Xie Ming

Chapter 547 The authorities are obsessed with it
On the night of August 22, the crisis was resolved in front of the Zhenjiang Prefecture's granary and the Yangzhou soldiers withdrew.

Xiao Jingchuan would breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the enemy being defeated.

At this moment, there was no time to be negligent, so he quickly called Changting to come forward and gave orders.

"Changting, take a team and follow them."

"Don't let these Yangzhou soldiers do something tricky halfway and turn back to kill us, otherwise we will be very embarrassed!" Xiao Yan ordered.

"Yes!"

Chang Ting bowed and responded, called the class next to him, and left quickly and efficiently.

After the task was completed, Xiao had a plan in advance and hurriedly called Zheng Huai'en, the deputy commander of Zhenjiang.

"Brother Zheng, come here, come here!" Xiao extended his hand to lead.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Chenshi, who was still guarding outside, also hurried over in response.

"Ah, Lord Duke, it seems that the Yangzhou soldiers have all withdrawn. This is really dangerous!"

"Whatever you want to do next, if there's anything I can do for you, just tell me!"

Zheng Huai'en smiled innocently and answered with clear words.

"haha okay!"

"Then I won't be polite to you!"

"Brother Zheng, tonight, we have taken the first step."

"But this food"

"What I mean is that in order to avoid any more trouble, all the food must be moved tonight!"

"Take it directly to Changzhou."

"Well, the number of people I brought with me on this trip is really limited."

"Once we finish our business in Zhenjiang, we will have to go somewhere else later."

"So, I have to trouble you again."

"Can your Ministry of War urgently transport this grain to Changzhou?"

After all, Zheng Huai'en was not one of his own men, so it was not easy to force him to leave.

Then Xiao Yan softened his tone and expressed his intention to discuss the matter.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Huai'en also noticed the hint and responded without hesitation.

"Hi!"

"no problem!"

"I shall obey the Duke's orders."

"Don't worry. For the sake of the disaster victims in Changzhou and Danyang, it is our duty as the Ministry of War to do this job!"

"Well, if we go to Changzhou, will those Yangzhou soldiers..."

Zheng Chenshi's words were beautiful and not pretentious.

However, when it comes to security along the way, he is also very clear about it. The risks involved must be made known in advance to avoid complications and a bad outcome, which would be counterproductive.

Hearing this, I realized that Xiao Lang actually had his own research and there was no need to delay any further.

"Oh, it's okay, Brother Zheng, you can rest assured about this."

"Before this, I had already discussed the route from Zhenjiang to Changzhou with Deputy General Chang Ting."

"It's okay, tell everyone to move now."

"Later, when Chang Ting comes back, I'll let him go with you."

"We'll take care of you on the way, don't worry." Xiao Mou said in detail.

Seeing this, Zheng Huai'en said no more words. He was sincerely convinced, bowed, and then turned around and assigned his men to transfer the grain.

The tension in the middle of the night was finally relieved.

Xiao Jingchuan took two steps forward with his hands behind his back, and finally moved forward, looking up at the cold moon.

At the side, Ma Weimin knew that if he didn't tell the whole story, Xiao Lang would be angry with him, so he took the opportunity to arrest Xiaofu and left in advance, wanting to explain a few things to protect himself.

Unexpectedly, Jin Xiaolang saw that it was Lao Ma who was approaching, and he waved his hand and strode forward. He returned to the granary not far away, mounted his horse, and with a shout, he and the others galloped towards the gate of the government warehouse.

The old horse was left alone, feeling frustrated, and had no choice but to follow behind.
That night!

After arriving at the granary and finishing all the arrangements, Xiao Jingchuan and his team returned to the posthouse east of Zhenjiang City. However, they did not have a moment to rest.

He urgently ordered Qin Jing to find Yue Xiu who had gone out to return to the team, and immediately assigned him to send some secret agents of the Jinyiwei to follow the troops of Cao and Tian's battalion, and closely monitor the whereabouts of their battalion, especially to keep an eye on whether they were still staying in Zhenjiang to commit evil.

Later that night, the ten thousand shi of grain left in the government treasury and granary were divided into several batches and shipped directly to Changzhou.

Travelling under the stars and chasing the moon, in a hurry.

According to Xiao Lang's idea, since all the grain could not be sold in one go, Qin Jing ordered more people to transfer the grain to the secret warehouse in the city that had been prepared long ago.

The reason why we anticipated and considered this move was actually to prepare for a rainy day and it was out of habit.

Unexpectedly, it would actually come in handy today.

After that, the whole night passed, the cock crowed three times, and the next morning arrived.

At Xiaolang Posthouse, Qin Jing and Chang Ting were dispatched separately to handle the grain transfer, so at breakfast time, Ma Weimin finally had the chance to reunite with Xiao Jingchuan.

The man smiled and accompanied Xiao carefully. Xiao You finally responded and said he would tell him everything that happened last night from beginning to end in order to gain his true heart.

At this moment, Xiao had only taken a nap for about an hour, his eyelids were swollen and his whole body was very tired.

But there was no other way. He also knew very well that if he continued to ignore it like this, it would cause even greater trouble in the future.

Therefore, Xiao could only relax and accept Lao Ma's words again.

The two of them ate a few mouthfuls of the porridge and went back to their room to discuss the matter in detail.

Of course, this confrontation between Xiao and Ma was not entirely fruitless.

Xiao Jingchuan only understood after listening to Yu Ma Weimin's words.

In fact, regarding the task of transferring grain, he and the Zhenjiang prefect Mei Gongheng had a secret plan of compromise.

Firstly, Mei Gongheng was originally a close confidant of the cabinet chief Qiu Weizheng's party. In this matter, if Qiu Ge Lao did not nod, even if Mei had 120 times the courage, he would not dare to act on his own and allocate the ten thousand dan of grain to Xiao Jingchuan.

When it comes to Qiu Weizheng, the reason why he was so generous was actually to show his goodwill to Xiao Jingchuan.

Taking 10,000 shi of grain from the people, and tacitly allowing Ma Weimin to switch jobs and become an assistant, as well as mediating between the two, was a gift that Qiu Geshou secretly gave to Xiao Lang.

Of course, it was also giving the emperor a way out.

Not only is food provided, but at the same time, he himself can also gain a good reputation before the Holy Emperor.

You know, the events in Changzhou and Danyang have caused public outrage over the past half month.

In the temple, the young emperor was still feeling aggrieved about this matter, like a thorn in his throat.

Qiu Weizheng had the honor of being the chief minister of the cabinet, and being caught in the middle made it difficult for him.

Just at this point, Xiao Lang came to do his job and inserted himself into the game.

As for Qiu Weizhen, he just went with the flow and wished it would happen.

Secondly, this is another reason why this matter is so twisted.

Even though Qiu Geshou was willing to lend a helping hand, he was not a magnanimous person after all.

He had to give these more than 10,000 dan of grain, but he didn't want to give it away for free.
Hence, there was the subsequent scene of killing someone with a borrowed knife, and the fight between the two heroes in front of the barn.

His intention was to use Xiao Lang's bravery to kill the arrogance of Liu Zeqing's remaining troops.

In the past, the four towns in northern Jiang were too powerful to be controlled. As time went by, they inevitably became more and more domineering and excessive in their actions.

But the imperial court is in Nanjing and has to consider the overall situation first, so many times, it cannot reach out so far.

As time went by, the troops in various general garrisons became more and more arrogant and fearless.

This time, Xiao Lang was willing to accept the emperor's order and personally deal with these internal messes. Although this was not what Qiu Weizheng wanted to see, however, things had come to this point and he could only make use of him.

As for the practice of selling grain from one family to two places, this kind of violation of the rules is nothing new. Qiu Zi is also clear about the confusion caused by the failure of the previous one.

If Xiao can hold out in this regard, he can please both sides and kill Liu Zeqing's powerful forces at the same time.

But if Xiao is useless, in reality, Qiu Weizheng won't lose anything.

No matter what, he didn't get involved, it was a good deal with no loss and no profit!
(End of this chapter)