"Others recruiting accomplices to take away dogs, that's when the arrogance of the king is let go, the famous ministers and brave generals bow down, and the wise men pay for it. I'm fine. I want to find Cheng Yaojin as a thug, and I have to travel hundreds of miles. Trekking, door-to-door visits, climbing mountains and wading waters, not to mention the hard work, and finally had to cross the Yellow River and run to Wuyang County to save him! It’s good to be able to save him, but if I can’t, then my reputation of seeking talents and thirsting for talents is basically the same It's almost over. Is this a matter of luck or my character?"
No matter how much you complain about yourself, it is useless. In order to help the accomplices and lackeys of the tyrants, and for the sake of his reputation for seeking talents and talents, Chen Yingliang, who has just been appointed as the Deputy Envoy of the Twelve Counties of Henan Province, can only bite the bullet Going back on the road to rescue Cheng Yaojin in Wuyang County, where he had no right to interfere in military and political affairs, was not only uncertain, but also because he overstepped his authority and crossed the county, he didn't even dare to put on the airs of the deputy commander-in-chief of the bandit suppression—otherwise, the news Once the news spread, Uncle Xiao Guo, who had disliked Chen Yingliang from the very beginning, would be the first to have something to say.
Fortunately, the turtle dove shop is only 80 miles away from Yuancheng, which is not too far. Although the Yellow River needs to be crossed in the middle, the government ship Chen Yingliang on the south bank of the Yellow River can abuse his power at will, so it only took less than a day. At the same time, Chen Yingliang led Qin Qiong, Niu Jinda and ten cavalrymen to Yuancheng easily. Of course, Chen Yingliang, who left his post and went north without permission, did not dare to wear official uniforms, and Qin Qiong and ten Sui soldiers also all put on civilian clothes. .
Protected by the natural danger of the Yellow River, the rampant rebellion in the south of the Yellow River is more difficult to spread to the north of the Yellow River, and because Wuyang County Chengyuan Treasure is still effective in suppressing rebellion, the situation in Wuyang County is better than that in the south of the Yellow River. The county is slightly better, and the checks at the gates of the county are not too strict, so Chen Yingliang didn't use his official defense fish amulet, but only asked Qin Qiong to use Qin Qiong's Qi county official defense to enter the city smoothly. In the city of Yuanxian County, they found out the location of the Zanzhi Mansion Yamen of Wuyang County Cheng Yuanbaozang, and went directly to the official Yamen of Yuanbaozang without any problems.
Chen Yingliang's plan is this: he will not reveal his identity to give his arch-rival Xiao Guoshu an excuse to impeach him, find Yuan Baozang in private and give him some gifts, and then talk about his relationship with Yuan Wendu, the patriarch of the Yuan clan. No matter what, Baozang will save face and rescue him, and then he will make a big deal into a small one, and then settle the case in a muddleheaded way, and then quietly take Cheng Yaojin to count people. But what made Chen Yingliang dumbfounded was that his good luck seemed to have been completely used up in the battle of Mangdang Mountain. When he went to Zanzhi Mansion in Wuyang to ask, the ingot treasure happened to be not in the yamen, and he said that he had gone to the nearby Wuyang Yang County is on business, so I won't be back until at least the evening.
"Deputy Envoy, what should we do?" Qin Qiong asked in a low voice, "Should we go directly to Wuyang County to find Yuan Baozang?"
Chen Yingliang was not in a hurry to say anything, but looked up at the sky first, and found that the sun had already started to set to the west, probably it was too late, so he shook his head and vetoed: "It's getting late, go out of the city to Wuyang, if we can't find the ingot treasure, we Going back to Yuancheng might not even be able to enter the city gate. Instead of wasting effort to find him, it is better to wait for him to come back in the city, and also visit Cheng Yaojin in the county government prison to see how he is doing now .”
Qin Qiong and Niu Jinda nodded in agreement, and then Chen Yingliang and the others hurriedly inquired about the location of the county government prison, and hurried towards the county prison. Fortunately, Yuancheng is not too big, so Chen Yingliang and the others did not spend much effort to find the gate of the prison, and then Chen Yingliang appeared in person, under the sign of Cheng Yaojin's relatives, and stuffed some money at the prison gate guard. Copper coins, request to visit Cheng Yaojin. In the end, what made Chen Yingliang almost vomit blood was that although the yamen servant took the money, he said in a low voice: "Little brother, for the sake of giving you the money, I will give you a piece of advice, don't visit the prison, go quickly, otherwise you There's going to be big trouble."
"Why?" Chen Yingliang was taken aback.
The yamen servant looked around carefully, and then said in a low voice: "Our prison boss is the county magistrate's brother-in-law, your relative Cheng Yaojin, who killed our prison boss' nephew, the county magistrate and us In order to avenge Mr. Murong, the cell boss is currently arresting Cheng Yaojin's accomplices everywhere. You also met my heart, if you meet someone else, you will definitely be arrested right now."
Everything was not going well, Chen Yingliang almost wanted to point the middle finger at the sky again, after thanking in a low voice, Chen Yingliang stuffed another handful of money to the yamen servant, and said in a low voice: "Master, ask another question, my relative Cheng Biting gold, will you suffer in prison?"
"What do you think?" The guard asked back first, and then said in a low voice: "The one he killed was the only son of our county magistrate, the nephew of our prison chief, how could he not suffer? If not..."
"Who are you? What are you doing here with a sword and a horse?"
The sudden stern voice interrupted the officer's low-pitched introduction to Chen Yingliang. Chen Yingliang and the others turned their heads to look, only to see a low-ranking official in his early thirties, tall and thin, behind him. He had a dark face, holding a pile of paperwork in his hands, with a very stern expression. The guard guarding the prison gate didn't dare to neglect, so he hurried forward to salute, and said respectfully: "Forgive me, Facao, they came to visit a friend, but their friend has been released from prison, and they asked the younger one about his whereabouts, so I said a few more words."
"So that's how it is." Facao's face softened slightly, and he ordered: "Open the door, I want to continue to interrogate Cheng Yaojin."
The gatekeeper hurriedly went to open the prison door, but Chen Yingliang rolled his eyes, hurriedly stepped forward to salute that facao, smiled and invited that facao to talk next to him, intending to send this facao some money to inquire about Cheng Yaojin's specific case, who would have guessed? But Facao sternly sternly said, "If you have something to say to your face, what's the proper way to sneak up and talk alone?"
"Damn, it's really a tiger in Pingyang being bullied by dogs, and Longyou in shallow water being teased by shrimps." Chen Yingliang, who has been in charge of more than 100 counties in thirteen counties, feels angry in his heart, but he has to live under the eaves. Bowing his head, he could only continue to smile all over his face, and generously took out a piece of gold, quietly stuffed it into the hand of Facao, and asked with a smile: "Master Facao, can I invite you now...?"
Before Chen Yingliang could finish his words, he had already received a heavy slap on the paw holding the gold, knocking the gold to the ground, and then that Facao still sternly shouted: "What are you doing? What are you doing with the gold? Bribe the court officials, you What do you want? Put your gold away immediately, otherwise, the official will order arrest!"
For several decades, Chen Yingliang has never encountered an official who does not accept bribes a few times, let alone such a heartless and direct official as the little official Facao in front of him. Glancing at Chen Yingliang, he strode directly into the prison door. At the same time, Facao's stern shouts also attracted many guards in the prison. They looked at Chen Yingliang and his party curiously. Many people looked at the gold under Chen Yingliang's feet and their eyes shone.
Embarrassedly picking up the piece of gold, Chen Yingliang made some calculations, and led Qin Qiong, Niu Jinda and the others towards the neighboring Yuancheng county yamen, but at the gate of the yamen, Chen Yingliang gasped. Infuriated, I don't know who is behind the support of Yuancheng County Magistrate Murong Chou, Murong Chou even set up his son's mourning hall in the spacious county government hall, and all three classes of government officials are also wearing mourning, white flowers blooming in the hall A piece of incense is lingering. Seeing this scene, Qin Qiong also became furious immediately, and said angrily: "This county magistrate is so courageous that he dares to put the mourning hall in the court hall. Does he have imperial decrees in his eyes?"
"Shubao, Jinda, it seems that my thinking is too simple." Chen Yingliang said in a deep voice, "It's not easy to go through the door of Yuanbao, and it's not easy to save gold."
"Why?" Qin Qiong asked quickly.
"The governor's office of Wuyang County is in this city, but Murong Qiang dared to put his son's mourning hall in the court hall in a big way. What does this mean?" Chen Yingliang pointed to the mourning hall and said, "It means that Murong Cheng is Now that there is nothing to fear, Yuan Baozang and him work hand in hand, deliberately turning a blind eye to his illegal behavior, that's why Murong Qiang dares to act like this. It is definitely not as easy as I imagined for Yuan Baozang to come forward to rescue Cheng Yaojin."
While they were talking, there was a sudden commotion in the mourning hall. When Chen Yingliang and others hurried forward to check the situation, they saw a middle-aged woman in filial piety lying on the coffin and crying loudly. Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man with a white cloth hanging on his official hat also came to the hall to comfort him, and the woman in filial piety grabbed the middle-aged man and cried hysterically, "Thank you for being a magistrate, thank you Still a magistrate of the county! Your son was beaten to death by thieves, why don't you avenge him? Why don't you avenge him?!"
It was obviously the middle-aged man of Yuancheng County Magistrate Murong Chou who hurriedly explained, but his wife was pissed and crying, "What court do you want to report to? What court do you want to report to? Just give him a rogue Is it okay to split his car and die for the crime? Is it okay to just kill him?"
Crying, Murong's wife knelt down to the luxuriously dressed woman again, crying loudly, "Sister, you watched Xiaoji grow up, our Murong family and your Yuan family have always been like brothers, you treat Yuan Zanzhi said, begging him to avenge my Xiaoji, I want that bastard to be buried with Xiaoji! I want him to be buried under Xiaoji's coffin, and he will be my Xiaoji's cow and horse for generations to come...!"
Seeing this, Chen Yingliang didn't bother to look any further, turned his head and walked out, Qin Qiong, Niu Jinda and the others quickly followed, Niu Jinda was still full of anger, and kept yelling at Murong's wife for being vicious, but Qin Qiong was worried, Chen Yingliang said: "Deputy envoy, the situation is not good. From the looks of it, the relationship between Murong Qiang and Yuan Baozang is not only good, but also extraordinary."
"It's okay." Chen Yingliang said calmly: "When I was on the road, I already considered this possibility, so I prepared a backup plan. It's just that I don't want to use this method until the last moment."
"What way?" Qin Qiong asked quickly.
"It's not good to be soft, let's be tough!" Chen Yingliang said viciously: "Make the matter so big that he, Yuan Baozang, dare not cover up and condone Murong Yang, and let Murong Yang obediently let him go!"
"Making it a big deal? Why?" Qin Qiong was completely confused.
"It's a very cheap trick. You can't use it unless you have to, and you can't learn it." Chen Yingliang smiled mysteriously, and then ordered: "Go, don't go to the inn, go directly to the post house, and arrest me in the twelve counties of Henan Province The golden signboard of the deputy envoy is revealed!"
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After completing official business in Wuyang County and returning to Yuancheng, the governor of Wuyang County, Yuan Baozang's right eyelid kept twitching violently, and his heart was still uncomfortable, as if something was about to happen. The result also proved that Yuan Baozang's sixth sense was very effective. When his team returned to the city of Yuan County, before they had time to enter the city, some guards hurriedly stopped Yuan Baozang's horse's head, clasped their fists and played: "Report Prime Minister Yuanjun, just now a group of people arrived at the post office in Yuancheng, and the leader showed the seal and ribbon fish charm of the twelve counties of Henan Province to arrest the deputy envoy, saying that there is an urgent military matter, and he wants to see you."
"Twelve Counties of Henan Province looking for deputy envoys?" Yuan Baozang was startled, and said in surprise, "When did the imperial court arrange a deputy for Zhang Xutuo, why didn't I know?"
Of course, the messenger officer couldn't answer Yuan Baozang's question. Yuan Baozang didn't know the details of the deputy envoy, so he didn't dare to be too negligent. To get to the post house, you must pass through the Yuancheng County Government. Seeing the arrival of Yuan Baozang's team, the county government officer also said that Yuan Baozang was here to pay tribute to the funeral, so he hurried inside to report. Murongcheng and his wife, who were crying bitterly in the mourning hall, did not dare to neglect, and hurried out to salute Yuan Baozang's wife who was still in the mourning hall He also came out to meet her husband.
Being stopped by Murongcheng and his wife's salute, Yuan Baozang had no choice but to get off his horse and help his old friends to comfort him. Then Murong invited Yuan Baozang to come in. Yuan Baozang hurriedly shook his head and refused, and made a general statement about the arrival of the deputy envoy from the twelve counties of Henan Province. Having said that, Murong Cheng was very surprised when he heard it, and said: "When did the imperial court arrange Zhang Xutuo's deputy? Why have you never heard of it before?"
"It should have just been appointed, and the edict has not been issued publicly, so we don't know." Yuan Baozang explained casually, and then said in a low voice: "My dear brother, you should restrain yourself, it is too ostentatious to set up the mourning hall in the lobby of the county government office. Some, of course I will cover it up if there are no outsiders. But this foreign official came suddenly, and I don’t know the details. "
"My son died loyal to the country, I should do this." Murong Cheng's eyes were a little red, and he said viciously: "My son encountered a rebellious family member on his way, and he was captured by Cheng Yaojin, the gangster's party. In order to commend his achievements, I set up the mourning hall in the hall, and if anyone dares to say anything, I, Murong Sanzang and my family will fight him to the end!"
Knowing that old friends are sad and chaotic, Yuan Baozang, who is also of the Xianbei clan with Murong Cheng, can't say much, can only comfort a few words of kindness, and then prepare to go to the posthouse to meet Chen Yingliang, but Murong Cheng has another He grabbed Yuan Baozang and said in a low voice: "Brother Shi, I want to kill that Cheng Yaojin and all his followers to avenge my son!"
"You can watch this for yourself, you don't need to tell me." Yuan Baozang replied nonchalantly.
"But that guy under your command has always insisted on investigating the case thoroughly before making a decision, and stopped me from doing anything." Murong Qiang whispered again: "Brother Shi, please stop him, don't let him add trouble."
"It's not like you don't know about that guy's temper, can I stop him?" Yuan Baozang said in a low voice angrily, "It won't do you any good if this thing gets serious, don't even think about imposing punishments and calling your brother-in-law Press the sack, kill him, report a sudden illness and die, and then you take the body, and you can take revenge any way you want."
Murong Cheng nodded, and immediately two fierce lights shot out from his pair of triangular eyes.
After a little delay in front of the county yamen, Yuan Baozang led his entourage and continued on, and soon arrived at the gate of the Yuancheng Posthouse, while Qin Qiong and the others had already changed back into military uniforms and armor, armed with knives and guns Standing in front of the post house, Yuan Baozang first scolded a villain, then got off his horse and went forward to identify himself, and then entered the post house to meet Chen Yingliang. It was also at this time that Yuan Baozang was surprised to learn of Chen Yingliang's name I couldn't help but felt a little angry, and cursed secretly: "Damn it, stepping on the head of my brother Yuan Wuben's family to climb up, and actually climbed to the position of deputy envoy of the twelve counties, what a god!" Eyeless."
The resentment in his heart turned to anger, and the hypocrisy and politeness among colleagues was still unavoidable, so after entering the posthouse and meeting Chen Yingliang, Yuan Baozang was surprised by Chen Yingliang's youth and handsomeness, and greeted each other with Chen Yingliang, and showed each other fish charms identity. It was also at this time that Chen Yingliang took the opportunity to ask Yuan Baozang: "Yuan Jun Cheng, I don't know what you and Yuan Wendu Senior Yuan are called? The official and Yuan Wendu Senior Yuan are very familiar. Last year, during the Dongdu War, there were more than one side by side to fight the enemy and suppress the rebellion.”
"Hehe, Vice Envoy Chen misunderstood." Yuan Baozang said with a smile: "Although the lower official and senior Yuan Wendu have the same surname, they are not of the same clan. The ancestors of the lower official were executed by the ancestors of the Yuan predecessors, so the two families have no contact for a long time."
Chen Yingliang's eyelids twitched slightly, and he was very glad that he had left behind in advance, and didn't bet all on the relationship between Yuan Wendu and Yuan Baozang, and then hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Yuanjun Cheng forgives the crime, and the officials are rare. I heard, I don't know about this, and I offended you with my words, I hope the prefect will forgive me."
"It's okay, those who don't know are not guilty." Yuan Baozang sneered in his heart, waved his hands boldly on the surface, and then asked: "Vice Envoy Chen, I heard that you are here for an urgent military matter, what is the military matter? "
"A very important military situation." Chen Yingliang put away his smile, changed a serious face, and said solemnly: "The lower officials have found out that in your county, there is an official in office who secretly contacted the rebels with the intention of conspiring against the rebels. Banner rebellion! The matter is so important that I have no choice but to come to Yuancheng to contact you in person, please arrest this person immediately and interrogate him severely."
"Who is so bold? How dare you conspire against a thief?" Yuan Baozang was taken aback.
"It's none other than the magistrate of Yuancheng County, Murong Chou!"
Chen Yingliang spoke surprisingly, and took out a letter from his bosom, handed it to Yuan Baozang, and said, "This is the copy of the letter Murongcheng wrote to the traitor Meng Haigong in Jiyin County. If you find it, please take a look at it, and also ask Yuanjun Cheng to arrest Murong Cheng immediately, in case the news leaks, Murong Cheng will jump over the wall and start a rebellion!"
After finishing speaking, Chen Yingliang took another look at Yuan Baozang, who was already dumbfounded, and said with a smile, "Yuan Juncheng, this is a great achievement, and I won't hide it from you. Even Ambassador Zhang doesn't know about this matter, and it will be judged by Murong Chou." If you understand the case, you and I will share the credit equally!"