He thought he had mastered most of Chu Nan's corruption deeds.
But I never thought...
During the process of communicating with Wu Yun, he truly realized that what he discovered was just the tip of the iceberg. This kid's corruption was definitely much more than he imagined.
"snort!"
Even Liu Ba, who was trying not to lose his temper, couldn't bear it anymore.
He snorted angrily, subconsciously curling his palms into fists, and his voice was like thunder: "I really didn't expect that this guy Chu Nan actually embezzled so much! It seems that the matter is much more serious than I imagined."
Previously, Liu Ba could roughly guess that Chu Nan was suspected of corruption based on comparisons with the financial reports of ZTE Bank outside Yizhou. But in fact, Liu Ba had no idea how much money he had embezzled.
but......
Only at this moment did Liu Ba truly realize that he had underestimated Yizhou's potential.
Although the overall situation in Yizhou is relatively closed, it has also caused them to form their own internal groups, and the profits of certain things will be higher than they imagined.
This place is not like Luoyang or Nanyang, where they have only a handful of competitors. They only need to use a few tricks to ensure the vast majority of profits.
Therefore, according to the normal rhythm, Yizhou's financial report should be far better than other places, but he couldn't even get the most basic rewards. He really made a lot of profits inside and out.
certainly!
Part of this was eaten by the Yizhou nobles.
However, the remaining profits are already far higher than Chu Nan's bonus. No wonder this guy doesn't care about the bonus at all, because he has more gray income.
Wu Yun bowed his head and said softly: "Liu Sicheng, Chu Nan's matter is definitely much more serious than you think. This is the case for my Wu family alone. If other noble families are included, his strength alone
, comparable to a small gentry in Yizhou."
"It's true."
Having said this, Wu Yun took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
Over the years, he has had enough of Chu Nan's extortion, so he is not ready to protect this person now: "In order to get rid of this person, I also sent people to investigate him for a long time."
With that said, Wu Yun handed some information to Liu Ba: "This is some evidence I found, but it is not perfect yet. I will hand it over to Liu Sicheng now. I hope Liu Sicheng can punish this person according to law."
.”
"rest assured."
Liu Ba took the information with both hands and nodded solemnly.
Then, he casually opened some information, his eyes rolled up and down, and he was suddenly shocked and gasped.
Chu Nan knew that the court would send people to check his account frequently, so he found many relatives, opened accounts at Zhongxing Bank in various places, deposited the embezzled money into Zhongxing Bank, and even purchased a large number of land equity certificates.
The content recorded above alone is worth at least several thousand gold. If Wu Yun is able to find out things that Wu Yun doesn't know about, and the amount reaches tens of thousands of gold, I'm afraid it's not impossible!
call!
suck!
Liu Ba took several deep breaths and tried to keep himself calm.
At this moment, he was filled with anger, and he had to report Chu Nan to the court for punishment: "Don't worry, I will definitely report it to Your Majesty when it comes to Chu Nan, and I will never let him go."
Wu Yun bowed his head and said: "If Liu Sicheng can do this, we will be grateful. If Chu Nan is not cured, God will not allow it. We will only suffer from scabies, but people like Chu Nan are the ones who suffer from elbow and armpit disease."
.”
Liu Ba put away the evidence and continued to seal up the Wu family's assets.
After a while, a long announcement sounded outside:
"Report—!"
Liu Ba turned around and looked.
But when I saw the staff of my bank hurried to the Wu Mansion, they looked extremely flustered. When they met Liu Ba, they didn't even bother to salute, so they raised their hands and pointed outside:
"Liu Sicheng!"
"Something bad is going on."
"Don't worry."
Liu Ba looked at the panting man and hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt: "Take a breath and speak slowly."
The man took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm before he said: "After we rushed to Zhang's house, they were relatively cooperative at first, but then, a group of people suddenly came out and started fighting with the officers and soldiers."
"If Manager Chen hadn't sent the villain out to get the things, maybe the villain would have been killed by Zhang Su. Please take someone to take a look. If it's too late, it might be too late."
Liu Ba was shocked: "Zhang Su really dares to rebel? He's a bit brave."
The man was so frightened that he panicked: "Liu Sicheng, you... you still... better hurry up and take people over. These guys have given the soldiers sweat medicine and they can't carry it at all."
living."
"good."
Liu Ba nodded and immediately walked out of the room, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Where is General Zhang?"
The burly Zhang Ren walked out of the side hall: "The general is here, does Liu Sicheng have any instructions?"
Liu Ba didn't waste any nonsense and said directly: "Zhang Su and others rebelled and gave the brothers the sweat medicine. Let's lead the troops there quickly. If it's too late, it will be too late."
"What?"
Even Zhang Ren himself couldn't help but be stunned: "How dare Zhang Su do this? This is simply unreasonable!"
Wu Yi, who was on the side, knew that this was an opportunity to make a meritorious deed, and hurriedly said: "If Zhang Su is like this, it is also possible for the others. To prevent the situation from escalating, why don't you lead the troops there first, and I will report to the lord."
"Since they dare to rebel in the city, I'm afraid there will be back-ups. You must be careful and don't hurt yourself, otherwise there will be endless consequences."
Liu Ba glanced at Wu Yi.
He didn't really believe Wu Yi at first.
But now, Wu Yi is willing to have his hands tied and let Liu Ba investigate, and is very cooperative. Perhaps he already knows that this is the will of the court, so he does not resist.
In this case, maybe he can trust Wu Yi: "Okay, you quickly go find Liu Shijun and ask him to immediately mobilize elite soldiers and horses to control various streets to prevent unexpected events."
This is just a signal.
Once Zhang Su takes action, the rest of the noble clans will definitely follow.
In this way, they will inevitably move closer to Zhang Su's mansion, and they will become their thorn in the side.
Liu Ba asked Liu Yan to control the streets. In a sense, he was calling for reinforcements at the encirclement point.
He, Liu Ba, was just a small Zhang Su, and he didn't take it seriously. There was no need to go to war with Zhang Su. The Yizhou gentry who came to rescue him and surrounded him were the real danger.
Wu Yi also admired Liu Ba's keen reflexes. He was just a Sicheng, but he was still proficient in the art of war and made the most accurate judgment in the shortest time.
Nanyang Hanting is indeed a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which is admirable!
Wu Yi hurriedly handed over his hand: "Liu Sicheng, don't worry, I'll leave it to you."
Immediately.
He turned to look at Zhang Ren: "Old Zhang, protect Liu Sicheng. You must resist."
Zhang Ren patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, no one can hurt Liu Sicheng."
"Brothers, gather quickly and follow me."
"Here."
*****
Zhang Mansion.
Corpses littered the fields and rivers of blood flowed.
Zhang Su held a long sword, looked at everything in front of him, and sighed: "I didn't expect that my lord would actually help the Nanyang court and want to attack us. It is simply unreasonable."
Zhang Quan stood timidly on the side, his face was pale and without any blood, his body was shaking subconsciously, as if he was extremely frightened:
"Master, if we do this, it will definitely attract the attention of Commander Liu. If he sends troops here, we may not be able to support him. Otherwise, we should escape."
"escape?"
Zhang Su turned his head and glanced at Zhang Quan, with anger rising into his throat: "Where to run away? Are you running away faster, or is Liu Yan chasing you faster? Now that it has happened, I will never run away!"
"But......"
Zhang Quan naturally knew the temper of his family master.
Normally, he might be a quiet little guy, but once he's pushed into a hurry, he can do anything, regardless of the consequences.
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It is true that at this moment, Zhang Su was blinded by anger. Even though he knew that Liu Yan had defected to Nanyang Hanting, he still wanted to attack them.
Zhang Quan's throat rolled and he couldn't help but swallowed: "If Liu Shijun's soldiers and horses come, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for half an hour."
"Do not worry."
Zhang Su had expected this and said angrily: "Zhang Ren has reinforcements, don't we have reinforcements? The Yizhou gentry have been suffering for a long time, this time we will settle old and new accounts together."
Zhang Quan didn't know what he meant and asked tentatively: "What does the head of the family mean..."
Zhang Su turned around and ordered: "Now, quickly arrange your family members, pack weapons, and build fortifications. The longer we delay, the higher the success rate will be."
Although Liu Yan controls the army in Yizhou, as a governance base, the number of troops that can be used here is not as many as expected. Our own troops are indeed capable of competing with them.
If they fail, they will have to deal with it, and the worst they can do is die. But if they succeed, they can force Liu Yan to become their vassal and start a confrontation with Nanyang.
Risk is directly proportional to profit!
Anyway, they have no way out at this moment, so they might as well fight to the death.
Zhang Quan bowed and raised his hands, saying loudly: "Here."
Immediately.
He turned and left, shouting:
"Brothers, quickly clean the battlefield and build fortifications."
"Here."
Immediately, the elite soldiers in the mansion began to take action, carrying corpses, setting up wooden ladders, and some were even carrying weapons, preparing to defend the mansion.
Seeing that everyone had started to take action, Zhang Su returned to the hall, walked up to the top, and his eyes fell on Chen Xiong: "I still say what I said, if you are willing to cooperate with our actions, I can spare your life."
"otherwise......"
Before Zhang Su could finish speaking, Chen Xiong, who was dying, just smiled: "I still said the same thing, if you have the guts, kill me. Do you want me to cooperate with you? There is no way!"
Zhang Su said coldly: "You brat, turn your elbows outward. Don't forget that you are from Yizhou and your roots are in Yizhou. At this critical moment, you should help us."
"I can promise you that as long as the matter is completed, I can recommend it to His Majesty the Emperor and let you become the owner of Xingqianzhuang. It is not impossible for you to even become an official in Luoyang."
"I bother!"
Chen Xiong spat out and spat out: "Don't think that you can defeat Nanyang if you catch me. Liu Sicheng will never let you go."
"I can assure you that they will arrive soon. And you, after all, are just a corpse, how dare you speak nonsense here?"
"madness!"
"Unbelievably stupid!"
Every word of Chen Xiong's words was like a sharp sword, piercing Zhang Su's heart.
Zhang Su gritted his teeth, and the muscles at the corners of his lips kept twitching, as if his anger had reached the limit, as if he would explode completely and tear Chen Xiongsheng alive in the next second.
but......
Zhang Su would not be so stupid.
Chen Xiong is the only important hostage in his hands. Until the critical moment, he is reluctant to let Chen Xiong die.
Suppressing his anger, Zhang Su said coldly: "Chen Xiong, you must understand that we are not going against Nanyang Hanting, we just want to resist a little and fight for some rights."
"snort!"
Chen Xiong let out a scornful laugh and said indifferently: "Although I don't know what His Majesty the Emperor will think, your way of fighting for rights will only anger His Majesty."
"Although His Majesty is young, in just a few years he swept across the world and dominated the world. Can such a person be threatened by a small Yizhou?"
"Zhang Su!"
Chen Xiong simply called him by his first name, and his words were full of disdain: "You are an out-and-out idiot! If the Yizhou nobles take you as the leader, they will definitely face a disaster."
"You can kill me, but I believe that you will come down to accompany me soon. Maybe I can wait for you. When we get to Huangquan Road, we can settle the old and new accounts together."
"Hahahahaha!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Hahaha!"
"..."
Nearly crazy laughter rang out, Chen Xiong's face was filled with disdain for Zhang Su, and the shining light in his eyes was like a sharp sword, piercing Zhang Su's heart.
Zhang Su gritted his teeth, filled his heart with anger, and subconsciously clenched his fists. Although he could not kill Chen Xiong yet, he stood up and ordered again: "Hit me, hit me hard!"
The servant beside him raised his hand: "Here."
Immediately.
Two strong men picked up the dying Chen Xiong and dragged him out. They launched a fierce attack like a rainstorm, beating Chen Xiong until his skin and flesh were torn, and he kept wailing.
"Report—!"
At this moment, a hurried announcement sounded outside the hall.
Zhang Su looked up.
However, Zhang Quan hurriedly entered the palace, looking extremely flustered. He didn't even bother to salute, so he raised his hand and pointed out of the palace: "Master, something serious has happened. Liu Ba, Zhang Ren has brought troops here."
Zhang Su had already expected it, and his face seemed relatively calm: "How many troops do they have? Is there any movement at Liu Yan's place?"
Zhang Quan frowned and shook his head: "It's unclear whether there is any movement from Liu Yan, but Liu Ba and Zhang Ren should have only a thousand troops. Just as the prisoner said, the troops came in two groups.
"
call-
Zhang Su exhaled a breath, knowing that the most difficult moment had finally come.
He waved his hand and walked out: "Let's go and meet these two guys."
Zhang Quan responded and immediately followed.
*****
State Shepherd's Office.
study.
Liu Yan put down the book, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it was only for a moment, and then disappeared: "Zhang'er, are you saying that Zhang Su attacked our army?"
"That's right."
Liu Zhang nodded affirmatively and explained: "It was reported by our spies outside Zhang Su's mansion. At first, Zhang Su was still cooperative, but after they relaxed their vigilance, Zhang Su took action."
hiss-!
Liu Yan was surprised and couldn't help but gasped.
He pinched a strand of goatee under his chin, frowned, and tried to ask: "How many people are there in Zhang Su's mansion? How dare they attack our soldiers and horses? Could it be that he has the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard?"
"
"No."
Liu Zhang bowed his head and said softly: "Master Zhang Su brought water to the brothers and said that they had worked hard. As a result, he poured Mongolian sweat medicine into the water, and hundreds of soldiers were killed in an instant."
"At this time, the soldiers and horses in ambush in Zhang Su's mansion swarmed up and killed all the soldiers who had no water to drink. Only a few soldiers escaped."
"I want to come..."
Liu Zhang breathed out, with disbelief written all over his face: "They should have arrived at Wu Yi's residence by now. If predictions are correct, General Zhang will arrive at Zhang Su's residence soon."
"Father."
Having said this, Liu Zhang bowed and said, "What should we do now?"
In fact, Liu Yan had already expected that there would be a rebellion, so he said calmly and without any panic: "Do the spies in the city have any news now?"
Liu Zhang shook his head and said softly: "Not yet."
Liu Yan nodded and thought for a moment: "In that case, don't worry, it won't be too late for us to take action when they make some movement. We didn't eliminate these remnants before, so this time we should do some finishing work for His Majesty the Emperor.
"
Although His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang did not say it clearly, Liu Yan, who had been in officialdom for a long time, still guessed the emperor's thoughts. Anyway, he had given up and did the last thing he could for the sake of the Han Dynasty.
Although he is likely to bear a certain amount of infamy in the future, Liu Yan is willing to do so. The new Han Dynasty should have a brand new look and an emperor without stains.
Only in this way can the great man go further, and perhaps, with this, he can continue to survive for two hundred years, or even longer, but after all, he is just a grain of sand in the river of history.
"Father."
Liu Zhang was naturally aware of his father's situation, and quickly reminded him: "The risk of doing this, I'm afraid..."
However, before he finished speaking, Liu Yan waved his hand and interrupted: "Zhang'er, my father is old. His health is getting worse every year. He may not live long. In this case, there is nothing to worry about."
"You must not take any action in this matter. It will be entirely under my father's command. Whether it is guilt or infamy, my father can bear all the blame."
"Father......"
"obedient!"
"Here."
Liu Zhang had no choice but to surrender and accept the order.
But in fact, deep down in his heart, he was unwilling for his father to make such a sacrifice.
Regardless of whether his previous father had any rebellious intentions, at this moment, Liu Zhang knew in his heart that his father had always been interested in the Han Dynasty.
He admires such a father, admires him from the bottom of his heart!
"Report—!"
At this moment, a long announcement sounded outside the study.
An attendant came in from outside, bowed and held his hands in his hands and said: "Master, Master, General Wu has something urgent to see you."
The corners of Liu Yan's lips raised slightly: "It's just the right time, let him come in."
The attendant cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Immediately.
Bowed and left the study.
Not long after, Wu Yi hurried over, leaned over and cupped his hands and said: "My lord, Zhang Suzao..."
Before Wu Yi could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Yan with a wave of his hand: "Okay, I already know. You quickly put on your armor. You will lead all the elites in my house."
"ah?"
Wu Yi was stunned for a moment.
He couldn't believe his ears.
My lord actually already knew about Zhang Su’s rebellion?
Liu Zhang waved his hand and said: "General, the battle armor has been prepared for you. The elites in the mansion are already waiting. You'd better hurry up and prepare."
Wu Yi turned around and glanced at the armor hanging on the side, solemnly nodded and said: "Okay."
Then, he took the initiative to step forward. With Liu Zhang's help, he put on his battle armor, hung his sword, and put on his helmet: "My Lord, General Wu Yi is waiting for orders and can set off at any time."
"kindness."
Liu Yan nodded: "No hurry, just wait."
Wu Yi cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "I wonder what my lord is waiting for?"
Liu Yan said softly: "Zhang Su can't do it alone. He must have accomplices. If they don't move, we don't need to move either."
Wu Yi immediately understood Liu Yan's thoughts, but he still had concerns: "Lord, the troops in the city are limited. If we fight passively, we may face unnecessary trouble."
"What Liu Sicheng means is that we take the initiative to control each street. This can deter the reactionary forces in the city, and perhaps our pressure will be reduced a lot."
Wu Yi raised the corners of his lips slightly and broke into a faint smile: "I didn't expect that Liu Sicheng actually knows military affairs. He is indeed a talented person, but it is a pity that he does not understand what His Majesty is thinking."
"Lord, what do you mean..."
Even Wu Yi didn't understand the reason.
"No need to ask any more questions."
Liu Yan didn't bother to explain, he just waved his hand and said: "Just follow my orders. Although the troops in the city are insufficient, we will definitely win this battle. Don't worry."
Wu Yi frowned, still a little confused.
but......
He didn't ask again.
Over the years, he has always been like this when working with Liu Yan, and he has become accustomed to it.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a hurried announcement suddenly sounded:
"Report—!"
"The Jia family in Cross Square in the south of the city have soldiers and horses dispatched, with a strength of about three hundred."
"okay, I get it."
"..."
"Report—!"
"The Wang family at Shenglifang in the south of the city has sent out soldiers and horses, with a strength of about four hundred."
"Well, continue to inquire."
"..."
There were five or six messages in a row, all of which were the reinforcement routes of the Yizhou nobles.
Liu Yanshang appeared relatively calm, but Wu Yi beside him could no longer sit still: "My lord, the opponent's military strength far exceeds that of our elite. If this continues, we may lose."
"Do not worry."
Liu Yan waved his hand to indicate that he should not panic, and said calmly: "You rush here quickly, intercept the enemy's reinforcements, and bring all the troops and horses with you without making any mistakes."
"ah?"
Wu Yi was stunned: "Master, what should you do?"
Liu Yan waved his hand: "I'm fine. The main thing now is you. If you can bear it, your Wu family will have a chance of survival. Go quickly. It will be bad if others take away the credit."
Wu Yi gritted his teeth, cupped his hands and said, "Master, take care, I'll leave a small team at the mansion."
Liu Yan nodded: "Okay, go quickly."
Wu Yi: "Here."
After Wu Yi left, Liu Zhang frowned and said softly: "Father, do you think there are others taking credit from General Wu?"
Liu Yan twisted his beard and smiled: "Of course, don't forget, His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang never fights an unprepared battle."
Liu Zhang was surprised: "Father, do you think..."