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Chapter 800 Entering the Thieves' Den

"What this brother said is true. Have you ever thought about this? If our Jiangnan is monopolized by private salt, without the control of the court, how can we know that they will not raise the price in the future? What should we do if the court does not care about us at that time?

This kind of situation has happened before. The year before last, there was no official salt coming in, and the price of private salt rose to 35 coins per catty. "At this time, another man who looked like a scholar spoke up.

Everyone couldn't help but agree with him, saying that this made sense!

"Everyone! Private salt is rampant, and the salt gang is getting more and more rampant. Killing imperial officials and disobeying the imperial court has been regarded as a rioter by the imperial court. It is only a matter of time before the imperial court sends troops to suppress the bandits. As ordinary people, we should not be enemies of the imperial court!"

The scholar was very excited. "He has many talented people in the Salt Gang, and we are just ordinary people. If a fight breaks out, they will use us as a barrier and beat us into rebels. Think about your wives and children. Do you really dare to stand in the way?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and they all said, "This brother is right!"

"Yeah! Why should we get involved?" Everyone was talking.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard behind me.

At this time, more and more people gathered in the market. When they heard the orderly footsteps, they turned around to look.

"Is it the police?" Everyone was shocked.

"Seal up the Qian's grain shop for me, captain of the police, and arrest the owner Qian Gui." The captain of the police shouted, and the officers rushed into the Qian's grain shop and broke in.

"What happened?" everyone was surprised.

"Qian Gui, the owner of the Qian Family Grain Store, has been found to be selling illegal salt. Today, the Qian Family Grain Store will be closed down and Qian Gui will be arrested."

Everyone was startled, and heard the door panel being kicked with a loud bang, and then the door panel fell to the ground.

A group of people rushed into the grain store, and soon Qian Gui, who was in dishevel, was caught.

"Close the shop. Selling illegal salt is a serious crime in our dynasty. Arrest the man and hand him over to the imperial envoy for the final decision!"

Qian Gui was captured, and everyone came to their senses only when they heard Qian Gui’s wife’s screams.

"Is this true?"

"It's so sudden?"

Soon, crying was heard again not far away. When everyone looked closely, they found that it was the peddler walking around the streets.

This man was still living in an old house in the countryside a year ago, but since last year, he actually bought a small courtyard in the city. It can be seen that he has made a lot of money.

"The peddler Wang Wu has been found to be selling illegal salt and has been arrested!" The captain shouted, and the peddler was taken away.

For a moment, people were in a panic, and many people who felt guilty hurried back home.

Seeing this, the old man selling tea sighed, "Lin'an Prefecture! Things are going to change!"

Control had already begun in the market town, and on the canal, Jiang Youzhen and his crew's ship had finally reached the Salt Gang's territory and was stopped.

"I am Qin Yandong, the secretary of the Dali Temple. I want Chen Xiaotian, the leader of your Salt Gang, to come and see me!"

The man on the other side sneered. What if they were imperial officials? When we arrived at their territory, if we wanted to see their leader, we had to wait for their notification.

"Master Qin, please wait a moment. We will go and report first." The man opposite leaned lazily on the boat, looking Qin Yandong up and down, and spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, which made people feel sick.

"What's his attitude?" He Cang was very angry when he saw that the other party had a bad and rude attitude, and did not even take their people seriously.

"A dog relying on the power of his master!" Qin Yandong sneered.

"A bandit leader actually dared to be so rude to an official appointed by the imperial court. This is called rebellion." He Cang was so angry that his chest heaved violently. His master was born in the Qin Guogong Mansion and had never been treated so coldly.

Jiang Youzhen, who was hiding in the dark behind them, couldn't help but roll his eyes. They were already on someone else's territory, so even if they were a dragon, they had to coil around. And they still wanted to show off their power as an official?

Qin Yandong and the others waited for a long time, and their faces became worse and worse.

After half an incense stick of time, the other party finally said, "My gang leader lets you in!"

"How arrogant! He didn't even come to greet us in person." He Cang was very angry.

"Let him go!" the man ordered.

The boat soon drove in and it took a long time, half an hour, to reach the foot of a mountain.

"Wait, I'll go report it."

One person saw Qin Yandong, just glanced at him, turned and left with an extremely arrogant attitude.

"Who is it?" He Cang muttered.

This time he returned quickly, "My gang leader wants to talk to Master Qin."

Qin Yandong took He Cang, Jiang Youzhen and two guards up the mountain, but they were stopped after only a few steps.

"You are not allowed to bring weapons or strangers with you when you go up the mountain."

"What do you mean by outsiders? We are your entourage and guards. Who knows if we will be in danger if we go to your bandit den?"

He Cang was very angry. Were they going to let them go up the mountain alone? Wouldn't that be like entering a den of thieves?

"It's your master who wants to see our boss, not our boss who wants to see your master." The man sneered.

"Zhou Er, let them in!" Suddenly a manager came and looked very friendly.

"Hmph!" He Cang snorted coldly.

"I'm sorry, the brothers in the gang are all vulgar and don't know the rules. It's a blessing for our Qingshan Gang that Lord Qin is here in person. My surname is Bao, and I'm the manager of the gang leader. Please follow me, my gang leader is already waiting in the hall."

"I'll take care of it." Qin Yandong nodded to the person in charge. Now that it's come to this, he still needs to be graceful.

Jiang Youzhen looked at this man. He looked very kind, but there was a gleam in his eyes, and he was not a good person.

The group followed the manager into the hall and saw a burly man sitting at the top.

"Lord Qin is here in person. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. I hope Lord Qin will forgive me."

"Boss Chen, I'm sorry to be so presumptuous of you to visit me so late at night." After the two men exchanged a few pleasantries, Qin Yandong sat down.

However, Chen Xiaotian did not give up his seat. Qin Yandong, as an official appointed by the imperial court, actually had to sit below him, which made Qin Yandong's face darken.

Jiang Youzhen stood behind Qin Yandong and looked at Chen Xiaotian. Chen Xiaotian had a rough face and sat with a big horse and a golden sword. He looked very heroic.

"Master Qin, we in the Qingshan Gang are just doing business. We travel all over the world, but we never break the rules. I wonder why Master Qin is visiting us this time?"

"Oh? But I have thoroughly investigated the illegal salt trafficking in Lin'an Prefecture, and this matter is related to the Qingshan Gang. And there are rumors outside that the Qingshan Gang is the Salt Gang, specializing in illegal salt trafficking.

It was also confirmed that the Salt Gang had colluded with certain officials in the salt fields and salt warehouses, providing convenience for the Salt Gang. I wonder how Gang Leader Chen would explain this?"

Qin Yandong exposed Chen Xiaotian's lies on the spot. It has come to this point, there is no point in trying to cover up anymore.

Chen Xiaotian glanced at Jiang Youzhen who was standing behind Qin Yandong, and then a sarcastic smile appeared on his face.

"Since Lord Qin wants to frame me for this, it's fine for me to bear the blame. For the sake of the local people, we can provide them with cheap salt, so it's fine for our Qingshan Gang to take the blame."

These words were extremely shameless, and Qin Yandong almost laughed out of anger.

"If the Qingshan Gang didn't engage in the business of selling illegal salt, then why did they let the Yu family rob the official salt ship?"

"Come here, arrest Qin Yandong, Jiang Youzhen and others."

Unexpectedly, after the falling out, Chen Xiaotian immediately shouted loudly, without giving them any chance to react.