In Tongbai County, Lian Shanxiang and Xu Xianchun, who arrived overnight, only brought a dozen horses into the county. After the two met with Huang Lingyu, the magistrate of the county, and learned about the latest situation, Lian Shanxiang asked the magistrate to send a government official to inform him, and invited Lin Yuanrong and Zhang Xianzhong to join the county government in the name of the aftermath of Liujiazhuang.

For the army outside the city that caused the Liujiazhuang tragedy, Huang Lingyu, the county magistrate, is afraid to die, and he is now the person in the city who most hopes to send this army away as soon as possible. After all, if this army realizes that there is no hope of pardon and makes trouble in Tongbai County, then the county will really be finished.

Seven or eight hundred sergeants who have seen blood, if they coerce the remaining four or five hundred sergeants in the camp, an army of more than a thousand people will go crazy, but it is not something that a few officials in Tongbai County can stop.

Lian Shanxiang and Xu Xianchun arrived, making Huang Lingyu, who had been unable to sleep peacefully, feel like seeing a savior. Therefore, after hearing Lian Shanxiang's order, he immediately wanted to send his cronies to the military camp outside the city overnight to spread the word.

However, Lian Shanxiang quickly stopped him and told him to pass the word after the county town opened tomorrow. On the second day, Zhang Xianzhong, who followed Lin Yuanrong into the county government unsuspectingly, immediately felt that something was wrong. Having been in the border army for a while, he immediately recognized that the people guarding the county government today were all veterans who had been on the battlefield.

Startled, Zhang Xianzhong wanted to stop, but he soon realized that as soon as he stopped, the other party had already tightened the handle of the knife on his waist.

Holding back the gaze of several guards looking at the dead, Zhang Xianzhong smiled at Lin Yuanrong in front of him and said: "My lord, it seems that the lowly job has eaten something bad this morning, and the lower duty has some stomach trouble first, do you want to allow the lowly to go to the toilet to deal with it first." ”

When Lin Yuanrong heard this, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at him, and then looked at the guards around him who were waiting for his orders. He hesitated slightly, and finally couldn't help but whisper to Zhang Xianzhong: "Don't do useless things, you are now waiting for the court to fall, maybe there is still a glimmer of life." ”

Zhang Xianzhong weighed the situation and found that even if he held this benefactor hostage now, it seemed that he might not be able to break out of the county government safely. He had to let go of that little bit of caution, agreed obediently, and continued to follow Lin Yuanrong into the back hall of the county government.

After entering the back hall of the county office, Zhang Xianzhong's heart was even more cold, if there was still a chance to fight outside, the more than ten sergeants wearing armor standing in the inner hall, he didn't even have half a chance.

Rao is Zhang Xianzhong, who has always boasted of his superior force, and his eyes couldn't help but show a bit of despair. In addition to these sergeants guarding the inner hall, there were also three civil and military officials. Lian Shanxiang sat alone on the top, Xu Xianchun sat on his left hand, and Tongbai County did it on his right hand.

Seeing the two of them come in and kneeling on the steps in front of the hall and saluting, Lian Shanxiang opened his mouth to let Lin Yuanrong get up and go up to the hall to speak, as for Zhang Xianzhong, no one asked him to get up, and he still knelt there.

Lian Shanxiang carefully asked Lin Yuanrong about the whole incident and the current state of mind of the sergeants in the battalion. After asking, he thought silently for a while before cautiously asking Lin Yuanrong: "This official was ordered by His Majesty to come here specifically to deal with Liu Zhuang's case.

Your response to appease the morale of the army was very decent, so that this army was not instigated to mutiny, and this is your credit, and this officer will play it truthfully.

Now I will ask you a few more questions, and I hope you can share your thoughts. It's been a month since you came to Tongbai County, and the situation in the army is almost mastered. This official asks you, in this Liu Zhuang case, have you ever mastered the name of the military general who indiscriminately injured people's lives after the village was broken? ”

Hearing Lian Shanxiang's words, Lin Yuanrong finally let go of his thoughts. This dedication was brought into Jinyiwei by him, and now that he has made a mistake, he is most worried about implicating himself. Now that Lian Shanxiang has removed him, he is naturally relieved.

"Back to the angel, the soldiers who violated military discipline in the battle of Liu Zhuang have been roughly ascertained. However, there were about 2 or 300 sergeants involved in the case, and if the angels needed to ask about the case, it would be more appropriate to do it in batches. Lin Yuanrong immediately reported truthfully the truth of his investigation.

Lian Shanxiang nodded at him and said, "Lin Qianhu don't have to worry, this official is not unprepared for coming this time. This officer asks you again, how many of them are suspected of raping * women? ”

Lin Yuanrong thought about it and replied: "There are about 4 or 50 people who are suspected of raping * women. ”

Lian Shanxiang suddenly turned his gaze to Zhang Xianzhong, who was kneeling in the hall, and asked slowly but clearly: "Among the generals who rape * women, is there this Zhang Baihu in the hall?" ”

Lin Yuanrong hesitated for a moment, turned around and glanced back a little, looking at Zhang Xianzhong, who was lying on the ground with his body trembling slightly, he thought carefully before he said euphemistically: "Zhang Baihu's situation is a bit special, he presided over the extermination of Liu Zhuang's resistance that night, and did not participate in the action of raping * women. But afterwards, the sergeants who robbed the women picked out two women and gave them to Zhang Baihu..."

Hearing the Qin's questioning in the hall, Zhang Xianzhong immediately reacted, this seemed to be an important issue related to his life and death, and he immediately explained loudly: "The lower officials were also trying to appease the army's hearts at that time, if these two little ladies were not accepted at that time, God knows that these killings would not take risks and coerce the sergeants into chaos." The lower official has already given a dowry afterwards, and the Ming media is marrying the two, and the angel Mingjian is also invited. ”

"Shut up, the angel hasn't asked you yet, how dare you interject indiscriminately. If you dare to say more, this official will dispose of you now. After Zhang Xianzhong defended himself, Xu Xianchun suddenly reprimanded Zhang Xianzhong.

Lian Shanxiang glanced sideways at Xu Xianchun, looking at this former high-ranking official of the Jinyi Guard, after reprimanding Zhang Xianzhong, he resumed his posture of bowing his head and hanging his eyes, and did not pay attention to himself.

He knew that Xu Xianchun was unhappy. Compared with this official eunuch's son, he, a lowly military attache from a hundred households in brocade clothes, rose to the top because he guarded the prince's mansion for a few days, and now he has become the minister in charge of the internal guard, and the most trusted military minister around the emperor. In addition to overseeing the affairs of the Imperial City Guards, it also has the power to supervise the Jinyi Guards.

With a humble background and only Zhongping, he naturally became the object of jealousy of a high-ranking official in brocade clothes. These high-ranking officials apparently believed that the position of Minister of the Inner Guard was not something that a lowly military minister like him could occupy. Moreover, the subordinates who were originally subordinates have now become half of the bosses who supervise them, which undoubtedly makes these high-ranking officials of Jinyi feel that they have lost face.

It's just that even Shanxiang's other skills are not very good, but the prudence and meticulousness of doing things are unmatched, he knows very well where his status comes from, so he just obeys the emperor's orders, and does not fight with these high-ranking officials of the Jinyi Guard, nor does he try to befriend them, and the two sides are at peace for a while.

After the outbreak of the Liu Zhuang case, the emperor ordered Lian Shanxiang to come down to deal with the case, even Xu Xianchun had to admit that compared to sending other officials down, this Jinyi Wei was born in charge of the internal guard minister, which was not a bad choice after all.

After Lian Shanxiang arrived in Henan, Xu Xianchun finally put down his body and interceded with Lian Shanxiang in person. I hope that the other party can turn big things into small things and small things into nothing, and don't involve Jin Yiwei in this case.

However, Lian Shanxiang never gave him an accurate answer, which made the commander of the Jinyi Guard revert to his cold attitude again.

Lian Shanxiang didn't care, he defended himself with Zhang Xianzhong, and asked Lin Yuanrong: "Is what Zhang Baihu said the truth?" ”

Lin Yuanrong hurriedly replied: "That's true, before the official arrived in Tongbai, Zhang Baihu had already become a relative to the two women, it is said that Zhang Baihu was a happy event in the drunken immortal building of this county, and Huang Zhixian also went to drink a few glasses of happy wine. ”

Seeing that the eyes of several officials shifted over, Huang Lingyu, who had beads of sweat on his forehead, immediately replied nervously: "That's true, Zhang Baihu sent someone to invite, and the county had to go and congratulate him." ”

Lian Shanxiang suddenly hesitated, this situation was a little different from His Majesty's instructions, and he was a little unsure whether to cure Zhang Xianzhong's crime or not.

After thinking for a while, he decided to ease the relationship with Xu Xianchun and the others, so he turned to Xu Xianchun and asked, "Commander Xu thinks that Zhang Baihu's situation is considered to be adulterous with a people's daughter?" ”

Hearing Lian Shanxiang's question, Xu Xianchun suddenly opened his eyes and looked at him, the two looked at each other for a moment, Xu Xianchun suddenly became enthusiastic, and he said with a smile on his face: "Although Zhang Baihu did this thing properly, he is also his own brother after all."

We are all from Jinyiwei, do we really want to watch our brothers die? The official thought that although it was not good for Zhang Baihu to restrain his subordinates, but seeing that he restrained the sergeant afterwards, he did not make an uncontrollable situation, and a small punishment was enough.

However, those Henan guards who raped * women first and coerced Shangguan after should be punished heavily. This official thinks that this crime of the Henan Guards against the people can't let Jinyiwei carry this black cauldron. ”

Lian Shanxiang was silent for a while, then nodded to Xu Xianchun, then turned his head to look at Zhang Xianzhong and reprimanded: "Zhang Baihu, although you have merit in leading your troops to attack Liu Zhuang, you are guilty of conniving at your subordinates to kill and rape people's daughters, which greatly damages the reputation of our court officers and soldiers." Now the judge asks you, do you confess your sins? ”

Just after listening to Xu Xianchun's words to excuse himself, Zhang Xianzhong still didn't understand, his originally tense body finally relaxed, and he lay on the ground and said angrily: "I confess my guilt and am willing to be punished by the court." ”

Lian Shanxiang nodded and said, "Okay, all your duties will be relieved, and you will be punished after you return to the capital." Now keep him in custody left and right, and the official will go out of the city to deal with the affairs of the military camp outside the city first..."

Zhang Xianzhong was taken to an empty room in the county government by two guards brought by Lian Shanxiang and put under house arrest, and it was not until three days later that the sergeants outside the door were replaced by two ordinary officials of the county.