Zhu Shiyong is in charge of the government office, and now the three presidents of the chamber of commerce have not shied away from taboos and have appeared together, accompanying the government official to wait for the news. (.
After the Su residence in Dongcheng was empty in the second watch, Zhu Shiyong ordered the Luzhou Baoxin Army to be mobilized to conduct a large-scale search operation. More than 30 teams of soldiers sent to search only received vague orders. That was the person who was said to have escaped from Xishan.
There seems to be a collusion between the key criminal and the Su Ji in the city. If the key criminal cannot be found, the whereabouts of the Su family can be found and they can be captured and revived.
Everyone has doubts in their hearts, but no one will openly object to the Lord's words. Moreover, every search is a fat one, and the soldiers are happy to fish in troubled waters, let alone say anything.
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More than a dozen war horses galloped in front of the government office. A tall officer stepped into the government office lobby. He caught a glimpse of three people from the chamber of commerce sitting in the lobby. The officer frowned slightly, with a displeased look on his face.
The person who came was none other than Yang Yi, the commander of the Luzhou Baoxin Army. He had recently been transferred from Leizhou Prefecture and had been in charge of the Baoxin Army for just half a month.
While mobilizing the soldiers to search, Yang Yi had a lot of doubts in his heart. After thinking for a long time, he finally decided to come to the government office to ask for clarification.
Zhu Shiyong saw Yang Yi approaching and said with a smile: "Commander Yang, you are going to have a hard time tonight. I am really ashamed that Commander Yang has had a bad year and cannot sleep well."
Yang Yi cupped his fists and saluted and said: "What are you talking about, Mr. Fu Zun? The Baoxin Army is the Song Dynasty armor that protects the peace of Luzhou, but if you are sent to do it, you must do your best. It's just that I have something unclear about my humble position. I want to come and ask for clarification."
"Commander Yang, please speak. Sit down and watch tea!" Zhu Shiyong said with a smile.
Yang Yi waved his hand to reject the cup of tea offered by the officer, and said: "Master Fu Zun, you said that the key criminal who escaped from Xishan is related to Su Ji. How do you know this?"
Zhu Shiyong's expression changed and he said: "Commander Yang, all you need to do is follow your orders. Why are there so many problems?"
Yang Yi clasped his fists and said: "It's not that I have overstepped my duty. I just feel that something is fishy and I am afraid that the adults will be deceived by false news and get into trouble. I think Su Jin is the special envoy of grain affairs ordered by the emperor to annihilate the bandits of Bagong Mountain and pacify Yangzhou grain affairs."
, he is a man of great merit. I know that when the Bagong Mountain bandits were suppressed, he asked for help from our Luzhou Baoxin Army, but my lord did not agree to send troops at that time. I understand your intention because we joined forces to suppress the Eight Lords several times.
The mountain bandits were in trouble but they did not make any achievements, hoping that not sending troops would change Su Jin's crazy idea of overestimating his own capabilities, but the facts proved that we were all wrong at the beginning."
Zhu Shiyong twisted his beard and said calmly: "So what? What does it have to do with this matter?"
Yang Yidao: "The meaning of my humble position is that I already had a rift with him when I didn't send troops to support him. Now I'm making false claims that he has friends with gangsters without any solid evidence. If the intelligence is wrong, wouldn't it be a disaster?"
Zhu Shiyong said: "Commander Yang is saying that I am confused? Don't worry, the source of the news is absolutely reliable. If I don't have real evidence, how can I mobilize the troops? Didn't you hear the reply? The Su residence in Dongcheng is empty, and this is the New Year.
On this occasion, the Su family members are all missing. Doesn’t this mean something?"
Yang Yi said sincerely: "This is not enough evidence. Special Envoy Su can go wherever he likes. That is his business. Unless you have the personal and material evidence of Special Envoy Su sheltering and planning the escape of the Xishan bandits, how can you do that?"
Can we make a conclusion based on this?"
Zhu Shiyong said: "There are both human and physical evidence."
Yang Yi bowed and said: "Can I let you have a look at this?"
Zhu Shiyong put the tea cup in his hand on the desk and said solemnly: "Commander Yang, don't we need you to teach us what we want to do? You just need to obey and do as I am told, but why do you keep making noises?"
Yang Yi cupped his hands and said: "I don't dare because of my humble position. I'm just worried that this matter will have a huge impact. After all, Su Jin is also the food envoy appointed by the emperor. This matter is not only related to the prefect. If something goes wrong, all involved will be involved."
I’ve had it, so it’s better to be more cautious.”
Zhu Shiyong shouted angrily: "How dare you! Yang Yi, how dare you say these words to me, are you still not an official under me?"
Yang Yi raised his head and said: "Sir, my humble position is naturally an official under your rule, but I am also the commander of the Baoxin Army. Although it is a Xiang Army, it is actually controlled by the central government. The salary, salary, and silver of the 1,800 soldiers of the Baoxin Army are all
Issued by the Privy Council; promotion audits are also carried out by the Privy Council. The imperial court documents make it clear that the prefect of Fuzhou Xiangbing has the power to dispatch troops, but only during civil unrest, disasters, and when defending against enemies. It can be used at any other time.
It depends on the situation. I am just asking to see if the witnesses and physical evidence are reliable. Is this wrong?"
Zhu Shiyong looked at Yang Yi coldly and said, "It seems that you are determined not to listen to my orders?"
Yang Yi said politely: "It's just official business, not a personal grudge."
Zhu Shiyong stared at Yang Yi and said, "I'm afraid you think too highly of yourself."
Yang Yi finally couldn't help but protested: "Your Excellency, I have made it clear to you that I heard that you and Special Envoy Su had a quarrel for a long time and almost sent him to jail unjustly. I don't want to get involved in the dispute between you and him."
Among them; although Beizhi was transferred from Leizhou not long ago as ordered by the imperial court, Beizhi is not a fool."
Zhu Shiyong slammed the tea cup on the table to the ground and smashed it into pieces, shouting: "Are you going to rebel?"
Tang Jiyuan, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, who was sitting nearby, interrupted: "Commander Yang, what you said went too far."
Yang Yi shouted: "Who are you? When is it your turn to interrupt? We, Luzhou officials, are discussing military and political matters. Why are you three sitting here looking like human beings?"
The three of them were speechless and hurriedly shut up and turned their heads; Zhu Shiyong sneered and said: "Very good, Commander Yang is really a good man. After tonight, I will report your words and deeds to the court truthfully and see what they will say? I think you are such an official.
It’s the end of it.”
Yang Yi resisted and said: "Excuse me, although I am a martial artist, I have never done anything harmful to my heart. I just want to know what I am doing and don't want to go on the wrong road."
Zhu Shiyong's face was green and red, and when he was about to be scolded, he saw the firelight shining outside the Yamen and the noise of people, mixed with the sound of women's cries, and a large group of soldiers came back holding torches.
Zhu Shiyong snorted and stood up, leaving his seat and walking towards the yamen gate. A soldier rushed over to report: "Reporting to the Lord, more than ten unidentified women have been captured in Peach Blossom Lane, Dongcheng."
Zhu Shiyong's face darkened and he said: "I ordered you to wait for the search for the main criminal or the whereabouts of the Su family. Why did you arrest so many women? How is it inappropriate to cry like this?"
The soldier on the other side hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, these women have great backgrounds. Firstly, they have no identity. Secondly, according to the confession of one of the women, they were brought to Luzhou from Yangzhou by Su Jin. It turns out that
They are all fireworks women, and the lower-ranking officials felt that something was fishy, so they brought them to the Lord of the Palace for treatment."
Zhu Shiyong was surprised and said: "Oh? There is such a thing? Bring them all in."
The soldiers took the order and left. After a while, more than a dozen women were escorted in. Some of the women were disheveled and their hair was disheveled. It was obvious that these soldiers took advantage of the situation to do something.
Zhu Shiyong looked at these women. Although each of them was frightened and timid, they could not hide their beauty. He was puzzled, but he didn't know what Su Jin wanted to do in bringing these women all the way from Yangzhou to Luzhou.
"Who is there?" Zhu Shiyong shouted.
Ladies, you look at me, I look at you, no one dares to speak; Zhu Shiyong was stunned and shouted: "I asked you, didn't you hear me?"
The girls were trembling with fright and did not dare to speak. When Zhu Shiyong saw a woman in green with a slightly calmer face, he pointed at her and asked, "If you don't speak, I will slap you."
The woman knelt down in the tunnel and said: "Reporting to the magistrate, these servants are girls from good families. They came here from Yangzhou Prefecture and are not prostitutes."
Zhu Shiyong said: "What's your name?"
"The Nujia White Peony."
"Bai Mudan? Your name doesn't sound like a girl from a good family. What exactly do you do for a living? You need to be honest."
Bai Mudan lowered her head and did not answer. A soldier came up and whispered in Zhu Shiyong's ear, and pointed at a woman in red among the crowd.
Zhu Shiyong nodded and shouted: "Whose name is Little Jasmine?"
In the crowd, a woman in red clothes stepped forward and said, "Sir, I am little Jasmine."
When Zhu Shiyong made eye contact with her, his heart suddenly swayed. This little Jasmine looked quite lovely, with a rosy little mouth half-opened and two watery peach blossom eyes that almost sucked away his old soul; even more
What's too much is that on such a cold day, she was only wearing gauze clothes, revealing a large piece of looming breasts.
Zhu Shiyong calmed down and asked: "Are you little Jasmine? Can you tell me where you come from? What are your identities?"
Little Jasmine gave her a flirtatious look and said in a coquettish tone: "The slave family naturally knows everything. I beg you to be merciful and don't use torture. I'm afraid of the pain." dd