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- The Suzhou magistrate¡¯s office is located on Fuqian Street in Wu County.
In addition to the magistrate, the officials of Tongzhi, Tongpan and Tuiguan are also in the government office.
Today it has finally cleared up and the water level in Taihu Lake has finally dropped. The nerves that have been tense up and down can finally relax a little.
The prefect ended his official duties early and asked the assistant scribes to do their favorite things to entertain themselves.
Zhang Jiong and Zhang Tong were planning to drink two glasses of wine, but the commander reported that Vice President Liu and Mr. Weng were out.
We were all in love with each other, so he invited you two to come directly into the back hall.
¡°You¡¯re here just in time, let¡¯s have a drink together?¡± Zhang Tongpan greeted Liu Zhengqi and Weng Fan with a smile.
Although the two of them were very hungry, they couldn't even think of drinking and calling for help.
"What's going on?" Zhang Jiong was surprised. The power of the Dongting Chamber of Commerce is not much smaller than that of the prefect's Yamen. I don't know what happened, but it was able to frighten the two top executives of the Chamber of Commerce who were the most influential people in Suzhou City to such a degree.
At this moment of urgency, and everyone was on their own, Weng Fan told the story exactly what happened, not even concealing the fact that Liu Yuanwai ordered Master Yu Liu.
After hearing this, Judge Zhang Tong pointed at Liu Zhengqi and cursed: "You are really lawless. You usually just make small troubles, but you actually dare to instruct water bandits to rob openly!"
"Hey, can I not understand the importance?" Liu Yuanwai said dejectedly: "It is true that just after the front foot Chamber of Commerce issued a ban, the back foot Wu Ji openly transported grain into Kunshan. This made Mr. Xu very unhappy and wanted to give Wu Ji some trouble. ¡¡±
"What do you do when Xu Kun asks you to do it?" Zhang Tongpan glared at Mr. Liu and said, "If you can't hold it anymore, go to him. Why are you here with me?"
"Didn't Mr. Xu Ge return to his hometown two days ago? Mr. Xu also returned to Songjiang and is not in Suzhou City now." Liu Yuanwai said with a bitter face: "It was just a trivial matter. Who would have thought that Miss Jiang would be on the ship? , the result was like this?"
"You didn't ask for it?!" Zhang Tongpan was so angry that he wanted to drink a glass of wine to calm down, but he put it down and said: "Such a big matter must be reported to the governor immediately!"
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In the Zen room at the back of the government office, Magistrate Cai was talking about Zen with Zen Master Mingjue of Yunyan Temple in Huqiu.
Although Cai Guoxi is a famous official in Neo-Confucianism, he loves to talk about Zen.
In a quiet room, burning a burner of incense, sitting cross-legged on a futon, chatting with eminent monks in the mist of Yunshan, it is really a great enjoyment in life.
"Moreover, Zen Master Mingjue has been practicing closed-mouth meditation for many years. He will not correct me if he makes a mistake, and he has no ideological pressure.
"Zen Master, how about when a thought has not arisen?" Magistrate Cai asked softly.
Zen Master Mingjue raised his middle finger.
"What Zen master means 'in one thought'?" Magistrate Cai asked, twisting his beard.
Zen Master Mingjue smiled but said nothing. If you understand, you understand. If you don¡¯t understand, you don¡¯t understand.
Magistrate Cai asked again: "What will happen after birth?"
The Zen Master spread his hands.
If Magistrate Cai had some enlightenment, he also showed his hands and said, "Do you think you are not stained by a single dust?"
Zen Master Mingjue twirled the fragrant flowers on the table, and Magistrate Cai showed a bright smile.
He was about to ask more questions when he heard a gentle knock on the door outside.
"What's the matter?" Although Yaxing was unhappy that Magistrate Cai was disturbed, he didn't dare to blame him during the flood season.
"Master, the three government officials have brought people to see you." The doorkeeper reported softly: "They say there is an urgent report of banditry."
"Oh?" Magistrate Cai raised his eyebrows and apologized to the Zen master: "It seems that today is not a good day to talk about Zen."
The Zen master nodded slightly and stretched out his thumb and little finger at the same time.
Magistrate Cai interpreted it: "Yes, the meaning of Zen is not about length but depth. A moment is forever."
The Zen master smiled faintly, becoming more and more mysterious.
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Cai Guoxi came out, changed into his uniform, and went to the flower hall to meet Zhang Tongpan. Weng Fan and his wife hurriedly paid homage to their husband.
"Excuse me." Magistrate Cai sat down in the hall and said expressionlessly: "What kind of gangster plot makes Zhang Tongpian so anxious?"
"Let them talk." Zhang Tongpan pointed at Weng Fan and Liu Zhengqi.
"That's it" Weng Fan then reported the agreed upon words to Magistrate Cai.
Magistrate Cai is aloof and doesn't usually get as close as Zhang Tongpan, so Weng Fan naturally can't say anything about it.
Of course, he will not be involved in Liu Zhengqi's cause and effect.
It was said that Wu Ji¡¯s fleet was hijacked by water bandits the day before yesterday, and he asked Vice Chairman Liu to mediate on his behalf. Unexpectedly, Mr. Liu and Butler Wang who went to negotiate also left forever.
The two of them were really worried today, so they went to the thieves' nest to check in person. Unexpectedly, the water bandits' lair had been cleared away, leaving only blood on the ground and some broken limbs.
¡°As they spoke, the two showed the physical evidence in the box to the prefect.
Seeing behind him, Cai Guoxi nodded expressionlessly and motioned for the two of them to continue talking.
"The two of us hurried to Fucheng to report to the official. Unexpectedly, when passing by Mouse Mountain, we found that a suspicious fleet suddenly appeared in the Monkey King Bay, which had been abandoned for many years." Liu Yuanwai answered with a pale face: "Eighty percent success is to eliminate the Da Sheng Bay." The gang of Thunder Island water bandits.¡±
"And he is definitely not a good person," Weng Fan also said nervously: "Who would stop there as a good person?"
Although Taihu Lake is vast, it is more than a hundred miles wide. There is no need for fleets to stop midway unless there are strong winds and waves.
Unless there is some hidden secret.
Magistrate Cai¡¯s expression finally became serious. He asked someone to bring a map of Taihu Lake and found the location of Dasheng Bay. Seeing that it is only ten miles away from Dongshan, and only twenty miles away from the town on the shore. There's no reason why he doesn't pay attention to it.
"Can you clearly see where that group of people are? How many boats are there, how many people are there, and what is their equipment?"
But the two of them asked questions and didn't know: "We didn't dare to get close, we only saw a lot of boats"
"" Magistrate Cai rolled his eyes at the two of them, and patiently asked Liu Yuanwai: "How many water bandits are there in that gang of bandits who robbed Wu Ji? You should know how many of them there are, right?"
Magistrate Cai is a sensible person. If Liu Zhengqi had nothing to do with the water bandits, they would not ask him to be the peacemaker.
This group of country squires has always been like this. On the surface, they are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but secretly, men steal and women prostitute. Of course he, the prefect, couldn't stand it, but he could do nothing but turn a blind eye.
"This" Liu Zhengqi hesitated for a long time, but fear finally took over. He hesitated and replied: "About two hundred people."
¡°What?!¡± Magistrate Cai was shocked.
On the vast Tai Lake, two hundred water bandits are nothing. But the force that can swallow up two hundred water bandits in one go must not be underestimated.
Although the city of Suzhou has high walls and thick walls, there is nothing to worry about, but Suzhou is so prosperous that the towns have already exceeded the city walls by more than ten miles.
If the squires and common people outside the city were plundered and killed by water bandits, he, the prefect, would not be able to bear the consequences.
"Zhang Tongpan immediately ordered all the soldiers and horses in the government to assemble urgently, and the boat camp was fortified at the mouth of Xujiang River." Magistrate Cai then ordered in a deep voice: "He then sent an order to Wu County and Changzhou County to order their gunner battalions to also assemble immediately, along the Xujiang River. Jiang Patrol! In addition, inspection departments at Xushuguan, Dongshan and other places also immediately guarded the water gates and reported any banditry immediately!"
"Yes!" Zhang Tongpan quickly stood up and agreed.
With the governor¡¯s order, people inside and outside Suzhou City mobilized nervously.
One night, the torches were swaying, and people were in panic. I don¡¯t know how many people stayed up all night.
Fortunately, all the hard work was worth it. Under the strict security of the whole government, we finally arrived at dawn safely.
ps. Sorry for updating so late. Last night, my brothers and I went out for a meal. It was the first time we went out to eat this year, and we ended up feeling very hungry. I struggled all night last night, and today I feel dizzy and confusedbut there will be three chapters. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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