Before meeting Wu Yizong, the terrifying "Xue Rentu" personally carried a big roasted hoof and a pot of wine, with a harmless smile on his face, and walked into a small courtyard in the back house of the Governor's Mansion.

Guo An and several scouts were guarding here, and when they saw Xue Shao, they came forward to pay their respects.

"The brothers haven't eaten yet, have they?" Xue Shao smiled, "Go eat, I'll leave it here." ”

Guo An and others agreed to the promise and retreated one after another.

Xue Shao walked to a door and kicked it with his foot, "Xu Changshi, if it's convenient, the official will come in." ”

"Come in, please come in! Xue Dudu, please come in!! The door was immediately opened from the inside, and a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties with a slight figure beard appeared, wearing a crimson official robe, but his expression was nervous and his whole body shrunk, and he had no official authority at all.

Behind him, four young and beautiful women huddled nervously, like ghosts from hell looking up at the high Yama King.

"Don't be nervous, this official doesn't eat people." Xue Shao walked in with a smile, shook the big hooves and wine in his hand, "Are you hungry?" Come and eat! ”

"I—I don't dare!" The four women spoke timidly in unison, but some peach blossom stars faintly appeared in their eyes, and they were almost in front of Xue Shao.

"What about you?" Xue Shao ignored those few vulgar, and turned his head to look at Xu Changshi, "You won't worry, this official has poisoned this hoof and wants to take your life, right?" ”

"No, Xue Dudu is definitely not such a person!" Xu Changshi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, probably really hungry, grabbing his hooves and gnawing violently regardless of his image. Seeing this, the four women also pounced on it, scrambling to nibble on the big hooves.

"Don't worry, eat slowly." Xue Shao sat down on the side for a long time, and watched them compete for food with a smile.

The five people in front of him are the "trophies" that Xue Shao brought back from Suizhou. This middle-aged man is the long history of the Suizhou Thorn Mansion, Xu Changqing. Wu Yizong came to Suizhou to liquidate Bai Tieyu's stolen goods, which he handled. In other words, he knew everything Wu Yizong did in Suizhou.

And these four women are all concubines and prostitutes raised by Xu Changqing at home, and they were sent by Xu Changqing to serve Wu Yizong day and night to show his favor.

Xue Shao took advantage of the fact that Wu Yizong personally led his troops out to intercept Xue Chuyu, secretly arrested these five people and took them to the Xiazhou Governor's Mansion to be detained. It was such a trick that was used to divert the tiger from the mountain and secretly cross Chen Cang, so that Wu Yizong still did not know that his close comrades-in-arms and little lovers in Suizhou had all fallen into the hands of Xue Shao. Otherwise, even if Wu Yizong gave birth to nine leopard galls, he would not have gone to the Governor's Mansion to ask for treasures when he knew that the matter had been lost.

The five of them quickly gnawed away the big hoof, and their mouths were full of grease, and they were fighting to drink.

"Xu Changshi, the taste of being a prisoner under the stairs is not comfortable, right?" Xue Shaoyun asked lightly.

Xu Changqing, who was holding the wine jug and pouring it violently, hurriedly put down the wine jug when he heard this, bowed to Xue Shao's knees and fell to the ground, clenched his fists and kowtowed, and shouted in regret: "Xue Dudu has been aware of everything, and the lower official has been convicted!" The lower officials are willing to wear the guilt and make meritorious contributions, but they ask Xue Dudu to give him the grace of not killing! ”

Xue Shao couldn't help laughing, it seemed that Tang Huaibi's death had indeed brought a great deterrent effect to the officials in the four states. In front of Xu Changshi, before he could ask questions, let alone torture, he was already willing to confess completely!

"Okay, I'll give you a chance." Xue Shao said unhurriedly, "You heard clearly, you must truthfully confess the sins committed by Wu Yizong in Suizhou." If you conceal anything, you are corrupt and guilty of being an accomplice and an abettor. Such a crime is really not something you can bear! ”

"Yes, I'll do it! I'm recruiting! …… I'll recruit them all! Xu Changqing was sweating profusely, his face was white with fright, and he kept kowtowing and trembling.

"Good." Xue Shao smiled slightly, "Later, I will ask Shi Liu Youqiu, the acting head of the Governor's Mansion, to give you a detailed record of the questioning and register all your confessions." Before I do that, I'll ask you just one thing.

"Please, all the governors?" Xu Changqing asked nervously.

Xue Shao's brows furrowed slightly, "Where did you get the grain that Bai Tie Yutun gathered?" ”

"Sold, all sold!" Xu Changqing was very nervous, and waved his hand again and again, "Du Du Mingjian, I didn't do it!" ”

"Wu Yizong?"

"Yes, it's him!" Xu Changqing said, "Under the guise of investigating the remnants of the white bandits, Wu Yizong almost recruited all the officials, wealthy families and squires in Suizhou and Yanzhou, and killed several families with poisonous hands. The others were very frightened, so they had to succumb to Wu Yizong's obscenity. After Wu Yizong took over the more than 500,000 stone grain that Bai Tieyu had hoarded, he forcibly sold the grain to the officials and wealthy families in the two states! ”

"How did you force the sale?" Xue Shao's heart was on fire.

"Wu Yizong divided those people into three, six, nine and so on based on the grade of the officials and the land of the wealthy households. The more the official field, the more grain Wu Yizong sold them. Later, when the grain could not be sold, Wu Yizong forced the government to issue a notice, falsely claiming that the heavens would show that there would be a famine next year, and then distributed a part of the grain to every household of the people, and ordered the people to pay for the famine. Xu Changqing said with a bitter face, "Even the heads of the lower officials have been put on the responsibility of purchasing five hundred stone military rations. A full 500 stone of corn, what do the lower officials want so much grain for? Moreover, Wu Yizong sold it to us at the price of rice from Chang'an...... Xia Guan was so miserable that he couldn't bear it, so he had to send four Ai Ji to serve Wu Yizong and do his best to help him, so he was relieved of the responsibility of purchasing 500 stone grain...... Du Du Mingjian, it is not that the lower officials are sincere to act for the tiger, and the lower officials are also forced to be helpless!! ”

Xue Shao frowned and nodded, there was a famine in Guannai because of the great drought, and the price of rice jumped up like a rocket, and now it has risen to more than twenty times that of last year. The current 500 stone Chang'an rice is really not something that ordinary people can afford!

Wu Yizong dared to sell the cheap military food such as the corn that Bai Tieyu had hoarded, and it was old grain, as the white rice of Chang'an, which was really dark to a certain level. Presumably, some of the thirty-seven carts of treasure were stolen money from his "grain sales"!

"Suiyan Erzhou has already suffered from the Baitieyu Rebellion, and the people's livelihood has withered. Wu Yizong still dared to do this, wouldn't it be worse for him? Xue Shao was very annoyed, gritted his teeth and said, "After his tossing like this, the people of Suiyan and the two states must hate the court and the government to death!" …… This dog thief dares to do such a thing under my rule, and bring disaster to the country and the people!! ”

Xu Changqing had a bitter face, and said cautiously: "Xue Dudu, only you dare to say this." Wu Yizong's power is monstrous, he is vicious and vicious, and he can use any means, and the slightest disobedience to him will end up ruined! The officials and people below us all dare to be angry but dare not speak! ”

"I see." Xue Shao said quietly, "Later, tell the acting elder Shi Liu You everything you know, and let him record it in detail." I'm not just going to take your word for it, I'm going to continue to investigate. Therefore, I advise you to tell the truth and not to be deceitful. That would only kill you! ”

"Yes, yes! The lower officials must be truthful, and they will never dare to talk nonsense! Xu Changqing kowtowed again and again.

"That's the best." Xue Shao nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Your four Aiji, this official wants to requisition for half an hour. Do you have any comments? ”

Xu Changqing was stunned for a moment, and then immediately nodded with a smile, "If the governor likes it, the lower officials are willing to give them all away and sprinkle brooms for the governor!" - Aren't you kneeling down to thank you? ”

Although the four women were prisoners of the stairs, they had not forgotten their romantic nature, and they had been staring at Xue Shao intently for a long time, and their hearts were rippling. At this time, they all knelt down, and Yingying Yanyan snorted: "Thank you for the Governor's mercy!" ”

"You're thinking too much. My broom is the magic weapon in the palm of Princess Taiping, do you dare to fight for it? Xue Shao stood up and said with a smile, "I want you to help me do a small thing." Half an hour, that's enough! ”

Later, Xue Shao went to the side hall to see Wu Yizong.

Wu Yizong had been waiting for a long time, and his chest was full of anger. However, with Wu Yizong's understanding of Xue Shao and his various past experiences, coupled with the powerful deterrent power of "Xue Rentu" now, he ruthlessly restrained his temperament. Otherwise, he would have been furious and even set fire to the house.

When Xue Shao came, Wu Yizong stood up and bowed with a smile, as if they were old friends meeting, "Wu Yizong, meet Xue Yuma!" ”

"General Wu, this is not the capital, you and I have our own business trips, or we should be commensurate with our official positions!" Xue Shao lightly replied and invited him to sit down, saying, "General Wu is here, why is it here?" ”

"This ......," Wu Yizong laughed dryly, not knowing how to say it.

"Don't be in a hurry, say something slowly." Xue Shaoyun raised his hand lightly, "Come on, serve tea." ”

"Don't dare to bother, there is still hot tea in the cup." Wu Yizong was polite.

"Then replace it with a new one." Xue Shao smiled slightly, "General Wu is rare to come to the door, and he is a distinguished guest." How can this official lose hospitality? ”

"Okay, thank you very much!"

The two maids carried the tea cup into the hall and served Xue Shao and Wu Yizong a new cup of tea each.

Wu Yizong didn't pay attention at the beginning, picked up the tea and took a sip and was about to put down the cup, and saw the maid pouring tea for him in front of him at a cold glance, and his eyes were stunned on the spot, and all the tea in his mouth squirted out!

", make good tea!" Xue Shao feigned anger, "It makes General Wu so difficult to swallow!" ”

"Forgive your sins!" The two maids hurriedly fell to their knees.

"No, don't do their business!" Wu Yizong's face turned a little white, he barely calmed his mind while inhaling the cool air, and said with a dry smile, "It's this tea, it's a little hot!" I...... Accidentally, it's just hot! ”

"Oh!" Xue Shao nodded with a sudden realization, and said with a smile, "Since you are so innocent, go down!" General Wu, do you need to change your clothes? ”

"No need, no need." Wu Yizong stared at the two maids nervously, his eyes became more and more round, and he inhaled the cool air vigorously, and secretly said in his heart that these two sluts were not the maids Xu Changqing gave me, how did they get to Xue Shao's mansion? Could it be that Xu Changqing took advantage of my absence and offered them to Xue Shao to show his knots?!