Although Ye Bugui's words were very polite, none of the bureaucrats who took the step of county officials and managed hundreds of thousands of households under their hands were fools. They all have some of their own little Jiujiu and careful tricks in their hearts, and it is unlikely that they will completely believe Ye Bugui's words.

But Qingbai and Cai Ze still adhered to the idea that flattery is better than neglect, and warmly entertained Ye Bugui and the soldiers under his command, and Ye Bugui naturally sat on the first seat.

Three rounds of drinking.

Ye Bugui opened his mouth and said, "Two adults, how many soldiers do you know how many soldiers are still in the county? I need to borrow one or two. ”

"This ......" Qingbai was a little embarrassed when he heard this. There may be a hundred. ”

"Huh?" Ye Bugui raised his eyebrows slightly.

"About two hundred." Qingbai quickly changed his words.

"Really?" Ye Bugui stared at Qingbai and said with a smile: "Lord County, I am on the orders of the county guard to suppress bandits all the way?" Even Lord Thorn Shi agrees, don't fool me. It is easy to lose your head if you casually make a political mistake that you should not make. ”

Sun Jian has made great contributions in Wancheng, although the will of the imperial court has not yet been issued, but it is not difficult to change from Changsha City Taishou to Changsha City County Shou.

Qingbai's face changed, he was sweating profusely, and said: "The incumbent of the establishment has more than three hundred and twenty people!" Please also ask the general to be clear! ”

"Hmm." Ye Bugui nodded and said, "Tomorrow, I will select two hundred people and follow my army up the mountain to suppress bandits." Does the county lord have any objections? ”

When Qingbai heard this, he immediately understood Ye Bugui's thoughts, and said secretly: "You are planning to use my county soldiers to be cannon fodder for you." This, if there are casualties, wouldn't the consolation money be borne by my county government? ”

Of course, he wouldn't be stupid enough to say directly, can this consolation money be borne a little less? If he said that, he wouldn't have a chance to make a detour.

He hesitated a little, looked at Cai Ze, decisively betrayed his teammates, and said: "General, the subordinate is only in charge of political affairs and documents, and this matter of transferring troops must still be decided by Lieutenant Cai." ”

"This ......" Cai Ze's face changed, and he said: "The general has more than 2,000 warriors, and it is not easy to exterminate the thieves in all districts and counties, so why bother to work the people and waste money?" ”

"Oh......" Ye Bugui hooked the corners of his mouth and sneered: "I remember that when I first came to Mingzhi County, County Lieutenant Cai led his troops to fight against the bandits, and how many thieves have been killed so far?" Well?! ”

"This ...... This...... This ......" Cai Ze was immediately asked. He himself actually has no opinions, which can be clearly seen from knowing that all the power in the county is attributed to Qingbai.

"Humph! The corpse is wrapped in vegetarian! Ye Bugui got up to shoot the case, glared at Cai Ze, and said: "Repeatedly sending troops to suppress thieves to no avail, working the people and losing money, I would have suspected that you have the possibility of waiting for an opportunity to be corrupt and commit treacherous things." Lord County, how should this matter be handled? ”

"This ......" Qingbai didn't expect that this time, they were all so small, they went out of the county to greet them, and they bowed down all the way, and they gave Ye Bugui the first place to worship a wine banquet, and they never slackened their affairs in terms of grain and grass, and Ye Bugui would actually do such a strong thing.

Dissatisfied is dissatisfied, but Ye Bugui returned with momentum, and he had to bow his head.

Qingbai had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Those bandits are very cunning, and the mountain road is not easy to walk. I don't know what's going on lately, but the bandits in the neighborhood are gathering more and more. Under all kinds of circumstances, Lieutenant Cai has the intention to suppress the thief, but he is powerless to do it. I also ask the general to forgive him for his past failures and hard work. ”

"More bandits?" Ye Bugui's heart moved.

"Yes, General! The black pressure is overwhelming, I don't know how many people! Cai Ze hurriedly said exaggeratedly.

And Ye Bugui hooked the corners of his mouth, with coldness, and said coercively: "County Lieutenant Cai, you have to understand that if you lie about the military situation, you should be beheaded!" ”

"Ahh Cai Ze was shocked, and quickly kowtowed in fear and said: "The general forgives, it's the villain's incompetence!" It was dark and I didn't see how many people there were! ”

"That's good. Since you are incompetent, all the county soldiers will obey my command. Ye Bugui smiled in his heart, old fox, thinking that if he pretended to be small and bowed his head, he would be safe and sound, and he would not have any strength?

Cai Ze's face turned pale and he was speechless.

"I also ask the county lieutenant Cai to hand over the official seal, and for the time being, I will return it after the bandits are exterminated. How is it? Ye Bugui stared at Cai Ze.

"This ......" Cai Ze's heart trembled, this was really going to break his life.

"I'm afraid that's a bit inappropriate, isn't it?" Qingbai gritted his teeth and said. This county official is not easy to be! There are so many bandits, after this battle, the county soldiers will die at least a hundred people. Think about that pile of appeasement expenses, Qingbai is big! So much money, how can he give it! If he delayed and did not pay a consolation fee during such a sensitive period as the Yellow Turban Rebellion, once a popular uprising occurred, he would be considered to have achieved the end of the county. The black gauze hat can't be kept!

"Huh? Inappropriate? Ye Bugui turned his eyes to look at him, threw a letter to him, and said, "Lord County, you should take a good look!" Who wrote this! I think we have to do a good job of settling this account! ”

"This is ......" Qingbai's body trembled, and his face was really white. Looking at the letter on the case, he could know without opening the envelope that this was the letter that was sent to Changsha Taishou Sun Jian quickly, saying that Ye Bugui intended to murder!

However, how did this letter appear in Ye Bugui's hands?

"The general is angry!" Qingbai immediately bowed. At that time, Xia Guan was under house arrest by the general, and he was indignant in his heart, so he spoke fiercely! Please calm the general's anger! ”

"Heh~" Ye Bugui chuckled lightly and said, "I'm afraid that Lord County Cheng doesn't know that there will be a day in the future, right?" ”

"Don't dare!" The county man hurriedly said. He has a lot on his mind right now. If he hadn't taken out this letter before, he could still feel that Ye Bugui had just helped him in the battle of Wancheng, and he might not be as good as Sun Jian. Even if he politely refused Ye Bugui's request, he could still reason with Sun Jian. After all, Chu Gong, the county guard of Nanyang County, and Sun Jian are not familiar with each other, how can they deal with their own people?

As for the 2,000 soldiers and horses stationed outside the county seat, although they intimidated him. But he is not afraid of Ye Bugui killing people. Anyway, he is also an official of the imperial court, and killing him is equivalent to being a thief.

But as soon as the letter came out, he was a little flustered. This means that Sun Jian and Ye Bugui have a very good relationship! At least Sun Jian wants to befriend Ye Bu Return!

What does this mean, Ye Bugui can join forces with his boss to get him.

As the saying goes, officials crush people to death. If Sun Jian listened to Ye Bugui's words, he would him, unless he fell into the grass, otherwise he would die as much as he wanted.

You say there is no evidence?

In this era, what evidence do officials want to get you? Ask someone to take it to the prison and do it a few times, and you can sign and draw it.

It's easy for you to get a witness, I just went to the township to find a few, and under the pressure and inducement of the government, how many disagreed? When the time comes, one person will say a word, and you will be finished.

As for the process of argumentation? Oh, sorry, but you lost this link after you signed it.

That's why there is the phrase "the people don't fight with the officials".

"Since I don't dare, from now on, the county soldiers will be under my command." Ye Bugui raised the price code and said. "Before the general did not eradicate the bandits, knowing that the county would listen to my arrangement, are you willing?"

"Willing to ......," Qingbai kowtowed.

Although Taishou's cronies have no official position, if they really want to go down to the county and township, their status may be higher than that of the county magistrate, and this county magistrate has to be willing. Otherwise, if you offend Ye Bugui, the consequences are unimaginable. To put it simply, as long as he goes to Sun Jian's ear to blow some wind, he will be finished.

Ye Bugui nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "What's wrong with the two adults?" Aren't we having a great time? Come, come, come, continue to sit down, drink wine and eat meat. ”

"Yes, yes, yes." The two wiped off their sweat with their long sleeves and sat back down with a reluctant smile.

"I don't know the general, how do you want the subordinate to cooperate?"

Ye Bugui waved his hand and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal, just need the two adults to be able to absolutely obey the command when the general needs it." ”

"That'...... Be. Qingbai nodded, and said in his heart: Is there any difference between saying this and not saying it? When necessary? What is this guy trying to do? Could it be that it is not just to suppress bandits?

Qingbai was taken aback by the thoughts in his heart, quietly glanced at Ye Bugui, and thought quietly: "Is it possible...... This guy still has a secret mission arranged by Sun Jiantaishou? It won't be in the name of suppressing bandits to investigate the finances of the various departments of the county Chengxiang Pavilion, right? If so......"

"Fortunately, this official has not been corrupt and bent the law." Qingbai breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Cai Ze vaguely.

And Cai Ze was furious by Qingbai's eyes, and he was puzzled in his heart, but Ye Bu was still present and couldn't say it.

However, is Ye Bugui's purpose really what Qingbai thinks in his heart?

(End of chapter)