Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 176: Yan Ran Can Be Destroyed (2)

Looking at the three corpses dragged behind the horse by the sergeant, a smile appeared on the corner of Qiu Dari's mouth, and a stern look flashed in his eyes.

These three belong to a sect that specializes in cultivating assassins.Although they would rather die than reveal the identity of their employers, they still died cleanly.If it hadn't been for the establishment of the East People's Society in Xia's Love Department, Qiu Darui would not have endured it until now.In addition to the matter of the workers, the two Kanto masters are still waiting to expose several murder cases of him.The [-] guan was originally used to buy off the two Kanto masters, and the road was open to the sky, and everyone went to each side.Unexpectedly, these two people didn't know how to flatter them, saying, "A man who is rich and powerful cannot be 'fornicated', and mighty can't be subdued." Qiu Daguan changed hands and bought the assassin from Hezhong, but he still didn't say anything.Yesterday, it was found out that those two people who didn't know how to be flattered actually got into the door of Prime Minister Liu's residence, and the senior officials had no choice but to deal ruthlessly.The assassin in the river didn't understand the customs of Han, and actually killed people in front of Zheng Xiangtang in the scholar's mansion, which really annoyed Qiu Darui.He was worried all night, fearing that this matter would offend Ni Lin.

"Death is clean." Qiu Darui smiled again.He would never show hesitation and panic in front of his subordinates.In the eyes of Shopkeeper Luo, who has followed him for a long time, this smile is inscrutable. "Anyone who disobeys the senior official Qiu will die without a place to die." Shopkeeper Luo couldn't help shivering, and lowered his head deeply.

At this time, the door was pushed open, and Cai Liu'er came in with a sad face, bowed his head and said: "Young one was ordered to treat guests at Captain Yu's mansion. Mr. Yu is busy with official duties, so he can't attend the lunch banquet, and the gift list has also been pushed and confiscated." Next." Therefore, Cai Liu'er spoke cautiously, fearing that he would offend the senior official Qiu and blame himself for not doing things well.

"This fox, can it smell something?" Qiu Darui frowned, and cursed, "What kind of Lieutenant Huguo, he is just a coward without guts." Qiu Mengchang's nickname is not for nothing , Qiu Darui was harsh to the workers and cruel to the enemies.To the officials and the people in the rivers and lakes, he never crams his feet temporarily. Whether it is in Guandong or Guanzhong, he is willing to spend his capital.Whether it's in the world or in the officialdom, you have to give him some face.It was not a good sign that Yu Zangyun did not go to the banquet that had been agreed long ago for no reason or reason.

A warning flashed in Qiu Darui's mind. At this time, the cavalry had passed away, and pedestrians gradually began to come and go on the street.He said in a deep voice: "The matter here is over, prepare the car, and go back to Chang'an." Rarely did not speak out to reprimand, Shopkeeper Luo and Cai Liu'er both nodded.As he was about to leave Dunhuang, Daguan Qiu put his hands on the window sill and leaned out as much as possible, as if he was afraid that others would not see him, and smiled at the passers-by who occasionally raised their heads.

Military Intelligence Department, the quietest yamen in the military mansion.On the wall of the principal's signing room, there are portraits of previous principals hanging high. Above the portraits, there is a horizontal plaque with the inscription "Gentlemen are cautious and independent".

There are no piles of various files of the Supply Division, no marching division officers coming in and out, and no stern-faced military judges.The chiefs of military divisions such as marching, supplies, and military law are mostly transferred from the commander-in-chief of the front military division.The head of the Military Intelligence Department has always been held by famous ministers of morality. Several of them were transferred from civilian officials, and several of them were transferred from the head of the Military Intelligence Department to civilian officials.The first head of the Military Intelligence Department was Li Si, a famous minister of the founding dynasty.After Li Si became the head of the Military Intelligence Department, he was ordered to build the Tax Collector's Mansion.This Tax Collector's Mansion is the predecessor of the current Prime Minister's Mansion.Therefore, the Song people ridiculed that Chen Xia could live without a prime minister's mansion, but could not live without a military affairs department for a day.

Yesterday afternoon, the Emperor Chen Xuan Longyan was furious and summoned the heads of the Dunhuang Mansion, Cha'cao' Cao and the Military Intelligence Department's three yamen.Prime Minister Liu Yi presided over the overnight meeting of the Three Yamen, and it was decided that the Military Intelligence Department would be in charge of the murder case of Dong Renshe.This morning, the courtyard changed from its usual desolation, and there was a tense atmosphere here.A lot of officials who usually don't set foot on the threshold of the Military Intelligence Department came one after another. File after file contained witnesses, officials from the Dunhuang Mansion, spying on the 'traitor' Cao, and reports from the Military Intelligence Department's own eyeliner. There is a thick pile on the desk.

Wu Ting flipped through the contents of the dossier page by page, but there was awe in his eyes.Not to mention that His Majesty personally handed over the case, nor did it mention that Wu Ting himself was from Tiance Institute, and that Dongren Society was set up by the Military Intelligence Department to fight against Song. Although Wang Zhong and Wu Yue refused to listen to persuasion, In order to stand up for the workers and apprentices in Guanzhong, the enemy's general intelligence department assassinated Zheng Xiangtang at the gate, and waited for Ruo to slap the military intelligence department hard.

"Although the three assassins are dead, the culprit has not yet been found." Wu Ting's face was still calm, and he said in a deep voice, "If the case is not thoroughly investigated and the murderer is brought to justice, this Yamen should also be removed." The file was closed with a snap.A ray of morning light poured into the house through the window. The signing room has been cleaned extremely clean, but under the perspective of this morning light, countless floating dust can still be seen rolling up and down in the subtle airflow.

In the Linquan Palace, Emperor Chen Xuan carefully looked at the letter of love presented by two scholars of the Great Song Dynasty. The blood stain on a corner of the letter had turned black.Chen Xuan's eyebrows frowned into the word "Chuan". He tapped the table with his right hand, and clenched his left hand into a fist, full of remorse. "If these two people were summoned as soon as possible, such a bloody case would not have happened." Chen Xuan secretly said.

The use of apprentices in the Guanzhong military service has become more and more serious in the past ten years. Every time the Huguo Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion want to rectify it, they always throw a rat's weapon.The expenditure of the Xia State court is increasing day by day, and the growth of land tax is slow. Only the industrial and commercial tax and the daily increase, and the tax paid by the autonomous chamber of commerce according to the profit share is the fastest growing. Therefore, the entire court is very tolerant of the autonomous chamber of commerce.The workers from the Kanto region are not like the local people. They are sheltered by soldiers, tribunes defend their grievances, and they have relatives and friends to rely on.Even though some officials and people of insight had pointed out all the blood and tears in this workshop, they did not attract enough attention from the emperor and the officials of the five palaces.According to the report of the Military Intelligence Department, the officials of the Guanzhong military government and prefectures and counties even had their own money to join the workshop.

Chen Xuan took a deep breath, raised his head, "Prime Minister," he said in a low voice, "first hand this letter of love to the Huguo Mansion, and the captains will discuss it." He paused, then said, " Also, it is also up to the Autonomous Chamber of Commerce to discuss whether they can agree on a protocol so that the tragic situation described in the petition will not reappear in future generations."

"Your Majesty," the prime minister Liu Yi said in a low voice, "this bloody case and the petition..." He also only found out after returning to the mansion that two scholars from the East People's Society planned to visit the mansion.

"I know," Chen Xuan nodded, shook his head again, and said in a low voice, "This case has been handed over to the Military Intelligence Department. Let's wait for the truth to come to light." He was silent for a moment, suppressing his desire to interfere with the direction of the Military Intelligence Department's handling of the case. Thinking about it, he opened another file, which is the statement of the establishment of a new artillery battalion in the General's Mansion.

This afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, Zhao Xingde was notified to go to see Zhou Zhongyuan, the commander of the Chengying Army.Searching for the assassin yesterday, like other sergeants, he has been busy all night in the field without sleep, his eyes are still red.

"See General Zhou." He bowed respectfully. Wang Tongdeng arrived before him, and he was already standing aside with his eyes on his nose, his nose, his nose, his nose, and his heart.

Zhou Zhongyuan didn't speak, he just looked at the two of them up and down.After being silent for a long time, he said in a deep voice: "The imperial court has formed an alliance with Lumei. You are holding Crown Prince Lumei hostage and seizing the army in front of the battle. It looks like a rebellion. If this fails, the imperial court and Lumei will turn against each other. It suddenly collapsed, you two, who will take this responsibility? Who can take this responsibility?" Wang Tongdeng's face changed slightly, and he was about to speak, but Zhou Zhongyuan reached out to stop him, and continued: "Chengyingying Hanging alone outside the territory, ordering autobiography, because of this, it is even more necessary to take into account the overall situation. Making claims without authorization, almost falling into the court's injustice, can you two be convicted?"

Without hesitation, Zhao Xingde and Wang Tongdeng said in unison: "The general will be convicted." They answered neatly.There was no fear in the eyes looking down at the ground.If it was really as serious as Zhou Zhongyuan said, the two of them would not have been able to return to Dunhuang swaggeringly with their soldiers, but had been escorted back by the Military Judiciary.

But Zhou Zhongyuan's next sentence shocked the two people. "So, you can no longer stay in Chengying Army."

"General Zhou, the final general is trying his best to serve the country and restore the situation in Lumei. How can we be expelled from the army?" Wang Tongdeng had a look of grief and indignation on his face. He rushed to Zhou Zhongyuan.Zhou Zhongyuan glared at him, then turned to look at Zhao Xingde.Zhao Xingde's face was bitter, and he said in a deep voice: "General, if there is a crime, it is the last general alone. The last general is responsible for persuading Crown Prince Lumei to return to the army to rescue him. He only wants to complete the military affairs, so he is desperate. The king The military envoy and the other brothers were all bullied by the last general." Seeing that he put all the blame on himself, Wang Tongdeng's expression changed greatly, and he lost his voice and said, "Go straight."

Zhou Zhongyuan looked at these two subordinates who were confident just now, with a smile in his eyes.

Zhao Xingde reached out his hand to stop Wang Tongdeng, and continued: "General, a soldier can be killed but not humiliated. If you want to be expelled from the army, please only exonerate the last general. Brothers are all heroes who pledged their lives to the country, and they would rather die in battle , and can’t be humiliated by this.” He had already planned to retire in his heart, and took advantage of this opportunity to push things along, but he couldn’t help showing regret and reluctance on his face.

"Dismiss military status? Retire?" Zhou Zhongyuan seemed to have seen through his thoughts, with a half-smile on his face, and said in a deep voice, "It's not that easy." Wang Tongdeng's expression became tense all of a sudden, thinking that Zhao Xingde would still He will be severely punished, but Zhou Zhongyuan changed the subject, "Although you two can't stay in the Chengying Army, the imperial court still has something to do with you. A new artillery battalion has been set up in the General's Mansion. It's you. There are other people's new places." Speaking of this, a smile appeared on his face.The Chengying Battalion was originally composed of elites from various armies. After returning home in rotation, if there is no new military affairs, they will return to the various armies stationed in the interior.This time the Grand General’s Mansion set up an artillery battalion. In addition to the gunners, it also needed an elite soldier as a guard. Zhou Zhongyuan recommended these Chengying soldiers to go there.

At this moment, Zhou Zhongyuan's face and tone no longer showed the intention of reprimand, both Wang Tongdeng and Zhao Xingde suddenly realized that they had been cheated by him, but they couldn't express dissatisfaction on their faces, so they could only bow together and say: "Thank you, General, for your love. Seeing it in his eyes, Zhou Zhongyuan smiled secretly, opened the file on the table, and picked up a piece of official order from the prime minister's mansion.Zhao Xingde and Wang Tongdeng were promoted to Marquis of Che at the same time because of their meritorious service in the Lumei Battle Institute.