Chapter 669 Knocking on the Mountain and Shocking the Tiger
Handan, Hebei Province, Xingjun Mansion.
A cold wind was blowing outside, and a fire pit was burning inside the house, but it was as warm as spring.
Yuan Zai, the deputy governor of Fusi in Jinyiweinan Town, was sitting on the throne, holding a cup of warm tea in his hand and blowing the hot air with a smile.
Beside him, there were more than a dozen leading figures in the Hebei military town, including Li Guangbi, the military envoy of Fanyang, and Pugu Huaien, the military envoy of Pinglu and the military envoy of Henan. Everyone looked at Yuan Zai with various expressions.
different.
Yuan Zai took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and said to everyone: "I have been ordered by the emperor to come to Hebei to investigate the oppression of the people. Please cooperate with me."
Li Guangbi frowned and asked, "I wonder where this bullying of the people started?"
Yuan Zai: "Someone in the court reported that the Hebei military town forcibly recruited people as soldiers, and stole the people's fat and anointment everywhere, causing the people to flee and migrate south."
Pugu Huai'en snorted: "There is no way to fight without conscription. As for the conscription, it may have been done by the guards and the Yamen army. How can we be blamed?"
When Yuan Zai heard this, he smiled softly and said slowly: "No one in the court knows that marching and fighting is the best way to get rich. If you accuse others of capitalizing on the enemy, harming the country, etc., you can be justified.
Robbing property and then stealing it for yourself.”
When Pugu Huaien heard this, he became furious: "Why did the inspector say this? Is there any evidence?!"
Yuan Zai looked at Pugu Huai'en and said nothing.
Li Guangbi rubbed his forehead and said to Yuan Zai: "There are frequent wars in Hebei. Although we are generals, we are busy with military affairs on weekdays. There may be some mistakes, but we cannot detect them in time. Since the patrol this time has obtained the imperial edict,
Come down and investigate, we will do our best to cooperate."
Yuan Zai frowned slightly, dissatisfaction rose on his face, and nodded: "That's good."
After saying that, Yuan Zai stood up directly without saying goodbye and left the room.
Looking at Yuan Zai's leaving figure, Pugu Huaien said angrily in front of everyone: "The villain will succeed!"
Li Guangbi shook his head and said: "They are all doing things for the imperial court, so you should calm down your anger."
Pugu Huai'en: "What kind of thing was Yuan Zai in Hebei in the past?! But when the lower officials of Yizhou saw me, they knelt down and didn't even dare to speak loudly. Now that they have been promoted to high positions, they actually hold imperial edicts to suppress them.
us?"
Li Guangbi was one of the parties involved in recommending Yuan Zai to the court.
Now that the former has gained power, he can in turn control the generals in the Hebei military town. This was something Li Guangbi did not expect.
Therefore, Li Guangbi also had some anger in his heart, but he kept suppressing it and never showed it.
One of the other military envoys in the room said, "I heard that the Fusi of Jinyiweinan Town went all the way from Liangcheng to Hebei, and captured many people from the military towns along the way."
Someone else said: "Some people were arrested, but others escaped."
When Li Guangbi heard this, he was stunned for a moment and asked, "Be more careful?"
A military envoy said: "General, I heard that Nanzhen Fusi is handling the case and arresting people. As long as the prisoners are organized with their belongings, they can be safe."
Li Guangbi was a little surprised: "Is this really happening?"
The military envoy continued: "It is indeed true that the generals of Junzhen led troops to fight and made some mistakes. Nanzhen Fusi investigated closely and used clever methods. Most of those things were found out and became
Handle. Therefore, everyone is willing to spend money to eliminate disasters and ensure safety."
Someone heard this, thought about it again and again, and suggested to Li Guangbi: "Li Duhu, how about... let's also get close to Nanzhen Fusi?"
Li Guangbi was strict in running the army and had an upright temperament. He had never been happy with such things.
Without the slightest hesitation, Li Guangbi shook his head and said: "It is inappropriate to bribe angels with money, which is detrimental to honor and integrity."
Pugu Huai'en heard this and echoed: "Li Duhu is right. I see that Yuan Zai is not a good person. If you give gifts to ward off disasters, where can you put this face?"
When the military envoys heard this, they looked at each other in shock.
Li Guangbi and Pugu Huai'en were veterans of the Northern Fan with great military exploits. They could ignore Yuan Zai, but the others were naturally worried when facing the Jin Yiwei.
At this time, Li Guangbi was slowly becoming dissatisfied with Jin Yiwei's behavior, and said in a deep voice: "If Nanzhen Fusi investigates the case, let him do it and ignore it."
On the other side, there is the Nanzhen Fusi Mansion in Handan City.
Yuan Zai walked into the middle hall, threw Jin Yiwei's broad robe on the folding chair, looked worried, and snorted coldly.
There was an aide in Fusi in Nanzhen. Seeing Yuan Zai's anger, he stepped forward and asked, "Duke, but those Qiu Ba gang in Hebei don't understand the ways of the world?"
Yuan Zai: "They are a bunch of fools. I condescend to discuss with you. I am trying to save them. They just don't understand."
Staff: "Otherwise, just like before, pull out an unlucky guy from a military town in Hebei, investigate him thoroughly to see if there is any evidence, and then deal with him severely, and use a move to knock the mountain out of the tiger."
Yuan Zai: "This method works, but the key is who should be the unlucky guy?"
Staff: "Since we are trying to knock down the mountain and stun the tiger, people with low military positions, such as military envoys, will not be effective even if they are captured. If we want to investigate and deal with it, we must at least arrest a military envoy or a military envoy."
character."
Yuan Zai pondered for a moment: "There are only a few Jiedu envoys and military envoys in the Hebei military town. Which one is more appropriate to touch?"
The staff knew that Li Guangbi was kind to Yuan Zai, so they first said: "Li Guangbi, the envoy of Fanyang Jiedu, had a personal relationship with His Majesty in the early years. In addition, this person is usually very strict with himself, so it is difficult to find any loopholes."
Yuan Zai nodded and said: "Li Guangbi cannot move."
Staff: "The Huairong military envoy and Taiyuan guard is Huang Yan. He is a veteran general in Hebei. He has a wide network of contacts in the court and is also a problem."
Yuan Zai: "It's not easy to move this person."
The staff thought for a while and suggested: "Pugu Huai'en is from Tiele. He is a border citizen. He has many connections with the tribes in Hebei. There are many foreign barbarians among his subordinates. They like to plunder when marching and fighting."
Yuan Zai's eyes lit up: "Pugu Huai'en is the envoy of soldiers and horses in Henan and also the envoy of Pinglu. He is a general in the military town of Hebei. He has always been headstrong and has a bad reputation outside.
If you want to use this person to attack Hebei Military Town, it is perfect."
Staff: "Since the governor has agreed to investigate Pugu Huai'en, the good guys in the town will go around to collect evidence."
Yuan Zai: "Pugu Huaien is an old minister of the Northern Fan. He has made great contributions in Fanyang, Boling, Laizhou and other places. If you want to use him to attack Hebei, you must commit a serious crime. Only then can you do it."
It works... Ordinary small things such as robbery, expropriation, and corruption cannot be brought to light at all, and additional evidence needs to be found."
Hearing this, the staff also had difficulties: "If the crimes of robbery, forced recruitment, corruption and other crimes are not enough to investigate and prosecute Pugu Huai'en, then what crime should he be convicted of?"
Yuan Zai fell into silence for a moment, and felt troubled in his heart.
What leverage does Pugu Huaien have that he can use to attack Hebei Military Town?