After Tang Hao listened to Gong Heng's story, it turned out that things were exactly as he expected. Bai Chengfu and Gong Heng were in the same group, and they both worked for that organization.
They killed Bai Chengfu in front of Gong Heng, just so that Gong Heng could take over the 100,000 shi of grain.
"Have you never seen this guy named Dong before?" Tang Hao asked.
"I really haven't seen him before. There was another person who met Xiao Xiao before."
"Where does this food come from?"
"This... this little guy really doesn't know that when the man named Dong came to find us, this batch of grain was already in Lingzhou."
After repeated interrogations by Tang Hao, the clues obtained in the end were still very limited. He left the follow-up matters to Join the Army and walked out of the prison and returned to the Yamen.
Because Yang Anguo had been waiting for news, Tang Hao informed him of the situation.
"Master Tang, we have thought about it carefully. Once we get involved in this matter, it will be difficult to get out." Yang Anguo's face was serious and he asked in a solemn tone: "If we really investigate thoroughly, I don't know how many people will be involved.
By then, I’m afraid you and I will be nothing more than a small boat, and we will have no choice but to drift with the tide.”
Even though I had said my full support before with great righteousness, it only proved that I had never participated in it.
But now that the matter is obviously related to smuggling, this is a different matter. At least he doesn't want to make a fuss.
Tang Hao smiled when he heard this. He came to Lingzhou just for this matter. How could he get what he wanted?
"Mr. Yang, now you and I can be regarded as grasshoppers on a rope, why are we still not clear?"
"Now, if we don't get to the bottom of things, do you think we will end up well?"
After he left these words, he walked straight to the inner office, leaving only Yang Anguo, who was stunned in place.
"It's so hard! I got on a pirate ship! Why can't I have a peaceful life?" A cry of grief came out, beating the chest and stamping the feet.
Tang Hao hadn't gone far yet and couldn't help but laugh. Although he was here under orders, he might not be able to support himself alone, so he had to get Yang Anguo to go into the water together and integrate the power of the entire Lingzhou.
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However, even though he now had clues, he did not dare to act rashly and had to report the situation quickly.
In Lingzhou Fucheng, several gray pigeons soared into the sky and headed straight to the north.
And thousands of miles away in the capital, in a quiet mansion, a dusty gray dove quietly fell.
.......
"Brother, there is a letter from Tang Hao, saying that they have found something, which may be related to those people."
"Oh? As expected of the manpower arranged by my brother, they are really resolute and resolute!"
Inside the mansion, in a small pavilion in the bamboo forest, two figures sat opposite each other on a stone bench, chatting from time to time.
"It's just that there are still too few clues, and I'm afraid something will change later."
"Tsk, that's indeed a question. What does brother mean?"
"Young man Chen from Qianzhou was in Jianzhou and Qingzhou before, but you and I misjudged him. What do you think would happen if he went to Lingzhou?"
"Oh, this kid is extraordinary. He has won four yuan in a row at a young age. His ability and vision are far beyond those of his peers. But isn't this a bit too risky?"
"It's not up to you or me to decide whether to be involved in danger or not. I'm afraid the higher-ups also want to see how far he can go. Besides, even if you don't tell Chen Ping, this kid is not An Sheng's master. They have been looking for him to harm him all these years." The teacher’s enemy, so this time, it’s better to sell him a favor.”
"Okay, brother is still thoughtful, so let's do it this way."
In the capital, while he was reading classics, Chen Ping, who was preparing for the imperial examination in six months, suddenly sneezed.
"Someone is plotting against me?"
Chen Ping looked around, and a bad feeling came into his heart.
This unprovoked sneeze made Chen Ping's heart palpitate. Could something be going on again?
.......
Lingzhou, Fucheng.
In the Zhizhou Yamen, Tang Hao played with the jade ring, the information revealed by Gong Heng and him flashed in his mind, his expression changed unpredictably.
"I hope it's a big fish this time, but we have to wait for orders from above." He pursed his lips and squinted his eyes as he muttered to himself.
Bai Chengfu was suddenly killed, and the Bai family had a hidden secret. Gong Heng smuggled rice and grain, and the whole family was imprisoned.
How could these news be concealed? It spread everywhere within a few days.
Everyone in Lingzhou is waiting for the next move of the government. To be precise, they are waiting for the move of the prefect Tang Hao.
The petty officials in the prefecture's yamen have been extremely busy these days, and all of them are eagerly waiting for Yang Anguo to speak.
As the saying goes, a smooth prefect and an iron-clad subordinate. They are the petty officials in the yamen. If they don't know everything about Lingzhou, then they know about it.
In the past, everything was safe and sound. I turned a blind eye and closed my eyes. Hello, I am ok. Hello everyone.
Since Tang Hao arrived, he has not only been looking for trouble for them from time to time, but has also sent his own soldiers from time to time to the counties and towns below to investigate this and that, making it difficult for them to make money.
The food may be just the surface. No one can figure out how deep the water is below. Naturally, the petty officials are unwilling to be disturbed.
"Your Excellency, the people outside the Yamen have been gathering more and more these days. They all heard that the government had confiscated the food, and they were very panicked!"
"Your Excellency, I know that I am so scared in my humble position. What if something happens and a bad guy pops up to incite civil unrest..."
As soon as Yang Anguo came out of the back hall of the yamen, a group of officials from the Sixth Ward, including the clerk, library secretary, and others came up to him and poured out their grievances to him.
"Yes, Mr. Fu, in just three days, the price of food in Lingzhou has increased by 30%, and many foreign businessmen who don't know the truth have also left one after another. If this continues, it may not be good!"
In fact, he had just discussed it with Tang Hao in the back hall, and was going to persuade him to stop immediately and save his own life. He also said a lot of things like that he was young and had a bright future and he should not risk his life. However,
It's all useless.
At this moment, there was this noise in his ears, and his face turned gloomy.
"The matter of food is of great importance, and one hundred thousand dan is a huge amount that has rarely been seen since the founding of this dynasty! I am an official in the government, and my parents are in Lingzhou. The key criminals have been captured now. In time, the mastermind behind the scenes will be caught."<
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Yang Anguo rarely showed a stern look on his face and shouted loudly: "You are trying to dissuade me now. Could it be that you are involved in this case?!"
The words were spoken in a high-pitched and resonant voice, and even the government officials holding water and fire sticks in the hall outside the courtyard listened. A group of subordinate officials were like mice seeing a cat. They trembled with fright. They quickly waved their hands to accuse and then dispersed in a swarm.
Here we go.
"..."
After the officials retreated, Yang Anguo turned his head and stared behind him. After a while, he rolled up his sleeves and stood up.
Tang Hao, who was in the back hall, raised the corners of his mouth and revealed an inexplicable smile.
Yang Anguo failed to persuade him, but he eventually persuaded him to come over. Just last night, Tang Hao had received an order from above and was determined to investigate thoroughly this time, so he expressed his firm attitude to Yang Anguo.
Perhaps he felt powerless to stop himself, or perhaps he sensed that there was a big shot behind him, so Yang Anguo agreed to work with him to investigate the Lingzhou illegal grain case.
As for the episode in the front office just now, it was Yang Anguo’s statement.
Tang Hao returned to his home and arranged for his close associates to send the letter to Chen Ping to the capital as soon as possible, and repeatedly asked to deliver it to Chen Ping personally.
The chessboard in Lingzhou has been set up, and when Chen Ping, the chess player, arrives, Tang Hao himself doesn't know what kind of moths one hundred thousand stones of grain can pull out, but because of this, he is particularly excited. p>
In an abandoned temple twenty miles west of Lingzhou Fucheng, a middle-aged man watched the officers and soldiers coming in and out from a distance.
"Idiot! You can't even handle this little thing!"
"The food was withheld and people were arrested. If this mess in Lingzhou is not properly cleaned up, even if I can escape, I will inevitably die."
This middle-aged man was the Boss Dong mentioned by Gong Heng. He turned his head to look in the direction of Fucheng with a ferocious face, his eyes full of viciousness.
Finally, he set off quietly and disappeared into the wilderness. No one noticed that he was there.