Inside the Lingqiu Guards Mansion.
A man dressed as a soldier said: "Sir, the news has spread. I believe it won't be long before that Liu Heng will know."
"Things were done well." Huang An praised.
The soldier took the tea cup from the servant's hand, put it next to Huang An's hand, and said, "Sir, let's just wait like this without adding fuel to the fire?"
"No need." Huang An shook his head slightly and said, "As long as Liu Heng is sensible and understands what I mean, I believe he will give you a heavy gift in the next two days."
The soldier smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir. Liu Heng is just a bandit, and his background is not clean. If he wants to stay in Lingqiu safely, he must respect you, sir."
Huang An picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea, sipped it, and praised: "Not bad!"
I don’t know whether he praised the tea as a good one or the soldier’s words.
The soldier added: "I heard that Dongshan Iron Field earns as much money as running water every day. If you can have a share in Dongshan Iron Field, it will be like sitting on a mountain of gold and silver."
"Hmph, even a bandit can enjoy the Dongshan iron field. The few acres of thin farmland are already a reward from this officer." Huang An snorted coldly.
The soldier hurriedly said: "What your lord said is absolutely true. As for me, the president of the Dongshan Chamber of Commerce should be seated by you. Liu Heng, a bandit, is not worthy of being the president. Wait until he hands over the iron field. How about you?" If you send troops to destroy him, your Excellency will get more merit."
"There's no rush." Huang An said with a cold look, "First get the iron field, and then slowly get a few villages outside the city. Only then will it be time to deal with him."
"Your Excellency is wise." The soldier boasted, "With Liu Heng's head and the wealth of Dongshan Iron Farm, your Excellency may also become a Staff General or Deputy Chief Soldier in the future."
"Haha!" Huang An laughed proudly.
In his eyes, Li Huaixin had the opportunity to sit on the post of General of the East Road because of his meritorious service in annihilating Hutou Village and the large amount of money provided by Liu Heng to smooth the relationship.
When he gets the Dongshan Iron Field and has Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li taking care of him, and he has the credit of killing the bandit leader of Hutou Village, I believe he will be indispensable as a general in the future.
As for the Dongshan Iron Field, he did not intend to monopolize it, and would allocate part of the benefits to the deputy commander-in-chief. With the deputy commander-in-chief taking care of him, Li Huaixin did not dare to do anything to him.
"Your Excellency, Chen Qianhu wants to see you." The soldiers outside the door came in to report.
Huang An straightened his expression and said calmly: "Let him come in!"
The soldiers retreated, and soon a military officer wearing a green robe walked in from the door.
"I have seen Lord Guard." Chen Yusheng bowed and saluted Huang An, who was sitting at the top.
Huang An raised his eyelids and glanced at Chen Yusheng, and said, "Chen Qianhu, if you don't stay at the garrison camp, why do you come to the garrison mansion to see me?"
"Reporting to your lord," Chen Yusheng said, "I heard that your lord wanted to suppress the bandits, and I sent you to serve as a garrison for thousands of households, but I didn't know anything about it. I dared to ask your lord if there are any unsuppressed bandits in Lingqiu, so I asked your lord to Be prepared in advance.”
Bang... Huang An slapped his hand on the desk in front of him.
He just heard him say in a cold voice: "Chen Qianhu, what do you mean? When did I say that I was going to suppress the bandits? And who told Chen Qianhu that I was going to suppress the bandits?"
Chen Yusheng was not annoyed at all, and said in a calm tone: "It turns out that Lord Guards did not say this. Then the official understands that the suppression of bandits is a fiction. The Lord and the official believe that there is no banditry in Lingqiu."
The soldier standing next to Huang An whispered: "My lord, there is no need to be angry. This Chen Qianhu and Li Huaixin are closest to each other. He must have taken advantage of Liu Heng. I am afraid he is here to find out what the lord is talking about."
Huang An said calmly: "Chen Qianhu is too worried. If there are bandits in Lingqiu, I, as a local guard, will naturally have the responsibility to protect the environment and the people. If there are no bandits, I will not kill good people." Something to take credit for."
He said something ambiguous.
He doesn't say there are no bandits in Lingqiu, nor does he say there are bandits in Lingqiu. Whether there will be bandits in Lingqiu in the future is a matter of his words.
"My lord, that's what you said." Chen Yusheng looked respectful, and then said, "My lord, the guard camp has been without pay for almost half a year. I don't know when your lord will pay you. If you don't pay, it will easily lead to changes in the camp."
Hearing this, Huang An's face darkened.
Li Huaixin was in office for half a year without incident. As soon as he took office, Chen Yusheng came to tell him that the soldiers guarding the camp were going to pay, which was obviously a threat to him.
As for why, it is naturally self-evident.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, he said: "I was successful in suppressing the bandits last time. Didn't the imperial court give me a reward?"
"That little money is enough for what you can do. It's not enough for the soldiers to have two full meals." Chen Yusheng said, "Many soldiers in the garrison camp have families to take care of. If they don't have enough to eat, they will cause trouble. I hope you will We can get the salary as soon as possible to prevent the camp from happening."
Huang An said in a low voice: "Okay, I know, if nothing happens, you can go down first!"
At this time, he was too lazy to talk nonsense with Chen Yusheng. The other party was obviously here because of the rumors he had spread. He believed that if he didn't take action to pay Liu Heng, there would naturally be no business changes. Even if there were, they would not happen. will be suppressed.
"Yes, I'll excuse you." Seeing that Huang An understood what he meant, Chen Yusheng excused himself and left the garrison.
As soon as the others left, Huang An grabbed the tureen on the table and threw it to the ground.
The tea cup fell into pieces, and the tea inside flowed to the ground, making it wet.
The two soldiers guarding the door heard the sound and broke into the house.
Huang An scolded: "Who let you in, get out!"
The two soldiers exited the room again and returned to the door.
"How brave he is. He dares to threaten me with a thousand households. Do you really think I can't cure him?" Huang An looked angry.
"Sir, calm down." The soldier on the side advised, "I am afraid that Liu Heng asked Chen Qianhu to test this matter. You might as well pretend not to know anything about it, and wait until you have complete control of the garrison before taking action."
Huang An took a deep breath and said, "You're right. I'll hold back for now. When the camp is straightened out, the first person I'll take care of will be Chen Yusheng."
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Liu Heng left the matter of the new garrison to Yang Yuan, and he followed the convoy to Daliang Mountain.
"In the evening, my subordinates saw several people leaving on fast horses. I'm afraid the bandits in Daliang Mountain have already known that we are coming." Chen Daqing stood in Liu Heng's room, and Zhao Yutu was with him.
Zhao Yutu said: "It doesn't matter even if we know. We are transporting goods to Zhangjiakou. The bandits in Daliang Mountain will never think that we are here for them."
"My subordinates are worried that if we bring so many people this time, the bandits will not dare to go down the mountain and rob our convoy." Chen Daqing said.
"If they don't come down the mountain, we'll go up the mountain." Liu Heng said, "Has the news been released?"
"It has been spread." Chen Daqing said: "According to the instructions of the boss, my subordinates deliberately exposed a large cart containing food to outsiders, and spread the news that our car contained a large number of weapons and food. I believe that the people in Daliang Mountain The spies have brought the news back to Daliang Mountain."
Liu Heng nodded and said, "Tell our people to have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow I will clear out some groups of bandits in Daliang Mountain."
