Chapter 840: Playing with the Question
When Gu Shan and his people hurried to Black Mountain Town, the Zhang family's mansion was already in chaos, and the men and women of the Zhang family were driven to the courtyard by the cavalry of the forbidden army and were detained.
The outside of Zhang's house was surrounded by people watching the excitement, talking to each other, and no one thought that the invincible Zhang family would be raided.
Gu Shan was taken aback when he saw this, he didn't know what the Zhang family had done that would anger Li Hongyu, so he hurriedly went to the inn to see Li Hongyu.
"Lord Taibao, what happened?" When he entered the hall of the backyard of the inn, Li Hongyu was chatting with Zhu Huiyuan, and Gu Shan glanced at Zhu Huiyuan suspiciously, and then bowed to Li Hongyu and asked.
If Gu Shan didn't guess wrong, this young and handsome boy brother is the protagonist who caused the Zhang family's bad luck, it seems that Li Hongyu has a close relationship with him, and he doesn't know which powerful family in the capital is the son of.
"This Li Gongzi is one of the Ming Emperor businessmen, and he came to the northwest this time to see if there was anything that could help the army to go west, but he was unexpectedly blackmailed by the villain of the Zhang family."
Li Hongyu's eyes flashed coldly when he heard this, and he looked at Gu Shan coldly and said, "Gu Dudu, this is your territory, why are there such bold and reckless villains?" ”
Of course, it is impossible for Li Hongyu to tell Gushan Zhu Huiyuan's true identity, so as not to attract criticism from the outside world and damage the royal reputation.
Even if Gu Shan and the others saw that Zhu Huiyuan was dressed as a man, they would not associate her with the second princess of Daming, and they would just think that she was his lover.
"Is that so?" Gu Shan was stunned when he heard this, and then pretended to be surprised, secretly complaining in his heart.
This second son of the Zhang family is simply looking for death, even the imperial businessmen of the Ming Dynasty dare to offend, you must know that it is Li Hongyu who stands behind those imperial businessmen, no wonder Li Hongyu will come to give the handsome Li Gongzi a head.
The reason why Li Hongyu called Zhu Huiyuan "Li Gongzi" is naturally because of the Empress Dowager Li, "Li" is the mother's surname of the Empress Dowager Li, so it is most suitable for Zhu Huiyuan.
"I heard that this Zhang family has a close relationship with your Ganzhou Right Guard Commander, you go check it out and see if there are any shady things between them."
Li Hongyu knew that Gu Shan was pretending to be confused, and he didn't want to break it, so he said quietly, "This official will let his subordinates assist you, Ganzhou is an important logistics supply base for the Western Expeditionary Army, and this official doesn't want anything to go wrong." ”
"Your Excellency, rest assured, I will do my best to find out this case and give my lord a satisfactory explanation." Gu Shan suddenly sighed in his heart when he heard this, knowing that the Zhang family and the commander of the Ganzhou Right Guard had finished this time, so he bowed down and replied in a deep voice.
When Gu Shan's men and the cavalry of the forbidden army rushed to the Yamen of the right guard of Ganzhou, the commander of the Han command of the right guard of Ganzhou was about to go out to Heishan Town to inquire about the news, and was taken down by Gu Shan's men on the spot.
With the arrest of Zhang Yaoxiang and the Han commander, the dirty affairs of the Zhang family and the Han family were soon found out by the Yamen of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division.
Because everyone knows that the Zhang family and the Han family are over, many people have gone to the Yamen of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division to complain, and the two families have been rampant, bullying men and women, and doing evil things on weekdays.
In addition to the mess, some of them involve lawsuits over human lives and land.
The Zhang family and the Han family are both well-known local landowners, and the land under their names will naturally not be obtained through legitimate methods, and it is inevitable that they will encounter resistance when they carry out some illegal activities, which will lead to murders.
These things were naturally suppressed before, but now that Li Hongyu lifted the lid, everything was revealed at once.
When he ordered the arrest of Zhang Yaoxiang and Han Commander, the lid could not be covered, and Li Hongyu did this to let the victimized people feel at ease to sue.
The Zhang family and the Han family have been operating in the local area for many years, with strong natural forces and complicated interests.
Gu Shan felt very helpless about this, he naturally didn't want to make a big deal about it, but now the power to handle the case is in Li Hongyu's hands, and he can only obey orders, so he can only ignore those who intercede.
On the eighth day of the lunar month, the Ganzhou area ushered in a heavy snowfall, which made the city of Ganzhou shrouded in a white world.
However, the atmosphere in the back hall of the Yamen of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division can be incompatible with the beautiful scenery of this winter snow, which is both tense and depressing.
Although the red charcoal fire in several braziers in the back hall made the room unusually warm, Gu Shan, Zhao Hai and Wang Erhu, the three high-ranking officials of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, broke out in cold sweat on their foreheads.
At the top of the lobby, Li Hongyu looked through the investigation files of the Zhang family and the Han family with a serious expression, his brows furrowed tightly, as if he was very dissatisfied with the case.
Li Hongyu is the first auxiliary minister left by the Emperor of the Apocalypse to Emperor Chongzhen, and he defeated Houjin twice in Liaodong, and has already established supreme authority in the Ming army, and the three of Gushan will naturally feel scared, and even they themselves feel angry about those case files, let alone Li Hongyu.
"How can this be justified, it is simply lawless!"
Sure enough, in the anxious waiting of the three of Gushan, Li Hongyu slammed the case file in his hand on the desk on the side, and angrily scolded the three of Gushan, "What crime should you deserve as a blind eye as Shangguan?" ”
"Your Excellency!"
Hearing this, the three of Gushan hurriedly stood up, and Gushan bowed down to Li Hongyu in a panic and said, "My lord, freezing three feet is not a day's cold, they are all local land-sitting households, deep-rooted, and the lowly people are worried that they will cause trouble and alarm the imperial court, so they turn a blind eye just like their predecessors." ”
I have to say that Gu Shan is a smart person, at this time, instead of quibbling, it is better to honestly admit the crime, so that he can show repentance in front of Li Hongyu, in the end, they themselves have dereliction of duty and can't complain about others, do you want Li Hongyu to investigate their previous officials.
"The war situation in the Western Regions is in full swing, and your Shaanxi Xingdu Division will assume important responsibilities, and the future supply of troops and materials will need to pass through the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, but the Shaanxi Xingdu Division is now rotten like this, which really makes this official feel shocked!"
Li Hongyu glanced at Gu Shan coldly, and then said in a deep voice with an expressionless face, "This official doesn't care what hardships you have in Shaanxi, and no matter what big cases you can make to the sky, for the sake of the Western Expedition, this official has decided to take care of your smoky affairs!" ”
Gu Shan, Zhao Hai, and Wang Erhu saw that Li Hongyu was angry, and they didn't dare to breathe, and they bowed their heads and stood up, speaking of the word "Tongtian", the case that could be handled by Li Hongyu himself was undoubtedly through the sky, and Emperor Chongzhen would obviously know about Sisheng, the capital of Shaanxi.
"Pass it on, on February 2 next year, fourteen guard commanders and four guards and thousands of households will come to Ganzhou City to discuss matters!" Seeing that the three of Gushan were silent, Li Hongyu was quite satisfied with this, so Yu Feng turned around and said in a deep voice.
"My lord, let them all come to Ganzhou City?" Gu Shan was taken aback when he heard this, and tentatively confirmed.
At this time, it is not a good thing to recruit those guard commanders and guards of thousands of households, and if there is any chaos in the place, it will be difficult to say, after all, the boundaries around Shaanxi Xingdu Division are not peaceful.
"Governor Gudu, I will leave this matter to you, and tell them that if anyone finds a reason not to come, then you will personally invite them." Li Hongyu bowed slightly, and said with a cold expression.
"Obedience." Gu Shan couldn't help but gasp in his heart when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed back and said.
"Lord Dusi, what did Li Taibao mean by letting those commanders and thousands of households come to Ganzhou?"
After leaving the back hall, Zhao Hai and Wang Erhu walked a few steps to catch up with the frowning Gu Mountain, and asked with some puzzlement, could it be that Li Hongyu wanted to lecture those people, but this was a little unrealistic.
"Li Taibao moved the wrath of thunder this time, I'm afraid that this time our Xingdu Division will be turned upside down!"
Gu Shan came back to his senses when he heard this, and whispered to Zhao Hai and Wang Erhu, "This official knows that you have made friends with some of the commanders below and Qianhu, but this time the matter will be handled by Lord Taibao himself, and the two of you should be careful." ”
"What Toji-sama said is very true." Zhao Hai and Wang Erhu knew that this was Gu Shan's warning to them, asking them not to divulge Li Hongyu's affairs, otherwise they would undoubtedly kill themselves, so the two glanced at each other and bowed back to Gu Shan.
During the Spring Festival of the first year of Chongzhen, Li Hongyu spent time in Ganzhou City, and according to the itinerary, he would go west out of Jiayuguan to Dunhuang to meet the Western Expeditionary Army of Mangui after the weather warmed up in spring.
However, due to the affairs of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, his itinerary must be changed, and he will go to Dunhuang City after solving the affairs here.
Although the prosperity and wealth of Ganzhou City are far less than that of the capital, because of the company of Li Hongyu, Zhu Huiyuan still had a very happy Spring Festival.
Gu Shan didn't know that Zhu Huiyuan was dressed as a man at first, but his wife saw the clue, and he realized that this handsome and fair-skinned "Li Gongzi" was actually a daughter.
Therefore, Gushan asked his wife to take care of Zhu Huiyuan, and a clear-eyed person could see at a glance that "Li Gongzi" had a close relationship with Li Hongyu, and he naturally did not dare to snub the other party.
At the end of the first month, the thirteen guard commanders of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division and the 1000 households of the guards arrived in Ganzhou City, which made Ganzhou City lively.
The reason why it is thirteen guard commanders is because the Han commander of the Ganzhou Right Guard has been taken, so the position of the Ganzhou Right Guard Commander is now vacant.
These Wei commanders and thousands of households all knew about the unfortunate things of the Zhang family and the Han family, so after entering the city, they all looked for a relationship to find out, wanting to know what happened to make Gushan ruthless to these two families, you must know that because the two families are very close to Ganzhou City, the relationship with Gushan should be relatively harmonious.
It's a pity that because Gu Shan, Zhao Hai and Wang Erhu kept silent about Li Hongyu's affairs, those Wei commanders and thousands of households didn't know anything about the inside story, and they couldn't have imagined that Li Hongyu would come to Ganzhou City, and Gu Shan just obeyed orders.
(End of chapter)