In Dengzhou City, there was a crowd of people outside the gate of the Yamen of the Assassin History, and more than a dozen people from Penglai County, Huang County and other places rushed to the county Cheng, the sub-judge Cao, and the chief bookkeeper were blocked here, constantly shouting loudly, asking to meet Li Congyan, the assassin, and after a while, a large number of people were attracted to watch.

Wu Conghan hurried over with a team of archers patrolling the city, directly stopped everyone, and scolded loudly: "You don't deal with government affairs in the counties, what do you want to do here privately!" ”

More than a dozen officials looked at Wu Conghan in unison, the first person was the county governor of Wendeng County, this person's name was Wei Congrong, he was a famous head snake in Dengzhou, and he had a close relationship with families from all over Dengzhou, and he was quite powerful in Dengzhou, even when Liu Yu and others were in power, they also relied on it.

"Wu Senjun's words are serious, we are all dedicated to the public, for the sake of Li Tingshi, and today we are fighting for our future to gather here!"

Wei Congrong looked around and saw that hundreds of people had gathered around, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, and then he said loudly: "Li Tingshi was deceived by the villain, and he actually sold sea salt privately, violating the laws of the imperial court. ”

As soon as these words came out, hundreds of people around suddenly exploded, and many people talked loudly, Wu Conghan was furious when he saw this, pointed at Wei Congrong and said loudly: "Bold! What you do is clearly gathering people to make trouble, where is a direct advice? Come on, take down Wei Congrong and the others! ”

"I see who dares!"

Wei Congrong pointed at Wu Conghan and said loudly: "I'm waiting for the public, why do you take people!" The stakes are big, we want to meet Li Tingshi, and you will be stopped here when you join the army! ”

Wu Conghan ignored it at all, and directly commanded a group of archers patrolling the city to swarm up, isolating hundreds of onlookers on the one hand, and taking down Wei Congrong and more than a dozen officials on the spot.

Wei Congrong was not afraid, and beckoned more than a dozen county officials to shout together, shouting loudly about Li Congyan's name, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.

"The history of the assassin is here!"

Just when the scene was about to get out of control, Li Congyan walked out of the mansion accompanied by Li Ren, Li Wei and others, and the chaotic crowd outside the Assassin's Mansion suddenly quieted down, and everyone looked at Li Congyan.

Li Congyan had already heard it before he came out, and at this time, he saw a sneer on Li Congyan's face, his eyes swept over the crowd, and finally fell on Wei Congrong's body, like a sharp knife, constantly slashing over Wei Congrong's body, making Wei Congrong feel a chill in his back, and his originally high head was also slightly lowered.

"I've heard that someone wants to admonish him to his face, but you!"

Li Congyan pointed at Wei Congrong and asked, but Wei Congrong didn't dare to answer at this time, just nodded with his hands forked, after all, Li Congyan killed hundreds of people not long ago, and the blood in Dengzhou City had not faded, so Wei Congrong's momentum was naturally three points timid.

"Humph!"

"Dengzhou has been chaotic under the governance of Liu Yu and others over the years, the people are poor and the government is in difficulty, whether it is the people or the officials, it is obvious to all!"

"This Thorn History did prepare to build the Sea Salt Workshop, but it was not for his own selfish interests, but to increase the income of the Thorn History Mansion and use the method of selling sea salt to reduce the burden of the people, what's wrong with this! Do you need to wait for direct advice? ”

Wei Congrong didn't expect that Li Congyan would admit the matter of the Haiyan Workshop in public, you must know that the matter was kept secret within the Assassin Mansion before, at this time Wei Congrong was a little at a loss, and all the words he had prepared were useless, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Li Congyan didn't intend to give Wei Congrong a chance to continue messing around, and continued: "This Thorn History has built a Haiyan Workshop, not only will the Thorn History Mansion have income, but the people can also eat cheap fine salt, such a good thing, Wei Xiancheng, do you still have to object?" ”

Wei Congrong gritted his teeth, but still had the courage to fork his hands and said: "Qi Li Thorn History, the lower officials and others are just doing their duty, after all, the court law does not allow the sale of illicit salt, once this matter is known by the imperial court......

"You don't have to worry about it!"

Li Congyan said: "Since Wei County Cheng brought people to come to give direct advice, this assassin history must also do his best to the friendship of the landlord, all come in, let's talk slowly!" ”

After speaking, Li Congyan waved his hand, and a group of archers patrolling the city rushed forward, and without waiting for Wei Congrong and others to resist, they directly forcibly brought everyone into the Assassin's Mansion. The gate of the Assassin's Mansion slammed shut, leaving only a group of people still talking excitedly outside, and it didn't take long for the crowd to gradually disperse.

The back hall of the Assassin's House.

Li Congyan looked at Wei Congrong and the others coldly, and asked: "Regarding the matter of the Haiyan Workshop, I have ordered that people inside and outside the Assassin's Mansion should not leak it, and it is limited to the Assassin's Mansion, where did you hear about it?" ”

Wei Congrong and the others were completely arrogant at this time, especially Li Wei drove into the back hall with a team of new army soldiers fully armed, and everyone was even more frightened.

"Qi, Qiqi Li Thorn History, I, we, are also hearsay......"

"Dare to besiege the Assassin Mansion based on hearsay alone? I want to carry it myself! ”

Li Congyan sneered and said, "Do you think that you can carry the matter down just by relying on the four words of the law and not blaming the public?" ”

Speaking of this, Li Congyan picked up a document from the bookcase and said: "This is the information of people who are close to you on weekdays, and the history of this assassin has already been clearly investigated, all of them are powerful families, among which the Li family in Dengzhou City, the Cui family in Wendeng County, and the Xue family in Muping County are the closest. In my opinion, this time you are besieging the Assassin Mansion, and you have nothing to do with these three families, right? ”

Wei Congrong was shocked when he heard this, and he stammered and couldn't speak, Li Congyan knew in his heart when he saw this, he was just deceiving Wei Congrong, and this document was just a daily form of the Assassin's Mansion, not any investigation information.

"It seems that yes, these three are even the masterminds behind the scenes, right!"

Li Congyan has also heard of this Wei Congrong, like this kind of local snake, it will definitely have close contacts with the Li family in Dengzhou City, the Cui family in Wendeng County, and the Xue family in Muping County, and it is very likely that these three families are behind today's events.

Sure enough, Li Congyan just said a few words, and Wei Congrong was exposed. It's just that Li Congyan still can't figure out what the three major families want to do, why did they suddenly stumble on themselves?

"Why, don't you have nothing to say?"

Li Congyan looked at Wei Congrong, whose face was becoming more and more ugly, and asked coldly, the huge pressure made Wei Congrong unable to resist, and directly bowed to the ground, and the other dozen county officials also kowtowed when they saw this.

"Li Tingshi spares his life, we are also obsessed with ghosts, and I mistakenly believed the villain's words, our original intention is to consider Li Tingshi, there is no second heart!"

Li Congyan was noncommittal and said, "Hmph! The words of the villain? A few words to sow discord from others, you can charge into battle and use others as guns, it seems that this villain is very powerful, even you have to listen, so what do I want you to do! ”

After speaking, Li Congyan said to Wu Conghan: "Remove these people from their names and remove them from their posts!" ”

Wei Congrong and others were like being struck by lightning when they heard this, everyone was a local snake in Dengzhou, and even several generations of their families were local officials in Dengzhou, and everything they have now comes from their respective official positions. Now that everyone has been dismissed by Li Congyan on the spot, it is equivalent to being taken by Li Congyan for most of their lives!

"Li Tingshi, I'm wronged!"

"How does the assassin want us to live, isn't Li Tingshi afraid of turmoil in Dengzhou?"

"Huh?"

Li Congyan laughed out loud and said, "How are you compared to Liu Yu and the others? I advise you to go back and be a rich man with peace of mind, and don't mess around, otherwise you will bear the consequences! ”

Wei Congrong and the others calmed down at this time, and the bloody heads of Liu Yu and the others seemed to be dangling in front of them, and they all bowed and shouted.

Li Congyan didn't have the heart to continue to entangle with these people, and waved his hand to blast everyone out, and Wu Conghan led a group of soldiers of the New Army to drive Wei Congrong and others out.

After a while, Wu Conghan, Li Ren, and Li Wei gathered in the back hall, and Li Congyan looked at the three of them and said with a smile: "It seems that there are still people in Dengzhou who are not convinced!" ”

Wu Conghan forked his hand and said: "Lord, although the three great families instructed Wei Congrong and others to commit the crime, they did not leave ironclad evidence, Wei Congrong and the others will definitely not admit it again after today, otherwise they will not live for three days!" ”

Li Congyan naturally thought of this, with the power of the three major families, it was not difficult to do this, nodded and said, "I know." It's just that I don't come to be rude, no matter what the purpose of the three major families is, since they have made a move to embarrass me, I can't let them down, I have to pay tribute in return! ”

Li Ren forked his hand and said: "Lord, why don't I lead the troops to search the mansions of the three major families, and I can always find evidence!" ”

Li Wei also echoed: "That is, now that the Lord has more than 5,000 elite soldiers in his hands, and only three families, can he still turn the sky upside down?" ”

Wu Conghan wanted to speak again and again, but finally fell silent, obviously inclined to do it directly.

Li Congyan shook his head and said: "You must not underestimate these families, these three major families are all wealthy families who have been entrenched in Dengzhou for many years and have been heirlooms for more than ten generations. ”

"Besides, I estimate that any of these three families can gather 1,800 people, they are not like Liu Yu, and the slightest carelessness will cause chaos in Dengzhou."

Li Congyan's words are not alarmist, although the wealthy family has declined now, the background is still there, and it must not be taken lightly.

Li Ren and Li Wei asked, "In that case, how is the Lord determined to fight back?" ”

Li Congyan pondered for a while, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, remembering a historical event.

Later Tang Emperor Li Siyuan felt that the imperial court's finances were unclear, so he ordered the addition of three envoys, who were in charge of the world's gold and silk property, money and valley storage, and ordered Zhang Yanlang, the former Xuzhou Zhongwu Army Jie Du envoy, to serve as the three envoys, in charge of salt and iron, household departments, and degree expenditures, and became the highest financial minister in the country. And began to check the world's taxes and arrears.

This is a big event in the post-Tang Dynasty, Li Congyan remembers this matter very clearly, recalled the historical year, this matter should have happened this year, calculate the time, it is estimated that this edict will not be used to reach Dengzhou.

Thinking of this, Li Congyan clapped her hands and laughed, and said to Wu Conghan, Li Wei, and Li Ren: "Haha! I have a way, this time I can definitely make those three families look good! ”

"What's the Lord's plan?"

"Didn't the three great families keep an eye on the Haiyan Workshop? Since they are staring at the money bag of this assassin history, then this assassin history will let the money bags of the three of them deflat! ”