The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 267 The Amazing Truth

Everyone has their own background, and every organization has its own heritage.

There are deep internal reasons why Bu Kui has created this mess.

Bu Kui's problem is not just a deficit problem.Even shortfalls are minor issues.The biggest problem is the reason for the shortfall.

That is the problem of those who caused the deficit.These people are Bu Kui's biggest hidden danger right now.If this hidden danger is not removed, problems may arise at any time.

Judging from the current situation, Zhong Ding played a pivotal role in Bu Kui. The former guard Qian Delu should be Zhong Ding, that is, General Ning Guta.

The power of this line is actually not small, but Zhao Dahai still gained a foothold in Bu Kui, and took over Bu Kui after Qian Delu's death.

This shows what?
There are several possibilities, one is that General Ning Guta wants to use Zhao Dahai as a substitute for the dead ghost.However, there appears to be no such concrete action at present.Or there is action, but it has not had time to implement it.

The second is that Zhao Dahai also has his own hidden power, which is enough to compete with Qian Delu in some respects.

The third is that the two sides have reached some kind of compromise, forming a tacit understanding of symbiosis.

Either way, there's plenty of insider information about it.

Zhao Dahai has been rooted in Bukui for so many years, so he must have some important inside information.These inside stories are very helpful for Jia Min to completely eliminate the lingering poison of the past.

It can separate Jia Min from the old Bu Kui.

If these residual poisons are not liquidated, it is very likely that Jia Min will be harmed in the end, and he will be blamed for the residual poisons of the past.

"Zhao Dahai, to tell you the truth, I can consider letting go of Qu Pianxian's problem, but you have to show enough sincerity, I believe, you will understand what I mean."

"Officer Min, I understand. No, Yang Dianshi asked me to send a message. I want to invite you to his house for a drink tonight, and talk about Bu Kui's past."

This Zhao Dahai really has some scheming plans. He should have made a plan with Yang Lin in advance when he came today, and he also adopted a step-by-step style of play.

If I agree to recruit a flower, I will take Yang Lin's move.If I disagree, Yang Lin will not come forward.They will never work with me again.It is even possible to go to the opposite side.

This group of guys are also somewhat capable, so we really can't underestimate them.

Yang Lin invited me, and it seemed that he was going to give me something valuable.

As a canon historian, Yang Lin has been in charge of the records of the Bukui Yamen for many years. He is at the center of the Yamen.

Hehe, this Yang Lin is a very interesting character.

"Since it was invited by Yang Dianshi, I will go there. Alright, you go out. As for your affairs, we will talk about it tomorrow."

"Officer Min, where am I going now? I have explained my affairs, should I go to the confinement room or turn myself in?"

He also started playing with me.

"I didn't say I would dismiss you, so what should I do? The future fate of you and Qu Pianxian is actually not in my hands, but in your own hands. Good or bad is all in one thought, you Do it yourself."

"Yes, Chief Min."

At five o'clock in the evening, Yang Lin's son came to pick Jia Min up and went to his house for a banquet.

Jia Min was not too polite, and went with his own soldiers.

When he was in the imperial capital, wherever he went, he usually did not bring any followers.However, now that he is in Bukui, and he is the highest official here again, wherever he goes, he has to talk about the pomp and circumstance.

It was not that he was afraid of death, but that otherwise he would be considered indecent.If someone wants to make a fuss about this, he can also be counted as a mistake of disrespect.

In a word, when it's time to put on airs, you can't do without it.

Yang Lin's house has three tile-roofed houses. This kind of building is regarded as a luxury house in the local area.There are several wing rooms in the yard, and the rest are common outbuildings such as pigsty, chicken coop, barn, and stables.

The Yang family has two servants. Officials like them and the families of some military officers are equipped with servants.The biggest difference between these servants and the servants in Jia's mansion is that they are all exiles, that is, prisoners who have been assigned as slaves.

Westinghouse prepared a table of meals for Jia Min's soldiers, accompanied by Yang Lin's son.

At the table in the east room were Jia Min and Yang Lin.

The food and drink had been set, and seeing that there was no one in the room, Yang Lin suddenly knelt down to Jia Min.

"I take the liberty to invite Chief Min to come, please forgive me."

"Yang Dianshi doesn't need to be formal. Since we are at home, we don't have to follow those rules. Let's chat while drinking."

Jia Min helped Yang Lin up, and the two began to drink.

The wine is still low-alcohol, and it's not very interesting to drink.However, there was no other wine, so I had to make do with it.

In a place like Bukui, people are very good at wine, especially in winter, when the family has some money, they drink some almost every day.

If Ping'er and Qingwen's wines are produced, they will definitely sell well.

Soon, after each of them drank three cups, Yang Lin started talking.

"This subordinate wants to tell Chief Min about Qian Delu."

The topic of Qian Delu seems to be a relatively sensitive matter in Bukui now. Most people avoid this issue, and few people take the initiative to bring it up.

About the cause of Qian Delu's death, and the exile riot in August last year, most people also keep secrets.

Qian Delu's reputation in Bukui is extremely bad, and the problems mainly focus on two aspects.

One is extremely greedy for money.Searching for money is almost to the point of unscrupulous.

In terms of public funds, the materials handed over by various government villages, such as grain, pork, charcoal, fodder, etc.As long as it can be sold, it will be sold.

In the end, there was a deficit left, and the payment could not be made, so the granary, the forage field, etc. were set on fire, and then all kinds of materials were burned, and the payment was made to the upper side.

In terms of precious products such as ginseng, mink fur, and deer antler that were handed over to the imperial court, they were often withheld, and even fakes were confused with real ones.

He doesn't let go of personal matters either.The subordinate officers, soldiers, scribes and yamen servants had to pay tribute to him frequently, and they had to give him gifts during festivals.

He accepted even dozens of pennies from the watchman.

As for those exiles, those with a little wealth in their families have to make offerings to him.As long as he is targeted, all the property will be squeezed out by him.

There is a standard for the amount of donations that each dealer will give him.

The dealers naturally wouldn't pay for it themselves, so they desperately squeezed and searched for exiles.

The problem is that many migrants have no money at all.

After the lawsuit, the family's money has long been exhausted. Even if there is a few money, it is too far away to send it.So you have to dig ginseng and collect herbs on the mountain.Therefore, a series of problems have also been raised.

Some were bitten to death by wild animals, some lost their way and died in the woods, and some took the opportunity to escape.

Qian Delu not only collects money, but also does not spare people.

Those wives and daughters who have been exiled from the family, as long as they are a little bit beautiful, they will not escape his clutches.Not only occupying other people's wives and daughters, but also often killing other people's males innocently.For those sent to slavery, it is even more disregarding human life.

From when Qian Delu became the leader to when he died in the garrison, at least 30 people were killed by him for no reason.There were more than 20 people who asked him to serve as slaves to the Qian family who he had given to the four families.

If the Qian family members were soldiers, it would be justifiable.However, the Qian family members were ordinary local farmers and were not qualified to use these slaves at all.

Including Yang Lin and others, they have reported Qian Delu to the higher authorities several times, but every time, nothing happened.

In August last year, Qian Delu raped the wife and daughter of No. [-] exile Zhao Juren overnight, and then brutally killed them.This time completely angered Liu Ren.

Zhao Juren was well-known among the exiles in District A, so among the dozen or so official villages in District A, fifty or sixty exiles organized spontaneously, killed three village heads who were trying to stop them, and then came to Go to Bukui to settle accounts with Qian Delu.

These people were determined to die, and when they saw Qian Delu, they fought desperately with his soldiers.

Qian Delu usually does a lot of evil, even though he is in the garrison yamen, none of the officers and soldiers who are close at hand come forward to rescue him, and they all have a stand-by attitude.

In the end, more than 30 exiles died together with Qian Delu's soldiers.Qian Delu was chopped into countless pieces by the remaining 20 exiles and fed to the dogs.And these more than 20 migrants, led by Zhao Juren, arrived at the forage field, lit a big fire, and then lined up and walked into the flames one by one.

Later, General Ning Guta came forward to deal with the aftermath, and he only said that it was a riot of exiles, covering up all of Qian Delu's past crimes.

In order to appease Bu Kui's officers, soldiers and scribes, General Ning Guta finally arranged for Zhao Dahai, who had been at odds with Qian Delu on weekdays, to temporarily act as Bu Kui's guard in the yamen.It can be regarded as a comfort to these people, and the purpose is to prevent them from revealing the truth to them.

Qian Delu is a confidant of General Ning Guta, and he works with Zhong Ding to make Bu Kui a mess.

Seeing that last year's events gradually subsided, General Ning Guta prepared to call Zhong Ding to take over Bu Kui's post of defense as soon as the Chinese New Year came this year.However, Jia Min had already been appointed by the Ministry of War, so they were going to ask the court to take back his order.

Originally they thought they would have time to work on this matter, but unexpectedly, Jia Min set off early on the eighth day of the first lunar month.Originally, they thought that he would be on the road for four months, but unexpectedly, Jia Min arrived in Bukui in only two months, which completely disrupted their plan.

When Yang Lin was talking about these things, he choked up several times at the beginning, then wept bitterly, and finally wept loudly.

However, it still fully explained the context of these things.

When Yang Lin told Jia Min these things, it was not ruled out that he was venting his personal anger and justifying himself and his group of people. However, as long as these facts are true, his personal goals are not so important.

Judging from this matter, Yang Lin is still a person with a basic concept of right and wrong and a bottom line in doing things. Although he is also in the big dye vat of Bu Kui, the conscience in his heart has not been completely wiped out.

Jia Min believed without any doubt that what Yang Lin said was true.

One is that Qian Delu is dead, there is no need to pour dirty water on Qian Delu.

The second is that Qian Delu did too much, so General Ning Guta reached a compromise with the forces of Zhao Dahai and Yang Lin.

Qian Delu is dead, if General Ning Guta kills people like Zhao Dahai again, Bu Kui will cause even greater chaos.At that time, the court was alarmed, and even General Ning Guta would have difficulty getting away.

(End of this chapter)