Wu Dingguo's various worries, Su Qian'an nodded slightly and said softly, "What the Governor said may indeed cause internal turmoil, especially when a hundred thousand stones of food and grass are lost. After self-examination, something may happen."
"I understand these things, but if I say that the loss of one hundred thousand grains and grass was done deliberately by me, can the Grand Governor be trusted?"
Wu Dingguo was startled, and he looked at Su Qi'an next to him in a daze again. If Fan Chong faked his death before and concealed the truth, given some evidence, he would basically believe it.
But the burning of one hundred thousand shi of food and grass was another deliberate move by Su Qi'an. Even he found it hard to believe it.
Who would dare to have such courage to burn one hundred thousand stones of food and grass? No matter what the purpose is, this is a serious violation of the law, and according to the law, you should be executed.
It's impossible for Su Qian not to understand this truth, but why did he say these words! Wu Dingguo was puzzled.
Su Qi'an could naturally see what Wu Dingguo was thinking, and he said quickly.
"Haha, the Governor is overly worried. No matter how wealthy I am, I can't let one hundred thousand stones of food and grass burn. This one hundred thousand stone of food and grass is just a bait."
"I did prepare 100,000 stones of food and grass at the beginning, but what I sent to the front line to give to you was actually only 10,000 stones that could be used, and the rest were just some miscellaneous materials."
Wu Dingguo was obviously surprised when he heard this, but it was still impossible for him to completely believe it.
He had personally seen the food and grass that was handed over to them. If it was true, how could it possibly pass under his eyes?
Knowing that Wu Dingguo didn't believe it, Su Qi'an clapped his hands twice. After a while, two people walked in outside the door, namely Tong Zhan and Fang Jingzhi.
Wu Dingguo knew both of these two people. The person in charge of escorting the grain and grass that day was the guard named Tong Zhan, and he was also familiar with Fang Jingzhi.
After all, he served as the county magistrate of Jianghe County on the front line for a period of time, and his management of Jianghe County was pretty good. If it hadn't been for the expiration of his term and his transfer to the rear, Wu Dingguo would have been reluctant to let Fang Jingzhi go back.
The appearance of the two people made Wu Dingguo's eyes flash. Before he could speak, Su Qian's voice sounded.
"You guys should have a nice talk with the Grand Governor."
Tong Zhan and Fang Jingzhi nodded, and then Tong Zhan spoke first, "It was true that the governor was in charge of the inventory at that time, but it was impossible to trouble the governor with the inventory work. He sent more than thirty or forty grain collectors. These are the people. As long as we take care of it in advance, I think even if something is discovered, it shouldn't be a big problem."
"In addition, for the sake of confidentiality, it is not advisable to stay for a long time during the inventory. Basically, it is done quickly. After counting, the so-called one hundred thousand stones of food and grass passed the inventory as quickly as possible and was then sent to the hidden granary."
In fact, after hearing half of it, Wu Dingguo basically knew that no matter where he was, when performing official duties, there would always be some bribes that he could not escape.
Basically, these bribes will not cause any major problems. Don't let the money you give go to waste. Although Wu Dingguo has already issued a ban in the nine frontline counties prohibiting any officials from accepting bribes, this matter cannot be avoided.
Over time, as long as this matter did not become a big deal or was not found out, Wu Dingguo would turn a blind eye.
Especially for the reviewer who is personally in charge of it, no matter who it is, they should not be brave enough to play tricks in front of him. With this mentality, these grain officials accept money without any burden.
It was by understanding the psychology of these people that Su Qi'an was able to make Tong Zhan cheat openly and successfully implement his plan.
Wu Dingguo's eyes flashed and he said nothing. In normal times, if he found out about this matter, these grain officials would definitely be imprisoned for deceiving their superiors and concealing it from their subordinates.
Wu Dingguo would never tolerate this kind of deception and accepting bribes, but this disgusting thing that he despised and accepted bribes was lucky enough to save his life this time.
In fact, the request for the rear to prepare 100,000 stones of food and grass was mostly Wu Dingguo's counterattack against Su Qi'an.
His lieutenant was executed in front of him. This supervisor showed no mercy at all. Even Wu Dingguo
I was also very angry.
After returning to the front line, he took advantage of the outbreak of the war to teach Su Qi'an a lesson. Originally, he did not expect Su Qi'an to be able to complete the preparations in such a short period of time, one month.
When the time comes, he will summon Su Qi'an, give him a warning and reprimand him, and the matter will basically be over.
But Su Qi'an raised 100,000 stones of food and grass in the last few days, which really shocked Wu Dingguo.
Wu Dingguo was very angry when he heard that Su Qi'an spent most of the month traveling around and had no regard for food preparation or dealing with local officials.
In his opinion, this Su Qian was no different from those dandy men in Kyoto. They only knew how to enjoy themselves and did not understand the sufferings of the people.
But later I learned that these fun tricks were just a cover-up trick by Su Qi'an. In the last few days, the Houjiu County of Dongzhou was turned upside down.
He dismissed eight county guards in one breath and also blackmailed the local aristocratic family members severely. This is how he got the hundred thousand shi of food and grass.
Wu Dingguo knew very well how much these powerful families held back. Trying to get one hundred thousand stones of food and grass from them was tantamount to letting these people bleed.
Wu Dingguo was very happy to understand the cause and effect of the incident, and his anger towards the unseen inspector was somewhat relieved.
With these 100,000 stones of grain and grass, Wu Dingguo was more confident in wiping out the pirates. However, before he could take action, the batch of grain and grass that had just been delivered to the hidden granary was attacked and burned clean.
Wu Dingguo felt very guilty about this matter, thinking about how to explain it to Su Qi'an, but in the end he knew that this was another set-up, especially the bribery that he hated most, the deception and concealment, and he accidentally saved his life. I had mixed feelings and was speechless for a long time.
After some digestion, Wu Dingguo raised his head, looked at Fang Jingzhi beside him, and then said.
"If the 100,000 grain and fodder provided by the Inspector is a ruse, then you should have arranged the real grain and fodder."
Fang Jingzhi held up his hands and nodded, "The Governor's guess was correct. The real food and grass had been arranged by Xiaguan in Jianghe County. When Tong Zhan and the caravan set off, Xiaguan had already written a letter to the Jianghe County Magistrate, asking him to Respond to him at any time and tell him that this matter is of great importance and is an order from the supervisory envoy. If there is any leakage, everyone will be killed without mercy."
"No wonder, this explains it clearly, Jianghe County? That's a nice place. Even this governor would have a hard time thinking that food and grass would be in Jianghe County."
"As expected of an inspector, he is really careful every step of the way. However, there is one thing that I am a little confused about."
"Since we haven't lost much food and grass, why did the supervisor come this time and escort 50,000 more food and grass? Although in frontline operations, the more food and grass, the better, but this still puts a lot of pressure on the rear."
"Or is it that the 50,000 stones of food and grass are fake again, just a bait created by the inspector?"
Su Qi'an shook his head and said, "No, these 50,000 stones of food and grass are all real. To be more precise, they come from the 100,000 stones prepared previously. In a war, food and grass are the most important thing. If they are all piled up and eaten up in one fell swoop, That would be a real loss.”
Hearing this, Wu Dingguo looked suddenly surprised and looked at Su Qi'an with a bit of admiration.
This step-by-step arrangement is not only bold and adventurous, but also a little cautious. This is a qualified commander.
If you need to be rash, you will be rash. If you need to be cautious, you will be cautious. You will never be controlled by your emotions. Everything will change based on the situation on the battlefield.
After Wu Dingguo admired Su Qian's layout, he also thought of something.
The 100,000 stones of grain and grass that were escorted in batches, plus the bait that Tong Zhan was responsible for transporting before, meant that the number of escorts must be at least 10,000.
As we all know, the 20,000 troops from Dongshan and Split Mountain under Su Qi'an and Xie Cang never left Su Qi'an.
It's not that they don't want to leave, but that their every move is watched by countless pairs of eyes, so wherever Su Qi'an goes, they have to follow him.
Without the transportation of these two armies, Su Qian wanted to mobilize so many people in Dongzhou without being noticed, unless...
Wu Dingguo raised his head fiercely, with a bit of food
Staring at Su Qian with a startled expression.
Su Qi'an smiled at Wu Dingguo and said, "Hey, I like to talk to smart people. I can draw inferences and guess other things without even asking. It seems that the Governor is not old yet."
"Since the Grand Governor knows about it, I would like to ask the Grand Governor to temporarily cover it up for me. If this spreads out, the envoy will faint in the back and punish the state officials, which will be exposed."
Wu Dingguo nodded subconsciously, came to his senses and said repeatedly, "I understand, I understand."
But the shock in his eyes is self-evident.
You must know that in Dongzhou, if you want someone to do things for you wholeheartedly, even Zhou Zibin can't do it.
After all, no matter his wealth or status, he lacks nothing and has everything he wants.
But less than a month after the inspector came to Dongzhou, he was able to make that person obey. This was definitely more than just saving his son.
This inspector must have given that person a promise that he could not refuse. Otherwise, with that person's strength, how could he have taken the initiative to enter the pond of Dongzhou.
On second thought, with the addition of this person and this wise and demonic inspector, Dongzhou might really turn around one day.
Wu Dingguo's eyes flashed with anticipation, as if he had more confidence because of Su Qi'an's arrival.
He stood up and cupped his fists and said to Su Qi'an, "I was narrow-minded and misunderstood the supervisor. From today on, no matter what the supervisor asks me to do, I will definitely do my best."
Seeing Wu Dingguo like this, Su Qi'an quickly supported him, "What are you doing, Governor? Please get up quickly. You are embarrassing this junior. Regardless of seniority or prestige, the Governor is a person respected by this envoy." .”
"It's good to say something. There's no need to do that. I still have many things to trouble you, the Governor."
