Huangjin County is named after the golden water that flows through the county. This county is located in the east of Hanzhong County and borders Weixing County of Cao Wei. Therefore, there are close business and travel exchanges between the two places and a large flow of people.璿
At this moment, in a valley at the junction of Huanghuang County and Weixing County, dozens of people dressed as business travelers were sitting on the ground. Next to them were more than 20 carts. The entire vehicle body was covered with black cloth, and it was unknown what was inside.
"Why haven't they arrived yet?" A leader-looking person among the crowd asked his subordinates.
The subordinate looked up at the sun and replied, "It should be almost there. The agreed delivery time is half an hour away."
"Well, have all the arrangements been made for the sentry brothers?"
The subordinate replied: "Don't worry, manager, everything has been arranged."
"That's good. You have to be careful in everything. I will definitely ask the county captain for a reward after I go back this time."
When the surrounding subordinates heard this, they all shouted happily: "Thank you, Manager Chai, thank you, Manager Chai..."
Seeing everyone's performance, Manager Chai gave a satisfied sigh and then took a nap against the big stone behind him.
About half an hour later, the subordinate on guard returned to the valley and reported, "Guan Chai, they are here."
Manager Chai opened his eyes and shouted: "Okay. Brothers, the people from Wei Xing County are here. Everyone, cheer up. Don't let the other side look down on us."
After a while, dozens of people entered the valley from the east. They were also dressed as business travelers. The leader stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Brother Chai, we meet again. How are you doing?"
"Thank you, Brother Jiao, for your concern. I've been eating well and sleeping well these past two months." Manager Chai replied with clasped fists.
The man surnamed Jiao smiled and said, "As long as you and I work together, we will ensure that Brother Chai and all the brothers present can live a good life."
"Haha, let's borrow Brother Jiao's good words." Manager Chai smiled and said, "Brother Jiao, we'll chat later, but please inspect the goods first."
"Okay, Brother Chai is really happy."
The man surnamed Jiao made a gesture to his subordinates. The subordinates understood immediately and stepped forward to lift the black cloth wrapping the cart. They saw bags of grain and well-cast weapons revealed inside. It looked like a group of soldiers. capital.
"Brother Chai, it seems like there are less people this time than last time?" Jiao also stepped forward to take a look and asked with a little doubt.
Manager Chai came closer and replied in a low voice: "Well, the investigation has not been strict recently. My county captain's intention is to be safe. It is better to be less than to be discovered."
"I see, County Lieutenant Guo is right."
Manager Chai smiled and said, "Brother Jiao, now that the military qualifications have been verified, shall we start the transaction later?"
"Okay." The man surnamed Jiao nodded and shouted: "Come here, collect the goods and give me the money."
After saying that, one of his men came over carrying a wooden box. When the box was opened, a bright light was revealed. The box contained gold cakes. Judging from its weight, it was about a hundred taels.
Manager Chai looked at it, nodded, winked at the subordinate next to him, and put away the box of gold cakes.
"Brother Jiao, the goods have been delivered, so I'll take my leave first." Chai Guanshi said with a cupped hand.
The man surnamed Jiao also said: "Brother Chai, go slowly. I'll see you next time."
After that, the two groups of people took their own things and left, one to the west and the other to the east.
In a spacious mansion in Huangjin County, Manager Chai, who had just returned to the city, immediately returned to his house to report the transaction status to his master.
"You're back, how did things go?" In the study, a middle-aged scribe sat on the upper desk and asked while making tea.璿
Manager Chai replied respectfully: "Back to the county captain, everything has been done, the goods have been handed over to them, and the money has been received."
"Well, it doesn't arouse any suspicion, right?"
"Don't worry, County Lieutenant. No one noticed. He came back disguised as a merchant just like before. The younger one also returned home after selling his goods at the market."
The county captain smiled and said, "Well done. You've worked hard too. Go down and have a rest."
"Yes, please excuse me."
After Manager Chai exited the study, the county lieutenant took out a blank
He started to write a letter on the slip, and a moment later, he wrote six words "Secret Report of the humble model Guo" at the end of the letter.
It turned out that this person was Guo Mo, the former deputy captain of Youwei Mansion. Two months ago, he was transferred from the Prime Minister's Office to Huanghuang County as a county captain. On the surface, it was a normal official transfer, but in fact, he was ordered to go to Cao Wei and Wei Xing. Prefect Shen Yichu implemented a false surrender.璿
Therefore, after arriving in Huangjin County, Guo Mo played the role of a corrupt official and started reselling military supplies. When reselling military supplies in Huanghuang County, it was most convenient and suitable to sell them to the neighboring Weixing County, so he soon came into contact with Shen Yi.
In the past two months, the two have made several transactions, and their relationship has become very close. Shen Yi has become convinced that Guo Mo is a greedy and shameless Shu Han official.
"It seems that we will be able to take action soon." After sealing the letter, Guo Mo muttered to himself.
It was October, the autumn harvest had just passed, and the official warehouses were full of grain. In order to check the conditions of the official warehouses in each county, Yang Qing began to inspect the counties in Hanzhong.
On this day, Yang Qing came to Huangjin County and began to inspect the official warehouses in the county. Although this inspection was mainly to check the storage situation of the autumn harvest grain, he would also take the opportunity to inquire about other matters.
Yang Qing stayed in Huangjin County for several days, but he didn't expect that he would find out something wrong.
"Haven't they been caught yet?" In the Huanghuang County Temple, Yang Qing asked angrily to Pei Rong, the Huanghuang County Magistrate, who was standing in the hall.璿
Pei Rongzhan answered tremblingly: "Master Huifu, it's not... yet, but my subordinates have... sent more manpower throughout the county to search for Guo Mo. I believe... I believe it." The results will be available soon."
"Humph, Guo Mo has been reselling a large amount of military supplies for more than a month. As the county magistrate, you didn't notice at all. You are really derelict in your duties!"
Pei Rong was sweating profusely when he heard this, and he quickly apologized and said, "Yes, I know that I am guilty, and I ask you to punish me."
"Humph, your dereliction of duty doesn't stop there. Yesterday, we found out that there was something wrong with Guo Mo, and we were about to send someone to summon him today. Who would have thought that this thief got the news last night, and actually escaped overnight without knowing his whereabouts. If not People in the temple in Ru County have tipped off the news, can this thief disappear now?" Yang Qing continued to shout angrily.
Pei Rong replied weakly: "What the Lord taught me is that the subordinate officials are not strict in their governance and failed to inspect. They are really incompetent. I ask the Lord to punish me."
"Forget it, we will discuss your crime later. The most urgent task now is to capture Guo Mo."
Pei Rong cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I will personally take people to find her."
"Well, go ahead."
After Pei Rong left, a smile appeared on Yang Qing's lips, and he said to himself: "This drama is really tiring. I hope Guo Mo's trip goes well."
A few days later, Guo Mo's traces were finally found, but he was not captured by people from Huanghuang County, but appeared in the house of Shen Yi, the prefect of Weixing in Cao Wei. This showed that Guo Mo had defected out of fear of crime.
After learning the news, Yang Qing pretended to be furious and scolded Pei Rong severely. It's just that the punishment of Pei Rong and the others gave him a headache. They didn't know about it, but the mistakes they made were real. If they didn't really punish them, they might arouse suspicion.
There was no choice, Yang Qing had no choice but to aggrieve them temporarily and make amends when the truth became clear in the future.
On the other hand, although Shen Yi felt regretful that the business of reselling military supplies could not be carried out, she still welcomed the surrender of Guo Mo, the Shuhan county lieutenant. After all, this was not a small political achievement.
Therefore, Shen Yi was quite polite to Guo Mo, and held a grand reception banquet that day, which gave Guo Mo plenty of face. Guo Mo reciprocated the favor and claimed that he had important information to report.璿
