The prefect paused and told Capt. Li that these people were obviously related to the Bafang Escort Agency. Because of this, this group of people did not dare to openly offend the government. I can run away from the monk, but I can't run away from the temple. If the other party dares to do harm to him and then escapes, the government can naturally go to the escort agency to ask for someone. If the other party is really a secret emissary, it will only be beneficial to us if he does not reveal his identity in public. There will be no harm to us. "Li Dutou was very confused about this.
The prefect believed that the bank and the salt store, relying on their large numbers of people and the backing of high-ranking officials, had been acting tyrannically, doing evil and doing many evil things to oppress the people. All the people in Ruzhou are aware of these things.
The prefect also reported it to his superiors and the court, requesting that capable people be sent to solve the problem. But his request did not receive any reply. The prefect knew that someone must have secretly detained his petition.
Now that the emissary had killed the shopkeeper of the salt shop, he must have known about the misdeeds of the salt shop and took action to punish him. Then the secret envoy must have been very aware of the banker's evil deeds, so he came to punish them.
When the emissary saw himself as the governor, he would definitely blame himself for his inability to govern the place. If a secret envoy meets me in the public hall, wouldn't he lose his face as a prefect? This damages the image of the court. In this way, the appearance of the secret envoy will soon spread throughout Ruzhou. If the emissary wants to visit privately incognito, it will be difficult to do so. If summoned alone, these problems will naturally not exist.
Li Dutou suddenly realized this and even called the prefect brilliant. The prefect smiled slightly and did not continue. Unknowingly, they had arrived in front of a good time.
Li Du turned to Liangchen and said, "Girl, this is Mr. Liu, the governor of Ruzhou."
Liangchen bowed his hands to the prefect and saluted, and said: "The secret envoy's subordinate Liangchen has met Mr. Liu."
Liu Taishou looked at Liangchen and saw that she had a round face, white and rosy, and a slight smile, like a blooming peony. Although she is wearing the clothes of an ordinary woman, her temperament is not inferior to that of a lady. Carrying a sword on his back adds to his handsomeness.
Liu Taishou secretly thought that it was the person next to the imperial emissary, and a woman who followed him was so impressive. He did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly returned the greeting with his hands raised: "The girl is the person close to the secret envoy. I don't dare to treat her with such a courtesy because of my humble position. Please tell the girl to the secret envoy. Liu He, the prefect of Ruzhou, wants to see you."
Liangchen smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Liu, you're welcome, please come with me." After saying that, Liangchen turned around and walked ahead.
Liu Taishou and Li Dutou followed Liangchen into the Qianzhuang compound. As soon as they entered the gate, they saw a young man in his twenties standing in front of them. I saw that although this man had an ordinary appearance and was not very tall, he showed an awe-inspiring righteousness in every aspect, with piercing eyes, holding a folding fan about three feet long in his hand, and standing majestically in front of him.
Next to this man are two girls who are as beautiful as Liangchen, but their faces are as cold as ice, just like the cold plums in winter, beautiful and aloof. They also carried swords on their backs and stood gracefully beside the young man.
Liangchen stepped forward and said to Feiyun: "Brother, the governor of Ruzhou and Dutou want to see you!" Feiyun nodded and asked Liangchen to stand aside.
Liu Taishou immediately bowed his hands and said, "Ruzhou Taishou Liu He led his subordinate Li Qian to meet the imperial envoy!" Logically speaking, they should kneel down and pay homage. But after all, they had not seen the imperial gold medal with their own eyes, so naturally they did not dare to kneel down rashly.
Feiyun wasn't angry either, and just said calmly: "Your Majesty, you're welcome. Second sister, please bring out the gold medal given by the Emperor for Sir Liu to inspect."
Liangchen agreed, took out the gold medal from his arms, first showed the "inspection on behalf of heaven" side, and then showed the "kill first and then play" side. The prefect checked it carefully and confirmed that it was correct. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed. Li Dutou also knelt down and kowtowed.
Liu Taishou Shan shouted: "Liu He, the Grand Administrator of Ruzhou, pays homage to the secret envoy and wishes the Emperor long live, long live!"
Feiyun took a step forward, helped the prefect up, and said, "Sir, please get up. I have something to ask you."
Governor Liu thanked Feiyun, and then he and Li Dutou stood up and said, "If the secret envoy has any instructions, I will do my best to serve you."
Feiyun asked coldly: "The salt shops and banks in Ruzhou are tyrannical and exploiting the common people. As the governor of Ruzhou, you shouldn't know anything about it, right?"
Liu Taishou's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly replied: "Replying to the secret envoy, I know that I know. In fact, it is not just the salt bank and the bank that are tyrannical, but also a platoon gang. I also want to punish them, but because of their great power, If we only rely on the power of the Yamen, we really can't deal with them. I once reported to the capital and asked for troops to be sent, but I never got a reply."
Feiyun asked in confusion: "What's going on?" The prefect shook his head and said he didn't know the reason.
The prefect only expressed his suspicion that there must be secret support from important officials of the imperial court behind these gangs. Feiyun secretly thought that this was possible. Ruzhou was so close to Luoyang, so it would be easy for these forces to collude with the high officials in the capital.
Feiyun guessed correctly, the supporter behind the bank was Wu Sansi. The bank has always given most of the money extorted from extortion to Wu Sansi in exchange for Wu Sansi's care in the court. It was through Princess Taiping's relationship that the Salt Company obtained the privilege of selling and selling salt. With the support of these two people, banks and salt shops naturally run rampant.
However, there have been great changes in the capital recently, and Wu Zetian suddenly took back some of the powers of Wu Sansi and Princess Taiping. The bank and the salt bank felt that the crisis was coming soon, and each prepared a countermeasure. Therefore, Du Feiying stepped up his plunder of the people, hoping to collect more money as soon as possible, and then use the money to bribe and buy other court ministers. But he didn't expect that this time he would first encounter Lin Feng and then provoke Feiyun.
After all, the Salt Bank had close contacts with the government and had a very clear understanding of the internal situation of the imperial court. Shopkeeper Huang prepared many priceless antiques and planned to use them to get attached to the current prince Li Dan. It's a pity that all the treasures he collected with great effort were destroyed by Lan'er.
Shopkeeper Huang heard that the prince was also very lustful, so he selected many beautiful women and prepared to donate them. After he saw Lan'er's peerless appearance, he felt that if he dedicated Lan'er to the prince, he would definitely be able to continue running the salt industry.
Feiyun thought of this and said to Liu Taishou: "If this is the case, I can't blame you entirely. But now the people headed by the salt bank and the bank have been eliminated by us. I will leave the aftermath to you. You can handle it." The money they collected from the people should be returned to the people. All the remaining money should be confiscated and handed over to the court. You must not take the opportunity to enrich your own pockets and corrupt the law. In the future, you should love the people and make decisions for the people. Otherwise, what will happen? You should have guessed it.”
Liu Taishou repeatedly said that he did not dare, and swore allegiance to the imperial court and benefited the people, and said: "I have an unkind request for my humble duty. I hope that the secret envoy can help me."
Feiyun asked: "Can I help you with anything?"
Liu Taishou hurriedly replied: "It is a great relief that the salt bank and the bank were eradicated by the secret envoy. But there is still a gang that still exists. Without the checks and balances of the salt bank and the bank, I'm afraid they will take the opportunity to expand their power. Can the Yamen With our strength, I’m afraid it’s difficult to do that. Therefore, I would like to ask the secret envoy to take us to the Pai Gang to completely eradicate this group of people who are causing trouble in Ruzhou!”
Before Feiyun could reply, Liangchen asked first, "What does this Pai Gang do? How many people are there and how many masters are there?"
The prefect turned to Li Dutou and said, "Li Dutou, you are familiar with the situation of the platoon gang. How about you please report to the informant in detail?"
Li Dutou immediately responded: "I obey my orders." Li Dutou then told Feiyun that the Pai Gang was the gang that occupied Ruhe Transportation, and there were about two to three hundred people. The main hall of this Pai Gang is located on the bank of the Ru River on the outskirts of Ruzhou City, and specializes in bullying the fishermen on both sides of the river. There are about six or seven people with high martial arts skills in the Pai Gang. "
After hearing this, Feiyun asked about other conditions of the Pai Gang, and then said to the prefect: "I think so, you guys should deal with the aftermath of the bank and the salt store in the past two days. We will go find out some information and think of countermeasures. , we will meet you at the Yamen, and then go to Pai Gang. What do you think?"
When the prefect saw Feiyun agreeing, he was overjoyed. In response to Feiyun's instructions, Governor Liu and Li Dutou did not dare to disobey and agreed.
After Feiyun finished explaining, he immediately left the bank with Tianxiang, Liangchen and Meijing. The prefect and Li Dutou came out after a while. Feiyun and the others came to Lin Feng, Deng Dan and others and said, "Everyone, I have told the prefect in detail what happened here. The aftermath of this place will be left to the government, and we can leave now. Do you think how?"
Lin Feng and others naturally had no objections, but Lan'er stood up and shouted loudly: "Brother Lin, we can't let this evil thief go!" Everyone followed her fingers and saw that it was Du Cun, the young owner of the bank. .
Lin Feng knew that it was Du Cun who wanted to get involved with Lan'er and caused Zhang An's tragic death, so Lan'er naturally refused to let him go.
Lin Feng saw Lan'er's face full of grief and anger, and quickly helped her sit down and said: "Lan'er, don't get excited yet." Then he said to Feiyun: "Brother, this Du Cun is the culprit who killed Lan'er's father. Girls from the Shaoliang family. My younger brother also asked these girls just now. They were all snatched away by this evil thief in recent days. Several girls have already committed suicide with hatred because of being defiled by him. Can you let me kill this evil thief? To give an explanation for the people he killed?"
Feiyun was a little hesitant. After all, he had just promised to the prefect to hand over these people to the government for punishment. Although he also wanted to kill such villains immediately, he still felt something was wrong.
At this moment, Prefect Liu came over. After hearing Lin Feng's words, he said to Feiyun: "Young Master Lin, I despise my position and think that this person has done many evil things and should be punished on the spot!"
After all, Taishou Liu had been an official for many years. When he saw the situation, he knew that Feiyun was in some trouble. Since he knew Feiyun's identity, he naturally didn't want to make it difficult for Feiyun.
After hearing this, Feiyun thought to himself that this man was quite good at life and was somewhat similar to Prefect Wang of Nanyang. He nodded to the prefect to express his gratitude.
