Chapter 182: It should be killed, it should be sentenced
In the official hall of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division
Just when everyone was thinking about the promotion, they heard the young man behind the case say loudly: "Cao Meng Gong, please write a letter of appointment in your hand, to the effect that now there is a capital camp in Beijing.
Hundreds of households thanked Zaiyi for his loyalty, bravery, and diligent banditry. He was awarded the command of Dongcheng and reported to the Ministry of War for consultation."
Meng Chang was stunned for a moment. He paused with the pen in his hand and said softly: "I wonder who this Xie Baihu is? Where is he now?"
Jia Heng smiled and looked at Xie Zaiyi with approval.
Xie Zaiyi said in a deep voice: "It's just me."
Meng Chang glanced at Xie Zaiyi and saw that he was tall and tall, with thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, and a voice like a bell. He said in a loud voice: "He is indeed a fierce general."
At this moment, the meritorious officer was also aroused by Jia Heng's previous words of "appointing an official and making a wish", and even his demeanor became much more respectful. When writing the official document, he also wrote many words of praise.
After waiting for a while, Meng Chang took the official document with his name on it, presented it to Jia Heng, and said, "Sir, you can name it and use the seal."
Jia Heng nodded, took the brush and wrote his name on it, then took out the copper seal confiscated from Qiu Liang from the fish bag on his waist, dipped it in the ink pad, and stamped it on the signature of the official document. Fang Zhengse said: "Let me
I'll report it to the Ministry of War and bring it back together with the confession."
With his power and authority in raising the command of the five cities' military and horse departments with the imperial edict, actually reporting it to the Ministry of War's Military Selection and Cleaning Department was more like a filing than an approval.
Gongcao Mengchang nodded, and then ordered the clerk to go.
Jia Heng looked at Mu Zhong, Wu Bin, and Yan Biao and said, "If you have nothing else to do, you can go back first. It's almost noon and it's time to have lunch."
Mu Zhong said: "Your Excellency has just arrived, and my subordinates are preparing a small banquet at Fuxing Restaurant to welcome you and wash away your dust."
He also has a few thousand taels of banknotes hidden in his arms. He will wait and see if he can send them out. Only if the Lord accepts them can he, the deputy minister, sit still. Otherwise, who knows whether he will be released after a while.
Did he jerk off to the end?
As for the harsh words just now, well, the former military commander Zhou Song was not just pretending at the beginning, but in the end, he was not the cashier who collected money more efficiently than anyone else?
Wu Bin also smiled and said: "I know that you are upright because of your humble position, but banquets are also a common practice in officialdom, so please be sure to honor me."
Yan Biao remained silent and put away the money hidden in his sleeves. This money was something he had accumulated over the years. Since the young man and the powerful man did not want it, it was just what he wanted.
Jia Heng said: "There is no need for the reception banquet. The two of you go to the training center to study the regulations and regulations with Gao Fa Cao first, and you will receive the wind for me."
These few people, even Yan Biao is waiting for the consequences. If corruption is discovered later, he will have to settle the score later. What should I do if I accept their food now?
When Mu Zhong and Wu Bin heard this, their expressions were sullen and submissive.
Jia Heng said: "If there is nothing else, Gao Fa Cao can take them down."
Gao Yinian accepted the order and left.
Jia Heng also left the official hall, led a group of subordinates into the inner hall, and sat down one after another.
Jia Heng looked at Xie Zaiyi and warned: "Brother Xie, Huo Jun of Dongcheng, I predict that he will not be willing to leave his post, and will definitely make trouble. We will go to Dongcheng in the afternoon and take over the Dongcheng Military and Horse Department immediately, and you will take charge of Dongcheng."
After that, the situation should be controlled as soon as possible."
In order to avoid alerting the Sanhe Gang, he had no choice but to temporarily transfer Dongcheng's commander Huo Jun, at least in name, he no longer had command authority over Dongcheng.
Xie Zaiyi nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, sir."
After Jia Heng finished explaining, he looked at Qu Lang with a pair of calm eyes and said: "Deputy Qu Qianhu, have you collected any evidence that Huo Jun colluded with people from the Sanhe Gang?"
Qu Lang said sternly: "To my lord, Huo Jun, Lu Tongzhi from our Jinyi Mansion is also watching this person."
"Lu Tongzhi?" Jia Heng frowned and said hesitantly: "Jinyi Mansion recently...?"
Qu Lang lowered his voice and said: "The capital commander Shang Yong was demoted and sent to Nanjing. Now Lu Jingyao and Lu Tongzhi are in charge of the affairs."
Jia Heng frowned and said, "Tell me about the personnel in Jinyi Mansion. I am in charge of all the affairs, and I am still a little confused."
This statement has a somewhat high-sounding meaning.
Jia Heng also felt a little emotional in his heart. This commanding officer was originally used by Emperor Chongping to help him send salary, but now with his holy family, he can find out a little bit about the affairs of Jinyi Mansion.
Qu Lang pondered for a moment and said: "Now we have Lu Tongzhi in charge, and there is another fellow Tongzhi, Mr. Ji Yingtianji. Now the two Tongzhi adults are paying close attention to the developments of this case."
The implication is that under the premise that Lu Jingyao was in charge of government affairs, there was also a commanding officer who was paying attention to the case. It was obvious that the two were vying for the top position.
When Jia Heng heard this, his heart moved and he asked calmly: "Isn't Lieutenant Qiu in Jinyi Mansion?"
Although Qu Lang didn't know why the young powerful man in front of him paid so much attention to the governor Qiu Liang, he still said frankly: "The governor Qiu went to Chang'an County with Prince Zhongshun on business the day before yesterday. He has not returned yet. I think it will be just a few days.
Come back."
The Jinyi Mansion investigated the case of Yun Guang colluding with the Cuihua Mountain bandit, and sent a town police officer to assist King Zhongshun, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to ransack the house.
Qu Lang looked hesitant for a moment and said, "Master Jia, Lu Tongzhi seems to have complained about your recent frequent secondment of Jinyi Mansion's personnel."
When Jia Heng heard this, he looked indifferent and said in a deep voice: "I am now ordered by the emperor to supervise the investigation of the Dongcheng case. I originally needed the assistance of the Jinyi Mansion. After lunch, I saw this sir, and it was not allowed.
I can’t say that I want to ask for the Emperor’s Sword.”
He is now a third-class Yunhui general, and in terms of official title, he is one level higher than the third-class rank of Lu Jingyao, a fellow officer in Jinyiwei.
Moreover, the most important thing is that he acted under the emperor's orders, while the two colleagues in Jinyi Mansion basically acted on their own.
Not to mention that he has the Emperor's Sword in his hand and has the reputation of being the commander of the imperial guards. In case of emergencies, he has the power to give orders and control.
"Of course, if it is not necessary, it is not good to force the officials of Jinyi Mansion, unless...this Lu Jingyao really does not understand current affairs!"
He has gradually discovered that Jinyi Mansion is really a sharp weapon, and if possible, he would like to have it in his own hands.
"In the early days of the Chen-Han Dynasty, there was an example of Wu Xun serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the Jinyi Guards. However, later on, Wu Xun was unwilling to even do serious errands, let alone serve the emperor in front of him and behind the horse."
"By the way, Deputy Qu Qianhu, I need your help with something now." Jia Heng suppressed his thoughts and told about the investigation of several leaders of the Sanhe Gang in Dongcheng.
"Deputy Qu Qianhu needs to collect as much information as possible on the leaders of the Sanhe Gang."
"To be honest, sir, I went to the Experience Department last night and gathered all the information about the heads of the Sanhe Gang. All of them are summarized here." Qu Lang said, greeting two subordinates standing not far away.
The two of them each took out several large books from the cowhide-tanned briefcases they carried with them.
Qu Lang explained: "In Jinyi Mansion, detectives have been collecting and summarizing intelligence on the Sanhe Gang in Dongcheng for many years, but the former commander, Mr. Shang... didn't pay much attention to this matter."
When Jia Heng heard this, he felt somewhat clear in his heart.
I'm afraid this Commander Shang doesn't pay attention.
Instead, he opened one eye or closed one eye, not daring to offend King Qi. The right way is to avoid intimacy...
"Loyalty must not only be absolute but also unique. As the commander of the emperor's personal army, if you just think about having both sides and don't dare to offend anyone, you will naturally be replaced by the emperor."
Jia Heng took the book and was silent for a moment. He looked up at Qu Lang and met a pair of serious eyes. His heart moved slightly and he started to read without saying a word.
Qu Lang did not hesitate to risk offending his colleague Lu Jingyao in Jinyi to bring out this information. He had to make good use of it.
The sound of "swiping" was heard as the paper was opened, and the deeds of Sanhe Gang leader Li Jinzhu and several leaders were all recorded in the book.
Jia Heng extracted effective information from it, and his impression of the leaders of the Sanhe Gang gradually became clearer.
Li Jinzhu, also known as Zhuzhu, Dazhu, was also called Silly Zhu in his early years.
He originally worked as a helper in the Caoliang Guard. Later, because of his loyalty and ability to speak numbers, he gradually gained the attention of a commander in charge of the Caoliang Guard at that time. He handed over part of the unloading and loading of grain to Li Jinzhu, and the commander took over the canal transportation.
Most of the money allocated by the governor fell into his own pocket.
After more than ten years of hard work, Li Jinzhu not only actually took on the loading and unloading of grain, but also purchased more than a dozen large ships, recruited sailors, and started a business of transshipping grain.
Then, as natural and man-made disasters occurred in various provinces in recent years, the population of Shenjing increased sharply, and Li Jinzhu took advantage of the situation and established the Sanhe Gang with the early backbone.
At the same time, he was engaged in the business of merchants and goods breeding in Dongcheng, and maintained a large number of thugs and gangsters under his command. Through coercion and inducement, he gradually moved from gambling houses, brothels, and brothels to other side businesses, and began to transform into restaurants, cloth shops and other shops.
It was not until the time when the King of Qi opened the palace to take charge of affairs and went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to observe the government that Li Jinzhu found the way to the King of Qi.
As a result, Li Jinzhu, who gained official protection, became more and more powerful.
He has become the underground emperor of Dongcheng.
As for the nickname of the Sanhe Gang, it is named after the three tributaries of the Wei River, the Fenghe River, the Heihe River, and the Bahe River.
After Jia Heng read Li Jinzhu's experience, he frowned and continued to flip through the book.
The subsequent records are nothing more than some of Li Jinzhu's deeds, and there are also some things about being righteous, eager for justice, bullying men and dominating women, and violating the laws of nature.
Jia Heng flipped through the books and read all the origins of the second master Pan Jian, the third master Huang Zhuo, the fourth master Han Ziping, and the fifth master Li Jiuniang.
"One by one, there are so many crimes, it's hard to describe!" Jia Heng frowned, murderous intent boiling in his heart.
Not only are these gangs extremely unscrupulous, but they are also guilty of numerous crimes. How many good things can be done by people like brothels, gambling houses, and people who make money from the sidelines?
"Such evil forces deserve to be killed, sentenced, and all evil must be eradicated!" Jia Heng put down the book in his hand and picked up the tea cup beside him, his face covered with murderous intent.
I have never thought about subduing a group of people and using them as my subordinates.
Not to mention half-aged ladies like Li Jiuniang, even beautiful girls, he has no idea of moving into the house to secretly control the power.
These people are different from Fan Yi. Fan Yi has been working as a thief for more than two years, but he has not lost his integrity. At most, he is a dog-headed military advisor with a bad idea. Moreover, Fan Yi also regards the group of thieves in Cuihua Mountain as someone who can cause trouble.
He was a peasant rebel and had repeatedly advised Zhang Dayan to restrain his subordinates.
If Fan Yi had also committed many crimes, he would not have planned for her to be exonerated in the first place.
Seeing Jia Heng's expression of concern and uncertainty in his eyes, Qu Lang was silent for a moment and said, "Do you have a plan in mind?"
Jia Heng said: "It's not difficult to sweep away these demons and monsters, but it's hard to guarantee that they won't take the opportunity to cause trouble! Therefore, we need to use a thunderous strike! Deputy Qianhu, can you activate your detectives to kill these big and small heads?
The target residence and daily activity routes have been clearly ascertained before arresting?"
Qu Lang pondered for a moment and said: "Sir, you can try the humble job, but the manpower under the humble job is limited. There are so many big and small bosses, nearly thirty or fifty people, and they want to detect all their details without being alert to them.
This is extremely difficult, and only if we can get the full cooperation of the Jinyiwei Mansion can this matter be considered foolproof."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment after hearing this, with a faint look in his eyes, and said: "It seems that I need to meet Lu Jingyao for a while."
If you want to wipe out the Sanhe Gang with a thunderous force, you can only set up the net properly in advance and capture these people in one fell swoop.
This is inseparable from the support of intelligence, and the Jinyi Guards Mansion, which has been deeply involved in Shenjing City for many years, has more than 100,000 intelligence spies under its command, and has the ability to bring the leader of the Sanhe Gang under control without anyone noticing.
Jia Heng thought about it, looked up at the sky, and asked: "Qu Fuqianhu, is Lu Tongzhi now in the Jinyi Mansion?"
Qu Lang said: "Lu Tongzhi has just taken charge of the affairs of the government. He has been at work these two days and even had lunch in the Yamen."
When Jia Heng heard this, he was silent for a moment.
Such a member of the Imperial Guard who is eager to perform and is waiting to successfully take over as commander is probably not willing to miss this achievement.
"It's not too late. After lunch, we'll go visit Tongzhi Lu." Jia Heng said in a clear voice.
Cai Quan asked: "Sir, didn't you say this morning that you were going back to check the accounts?"
Jia Heng waved his hand and said: "Business matters are important. There is no rush to check the accounts in advance. I will send someone back and say that I will not go back for lunch. We will check the accounts in the afternoon of Xifu."
Cai Quan nodded and ordered a soldier to go back and report.
After Jia Heng had lunch at the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, he followed Qu Lang to Jinyi Mansion.
But he said that in Rongguo Mansion
Sister Feng woke up early in the morning and couldn't stop smiling on her bright and bright face. Jia Lian frowned and asked suspiciously: "Why are you so happy?"
Sister Feng smiled, sat sideways on the kang, and said charmingly: "The Dong Mansion has received more than 600,000 taels of silver. Brother Heng agreed last night. We will send someone over to check the accounts today, and we will be able to trace them back."
I’ve got two to three hundred thousand taels of silver back.”
Jia Lian was wearing a Sichuan brocade round-neck robe and a purple scarf on her head. She was arranging her hair on the temples in front of the mirror. She seemed to be about to go out.
On the handsome face in the bronze mirror, the peach-blossom eyes looked passionately and said in a clear voice: "The eldest master is checking the accounts, and now there is nothing to check. Now he is begging the East Mansion to help him check the accounts. Now the young men in the two houses,
There was quite a bit of gossip down there. I think people over at Dongfu also seem to be resentful, otherwise they wouldn’t be carrying the big guns these days, and it seems like they won’t mention this matter.”
Sister Feng said with a smile: "Where can I get the big one? I went to Dongfu last night, and Brother Heng told me that he would send someone over to check the accounts today. You don't know, Brother Heng is a busy man, and he is now in charge of the five cities.
The Military and Horse Division has tens of thousands of people serving as servants, but Tian'er is as busy as anything."
Hearing this, Jia Lian raised his eyebrows, chuckled and said, "Tens of thousands of people? He's quite capable."
Sister Feng smiled, not hearing the tone of Jia Lian's words, and said in a charming voice: "Isn't that true? There are four to five hundred people in our Xifu, and I have to work hard to manage them. Brother Heng now manages tens of thousands of people.
, I don’t know what kind of... decent person he is.”
Hearing this, Jia Lian chuckled lightly. He turned around and saw his Feng'er's face beaming with joy. He felt a little disgusted and said with a smile: "Brother Heng on the left and Brother Heng on the right. I remember half a month ago, they said
People have backbones on the back of their heads.”
When Sister Feng heard this, she felt a little embarrassed. She walked to Jia Lian with a handkerchief in her hand and said with a smile: "I am here to respect his ability? Why did Master Lian, who was not happy, go out and do it too?"
Officer, do you want me to be so beautiful?"
When Sister Feng spoke at the moment, it was basically like a young couple joking.
Jia Lian's face looked a little worried. He waved his hands and said angrily: "Okay, okay, I can't be an official. You can find someone who can be an official."
When Sister Feng heard this, she didn't know whether she was touched or insulted. The bright and pretty young woman's face turned red. Under her curved eyebrows, her eyes widened and she said angrily:
"What are you Hu Qin about?"
Jia Lian just said casually, then turned to see Sister Feng with an angry look on her face, and said in surprise: "What did I say?"
Sister Feng also suddenly realized that she was overreacting. She lowered her eyes and said softly: "What nonsense did you say just now? Do you know how to be an official? I haven't been with you like this for several years, but you are also arguing with me.
Now I don’t even have a royal title.”
Everyone in Jia's family, Jia's mother, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, and even Jia Zhen's wife, Youshi, actually all have the status of Mrs. Gaoming, but Sister Feng does not.
Hearing this, Jia Lian stepped forward with a smile, caressed Sister Feng's shaved shoulders, and said warmly: "Good Feng'er, wait a few years, and I will send some money to the palace. If the eldest lady inherits the holy grace, then you will be yours."
My dear, by the way, I'm waiting to go out, please hurry up and get me two hundred taels of silver."
"If you need money every day, you can't live without money every day, right?" Sister Feng's beautiful face was full of unhappiness, and she curled her lips and said.
Jia Lian stretched out his hand and tapped the tip of Sister Feng's nose, and said with a smile: "Good Feng'er, I'm going out to meet the godsons of the prison guards, and have wine and banquets. How can I do without money?"
Sister Feng snorted softly, turned around and called: "Ping'er, go get two hundred taels of silver for the second master."
Ping'er responded and went into the inner room to get the silver.
