At dawn, Chunyu Bu was already sitting in the lobby of the county captain's mansion.
The grain team must be sealed immediately after entering the city. If Gongsun Shang is still alive, he, as the governor of Liaoxi County, will naturally have the right to intervene in the case if it occurs within his jurisdiction.
But since Gongsun Shang died, no officials in western Liaoning were involved in the case.
The case could only be reported to the Anton Governor's Mansion first, and the Governor's Mansion would send people to investigate. However, we rushed from Liaoxi to the Governor's Mansion. In the winter and snowy weather, it would take at least seven or eight days to go back and forth.
The case cannot be heard until officials from the Imperial Guard arrive.
Chunyu Bu knew that Qin Xiao had no right to interrogate the ordnance case for the time being, but the granary in the city was controlled by Qin Xiao. If he wanted to redistribute grain and send it to Yuguan, he could only come and see Qin Xiao first.
"General Chunyu Lang has been waiting for a long time." Qin Xiao walked into the door and immediately put his hands in his hands and said with a smile: "I am grateful to General Lang for taking care of me last time I left the customs. I am very grateful."
In the past, when Chunyu Bu saw Qin Xiao's smile, he would have thought that this person was deliberately trying to flatter him to please him, but now he knew that the young man in front of him looked young, but he was thoughtful, and could even be called...
He is so cunning that he really can't despise him in the slightest.
"General Qin!" Chunyu Bu had already stood up and saluted.
Although he is much older than Qin Xiao, Qin Xiao is a Zhonglang General, one level higher than his military rank of Lang General, and Qin Xiao also has a title. Although he is only a Viscount, having a title in the Tang Dynasty will
They belong to the aristocratic class, so Qin Xiao's status is naturally much higher than him.
"Sit down and talk." Qin Xiao smiled and said sincerely: "I received a report last night and heard that a horizontal knife was found on the grain truck. General Lang knows that this matter can be big or small. During the march,
It is common for people to like swords and guns. Even if Chun Yulang collected dozens of swords, no one would be able to fault him. But the Hengdao was hidden in the grain truck. As long as the origin of the Hengdao was unknown, even one
, this matter is big. I heard that Hengdao was only discovered after General Chunyu Lang handed over. This... well, this matter is very detrimental to General Lang."
Chunyu Bu immediately said: "General Qin is right. The ordnance was indeed discovered after the handover. However, there were many people present at the time, and everyone can testify that that batch of ordnance has nothing to do with our Yuguan. I may have been negligent.
If the court pursues me, I am willing to plead guilty, but the crime of hiding weapons has nothing to do with me or my brothers."
"I believe this." Qin Xiao nodded and said, "With so many people testifying, no one dares to say that General Chunyulang sent people to hide those weapons."
When Chunyu Bu heard this, he said with some relief: "General Qin is aware of it. However, the case still needs to wait for the Duhufu to send people over before trying it. The grain trucks have been transported into the city and a place has been found for temporary storage. To ensure safety, the general will also
Send a team of people to help guard it day and night."
"General Lang, please take the trouble."
"I will see General Qin in the end, but I have something to ask for." Chunyu preached: "The general's troops are searching for official silver in Yingzui Gorge and blocking the road, which has caused the supply of grain and grass in Yuguan to be delayed for several days. In the end, the general sent a school captain
Zhou Fan negotiated, and there was some misunderstanding between the two parties. I heard that someone was hurt. I will apologize to the general on behalf of Zhou Fan and others. I will pay a large sum of money later and ask the general to forgive Zhou Fan and others for their recklessness. They did not intend to be with Zhou Fan and others.
Your department is in trouble because the food and fodder have not arrived for a long time, so you are anxious."
"It's understandable." Qin Xiao nodded and said, "General Lang, don't worry too much. Captain Zhou led the troops and injured someone. If they are not detained for a few days, I'm afraid the brothers will cause more trouble. Detain them for a few days to make them angry.
Xiaoxiao, I will let them go when I turn around."
Chunyu Bu really didn't expect Qin Xiao to be so easy to talk to. He was stunned for a moment and said immediately: "Thank you, General Qin, for your magnanimity." After a pause, he continued: "But I also ask the general to give an order to arrange for people to transfer grain and grass from the granary to Yuguan.
We're running out of food and grass over there, so we can't delay any longer."
"It's natural." Qin Xiao nodded slightly and then said: "It's just that Hu Cao has always been responsible for supplying grain and grass to Yuguan. Now that Tian Shichao, the chief officer of Hu Cao, is involved in the case, I don't know who should be in charge of this matter? I do follow the instructions
The instructions from the Lord Supervisor ordered the granary to be guarded, but the soldiers guarding the granary were also ordered not to step into the warehouse. We, Long Ruijun, have no right to interfere with the specific affairs of the granary. General Chun Yulang should go to Hucao. Tian Shichao was involved in the case.
I wonder if I can ask Lord Jun Cheng to handle it?"
"As long as the general allows us to put the grain into the warehouse, I will go see Huo Juncheng later." Chunyu Bu breathed a sigh of relief, but felt that things were going too smoothly.
Qin Xiao nodded, hesitated, and then said softly: "General Lang, I was ordered by the emperor to leave seclusion. When I left the capital, the sage had told me that everything in the Northeast must be reported to the palace, no matter how big or small, so I specially prepared it for you."
He gave me the favor to directly submit the document."
"General Qin is young and promising, so the saints will naturally appreciate him." Chun Yubu was naturally good at dealing with people and the world, so the other party had a very good attitude, so he praised him a few words: "There were not many civil and military people in the entire dynasty who could directly present information to the saints.
"
"After the silver robbery case occurred, I immediately wrote a note and sent someone to submit it to Kyoto." Qin Xiaodao: "The arms case happened this time, but it made me very embarrassed."
"Oh?" Qin Xiao mentioned the ordnance case again. Chunyu Bu immediately became alert and asked without changing his expression: "What's the problem, General?"
Qin Xiao sighed: "If I just inform you that an ordnance case has occurred but cannot explain the details, the saint will definitely blame me for not doing things well after reading the report. General Lang, how was your relationship with Tian Shichao before?"
Chunyu Bu immediately became alert and said calmly: "Tian Shichao is the chief official of Hu Cao. He has been responsible for the supply of grain and grass in Yuguan in recent years, so he often sees him. But that's it. It's nothing more than official contacts and talks.
No friendship."
"It seems that someone is talking nonsense behind his back." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Some people actually said that Tian Shichao and General Chun Yulang have a close relationship and have a very close relationship."
Chunyu Bu immediately said: "General Qin, who is chewing his tongue? I picked out his tongue."
"General Lang, don't be angry." Qin Xiao waved his hand and said, "Since General Lang said that we only have official contacts with him, we can't talk about intimacy."
Chunyu Bu looked around and then said softly: "General Qin, please forgive me for saying frankly that Tian Shichao is quite capable in doing things. He was promoted by Huo Juncheng at the beginning. Huo Juncheng trusted and valued him very much. There were many household officials.
All affairs are left to Tian Shichao to take care of, and he can be regarded as Huo Juncheng's confidant."
Qin Xiao leaned forward slightly and asked, "Is Tian Shichao promoted by Huo Juncheng?"
"Exactly." Chunyu Bu lowered his voice slightly and said: "This Tian Shichao was originally just a county official in Fenghe County, Liaoxi Province, who was good at handling money and food affairs. Not long after Huo Juncheng came to Liaoxi Province, he heard about this person and after personally inspecting him, he
After being transferred to Fucheng, only half a year after being transferred to Fucheng, he was entrusted with the important task of being the chief officer of Hu Cao in western Liaoning. Everyone knows about this, and the general can find out everything with just a little inquiry."
"I see." Qin Xiao seemed to understand something. He thought for a moment and then asked: "General Lang, there is something that I shouldn't ask more about. You don't have to answer it."
Chunyu preached: "It's okay for the general to say so. If the general knows something, he will never hide it."
"What is the relationship between Huo Juncheng and Gongsun Shang?" Qin Xiao asked: "Is there any conflict between them?"
Chunyu Bu naturally knew that Qin Xiao's questions seemed very ordinary, but because of the ordnance case, each of these questions was very serious. If he accidentally said the wrong question, he might fall into an extremely disadvantageous situation.
Of course, he knew better that if Qin Xiao and the imperial court really wanted to cause a disturbance in western Liaoning with the arms case, a mere household officer would definitely not be able to bear the responsibility for such a crime, and Qin Xiao would definitely use this to implicate higher-level generals.
He is not a fool, and he understands in his heart that this arms case will either involve him, or lead to anger on Tian Shichao's superior officer.
Qin Xiao's questions were clearly deciding who to target next.
Among the three giants of Liaoxi County, the county guard was dead, the county lieutenant was imprisoned, and there was only one county magistrate left. Chunyu Bu judged that Qin Xiao might be willing to use the ordnance case to bring down Huo Mianzhi, the Liaoxi county magistrate.
Chunyu Bu had seen Qin Xiao's thunderous methods before. In just a few days, two of the three giants in Liaoxi County were wiped out, which was enough to show how ruthless and decisive the young man was. He really didn't want to see Qin Xiao use this opportunity to kill Qin Xiao.
Point the finger at yourself.
If sacrificing Huo Mianzhi can save Yuguan and himself, then of course it would be the best.
"General, think about it, if Huo Juncheng really had conflicts with Gongsun Shang and the others, how could he have stayed in Liaoxi'an for so many years?" Chunyu Bu's face did not change and he said softly: "Gongsun Shang, the governor of Liaoxi County, and Qiao Mingshui, the county lieutenant
They are like birds of a feather. If Huo Menzhi had any conflict with them, these two people could easily knock him down. Huo Menzhi would not be able to stay today at all. As far as the general knows, Huo Menzhi not only has no conflict with them, but also gets along extremely well.
They were harmonious, Gongsun Shang valued Huo Mianzhi very much, and many affairs in western Liaoning were left to the county magistrate. However, Huo Mianzhi did not value money as much as the other two, he valued reputation more, so in the eyes of outsiders,
Huo Mianzhi seemed to be an upright official and not in the same boat as the other two, but in fact the three of them were in the same boat from beginning to end."
Qin Xiao looked like he was suddenly enlightened and said: "That's it. When General Lang said this, I understood."
"But having said that, Huo Juncheng probably didn't know that Tian Shichao hid weapons." Chunyu Bu sighed: "Although Tian Shichao is his confidant, I don't believe that Huo Juncheng would instruct Tian Shichao to hide weapons secretly. This is a serious crime, and Huo Juncheng will not do it."
He knowingly committed the crime." He shook his head and said with emotion: "The most that Huo Juncheng did is to hire people poorly and make some oversights. But...hey, the truth of the matter is not something that the general dares to say. It still needs to be carefully and thoroughly investigated."
"That's what General Lang said." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "General Lang traveled all night and was very tired. So, you should have a good rest first. You can go back to Huo Juncheng to discuss the matter of food adjustment. As long as there is no problem there,
You can go to the warehouse to adjust grain at any time."
Chunyu Bu then stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Then I will thank the general here and leave first!"
Qin Xiao watched him go out of the lobby, and only waited until he could no longer be seen, then turned back, only to see a person slowly walking out of the back hall, with a cloudy face, it was Huo Mianzhi, the Prime Minister of Liaoxi County.