Chapter 1358
Zhang Shi waited and waited, and finally waited until Chengtou answered.
I didn't open the city gates either. They only used a hanging basket to hang Zhang Shi and his group of five people on the city head and sent them directly to Zuo Liangyu's house.
As soon as Zhang Shi saw Zuo Liangyu, he secretly said 'Sure enough'.
People say that Zuo Liangyu has a long body and a face, and it doesn't look bad. This person was sitting there, and he was not a little shorter than the others, and his pale red face had a certain power of his own.
It's just a Blink in the eyes, the eyebrows are slightly sullen, but they don't look upright.
As soon as he entered the door and saw Zuo Liangyu, he immediately bowed and bowed: "Zhang Shi, a hundred households in Yexian County, meet Zuo General!"
Zuo Liangyu laughed and stretched out his hand. Fu: "Zhang Baihu, please get up."
Zhang Shi was restrained, bowing his head and listening, very humble. As Ying Yi explained, facing Zuo Liangyu was the same as when he faced Zheng Yunzhi.
"You sent the document, this General has already read it." Zuo Liangyu picked up the teacup and said slowly: "It's just some of the joints, this General is not very clear."
Zhang Shi hurriedly said: "If you have any questions, the general just ask."
Zuo Liangyu smiled slightly: "Zheng County Magistrate said in the document that when he received military pay, he was intercepted by thieves on the way. What's the specific situation?"
Zhang Shidao: "General Rongqi. This villain is still personally experienced. The villain was originally a hunter in Ye County, but luckily he was favored and promoted by the county magistrate and became a hundred households. People are grateful, and the county respecter sees it, so they reuse the villain. At that time, Bright Gown Guard came to see the county honor, and the villain was beside the county honorable. It is said that the military salaries have been secretly transported to Erlang Mountain in Wuyang.”
In the house, Zuo Liangyu, Zuo Menggeng, and Ma Shixiu were all hearing this slightly.
"But in the daytime that day, the county magistrate learned that the news of the army's pay had been leaked, and also arrested dozens of thieves who were hiding in the county. When people ask for help from the general, they gather troops and horses from the county to greet them."
Zuo Liangyu naturally knew about this.
At that time, Zheng Yunzhi did send someone to ask him for help, but he was still stationed in Xiangyang at that time.
"What about later?" Zuo Menggeng can't help asking.
Zhang Shidao: "The county magistrate assembled three hundred soldiers and horses to go to Wuyang overnight, and the villain was among them. He arrived at Erlang Mountain before dawn, and before he had time to say a few words, the thief went to Wuyang. It's here."
"The villain and the others were afraid of losing the military pay, so they quickly made the handover. The Bright Gown Guard who escorted the military pay, Qianhu stayed in Erlang Mountain to drag the thief, and the villain and the others escorted the military pay from Back to Ye County."
"I didn't encounter any trouble along the way, only when approaching Ye County did I realize that Ye County had been besieged by thieves."
As Zhang Shi said, he also got his expression in place, which was quite a bit of having ups and downs.
"At that time, the villains and others were terrified. You must know that there were only two hundred soldiers and horses left in Ye County. And there were nearly ten thousand thieves who were besieging the city."
"It seems that Is the military salary intercepted there?!" Zuo Liangyu faintly sighed.
Zhang Shi said in frustration: "General is wise, and the army's salary was intercepted at that time. We only have three hundred households, and there are only two hundred households in the city, and there are nearly 10,000 thieves. We couldn't stop it at all. The magistrate took advantage of the thieves to snatch the army's salaries and led the crowd out of the city to help them, and the little man survived. Zun dared to leave the city with two hundred people, so after taking the army's salary, he did not give up and wanted to besiege. The county Zun took the initiative and led the thieves into the city with a trick to lure the enemy, and set fire to it. Many thieves were burned to death, and they were successfully evacuated. I left Ye County, and I have been in Fangcheng Mountain."
"so that's how it is ..."
Zuo Liangyu could not help but strangely said: "It seems that you The county magistrate is quite capable."
There are only five hundred people, and the safety of their lives can still be guaranteed, even Zuo Liangyu has no such assurance. What's more, he dared to use two hundred people to go out of the city to attack the thieves, which was really audacious.
Although he lost his military pay, the situation inside is not a crime of war. It's really beyond my power, and it's excusable.
"I said that the scouts returned a piece of white land in Ye County. It turned out to be the handwriting of your county magistrate." Ma Shixiu chuckled: "County Magistrate has the responsibility of defending the land. He lost his army pay and burned the city. Hehe ..."
Zhang Shi's face changed, and he said hurriedly: "How can this general speak like this?! My county is the heart of the country and the people, Heaven and Earth can learn from it..."
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"Okay." Zuo Liangyu waved his hand: "Your county clerk asked me to send troops to take back the army salary, but the army salary has not been transported away, so you came to tell this General what happened? !"
Zhang Shi bowed and said: "General Haojiao knows that my county honoree lost his military pay, although he was unable to do so, it was because someone leaked the news, because the thieves were powerful, but the county was unable to do so. Zun is still anxious. During this time, he has been investigating everywhere."
"Although there are many thieves, they are outsiders after all. The villains are locals and are familiar with local geography. Especially if they were lucky enough to be caught After the thief who leaked the news, I just learned that the two million silver tael has not been transported away."
"Oh?!"
The three of Zuo Liangyu started: "Actually caught the thief who leaked the news?!"
Zhang Shi nodded and said: "Exactly. The general probably never thought of this person's identity - he was a former Governor Liaodong, but he killed the General without authorization. , the descendants of Yuan Chonghuan who colluded with Tatar's traitorous country."
"The descendants of Yuan Chonghuan?!"
The three Zuo Liangyu were dumbfounded.
Zhang Shidao: "Exactly. Yuan Chonghuan has a daughter who should have been exiled for three thousand miles. I don't know who rescued her. My county magistrate guessed that behind this, there must be a mastermind. Not low. Because apart from a few high-status people, not much is known about military pay."
Zuo Liangyu couldn't help but take a breath: "didn't expect that there are also such The reason. No wonder the army's salaries are lost, but the inside should be combined with the outside."
Zhang Shi sighed: "What the general said is reasonable."
then said: "Catch Yuan's daughter, After some interrogation, I found out that she was in contact with Hao Yaoqi, a thief under the thief's command. After Hao Yaoqi took the army's salary, he did not transport it to Kaifeng, but hid it by himself."
Zuo Menggeng chuckled: "It really is a thief, do you want to take it for yourself?"
Zuo Liangyu and Ma Shixiu thought the same thing.
"The general came to the point." Zhang Shi flattered, and said: "After investigation, the county magistrate determined that Hao Yaoqi was greedy. After he won the military salary, he hid it. , while pretending to be ignorant, beat him to death and refused to acknowledge the account. Later, the thief sent more troops, but he didn't say anything."
Zhang Shi has already explained the situation inside. Zuo Liangyu and the others have no doubts.
But he asked him: "Then your county magistrate can find out where the thief general Hao Yaoqi hid the army pay?"
This is what Zuo Liangyu wants to know most. .
Zhang Shishook the head, and nodded: "The specific place is not clear, but there are some guesses in general."
"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up!" Left Where can Menggeng be able to hold back? !
Zhang Shi hurriedly said, "Hao Yaoqi is always with you or Baihe Valley!"
"Baihe Valley?"
Zuo Liang Yu and Ma Shixiu looked at each other, Ma Shixiu said, "Why in Baihe Valley? Where is this Baihe Valley?"