I didn't know what I was expecting! These words had been circling in Murong Yanchao's mind, making him truly appreciate the chill and fear to the bone.

Although Sun Tu did not do the same evil deeds or show his weapons as he did the previous two times, the intercepted recital brought Murong Yanchao a greater threat, making him have no doubt that the other party would really kill him in a fit of anger - a person who even dared to intercept the official recital, what else did he dare not do?

So it wasn't until someone called him softly and Murong Yanchao came back from his fright, that there was still an unconcealable fear in his eyes, and it took a while to return to normal, and he saw clearly that the few people standing in front of him at this time were his confidant Master Jing Yiming, as well as the two officials of the government, Fang Ping and Shen Bian, and the three of them were looking at him with concern at this time: "Futai, what is Sun Tu doing here?" There was also some uneasiness in his tone.

Before Murong Yanchao could answer, an errand officer ran over in a panic, stood in front of the door and hurriedly reported: "There was an accident in the mansion, and dozens of soldiers suddenly surrounded the treasury of the mansion, saying that they wanted to hand over the grain that belonged to them......"

These words immediately made the faces of the three subordinates in the room change, but Murong Yanchao was calm at this time, and waved his hand and said, "This official knows, you can step down." Then he looked at the three people: "Sun Tu came to see the official for this matter, he wanted the government to distribute all the money and food accumulated in the previous two years to the soldiers of the box army under his command." ”

"Huh? This...... Are they really going to do the opposite? Actually dare to start the idea of the granary of the mansion......" Shen Bian couldn't help but exclaim, the fear in his eyes couldn't be hidden, and the other two were not much better than him, they also looked uneasy, and they all turned their eyes to the Murong Prefect to see what he decided.

"Now we have to take one step back." When he said this, Murong Yanchao's heart throbbed, the foundation he had only created in Qingzhou for many years was actually destroyed by Sun Tu in less than half a month. He knew very well what this concession meant, not only the money and food, but also his reputation and prestige in the state would plummet.

However, in the face of the current situation, does he still have a choice? With Sun Tuzhi's audacity, as long as he continues to hold on, I am afraid that he will really dare to ask people to snatch food, and even be cruel to himself. It's a matter of his own life, even if he is reluctant, he can only endure it.

In fact, he didn't realize that after suffering losses one after another, he had developed a fear of Sun Tu, and he was about to lose the confidence to fight with him. This is just like when he overwhelmed everyone in Qingzhou, those people didn't even have the courage to fight him.

"But...... Futai, if the money and grain are really distributed in full, this amount is not small, and I am afraid that the grain stored in the grain warehouse is not enough at all. Fang Ping immediately raised his concerns.

"The official naturally understands this, so in addition to the things in the granary, the official also decided that the officials such as us, as well as some trading houses in the city, will make up some money and grain to make up for it. If you do a hasty calculation, each of you only needs to take out 5,000 yuan, which is about the same

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Finish. Murong Yanchao had already made up his mind, and immediately replied.

"Ah......" The faces of the two subordinates suddenly changed: "Xiaguan...... How could the lower officials be able to come up with such a lot of money......

"Hmph, don't tell lies in front of the Mingren, that's all you get on weekdays? In two years, you can get no less than 50,000 yuan of money, but now you are only asked to take out a mere 5,000 yuan, what is it? And not only you, but also those rich merchants in the city have to take out money and grain to offset the amount, and the official has decided to take out 20,000 yuan of money and grain himself, isn't it more than you waiting? Murong Yanchao's face sank and said as if reprimanded. It's not that he doesn't know what these people are doing behind his back, but he just turns a blind eye.

Seeing that he had spoken so thoroughly, the two subordinates were speechless and did not dare to argue any more. However, they still had a pain in their hearts, it was five thousand yuan, which was a lot of money even for them officials.

Don't look at the fact that they have indeed put money into their pockets in the past two years, but this number is actually not too much, after all, there are too many people who need to be dealt with, and the local area of Qingzhou is not very rich, so the income is even less, and these are not all from the Xiang army. Now he has to take out 30% of the income and return it to the Xiang army, which is tantamount to cutting their flesh.

But they also knew how dangerous the situation was at the moment, whether it was Sun Tu or the soldiers of the Xiang Army who had regrouped, it was not something they could offend casually. Didn't you see that even the prefect, who had always been tough, had already backed down, then they didn't dare to be an enemy with it, so they could only admit it.

Seeing that they finally accepted their fate, Murong Yanchao finally had a smile, but before he could speak, Shen Bian opened his mouth again: "Futai, it's not too difficult for you to get Xiaguan and the others to come up with some money, but now it's not so easy to get those big rich businessmen in the city to also pay......

"Huh? Do they dare to go against the will of the government? Murong Yanchao's face sank suddenly. Now that he's angry, if there really is that blind guy who dares to go against him, then it's just time to make people angry.

"No, haven't you forgotten that there have been many burglaries in those big families in recent days, and many people's treasures and a lot of money have been stolen. Now their losses have been very large, if they are forced to come up with the money again, I am afraid that they will ......," Shen Bian said with some concern.

Sun Tu is terrible, but these local big families are not small, if they really turn their faces with these people, it will be difficult for the government to collect grain and taxes next. Don't look at Murong Yanchao's ability to cover the sky with one hand in Qingzhou, but in fact, it is just because he is in the same boat with these big families and has the same interests, which really annoys these people, and the situation will only get worse.

Only then did Murong Yanchao understand, because of Sun Tu's appearance, he really put this matter aside. Since last month, there have been a series of major thefts in Qingzhou City, and most of the stolen people are those rich families with a lot of wealth.

After pondering for a moment, he finally spoke: "Shen Tuiguan, it's been a month, and you haven't been able to find a clue to take down the big thief?" "Such hands

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The pen can no longer be called a thief, but a thief.

Shen Bian lowered his head a little weakly: "The big thief has come and gone without a trace, and he has never been seen so far, so he ......"

At this time, Jing Yiming, who had been silent, opened his mouth: "Futai, there is a way to solve the current problem. Why don't you leave this matter to Sun Tu and those van troops under him? ”

"Huh?" Several people present were stunned for a moment, and then they showed a happy smile, especially Murong Yanchao, who slapped the table and said: "Yes, he Sun Tu has always claimed that he has the responsibility of protecting the territory and the people, and now that there are such thieves in my Qingzhou City, it is the time for them to contribute." If they can't even do this little thing, do they still have the face to ask us for any money and food? ”

The more he thought about it, the more he was reasonable, and then looked at Shen Bian again: "In that case, Shen Tuiguan, this matter will be handed over to you to deal with, so I will go to see Sun Tu and tell us what we want." As long as he can help catch the thief, we will naturally not lose their money and food accumulated in the past two years. ”

"Huh? Xia Guan ...... "Shen Bian was a little panicked when he heard this, then Sun Tu is a murderer who even Murong Prefect is afraid of, how dare he negotiate with him to negotiate terms?"

But before he could say anything, the prefect of Murong had already glared at him and said: "This is where your duty lies, if you can't even do such a trivial matter, then you will take someone to find out the thief." If you can't find it, you are the only one who asks! ”

Don't look at Murong Yanchao's recent deflated in front of Sun Tu, but the prestige he has created in Qingzhou for many years is still there, and it is more than enough to suppress these subordinates, so with just one look, Shen Bian was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything, so he hurriedly responded: "Yes, Xia Guan will go to see Sun Tu and let him take over this matter." When he said this, he regretted a little why he mentioned this stubble just now, didn't he feel uncomfortable with himself, and now he could only have the courage to see Sun Tu.

It wasn't until the two subordinates retreated thoughtfully that Jing Yiming looked at his host with some worry and puzzlement: "Futai, do you really plan to give in like this?" This will only fuel Sun Tu's arrogance, and ...... in the future."

"Of course, this official knows that doing so is tantamount to quenching his thirst, and once he gains power, my years of hard work here will be ruined. But the situation is like this, and now I can only endure it. Moreover, the situation in Qingzhou is far more complicated than he thought, and this official believes that there is still a way to reverse this situation. As long as he is a general, he will inevitably not be able to escape the next fate, and that is where my chance to turn over lies. Murong Yanchao said, and couldn't help but sigh lightly.

Jing Yiming also understood the meaning of his words, and in addition to having more confidence in his heart, he was also a little helpless. It is said that six or seven years ago, the prefect of Murong was able to completely control the power of the state, but it was not only the identity of a prefect and a civil official and Liang Shicheng in the court as a backer, but also borrowed the intricate relationship in Qingzhou. It's just that they didn't expect that many years later, a military attache who had just arrived in Qingzhou actually forced them into a dangerous situation again, and they had to use their previous tricks to reverse the situation again.

In the end, this still makes them feel a little ashamed, but in the face of reality, they can only throw aside those useless dignity.

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