Hangzhou.

With the imperial decree and the imminent appointment of the new transfer envoy, the local gentry finally relaxed in the face of Cao Bin.

Not only Cao Bin will step down as the observation envoy and the general manager of soldiers and horses, but will be transferred to the Liangzhe appeasement envoy, and Zhu Mian, the deputy salt and iron envoy, will also take up the post as the Liangzhe transfer envoy.

He and Cao Bin are in charge of military administration and finance.

Although the appeasement envoy can be regarded as a great official in the frontier, it is better than Cao Bin's previous single-handedly holding all the power.

In a blink of an eye, half a month passed by. Cao Bin had just left the manor and rushed to the government office in the city. Suddenly, several people rushed to his carriage and shouted:

"Master Hou, please be the master for us!"

When Cao Bin heard the words, he immediately became very happy. He didn't expect that he would also experience the treatment of being stopped by someone and complained. He poked his head out and asked:

"Who are you, why are you blocking my frame?"

The old man said:

"Master Hou, we are refugees from Quzhou. We misunderstood what people said and wronged you. Please save us."

When Cao Bin heard their identities, he immediately lost interest and put down the car curtain directly.

Seeing this, the sedan chair immediately stepped forward and threw the commoners aside, cursing and saying:

"Now that you know that you have mistrusted the villain, why did you go?"

Lu Zhishen followed the car on horseback, and said with a complicated expression:

"Master Hou, don't you really care?"

Cao Bin waved his hands and said with confidence:

"Don't worry, let the arrow fly for a while!"

With that said, the carriage started, and the effort was gone in a short while.

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and said bitterly:

"What should we do now?"

It turned out that after they were taken over by the local gentry, the good life only passed three days.

After that, those gentry began to try their best to obtain their land, and the food also plummeted.

Up to now, they can't even drink porridge every day. Some people have started to starve to death, and they are forced to sell their land by various methods.

At this point, they regretted so much that they wanted to hit the wall.

When they were about to discuss what to do next, a group of servants had already chased after them...

A few nights later, Wang Jiadong crossed the courtyard.

The head of the Wang family put his arms around the young and smooth Li Shi and said with a smile:

"I said don't worry, this opportunity will come soon?"

"Master Zhu will arrive in Hangzhou tomorrow. He is a member of Prime Minister Cai, and he will definitely find a way to deal with Cao Bin."

"This is our chance..."

Just as he was talking, suddenly there was a burst of sharp laughter from the beams of the room, and then he shouted at the top of his voice:

"Come on, I caught the Manichean demon conspiring!"

Shi Qian's shout directly pierced the night sky, and Patriarch Wang was so frightened that he turned over and ran away, not even having time to put on his clothes.

However, just as he ran out of the courtyard gate, he was blocked by a group of soldiers. Behind the soldiers, several officials followed closely behind.

"Master Cao, Lord Bao, Lord Ding..."

Looking at a group of officials, big and small, Patriarch Wang's face was pale, his legs couldn't stand still, and he quickly explained:

"God...it's too hot...."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Zhishen, who was leading the soldiers, had already raised his Zen stick and smashed it down, shouting angrily:

"Conspiracy and traitor, take your life!"

Seeing this, Bao Zheng stopped drinking and said:

"Not yet interrogated, save his life!"

It's just that Lu Zhishen didn't hesitate at all, just heard a "plop", and Patriarch Wang had been smashed into a pulp.

Bao Zheng was about to get angry when he saw Mrs. Wang and Li running out in disheveled clothes, shouting:

"Help, there are strong people in the house!"

Cao Bin laughed and said:

"The father-in-law and the daughter-in-law have committed adultery and conspired to rebel. The evidence is solid. Why should Mr. Bao bother?"

"At this time, we should make a decisive decision, and copy the family and lose the family."

"If Mr. Bao wants to find out the details, his family members can interrogate him."

As he said that, he quickly gave the order to start the long-awaited program, ransacking the house!

When the soldiers heard the order, they immediately dispersed and searched skillfully.

He called Bao Zheng not to let him intervene in the case, but just to be a witness.

Prove that you didn't wanton massacre.

When he handed over the refugees, he asked the Bailian Society to sneak in and preach secretly.

The gentry of Patriarch Wang thought they had snatched a cornucopia, but they never thought that Cao Bin was so black-hearted that he hid a bomb in it.

Tonight was originally planned to be an explosion and confrontation scene, but I didn't expect that such a big melon would be eaten before the confrontation had begun.

When the father-in-law and daughter-in-law committed adultery and their morals were corrupted, Shi Qian's voice directly sealed the case for them.

Cao Bin didn't even bother to confront him.

It is also difficult for the court to blame Cao Bin for not following the procedures, after all, it is related to the serious crime of treason.

At this point an official said:

"Marquis Cao, isn't this too hasty..."

Upon hearing this, Cao Bin waved his hand and said:

"You want to intercede with the Wang family? It must be an accomplice!"

"Come on, take him down for me to investigate thoroughly!"

When the officials heard this, they took a step back and looked at Cao Bin with horror, lest he splash dirty water on themselves.

After all, they have close contacts with the Wang family, and they are quite suspicious.

Bao Zheng frowned and glanced at Cao Bin, shook his head, and did not continue to pester, but said in a deep voice:

"Hou Zhongjing, please warn the soldiers not to harm human life, I still need to interrogate members of the Wang family!"

He didn't care too much about the matter of reviewing officials. After all, this was Cao Bin's scope of responsibility, and he didn't go too far.

Cao Bin nodded and said:

"Master Bao, don't worry..."

Not long ago, the Bailian Society, which sneaked into the refugee camp, had already run away after making troubles. It's no wonder he could find out.

Even if some clues can be found, it has nothing to do with me.

Moreover, Cao has collected many evidences of local gentry oppressing the people.

The imperial court may not take it seriously, but with Bao Zheng's character of hatred and vengeance, I am afraid that he will not pay attention to what happened to the Wang family.

He is also not a man who does not know how to adapt.

At this time, Hangzhou Zhizhou was already stunned, and he did not expect that Patriarch Wang actually had such a hobby.

He didn't even have a chance to argue.

Father-in-law and daughter-in-law commit adultery, doesn't the imperial court need such a scum to become a Manichaean?

Reasonable!

Cao Bin grinned when he saw that the soldiers did not stand up and reported the results of the house raids.

In this wave alone, I am afraid that one hundred thousand shi of grain can be harvested.

Not to mention that he has really sent people to Nanyang to buy grain, even if he didn't, the grain is enough for relief.

Bao Zheng looked at his expression and suddenly realized that this guy had been waiting for this wave for a long time.

No wonder a few days ago, when I asked him what to do, he kept silent.

For a while, he also hesitated, wondering if he should dissuade Cao Bin from this behavior.

Although the result is beneficial to the people, this method is a bit dirty no matter how you look at it...

Early the next morning.

Hangzhou Zhizhou and other local officials went to Cao Bin's manor outside the city.

All kinds of boats loaded with gifts filled the water.

They didn't dare not come, if Cao Bin used the reason of colluding with the Manichaeism to trouble them, no one would be able to escape.

Who told Cao Bin to be the chief officer who exterminated Fang La?

Hearing Uncle Fu's report, Cao Bin was a little speechless. These people probably don't know how powerful Bao Zheng is.

If they knew about their blatant gift-giving, there would be a memorial to impeach them all.

However, Cao Bin did not intend to refuse, nor did he intend to replace them all.

After all, the imperial court's appointment of new officials may not necessarily be honest. It is better to continue to use these people who have the right, at least they are obedient.

At the same time, Zhu Mian also arrived in Hangzhou.

Originally, Cai Jing told him that there are many people of his own in Hangzhou.

I didn't want to get out of the car, but I didn't even see the officials who greeted me. There were only a few small officials and yamen servants, and my face suddenly became a little ugly. ,

It wasn't until they arrived at the Yamen of the Transit Envoy that Cao Bin found out that several families who supported Cai Jing had been cleared up by Cao Bin, and the officials also went to Cao Bin's residence.

"Cao Bin, you are so fast and ruthless!"

It never occurred to him that he had just arrived in the south of the Yangtze River and became a polished commander. How could he raise money?

Raise a fart.

His main purpose of going to the south of the Yangtze River as a transshipment envoy was to check taxes for the imperial court and raise money for Cai Jing. Without the cooperation of officials and gentry, it would be difficult.

And looking at the current situation, Cao Bin and Bao Zheng have the intention of cooperating with each other, which makes them more restrained...

He didn't mention how to think about countermeasures, but the refugee camp has already exploded.

Suddenly in the camp yesterday, a man suspected of being a member of the Manichaeism preached publicly, and then broke through the officers and soldiers to escape, making them terrified.

Even they couldn't even take care of their stomachs, talking one after another.

One of the men worried:

"Won't the government think we're going to rebel? Will they kill us?"

An old man next to him sighed and said:

"Who knows, who knows that Wang Dashan is so bad, if only he believed in Master Cao."

A woman scolded full of resentment:

"It's not you? You wronged Master Cao as a dirty official, how is it now?"

All of a sudden, people around accused the two of them, and the man immediately cursed angrily:

"Put your mother's backs, who of you refuted it back then? Are you all waiting for the benefits?"

Everyone was speechless when they heard the words. A few days ago, they all thought that Cao Bin was not a good person, and they didn't expect that there would be someone worse to teach them.

This is so embarrassing... Now that I regret it, my intestines are green.

At this moment, the guarding soldiers shouted:

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