Chapter Ninety-Six: The Town Guards Privately Swallow the Disaster Silver
Asked all the way about the news of the Dulwich Dart Bureau, and finally had an eyebrow, and it was in Anyan Town, west of Jiangdepo.
Anyan is the only town in the area with a court office.
Xu Daoyun and a few people hurried to Anyan Town.
This Anyan town is more than 30 miles away from the Wangsi River, so fortunately it was not involved in the flood, and the refugees living around the Wangsi River all came to this Anyan Town, hoping that the imperial court could scatter silver for disaster relief.
When I came to Anyan Town, there were indeed many filthy and unkempt refugees living on the streets, which was very pitiful.
Xu Daoyun couldn't bear it in his heart, but he also knew that he must not be stumped by these things, so he hardened his heart, rode a horse and galloped down the street, and rushed towards the town guard's mansion.
Approaching the town guard's mansion, I found that there was a commotion here, probably two teams of people arguing about something.
Xu Daoyun galloped forward and found that it was a dart team with the word "Dulwich" written on the dart flag arguing with the officers in the town guard's mansion, and the scene was fierce.
Huang Yanyao said: "What's going on, why did the dart team escorting the disaster silver quarrel with the people who guarded the town?"
Li Wenjuan shook her head, "Who knows." ”
Yan Dengwu turned his head sideways and said, "Brother Daoyun, in this situation, I'm afraid only you can stabilize the scene." ”
Xu Daoyun knew what he meant, nodded, jumped off the horse, and shouted, "Don't make any noise!"
No one paid attention, and the two sides were still arguing.
Xu Daoyun was quite embarrassed, so he mentioned it and made a sound of incomprehensible sound in the breath of the dragon.
As soon as this sound came out, it was like thunder falling from the sky, shocking people's hearts, and everyone present was shocked and silent.
Xu Daoyun grinned, took out the token from the Qiankun bag, and his voice was majestic, as if ringing in everyone's ears, "I am Xu Daoyun, the Qingqi Guard of the Yunwei Division, and I was ordered to come to investigate the case, and I will quarrel with Hugh, if there is anyone who disturbs the order, Hugh blames me for being ruthless under the sword." ”
These words were arrogant and domineering, but no one dared to say anything, after all, Yun Weisi was powerful, and they were afraid from the bottom of their hearts.
Xu Daoyun looked at the people in the Dulwich Dart Bureau and said loudly: "You guys, show all the waist cards, I want to verify them one by one." ”
Although the dart masters were puzzled, they still did it.
Xu Daoyun's phoenix eyes swept and found that everyone was holding wooden cards, so he asked again: "Among you, within ten days, who has lost the waist card?" ”
All the dart masters shook their heads, even more confused.
Xu Daoyun was a little skeptical that he was investigating the case in the wrong direction, and suddenly his mind turned, and he asked without giving up, "Are all the people who escorted this disaster silver here, and is there anyone who hasn't come?"
The dart masters looked at each other, and the last older dart master stood up and saluted: "My lord, there are a total of thirty-five people escorting this dart, and one of them was unwell yesterday and took leave to return to Qingping County." ”
Xu Daoyun suddenly remembered a man in a white shirt riding a horse he met in Wangsi Jiangbian yesterday, and he hurriedly asked, "Who is it, is he wearing a white shirt?"
The old dart master nodded, "Yes, his name is Fan Zhan, is it possible...... Is he involved in any case?"
Xu Daoyun slapped his forehead and said with annoyance: "Oh, I'm so stupid, I really shouldn't have passed by like this." ”
He was about to rush back to Qingping County immediately, when he suddenly stopped, turned around and asked, "What did you quarrel about just now?"
Before the old dart master could speak, a middle-aged fat man with a fat brain took the lead and said: "Lord Xu, this gang of thieves swallowed all the disaster money used by the court for disaster relief, it is a great crime!"
As soon as these words came out, the dart masters couldn't bear it anymore and scolded one after another.
Xu Daoyun frowned, and asked coldly, "What's going on?"
The old dart master blushed and said: "My lord, this time my dart team trekked through mountains and rivers, braved the pouring rain to send the disaster silver, and personally handed it over to the town guard Zhang Chengfu. But when he left, he accidentally learned that Zhang Chengfu exploited the people's interests, was insatiable, and was a completely corrupt official. ”
"I can't wait for peace of mind, I want to come back and wait for him to distribute all the disaster money, and then leave. But he turned his face and refused to let us enter the house no matter what, and said that we had swallowed the disaster money by false accusations. ”
What he said was sincere, and Xu Daoyun had already believed it.
Zhang Chengfu's fat face shook, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, don't listen to this thief's nonsense, if half of the disaster silver falls into my pocket, I will be killed by five thunderbolts, and I will never recover, and I will never be able to live forever!"
Xu Daoyun suddenly grinned, "It's better than making this poisonous oath, if you want to prove your innocence, it's not easy?
The old dart master was overjoyed and arched his hand: "My lord, Mingjian." ”
Zhang Chengfu's face changed suddenly, and he was speechless, "This... This..."
Xu Daoyun asked coldly, "What's the matter, your heart is empty?"
"I'm above board, why don't I have a weak heart, since the adults don't believe in the lower officials, then just go in and search. Zhang Chengfu said, the corners of his eyes jumped.
A young man dressed in gray quietly stepped back and ran into the house.
Xu Daoyun nodded, "Okay, don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, Lord Zhang is really open, then let's go to Lord Zhang's mansion for a tour." ”
All the dart masters agreed in unison, and Huang Yanyao and others also walked in.
Zhang Chengfu said: "My lord, where do you want to start?"
Xu Daoyun didn't stop, crossed the front hall, and walked towards the inner courtyard, "Don't waste time, go to your room." ”
As he spoke, he turned his head sideways and asked the old dart master, "What pattern is engraved on the three boxes of disaster silver, is it used for identification?"
The old dart master hurriedly said: "Yes, the bottom of the gold and silver are engraved with the words "Tianan". ”
Zhang Chengfu's fat face trembled, but he remained silent.
Xu Daoyun strode towards the inner courtyard, walked past an elegant water pavilion, and came to the backyard, "Zhang Chengfu, where is your bedroom, don't you lead the way?"
Zhang Chengfu hurriedly led everyone into Ding Rou Courtyard.
Xu Daoyun didn't look anywhere, pushed the door directly into the master bedroom, and walked from the first floor to the third floor.
Except for some delicate ornaments that are worth a lot of money at first glance, there is no trace of the three boxes of disaster silver.
Zhang Chengfu said with a smile: "My lord, this can prove that the lower official is wronged, right?"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at the old dart master and the others, with a smug look in his eyes, "It was these thieves who swallowed the disaster silver privately, please see it and give the people justice." ”
The dart masters looked ugly and muttered that they wanted to search the storeroom.
Xu Daoyun turned to Zhang Chengfu and grinned, "The movement is quite fast." ”
Zhang Chengfu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "My lord, what do you mean by this?"
Xu Daoyun suddenly rushed to the side, grabbed the gray-clothed young man who was hiding in the crowd, and his palm was like iron pliers, tightly clasping his shoulder, so that he couldn't move.