Cao Wei raised his hand slightly, signaling Yao Chengsi to continue.
"As far as the students know, the Lelang tribe is responsible for purchasing and transporting the goods, and then the Fugu Wang family is responsible for selling them."
As soon as these words came out, Cao Wei instantly fell into silence.
Things were trickier than he thought.
The Lelang tribe is one of the familiar households in Fuzhou and is also a large-scale Dangxiang tribe.
During the Kaibao period (Taizu of the Song Dynasty), another Party tribe in the northwest, the Zhidang tribe, planned to lead the Northern Han army into Koufu Prefecture.
At that time, an imperial edict was issued, and the leader of the Lelang tribe fought hard to repel the Zhidang tribe. Because of this achievement, the leader of the Lelang tribe was also awarded the official position of General Guide.
During the Taizong period, the Lelang tribe also made considerable military exploits. During the Zhidao period (Taizong), the Lelang tribe took the initiative to submit to the imperial court.
Afterwards, the Lelang people gradually migrated from Khitan territory to the Fuzhou border, and paid tribute continuously.
The Lelang tribe is a large tribe, with a large population and brave soldiers. They have made several military exploits in history, and the imperial court has been very kind to the Lelang tribe.
Therefore, when thinking about the Nalerang Tribe’s sacrificial flag, if it is not cut neatly enough, the blade may break.
In addition, another participant, the Fugu Wang family, as mentioned by Yao Chengsi, is not so easy to provoke.
There are two Wang families in Fuzhou, one of which is the Wang Guangfu family who migrated from Shizhou, Hedong.
The other one is the local wealthy Wang Jizhong family.
Wang Guangfu's family has inherited poems and books, and they migrated from other places. Generally speaking, the Wang Guangfu family is known to the outside world as the Shizhou Wang family.
Obviously, the Wang family mentioned by Yao Chengsi must be the family of Wang Jizhong of Fugu.
The Fugu Wang family is not only a local wealthy family, but also an in-law of the Zhe family, and the two families have been married for generations.
If the Zhe family in Fuzhou is the local emperor, then the Wang family in Fugu is the most powerful family under the Zhe family.
Finally, what Cao Wei must consider is whether the Zhe family is involved in smuggling?
Fuzhou is such a big place, and given the Zhe family's control over Fuzhou, did they really not know that the Fugu Wang family was involved in smuggling?
Cao Wei thought it was unlikely.
Zhe's family is likely to be involved. Even if Cao Wei has not personally participated, he has heard of how lucrative smuggling can be.
Even if the Zhe family did not participate, at least they tacitly allowed the Fuzhou Wang family to participate in smuggling.
If this is really the case, the Fuzhou Zhe family must be added to the liquidation list!
However, is the Fuzhou Zhe family so easy to liquidate?
It is true that the Zhe family has been loyal and loyal for generations. How many of the sons of the Zhe family died on the battlefield?
But Zheshi was not a pet cat in the hands of noble ladies (some people had already kept cats in the Song Dynasty, and there were quite a few varieties).
Zheshi is a fierce tiger!
The most indispensable thing for a son-in-law of the Zhe family is blood.
If the Zhe family is really pushed into a hurry, who knows whether the other party will be like the Xiazhou Li family?
If the Zhe family rebels, the northwest region will definitely be in ruins.
Cao Wei felt he couldn't bear this responsibility.
The officials sent him to the northwest region to stabilize the situation, not to disrupt it.
On the other side, seeing Cao Wei silent for a long time, a look of disappointment flashed through Yao Chengsi's eyes.
'It seems that General Cao, who is famous in the northwest, is also a common man.'
Originally, Yao Chengsi felt that with Cao Wei's status, he should crack down on this kind of smuggling with thunderous force.
But the expected results did not appear.
He hesitated!
So timid!
Seeing this scene, Yao Chengsi suddenly felt a feeling of "it's hard to live up to his reputation".
King Wu Hui's legitimate son was nothing more than mediocre.
If Cao Wei knew Yao Chengsi's current thoughts, he would probably curse.
If you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region. If you don't plan for the world, you can't plan for the moment. From Cao Wei's perspective, he must consider everything.
Next year, no, maybe in the second half of the year, the Xiazhou Li family will invade the border.
A big war is ready to begin.
And Zheshi is undoubtedly a trump card in his hand.
On this occasion, stability is far more important than anything else.
If the smuggling on the border is wiped out with the power of thunder, causing the Zhe family to defect, doing so is tantamount to cutting off one's limbs before starting a war.
Can this kind of thing be done?
At least not now.
After thinking about it, Cao Wei decided to leave this issue to the officials.
His shoulders are not strong enough to carry such a big thing.
"Do you have any evidence on this matter?"
Although Cao Wei already believed it 80% of the time, after all, the three major families in Fuzhou were involved, so he expected that the other party would not dare to speak blindly.
But the necessary evidence is still needed.
Without evidence, how could he report to the officials?
The thing that Cao Wei hates the most is that the gossip and gossip can be written down in the court.
He himself was transferred from the border area by the imperial court precisely because he heard about the incident.
Therefore, he hated this very much.
"have."
Although Yao Chengsi was a little disappointed, he could not understand that the opponent's power was too strong, and it was related to the border defense plan, so it was reasonable to take a long-term approach.
The next day.
A five-hundred-mile urgent memorial set out from the border area. This memorial was personally escorted by Cao Wei's confidant Cao Yan and sent to the capital on a starry night journey.
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Five days later.
The secret report was passed to the desk of Funing Hall. It is worth mentioning that this secret report did not go through Baoci Hall, but directly from Tongjin Division to Funing Hall.
The Tongjin Department is an institution separated from the Privy Council. Since the middle Tang Dynasty, the position of Privy Councilor has been established. Initially, the Privy Councilor was filled by eunuchs.
His specific responsibility is to advance the Sifang Wenbiao.
Later, through the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the Privy Council gradually became the central agency responsible for military affairs, and the Tongjin Department gradually became a subordinate agency of the Privy Council.
After entering the Song Dynasty, in order to divide the powers of the Privy Council, Emperor Zhao and Song separated the Tongjin Department and the Yintai Department from the Privy Council and became subordinate agencies of the Tongjin Yintai Sealing Department.
Among them, the official document from the center of the local road, the last one was sent to the emperor by Tongjinsi.
As a place where information gathers, the Tongjin Department has important responsibilities and is one of the places that attracts the most attention from spies from all sides.
The importance of information cannot be overemphasized.
Therefore, Tongjin Division was also one of the first institutions Li Jie rectified.
As for the effect, it is also significant.
Cao Wei's secret report was sent to Funing Hall alone, which is enough to prove that Li Jie did not choose the wrong person, and the other person was obviously a discerning person.
a long time.
After reading the secret report submitted by Cao Wei, Li Jie also fell into a long silence.
He had foreseen the rampant smuggling.
But he didn't expect it to be so rampant.
Rich families, tribes and even Zhe clan may be involved, and the situation is far worse than expected.
For a moment, even Li Jie felt a little embarrassed.
It must be investigated and dealt with.
However, the timing needs to be grasped, and this is definitely not a good opportunity.
Although I don't want to admit it, Zheshi is indeed very important, at least for now.
As the Forbidden Army has not yet completed its training, the Zhe clan and the Tibetan soldiers attached to the Zhe clan cannot force a rebellion for the time being.