For the next two days, Qi Yu stayed in the village where Jiuzhan Magpie's Nest was located, personally watching the transfer of food, grass and baggage.
When you are tired, sit on the "top seat" of the banquet and rest for a while; when you are sleepy, take a nap on the bed in the bandit's den.
Isn’t this the leisurely life of the Mountain King?
Ahem, misunderstood.
At this moment, Qi Dalang can be said to be Alexander, thinking hard about how to silence people!
The person blocking them was none other than Huang Fei and Gao Zhongde.
Let’s listen to the reasons.
According to the laws of the Dafeng Dynasty, all the collected money must be confiscated. Even if it does not enter the imperial treasury, it should be handed over to the provincial government for disposal.
However, Qi Yu had other ideas and thought that the Qiongzhou government office would swallow the money directly, which meant that he had the intention to keep this illegal thing as his own. If the superiors came to inquire, they would lie and say that nothing was found, and so on.
Has Qi Dalang's heart turned dark?
of course not!
Confucius said that if one is not in his position, he will not seek his own government.
Now that Qi Yu has become the prefect of this area, he must think about contributing to the development of this place. However, a good woman can't make a meal without rice. If she doesn't have money, she can't do anything?
Now there is a big piece of fat sliding to my mouth, so why not open my mouth and bite it?
Only a fool would choose confiscation!
Since you want to spend this money, you have to do some serious homework.
Huang Fei was an informant sent by the emperor, and Gao Zhongde was a close confidant of Governor Lu. Only by blocking their mouths could they rest assured.
Since the two of them were not of the same lineage, Qi Yu decided to divide and conquer.
good!
He first found Gao Zhongde, stuffed a thousand taels of silver notes into him and said: "Master Gao, you have traveled far and wide to help me suppress bandits. It can be said that you have done a lot of hard work. This is a small thing, so just use it to buy wine for your brothers." Uh...by the way, I would like to make a small request, that is, please do not include this income in the official document."
If you want to get someone into trouble, the best way is to bribe them directly.
Talk from officialdom experience.
have to! For the sake of the people of Qiongzhou, I, Qi Dalang, will act like a traitor.
Gao Zhongde is not a fool, so he is not easily fooled.
Now, you 'swept' a hundred thousand taels of snowflake silver, and you only gave me this little?
Xiaojiaziqi!
Although he believed that Qi Yu was a good official who put the people first, he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, always feeling like he was being looked down upon.
"Ahem, Sir Qi, your words are a bit hurtful. I, Gao Zhongde, am a man of integrity. How can I bend my back for something that just smells like copper?"
"Really? Oh no, yes!"
Qi Yu saw the vague expression of "too little" on his face, and hurriedly added a smile and said: "Then let's do this. Except for the banquet with my sword, all other military achievements will be given to you. Can it be done? ?”
This is clearly giving credit.
Since the banquet is too big, I really don’t dare to fake it openly, but other matters can be arranged casually.
Gao Zhongde was a little moved.
You know, among the many merits, military merit is the most important. If you can take this great merit, why worry about not getting promoted and making a fortune?
Taking a step back, without Qi Yu's strategic planning and bravery to kill the enemy chieftain, how could he have succeeded in suppressing the bandits?
This is not nonsense. I have failed many times before. If I still can't succeed this time, I will probably face accountability from the governor.
Now, the credit is given, why not take it?
Thinking of this, Gao Zhongde was greatly relieved. He said with a smile: "Since Mr. Qi is so benevolent and righteous, then the general would rather be respectful than obey his orders." After that, he grabbed the banknote and stuffed it into his arms calmly. .
…
About an hour later, Qi Yu asked Huang Fei for a heart-to-heart talk.
"Brother Huang, are you going to report it to the Emperor about my private withholding of paid money and food?"
"this……"
Ahem, the question is too direct. How do you want me to answer?
Huang Fei pursed his lips, showing embarrassment, and hesitated to speak.
Qi Yu smiled and said: "Brother Huang, don't worry, just listen to me. If I were you, I would never report it to the emperor, because it would not be of any benefit."
"No good? Why?"
"You think, if you go directly to Shengting, then my income will be confiscated according to law. If there is such a stalemate, how will we meet again in the future? As a good friend, how can you have the nerve to do such an unjust thing? "
This... seems reasonable.
From a righteous point of view, as someone who has carried guns and visited prostitutes together, the stabbing in the back is indeed not very righteous.
Huang Fei fell into entanglement and hesitation, and sighed deeply: "Alas..."
Qi Yu continued to guide: "In my opinion, it is best for us to work together in the same boat."
"How do you say this?" Huang Fei said with twinkling eyes.
"If you close your eyes for me, I will be sincerely grateful to you for being safe for you."
"Then...how to give thanks?"
Qi Yu smiled and said, "For example, I could treat you to some flower wine in private, or let Tong Yanhuo teach you some martial arts..." Qi Yu encouraged him as he liked.
"Well, let me think about it... Putting aside women, it would be good to learn kung fu."
"..."
Under Qi Dalang's constant deception and enlightenment, Huang Fei finally promised not to report anything to the emperor again.
After the two leaders agreed, only a group of young soldiers were left. As for these people, Gao Zhongde was responsible for taking care of them, so there was no need to worry.
Since you took my money, you have to help me eliminate the disaster.
Lao Gao, it's up to you.
…
On the third day, Qi Yu inspected the camp several times and found that not even a chicken feather was left, so he ordered his subordinates to summon Harry.
According to reports from the scouts, he has successfully completed his mission and almost killed all the remaining members of Na Yan.
The reason why Mr. Qi invited him was that he wanted to hold a celebration banquet for the suppression of bandits in this village. He hoped that it would arrive on time, and the time was set to be in the evening.
In order to have a better meal, Qi Yu also asked the crossbowmen to hunt some local game to reward Mr. Ha for his hard work. By the way, I also try to make up for my guilt.
If you eat well and drink enough, you can consider it as your own unilateral apology!
The dinner was very sumptuous, including roasted wild boar, stewed mountain wind, fried water fish, wild mushrooms, and a wide variety of dishes. The cooks in the army are very skilled in cooking, but they can't help but move their index fingers when they smell the overflowing smell.
After Sunset had just hid in Xishan Xiu, Mr. Ha rushed over in high spirits.
Then, the drums and horns started to sound, and the triumphal music suddenly started playing.
Qi Yu, dressed in military uniform, went out to the village to greet him personally and gave him enough honor.
This is a high-level military ceremony.
"Master Ha, I haven't seen you for only three days, and your style is even better than before."
"Oh, is it so?"
Harry actually accepted the praise very comfortably. After he was intoxicated enough, he smiled and said: "Chinese people often say that people feel refreshed when happy events happen. It seems that this sentence has some truth."
Um? What happened to you again?
Could it be some adventure?
Qi Dalang's heart moved slightly, and he seemed to feel something abnormal. However, he didn't say it clearly.
"Come on, let's take a seat first, and then we'll talk about anything else after we've had enough to eat and drink."
"good!"
"Master Ha, look at this long worm stewed at just the right temperature. How do you like it?"
"Uh, what is this long worm?"
"Yes, yes, eel."
"oh……"
After three bowls of old wine, Harry turned into Guan Gong. While chewing on the bastard meat, he said to himself: "Master Qi, do you know? I'm going to get rich. I really want to get rich." Yes, hehe..."
If you get rich, you will get rich. If you don't, you won't get rich. Why do you want to get rich?
What does this mean?
Upon hearing this, Qi Yu put down the chopsticks in his hand and began to think about what he said.
