As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

At this moment, Song Jie has gone out.

Because of his son's affairs, Nie Wenbing couldn't think about bringing Huamanlou to the southeast to kill him for a while, but after calming down, he had already dismissed this idea.And Nie Wenbing did this on the grounds of Japanese pirates, so he didn't have the idea of ​​doing something for Da Zhao at the end of his dying years.

Now looking at the devastated southeast and seeing the magistrates committing crimes recklessly, Nie Wenbing feels extremely powerless.

Pingwo is not as good as Huamanlou, digging out the carrion in the place is not as good as Huamanlou, even...

In the end, even Huamanlou's hundred households were more courageous than him.

After thinking about it for an hour, Nie Wenbing sighed, "That's all, that's all... It should be repaying him for saving his life, um, it should also be doing something for the people in the southeast."

Nie Wenbing, a three-time Jinshi and full of righteousness, just recognized it...

……

When Nie Wenbing was struggling, Song Jie had already left the city.

"Officer Song, what if the old man wants to report if he doesn't know the fun?" Zhang Hong was a little uneasy: "We can't really fall into the grass, can we?"

The thieves were a little worried about the truth of this matter. After all, it was so easy to recruit An. After the end of the Pingwa, he might be able to return home with an official body and clothes, but if he really became a Japanese pirate...

Song Jie said with a playful smile, "How is it possible? Mr. Qian said that old man Nie would not be so ignorant, and there is no proof that he wants to report. If there is a quarrel, at worst, send him on the road together."

Zhang Hong's eyes widened: "Together..."

"Ang, let's go together." Song Jie laughed and said, "I saved him because of the chaos in Ningbo Mansion, but if he is so ignorant, just treat him as being killed by Yin Bowen. How furious will Zhonghui be, if he can’t say it, he has to plow the southeast land like a plow, tsk tsk...Look, there is always a future with my family, right? The third-rank official said that if you kill him, you will die, unequivocally!"

Zhang Hong and Wei Ming, the leader of another group of thieves beside him, looked at each other, and they both felt layers of sweat protruding from their foreheads.

When he was in Bazhou in the past, Wei Ming voted for the county magistrate as an assistant arrester, but he was ripped off by the county magistrate, and his Wei family was almost like underpants.

But now...

Well, not to mention now, when he was in Tianjin, Lao Wei heard that the magistrate of Bazhou had been taken by Dongchang, and he also knew that it was because of a casual greeting from Song Baihu, and Mr. Qian didn't show up. ,This……

The two became excited on the spot: "I will die for Mr. Qian!"

It is not necessary to die, but it is necessary to contribute, because the words Huamanlou gave Song Jie are very simple: pretend to be a Japanese pirate and attack and kill Yin Bowen.

Huamanlou had already predicted that Yin Bowen would not return to Ningbo Mansion from Zhoushan when the war first started. After all, he was not sure whether the Japanese pirates would directly kill Ningbo Mansion. As for the Japanese pirates, he can also find a way to confuse them, and he might be able to cover up everything here.

If you can't escape, don't flee. Going to the Wa country means leaving your homeland. How can it be as comfortable as continuing to be the magistrate in Dazhao?

But once the news of the Japanese pirates' defeat spread back to Zhoushan, Yin Bowen would definitely return to Ningbo Mansion in a hurry, because he had to escape before Huamanlou completely quelled the Japanese pirates, otherwise it would be too late.

In fact, Yin Bowen did not return at the beginning of the war, and panicked after hearing that the Japanese pirates were scattered so quickly.

At this time, he didn't care to appease his comrades again, and he didn't care to give some specious orders to his loyal dog-legged commander Chang Guowei. Instead, he left Dinghai City in the dark, taking only twenty or so men on a ship. The boat went to Ningbo Mansion.

This is also Huamanlou's plan, because when the general situation is over, if Yin Bowen does not act in secret, he is afraid that he will be tied up by his party and sent to Huamanlou. Maybe they can survive by dissipating the family wealth, but since the attack on the navy, Yin Bowen dragged everyone along the way to the dark. If there is no other way, shouldn't everyone have to make a scapegoat?

It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Lying in ambush by the sea, looking at the boat under the moonlight, Song Jie smiled: "Mr. Qian really has no plans, this old guy is really here!"

"Officer Song, do you want to capture him alive?" Zhang Hong sneered sinisterly, licking the blade.

"What are you doing to capture him alive? Wasting food?" Song Jie looked at Zhang Hong with a disgusted look on his face: "Also, Mr. Qian said it's okay not to lick the blade, it looks not only nasty, but also quite disgusting."

Zhang Hong's murderous aura was completely eliminated by this sentence: "Uh...yes."

Seeing his old rival Zhang Hong deflated, Old Wei smiled gloatingly: "Mr. Song, shall we jump on him when he lands?"

Song Jie nodded and said: "Well, this time I'm pretending to be a Japanese pirate, everyone remember to shout a few Japanese words, oh yes, don't forget to let some live mouths go back to spread the word."

"Okay!"

While the three of them were chatting, the boat had already landed, and then twenty or so people guarded Yin Bowen, got off the boat in a hurry, and ran towards the official road.

After a whistle, Song Jie jumped out of the bushes by the roadside, and while yelling specious Japanese words, he drew his sword and rushed towards Yin Bowen...

Two hundred thieves, against twenty guards, Yin Bowen's guards were overthrown in an instant, and only two of them ran away when they saw that the situation was not right. The battle was over within a stick of incense.

"Yin Fuzun, are you safe?"

"You...you are a man of flowers! You guys! You guys are so courageous!"

Although Yin Bowen was scolding angrily, anyone could see his sternness.

What kind of mansion lord, what kind of official fifth-rank official, at this moment, he looked like a dog in the water, with his eyes wandering and his body trembling.

"It's just average, not as bold as you." Song Jie shrugged his shoulders like a flower manlou, and then said with a smile: "My boss Qian asked me to bring you a sentence, he said: Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and the way of heaven is like reincarnation. .If you don’t believe me, look up, the heavens will spare you! Yin Fuzun, let’s get on the road!”

404. There is a price to be paid for doing bad things

When the two subordinates who Yin Bowen ran away brought people back to find him, the dignified mansion was already so cold that even the dead body was eaten by wild dogs, which can be described as miserable.

The murderer turned into the Tianjin Navy's Pingwa attack team, and frantically searched for traces of the Japanese pirates in the entire Ningbo Prefecture like a killing god with red eyes. With superb martial arts and cheating physical strength, he beheaded dozens of Rogue.

The combat power of the thieves is not covered. Although this group of people has been a little crooked by some funny comparison, it is undeniable that they are still the first sharp knife of the Tianjin Navy.With 200 people, they dared to fight with 500 Japanese pirates, and the battle damage was very small. A few days later, this group of people had killed more than [-] Japanese pirates, which can be described as a great military exploit.

Even Song Jie himself didn't expect that he didn't go to Bazhou, but he brought back such a team that could decide the battle...

"Well, I must be a lucky general, why don't I change my name to Song Fu?" Song Baihu was a little flustered.

As soon as the news of Yin Bowen's death spread, Nie Wenbing walked into the prefect's yamen and suppressed the officials of the government. He took over the government affairs of Ningbo government as an imperial envoy, temporarily stabilizing the situation.

At the same time, Huamanlou broke up the Tianjin Navy and the Suzhou Navy who had just arrived, and began to pull a net in the Ningbo mansion to clear up the pirates, and dispatched the nearby guards as the Zhejiang Commander to block the road and check the coast to prevent the Japanese pirates from fleeing. go elsewhere.

So far, it is only a matter of time before the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang are suppressed, and with the full search and arrest of the two naval forces, the situation in Ningbo Prefecture has gradually stabilized.

"What are you going to do about the matter in Ningbo Mansion?" Nie Wenbing was calm after meeting Hua Manlou again in the magistrate's yamen.

"Ah?" Hua Manlou looked puzzled: "Let's go all out to pay the Japanese pirates, what else can we do?"

Nie Wenbing looked at him slantingly and said: "Don't pretend to be stupid, the old man is talking about government offices, squires, and guards. How to deal with these?"

Hua Manlou smacked his tongue and said, "Master Butang, when I left Beijing, I agreed that I would pacify you to pacify the evil wind in the southeast, but when you were moaning in Huai'an, Wang Jin of Songjiang Mansion came to your door and I took care of it for you. I also dealt with most of the Ningbo Mansion for you, and now you still want to throw the pot away?"

Nie Wenbing chuckled: "Since most of it has been dealt with, why don't you deal with it all?"

Hua Manlou got up and went out: "Soup is stewing in the pot, goodbye!"

Nie Wenbing grabbed him: "After Yin Bowen was killed by you, the first offender is gone. The others will naturally push everything on him. How do you ask this old man to deal with it?"

Hua Manlou's eyes widened: "Don't talk nonsense, Mr. Yin Fuzun died of Japanese invasion, what has it to do with me?"

"Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? After he died of the Japanese invasion, his charges will be hard to determine. Don't you know if there is no proof?" Nie Wenbing dragged Hua Manlou firmly: "I can't let the old man give him a death sentence in the line of duty. Bar?"

Hua Manlou looked him up and down: "You didn't have a lot of ideas when you cheated me in the court, how come you are so mentally handicapped here? There are so many witnesses and material evidence, and Guan Haiwei's commander Shi Zuo is handed over to you. Do you still decide?" There is no crime..."

Speaking of this, Hua Manlou came to his senses: "Tsk, if you don't want to involve too much, just say it, look at the stupid reason you used!"

In fact, ever since Su Jiuer returned and handed Shi Zuo over to Huamanlou, Ningbo Mansion has completely lost its secrets. It is no problem to win all the big squires.

However, human rights are not respected these days. After these people are taken down, their family members will also be taken down, ranging from exile or assignment to the Jiaofang Secretary, to severe cases, so if they follow the rules, they may be killed. Tens of thousands of good people have lost their heads.

and so……

"Let me tell you, why didn't you have the heart of a bodhisattva when you wanted to kill me a few months ago?" Hua Manlou said with contempt, "Don't tell me that you have suddenly become vegetarian and recited Buddha these past few months?"

Nie Wenbing was not angry when he heard his ridicule, but just smiled: "Let's take it as it is. So what do you think?"

Hua Manlou rolled his eyes: "I don't think so, you can kill them all, maybe if you kill a few more, others will be too scared to act like a monster?"

"Are you serious?"

"It's about this time, can you die if you tell the truth?" Hua Manlou just wanted to splash a cup of tea on the old man's face: "Don't you just want me to say a few words in front of Your Majesty for you?"

Nie Wenbing's intention is actually very simple, and Hua Manlou partially agrees with his idea.

The chief culprit has been killed, and the rest of them should lose their heads when it comes to their crimes, but it will harm the family...

Let's not talk about the other things, the baby in the swaddle, what mistake did the servant who signed the death contract without knowing anything in the mansion do?

What's more, now that the Japanese plague in Zhejiang has subsided, if there is a massacre in Ningbo, how much resistance will Fujian encounter?

Huamanlou agrees with this part, so when he returns to Beijing, he will naturally not use this matter to cause trouble for Lao Nie, and Emperor Guangxing will make it clear on his own.

It can be seen that Nie Wenbing meant to place all the blame on the dead Yin Bowen, and the rest should be given a lighter sentence. This is what Huamanlou disagrees with.

"I'll keep the matter of Yin Bowen from you, and you can keep it from me, too, okay?" Lao Nie smiled very frankly.

"Not good!" Hua Manlou rolled his eyes: "I have already said that Yin Bowen's matter has nothing to do with me, and what's more... Chang Guowei Commander, Commander Tongzhi and other people, Ningbo Prefecture Tongzhi, Tongju, Tuiguan, Yin County, The county magistrate and county magistrate of Dinghai, the two thousand households in Dinghai, the thousand households in Xuanwuwei Ningbo, and the hundred households in Dinghai, will die!"

The corner of Nie Wenbing's mouth twitched: "Is it a little too much..."

Not only that, this is a thorough cleansing of Ningbo Fucheng, Yin County, Dinghai and Changguowei...

Hua Manlou stared fixedly at Nie Wenbing and said, "Can't you just let their family members go? I didn't say to kill them all."

After a pause, Hua Manlou said again: "There is a price to be paid for doing bad things, but I want to take it lightly, but Nie Butang, have you gone out of the city to have a look? Tens of thousands of Japanese pirates are scattered into hundreds of shares. It is raging in Ningbo Prefecture, and almost all the surrounding villages and towns have suffered, so shouldn’t the blood debts of the people be demanded from them?”

This is where Huamanlou was angry at the beginning.

If the Japanese pirates were on the island, it would be a big deal for Mr. Qian to wait for a while to settle the payment slowly, but after Yin Bowen lured the wolves into the house, although the process of pacifying the Japanese pirates was much faster, the people have suffered a complete disaster.

Now the Japanese pirates have no supplies and no hope of survival, so even though the navy is trying their best to suppress the Japanese pirates, the Japanese pirates inevitably become crazy, and they can receive news of attacks on surrounding villages and towns almost every day.

Shouldn't this blood debt be demanded from the perpetrator?

Therefore, even though Huamanlou didn't want to get involved too much, if these irrelevant officials were allowed to live, how would Huamanlou face the crying people?

"This...well..." Nie Wenbing sighed, "Actually, if it wasn't for the following things..."

"I'll talk about the subsequent things later, and..." Hua Manlou narrowed his eyes: "Some squires have to talk to them."

405. An eyesore

The squires that Huamanlou talked about were all smart people.

When Yin Bowen was in power, they naturally drank soup together, but they had their bottom line—or, they knew what to touch and what not to touch, so they were involved in the smuggling, but private arms and so on They didn't get involved at all, so attacking the navy and colluding with Japanese pirates had nothing to do with them.

However, since they are drinking soup with Yin Bowen, then this group of smart people must have done many shameful things. If these things are revealed, they will not be able to escape their responsibility.

Therefore, this group of people voted for Nie Wenbing immediately after Yin Bowen's death, and the speed of seeing the wind was so fast.Then they not only sent a large amount of food and grass to Huamanlou in the name of rewarding the army, but also sent a bunch of miscellaneous things to Huamanlou and Nie Wenbing personally in the name of souvenirs.

Well, it must be a local product, a bright pile of yellow and white ones looks really good together.

They are so upright, how can Hua Manlou not go to sit with them?

And what...

There are these squires with eyes, and there are squires without eyes. These squires without eyes are plotting something, so Hua Manlou naturally wants to chat with these squires with eyes first.

When Nie Wenbing saw what he said, he knew that Huamanlou had some plans, so...

This old guy just let go of it.

"Who is it? How could Guochao produce such civil servants who don't care about anything?" Hua Manlou looked contemptuous when he left the house.

At the same time, Nie Wenbing in the government office sighed: "Why is this son born in Xungui's family? Talent..."

……

The largest restaurant in Ningbo Fucheng was taken over today by several squires. Their banner was to entertain imperial envoys and general soldiers, and thank them for their outstanding contributions to Ningbo Mansion.

Of course, the main thing this group of people want to invite is Huamanlou, because this group of smart people clearly knows that the matter in the southeast this time Nie Wenbing is at best a cover, even the governor Liu Qiran is a cover, and the real master must be this person. The young master who beat tens of thousands of Japanese pirates to the point of crying father and mother.

Although the banner is to thank you, but in fact, you want to find out what Hua Manlou wants to do - if this young man is really a stunned young man, if he wants to kill all directions in Ningbo Mansion no matter what, Don't they have to figure out how to save themselves?

"Thank you, sir?" On the wine table, Hua Manlou had a smile that was not a smile: "Is it wrong for you to thank me? It was a naval officer who beat up the Japanese pirates. I just fired a cannon from the beginning to the end. If you want to thank you, why don't you go to the navy?" Daying thank you one by one?"

"This……"

The squires were dumbfounded, not knowing whether what Hua Manlou said was a joke or really meant it.

"Open the skylight and speak the truth." Hua Manlou leaned back on the chair in a big way, and raised his legs: "This time, I didn't want to trouble you. You are so kind, I have to pay attention to whether you are right or not. ?”

The squires didn't know how to answer these words, so they nodded: "Uncle...Uncle is wise."

"However..." Hua Manlou changed the topic: "There are a few things that you all have to find a way to do for me."

Several people looked at each other, and an old man surnamed Liu said: "If I can help Uncle, then I will try my best to do it, but if... If there is something I can't handle..."

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Don't worry, this is not a big deal for you all."

Old man Liu gritted his teeth: "Also... Please ask uncle to express it."

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Why, I'm afraid that I will cheat you?"