"Come with us!" At this time, a team came to Liu Jinghe and patted him on the shoulder.
Liu Jinghe couldn't help but raise his head. Immediately, Liu Jinghe was dragged up by the soldiers. The Flying Sky Monkey then raised his head and asked, "What are you doing? These are my brothers."
"It doesn't matter if you are a brother or not."
"Kneel down for me!"
"I didn't call you!" This team had a bad temper and pointed at the Sky Monkey and said something. The Flying Monkey was so angry that he stood up and started arguing with the team.
At that time, Liu Jinghe hurriedly persuaded him: "Brother Li, don't be like this. They may see that I am a scholar and let us go to the front to listen to the order."
"Okay!" The Sky Monkey immediately knelt down. Then, Liu Jinghe was escorted over by this team.
Other people who were the minions of the gentry and were responsible for organizing these people to rebel and become bandits were also taken over by other officers and soldiers.
Liu Jinghe was even the last one to be escorted over. As soon as he came over, Liu Jinghe asked the captain who was escorting him: "Master, is it time for the officers and soldiers to take action now? These people don't have armor and stomach weapons, and they have been hungry for a day. It is a good opportunity to kill. People around me That guy has eaten a lot of chicken and duck these past few days, please kill him a few more times."
"You get in the car first." At this time, a prison van was suddenly pulled over by a sergeant, and the team began to push Liu Jinghe into the car and forcibly put shackles on him.
Liu Jinghe couldn't help being shocked when he saw this: "What are you doing?!"
"Shouldn't you take action against them?!" The team ignored him. Liu Jinghe looked around and saw that many people had been put into the prison car like him, and he couldn't help shouting: "Marquis Tieling, you are breaking the rules!" Li Rusong ignored the shouts coming from the mouth of the canyon. He only ordered: "According to the military order, money and food will be distributed to the remaining people. After receiving it, let them take the boat back from Yanshui first!"
"Yes!" By the time Li Rusong returned with these people, it was already late at night, and the bright moon had disappeared behind the dark sky. The lanterns in the Yan'an government office were still on, and the sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music was still heard in the silent backyard.
However, Zhang Yue was getting sleepy and yawning, so he had to brace himself and continue chatting with the gentry.
Most of the gentry were very energetic, mainly because they didn't feel sleepy at all when they saw the money all over the courtyard.
Zhang Yue took a nap at some unknown time, and when he woke up, he couldn't help but call Chen Ce: "Has your Marquis come back?" Chen Ce replied: "I just brought back the news, our Marquis He said that he had brought the people back to collect the money and grain that had not yet been transported to the government office, and he had also screened out the real culprits among the recruited bandits, that is, those who colluded with the gentry to encourage the people to rebel. Now they have been brought back ." Chen Ce said and handed an official letter to Zhang Yue: "This is what the Marquis ordered to come back quickly and give it to the ministry."
"What?!"
"What does the Marquis of Tieling mean?" Zhang Yue pretended to be surprised after hearing this, then took the official letter and opened it and read it. He shouted on the spot: "Come here!" At this time, Han Weihui and other wealthy gentry were also quite horrified. watching this scene.
At that time, Ma Shilong had already led his troops over, raised his hands and said, "Please give me your orders!"
"Catch all these traitors!"
"In addition, we sent troops holding our hall's flag to surround their home! No one can be let go!"
"Those who disobey will be killed without mercy!" Zhang Yue pointed at Han Weihui and other wealthy gentry and shouted loudly. Han Weihui hurriedly shouted: "What are you doing?"
"Don't blame me. It was Marquis Tieling who planned it and got us together, so I have no choice but to do this."
"If I don't arrest you now, I will be your group." Zhang Yue turned to look at these gentry and asked: "But the problem is, didn't you bribe Marquis Tieling in advance? ?”
"Marquis Tieling?" Han Weihui looked at Sun Yi and others in surprise. Zhang Yue brought Li Rusong's official letter to Han Weihui: "See for yourselves, Tieling Marquis did not kill the bandits who were recruited to peace, but he deliberately said that he was following the order of this court to arrest these traitors who encouraged the people to rebel!"
"how so?"
"Aren't the Tielinghou family very dissatisfied with the imperial court's extensive mining outside the customs?" Han Weihui said with a look of astonishment.
"What's the use of asking these questions now?!" Zhang Yue asked him sternly, and then pretended to be helpless and said to these gentry: "Although I am the governor, the sword that used to execute those people for conspiracy is the In the hands of Marquis Tieling! If he is not willing, we can only change our attitude and say that we deliberately lure you into the trap by claiming that we will kill the bandits who have been recruited and pocket the recruitment silver, and we will use your power to complete the recruitment first. Then, on the grounds that you are the real culprits in organizing civil unrest, we will arrest you and take you to Beijing!"
"Didn't the ministry originally have this intention?" These wealthy gentry were not so willing to believe Zhang Yue, so Sun Yi sneered and asked Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue glanced at him: "It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. Anyway, this is the situation now. You will not get 70% of the recruitment payment, and I and Yuan Fu will not get the 30%. Because of what Tieling Hou did, who will I don’t dare to take the money; but not only will you not be able to get the money, your family will be ruined.”
"I understand what Bu Tang means. It's just that we have no other choice but to believe that Bu Tang is still one of our own." Han Weihui said helplessly, and then looked at Zhang Yue: "So please ask Bu Tang to save us! "
"There is no way."
"You write a letter to Li Che!"
"Let him go to Yuan Fu for help. Tielinghou is the emperor's favorite, and Yuan Fu is also the emperor's favorite, and this matter involves Yuan Fu. If Yuan Fu can come forward to ask for help from your majesty, this matter may turn around." Zhang Yueyan said.
Han Weihui glanced at Sun Yi: "You have always been the one to contact Mr. Li, what do you think?" Sun Yi had a battle between heaven and man in his mind for a while, then looked at Zhang Yue, and then smiled bitterly: "What the ministry said is, we It’s time to write a letter to Mr. Li.”
"Go to the prison and write." Zhang Yue said and then ordered: "Prepare the Four Treasures of the Study for them."
"Yes!" So, these wealthy gentry were taken to prison and wrote letters to Li Che. Zhang Yue also wrote a memorial here about how he and Tieling Marquis Li Rusong planned to trap these greedy local tycoons, and thus completed the recruitment.
He also impeached Li Che, and also mentioned Shen Shixing, saying that Li Che relied on Shen Shixing's name to imply that he would only recruit wealthy gentry and massacre all the bandits who were recruited. He also took a letter written by the wealthy gentleman Sun Yi to Li Che Personal letter as evidence.
In addition, Zhang Yue also wrote a letter to Shen Shixing. He explained to Shen Shixing in the letter that the reason why he impeached Li Che and implicated him was entirely because he was tricked by Li Rusong, and he must do this now to prove his innocence.
After Zhang Yue finished writing this, Li Rusong also returned to the government office and met him: "Bu Tang."
"Here we come." Zhang Yue said with a smile, and added: "I asked you that just to test you, but I didn't expect that you deliberately said something sarcastic and tested me first."
