Nine hundred and seventieth chapters behind the scenes
"Yes, the problem is big now." Yang Guozhong replied with no trace of fear on his face: "But have you noticed that no one is talking about the Battle of Xingcheng anymore? Also, next time
By doing this, the officials are also forcing those who set the fire to show up."
Zeng Tong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then thought about it. It seemed to be the case. No one really talked about the Battle of Xingcheng now. It was just that only some people were making trouble before, but now it is the whole city.
Everyone has suffered, so things seem to be getting bigger.
With this in mind, Zeng Tong still wanted to hear Yang Guozhong's explanation, so he said, "Keep talking."
Yang Guozhong nodded quickly and continued: "Now collecting money by head, it is equivalent to poaching the flesh of the whole city. Over time, everyone will not be able to bear it. In this way, even if it is for themselves, they have to think about it.
If there is a way to help us solve the problem, we will go find the murderers. In this case, where will the murderers flee to? Isn't this the best way to force out the murderer? "
"Huh? Can you explain it like this?" Zeng Tong was stunned after hearing this. This explanation was completely beyond his expectation.
"Yes. Mr. Zeng, although it seems that the matter is getting bigger, it can stop everyone's discussion about Xingcheng and at the same time force out the murderer. Isn't it the best of both worlds? As for the money collected,
Everything has been recorded. When the matter is resolved later, the official will return them one by one, so everything is safe and sound." Yang Guozhong smiled, looking very confident.
Zeng Tong was confused again. This explanation seemed to convince him, but he still felt that something was wrong.
Seeing that Zeng Tong didn't mean to question, Yang Guozhong hurriedly explained: "Master Zeng, now that the matter has been done, we must not stop it, otherwise all our efforts will be wasted. As for those who come to you to complain, you only need to reconcile with them.
They said this was the intention of the court and asked them to cooperate as much as possible. When the murderer is found, things will naturally calm down and they will be compensated to a certain extent, so they will not make trouble."
Yang Guozhong came and left quickly, without formally meeting those who came to complain. After a while, Zeng Tong explained to everyone, saying that this was all the intention of the court.
I hope everyone can cooperate, and then there will be nothing more.
Naturally, these respectable people were not happy. Even when they were walking away, they all had dark faces and looked very unhappy. Looking at the backs of everyone leaving, Zeng Tong seemed thoughtful, but also
Some things I can't understand.
On the same day, several young men came from outside Lancheng. They met with the greeting people at the entrance of the city, and then they were taken to an unobtrusive house in the city. When the admission hall closed,
One of the young men finally spoke, "How is the investigation going? Did the city gate open today or has it never been closed?"
"Longtou." Someone in the courtyard quickly explained after hearing this, "Brothers have been working hard, but we don't have any clues yet. Judging from our investigation, the murderer should have left long ago. As you said, the city gate has been
It has never been closed. It would be very easy for the murderer to leave. Oh, by the way, the situation in the city is very bad now, and the atmosphere is also very wrong."
The one who is called the leader is naturally the leader of Dragon Ya, Tie Long. This man, who was originally bought by Tang Ao from the slave market, has already reached a different status than before. He is in charge of Dragon Ya, the most powerful intelligence system in China.
As the leader, Tielong usually only cares about the overall situation and rarely participates in specific matters. But this time the matter was so big that Tang Ao personally intervened. Tielong, who happened to be nearby, learned the news.
Came here in person.
"You said the situation in the city is not good and the atmosphere is not right? What's going on?" Tielong asked seriously. Lancheng is the first place where Suzhou is governed. There is a prefect here, and there are also veterans like Zeng Tong. It's true.
I can't imagine what else could happen.
He didn't take it seriously in his heart, but after listening to the report about the city, Tie Long's expression changed significantly. "This is very wrong. There is obviously something wrong with it. Isn't it just that Zeng Tong can't see it?"
"The news from our people said that Mr. Zeng also had doubts, but his attitude changed after meeting the governor Yang Guozhong twice." The brother below answered.
"Yang Guozhong? Zhizhou? This person's name is a bit unfamiliar. He is not an old man who follows His Majesty, nor is he a student of Longyuan." Tie Long asked with some confusion.
"Yes. This person is a native of Lancheng and a member of the Yang family. He came to the Great China Army..." The brothers below started talking again, telling them some information about Yang Guozhong.
Said it once.
Tielong listened attentively, nodding his head even if he didn't take the time. When the people below finished reporting, his face became more serious as he said, "It seems that this Yang Zhizhou did everything, but no
Do you know if you have investigated him?"
"Investigating Zhizhou? We... there is no order from above, do we have such power?" The people below opened their mouths, obviously frightened.
"Why the order? We are directly under His Majesty's management. We only need to be responsible to His Majesty for anything. As for other people and things, we can investigate if we feel there is a problem. Of course, for the sake of the stability and unity that His Majesty said, it is not good
Just go and investigate in a big way. Now, send someone to investigate Yang Guozhong immediately. You want to know everything about him, including whether he snores while sleeping, whether he talks in his sleep, and if so, what he said. There is still one day.
What I ate, how many times I went to the hut, who I met, what I said during the day..."
Tie Long's identity is naturally not to be afraid of a Zhizhou, not to mention that this Zhizhou has just taken office. Besides, he does everything from a work perspective. Even if someone knows about this matter, His Majesty will not punish him.
, the most that can be said is that he was not doing things secretly and was discovered and sued.
But if the brothers do it secretly, they can avoid being discovered by the other party. If there is no problem, it is best to treat it as a regular review. But if there is a problem, even if the other party is the prefect, they Longya still have the power
Check it out.
Tie Long said for sure, and the people below did not dare to hesitate anymore. They immediately agreed and then went to work separately. Long Ya also took the information that the brothers had prepared long ago and started reading page by page.
Looking for something wrong.
...
Yang Mansion.
As usual, Yang Guozhong spent a day doing errands in Zhizhou Mansion and returned to his own residence.
Along the way, while sitting in the sedan, he saw many government officials and government soldiers arresting people in the city. It was really a chaotic scene. Lancheng, which was originally very lively, was still more than a month away from dark. It was almost an hour, but there were not many people visible on the road.
The corner of his mouth trembled slightly, showing that he was in a good mood. Yang Guozhong returned to the middle school. After taking off his official robe, he walked straight to the backyard. There was a concubine whom he had taken into a house not long ago. I heard that he was very tall. She is beautiful, but no outsider has seen her true face.
Even in this separate courtyard at the back, only Yang Guozhong can enter. No one else in the house has the right to enter. Even when food is delivered, things will be picked up by the waiting maids inside. The same thing can be seen. Unable to reach the rightful owner.
This protection can be said to be very tight. Two days ago, a curious steward wanted to go in and see what was going on. But he was blocked by the maid and was very angry. But Yang Guozhong found out about it afterwards, and without saying a word, he He was beaten half to death and then thrown out of the house.
It is said that the steward did not survive even a day and died in a mass grave outside the city.
After this incident, no one dared to peek into the backyard, and even when walking through it, the pace could not help but speed up a bit.
Yang Guozhong came to the courtyard with long strides and some excitement on his face. After seeing him, the two maids who were guarding here acted as if they had not seen him before. They just did what they should do without any intention of paying greetings to the master. .
But judging from their vigilant eyes, it is obvious that they are very alert people. If anyone with experience can still see that these two maids are not incompetent people, they should still be practitioners. .
"Wan'er, Wan'er, are you here again?" Yang Guozhong began to call softly as soon as he entered the wing.
"Is it Yang Lang? The slave family is here." A pleasant voice came out, and then a young girl with extremely beautiful appearance and excellent figure walked out of the back room. The moment she saw Yang Guozhong, her face lit up. There was clearly a certain amount of shame on his face, and this gesture of refusing to welcome was really a great game.
"Wan'er, I miss you so much." Yang Guozhong was like an impatient wild monkey at this moment. As he spoke, he pounced on her.
After a while, both of them lay on the bed. Wan'er curled up in Yang Guozhong's arms like a little bird, using her slender jade fingers to draw small circles on his chest while asking, "Yang Lang, have you done what the master arranged?"
"It's done, it's done. Now the whole city is in chaos. No matter the rich or ordinary people, including the scholars, they have been tortured a lot. Now they are cursing the Emperor of China in their hearts. Just continue Wait for two days, when this evil atmosphere can no longer be suppressed, a spark can ignite a huge fire."
As Yang Guozhong spoke, he laughed contentedly.
No one knew that the man behind everything that happened in Lancheng was none other than him, the newly appointed magistrate.
Speaking of which, Yang Guozhong used to be just an ordinary member of the Yang family. A year ago, someone suddenly came to him and asked him if he wanted to get ahead and become the head of the Yang family. As long as he wanted to, someone could help him achieve it. This is how it happened. The sudden rise of Yang Guozhong.
