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"What is the urgent matter of Duke Kuai looking for me?" In the room, Liu Biao stopped talking with Cai Mao, and looked at Kuai Yue with a smile.

"It's about the Tao family..."

Cai Mao standing next to him straightened up suddenly, a trace of nervousness flashed in his eyes, he had already guessed what Kuai Yue was going to say, it seemed that Kuai Yue was really going to intervene in this matter.

Kuai Yue glanced at Cai Mao, and said slowly: "I heard that the Tao family's boat was detained last night, and even Tao Li was arrested by the navy this morning. Does my lord know about this?"

Liu Biao frowned. Although Zhang Yun reported something to him last night, he didn't know that it involved the Tao family, and he was not sober at the time, so he didn't take it to heart.

"Degui, what's going on?" Liu Biao asked in a drawn out voice a little unhappy.

Cai Mao was in charge of the military, and he had to report to Liu Biao about the transfer of the navy. The lord reported, and with the lord's consent, he sent troops to arrest the fleet that smuggled weapons.

As for whether it is like what Yidu said, the arrested person is the Tao family fleet, and the subordinates are not too sure, but. .Jingzhou has its own laws and regulations, and it has little to do with who is selling weapons. If the Tao family illegally sells weapons and violates the laws and regulations, they should also be punished. "

Cai Mao is an extremely shrewd person. He knows that there are two things involved. One is whether Zhang Yun sent troops without authorization, and the other is whether the evidence of the Tao family's arms trafficking is solid. As long as these two things are done well, the victory is basically guaranteed. As for extorting money from the Tao family, that can be done in private.

Speaking of this, he quickly glanced at Kuai Yue, his eyes full of complacency and provocation, this time they did everything well, he didn't believe that Kuai Yue could find any loopholes.

Liu Biao was a little embarrassed. He did agree to Zhang Yun last night, but he didn't expect it to be the Tao family. The Tao family is an extremely important family with strong financial resources. They provide him with a lot of money every year to support his military expenses.

In fact, he also knew that the Tao family also secretly had contacts with Jiang Dong, but he could understand, businessman!In business, profit is always the first priority. He not only wants to do business in Jingzhou, but also in Jiangdong. He also pretends to be deaf and dumb, and receives tribute from the Tao family every year.

At this moment, Liu Biao was slightly annoyed. He had realized that Zhang Yun was deliberately concealing himself, and it was true that he reported it, but why didn't he say it was the Tao family? As a captain, Zhang Yun didn't understand how important the Tao family was to him?Zhang Yun obviously used some kind of trick to get himself into the trap.

It's just that Liu Biao didn't show his emotions or anger, and there was no expression on his face, which made it impossible to see his attitude.

Kuai Yue was very aware of the importance of the Tao family to Liu Biao, and punishment was not enough for a doctor. At Liu Biao's level, what laws and crimes were not important, what mattered was only the interests and the weighing of gains and losses.

But there are some truths that need to be clarified, to let Liu Biao understand the truth in his heart, since Cai Mao and Zhang Yun have already lifted the rock, it is not unreasonable for them to use this rock to hit themselves in the foot.

"My lord, first of all, there is a problem with the process. As far as I know, this fleet was seized by Youjiao, and then the navy dispatched to snatch the fleet. I have two questions. Why didn’t you report the matter to the higher authorities? In addition, the Youjiao Office is fully capable of handling this matter, which is also their job. Why did the navy want to take this away? What is the army doing?"

Cai Mao quickly interjected: "The trafficking of weapons and military crossbows is of course related to the army. General Zhang took over this matter because he was worried that the Youjiao Office would not handle the matter well and cause confusion. Yes, maybe they will report tomorrow."

Kuai Yue didn't back down, and said tit for tat: "Even if the navy is kind and intervenes for fear of problems, why didn't the case be handed over to the county government after dawn, instead, the master took over and tried the case by himself? The matter of the county government.

Taking a step back, even if Xiaowei Zhang couldn't think of it for a while, why did Taishou Li go to the barracks to ask for criminals in the morning, but he ignored them, and at the same time sent troops to rush into Fancheng to arrest Tao Li and the steward of the Tao family? What is the army doing?

Could it be that his dignified captain doesn't even understand this truth?Or Cai Junshi also thinks this is irrelevant, and the local government can be revoked, and everything will be managed by the military. "

Kuai Yue grasped the fact that Zhang Yunyue acted on his behalf, and forced Cai Mao to be speechless. He was secretly anxious and had to notify Zhang Yun immediately to plug this loophole.

Cai Mao hurriedly cupped his hands to Liu Biao and said, "My lord, this matter was reported to my subordinates by Captain Zhang, so my subordinates paid attention to it. Maybe we don't know the details, and I can't just talk about it, my lord." Ask the subordinates to investigate first, and then come back and report."

Liu Biao shook his head, "You don't need a military adviser to investigate in person, it's very simple, order Zhang Yun to come and see me!"

Someone went to inform Zhang Yun, and the official room became quiet again. Cai Mao was anxious, and went out on the pretext of dealing with an urgent military matter. Only Kuai Yue and Liu Biao were left in the room.

Then Liu Biao asked calmly, "Do you think there is a problem here?"

"My lord, this subordinate just thinks it's unreasonable."

"Why is it unreasonable?" Liu Biao asked while watching him.

Kuai Yue stroked with a smile, "The Tao family has been in business for decades, when did they do anything illegal? With the Tao family's tens of millions of assets and the courage to swallow the Yangtze River, my lord thinks that they will take the risk of confiscating their family and destroying their family by trafficking in just three hundred military crossbows." , earn such a small profit?"

"If it wasn't the Tao family who did it, then who did it? Was it framed by someone?"

Kuai Yue smiled, "My lord, the news I got is that this fleet disappeared for half a month beforehand, so Tao Li came to Xiangyang to look for it. There are already articles in it, and there is one more thing, have you forgotten, my lord? I checked the arsenal more than a month ago, but there are thousands of crossbows missing!"

One sentence reminded Liu Biao that he already understood that someone was framing the Tao family and trying to get money from the Tao family. As for who did it, he had a pretty good idea.

At this time, a guard reported at the door: "Lieutenant Zhang is here."

"Let him in!" Liu Biao's tone was stern.

Kuai Yue hurriedly got up and said, "Then, dodge the humble job."

Liu Biao nodded, "Go!"

Zhang Yun was Liu Biao's nephew, and the more Kuai was around, some things would be difficult for them to say. Kuai Yue knew this well, so he stood up and left.

Not long after, Zhang Yun hurried in. He got an urgent notice from Cai Mao on the way, and he already had a countermeasure in his mind. There were all the witnesses and evidence of this matter. As long as he killed him with one bite, there would be no loopholes.

"Nephew pays respects to uncle!"

Liu Biao sat down and asked unhurriedly, "Last night, you told me that someone was smuggling weapons. How is it going now?"

"Reporting to uncle, this matter has been investigated. It was the Tao family who acted recklessly and smuggled crossbows and knives. All the staff and managers have admitted that it was indeed the Tao family. The evidence is solid."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yun presented a thick stack of statements. Liu Biao took a look at the statement, and asked quietly, "In that case, why didn't you transfer this case to the county government? I heard that the prefect Li asked you The important person, but you refused, why?"

Zhang Yun had already thought of a countermeasure, he leaned forward and said, "Report to Uncle, because during the interrogation process, my nephew discovered that the Tao family has a very close relationship with Prefect Li.

This time Tao Li came to Xiangyang to visit Li Taishou. They have a deep personal relationship, so my nephew suspected that Li Taishou came to ask for someone. "

Zhang Yun's answer was also very reasonable. Liu Biao also knew that the relationship between the Tao family and the prefect Li Gui was very good. Is it true?

At this time, Zhang Yun added: "My nephew also believes that with the Tao family's strong financial resources, it is natural to look down on this little weapon, but my nephew suspects that it is actually the Tao family who is transporting it to others, and the Tao family itself. Nothing to do, and it was proven in the confession."

"Who do you think this is for?"

"My nephew suspected that it was Gan Ning. According to the confession, the fleet was not hijacked, but went to Bishui. After waiting there for half a month, someone delivered weapons and crossbows to the ship. One of them seemed to be Gan Ning's subordinates. , but in the process of arrest, he jumped into the water and escaped."

Liu Biao was also a little puzzled, Zhang Yun's answer was also reasonable, and it was indeed possible after thinking about it, after all, Gan Ning bought [-] slaves from Runan back then, Liu Biao knew that it was Liu Jing who helped him escape the crime.

If Gan Ning could get another batch of weapons from Runan, it was entirely possible. It was too dangerous to go by land, and it was easy to be interrogated. Usually, he would go by water.

And basically no one in the Tao family caravan would check, so it was most appropriate for the Tao family to transport the goods.

As for why the Tao family took risks for Gan Ning, it was because Gan Ning was stationed very close to Chaisang, and the Tao family had many requests from Gan Ning, so they would naturally take risks for him.

Liu Biao felt that his speculations were reasonable, but the root cause was that Liu Biao didn't believe in Gan Ning. Zhang Yun caught Liu Biao's psychology and dragged Gan Ning in.

Liu Biao pondered for a while and then asked, "Then why didn't you tell me clearly when you reported last night that it's related to the Tao family?"

Zhang Yun hurriedly kowtowed and reported: "Returning to uncle, my nephew didn't know that this matter was related to the Tao family yesterday, but only found out that they were the Tao family's fleet during the interrogation last night. My nephew would never dare to hide it from my uncle!"

Seeing Zhang Yun's innocent face, Liu Biao couldn't help but believe it a little bit. He paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, thinking to himself, "Could it be that Gan Ning actually entrusted the Tao family to transport goods?" '

After pondering for a long time, Liu Biao said to Zhang Yun, "Stop this matter for now, don't interrogate me any more. I want to ask Tao Sheng personally, let him explain to me, and put Tao Li back in the firm and put him under house arrest. He uses torture!"

Zhang Yun was secretly happy, so that he would have time to complete the case, plug all the loopholes, and use some tricks, so that he would not worry that the Tao family would not obediently offer the gold.

"My nephew obeys!"