The west gate of Luoyang was already surrounded by soldiers. Dozens of carts were crowded here, filled with grain and various tools. The carts were lined up from inside the city to outside the city.
Even the entire road was crowded. Yuan Shao walked quickly beside these vehicles, constantly checking each carriage. Behind him were two officials, who were holding lists in their hands to compare the quantities of supplies.
At the front of the vehicle, Gao Gan looked helplessly as Yuan Shao checked one by one. He was also a little dissatisfied. He was your relative. How could he be so distrustful of himself and still have to check all kinds of things? However,
He didn't dare to say anything more. In these days, Yuan Shao was getting increasingly irritable and would abuse him at every turn. For a junior like him, if he really got a beating, he could only endure it, so why bother asking for trouble?
Yuan Shao looked at it very seriously and spent a lot of effort. After completing the verification, he came to the front of the senior cadre. The senior cadre was possessed and respectful. Yuan Shao glanced at him and said: "This time, you will send these materials
When sending it to Liangzhou, it must be handed over to Mr. Xing personally. Remember, you are not allowed to give it to others, even the local governor, and you cannot entrust it to others. These supplies are very important. If they are missing even half a point, you will wait.
Go see Xianfu! Do you understand??"
Gao Gan was startled and quickly raised his hands and said: "Please rest assured, Sikong, I am determined to fulfill my mission!"
Yuan Shao nodded, looked at Cao Zhi behind him, and asked again: "You are sure there is nothing wrong, right?"
Cao Zhi looked at the bill in his hand, nodded and said, "No."
"Then let's set off. Have a safe trip!!" Yuan Shao said solemnly. The senior officer saluted him again, turned around and was about to leave. The vehicle slowly left the city. The grooms got on the vehicle one after another and shouted loudly.
After shouting, Yuan Shao and two officials stood aside and watched these people leave. There were many carriages, and under the protection of a group of soldiers, they set off towards Liangzhou. Yuan Shao stood aside and watched carefully, but his whole person felt a little...
tired.
Today, a total of four convoys are leaving Luoyang.
The first team was led by senior cadres and went to Liangzhou to pay for Xing Ziang's construction of the Chi Road. The second team went to Xizhou and was to be handed over to Jia Xu so that Jia Xu could use it in foreign trade.
Most of the carriages were filled with obsolete ordnance, as well as some grain and dried meat, which were used by the Confederate Army. The third team was rushing to Yangzhou, naturally to support Cao Cao, and the last team was
Consumption of the Northern Army.
This is only the second group of carriages that Yuan Shao has sent away. Next, two groups of people are leaving, and Yuan Shao has to monitor the situation of the supplies. He has been feeling a little uneasy recently. He always feels that something will happen to the supplies. He can only go there in person.
Farewell, he could feel at ease. Yuan Shao, who had been busy these days, looked a little old with his white hair. He watched the carriage leave. Suddenly, he frowned and said: "Let them stop."
Come down!!!”
Cao Zhi on the side was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and shouted: "Stop!! Sikong's order!! Stop everyone!!"
The senior official who was instructing the groom heard this and quickly asked everyone to stop. Yuan Shao frowned and walked up slowly. Cao Zhi followed him. Yuan Shao walked to the last carriage. Cao Zhi asked with some confusion:
"Sikong, what's wrong??" Yuan Shao looked at the grain bags on the carriage, and then looked at the grain bags on the carriage in front of it. Gao Gan had already ran over, came to his side, and asked:
"Sikong, what's wrong?"
"Are you responsible for all these supplies?"
"I'm responsible for everything."
Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and said nothing. He suddenly pulled out the long sword from his waist. Gao Gan was startled. Yuan Shao raised the long sword and inserted it directly into the grain bag on the last carriage. Suddenly, a thin
The thin rice grains slipped out from the gap. Yuan Shao brutally tore open the grain bag. The bag was full of grain. Gao Gan and Cao Zhi were both a little confused. What on earth was Sikong going to do? Seeing this scene, Yuan Shao
He was also stunned.
He lowered his head again and looked at the wheels of the two carriages in front and behind.
"This carriage is the same as the one in front. They both carry ten bags of grain. Then why is it that the carriage in front is so heavy and the wheels are deformed, but this one has no changes?" Yuan Shao asked, he
He stepped forward and stabbed the grain bag with his sword. Gao Gan was about to explain. Just as he was about to speak, he saw fine grains of sand flowing out from the gap in the grain bag...all of them were grains of sand.
...
Yuan Shao's eyes widened, Cao Zhi and Gao Gan even more so. Gao Gan opened his mouth wide and shouted: "How is this possible? I..."
Yuan Shao ignored him and just slashed around with his sword. All the grain bags were filled with grains of sand. Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and his eyes were red. He roared: "Open those grain bags in front of me too!
!!" Suddenly a groom got off his horse and opened the grain bags. As expected, they were all filled with grains of sand... Yuan Shao's whole body was trembling, and his eyes were red with anger. When he looked towards
When you are high-ranking.
Gao Gan's knees weakened and he collapsed on the ground.
"It's not me...No, I don't know..."
"Quickly notify all the convoys and stop them all!! Retrieve the convoy just now!! Control them all!!" Yuan Shao roared angrily, and the officials behind him immediately started to work. He looked at the high-ranking officials in front of him.
Gan, stepped forward and kicked Gao Gan. He howled miserably and fell to the ground, but he began to cry in aggrievedness. Yuan Shao covered his head and felt a little stinging. He took a deep breath and finally recovered.
The court was filled with soldiers.
Man Chong frowned and looked at the grains of sand piled up in the front yard. He felt a little uneasy. Who could have such huge power and dare to replace all the grains subsidized by the temple with grains of sand?
, there is only some food on a few carriages. If such supplies reach the hands of the Northern and Southern Army, including Cao Cao Xing Ziang, what will they think? This is a big case!!
Man Chong thought to himself and looked at the people in front of him. Yuan Shao sat aside with his head lowered and said nothing. Logically speaking, Man Chong should not doubt him. He was the one who saw through the thief's plot.
It was he who reported the matter to Tingwei, but Man Chong still couldn't let him go easily, because among all the people present, Yuan Shao was the most powerful and could accomplish all this, and the other four were the leaders of the four-row carriage.
By.
One person is called Gao Gan, another person is called Yuan Tan, another person is called Yuan Mai, and the last person is called Lu Meng.
Among these people, except for Lu Meng, who looked confused, the others were all close family members of Yuan Shao. It was said that Lu Meng was a student of military science. He won four crowns in this year's military science examination, so he was asked to take him to the south.
He rushed directly to the Southern Army to report the food for the army. Among these people, the least suspicious one was Lu Meng. It was completely impossible for him to do this as an outsider. Moreover, he had just received the order yesterday.
To transport food.
Lu Meng also looked confused. He didn't know what happened. He just followed the order to transport supplies. Why was he suddenly brought to Tingwei?? He looked at several people around him, most of them had the same expression.
Only the high-ranking cadres were very frightened and trembling all over. Unlucky, unlucky, why could such a thing happen to me? Lu Meng sighed helplessly in his heart.
At this time, Man Chong suddenly asked: "Gentlemen, these materials were given to the place by the temple, how come they turned into sand?"
"Someone has changed it." Lu Meng said, Man Chong suddenly turned his head, stared at him, squinted his eyes, and asked: "Oh? Someone else has changed it? Who has changed it?"
"I don't know." Lu Meng said blankly, but Man Chong frowned. This guy Lu Meng reminded him of another person, a person he hated very much, a fool. Man Chong didn't have any more
What to say, he walked up to Yuan Shao and said: "Sikong, I have to interrogate these people personally. I know that there is Mr. Sikong here, but I am obeying the law and hope that Sikong will not stop him.
."
"If I wanted to stop them, I wouldn't have brought them here... Oh, just check..." Yuan Shao said, stood up, and was about to leave. Seeing him leaving, Yuan Shao
Tan and others were a little scared and wanted to call him, but they didn't dare to call him. Yuan Shao lowered his head and left without saying a word. He walked out of the Tingwei Hall. Yuan Shao felt a little cold all over, but Cao Zhi still followed him.
behind.
"Sikong... these three people are all relatives of Sikong. I'm afraid they will find an excuse to say that Sikong re-employs his cronies..."
"Huh? Relying on confidants?? I don't use confidants, so who should I use?? Do I have to find some people who are disobedient, unwilling to obey me, and oppose me in every way? Nothing can be done? Let them be.
After all...go back home and rest!!" Yuan Shao said, walking towards the mansion, Cao Zhi looked at him and sighed helplessly.
...
"Open the door!! Messenger of Embroidered Clothes!!"
Yuan Shang shouted, and the door of Tingwei was opened, and two soldiers walked out from it. They looked at Yuan Shang coldly in front of them. Since Man Chong took office as Tingwei, most of Tingwei's soldiers have straightened their backs. Rarely.
Fearful, Yuan Shang looked at them and said: "Tell Man Chong quickly that Yuan Shang has come under the emperor's order..." The soldiers nodded, and Man Chong walked out not long after.
He was wearing official uniform and his hands were stained with blood.
Wiping the blood on his hands, he frowned and asked: "Yuan Jun?? What did the emperor say??"
Looking at the blood on his hand, Yuan Shang was stunned, gritted his teeth, and said: "His Majesty ordered you and I to go to Houde Hall together..." Man Chong said with an ooh, "Wait a moment...
"Immediately, he went back to tidy up his clothes. Not long after, he walked out and walked to the palace with Yuan Shang. Walking on the road, the two of them were silent. Yuan Shang suddenly asked: "What did Man Jun find out?
?”
"Of course, I still have a way to deal with the spoiled family members... I can easily find out the truth..." Man Chong looked at Yuan Shang, his tone was a little cold, and his eyes were also the same, Yuan Shang was heartbroken.
Shen, he didn't ask any more questions and frowned. The two people rushed to the palace. Immediately, the Yellow Gate led them into the Houde Hall. The emperor was standing in front of the Han map, with his back to them. He didn't know what he was thinking.
.
The two of them paid homage to the emperor.
Liu Xi did not ask them to get up quickly as usual.
"Just in Luoyang... something like this happened... Did all the gentlemen deceive me when I was young?" Liu Xi said, slowly turned around, Man Chong bowed to Yuan Shang, and said: "Your Majesty , I hope your Majesty will punish you severely for our crime!!!"
Liu Xi looked at the two of them, his eyes lingered on Yuan Shang for a moment, and then asked: "Tell me, what exactly happened?"