Chapter 134: Killing People and Killing Mouths
Speaking of this, Zhuge Ming couldn't help but stop and glance at Yun Yi.
But when he found that Yun Yi didn't have much surprise on his face, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"You don't seem surprised by this result!"
Yun Yi was still waiting for Zhuge Ming to continue to tell the rest of the story.
At this time, seeing him staring at him curiously, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Ever since he saw Liu Gengnian's two-faced and three-faced knives outside the city, Yun Yi has been secretly wary of this fat county commander.
At this time, when I learned that the people living in this Qingfeng Village were actually the relatives of those errand soldiers back then.
He had already vaguely guessed that nine times out of ten, this matter should be related to Liu Gengnian.
Now his suspicions have been confirmed.
He didn't have much emotion in his heart other than sympathy and anger.
"Why did Liu Gengnian do this?"
"Is it just for the sake of the money?"
Yunyi did not answer Zhuge Ming's question, but directly asked the reason for the matter.
"If it's just to get rid of that tax money, why should he cooperate with those mountain bandits who kill people without blinking."
Seeing that Yunyi did not answer his question, Zhuge Ming first pouted and retorted, and then continued to explain:
According to the letter. Liu Gengnian began to accumulate wealth at the beginning of his tenure. ”
"Because the amount of money he embezzled from the treasury without permission is getting bigger and bigger, so that when it comes time to pay the tax silver, the treasury of Linjiang County will not be able to take out the silver at all."
"If this matter is discovered by the imperial court, it will be light for him Liu Gengnian to lose his official position and kill his head."
"In order to protect himself, Liu Gengnian came up with an idea of a golden cicada to get out of its shell."
"It is said that as soon as he had his front foot send the messenger on the road with a box full of earth and stones, he informed the mountain bandits of their whereabouts with the back foot."
"He thought that those bandits would definitely choose to kill people for the sake of tax money."
"At that time, although he will inevitably be punished by the imperial court, he can easily settle the accounts of greedy ink."
"But what he didn't expect was that those mountain bandits only robbed the silver, but did not kill the messenger in charge of the escort."
"Such a result has already made Liu Geng uneasy."
However, what made him even more devastated was that the officers in charge of the escort actually discovered the secret in the box during the transportation.
"It turned out that due to the uneven road, one of the boxes accidentally fell during transportation, and all the soil and rocks inside were scattered."
"Because in the past, when transporting tax silver, the government also had examples of suspicious soldiers."
"So these errand officers take it for granted that their team of men and horses is just a suspicious soldier arranged by the county commander."
"Because I knew the inside of the box in advance, when I encountered the mountain bandits, these errand soldiers only symbolically resisted, and they all chose to be captured."
"After getting away with it, these servants not only didn't have any worries, but they were all rejoicing in the aftermath of the disaster."
"Although the whole body of these errand soldiers retreated, Liu Gengnian was somewhat surprised."
"But it was precisely because of their unscathed that Liu Gengnian had the idea of using them as scapegoats."
"It's just that what he didn't expect was that as soon as he ordered those errand soldiers to be arrested, they began to call out for the collision."
"When Liu Gengnian learned that this group of errand soldiers actually knew the inside of the box, he immediately panicked."
"Fearing that the matter would be revealed, he put sweat medicine in the meals of the group of officers that night."
"After overturning all the messengers, he faked the illusion that the officers committed suicide in fear of sin."
"Although the deaths of these errand soldiers are quite strange, because of Liu Gengnian's greed for ink over the years, most of them have honored the backers behind him."
"So at a critical moment, the backer behind him still came forward to help him."
"After killing people and killing people, Liu Gengnian originally thought that this matter would turn the page."
"But what he didn't expect was that the relatives of those errand servants did not approve of the outcome of the case."
"Although the relatives of those errand soldiers have come to Beijing many times to complain, they have all been blocked by the backers behind Liu Gengnian."
"Because I am afraid that in the long run, the matter will eventually be revealed."
"So Liu Gengnian simply didn't do anything, and directly asked someone to kill the relatives who made the most trouble."
"At first, these people disappeared out of thin air and died for no reason, without attracting anyone's attention."
"It wasn't until Tang Sai'er got the letter that he understood the truth of the matter."
"Because he was worried that someone would continue to be killed by Liu Gengnian, Tang Sai'er secretly contacted the relatives of those errand soldiers and secretly took them all to Qingfeng Village."
"At first, those relatives who learned the truth refused to give up, and thought about going to the capital to file a complaint."
"But after several people were all gone, these people in Qingfeng Village reluctantly hibernated."
"They originally thought that this time the earth dragon turned over, it would definitely make Liu Gengnian, an old fox, leak his tail."
"But I didn't expect that because of your appearance, Linjiang County passed this crisis safely."
After Zhuge Ming finished speaking, he looked at Yun Yi with a strange expression.
"Uh......"
"I'm so sorry!"
"I really didn't expect this to be the result."
Hearing that this matter went around in a circle, and it was actually related to himself, Yun Yi couldn't help but feel helpless.
The reason why he gave the government ideas at that time was because of Ye Liangchen's provocation.
On the other hand, it was also because he couldn't bear to see the scene of starvation.
It's just that what he didn't expect was that his actions would have such a far-reaching impact.
"Actually, you don't have to have any psychological burden."
"Although everyone wants to get revenge, it is not unreasonable."
"The things you did, although they affected their plans, also saved thousands of people outside the city."
"So they don't mean to blame you in their hearts."
"Moreover, after all these years of continuous attempts, they have long seen the protection of officials in the officialdom."
"So after some deliberation, they have decided to take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting to assassinate the dog official Liu Gengnian by themselves."
Zhuge Ming's tone was relaxed, as if he was saying that he was going to kill a chicken.
But when Yun Yi heard the news, there were turbulent waves in his heart.
Assassination of an official of the imperial court?
It doesn't matter whether this official is loyal or treacherous, it is a felony tantamount to rebellion.
Moreover, the judgment was based on a letter of unknown origin.
It is really not wise to act on such impulse.
"In my opinion, it's safer to take a long-term view of this matter."
"As you must know, my teacher is Mr. Zhuang Jing'an."
"As long as I tell the teacher the whole story of this matter, I think that the court will definitely give everyone justice."
After thinking about it, Yun Yi always felt that Tang Sai'er's choice was really unwise, so he tried to put forward his own suggestions.
"Sai'er thanks Childe for his kindness!"
"But we've already agreed on this matter, so Childe still don't persuade him anymore."
Before Zhuge Ming could speak, Tang Sai'er's cold voice came from outside the door.