A banquet was a feast for the guests and the host, mainly because Luo Zhang gave him face and took out the Erguotou he brought during the banquet.
When Erguotou came out, everyone was shocked. People in the Tang Dynasty are all good at wine, and almost no one does not love fine wine. The same goes for Pei Tong. When he drank the Erguotou that Luo Zhang took out, he was full of praise, and Luo Zhang The relationship has also become a lot closer invisibly.
But what made Luo Zhang speechless was Cheng Yaojin. Even if he ate so much, he also drank so much Erguotou. Luo Zhang was so angry that he kicked him several times under the table. However, these kicks were very harmful to Cheng Yaojin. He said it was no pain or itching at all, so he ate and drank as he pleased and ignored Luo Zhang at all.
After the banquet was over, Luo Zhang was invited into the hall by Pei Tong, and the guests and hosts sat down.
"Is Inspector Luo coming to Luoyang this time to deal with the loss of food and grass?" Pei Tong spoke first as soon as he sat down.
"Yes, the loss of food and grass is a big deal. Luoyang and the eighteen counties of Hongnong are suffering from drought. This is supposed to be used to provide relief to the victims, but the food and grass in the granary are gone. How will the people be relieved? What if the people suffer from famine? And if a riot breaks out, it would be a big deal." Luo Zhang said with a solemn expression.
"Inspector Luo is right. I am also worried about this matter. If the people riot, I will die. But now that Inspector Luo is here, I believe that the matter will be solved. I want to Just say whatever you want to cooperate, I will cooperate fully to get this matter to the bottom of the matter!" Pei Tong said to Luo Zhang, cupping his hands.
Luo Zhang's eyes flashed and he asked: "I wonder when Lord Pei took office as the guardian of Luoyang City?"
"I just took office a month ago. Who would have thought that I would encounter something like this? I am really unlucky!" Pei Tong said with a wry smile.
"A month ago, who was the former Luoyang City Guard?" Luo Zhang asked.
"The previous governor of Luoyang City was Dou Jian, but he was transferred to the Ministry of Rites a month ago." Pei Tong explained.
Luo Zhang nodded slightly. Although he knew some things, he didn't know how it happened or who did it, so he naturally had to ask clearly about some of the things that should be asked. In this way, combined with what he knew, he wanted to find out It’s much easier to tell the truth.
"It seems that the occurrence of this incident has something to do with that Dou Jian!" Luo Zhang looked at Pei Tong with a smile. Pei Tong never said anything, but when he just spoke, he was full of resentment. The meaning is self-evident. , just tell Luo Zhang that this matter has nothing to do with him. It was done by his predecessor, but he has been transferred now and is no longer in the position of Luoyang City Guard. Even if he wants to say that Dou Jian did it, you have to provide evidence. , if you talk without evidence, people might sue you for slander, so Pei Tong played a clever trick and complained openly to Luo Zhang, hoping that Luo Zhang would investigate Dou Jian. How could Luo Zhang not see the trick?
However, Luo Zhang did not refute Pei Tong's words, but followed his meaning. He also wanted to hear what Pei Tong knew. In Luo Zhang's view, it was not for Pei Tong to sit in the position of city guard. If an ordinary person doesn't know something, then he shouldn't be the guardian of Luoyang City.
"Inspector, please don't say this nonsense!" Pei Tong waved his hands repeatedly, as if he would offend someone if he said this.
"Pei Chengshou, we don't have to hide anymore. We should open the skylight and speak openly. Tell me what you know. I'm here just to investigate this matter. If you don't say anything, I won't be able to make progress. When the time comes, If I can't do the job, you will also be punished by His Majesty. After all, this matter needs a scapegoat. If it's not Dou Jian, then it's you. Are you sacrificing your life to protect Dou Jian, or do you want to bring the culprit to justice? Where's the law?" Luo Zhang said with a playful smile.
"I..." Pei Tong said but paused, looked at Luo Zhang and shook his head with a wry smile: "I heard that there was a Qilin son in the Luo family. I didn't believe it at first, but now seeing is believing, I have to make it happen." I believe, admire, admire, what you said is reasonable and well-founded, even if I want to refute it, I can't refute it."
"So, what does Pei Chengshou know?" Luo Zhang sat up straight and waited for Pei Tong to tell.
However, Pei Tong didn't say anything. Instead, he greeted the door. A guard came in. After Pei Tong explained a few words to him, the guard ran out. After a while, he took a man in clothes with him. A mature-looking official in green official robes, about twenty years old, walked in.
"Liu Renyuan pays homage to Mr. Pei, Mr. Luo and Mr. Cheng!" Liu Renyuan entered the hall and paid homage to Luo Zhang and the others.
Luo Zhang's eyes couldn't help but light up after hearing the three words Liu Renyuan, and he thought to himself: "Is this Liu Renyuan? A horse-riding man, unexpectedly encountered by labor and management, Liu Renyuan. This guy is a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, but he seems to be pretty good at it. He is just a small official and has not made a fortune. Now that he has been encountered by labor and management, how can he let him go? This is a person with real ability!!!"
Thinking of this, Luo Zhang's eyes looked at Liu Renyuan as if he were looking at a naked beauty, shining with a different kind of light.
Fortunately, the people sitting here didn't pay attention to him, otherwise I don't know what they would think of him.
"Ren Yuan, tell Inspector Luo what you know. You can't hide anything or lie. Do you understand?" Pei Tong ordered.
"Yes, sir, Renyuan will never lie!" Liu Renyuan bowed again.
At this time, Luo Zhang also restrained his gaze and sat upright, waiting for Liu Renyuan to tell what he knew.
"I wonder what the Inspector wants to know?" Liu Renyuan turned around and looked at Luo Zhang and said neither humble nor arrogantly.
"You should know about the loss of grain in the granary, right?" Luo Zhang said.
"Your Majesty knows!" Liu Renyuan replied.
"Then do you know how the food and grass were lost?" Luo Zhang stared at Liu Renyuan with burning eyes.
"Your Majesty knows!" Liu Renyuan replied affirmatively.
"You know? Since you know, why don't you report it to the court? Just watch the food and grass being stolen? Liu Ren hopes you will be convicted!!" Luo Zhang slapped the table and said angrily!
"Supervisor, calm down, Liu Renyuan has no choice but to do this." Pei Tong helped persuade.
"Having no choice? Is there any compelling reason for him to ignore the loss of food and grass without reporting it? You must know that this is related to 40% of the food and grass in Guanzhong of the Tang Dynasty, and the lives of tens of thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty. Are you telling me that it is a last resort?" Luo Zhangfa said Temper said, even Pei Tong's face refuted it.
Pei Tong was speechless after being refuted by Luo Zhang. When he opened his mouth, he found that he was speechless. Luo Zhang's mouth was really too poisonous. He was talking about the great road. He was standing on the commanding heights of morality. Who could Can you refute him?
Liu Renyuan's face turned red after what Luo Zhang said, and he was so ashamed that he felt that he was an unforgivable sinner.
Seeing Liu Renyuan's look, Luo Zhang secretly smiled in his heart. Seeing that I didn't keep you in check, you voluntarily came to my side to be loyal.
After coughing, Luo Zhang took a deep breath and said: "Forget it, everything has happened, and it is useless to talk about it anymore. The most important thing now is to investigate this matter clearly. Tell me, what is going on that makes you dare not report it? !”
Hearing Luo Zhang's words, Pei Tong breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Renyuan also looked at Luo Zhang gratefully and hurriedly said: "I really don't dare to report it because I have no choice but to do so. I am the director of Luoyang Granary and am responsible for the management of Luoyang Granary. When Dou Jian was the city guard, he repeatedly transported grain and grass from the granary, but could not give him the order to allocate grain and grass. I asked him for it many times, but I didn't get a word to stop me. I didn't want to be a part of it. I was about to report this matter, but Dou Jian found out about it. He arrested all my family members and threatened me. I had no choice but to swallow my anger until the Lord arrived. In addition, before the Lord arrived, someone wanted to assassinate me. Fortunately, I was not at home and the assassination was not successful, but...but my...my family was arrested again, and their life and death are unknown now. Please save my family!"
As he spoke, Liu Renyuan knelt down and kowtowed to Luo Zhang!
Luo Zhang's face changed slightly. He didn't expect that such a thing would happen in Chang'an City, and it was in time before he arrived. It seemed that the Dou family wanted to clean up the mess and leave no traces!
