Ye Xiaotian's expression was very sincere, even more sincere than a profiteer: "Brother Jing, you are a military general, and I am a civil servant. You are good at marching and fighting, fighting on the battlefield. But when it comes to strategizing and officialdom tricks, I am in charge." OK, are you right?"
Jing Qianhu nodded his head and said, "That's true!"
Ye Xiaotian said: "So, it doesn't matter if my brother analyzes this matter for you. If you think what I said is unreasonable, then just treat me as a fart and just ignore it."
Jing Qianhu said: "It's serious, it's serious, tell me, I'll listen."
Ye Xiaotian said: "Anything is nothing more than emotion and reason. Even if it is a law, it must be in line with emotion and reason. Regarding the case of the luggage being taken captive, you have to say that the post road is rough and difficult to pass, and there are grass on both sides. The dense forest is deep and it is easy to hide. This is true! But who doesn’t know that the roads in Guizhou are difficult? That is the famous saying "the sky is not sunny for three days, and the land is not flat for three feet", otherwise it would be one south and one north today. Two post roads
Besides, the forest is deep and the grass is dense. This is a mountainous area. There are mountains on both sides of the post road. Is it possible to cut down all the trees and burn all the weeds? I understand this truth, but Huazhi County doesn't understand? If you really start to argue, brother, you really don't have a reason. "
Jing Qianhu scratched his head and said nothing angrily.
Ye Xiaotian continued: "Furthermore, the road guards have the responsibility of the road guards, and the luggage guards also have the responsibility of the luggage guards. Even if the county cannot get rid of the responsibility, the main responsibility for the loss of the luggage cannot be counted to Huazhi County anyway. On the head, what is the purpose of the army escorting the luggage? Even if you forcefully drag you to Huazhi County, you will have to bear 80 of the 100 boards alone, right?"
Of course, Jing Qianhu understood that he also knew that it would be as difficult as climbing the sky to get back the luggage from the bandits, so he wanted to climb to Huazhi County. At this time, when he heard Ye Xiaotian's analysis, the more he listened, the more he listened to it, the colder he felt. It's really hard to blame Huazhi County.
Ye Xiaotian said: "I see there are five finger marks on Hua Zhixian's face, brother, you did it, right?"
Jing Qianhu stared strangely and said, "Ang! What's the matter?"
Ye Xiaotian sighed and said: "No wonder Zhang Shangshu said that, brother, you are good at everything, but this temper is too irritable. Even if you are not mainly responsible for this matter, you should slap him in the face? Now this matter I haven't left Hu County yet, so it's easy to say, if there is a lawsuit, it will definitely go to the court. At that time, Huazhi County will sue you. Who do you think the ministers in the court will face? They are all Civilian! Didn’t you have a wave of ups and downs and a wave of resurgence at that time?”
Jing Qianhu didn't stare blankly, and said unconvinced: "Then tell me, what should I do?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "It's easy to handle! You have soldiers in your hands, and Huazhi County is the landlord, with eyes and ears. Instead of arguing with everyone here, it is better to join hands and let Huazhi County send people to investigate the whereabouts of those bandits. Once found They will be wiped out by you, brother. Even if the things cannot be brought back, as long as we capture a few heads of the thieves, we can still have an explanation to the court.
If you still can't find any news, it's not that you refuse to recover the military supplies, but that the local government can't provide information about the bandits. Even if there is punishment, you have an explanation. Furthermore, you have already cooperated with Huazhi County, so it is not good for him to bring up the matter that you slapped him before, don't you think? "
"Um… "
Jing Qianhu pondered for a while, and glanced at Hua Qingfeng, Hua Qingfeng's black gauze hat was still crooked, he hadn't noticed yet, when he saw Jing Qianhu looked over, he immediately stared over unconvinced, even the generals were afraid, then How come, he is a civil servant, and he can't lose even if he loses.
Jing Qianhu snorted, and said to Ye Xiaotian, "I'm too lazy to talk to him."
This is agreed, Ye Xiaotian smiled and said: "Brother, go and talk!"
Ye Xiaotian rushed over, pulled Hua Qingfeng aside, whispered again, Hua Qingfeng hesitated and said: "Is this possible? They are a group of bandits who are running around and committing crimes. We may not be able to find out their whereabouts. "
Ye Xiaotian said: "Not being able to find out and not being found out are two different things. If this goes to the court, can't the court officials see that both sides are shirking responsibility? We can't run away from responsibility, but no matter what, we won't." Assuming the main responsibility, do you still want to continue to entangle with this rude military leader?"
Hua Qingfeng thought for a while, then reluctantly said: "Then let's do this, it's just to find out about the whereabouts of the bandits..."
Ye Xiaotian said: "Naturally, I will be an official to do it."
Hua Qingfeng nodded, and suddenly said nervously: "Why did you rush over here, what happened to the county school?"
Ye Xiaotian couldn't help smiling, and said slowly: "I haven't had time to tell my lord that Xu Boyi...has been captured by the imperial envoy for the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Hua Qingfeng's eyes suddenly lit up, breathing heavily and said: "Really?"
Ye Xiaotian nodded, a great sense of happiness immediately enveloped Hua Qingfeng's whole body, did he collapse? Did it finally fall? An extremely threatening opponent, an almost invincible opponent with an imperial envoy...
Hua Qingfeng nodded and said: "Good! Good! Good!"
He said hello three times in a row, and under the agitated mood, he couldn't say anything else.
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On the post road, Zhou Bantou gathered all the servants. The servants supported the shovel and pick, and looked at Ye Xiaotian who jumped onto the boulder in amazement. He didn't know why the government called them together again. It couldn't be today that they were going to make white noodles Momo to eat
Ye Xiaotian raised his voice and said: "Everyone, a batch of military supplies transported through the post road recently was taken away by bandits. Now that the army is going to suppress bandits, someone needs to find out the news of these bandits for them. Many of you are from the nearby mountainous areas. The people of the country are familiar with the local situation, so now I want to recruit spies from among you.
Whoever is willing to serve the government can no longer have to serve corvee, and this period of time is still regarded as your service. In addition, a daily travel fee of 120 Wen was issued, and if anyone could find out accurate information about the bandits, he would be rewarded with ten taels of silver. Therefore, if the officers and soldiers can kill the bandits, there is no need to wipe them all out. As long as they can harvest five heads, they will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver! Anyone who wants to stand up now! "
It is of course good that you don’t have to face the loess on the post road and have money every day. But is this money so easy to earn? Although there must be a brave man under a heavy reward, this is risking his life. All the servants looked at each other in blank dismay. Among them were many mountain people who used to climb mountains and ridges on weekdays, or were hunters or woodcutters. They were not only agile, but also familiar with the conditions of the nearby mountains. They wanted to take this job, but they still hesitated.
Ye Xiaotian's gaze caught sight of the bearded Hua Yunfei. Hua Yunfei pretended to be a policeman and beheaded three people, but now he changed into a coarse cloth and turned into a servant carrying a shovel. The servants on this post road are in charge of each section, and they are often rotated. No one in the group of servants around him recognizes him.
After receiving Ye Xiaotian's signal, Hua Yunfei threw the shovel away, walked out with his chest out, and said loudly, "Xiaomin is willing to serve as a spy for the government!"
Ye Xiaotian immediately said: "Okay! Count you in, who else?"
Zhou Bantou immediately walked over, and there was a jingle, and one hundred and twenty shiny big coins fell into Hua Yunfei's hands, and the servants who were already a little tempted immediately scrambled to grab it. , One after another said: "I am willing!" "I am willing!"
Ye Xiaotian smiled. No one is more suitable than these local mountain people to investigate a group of bandits who are fleeing and committing crimes. Once they participate, their relatives, friends, and fellow villagers will be mobilized. , Running on the ground, if you can hide it from their eyes, then others don't even have to think about it.
When Ye Xiaotian selected spies and was about to let the bandits fall into the vast ocean of the people, there were a few vigorous figures flashing past like a doe in the deep mountains and old forests. At a protruding rock, several people stopped, two of them stepped on the rock, and the others immediately spread out, forming a natural guarding posture.
The two people who stood on the rock were sweating slightly on their foreheads, facing the mountain wind, they immediately felt refreshed. One of them is Hong Baichuan, and the other is not much younger than him, but he is more than a head taller than him. Judging by the positions of the two, that person always faintly takes half a step behind Hong Baichuan. Obviously this group People are dominated by Hong Baichuan.
The tall old man said: "Brother, this group of bandits are running around everywhere, they are different from Yilong's group, it is really hard to find them."
Hong Baichuan said: "I know, I have already found three places, but it is a pity that they were all used to stay. It is really not easy to find where they are now. However, try your best and let them sit. If it is large, it will definitely affect the situation in Yunnan."
The tall and thin old man put his hands on his hips, looked around, and complained, "Can't Wei Li send someone else? We have another mission, and we shouldn't be involved in this matter."
Hong Baichuan smiled slightly, and said: "The geography of this place is special. If we send people who are not familiar with the situation here, it will not be a big deal if we can't find the bandits. I'm afraid they will be trapped in this deep mountain jungle and cannot get out. It's Brother Paoze, we have nothing to do now, let's share it for them."
The thin and tall old man let out a "huh", then turned his head and asked, "Brother, what happened to you and the tycoon? I heard from Lao Ding that he both ran away from home? Father and son, don't have to fight so stiffly."
Hong Baichuan chuckled, and said: "This old man is really talkative. It's nothing. This kid likes a woman. I don't agree to let that woman have sex. This kid just left in a fit of anger."
Hong Baichuan smiled and didn't worry about the current situation of the father and son at all: "At first, I really didn't agree, but I sent someone to check and found out that this girl is really nice. Good quality, good looks, and the tycoon likes it, so let them go."
The thin and tall old man said: "Since the eldest brother also agrees, why don't you bring them back?"
Hong Baichuan said: "After this kid went out, I think he has become more sensible, and he is not as indifferent as before. Isn't this good, let him learn to stand on his own. Father is a street, mother is a wall. I This street is to let him go out, to go out of his own broad avenue!"
The thin and tall old man shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Poor parents in the world! Fortunately, I don't have a son, only two daughters. As long as they can marry well, I don't worry about it."
Hong Baichuan glanced at him, and said, "How did I hear that you took another concubine just last month, and the reason was to carry on the family?"
The thin and tall old man said solemnly: "Excuse! It's purely an excuse, otherwise my jealous mother-in-law would give it up?"
The two laughed loudly.