History of Yongwu

Chapter 270 Profiteering

Pingyang City

A group of black-armored cavalry approached quickly, and the leading general, wearing soft armor and scarlet cloak, was eye-catching. Jiang Chengwen saw the figure on the tower, turned around and hurried down with the lieutenant.

"Anhou Ye" Jiang Chengwen surrendered

"General Chengwen" An Ziqi got off his horse and saluted, "Is there any change in Zhao Guojun in Lucheng?"

"Anhou Lord, let's go to the mansion and talk about it."

An Ziqi nodded, and followed Jiang Chengwen. In the county mansion, Jiang Chengwen asked An Ziqi to sit down. After the waiter served tea, Jiang Chengwen opened his mouth.

"According to reports, the Zhao Guojun in Lucheng is making frequent movements today. I observed it for a few days, and it doesn't seem like a normal transfer."

"Do you know what Zhao Guo intends to do?" An Ziqi asked.

"There is no news." Jiang Chengwen thought for a while and said, "But Zhao Guo has always intended to seize the north of Shuining County again, but Wu Guo's water army firmly occupies the important town along the river. It is rumored that Zhao Guo intends to occupy Yunling Mountain, control the upper reaches of the river, and condescend "

"The general wants me to come?"

"General An" Jiang Chengwen stood up, "Pingyang City is in the north of Yunling Mountain. If Zhao Guo suddenly sends troops, Pingyang may not be able to rescue Pingyang in a detour. Moreover, he is afraid that Zhao Guosheng will attack the west and pretend to attack Yunling Mountain. In fact, he intends to attack Pingyang."

An Ziqi nodded knowingly, Jiang Chengwen had no skills, and hoped that he could be stationed near Yunling Mountain, and Huaicheng, Liancheng to Yunlingshan was faster than Pingyang's support.

"Don't worry, general, I will immediately dispatch the Huaicheng army to coordinate with the general."

"Thank you, Lord An," Jiang Chengwen saluted deeply.

An Ziqi helped him up, cupped his hands and said, "In this case, please send me a few thousand cavalry, the general, and I will go to Yunling Mountain to check first."

"This... Lord Hou came here in a hurry, let's take a break first, I'll hold a banquet in the mansion, you and I have a drink" Jiang Chengwen said with a smile.

"No." An Ziqi shook his head, looked at him and said, "Since Zhao Guo has been spying on him for a long time, he might march in at any time, I'd better go check it out first, and have a drink with the general after this matter is settled."

An Dinghou was really loyal to his duty, Jiang Chengwen smiled helplessly, and immediately transferred five thousand cavalry to An Ziqi, An Hou Lord did not stop for a moment, led the troops and left quickly.

Upstairs

Jiang Chengwen watched the red cloak go away again, feeling a little bit emotional in his heart. The battle in the Qiang area back then shocked the entire court of the Jin Kingdom, and even the generals of the Jin Kingdom felt that An Ziqi was cruel after hearing about it.

But Jiang Chengwen had met An Ziqi before, and he couldn't imagine that this gentle and polite nobleman had such vicious methods.

I'm ashamed!He finally understood what he was feeling in his heart. He was protected by the Jiang family and his brother Changjiang Zhengwen for his high position, while An Ziqi did rely on his outstanding talent and loyalty to the King of Jin and the State of Jin.

芜城

The king of Jin personally sat down to investigate the taxes and land invasion of the counties, and no one dared to cover up again. Qin Yu severely punished the sheriffs of Linjiang and Yingchuan, as well as a few disobedient nobles, and no one dared to cover up. Dare to go against the trend.

In August, the king of Jin asked for an order that anyone who invaded the land would be freed from crime by donating half of their finances and donating their land. So the nobles of the family donated land to save their lives, and officials who were greedy for taxes would all be ransacked and exiled to the North. , but not half lightly.

"My lord, this is the roster of the last batch of people who donated land and exonerated Linjiang County." Li Han entered the tent.

Qin Yu took the booklet and put it on the table, picked up an official document on the table and said to him, "Send it to Beijing quickly, let Zhao Zhiping discuss this matter with Prime Minister Xu."

"Yes"

After Li Han left, Qin Yu picked up the roster on the table and flipped through it twice, and suddenly his eyes stopped.

"Li Han"

"My lord?" Li Han asked someone to deliver the letter just now.

Qin Yu took the roster and said to him, "Is this Qian Shan running Tong Tieshan?"

"Yes"

"He also invaded the field?"

"Well, the Qian family is a big family in Linjiang, fearing that the prince will blame him, not only donated the land for self-redemption, but also donated a copper mountain," Li Han replied.

Ho!Qin Yu raised his eyebrows, "Go to Linjiang County immediately, take Qian Shan over, and tell me that the king wants to see him."

"The last general takes orders." Li Han got out of the tent, got on his horse and left immediately.

Linjiang County's prefecture is not far from here, and Li Han can ride back and forth in three days alone, but His Royal Highness Jin Wang waited for five days and there was no news. Just as he was about to send someone there, Li Han came back.

"Prince" Li Han said, "Qian Shan has escaped!"

Ran!Qin Yu was stunned, his brows frowned, there must be something wrong with this matter, "Lockdown Linjiang County, call the Linjiang garrison and King Jin's army to look for it together"

"Yes" Li Han quickly ran out again.

three days later

On the banks of the river, Qian Shan stumbled on his horse, seeing the ferry in sight, he looked at the pursuers behind him, gritted his teeth and whipped the whip hard.

Li Han chased after him, knowing that if Qian Shan got on the boat, he would never be able to catch up again, so he took off the bow and arrow, Li Han stood on the horse, the bowstring was fully drawn, and with a whistling sound, the arrow feathers flew out from the string.

Huier... The war horse neighed and raised its front hooves, Qian Shan was thrown off the horse.

"Ouch!" Qian Shan's eyes were filled with stares, and just as he struggled to stand up, the sword reached his neck, "Don't, I'll let you go, I'll go with you"

Li Han stepped forward, grabbed him by the collar, and knocked him unconscious with a hand knife, "Tie him up"

In the military tent, Qin Yu leaned there, holding a teacup, looked at Qian Shan in front of him, and motioned for Li Han to wake him up.

After pouring a bucket of cold water, Qian Shan suddenly opened his eyes, glanced around briefly, his eyes fell on the front, and immediately knelt down.

"See His Royal Highness King Jin, the prince forgives the sin, the prince forgives the sin"

Qin Yu was slightly surprised, looked at him and asked, "Have you seen this king?"

"With such an extraordinary bearing, it must be His Royal Highness Jin Wang." Qian Shan knelt on the ground and complimented him.

The weirdness in Qin Yu's heart deepened. Looking at him, he said leisurely, "Qian Shan, why did you run away when I called you?"

Qian Shan lowered his head and his cheeks trembled, Qin Yu put down his teacup, stared at him and said, "If you don't tell me, this king will be tortured."

"Little man said" Qian Shan kowtowed, and the voice came from the ground, "The villain came from the Qian family in Linjiang. The Qian family is also a scholarly family, but in the generation of the villain, the villain is not talented, so he can only go back to his hometown to manage "Copper and Iron Mountain"

"Qian Shan..." Qin Yu squinted at him, "Do you think this is what this king wants to hear?"

"Yes" Qian Shan lowered his body and said, "Don't dare to hide the prince, in fact... the copper mountains owned by the villain originally belonged to the imperial court. human hand"

"Which adult in the court?" Qin Yu looked at him.

"Yes..." Qian Shan hesitated for a moment, raised his head slightly and said "Wen Hou"

"Wenhou" Qin Yu muttered.

"That's right, the villain is greedy for money, ignores the laws of the country, and is afraid of being punished by the prince, so he was confused for a while." Qian Shan kowtowed non-stop, "My lord, the villain is willing to donate all the money, and I beg the lord to forgive the villain's sins."

Qin Yu pursed his lips and looked at him silently. Qian Shan's forehead was flushed and he kept kowtowing. Qin Yu looked at him for a long time and waved his hands.

"Take him down"

Two soldiers came in and left with Qian Shan on their shoulders. Li Han watched them go and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to take him to the Tingwei's Mansion for a thorough investigation?"

"Li Han" Qin Yu was in a daze for a moment, and instead of answering, he asked, "Do you think this Qian Shan is smart?"

"Businessman, philistine, probably so"

Qin Yu shook his head noncommittally. When Qian Shan ran away, he didn't even know that he was going to call him to see him. It can be seen that the matter of running away had already been decided, so why bother to sacrifice the land, it was just to confuse himself.

Moreover, Qian Shan had never met King Jin, but the moment he woke up, he judged that he was King Jin, and immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.Such a quick-witted and winky person, would he run away just because he bribed an important court official?

Although Wen Hou is in a high position, the imperial court's exoneration order is in front. As long as he pleads guilty and donates the land, he can be exonerated. Even if it is severe punishment, Wen Hou will be severely punished.

"Li Han"

"My lord!" Seeing him in a daze, Li Han wanted to back out quietly.

"Qian Shan left on his own without any family members?"

"Yes" Li Han finished speaking, suddenly remembered something, and said, "My lord, when I finally arrived in Linjiang, I found that Qian Shan not only escaped, but also burned all the accounts of Qian's Copper and Iron Mountain."

"There is definitely something wrong with this Qian Shan." Qin Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, "Let Wang Guangqi investigate this person."

"Yes" Li Han stepped back.

Capital

Wang Guangqi was very happy to receive Li Han's letter. He investigated the field invasion carefully, originally to attract Jin Wang's attention, so he went with Jin Wang.

An attendant at King Jin's side can be appreciated by the King of Jin, and only by being appreciated by the King of Jin can he achieve success and fame.

Wang Guangqi has passed the year of destiny, and Wang Qianhe, who is about the same age as him, is already a grand master and assistant minister. He doesn't think he is lacking in knowledge, but his background is not as good as many others, but in terms of background, Zhao Zhiping is worse than him ?

So he was dissatisfied with Jin Wang letting him live under Zhao Zhiping, but he couldn't show it. He wanted Jin Wang to understand that he, Wang Guangqi, was more reliable than Zhao Zhiping.

Two days later, Wang Guangqi looked at the letter sent back by his subordinates, his eyes lit up, and he smiled slyly.

芜城

"My lord, Wang Guangqi has sent you a letter."

"It's pretty fast." Qin Yu praised, unfolded the letterhead, and Qin Yu quickly read "Go and bring Qian Shan"

After a while, Li Han brought Qian Shan into the door. Qian Shanzhao didn't change much from before, even the panic disappeared, and he knelt down respectfully as soon as he entered the door.

"See Your Majesty"

What a profiteer!Qin Yu smiled, leaned slightly to look at him and said, "Qian Shan, I didn't expect that you and this king are still relatives."

Qian Shan knelt on the ground, slammed his fingers on the ground, and then said, "The villain doesn't understand what the prince said?"

"The Qian family is indeed a scholarly family, but you didn't return to your hometown because you were 'not talented' but because you were blessed for 30 years and the false emperor usurped the throne. You were afraid of being implicated, so you returned to Linjiang, right?"

"My lord..." Cold sweat broke out on Qian Shan's forehead, and his calmness dissipated when he entered the door.

"Why are you afraid of being implicated?" Qin Yu continued, leaning at him, "Because your mother and Ping Yuanhou's wife came from the Tian family and are very close, and Ping Yuanhou is the brother of Wu Taifei and the uncle of King Wu!"

"Qian Shan..." Qin Yu stood in front of him, leaned over and said, "After all, this king should call you brother."

"Prince" Qian Shan hugged his leg, looked up at King Jin and said, "The villain has absolutely no intention of rebellion. He is really forced to do nothing. The villain is wronged!" The reason why he ran away in panic was because Xiao Because Tong Zhao's family was punished, he had to be afraid.

"I'm wronged, let Ting Wei's mansion investigate." Qin Yu kicked him away, and let Li Han take him away.

"Prince" Li Han came back and said, "This man once mentioned Wen Hou, and he also has connections with the Wu Kingdom. Do you want Beijing to get rid of Wen Hou?"

"Yan Shijun probably didn't know that he was going to Wu, but he just wanted to win him over. Qian Shan mentioned Wen Hou, but he wanted to use bribes to cover up his going to Wu. This Qian Shan knew that the king and Yan Shijun had an enmity, so he did this on purpose. The profiteers are too cunning"

"No wonder he burned the account, and ran away alone, bribing important officials of the court, which will not harm the whole family, but Tong Wu is a crime of extermination"

What a talent!Qin Yu sighed in his heart, looked at Li Han and asked again, "How about the person selected by Jingli?"

"Should have come here, it's all discussed by Mr. Zhao and Prime Minister Xu, and it should be here soon," Li Han replied.

"Well." Qin Yu nodded and said with a smile, "When they come, I can go back. Let Ting Wei carefully interrogate Qian Shan. I believe that he must not only collude with Marquis Wen."

Things happened in Wucheng, but the capital city was in trouble again. Qian Shan was forced into the capital city, which moved many people's minds.

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