Chapter 33 Easy control of Hexi Road
But he said that I suddenly handed over a copy of the envoy to the capital that he had prepared for a long time, and asked him to go out of the city to deliver the decree for me, of course, the purpose was only to drive him out of the city. Sure enough, after I left the house, the guards came in, and Yan Weiping saw me leaving the house and ran in a hurry. The guard arched his hand and said, "My lord, what should I do now?" The villain will give you a ride? Yan Weiping patted the table and said: He is really insidious, he actually asked me to send it in person with his will, if you send it for me, and when you turn around and find that I appeared in Handan, you will definitely beat me up and disobey the order, and I can only endure it if I kill it! The guard said: What do you mean? Yan Weiping said: I'll go out of the city, you are staring in the city, as long as the jade chapter is in hand, I won't be afraid of him, when you notify me, I will rush back to clean him up! The guard arched his hand and said: Order! So Yan Weiping had no choice but to pack up and leave the city.
At this time, I went straight to Fang Mansion to find Dong Zhentian and them, but they were practicing martial arts in the backyard, that Xiahou Lin didn't expect that Dong Zhentian's martial arts were extraordinary, although his arm strength seemed to be slightly worse, but his martial arts were obviously higher than his own, so he admired it. Ye Sanniang also compared with Fang Caiyun, but Ye Sanniang hugged her arms and said: You are too poor in Hexi's first beautiful kung fu! How can I manage my husband in the future? You look at the old lady and I are different, you ask the surname Dong, does he dare to go against the will of the old lady? Dong Zhentian said in his heart after hearing this, it's not that you are grinding and soaking yourself, but you actually say that it is your own ability.
I saw that they were all very happy, so I walked over and said: I don't know how the second lady's injury is? Ye Sanniang said: What, you don't believe the old lady? I said, "How dare you?" It's just that everyone's recovery situation is definitely different, so ask. Ye Sanniang said: You just put your heart in your stomach, and don't always ask about the second lady in the future, your pickled brother is very suspicious! In my opinion, he takes care of her so undressed, and the second lady owes him a little bit, this is the truth of adversity, let's not mix! I smiled and stopped talking.
Dong Zhentian walked over and said: You must have something important to do, right? I said: Yes! Actually, I have a hunch that someone is going to attack me, tonight at the earliest, tomorrow night at the latest. When Xiahou Lin heard this, he said: Then stay here, and I will see who dares to make a move on the other family and the Xiahou family? I shook my head and said, "They have to get their hands on it, but I don't know how to do it to be realistic!" Xiahou Lin shook his head and said, "What do you mean?" I said: I heard the big man say that the housekeeper of the Fang family is a famous jade craftsman in this area, can you imitate something for me? Fang Caiyun walked over and said: Of course you can, you have done a lot for us, why bother with just raising your hands? It's just that he can't tell my father, he doesn't want to deal with people in the government more...... I nodded and said: I won't say it, just a few of us know about it! So I stayed in Fangfu and stayed for most of the day.
In the evening, I had dinner in Fangfu and went back to the mansion, so I still slept in the west wing, and deliberately put the jade medal in the mezzanine of my underwear, and then slept very sweetly. In the middle of the night, I was woken up, rubbed my eyes and saw that it was Dong Zhentian, and he whispered: Someone has already come! I touched it, and sure enough, it was gone. So I still fell asleep, and Dong Zhentian fell under the bed.
Early the next morning, the government was surrounded by the army of Hexi Road. So more than a dozen lieutenants rode horses and lined up outside the palace, Yan Weiping took the jade seal and said: Qincha has already been killed, and the thief in this yaya used a fake jade seal to deceive our 50,000 troops on Hexi Road, and also killed Lord Lu, which is really a great crime! Brothers, rush in and slash that thief with a thousand knives! At this time, a servant came out and took out a notice and pasted it on the wall. When everyone looked at it, it was written that Yan Weiping had been ordered to enter Beijing and that Qin had sent to take over the government. It was clearly stamped with a jade seal, and it was not a fake. At that moment, the lieutenants looked at each other and thought it was incredible. Yan Weiping looked at his heart and said that he couldn't shake it, so he shouted: Go in immediately and get the fake Qincha, where is the turn of a little kid to point to the east and west? As he spoke, he tore up the notice. So seven or eight of the dozen lieutenants rushed in, and five others stood still.
At this time, Yan Weiping entered my room, and I hugged the quilt by myself. So he drew his knife and was about to cut it, but the lieutenant behind him stopped him with his sword and said: "Take it alive!" Yan Weiping said: Less nonsense! As he spoke, he stabbed at him. As a result, I lifted the quilt, Dong Zhentian flew out and cut off Yan Weiping's forearm with a knife, and the surrounding lieutenants were taken aback, and then he stood up, revealing Huang Juan's lining, and took out his waist card and said: Uncle Guo is here, do you dare to make a mistake? Those captains didn't move, and Yan Weiping rolled on the ground in pain. I got up and took out the jade medal and said: You are so big, dare to steal the jade medal on the saint? Fortunately, the official has prepared early, you guy, if you don't confess to the mastermind behind you, the official will condemn you to the crime of bullying the king, take your nine clans, and stabilize the flag on Hexi Road for the official! Yan Weiping gritted his teeth in pain, Dong Zhentian took out the medicine and said: This is a special medicine, if you want to tell us if it hurts, who is your master?
Yan Weiping said with tears in his eyes: Yes...... It's Lord Bingbu! Khin Cha spares his life! So Dong Zhentian gave him medicine. I looked back and saw the captains and said, "No matter who you are loyal to, now I hope that here in Hexi, you can listen to us." As long as you are willing to make meritorious contributions, this official will ensure that you will be prosperous and prosperous in the future, otherwise, if you conspire with the traitor, you will not escape such an end sooner or later! Dong Zhentian said behind his back: Since ancient times, those who turn their backs on the Lord and seek glory will not end well, you are all from Hexi, so don't help the abuse! When those lieutenants heard this, they bowed down and said: I am willing to listen to the dispatch of the Qin Cha and the uncle of the country! Dong Zhentian then walked over and said: The captains outside the door are all traitors, they will all be taken down, and their soldiers will be taken over by you! Saying that, I wrote a will, and said according to the jade chapter: This is a holy decree, you wait to act according to the order, even if we fail in the future, you can escape the question, take it! The lieutenants took the order and went out.
Dong Zhentian took a long breath and said: How do you know that the one who comes in is a loyal minister, and the one outside is a thief? I said, "I want the officials to put up a notice, just to show the thieves." Since they are bent on making trouble, they naturally have ghosts in their hearts, and they must also know the true jade chapter. Now that he sees that things have failed and are not in line with the plan, he is naturally indifferent in order to save himself. And those who rushed in were basically blind generals, who only obeyed orders to act, which is why the surname Lu died in the chaos of the army, because these generals believed the words of the captain of the cavalry and believed it. However, among the people who stay, if there are still thieves, then this person's scheming is too deep, and it must be difficult to deal with! Dong Zhentian nodded and said: What you said seems to make sense! So I got dressed and walked out of the office.
As a result, there was a mess outside, and when the eight lieutenants saw us coming, they bowed down and said: The anti-thieves have been eliminated! The five captains were all taken alive and handed over to the adults together with Yan Weiping! I saw that several of them acted very similarly, and when one of them replied, he stood slightly in front of him, so he said: You eight can't be from the first army, right? The eight lieutenants arched their hands and said: It is from the first battalion! Adults have good eyesight! I asked again: Who is the big brother? A lieutenant in the back arched his hand and said: They are three years old in Xiaxu, and they are the eldest brother! I asked: Who is the most capable? Everyone else refers to the leader. So I took out the paper and ink, sat down in public, wrote something, and then pointed to the old man and asked, "What's your name?" The man arched his hand and said: In Shimoda Seven! Then I pointed to the leader, saying, What is your name? He replied: The last general, Sun Li! So I finished writing and handed it to the officer, who picked it up and said: Tell the people of Hexi Road that from now on, Tian Qi, the former captain of the infantry army, will be the governor of the Hexi Road garrison, and Sun Li will be the deputy governor and captain of the cavalry battalion, and the army of Hexi Road will be reorganized into six battalions from now on, which will be led by the original six captains, and will be promoted by half a level, and each will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver to commend the merits of counterinsurgency! So all eight lieutenants bowed down to thanksgiving. After this incident, I immediately asked the soldiers to take six anti-ministers to death row, and sent the officials to take care of them.
Dong Zhentian said: I can't imagine that you bought the tens of thousands of troops on Hexi Road so quickly? I said: That's not necessarily, if there is no support from local forces, it is useless. Now the Zhao family has not been in contact! Dong Zhentian said: Now that he is just a friend with the Fang family, don't you know that the old man Fang is bent on his objection? I said: Don't worry, as long as it develops smoothly, the Fang family's problem will be solved soon. Dong Zhentian suddenly asked: Aren't you going to try those thieves? I shook my head and said, "It's useless, just know that it's Lord Ding." Even if he is indiscriminately accused, as long as he returns to Beijing, he will be handed over to Lord Ding for trial. As for the lieutenants, it is even more unnecessary. If it is really a thief, it is a party, if it is innocent, if I try it, will it not cost them their lives in vain? If you bet first, there will probably be movement among the relevant people! He nodded, and we went back to Fangfu.
As soon as we arrived at Fangfu to meet Xiahou Lin and them, someone told us that the eldest sister of Zhao Mansion had visited the mansion. I asked, "But who?" Xiahou Lin said: It is the head of Zhao Jiawei's Yuan Dart Bureau, known as Liu Yejian Zhao Minzhen, a twenty-seven or eight-year-old woman! Dong Zhentian said: Isn't it the daughter of the old man of the Zhao family? Fang Caiyun said: No, it's Uncle Zhao's niece. I heard that I pursued ...... in my early years Xia Houlin hurriedly said: Don't worry, I have never been interested in her! And I haven't seen it in four or five years! So I smiled.
After a while, the next person came over and said: Lord Nie, the master is invited! Mr. Zhao wants to see you! Xiahou Lin said: It seems that it is an important matter, so I will go over and take a look! Fang Caiyun turned his head and didn't look at him, so Xiahou Lin said: I'll go back when I go, don't worry! Brother Nie testified that if I was unruly, he would tell you, how about it? Fang Caiyun said: Then it's better for me to go with me...... I smiled and said, "Why don't you invite the eldest sister to the backyard for a while?" They were stunned, so I said, "I'll go see her in a moment, and if you want to see her, how about I bring her over?" When Xia Houlin heard it, he said: Then forget it! So I smiled and followed the people to the lobby.
However, unexpectedly, the eldest sister of the Zhao family did not come alone, but brought no less than a hundred people. They pushed dozens of large boxes on the cart, unloaded them and placed them neatly in the yard. After I came in, I arched my hand and said: But I don't know what happened to Liu Yejian Zhao Nuxia? When Zhao Minzhen turned around, I saw that she was a graceful woman, not at all like a master. She smiled slightly and arched her hand: I thought it was great that I was twenty-two years old and became the head of the dart, but I didn't expect that the dignified minister of Hexi was actually a teenager!
When I heard this, I laughed and said: This official is really pretending, Henan Anwen is all about the help of heroes from all walks of life, what does it have to do with me? On the contrary, since I arrived in Hexi, it is really a sin to turn this place upside down! Zhao Minzhen said with a smile: Lord Nie is too modest, now everyone in Hexi knows that Lord Lu has fallen, and the army on Hexi Road is now under the command of Lord Nie, of course I and other grass people are going to make friends! So I went out into the yard, pointed to the boxes, and said, "I don't know what these are......
Fang Jinwen arched his hand and said: Lord Nie doesn't know, according to the rules of Hexi Road, each family must pay a certain amount of tribute every year, otherwise how can the imperial court allow us to gather here? Therefore, the first father received the empty official of the third grade, and the Zhao family was the same. Now this year's tribute, we have paid it, and the Zhao family is left. She couldn't find you, and when she heard that it was in the old man's house, she brought it directly and asked the adults to inspect it. So saying, the crowd opened the box, and it was full of white silver. I asked: How much in total? Zhao Minzhen said: 10,000 taels per box, a total of 50 boxes. As soon as I heard this, I swallowed and foamed, and said in my heart, good guy, just one Zhao family's tribute silver is about to catch up with the income of a state capital. So I looked at it with my hands behind my back for a long time, and said: "You give the money to the government office, let them handle it on their behalf, and the position of the government will be vacant, and the government will temporarily replace the office, and Ben Qin will only be in charge of the officials and the rebellion, and nothing else."
Zhao Minzhen was stunned and said: Isn't it up to you to call the shots on Hexi Road now? I looked back and said: Jokes? With a dignified Hexi Road and several state capitals, where does anyone dare to call the masters? Only one person in the whole world dares to call himself the master, and everyone else is rebellious! I arched my hand.
Zhao Minzhen then arched his hand and said: Since this is the case, I will say goodbye! Saying that he was leaving. I waved my hand and said, "What, Miss Zhao doesn't want to go to the backyard to meet the old man?" She was stunned for a moment, looked back at me, and said with a smile: "The marriage between Prince Xiahou and Miss Fang, I think you have heard about it, why don't you go and meet the two?" Zhao Minzhen blushed and said: Anyone can see it, but he can't see it, I'm leaving! As soon as he gave his hand, he left. So the men pushed the cart away again. I shook my head and went in, but it suddenly occurred to me that those people were all yellow turbans, Weiyuan Dart Bureau, that day in Shijia Village, wasn't it their Zhao family who captured that man? Thinking about it again, the thing Fang Caidie mentioned should be the same thing! Could it be ...... Could it be that the person we saved was Fang Caidie's uncle, that is, Fang Jinwen's younger brother Fang Jinquan?
Thinking of this, I ran to see Fang Jinwen, who was drinking tea in the lobby. As soon as I entered, I arched my hand and said: Uncle! I don't know where the other masters are, I haven't seen them so far, it's a pity!
Oh, our brothers don't live together, the second brother and the third sister are in Beijing, and the fourth brother is doing business in Jiangnan. He said dismissively.
But I seem to ...... It seems that you have got some information, and the fourth master of your family seems to have fallen into the hands of the Zhao family! I whispered.
No way! I also met the fourth child yesterday, he gave a gift in advance, and hurried back to Jiangnan, Lord Nie, you must have made a mistake! Fang Jinwen put down the tea bowl and said.
Oh...... I see...... I nodded and said, "In that case, I won't bother!" So I walked out, thinking that since Fang Caidie's uncle was fine, then forget about this matter, so I didn't care about it.
So after seven days, it finally arrived at the Fang family and Xiahou's family, as well as the wedding day of Dong Zhentian and Ye Sanniang. Hexi Road officials and heroes all attended, no less than hundreds of people, all of whom were Hexi elites. Xia Houlin swallowed and foamed: I didn't expect to attract so many people! Fang Jinwen smiled slightly: It's not in front of the minister, I want to ask for a mouth, and see what policy the imperial court wants to adopt in Hexi, where is it to give the old man face? So at the big wedding ceremony, both pairs were full of face, and I also brought two captains and fifty spiritual horsemen to attend. Since Dong Zhentian is the uncle of the country, he saluted first, and Ye Sanniang was naturally very angry, because we had been hiding our identities. But I told her that she was now a relative of the emperor, and she was happier. Fang Caidie is now less than half of the poison, but her sanity is normal, so she attended the ceremony under Shi Yong's care. On this day, the gift money alone received tens of thousands of taels, and it was a double copy. I thought to myself, this is a robbery!
So after three rounds of drinking, it began to officially enter the main topic. Now that the newcomers have retired, I have naturally become the target of public criticism in another sense. At this time, the first to speak was the uncle of the Zhao family, he sent no less than five hundred taels of two pairs of white jade rings today, he was engaged in salt and iron trading, and the naturally rich flowing oil, especially iron trading, was to trade with the imperial court, that is, the Xuanfu envoy of Hexi Road. Therefore, he asked: I wonder who will be in charge of this Hexi Road in the future? Those of us who do business with the government are now waiting for the letter of the adults! When I heard this, I laughed and said: There are yamen agents in various state capitals, please rest assured, after the Holy Imperial Pen is hand-picked, Hexi will return to the old scene.
A brocade seller: But I don't know when the saint was chosen, after our side was handled in the government, we turned back to announce that the envoy took office, and completely denied it, then we will lose a lot! I smiled and said: That is the scope of the local government's affairs, and if the Xuanfu envoy does this, you can go to the state government to appeal for impeachment, and it can be completely resolved.
A seller of pigs, cattle and sheep said: The tariffs for this quarter have not been set yet, I don't know what we will do in cross-border trading? I said: How much you paid last year, let's do the same this year! The human: Last year, it was a tax set by corrupt officials, and since the adults are here, they must have some expressions! I smiled and said: Lord Ben is here to quell the rebellion, uproot the rebels, stabilize the Hexi Road, and finally send troops to escort the car, if you want to get benefits, you will take out rice, grain and silver money to fund the army, the saint is grateful, there must be a retribution! What's more, now that other state capitals have begun to send troops and money, Hexi Road is the slowest to respond, and I think it is inopportune to raise taxes at this time!
A man who sells oil and porcelain: Does the adult mean that if we are willing to pay, we are willing to provide some good policies? Or what are the benefits of reciprocity? Those people were looking at me. I thought about it for a moment and said: If you all have this mentality, then this official guarantees that the taxes on Hexi Road will only get heavier and heavier! As soon as those people heard it, they said, "My lord, it's not right for you to say that!" If taxes are increased, will it be possible to force us to rebel?
Not bad! I said with my hands behind my back: My 100,000 troops on Hexi Road are waiting for this opportunity, as long as this official catches your tail, it will be wiped out immediately, and there will be no mercy! Once Hexi rebelled, our army passed everywhere and left no grass. Five years later, Hexi naturally submitted to Wanghua, and although it was a disaster, it benefited the court for a hundred years. Don't let this official make such a decision! I coughed and went into the back hall. So the merchants and magnates all looked at each other.
I was sitting in the back hall drinking tea at the moment, but the housekeeper of the Fang Mansion came in and said: My lord, Mr. Zhao asks to see me! So I went to the backyard to meet her. She wore a military uniform with a short sword pinned to her waist. When he saw me, he saluted, and I arched my hand and said, "I don't know what happened to Miss Zhao?" She bowed her head and said, "I shouldn't have come, but...... For the sake of our Zhao family, I have to come! I was stunned and said, "What is the matter?" She said with tears in her eyes: I know, the adults have already been deployed, once the negotiation is not proper, they will take action against a few families in Hexi, I hope the adults can show mercy, Weiyuan Dart Bureau is now my main business, as long as the adults command, I will definitely try my best to do it, please don't embarrass my uncle, and my father! I was stunned and said: How did you know that I was going to do something to the Zhao family? She said: Hexi now, our family is no longer in the control of adults, who is it for us? I shook my head and said, "You're too careful!" I won't do a single soldier against Hexi Haojie, but I hope to get your support. Miss Zhao shook her head and said: They have long been accustomed to being uncontrolled, how can they help adults? I said: Well, this official has been planning for a long time.
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