"You also know, there is no land and no grain in Nanjian Prefecture, but there is a silver mine, a natural disaster, bandits began to harass the silver mine, the government has no way, the cavalry army can't eat, the state government does not pay food, but we want to help exterminate the bandits, the soldiers naturally did not agree, so they asked the silver mine to pay for the food, since then, the soldiers have taken root around the silver mine, the soldiers who fled before, one after another, the food is not enough, and the money and grain obtained from the silver mine are limited after all, and they can't feed so many people, In addition to silver mines, there is one more thing that can make money in Nanjianzhou, and that is medicinal materials. Now you know, why do we want to go into the medicinal herb business? ”

Yang Congyi heard different stories from the mouth of the commander, and it was quite miserable, and this sad experience, he once felt in the Xuanwei Army, when the commander of the first army could not solve the problem of eating the soldiers, the torment in his heart was unimaginable.

The ruler continued: "The state government has stopped supplying the divine cavalry for many years, and we have been fighting with the state government for many years. Now that there are more soldiers, relying on the little money obtained from the silver mine, it is not enough to eat, so I want to make money in the medicinal material business, but the state yamen secretly stumble, and do business several times, but the loss is very great, and now it is just a little better, if Hu Kun, who is in charge of the medicinal material business, is arrested by the state government, not only can the medicinal material business not be done, if he can't stand the torture of the yamen, and say something that shouldn't be said, the state yaya will hold on to it, and the divine cavalry will be finished, and he will definitely not be able to enter the state government to be tried! ”

Yang Congyi nodded and said: "Xiaguan once served in the Xuanwei Army and suffered from no food. The state government has no money and food, and it is understandable that the Divine Cavalry is self-sufficient, but they can't break the law when they do business, do something that hurts heaven and reason, and kill innocent people for their own lives. The lower officials thought that Hu Kun was already in his testimony, and that he was the mastermind of the 23 murders, and although he could not enter the yamen, he must be ambushed. In addition, many of the people involved in the murder case should be transferred to the yamen, and after the yamen tried by the yamen, they should be reported to the criminal department for the justice of the country. What do adults think? ”

The Lord Commander was silent for a moment, and after thinking about it, he replied helplessly: "That's the only way." As soon as Hu Kun died, I am afraid that the medicinal herb business that had just improved will be completely finished, and the Divine Cavalry will be dispersed again. ”

Seeing that the ruler was so pessimistic, Yang Congyi persuaded and explained: "The medicinal material business, you don't have to do it yourself, you can find a shrewd shopkeeper to do it in front, maybe it is better, some things don't need to be done by the god cavalry, and there will be less conflict with the state government, and there will be fewer stumbling blocks." ”

The eyes of the ruler lit up, and he found someone to do it for him, this is a good way, with the strength of the Divine Cavalry Army in Nanjian Prefecture, plus the shopkeeper who is good at doing the medicinal material business, how can there be a reason to be bad at the medicinal material business, not to say that the medicinal material business accounts for fifty percent, it is very likely that it is seventy percent and eighty percent.

So he nodded and said, "What Lord Yang said is reasonable. ”

Then he got up and said: "Then according to what Lord Yang said, all the murderers involved in the murder were transferred to the yamen, and Hu Kun was the mastermind of the murder. ”

"Slow down, adult." Yang Congyi immediately got up.

"What else is going on with Lord Yang? Or do you think it's inappropriate? "The ruler is puzzled.

"Such a hasty arrangement is really inappropriate. Hu Kun can't die yet, at least not in the camp of the Divine Cavalry, he has to wait until he sees the people of the Yamen, or dies after entering the Yamen. If he dies in the barracks, spreading the word is not good for the Divine Cavalry Army, and even more troublesome is that the control of the yamen and the state government are in the same situation, they will definitely not believe that Hu Kun committed suicide in fear of sin, and then he will inevitably be dragged to the commander of the army. It is better to let the lower official be a peacemaker, go to the state office, explain the matter to the magistrate, and then sit down to negotiate a solution to the problem, the lower official is an official of the front division of the palace, and he must also think about the divine cavalry, and the murderer must be handed over, but the murderer cannot be from the divine cavalry, and these murders cannot be committed by the divine cavalry. Yang Congyi hurriedly explained the reason, the predicament that the Divine Cavalry Army fell into reminded him of everything that Xuanwei Army had experienced, and he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, and he really wanted to help them, besides, he was now serving as the front secretary of the palace, how could there be any reason not to help his own people.

The ruler said: "Hu Kun can't be handed over to the state government alive, I don't believe them, once the yamen tortures to extract confessions, they can have any testimony they want, and the Divine Cavalry will have no way to live, I can't agree!" ”

"My lord, Hu Kun really can't die in the barracks, he dies here, the Divine Cavalry can't get out of the way, and even the ruler will be implicated. The lord listened to the lower official's words, let Hu Kun live for the time being, and after the lower official went to negotiate with the lord of Zhizhou, he listened to the truth of the lord of Zhizhou, discussed a method acceptable to both parties, and then made a decision not too late. In this matter, adults must listen to the officials, otherwise something will definitely happen to the Divine Cavalry! Yang Congyi's tone was firm, even faintly threatening.

Hearing this, Lord Commander was silent, and after a while, he asked, "Hu Kun is not dead, Lord Yang can really guarantee that the Divine Cavalry is fine?" ”

"Hu Kun is not immortal, he can't die in the barracks, he can't die before the people in the yamen see him, the lower officials must find a way to make him commit suicide before entering the yamen to open his mouth, and promise not to reveal anything!" Yang Congyi had to make guarantees.

"Okay, I believe in Lord Yang again, my lord is in the front of the palace, I guess he will not be in collusion with the state government and harm the forbidden army of the front division of the palace, so please leave this matter to you!" The ruler finally relented, but he was still more or less reassured.

"Thank you, my lord, Xia Guan will definitely not live up to the trust of my lord!" Yang Congyi clenched his fists and looked very bright.

Then he said: "Those people who have just been captured, please go and see them in person, don't let them have any problems, one less person, or one person die, it will be difficult to close the case and explain it at that time." ”

The ruler said: "Don't worry, Lord Yang, I will explain it." ”

"Then the official will leave, and after I go to the state office to discuss with the magistrate, I will come to meet the lord."

"Lord Yang, it's easy to go."

Yang Congyi clenched his fists, turned around and quickly left the living room, and walked quickly towards the outside of the ruling yamen.

It was already dark, and the sunset was long gone.

As soon as he came out of the Yamen, he saw a person step forward and said, "Lord Yang, you can come out, Lord Zhizhou is in a hurry!" ”

Yang Congyi looked at it, but it was a catcher waiting outside the barracks, and couldn't help asking: "What is Lord Zhizhou's urgency, is there something big going on?" ”

"No, the adults are worried that Lord Yang will encounter an accident in the barracks, and the villain has been staying here for several hours and has not dared to leave." The catcher replied quickly.

"Okay, since it's okay, let's go back to the state government quickly."

After Yang Congyi finished speaking, he left quickly, no longer paying attention to the catcher following behind him.

When he returned to the state office, the lights inside and outside the state government were already in the palm of his hand, and everywhere he could see the officials, catchers, and archers patrolling, and there were many people outside the yamen, and there were more people inside the yamen, as if they were going to fight.

Liu Zhutou was guarding the entrance of the ya, and when he saw Yang Congyi appear, he immediately stepped forward and said: "Lord Yang, you are back, Lord Zhizhou has asked many times, and the subordinates who asked did not dare to see him." ”

Yang Congyi laughed and said: "Lord Zhizhou is too worried, Yang is fine, unharmed." ”

"What's the catch?" Liu Zhutou asked quietly.

"The harvest is not small." Yang Congyi replied with four words, then said no more, and quickly entered the yamen.

It was late, the front office was brightly lit, and it was more noisy, so Yang Congyi was directly taken to the back office living room to wait.

He had just sat down, and before he had finished his cup of tea, he heard a voice come from him.

"Secretary Yang, did this trip go well?"

Yang Congyi looked up and saw Meng Zhizhou striding out from behind the screen on the side of the living room, immediately put down the teacup, got up and said, "The lower official has not dishonored his mission, everything is going well." ”

"It's good if it goes well. What's the catch? Meng Zhizhou raised his hand and asked Yang Congyi to sit down.

After a little courtesy, the two sat down one after another.

"Xiaguan has gained a lot from this trip. Relying on the Divine Cavalry to control the adults, the murder and robbery cases have been settled, and if everything goes well, the murderer can be captured within a day and the case can be closed. Yang Congyi replied like this, and he didn't say it too clearly.

"Secretary Yang, does Commander Zhang have anything to say?" As soon as Meng Zhizhou heard Yang Congyi's words, his heart was like a mirror, and he immediately asked.

After a large search in the city for several hours, he didn't even see the shadow of the bandits, which made him anxious, the city gate was opened, if the case was not solved as soon as possible, the news reached Fuzhou, and his life would not be easy.

Yang Congyi nodded lightly and said: "Xiaguan and the commander did find some clues of the murderer in the army, and also grasped some clues, it is likely that the soldiers who escaped before were committing the crime, when the commander left, the commander was already starting to investigate, if nothing else, the traces of those people will be found before noon tomorrow." The commander understands the difficulties of the Zhizhou Yamen, is willing to help solve the case, and is also willing to arrest the murderer, but he hopes that this matter will not involve the Divine Cavalry, otherwise he will deal with those deserters with military law. ”

"How dare Zhang Tongzhi say that? Don't take the laws of the court in your eyes? Meng Zhizhou frowned, and his brain teaser was spinning.

"The ruler also has his difficulties, the state government yamen and the commander yamen have always been at odds, if Lord Meng catches the divine cavalry because of this matter, their life is not good, thousands of soldiers are afraid that they will be hungry, when they can't eat enough, where will they listen to anyone's orders, those brave soldiers, rarely have to escape from the barracks, run into the mountains to beg for a living, as soon as the chaos arises, Nanjianzhou will not be able to control. At this moment, it is the critical time to solve the case, the Zhizhou Yamen and the Controlling Yamen should put aside their prejudices, take a step back, and cooperate with each other, otherwise they will disrupt Nanjianzhou, sorry for the people, sorry for the court, and even sorry for the two adults themselves. Yang Congyi tried his best to persuade him.