Gu Qingci raised his sword and placed it on Pang Shilong's shoulder. Pang Shilong's whole body trembled, subconsciously trying to resist, but suppressed his impulse.

"I know you are a smart person, so I naturally know that you are useful to me. I will not kill you, but I am not at ease with you, so you have to give me a letter of vote!" Gu Qingci said.

"I wonder what my subordinates need to do?" Pang Shilong asked.

Gu Qingci said coldly: "Ma Shilian obeys the order!"

Ma Shilian immediately said respectfully: "The emperor is here!"

"Take Zhang Xu to the Pang family and ask the Pang County Magistrate to a safe place. Changling County has not been peaceful recently, so as not to prevent Pang County Magistrate from being scruples," Gu Qingci said, looking at Pang Shilong, and asked, "Pang County Magistrate, you should have no objection, right?"

Pang Shilong was shocked. He didn't expect Gu Qingci to be vicious. Not only did he threaten him with poison, but he also wanted his family to be hostages. However, he did not dare to refute because the sword in Gu Qingci's hand was very sharp. He could only agree: "Zhang Xu, just go with Master Pang, and ask his wife, Master Ma to leave."

Ma Shilian and Zhang Xu immediately left the room, and Gu Qingci slowly put away the long sword. This result was as expected by him, because he knew Pang Shilong's personality very well and no longer had the energy he was when he was young. He enjoyed it for more than ten years, and now Pang Shilong is very afraid of death.

"Get up, I've been kneeling like something. Those who don't know think that the county is treating its subordinates badly. Come and sit and have tea!" Gu Qingci said.

Although Pang Shilong wanted to kill Gu Qingci, he did not dare to disobey him. He immediately stood up and sat opposite Gu Qingci.

"Don't worry, this county promises that as long as you are obedient, I will give you an antidote and release your family. However, if you dare to betray me, I don't need to say more about the consequences!" Gu Qingci said.

"I don't dare!" Pang Shilong said helplessly.

"Okay," Gu Qingci said: "Go and order three hundred soldiers immediately, arrest the county magistrate Liu Qian for me, and tell me all the evidence of his corruption. The county will be promoted to court tomorrow!"

"Yes, I'll go now!"

For Liu Qian, the county magistrate of Changling County, Gu Qingci would not be as troublesome as dealing with Pang Shilong, because Liu Qian and Ma Shilian are just literati. The reason why they can control the finances of the county government is because the Cheng family is behind them, and now they have broken up with the Cheng family. Gu Qingci doesn't have to worry about the Cheng family. It is still easy to simply take Liu Qian.

...

Pang Shilong was still moving quickly. Less than an hour after Gu Qingci returned home, he brought a stack of account books and Zhang Xu to Gu Qingci's palace.

Zhang Xu's role is to invite the Pang family out, and then Zhang Xu shouldn't know where the Ma Shilian will take people, so Zhang Xu will appear here now.

"Sir Qi, Liu Qian has been taken down by his subordinates and is imprisoned in the county government. His embezzled account books have also been brought by his subordinates." Pang Shilong handed the account books to Gu Qingci.

Gu Qingci waved his hand and said, "Zhang Xu, it is said that you are the military advisor of County Wei Pang and a cultural person. Let me tell you about these corruptions to be simpler."

"Yes," Zhang Xu said immediately: "Qi Bixian Zun, Liu Qian is indeed bold. He colluded with the Cheng family, sold official grain, used the convenience of the court to build weapons for the Cheng family, etc. He also used his position to accept bribes and embezzled public funds. Over the years, the embezzled silver has probably not less than 200,000 taels of silver!"

"Damn! Two hundred thousand taels!"

Gu Qingci almost choked with a mouthful of tea, and even Pang Shilong on the side looked shocked.

You know, as a county magistrate, Gu Qingci's annual salary is only 400 taels of silver, while Liu Qian is just a county magistrate and even embezzled no less than 200,000 taels.

"Yes," Zhang Xu said affirmatively: "I have checked it, and there is no mistake!"

"This is all the money and money, it's really worth killing!" Gu Qingci said coldly: "Have you ever found those silver coins?"

"Most of them have been found, and some are under verification." Zhang Xu said.

Gu Qingci pondered for a while, then suddenly looked up at Pang Shilong and Zhang Xu, staring until they felt numb, and then said, "Remember, Liu Qian's stolen money is only 100,000 taels of silver, do you understand?"

“What…what?”

Pang Shilong and Zhang Xu both looked at Gu Qingci in surprise. They were both old foxes, so it was impossible for them to hear Gu Qingci's subtext. However, they never expected that they would do such a thing with Gu Qingci's personality.

According to the court's rules, all the stolen money must be confiscated, and Gu Qingci's subtext just now was very obvious, meaning that only 100,000 taels of confiscated were confiscated.

However, according to Pang Shilong and Zhang Xu's understanding of Gu Qingci, this man is a true gentleman who only reads the books of sages and is honest and honest. He cannot do anything to embezzle stolen money. But now Gu Qingci really wants to do this, and the two of them are not surprised.

"Do you have any questions?" Gu Qingci said coldly.

"No," Zhang Xu and Pang Shilong shook their heads quickly, and Pang Shilong said directly: "We have only found 100,000 taels of silver."

"Well," Gu Qingci nodded and said, "You two of you each have 10,000 taels, just treat it as a blessing for you."

"Ah," Pang Shilong looked at Gu Qingci in surprise and said hurriedly: "Sir, I don't have this intention. This is all my credit for me, I..."

"Stop talking nonsense, let me take it for you in this county." Gu Qingci said coldly.

"Yes, yes, thank you for the reward!"

Pang Shilong and Zhang Xu looked at each other, and a hint of surprise was revealed in their eyes. Not only did they get 10,000 taels, but most importantly, they understood that Gu Qingci was not the kind of person they thought before, so they would not be worried that they would not be able to make money in the future.

Gu Qingci did this because he understood two principles: the water is clear and there will be no fish. Another is that if the horse wants to run, he must give it grass.

The most important thing is that he is also short of money now. The word "poor literature and wealth" is not a joke, but the Huashan mental method he now integrates. If you want to make a breakthrough, you need a lot of money to buy medicinal materials. Moreover, no matter what you do, you need money.

"Sir," Zhang Xu suddenly said, "I have discovered something."

"What?" Gu Qingci asked.

Zhang Xu took out two books from the stack of account books and said, "Sir, these two books are the account books that Liu Qian and Feiying Gang traded, and are evidence that Liu Qian covered up the Feiying Gang for selling private salt."

"Flying Eagle Gang!"

Gu Qingci muttered, flipped through the account book in his hand, and suddenly smiled slightly, saying, "I didn't expect that Liu Qian would give me such a gift in this county."

After putting the account book down, Gu Qingci greeted: "You two come here, if you have something to do in this county, you have to do it immediately!"

...

The news of Liu Qian's arrest spread not long after. The first thing I learned was the Cheng family and the Feiying Gang. After all, these two forces colluded with Liu Qian, so naturally they paid more attention to Liu Qian than ordinary people.

There is a hall in the Feiying Gang not far from Gu Qingci's mansion. Someone came soon. The leader of the Feiying Gang, named You Biyu, looks like Pang Shilong, and they are all those who look reckless at first glance.

A young man who came with You Biyu also claimed to be You Biyu's subordinates. He was dressed in black and stood still as if he was still moving, without saying a word.

"Mr. County Master, if you can give me the account book, I promise that I, Feiying, will help you remember a favor. If you need any help in the future, just come to Feiying to help me find You Biyu!"

You Biyu was full of a world of martial arts and lakes. In front of Gu Qingci, the imperial official, he was able to speak like this. At first glance, he was a person who had never read any books.

Gu Qingci smiled slightly and said, "Then I will remember the words of Master You, and I will hand over the account book to you now!"

"Okay," You Biyu took the account book and said, "Sir, you are generous. I, You Biyu, must remember your favor, but this matter is of great importance, so I will go back and pay the job first."

"Slowly," Gu Qingci suddenly stood up, patted You Biyu on the shoulder, and said, "Master You Hall, this county reminds you that this account book is extraordinary. If it is taken by someone with a heart and handed over to the Six Gate, your Feiying Gang will be in big trouble."

Liushemen were specially established by the imperial court to restrict people in the world. Although there are major sects that can ignore Liushemen, it does not include the Feiying Gang, which is only entrenched in a county.

You Biyu nodded and said, "Thank you for your reminder, I understand."
Chapter completed!