"Who is responsible for the grain and grass in Dongdaying in recent days? Who are the people who transport grain and grass?" Liu Wenxing asked Song Jingang, but his eyes were fixed on the more than 20 officials in the courtyard. Most of these officials lowered their heads and showed no signs of expression.
No one dares to look Liu Wenxing in the eye.
Song Jingang was afraid that he might have answered the wrong question, so he thought carefully before replying, "Returning to Mr. Liu, Si Cao Li Xibai is in charge of the matter of grain and fodder. The one who transported the grain and fodder was personally escorted by Mo Captou."
"Who is Li Xibai? Who is Mo Tou?" Liu Wenxing's sharp eyes swept over the crowd, and two people trembled as he spoke every word. Then, Li Xibai and Mo Wenxing stood up from the crowd.
The two quickly held hands and said, "Go back to Mr. Liu, little Li Xibai, and Mo Wenxing!"
Liu Wenxing looked at the two of them, and finally set his eyes on Li Xibai. Li Xibai was short in stature and had an elegant face. He seemed to be very scared, but Liu Wenxing could tell that this man was very shrewd. Although he
She was trembling, but her eyes kept dodging. This dodging was not out of fear, but to hide something. Suddenly, a sneer flashed across the corner of her mouth, "Master Li, can you tell me that there was nothing unusual about you when you went to Dong Daying?"
Didn’t you find it?”
To everyone's surprise, Li Xibai's legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground. He cupped his hands, bent down and said in a panic, "Mr. Liu, you wrongly blamed Xiaguan. Xiaguan really didn't know that there was a problem in Dongdaying. At that time,
The official sent food to Dong Daying, but everything was as usual there. I really don’t know..."
"You don't know? Then tell me why there is no record of grain and grass in the Dongdaying account book, and there is no signature from Mr. Li." Liu Wenxing took out the account book from his arms and threw it hard at Li Xibai's face.
Up. Now Li Xibai was stunned. He looked at the account book on the ground in astonishment and could not say anything. Li Xibai never imagined that when such a big thing happened, Liu Wenxing would even think of running to Dong Daying to search for a book.
The account books, those people were serious, why didn't they destroy the account books? Facing Liu Wenxing who was full of murderous intent, Li Xibai could no longer calm down and knelt down on the ground with a plop, sweat dripping from his forehead.
"Master Liu, I was wrong. I was also fooled by lard. I was greedy for money and was deceived by others, so I did such stupid things. But Master Liu, I really didn't know that those people were fake. At that time
But someone told the official that the grain and grass would not be accounted for, and that the money earned from selling the grain and grass would be divided into 10% of the official. The official was confused for a moment, so he agreed... Who would have thought that something like this would happen?
eventful...."
Liu Wenxing raised his lips and sneered, not wanting to spare Li Xibai. He took back his sword and asked calmly, "Who are you bewitching?"
Li Xibai hesitated for a moment, as if he was scared, but under Liu Wenxing's gaze, he slowly raised his head and pointed at Song Jingang, who was standing next to Liu Wenxing, "Return to Mr. Liu...yes...it's Song Jingang"
The county magistrate found the official and asked him to do such a thing..."
Song Jingang was already a little uneasy. When Li Xibai pointed at him, his face turned pale with fright. He took a few steps back, waved his hands and said in a panic, "Master Liu, I don't have this. I have never thought of doing such corruption."
What a violation of the law, Mr. Song swears to God, if he is unworthy of the emperor's favor, he will make Mr. Song a slave for generations and cut off his descendants... And you, Li Xibai, how can Mr. Song be sorry for you? Why are you so slanderous?
Song..."
Li Xibai lowered his head and said nothing. Liu Wenxing frowned and stared at Song Jingang fiercely. He looked into Liu Wenxing's cold eyes. Song Jingang seemed to have lost his soul and stopped shouting. His face showed
Smiling bitterly, like a dying man. Haha, what else can I explain at this time? Who can prove that Song Jingang is innocent? No matter what he says, Mr. Liu will not believe it, because from any aspect, Li Xibai
There is no need to lie.
Liu Wenxing squinted his eyes and seemed to be laughing at Song Jingang, but what he was thinking about was something else. If it was true as Li Xibai said, why did Song Jingang wait for the Can Fengpo incident to happen and rush to tell Superintendent Chen in a panic?
Isn't this causing trouble for himself? So, this alone can prove that Li Xibai is lying, so why does Li Xibai lie? Liu Wenxing remembers drinking with Mr. Wang Zuogao before, and heard Mr. Wang say something, if a person
If he framed an innocent person, then he must be protecting another person. Haha, who is Li Xibai protecting? I think this person must be in this yard.
Liu Wenxing remained calm, waved his hand, and said calmly, "Come on, drag Song Jingang down and interrogate him severely. Don't let him die..."
"Here" a few soldiers came up and dragged Song Jinjiang outside. Song Jinjiang didn't resist. He now felt that he was the most unlucky person in the world, and no one could save him at the moment. Song Jinjiang was about to be killed.
After being dragged out of the county office, Liu Wenxing noticed something from the corner of his eyes, and suddenly raised his hand and said, "Okay, send Magistrate Song back!"
Liu Wenxing gave an order, and the soldiers sent Song Jinjiang back in a daze. Not to mention Song Jinjiang, even the other officials in the courtyard looked astonished. What kind of trick was Mr. Liu playing? Song Jinjiang was a little stunned.
Stunned, Liu Wenxing would not explain too much to Song Jingang. He pointed at a person in the courtyard and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, Magistrate Song, who is this?"
Song Jingang looked at it and said without knowing why, "This is Mr. Sangliang, the Prime Minister of this county!"
"Oh, it turns out it's Prime Minister Liang. Come here, please ask Prime Minister Liang to come out and answer." A few soldiers went over and took Liang Sang out, who was still in a daze. Liang Sang's face was gray and he said in a panic, "
Mr. Liu, what did this official do?"
"Nothing, I just want to ask Mr. Liang a question. Magistrate Song was dragged out of the county office just now, and he is about to suffer physical pain. Everyone else looked up to take a look. Why are you keeping your head down and indifferent?"
The question Liu Wenxing asked was very strange. Is this a problem? Liang Sang found it very strange, and replied dumbfounded, "This... now I think it is wrong to read it or not? I just don't want to see it, and it also made Mr. Liu unhappy."
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"Hmph, you still dare to quibble even now. As far as I know, you and Magistrate Song took office at the same time, were officials together, and they are subordinates. Now that Magistrate Song is sent to prison, even if you are not concerned, you should be curious.
Just wait. Everyone else will look at you, either feeling sad or gloating about your misfortune, but you don’t want to look at it. Don’t you think what you said is ridiculous?”
Listening to Liu Wenxing's words, Liang Sang's heart slowly sank. He didn't expect that he thought he was smart and didn't look, but it turned out to be a flaw. However, he can't let go now because Liu Wenxing has no evidence and everything is just speculation, "
Mr. Liu, you can't frame the official like this. If you want to say that the official is bewitching Li Xibai, you have to provide evidence. You can't..."
Suddenly, Liang Sang was stunned because he saw a proud smile on Liu Wenxing's face. Now Liang Sang came to his senses. When he turned around, his former colleagues seemed to have seen evil ghosts.
He took two steps back. It's over. Liu Wenxing never said that Liang Sang bewitched Li Xibai. Aren't those words just self-inflicted? Haha, Liu Wenxing, Liu Wenxing, is really powerful. He even tricked him little by little.
, and he fell into the trap unknowingly.
Knowing that he had been exposed, Liang Sang suddenly flashed a stern look in his eyes, shook his shoulders, and immediately escaped from the control of several soldiers. Then his momentum changed, and there was a short knife in his hand, and he stabbed Li Xibai who was kneeling on the ground.
At this time, many people in the courtyard were stunned. Li Xibai was stunned, his eyes were wide open with fear, and he no longer knew how to escape. Liu Wenxing snorted coldly, but he had been paying attention and had already signaled the guards to keep an eye on him.
When Liang Sang saw any movement, the two guards quickly rushed forward and pulled Li Xibai over. Liang Sang's attack that he thought he was sure of was missed.
Seeing that he could no longer kill Li Xibai, Liang Sang chuckled and moved his lips. Liu Wenxing had a bad feeling in his heart. When Liu Wenxing wanted to pounce on him, it was already too late. He only saw a trace of blood oozing from the corner of Liang Sang's mouth, and he also
He lay slowly on the ground. He was indeed ruthless and even hid a pill in the corner of his mouth. Who is this Li Xibai?
Looking at Li Xibai's body, Liu Wenxing felt lost. He was about to find the answer, but in the end he failed. This feeling was very bad. After returning to Xi'an City, Liu Wenxing told what happened, and then said with a serious expression
He said: "Master Chen, those who died were all soldiers from northern Shanxi. With the temperament of Governor Iron, he would never allow his soldiers to be killed in such a confused manner. It is estimated that Governor Iron will make further progress."
In order to take action, Inspector Chen must be mentally prepared."
Chen Qiyu couldn't help but frowned. He could still tell what Liu Wenxing meant. Chen Qiyu knew Liu Wenxing's specific identity clearly. When Liu Wenxing was transferred to Shaanxi to serve as an inspector, he knew that he was sent by Tie Mo.
Nail. You can roughly guess what Tie Mo's intentions are. Tie Mo wants to infiltrate the Xi'an government little by little and control some of the say. After all, the soldiers in northern Shanxi have paid too much for the suppression of bandits in Shaanxi. With Tie Mo's temperament, it is impossible.
Not getting any benefits.
If the court asks the bandits to be suppressed, then they will suppress the bandits. If they are not allowed to suppress the bandits, they will go back obediently? This is not Tie Mo's style. Tie Mo must share the interests in Shaanxi, then he will definitely install his own people in Xi'an Mansion. Liu Wenxing is just the beginning.
That's all, no, Liu Wenxing has already been thinking about finding a reason to add sand to Xi'an Mansion. Regarding this matter, Chen Qiyu can only acquiesce. After all, he killed more than 200 soldiers under his nose, and he was very unjust in this matter.
.Furthermore, Shaanxi’s suppression of bandits really cannot do without Tie Mo’s help.
"Of course it should be. If Inspector Tie Mo has any ideas, you can put them forward and I will try my best to do it." After saying this, Chen Qiyu smiled bitterly in his heart. He promised to let Tie Mo reach out to Xi'an Mansion and the cabinet.
I'm sure I won't be too happy, but there's no good way to do it. The responsibility of suppressing bandits is huge. If we don't rely on the border troops, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky just relying on the Shaanxi soldiers and horses under our hands.
After leaving Chen Qiyu, Liu Wenxing quickly wrote a letter and sent it to Zhang Bei. However, Tie Mo was busy dealing with the affairs of Ah Tumen and was not in Zhang Bei, so the letter fell into Hai Lanzhu's hands.
Hai Lanzhu didn't understand military affairs, but he had a clear view of government affairs. Northern Shanxi sent troops to help Chen Qiyu fight, but Chen Qiyu had those soldiers tortured to death in front of his eyes. If this matter hadn't been
Ask, how to explain to the soldiers?
Hailanzhu thought for a while and finally came up with an idea. Since Chen Qiyu was going to turn a blind eye, why not directly transfer troops from northern Shanxi to Xi'an. This time the troops were not transferred to Chen Qiyu, but to be equal to Jin Qiyu.
The North directly placed a group of troops and horses next to Xi'an Mansion. Chen Qiyu may be dissatisfied, but so what, not to mention that the rogue bandits are raging in Shaanxi now, and they are going there in the name of suppressing bandits. How can you stop them?
After having the idea, Hailanzhu called Hei Yunlong and Ma Fang and told him his idea. Hei Yunlong scratched his head and was overjoyed, "This matter is completely feasible. I think it is possible. We don't need to go directly from
Mobilize troops from northern Shanxi. Now that the rogue bandit Zhang Xianzhong has poured into Shangluo, there is no big trouble in Bashu. We can mobilize Geng Zhongming and Qin Liangyu to lead their troops north. Anyway, the rogue bandits did not block Chencang Road, so we can just let them go north along Chencang Road to attack Yezhuping."
Hai Lanzhu nodded gently, "I don't understand the matter of war. You can handle these matters. Everything has been told to the supervisor, and he also means the same."
It didn't take long for Zhang Bei's official document to be delivered to Geng Zhongming's desk. Now Geng Zhongming was not in Chengdu, but led his troops to Jianmen Pass. Since Zhang Xianzhong went north to Hanzhong, Geng Zhongming and Qin Liangyu led their troops to launch a counterattack.
The number of troops left by the rogue bandits in Bashu was much smaller, and the weapons of Bashu soldiers and horses were strengthened. As a result, the peasant army was defeated steadily. Zhang Xianzhong had already made up his mind to go north, so naturally he had no intention of following Bashu.
The soldiers and horses fought hard, and after guarding the Jianmen Gate for three days, they voluntarily abandoned the defense.
After Geng Zhongming led his troops into Jianmen Pass, he was a little confused because he didn't know what to do next. Hanzhong and southern Shaanxi are sensitive areas. Without the general's orders, he suddenly went north and poured into Hanzhong. Who knows what the court would think
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In the eyes of the imperial court, the northern Shanxi frontier troops were not pure imperial soldiers, but private soldiers of the entire Bajing. These soldiers poured into Hanzhong and southern Shaanxi and occupied a good area and refused to leave. What should they do?
The arrival of this official document pointed out the way for Geng Zhongming. Geng Zhongming was a smart man. With a simple official document, it was clear that Zhangbei Base Camp was finally going to attack Shaanxi. In the past, large troops were sent to Shaanxi to suppress bandits.
, but did not occupy a certain territory, that was because of lack of strength, but it is different now. With the strength of northern Shanxi, it can completely swallow up the entire Shaanxi.
When northern Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Bashu become one, it will be truly as stable as a rock. Geng Zhongming doesn't know whether the Iron Governor is ambitious, but he knows that the more territory the Iron Governor has in his hands, the more territory he will get.
The benefits are greater.
Qin Liangyu didn't have any objections to the march into Chencang Road. After receiving so many benefits from the Iron Governor, it would be a bit too much to refuse such a thing. What's more, since he agreed to join the Northern Shanxi Party, he couldn't hesitate.
Yu fell on both sides.
On the ninth day of February in the fifth year of Chongzhen, Geng Zhongming and Qin Liangyu, who were entrenched in the Jianmenguan area, sent their troops north, bypassing Nanzheng and directly attacked the southern Shaanxi area from the Chencang Ancient Road. At this time, Ai Keqi was still unaware of it until the army appeared.
It was only when he was at Mercury Mountain that Aikeqi realized how bad the situation was.