with strict tutoring and correcting mistakes. If it is covered up, it seems to suppress this matter, but the anger in the hearts of the people of Qingyuan Prefecture will not only fail to cover up the purpose of Qualcommm, but will also ruin the reputation. Sometimes apology is not shameful, but has a good face. At least after doing this, the Gao family's reputation in the hearts of the people of Qingyuan Prefecture will be a little better..."

Zhao Qi smiled and gestured with his hands, then said:

"As for the willingness of Qualcomm to donate 1,000 taels of silver, it is Qualcomm's patriotism. It not only set an example for the people of Qingyuan Prefecture, but also moved Zhao very much. I think Duke Chongguo would be grateful if he knew it!"

After a long time, Kochixu stood up and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter, I need to go back and discuss with my brother!"

"Okay, I won't leave Mr. Gao for dinner today, but the situation on the front line changes rapidly. I hope Mr. Gao will pass on Zhao's intentions to Judgment Gaotong as soon as possible. The faster the matter is resolved, the smaller the sequelae will be left behind. Qingyuan Mansion and the capital will be together for only three hundred miles. If it is delayed for three or five days, when this matter reaches the capital, I'm afraid it will be too late to cover it up. Prefect Zhao has just come to Qingyuan Mansion to take office. I don't think he will be willing to take the blame for being a lax man. " Zhao Qi stood up and smiled and bowed.

"Don't worry, Gao will definitely bring him word by word of the words of Manager Zhao. Say goodbye!" Gao Zhixu bowed his hand with an ugly face and got in the car.
Chapter completed!