Seeing that Ji Changdu had recruited the crime, the other Ji family stewards naturally would no longer keep the secrets of the main family, so they also confessed everything they knew about the robbery of the Birth Gang like a bamboo tube pouring beans-

It turned out that all of this was indeed based on Hutou Village, and it was because Du Hu and other strongmen coveted the 100,000 yuan of property, so they had the courage to launch a surprise attack on the passing escort team in Yuncheng County. Among them, Ji Yang's role is to explore the way forward for these bandits and find out the route of the escort team for them.

However, although Ji Yang was bold, he didn't dare to take such a big deal, so he begged Du Hu to save himself, so there was a scene where Du Hu tried to invite Chao Gai to his own cottage, in order to put all such a serious crime on Chao Gai afterwards, so that he could not argue.

After listening to these people's stories, Liu Zhixian was even more angry, and suddenly slapped the shocked wood and shouted: "You and other thieves are really lawless and bold. Come! ”

Lei Heng and Zhu Tong hurriedly stepped forward to listen to the order, only to hear Liu Yaochen's order: "You two will take people to Jijiazhuang again, and arrest all the relevant people, especially the culprit Ji Yang, and I can't let him get away!" "What is his hatred, if it weren't for Ji Yang's collusion with the thieves in Hutou Village, how could he make such a big deal and make himself unhappy.

Zhu Lei and the two did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly took the order and hurried away. And Liu Zhixian comforted Chao Gai with a few words, and then sent him away. Then, he turned his gaze to Sun Tu who was standing in front of the door: "Sun Tu, it is precisely because of your complaint this time that this county has to solve this robbery case, and this official will definitely reward you, so you can go back first." ”

Sun Tu hurriedly thanked him and withdrew from the hall. At this time, everyone in the Ji family had been taken down to watch and detain, and only Liu Zhixian and the two detainees were left in this hall, so he frowned, and walked around to Song Jiang from behind the case: "Song Abbot, how do you think this matter should be handled?" ”

Song Jiang and the others knew very well the meaning of his words, since this case was committed by thieves in Hutou Village, Xishangang, then his responsibility as the local magistrate was not small. If it is really reported to the imperial court, I am afraid that a crime of lax governance will definitely not be able to escape.

Liu Yuan didn't dare to speak at this time, because he was also weak-hearted. Whether it was his previous words and deeds, or Ji Fang's later point out of his relationship with Ji Jiazhuang, it made him inseparable from this case. Even if the other members of the Ji family didn't bite him out again because of Ji Chang's previous experience, the suspicion on him was not small.

So in the end, this matter still fell on Song Jiang, and I saw him frowning and pondering for a while before saying: "County Yin, this robbery has already alarmed Jeju Mansion, maybe even someone in Tokyo knows about it at this time." At this time, it is not easy to make a big deal small, even if we can convict the people of Jijiazhuang, we still can't explain to the court if we can't get back the stolen Shengchengang's property. ”

This sentence directly broke Liu Yaochen's illusion - he was still counting on putting all the blame on Ji Jiazhuang and Ji Yang and taking them down. But now it seems that this is obviously impossible to fool the boss Yamen: "How is this good? Do we really want to attack Hutou Village and arrest Na Du Hu and other thieves? At this point, his face had become very ugly.

Liu Yuan still didn't speak, but he didn't think so. Because he knew very well that with this little township soldier under the jurisdiction of this county, he could not fight Hutou Village at all. You must know that Du Hu has been entrenched in Xishangang for many years, and the county had sent troops and horses to suppress bandits before, but he returned embarrassed several times, and the last time he lost nearly 100 soldiers.

It was precisely because they knew that they could not win by storming the cottage, and the county finally turned a blind eye to it. Fortunately, Du Hu is also a smart person, he knows the truth that rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest, and has never disturbed the people in Yuncheng County, so the officials and bandits have been safe and sound in the past few years, resulting in the current situation that looks a little strange.

But now, with the robbery of the Shengchengang, this peace has been completely broken, but Liu Zhixian still feels embarrassed, and he has no confidence that he can lay down the tiger head village.

Song Jiang was looked at by his boss like this, and he also had a headache. He knew earlier than Liu Yaochen how difficult it was to attack Hutou Village, and even if all the troops and horses in the county were exhausted, they might not be able to pose any threat to these bandits. After pondering for a while, Song Jiangcai said: "County Yin, with his humble and humble opinion, now only by asking the Jeju Mansion for help can he take back the birth gang that they were taken away and give an explanation to the imperial court." ”

"Asking for help from Jeju Prefecture?" Liu Zhixian frowned when he heard this: "Is there no other way?" "Doesn't this tell your boss how incompetent Yamen is? This can have a big impact on your career.

Song Jiang was silent, if there was another way, he wouldn't mention it? If the county could break through Hutou Village with the strength of this county, it would be impossible for this group of bandits to stay until now.

"Liu Zhisi, what do you think?" Finally, Liu Zhixian set his eyes on Liu Yuan, and his expression was not as kind to Song Jiangshi.

was stared at by his own county, and Liu Yuan's heart was even tighter. He knew that he had a handle in the hands of his boss, and if he couldn't help him get through the difficulties this time, he was afraid that he would have to pursue it to the end. This made Liu Zhisi's brain spin rapidly, and he really came up with a countermeasure in a hurry: "County Yin, there is really a way, but it's just ......"

"But what is the method, you can tell me and listen to it!" Liu Yaochen hurriedly urged.

"This ......" Liu Yuan glanced at Song Jiang, and then lowered his voice and said: "Actually, it is not difficult to give an explanation to the Jeju Mansion and the imperial court, as long as you hand over the looted things in the Birthday Gang and escort the robbers up." The latter is enough to deal with the people of Jijiazhuang, and as for the former, we can buy back those treasures from Hutou Village! ”

The two of them were stunned when they said this, and Song Jiang looked at his colleague in surprise, he really didn't expect him to come up with such an idea to trade with the bandits. Liu Yaochen originally wanted to reprimand him for the absurdity of his idea, but in the blink of an eye, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips, because this seemed to be the last resort.

It's just that he still has some difficulties: "Where will the money come from?" The county's public money is not so easy to come up with. "It's even more impossible to get him to pay out of pocket.

"I think it's easy to do this, and I can use the property of Jijiazhuang to buy it." Liu Yuan was even more sure when he saw that the county order was moved, and then squinted his eyes and said, "If it's not enough, you can also let Na Chao Gai also pay some money." After all, this matter has nothing to do with him, and he always has to contribute to the government. Thinking that the people of Hutou Village will not refuse, originally they robbed the Birthday Gang in exchange for money, but now we give them money directly, they will definitely not be able to ask for it! ”

"Well, that's a great idea. Do as you wish! Liu Yaochen said and glanced at Song Jiang, who was still trying to say something next to him, and the warning in his eyes made him dare not dissuade him. Maybe they can still suppress Zhixian through some means, but once it really affects their own future, Liu Zhixian will definitely not be able to back down and compromise.

Liu Yuan also understood this, so he smiled and said, "Song Zhusi, I know that you have a good relationship with Chao Baozheng, so this matter has to be handed over to you." One hundred thousand guan Zhongji Jiazhuang should be able to make up seventy or eighty thousand guan, and the remaining twenty or thirty thousand guan will fall on him Chao Baozheng, you don't want to disappoint the county Yin. ”

Song Jiang secretly sighed in his heart what kind of world this is, obviously the case has been clear, but the government not only did not think about suppressing the bandits, but instead started the idea of doing business with the thieves. But this is the reality of the current Great Song Dynasty, the imperial court is trying to make peace with the outside world, so it has to pay a large number of New Year's coins to the Liao State in the north and the Western Xia in the northwest every year, and the local government has to ask for peace with the thieves and bandits, which is a typical upward and downward effect.

After being silent for a while, Song Jiang finally bowed his head and responded to the matter: "Humble and orderly." I'm going to talk to Chao Baozheng about it. As he spoke, he walked out. Looking at his indignant but helpless appearance, Liu Yuan's heart was very happy, this time it could be regarded as a bad breath.

I didn't expect that when his own calculations were almost all in vain, there would be such a turn to deal a heavy blow to Song Jiang, and after this incident, with a common secret, Liu Zhixian would not only no longer investigate his connection with Jijiazhuang, but also regarded himself as a confidant......