Fenghou

Chen Qing felt Wang Lianqing's sincerity, he personally sent the Wang family father and son out of the camp, watched them go away in a carriage, and then returned to the account to study the various evidence materials Wang Lianqing gave him.

Inside the carriage, Wang Lianqing's back was covered in cold sweat. At the same time, he was very grateful that Chen Qing personally sent him out of the barracks, which meant that he had made the right bet.

"Father, Chen Qing really wants to attack the Zhang family?"

Wang Lianqing nodded, "If he was a benevolent master, he wouldn't be here today, and he's just as cruel, otherwise he wouldn't be called a monster in the first place."

"The boy feels that he values ​​his father very much."

Wang Lianqing said proudly: "This is a bet at a critical moment. Zhang Yang bets on the court, and I bet on Sichuan and Shaanxi. How can Chen Qing not know that he wants to gain a firm foothold on Hedong Road, and he needs to rely on Pei in the south?" In the central part, he needs to rely on the Wang family, and it is very likely that this time is another rise of my Wang family, Dalang, we must seize this opportunity."

Wang Jian smiled slightly and said, "If father really wants to completely bet on Chen Qing, Hai'er advises father to change his name a little and change the word Qing."

"You're talking about taboo, don't you!"

"Father, this is actually an attitude, a very important attitude, expressing our Wang family's attitude of betting on the future, Chen Qing will understand."

Wang Lianqing thought for a while and smiled: "When I was born, your great-grandfather named me Wang Lianhe, because your great-grandfather was called Wang He. Later, your grandfather thought that congratulation and calamity sounded the same, so he changed his name to Wang Lianqing when he was 14 years old. If you avoid it, I can do it. Change it back."

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The largest brothel in Taiyuan City is called Xiancailou, which is also the property of the Zhang family. At the first watch, it is the best time for brothel business, and there is constant laughter in the building.

At this time, on a small building next to the back door, several men in black were crawling, and there were also two men in black on the opposite side.

According to Ge Wu's account, Zhang Tie liked two prostitutes in Xiancailou very much, one named Zhou Qiniang and the other named Sun Shiniang. The two women basically didn't pick up customers, just waiting for Zhang Tie's favor.

Everyone knows Zhang Tie's special taste, which is related to his mother who was beaten to death.

It was this important information given by Ge Wu that made Zou Hong focus on Xiancailou.

At this time, a carriage came quickly, followed by a black knight wearing a silver belt on both sides. The black knight wearing a silver belt was the silver belt warrior of the Zhang family. Everyone in Taiyuan City Know.

The carriage stopped in front of the back door, and a samurai knocked on the door. After a while, the back door opened. The samurai flashed a sign, said a few words, and the gatekeeper rushed in immediately.

Soon, the procuress of the brothel came out with two gorgeous women, and the two women got into the carriage. The procuress waved a handkerchief, "Come back early!"

The carriage started and left, and the old bustard muttered again, "A dog can't change its nature of eating shit, and it won't stop even if it dies!"

The carriage was speeding along the empty and quiet street. The two silver-belt warriors were very vigilant and kept looking around, but they never dreamed that there was a thin black figure clinging to the bottom of the carriage, clinging tightly to the bottom of the carriage like a spider.

The carriage made seven turns and eight turns on the streets, and finally stopped in front of the gate of a mansion. Someone opened the gate of the small courtyard, and two young men led the two women in the carriage inside with lanterns.

"Is anyone following you?"

"Certainly not. We are very careful, and we will never hide any troubles from our eyes."

The steward lowered his head and scanned under the carriage again, it was empty and there was nothing there.

"Old Qian, you don't trust us so much?"

"Hmph! How dare you go out wearing a silver belt suit, why don't you get out!"

The two black-clothed and silver-belted warriors didn't dare to say anything, they hurried into the gate, the gate slammed shut, and the carriage went around to the side entrance to enter the mansion.

A few dozen steps away, a thin figure flashed out from the corner, made a mark on the wall, and then slipped to the street.

Not long after, more than [-] elite scouts of the Song Army in black came to the gate of the mansion, and the short and fat Zou Hong also rushed over. He looked at the house, nodded and said: "This is also Zhang's His house should be here."

"Boss Zou, what should we do next?"

Zou Hong took out a command arrow and handed it to the two soldiers: "Go to the barracks, there are a thousand soldiers assembled there, you can call them here with this command arrow, and another [-] scouts will also come."

The two soldiers rushed away, and Zou Hong said again: "Go and monitor the surrounding area, don't let them run away."

The house was very close to the barracks, and fifteen minutes later, a thousand soldiers in armor marched forward, and quickly surrounded the house. Tang Qian personally led [-] elite scouts to come.

Zou Hong hastily stepped forward to salute, "Join the Tang system!"

Tang Qian nodded and said: "The king of the county said that Zhang Tie's subordinates are extremely vicious, and you will suffer casualties. Let me assist you. 25 of you are responsible for arresting Zhang Tie, and we will deal with the rest."

With a wave of Tang Qian, two soldiers climbed over the wall and entered, and opened the small door in a moment. Three hundred elite scouts rushed in with crossbow arrows and shields, and 25 of Zou Hong's men also rushed in. Zou Hong did not know martial arts , can only wait outside.

Not long after, there were screams and cries for help in the mansion, and it was quiet for a while. After a while, several warriors rushed out carrying a naked man. The man was tall, his hands were tied behind his back, his mouth was gagged, and his eyes were covered with black cloth. Despite the cover, Zou Hong recognized Zhang Tie at a glance.

He said happily: "Take it away, take it to the barracks!"

Zhang Tie was pushed into the carriage. At this moment, Tang Qian also came out with his men, and said coldly, "Kill all of them and leave no one behind. Let's go to the next stop immediately."

Zou Hong was stunned for a moment, "General Tang still has missions?"

Tang Qian nodded, "I just received the warrant from the county king. As long as Zhang Tie is caught tonight, all Zhang's father and son, brothers, nephews and nephews will be arrested immediately!"

Zou Hong opened his mouth wide in shock. He really didn't expect the county king to be so decisive, arrest Zhang Tie, and then arrest the whole family.

It was right to think about it, Zhang Tie was arrested, the Zhang family would definitely get the news after dawn, and they would escape.

Arrest them first to avoid future troubles.

Chapter 789 Public Trial

Zhang Yang was arrested in a deep sleep. He had old arms and legs, and the soldiers were useless to him, but when the gleaming knife rested on his neck, Zhang Yang couldn't help shouting: "Just kill the gentry as soon as you take Taiyuan!" , does your county king still want to stand firmly on the east side of the river?"

Tang Qian said coldly: "Back then, in the defense of Taiyuan, the soldiers and civilians fought to the death, but you secretly sent a letter to Wanyan Nianhan, willing to be an internal response. Based on this, you will not be guilty of death!"

Zhang Yang's face turned pale, and he trembled all over. How could Chen Qing know about such a secret?

He suddenly thought of one person, Wang Lianqing, that's right, he was the only one who knew the secret, he must have betrayed himself.

He immediately cursed: "Wang Lianqing, you have broken your promise, you will die! Wang Lianqing, you are not clean!"

"Gag him and take him away!"

As soon as Tang Qian gave an order, several soldiers rushed forward, blocked Zhang Yang with rags, and carried him away like a chicken.

The eldest son, Zhang Ming, and the second son, Zhang Jun, were not treated so well. They were tied up and taken out with their heads covered. Zhang Yang's five grandsons, except for two minors, were also taken away.

……

At dawn the next day, the county government posted a notice stating that Zhang Tie had feigned death by evading crime and had been arrested by the army. day.

This news was even more explosive than Zhang Tie's fraudulent death. It spread all over the city in a short time, causing a sensation all over the city. Everyone in the city was talking about it. The discussion became more heated, and almost everyone knew that the Zhang family was really doomed this time.

A large iron box was erected in front of the county government office, which was actually a mailbox. People kept coming to submit letters and complaints, and some even came with the whole family.

Standing behind the mailbox was an official, Wang Jian. He was about to go to Wenshui County in the morning, but he was stopped by soldiers sent by Chen Qing, asking him to assist Pei Xiangjun in dealing with Taiyuan government affairs.

The reason is very simple, Pei Xiangjun doesn't know the situation in Taiyuan, and needs a local official who knows the situation, but the Wang family and his son understand in their hearts that they have submitted their nomination certificates in return.

At this time, Zou Hong came over and asked with a smile, "How many complaint letters are there?"

"There are more than [-] copies, and it is estimated that there will be more in the afternoon. After all, it takes time to write pleadings."

Seeing Zou Hong's haggard look, Wang Jian said with concern: "Brother Zou hasn't slept for several nights, go to sleep for a while!"

Zou Hong yawned and said, "I was so sleepy that I couldn't open my eyelids, but I just couldn't fall asleep. It might be because I was too excited. After so many days of investigation, I finally caught the main culprit."

"I heard that the Zhang family is going to arrange for Zhang Tie to go to Lanzhou, but he refuses to go. If he goes to Lanzhou, I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch him."

Zou Hong shook his head, "It doesn't matter where he fled, even if he fled to Shangjing, he will be captured and exchanged with golden soldiers, Jin Guo will definitely agree."

"It's true, I don't know how Yan Changli's situation is?"

Zou Hong smiled faintly, "The Sanyuan Restaurant has been returned to him, and the county king has already stated his position. After the Zhang family is liquidated this time, all the store land occupied by the Zhang family will be returned to the sufferer, and those who hurt him will also be compensated."

Wang Jian sighed: "The benevolence of the county king is so convincing this time!"

At this time, a large group of people came, which seemed to be a family, and a young woman in front of her was holding a big word of injustice.

Everyone came to the iron box, knelt down together, and wept bitterly, Wang Jian quickly said: "If you have any grievances, you can go to the county government to file a complaint."

An old man wiped his tears and said: "The villain Zhang Tie took [-] acres of good land from my Xie family, killed my two sons, and insulted my eldest daughter-in-law to the point that the eldest daughter-in-law committed suicide by jumping into a well. Years, we have finally waited for this day."

Wang Jian nodded, "Is there a complaint letter?"

The old man took out a thick stack of pleadings and held them high above his head. Wang Jian put the pleadings in an envelope, put them into an iron box, and said to everyone: "Everyone go back and wait patiently. Zhang Tie is full of crimes, and death is inevitable. Three days later, the villain Zhang Tie will be publicly executed."

Everyone knelt down and cried bitterly again, and then helped each other to leave.

……

Three days later, the military posted a notice of execution, accusing Zhang Yang of colluding with the Kingdom of Jin and betraying Taiyuan ten years ago, causing the city of Taiyuan to be destroyed. The golden soldiers slaughtered.

Another proclamation accused the Zhang family of oppressing goodness, killing people and taking money for ten years. They committed numerous crimes and committed unforgivable crimes. All thirteen men in his family were beheaded, all their property was confiscated, and all the shops, houses and land they seized were returned. original owner.

Amid the deafening cheers of 10,000+ people, all 13 members of the Zhang family, including Zhang Tie, were publicly executed.

Although Zhang Yang's two underage grandsons escaped the government's execution, they did not escape the revenge of the enemy family. One year later, both grandsons were killed and their heads disappeared. The Zhang family's blood was cut off from then on.

After Zhang Yang was executed, Chen Qing re-opened the magistrate's office, appointed Pei Xiangjun as the magistrate of Taiyuan, appointed Wang Jian as the magistrate of Taiyuan, and appointed Zou Hong as the magistrate of Yangqu County. All were ruled out, and county officials were reappointed.

Thirteen kinds of government-controlled materials such as grain, salt, wine, cloth, and camellia began to be listed in large quantities. Prices in various places in Hedong fell, taxes were abolished, and Sichuan and Shaanxi were integrated. In just one month, the Song Army stood firm on Hedong Road. up the heel.

At this time, Chen Qing got the news that the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin sent Zuo Xiangguo Wanyan Xiyin as a representative to go to Jingzhao to negotiate and exchange matters with Chen Qing. Just one Wanyan Nianhan was enough for the Kingdom of Jin, and now there is another one of the same kind. The important thing about Wanyan silver technique is that several major factions of the Kingdom of Jin put pressure on the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin at the same time. The emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Quan, had to endure the anger of the occupation of the East Road and the beheading of the living girl of Wanyan, and chose to negotiate. .

Chen Qing also temporarily stopped attacking Datong Mansion and returned to Jingzhao.

In the blink of an eye, it entered September, and it had been almost a month since Chen Qing returned to Jingzhao. At this time, Chen Qing finally got the definite news that Wanyan Xiyin, who had been away for more than a month, had arrived at Pujin Pass. Arrive at Jingzhao.

In the morning, Chen Qing was discussing with the five counselors of the Internal Affairs Hall about resettling refugees from Shangzhou and Shanzhou.

This was the first trouble that Chen Qing encountered after returning to Jingzhao. More than [-] hungry people from Jianghuai passed through Xiangyang Mansion, entered Shangzhou along Shangluo Road, and went to Sichuan and Shaanxi to seek asylum. At first, there were only tens of thousands of people. , It soared to more than [-] in just one month, and there are signs of continuous increase in the future.

This is the problem of refugees in Shangzhou, and the same problem also appeared in Shanzhou. The Song army captured Shanzhou and opened up the channel for refugees to go west. They came from Henan Prefecture, Kaifeng Prefecture, Zhengzhou, Junzhou, Ruzhou, and Yingzhou. Refugees from other places entered Shanzhou in mighty numbers, and the number increased to 50 in just over a month, which was a bit beyond Chen Qing's expectations.

Zhou Kuan and Zhang Miao had just returned from Shanzhou and Shangzhou and reported the situation to Chen Qinghe's Internal Affairs Hall.

Zhou Kuan said to the crowd: "The reason why the refugees from Shanzhou came so fiercely has a lot to do with the indulgence of the Puppet Qi State. It is said that the Jin State has decided to abolish Liu Yu and the Puppet Qi State, so Liu Yu issued an order, Removal of blocking checkpoints in various places used to prevent refugees from coming because of the blocking.

Another reason is that this year's severe drought in the Central Plains reduced summer grain production by [-]%, but the puppet state of Qi refused to lower taxes. Shu is now in Beijing and has not interfered. I estimate that the westward tide will intensify after the autumn harvest, and the population will definitely exceed one million by the end of the year. "

Chen Qing said to Zhang Miao again: "Counselor Zhang also talked about the situation in Shangzhou."

Zhang Miao said with a smile: "The situation in Shangzhou is a bit unexpected, there shouldn't be hungry people coming here."

7 Ninety Chapter Ballads

Everyone laughed, "What's the accident? Mr. Zhang, don't play charades, let's solve the riddles quickly!"

Zhang Miao then said: "In order to solve the survival problem of the people in Jianghuai, the imperial court ordered the people in Jianghuai to go to Jinghu Road for food. The Xuanfu envoy Yue Fei on the Jinghu North Road gave the refugees food and medicine, and prepared to resettle the refugees. Unexpectedly, a large number of refugees received supplies. After that, he did not stop at Jinghu North Road, but continued to go northward, and entered Wuguan along Shangluo Road. Now they are gathered in Shangluo County. At present, there are more than 30 refugees. It is said that there will be a large number of refugees coming later, and Beizhi is worried that a large number of refugees going to Jinghu South Road will also enter Sichuan along the Three Gorges Road.”

Zhou Kuan added: "There is a ballad among the refugees, I don't know who made it up, it is called "Song of Shaanxi", 'A family has a hundred acres of land, and they eat salt for three or five dollars. Taxes are collected, no money is required to cross the road, the ashes of the barbarians are wiped out, and the children and grandchildren of the people are safe.' It has a great influence, and all the children among the refugees can sing it."

"Yep!"

Zhang Miao also said with a smile: "The Jianghuai refugees also have this ballad. Many refugees said that it is because of this ballad that they don't want to stay in Xiangyang."

Chen Qing frowned, "Did we make up this ballad?"

"Absolutely not, it's very strange, suddenly many people can sing, obviously someone is spreading it on purpose!"

"Forget it, let's ignore the matter of the ballad for now!"

Chen Qing waved his hand, then asked Jiang Yanxian, "How many people can be accommodated in northern Shaanxi?"

Jiang Yan thought for a while and said, "There is no problem in resettling millions of people in the prefectures in northern Shaanxi. In fact, there are many resettlement places. Bashu, Hanzhong, Northern Shaanxi, Hedong Road, and even Guanzhong can resettle tens of thousands of people. The problem now is that it came too suddenly. , Insufficient manpower, insufficient supplies, food and grass.”

Chen Qing nodded and said: "Population is very important to us, and it is also a big test for us. All government offices must be mobilized, and all available materials and transportation tools must be mobilized. To mobilize officials and students, each office must allocate at least [-]% All the officials and Tai students were dispatched, and next year’s imperial examination will be postponed to May.”

After a pause, Chen Qing said again: "I will send another [-] troops to assist in the resettlement. Counselor Zhou and Counselor Zhang are still fully responsible for the two places."

……

The resolution of the Internal Affairs Hall only set the tone, and then Zhou Kuan took the lead to formulate a detailed plan overnight, and Chen Qing began to implement it after approval.

Accompanied by Jiang Yanxian, Chen Qing went to Cangcheng for inspection.

In the large carriage, the two chatted about business while eating lunch.

"Have all the investigation reports of the officials on Hedong Road come out?" Chen Qing asked.

"Several prefectures in the west and south have come out. Pingyang Prefecture, Xizhou, Cizhou, Jiangzhou, Jiezhou, Zezhou, and Longqing Prefecture have come out, and the others have not yet come out."

"How's the situation?" Chen Qing raised his wine glass and asked.

"Most of them are okay, no matter mediocre or capable, basically there is no public anger, and those who have public anger have run away, but there are some discussions on our side..."

Chen Qing stopped his wine glass and asked, "What discussion?"

Jiang Yanxian smiled wryly and said, "How can there be any arguments, that is, those officials from Hedong have surrendered to the Kingdom of Jin, and the county king using them is unfair to the officials who refuse to surrender."

Chen Qing nodded, "This is indeed a problem. I also considered it when I was in Taiyuan. We should reward those officials who insist on national integrity and do not want to serve the Jin Kingdom, and take care of them in life. For example, the official residence should be better equipped, and living subsidies A little more, these are no problem.

But we also have to face the reality. Most of the officials who don’t want to be loyal to the Kingdom of Jin have gone to Lin’an. There are not many of us here, and we have basically used everything that can be used. So after we take the East Road, we can’t When using students or new recruits, I must use experienced officials who know the place.