When I came out of Li's Mansion, the night was already very deep, and on the previously lively street, there were already pedestrians Liao Liao, only the lanterns hanging on the eaves of the door were still swaying slightly in the cold wind, illuminating the square area of the door. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

A gust of cold wind blew, Liao Hui fought a cold war, wrapped his clothes a little tighter, outside the door, the sedan chair driver also quickly opened the sedan curtain, in the wide sedan chair, there was a special brazier, drilled into the sedan chair, a warm air suddenly came to the face.

"Get up!" Outside, Liao Zheng shouted.

The sedan chair was lifted up smoothly, and Liao Hui inside didn't even feel a trace of bumps. Two fingers gently rubbed his temples, and Liao Hui only felt a headache.

He was elected as the county guard by the powerful people led by Li Wei after the fall of the Xu clan and the Taiping army entered Zhengyang County, and the Liao clan was just a second-rate family in Zhengyang County. In the past, he was in Zhengyang County and held the position of Changshi, and he knew very well that the reason why those people elected him to power was just because he knew the rules.

But now, he's getting a little scared.

The Taiping army started from scratch, and in a few years, it overthrew Dayue and established a new country, whether it was Qin Feng or those civil and military generals under his command, they were naturally not ordinary people, for these people, Liao Hui had a fear in his bones. But now, he can't help but fight against these people.

From the reform of government administration to the promotion of new currency, Zhengyang County is using various methods to push, delay, and even take some extraordinary measures to make these things out of shape in the process of implementation, causing public resentment to boil, and then the county guard government justifiably postponed the implementation of certain policies.

But this is not a long-term solution. Although Liao Hui, who has been a long-term veteran for many years, is familiar with these skills, he does not think that these skills are elegant. Yue Jingcheng didn't seem to have any overreaction to everything that happened in Zhengyang, but it was precisely this coldness that made Liao Hui a little frightened.

It is always darkest before dawn, and what is the sign before the thunder comes? Now the reaction of the imperial court is too calm, but it is an extremely dangerous harbinger.

Zhengyang County is good for the former Yue, or the current Ming Dynasty, the importance is self-evident, more than sixty percent of the grain in the capital comes from Zhengyang County, and it is impossible for the imperial court to turn a blind eye to Zhengyang County.

I had to find a way to get rid of Levi's control. Liao Hui thought silently in his heart, this county guard is afraid that he can't do it, but how to get out safely is a matter that needs to be considered repeatedly. resigned rashly, for fear that he would be regarded as a betrayal by the heroes of Zhengyang County.

I am a native of my hometown, and I am inextricably linked with these people, and it is extremely difficult to get rid of them. But if we continue like this, I'm afraid that something big will happen in the end. Liao Hui instinctively felt that if the silent Yuejing City did not sound, it would be one, and if it sounded, it would inevitably be stormy.

The sound of horses' hooves outside pulled Liao Hui back from his contemplation, and he opened the curtains, only to see a back. Being able to gallop on the street at this time is naturally not an ordinary person.

"Who is it?" He asked Liao Zhengdao.

"Master, it seems to be Zhang An from the Li Mansion." Liao Zhengdao, "What is he doing so late, it looks like he just came back from outside." ”

Liao Hui was silent for a while, "You go to the city gate and ask, he came from this direction, he should have come from the north city gate." ”

"Yes, sir." Although Liao Zheng was a little surprised, he didn't say much.

Back in the backyard of the county guard's mansion, except for the lady who was still guarding the New Year, the children had already slept. After Liao Hui said hello to his wife, he returned to the study alone, still having a headache from the previous question.

As soon as the Chinese New Year is over, Wang Hou, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, will come to Zhengyang County to inspect and understand the problems of Zhengyang County on the reform of official governance, and the Ministry of Household and the Ming Imperial Bank will also send special personnel to promote the promotion of the new currency.

He sighed, and his head hurt even more, and he couldn't afford to mess with either side. One side can make him look good now, and the other side will make him die in the future.

Liao Hui felt that he was standing on a single-plank bridge now, and no matter which side, it was an endless cliff.

Confessing everything to the imperial court, this thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and he was immediately dispelled by him again, in the past half a year, he has followed Levi and them to do too many things against the imperial court, can he have a way out? Even if it is confessed, the court will be able to spare itself?

"Sir." Liao Zheng walked in quietly.

"How?" Liao Hui asked.

"The old man guessed well, it was indeed from the north gate that he entered the city, not only Sun An, but also many people came back with him, they seem to have sent food back."

"Delivering food?" Liao Hui suddenly shuddered. "Where to send food?"

Liao Zheng hesitated for a while, "Master, don't you know?" General Li: They are going to Fuyuan to sell grain. ”

"What!" Liao Hui stood up all of a sudden, staring at Liao Zheng with wide eyes, "How do you know?" How could they reveal such a big thing to you? ”

The imperial court forbade the delivery of any materials to the four counties of the Northland, and grain, salt, iron, etc. were the top priorities. If Li Wei really sold grain to Fuyuan, it would not be a trivial matter, and the seriousness of the matter far exceeded the reform of the administration of officials against the imperial court and the promotion of the new currency.

"Master, a master of Li's grain store and I are neighbors, once I drank with me and drank too much, inadvertently said that I leaked my mouth, let me know about it, the next day after the wine woke up, I asked casually, and the result was that this master was scared to death, and he sent me a hundred taels of silver that day, saying don't say it, otherwise he will die, and I won't live long. I was frightened, and when I got the money, I coveted his money, and I did not dare to say it. ”

"You, you ......" Liao Hui pointed at Liao Zheng, "Bastard, are you trying to kill me?" Such a big thing, you actually hid it from me for so long, saying, how long has it been since Levi and they sold grain to Fuyuan, and how did they transport it? ”

"Sir!" Liao Zheng was so frightened that he knelt down, "That master said, it has been several months, every time Zhengyang County sends grain to the army, in fact, the grain transported to the army is far more than the actual need, but it is not revealed in the account, after this batch of grain arrives in the army, and then quietly through General Li's defense line, it is transported to Fuyuan, and the price is several times that of our Daming." ”

Liao Hui's hand couldn't help shaking, Li Wei's garrison was one of the Ming troops besieging the four counties of Fuyuan, he had his own grain store and army, and he really had unique conditions.

"Ge Xiang, are they involved?" He asked, his voice trembling.

"I really don't know this, since then, that master has never come to my door again." Liao Zhengdao.

Liao Hui fell heavily on the chair, if the previous things made him dismiss his official position at most, once this matter was exposed, he would really die without a place to be buried.

"It's over, it's over!" Liao Hui sighed.

"Master, we are not involved in this matter, even if the light is exposed in the future, it has nothing to do with us!" Liao Zhengdao.

"What do you know, what do you know!" Liao Hui said fiercely: "If I don't know, it's fine, but you know, I know now, at least I don't report it." ”

"Then report them!" Liao Zhengyi gritted his teeth and said.

"Report them?" Liao Hui glared, "Do you think it's such an easy thing?" We are too deeply entangled with the Li family, if Ge Xiang is also related to this matter, then I am afraid that the entire Zhengyang County will be involved in it, there must be many people staring at us, one careless move, it is the disaster of killing, the disaster of killing! ”

"Then sir, what are we going to do?" Liao Zheng was also scared, trembled there for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Master, after the New Year, isn't Wang Hou, the secretary of the ministry, coming to us, when the time comes, you will quietly confess to him, Li Wei dares to deal with us, and dare to deal with Wang Shangshu?" ”

Liao Hui pondered for a moment, "This is indeed a solution. Liao Zheng, during this period of time, don't let the news leak, otherwise, we are afraid that we will not be able to save our lives. Inside and outside the city, they are their people. ”

"The villain knows."

"Early tomorrow morning, you go to the south of the city, give Mrs. Xu a hundred taels of silver, and ask them to leave Zhengyang County quickly, just say that if you don't leave, Li Wei will deal with them, and when the time comes, I am afraid that I can't survive, I can't die." Liao Hui said.

"Sir, is this good? Doesn't this offend Levi? Besides, the Xu family didn't treat us as human beings before, so why pity them now! Liao Zheng was a little dissatisfied.

"Don't worry, Levi won't be unable to get along with me because of this matter, the Xu family is unlucky enough now, but I can't see it if Levi practices them. If he slashes the Xu family with one knife, I don't have a second word, but do you know what he wants to do, he wants to get the second miss of the Xu family to the mansion to be a maid, in order to repay the insult he suffered for his son's courtship. ”

"And such a thing?" Liao Zheng was dumbfounded.

"Levi is a person who will be retribution, and you have to be careful every step of the way when dealing with him." Liao Hui sighed, "Walking on thin ice, trembling!" Knowing this, I didn't dare to covet the seat of the county guard, this is the county guard's mansion, this is the fire pit, a greedy thought, so I jumped in, and now I want to climb out, but it is even more difficult. ”

Just when Liao Hui felt sorry for himself, a fast horse rushed into the capital of Yuejing, and went straight to the place where the darkroom of the Eagle's Nest was located, turned over and dismounted, showed his waist card, and strode in.

A moment later, a piece of information appeared in front of Guo Jiuling.

"The Condor is out of the nest." Guo Jiuling looked at the note in his hand, which was no more than a finger wide, and pondered for a moment, "Notify Tian Zhen immediately, and the two of them will come to me." ”