Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 277 Qian Feng is dead! Huaiyang officials and gentry celebrated each other with their crowns.

Yangzhou Fucheng,

Qian Feng returned to the house worriedly. He didn't even eat dinner and locked himself in the study without allowing anyone to disturb him.

The result of the inspection of Yangpingcang was very unfavorable. It can be said that all ten positions were empty.

However, the officials in charge of the granary were not panicked, saying that they had been ordered to temporarily transfer the grain to other large warehouses, and the overall grain was still in surplus.

If you ask again, just push it to each yamen.

"In the feudal lord, those who hold low official positions are humble and talk lightly. They are just following orders."

Behind that face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, there was a sense of confidence.

……

Qian Feng was surprised to find that his butcher knife was no longer sharp. After strongly intervening in salt affairs, his plan to intervene in Caoliang failed.

"The people of the Qing Dynasty burn incense and worship Buddha because Buddha will protect themselves."

The fortune teller carried the flag and walked slowly on the street.

……

A carriage stopped quietly in the alley for a long time.

A hundred feet away there was a quack fortune teller holding a flag and ringing a bell. He was dark and strong and did not look like a husband.

President Jiang Chun said publicly:
"Thirty years ago, there was a severe drought in Yangzhou and the land was cracked. The villagers raised funds to buy rich tributes. Tens of thousands of people knelt down and worshiped outside the Dragon King Temple. Dozens of people died of heat stroke. As a result, there was still no rain for 30 days. The villagers were angry and destroyed it. In the Dragon King Temple, the Dragon King statue was dragged out to be exposed to the sun and chopped into firewood.”

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of two swaggering Eight Banners guards, wearing blue silk mandarin jackets, wild goose feather knives hanging from their waists, and black fast boots.

Take a short rest,

These are all descendants of Shangsanqi, and the relationships behind them are confusing and difficult to manage.

Get up, wash up, drink a cup of tea and go out.

Qian Feng entered the carriage steadily, put down the curtain and clapped his hands. The groom used the tip of his whip to control the horse, and the carriage slowly drove out of the courtyard.

"Hmph, the chassis is very stable. It doesn't look like a fortune teller. Let's go check it out."

The two guards relied on their strong martial arts skills and followed him into the alley.

The coachman was eating cakes with cold water, which was nothing special.

Qian Feng has heard of all these things.

Picking off the top and beheading requires a basis, but I can no longer find theoretical support in the "Qing Dynasty Law".

They have long been familiar with the familiar routes and familiar street scenes.

Four Gansu and Shaanxi cavalry also followed slowly.

He immediately turned around and ducked into the alley next to him.

The four major general merchants even began to lie down and no longer offered favors to their connections in Beijing, nor did they offer any favors to their connections in Huaiyang.

The only thing Yangzhou salt merchants were willing to contribute was to donate military salary. As long as there is a donation, they will try their best.

One of the guards said doubtfully:
"Why do I look like a practicing practitioner?"

……

The reason is very simple, no wronged soul can be killed by the sword of imperial power!

These words were so sharp that the Buddhas were embarrassed and did not dare to ask for them.

"If something difficult happens, but the Buddha is still sitting firmly on the lotus platform, then what kind of incense will be burned? What is the use of you?"

Serving as the salt transport envoy to the Huaihe River and Huaihe River has already offended half of his colleagues in the capital and thousands of colleagues in the province.

They are the imperial guards from the Forbidden City. Since they don't want to live a hard life in the Jiangbei camp, they have been hiding in Yangzhou City.

It's not that his subordinates love him and tell him everything he knows. Rather, the subordinates deliberately told themselves that the purpose was to hope that they would "return to the wrong path" and not do anything out of line again and cause official resentment to boil!
It’s been a long time since the officials and gentry in Jiangbei have been directing the vassal power~
Qian Feng held a brush dipped in ink and couldn't write for a long time.

The chain reaction was that three high-end restaurants in the city closed down one after another.

He lost consciousness and felt scared for the first time.

He stared at himself with doubts on his face.

Even if you think about it, it is impossible. The government and the opposition will definitely try their best to stop it.

The Yangzhou salt merchants have publicly ruined their business.

"Calculate bad luck, calculate fortune, calculate marriage~"

Unless the emperor allows himself to act as governor?

Before the candle burned out, he hurriedly wrote a line of small words on the note. After stamping the private seal and drying the ink, he rolled it up and hid it inside the hat.

It is 3 streets away from the Governor's Office.

Because the salt merchant who had been taken advantage of was unwilling to settle the bill!

Hailancha just pretended not to know.

The servants have already harnessed the horses and set up small stools.

……

"stop."

The fortune teller just pretended to be deaf and walked slowly while carrying the flag.

The two men chased after each other quickly, cursing:
"Bitch, I told you to stop."

"If you don't stop, I'll kill you with a knife."

It's a dead end, quiet, insulated from the noise on the street.

The fortune teller stopped but did not turn around.

The two of them suddenly felt palpitations, quickly drew out their sabers, took a few steps away from each other, and walked forward.

puff,
There was barely any reaction time and no action to be seen.

The black man suddenly took out his gun and made a beautiful turn, and the cold light arrived first! The spearhead pierced the throat of one of the guards.

The flag on his shoulder turned out to be a spear.

Another guard took two steps back in horror:
"Returning carbine?"

The black man said nothing, pulled out the spearhead and stabbed.

Up and down, several shots later, the guard was stabbed through the throat by a spear and fell to the ground in pain.

……

Yang Yuchun then threw away his disguise and sneered.

There is no money in the world!
When I was 7 years old, my family was still in ruins. Dad spent 10 taels of gold to hire a master from the martial arts world and taught him two unique tricks, which he used today.

He dragged the body aside, covered it with a flag, and walked out of the alley calmly.

A carriage rumbled forward, with two government officials clearing the way, followed by four green battalion cavalry.

He quickly lowered his head and sat on the roadside.

I was afraid that someone would recognize me in the hallway again. Martial arts practitioners have a stable base and steady steps, which will be exposed at a glance when meeting similar people.

The carriage drove slowly past.

Yang Yuchun then raised his head and looked at the tea stall opposite.

The stall owner kept the fire burning in the stove without saying a word, then pushed a loaded wheelbarrow out of the alley and threw it in the middle of the road.

……

An idler passed by and cursed:

"A good dog is not~"

Bang, Yang Yuchun received a punch and fell unconscious on the spot.

The other passers-by were frightened and quickly detoured, and for a while no one dared to come over.

Qian Feng's carriage slowed down.

An inconspicuous carriage drove slowly out of the alley, very slowly, just in front.

The street was barely wide enough for two carriages to cross each other. However, the inconspicuous carriage in front happened to be walking in the middle of the road.

Qian Feng didn't like to show off, so the groom didn't dare to scold him directly. Instead, he turned his attention to a government servant.

The yamen servant understood this and hurried forward to drive the carriage.

suddenly,

He saw the curtain behind the carriage opened, revealing the black muzzle of a cannon.

Instantly, the blood coagulated.

Boom, the fire was bright in front of my eyes, my ears were ringing and I was dizzy.

……

Qian Feng's carriage was shot without missing a beat.

The groom died on the spot. There were numerous holes in the surface of the carriage and blood spattered on the curtain.

One of the four escorting Shaanxi-Gansu cavalrymen was also affected and died on the spot.

Everyone is stupid,
The first to react were the remaining three Shaanxi-Gansu cavalrymen. The important officers were killed and all the accompanying guards were killed. This is the rule!
The three people turned their grief and anger into murderous intent. Shouting "Don't let the assassin go", he urged his horse to chase the carriage with his sword.

"drive".

The assassin's carriage was running fast.

The groom stood up, calmly waved his whip, and controlled the carriage to rush out of the city.

inside the carriage,
A small man was operating the Francannon. He quickly unscrewed a cartridge and threw it out of the car. He picked up a full cartridge from the carriage, pressed it into the gun barrel, and turned it to the right.

This artillery is produced by Xishan Gun Factory and is a non-standard artillery piece.

The steel barrel is very thin, and exquisite craftsmanship minimizes tolerances, thereby reducing gunpowder gas leakage.

……

The little gunner held the breech pole with his left hand and held the torch up to the fuse with his right hand.

The single-bar gun mount can be rotated to ensure that the muzzle direction is always aimed at the pursuing troops.

Boom, another shot.

Shotguns flew everywhere, and the two knights fell instantly from their horses with horrific wounds.

The remaining person stopped chasing and watched the carriage disappear at the end of the alley.

He cursed: "Gah coward", turned the horse's head angrily, and got into the alley.

Soon, warning gongs sounded throughout the city.

There were fires in many places in the city, with black smoke billowing. In particular, the fire in Yangpingcang was particularly powerful, with columns of black smoke rising straight into the sky.

The surrounding soldiers were in chaos, and no one dared to rush in to put out the fire.

Because the superior officer didn't give a reward, it seems that his attitude towards putting out the fire was not positive?
Everyone was shouting randomly, banging gongs and shouting outside the fire scene, pretending to be very busy.

……

suddenly,

A group of Yangzhou people came holding buckets with long hooks and shouting indiscriminately:

"Fight the fire."

The soldiers at the scene were stunned, not knowing how to respond.

The highest official present, Supervisor Yang Pingcang, showed a complicated smile.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was followed by a violent cough.

He has been suffering from tuberculosis for more than ten years. He has become terminally ill and is as thin as a hemp rod.

When I was close to the fire, I actually felt very comfortable being roasted.

In fact, he knew in his heart that the end was coming.

"Cough, cough, cough."

"Fight these unruly people out. They are called to put out fires, but they are actually trying to steal others. They are hateful, cough, cough, cough."

The soldiers became energetic, picked up their weapons and rushed towards these people.

After a violent beating, the group that "tried to take advantage of the chaos to steal official food" was neatly eliminated.

……

A foreign affairs commander ordered the men in the encirclement to be released.

But some women and little boys were detained.

He smiled evilly and said:

"Go back and prepare a ransom, one tael of silver for a criminal. If you don't have any silver, you can just get copper coins."

"If you don't see the money before the sun goes down, these women and children will be put in prison. Do you know the craftsmanship of the guards?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

The people who were beaten with bloody heads ran home crying and hurriedly collected money.

These military lords are so bad.

If a woman goes to prison, can she still survive? The little boy was sent to prison, and the next day he couldn't get it together and there were some small parts missing.

The heads of all the prisoners were smoking, and the soles of their feet were oozing with pus.

……

Hand over money with one hand and release people with the other.

In the basket, there were mostly copper coins and blackened broken silver, which looked a bit shabby.

A young green soldier muttered dissatisfiedly:

"One tael is too little. It should be 1 taels. Don't they have to give it too?"

The general manager of the foreign affairs committee slapped him on the forehead and cursed:

"These days, if someone who can ride a horse and carry a bucket takes the initiative to come to Guancang to put out the fire, if you can get 3 taels of cash at home, the city of Yangzhou will bear your surname."

"One tael is their limit."

"Boy, you can't be too greedy. We're all from Yangzhou, so that's pretty much it."

After the training, slap, another slap.

The style of the officers of the Green Camp of the Qing Dynasty was so tough.

……

The red-faced Director Cang finally stopped coughing and stared blankly at the sky.

The night before yesterday, someone talked to him:

Let him take the blame for "lax security" and someone will take care of his family.

The eldest son is arranged to go to Huai'an Mansion to be a supervisor of a small granary. My younger son, arrange a scribe for me.

They are all great places!
"It's worth it!" As soon as he got excited, he felt like the world was spinning, his throat was fishy, ​​and he spurted out a mouthful of blood~
The soldiers quickly went to the government office to report the news, and Master Qianliang arrived as quickly as possible.

He took out a piece of paper from his arms and spread it flat on the ground.

Then he grabbed the warehouse supervisor's skinny palm, dipped it in blood and pressed a bloody fingerprint on the paper.

Then, he stood up and announced sadly:
"Supervisor Yang Pingcang was slack for a moment, and the thieves exploited the loophole, so that 3 stones of granary rice were burned. This man was so ashamed that he died of a sudden fire."

The foreign affairs committee member slapped the president into a horse sleeve and knelt down on one knee:

"Sir, will the little one go to his home to report his funeral?"

"Okay, try to be as tactful as possible. Death is the most important thing."

……

The Yangzhou officials and gentry soon heard the shocking news: "Qian Fantai has been assassinated."

Then I heard gongs being beaten everywhere and shouting for fire!

He immediately realized that the situation was dangerous and stayed behind closed doors.

Never get involved in this muddy water.

These days, the best way to protect yourself is to keep your distance! Otherwise, if the wind direction changes, it will be unclear.

In the magistrate's yamen,
Although Hu Zuoyou was mentally prepared, he was still trembling with fear.

I thought that the false king of Wu was really cruel, and he would assassinate him whenever he was told. Fortunately, I have never offended him or criticized him by name.

"Master Fu, what should I do?"

"Seal the whole city and search for assassins. Anyone who informs will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver."

……

Following the route determined in advance, the carriage entered a narrow alley.

The responder unloaded the Fran cannon and hurriedly hid it.

The assassin changed his clothes and headed straight for the nearest city gate.

At the scene of the assassination, Yang Yuchun, dressed as a fortune teller, ran to the carriage, opened the curtain and took a look, confirming that he was dead and there was no need for a follow-up shot.

Qian Feng was bleeding all over his body.

His eyes are so wide open that he won’t rest in peace!
The last thought in his mind before dying was: One of our own did it!

In short, Qian Feng, the chief envoy and salt transport envoy to the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, who made great contributions to Qianlong and raised military pay and food for the Jiangbei camp, has since withdrawn from the stage of history.

The imperial court posthumously named the governor "Wenzhong" and rewarded his family members with 300 taels of mourning silver.

……

Yangzhou city gate slowly closed.

All soldiers were dispatched, first controlling the city wall and then searching the whole city.

Magistrate Hu was in high spirits, holding a sword in his hand and looking majestic.

Surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, they arrived at the commanding heights of Yangzhou City, on the top of a pagoda, overlooking the city and commanding the actions to capture the assassins.

His expression was very sad, and he was nervous and scared.

It was a good thing that Qian Feng died, but would it implicate himself?
"Ahem, you, go to Huai'an Mansion with my letter."

"Whoo."

A confidant fell out of the city wall and quickly went to Huai'an Mansion to seek collective wisdom.

According to the prior agreement, everyone must help.

If Magistrate Hu collapses, everyone's conscience will not matter. I'm just afraid that he will break the jar and expose the matter. Therefore, you can't lose big because of small things, you must pull brother Hu back.

The response is simple and crude.

Join in and make money!
As long as the money is in place, a few military favorites are willing to speak out for justice, and operations are done properly, Magistrate Hu will have no big problem.

……

(End of this chapter)