In Luo Yangxing's view, Zhangjiakou businessmen sold prohibited materials outside the customs and bribed the local guards Hou Shilu must know, after all, this is a well-known problem in Zhangjiakou, Hou Shilu as the chief soldier of Xuanfu, if he doesn't even know this situation, it is no different from waste, and the general Zhenshuo of the Ming Dynasty and the chief military officer of the Zhenshou Xuanfu are a waste, which is obviously impossible. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

But it is not easy to say whether Hou Shilu has taken bribes from Wang Dengku and these businessmen, it is likely that he, as the chief soldier of Xuanfu, is in a high position, and he has not received bribes from Wang Dengku from the perspective of the future of his career, and at the same time, because he feels that there are too many people involved and the scope is too wide, so he did not report it; Of course, it is also possible that Hou Shilu accepted bribes from merchants such as Wang Dengku in order to raise soldiers, and turned a blind eye to the forbidden business they had done with the Mongols before, and both sides took what they needed and benefited each other - after all, it is obvious from the armor and equipment of the five hundred personal soldiers left by Hou Shilu to Luo Yangxing, or the degree of elite, that the cost of raising these is definitely not small.

However, Luo Yangxing can still be sure of one thing, that is, Hou Shilu may acquiesce to the merchants of Zhangjiakou to trade grain, iron tools and other prohibited materials with the Mongols, but if he knows that Wang Dengku and other merchants have actually started to do business with Jiannu, then he will definitely not continue to pretend to be confused - after all, Mongolia is weak now, and it does not pose much threat to the Ming Dynasty, and the main enemy of the Ming Dynasty is the Jiannu outside the Guan. Although Xuanfu is not Liaodong, it is not the first line against Jiannu, but as the general soldier of Xuanfu, it is impossible to say which emperor's will is not a will, or Jiannu enters the border of the prisoner, Hou Shilu will have to fight with Jiannu, if he acquiesces in this kind of "capital enemy" behavior of Zhangjiakou businessmen, it is undoubtedly to add to his own blockage Hou Shilu, Luo Yangxing feels that as long as Hou Shilu is not stupid, he will not allow this kind of thing to happen.

All in all, Hou Shilu must have known that Wang Dengku and these merchants traded forbidden materials with the Mongols, whether he did not accept bribes for the sake of his future, or accepted bribes from Wang Dengku for the sake of raising soldiers, but Hou Shilu would definitely not acquiesce to the merchants of Zhangjiakou selling things to Jiannu - 10,000 steps back, even if Hou Shilu really lost his conscience and supported the "capital enemy" behavior of transporting materials to Jiannu, he should personally do business with Huang Taiji as the chief soldier of Xuanfu, so that he could reap a lot of profits. Instead of letting the merchants in Zhangjiakou eat a large piece of meat and make all the profits away, they can only drink soup after taking the risk.

The question about Hou Shilu is like this, the obvious places are very obvious, you can know without thinking about it, and the uncertain places can't be thought of even if you want to break your head, so Luo Yangxing simply doesn't continue to think about it - anyway, if you arrest Wang Dengku and find their account books, it will be clear whether they have bribed Hou Shilu or not.

However, Luo Yangxing estimated that even if Hou Shilu really accepted bribes from Wang Dengku, he should not be punished too heavily - as long as he was not crazy about asking for bribes, the amount of which was particularly huge.

Hou Shilu, as the chief soldier of Xuanfu Town, if he resolutely refuses the bribes of Zhangjiakou businessmen, then his adjutant generals, generals, guerrillas and other officers at all levels will be inconvenient to accept, which will undoubtedly cut off a financial route for all his subordinates, and will inevitably be hated by his subordinates, so it will undoubtedly be very difficult for Hou Shilu to bring up troops, so Luo Yangxing is his own people, and he feels that Hou Shilu is at most a "routine" to collect from Zhangjiakou businessmen The purpose of the bribe is not for the money itself, but for the consideration of controlling the subordinates.

In this case, Hou Shilu's guilt is nothing more than a slight crime such as negligence and laxity of the emperor, plus if he can successfully recover the materials transported to Jiannu this time, and make some merits to come back, he can also offset a lot of guilt. After all, judging from recent cases, the emperor is benevolent, and even so many eunuchs have been pardoned, so he must not be too harsh on Hou Shilu.

Of course, these are just Luo Yangxing's own speculations, as for whether Hou Shilu accepted bribes, it depends on whether they caught someone in the end, interrogated them, and collected evidence before they can be determined.

Although it was night, the city of Zhangjiakou was full of scenes of chickens flying and dogs jumping, and almost all the people in the city could hear a group of officers and soldiers walking outside their houses from time to time, and the houses of many famous businessmen who spent money like water on weekdays and lived like gods were all the targets of these officials and soldiers' actions.

Song Qi personally led a team of soldiers and horses to Wang Dengku's secret house to arrest Wang Dengku, and their actions were not met with any resistance, although Wang Dengku's subordinates had many caretakers and many loyal henchmen, but Wang Dengku did not choose to resist stubbornly, but opened the door and sat in the middle hall waiting for Song Qi and their arrival - quite a bit of the feeling when Zhuge Wuhou sang the empty city plan.

Of course, Song Qi is not a suspicious Sima Yi, and there is nothing to fear about Wang Dengku, as for what Wang Dengku set up an ambush in his own house, it is even more impossible to wait for Song Qi and them to come in before conducting a sneak attack, after all, Wang Dengku's secret house has nothing to ambush people, and Song Qi and they have been closely monitoring this house every day for the past few days, and they have not found any special movements in the house, or any suspicious characters have entered and exited this house.

However, Song Qi was still very surprised that Wang Dengku was well-informed, and it was obvious that before they came to arrest people, Wang Dengku already knew the news - it is estimated that Hou Shilu had just arrived in Zhangjiakou with his troops, and one of his generals immediately notified Wang Dengku of them, but it was too late, it was precisely because of such worries that the emperor's will brought by Yang Tao was to let Hou Shilu personally lead the troops to come, and no one was allowed to report to Wang Dengku in advance, so when Hou Shilu's subordinates had the opportunity to report the news, They had also reached Zhangjiakou, and all the gates that could leave the city had been sealed.

Song Qi closed the folding fan in his hand, and then gestured with the closed fan, "Go!" ”

Immediately, his soldiers rushed into Wang Dengku's house, and their goal was very clear, that is, to search for anything that might be a ledger, or in other words, anything made of paper with words written on it!