Zhang Yubo rushed back to Huai'an City from Shanyang County in the middle of the night, and a full curfew was implemented in the city.
Except for the generals who were on patrol, no one was allowed to walk through the streets at night without a pass. Otherwise, even if they were shot innocently, their lives would be in vain.
All the monasteries, Taoist temples and nunneries in the city were requisitioned as places to resettle the refugees.
Zhang Yubo got the pass at the east city gate tower, crossed the Zhouqiao along Nanhe Street and went to Dutingyi to meet Lin Fu.
There is still a light burning in front of the Xiaofan Building. There is a group of soldiers guarding the front of the building. The door is closed, and there should be no one inside. There is a large pool of blood in front of the building that has not been washed away with water. It contrasts with the street paved with white marble. The extra
Dazzling.
Ma Fu built the Xiaofan Tower in Huai'an City to show his wealth. Not only did he transport ten carts of gold and silver coins from Weiyang to the Xiaofan Tower to pay for the house on the day of its completion, he also laid out a large piece of white marble in front of the building.
I don’t know if the money for the down payment is still there, but the white marble floor in front of the building is a great mockery of the Ma family.
Not to mention Ma Fu marrying the Princess of Chu, the Ma family's power in Huai'an is indeed not weak. As soon as Zhang Yubo learned the news in Shanyang County, the county magistrate Teng Xingyuan came to intercede and was willing to hand over the post of commander of the Shanyang Township Camp.
On closer inspection, it seems to be threatening Shanyang Xiangying.
Zhang Yubo rode to Duting Posthouse and saw a pool of blood under the lantern in front of the camp gate. He was shocked and saw Zhao Hu personally leading a team to guard outside the camp gate. He dismounted and walked towards him and asked: "Where is this pool of blood?"
what happened?"
"Mafu's wife, the Lord of Shanyang County, came with his servants to rob people. It was a capital crime to rush into the camp, but Magistrate Liu interceded on his behalf, and the Lord withdrew his order. He temporarily detained the Lord of Shanyang County, saying that he would be taken to Jiangning to be handed over at dawn.
Jiangning Zongzhengyuan punished them. However, the leading servants were not so lucky. They chopped several of them on the spot, and the blood stains had not had time to be washed away..." Zhao Hu said.
Zhang Yubo's scalp was numb and he lowered his voice and asked Zhao Hu: "Aren't you afraid of chaos in Huai'an City? Even if you want to kill a hundred people, why don't you bring some troops into the city? Ma Rulong, the commander of Huai'an Huibing Ma Si Zuoying School, and Ma Fu are in the same hall
Brother, don’t you know?"
It’s not that Liu Tingzhou didn’t want to govern the Ma family, and it’s not that Zhang Yubo didn’t want to govern the Ma family after arriving in Huai’an.
In the face of a formidable enemy, even the curfew in the city cannot be enforced. Do Liu Tingzhou and Zhang Yubo have any dignity? Not to mention the Prince of Chu's Palace, not to mention the Salt and Iron Division, the Ma family and other salt merchants are deeply entangled in Huai'an Prefecture.
So easy to shake? Zhang Yubo was afraid that Lin Fu would cause a big mess and Huai'an City would not be able to defend it.
Zhao Hu said: "Ma Rulong and several other people from the Ma family came here to plead guilty. They just entered..."
Zhang Yubo was stunned. He didn't know whether the Ma family came to ask for forgiveness or whether it was a false apology. He didn't waste time outside with Zhao Hu and walked in in a hurry.
The yard was also prepared. Yao Mazi was wearing scale armor and personally leading the team in the yard. When he saw Zhang Yubo coming, he walked over and said, "Master Zhang has returned to the city. Master Zhang is in Mingtang. Master Zhang, please go in directly..."
Zhang Yubo walked into the Ming Hall and saw Lin Fu and Liu Tingzhou sitting in front of the hall. Zhou Pu stood behind Lin Fu with a knife to guard him. There were more than a dozen people kneeling in the hall.
Sikou joined the army Zheng En, the magistrate of Huai'an County Liang Wenzhan, the commander of the left camp of the Bingma Division Ma Rulong, and the chief storekeeper of Xiaofanlou Ma Teng, as well as the commander of the right camp of the Bingma Division Xiao Kui'an, the commander of the Huai'an County Lieutenant He Jingde and others all knelt on the ground.
Zhang Yubo was shocked. Not only Shan Ma's family, but also the officials and generals who had failed to enforce the curfew knelt here to apologize.
"Uncle Yu is back, come and sit down quickly," Lin Fu asked someone to bring a stool to Uncle Zhang Yu and said, "You are back just in time. I am investigating the matter where the curfew is not working. The enemy is in front of us. There is even a curfew in Huai'an City."
If it cannot be enforced, it is really lawless. If we don’t kill a few people, no one will know that the national law is serious!”
Lin Fu paused and then said: "The matter has been basically ascertained. The curfew will not work. Zheng En, the commander of the government, Ma Rulong, the captain of the left camp, Xiao Kui'an, the captain of the right camp, and He Jingde, the county captain, and others have unshirkable responsibilities. I
I have discussed with Mr. Liu to temporarily deprive them of their duties and make them think about their mistakes. The missing posts will be filled by talented and brave people from the prefecture and county. This is how we will deal with it in the end. We will ask the court to deal with it after the war... What do you think?"
Zhang Yubo looked at the people kneeling in the hall, all with depressed expressions. Even if they had resentment in their hearts, no one dared to show it on the spot. Lin Fu twice started killing. Although it was a bit biased, at this time he was still able to follow the rules and push Liu Tingzhou to the throne.
Taking charge of the matter from the front - Seeing that there would be no trouble for the time being, Zhang Yubo felt half at ease. He also secretly felt that Lin Fu was so old-fashioned in dealing with things. He didn't know when Lin Fu had such prestige. He thought that even if he was killed on the spot,
Even if the horse suit is killed, these local snakes won't dare to do anything wrong, right?
"Since Mr. Lin and Mr. Liu have made a decision, I naturally agree with it," Zhang Yubo said. "It's just that the defense of the city is urgent at present, and there is no shortage of knowledgeable soldiers and generals in the city. Xiao Kui'an, the captain of the right camp, is brave and good at fighting and has repeatedly made military exploits.
, in order to defend Huai'an, he cut off three fingers of his left hand to the thieves. The soldiers below all supported him and begged Master Lin and Master Liu to allow him to make meritorious service..." Xiao Kui'an was a general promoted by Liu Tingzhou, and he was actually capable. Zhang Yubo didn't want Lin Fu to kill him at the same time.
Liu Tingzhou was also offended and stood up to plead for Xiao Kui'an.
"Master Liu, what do you think?" Lin Fu asked Liu Tingzhou.
"What Mr. Zhang said is absolutely true, and I was just about to plead for Xiao Lieutenant's mercy," Liu Tingzhou said.
"Since Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhang both think Captain Xiao is worthy of use, let him serve his crime and make meritorious service," Lin Fu said. "Bring stools to Magistrate Liang and Captain Xiao. Everyone else should go back and think about their mistakes. No one is allowed to enter the government office without being summoned."
, the military camp, and you are not allowed to leave the city privately."
"Although Lieutenant Shanyang is guilty, his crime will not lead to death. The Lord of Shanyang County is also eager to save his husband, so he rushes to the camp gate and offends your lord. Please remember their deep love as husband and wife. Maybe they think about their mistakes behind closed doors!" Ma Rulong, the captain of Zuoying School, kowtowed to Ma.
Fu begged for mercy, and there were blood stains on his forehead. If Ma Fu was killed by Lin Fu Liwei, he would have nothing to gain, but even if Lin Fu wanted to kill Ma Fu and take away his military power, he would not dare to threaten him with mutiny.
.
Lin Fu is not Liu Tingzhou.
Five thousand elite troops from the Jiangdong Left Army met the rogue bandits on the north bank. In recent months, they had remained as firm as a cliff and built a walled city under Chen Hansan's eyes.
If the city of Huai'an were in chaos, it would be easy for Lin Fu to lead his troops to quell the chaos. Even if there was to be a riot, he would have to wait until the fierce god left Huai'an after the war.
Although Ma Rulong was sure of pulling more than a thousand people from Zuoying to cause trouble, what was the use? Can he bring Lin Fu into the city and eat four hundred cavalry? In the end, it would not give Lin Fu an excuse to kill the nine Ma family clans.
Clean? Ma Rulong didn't dare to put his family's life on the line yet. He just kowtowed and begged for mercy for Ma Fu and the head of Shanyang County. As long as he could keep Ma Fu and prevent Lin Fu from killing him, we could talk about the rest later.
"This is not the only thing Shanyang Lieutenant does," Lin Fu said, "I, Jiangdong Zuojun, bought salt from Majia Salt Store. The salt was mixed with sand. My military affairs officer went to the salt store to discuss the matter. Do you know that Majia Salt Store
How does the shopkeeper get back to my military officer?"
"..." Naturally, others did not dare to answer.
Lin Fu snorted coldly and said: "The shopkeeper of Majia Salt Store told my military officer that even if a pigherder comes over, he will only get nine percent salt and one percent sand, and the King of Heaven will not even give him face..."
Lin Fu's words were full of murderous intent. Ma Rulong felt the cold air running down his tail and his scalp was numb. He didn't know what to say other than kowtow to plead guilty.
Lin Fu waved his hand and said: "Shanyang Wei Mafu and Shanyang County Lord are detained in the West Courtyard. Go and tell him: I, Lin Fu, have entered the city today. I would like to hear what the Ma family says in person!"
Ma Rulong and Ma Teng knew that things could turn around, kowtowed and thanked them, and went to the west courtyard to see Ma Fu under the surveillance of the guards. The other officials and generals who were resigned left in fear and did not dare to stay here. Only Liang Wenzhan, the magistrate of Huai'an County, left, right
Xiao Kuian, the camp captain, also accompanied Lin Fu, Liu Tingzhou, and Zhang Yubo in the hall...
Lin Fu raised his head and glanced at Xiao Kui'an and said: "I also understand Xiao Xiao's contribution to guarding the Huaihe River. I know that you are not colluding with the Ma family. I will not hold you responsible for appeasing the traitor. You must lead the troops to assist Mr. Liu. Zhang
Your Excellency, guard the city and serve the imperial court. There will be a good time for you to be promoted to an official position in the future..."
"I will thank you for your kindness." Xiao Kui'an saluted.
"If you want to thank me, just thank Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhang. They interceded on your behalf." Lin Fu said hypocritically.
"Thank you Master Liu, Master Zhang..." Xiao Kui'an saluted Liu Tingzhou and Zhang Yubo again.
"Okay, you go back first. Be careful these days and don't cause trouble in the city!" Liu Tingzhou ordered.
Liu Tingzhou still had some prestige in Huai'an, and Xiao Kui'an was actually an outstanding general promoted by Liu Tingzhou from the bottom. Lin Fu had already figured out these situations.
Even if Zhang Yubo didn't stand up to plead for Xiao Kui'an, Lin Fu only planned to remove him from his post for a few days and then use him.
A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Lin Fu had to bite the bullet this time and wanted to suppress the evil snake of the Ma family. He could not completely offend Liu Tingzhou at the same time.
After Xiao Kui'an left, only Liu Tingzhou, Liang Wenzhan, Zhang Yubo and others were left in the hall. Lin Fu said: "Now that we have eliminated a group of people, we have to recruit a new group of officials. I can't control so many officials. You guys
Decide. I just hope there won't be another Ma family who treats military law as child's play..."
"Your Majesty knows that the by-election of officials must be reviewed by your Majesty before being reported to Jiang Ning." Liu Tingzhou relied on his identity, and Liang Wenzhan was the first to express his position.
Liu Tingzhou was surprised. Lin Fu had completely offended the Ma family, so why did he still want to keep Ma alive? How could extorting more than ten or two hundred thousand taels of silver be as good as confiscating the family and ruining the family? Now that he has done this, he is still afraid of finding someone.
There is no evidence of the crime of confiscating his home and destroying his clan? King of Chu? Except for King Ning who has real power, the other kings and vassals are just laughing stock in the eyes of the powerful officials.
Lin Fu naturally had his own considerations. His envoys from Huaidong Jingkou were only temporary dispatches. At this time, he vigorously and resolutely removed a group of people. He could not directly insert his own people in. He still had to use Huai'an people to govern Huai'an. The lack of officials
By-elections and recommendations are of course also the power of Liu Tingzhou, Liang Wenzhan and other prefecture and county officials.
Liang Wenzhan was also the magistrate of Huai'an County who was transferred after Chen Hansan's rebellion (Huai'an County and Huai'an Prefecture are governed in the same city and is the head county of Huai'an Prefecture), and he had few connections with the local area.
In fact, the salt sold by the Ma family to the Jiangdong Zuojun must be mixed with a grain of sand. How can the local forces have a good attitude towards the appointed officials? In front of the Xiaofan Building, the shopkeeper Ma Teng was pulling his clothes and sleeves towards Liu Tingzhou. It looked like
It's affection, but actually it's contempt - it's just that Liu Tingzhou and Liang Wenzhan have no local roots and are unable to weaken the Ma family's power in Huai'an.
This was a rare opportunity to eliminate the Ma family's influence from the county government and the garrison at once. Liu Tingzhou and Liang Wenzhan certainly knew that they would select people from the Ma family's enemies to support them in power.
If the Ma family is beaten to death at once, the newly elected officials and generals here will naturally only remember the kindness of Liu Tingzhou, Liang Wenzhan and others who recommended them; if the Ma family still has a chance to make a comeback, Liu Tingzhou, Liang Wenzhan's thighs
If it is not thick enough, these newly elected officials will naturally regard Lin Fu's thighs as their real support.
It was useful to keep the horse suit. Lin Fu only wanted to kill the majesty of the horse suit this time, and did not want to take his head.