Peng Yue has been so excited recently that he can't sleep at all.
Instead, he pestered the county magistrate all day long to help him write a memorial.
The task of suppressing bandits had just been assigned to their Donghai County, and most of the bandits in their Donghai County had been wiped out.
Only a handful of people from Linhai County.
With so many officers and soldiers led by Qi Liang, I believe it won't be too slow to annihilate them.
Now write a memorial and send it to the palace. When they arrive at the palace, the bandits in Linhai County should also be wiped out.
He asked the county magistrate to wipe out all of them, but he did not deceive the king.
This is simply a great achievement.
Maybe after the New Year, His Majesty will demote him and let him move up.
He can even be promoted to the capital, become a capital official, and honor his ancestors.
It was at this time that he received a report from his servants that the heads of the four major families, Xu family, Tong family, Qian family, and Mu family, were here.
"What are they here for?"
Peng Yue wondered.
"What else can I do? Of course I found out the clues that the bandits were wiped out, and I'm here to challenge you."
Jun Cheng reminded.
"What crime?"
Peng Yue said angrily: "Do you really think that I don't know about the dirty things they secretly colluded with the bandits?"
"I'm just too lazy to pay attention to them."
"How about you take care of me and let me take a look?"
Jun Cheng retorted.
Peng Yue immediately choked and blushed.
Pay attention?
How to deal with it?
Xu Qian was the elder brother of Xu Chun, the minister of the current dynasty, and was in charge of the salt in the entire Donghai County.
Regardless of background or money, they are many times higher than him as a county guard.
Tongbai is a branch of the household minister Liu Lai's family, and can be regarded as a member of the household minister's lineage.
By controlling the largest cloth shop in Donghai County, he made a lot of money. Every year, he sent many valuable items to the Minister of Hubu through the housekeeper, and received the protection of the Minister of Hubu.
Naturally, Peng Yue cannot afford to offend him.
Mu Wenxing is from the Mu family.
The eldest brother of the Mu family is the Crown Prince and Tutor, and the second eldest brother of the Mu family is the Commander-in-Chief of the Qingzhou Command Department.
Likewise, Peng Yue didn't dare to provoke him.
Qian Tu is the shopkeeper of Tianxia Bank, and his backer is the Qian family of Yongzhou.
The family has given birth to three queens, two concubines, five prime ministers, two cabinet ministers, and six generals. They are truly relatives of the emperor and the first family in the Dawei Dynasty today.
Even though no one in the court is from the Qian family, a word from the Qian family can influence the court's decision.
He is also in charge of the only bank in the entire Dawei Dynasty - Tianxia Bank.
It’s hard to overstate how powerful the power is.
Peng Yue did not dare to provoke such a person, and it was even too late to flatter him.
"You give me some advice, what should I do at this time?"
Peng Yue could only seek help from the county magistrate.
Although the old man was a bit old-fashioned, he treated himself very well as a county guard. He often reminded him, which helped him avoid making many mistakes.
"Why!"
Guan Yongning sighed, "It's really frustrating for you as a county guard."
"I will think hard about this memorial and try to get it before His Majesty. Maybe you can move it after the New Year."
"Of course, you can't miss out on management, otherwise, you may stay for another ten years."
"Yes, yes, yes, I will definitely follow your teacher's teachings."
Peng Yue accepted it humbly.
"You'd better hurry up and tell me how to face the four family heads now, right?"
"If I really let them know that I wiped out all the bandits, I'm afraid no matter how hard I try, the memorial will never get close to His Majesty."
"conceal."
Guan Yongning said one word.
"conceal?"
Peng Yue asked doubtfully: "How to hide it?"
"So many bandits have been wiped out, and three thousand officers and soldiers have been dispatched. It must not be hidden."
"Leave it to Qi Liang."
Guan Yongning continued: "Qi Liang is currently suppressing bandits in Linhai County. He is said to be the one responsible for suppressing bandits in other counties. He truly deserves the title."
"Just like Mr. Zhao pinned the credit for suppressing bandits in Yun'an County on Qi Liang, let him get one more credit."
"Besides, Qi Liang is Mr. Zhao's man. The four major families have a vague tendency to become enemies of Mr. Zhao. If you give Qi Liang the credit for suppressing the bandits, it can be regarded as adding fuel to their fire."
"The more they fight, the more you gain from it."
"But you still need to carefully consider which side you stand on."
"Don't think about it, I'm on Mr. Zhao's side."
Peng Yue said directly.
"Why?"
Guan Yongning was puzzled, "Zhao Ping is just a village man in the mountains. Is he worthy of your respect?"
"worth."
Peng Yue said firmly: "He conquered the plague and wiped out the bandits."
"Both of these two things are beneficial to the country and the people, and they are worthy of me as a county guard to protect him."
"Ten years have passed, and you still haven't forgotten your original intention of coming to Donghai County. Yes, yes, I would like to thank the governor on behalf of the people of Donghai County."
Guan Yongning said and bowed to Peng Yue.
"Sir, please get up quickly."
Peng Yue helped the county man up and said with shame, "All this is my own responsibility. It's not worthy of this."
"Sir, please think about the memorial first, and I will go meet the heads of the clan."
"Congratulations, Lord Sheriff, congratulations, Lord Sheriff."
As soon as they met, Xu Qi'an and the four of them bowed their hands to Peng Yue and congratulated him.
The monk who made Peng Yue a little confused was confused, "Where does happiness come from?"
"Master Sheriff, please stop pretending to be confused because you understand."
Xu Qian said with a smile: "We have wiped out all the bandits in Donghai County. Isn't this a great achievement?"
"When the news reaches the capital, Governor Peng's position will definitely be changed."
"Maybe I can reach the sky in one step, and I don't know if I can step into the capital and become a capital official."
"I just hope that after Governor Peng is promoted, he will not forget us hardworking merchants."
"What?"
Peng Yue pretended to be surprised and said: "Have all the bandits in Donghai County been wiped out?"
"When did this happen?"
"I do not know how?"
"After the autumn harvest was over some time ago, I saw some bandits running into the village to collect settlement fees."
"How long has it been since then? How come they were all wiped out?"
"I haven't heard of any large troops coming from above?"
When the four of them heard this, they looked at each other, and Xu Qi'an still asked as the representative, "Young Commander Peng didn't know?"
"I'm either dealing with this thing or that thing every day. How can I have time to care about bandits?"
Peng Yue said bitterly: "Besides, the bandits are all tough and fierce people. Even if I want to take care of them, I don't have the courage?"
The four of them looked at each other again, and got an answer from each other's eyes - the county guard was not cheating.
After all, the Dawei Dynasty has been promoting the suppression of bandits.
It is really a great achievement to be able to wipe out all the bandits in all the areas under your control.
What Peng Yue lacks most is credit.
If it was really his doing, wouldn't it be nice to be promoted with merit, so why hide it?
After getting the result they wanted, the few of them said goodbye to Peng Yue and gathered in Baihua Building to discuss again.
"Mr. Xu, you are the most resourceful. Tell me, who killed these bandits?"
Tongbai was the first to ask.
"Two possibilities."
Xu Qi'an did not shirk and stretched out two fingers.
"First, it's what the officials did."
"impossible."
However, as soon as he said these words, he was refuted by Mu Wenxing.
"If it was done by officials, it would definitely not be able to circumvent our Mu family. Even I didn't get any news. It's obvious that the second master didn't take action."
"That's the second possibility."
Xu Qi'an said seriously: "Qi Liang did it."
"Qi Liang?"
Qian Tu wondered: "Who is he?"
Xu Qian said: "Yun'an County officials."
"Can a mere county official have such ability?"
Qian Tu said disdainfully: "If you say it was the county officials who took action, I still think it is possible."
"But how many troops can county officials have?"
"Especially in Yun'an County, stationing troops is just a cover. It has been corrupted by successive county magistrates. The available officers and soldiers are basically old, weak, sick and disabled."
"A person like that can quietly wipe out so many bandits?"
"are you kidding me?"
"What if it's a joint escort?"
Xu Qian asked.
"Escort?"
Qian Tu was stunned again, "Are you talking about the Xiping Village Escort Agency? Is it the one run by Zhao Ping?"
"Then it's even more impossible."
"How long has his escort agency been open? How many escorts can he recruit?"
"Besides, he is a good businessman and goes to suppress bandits when he has nothing to do. Do you think it is possible?"
"I don't think it's possible either."
Xu Qi'an frowned deeply, "But why are all the bandits gone?"
"check."
Tong Bai said angrily: "No matter who was responsible for the extermination, a lot of people must have been deployed. As long as we investigate carefully, we will definitely be able to find out the clues."
"What's the point of checking that?"
Xu Qian said speechlessly: "What we should do most right now is deal with Zhao Ping."
"makes sense."
Tongbai put away his excitement and returned to normal.
"Just do as you said before."
Xu Qian continued: "Now go home and write letters, contact the people behind us, and ask them for help."
"In addition, the cloth shops in Tonglao must also step up preparations. When the shops in Xiping Village open, we will start to suppress them."
