Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2219 Much the same 9.0

"That's right!" Yan Bo raised his eyebrows slightly, sneered, and said, "So, before the investigation of this matter and before those people noticed him, he found a life-saving talisman for himself."

"Life-saving talisman?" Shen Haolin thought for a moment, looked at Qin Zheng and Yan Bo, and said, "He went to find Grandpa Liu?"

"Our Haolin is still smart." Qin Zheng smiled at Shen Haolin and said, "Yes, he stayed in Jiangning Mansion for one night, and left Jiangning Mansion with two guards the next day and went to the Liu Family Army camp in the southern border. The Liu Family Army camp is not far from Jiangning Mansion, and it took most of the day to get there. After being informed by the soldiers at the door, he met Uncle Liu in the commander's tent."

"So smooth?"

"It went very smoothly." Qin Zheng nodded. "The person in charge of the patrol that day was Liu Shibo's deputy general Yan Ran. You all know him, right?"

"General Yan, that's it." Shen Cha gave a thumbs up and said, "No one has been able to surpass his winning streak, not even my father, mother, brother, and Xiaotian."

"How can this be compared?" Yan Bo looked at Shen Cha, "You have only fought for a few years. If you want to surpass Yan Ran, you still have to work hard!"

"Yan Ran happened to be patrolling at the gate that day, and saw a very familiar person who should not be here standing at the gate of the camp." Qin Zheng took a sip of tea, thought for a while, and continued, "Yan Ran personally brought the Second Master in. We chatted on the way to the tent, and then I knew what he was going to do. I can't say I wasn't surprised, but I admired him more."

"The Liu family army has been stationed in the southern border for many years. Don't they know this?" Shen Cha's face was full of disbelief. "Although the commander of the garrison cannot interfere in the local area, it is related to the salt administration and the foundation of the country. He must pay attention to and take care of it, right?"

"That's true, but." Qin Zheng looked at Shen Cha, then at Shen Haolin, and sighed heavily, "You have to know one fact, that is, there were two major forces in Jiangnan at that time, the Qinglian Sect you are investigating, and the aristocratic families who have taken root in Jiangnan for hundreds of years. No one knows whether the Qinglian Sect is involved in the official salt case. At least when we thoroughly investigated Jiangning Prefecture and various prefectures and counties in Jiangnan, we did not find any connection between them and the case. And the aristocratic families." He sneered, "The biggest beneficiaries of this case are the aristocratic families. In other words, when your second grandfather was young, he took on the entire Jiangnan aristocratic family with his own strength with his passion."

"I thought it was incredible at the time, but now think about it, if it weren't for his courage, Jiangnan would still be controlled by the aristocratic families, and Your Majesty would still be completely blind to the place." Yan Bo looked at Qin Zheng, "However, not all the aristocratic families in Jiangnan were involved in the case and were willing to make that dirty money. In fact, after investigating all of them, most of the aristocratic families are still good. The real problem is the few who are short-sighted. Some have been passed down for hundreds of years, and some have been for decades. Their common characteristics are..."

"You're obsessed with money." Qin Zheng glanced at Yan Bo, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Not all aristocratic families are like them. After all, many aristocratic families have survived through vicissitudes and wars. They know what to do to continue the glory of their family."

"It's not that Grandpa Liu doesn't care about this matter. In all likelihood, he just can't do anything about it. As long as he asks one question, the prefect of Jiangning Prefecture will have a hundred questions waiting to retort him, and will also say something sarcastic, saying that Marshal Liu has worked hard at the border and should not think about other things." "Brother." Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin curiously, "It seems like he is speaking from his heart."

"Isn't this just a feeling?" Yan Bo raised his eyebrows at Shen Cha, "It was like this when we came here."

"Ah?" Shen Cha was stunned after hearing what Yan Bo said, and said, "I don't have this impression at all. I remember that the border was already ownerless at that time, and the government office had been abandoned for many years. The county magistrate who was supposed to guard this place had already fled to the state capital and didn't care about the lives of the people here at all. It was very difficult for the people here to survive under the double attack of the Liao people and the Jin people."

"That's true, but you were still young at that time, and" Shen Haolin reached out and touched her hair, "you were still desperately fighting against fate, and you were still desperately trying to protect Jiu'er. You definitely wouldn't notice these things, right?" Seeing Shen Cha nodding with a confused look on his face, he continued, "It really took a lot of effort to take over this place at that time. Just like Cha'er just said, when father and mother first came here, the border was already in tatters, and it was all supported by the people and the remnants of the soldiers who survived. As for the county magistrate, he had already run away to the state government and didn't care about this place at all. But when he heard that the Shen family army was coming, he hurried back to declare sovereignty and prevented us from entering the city, saying that this place was not under their jurisdiction. He also said that even if this city was captured by the Liao people or the Jin people, it was still his territory."

"Are you so arrogant?" It was the first time Qi Bo heard this and he couldn't believe it. "How can Old Shen tolerate this?"

"Of course we can't tolerate this." Qin Zheng and Yan Bo looked at each other and smiled at the same time. "Before we came, the late emperor issued an imperial decree to dismiss all the governors and county magistrates, stripping them of their official uniforms, and all the people."

"Behead them!" Shen Haolin added, "Behead them right here, so that they can see what kind of trouble they have caused this place before they die." He looked at Shen Cha, "Do you know what they said before they died?"

"do not know."

“My family will not let you go, nor will it let the Song family go!” Shen Haolin saw the shock in Shen Cha’s eyes, helplessly spread his hands, and said, “Do you know how rampant the noble families were back then? They’ve been dealt with several times, but they’re still so arrogant. I know they don’t have the world, the people, or the royal family in their hearts. They still think this world belongs to them.”

"We have dealt with the noble families many times, but they are still like this. It's really..." Shen Cha shook her head gently, "I now understand why Grandpa Liu is sitting still. We really can't beat them. Who knows, they might plot against us one day. But what does Second Grandpa want to do by going to Grandpa Liu?" She looked at Qin Zheng, "Are you asking Grandpa Liu to send troops?"

"Sending troops is useless. Those people are not afraid and will give others excuses. Second Master went to Master Liu to ask for a few guards to protect him in secret."