mynovelonline Chapter 550 must be cut immediately!
Chapter 550 must be cut immediately!
Chapter 550 It is imperative to cut it off immediately!
They were able to connect two seemingly unrelated events that occurred in different parts of Lizhou in a way that made perfect sense.
This is not something an ordinary person can do!
The next day was a bright and sunny day.
Early in the morning, Gu Changling sent someone to invite Gu Qingyue to their courtyard.
After washing up, Gu Qingyue walked lightly to the courtyard where Gu Changling and Madam Qin lived.
"Moon, come here."
As soon as she entered, Gu Qingyue's mind went blank. How come everyone was here?
The room was full.
"Father, what happened?" Gu Qingyue asked, puzzled.
Gu Changling contacted me so early in the morning, and brought so many people over... what's going on?
"Close the door," Gu Changling said.
Gu Qingyue raised her hand, signaling Zhu Qing and Cui Shuming behind her to leave and close the door.
Now only their own people were left in the room.
Gu Changling, Gu Yuanjin, Gu Yuanchen, Gu Yuanen, Lu Lao, Liu Feng, and Feng Shuyan.
Once he saw that all the servants had left and the door was closed, Gu Changling gestured for Old Master Lu to speak first.
"Ahem------Yes, that's right. I'm getting old and my health isn't what it used to be. Now the Mo Pavilion is in disarray. The only ones who are still loyal to the Mo Pavilion are these two old guys and a few other people."
As he spoke, Old Lu pointed to Old Feng and Doctor Chai.
"As for the Ink Pavilion, this old man is truly powerless to manage it. I wish to be selfish for once and retire from this business, handing the Ink Pavilion over to Young Master Gu. I wonder—"
After Old Master Lu finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Gu Changling frowned, and after a moment spoke, “Elder Lu, there’s no need for that. Whether the Mo Pavilion is now falling apart or scattered, it was all built and maintained by the hard work of the brothers of the Mo Pavilion.”
You shouldn't give up so easily. Aren't there still many brothers who are loyal to the Ink Pavilion?
"What Young Master Gu says is quite right, however..."
After an hour of discussion, Gu Changling only agreed to temporarily take over the affairs of the Ink Pavilion, because Old Master Lu said that he wanted to live in seclusion and did not want to get involved in the affairs of the martial world anymore.
That's just cheating.
But he is old and his health has not fully recovered, so he may not be able to do many things.
The Ink Pavilion was, after all, the culmination of the Gu family's great-grandfather's efforts, and should not be wasted like this.
Gu Qingyue sighed, realizing that Elder Lu genuinely wanted to retire, as did Elder Feng, while Gu Changling was only reluctantly doing so.
In particular, Gu Changling's physical condition and memory have not yet recovered.
"What suggestions do you have, little sister?" Gu Yuanjin had just seen Gu Changling and Elder Lu discussing this when his little sister had something to say.
Gu Qingyue coughed twice and sat up straight.
"Could Elder Lu please give a more detailed explanation of the current situation of the Ink Pavilion so that my father can take over? Where should he start? My father is in poor health and should not overwork himself."
She looked around, Gu Changling nodded, and Old Master Lu seemed to be deep in thought.
"Furthermore, who among those in the Mo Pavilion harbors rebellious intentions? Does Elder Lu have a clear idea?"
Upon hearing this, Elder Lu gestured for Elder Feng to bring out the booklet.
Old Feng immediately took it out of his pocket.
It seems that they were prepared in advance.
Gu Qingyue took it and looked at it, then passed the booklet around to the others.
As expected of the person my great-grandfather had chosen, this booklet contains a detailed record of all the branches of the Ink Pavilion, their managers, and the current status of each branch.
Overall, it's alright.
It is evident that a significant portion of the Moge members still recognize and follow the Moge rules.
Gu Qingyue felt that Elder Lu was being too pessimistic. If what the booklet said was true, then the overall operation of the Ink Pavilion was still quite good.
As for the many disloyal individuals marked above, who either sided with other people or wanted to break free from the constraints of the Ink Pavilion and become independent, they are indeed quite troublesome.
Given Old Master Lu's previous physical and mental condition, there was indeed nothing that could be done, but now she has treated him to the point of being almost completely cured, hasn't she?
"To be honest, Qingyue, ever since my health deteriorated to the point of no return, those people have become even more rampant. They have not only embezzled Moge's assets in secret, but also colluded with outsiders to suppress Moge's other businesses. I am powerless to do anything about it."
Old Feng, standing nearby, nodded knowingly and sighed.
"Doesn't the Ink Pavilion still have a guard regiment? What's their strength like? Didn't they intervene?"
Gu Qingyue was curious.
"How not?
Since those branches showed signs of rebellion, Vice Pavilion Master Lu sent his guards to question them and also suppressed and dealt with some troublemakers.
But to everyone's surprise, ten days later, the main force of the guard was wiped out by a group of men in black who appeared out of nowhere, leaving only some people who were not at the guard's camp at the time. Now the guard's strength is far less than before.
Everyone was shocked!
That's it!
"Have you investigated where they're from? Whom are they working for?"
Gu Yuanchen pressed for details, wondering how the Moge Guard could have its main force wiped out by the enemy, given their strength. They must be extraordinary.
Old Lu shook his head. "We still haven't found any clues. We once arrested a rebel who was in charge of the business, but he committed suicide before we could get any information out of him."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue narrowed her eyes slightly.
"It looks like someone has their eye on the Mo Pavilion and wants to swallow it all up!"
Gu Yuanjin seemed to be thinking about something, and then spoke up.
These words struck a chord with Gu Qingyue.
She thought so too.
Presumably, that group colluded with some people in the Mo Pavilion, and their ultimate goal was naturally to take over the Mo Pavilion and use it as a tool to control people's livelihoods.
She won't agree!
If a malicious person with ulterior motives were to seize control of the trade routes, grain routes, canals, and docks currently owned by the Mo Pavilion, then things would be in serious trouble!
Gu Qingyue had investigated the Ink Pavilion.
Although Moge's business has secretly intervened in many categories related to people's livelihood, it exists in the form of chambers of commerce, technical workers' associations, and dock federations.
Their primary goal is to maintain commercial transactions and fair competition in certain sectors.
In other words, as long as businesses in these categories do not engage in malicious competition, suppress competitors, or dump goods at low prices, they can maintain many commercial transactions that government agencies would never bother with.
There are also many opportunities to help local farmers, enabling many to learn skills and earn a living...
It must be said that when my great-grandfather established the Moge Pavilion, it was largely to provide a way out and an opportunity for the poor people in the border areas who wanted to learn skills or do small business, so that they would not be oppressed by the rich.
Gu Qingyue thought these methods were excellent.
According to Lu Lao's current statement, some branches of the Moge have changed their nature and become forces that oppress the people and suppress legitimate merchants.
It is imperative to cut it off immediately!
"The most urgent task now is to find and eliminate the mastermind behind this. If we don't find him, those people from the Mo Pavilion will become emboldened and continue to harm the people!"
Gu Changling pondered for a moment and then said.