Su Zhen and Yan He honestly reported the matter of Tongyuan. There were 540 tax evaders in total, and the number of tax evasion years ranged from one to thirteen years. The total amount of money recovered totaled 20,000 yuan.
One thousand, seven hundred and thirty-five taels.
When Cao Shen first heard about this, his face was livid, but when he heard that the two had settled the matter and recovered the deed tax and fines, he didn't get angry. He just reprimanded the two and fined them for three months.
of salary.
After Su Zhenyan and the two of them reported, Wei Pingxiao also reported the crimes and sentences of Chai Biao and the others. After receiving Cao Shen's approval, Wei Pingxiao issued a notice explaining the cause and effect of the matter, announcing Chai Biao
The three men were beheaded in the autumn, which caused a stir in the whole city.
...
On this day, Su Zhenyan and the host invited Wei Pingxiao to have dinner at Fengle Building.
The three of them were arranged in a private room on the third floor. After the waiter finished serving the food and left, Su Zhencai started talking.
"In this Tongyuan case, if Brother Wei hadn't been involved, Brother Yan and I probably wouldn't have been fined for three months. So the two of us must pay respect to Brother Wei with three glasses of wine."
Yan Su and the other two picked up their wine glasses, and Wei Pingxiao smiled helplessly: "You're welcome, no one has bad luck. Luck is so evil. When it's your turn, you'll get it; when it's your turn, you'll get it.
It's fine with your eyes closed.
The fact that you two were not in danger this time shows that you did not deserve this fate."
Yan He thought of another incident, "Speaking of which, you all know that Liu Jian, the water transporter, has been in a lot of dangers this month, and almost the whole family..." He made a "cut" motion without saying it clearly, but
Wei and Su understood it.
"Oh? What happened?" Su Zhen asked in surprise.
Wei Pingxiao put down his wine glass curiously and listened carefully.
Yan He then slowly said, "It happened more than ten days ago. Isn't Mingzhou currently at war with Qu State? It took more than half a year for the two sides. Although Qu State did not eat Mingzhou, Mingzhou's food and grass
He couldn't hold on any longer, so he asked for our support.
Mingzhou is adjacent to Yinzhou. If Mingzhou is destroyed, then our Yinzhou will be next. There is no reason for the state pastor not to support it, so he borrowed 10,000 shi of grain and 100,000 taels of silver from Mingzhou because time was tight.
I ordered Liu Jian to travel by water."
Wei Pingxiao was surprised, "Why have you never heard of such a big thing?"
"Hey, how can this matter be spread randomly? If it reaches the ears of an enemy country and turns around to attack us, wouldn't it be asking for trouble. So no one knows about this matter except Liu Jian."
"Then how did you know?" Su Zhen couldn't help but be surprised.
Yan He rolled his eyes at him angrily, "My nephew works in water transportation. He just told me the day before yesterday."
"Then what?" Wei Pingxiao asked after taking a bite of the food.
Yan and Su Zhen also ate a few mouthfuls of food and drank two sips of wine. Yan He then continued: "Water transportation has always taken the official route, and it stands to reason that this time it will also take the official route. However, Liu Jian temporarily changed the route and left.
People’s Road.”
Su Zhen was shocked again, "The civilian road? Isn't that the road used by merchants' boats? It's narrow and winding, and there are steep mountains and slopes on both sides. How can a big boat go there? And isn't the civilian road always full of water thieves? How dare he go there?
Civilian road?”
"That's why he avoided a disaster." Yan He leaned on the table and lowered his voice, "Last month, Liu Jian asked a god to tell his fortune. The god predicted that he would be in disaster this month.
, gave him an idea and asked him to 'overcome it with danger'."
"Conquer it with danger? What does this mean?" Wei Pingxiao couldn't help but ask.
"On the waterway, there are official roads and civilian roads. Under normal circumstances, Liu Jian would definitely choose the official road and take the civilian road. For him, that is 'dangerous'. It is difficult to walk on it, and the civilian road is also full of water.
Thief, he is transporting food, fodder and military pay to Mingzhou to save lives. He cannot take any risks, so taking the civilian road is 'risky'.
The divine calculation asked Liu Jian to 'overcome him with danger', which actually meant that he should take the civilian road instead of the official road, because there would be greater disasters waiting for him on the official road."
Su Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, feeling incredible, "Liu Jian really believed it? He was lucky enough to have food, grass, and military pay. If anything happened, it would be a serious crime to be executed, so he would entrust his family's life to a fortune teller?"
"
"But in the end, my life was saved because of this fortune teller." Yan He continued:
"In short, Liu Jian listened to the fortune teller and took the civilian road. I heard that several times the bow of the ship was stuck in the bend of the mountain and he couldn't get out, so he asked Liu Jian to lead people to dig out the mountain.
We also encountered a few small waves of water thieves, but those were out of character, so the things were finally shipped out smoothly."
Wei Pingxiao couldn't help but nod, "Then he really shouldn't have suffered."
"No." Yan He said again: "If it hadn't been for that fortune teller, Liu Jian would have lost his entire family and his whole family on this trip.
That day, the fortune teller told Liu Jian that there would be trouble on the official road. Liu Jian was also smart. What trouble could happen on the official road? The left and right sides were spacious and there was no possibility of a landslide. It was not raining and there was no possibility of water rising. So there was only one possibility.
Water thief.
He thought that the news might have been leaked, otherwise how could the water thieves dare to go to Guandao? They must be targeting him. So Liu Jian took the civilian road himself and sent a thousand naval soldiers to Guandao to surround and suppress the water thieves to prevent them from turning around.
Then chase him on the civilian road.
Do you know how many water thieves there are?"
When Su Zhen heard this, he already felt weird, "How many can there be? It's impossible for everyone to have them."
Yan He chuckled: "It's really all official. There are hundreds of large and small pirate ships, and I don't know where so many water thieves came from. They are all ambushing in the river, with cannons, arrows, and fire.
Very well prepared.
Think about it, if Liu Jian entered an ambush, how would he have any chance of surviving?
Fortunately, the one thousand marines were informed of the danger in advance. As soon as they entered the encirclement, they quickly turned around and retreated. Then they called in another two thousand marines. The two sides fought for three days and three nights before the pirates abandoned the ship.
escape."
Su Zhen suddenly opened his mouth, "No wonder I heard the faint sound of cannons some time ago. I almost thought there was going to be a war in Yinzhou."
Wei Pingxiao also looked surprised, "In this way, the fortune teller really saved Liu Jian."
"Really, that fortune teller is really amazing, and I have inquired about it, and many people with your status are queuing up to ask him to tell their fortunes."
"Line up? What does this mean?" Su Zhen asked.
Yan He smiled helplessly: "I'm afraid it's an expert's quirk. The rule is that one month only counts one person. He first appeared at the birthday banquet of Zhang Dongli, the bookkeeper. I heard that Zhang Dongli was also favored by him, so he met me at the birthday banquet.
He was very respectful."
Wei Pingxiao was silent for a moment, and suddenly his scalp became numb, "Zhang Dongli, didn't Duan Li's incident almost lead to his entire family being executed? Fortunately, he was seriously ill at that time, so he was able to avoid that disaster. Many people laughed and said
Although he was ill, he was a blessing in disguise."
That incident was widely spread among Yinzhou officialdom, and Su Zhen also knew it. At this time, when Wei Pingxiao mentioned it, he exclaimed, "Could it be that the fortune teller helped him resolve the disaster?"
Yan He was also shocked and lost his mind. After a while, he said in surprise: "I think it's true. Don't you think this is the same as Liu Jian's 'preventing danger with danger'? Although Zhang Dongli was ill, he avoided the disaster."
..."
The three of them opened their mouths in shock. They had never heard of a fortune teller who could be so miraculous. Su Zhen was the first to come to his senses and immediately said: "Who is the fortune teller? It's so miraculous. Let's find him to tell the fortune quickly. Look.
Tongyuan is so dangerous, I'm afraid just thinking about it."
Yan He added: "I heard that this month is for the fortune teller of Cao Yamen. The master only tells fortunes in his official residence, and only once a month. I'm afraid I have to go to the clerk's house to see it.
And you have to queue up to get a fortune teller from this expert."
"Then what are you waiting for? Eat quickly and ask after you finish." Su Zhen hurriedly picked up the food.