One night passed, and when he got up early the next morning, Gao Kan asked Lin Chong to go and invite Tang Heng in person. The three of them packed up and headed to Neihuang County House.
Neihuang County was established in Neihuang, relying on the Yellow River. During the Yuanfeng period of Emperor Shenzong, the county was expanded to include the Five Townships.
The three of them came out of Sanlian Village and hurried on their way. It was not until almost ten o'clock in the afternoon that they saw the gate tower of Neihuang County.
After entering the city, I found a restaurant to stay. Firstly, I could rest there, and secondly, I could inquire about the news first and see if there were any rumors in the city.
At noon, the restaurant was full of customers, there were many gourmets, and there was a mix of good and bad, but it was quite lively.
Gao Kan found a remote place to sit down, with Lin Chong and Tang Heng on the left and right, protecting him in the middle.
I called the waiter to order some food and then observed carefully.
Suddenly, I heard people at the table next to me dressed as businessmen talking. One person at the head said: "I heard that Daming Mansion has been closed for many days. The prefect Liang Taishu personally ordered that the four doors be closed tightly. No one is allowed to go out but no one is allowed to enter."
"Ah? Is this serious? What should we do? We are going north to transport goods this time. If we don't go to Daming Mansion, it will be a long way around!"
The businessman sitting next to him heard this and asked in surprise.
Another person answered and asked: "Tell me quickly, why is the city closed?"
The person who spoke first explained: "I heard that they were bandits from Shuibo Liangshan. They left Shandong and went straight to Jiangzhou. They robbed the Jiangzhou law field, made a big fuss among the officials and soldiers in Jiangzhou, and caused great trouble. I told this group of thieves to escape and fled all the way to the vicinity of Daming Mansion. The bandits from Hebei and Shandong heard about it and came here."
"Liang Zhongshu was afraid that thieves would gather together and plot against Daming Mansion, so he sealed the four gates to prevent thieves from entering the city to investigate."
Upon hearing this, the businessman next to him said: "So, doesn't it mean that the entire north is unreachable?"
"If you can't go, you can only make your own decisions. Anyway, I heard that the land there is now full of bandits, and the government can't even control it, let alone us businessmen." said the business traveler who was the first to speak. .
"Oh, damn bandits, what a world!" A business traveler couldn't help but sigh.
As soon as he said this, the people around him quickly stopped him and one person said.
"Be careful what you say and criticize the government. If you don't want your life, we still want it!"
Hearing this, the man quickly shut up and said, "But I heard that Neihuang is not peaceful either. There is a land called 'Huangmen Mountain' that has been taken over by bandits!"
"I know about this. I just heard this morning that the county magistrate has mobilized the army to wipe out these bandits."
"That would be great. Let these people not follow the right path and only block roads and rob. If they have the ability, why don't they go do it with other places?"
When the business travelers heard that the county government was going to suppress the bandits, they all applauded.
Gaokan and the three people sitting next to him heard it clearly. It seemed that the Neihuang County government mobilized officers and soldiers with the intention of annihilating Huangmen Mountain was not groundless.
Lin Chong whispered: "Sir, the county government also wants to go to the mountains to suppress the bandits, then we..."
Upon hearing this, Gaokan looked at him to signal him not to say anything, and turned to Tang Heng: "Commander Tang, it seems that we are late this time. Neihuang County Government has already taken action before us."
Tang Heng said hurriedly: "Young Master, there is no need to worry. According to my subordinates, Neihuang County Yamen is not equipped with people and horses, and the mobilization is just a few rural soldiers. As the rumors say, the bandits on Huangmen Mountain even mobilized the Xiang army to be escorted by the governor of Shandong." Everyone in the birthday gang is capable of plundering, and if people like Neihuang go there, I'm afraid they won't be able to make any achievements."
"Rural soldiers are also government soldiers, aren't they better than bandits?" Gao Kan said.
Hearing this, Tang Heng smiled and said: "Young master, you don't know something now. The rural soldiers are just local regiment training troops. There are not many people. All the weapons and equipment are supplied by the county government. How much money can the county government have to support troops?" Those bandits on the mountain are different, they are all desperadoes. If we really fight, the soldiers and horses will be scattered in a rush."
Tang Heng was born in the Zhengpaixiang Army of the Daming Prefecture's left-behind division. He was several levels higher than the local soldiers trained in the local regiment, so he naturally looked down on people like Neihuang.
However, Gao Kan was careful not to let Nai Huang get involved in this matter.
After hesitating, he spoke again: "This time, I have been ordered by Lord Zhongshu to suppress the bandits in Huangmen Mountain. We must strive to achieve success in one go and not create extraneous problems."
"Although the people in Neihuang County Government are helpful, they are bound to have shortcomings. If something goes wrong in an emergency, it will not be a good thing to ruin the big thing."
Tang Hengxuan said: "That's easy. Master Zhongshu has given you the documentary certificate. Let's go to Neihuang County Government later and talk to the county magistrate. If he knows a lot, he won't be able to do it." No matter how troubled the situation is, if you have to fight for it, there are many ways to make him know better."
Among the three, only Tang Heng was the commander of the Daming Prefecture's Remaining Department and held an official position.
Although Lin Chong is known as the instructor of Tokyo's 100,000 Imperial Guards, he is actually just a instructor.
Among the 100,000 Imperial Guards in Tokyo, he was not the only instructor. He was not even ranked among the instructors.
As for Gaokan, he was even more of an idler. Apart from the title of son of Captain Gao, he was not even considered an official. Although Neihuang was the county government, the person in charge was still the county magistrate and a serious court official.
This is also the reason why Gaokan must bring Tang Heng with him on this trip.
When necessary, it would be effective to ask Commander Tang to speak.
While they were eating, drinking and talking, they suddenly heard a noise coming from outside the restaurant. The three of them immediately looked around and saw four or five government officials coming in aggressively from the door.
After some searching, I saw a table of merchants. Without saying a word, I came forward to get someone.
The merchants were frightened and begged for mercy again and again, but the officers did not care about the many people and insisted on escorting a few people to the county government to complain.
A businessman shouted anxiously: "Why are you arresting people for no reason? What kind of royal law have we violated?"
"Humph, you still dare to argue. I want you to know that it was you who just made false claims to slander the government here?" The leader of the police officer snorted coldly and said evilly.
When several people heard this, their faces turned pale with fear.
Lin Chong's expression changed when he saw this, but he suppressed his intention to save people directly and asked Gao Kan in a low voice: "Sir, the businessman is innocent."
Gao Kan nodded but did not speak yet.
But when the officer heard Lin Chong's words, his face darkened, and he came over and asked, "What do you three do?"
Gao Kan cupped his fists and cupped his hands and said, "I hope the official will recognize this. We are all former businessmen."
"You're a businessman again? I'm telling you profiteers to talk nonsense about the master in private, and I'll take them all down!"
With a wave of his hand, the officer called for people to come up and capture the three of them together.
Lin Chong couldn't bear it any longer. He slapped the table and stood up angrily: "Who taught you to detain people indiscriminately? What kind of royal law have we violated?"
"What kind of king's law has been violated? Haha, let me tell you, it's okay for you guys to know. In this inner yellow world, I am the king's law. Come on, take it down for me!"
The officer sneered for a while and took action immediately.
Lin Chong couldn't tolerate him, so he had to teach him a lesson so that these officers would know how powerful he was.
At this moment, Gao Kan stopped him and said with a smile: "The official asked us to go, so let's go. If the people don't fight with the official, please lead the way."
