protect my lady

After spending three days writing the pleadings, Mu Qingchen and Fu Feiyu beat drums together to appeal for grievances, suing the Salt Gang for blatantly violating the imperial salt price.

The magistrate of Jiaxing received the pleading paper, and his face changed when he saw that he was suing the Salt Gang.

Why haven't those people from the Salt Gang dealt with this matter well, have they already appeased those people from the Salt Shop?

"Master Zhifu, I have long admired you." Fu Feiyu spoke first, "The last time I passed by Jiaxing Mansion was too hasty, today I finally met with Lord Zhifu."

The prefect of Jiaxing stroked his beard, "You are?"

"Master Zhifu, do you still remember those human traffickers years ago?" Fu Feiyu kindly reminded, "I assisted the officers and soldiers at the city gate to capture them."

"So it's Fu Shaoxia, I've admired you for a long time." The prefect of Jiaxing's expression changed again, and he squeezed out a smile.

It turned out that this was the chivalrous man who captured the traffickers without any effort. It seemed that things were a little difficult to deal with this time.

As the highest chief executive of a prefecture, the prefect of Jiaxing knew that the imperial court gave preferential treatment to people with relatively high martial arts, and those who were not of the third rank or above or specialized yamen had no right to arrest and interrogate these people.

If his guess is correct, the young man in front of him should also be one of them.

"My lord, I remember that the imperial court has regulations on the price of salt, right?" Fu Feiyu immediately cut to the point after shedding some light on her identity.

The magistrate of Jiaxing stroked his beard with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face, "There are indeed regulations on this."

"My lord, do you still remember the regulations on the pricing of the Salt Gang?" Fu Feiyu continued to ask.

"Naturally, I know this, but some things are not so fixed, and the price is not static." Jiaxing prefect replied thoughtfully.

The memorials of special martial arts figures are eligible to be heard directly by the heavens. He must be cautious in every answer, so that he cannot be caught at will.

"The magistrate means that we don't have to abide by the price limit set by the court?" Fu Feiyu took Mu Qingchen's hand and motioned her not to speak.

"Of course not." Looking at Fu Feiyu standing under the stage, Zhifu suddenly felt a little headache. This kind of person is the most difficult to deal with. He can't be beaten or scolded.

"Your Excellency, what do you mean is that the Salt Gang can raise the price at will, but we can't?" Fu Feiyu looked shocked, as if he had heard some joke, "Could it be that only the state officials are allowed to set fires and the people are not allowed to light lamps?"

"Fu Shaoxia, be careful." Being provoked by Fu Feiyu one after another, the magistrate of Jiaxing also felt a little angry.

"The original intention of the imperial court not to intervene in the salt price is to allow the people to control it themselves. Now that the cost of drying salt has increased, I can't ignore the public opinion and force them to sell it at a low price." Unexpectedly, after the explanation, the prefect of Jiaxing simply fought Bureaucratic.

"As for the retail price, as far as I know, the people from the Salt Gang didn't raise the price much, it's just that you made less money." Jiaxing prefect said flatly, his tone was not as friendly as it was at the beginning.

"I know that Fu Shaoxia is dedicated to serving the people, but he just made less money. Compared with Shaoxia, he is willing to make small profits but sell more."

After Jiaxing's magistrate's words, he directly labeled Fu Feiyu's lawsuit against the Salt Gang as being for the profit of his own shop, and immediately set the situation as a personal grievance.

"Of course I don't mind this, but I am very concerned about the price increase of the Salt Gang." Of course, Fu Feiyu would not let the magistrate of Jiaxing characterize the case like this, and calmly retorted, "I just want to ask my lord, is the Salt Gang It’s not that you can run amok in Jiaxing Mansion, decide the price of salt in private, and those who don’t like it can threaten his name at will!”

"Of course not. As I said before, the price of salt is not set by the Salt Gang, but the increase in the cost of drying salt is forced to adjust. As long as the cost goes down, the price of salt will naturally fall!" Jiaxing prefect said in a louder voice. He said, "Fu Shaoxia, this is called the trend of the times, forced by the people's livelihood!"

"Forced by the people's livelihood?" Seeing that the matter was about to collapse, Fu Feiyu didn't hold back his temper, "Have you really visited Minsheng? Are the people willing to raise the price of the Salt Gang? Or should the Salt Gang give it away?" The silver given to your lord has covered your eyes, my lord!"

"Fu Feiyu! What do you mean!" Jiaxing magistrate slapped the table heavily with a gavel, "Slandering the imperial court official in court will hit the [-]th board hard!"

"I slander you, my lord?" Fu Feiyu sneered, "My lord, I hope you will deal with the matter of the Salt Gang fairly, otherwise I will send a letter to the court."

"Are you threatening me?" The magistrate of Jiaxing raised his eyebrows again, "If the martial arts people use their status to act recklessly, even if I risk being punished by Shangfeng, I will punish you!"

"Am I doing something wrong?" Fu Feiyu continued to hold Mu Qingchen who was about to speak, and sneered, "My lord, if you slander me with empty words, I can also sue."

Fu Feiyu is not the same as when she just came down the mountain. This time she asked her father about the purpose of the token when she went back, and the answer she got was enough for her to stand here.

"Does your lord recognize this token?" Fu Feiyu calmly faced the anger from the prefect of Jiaxing, and slowly revealed the token.

"Crack!" The magistrate of Jiaxing stood up immediately after seeing the sign, his eyes filled with disbelief, "Gold, gold medal order!"

As we all know, the Great Zhou Dynasty gave preferential treatment to martial arts figures who were loyal to the court. Every martial arts figure certified by the court would be issued a token by the court to prove his identity.

Generally, officials below the fifth rank only know that the person holding the token is a special person, they have no right to arrest them, and they can enjoy the treatment of a fifth rank official at the post station.

Those of the fifth rank and above will know that the so-called tokens are also divided into grades. The bronze medal is equivalent to the fifth rank, the silver medal is from the fourth rank, and the gold medal is the third rank.To put it bluntly, the person holding the gold medal, the magistrate of the fourth grade, can't do anything about it, let alone question him.

"The magistrate is quite knowledgeable, and you still insist that the price increase of the Salt Gang is for the country and the people?" After confirming that the token is very useful, Fu Feiyu put the token in front of the Jiaxing magistrate. Mu Qingchen's hand.

"It does seem a bit tricky." After confirming that he was someone he couldn't offend, the Jiaxing magistrate could only squeeze out a half-smile smile, "I hope Daxia Fu will give me some time, and I will definitely investigate the situation. .”

The teacher of the prefect of Jiaxing was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials at that time, and he knew more about this gold medal than the general prefect.

There were only ten gold medal orders in the Great Zhou Dynasty, six of which were sent to the heads of the six major sects in Jianghu, and the other four were promulgated by the royal family themselves.It can be said that people with gold medals are inextricably linked with the royal family, and a fourth-rank official like him is really not enough for those big shots.

After seeing the gold medal order, the magistrate of Jiaxing gave up his idea of ​​sending someone to deal with Fu Feiyu afterwards. He could only rack his brains to go to the Salt Gang to ask them to take a step back and let them keep the price of the Mujia salt shop at the original price. It's good to get rid of this big Buddha.

"How can this be done? Didn't the prefect make it difficult for us?" The leader of the Salt Gang refuted the prefect's request after hearing this, "My lord, you have already accepted the money. You can't go back on what you promised us."

"I would like to advise you, don't fight against that Fu, he is still a leader." Jiaxing prefect said earnestly, the matter of tokens is considered a secret and cannot be leaked to ordinary people, what he can do It's just a reminder.

"Your Excellency is too cautious, and the official department's withering order has been released. For the next three years, you will still be the Lord Qingtian of Jiaxing Mansion. It is not your word that matters in Jiaxing Mansion." Salt Gang The boss said nothing, but he didn't take Fu Feiyu to heart at all.

He's just a Jianghu man with some kung fu, and when it comes to his own territory, he still has the time to be presumptuous.

"If you don't want to cause trouble to your upper body, then don't make any plans for them." After leaving these words, the prefect of Jiaxing left the Salt Gang.

He has already said what should be said, if those members of the Salt Gang don't know what is good or bad to attack Fu Feiyu, it has nothing to do with him.

If the Salt Gang makes a move, it's best to get rid of Fu Feiyu, so that he doesn't have to worry about the little pigtail being caught and worry about whether he will sue every day.

And if the higher-ups track it down, the people from the Salt Gang are also very good at taking the place of the dead ghost, and maybe they can take the opportunity to make some meritorious deeds, which is really bloody money.

"This is the gold token?" Mu Qingchen held the token given to him by Fu Feiyu in his hand, and looked at it curiously.

"Yes, after I went back, I asked my father about the function of this token." Fu Feiyu held Mu Qingchen's hand and helped her into the carriage, "The gold medal token is equivalent to a third-rank official of the imperial court, and enjoys certain privileges. Privileges, speaking of which, I can be regarded as the prefect’s superior.”

"Zheng Sanpin." The astonishment in Mu Qingchen's eyes gradually grew bigger, "Doesn't Zheng Sanpin have the same official title as the Minister of Rites?"

"Yes, but I only have a false name, but I can receive some preferential treatment in some post stations and yamen." Fu Feiyu said with a smile, "Leave this token to Qingchen for safekeeping. If anyone wants to provoke If you trouble yourself, just show them the sign.”

"how about you?"

"Me? My martial arts is enough to explain everything."

Mu Qingchen touched the token, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, Zheng Sanpin is a high-ranking official that most people will never see in their lifetime.Now Fu Feiyu is comparable to a third-rank official just by relying on a token status, so who are her family and parents?

"Fei Yu, what does your family mainly do for a living?" Mu Qingchen's doubts emerged again, and he couldn't help asking.

"It seems that there are quite a lot of projects in operation, including food, cloth, weapon stores, groceries, wood..." Fu Feiyu said while wringing his fingers, and he didn't finish when he used up both hands, "There are also taverns and restaurants. garden."

The more Mu Qingchen heard it, the more he felt strange, the food and cloth in front were alright, but what are weapons and gardens, and how do they make money.

"By the way, Qingchen, do you have time to accompany me to the capital?" After mentioning the garden, Fu Feiyu thought of the surprise he had arranged for Mu Qingchen in the capital, and felt a little impatient.

"Recently?"

"Well, I want to take Qingchen to Yashan to see my parents and master." Fu Feiyu nodded.

"Okay, we'll go to the capital after the matter of the Salt Gang is settled." After thinking for a while, Mu Qingchen agreed, the two of them are engaged, and she should visit Fei Yu's elders because of the reason.