Zhu Biao suddenly remembered something again and said to the stunned Fang Liangpin: "By the way, several other prefectures will also have to suffer from this matter. We can't just let Pingliang Prefecture bear everything alone. The prefect thinks that Woolen cloth?"
Fang Liangpin looked at Zhu Biao deeply, then stood up and said to Tang Shizhong: "Commander Tang, let's not mention this matter for the time being. You can also take charge of the guard station for the time being, but the disaster relief grain stored in the guard station has to be moved. Go to Fucheng, otherwise hundreds of thousands of victims will have no food to eat.
Wang Liu, who had all reached the door, also stopped and turned around and said: "Hundreds of thousands of victims are crying for food. Commander Tang, please don't be blind. Your greed for money went astray and led to a civil commotion. You are responsible for it!"
Tang Shizong said coldly: "Didn't you tell Wang Qinqi earlier that the purpose of storing disaster relief food in the guardhouse is to prevent accidents from happening, so you are not afraid now?"
Fang Liangpin explained: "If we move to Fucheng, we will also have General Wang leading the troops to take care of it. Moreover, more and more food is being consumed for disaster relief. We had planned to move the disaster relief food back to Fucheng."
Tang Shizhong waved his hand and said: "Pingliang Mansion only has these stoves for providing porridge for disaster relief. The general will not bother to get as much food as he needs in a day, and he will also send military guards to assist in disaster relief."
At this time, Fang Liangpin's face darkened, and he looked hard at Chen Yunze and Tang Shizhong who were sitting upright. His many years of experience as an official reminded him that something was wrong, and it was obvious that this was premeditated.
But the one who died was indeed Wang Shijian. Who dares to make an issue with the life of the imperial envoy? But the current situation was very strange. Fang Liangpin suddenly came to his senses. In just a moment, they had lost all their chips.
Wang Liu's complexion was also ashen. The guard post occupies a favorable location. Even if he went crazy and led the guard troops to counterattack, it would be impossible to capture the guard post guarded by the government's military guards. With just a swing of guns, bows and crossbows, there was no way he could capture it without 20,000 or 30,000 people. .
Zhao Guangsheng and others also looked at Zhu Biao with a smile on the side in confusion. Were they really being tricked? Was Chen Yunze the bait sent by His Highness the Crown Prince to catch them?
The group still wanted to speak, but they were all pushed out by the government guards. Several imperial envoys who had been unable to enter the guardhouse hurriedly surrounded them, asking anxiously. Fang Liangpin looked around and said: " Let’s go back to Fucheng first, and then we can discuss it!”
At this time, dozens of carriages were seen approaching. The marks on the carriages clearly belonged to the Chen family. The wind blew through the side curtains, and the sunlight reflected a silvery white light. Inside was the 50,000 taels they sent yesterday. silver.
Chen Rongyan, who had disappeared inexplicably just now, jumped off the carriage, bowed his hands towards them with a warm face, and then Shi Shiran led the convoy into the guard camp. Fang Liangpin shuddered, raised his head and glanced at the hot sun, and saw something in front of his eyes. Black fainted.
At this time, Zhu Biao was already sitting in the upper position in the main tent of the guard. Tang Shizhong stood below and said with some doubts: "The overall situation has been decided. Why doesn't Your Highness let the general capture them directly?"
Zhu Biao replied: "They are just turtles in an urn. If you don't take action, it will be enough. Once you take action, it must be thunderous, otherwise there will be more mishaps to scare the snake. I don't have time to waste with them anymore."
Zhu Biao then ordered: "We must strictly guard against the disaster relief food supply. Sometimes one thing can't be covered up, then deliberately create a bigger thing. If there are more people to fight against the big thing, the pressure will be less." "
Tang Shizhong accepted the promise and left, and Zhu Biao called several government guards to contact Cao Liangchen and informed him that he did not need to come over for the time being and would wait for orders.
Today's affairs went very smoothly. It can be said that the overall situation has been decided. What Zhu Biao needs to think about now is the aftermath. Zhang Fan, Li Jin, Guo Chong and others have not arrived yet, and now they have captured so many important officials from the state government. What about Shaanxi and Gansu? The local administrative system can be declared abolished.
How to manage hundreds of thousands of disaster victims in times of crisis? It is not wrong that the current officials are corrupt, but they have indeed maintained the balance in the disaster area, so that large-scale riots and popular uprisings have not broken out so far.
The fundamental purpose of Zhu Biao's coming here is to rescue the victims, and the second is to kill corrupt officials. He cannot sacrifice his roots for the sake of anger.
Zhu Biao currently only has five thousand military guards and more than ten thousand elites from Cao Liangchen's side, but these people are good at fighting, but not good at appeasing the people.
What's more, they are not good birds. Maybe the government guards are not that good, but the soldiers brought by Cao Liangchen are essentially the same as Wang Liu's guards. They are all ** who were killed in troubled times and oppressed the common people. Just an operation.
Of course, these soldiers are not good at being responsible for disaster relief, but they can supervise the disaster relief officers. If you can't make money yourself, you can't see others being corrupted. This is also human nature.
What's more, Zhu Biao also found that the wealth collected by these people was indeed far beyond his expectation. If the house was ransacked, it would be impossible to recover all of it. After all, everyone knows the principle of the three holes of a cunning rabbit, and no one would honestly put all the money away. my home.
Zhu Biao was greedy for this money. He was not short of money, but he needed money to rebuild after the Shaanxi-Gansu disaster. There was also a big gap in the court's finances, especially since the food for the disaster relief was originally obtained from the Jiangnan gentry and would have to be repaid in three years. , this is related to the credibility of the court, and it is impossible to default on the debt.
Therefore, it is necessary to get back all their corrupt interests through negotiation. If Zhu Biao reveals his identity now, he can get back 80% of the money from Pingliang Mansion, but what about Qingyang Mansion in Fengxiang Mansion?
Criminal officials cannot escape, and they also know that no one in their family can escape, but the money they receive does have the opportunity to be used for the illegitimate children they raise outside, the kind of illegitimate children that none of the Yi clan can find.
At this time, the two brothers Chen Rongyan also came in. They knelt down and saluted Zhu Biao above: "See your Royal Highness, Your Highness Qianqiu!"
Zhu Biao waved his hand and said: "You two have worked hard. You have accompanied me on this journey. I know the credit for your hard work, but now we still need to get the finishing touches done."
Chen Rongyan and Chen Bingxian kowtowed and said: "It is the duty of my Chen family to be loyal to His Highness. I dare not covet anything else."
Zhu Biao smiled. These words were polite, but he was still happy to hear them. Chen Rongyan’s contribution was not small. He took good care of him both overtly and covertly along the way. This is not easy. Credit is not rewarded, and righteousness is hard to show. , there is also a way to violate the imperial rule.
Zhu Biao knew this well, and after calculating for a period of time, he ordered: "It's no longer possible for me to see them again, so it's up to you to come forward. Whether it's reasoning, coercion or inducement, you must get rid of the little oil and water on them." Squeeze them all out.”
Chen Rongyan happily agreed. He was a businessman, and this is what he likes to do the most. In the current situation, I want to kill the other party's flesh and blood, so I naturally have to break their bones, suck out their marrow, and eat them dry.
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