At night, Zhang Miao rushed to Chen Qing's mansion, and he brought a result that was beyond Chen Qing's expectation.
"Reporting to the prince, these old people are actually two groups, and they are responsible for two things. One thing is that the prince said during the day that there is a land dispute between farmers in northern Shaanxi and the original owner of the land, which involves 6,500 acres of land.
, but the other incident was a big one, involving collusion between officials and gentry to embezzle official land, covering an area of more than 5,000 acres."
Chen Qing's eyes became sharp, "Tell me about the second thing in detail!"
"The second thing is that someone used a fake title deed to pretend to be the original owner of the land and extorted a large amount of official land. As a result, the original owner really came back. In order to block the problem, the county government allocated other wasteland to the original owner because the water and fertilizer conditions were very poor.
Oops, the original owner didn't do it, so trouble started, and then "
"Then what?"
"Then a few old men exposed it. They also discovered that someone was pretending to be a farmer in northern Shaanxi to receive a large amount of land, but this happened during the Puppet Qi period."
Chen Qing also knew that it was very common for farmers in northern Shaanxi to occupy land during the Puppet Qi period, but he never had time to clean it up. However, this matter must be cleaned up. As the value of the Guanzhong area increases, more and more original owners of the land return from Bashu.
If there are more conflicts, all kinds of conflicts will become more and more acute.
Then it was urgent to clean up the accumulated abuses. Chen Qing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "First promise the people that the government will give them financial compensation, let them go back first, stabilize the Tongzhou side, and then the Supervision Department will send people to Tongzhou
Secretly investigating the land situation, pretending to be the original owner of the land, and pretending to be a Shaanxi farmer is true. How serious is the situation? I want to get a formal report after the New Year."
"I understand, I will send someone to Tongzhou tomorrow to investigate!"
Zhang Miao left, and Chen Qing sent his own soldiers to find Wang Hao. Half an hour later, Wang Hao hurried over.
"For your humble position, please see the county king!"
Now not only the civil servants call Chen Qing the king of the county, but also the military generals have changed their names one after another. This is not Chen Qing's request, but a tacit understanding. Yang Zaixing and Liu Cui have been promoted to commanders of the army, and they are only one step away from being rescued.
It is obvious that Chen Qing is no longer suitable for the capital. Moreover, the Western Army already has more than 300,000 soldiers. Each small capital can no longer carry such a huge army.
Chen Qing asked: "How is the investigation by the Jin Kingdom spies doing?"
Wang Hao looked ashamed and said: "There have been some gains, but not much."
“What exactly are the gains?”
"We found Lin Jianqing's body, which was tied up with big rocks and sank at the bottom of the Qujiang River. It was picked up by a fisherman three months ago."
"Then what?"
"Then we found out that the tall and thin man who was in contact with Lin Jianqing was called Li Toutuo. He also disappeared. We found Li Toutuo's residence behind the Wanxi Restaurant and found a note in the wall. We knew that Jin
The leader of the military spies is called Jin Fox, and he is a member of Wanyan Wushu. Shortly after the Battle of Fuping, he was placed in Chengdu by Wanyan Wushu, and then developed from Chengdu to Jingzhao."
"Go on!"
Wang Hao sighed, "This golden fox is really an old fox. It is very hidden. No clues can be found. We have offered a thousand gold reward and there is no information at all."
Chen Qing nodded, "Jin Bing spies can investigate slowly, don't worry, I have an important task for you now. Did you know that there were more than fifty old men kneeling in front of the Xuanfu Envoy's office in the morning to complain about injustice?"
"I heard about it!"
"These fifty-odd old men were actually being used by others. Someone organized them and rented an oxcart for them to come to Jingzhao. After paying the fare, the old man responsible for contact suddenly fell ill and did not come to Jingzhao. As a result,
None of these fifty-four old men knew who the organizer was behind the scenes. They knew nothing.
I don’t know what the people who organized them behind the scenes want to do, but I think this matter is very strange. You internal guards should find out what the organizers behind the scenes want to do."
Wang Hao knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists, saying: "I will obey the order of the king!"
Since Chen Qing occupied Jingzhao City, he has canceled the night martial law and opened the south gate all night to facilitate the entry of caravans. He will take any measures that are conducive to business.
Usually Jingzhao is very lively at night, especially near the South City Gate. However, it has snowed these two days, and the area near the South City Gate has become very deserted.
On a small street about two miles away from the South City Gate, dilapidated ox carts were driving slowly. When they reached an alley, the ox cart stopped, and a man in black got out.
He gave the driver a handful of money, and the driver immediately drove off.
The man stood at the entrance of the alley, looked both ways for a moment, and found that no one was following him. Then he walked into the alley.
The alley was very deep and as complex as a spider web. The man took countless turns and finally came to a dead end alley. At the bottom of the alley, there was only a wooden door. He knocked on the door rhythmically, one after another.
The courtyard door opened a crack, and he ducked in.
The man came all the way to the backyard and was led into a windowless room. It was dark outside, but the lights were bright inside. The room was very large, and there sat a fat middle-aged man. No one knew his name. There were all his men behind him.
Call him Golden Fox, but in front of him, everyone calls him Manager Jin.
The man in black saluted, "See the steward!"
"Why did you come to see me now?" Golden Fox looked unhappy.
"I just got the news that Zhang Miao went to Chen Qing's mansion at night."
"Where will the Supervision Department take action?"
"Officials from the Supervision Department were investigating all day today. They visited fifteen people. They must have discovered a large eucalyptus, so Zhang Miao went to see Chen Qing overnight."
Jin Hu narrowed his eyes and said, "It's not difficult to find out what's going on here. I'm only concerned about whether Chen Qing will go to Tongzhou?"
"But then he seemed to summon Wang Hao again."
"What?" The fat flesh on Golden Fox's face shook violently, and his eyes widened.
The man in black lowered his head and said, "I suspect that Chen Qing discovered something?"
Jin Huxu grabbed a handful of hair in annoyance. He knew that he couldn't hide it from Chen Qing. How could a group of bad old men come from Tongzhou to Jingzhao? There was something wrong with it! Maybe this opportunity would be lost again.
The man in black whispered: "Manager, I also think Uncle Wen is right. This morning is an opportunity."
"Fart! Do you think Chen Qing is Jiang Yanxian? He can kill him with one arrow. His martial arts skills are not matched by many in the world. You can't do it easily without absolute certainty."
At this time, an old man walked in from the hall. The man in black immediately stood aside respectfully, "Uncle Wen is here!"
This old man's name is Li Wenzhu, nicknamed Wenzhuweng, and he is from Jingzhao. He is one of Wanyan Wushu's staff. He was sent by Wanyan Wushu to assist Golden Fox and make suggestions for him.
Li Wenzhu said calmly: "Tie Qing, you must not make Li Toutuo's mistake and force us to kill him and several of his subordinates. Manager Jin is right, our task is not only to get rid of Chen Qing, but also to
There are many major events. If the assassination fails and other important tasks are delayed, then the gain outweighs the loss."
"I know my fault for my humble position!"
Golden Fox waved his hand, "Go ahead! Let's stick to the original plan. All actions in Jingzhao will be stopped, and no more internal contacts will be made."
"I understand the humble position!"
The man in black turned and walked away.
Golden Fox snorted, "I'm still too angry as iron green, not as stable as Li Toutuo."
"But he is at least more loyal than Li Toutuo and will not secretly seek refuge with Wanyan Talan."
"That's true, but Uncle Wen wants to remind him that we only have one chance to assassinate Chen Qing, so we must be cautious. Without absolute certainty, we would rather give up the assassination."
"I told him that our major mission is not just assassination."
"Uncle Wen has any news about the marshal?"
Li Wenzhu nodded, "It would be difficult for the marshal to know the exact time when Chen Qing attacked Hedong!"
Jin Hu thought for a moment and said: "If Chen Qing goes to Tongzhou to inspect after the new year, maybe he can get some clues."