Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Five: Shandong Thieves
It was said that the Nanjing matter was settled. Zhu Ling in Cangzhou finally enjoyed two days of leisure, and then suddenly became busy again. The reason was that Zu Xiangyang was ordered to behead Ma Kui, the governor of Cangzhou, and a group of corrupt officials in the street.
Never thought that while the Emperor was still here, someone would dare to rob the Dharma Field.
On that day, Zu Xiangyang was promoted to Tongzhi and was very high-spirited. He sat in the upper position as the supervisor and beheading officer. Dozens of soldiers around him stood in rows, holding spears and sabers. When the time came, Zu Xiangyang threw it down directly.
A sign indicates that execution can be carried out.
But at this moment, a dozen killers wrapped in black suddenly swooped from the surrounding rooftops and headed straight for Ma Kui. The surrounding people instantly became chaotic and scrambled to escape, while the soldiers
They quickly defended Zu Xiangyang with guns, and the other soldiers immediately surrounded these killers.
But it was obvious that these dozen killers were no ordinary people, and the soldiers in Cangzhou were already lax in their armaments and had not practiced for a long time. After confronting them, even though they suffered heavy casualties, many soldiers were killed one after another without the strength to resist.
Kill. Zu Xiangyang, who was sitting above, couldn't sit still at this moment.
He finally became the magistrate of the first government, but he encountered such a thing. He quickly sent someone to call for help, and then ordered all the soldiers around him to rush forward to fight with him. Fortunately, he made this decision, and he only wanted to do it for Ma Kui.
Before the killers could get close to Ma Kui, they were immediately besieged by many soldiers and were at a disadvantage in their desperation.
It was not until a large number of Jinyi guards arrived that the killers were completely suppressed. However, one of the killers saw that the situation was defeated. In desperation, he threw a long knife at Ma Kui to kill him, but was stopped by Wang Guoxing with a knife.
He committed suicide in anger and died.
When this incident was reported to Zhu Ling, who was still sunbathing in the backyard, he suddenly felt a sense of irritation. Is Cangzhou still so chaotic? Or he was a little merciful. He was still here, and a killer appeared not far away.
Could it be that one day a killer will come to kill me?
"Zu Xiangyang, have you found out what happened today? Who did it, and what is their purpose?" Zhu Ling stood aside and looked at the trees with buds in front of him in confusion.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have some clues about this matter. Several of the killers are housekeepers and servants in Ma Kui Mansion, and the rest of the killers are sending people to investigate." After saying that, Zu Xiangyang lowered his head heavily.
"Is this what you mean by having a clue?" Suddenly, Zhu Ling's tone changed, and his coldness gradually grew. Then he turned back to look at him, and said coldly: "I will send a loser to check, and he can also find out these things!"
"I am incompetent! I am willing to be punished." Zu Xiangyang kowtowed heavily to the ground again, not daring to say anything.
"The kingdom is prosperous!"
"I'm here." Wang Guoxing responded.
"Go check the aristocratic families in Cangzhou and the surrounding Fuzhou counties to see if they have any changes recently? Tell Sima Jingru not to run too far. The killers have already arrived in Cangzhou. No matter how far they run, it is better to explore the surrounding area first.
"Fan." Zhu Ling flicked his sleeves and said coldly.
"I obey!" Wang Guoxing immediately withdrew.
Zu Xiangyang, who was still kneeling on the spot, was covered in cold sweat at this moment. Even if the scorching sun was on his head, he should not move at all. He was afraid that His Majesty would be angry and beat him back to his original shape again.
"Zu Xiangyang." Suddenly a much gentler voice came from above.
"Your Majesty is here." Like a ray of redemption sweeping through his body, Zu Xiangyang knew that His Majesty might have lost some of his anger, and hurriedly responded without wanting to lose this opportunity.
"Go and investigate carefully. No one involved will be spared. Besides, Ma Kui, send more people to behead him this time. No more mistakes can be made. Do you understand?"
"I understand!"
"Go ahead."
When Zu Xiangyang left in fear, he watched him go out of the door. Wang Chengen's eyes moved and he asked Zhu Ling: "Your Majesty, this person feels very mediocre. He has been a judge for so many years. He finally made a mistake after receiving grace, why did he let him go?"
Is he going to do something?"
"Sometimes, I want more than just someone who is capable. On the contrary, if a capable person is not loyal or even unable to control him, I would rather destroy him than use him, and I will never entrust him with a heavy responsibility. But if this person is mediocre, he will not be able to control me.
I am very respectful and loyal, and I can still use it for small things, but not for big things."
Zhu Ling paced, with Wang Chengen following closely behind him, listening to what he said.
"This slave is stupid." Wang Cheng'en praised His Majesty at the right time.
"I don't have much money left. Wang Jiayan has to leave some in the past few days, and Meng Zhangming and Fan Xianchao have to leave some. What is left is not enough for me to go to the restaurant in the capital for a good meal." Zhu Ling said jokingly.
, In fact, I feel quite depressed inside. If this continues, I'm afraid I won't even have the salary for Guan Ningjun.
"Your Majesty, do you remember the disinfectant thing you made a few days ago? I forgot the name, but this thing has miraculous effects. If it can be made in large quantities and sold, it will definitely make a lot of money." Wang Chengen also remembered what his Majesty made.
Naturally, the strange object that came out was not only the reason for accompanying His Majesty, but also the effect of that thing was so great that he still remembered it deeply.
"I have long had the idea of selling it, but I have always lacked a loyal person. Once this thing is sold, it will definitely make a huge profit within a month. But if it is mastered by some people who are greedy for huge profits, it will definitely be a disaster.
"
Zhu Ling wanted to sell alcohol more than once, but when he thought about the thoughts of the officials at this time, how many of them could resist such a temptation? If a bottle was sold for one tael of silver, the supply would definitely exceed demand. If it were sold in bulk by some wealthy families
If you buy it and then resell it to various places, it will inevitably be sold several times.
In the end, it was just to make wedding clothes for them. Furthermore, one tael of silver for a bottle is not a small expense for ordinary people, but if it is too cheap, it will not only be questioned, but also people will hoard it.
Unexpectedly, I finally had something to get rich, but suddenly I had so many worries.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to sell this thing for your Majesty." After struggling a lot in his heart, Wang Chengen still couldn't help but want to recommend himself. It was not because he valued the profits, but since he left the capital, he finally established Dongchangli.
He went by himself. Although His Majesty allowed him to organize it here, he had no money and faced many difficulties.
"Stay with me." Unexpectedly, Zhu Ling refused directly, and then said: "It's very troublesome for me to have no one to take care of me, and I really can't find someone like you. Now this
The world is in chaos, if anything happens, I will be in danger, let alone you?"
After hearing this, Wang Chengen fell silent. His Majesty really did it for his own good. Likewise, Your Majesty really wanted him to stay with you instead of sending him out to do something. This was naturally the best destination for those of them who had lost that thing.
The two talked for a while, and then a guard in royal robes came in, knelt down and reported: "Your Majesty, Huang Bo is here to see you."
"Let him in."
The Jin Yiwei retreated and immediately ushered Huang Bodang in. As soon as Huang Bodang saw His Majesty, he immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"What's the matter?" Zhu Ling didn't know why Huang Bodang suddenly wanted to meet him at this time, so he waited for him to say.
"Your Majesty, according to my report, Liu Zhan's family has begun to make moves. Although we still don't know what they want to do, we must act as soon as possible." Huang Bodang was worried about Zhongzhong, with an uncontrollable look on his face.
concern.
"Bodang, you are now the governor of a state, why are you still so restless?" Zhu Ling just smiled indifferently, obviously not taking this matter very seriously. In his heart, he just thought that it was just a family.
Under the force of five thousand Guan Ning troops, there was no trouble in the end.
"But Your Majesty, this group of people has probably contacted some intruders in Shandong, with a total of 20,000 to 30,000 people." Huang Bodang's words immediately made Zhu Ling speechless.
You didn’t tell me about the twenty or thirty thousand troops?
Hearing this, Zhu Ling immediately looked solemn and ordered: "Go to Wang Guoxing and dispatch some Jinyi guards to find out this matter. Then quickly inform Wang Jiayan and others about the matter and ask them to step up their investigation."
If there are any traces of this group of intruders, we must find out."
"In addition." As he spoke, Zhu Ling looked at Wang Chengen aside and said: "Tell Zu Xiangyang not to investigate that matter now, just behead him immediately. I told him about the land issue before, don't wait any longer, just do it directly
yes."
"According to the order!" the two of them said in unison.