Although Tang Heng could tell that Xiao Jie looked down on him, he had no choice. Tang Ji Mi Xing was not named Tang, and the 60 shi was not his grain. If the grain could not be taken back from the Yue people, the Li family would definitely Will not let him go.

Therefore, Tang Heng had no choice but to be cheeky to beg Xiao Jie. Unexpectedly, he was rejected by Yan Shi's place. They didn't pay attention to him, the largest rice merchant in Jiaozhou, and didn't even inform him.

Tang Heng saw that it was impossible to say anything, so in desperation, he had to take out an ingot of ten taels of silver and stuff it into the hand of the waiter, hoping that he would make it easier for him to inform him.

But I never thought that the waiter didn't even look at it, just knocked the silver tael to the ground, and told him to get out, otherwise he would be served in disorder.

Desperately, Tang Heng picked up the silver tael on the ground, gritted his teeth again, took out a 100 tael silver note from his pocket, and handed it to the waiter, begging him not to embarrass himself anymore, and to inform him quickly.

The waiter did not take the bank note he handed over, but turned his eyes to the jade pendant hanging on his waist, with a half smile but not a smile.

Tang Heng's heart tightened. The jade pendant around his waist was a high-quality ancient jade, and it was also carved by a famous artist. It was very valuable and could sell for at least 1 taels of silver in the market.

But thinking that no matter how precious life is, it is not as valuable as his own, Tang Heng could only grit his teeth, tearfully took off the jade pendant around his waist, and obediently offered it to the waiter with both hands.

Waiter Yan took the jade pendant with a smile on his face, and his tone became more polite, asking Tang Heng to wait at the door for a while before he went in to make an announcement.

Tang Heng's heart suddenly rose to his throat, if Xiao Jie didn't want to see him, his ancient jade worth tens of thousands of silver taels would be in vain.

And what made him even more troublesome was that he just swore to Xiao Jie a few days ago that the grain of the Tangji Rice Company was less than 60 shi. How could he explain the [-] shi of grain to Xiao Jie now?

Just when Tang Heng was feeling uneasy, the attendant came out from the mansion and told him with a smile that His Highness invited him in.

Tang Heng heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, but when he thought of meeting Xiao Jie, he would actually put on a jade pendant worth ten thousand taels, and felt a heartache for no reason.

Tang Heng was brought into the living room by the servants of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Xiao Jie was sitting on a chair, sipping tea with a relaxed expression, he didn't look like he was busy with business.

Tang Heng cursed secretly in his heart, but he still kowtowed to the ground as soon as he entered the door, crying loudly: "I beg His Royal Highness King Qi to be the master of the grass people."

Xiao Jie seemed taken aback by Tang Heng's actions, put down the teacup in his hand, and asked Tang Heng what happened.

With snot and tears, Tang Heng cried to Xiao Jie about the ransacking of the Tangji Mihang warehouse by Yue people, and asked Xiao Jie to be the master for him, sending troops to exterminate those lawless Yue people and regain their property of Tangji Mihang.

Of course, he didn't tell Xiao Jie that he had been robbed of 60 grains. He was worried that Xiao Jie would become angry and unwilling to help him. What he wanted was to lead Xiao Jie to send troops to exterminate those Yue people, and then he would explain to Xiao Jie slowly.

Xiao Jie listened to Tang Heng's cry, but suddenly laughed: "I thought what was the matter? It turned out that the warehouse was ransacked last night. Don't worry, since Gu is in Jiaozhou, he naturally wants to protect the safety of Jiaozhou. And I also I have some good news to tell Proprietor Tang, when the soldiers patrolled last night, they found a group of Yue people sneaking around in the middle of the night, so they brought them all back for interrogation, presumably they were the thieves who ransacked your warehouse last night."

Tang Heng was overjoyed when he heard the words, he didn't expect these thieves to be in Xiao Jie's hands now, but he quickly realized that those grains must also be in Xiao Jie's hands, how would he explain these grains to Xiao Jie now.

But getting back the food is always a good thing, and I can give the Li family an explanation.

Xiao Jie ordered someone to bring over the principal criminal of the Yue people captured last night, and a moment later, a young Yue man was escorted in by the soldiers. It was Sha Luo.

Xiao Jie's face turned cold, and he looked at Sha Luo sharply, and said sharply: "Bold thief, let me ask you, did you take someone to rob the warehouse of Tangji Mihang because you were so sneaky last night?"

Sha Luo seemed to be frightened by Xiao Jie, and hastily kowtowed and confessed: "Your Highness, forgive me, the villain just became greedy for a while, and the villain will not dare next time."

Seeing that the prisoner confessed so readily, Tang Heng was overjoyed. Regardless of his identity, he hurriedly asked, "You really did it. Tell me, where did you hide the food in it? Hurry up and hand it over."

However, Sha Luo looked at Tang Heng with a puzzled expression: "Grain, what kind of grain, the warehouse is obviously empty, and we still feel unlucky. We didn't get a grain of grain, and we were arrested by the government."

Tang Heng almost fainted from anger, any one of those warehouses contained tens of thousands of shi of grain, how could it be empty, these Yue people obviously hid the grain.

Tang Heng wanted to continue to press Sha Luo, but Xiao Jie's face darkened, and he said coldly: "Master Tang, this is the Governor's Mansion of Jiaozhou, it seems that it is not your turn to interrogate the prisoner."

Tang Heng's heart trembled, and he didn't dare to do it again, so he said to Xiao Jie: "Your Highness, don't listen to this person's one-sided words, we obviously have food in the warehouse..."

"Extremely ridiculous!" Xiao Jie interrupted Tang Heng unceremoniously and coldly, "A few days ago, Gu and Fu Changshi went to the door together, and you told Gu with your red mouth and white teeth that Tang Ji's rice line only had less than ten thousand shi Grain, go and send people to watch every store of yours, and see with your own eyes that you Tangjimi are about to sell out all the grain, and you still dare to say that you still have grain in the warehouse, you are fooling solitary?"

Tang Heng's face turned red and white, but he still tried to defend himself: "Your Highness, I actually misremembered that day. I forgot that there was still food in the warehouse of our Tangji rice store. I remembered it when I was robbed last night... ..."

Tang Heng said more and more quietly, after all, he didn't believe such a lame reason.

Xiao Jie didn't get angry, but just sneered: "Do you treat me, Xiao Jie, as a three-year-old child? You can forget such an important thing? I don't think you forgot, but you deliberately hid the food and refused to sell it, trying to cause trouble. People in Jiaozhou panic and even riot, which is not good for Gu."

"Your Highness, the grassroots would never dare to have such an idea." Tang Heng was trying to defend himself, but he lacked confidence in his heart. After all, what Xiao Jie said was exactly what he and the Li family planned.

"You told Gu and Fu Changshi back then that you had less than [-] shi of grain in the Tangji rice line, but now you use the fact that the warehouse was robbed to falsely accuse others of robbing you of grain, and you will be punished!" Xiao Jie said. Looking at Tang Heng coldly, his tone became even colder.

Tang Heng wailed in his heart. Now that things have come to this point, he must not admit to hoarding food to drive up food prices. Otherwise, let alone the Li family, the King Qi in front of him will never let him go. Think of a way again, I just hope they will let me go because of the money I have earned for the Li family over the years.

Thinking of this, Tang Heng could only admit with tears that the warehouse was indeed empty, and that he had made a mistake in his memory.

Xiao Jie was not polite, and told him to get out.

Looking at Tang Heng's fleeing back, Xiao Jie slowly spread out his palm, and inside was Tang Heng's ancient jade that was blackmailed by the guard, and a sneer sneered at the corner of his mouth.

Whether it is Tang Heng or the Li family behind him, he will never let them retreat unscathed.

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