The majestic sister-in-law of the Red Chamber

"General, general! Something is wrong! The warehouse over Yunlong Lake was breached by a group of unknown forces! The guards who escaped over there ran to our camp for help. General, you should quickly order troops! If If it's too late, I'm afraid they will take all the things in the warehouse away!"

Another young man wearing the uniform of a garrison soldier rushed in at the same time, shouting.

Hearing this voice, the garrison general Bi Guocai stood up immediately, looked at the visitor with wide eyes, and asked loudly:

"What's going on here? Tell me clearly! What does it mean to be breached? There are probably more workers and guards there than there are in our garrison camp. Why was it breached? The watchtower on the mountain Is it fake?

The large group of people couldn't see it in the past, didn't you know that they should give early warning to everyone?Also, our Xuzhou Mansion has always been peaceful, and there are no copycat water bandits around. Where did these people come from?Could it be that the rogues came from somewhere so arrogant and bold?They don't know that place is Zhen..."

When he said this, Bi Guocai suddenly realized that something was wrong, and immediately closed his mouth, swallowing the rest of the words abruptly, his eyes looking at Situ Meng became erratic, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

In fact, the two people who rushed in to report the letter had already arrived, but although they entered the government office, they did not dare to act rashly when they saw the posture in the hall, and tried to sneak in through the side door several times to give to their superiors. The report was skillfully blocked by Situ Meng's guards and members of Death Squad.

Until just now, the two received more important new news again, because the matter was so important that the two of them couldn't bear it at all, so they had to bite the bullet and barge in directly.

The yamen servant was because there were many men in the family who were guarding the private salt lair, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead at the moment, and he couldn't care about other things in a hurry, so he yelled in front of many officials present.

Seeing him like this, the little soldier yelled along with him. After all, he also knew in his heart how much his boss, Bi Guocai, attached great importance to it.You know, there is the money bag they promised to defend!The protection fees paid to them by those private salt dealers every year are much higher than the salaries issued by the imperial court!

In fact, the reason why the two of them were able to break in smoothly this time was not that the Death Squad couldn't stop them, but that they deliberately released water to let the two of them in.

Because the Reaper Squad has received the news from their companions, Lin Tian's mission to suppress the bandits has been successfully completed. At this moment, the 500-member prince's guards and guard of honor, composed of elites from the Imperial Forest Army and the Tongzhou Camp, have also set off from the pier , you can get here in about a quarter of an hour.

Now it is necessary for these officials who have been involved with the private salt dealers to jump out and personally present the proof and handle of their crimes. Otherwise, even if the guards arrive later, it will be difficult to find an excuse to arrest these officials!

After all, they are different from those private salt dealers. The flower feathers on their heads are not for decoration. Even if Situ Meng has a Shangfang sword to cut first and then play, but all the officials in Xuzhou Mansion will be emptied at once, let alone the imperial court. Are there so many alternate officials who can replace these positions, even those censors in the court are probably going to make a fuss.

In addition, those kings of different surnames who participated in the smuggling of official salt, four kings and eight princes, etc. secretly did some tricks behind the scenes, fueling the flames. Even if the emperor wanted to protect him, he might not be able to stand up to so many ministers Situ Meng's inspection trip is probably going to end early before it even starts.

Moreover, Situ Meng knew very well that the Xuzhou government officials in this room were probably inextricably linked with those private salt dealers, the difference was only the degree of closeness of the connection and the amount of money received.

As for those small officials below the seventh rank, as long as they are not involved too deeply and participate too much, Situ Meng doesn't want to pursue it. After all, if all these people are arrested and locked up, the entire Xuzhou city may be destroyed. It's really messed up!

Moreover, in this pool of black water, it is simply impossible to be pure and pure.When the water is clear, there will be no fish. He already understood it when he was just enlightened.

Although the small officials and officials below can let go, Situ Meng is not prepared to spare the governor of Xuzhou and the garrison general.

Come to think of it, with their status in Xuzhou Mansion, it is impossible for them not to know about the private salt warehouse. The difference is just how deep their involvement is. Situ Meng just wanted to see the two informants. What will the two of them do!

And their follow-up actions will determine how Situ Meng will deal with them for a while.

Although the garrison general holds three battalions of soldiers and horses in his hands, as long as he himself is not in the big camp, Situ Meng is not afraid at all. Not enough for him to hang with one hand.

"Hmm!" Situ Meng snorted coldly, looked at the two messengers, and asked unhurriedly, "Who are you two, please report your names first!"

"This..." The two each glanced at their superiors, and after getting approval, they said one after another: "Young Xuzhou government office servant, Zhang San!"

"The first battalion of the small Xuzhou garrison battalion, Li Si."

"Well, what's the matter with the news you just mentioned? Isn't Yunlong Lake a famous scenic spot in Xuzhou Prefecture? When did there have an official warehouse there?

What are the things in the warehouse?If my king remembers correctly, according to the regulations of this dynasty, the granaries and granaries in Xuzhou Mansion should all be built in the city!The weapon warehouse should be in the camp of the garrison. None of these things can be built outside the city, or by the lake?The two of you should explain it carefully to this king! "

"Eh... this..." Zhang San and Li Si subconsciously turned their eyes to their boss for help, because they didn't know how to answer Situ Meng's question.

"Go back to your lord, there is an official salt transfer base on the canal! Because your lord went to the south of the Yangtze River for inspection, the entire section of the canal was banned from sailing, so after reporting to the official, the cargo ships that transported salt temporarily stopped at Yunlong Lake. That's why the yamen servants called it the warehouse!"

Xuzhou Governor's mind turned quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he thought of the words to deal with it.

"So that's the case! Then according to what they said, someone has blatantly robbed the official salt?" Situ asked with a mask on his face.

"That's right, that's it!" General Bi hurriedly answered, and said righteously: "Go back to your lord, I must hurry back and mobilize troops to surround the thieves, and we must not let them escape, otherwise if the official salt is lost, then, I don't know how many people in the nearby states have died because they can't eat salt!"

"Hahahaha...hahahaha...so you know that the common people cannot live without salt!" Situ Meng's smile was so cheerful at the moment, but his eyes were full of contempt when he looked at them.

"Then who of you two can tell me how long the warehouse at Yunlong Lake has existed? Is it really as simple as just docking a few cargo ships?

Why is the official salt there unpacked, put into new packaging with the names of the Shen family business and the Xue family business, and then placed in the grain store under their name, the price is more than double that of the normal official salt? ?And why, as long as there are these private salts, the shops selling official salts always have signs saying sold out or out of stock? "

As Situ Meng said, he glanced at the distorted faces of Governor of Xuzhou and the garrison general, and said with a sneer:

"Don't you think that all the people in the world are fools, and you are the only ones who are smart? Because my dragon boat blocked the river, so the salt boats only need to stay out of the way. This way, the official salt will become private salt? This excuse is really good! It's clever enough!

If someone finds a problem, you can say that the official salt cannot be transported normally because of the blockade of the river. After a while, I will report an accident on a salt ship. Anyway, it’s a big pot of dirty water. It's up to the king! "

Seeing the changing eyes of the officials below after hearing the news, Situ Meng felt even more irritable.

"My lord, these are just your conjectures! It's all nonsense! In order to protect the officials, I can only excuse myself first! After all, it is my duty to wipe out the bandits and maintain the stability of the people! Farewell! "

As General Bi spoke, he led his two lieutenants and strode out, not paying attention to the prince Situ Meng at all.

"My lord, this involves the matter of salt, which is related to people's livelihood. It is really very important. The lower officials must lead people to rush there as soon as possible. Even if they are smashed to pieces, they must not let the thieves succeed! Otherwise, the tens of millions of people in Xuzhou City But everyone will suffer!"

The governor of Xuzhou also said that the righteousness is awe-inspiring. After he finished speaking, he followed General Bi and walked out of the hall. Go to Yunlong Lake with me!"

"Go back to the lord, the lower officials will also leave first!"

Seeing the two largest civil and military officials in the Xuzhou Mansion leave at the same time, the others couldn't sit still anymore, and asked to resign one by one. While talking, they stood up and walked out.

"Bang!" A sharp dagger was suddenly thrown, and it was stuck on the ground at the entrance of the hall, more than three inches into the ground, and the barrel of the gun was still trembling due to the huge force.

"Those who step out of the hall will die!" Lin Tian's voice came from far and near, and when the last word was finished, she was already standing in front of the dagger.