After hesitating for a long time, Yao Qiming finally made up his mind.
Seeing that the time was approaching, Yao Qiming could only grit his teeth and decided to wait and see.
Although on the surface, the general does seem to be that kind of person.
But for some reason, he always had a vague uneasy feeling in his heart.
It was precisely because of this feeling that he gave up such an opportunity.
As evening approached, there were no ordinary diners in Hedilao.
Today, officials of all sizes are still fishing in the river.
Seeing that it was about to get dark, these officials finally waited for the real owner.
Bi Hanlin's arrival quickly attracted the attention of all officials in the restaurant.
Many people cast their eyes in the direction of Bi Hanlin.
After all, for them, such a general is extremely rare.
Now that I am lucky enough to witness it once, I will naturally not waste such an opportunity.
Among these officials, many have already learned through the grapevine that the general who is coming now is also a man who loves money.
As long as you give generous gifts, you will definitely be able to prosper in the future.
As for where this rumor came from, no one went into it.
However, whether it is true or not, the officials in Hedi Lao are now ready.
As long as there is an opportunity, they will never miss it.
After Bi Hanlin arrived at the restaurant, he noticed that all the people in the restaurant were local officials.
Seeing their respectful looks, Bi Hanlin couldn't help but want to laugh.
However, for him, today's banquet was not really intended to entertain these local officials, but he wanted to use this opportunity to uncover the pests hidden in the imperial court one by one.
Once he finds out that someone is bribing him, he will naturally not let it go easily.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, Bi Hanlin saw Yao Qiming, the governor of Yueyang Prefecture, coming towards him.
At this moment, Yao Qiming looked respectful.
Even Bi Hanlin couldn't help but sneer at Yao Qiming's situation.
Perhaps Yao Qiming's behavior would be the same for other people.
But for Bi Hanlin, such a person would never gain the slightest benefit in his eyes.
There is no other reason. Bi Hanlin is naturally upright and can't stand those villains who tend to follow the crowd.
However, in order for the plan to proceed smoothly, Bi Hanlin could only endure it.
If it had been any other time, he would have arrested all of these people.
But he couldn't do that right now.
The reason is also very simple. He will not do this before he has dug out these moths.
While thinking in his mind, Yao Qiming had already arrived.
The respectful look on his face made him feel sick.
"General, everything is ready, just waiting for you to take your seat."
Bi Hanlin just responded softly and followed Yao Qiming to the box.
Officials were already standing outside the box. Seeing the general's arrival, everyone showed respect.
After Bi Hanlin took his seat, these officials walked in from outside.
The banquet has officially begun.
Wait until the wine has passed three rounds and the dishes have passed the five flavors.
Finally someone stood up.
The person who stood up was none other than the person Yao Qiming ordered.
I saw the man holding the wine glass high in his hand and speaking respectfully.
"The general traveled thousands of miles to come to our small place, and I didn't have any preparations. This thing is just my heart. I hope the general will not dislike it."
The man's words immediately attracted the attention of many people around him.
After all, they never expected that such an opportunity would be snatched away by others in advance.
But no matter what the situation is now, since some people stand up to curry favor with the general, the remaining officials will naturally not be far behind.
What's more, they had already received gossip before that, and now the general was also greedy for money.
If the given thing is enough and the general is moved, I think there will be many benefits in the future.
At the thought of this, many officials were already ready to take action.
All eyes fell on the general.
Now everyone is just waiting for the general's reaction to make the next decision.
The next moment, everyone saw the general sitting on the main seat smiling and nodding.
Not only did he accept the gift from the person who presented it, but he also whispered to the person next to him.
"Write down his name."
When the person who gave the gift heard this, his face became even more joyful. He didn't expect that the general would pay so much attention to him.
Not only did he accept the gift, but he also asked his name to be written on his hand, presumably so that he could remember clearly who gave it to him in the future.
When he thought of this, the joy on the face of the gift-giving official became even more intense.
State your name again and again.
Soon there was a queue of officials delivering gifts.
This situation was beyond Bi Hanlin's expectation. He did not expect corruption to be so serious.
In two days of hard work, so many benefits have been obtained.
Bi Hanlin asked his subordinates to record all those who had accepted bribes.
Not only did he write down their names, but he also recorded all the things they sent.
But it's not because I want to give these guys some luck, but to let these corrupt officials know how serious bribery is?
Of course, the bribes Bi Hanlin received shocked him even more.
He had never imagined that in such a remote place, these local officials could be so wealthy.
Not only were the things given precious, there were many that even he had never seen before.
It is not difficult to see the value of these things.
When everything was settled, Hanlin also asked people to make statistics of all registered officials.
If he said that the gift he gave was within his ability, that would be fine.
But if it is a gift, it is completely beyond the capabilities of a small official...
Then he will deal with it mercilessly.
The people currently in the river had no idea that what Bi Hanlin was setting up today was the Hongmen Banquet.
East Qindao.
Qin He listened to the news that Li Yang brought to him, with a look of surprise on his face.
After looking at Li Yang, Qin He confirmed it again.
"You mean the new general actually dealt with the officials who gave the gifts first?"
After hearing Qin He's words, Li Yang nodded and said with great certainty.
"This is indeed true."
"Now this matter has spread in Qinghe City. Although most of the officials who gave the gifts are officials from other places, they have all been dealt with by the new general."
After listening to Li Yang's words, Qin He couldn't help but fell into brief contemplation.
"It seems that the person sent down this time is an upright general."
Qin He whispered.
