The Cai and Li families were also very interested after hearing the purpose of the Ye family's visit. It turns out that they were originally dragged into this pirate ship in a mysterious way.
If you want to do business with Shu, then there is no problem. After all, both parties can benefit, and as long as it is not something urgent, the risk is not that big.
But it is completely different to help them deal with the imperial court. They are not fools. They can naturally see clearly where the general trend of the world is now.
They had always been on tenterhooks, fearing that their affairs would be discovered by the court, but now they had a way to clear themselves. Although they would have to pay some price for it, they were quite willing to do so.
It was difficult to reassure them based on the words of the head of the Ye family, so they proposed to meet Li Hao once. As long as Li Hao personally agreed, they were willing to participate.
Li Hao did not refuse this request. Anyway, Li Hao did not intend to burn bridges this time. After all, he did not intend to serve in Yuzhou for a long time. Therefore, there was no need to spend too much energy on rectifying the local gentry. He could just find an unlucky egg to scare the monkeys. .
After the Cai and Li families got the exact information from Li Hao, they went back and started discussing with the Ye family how to destroy the bandits and bring the Wu family to justice.
This made Li Hao feel at ease all of a sudden. These three families could take the lead in everything. The three families had no objections to this, but were quite positive.
Because they also wanted to take the opportunity to destroy the evidence of their contact with the thieves, and also find out the evidence about the Wu family, so that they could not only protect themselves, but also find a justifiable reason for dealing with the Wu family later, so as to avoid being blamed.
Anyway, these guys are very clever. While hiding the truth from the Wu family, relying on the bandits' trust in them, they took turns to set up traps several times, and finally blocked the group of thieves in a cottage.
Of course, the three families also spent some blood for this. After all, if some people are not really killed, how can the thieves believe that Li Hao is really deceived, but Li Hao will definitely not let his men sacrifice for this. Then they can only do it themselves.
However, after Li Hao commanded the army and surrounded the bandits, the Wu family finally came to their senses and felt that something was wrong. Why did the bandit suppression this time turn out to be completely different from what was expected, and the Ye family and the others were too much. Be more positive.
However, the Wu family held that they had the handle of the other three families, and believed that they did not dare to make a desperate move. Maybe they just saw that the situation was not good, so they wanted to wipe out the thieves and clear up clues to avoid being traced by Li Hao.
So when Li Hao was preparing for the general attack, the head of the Wu family actually went to meet with the other three families, intending to let them know the importance and not to do anything inappropriate. Then this guy was directly detained.
That night, the head of the Ye family came to Li Hao to inform Li Hao of the incident, and wanted to ask Li Hao how to deal with this person.
What could Li Hao say? Of course he pretended not to hear anything and let them deal with it on their own. Anyway, Li Hao's original purpose was to get rid of the thieves. As for the rest, it was all a surprise.
But before the head of the Ye family left, Li Hao made a special point: "Rewards should be rewarded for merit and punishment should be punished for guilt. If you really want to deal with it, you should be justified. Don't be found in the wrong.
Otherwise, if I can't stop everyone from talking, I can only deal with business matters. I hope you understand what I mean. "
"We will act impartially, please rest assured." The head of the Ye family naturally understood the meaning of Li Hao's words, and immediately promised, and then left Li Hao's camp.
Li Hao actually didn't care whether they understood it or not. Anyway, it was just a matter of arresting one family or several, which Li Hao could bear.
However, it turns out that these three old foxes are really smart at what they do. Although the head of the Wu family did not return all night, they made up an excuse to get him there, and then somehow concealed it from them the next day. After all, it was originally They were very close, but I didn't expect them to fall out so quickly.
Until the third day, no matter how slow the Wu family was, they knew something was wrong, so they wanted to ask Li Hao to help them beg for help.
As a result, before they could go out, they were surrounded by people from the Ye, Cai, and Li families, and all their weapons were confiscated in advance. The Wu family became a little panicked.
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Originally, they all thought that they were doomed. After all, in order to keep the secret, murder was the best way to silence them. But what they didn't expect was that the people who came just imprisoned them and did not kill them.
This made them very confused. You must know that Li Hao's camp is not far from here. If anything unusual is discovered, people will definitely be sent here. Are these people not afraid of telling Li Hao the matter themselves?
They never expected that Li Hao had already known about this and acquiesced in the actions taken by the three families of Ye, Cai, and Li.
Of course, the premise of Li Hao's acquiescence was that the show was already coming to an end, because people from the three families of Ye, Cai, and Li who had infiltrated the bandits in the early stage had successfully gained control of the village gate.
That night, the three tribes took the lead and went in. At the same time, they set fire everywhere in the bandit's stronghold, causing a mess in the bandit's lair.
Then Li Hao personally led a large force to attack, suppressing the bandits' counterattack in one fell swoop, and successfully dispersed the bandits.
At this point, the war was almost over. All that was left was to catch the scattered gangsters one by one. Li Hao left this matter to the three families of Ye, Cai, and Li, so that they could finish the work. Space.
Anyway, in the end, the evidence they submitted was sufficient, which completely pointed to the fact that the bandit rebellion was related to the banditry in Jingzhou. It was the Wu family who colluded with the remnants of Shu and the ruthless emperor to support the bandits, with the intention of establishing an alliance between Yuzhou and Jingzhou. There were riots everywhere, with the intention of endangering the safety of the imperial court.
The evidence includes documents linking the bandits to the Wu family, Shu, and the remnants of Emperor Ruo, as well as weapons from Shu. The evidence is very complete.
Especially after Li Hao compared the documents about the Wu family, he found that the handwriting was indeed that of the Wu family. It was not deliberately counterfeited by anyone. It was obvious that they were really careful.
However, Li Hao still called the people over and asked: "Now that I have given you the opportunity, have you sorted everything out? If there is any problem found by others, then I have nothing to do."
Facing Li Hao's question, the three of them looked at each other, and then the head of the Ye family replied: "Everything has been settled. The situation on the Wu family's side has been found out. The head of the Wu family originally wanted to let the thieves leave, but because of our army's The attack was too fast, and eventually the bandit leader was unable to escape and fell into a tight siege.
At that time, the thieves may have thought that the Wu family was deliberately framed, and suddenly attacked the Wu family, resulting in the tragic death of the Wu family's head and a group of guards. Only a few people persisted until the army arrived and were rescued. We have just obtained the specific testimony. Please take a look at it. . "
Li Hao also didn't expect that they had done something else. Not to mention that the story was well written. After revealing the so-called testimony, Li Hao flipped through a few pages and looked at it.
While Li Hao was looking through it, the head of the Ye family added: "We are deeply grateful to you for your kindness. If you ask us to help you in the future, we will definitely die."
It was okay to listen to such words. Li Hao believed that he could indeed persuade them by speaking out, but to say that they could do anything to the death was pure deception.
Of course, Li Hao didn't intend to expose it, as long as everyone tacitly agreed, and then let them go down and get busy.
Li Hao himself arranged for people to send the evidence back to Pingyu and asked Wang Hui to come and investigate the matter thoroughly.
After all, this matter already involves the land of Shu and the remnants of Emperor Ruili. Li Hao is only in charge of military affairs. He must be allowed to preside over the matter due to emotions and reasons, so this matter will have to be passed by him after all.
This is also the reason why Li Hao called the three people for questioning. If these three people still need more time, Li Hao can help them delay for a while, but since they are so confident, Li Hao is too lazy to delay.
After Wang Hui received the report from Li Hao, he was also shocked. He had never thought that Gongsun Shu of Shu and the remnant of Emperor Ru would be involved in this matter.
Even when he led his people to Anyang, Li Hao personally went to pick them up outside the county town. Then he was caught by Wang Hui and asked: "I have seen everything you ordered people to send back. I didn't expect that this matter would be related to Shu." Related to Emperor Ruo.
Moreover, I never expected that the Wu family would be such a person who harbored evil intentions and concealed it so well. I had never discovered it during the years under my control. "
Li Hao replied: "The Sheriff is busy with official duties, and they have not done anything unusual in the past, so it is normal that they did not notice it for a while.
Had it not been for the fact that the thieves were a little weaker this time and the Wu family was exposed due to some unforeseen circumstances, it would have been difficult for me to discover this. "
"Being able to fight is also a skill. In just a few months after you came to Runan, you were able to unite your troops and annihilate all the bandits. This is not an easy task. I will truthfully report this achievement to Your Majesty." Wang Hui first said to him. Li Hao expressed his approval for his ability and promised to perform meritorious service for Li Hao.
But then he mentioned something else: "Just in your opinion, do the remnants of Shu and Emperor Ruo have other chess pieces in Runan that we don't know about? After all, since they have laid out their plans, do they place all their hopes on Wu?" It’s up to the family.”
Li Hao replied: "I also find this matter strange, but judging from the existing evidence, there is indeed no evidence that there are traces of other people's involvement. However, this kind of superficial investigation is not what I am good at. Maybe there’s something I didn’t discover.”
After listening to Li Hao's words, Wang Hui nodded slightly to express his understanding. It is true that Li Hao is so good at fighting at his age. It is normal for him to be a little worse in other aspects. It would be strange if he could do everything comprehensively. .
Then he said: "Okay, then leave this matter to me for review. You can rest assured and make arrangements for the follow-up troops and horses."
After clarifying the responsibilities of both parties, Li Hao handed over the things in his hands and began to arrange for his county soldiers to return to their respective stations.
After all, the troops were recruited through temporary reorganization. It took more than four months from wartime preparations to the final end, from September last year to the end of the year before the battle was finally completed.
Naturally, they should be released, but before they leave, the rewards they should be given must be enough, and there must also be compensation for the victims. Otherwise, it may not be very active if they want to use it later.
Just in this regard, Li Hao has always been generous, mainly because he does have money on hand, plus he seized a lot from the bandit camp this time, so there is no need to do things in a hurry and attract criticism.
After all the rewards were distributed, every soldier who received the reward was very happy, and then went home in such a happy atmosphere.
While Li Hao was handling military affairs, Wang Hui was also investigating whether other families had intervened in the turmoil, but in the end they found nothing.
Of course, it cannot be said that there are no clues at all. At least the Wu family came forward to point out that the Ye family, Cai family, and Li family were all involved.
But they could not provide any evidence for this, and the Wu family was originally arrested by the Ye family, the Cai family, and the Li family. Therefore, during the subsequent verification process, the Ye family pointed out that the Wu family was deliberately framed by stealing stolen goods.
Moreover, the Ye family, Cai family, and Li family suffered heavy losses in this bandit suppression. According to his investigation in the army, he learned that many tough battles were fought by the three families on their own initiative. They were completely different from the Wu family, so it was difficult for people to Doubt their position.
So in the end, Wang Hui could only conclude this and sent someone to report to the capital, while he and Li Hao returned to Pingyu.
Now that Li Hao's major tasks in coming to Runan have been taken care of, all that's left is to wait for the war in Shu to begin. Emperor Wen will definitely have to recruit soldiers and horses from various states and counties, and then he can take the initiative to recruit troops.
During this period, Li Hao had nothing serious to do except training soldiers and horses, so Li Hao sent people back to Jiaodong to send back his trophies and see if he could bring Qu Lengjun to him. .
After all, after being away for such a long time, Li Hao is now sixteen and feels that his body is better developed and should be able to withstand the test.
Moreover, if he really participates in the battle between Shuzhong and Longxi, I am afraid that he will not be able to see Qu Lengjun many times in a few years.
Of course, like Cheng Shi and Xiao Yuanyi, he could also take Qu Lengjun with him to fight with the army. However, whether it was Shu or Longxi, the battles were tough. Li Hao was a little worried about taking Qu Lengjun there. So I thought it would be better to leave her in Jiaodong.
After the Battle of Longxi is over, even if there are some battles that he needs to participate in later, they won't be too intense, and Qu Lengjun will be able to follow him.
The trip back to Jiaodong was quite smooth. Liang had no intention of stopping it. In addition, Qu Lengjun also wanted to see Li Hao, so he returned with the convoy.
Naturally, Li Hao was extremely happy to be convinced. For this reason, he specifically asked Wang Hui for a few days' leave and prepared to accompany Qu Lengjun for a few days.
Outside Pingyu City, Li Hao met Qu Lengjun, who had been away for almost a year. He could tell that she had lived a good life in Jiaodong. She seemed to be plumper than before, and she looked better.
In Qu Lengjun's eyes, Li Hao seemed to have lost a lot of weight. He couldn't help but feel distressed and said, "It's been a long time since we last met. How come you're so thin?"
This question stunned Li Hao, thinking that he had looked in the mirror during this period, and although he did seem to have lost some weight, that was because he had grown taller, and it was not exaggerated to this extent.
I thought that only when a mother looks at her son, would she have this illusion of "I think you've lost weight", but I didn't expect that this wife would also feel it when she looked at her husband.
