Chapter 148: Justification
Qu Qingze stood in front of Dong Chang dejectedly.
"How did you do it, the prince's entrustment, have you forgotten, Su Tiancheng is not familiar with the rules of officialdom, but you know the way, by his side, it is to remind him a lot, this time the emperor wants the old man to understand the situation, if it is not for the old man to be cautious, I don't know what happened to Lu Dao, when the old man came, he felt that something was not good, so many big things, why don't you report to the old man in time."
"My lord, every time my subordinates report it, they send someone to send it to the secret music."
Dong Chang's body trembled slightly, as if he understood something.
"Who does you play every time?"
"The subordinates have always come in accordance with the rules and handed over to the command and envoy in Nanjing."
Dong Chang's face turned a little pale.
"Damn, I want to plot against the old man, you are still a little younger, Qu Qingze, you remember, in the future, don't go through the Nanjing Command Envoy, just find the secret line and ask them to send it."
"My lord, isn't this a bit unruly?"
"What the old man tells you to do, you will do it."
Qu Qingze shrunk his neck and stopped talking.
"Hmph, it seems that some people pay attention to Su Tiancheng, this kid, his courage is really big, he dares to move the salt merchants in Jiangning County, and he does it so well, yes, it's really good, talent, Qu Qingze, you honestly, these plans were all set by Su Tiancheng himself."
"The subordinates will never dare to lie, they are all directly determined by Lord Su, and the subordinates have persuaded them to be cautious, and Lord Su said that he knows that there are tigers in the mountains and are biased towards the tigers, and he must be bold and careful in doing things, otherwise he will not be able to do big things."
"Ha Luha, in line with the old man's appetite, this kid is really good, okay, tonight, call Su Tiancheng to the inn, the old man has something to ask him."
After seeing Qu Qingze leave, Dong Chang's face became a little blue.
The emperor asked him to understand the situation, it was not a trivial matter, Wang Chengen sent the news through the dark line of Jinyiwei, he just learned that there was such a big mystery behind this matter.
In a few days, he has learned a lot of the situation, in general, Su Tiancheng is very beautiful, there is no opinion from top to bottom, they are all admired, the biggest response is the people of Jiangning County, they all say that Su Tiancheng is the master of Qingtian, and he will definitely do good things for the people in the future.
As for the understanding of the Six Divisions of Nanjing and Ying Tianfu, he didn't want to know about it, the emperor had already gotten the twists and turns, and there was no need to understand.
Knowing that Qu Qingze played the situation every time, but he didn't get it, Dong Chang had confirmed his opinion, this is someone making an obstruction from it, ostensibly targeting Su Tiancheng, but the actual target is Wang Chengen and himself.
The struggle within the court, the struggle in the palace, exists all the time, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren, the two ministers, fought to the death, I didn't think that at this time, Cao Huachun also thought about it, and Wang Chengen fought.
Listening to Qu Qingze's introduction to the situation, Dong Chang quickly thought of a word: rebellion.
Su Tiancheng did a few things that were easy to combine with this aspect.
Since the emperor wants to go to Jiangning County to investigate, there are some things that must be done on official matters and must be asked clearly, so as to protect Su Tiancheng to the greatest extent.
The first meeting with Su Tiancheng in the horse market has been imprinted into Dong Chang's heart, and he feels that Su Tiancheng must be promising, which is not ordinary, of course, in the process of struggling step by step, it is also possible to encounter plots.
Su Tiancheng followed Qu Qingze and hurried to the inn.
In the county office, seeing Qu Qingze's face, Su Tiancheng felt that something was wrong, and when he learned that Dong Chang had arrived in Nanjing City, he had a hint of foreboding, the emperor had not issued an order for so long, he must have met Lu to see something big, and it was a big thing related to himself, if he didn't get it right, he might be in trouble.
Entering the room, it was pitch black.
"Kun Yuan, you're here."
In the middle of the darkness, Dong Chang's voice sounded, and Su Tiancheng couldn't help but tremble, what kind of trouble is this.
"Juniors meet Master Dong."
"Etiquette is not necessary, between us, there is no need to come to this set, the old man has a few questions, I need you to answer them truthfully, don't hide anything."
"The juniors must answer truthfully."
"Okay, the first question, are the three thousand sergeants under the jurisdiction of the Inspection Department the former nursing home of Su Mansion, and what is their origin?"
"The three thousand sergeants under the jurisdiction of the Inspection Department are indeed the former guards of the Su Mansion, as for their origins, they are quite extraordinary, they used to be the personal soldiers of General Xiong Tingbi, in the first year of the Apocalypse, hidden in Mount Emei, Sichuan, for nine years before and after, to the side of the younger generation, it is purely accidental."
"Chance is also the reason, you say, what is the situation."
"The old woman Xiong took her son Xiong Zijian, to Pingyang Mansion, Shanxi, when she was in the teahouse, she wanted to drink tea, and was reprimanded by the teahouse guys, and the younger generation couldn't see it, and found that the old woman was in very bad health, so she took it to see a doctor, and the old woman was grateful to the juniors, and before she died, she entrusted Xiong Zijian and three thousand soldiers to the next and handed over to the younger generation of the talisman."
"Oh, did you bring the talisman?"
"The juniors have always carried it with them."
In the dark, someone came to Su Tiancheng's side, he took out the talisman and handed it to the people around him.
"The second question, why do you want to contact the generals of the Tokyo camp and the Xijing camp, the rules of the imperial court, don't you know the way, without the emperor's holy decree, do you want to meddle in military affairs."
"Where does this start, the purpose of the younger generation contacting the generals of the Nanjing Jingying is just for the official field."
"Oh, for the sake of Guantian, you talk about it carefully."
"There are 20,000 hectares of official land in the two battalions, but the waste is serious, the younger generation sees it in the eyes, and is anxious in the heart, thinking about contacting the generals of the two battalions, discussing the official land matters, and seeing if it is cultivated by the people of Jiangning County, it is better than abandoning the wasteland, all the official fields of the county government in Jiangning County are too small, and the annual output is limited.
"Is it that simple?"
"Of course, for this matter, the younger generation once played the royal family, and begged to coordinate the official fields, but the emperor has not issued an order, and the younger generations thought, coordinate earlier, after the autumn harvest, we will have to tidy up these official fields, if we wait until the next year, the official fields, weeds are reborn, nothing can be cultivated, and it will be delayed for another year."
"The third question, raided Kuang Siming's mansion and seized a large number of firearms, what did you think of for Lu, equipping these firearms with the Jiangning County Inspection Division, don't you know, are these firearms enough to equip two Shenji battalions?"
"Of course, Zhilu Dao, it is precisely because of Zhilu Dao that the younger generation has such an idea, firearms are worth a lot of money, and it is difficult to buy silver, raided Kuang Siming's mansion and seized a large number of firearms and ordnance, which is also evidence of Kuang Siming's rebellion, the younger generation thinks that it is equipped with the Inspection Division, which is also a large amount of wealth, and the seized silver taels, the younger generation does not dare to move, and the remaining valuable is the ordnance, if these things can't be moved, the younger generation is not busy working in vain."
"Nonsense, you can have such an idea, you are really young and ignorant, but I don't know that this is a big taboo."
Dong Chang's tone softened a lot.
"The fourth question, and the last question, Kuang Siming's crime is not punishable, you found out in time, and there was a big scourge for the imperial court, which is a great achievement, but the remaining sixteen salt merchants should also be involved in the trafficking of illegal salt with firearms.
"My lord, this question is too simple, if you don't understand, the juniors won't be able to say anything."
"What do you mean by that, saying that the old man is stupid?"
"Sort of."
"Bastard, if you don't have a reasonable explanation, the old man won't spare you."
As for the trafficking of weapons, the main thing is Kuang Siming, Kuang Siming has fully admitted it, the younger generation thinks that it is okay to punish the first evil, there is no need to implicate everyone, because of the trafficking of illicit salt, it will punish many salt merchants, isn't it killing chickens and taking eggs, the court controls the trafficking of illicit salt, and the younger generation does this, but in a different way, let them pay the evasion of taxes, so that the court gets benefits, and the salt merchants continue to do business, The best of both worlds is the best way to do it. ”
"If the younger generation also punishes them and kills their heads, the final result will be a big mess in Jiangning County, and it will take a while before it can be stabilized, besides, if the younger generation does this, what will the businessmen in Jiangning County think, what will the businessmen of Yingtianfu think, and what will the gentry of Nanzhili think, isn't it that the younger generation is bloodthirsty."
"Even if there is a good reason to kill them, what benefits can Jiangning County get, what benefits can the imperial court get, except for getting some silver taels, it is infamy, such a stupid thing, the younger generation will not do it."
"The younger generation thinks that there is always a purpose in doing things, if it is not everything, with a hot head, recklessly do it, look back, may suffer greater losses, just now the adult asked about the sergeant of the inspection department, the purpose of the younger generation is very simple, let these sergeants make meritorious contributions to the court again, win fame, and prove themselves, it's as simple as that."
Dong Chang didn't speak for a long time, obviously not knowing what to say.
"Okay, even if you kid will say, the old man has finished asking, and your answer is still good."
The lights in the room were out.
With a smile, Dong Chang came forward in front of Su Tiancheng.
"Well, yes, I've grown a little taller, I've matured a lot, my answer today, the old man is very satisfied, get ready, follow the old man to the capital, and explain it in person."