Poor Family Chapter 667

  Chapter 667 The Way of Balance

Li Yanqing immediately rushed back to the barracks to find Liu Kai. The two sat down in Liu Kai's big tent. Liu Kai poured him a cup of hot tea and said with a smile, "I'm looking for you so urgently. There must be something urgent. Tell me! You need me." do what?"

  Li Yanqing pondered for a while and said, "Who is in charge of the Intelligence Department of the Hedong Army now?"

   "It should be Qi Sheng, Yao Pingzhong's confidant, what's wrong?"

  Li Yanqing sighed, "Jin Xia merged!"

   "What?" Liu Kai didn't understand all of a sudden.

Li Yanqing told Liu Kai about the combination of the Jinxia information points, and Liu Kai immediately understood the seriousness of the matter. Jingzhao was infiltrated by the Kingdom of Jin, not to mention the Taiyuan City on the front line. There are still 80,000 golden soldiers watching. Once Taiyuan's interior is unstable and the enemy's army cooperates with the outside, the city will be hard to protect.

Liu Qi became nervous, he thought for a while and said, "Although Yao Pingzhong betrayed the commander-in-chief, he is indeed a very powerful character, otherwise the commander-in-chief would not have worked so hard to cultivate him. I believe he realized that Jin Xia joined forces. After receiving the information, we will definitely start to unplug the hidden dangers.”

   Li Yanqing nodded. He agreed with Liu Kai's inference. Since Yao Pingzhong retained the intelligence department, it showed that Yao Pingzhong was also a general who attached great importance to intelligence. He would not sit back and watch Jin Guo's infiltration of Taiyuan and even Hedong County.

The key is who will remind Yao Pingzhong that Li Yanqing originally wanted to find a kind of teacher, but considering that Yao Pingzhong is trying his best to get rid of the influence of the kind of teacher in the Hedong Army, it may not be a wise move to find a kind of teacher, Li Yanqing finally thought of Liu Qi, The Liu family is also a well-known family in the Northwest, and has been married to the Yao family in Taiyuan for generations. Liu Qi's father, Liu Zhongwu, and Yao Pingzhong are sworn brothers.

   As for Li Yanqing's request, Liu Qi of course agreed, and Li Yanqing immediately issued an action order to Zhang Hu and Yan Qing.

That night, 1,500 soldiers acted at the same time and destroyed nine intelligence points in Jingzhao Mansion of Xixia and Jin Guo in one fell swoop. They all used inns, shops, taverns, etc. as cover. In January, this operation was very sudden and very successful. Nearly two hundred enemy intelligence personnel were arrested and a large amount of intelligence and property were seized.

   At the second watch, Li Yanqing in armor and helmet also appeared in front of Guanglan Restaurant. All thirteen bartenders of Guanglan Restaurant were arrested, and more than 30,000 taels of silver were seized from the wine cellar.

At this time, Yan Qing escorted two middle-aged men up, one of them was the shopkeeper of the restaurant and the deputy director of intelligence on Shaanxi Road, and the other man was about 30 years old, his name was Li Yin, and he was in charge of intelligence in Xixia. The minister, just arrived at Jingzhao Mansion with a caravan today, and was captured by the Song army.

   "The control system, these two people have special identities, should they be interrogated separately?"

  Li Yanqing thought for a while and said, "Put them in separate custody first, to prevent them from committing suicide, and we'll talk about the interrogation tomorrow."

   "Follow the order!"

Li Yanqing saw that everyone was escorted out, so he walked into the restaurant quickly. This restaurant was owned by Yang Xuzhou. It was run by his brother-in-law before, but later it was transferred to the Xixia people at a high price, but he did not expect it to be the information of the Xixia people. terminus. Although Li Yanqing didn't want to hold Yang Xuzhou accountable for the time being, Yang Xuzhou's brother-in-law couldn't stay out of the incident, and strict investigation was inevitable.

When Li Yanqing came to the backyard, the backyard was covered with more than a dozen large lanterns, and more than a dozen civil servants were sorting out all kinds of information from the search. When Li Yanqing walked into the yard, Zhang Hu greeted him, "I just found this!" A letter was handed to Li Yanqing.

Li Yanqing took the letter and looked at it. In fact, it was a list, which included the names of the main intelligence leaders of Jingzhao Mansion, and the names of the eight intelligence leaders of Taiyuan Mansion, as well as the shops where they were located. This should be found from Li Yin's luggage. .

  Li Yanqing was overjoyed, this is what he wanted, and with this important information, Yao Pingzhong could wipe out all the enemy spies in Taiyuan.

  Li Yanqing immediately turned around and ordered: "Let Commander Liu come to see me immediately!"

  The most urgent task now is to send the list to Yao Pingzhong before Xixia and Jin Guo are aware of the accident in Jingzhao Mansion.

Before dawn, Li Yanqing returned to the barracks. The army destroyed all the strongholds of Jingzhao Mansion overnight. After a busy night, Li Yanqing was really a little tired. He went back to the barracks to rest for an hour. The soldiers came to report to him, and the magistrate Yang Xuzhou asked to see him.

  Yang Xuzhou came to see him, which was expected, Li Yanqing nodded, "Please come to the big tent to talk!"

  Guanglan Restaurant has become Xixia's intelligence terminal, how can Yang Xuzhou not give an explanation?

   Not long after, Yang Xuzhou hurried into the big tent, and after entering the tent, he cupped his hands and said to Li Yanqing: "Excuse me, fellow zhi!"

  Li Yanqing got up and said with a smile, "What a rare visitor! Please sit down, magistrate."

Yang Xuzhou is probably the most useless magistrate. It stands to reason that he is the highest military and political officer in Jingzhao Mansion, but the army is in charge of the army, and it is not leaking. Yanqing took everything away.

As for government affairs, he was firmly controlled by Ma Shan, the leader of the local snake, and he could not interfere in the daily government affairs. He only had the right to manage the tasks issued by the court, but there were not many court affairs, only three or four a year. so he spends most of his time at leisure.

Perhaps because he had too much free time, Yang Xuzhou also used his power to start a business. His brother-in-law Kong Di was his agent. In a few years, five restaurants opened, as well as inns, shops, gambling halls, etc. Wait, the Qujiang restaurant where Li Yanqing's family went to eat is also owned by Yang Xuzhou, but Yang Xuzhou never dreamed that the Guanglan restaurant with the highest rent turned out to be the Xixia people's intelligence terminal. Don't even think about keeping the position.

   This made Yang Xuzhou very nervous. He was not afraid of Li Yanqing reporting to the court, but he was afraid that Ma Shan would use this matter to make a fuss. As long as Li Yanqing was willing to cover up for him, no matter how much Ma Shan impeached him, he could explain it.

  But to let Li Yanqing protect him, he has to show sincerity, but there are not many things he can show, which really makes him feel uneasy.

  Yang Xuzhou sat down, leaned forward and said, "Li Tongzhi, I want to explain the matter of Guanglan Restaurant."

  Li Yanqing smiled and waved his hands, "Don't worry, let's have a cup of hot tea first!"

The soldiers brought in two cups of hot tea. Li Yanqing took a sip of the thick hot tea and cleared his mind a little, but Yang Xuzhou seemed preoccupied. He took a sip of the tea and said: "Guanglan Restaurant is my brother-in-law's property, but He doesn't care about the operation, he is only responsible for collecting the rent every year, and he doesn't know anything about the specific affairs of the restaurant."

  Li Yanqing nodded, "I can understand the mood of Prefect Yang, but according to the latest interrogation results, it seems to be very unfavorable to Kong Di."

  Yang Xuzhou was startled, "How do you say that?"

   "The interrogation results showed that Kong Di knew that the restaurant was engaged in intelligence activities, but in order to get twice the rent, Kong Di kept silent. I am not saying that Kong Di was involved in information transmission, but he is indeed suspected of covering up!"

  Yang Xuzhou became anxious immediately, "Please Li Tongzhi to help me with this matter, I am very grateful!"

  Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "How about I give Zhifu Yang a suggestion?"

  Yang Xuzhou cheered up, and quickly said: "Please speak!"

"As I said just now, Kong Di himself did not participate in the information transmission, which means that he is not a spy of Xixia, but he must have been guilty of covering up. If the prefect Yang can cut Kong Di as soon as possible, then no matter how Kong Di is punished, he will be with him." Prefect Yang has nothing to do."

  Yang Xuzhou asked for a while, "Did Li Tongzhi ask me to divorce my wife?"

"Divorcing your wife is just a formality. In essence, she is still your wife. You can marry her back after a few years when this matter is over. Of course, this is just a suggestion. If Prefect Yang is willing to take this risk, then he will be your wife." Didn't say anything."

   "Is there no other way?" Yang Xuzhou asked with a sigh.

  Li Yanqing said indifferently: "This is actually not my problem. Prefect Yang should be aware of it."

  Of course Yang Xuzhou understood what Li Yanqing meant. The real threat was Ma Shan. How could he let Ma Shan catch this opportunity to hit him?

But it was impossible for Yang Xuzhou to ask Ma Shan. He could only ask Li Yanqing for help. After a moment of silence, Yang Xuzhou sighed, "My wife and I are childhood sweethearts, and we have been in love for many years. Even if I divorce her on the surface, I can't do it, but In this matter, please ask Tongzhi to help me no matter what, Li Tongzhi's great kindness, Yang will always remember it."

   After finishing speaking, Yang Xuzhou got up and bowed to Li Yanqing. Li Yanqing wanted this attitude. As for the confession, he could modify it. He changed a few words, and Kong Di changed from cover-up to ignorance.

  He needs the favor owed to him by Yang Xuzhou, and uses his relationship with Wang Fu to stabilize Jingzhao Mansion and create a favorable external environment so that he can go all out to prepare for the war.

  Li Yanqing finally nodded, "Okay! This time, I will give Yang Zhifu a face. Later, I will have someone let Kong Di go. I hope that Yang Zhifu will strictly control Lingdi, and there will be no next time."

  Yang Xuzhou was overjoyed, "Thank you Li Tongzhi, I will remember this great kindness in my heart."

   "Prefect Yang, please go back! I guess Ma Tongjuan will arrive soon."

Li Yanqing's judgment was correct. Not long after Yang Xuzhou left, Ma Shan rushed to the barracks excitedly. He also got the news that Guanglan Restaurant was closed down, which made him overjoyed. Yang Xuzhou was doomed. After two years of fighting, they finally came to a conclusion.

  As soon as he entered the big tent, Ma Shan yelled: "Li Tongzhi, I heard that a big fish was caught last night?"

   "Ma Tongpan is very well informed!"

   "That's right! How can people not care about the accident at Guanglan Restaurant? Has Kong Di been arrested?" Ma Shan asked eagerly.

  Li Yanqing nodded, "Now he is in my hands."

   "Then what crime is he? Collaborating with the enemy?"

   "It's not enough to cooperate with the enemy. The main reason is not to report what you know. In order to charge a little more rent, you know that the other party is from Xixia, and you also rent the restaurant to the other party, which provides convenience for the Xixia people to establish an intelligence point."

  Ma Shan was overjoyed. If so, once Yang Xuzhou was impeached, he would have to pack up and leave.

   "How does Li Tongzhi plan to report to the court?"

  Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, if I were Ma Tongjue, I would try my best to hide this matter for Yang Xuzhou."

  Ma Shan was taken aback, "How do you say that?"

   "It's actually very simple. With Yang Xuzhou gone, who will be the magistrate? Will it be the Wang family or the Cai family? What does Ma Tongpan think?"

Ma Shan is from Cai Jing, Yang Xuzhou is from Wang Fu, and Li Yanqing is barely a prince. At present, the three of them have maintained a balance in Jingzhao Mansion. Ma Shan knows in his heart that it is impossible for the imperial court to let two officials from the Cai family take over the magistrate Wang Fu would not tolerate the matter of the Hetong Judgment, and if a new magistrate came, he would definitely be from Wang Fu.

   "There is a new magistrate, it should be from Wang Fu." Ma Shan said frankly.

"I also think that the new prefect must be Wang Fu's confidant, so the question is, if the new prefect takes office, what good will it do for us? Can my military power continue to be free from interference? Brother Ma's government affairs can still be as it is now Hold it firmly?"

Ma Shan was silent, he had to admit that what Li Yanqing said made sense, even though he and Yang Xuzhou had already torn their skins, did not talk to each other when they met, and hated each other deeply, but put aside this personal hatred, Just from the perspective of interests, Yang Xuzhou's appointment as magistrate happened to be the time when Ma Shan's interests were greatest. Yang Xuzhou's personality was relatively soft, and government affairs had basically been taken over by Ma Shan. will be damaged.

   "What does Li Tongzhi mean, or keep the status quo?"

  Li Yanqing nodded, "If a powerful new magistrate arrives and the struggle continues to be fierce, I am afraid that Brother Ma will be transferred away, and my military power will also be interfered with."

Ma Shan pondered for a moment, and finally sighed: "I see, then follow the advice of my fellow acquaintance, and deal with this matter coldly! Originally, I wanted to make good use of this matter to deal with that bastard, but in the end I made him cheap." .”

   "It's not in vain to take advantage of him! With this matter, Ma Tongsan will be more handy in the future, at least it will be beneficial to everyone."

  Ma Shan chuckled, "Great! Li Tongzhi is still smarter. I won't ask about this matter. Everything will be handled by Tongzhi."

  Ma Shan was finally persuaded by Li Yanqing, and left the camp. Li Yanqing pondered for a moment, and then said to the soldiers: "Go and pass on my order, let Kong Di go!"

  (end of this chapter)

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