Jiang Tian did not expect that if he went out at night, he would encounter a big fish, a fish that had escaped from the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
What's even more surprising is that this big fish is also one of the former Yunmeng Thief's top executives, the person in charge of the external affairs and stolen goods sales network.
Therefore, the next morning, in the main hall of Jiangling Mansion, the long-lost drum sounded. However, amidst the reverberation of the drums inside and outside, those who appeared outside the main hall were not the traditional squads in soap clothes or the gentlemen in white clothes; rather, they were the soldiers holding guns and halberds at the wing-shaped ends and flags with green covers. .
And sitting in the main hall in front of the giant Arashi Mountain Tiger Roaring Picture, it is not Jiangling Shaoyin who rarely asks questions in public; rather, he is wearing a full set of light crimson official robes and a cross-winged black gauze headdress; a crimson fish bag and a crotch belt. Jiang Tian’s true deity.
Pang Xun, the deputy on the left, is fully clothed and sitting beside him with a big horse and a golden sword. On the opposite side, there is Zhong Sunji, the censor of Jingnan Road, who is wearing a censor's crown and azure silk robe.
He frowned and said in a low voice with a worried look on his face: "I, shouldn't you avoid suspicion right now? Why do you want to involve me again..."
"Don't you, Zhong Xundao, want to know who created the opportunity to secretly replace your subordinates with monsters?" Jiang Tian asked confidently: "I was patrolling the embankment at night yesterday, and I happened to encounter a group of people who were seized. The thieves gathered in Shuidang and discovered something because of this."
"What!" Zhong Sunji couldn't help but said in shock: but he couldn't help but break a beard.
"Bring it up!" Pang Xun waved his hands and said: Immediately, he saw several sergeants in feather helmets, and from the side, a man with his hands tied behind his back, a pale and beardless eunuch who was described as wealthy, strode to the front of the hall and pressed him on the ground. , then said: "Liji, deputy envoy of Jiangling Prefecture's Xingyuan, has been ordered to capture it."
"Jiang is asking for arrest! Zhong Xundao! The Zajia family has no grudges against you. I don't know when I offended Shangxian, and why you deliberately planned to trap me..." Then he was seen struggling on the ground and screamed: "Isn't it true? I think that once I have the power, I can do whatever I want,"
"No, no... I just want you to explain it in person;" Jiang Tian just waved his hand casually: "You personally went outside the city on April 5th, May 16th and 21st this year. How did he meet with the Yunmeng thief’s gang members at his villa and receive a large sum of money?”
"Also, you privately invited Zhong Xundao many times to have a banquet at the house where he was affiliated with the Disciplinary Council; and then you threatened to accompany your concubine, who was drunk and having sex, and asked her to inform you of the inside story, but to no avail; then you tried to attract the aliens. The specific process of mutilating them and replacing their identities.”
"How is this possible! This is a false accusation and a frame-up." Upon hearing these words, Li Ji, the deputy envoy of Xingyuan, reacted fiercely. He turned to Zhong Sunji, who was standing there with a sullen face and shouted: "Zhong Xundao , is it possible that you also believe this kind of groundless slander!"
"About this, you don't need to worry too much." Pang Xun, who was standing by, said suddenly and quietly: "A certain person has asked someone to dig deep into the villa under your name, and not only did they find a secret room where thieves and stolen goods are hidden, , and the remains found in the dog’s den were sufficient to prove Ji Xieli’s identity.”
"What a coward! I swear I won't stand up to you." At this moment, Zhong Sunji shouted angrily, and then turned to Jiang Fang and begged: "Please look at the origins of the same Xantai, don't do it." If you are merciful, you must dig out all the connections behind this thief." Jiang Tian nodded slightly to him and said to himself. He succeeded in getting this supervisory censor to temporarily stand on his side, so that he could witness and assist what was to come. matter.
After Liji, the deputy envoy of Xingyuan, who temporarily lost his voice and was paralyzed, was taken down, more than a dozen people were escorted to the hall one after another.
In the face of the evidence and confessions that were raided and confiscated overnight, they also showed different reactions and moods; some made clever excuses on the spot, some cried and explained that the people around them had been deceived and deceived, and some Others were kowtowing and begging for mercy... The identities of the individuals involved ranged from multiple government offices throughout the city; from the supervisors in charge of the waterways outside the embankment and the port city, to the Hucao joining the army under Jiangling Prefecture; and even There are also Caoying generals in the Transportation Department... It gives the impression that everything in Jiangling Mansion seems to be in ruins.
Then, Jiang Tian was handed over to Zhong Sunji to be responsible for the follow-up investigation that spread from these people. After all, he is the censor who specializes in patrolling prefectures and counties, so it is justifiable to do this kind of thing.
Regardless of his previous oversight or slackness, there must be a result on this matter. However, Jiang Tian's duty when he was ordered to go south was to arrest the envoy; it was not to turn around to clarify the officialdom.
In other words, this cannot be reversed and changed quickly; but there is such a reason and handle, which is enough to spur the whole Jiangling Mansion to prevent others from continuing to mess up or delay.
After digging out the sources of these leaks and delays, Jiang Tian was able to integrate most of the manpower and material resources inside and outside Jiangling Mansion to prepare for the suppression of the Yunmeng thieves; and under this general trend, the five surrounding areas of Yunmeng Daze The governor of the state also sent people to Jiangling City one after another.
But Jiang Tian didn't expect these local soldiers and horses from prefectures and counties to be of much use in the battle. As for their requirements, in addition to providing designated supplies and civilians, they must concentrate their efforts to strictly guard the state borders, and are not allowed to send troops without authorization or take other rash measures.
After all, there are many passages into Yunmeng Daze, which are mainly divided into nine acupoints and thirteen entrances. The nine points are: Caixue, Yanglin, Song, Tiaoxian, Zhangbu, Hao, Xiaoyue, Lishe, Chibo; Thirteen: Hudukou, Youhekou, Liuzikou, Luoyankou, etc... Even if they cannot all be blocked, as long as these places block a few of the waterways that facilitate the passage of a large number of people and materials, then the most basic purpose will be achieved.
However, on the sixth day after Jiang Tian arrived in Jiangling, he once again received good news and bad news.
The bad news this time is that Qianjiang County in Fuzhou, northeast of Yunmeng Ze, and several other garrison towns, including the local Yutan Town, were captured by the Yunmeng thieves who advanced both by land and water.
The good news is that the equipment he requested before setting off was finally collected and delivered. However, along with these specially requested materials and specially customized equipment, there were also official documents from the imperial center urging troops to solve or quell the Yunmeng bandit problem as soon as possible; because of the common autumn harvest season in the south, there were also official documents levied by the imperial court. The autumn tax plan is coming soon.
According to Liu Zhan's private account, if the Jianghan-Jinghu waterway threatened by the Yunmeng thieves cannot be cleared as soon as possible, it is likely to affect the local grain tax settlement in Nanping, Qianzhong and Annan in the southwest. transport.
Although, now is not the best time to send troops.
