Song Qingyuan looked cold and said disdainfully: "Huo Mianzhi was ostracized by the officials and transferred to the Northeast. If the general hadn't loved his talents, he would have been just a piece of dust. Now he doesn't care about the favor of the general and colludes with Qin Xiao.

, it is simply unreasonable.”

"Sir, thank you for arriving in time." Chunyu Bu said anxiously: "Sir, please hurry up and order the food to be adjusted. I will drive back to Yuguan day and night with the food. Otherwise, Qin Xiao and his party will really succeed this time.

.”

Song Qingyuan nodded slightly and asked, "Where is Huo Mianzhi now?"

"He has not appeared so far." Chunyu Bu said softly: "The general has been asking around the county magistrate's house, but no one knows his whereabouts."

Song Qingyuan frowned and said, "If we can't find Huo Mianzhi, this matter will be difficult to handle."

"Your Excellency is the Deputy Protector, how dare those people from the County and Cheng Mansion dare to disobey your orders?" Chunyu preached: "They dare not disobey when asked to issue documents to regulate grains. As long as they have the official letter of grain regulation in hand, can Qin Xiao still do it?

Dare you stop the Yamen from running errands?"

Song Qingyuan sneered: "Do you really think Qin Xiao is that easy to deal with? If he is really that easy to control, why would the imperial court send him to the Northeast to cause trouble for us? Huo Mianzhi's disappearance must be planned by Qin Xiao and deliberately delayed

Grain adjustment. You just said that Qin Xiao pretended to be happy in front of you, claiming that he would be released as long as he had Huo Mianzhi's official letter of grain adjustment. This sentence was very problematic. He only recognized Huo Mianzhi, not the county.

Even if other officials from the Cheng Mansion and the County Cheng Mansion issue official letters of grain adjustment, he will not buy it."

"He only recognized the official letter of grain allocation signed by Huo Mianzhi, but hid it from Huo Mianzhi. This is to put him in a desperate situation." Chunyu preached: "Sir, Guangning is responsible for the grain and grass logistics in Yuguan, and Huo Mianzhi

If he is in his position but does not do his job, he can be punished for his dereliction of duty."

Song Qingyuan sighed: "It's not that he didn't adjust the grain. Didn't you say that he had already arranged 1,500 shi of grain and sent it to Yuguan, and it was handed over to you on the way? How can you punish him for dereliction of duty?"

Chunyu Bu was startled.

"It's not that he didn't send the grain and grass to Yuguan, but that there was a knife hidden in the grain. In order to investigate the ordnance case, the grain team had no choice but to return to Guangning." Song Qingyuan said: "How can we find fault with him?"

"But he is not in the county magistrate's house and deliberately avoids...!"

Song Qingyuan said: "The duty of the county magistrate is to assist the county magistrate in handling government affairs in western Liaoning, and supplying food and logistics is only part of it. If you say that he deliberately avoided it, then he will only have to say that he has to do other errands and has no time to stay in the county magistrate's house.

What can you say? Since they dare to avoid it, they must have thought of their words, so how can they be easily caught?"

"What...what can we do?" Chunyu Bu was worried, "Sir, are you just going to watch something happen in Yuguan and fall into Qin Xiao's trap?"

"Huo Mianzhi can't be found, but has Tian Shichao also disappeared?" Song Qingyuan rolled his eyes and asked, "Where is Tian Shichao now?"

Chunyu Bu said hurriedly: "It involved an arms case. After Tian Shichao returned to the city, he was put under the supervision of Yuwen Chengchao under Qin Xiao. He is still staying in his house."

"Very good." Song Qingyuan stroked his beard and said with a smile: "When I came from Liaoyang, I only knew that a silver robbery case had occurred in western Liaoning. I was ordered by the Governor to conduct a thorough investigation. It was not until I entered the city that I learned that another case had occurred.

Ordnance case. Qin Xiao and Huo Mianzhi deliberately prevented us from transferring grain from the warehouse. Now that the granary is controlled by Qin Xiao, we really cannot transfer grain from the warehouse immediately. There is no need to settle this account in a hurry."

After a pause, he said: "The top priority is indeed to solve the problem of food shortage in Yuguan. Since we can't start from the granary, we can only start from the grain team transporting it back to the city."

When Chunyu Bu heard that Song Qingyuan had come up with a countermeasure, he felt happy and asked anxiously: "Sir, do you have any good ideas?"

"Don't rush to handle the silver robbery case. Let's handle the arms case first." Song Qingyuan sneered and said: "Since Qin Xiao and Huo Mianzhi are hiding, that's good. Let's handle the arms case immediately while they are away. Since I am investigating,

In this case, the grain team belongs to the stolen goods of the case and can be handled by this officer. Today we will send people to count the grain trucks. After the inspection, if there is ordnance on the truck, we will only keep the weapons and the grain and grass will be sent to Yuguan day and night according to the established plan.

.”

Chunyu Bu cupped his hands and said gratefully, "Your Excellency is wise." He frowned and said, "But if Qin Xiao and Huo Mianzhi got the news and knew that the master was going to try the ordnance case immediately, would they... would they come back to interfere?

?”

Song Qingyuan smiled calmly and said, "Why has General Chunyulang been so anxious these past two days?"

Chunyu Bu was startled, thinking how could Song Qingyuan know what he was asking, but he could only say: "They can't be found, and the food and grass cannot be mobilized. The general is naturally impatient."

"That's enough." Song Qingyuan said with a smile: "If they really can't help but run out, wouldn't they be playing into Lang's hands? As long as Huo Mianzhi comes forward, he should immediately handle the matter of delivering food. As long as he has the slightest delay,

This officer immediately investigated him."

Chunyu Bu thought for a moment and then said: "Sir, if this case is tried immediately, will the general also have to go to court?"

"That's natural." Song Qingyuan nodded and said: "But don't worry, if you go to the hall, it's just for show. Although Qin Xiao holds military power, he is not qualified to participate in the trial of this case. Even if he ran away, he would not be able to do anything.

Quan intervenes in the trial. Huo Mianzhi is a Shangguan of Tian Shichao and is also the Cheng of Liaoxi County, so he is qualified to participate in the hearing, but he does not dare to show up at this time, so this case will be heard quickly. "

Chunyu Bu hurriedly said: "My lord, I don't have to worry about Qin Xiao interfering. If he really stands up to interfere, then we officials from the four northeastern counties will join in his overstepping of power and disturbing the government. He will not be able to live without it." He frowned and said.

: "The general is only worried that Tian Shichao's dog is really anxious and will bite people randomly."

"Are you worried that he will frame you?"

"Yes." Chunyu Bu nodded and said, "He was promoted by Huo Mianzhi. If he thought of Huo Mianzhi's favor and framed the general in front of the court, this matter would not be easy to handle."

Song Qingyuan smiled faintly and said: "General Chunyu Lang is also a man who has experienced battles for a long time. Could he be afraid of being framed by a small official in charge?" He waved his hand and motioned Chunyu Bu to come closer, and then lowered his voice and said: "Tian Shichao is from western Liaoning and his family members

They are all in the city. Doesn't he know what will happen if he traps General Chunyu Lang? The general thinks very highly of General Lang. Although General Lang is ostensibly under the control of the Protectorate, everyone knows that you are

Isn’t it clear to Tian Shichao, the general’s confidant and favorite general?”

Chunyu Bu nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "Tian Shichao has long known that the general has a close personal relationship with the general, so he has personally escorted the grain and grass in the past few years, hoping that by clinging to the general, he can find a good future for himself."

"That's it." Song Qingyuan smiled softly and said in a low voice: "He knows better than anyone else that if General Lang is framed, the entire family will definitely be devastated, so you don't have to worry that he will frame you. Later

I will send someone to escort him over for trial, and I will also give him a few secret instructions to let him know what to do." After saying that, a strange smile appeared on the corners of his lips, and his expression became even more unpredictable.

Chunyu Bu was startled for a moment, then laughed.

When Tian Shichao was brought to the county magistrate's house, it was already dark. Song Qingyuan set up a temporary court in the county magistrate's house. He was in charge of the judicial and criminal laws of the Northeast and could try any case anytime, anywhere. Even if the case had been tried, as long as he found out

If there are any flaws, the case can be re-examined at any time.

The knife hidden in the grain occurred in Northeast China. As the deputy governor of Northeast China, Song Qingyuan was absolutely qualified to hear the case.

In order to show fairness, Song Qingyuan ordered the chief officer of Liaoxi Xingcao to lead several Xingcao officials to participate in the trial.

The Xingcao is under the jurisdiction of the Junwei Mansion and mainly handles criminal cases in Liaoxi County. However, when it comes to major cases such as rebellion, the Xingcao is not qualified to try them. They are either handed over to the Junwei Mansion or the Duhufu.

They directly send personnel to investigate, but when investigating such a major case, although the criminal cao cannot directly hear the case, he can assist from the side.

The hall was lit with lights, as bright as day. According to Song Qingyuan's instructions, not only Tian Shichao and Chun Yubu who were involved in the case were brought into the court, but also people were sent to deliver all the grain trucks involved in the case to the county governor's Yamen.

Lu Changhe, the commander of the Protective Army, led people to take care of the case. Before the case was heard, under the personal supervision of Song Qingyuan, all the grain trucks were carefully inspected. In addition to the ordnance discovered previously, nearly 60 items were found from four of the grain trucks.

Two hundred horizontal knives.

After the Empire implemented the Sword Hunting Order, even if a person hid only one knife, once it was discovered, they would be punished for treason.

This time, nearly two hundred swords were hidden in the grain team. In the army, two hundred swords may not be mentioned, but hiding them in private is a serious crime of treason.

Tian Shichao knelt in the hall, his body prostrate on the ground, and did not raise his head the whole time. Although Chun Yubu was also directly involved in the case, because of his status as the guard of Yuguan, he was not allowed to kneel in the hall, and even moved a chair.

In the hall, Chunyu Bu was asked to sit for trial.

Song Qingyuan coughed and glanced at the several criminal officials sitting at the side of the hall. They all laughed and remained silent.

"I was ordered by the Governor to thoroughly investigate the bank robbery case." Song Qingyuan said slowly: "But when I arrived in Guangning, I realized that there were more urgent cases that needed to be heard immediately." Xiang Xingcao said

An official said: "You are responsible for the criminal law of Liaoxi County, you should know what is going on."

Several officials all stood up, bowed and nodded.

"Yuguan is in urgent need of food and grass. In order to solve the problem of food and grass for the Yuguan soldiers as soon as possible, the case of hidden knives in the food will be heard by my officer personally today and the result will be decided." Song Qingyuan picked up a case file and said: "This is written by General Chun Yulang himself.

The incident is very detailed. Tian Shichao, please take a look at it first. Are there any descriptions in it that are inconsistent with the facts?"

A criminal officer obediently stepped forward, took the case file with both hands, and sent it to Tian Shichao. He was polite and said, "Master Tian, ​​take a closer look!"
Chapter completed!