Aspirations

Chapter 134
Fu Keda shook his head: "I don't know, I don't know at all. I also asked about this matter. In my opinion, how can Tian Qing, a small county magistrate who has no ambitions, be able to play around in the city? There should be the support of the county magistrate behind him." As a result, Tian Qing said to me in a strange manner, I just need to obey his orders, and Pei Xianzun is not in Shile, so he doesn’t care about Shile’s affairs. He also said that although he and Pei Xianzun are on the same boat, Pei Xianzun is only a passenger on the ship, and cannot decide whether he boards or disembarks, and Pei Xianzun never asks about his affairs. Although I suspect that Tian Qing's words are exaggerated and deceptive, but later I found out that Pei Shuozhang did not Ignore Tian Qing's actions, and don't care what Tian Qing is doing. So after Dong Da's death, Dong Er filed a complaint, Pei Shuozhang didn't know the inside story, he obeyed Tian Qing's words, and refused to accept the case... The result was impossible to let Xia County Zun took advantage of it, took over Dong Da's case, and brought me to Zhending."

Ding Ke gradually cleared up his thoughts: "At that time, Xia Xianzun wanted to bring you to Zhending. Have you ever thought about why Tian Qing didn't stop him? Isn't he worried that you will tell about you and him after you come to Zhending? ? Or just want to get rid of you with the help of Xia Xianzun, so as to avoid future troubles?"

Fu Ke laughed: "Captain Ding, now, I don't have to hide anything anymore. Before Dong Da's case happened, Tian Qing promised me that he would not let Pei Shuozhang take over the case, even if Dong Er sued him Zhending is fine, not only will he protect me from death, but he also said that no matter if the lawsuit goes to Zhending Mansion or Shangjing Mansion, nothing will happen, he knows everything."

Cao Shujun smiled: "Did you not believe it then? Do you believe it now?"

Fu Ke shook his head: "I believed it at the time, do you know why? Because when Dong Da and Wu Yidong negotiated the grain business, I knew that Tian Qing was really a man with good hands and eyes. Don't talk about Pei Xianzun, it's the Cui Mansion Zun didn't dare to make such a big deal with Wu Yidong. I still thought, who is Tian Qing, how dare he have business dealings with the garrison guards? After thinking about it, no, Wu Yidong is the commander of the garrison guards in Zhending Mansion. So, bypassing Zhending Mansion, Zhending County and Shile County, He Tianqing used Dong Da to buy one hundred thousand shi of grain in private, probably not just to make a fortune from it, but to plot something big..."

"What's the big deal? Could it be treason?" Cao Shujun asked casually without thinking too much.

"What else can it be if it's not rebellion?" Fu Ke was also frank, and opened his mouth and said, "How many more soldiers and horses can be raised with a hundred thousand shi of grain? Although Wu Yidong is not a high-ranking official, he has a heavy army in his hand. He must be only a dozen or so away from the capital. It is a daily journey, and the station of Zhending Mansion is also the most elite division among the Forbidden Army, if you send your division northward, it will definitely shake the mountains."

As soon as these words came out, several people gasped.Although Xia Xianzun had hinted before that Wu Yidong bought grain from Dong Da in private, fearing that he had some evil intentions, but hearing Fu Ke's words with his own ears, he still couldn't help being terrified.

Ding Ke straightened his mind: "So, Tian Qing is the only one behind your backstage? I thought there would be such a powerful person, but he is just a county magistrate, Fu Ke, even if there is something behind Tian Qing The Tongtian character is beyond his reach, and cannot save you."

Fu Ke smiled disapprovingly: "Although Tian Qing is only a small county magistrate, but his energy is so great, Ding Butou, it's not that I underestimated you, even if you break your head, you can't imagine how powerful he is. He You don't need to disturb the Tongtian figure behind him, just one word can turn Zhending and Shile upside down."

"I don't believe it." Cao Shujun shook his head and smiled, "A small county magistrate can turn clouds and rain, Fu Ke, are you too naive?"

Although Fu Ke was in awe of Cao Shujun's amazing magic skills, his tone was still a little disdainful: "Does God think I'm a naive person? I've been in the rivers and lakes for many years, and I only believe in strength and power. You can convince me with just red lips and white teeth..."

Cao Shujun smiled smugly. It seemed that he was the first No.1 to make Fu Ke obediently admit defeat with just a three-inch tongue.

Ding Ke pondered for a moment: "If Tian Qing bought food for Wu Yidong for the purpose of conspiracy, then after the incident, Dong Da would have to die to silence him. So, Tian Qing is the real murderer behind Dong Da's death? Ke, I still have one thing I don't understand, why Tian Qing only let you kill Dong Da, but didn't let you kill Tian Manchu?"

"Tian dissatisfaction?" Fu Ke was stunned for a moment, then laughed again, "I'm afraid that if Tian dissatisfaction is kept, I want him to be a dentist again and continue to buy more grain. Besides, I don't owe Tian dissatisfaction money, so kill him What's the use? At the time, I thought that Dong Xian's murder case would eventually be closed as a suicide case. But now that I'm in Zhending Prison, Tian Manchu might also be silenced. If he's smart enough, run away. It's serious."

Ding Ke thought about it, and hurriedly asked someone to go to the bakery to inform Tian Manchu, and asked him to come to the county government.After finishing the arrangement, he asked someone to bring another jar of wine, drank a bowl with Fu Ke, and asked, "Fu Ke, it's not enough to have food without soldiers, horses and weapons. You said that Tian Qing and Wu Yidong have the intention of rebelling, then they Where do you recruit soldiers and horses, and where do you make weapons? Leather, horses, and iron ore are all contraband by the imperial court."

"Ding Baotou, I just said that you can't imagine Tian Qing's energy, and I can't imagine it. Fortunately, I have been with him for a long time. Although he is always on guard against me, I still found some clues. Regarding the matter of recruiting soldiers and horses, Tian Qing will not come forward in person, and it is even more inconvenient for Wu Yidong to show his face in public. It seems that a descendant of a family is secretly helping to take care of everything. Whether it is the Cui family, the Li family, the Zheng family, or the Lu family, I don’t know. The matter of weapons is managed secretly by Zhuang Feifan from Shile, Liu Changting and Xie Huagai from Zhending."

...After listening to Cao Shujun's narration, Xia Xiang remained silent, put down his tea cup and went to the window to stare out the window. The leaves of willows and poplars outside the window had all fallen, showing the signs of deep autumn and winter.

"How about it, am I good?" Cao Shujun took out something from his sleeve, flicked his wrist, and a puff of smoke rose and turned into a circle. Being able to fool Fu Ke, let Ben Xian live a good life of fairy addiction, comfortable, quite comfortable."

Lu Zhiyue and Ding Ke looked at each other, they couldn't laugh or cry.

"Is it one of the four great families?" Xia Xiang ignored Cao Shujun's complacency and showing off. He looked away from the window and looked at Lu Zhiyue meaningfully. Wanqing's fertile land and Wanguan's family property have extremely high prestige in the local area. As long as you raise your arms, there will be a large number of responders. And there are tens of thousands of farmers attached to the four great families..."

Lu Zhiyue nodded and said: "What Xia Xianzun said is very true. Although the Lu family is the weakest among the four great families, it is not a problem if tens of thousands of people are gathered to provide hundreds of thousands of shi grains, let alone Let’s talk about the three families of Cui, Zheng, and Li. Of the four great families, the closest one to Zhending is the Cui family, followed by the Li family in Taiyuan.”

"Which family is closer, Qinghe Cui family or Boling Cui family?" Cao Shujun went out of Beijing for the first time, and his knowledge of the geography and customs of various places was limited to paper.

"The Boling Cui family is closer, but..." Lu Zhiyue hesitated, but still said, "The Boling Cui family has been silent for many years. As a famous northern family from the Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Boling Cui family was in After the founding of Daxia, it seemed as if it had disappeared, and was completely overshadowed by the Qinghe Cui family. Cui Fuzun is a member of the Qinghe Cui family. Cui He, the patriarch of the Qinghe Cui family, has an extraordinary relationship with His Royal Highness King Jing. Boling Cui Cui Bi, the patriarch of the clan, seldom stepped out of Boling. In the past three to five years, no outsiders have seen him except the closest members of the family. So if it is said that any family is secretly recruiting soldiers for Tian Qing, Taiyuan The Li family is the most likely, followed by the Xingyang Zheng family..."

"Why not the Qinghe Cui family or the Boling Cui family?" Zheng Hao disagreed with Lu Zhiyue's statement, "Although the Li family in Taiyuan has always had a good relationship with Xingwang, it is even better with Hou Pingpan, but Taiyuan Lizhen It must be far away, and Qinghe and Boling are the most convenient recently. Not to mention the Zheng family in Xingyang. As a member of the Zheng family, I know that there is no one in the family who has the same relationship as Xingwang and Hou Pingpan. What friendship, let alone Xingwang and Hou Pingpan."

"Although Taiyuan is far away from Zhending, it is the most suitable for buying horses and leather from Mongolia. Fanyang is more suitable for raising horses. Fanyang has always been an important place for military strategists. Lushan moved south from Fanyang." Xia Xiang felt the seriousness of the matter even more, but he didn't expect that there were many shocking hidden dangers hidden in the land of Zhending. It's important, everyone, don't reveal any news. Also, you must protect Fu Kequan, in case someone kills someone to silence him."

"Yes." Everyone responded together.

"Xia Xianzun, without further delay, all the confessions in the case of Fu Ke should be kept under strict custody as soon as possible, and together with Fu Ke, they should be protected by heavy troops. If my guess is correct, within three days, after Zheng Ti Xing Before coming to Zhending, not only will Fu Ke’s life be in danger, but the confession may also be stolen or caught on fire.” Zheng Hao didn’t wait for Xia Xiang to speak, turned around and said to Ding Ke, “Ding Chatou, apart from the prison, Where else can Fu Ke be properly placed?"

Ding Ke thought for a while: "There is a cave in the south of the city. It was rumored that there were tigers and wolves in the cave. No one dared to go there."

"Alright, Chief Ding, take someone to escort Fu Ke to the cave immediately. Remember, don't let anyone know where Fu Ke is." And arrange Tian Manchu properly."

"Yes, Lord Xia." Ding Ke took the order and was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly saw a policeman rushing in from outside.

The catcher's name is Fan Hongyan, who is Ding Ke's right-hand man. He was ordered to go to the bakery to ask Tian Mann to come to the county government office. When he arrived at the bakery, he found out that Tian Mann had disappeared and the bakery was closed.As for where Tian Manchu went, no one knows.

Xia Xiang waved Fan Hongyan down, and thought for a moment: "It seems that Tian Manchu should have run away after hearing the news, I hope he is safe and sound."

After he finished speaking, Fan Hongyan left and returned, sweating profusely and looking anxious: "Xia Xianzun, Ding Butou, just now my subordinates saw Yang Jiang and Yang Yasi leaving the county office with the prisoner Fuke. I don't know where you went?"

"What?" Xia Xiang was shocked. If Fu Ke was taken away, there would be immeasurable consequences. He immediately said, "Captain Ding, immediately lead someone to intercept Yang Jiang, and bring Yang Jiang and Fu Ke back!"

"Yes!" Ding Ke replied, turned around and went out like flying.

"First, Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao showed up, then Tian Man ran away after hearing the news, and Yang Jiang took Fu Ke away, someone was going to make a move impatiently." Xia Xiang stared at Ding Ke leaving in a hurry, with a worried expression on his face , "Where is Lady Mantuo?"

"Mantuo is here." Mantuo came out of the door in response, "What orders does Xia Xianzun have?"

"When will Liancheng come back?" Xia Xiang wanted to know how Dong Duan and Liancheng were far away in Shile, and he was worried that Tian Qing would attack them.

"I don't know." Man Tuo was slightly stunned, and said, "According to Liancheng, he will assist Dong Yuanwai and he will come back after he has completely taken over Dong's firm. I'm afraid it will take more than ten days. If Xia Xianzun is worried about Liancheng Anwei, I would like to go to Shile to protect his safety."

"No, it's better for Madam Mantuo to stay in Zhending and protect Xia Xianzun." Ma Zhanguo saw the abilities of Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao with his own eyes, and knew that they were far from rivals. .”

Xia Xiang waved his hand: "You don't need to go there, this matter should not be publicized, after all, you are the county captain of Zhending... Yes, come, please invite Ma Qingyuan and Xu Wangshan."

(End of this chapter)