Outside the city of Congxing Mansion in Lingzhou, there is a secluded valley.
"Sir, Gong Heng is dead, and all clues to the government have been cut off, that is, those grains..."
"That Zhizhou surnamed Tang is not a good person. The silence of Gong Heng this time may have made him aware of something. What the hell does he care about the food?!"
A group of people were resting in twos and threes in the valley, and the leader among them was Dong Tao, who had met Bai Chengfu and Gong Heng at the ruined temple.
Dong Tao was very dissatisfied with these offline people in Lingzhou. He didn't understand why the organization wanted to transport food to Lingzhou to get rid of it. Is it because it is far away from the capital? Doesn't the imperial court have strong control?
But similarly, the manpower organized here is also mixed, and it can even be said that in his eyes, Dong Tao, they are just a bunch of reckless men with simple minds and well-developed limbs.
"First, report the matter in Lingzhou. Even though I was involved in this matter, luckily, Gong Heng was silenced and the news was blocked."
"Whether I withdraw or stay, the initiative is in my hands."
Thinking of this, Dong Tao even felt that he was a bit of a blessing in disguise. If he could properly handle Lingzhou's affairs, he might be able to receive more attention from above.
But what he didn't expect was that a few days after he reported the news, the organization sent a superior to take over all affairs in Lingzhou.
"Sasha——!"
After reading Dong Tao's situation report, the man in front of him showed a trace of disgust on his face and waved his hand carelessly. Dong Tao quickly stepped forward upon seeing this.
"You handled the Lingzhou matter fairly well."
Before Dong Tao had time to be happy, he followed up with the next sentence.
"However, from now on, let's stop playing this clever trick of hiding something after something happens until it is resolved and then reporting it. The people above have no time to pay attention to it now, otherwise your life will be in danger!"
Dong Tao trembled, his words were full of knocking meaning, and he naturally heard them clearly.
So he quickly knelt down on the ground and replied very respectfully: "I know my mistake!"
Then he paused for a moment and said cautiously: "To be fair to the envoy, my subordinates discovered that things in Lingzhou are not simple, especially Lingzhou Zhizhou Tang Hao. This person is very likely to have discovered the existence of the organization!"
"So my subordinates didn't dare to act rashly and only dealt with some minor characters. Tang Hao, the big fish, had to ask his superiors to take action."
After Dong Tao finished his rapid-fire words, the man was silent for a while, then sneered twice, "Then how did you know that the person who came was me?"
Before Dong Tao could answer, his voice sounded again, and he said to himself: "Well, who told Tang Hao to ruin our good deeds when he was in Qianzhou, and I was also implicated, huh!" p>
Dong Tao knelt on the ground and didn't dare to say anything. Of course he didn't know that the organization would send someone. He originally wanted to ask for credit from above, but he didn't know that such a person was sent here.
He only thinks of one thing now, and that is to save his life and solve the mess in Lingzhou under this man's hands.
......
In the city of Congxing Mansion, on the night when Gong Heng was killed, the dozen or so soldiers who were killed had already been loaded into coffins and were about to return to their roots.
Among the people bidding farewell to the team, there were not only the people of Lingzhou, but also the prefect Tang Hao, the prefect Yang Anguo, and officials from the Lingzhou City Yamen were all present.
"Lingzhou is hot and humid. We must not delay on the road. We must send these brothers back to their hometowns as soon as possible!"
Looking at these brothers who died because of his own negligence, Tang Hao felt extremely cold in his heart.
After he finished his instructions, he turned to Yang Anguo and said: "Sir Yang, this group of thieves is so bold that they dare to break into the city and kill the officers and soldiers. I will never let them go and will pursue them in the next few days."
Murderer!"
Hearing this, Yang Anguo nodded solemnly and replied: "As the magistrate of Lingzhou, I am ordered by the emperor and bear the hearts of the people. I should ensure the peace of the place and enable the people of Lingzhou to live and work in peace and contentment. Now there are such ungrateful people.
If the thief is not caught and brought to justice, where will the dignity of the imperial court be? How can I face the tens of millions of people in Lingzhou?"
Then, Yang Anguo said to the officials behind him: "Listen, everyone? You all have to cheer up during this period. I will never allow the thieves who killed the officers and soldiers to escape!"
The clerks below all agreed, and after the farewell was over, many people laughed, mocked, or shook their heads and sighed.
"Thank you Brother Yang for your help in this matter. I never thought before that there are so many insects in Lingzhou!"
"Whether it helps or not, man, I have been in high and low officialdom for so many years, but I didn't expect that at an age where I know my destiny, I would still have to put myself in danger."
Yang Anguo sat in the flower hall in the backyard, took a sip from his teacup, and said with a wry smile.
"Hey? By the way, Brother Tang, what's the situation in the capital now? I heard that the imperial examination has been postponed and His Majesty has been away from court for several days. Hey, could it be that he has something to do with Lingzhou..."
Hearing the other party's seemingly inadvertent question, Tang Hao smiled twice and pretended to be mysterious and did not answer.
Yang Anguo understood it completely, with an "I understand, I understand" expression on his face, and stopped asking.
Tang Hao, who had obviously never been well-known as a general in the Northwest Army before, was suddenly reused.
First, he uncovered a shocking salt and iron smuggling case in Qianzhou, and then he was transferred to Lingzhou as an official to the magistrate. Now he is only thirty-five years old.
It can be seen that there must be noble people behind him to help him!
And judging from recent close contacts, it seems that this noble man has great energy and is very likely to be ranked high in the capital's court.
Thinking of this, Yang Anguo felt much more at ease, but this did not mean that he supported Tang Hao because of this. It was just that as the chief political officer of Lingzhou, he did not want to take responsibility for no reason.
As for the struggles involving many high-ranking officials in the court, he did not want to get involved, he just wanted to finish his term as prefect smoothly.
Tang Hao had already figured out Yang Anguo's thoughts.
Although the letter from a few days ago only said that Chen Ping would come, he did not show it to Yang Anguo, saying that it was a secret order from the capital and it was not convenient to show it to others, so that Yang Anguo was stabilized.
Tang Hao returned to Zhizhou Yamen, ordered people to guard him strictly, and then called his confidants to join the army.
"My lord!"
"How's the investigation going?"
Joining the army, he cupped his hands with a very resolute expression, and submitted a letter with a list of names saying: "All the suspects are listed here. Due to time constraints, not many can be confirmed to have colluded with the thieves. Please give me a few more days, my subordinate...
...."
After briefly glancing at the list, Tang Hao raised his hand to interrupt the words of joining the army.
"There is no time. I would rather kill by mistake than let go! Even if these people on the list have not colluded with the thieves, how can they be clean?"
Tang Hao snorted coldly, his sharp eyes flashing.
"Although I have only been in Lingzhou for a short period of time, I have clearly seen that in Lingzhou, which has high mountains and far away from the emperor, not only are there wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains and forests, but there are also many demons and monsters in the yamen!"
"As soon as he arrives, we will let our hands and feet go wild."
Joining the army was stunned, who? Who is he?
Now that Gong Heng is dead, the thieves who were intercepted and killed in the past few days must have escaped now, maybe to other states, then all clues will be cut off. Even if the moles in the Yamen are captured and tortured, they will be useless.
Information.
Joining the army, I originally thought that Tang Hao was going to use the local traitor in Lingzhou to establish his power, but now it seems that he still has a back-up plan.
"What? Is there anything else?"
"Oh, nothing happened, I'm resigning!"
Exiting the room, Shanjun's mind was still full of doubts.
Him?
Who can make Tang Hao take him so seriously?
"Chen Ping, I have prepared a banquet for you. Now I am waiting for you to come to Lingzhou and invite guests to the banquet. It is very lively here now!"