In the blink of an eye, half a month later. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Chinese New Year is over, and every family has a red lantern to reunite with their families.

Luo Yi was in Yangzhou, and he couldn't join the group with his family, so he could only look at the bright moon in the sky and express his lovesickness.

Calculate the time, in more than a month, Wang Yan will give birth, and I don't know if I can go back, Luo Yi secretly decided that the matter in Yangzhou must be solved as soon as possible.

The mansion has been almost repaired, especially the main hall, which has been completed ahead of schedule, but Luo Yi has not moved in, but has been living in the post house.

Night, silent.

In the house, there were only three people, Zhao Wenxian, Luo Yi, and Zhao Wenyong, and Luo Yi said very seriously: "Today, let's not talk about any rules, just like you said, arrest people directly." Start with the salt merchants and interrogate them all. ”

Zhao Wenxian asked: "Then what does the eldest brother mean, let Wu Shengqing arrest people?" ”

Luo Yi has also asked himself this question many times, and it has always been difficult to make up his mind.

Luo Yi said: "This case clearly shows that Wu Shengqing has colluded with the salt merchants, if I let Wu Shengqing arrest people, will he do his best?" Will they not be able to catch people, or let them go; Also, if we push them too hard, will it be bad for us? As the old saying goes, rabbits bite when they are in a hurry, and once it comes to life and death, no identity or token will work. ”

Zhao Wenxian said: "You want to say that... When we really forced the salt merchants to confide in the evidence of missing the salt tax, then Wu Shengqing would not be able to jump over the wall in a hurry. ”

Zhao Wenyong: "Then what should we do?" ”

Luo Yi: "There is only one way, and that is to borrow troops!" ”

"Borrowed soldiers? Do you mean to go to other provinces to borrow troops? ”

Zhao Wenxian instantly understood Luo Yi's thoughts, but Zhao Wenxian was also worried: "But according to the regulations, if the soldiers from other provinces do not have a holy decree or an order, they will not easily set foot in other realms, but I am afraid that they will not be able to borrow it, right?" ”

Luo Yi smiled and said, "I can't borrow it, but I have a way; Besides, I don't go to other provinces to borrow troops, but go to Yangzhou Camp to borrow troops, where there are 30,000 horse infantry troops, which are directly under the imperial court. ”

"This army, let alone Wu Shengqing, no one can command it except the emperor. If they are to be invited, then Yangzhou City will be completely up to us. ”

Zhao Wenxian chuckled, amused by Luo Yi.

"Big brother, how can you command a force that even Wu Shengqing can't command, you just said that it can only be mobilized by the Holy Decree."

Luo Yi smiled and didn't speak, just took out a token from his cuff and threw it to Zhao Wenxian, and said, "Look, is this thing more authoritative than the Holy Decree?" ”

"This is the dragon card that the emperor gave me when I left Chang'an, so that I can act expediently; Seeing the dragon card is like seeing the emperor, with the power of life and death, not to mention the Yangzhou garrison, even if it is the Chang'an garrison, I can move it! ”

The appearance of the dragon card surprised Zhao Wenxian and Zhao Wenyong at the same time, they had heard of that thing before, but they had only heard of it, they had not seen it with their own eyes, and they didn't know what the dragon brand looked like.

Now that I saw it with my own eyes, I couldn't help but be shocked that Li Shimin actually handed over the dragon card to Luo Yi.

"If you have a dragon card, things will be much easier."

"yes."

Luo Yi handed the dragon card to Zhao Wenxian and said, "You go to the Yangzhou camp now, let them send troops to help, the sooner the better, and tell them that it is best to keep quiet and quietly enter the city." ”

"This matter must be fast, come quickly, check the accounts quickly, and get things done before the news is transmitted back to Chang'an, otherwise it will definitely set off a bloody storm, and the imperial historians will be noisy again."

Zhao Wenxian took the order, put the dragon card away, and said: "Master Hou, please rest assured, three days at most, two days at the least, I will definitely return." ”

"Well, go early and come back early."

Seeing off Zhao Wenxian, Luo Yi calmed down. If you can't get reliable evidence from the salt merchants, then you have to be framed and compensated for all the losses of the salt merchants; This is still small, and the important thing is that Yangzhou's salt tax cannot be checked.

For the next two days, Luo Yi stayed in the post house, and he didn't go to see the mansion after it was repaired, he ate and drank every day, and had fun, Wu Shengqing came, and Luo Yi avoided it, or invited Wu Shengqing to listen to songs and watch dances.

After two days, the salt merchants in Yangzhou Mansion were all smiling, thinking that Luo Yi would no longer care about the salt tax, and maybe he would return to Chang'an in two days. As for what Luo Yi said before, the evidence of the salt tax found out was not burned, and it was also denied by the salt merchants, if it was really not burned, I am afraid that Luo Yi would have taken it out and arrested people a long time ago, but now, it is time to eat, drink, how can it look like arresting people.

On this night, all the salt merchants, including the governor of Yangzhou, and all the officials came to the post house, and Luo Yi entertained and entertained everyone. Luo Yi's face, of course, has to be given, and everyone is not absent, and they gather together in the hall of the post house.

"Everyone, this time I came to Yangzhou, I was disturbed a lot, and I burned all the mansions, I will punish myself with three cups first, you are free."

Luo Yi raised the wine bottle and drank all the wine in the cup.

It was not drunken immortal wine, but the oldest-fashioned and lowest-grade rice wine in the past, with a very low degree, just like drinking water.

Everyone smiled and accompanied Luo Yi to drink glass by cup.

"Let them laugh a little longer, my eldest brother will be there in a moment." Above the hall, Zhao Wenyong smiled and whispered in Luo Yi's ear.

As early as yesterday, Zhao Wenxian sent back the news that the Yangzhou battalion received the dragon card, without any hesitation, immediately sent five thousand elites, followed Zhao Wenxian towards Yangzhou City, and is expected to arrive within ten hours, and according to the time, I am afraid that it has entered the city now.

The reason why the salt merchants were invited to dinner, Luo Yi also had this plan, here, he would catch everyone in the net, and no salt merchant could miss it.

"Master Hou, the matter of salt tax... Do you still check? ”

Drinking wine, Wu Shengqing asked.

Luo Yi laughed: "What else to check, I can't find out, I'm ready, I'll go back to Chang'an after a while, how about it?" Surprised, right? ”

"Hehe... Accidental, indeed accidental.... ”

Wu Shengqing's smiling face bloomed, and at the same time, he was also glad that he had made the decision at the beginning, but fortunately, all the evidence was burned, without evidence, Luo Yi would not be able to investigate again, and Yangzhou's salt tax would never see the light of day.

Luo Yi said: "Lord Changshi, I finally came to Yangzhou once, and I am leaving now, don't you have any gifts for me?" It is said that Yangzhou is a good place, but why haven't I seen anything good? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned, Luo Yi meant this, obviously asking for bribes from everyone. They don't have gifts to give, but they don't have a chance to give gifts.

Now that Luo Yi actually took the initiative to open his mouth, how could they refuse.

Huang Yan stood up and took the lead: "Master Hou, don't worry, on the day you leave Yangzhou, I will definitely have a big gift." ”

"I also have a big gift."

"I have it too..."

.......

Several salt merchants stood up.

Luo Yi left Yangzhou, it was a great event, not to mention gifts, even if it was gold, it was worth it; Wu Shengqing also expressed his attitude, and when Luo Yi left, he would send an antique from the Shang and Zhou periods.

"Thank you very much, thank you very much."

Picking up the wine and drinking another one, Luo Yi's eyes meowed, and he looked out of the courtyard from time to time, as if waiting for something.

"Why haven't you come yet?"

"Big brother, don't worry, it should be coming soon, just wait."

Luo Yi nodded and said, "Wait another quarter of an hour, if you don't come, the banquet should be dispersed." ”