"My lord wants to make Peiping the capital. It is impossible to completely avoid civil and military dissatisfaction, but if you want to reduce it, there are many ways. Literature bar wxba" With the important matter in her heart settled, Fan Lixiang felt really relaxed now and started to Thinking about Liu Zhang's troubles.
"What method?" Liu Zhang came up with it because he was dizzy from discussing with Huang Yueying, but although he was irritated, Fan Lixiang said that there was a method, and Liu Zhang was of course willing to listen.
But before Fan Lixiang said anything, she suddenly saw a large number of people gathering in a group of houses that had been built in front of her. There were also faintly passing people who said, "Hey, why did you hit someone to death? Do you think there is something wrong with the other houses?" ?”
"Who knows, I don't even dare to live anymore."
The two commoners left in a hurry, with disappointment and suspicion on their faces.
"What's going on?" Liu Zhang frowned, and Fan Lixiang immediately led his troops over.
The buildings in front are newly built residential buildings, which are intended to house refugees and retired soldiers. Fan Lixiang is responsible for maintaining law and order, and Jiang Wan is in charge of the construction. If there is a problem with the building, it is not Fan Lixiang's responsibility.
But when she heard that the man was dead and Liu Zhang was still beside him, Fan Lixiang had to pay attention.
Liu Zhang was only wearing plain clothes. Due to Liu Zhang's status, it was not convenient for him to deal with ordinary civil affairs. He only followed Fan Lixiang and Fan Lixiang handled it.
When the onlookers saw the general arriving, they all moved out of the way. They saw a ruin inside, with the ruins of the collapsed house still remaining, three stretchers, and three corpses covered with straw mats. One of them was very small and looked like a child. .
Liu Zhang clenched his fists. If the construction party cut corners, he wouldn't mind killing people right away. And Liu Zhang also knew that Fan Lixiang might be more skilled at killing people than he was, and it was inconvenient for him to directly intervene in these matters. He could not interfere. Just don't interfere.
Officials had already come to deal with it. When Liu Zhang saw the official standing aside calmly, his face twitched when he saw Fan Lixiang arriving. He felt something was wrong in his heart, but he did not make any move and stood behind Fan Lixiang like a follower. generally.
"What's going on?" Fan Lixiang asked coldly.
The official stood up. As a general, Fan Lixiang was not offended by his petty sense. The official quickly said to Fan Lixiang: "General Fan, there is a problem with the project here. The construction project contracted by the Qu family suddenly... It collapsed and killed a family of three. It was tragic."
The official wiped away his tears as he spoke, looked at the three corpses and said, "The head of the family here is a Sichuan Army soldier. His ancestral home is Shangyong. He defeated the Xiliang Army at Yangping Pass, King of Shu, and began to fight with our Sichuan Army. That's it. It’s such a pity that he died.”
"That's unreasonable." Fan Lixiang became more and more angry as she listened to the officials' words. Fan Lixiang commanded the Shenwei Army herself. The Shenwei Army has grown from a scattered peasant army at the beginning to now, and has already possessed a cohesive military spirit. Fan Lixiang and other generals have Value the lives of soldiers.
Fan Lixiang knew without thinking that this was due to the businessman cutting corners or failing to supervise the workers, causing the structure of the house to become unstable. Otherwise, how could a normally constructed private house collapse?
Such a soldier who had followed the Sichuan Army for many years and who had now unified the world and responded to Liu Zhang's call to settle in Peiping, unexpectedly died at the hands of profiteers.
Fan Lixiang felt extremely angry and immediately said loudly: "Ask the contractor of the project here to come see me."
"General Fan, this is a construction accident. General Fan is responsible for the security and defense of Beiping. I'm afraid..." The official raised his eyelids and glanced at Fan Lixiang, and said tentatively.
"What are you afraid of? Everyone is dead now, can't I, the general, still control them?"
Not to mention that Liu Zhang was right behind her, Liu Zhang didn't say anything, so he must have allowed himself to take charge. Even if Liu Zhang was not around, Fan Lixiang planned to take charge.
"No, that's not what I meant." Seeing Fan Lixiang's anger, the official laughed quickly and said cautiously: "General Fan, I'm not questioning General Fan's authority, but..."
The official looked around and lowered his voice to Fan Lixiang: "The businessman contracting the project here is named Qu Wu. He is a member of the tribe of Qu Xi, a great businessman in Sichuan. When the Jing Yi clan rebelled, Qu Xi and his family rebelled.
This Qu Wu is firmly on Qu Xi's side.
If you stand on the side of Quxi, you are standing on the side of King Shu.
The most important thing is not this. General Fan also knows that Qu Xi is Mrs. Qu's brother and Qu Tian's nephew. Qu Tian is a person listed in the King of Shu's Hall of Meritors and attaches great importance to him. Mrs. Qu is the wife of the King of Shu.
As a tribesman and confidant of Qu Xi, who dares to touch Qu Wu?"
Fan Lixiang also frowned when she heard this. Quxi, with the growth of the Sichuan army, several big businessmen in Shu in the past, except for Fatty Jin, have already become rich.
Although Qu Xi is the youngest, his business methods are more powerful than those of other major merchants. The Qu family has become the number one private businessman, and those who disturb Qu Xi are greatly implicated.
What's more, Qu Lingchen is involved. Fan Lixiang knows this lady, but she is already officially recognized as the mistress of the Sichuan Army, which is more official than herself. Fan Lixiang can't make up her mind.
Fan Lixiang looked back at Liu Zhang, but Liu Zhang didn't make any move. When Fan Lixiang looked at him, he just nodded slightly.
Fan Lixiang suddenly became determined and loudly said to the official: "General, no matter what the background of Qu Wu is, I will capture it immediately. I will bear the consequences."
"Yes, yes." Now that Fan Lixiang said so, the official nodded and bowed quickly to call for summons. The people around him saw Fan Lixiang being so selfless and praised him.
The reputation of the Shenwei Army for loving the people has spread throughout the world, which is why Liu Zhang asked Fan Lixiang to maintain law and order in Peiping. However, most people in Peiping have only heard of Fan Lixiang and the Shenwei Army's love for the people, but have never seen it in person.
This time, I saw Fan Lixiang ordering without hesitation to capture the confidants of the King of Shu's wife's brother, and daring to offend wealthy merchants and royal relatives. Finally, it was confirmed that the rumors were true. For such a general, there is no common people who do not love him.
"Let's go talk." Liu Zhang said behind Fan Lixiang, looking like Fan Lixiang's close follower, and then walked to the outside of the crowd with a lot of strength.
Fan Lixiang followed and walked out. When the common people saw that Fan Lixiang's "entourage" called Fan Lixiang, a good general, aside to talk, they knew what to say without having to guess. They must have advised their master not to wade into muddy waters, to be sensible and to protect themselves.
.I couldn’t help but despise Liu Zhang a hundred times.
"My lord, what's wrong? You see that Madam Qu is involved, so you don't want to cause a big fuss? Don't worry, Madam Qu will definitely be fine with this matter."
Fan Lixiang has thoroughly studied the women around Liu Zhang. It is strange that a person like Qu Lingchen would know such trivial matters. If he knew that his brother's cronies were amassing money and killing people, they would definitely not cover it up.
"If it is really cutting corners that kills people, no matter who is involved. Even if it involves my son, Liu Zhang, I will do the same thing."
Liu Zhang said something and then said: "Li Xiang, didn't you find something wrong?"
"What's wrong?"
Liu Zhang glanced inside and saw Fan Lixiang exiting. Perhaps out of respect for Fan Lixiang, the people did not block the opening. Liu Zhang looked inside and saw that the officials inside were still studying the accident with some people and pointing out the three corpses.
Pointing, the pained expression on his face was clearly revealed.
"Based on my experience in observing words and emotions, the two sentences that the official said to you just now and reported Qu Wu's family status were not because he was afraid that you would offend the Qu family, but because he deliberately provoked you to offend the Qu family."
Liu Zhang obviously felt that something was unusual, that is, the official seemed to be too selfless. Fan Lixiang was not well-liked in both the army and the officialdom. Few generals in the Sichuan Army liked Fan Lixiang, but this official was very fond of Fan Lixiang.
Very worried. Very afraid that she would touch the Qu family.
Because the official looked unnatural after seeing Fan Lixiang's arrival. Liu Zhang observed the official carefully from the beginning, seemingly casually, and the corner of his eye never left the official's face.
When Fan Lixiang got angry and asked for Qu Wu, the official's eyes clearly showed a hint of joy, as if Fan Lixiang's coming forward would be of great benefit to him.
This expression aroused Liu Zhang's alarm even more, and he intuitively told Liu Zhang that this matter was not that simple.
"Deliberately provoking me to offend the Qu family? Why? Do I have any grudge against him?" Fan Lixiang said.
"I found that what has changed over the years is not only your way of doing things, but also your IQ. How could you become so stupid?"
"You... how stupid am I?" Fan Lixiang's face immediately became angry, but she felt very good in her heart. Liu Zhang was able to joke with her like this, which shows that they have a very close relationship, which is much better than the rigid relationship between master and minister.
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Liu Zhang said: "If a person wants to push you into a pit of fire, there are two possibilities. One is that he has a grudge, and the other is that it is good for him to jump into the fire.
In this matter, there are two possibilities. First, the official is a well-meaning person and is afraid that you will get involved in the dispute. Second, the official is taking advantage of you.
My guess is that the official wants to deal with the Qu family, but the Qu family is really not easy to deal with, and now that you are taking the lead, they will be happy and at ease."
"Bullshit." After hearing what Liu Zhang said, Fan Lixiang rolled her eyes at Liu Zhang disapprovingly: "After doing this for a long time, you still want to help your wife. After all the nonsense, it's okay."
"Yes, these are all speculations. We can only look at the facts. The house collapsed and people died. We must give justice to the dead family, but..." Liu Zhang's face turned cold: "If someone dares to kill a family,
, to gain benefits for myself, no matter who it is, I will never let it go."
Fan Lixiang saw Liu Zhang's expression and knew that Liu Zhang was not trying to shirk the Qu family. Based on her understanding of Liu Zhang, she would not shirk either. Her heart slowly calmed down, and suddenly she felt that she had overlooked something.
"No matter what, let's investigate the accident first."
At this time, a businessman ran in from outside carrying a robe, followed by two government officials. Seeing Fan Lixiang standing aside, he immediately ran over.
"Caomin Quwu pays homage to General Fan and Mr. Li."
Qu Wu bowed to Fan Lixiang and the official. Seeing that Liu Zhang didn't move, Fan Lixiang knew that Liu Zhang didn't want to stand out, so she nodded to Qu Wu and said coldly:
"Qu Wu, let me ask you, this house was just built, but it collapsed just after people moved in. Now three lives have been lost, children, women, and veterans of the Sichuan Army who fought on the battlefield. Every life is extremely precious. What do you say?
Whether your project cut corners or hired unskilled craftsmen, it’s a matter of time. Otherwise, I don’t care what your background is, but I will be careful about your head.”
Qu Wu is very strong and looks more like a bodyguard than a businessman, but this is not surprising. Except for his old employer, most of the businessmen who followed the Sichuan Army made money by traveling around the world, so they are not too bloated.
When Qu Wu heard that it was Fan Lixiang who was in charge of the death, he was obviously a little nervous. He immediately said to a servant: "Go and get all the account books immediately, and also bring the workers who built this house and the stewards who supervise these houses."
, call them all.”
"Yes." The servant hurried over.
Fan Lixiang suddenly frowned and said to Qu Wu: "Qu Wu, you really only want to make a fortune. Such a big thing happened at the construction site and officials came. You didn't know that you just went to find the workers and managers now?"
"This...is nothing, General Fan. The project contracted by our Qu family is very large. I can't handle it all by myself. If something happens, the manager should notify me, but I haven't received any news at all."
Qu Wu became even more nervous, with a face full of anxiety. Liu Zhang saw that he seemed a little depressed, and thought for a moment. The officials had come to see the body. Even if the steward didn't notify him, the officials should inform Qu Wu first. Why?
Qu Wu would not know?
Or did Qu Wu know about it but didn't take it seriously? If it was the latter, he really deserved to be killed.
"Sir, it's bad, it's bad, the stewards here and the workers who built this house are all missing. I heard they didn't come back last night."
Fan Lixiang and Liu Zhang both frowned, and the official on the side said: "They obviously fled out of fear of crime. These people killed retired soldiers. Everyone deserves to be killed. Qu Wu, as a contractor, you also have a responsibility that you cannot shirk."
"I..." These workers and stewards left, and it was Fan Lixiang, a famous general who loved the people, who was in charge again. Fan Lixiang was famous for being cruel and ruthless. Qu Wu had already thought of his own fate, as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant, and his whole body was filled with tears.
soft.
But he immediately cheered up and said to Fan Lixiang: "General Fan, the account book will be here soon. It records the incoming and outgoing accounts of our Qujia construction site, as well as the purchase and distribution of building materials.
For the projects we contracted, our Qu family definitely purchased sufficient building materials and distributed them to various construction sites. We also carefully selected workers who needed skills and paid them high salaries.
These are reflected in the ledger.”
At this time, Qu Wu saw someone coming with a stack of account books and immediately waved.
Fan Lixiang waved her hand, and Liu Min stepped forward. Liu Min was as famous as Jiang Wan. Although he was not as talented as Jiang Wan, he could still analyze the account books. Several accountants hurriedly looked through them for Liu Min.
Before the results of the investigation were available, the official on the side said: "Qu Wu, such a big thing happened, I'm afraid it's not just a basic account book that can clear the suspicion, right?
You must know that this account book can be falsified."