"What else do you know?"
Zhang Han took a few long breaths and tried his best to stabilize his mood.
"After Wang Zhiming arranged the affairs of the refugees, he gave each of the government officials a large sum of money and asked them to pretend to be street vendors during the day and monitor every move of the people in the city. No one was allowed to disclose the disaster situation to strangers to prevent the news from gradually spreading. Expose what he has done!"
Shi Jianduo said truthfully.
"When he did this, was he already planning to escape?"
Zhang Han guessed.
"That's right! After all these arrangements were made, an order was issued throughout the city that no one was allowed to talk about the disaster. If you say anything more, the government officials will come to your door immediately in the evening and beat you up!"
"Every day, some government officials will mingle with the crowd to monitor the people. The people try not to go out if they can, for fear of saying something wrong and suffering unreasonable disaster!"
"As a result, there are only a few people in the city, which is a problem at first glance! So Wang Zhiming once again ordered that a street of people should be wandering in the street every day, and they were not allowed to go home until dark, so as to pretend to be a peaceful time. , nothing happens to prevent the imperial court from sending people!"
Shi Jianduo told all Wang Zhiming's arrangements in one breath.
"No wonder the people on the street are so rude and impersonal, and not even a child can be seen!"
Zhang Han always felt something was wrong, and now he finally got an explanation.
People on the street are forced to go out, how can they take their children with them?
Children have no control over their words. Once they say something wrong, the whole family will suffer!
"He arranged all this and then ran away?"
Wang Ben nodded and continued to ask.
"That's right! After everything was arranged, he took all the money in the government office, fled with the county magistrate, county lieutenant, and other officials, and his family, leaving me alone...!"
Speaking of this, Shi Jianduo thought of his wife, children, and children again, tears welling up in his eyes, "Two ministers, I was also forced! There is really no way, they took away my family, if I report them backhand, , my family will be dead! For the sake of my family, I can only help them delay!"
"That's not right! Your Majesty should have a lot of business in the city. These people will not obey the orders of the county governor. Why didn't they send back any news?"
Zhang Han suddenly reacted, feeling something was wrong, and looked at Shi Jianduo warily.
"Humph! These things were researched by the county guard and others after long discussions. They have thought of all aspects. How could there be any loopholes...?"
Shi Jianduo snorted coldly and continued: "When the yellow sand started to rise, all the managers involved in His Majesty's property were immediately summoned to the city by Wang Zhiming. Even people from other counties came in carriages, thinking it was important. Regulations need to be promulgated! Unexpectedly, they were detained as soon as they arrived at the government office and are still in jail! And the local people who were hired were sent home. They were either threatened or bribed, and no one dared to spread the news! "
"Wang Zhiming is very thoughtful. He has thought of all these details! He really did a lot of work to get out of jail and escape!"
Zhang Han spat fiercely on the ground and cursed.
"Is it worth setting up such a big trap just to cover up his past mistakes? It will probably cost a lot of money to put in a lot of effort. The little wood he cut down before can be sold for so much money. ?"
They already understood the whole thing, and Wang Ben couldn't help but speak.
"Well! Lao Wang, you really hit the point this time...!"
Zhang Han immediately snapped his fingers and said, "Wood is everywhere. Even if you cut down a few mountains, you won't be able to sell it for much money. How can you set up such a big plan and get so many people to work for them? There will definitely be more." All taxes and government funds this year have been misappropriated!"
"Zhang Shangshu is right! They have taken away all the valuable things in the government office. Even so, it is not enough to manage everything!"
Shi Jianduo said firmly.
"Oh? Where did he get the money?"
Zhang Han was puzzled.
He is just a county guard. If he has no private property, he will not be able to save much from his salary alone, unless he was a corrupt official in the past! Loot the people and deprive them of their fat and oil!
"As far as I know, Wang Zhiming's ancestors were businessmen and accumulated a lot of wealth, so after he became an official, he had a smooth journey and reached his current position as county governor...!"
Shi Jianduo paused for a moment, seemed to have thought of something, and continued: "In addition, he also met a group of people three years ago! This group of people is very weird. They often come to the government office in the middle of the night and always use the back door. , Sneaky! The solution to the yellow sand disaster this time seems to have been given by that group of people, and they should also have provided the money for the ups and downs!"
"Oh? Is there such a thing?"
Zhang Han and Wang Ben looked at each other strangely.
As a county guard, his friends should all be officials from all walks of life. How could he arrive in the middle of the night and go through the back door?
Are they some shady people?
"That's right! Those people always wear black robes and cover themselves tightly, as if they are afraid of being recognized by others!"
Shi Jianduo nodded firmly.
"People should avoid this kind of thing, how do you know?"
Zhang Han's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he wanted to read his mind.
"To be honest, Lord Shangshu, Xiaguan is a small figure in the government office. He can be bullied by anyone. Many matters in the government are delegated to Xiaguan. It is common for him to be busy until midnight!"
"I have seen them several times before. During the first few days of the yellow sand, they came especially frequently. Once they brought several big boxes over. The official was curious, so he quietly opened the window to see what was going on inside! "
"Although I couldn't hear what they said specifically, I could tell by looking at the gestures that the box was filled with money, and he was asked to use it to sort things up and down, and the rest was used as funds to escape!"
Shi Jianduo told everything he knew about the situation.
"Do you know who he is that is so wealthy?"
Zhang Han was curious.
"They don't even dare to show their shame, how could I possibly know?"
Shi Jianduo shook his head and said seriously.
"It's really weird! In this day and age, is it possible that officials still dare to form gangs and plan rebellions?"
"No, I haven't heard of any official with such strong strength who is willing to spend money to lay such a big net!"
"Yeah! That's right! If it were other officials, they wouldn't be able to leave just now. They would often come to the Longxi government office in the middle of the night!"
"Yes! What identity would that be? What is the purpose...?"
When they heard Shi Jianduo mention that the county governor had been in business and had a rich family, Wang Bi and Zhang Han thought that all the money they paid for the affairs was paid out of his own pocket.
But I didn't expect that there was someone who was helping me plan the plan?
In this case, things are complicated!
Could it be that just because you have a good relationship with Wang Zhiming, you should spend millions of money to help him manage it?
How could there be such selfless people in the world besides parents and brothers?
"What else do you know?"
Since I can't figure it out, I'll put this matter aside for now, and I can contact other clues later if I don't know.
"No more! I don't dare to hide anything, I tell you everything I know, really!"
Shi Jianduo shook his head repeatedly and stretched out his hand to make an oath.
"It seems like this guy really knows so much!"
Zhang Han said.
"Um……!"
Wang Ben nodded in agreement, then looked at Shi Jianduo, "The telegrams sent by the imperial court were the ones that the telegraph operator responded to according to your orders, right?"
"That's right!"
Shi Jianduo immediately admitted.
Anyway, he said everything that should be explained and things that should not be explained, including this one!
"To tell you the truth, we came here just because of the telegram you sent back!"
Zhang Han twitched the corner of his mouth and sneered.
"How could it be? I clearly asked the telegraph operator to reply that he was safe and sound!"
Shi Jianduo looked at him in surprise.
"That's right! That's indeed what you replied! But at the same time, the imperial court also sent telegrams to Beidi, Xiqiang and Yuezhi, and the reply they received was that yellow sand occurred in Longxi, and the extent was unknown! But you, Longxi, replied that you were safe and sound. Who do you think the court believes?"
This time, Zhang Han even laughed out loud.
This guy thought he was smart, but he was mistaken for being smart!
"well……!"
At this point, Shi Jiando could only shake his head helplessly.
