40. The killing that never stops
Although the attack on Xiao Lingqi and his party was in danger in the end, although more than ten guards were damaged, several Loli were not harmed except for some fright, and even Xiao Lingqi also strengthened her future path because of this, and unlocked the lock in her heart, which made Xiao Qiang feel a little surprised after learning the news.
But this qiΔ can't hide the heavy dΓ case that happened around Jinyang.
When Li Shushi and Lu Bu received the news, these two important figures in the state army were directly furious, especially the latter, as a super daughter, he could even charge against Su Xiaololi, who could never be defeated, for his own daughter - although he was beaten to the point of not being human, and now someone has put his daughter in danger, so it's okay.
Although Xiaoqiang also knows that his daughter's future career direction is the battlefield Valkyrie, but now she is still in the stage of being far away from the battlefield, so naturally she can't be asked to use the rules handed down on the battlefield, even if she shows admirable calmness (barely countable) and bravery (this can be had) in this sudden encounter, quite a general's demeanor.
Therefore, if it weren't for Li Shushi finally retaining some sanity, Han Xian, who was captured alive, would have been dismantled by the angry Xiaoqiang.
was able to successfully restrain Xiaoqiang, not because Li Shushi was able to fight against the sky, or because he invited Su Xiaololi as a support attack, it was all because of a calm statement that should not be regarded as a mouth cannon:
"Feng Xian, do you believe that Han Xian had the courage to attack the team with your Lu Mansion logo outside Jinyang City just because he wanted to make money?"
Although this is the answer that Han Xian confessed for the first time, and as the treasure that made Han Xian "lose his mind" in the answer-the Red Rabbit Horse is indeed enough to make anyone tempted and has a great possibility to change their minds, but as long as you think about it a little, you will know how strong the moisture or disguised smell is - let's put aside the matter itself, even if the Red Rabbit Horse is given to Han Xian, is it possible to tame a fierce horse like the Red Rabbit Horse with Han Xian's small body?
It is said that even Xiaoqiang was entangled with the Red Rabbit Horse for a long time before he looked half-dead and was recognized by the Red Rabbit Horse, not to mention that this has been fully reflected in the battle - just a horse's hoof. Even if the position that seems to release the trampling of war is very advantageous for the red rabbit horse, but it is chopped by the horse's hooves all of a sudden, this combat power is really bad enough.
It is said that such a person would be delusional to think that he would be able to subdue the Red Rabbit Horse who already has an owner like Lu Bu, which is really a pipe dream.
Han Xian can really be brain-dead to such a point, Li Shushi doesn't believe it, and a simple-minded guy like Lu Bu doesn't believe it either. Even if he heard Han Xian's explanation, his first reaction was, "Want to kill people and take horses?" It's wishful thinking", with a contemptuous expression.
Therefore, the "Han Siamese Rebellion" that occurred at the end of the second year of Jian'an became the first of the "Top Ten News Events in Bingzhou" in this year, and became the topic of heated discussion among the people of Jinyang after dinner.
Naturally, Han Xian was thrown by Li Shushi to Saito, who was in charge of the justice of the state, and Jia Xu and Guo Jia were also deeply involved in this investigation because they needed to track down the internal and external forces that colluded with them.
Although it has not yet manifested, people with a keen sense of smell have already smelled something extraordinary.
And as this matter continued to ferment, the name of a young man began to gradually enter everyone's sight, and this person was the presiding judge appointed by Saito to be in charge of the trial of a specific case - Yang Pei, a son of a poor family from Wannian County, Fengyi County, Yongzhou.
This young man can be said to be a rare talent in the Guanzhong area. In his early years, he was the chief of Xinzheng, and later became the chief of Huaili, a famous cool official, who was not afraid of the strong in the county, and shouted and killed as long as there was evidence of the crime. This point was vividly exerted during Li Guo's reign, and with Li Guo's support, many illegal Guanzhong heroes were exterminated by him.
However, if this person only appears like this, after the fall of Li Guo. will definitely be counterattacked by the powerful family of Guanzhong, but in fact, this person's official reputation is very good. Pay attention to evidence, and if there is no evidence, torture will not be carried out at will. But he is very good at being a man, and he will not die hard for the family that Li Guo is determined to defeat, but if the other party's family has a good reputation, it will also be raised high and gently fallen. Although it was also inevitable to destroy the family, the family foundation was thus protected.
It is precisely because of Yang Pei's sophisticated and energetic official style that Li Shushi immediately noticed this when he recruited the sergeant, and it didn't take long to send it to Saito, and he has become a very important member of Saito's "fierce general". Now that he has been appointed as the presiding judge of this mega case, it can be seen that Saito trusts him and ...... Hint.
Han Xian is naturally not a ΓΓist warrior with ideals and beliefs, in fact, not long after Yang Pei really showed his ruthless side, the former general of the Yellow Turban Army explained a lot of things like a bamboo tube pouring beans.
"The wealthy merchants of Jinyang have suffered great losses because of the newly promulgated decree, so they came up with this strategy to retaliate. I said, Zhongde, do you believe that? One will be Han Xian's intention to see the wealth, and the other will be the businessmen's personal revenge. I never know when there will be so many 'warriors' under my command, so it seems that if these people are transferred to the north, even if the 'mysterious people' in the north organize a larger 'undead army', we can rest easy." β
"No, my lord will probably not be able to eat and sleep well, because these two people who have an enmity with you will unite against you."
"Also, it seems that they just want to catch a few little girls or something, or they are too lacking in courage, how good it is to directly lead people to attack and the state pastor's mansion, maybe they can still ...... Send my troops a little more experience? β
However, judging from the current situation, Han Xian was bewitched by those rich businessmen to collect money to do things. And what about the rich merchants? also said that he funded Han Xian because the lord cut off their financial routes, so he thought about fighting to the death. β
"Hehe, isn't that the problem? I prohibit usury, but I have not completely abolished money lending, and I have even legislated to protect lending practices that meet the norms. I'm just making those people make a little less money, and if you want to say that those businessmen secretly resent my actions, I believe 100% of them. But for the sake of a small profit, they put their whole net worth on the line, won't they weigh it? β
"Probably just like the lord said before, as long as there are more than three times the profit, the merchants dare to trample on the letter of the law, so it is not surprising that even if they do something reckless. Of course, I also think it's a bit strange. But unlike the lord's thoughts, I was more concerned about how those merchants were able to convince a general of Han Xian's level to start a rebellion. β
"Huh? What do you mean ......?"
"That's right, Han Xian is not an assertive person. Such a person may be greedy for small fortunes, but in this kind of issue, he will not get involved lightly, because at least on the surface, the risks are disproportionate to the benefits. So I think there must be more powerful people behind those businessmen, and only that kind of person can make conditions for Han Xian that he can't refuse. β
"Yuan Shu is too far away, and he still needs to lick his wounds; The internal division in Yizhou is becoming more and more obvious, and Liu Zhang is still too busy to take care of himself. Now the only one who has the ability and willingness to trouble us is Yuan Shao in the north. Cao Cao in the east and Liu Biao in the south. β
"Who does the lord think it will be?"
"It's hard to guess. Although Yuan Shao's possibility is the largest, the other two cannot be said to be without suspicion. Anyway, this kind of thing can make us lose judgment in anger, or cause some rift between the monarch and the minister, if it doesn't work, it won't be a loss for them, and we can't raise an army for this kind of thing anyway, even if we know who is behind it. And the other party's hands and feet are also very clean, even Wenhe and Fengxiao have not been able to find out anything. β
"However, we seem to have put too little pressure on the enemy, and there seems to be a lack of means to pose a direct threat to the enemy, except for the occasional means of spreading rumors among them. Isn't the lord a little merciful? β
"Well, from now on. It's a little too kind, and maybe I should really find something to do for those guys. β
"I believe that Wenhe and Fengxiao will be very happy to hear the decision of the lord."
"But when it comes to this matter, Zhongde is helping the staff officer, and I'm a little unsure."
"My lord, please speak, if Zhongde's ability is not enough to help the lord, isn't there still everyone."
"Well, if Yuan Shao's Gongsun Zan is not enough. I am very optimistic about Yuan Shao's concubine, Yuan Fang and Yuan Xianmou. This son is far superior to Yuan Shao's sons-in-law in terms of ability, but he can't be reused because of his concubine's relationship, but from the intelligence point of view, this person is not willing to lie dormant, and secretly unites some capable but unambitious civil and military generals because of his background. It can be said that such people use it well. Just like a sharp dagger hanging in Yuan Shao's heart, it is up to you how to operate it at that time.
Although Liu Biao in the south was able to unify the nine counties of Jingxiang single-handedly, he not only drove away Yuan Shu and Sun Jian, but also peeked west into Hanzhong and Ba County, and east into Jiujiang and Yuzhang counties, and fought with us in the north, which can be called a generation of heroes. It's just that from the intelligence, it can be known that the contradiction between him and Changsha Taishou Zhang Xian is getting bigger and bigger. We have tried to contact him before, but the effect is not very ideal, although Zhang Xian is against Liu Biao, but he is a little afraid of directly engaging with him, so he hesitated and dragged it out until now. Otherwise, Zhang Ji may be able to achieve some results in Nanyang, instead of maintaining a stalemate.
It can be said that we have not been able to make a breakthrough in these two areas so far, and the most crucial point is the lack of a good enough speaker to help us open up the situation in these two places, and if we can have such talents, we may be able to make the enemy suffer a big loss.
As for Cao Mengde, having a Chen Palace is enough to give him a headache, not to mention that Liu Xie is growing with the assistance of Chen Gong, and now that the two have the same goal, they can naturally work together, even if they are a little dirty, they will restrain each other. Such a delicate balance is good enough for us, and mixing sand there may break this tacit understanding, which is not beautiful. β
"Is that so? Anyway, our main enemy now is Yuan Benchu and the group of 'mysterious people' on the grassland. β
"So is there any outstanding talent in Zhongde that you can recommend to me? If Zhongde, you don't have a suitable candidate here, I can only go to Hu Kongming, don't say that I didn't give you a chance. β
"It's not that hard to find the right person. There are two people around the lord who are just right. β
"Oh~ Let's listen, I've been thinking about it for a long time and haven't been able to find a more suitable person."
"Far away in the sky, close in front of you......" After speaking, he came to Li Shushi's side and read out the names of the two people.
Hear the names of these two people. Li Shushi was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, he also agreed with Cheng Yu's judgment.
"Then if Yuan Fang is according to the lord's statement, although he has been squeezed out a lot because of his background, and he can only be temporarily dormant within the Yuan family, he should be a high-minded and arrogant person. If an idle man were to look for him, he would not be able to impress him. In fact, compared to the candidate I proposed, Sima Zhongda may be more suitable to persuade Yuan Xianmou, but he is a little worried that Zhongda is too dazzling, which makes the other party rebellious. Although smart people are generally calm, everyone has the heart of comparison. β
"I'll have a good talk with the two of them, and if I can, I'll send the two of them to Wenhe for some 'training', just as the two young people will do some other 'work' along the way." Sharpen the knife and don't mistake the woodcutter. β
"Okay, then then again, how does the lord plan to end this matter?"
"Since the businessmen and Han Xianam are all determined, and we have no new evidence here, we will close the case like this."
"Oh? Does the lord really think so? β
"Anyway, even if I really think so, you must have other ideas. Everyone has already touched the door of the house, if I don't 'entertain' well, wouldn't it seem that I and the state army are too hospitable. β
"Haha. Since the lord has an order, he will naturally go all out to complete this matter. β
"That's right. Then Guan Jing has been in Jinyang for a few days, arrange a time, how can I and him officially meet, some things are not personally presented by me, I am afraid that he will have other ideas. Although his ability is insufficient, his mind is also on the side door. But he is always a loyal minister, and I don't know if having a subordinate like him is a blessing or a curse for Gongsun Bogui. β
"It can only be said that if Gongsun Bogui has the ability to control this person, it will naturally be a blessing and no evil. But Gongsun Bogui was born in the wrong era. β
Just a conversation. decided the fate of thousands of people.
In the West Market in Jinyang City, Han Xian and his family, three wealthy merchants and their clansmen, who participated in the rebellion case, totaled about 100 people, and they lost their heads and lost their lives, and the rows of large and small heads that rolled down, and the blood plasma flowing like a small stream, all told those businessmen who were disgruntled because of the damage to their interests, if they did not obey the decrees issued by the Bingzhou Army and did not abide by the order set by the Bingzhou Army, then there was only one result of resistance.
Maybe there will still be people who will take risks in the future, and interests can always blind a person's mind, but Li Shushi also believes that those who are really smart after weighing, compared with the risks brought by direct confrontation, drilling loopholes, whether it is benefits or risks, is obviously more acceptable to everyone, and Li Shushi does not think that there are no loopholes in any legal provisions to drill.
Of course, this is all a matter for the future, as far as this stage is concerned, it seems that the matter has been closed, whether it is those who really see the excitement, or the essence behind the excitement in front of them, or anyone else, even if they do not fully believe the statement given by the Governor of the Prefecture in their hearts, but Jinyang does seem to have returned to the noise of the past.
Naturally, doing business is to continue to do business, and even because of the collapse of the three wealthy businessmen, the various resources and markets they left behind have become fat in the eyes of others.
And what about the people?
Their interest had returned to what seemed to be an intensifying "war" to recruit caravan guards.
In fact, whether it is the ban on usury or Li Shushi's western strategy, until now it is just a rumor circulating in the market, some people say it well, some people swear it, but the government does not seem to have any movement, even if Li Shushi has such a list in his hand, but all the people in this list are either from his family's industry, or old subordinates in the army who can be trusted, or the side children of the family, it can be said that there is no fanfare as some people.
These actions may be able to see a little hint from those who are interested, but because Li Shushi has always emphasized among the families that the places that were originally considered barren places in the West contain a lot of wealth, as for those soldiers with strong combat effectiveness, it is natural to protect this wealth. For families who knew about the northern trade routes, this reason was too legitimate.
It is precisely because of this that various large and small families have made compromises in the face of the powerful merger of the governor's government, and the expected income represented by the credit of the merger of the governor's government has been exchanged for huge benefits related to usury. And as the forces gathered around Li Shushi became stronger and stronger, and at the same time, after each family confirmed the possibility of this matter through their own channels, they have become inclined to agree with Li Shushi's statement. It's just that people are always greedy, so even if they know the benefits of new trade routes, they are still unwilling to give up what they hold in their hands and have proven to be extremely lucrative.
And this is also the fundamental reason why Li Shushi executed and confiscated the three wealthy businessmen who participated in this incident.
However, this kind of thing will naturally not be known to outsiders, so after the three merchants were completely cleaned up, there were constantly such things as "angry merchants may strike the market", "some wealthy families whose interests have been damaged by the affairs of the three merchants have made wild remarks about Li Shushi", and some people even said that those merchants and Haoqiang would once again start a violent non-cooperation with Li Shushi in the way of resisting Li Shushi's western trade route expansion plan.
I think that when Li Shushi first entered the state, these local families were strong and strong, and they used to play like this once, and they resisted realistically. It was not until a few years later, when the general trend of the world was divided and merged, and the state army had occupied an extremely advantageous position, that these families began to gradually move closer to the state army and formed a relatively close core group.
And when the Bingzhou army captured Xiliang, this group also made a lot of efforts to stabilize the newly occupied area.
But what he didn't expect was that before he seized the world, Li Shushi began to cross the river and demolish the bridge (in some people's terms). If the state army wins some more victories, then as the heroes of the state. Wouldn't it be to be merged with the state army and others to death?
However, to the disappointment of some people, although for some reason the rich and powerful businessmen seemed to have suspended the recruitment of personnel for a few days, they did not make people wait long, and the recruitment sign was hung up again in various places, and the salary was raised.
As a result, many people and rangers who were still a little hesitant did not continue to hesitate this time, and the place of registration could not be said to be crowded. However, from time to time, you can see people coming in and out, smiling or beating their chests.
And most importantly......
"Lord, just now Wang Yanyun sent a piece of news, some people seem to have contacted two businessmen under the Wang family. It's really unscrupulous. Do you really think we can't do anything about them, there is always a feeling that we are being underestimated. β
"Compared with the lord, these people do have an advantage in this regard, and the connections accumulated over the generations allow them to get some tacit understanding with those families under the lord without even having to make special contacts, and the lord has already learned this aspect. Speaking of which, it is surprising that Wang Yanyun can take the initiative to inform us of the news this time, after all, this is not in line with the tacit understanding between these families, but it also proves that at least Wang Yanyun is still quite loyal to the lord. β
"Or maybe you just want to get more information from the West from us, maybe there is some tacit understanding - if it was Wen and you, you must have thought so, those words just now really don't seem to be your style."
"Even if it's me, I feel the urge to embrace the sun."
"No, no, no, the premise of having that impulse is that you give up your attachment to abandoning your sense of existence. Is it possible for you to give up your efforts to reduce your sense of existence? No. So Wen and you probably won't have such an impulse at all. β
"Anyway, I'm such a person in your eyes?"
"Okay, okay, let's work, it's only a few hundred heads, how can it be possible to build a small 'Jingguan'."
"Actually, I think those Qiang people who are always causing trouble seem to be more suitable as raw materials for 'Jingguan'."
"I feel the same way."
"Negne, why do I suddenly feel that the temperature in your house seems to have dropped a lot?"
"It's good that General Lingqi has adapted, anyway, it's probably a stupid dad thinking something very strange and terrible."
I don't know how Li Shushi will feel when he hears his daughter-chan's evaluation of himself? (To be continued......)