Xu Tong picked up the tureen, took a sip of tea, and said: "Go and make preparations in the next two days. All the shops that need to be sold are sold, and Xu Ji's side is also ready. Find someone to take it off quickly and replace it with cash." Silver, or a vote from the capital."
"Yes." Mr. Liu bowed and said immediately, "What should we do with the Fan family? There is money from the Fan family in Xu Ji."
Xu Tong put down the lidded bowl in his hand and said, "Even if I enter the capital, I am still an official of the imperial court. I'm sorry that no businessman dares to come to me to ask for money."
"That's what the adults said." Mr. Liu nodded in agreement.
Xu Tong said: "You hurry up and do these things in the past few days. Since there is news from the capital, it means that Liu Hong will arrive in Datong at any time. You must get things done before I hand over to Liu Hong."
"Student understands." Mr. Liu cupped his hand.
Xu Tong took a sip of tea from the bowl and sighed: "I should have listened to you from the beginning. If General Zhenguo's death was determined to be due to illness, Liu Hong would not have the chance to come to Datong."
As he spoke, he looked remorseful.
"Sir," Mr. Liu said, "Students thought the death of General Zhenguo was very strange. Your Excellency had just sent troops to Daliang Mountain to suppress bandits, and General Zhenguo was killed not long after. This is too much of a coincidence."
Xu Tong looked at Mr. Liu, frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
"General Zhenguo never leaves the mansion, and it is even less possible to offend anyone. However, he was kidnapped from the mansion and died in the moat outside the city." Mr. Liu analyzed.
Xu Tong grabbed the tureen, pondered for a moment, and said, "Who do you think was responsible for the death of General Zhenguo?"
"Tiger-character flag." Mr. Liu blurted out.
Although the Tiger-Character Banner who came to his home did not admit to killing General Zhenguo, he still felt that General Zhenguo died at the hands of the Tiger-Character Banner.
The majestic General Zhenguo and the Ming Dynasty clan, and only those forces that did not take the court seriously could do such a thing. However, Tiger Character Banner did many things that were almost treasonous, and the death of General Zhenguo directly led to When Xu Tong left Datong, the one who benefited the most was the Tiger Flag.
No matter which way he looked at it, he suspected that the death of General Zhenguo was related to the tiger-character flag.
Xu Tong held the bowl in his hand, his face was thoughtful, and he said after a long time: "If you tell the court that the person who killed the general Zhenguo was a member of the Tiger Flag, do you think Liu Hong will come to Datong?"
"This..." Mr. Liu hesitated for a moment and then said, "The student doesn't know."
After speaking, he lowered his head.
Xu Tong tapped the outer wall of the tureen lightly with his fingers, once, twice, and more than a dozen times before he said: "I shouldn't ask you this. Since the government has made up its mind to remove me as the governor, it's too late to make amends now." ”
There was disappointment in his eyes.
"My lord, don't be anxious." Mr. Liu advised, "The imperial court has not yet made a clear decision for you to return to the capital. What's more, even if your lord returns to the capital, you will still be an official. As long as you stay peacefully for two years, you may not have the opportunity to go abroad. "
"It's not that easy." Xu Tong shook his head slightly.
He had already spent a lot of money to secure the position of governor of Datong, and all his previous relationships were used in the same way when he was competing for the position of governor of Datong.
And he knew in his heart that if he really returned to the capital, based on what he did in Datong, if he didn't prepare more money to spend, he would most likely be sent to prison for some reason.
"Sir, what should we do over there with the Tiger Flag? Do you want to take action?" Mr. Liu asked.
Although the people of the Tiger Character Banner promised him twenty acres of fertile land and three hundred taels of silver, if he could copy the Tiger Character Banner, he believed that the benefits he would gain would only be greater.
In the past, he would definitely not ask, but it is different now.
Xu Tong will no longer be the governor of Datong. He no longer has to worry about the Datong officials whom the Tiger Flag has won over. He can take action against the Tiger Flag for any reason.
Xu Tong thought for a while and said: "Don't move the tiger-character flag for now. Keep them until I return to the capital. This tiger-character flag may be an opportunity for me to make a comeback."
"Your Majesty, do you mean to hand over the tiger flag to the court?" Mr. Liu asked:
Xu Tong sneered: "Tiger Character Banner has done so many treacherous things, and has as much wealth as gold and silver, but it is controlled by a white man. I believe this news will interest many people in the capital."
"Students are willing to follow adults." Mr. Liu bowed and saluted.
As long as Xu Tong had a chance of recovery, he would not be willing to return to Guangling to be an ordinary scholar and husband.
Being a staff member has a higher status than being a scholar, and there are more places to make money.
Xu Tong said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will take you to Beijing with me. When I come back in the future, you will still be my staff."
"Student is willing to die for your Excellency." Mr. Liu bowed and said.
Xu Tong nodded.
He was willing to keep such a loyal and capable person by his side.
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Yang Yuan rushed all the way back to Lingqiu.
As soon as he came back, he went directly to the signing room in Xujiazhuang.
When he came to the signing room, he saw Liu Heng sitting in the signing room. He bowed first and then said, "Master, we have figured out that Xu Tong should know a lot about our affairs."
"As expected." Liu Heng put down the account book in his hand and said: "There is no way to hide what we are doing from others. Xu Tong is not blind. As long as someone pays attention to the tiger flag, they can figure out many of the things we are doing. .”
"Do you want to continue to lead people from all over Liaodong to Datong?" Yang Yuan asked.
Liu Heng said with a smile: "He knows that we should not stop doing what we are doing, and Governor Liu is already on his way to Datong again. He will arrive in Datong soon and take over as the governor of Datong."
Yang Yuan said in a relaxed tone, "With the support of Governor Liu and General Zhang, our Tiger Flag can be free to do things in Datong from now on."
Liu Heng smiled and nodded.
Since Xu Tong was appointed governor of Datong, although he was unable to move the Tiger-Character Flag, it also inhibited the development of the Tiger-Character Flag, making it impossible to completely let go of the Tiger-Character Flag.
Among all the prefectures and counties in Datong, only Lingqiu and Guangling counties can truly be regarded as the foundation of the Tiger Flag. As for other prefectures and counties, because of Xu Tong's relationship, they have been suppressed by local county magistrates.
Fortunately, the border guards in Datong were all from the General Military Mansion and were also involved in the tiger-character flag smuggling business, so the tiger-character flag smuggling business was not affected.
"Xu Tong will return to Beijing after resigning as governor. Do we still need to send someone to keep an eye on him?" Yang Yuan asked.
Liu Heng shook his head and said: "Xu Tong can't go back to Beijing. He knows that we have too many things to do and has grudges against us. This time he lost his official position and returned to Beijing. It is inevitable that he will have resentment in his heart. Once he suspects that he will go to Zhenguo The general's death is related to us, and he will definitely find a way to kill us, so he must die."
"Then my subordinate will make arrangements now." Yang Yuan said.
"There's no rush." Liu Heng waved his hand and said, "We'll take action when Xu Tong returns to Beijing. By then he will no longer be suitable for governor. Even if he dies, not many people will pay attention to him. As long as it looks like an accident, it won't matter." Someone will go to the trouble of finding out how Xu Tong died."
"I understand." Yang Yuan nodded.
In the signing room, Xu Tong's future fate was decided in a few words.
