Ma Rushan continued: "This incident was accidentally broken by my sergeant. My sergeant, when he was stationed in Luyang Mansion before, happened to see Yang Changming come to Longjin, so he knew Yang Changming, that day, the prison where this group of prisoners was held in Longdu Mansion happened to be on fire, and my sergeant was stationed nearby, so he immediately brought soldiers to fight the fire, and when the fire was extinguished, he asked more, who is Yang Changming, the guard's arrest quickly pointed to a person and said that this person is, but it is not the same as Yang Changming that my sergeant knows, and when the sergeant returns to me, I quietly contacted Jin Fei and asked him to send a person who knows Yang Changming to arrest the fast, went to pretend to be on business, and sure enough, it was also a reward for this person who was not Yang Changming. So I can conclude that the real Yang Changming has been transferred. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan pretended to be surprised again: "There is still such a thing? ”

Ma Rushan continued: "I arranged a few spies to quietly inquire about the situation, it was Yao Yungui and others who arranged this transfer matter, and even more serious than this transfer was that they also planned to kill the court and let Yang Changming go." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan was really a little surprised, he didn't know what Yao Yungui and they wanted, so he hurriedly asked, "Why is this?" ”

Ma Rushan said: "My spy caught a person who sent a secret letter, tortured him, said that Longjin wrote a letter, he secretly read it on the road, the letter did not mention his name, but said that if the imperial court recently issued an order to escort Yang Changming and other people to the capital, the route will be sent out at the hour, you wait to prepare the people first, and rob Yang Changming halfway." The man who delivered the secret letter handed it to a junction fifty miles outside the city, and a man took it and left, and the rest was unknown. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "That's the case, Yao Yungui's gang planned to report to the imperial court, and made two preparations, if the imperial court ordered Yunxi Prefecture to escort the prisoners to the capital for interrogation, they would rob Yang Changming when they passed by other states, and the pot of the lost prisoners was thrown to those states passing by, and Yao Yungui and them had nothing to do with it." If the imperial court ordered to interrogate criminals in Yunxi Prefecture nearby, they would also be happy to do it, so they sentenced Yang Changming to imprisonment, and then found a fake Yang Changming to replace him, and the real Yang Changming could escape. ”

When Ma Rushan heard this, he woke up like a dream, and said: "In this way, do you want to quickly arrest the fake Yang Changming for interrogation, be sure to confess the real culprit behind the scenes, and bring Yao Yungui and others to justice." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan hurriedly stopped Ma Rushan and said: "Master Ma, this matter must not be so hasty, firstly, if Yang Changming is transferred, then those officials in the imperial court will definitely scold me to the end, the judiciary of a state is already corrupt, how is this governor on an errand, second, since Yao Yungui and others dare to make a move, they must not leave traces of evidence, if they tear their faces, you and I will definitely have a vicious fight in Yunxi Prefecture in the future, the so-called siege is the bottom, the attack is the top, at this time we are weak, and we still need to endure for a while, Only then can we have the certainty of winning. ”

When Ma Rushan heard this, he arched his hand and said: "It's still Lord Sun who is thoughtful, but if someone reports that Yang Changming was dropped, how should he deal with it?" ”

Sun Zhaoyuan smiled: "Master Ma, don't worry about this matter. ”

Ma Rushan was puzzled and asked, "Why don't you worry?" ”

Sun Zhaoyuan laughed again and said, "Let me ask you, is there anyone in this Yunxi Prefecture who doesn't want Yang Changming to come out?" Yao Yungui and the others must protect him, and I, you know, Yang Changming saved my life, I won't say more, the rest is you and Tan Jiaxing, you two will definitely stand by me. The state government officials, everyone wants Yang Changming to be safe and sound, then no one will pierce this joint, everyone is pretending to be a gangster, and the matter is over. Besides, what does Yang Changming look like, only the portrait exists in the public office, Yao Yungui is delicate, and he must have also transferred the portrait of Yang Changming, if there are really people below who don't know each other, and break this matter, a few of us will bite to death together This is the real Yang Changming, how can the court find it out. ”

Ma Rushan said: "Although this is the case, there are still some doubts, what if this matter is really investigated by the imperial court?" ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "First, it's not that we are waiting for the punishment, second, it's not that we are waiting for the package, and third, I'm waiting to say that Yang Changming has seen it once or twice, how can I recognize it so really, this matter is really looking for someone to beat the board, not looking for me, it's also the matter of Yao Yungui and others, I will not be hurt." ”

Ma Rushan woke up like a dream and said: "Exactly, Master Sun is clever, and he is ashamed." ”

After speaking, Ma Rushan gave up, and Sun Zhaoyuan went back to the house to sleep until dawn.

A few days later, the next person suddenly came to report, saying that someone had taken a letter and asked it to be handed over to Sun Zhaoyuan.

Sun Zhaoyuan stepped back and read the letter, which was already wax sealed. Sun Zhaoyuan opened the letter, only to see that the letter read: "Master Sun is blessed." I asked to see Lord Sun before, and the matter of trust, as Lord Sun said, that person came out without missing a single hair. The head of the family was very happy, and the head of the family told me that if I had time, I would like to communicate with Master Sun, and the head of the family would also choose the opportunity to come from afar to visit Lord Sun and discuss the plan. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan looked at this tone and guessed that it was a letter written by Wang Yulin, and the head of the family he called in his mouth was naturally Sun Wu, the emperor of the Anbian Kingdom.

Sun Zhaoyuan's heart is in turmoil, and he will not be able to live in peace in the days to come.

Sun Zhaoyuan thought about it again, now that Emperor Fu Gongsun Wu is far away and has not come, what he has to do now is to complete Emperor Yan's will, pay taxes to Yunxi Prefecture as soon as possible, and transport the grain and grass stored in Yunxi Prefecture to Yong'an Prefecture to help him quell the rebellion of the Three Kings.

Sun Zhaoyuan said in his heart: "The grain and grass of this Longdu Mansion are now fully harvested, and the remaining thing is nothing more than to transfer the grain and grass to Yong'an Prefecture first, and after the grain and grass are dispatched, it will be good to plan the maladministration of Jinhe and Yuhe." And the rest of the people's livelihood matters, such as the stubborn disease of road administration in Luwei Mansion and the stubborn disease of human trafficking in Ziyuan Mansion, will be solved when the major matters that Emperor Yan is concerned about are resolved. ”

After sorting out the affairs in his heart, he called Qin Xueshi, the chief official of the grain depot of the state capital, to go to the state government.

Qin Xueshi was very surprised when he heard that the little official came to report that Sun Zhaoyuan wanted to see him, just because although the general grain depot chief was also a figure with a face in the state capital, because the matter of the grain depot was not an important matter, the general governor would only ask the political envoy about the matter, and would not directly inquire about the grain inspector. Qin Xueshi thought about it, could it be that because the grain and grass collected by Longdu Mansion this year had increased greatly, Sun Zhaoyuan remembered his Qin Xueshi by the way and rewarded him.

Qin Xueshi thought about coming like this, so he felt that he was refreshed, and hurriedly came to the state capital.

When Sun Zhaoyuan saw Qin Xueshi, he smiled and said, "Lord Qin, please sit down." ”

Qin Xueshi saw that Sun Zhaoyuan was so enthusiastic, and he was both surprised and happy at the moment, so he hurriedly greeted Sun Zhaoyuan and sat down next to him.

Qin Xueshi arched his hand and said: "I don't know if Lord Sun summoned me to this public office this time, what important things should be ordered to be handled by the lower officials, if there is something, the lower officials will definitely go all out to get things done." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "This official summoned you here to know the situation of the grain depot in this state. This time, Longdu Mansion has stored so much grain and grass together, will the granary of this state capital be full, and if it is full, how to dispose of it? It will not be to put excess food in a barren field, but if it rains, how about it. ”

When Qin Xueshi came, he had already thought clearly, what Sun Zhaoyuan asked and did must be related to the grain and grass of Longdu Mansion, and he had already taken the account book of the grain depot in his hand and checked the data. Hearing that Sun Zhaoyuan really said that he asked about this, he said confidently: "Lord Sun, there are six grain depots in Yunxi Prefecture, including two in Longdu Mansion, and one each in Luyang Mansion, Huating Mansion, Ziyuan Mansion, and Luwei Mansion, each grain depot can collect about five million catties of grain, and six grain depots can collect about 30 million catties of grain in total. Last year, the total amount of grain stored was about 5 million catties, and this year's annual grain harvest is about 18 million catties, with a total of about 23 million catties of grain and grass in stock. Please rest assured. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan frowned when he heard this: "How could this huge Yunxi Prefecture only have five million catties of grain storage last year?" ”

Qin Xueshi said: "My lord doesn't know, this state government only received about 10 million catties of grain and grass every year in the past few years, of which 2 million catties should be handed over to the imperial court, and sent by the household department to Changliuzhou, Fuzhou and other barren state capitals for funding and supporting the people, of which 200 catties should be sent to Yong'an Prefecture, Jiangzhou and Dongzhou to help these three states quell the rebellion, so only 6 million catties are left in this Yunxi Prefecture for use, the food rations of officials of Yunxi Prefecture, the rations of craftsmen repairing roads, dams, water conservancy and other projects, and the rations of 70,000 troops in the military battalion, In the past few years, five million catties have been saved, which is the credit of the Xiaguan and all the colleagues in the Yunxi Prefecture Grain Road Department who have worked hard to arrange and use the grain. If it is another state capital, there are only these six million catties of grain, and I am afraid that I will have to reach out to the imperial court to ask for food. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan didn't know about these situations before, but when he heard Qin Xueshi's words, he was suddenly a little surprised in his heart, and said: "A few years ago, there were only these millions of catties of grain, if there was a natural disaster, or if the war was approaching Yunxi Prefecture, how could it be enough. ”

Qin Xueshi said: "Then there is only a report to the household department, and the household department will transfer grain from the rest of the state capitals." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "The transfer of grain from the rest of the state capitals must be approved by the household department before it can be made?" ”

Qin Xueshi said: "The national grain depot is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, if it is a grain stockpile, if you want to mobilize the rest of the state capitals, you naturally need the consent of the Ministry of Households, otherwise the guards of the grain depot will not be able to transfer grain if they do not see the order of the Ministry of Households." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said in his heart: "Before discussing the grain transfer with Wang Youming, I said that if you write an IOU between the state capitals, you can transfer the grain and grass to Yong'an Prefecture, and he Wang Youming did not say that it must be approved by the household department, if there is no household order, how can my grain from Yunxi Prefecture be transported to Yong'an Prefecture?" The new head of the household, Tong Yoshida, is a close confidant of Satulu, and among the officials of the imperial court who attacked my shortcomings, Tong Yoshida was a prominent one, how could he agree with my performance. How to deal with this matter is the right way? ”