Thirty miles northwest of Taiyuan City, there is a village called Luojiabao. The village is not big, with only about fifty families, most of whom are named Luo.
That night, more than twenty men in black appeared in the woods outside the village. These men in black were all elite scouts of the Song Army. They were temporarily led by Zou Hong. It was these twenty men who destroyed the Jurchen horse pen.
This time Zou Hong was responsible for collecting Zhang Tie's evidence and arresting Zhang Tie, and he had to rely on them.
A man was the guide of the man in black. He pointed to a dilapidated small courtyard at the east end of the village and said, "The person you are looking for lives in that small courtyard."
"There's no mistake!"
"It's not wrong. I want to make money, so why would I give directions randomly? That small courtyard also belongs to Luo Yuan's wife's family. That man wanted to go out for convenience, so he lived in this small courtyard. I saw him before dark."
The leading man in black took an ingot of five taels of silver and gave it to the guide. With a wave of his hand, he led more than twenty of his men to outflank him.
Naturally, they came to arrest Zhang Tie's confidant Ge Wu. After Zhang Tie's death, several of their most effective subordinates also went into hiding. Among them, Ge Wu was one of Zhang Tie's three closest confidants and the key to the Sanyuan Restaurant case.
character, it is extremely important to capture him.
They first found the village where Ge Wu's hometown was, and found that his old house had collapsed. Later, someone told them that Ge Wu's parents had died, and he had been raised by his uncle since he was a child. He lived in Luojiabao, ten miles away.
The group of people rushed to Luojiabao, the village where Uncle Ge Wu lived. Under a heavy reward, an insider betrayed Ge Wu who was hiding in the village.
More than 20 people quickly surrounded the small courtyard, leaving half of them to guard outside. The rest jumped into the courtyard. There was only one small room in the courtyard. The man in black kicked open the door, and everyone swarmed in and put the bed on the bed.
A sleeping man was pushed down. The man was as strong as an ox. He roared and struggled desperately. He was finally knocked unconscious by the handle of the knife and was then tied up behind his back.
A man in black lit a firebrand and came closer. In front of him was a man with an extremely ferocious appearance. Half of his left ear was cut off, which was exactly the physical characteristics of Ge Wu.
"take away!"
Ge Wu was gagged, put in a black bag, and quickly taken away.
The next morning, Zou Hong came to Chen Qing for a periodic report. He reported the case of Sanyuan Restaurant and the arrest of Ge Wu. Finally, he said: "Ge Wu has confessed. It was Zhang Tie who ordered him to kidnap.
Yan Changli's son, and beheaded his head. The testimony of him and Yan Changli is sufficient to prove the fact that Zhang Tie kidnapped and murdered."
Chen Qing nodded, "Where is Zhang Tie hiding now? Is he dead?"
"Report to the prince, Zhang Tie is definitely not dead."
"How can I see it?"
"On the second day after we captured Taiyuan City, the restaurant was opened. Zhang Tie also led a group of his men to drink in the restaurant. The restaurant owner and the waiters can all prove it. The Zhang family said that he was killed by a stray arrow while resisting the Jin soldiers. It was completely
It’s a contradiction.”
"Where are they hiding? Can they be caught?"
Zou Hong hesitated and said: "Ge Wu revealed a way, which may be feasible."
"any solution?"
"This Zhang Tie especially likes to humiliate some older women. He does it almost every night. He used to attack women from good families. Now he probably doesn't dare to. But he will look for them in brothels. Even if he hides, he will change
If he doesn't have this habit of eating shit, he will definitely find it in the brothel run by his family, which is safer. There are five brothels in total. As long as we monitor them, if we are lucky, we can catch Zhang Tie tonight."
Chen Qing said happily: "How can I help you?"
"Reporting to the prince, I need five hundred soldiers to surround the target's house and prevent him from escaping."
"Okay, I'll give you a thousand soldiers."
When it was dark, Wang Jian hurried back to Taiyuan from Wenshui County. This morning he received a letter of apology from Yan Changli, saying that he would not be able to come back soon. Yan Changli mentioned at the end, "After killing his son,
Hatred, sworn hatred."
Wang Jian suddenly realized that the shopkeeper Zou of Sanyuan Restaurant must be an official of the Song Army. No wonder all his men were like soldiers, and they could resist fatigue and run all day and night without sleeping.
Wang Jian returned to the mansion and saw his father in the study. Wang Jian asked directly: "Father, I heard that Zhang Tie is dead?"
Wang Lianqing was startled, "Why do you ask this?"
"Father, this matter is important, please tell the child."
Wang Lianqing sneered, "How could his son die? He had too many sins. He was just faking his death. We all know that he was just pretending to pay filial piety."
"Father, Chen Qing may be investigating Zhang Tie's case."
Wang Jian briefly told what happened in Wenshui County and handed Yan Changli's letter to his father.
"Father, Yan Changli is as timid as a chicken. If Chen Qing hadn't been supporting him behind his back, how could he dare to seek revenge on Zhang Tie?"
Wang Lianqing's face became very serious, and he nodded, "Your analysis should be correct. Sanyuan Restaurant is the intelligence point of the Song Army. On the night when the Jin soldiers escaped, someone saw the lights in the Sanyuan Restaurant brightly lit, and Song Army soldiers at the door.
Standing guard, there are Song generals coming in and out."
"Father, is this a sign that Chen Qing is going to deal with Zhang Yang?" Wang Jian finally came to the conclusion.
Wang Lianqing lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally nodded, "It should be so. The collective boycott of the government office has angered Chen Qing. He wants to kill him as a warning to others, but the person he chose is Zhang Yang. He is really accurate. I'm afraid the entire Zhang family will be ruined."
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"Father, will this matter affect us?"
Wang Lianqing felt disturbed, waved his hands and said: "You go outside and let me think about it alone."
Wang Jian retreated outside, while Wang Lianqing paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. Fortunately, his son reacted quickly, and he realized that Chen Qing had already had murderous intentions and was going to attack the Zhang family, but would the Wang family be implicated?
The Zhang and Wang families have been married for several generations! The Wang family is not clean when it comes to supporting the Jin soldiers. If we really look into it, the Wang family may not be able to escape disaster.
Anyway, in order to protect himself and the reputation of his family for hundreds of years, he had no choice but to risk his life.
Wang Lianqing finally made up his mind. He took out the wooden box from the big box, held it in his arms and went out. He said to his son: "Accompany me to the military camp outside the city. I want to see Chen Qing!"
As soon as night fell, Pei Xiangjun came to the camp, placed a white jade Guanyin statue on the table and said with a smile: "Zhang Ming gave this to me, and said he bought it from a junk stall with a few coins."
Chen Qing chuckled, "There is such a good thing, why can't I buy it?"
Pei Xiangjun smiled and said: "If the prince wants to get a bargain, I will immediately set up a stall and guarantee that the prince can buy a white jade Guanyin for two cents."
Chen Qing laughed loudly, "It's very interesting! In the future, there will be garage sales stalls in front of senior officials' homes."
He asked again: "How much is this white jade normally worth?"
Pei Xiangjun said: "This is the white jade that Khotan exported to the Central Plains. It is very expensive. This white jade weighs at least five kilograms and is worth more than five thousand guan."
"He knew you needed this?"
"Yes! Our Pei family's old grandmother will celebrate her eightieth birthday soon. It is a big event for the Pei family. She believes in Buddhism, so the Zhang family will do what she wants. She wants me to speak well for the Zhang family. Zhang Ming will continue to serve as Taiyuan
General judgment."
Chen Qing glanced at the list on the table. This was a joint letter of official recommendation sent by Zhang Yang and Wang Lianqing yesterday morning. Zhang Ming was the first one, recommending him to continue to serve as the general magistrate of Taiyuan.
Chen Qing smiled and said: "You should accept this white jade Guanyin, but it has nothing to do with the Zhang family. Just treat it as a birthday gift from me to Mrs. Pei. I will write a birthday poem later."
Pei Xiangjun was overjoyed and quickly bowed and said, "Thank you so much for your love for the Pei family!"
"The Pei family has made contributions to the capture of Jie County and should be rewarded!"
Meritorious service is just an excuse. More importantly, the Pei family is crucial to the stability of the southern part of Hedong Road in the future, so he must do these things well.
At this time, the soldiers quickly walked into the tent, bowed and said: "Wang Lianqing, the head of the Wang family, is asking for a meeting outside the camp gate. He said that he has something very important to report to the prince."