Chapter 405: Governor Liu's Followers

An inexplicable haze pressed on the top of Datong City, and on the hearts of every Datong soldier and civilian. Although they didn't know what was going on, and there didn't seem to be any enemy to attack them, and the rebel army that had rebelled a few months ago had already been driven into the mountains, this strange pressure was still pressing down day by day, making them embarrassed.www.biquge.info

This kind of haze and pressure can be clearly reflected from the recent rounds of troops patrolling various places in the city, the intensity of the inspection of the sergeants guarding the various gates, and the obvious increase in the number of guards at the gates of the major yamen, so that the people in Datong City can easily feel that something big is bound to happen in front of them.

What made the people even more uneasy was that after ten days, they could not find the slightest clue that something was going to happen. Maybe it's just that there is some kind of secret report from the front, and there are Tartars who will come to raid Datong City, this is the conclusion that many people have come up with when they comfort themselves.

But this is obviously not the case, if someone can clearly understand the distribution of military strength in Datong today, they will find that now they are guarding the outside and guarding the inside, and they have no intention of defending against external enemies at all, and only pay attention to every move in the city.

Liu Yingji is also very sad these days, although he does not have any substantive evidence to prove that those families have colluded with Yang Zhen to his detriment, but the prediction of danger that he has cultivated in his years of officialdom has given him enough warnings, and things have reached an extremely dangerous situation.

And what gave him the most headache was that even if he knew that the situation was not good, he, the current military and political leader in Datong, could not take the lead in the first move. Because Yang Zhen still occupies the position of a deputy envoy after all, unless he wants to openly rebel, he really can't attack him unless he has to.

As for the three major families of Liu, Li, and Zhong, he couldn't do anything about them. First, the real nest of these three families is not in Datong, even if you want to trouble them, you can only find an agent like Li Chang to knock them out; He also has a bit of luck in the two, and he doesn't dare to completely tear his face with these local forces, and he still thinks that he can end peacefully.

As a result, Governor Liu wasted a lot of time and opportunities in a somewhat tormented waiting, bringing himself a lot closer to the situation of defeat from which he could never recover.

However, even if he is not decisive enough to kill people like Liu Yingji, he will let go when he encounters the moment of life and death, and the rabbit will bite people when he is in a hurry, not to mention that he is a dignified governor of a place and a member of the frontier.

When Feng Bao's order sent about the joint impeachment of him by the court, the central and Chinese officials and the imperial history, Liu Yingji was instantly stunned: "How can this be? Why did those officials in the DPRK and China deal with me so unanimously? And they actually have so much empirical evidence......" Just thinking about it, the answer came out: "It was the hands of those three families, they didn't cause me trouble here, but went directly to the capital!" ”

Yes, this is the attack launched by the three major families on Liu Yingji at the order of Yang Zhen.

Don't look at the three major families who are inconspicuous, and there don't seem to be any powerful family members in the DPRK and the central government, and the family members are in front of high-ranking officials. But with the connections they have accumulated over the years, they also have an overwhelming network in Beijing. Perhaps it is impossible for these people to really work for the three major families, and it is impossible to save them once they are convicted of collaborating with the enemy, but in such a trivial matter of impeachment, these officials are still willing to help. Moreover, it is also beneficial for these officials to do this, because my Ming Yanguan has the task of contracting the system, and he always has to find out some official problems every time to be competent. And being able to convict a local magistrate with empirical evidence like this is really a great credit to the officials.

"I tried everything to prevent them from coming to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle like this, well, very good! They're going to kill me, and they're going to do it soon! After the panic at the beginning, Liu Yingji's heart was completely filled with anger, and his face quickly became hideous: "Then don't blame the official for being ruthless!" ”

"My lord, how are we going to fight back?" As the hardcore and right hand of Liu Yingji's side, the prefect Shen Nian's heart was also up and down, and he asked worriedly.

"What else, strike first!" Guo Rong said with a gloomy face: "Since they are unkind first, don't blame us for being unrighteous later, I will send troops to raid Li Chang's house now, he must have a lot of things we can use." After dropping these words, he was about to walk away.

"Give me back!" Liu Yingji let out a low snort and stopped Guo Rong, who wanted to transfer troops.

"My lord, it's all like this, do you still want to show mercy to their men?" Guo Rong glanced at Liu Yingji with a nervous face and asked.

"It's all at this time, how can I still care about this? I just feel that it will be useless to go to Li Chang's side again at this time. Liu Yingji gritted his teeth slightly and said hatefully.

"Will he still be able to escape? My lord, my subordinate has been sending someone to keep an eye on that side these days, and it is absolutely impossible for him to sneak out of the city from under my nose. Guo Rong's expression became even more nervous, and he hurriedly argued.

"No, I'm not saying that he ran away, and it's not that I can't trust you Guo Zongbing." Liu Yingji hurriedly comforted him, and now that he can only trust so many cronies, how can he dare to let them have different intentions: "But with the sophistication and calmness of those families, how can they leave us any evidence?" So even if you go and copy Li Chang's house, it will be difficult to get anything useful. ”

"This ...... But how? Are we just going to do nothing? Shen Nian was already panicked at the moment, and his brain was also messy, and he had long lost the ability to understand the boss's mind in the first place.

"Of course you have to do something, but you have to choose the right target." As he spoke, the corners of Liu Yingji's mouth hooked slightly, and he clapped his hands.

With two crisp sounds, the closed door was gently pushed open, and a pale face appeared in front of the three of them.

"Are you ......" Guo Rong looked at this person carefully for a few moments, and his expression changed: "Song Qianhu? ”

The person who came was Song Xueqiao, who had disappeared for a while before, and at this moment he looked more gloomy than before, and he couldn't even see the slightest temperature in his eyes. I saw him take a step forward, nodded slightly at Liu Yingji, and said in a deep voice: "Everything has been arranged, they are still in the city." ”

"Good! These old guys are really bold enough and clever enough, but it's a pity that they still underestimate their own officials. This time, I'm going to make them pay a heavy enough price! Liu Yingji said, with a smug smile on his gloomy face.

"This ...... My lord, what the hell is going on? The two of his cronies were at a loss, and at the same time, there was a trace of unhappiness in their hearts, how could there be something they didn't know?

Liu Yingji smiled and said: "Actually, since Yang Zhen's house came back from the grassland, I have been wary of what he will do, so I specially asked the people from Dongchang to keep an eye on him." It just so happened that Song Qianhu also wanted to take his life, so naturally he would not refuse.

"It's just that unexpectedly, we couldn't find out anything about Yang Zhen's side, but by chance, we found out that the three old guys from the family came to my Datong, and they haven't left since they came. So I asked Song Qianhu to take someone to keep an eye on them, which can be regarded as my insurance for the worst possibility.

"Now, the patriarchs of the three major families are still in my Datong City, so I can easily hold these three old men in my hands. As long as they fall into my hands, the previous trouble will naturally no longer be a trouble, and the three of them will definitely find ways to help me get rid of my guilt for the sake of their old man. In the end, Liu Yingji's face was full of smug smiles.

"Huh?" After hearing these words, the two cronies present were a little distracted, and they didn't know what it was like. I didn't expect my own adult to keep such a hand when he was full of disadvantages and powerless to fight back on the surface, and he didn't know anything about it, should he be happy, or should he feel cold?

"Also, Yang Zhen and the others are still in the inn in the north of the city, and they would never have thought that we would dare to suddenly attack him, and we can eradicate them in one fell swoop!" Song Xueqiao said again.

"Well, this official understands, this matter will be handed over to Song Qianhu and you to deal with, I know that you want to kill him is very urgent!" Liu Yingji glanced at Song Xueqiao deeply and said.

Song Xueqiao was willing to do this for Liu Yingji, just to kill Yang Zhen to vent his anger. Because of the incident in Xinxian, he already had a sense of fear for Yang Zhen, and if he didn't have an overwhelming advantage, he wouldn't even dare to fight Yang Zhen head-on. Especially when he learned that he could still get out of the hands of the Mongolian people and stir up this situation, Song Xueqiao was even more afraid of Yang Zhen.

But now, with Liu Yingji's support and more than 100,000 troops in the city as a backer, Song Xueqiao has the confidence and courage to deal with Yang Zhen. After hearing Liu Yingji's words, Song Xueqiao's body trembled suddenly, and then he said with some excitement: "Okay, this Yang Zhen will be handed over to me to deal with, I will definitely not let him live through tonight!" ”

"Mr. Guo, you sent all the way to help Song Qianhu deal with Yang Zhen. In addition, you personally lead another one, and go and bring me all the three old guys in the direction pointed out by Song Qianhu. Remember, don't hurt their lives, only the three who are alive can help us through this. Liu Yingji has changed the panic of Zhang Huang just now, and he is very general-like.

"Yes!" Guo Rong hurriedly agreed, then shook his hand and hurriedly walked out.

Night is gradually falling, and the storm in Datong City is rising again.

No one would have thought that Liu Yingji, the governor who was already in an extremely disadvantageous situation, would still have such a backhand, could he take advantage of this to turn the tables?