owlsbooks Chapter 149 Hadong County, bloody smell
Chapter 149 Hadong County, bloody smell
Chapter 149 Hadong County, bloody smell
The disaster relief was not going well this time, and it had been expected in advance.
Before that, Ying Zheng made a bet with Mo Jun.
Ying Zheng believes that with his current power, those moths in Qin should wait and see for a while, at least half a month before taking any action.
However, Mo Jun said something casually at that time, maybe the news will come back today.
In the end, he really became a prophecy (chen four times).
"Hedong County? If the ancients remember correctly, in the case of grain tax last time, Hedong seems to be one of the counties that paid the least amount of tax!" Ying Zheng said with a gleam of cold light in his long and narrow eyes.
"Not bad!" Mo Jun nodded in response.
"It seems that there are many problems in this place!"
Ying Zheng tapped on the desk with one finger, thoughtfully, then looked at Mo Jun and said, "Mo Qing thinks, how should we deal with the matter of Hedong?"
Mo Jun pondered and said: "I remember, Master Li's investigation into the 'grain tax case' seems to have reached Hedong. Why don't you let Master Li handle this matter as well!"
Ying Zheng pondered slightly, nodded and said, "Then let's make a decision like this!"
In fact, what Mo Jun said just now was just following Ying Zheng's words.
At present, in the court of Qin State, there are very few people who are qualified to handle this matter.
First of all, Mr. Mo can rule it out by himself. His current status is too high to act rashly.
Secondly, during this period of time, Ying Zheng obviously intended to train Li Si to replace Jin Youjun.
As for the matter of Hedong right now, as long as Li Si uses it properly, it will be the best opportunity.Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for Mo Jun to take credit from Li Si without knowing the taste.
What's more, during this period of time, Mo Jun has been in the limelight enough.
The wood is more beautiful than the forest.
There's no need, and Mo Jun doesn't really want to cause a commotion for himself.
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Hadong County at this time.
County Sheriff's Office.
Li Si was dressed in a purple-blue robe and sat in front of a desk with a cup of tea in front of him. The two charcoal stoves beside him emitted scorching heat, dispelling the chill brought by the heavy snow outside the window.
On the opposite side of him, a bookish middle-aged man with a small goatee was also holding a teacup in his hand, looking sadly at the heavy snow outside.
"Ugh!"
"Why is Governor Zhang so sad?"
Looking at the sad look on the face of "Zhang Zongzhao", the governor of Hedong County, Li Si, who had just arrived in Hedong County, couldn't help but wonder.
Zhang Zongzhao said with a wry smile: "The people of Li people in the east of the river are suffering from the snowstorm, but I can't do anything about it, so I sighed and made Master Li laugh."
Hearing this, Li Si comforted him and said, "The disaster of frost and snow was originally a natural disaster, so Governor Zhang doesn't have to blame himself like this. What's more, now that the king and Lord Shengping have a way to deal with it, Governor Zhang can relax, we Daqin will surely overcome this difficulty."
However, upon hearing Li Si's comfort, Zhang Zongzhao was not only not at ease, but the smile on his face became even more bitter, saying: "Lord Li doesn't know something, natural disasters can be stopped, but man-made disasters are hard to prevent!"
Li Si's eyes flashed suddenly, and he asked, "What does Sheriff Zhang mean by that?"
Zhang Zongzhao said helplessly: "Your Excellency just came to Hedong, maybe you don't know. In fact, the imperial court transported the 'Stone Nirvana' that can be used for Hedong County to survive the snow disaster, and it was transported outside Hedong County as early as three days ago."
"However, before this group of Shi Nie had time to enter the city gate, they suddenly disappeared less than three miles away from the city gate."
Li Si's expression moved slightly, and he said in surprise, "Oh? There are such strange things?"
Zhang Zongzhao shook his head and said, "What's so strange? It's just that some people don't want these 'Shi Nirvana' to enter the river east."
"Not long after the snowstorm came this year, the prices of all the firewood and charcoal sold in the counties and counties in Hedong have skyrocketed dozens of times. Although the people everywhere complained, but in such bad weather, they can only be forced to buy this at a premium. Firewood and charcoal."
"And if at this time, the 'Shi Nie' sent by the imperial court enters the river east, it will inevitably cause the price of these firewood and charcoal to plummet, so..."
Zhang Zongzhao didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but Li Si also understood what he meant.
"Didn't Sheriff Zhang ever think about getting this batch of 'Shi Nie' back?"
"Sigh~~ Mr. Li is an official in Xianyang, so he doesn't know the situation in our remote counties like Hedong. Although I am a county guard, in this Hedong County, my words may not be easy to use!"
Zhang Zongzhao sighed again, and then continued: "Although I have reported the loss of 'Shi Nie' to the king, but now that the road is blocked by heavy snow, it will take at least three days to send the information to Xianyang even if the horse is whipped fast."
"If we want to wait until the officials sent by Xianyang to investigate the case come to Hedong, we don't know how long we will have to wait."
"So to be honest, I specially invited Mr. Li to enter the mansion today, just to let Mr. Li use the name of 'imperial envoy' to help the next generation."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Zongzhao got up and bowed deeply to Li Si.
When Li Si heard the words, he didn't respond immediately. He squinted his eyes and pondered for a long time. Finally, he shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhang, please get up! It's just that Li Si is unwilling To help Zhang Junshou, but Lisi's duty to come to Hedong is for the 'grain tax' case, not for disaster relief."
"If Li Si intervenes rashly at this time, then when the officials sent by Xianyang arrive next, I will be suspected of overstepping my authority."
Zhang Zongzhao was helped up by Li Si, although he had guessed the result beforehand, but when Li Si refused, Zhang Zongzhao couldn't help showing regret.
He could only open his mouth and say, "I'm taking the liberty. In addition, I'm just expressing my apology. If Mr. Li Si wants to investigate the 'grain tax' matter, maybe he can start with the 'Jin Clan'."
Li Si's eyes flashed, and he asked, "The Jin family?"
Zhang Zongzhao nodded: "That's right, Mr. Li must have heard of the reputation of the 'Jin Clan' in Xianyang. Because this family also has a big backer in Xianyang."
Li Si naturally knew who the "big backer" Zhang Zongzhao was talking about was. After all, when Yingzheng sent him to investigate the "grain tax" case, Li Si had already guessed some of Yingzheng's secrets idea.
As for the position of 'Ting Wei', it is obviously impossible to say that Li Si has no idea at all.
After all, for Li Si, who was trained in Confucianism but was born in Legalism, the 'Tingwei' who is in charge of the judiciary is the most suitable position for him.
At the same time, this is also a sign that Li Si can truly stand on the same battlefield with his fellow brother 'Han Fei' for a duel.
Li Si is also a very competitive person.
He and Han Fei came from the same school, but it was a pity that Han Fei always dominated Li Si when he was under Xunzi's school.
Therefore.
After Li Si left the army, he would choose to join Qin.
Because although he acknowledged Han Fei's talent, he was unwilling to admit that he had lost to Han Fei.
In some ways.
Li Si is actually quite similar to Mo Jun.
Both belong to 'ordinary families' origin, and both have extraordinary pursuit of power.
Li Si even cherishes rights more than Mo Jun, which is why Li Si didn't rashly intervene in the 'Shi Nie's theft case' just now.
When Li Si first made his fortune, he relied on Lu Buwei's influence.However, when he was sent to South Korea later, Li Si turned to Yingzheng.
Now Lu Buwei has fallen and Yingzheng is in power.
Although Li Si accepted part of Lu Buwei's remaining power, in fact, he and Mo Jun are almost the same, and the two currently have only Ying Zheng as their backer in the court.
This is also one of the important reasons why Ying Zhenghui chose to support Li Si as a leader.
After hearing Zhang Zongzhao's reminder, Li Si took a deep look at him, and then said: "Mr. Zhang's reminder is indeed very useful to me. I thank you."
Zhang Zongzhao's eyes flickered, he cupped his hands and said, "Master Li, you are welcome."
Li Si could naturally see that Zhang Zongzhao's last seemingly well-intentioned reminder was actually plotting against him.
With the power and background of the Jin family, if they really dared to move the food tax, they would naturally dare to move Shi Nirvana.
Li Si even speculated that the Jin family might be the masterminds of the "Shi Nie theft case". If Li Si continued to investigate, this case might also be involved.
This will inevitably bring him a lot of trouble out of thin air.
But this was a conspiracy, even if Li Si could see Zhang Zongzhao's scheme, he had no choice but to jump into it.
As long as he still wants to compete for the position of 'Ting Wei', then Jin Youjun and the 'Jin Clan' behind him will inevitably be a hurdle that Li Si can't avoid.
That being the case, Li Si naturally wouldn't worry too much about it.
He raised his teacup and signaled to Zhang Zongzhao: "Next, I will investigate the grain tax case. Maybe there will be many unexpected troubles. At that time, I will ask the governor Zhang to help me a lot."
Zhang Zongzhao quickly picked up the teacup, and said with a modest smile: "Where is it, Mr. Li carries the king's order, and I am the governor of Hedong County, so I should assist Mr. Li."
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Two days later.
Li Si handed over invitations to the Jin family.
Li Si is not Mo Jun, he can't casually set off a massacre in Hedong County, if he really does this, he will be the first to die at that time.
Therefore, it is the best choice to be courteous first and then soldier.
The Jin clan replied very quickly. Anyway, Li Si's current status is also one of the "Dian Ke" of the Nine Ministers of Qin. Even if it was just out of basic etiquette, the Jin clan couldn't casually refuse Li Si's invitation.
After getting the reply, Li Si went outside the gate of the Jin family early in the morning of the second day.
However that morning.
Li Si waited outside the door for a long time, but he never saw anyone from the Jin family come out to greet him.
Such impolite behavior made Li Si frowned slightly.
But considering that he didn't really come here for a visit after all, Li Si didn't just leave, but took the initiative to knock on the door knocker.
As a result, he just pushed lightly, and the door of the Jin family was pushed open, revealing a gap.
Before Li Si could react, he smelled a strong smell of blood emanating from the crack in the door...
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(End of this chapter)