Chapter 196 Fake public and private
Lin Fengsheng was very surprised when he heard this, and secretly said: "I don't know anything about this. Although this Lord Li is kind-hearted, he has hurt the people. Tell him to stop there. At that moment, he arched to the old man and said: "I see, this is the old man." But I don't know how long it has been since the government started collecting money and food?"
The old man said: "It's been a long time, the old man's family lives in a remote area, and the life is hard, and it's too late to get money and food for a while." I heard that the food and salary of the righteous army were robbed by shameless gangsters in the middle of the road, and I don't know if the heroes in the army are hungry these days. After speaking, he looked ashamed.
Lin Fengsheng looked at the endless stream of local people who came to donate money and food, and his heart was very moved, but Li Baohuahua made an initiative without discussing with him, and so far he has not sent a single grain of money and grain to the camp, and he can't help but be secretly a little displeased.
I only heard Mei Ruoxue say: "This Li Futai is too disagreeable, he collected so much money and food but didn't send it to us, so that Sister Fengyi and I went all the way to the capital." Hmph, I didn't want to get food, not to mention that I was angry. ”
Lin Fengsheng heard Mei Ruoxue's words and his heart moved violently, according to Zhong Zixuan and Liu Chengwu, Li Baohua was not right, and he was suspected of being corrupt and bending the law. And in terms of the conduct of the two people, they will never be deliberately framed, so all kinds of claims are not groundless. According to this, Li Baohua's move is only afraid that there will be something strange.
At that moment, it was decided to put aside the silence for the time being, and secretly observe the flow of this batch of money and grain collected by the government.
Farewell to the old man, and the three daughters bypassed the government officials who collected money and grain at the street entrance, and went straight to the mule and horse market.
The four of them walked around the mule and horse market for a long time, and bought all the things used on the horses such as silver bells, horse shoes, brocade saddles, and beaded bridles, and the three girls insisted on pulling Lin Fengsheng to accompany them to buy clothes and jewelry, and Lin Fengsheng refused on the grounds that there was a shortage of money and food in the army.
The third girl also thought so, although she used her own silver taels, but in order to avoid gossip, she had to give up.
Lin Fengsheng was very relieved to see that the three of them were so sensible, and said, "I still have some broken silver here, buy some to eat if you want to eat." I bought something and went back on my own, so I didn't have to wait for me. As he spoke, he untied his money bag and handed it over.
The three girls asked in unison, "Where are you going?"
Lin Fengsheng said: "I'll go to the government to see if there is any whereabouts of the salary." ”
Mei Ruoxue took the money bag and said casually: "Then you don't have to go, you definitely can't ask anything." What else can those rice buckets do besides eating and sleeping? ”
Chen Fengyi and Guo Xian'er couldn't help but laugh out loud when they heard Mei Ruoxue's words.
Li Baohua and his subordinates are mediocre, and they can't find any eyebrows, which Lin Fengsheng also knows well, his intention to go to the drunkard is not to drink, but to investigate Li Baohua's private collection of money and food.
The third girl didn't say much, and took the silver taels and went happily.
When Lin Fengsheng came to the mansion, he saw that the courtyard was very deserted, only a few officials threw dice on the steps in front of the main hall to gamble money, shouting, and the sound of dice falling into the bowl was very crisp. The rest must have been sent out to collect money and food.
Lin Fengsheng was very disgusted when he heard this, and deliberately coughed and walked straight over.
When several officials saw that it was General Yunlu coming, they hurriedly got up in fear and greeted him. There was a lot of embarrassment on his face.
Lin Fengsheng nodded slightly and asked, "Where is your adult?"
A government official glanced at the backyard, hesitated slightly, and said, "If you go back to the general, something is wrong with my family." The general will sit in the lobby for a moment, and then he will go and ask for it. His eyes wandered, and he was obviously not telling the truth.
Lin Fengsheng said: "No need, I'll go to the backyard to see the old hero Wang." As he spoke, he walked down the pebble path to the backyard.
Several government officials all looked flustered, and the person who spoke before he subconsciously blocked in front of Lin Fengsheng, and then lowered his head and retreated, and said to the rest of the people: "General Yunlu is here, why don't you go make tea quickly!" The first half of the sentence was very loud.
From the words and deeds of the officials, Lin Fengsheng knew that Li Baohua must be in the government, and most of them were doing something unseemly, so he secretly said: "Okay, you Lord Li, I want to see what the hell you are doing!"
Several government officials didn't dare to stop them, and they all blushed and cried out in their hearts.
It turned out that Li Baohua was doing that kind of thing with the woman at this time, and he was on the rise, when he suddenly heard the arrival of General Yunlu, he couldn't help but be shocked, and he was like a mouthful. hurriedly dressed and came out, in a hurry, disheveled, embarrassed.
Seeing this, Lin Fengsheng had already guessed a thing or two, and couldn't help but have a fever on his face, and then said in displeasure: "Lord Li, have you found the whereabouts of the suspect and the salary?"
Li Baohua hurriedly tidied up his clothes, saluted, and said: "The lowly and incompetent, the suspect is extremely cunning, and he has not been arrested so far, and I ask the general to give him more time." ”
Lin Fengsheng snorted heavily, and said loudly: "I'm afraid it's not that the suspect is cunning, but that you, Lord Li, are unwilling to contribute." After speaking, he looked directly at Li Baohua, and his expression revealed a majestic aura.
Seeing this, Li Baohua was only frightened, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "I have been sleeping at night, and the general's order is always dare not or forgotten, and I hope the general will see it." ”
Lin Fengsheng said: "Then there is no need to be clear, now the criminals have not been brought to justice, and they don't know where they are if they lose their food, Master Li doesn't go to investigate carefully, but what are you doing here?"
Li Baohua was speechless and looked extremely embarrassed.
At this time, when the door to the east opened, a beautiful woman with heavy makeup walked out, it was the geisha that Li Baohua invited to play and sing for Lin Fengsheng when Lin Fengsheng first came to Weichu. The woman's waist twisted lightly and curled Nana's approach, saluted Lin Fengsheng Wanfu, and said, "The little woman has seen the general." ”
Lin Fengsheng didn't squint, Yu didn't look at the woman, waved his hand and said, "The girl doesn't have to be polite, please get up." "Although I am disgusted in my heart, I am not sorry to lose my grace.
The woman Yingying got up and looked at Lin Fengsheng carefully, with a flirtatious smile on the corner of her mouth.
Li Baohua glared at the woman, and even made a look in his eyes and motioned for her to leave quickly.
The woman didn't see it, and said with a smile: "The general is a little extraordinary, and he repelled the thieves in just a few days, and he is really a hero." The little woman admired the general very much in her heart, so she played a song to reward the general?"
Lin Fengsheng said indifferently: "Thank you girl for your kindness, General Ben and Master Li still have important matters to discuss, so I will not send them away." With that, he turned around and walked to the wing room where Wang Zhengliang lived before.
The woman was bored, muttering to herself and leaving in a huff, as if complaining that Lin Fengsheng was incomprehensible. Li Baohua secretly scolded the woman for thinking differently, and sighed countless times in her heart, and hurriedly got up and followed behind Lin Fengsheng.
I saw that there were countless sacks piled up in the room, occupying most of the room, and the original tables, chairs, beds and other facilities had been removed, and Wang Zhengliang was naturally not in the room. Lin Fengsheng's heart was bright, and what was stored here was naturally the rice grain that Li Baohua had collected privately. At that moment, he pretended to be surprised and said, "Master Li, where has the old hero Wang gone? What are the things stored here?"
Li Baohua hurriedly said: "During this time, the officials are coming in and out, and the people are beating drums and shouting grievances, which is very noisy, and it is useless for the old hero to hurt him." Therefore, the lower officials made their own decisions and asked the old hero Wang to move to a quiet place to raise him. After a pause, he said: "All the taxes collected here last year are stored here, and it is only because the warehouse is damp and the rice and grain are moldy, so they are stored here." ”
Lin Fengsheng saw that his eyes flickered when he spoke, and he knew that what he said was not true, and there was a ghost in his heart, so he said casually: "I see." Recently, the war has been tense, and the old hero Wang has to take care of Lord Lao Li. If there is no suspect, then I will also leave. ”
Li Baohua couldn't ask for it, and said: "Congratulations to the general." The lower officials must find out the whereabouts of the food and salary as soon as possible, and arrest the culprit, Fu Daen. ”
Lin Fengsheng sneered slightly in his heart, nodded, and walked out of the room. Li Baohua sent it out with a hitch.
At this time, the entrance of the government was bustling, and a large number of officials came in one after another, some carrying sacks on their shoulders, and some holding wooden boxes. Seeing Lin Fengsheng, he couldn't help but have a panicked look on his face, and he didn't feel a little at a loss.
Li Baohua said in a loud voice: "Hurry up and move the rice and grain out of the warehouse! If it is broken in the warehouse, no one can afford to blame the imperial court!"
All the officials agreed, and moved the things to the side room.
Lin Fengsheng said secretly: "How can the treasury be set up outside the mansion, this is called wanting to cover up." It turns out that you moved Uncle Wang away because he was afraid that he would learn about your ugly deeds. I will ignore you for the time being, and I will punish you when the evidence is conclusive. ”