Chapter 23: Deterrence
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Zhang Tanghuai started to be the shopkeeper, completely handed over the military affairs of Fengyang to Han Yu to decide, and ordered President Qianzong Zhen Xing to lead the army to help him, but President Qianzong Zhen Xing only served Zhang Tanghuai, and he was a little disdainful of Han Yu in his heart, only because Han Yu was Zhang Tanghuai's younger brother, so he maintained the politeness he deserved, and it was not easy for him to follow the order.
However, the most important thing at present is to solve the problem of food shortage in Fengyang, not to have a long time with Zhen Xing.
Although the recent situation of Fengyang's lack of food is very obvious, Han Yu is completely blinded and does not know what happened, so there is no need for Zhen Xing's subordinates in a short period of time, Zhen Xing is also happy to relax, and he returns to the barracks to lead the troops to practice as soon as possible, for him, it is the duty of a soldier to lead the troops to fight.
Han Yu did not wait, but chose to take the initiative.
At the beginning, Zhang Tanghuai informed Fengyang of the situation, Han Yu had asked the captain Wang Wei to go to adjust the difference, maybe it was luck, maybe it was talent, Wang Wei, who grew up in Fengyang, seemed to be born to find out the news, and in less than a day, he investigated the whole story clearly, so that Han Yu secretly sighed that the head snake is indeed a huge energy.
Fengyang, the central capital, although compared with the coastal counties and cities is not considered to be developed in commerce and trade, but because the royal mausoleum is here, it is known as the place where the dragon vein is prosperous, and the folk feng shui theory is extremely prosperous at that time, so many officials and family members, rich people, are proud to live in Fengyang City, so the rich are all over the place, there are many officials, and there are more royal relatives living here.
Han Yu also learned from Wang Wei that although most of the grain sold in the market was transported by caravans, most of the rice markets in Fengyang City were in the hands of the landlords and other upper classes, and these landlords and heroes hoarded a large amount of grain.
It's just that the prefect Yan Rongxuan was imprisoned, Zhang Tanghuai felt that he had just grasped the military and political power of Fengyang, all the rice markets were closed overnight, and the price of grain rose until there was no market, which is already very revealing, judging from the list sent by the captain Wang Wei, many people have participated, it seems that Zhang Tanghuai's upper position has made these landlords feel uneasy, this is a lot of temptation and a deterrent.
In the wing room of the inn, Han Yu held the list and groaned, and the captain Wang Wei, who was standing on the side, did not dare to come out, and a pair of tiger eyes kept staring at Han Yu.
Since Han Yu made a statement to prove Wang Wei's innocence and save him from being killed on the spot by the Kou army, Wang Wei has always respected Han Yu very much, but whenever he is sent, he is very dedicated to repaying the grace of saving his life, Zhang Tanghuai also secretly selected dozens of elite soldiers to be dispatched by Wang Wei, it can be said that Wang Wei has already become the captain of Han Yu's personal soldiers.
"Oops!"
Han Yu suddenly stood up, his face was slightly uneasy, and he suddenly startled Wang Wei on the side, it was the first time he had seen Han Yu's uneasy expression.
"Captain Wang, please take someone to immediately go to the granary of the battalion, don't let ..."
"It's a big deal, Brother Han!" Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and Zhen Xing, who was eager, broke in with an eager face.
"Zhen Qian is always in a hurry, say something slowly." Although he had a premonition that something was wrong, Han Yu was not in a hurry or impatient, and looked at Zhen Xing and said calmly.
"Our army... Grain and grass are ... Burned! Zhen Xing slurred, and said with bitter words.
Military food is the foundation of life, who has the strength to fight without food, mutiny in the army throughout the ages, mostly for the lack of food and grass, Zhen Xing, the general manager of the army for many years, naturally understands this truth, and he is the highest battalion officer, guarding the grain and herbs is his duty, and now most of the grain and grass have been burned, if he is held accountable, he will not be able to escape the blame, so this matter did not even dare to report to Zhang Tanghuai, who was recuperating from his injuries, but came to Han Yu for the first time, and called him by his name at the beginning, and also cordially became Brother Han.
The reason why Zhen Xing came to Han Yu in a hurry was that he was actually expecting Han Yu to solve the situation in front of him, the grain and grass had been burned, and there was no power to return to heaven, but he just wanted to share the responsibility, as long as Han Yu took care of this matter, it would be difficult to escape the blame, and when the time came, Zhang Tanghuai would always be able to take his brother under the knife, and the law would not blame the public, but he would not be held accountable.
It's just that Zhen Xing's thoughts, where can he escape Han Yu's eyes, sneering in his heart, Han Yu was annoyed in his heart, but he didn't think of this earlier, in fact, just now he hoped that Captain Wang would take people to investigate the granaries of the official army, so as not to be destroyed by the families of these landlords and gentry officials who tried to control the market.
"What!" Han Yu pretended to be shocked and stood up, his face was full of exaggerated surprise, he looked at Zhen Xing and muttered, "The granary of the Ming army has always been heavily guarded, and the place where the grain is stored is quite hidden, if it is not a person in the army, there will be no chance to start, this matter is very important, I can only show Brother Zhang, and ask Zhen Qian to go with me." β
"Brother Han, don't worry, Mr. Zhang Qian is recuperating from his injuries, he really shouldn't be bothered, I'd better think about it in the long run!" Zhen Xing was flustered in his heart, and hurriedly spoke to stop him.
How can Zhen Xing not be in a hurry, when the granary was burned, the grain and grass were burned, and the Bai Zong, who was responsible for guarding the granary, was bribing him at the beginning, so he found his current position, and Zhen Xing would be captured and tortured, but he didn't expect the soldiers to accidentally beat him to death for a while, and there was no evidence for his death.
"The military rations were burned, and that Bai was Lord Zhen's cronies, you are guilty!" Han Yu's face suddenly turned grim, and he asked coldly.
Zhen Xing, who was questioned, was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the matter had been revealed, looking at Han Yu who was standing with his hands tied in disbelief, it was hard to imagine that this young man who usually had a smile on his face actually had such an momentum, he couldn't care about his face in panic, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and hugged his fists and said: "The lower official is guilty, and please ask Brother Han to save me!" β
Han Yu stepped forward and hurriedly helped Zhen Xing up, chuckled and comforted: "Lord Zhen, don't worry, this matter is strange, it is not Lord Zhen's responsibility, please tell me in detail, and the junior brother will think of countermeasures." β
"Lord Zhang..."
"I don't need to tell you for the time being, please ask Mr. Zhen Qian to help." Han Yu chuckled and seemed to be confident in everything.
Han Yu knew very well the importance of intelligence, and the captain Wang Wei and his elite soldiers had completely become spy officers, and in Wang Wei's own words, he had almost forgotten how to draw his sword.
Whether it is the inside of the battalion, or the movements of officials, or the tea shop commentary, Han Yu basically knows a thing or two, and he really does not go out to show his talents, and knows everything about the whole city.
Therefore, Han Yu naturally knew about Zhen Xing's acceptance of bribes and appointment of cronies, and the reason why he did this was completely to deter Zhen Xing, lest he not know who was in charge, and now that he was guilty of meritorious service, the handle fell into Han Yu's hands, Zhen Xing was naturally very cooperative and wanted to solve the matter as soon as possible.
Han Yu also learned from Zhen Xing that Mr. Bai had been whipped to death, completely cutting off the clues.
Han Yu, who was walking back and forth in the wing room, groaned for a long time, suddenly stopped and sneered a few times, turned his head to look at Zhen Xing and said, "Master Qian, I bother you to send someone to arrest the jailer immediately!" β
Zhen Xing was stunned for a moment, and soon realized that although the Bai Zong was overly drunk, he was only in his early thirties, and his body was quite tough, but he was just whipped a few times in prison and died on the spot.
"Xiaguan is going to the prison to arrest people!" Zhen Xing clenched his fists and saluted, and immediately turned around and rushed outside.
Han Yu shook his head slightly, this Zhen Xing is really upright, the jailer is involved, how can he continue to stay in prison, but he quickly thought about it and found that he underestimated Zhen Xing, if the jailer escapes, someone will definitely respond, and the person who responds must be the force that burns grain, and this force is entrenched in Fengyang and cannot be offended, Zhen Xing seems to be doing what he is ordered, but in fact, it is still for self-protection, Han Yu secretly sighed, it seems that it is too naΓ―ve to use a handle to deter Zhen Xing.
It's better to rely on yourself than to ask for others, the enemy is dark and I can't make the slightest mistake, Han Yu turned around, looked at Wang Wei who was standing on the side, and said: "Please quickly send someone to strictly inspect the city gate, no matter whose carriage it is, stop it for me to investigate, and those who dare to obstruct the investigation by force will be killed on the spot!" β