A brutal killing lasted until midnight before it ended. Yang Ji looked at the weapons and equipment piled up like a hill, and the prisoners of war. He stepped forward to pick up a spear, looked at the spearhead through the bonfire, and saw only the top of the spear.

Inscribed with the words "Ordnance Supervision in the First Year of Renshou", below

There was also a serial number, so he threw it away casually, picked up another one and looked at it. The words engraved on it were still "Ordnance Supervisor of the First Year of Renshou", and the serial number was very close to the previous one; then he pulled out a horizontal knife from the middle,

Looking carefully again, his face became even more ugly.

With a "pop" sound, Yang Ji threw the Hengdao heavily into the pile of weapons.

Yang Jian, who was standing next to him, saw that Yang Ji's face was ugly, and then he looked at them one by one, and also took out a horizontal knife and looked at it. He saw the words on it were "Producer of the 20th Anniversary of the Emperor", and then he looked at a few more swords, and the words

Much the same.

At this moment, he was so angry that his lungs almost exploded.

This is clearly the standard weapon of the Ministry of War. It would be understandable if one or two were left out, but when I checked it out, they were all standard weapons.

Where did the Qiaoshan bandits come from?

The answer is obvious, it is nothing more than coming from the Binzhou Army barracks.

Although Yang Jian knew that Yang Ji sold weapons to foreign countries and races, after asking his father, he found out that Yang Ji sold weapons that were completely different from others: firstly, Yang Ji sold them, and they were all eliminated people with short life spans.

After getting down the weapons, the money he earned was used to support craftsmen and develop smelting skills; the aliens had the supplies provided by the Sui Dynasty.

After the weapon is equipped, it can not only weaken the vitality of another alien force, but also encourage the latter to buy it. The longer the two sides kill, the weaker their strength becomes. Secondly, with the Sui-made weapons, the alien force will no longer be able to buy them.

Then consider developing their backward smelting skills, relying on the Sui Dynasty for weapons, and being controlled by the Sui Dynasty.

However, when the Binzhou Army was sold to the bandits within the Sui Dynasty, it was the thieves and bandits who benefited, but it brought huge security risks to the Sui Dynasty.

"Your Majesty! General Jiang Cheng is here." Zong Luohu's voice came from the distance.

"Let him come over." Yang Ji said.

An officer in his forties walked over quickly and bowed respectfully: "The last general, Jiang Cheng, is here to see King Wei."

Yang Ji stared at his eyes, but his eyes flickered and he never dared to raise his head to look at him, so he asked him with a smile: "General Jiang, I want to ask you something. The weapons and equipment of the Binzhou Army are all made by themselves."

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Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment after hearing this. This question is a bit strange. How can the army make its own weapons and equipment? Is this the case for the border army?

However, he still replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, the weapons and equipment of the Binzhou Army are all numbered. If they are damaged and need to be replaced, they will be reported to the Ministry of War. After approval by the Ministry of War, they will be transferred to the Ordnance Supervisor, who will finally dispatch them.

People send new armor and at the same time take away the old armor in the same amount. If there is any loss, you have to bear the responsibility."

"When was the last time you changed troops?" Yang Ji asked again.

Jiang Cheng replied: "About three years ago, I was still a school captain in my humble position, and I really didn't know much about it."

Yang Ji already understood that the Binzhou Army probably sold the armor of non-existent soldiers to the Qiaoshan bandits.

Seeing that Yang Ji was deep in thought and silent, Jiang Cheng whispered: "If nothing happens to your Majesty, I will take my leave."

"No! I have something to ask you."

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty."

"Where are you from?"

"The last general will be from Zhending County, Hengzhou."

"How many vacancies are there in your thousand-man team?" Yang Ji stared at him coldly.

According to Zhao Hongan, the Binzhou Army was corrupt to the core. If they were hot-headed and carried out drastic investigations, mutiny was possible. Therefore, Yang Ji planned to start with the Fifth Battalion of the Left Army to dismantle Binzhou from within.

Prefecture Army. And this Jiang Cheng is a confidant of General Wang Sheng of the Zuo Army. He must know far more than Zhao Hongan.

"..." When Jiang Cheng heard this, he felt cold sweat oozing out of his back, and the fear in his heart was immediately reflected on his facial expression.

"Haha..." Yang Ji's face was as gloomy as water, and he sneered but said nothing. However, this "haha" sounded to Jiang Cheng like the cold wind of winter.

"It doesn't matter if you don't say it, because the number of people can't be increased. They can be counted, but if you don't confess honestly, you won't have the chance to make meritorious service." Yang Ji pointed to the hill-like ordnance in front of him and said: "These weapons and equipment are all from

The Binzhou Army is the most favorable evidence that the unscrupulous generals in the army are capital thieves. If I include the weapons of the soldiers that do not exist in your camp, General Jiang, how do you think the court will deal with you?"

As he said that, he turned his gaze to Jiang Cheng for advice.

Jiang Cheng: "..."

How else to deal with it?

Naturally, the house was confiscated for the crime of "colluding with bandits and intending to commit rebellion."

Jiang Cheng weighed it up, gritted his teeth, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am... I am willing to accept my guilt and make meritorious service."

"Okay! When you get back, give me all the evidence you have." Yang Ji knew that Jiang Cheng was dirty and had no choice. Once he reported Wang Sheng or Lu Kuan, he broke with them; the only one

The way is to do your best to cooperate with yourself and protect yourself with the court and laws.

"Here!" Jiang Cheng responded.

Yang Jifang was about to walk towards the meeting hall, when Zhu Can and several Xuanwu guards escorted a scholar with a clear face and cheekbones and came from a distance.

Zhu Can smiled and said: "Sir, we have captured a bandit leader, who is said to be Liu Jialun's military advisor."

Yang Ji took a look at the scholar and saw that he had his hands tied behind his back and tied with ropes. This man had a fair face and elegant temperament, especially his eyes were unusually calm, and there was no fear on his face. He said, "Take him in first, I want to interrogate him personally."

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With that said, he walked inside.

After Yang Ji sat down, Zhu Can and others escorted the scholar in. The scholar stared at Yang Ji closely and asked, "May I ask what the general's name is?"

"You don't look like a person who can't survive. Why did you become a thief?" Yang Ji did not answer the question, and then waved his hands to Zhu Can, indicating that they should loosen their ties. Then, without waiting for the scholar's answer, he looked at his legs that were not very flexible, and then

Asked: "Did the Qiaoshan bandits fight?"

"I broke it myself."

Just as Yang Ji was about to speak, a Beijing military captain came in with a square silk bag and saluted, "Your Majesty, this was found from this scholar's residence."

After hearing the word "big king", the scholar knew Yang Ji's identity.

Zhu Can stepped forward to take the package and opened it in front of everyone. There were several booklets inside. After thinking about it, he gave it to Yang Ji.

Yang Ji reached out to take it and looked at the first booklet, but it was a household registration certificate, which said "Yun Zhongming, a native of Henan County, Yuzhou, his ancestral home is Wuchuan Town, his ancestors came from the Helian family of the Northern Wei Dynasty..."

After reading the household registration certificate, I read the second booklet, which was the letter of appointment from the Ministry of Personnel appointing Yun Zhongming as the magistrate of Maling County, Gyeongju; and the third booklet was the document expelling the official from being a slave...

When Yun Zhongming saw Yang Ji looking at him, he sighed silently and said, "Your Majesty, I know that if I follow a traitor and rebel, I will inevitably die. But I have a question, and I don't know if Your Majesty can answer it for me."

Yang Ji said: "You said."

Yun Zhongming was silent for a moment and said: "To be honest with you, your Majesty, the strategy I discussed for Liu Jia is not to build a stronghold on the mountain to avoid being surrounded by groups and unable to escape; if you live in a valley, you can hide in it at any time if you encounter an official or an army.

In the mountains and forests. But I don’t know how the king found this stronghold?"

After Yang Ji heard these words, he knew that this person was an extremely conceited and arrogant person. His heart suddenly moved and he said lightly: "I have exterminated countless bandits in Liangzhou, and I have already developed a judgment about the bandits' villages.

Insights that can only be understood and cannot be expressed in words

.If you only have one road going down the mountain, it’s not easy to judge, but you have four forked roads going down the mountain. As long as I roughly know the time, gathering place, and number of times you committed crimes on the four forked roads, I can deduce that the cottage is at the intersection of the four forked roads.

Place!"

Yun Zhongming stood there blankly. When he established the stronghold, he only considered convenience, but did not think that convenience also had its disadvantages.

"You've finished asking, now it's my turn to ask you." Yang Ji stared at the slightly depressed Yun Zhongming's face, and said lightly: "You have a large amount of ordnance, which is related to Doulu Kuan; you have done it three times

We learned about Wei Baoluan's actions and marching route in advance, which must be related to Wang Shilang. How did you collude with Lu Kuan and Wang Shilang? Is there any correspondence between you?"

Yun Zhongming was silent for a moment and said slowly: "If I tell the truth, can your Majesty agree to my unkind request?"

Yang Ji said: "Why do you want to invite me without asking?"

Yun Zhongming said slowly: "I know that my sins are serious and I will definitely die. After my death, I asked the king to hire a carriage to take my body back to my hometown in Henan."

Yang Ji said: "When leaves fall and return to their roots, it is natural for people to return to their hometowns when they grow old. I can promise you that."

After thinking for a while, he added: "I can even write a letter to your family in person, saying that you are a spy who infiltrated the bandits. Although my letter can't change anything, at least it can make your children

Live your life with your head held high and be proud of you, not ashamed of you."

Yun Zhongming's request is nothing compared to the evidence of corruption in Binzhou's military and political collapse. As long as he cooperates well, Yang Ji will never break his promise.

Moreover, the performance evaluations of the officials he retained are very good. It can be seen that Yun Zhongming was a good official when he was an official. The reason why he embarked on this road of no return was actually caused by Yi Chu. In the final analysis, this is

A capable and virtuous victim who was sacrificed.

Yun Zhongming was prepared to die from the moment he was caught. A person didn't even care about death. He should not be affected by external objects. But what Yang Ji said next made his eyes red.

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He sniffed, bowed to the ground, said "Thank you" in a trembling voice, and then began to tell the story of the Qiaoshan bandits.

The more Yang Ji and others listened, the more frightened they became.

But it was the Qiaoshan bandits who bribed Wang Shilang and Doulu Kuan, and gave them three thousand taels of gold each when they established themselves here last year. Wang Sheng, Liang Hong, and senior generals in the Binzhou Army also accepted the gifts.

Their bribes, and Xiangle County Magistrate Xintai was no exception.

This year I gave away four more times, but they were all stolen goods that could not be consumed by the fake ones.
To be continued...