Gao Wu Da Xia: The fox demon lady at the beginning

Chapter 254 The Domineering Northwest Army
These bastards harmed the interests of the northwest military town, and Sun Hu would never let them go.

Sun Hu began to carefully check the people who came to the warehouse tonight, looking for clues.

Three days later, Sun Hu made a major discovery.

On the night when the cotton warehouse caught fire, in addition to people from Northwest Commercial Bank, people from Changxing Commercial Bank came to the warehouse and picked up a batch of goods.

Changxing Trading Company is a local trading firm in Degucheng. It came very late that night to pick up the goods.

At that time, the firm was understaffed, so people from the Changxing firm were asked to move the goods together.

After Sun Hu's investigation in the past few days, it was found that Changxing Commercial Bank and Southeast Commercial Bank had close contacts.

"Changxing Commercial Bank and Southeast Commercial Bank!" Cheng Shenyu already had some premonitions in his mind.

"Can the people from Changxing Commercial Bank be arrested and interrogated?" Cheng Shenyu asked.

"Shopkeeper Cheng, this is Qingzhou Degu City, not our northwest military town. If you want to arrest people, you have to go through the government." Sun Hu said a little embarrassed.

"Then let's go through the government." Cheng Shenyu also knew that here, their strength was limited, and the only people they could rely on were his men and Sun Hu's ten-man team.

Cheng Shenyu came to the government office in Degucheng, told the prefect Zhong Jingye what happened, and asked Zhong Jingye to arrest and interrogate the person who went to pick up the cloth from Changxing Trading Company that night.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Jingye ignored Cheng Shenyu at all and refused to file the case due to insufficient evidence.

Cheng Shenyu argued in the government office, but was thrown out of the government office by Zhong Jingye, without giving any face to Northwest Commercial Bank.

When Sun Hu heard this, he was immediately furious and took people directly to Changxing Trading Company to arrest him.

Unexpectedly, Changxing Trading Company was well prepared and called in dozens of Degucheng's quickies, arrested them and took them to prison.

Cheng Shenyu went to plead for mercy and was also imprisoned together.

The charge is that he planned and organized the slander and persecution of the clerks of Changxing Trading Company.

This move by Zhong Jingye, the magistrate of Degucheng, undoubtedly slapped the Northwest Commercial Bank in the face, as well as the Northwest Military Town, and it was a slap in the face.

The news reached Han Chufan, who instantly became angry.

"Convene a meeting and call all the ministers and directors of departments." Han Chufan gave the order.

"Yes, my lord."

"What's the matter?" The fat man asked suspiciously.

It has been a long time since Ping An City held a meeting of all ministers and directors.

"I don't know either." Liu Tianfei said.

"Old Geng, you have the best information. Can you tell me what's going on?" Sun Da asked.

The others also cast their eyes on Geng Chunping.

Geng Chunping, who was in charge of the secret department of the Northwest Army, was indeed the most well-informed person.

"It should be a matter of De Gucheng in Qingzhou." Geng Chunping said.

"What happened to Qingzhou De Ancient City?" Others were confused.

“The cotton warehouse of our Qingzhou Degucheng branch of Northwest Commercial Bank was burned down.

Moreover, the shopkeeper and the escort were also arrested by the local government and imprisoned. "Chen Jingwan added.

As the Minister of Finance, she also knew immediately what happened at the Degucheng Branch of Northwest Commercial Bank.

"How dare those people dare to provoke our Northwest Army Town.

Our swords haven't been unsheathed for a long time, they don't take us seriously anymore. "The fat man said angrily.

"Yes, it's time to teach them a lesson. Our northwest military town has indeed kept a low profile for too long." Others were also very angry.

Burning their goods and arresting their people is just a slap in the face.

When had their northwest military town experienced such cowardice?
In the General Military Mansion in Ping'an City, officials at the director level and above were all present.

“Everyone must know what happened.

Our cotton cloth business has gradually occupied most of the market in Daxia since last month, seizing the market share that originally belonged to Southeast Commercial Bank.

The Southeast Commercial Bank is backed by the Southeast Party. We have cut off their financial resources and they are anxious.

What happened in Qingzhou De Gucheng was that they were testing our bottom line to see how we would react.

If we don't respond, or if our response is not strong, they will definitely attack us in other towns. "

Han Chufan went straight to the point and analyzed this incident.

"Your Majesty, we must definitely fight back on this matter and we must not let it go unchecked," the fat man said.

"Yes, they are slapping our northwest military town in the face. We must not let them off lightly." Liu Tianfei said.

"Yes, we must teach them a lesson." Others also expressed their opinions.

Han Chufan nodded, "Since they want to die, then I will help them. Qiu Xuanyu obeys the order."

"The general is here." Qiu Xuanyu stood up and responded with clasped fists.

"I order you to lead two thousand Northwest troops and rush to Degu City in Qingzhou at starry night to capture all the people behind the burning of the Northwest Commercial Bank's warehouse.

And impose severe punishments to defend the majesty of our northwest military town. "Han Chufan actually issued an order to dispatch troops.

You must know that in Daxia, it is a capital crime for the soldiers and horses of various towns to send troops privately without the order of the court.

In the past, Han Chufan would still be scruples about pointing the court's face, so that everyone's face would not be embarrassing.

But now that some people are riding on the Northwest Army town to shit, why are they so worried about it?

Han Chufan just wanted to slap those who provoked him to death.

Damn, some stinky flies have to come out to disgust me.

"Yes, my lord." Qiu Xuanyu responded loudly.

It's great to follow the prince. If it were left to others, I would probably endure it.

But the prince didn't, so he directly asked him to lead the troops to the ancient city of De.

"Your Majesty, what if there are officials from the imperial court in Degu City who are also involved?" Qiu Xuanyu asked.

Which small business would dare to be so arrogant about this matter? There must be officials from the Southeast Party backing him up.

First of all, the prefect of Degu City is very abnormal.

Even if he didn't help the Northwest Commercial Bank, he even arrested all the people from the Northwest Commercial Bank. Isn't this obviously siding with the Southeast Party?

Han Chufan thought for a few seconds and then said: "It's time to catch and kill.

This time, the methods will be more ruthless, and the dog officials in the court will see what will happen if they sin against our northwest military town. "

Qiu Xuanyu licked his tongue excitedly. The prince was so angry with him, so happy.

"General, please don't worry, Your Majesty, this matter will be handled beautifully."

Han Chufan nodded and asked the others, "Do you have any other opinions?"

"Your Majesty, this time we send troops to Qingzhou privately, how will the court react?" Le Shibo said worriedly.

Han Chufan waved his hand, "You can think whatever you want. If we don't fight back this time, the incident in Degu City will happen elsewhere in the future."

"My lord is wise."

“Since I have no other opinions, that’s it.

Qiu Xuanyu now selected 2000 elite cavalry and rushed to Degu City quickly. "

"promise."

The government office in Degucheng.

"Master Kang, in order to help you this time, I offended King Zhenbei." Zhong Jingye, the magistrate of Degu City, said with some worry.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhong, the King of Zhenbei is far away in Yunzhou. Even if he is dissatisfied, he can't do anything to you. Moreover, we Southeast Party members are very generous to our friends. Mr. Zhong, these are some local specialties I brought from home. , please accept it."

Mr. Kang, who was opposite Zhong Jingye, took out a wooden box from his arms and handed it to Zhong Jingye.

Zhong Jingye opened it and saw that it was a banknote of 1 taels of silver coins from the First Bank.

Zhong Jingye put away the wooden box and said calmly: "Although the local products are good, they still need some ingredients."

Lord Kang smiled, knowing what Zhong Jingye was referring to.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhong, I said that we Southeastern Party members are the best to our friends.

Mr. Zhong has been in the position of prefect for so long, and it is time for him to move up.

The position of governor of Weizhou is still vacant.

Mr. Chai, the governor of Yuzhou, is a senior member of our Southeast Party and will definitely help Mr. Kang win. "

Zhong Jingye burst out laughing. He cared more about his official promotion than money.

As long as you are in a high position, the money is still rolling in.

Zhong Jingye just took a fancy to the position of governor of Yuzhou, otherwise he would not have helped the Southeast Party do these things and offended Northwest Junzhen and Han Chufan.

"Then I'll wait for the good news from Mr. Kang." Zhong Jingye said with his hands in hand.

Master Kang returned the courtesy and said, "Master Zhong, just wait for the good news."

After speaking, he left the government office.

This Lord Kang, named Kang Yu, is a doctor in the household department of the imperial court and a member of the Southeast Party.

This time I received Yan Xing's order and came to Degu City to unplug the Northwest Commercial Bank branch here and attack the development of Northwest Commercial Bank.

Zhong Jingye put the banknotes away and thought of Han Chufan and Northwest Military Town.

"Kang Yu is right, the Northwest Army is far away in Yunzhou, what can they do to me?
On the territory of Degu City, I am the King of Heaven, and even his Northwest Army has to stand by me.

That Kang Yu shouldn't dare to lie to me, the position of governor of Weizhou is finally settled. "

Zhong Jingye was in a good mood, drank a few more glasses of wine, and went to bed with his newly married concubine in his arms.

"Sir, it's bad, the Northwest Army has entered the city!"

Zhong Jingye, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by the sound outside the door and broke out in a cold sweat.

"What? The Northwest Army reached Degu City? How dare Han Chufan?"

"Master, what's wrong?" Zhong Jingye's handsome concubine asked sleepily.

"Get out of here." Zhong Jingye pushed his concubine away and got out of bed, panting and getting dressed in a hurry.

At this moment, this handsome concubine was no longer attractive to Zhong Jingye. He just wanted to confirm whether the Northwest Army's invasion of the city was true.

Zhong Jingye walked out of the room without even tightening his pants.

He asked the subordinate who had just shouted: "You just said that the Northwest Army has entered the city. Is this true?"

"Yes, sir, the northwest army easily broke through the city gate and is now heading towards the government office."

Zhong Jingye felt dizzy for a moment and almost fell down.

He never dreamed that Han Chufan would really dare to send troops to his Degu City.

"Quick, quick, quick, help me go to the secret passage." Zhong Jingye said hastily.

He was full of fear of the Northwest Army and now just wanted to hide.

Qiu Xuanyu led two thousand elite northwest troops and set out from Ping'an City overnight.

Passing several checkpoints along the way, the gatekeepers saw the banner of the Northwest Army and did not dare to stop it.

Nowadays, the banner of the Northwest Army of Great Xia has a great deterrent effect.

It also represents great glory. Everyone knows that the Northwest Army is the army that controls the country in Daxia.

Qiu Xuanyu had a smooth journey and it took him three days to arrive at Degu City in Qingzhou.

Degu City had not seen a war for hundreds of years, and its defenses were lax. Qiu Xuanyu easily captured the city.

"Put down your weapons. The Northwest Army will carry out its official duties. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy." Qiu Xuanyu stood on the top of the city and shouted loudly.

"Is the Northwest Army coming?"

"Why did you suddenly come to our Degu City?"

"I don't know either. Is it true or false? Is it really the Northwest Army?"

"Look at the armor they wear and the big flags with gold rims. Only the Northwest Army in the world has such armor and flags."

"If it's really the Northwest Army, let's put down our weapons quickly. No matter what they do in our Degu City, we can't resist."

The defenders of Degu City were talking a lot, and after confirming that it was the Northwest Army, they all put down their weapons.

They are veterans and you are fine with bullying the people of Degu City.

Fight against the Northwest Army, the strongest army in the world?Are you kidding me?

The dog's life was at stake, so we surrendered first.

There is no shame in losing to the strongest army in the world.

After Qiu Xuanyu took control of the city, he quickly led people to rush towards the government office of Degu City.

"Sir, we have surrounded the government office and searched it several times, but we have not found the whereabouts of the prefect Zhong Jingye." Soldiers from the Northwest Army reported.

"Continue to search, can it still fly?" Qiu Xuanyu said.

"Yes, my lord."

A few minutes later, soldiers from the Northwest Army discovered a secret room and captured Zhong Jingye.

"General, spare your life, spare your life." Zhong Jingye was taken to the courtyard. After seeing Qiu Xuanyu, he lay on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Are you Zhong Jingye, the magistrate of Degu City?" Qiu Xuanyu asked coldly.

"Yes General, the villain is."

"Drag me down first."

"General, spare your life, don't kill me."

The pampered Zhong Jingye had never seen such a scene before and was so frightened that he peed his pants.

Qiu Xuanyu smelled the smell of urine and pinched his nose, "What a waste. I'm scared to death."

Under Qiu Xuanyu's severe torture, Zhong Jingye did everything.

Including the fact that he colluded with the Southeast Party and sent people from the Northwest Commercial Bank branch to prison, everything was explained one by one.

"Master Zhong, please draw a pledge." Qiu Xuanyu wrote what Zhong Jingye said on the paper and threw it in front of him.

Zhong Jingye was beaten until he was covered in blood and trembling.

Qiu Xuanyu would not spoil him and would whip him hard with a whip if he disobeyed.

"This" Zhong Jingye hesitated. This piece of paper not only contained evidence of his collusion with the Southeast Party, but also evidence of his previous corruption and bribery, and the seizure of people's fields.

If this was signed and pledged, his life would be over.

"What? Mr. Zhong doesn't want to do it anymore?" Qiu Xuanyu took out his whip and asked coldly.

After seeing Qiu Xuanyu's whip, Zhong Jingye shuddered and said, "Yes, yes."

Zhong Jingye signed and stamped his signature on the paper with trembling hands.

"Come here, arrest Kang Yu and the people from Changxing Trading Company."

(End of this chapter)