First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 351
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When He Zhongde and Huan Fasi left, Jiang Baoyi rubbed his head and said with a wry smile, "Then He Zhongde is considered submissive by you, but since you are determined to use him, you don't have to kill He Shuxing."

"Am I such an unprincipled person?" Gao Chong glanced at him, and said calmly, "Uncle He must die if he commits evil deeds."

Jiang Baoyi fell silent upon hearing this.

Facts have proved that Gao Chong's move was correct. After He Zhongde sincerely surrendered, he was completely willing to fight. The He Ran family has been fighting for many years, and they are very clear about each other's filth.

In addition, Huan Fasi led Weifengwei's people to cooperate secretly. In just two days, He Zhongde sorted out a thick pile of materials, and Gao Chong just flipped through them casually, trembling with anger.

As Zhongde said, the actions of the Ran family are enough to cut them into pieces, oppressing the good and being tyrannical, this is a common thing, encroaching on the fields, issuing Hades account (usury), etc., are the basic operations.

After all, He Zhongde was the magistrate of the county, and he had some knowledge in his belly. All the evidence of Ran's family crimes he dug up was enough to be sentenced to severe punishment.

"Where is the evidence for this?" Gao Chong pointed to this one and asked.

Unexpectedly, He Zhongde bared his teeth and said, "The next official is the witness."

Gao Chong was speechless for a moment.

"Heading, leave early tomorrow morning and go to Qianjiang," Gao Chong ordered casually, and Gao Xiong took the order to go down.

Gao Chong patted He Zhongde on the shoulder in admiration, "Huan Fasi will continue to cooperate with you. Do you know who the next target is?"

"I know, old thief Tian!" He Zhongde said through gritted teeth.

"What old thief Tian, ​​pay attention to your words", Gao Chong reprimanded with a frown, "That's Tian Jiedu".

He Zhongde responded hurriedly, bowed and retreated, his eyes rolled, and he was thinking about how to collect Tian Zongxian's criminal evidence.

Holding the stack of criminal evidence in his hands, Gao Chong said with emotion, "It is said that the fellow villagers are deeply affectionate, but this He Zhongde stabbed the Ran family's knife really hard enough."

"Young Master said so," Huan Fasi nodded and said in agreement, "This He Zhongde used to look like a mediocre person, but now he has the potential to be a cruel official after being ordered by the young master."

"Cruel official?" Gao Chong paused, then murmured: "It would be nice to have a cruel official, at least you won't get your hands dirty."

Early the next morning, Gao Chong led the army and set off, heading straight for Qianjiang.

The distance between the two places is less than a hundred miles, and they arrived at Qianjiang City that night.

Ran Tai, the magistrate of Qianjiang County, seemed to have heard about what happened outside Hongshe City, so he directly led his subordinates to wait at the post house five miles outside the city, and his attitude was very respectful, and all the reception tools were extremely solemn.

This made Mr. Gao lose his temper without an excuse, but soon, the Ran Family Dalang sent it up by himself.

"The ambassador has been delayed for two days, and the beauties are all anxiously waiting," Ran Sheng said with winking eyebrows after meeting and saluting.

It seems that after returning to Qianjiang, Ran Sheng's courage has improved, perhaps because his father is in front of him.

Hearing these words, the smile on Gao Chong's face suddenly subsided, "What is Ran Dalang's meaning? As a son-in-law, I patrol the prefectures and counties and do my duty faithfully. How dare you insult me?"

"I, you, I didn't..." Ran Sheng was just a son of a wealthy family who ran wild in Qianjiang, and he was dumbfounded when he heard these words.

How come this Mr. Gao's face is like those ladies who pick up guests, he can change at will, of course, Ran Dalang dare not say this.

"Nizi, you are talking nonsense." Ran Tai in front was so shrewd, he immediately reprimanded Gao Chong: "What is the status of Ambassador Gao, he has always put his family, country and world as the most important thing, so hurry up and make amends."

Ran Sheng didn't look like Ran Tai, Ran Sheng looked so weak, he was overindulgent, while Ran Tai had big arms, a round beard, and a very vicious look.

Seeing his father reprimanding him, Ran Shengdang even slapped him on the face, "I am talking nonsense, the ambassador should not care about it."

Gao Chong snorted coldly, and immediately got on his horse.

"Hey, wait a minute, ambassador," Ran Tai hurried forward and said respectfully: "The food and wine are ready in the post house, can we have the food and wine first, and then enter the city after a short rest."

"No, in the wilderness, I was worried about thieves." Gao Chong shook his head, and rushed out as soon as he mentioned the horse's belly.

Looking at the mighty army behind, the momentum was frightening, Ran Sheng swallowed hard, "This, which thief is so short-sighted."

Ran Tai slapped him on the head, hating iron for being weak, "stupid".

"Brother, this Ambassador Gao seems to be a bad person?" A middle-aged scribe next to Ran Tai rubbed his chin and said quietly.

"Hmph, it's just asking for benefits between the Ran He family. These wealthy families are all of the same virtue." Ran Tai snorted coldly, "He must know the conflict between my Ran family and the He family. Say hello to the people above, stay safe these few days, don't run into Gao Chong's hands."

"Little brother understands," the middle-aged scribe promised.

This middle-aged scholar is Ran Tai's cousin, Ran Bin. Ran Bin is also a "talented scholar" of the Ran family. He once traveled and studied in various places in the Central Plains of Jingchu, and now he is the county captain of Qianjiang County.

The county magistrates and county lieutenants are all from the Ran family, this Qianjiang is almost the world of the Ran family, and the Ran family can be said to be rampant in Qianjiang.

After entering the city overnight, Gao Chong said coldly that he refused the dinner, leaving only two words, "I'm tired", and went into the building to rest.

The Ran family looked at each other in blank dismay, and had no choice but to return to their ancestral home in the east of the city.

"This Gao Chong flirted with us as soon as he came, what is he trying to do?" Ran Sheng complained angrily, "I really think my Ran family is easy to bully."

Hearing this, Ran Tai slapped the table on the desk with a bang, and angrily said: "Be more conspicuous, you idiot, do you know how the Gao family in Bohai exists? Gao Chong is the son-in-law of a sage, the prime minister's son, We can't afford it!"

"Dalang don't say such things in the future, be careful to bring disaster to the Ran family." Ran Bin also said solemnly: "Don't mention the Gao family in Bohai, but the power of Gao Junya, Gao Chong's father, in the court alone is not enough. It is enough to turn Qianzhou upside down."

"Don't talk about Gao Junya, I think Gao Chong alone wants to turn Qianzhou upside down." At this moment, the old man above opened his eyes and said slowly.

"Aye, do you mean that Gao Chong is coming for us?" Ran Tai was startled when he heard this.

"He has been in Hongshe for two days, and you haven't found out any news?" The old man asked very dissatisfied.

Ran Tai shook his head, turned his head to look at Ran Bin, Ran Bin also looked helpless, shook his head and said: "There is no news, Gao Chong didn't go anywhere on the first day, and he went out and walked around the street on the second day before returning ".

"Stupid", the old man also had a look of hatred for iron and steel, and he reprimanded dissatisfiedly: "No news is the most suspicious. He made a detour all the way to Qianzhou, and it is impossible for him to do nothing. No action shows that he is hiding from us."

　These two days the transitional chapters are a bit stuck...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)