Hongjian Yupan

Chapter 52

Dragon Pan Tiger Roaming Jingxiang (1)

There is a saying: Silk handkerchief mushrooms and incense sticks are a disaster for capital and civilian use.Qingfeng turned his sleeves to the sky, lest Lu Yan talk short and long.This poem was written by Yu Qian, an important official in the Ming Dynasty. When he was the governor of Jiangxi, he deeply felt that silk handkerchiefs and mushrooms were also the property of the common people, and officials should never take them without authorization.

It is said that Liang Qiuci, as the general of the town and protector, and temporarily appointed Jing Xiang on behalf of Wang Kuang, is a high-ranking and powerful man, but this guy wants to rob the poor for their living food.Justice in the world lies in the hearts of the people, and what the people want can be like water carrying a boat, or like water capsizing a boat, so tyranny will surely perish.Liang Qiuci disregarded this reasoning, at this moment he raised his voice again, intending to convict Deng Chen and Li Tong to hand over food and fodder.

When Li Tong encountered Liang Qiuci to treat each other like this, Deng felt that the boss didn't mean it, and said to himself: "I told all the brothers earlier that Liang Qiuci would definitely give me favor, but this guy actually got his mother promoted. "..." Thinking of this, I felt even more ashamed, and then I laughed, and said with a smile: "Brother Liang, why is he so disrespectful of friendship? Could it be that he only needs to eat and drink enough, and forget about my younger brother?" gone."

Liang Qiuci snorted softly, and then said in a tone of voice: "This general is loyal to the imperial court, and I don't allow much friendship. If you wait for a small profiteer, you must be with that traitor."

Li Tong suddenly felt the cold wind pouring into his stomach, Deng Chen immediately said: "Dare to ask the general what proof?" : "It turned out that General Liang wanted to kill us unjustly, so he turned people into thieves."

Liang Qiuci only said this for the purpose of seizing food and grass. This guy didn't know that the two people in front of the hall were about to join the gang and make trouble, so he laughed complacently and said: "This general solves the case like a god. I think you and other treacherous people have hoarded a few. The unclear food and grass have already been used to fund the bandits in the green forest. If you want to get rid of the guilt, you can hand over the food and grass!" Li Tong said in his heart: "Thanks to me, Li Tong, I want to make a fuss, otherwise I will be really wronged if I meet a dog official like you I'm dead..." Thinking of this, Yan didn't feel ashamed as before.

Deng Chen was also secretly upset, but he thought about the overall situation, so he just laughed, and then said: "The general insists on condemning the crime. Not only will he not be able to collect food and grass, but he will also have to sue." Liang Qiuci shouted angrily: "This A general is an official, so if you torture him severely, you won’t be able to find food and grass!” Deng Chen smiled proudly at the court, and said proudly: “I’m a serious businessman, and I don’t violate the law, but the general has gold and silver and doesn’t make money. It's really ridiculous to want to provoke a lawsuit."

Liang Qiuci knew that it was unreasonable to extract a confession by torture, and he saw that it would be profitable, so he ordered the soldiers: "Take Deng Chen and Li Tong to the back hall quickly, the general will definitely interrogate them." As soon as the words fell, all the soldiers He escorted the two of them into the back hall, and when Liang Qiuci retreated to the left and right, Deng Chen immediately cupped his hands and said: "People in the world tend to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so I hope the general will take care of it." Fan, if you speak inappropriately, you will be punished with a felony."

Deng Chen didn't panic, but looked at him and said solemnly: "These many grains and grasses belong to brothers Li Tong and I. If the general wants to seize them, I'd rather die than reveal the whereabouts of the grains and grasses." Li Tong He added: "After all, I and brother Deng Chen came from a prominent family. If General Liang is convicted without reason, there will be no one in the family to seek justice."

When those two people spoke like this, Liang Qiuci also harbored some scruples, he immediately laughed and said: "I really don't want to make things difficult, but since you are obedient citizens, you should share the worries of the imperial court and donate the food and grass that you have garrisoned. "Deng Chen laughed and said: "The general is like this, how can he be profitable, think twice." Liang Qiuci sighed with a smile: "There are rebels everywhere in Jingxiang, and this general is sitting on pins and needles. How can he have the mind to seek personal gain. "

Li Tongjing bowed to Liang Qiuci, clasped his fists, forced himself to cheer and said: "General, don't worry, I expect the rebels will be wiped out sooner or later." After speaking, he took out some copper coins from his bosom, and continued: "This time It is a treasure handed down by my teacher Liu Xin, and I am willing to divination for the general."

Liang Qiuci did not dare to disbelieve in the destiny, so he nodded slightly and said: "Master is an expert among you, and you should have some abilities." Li Tongdao: "Although the villain has not cultivated the ability to reach the sky, he can seek for the general. Wealth and honor." After saying that, he immediately made a fortune-telling gesture, and after a while, he suddenly exclaimed repeatedly, making the other party's heart tremble.

Deng Chen took offense at Li Tong, and then he sighed excitedly, "I was worried about my brother's misfortune, and you are really good at inquiring about divination. This time, you are so tired that you will only increase your worries."

Liang Qiuci repeatedly asked about the hexagrams, and Li Tong said, "These hexagrams are up and down, yang is up, and yin is down, so that yin and yang do not intersect. It is not a hexagram." Fu pretended to be mysterious and said: "There is good luck in these hexagrams, which is really wonderful." Liang Qiuci asked, "Where does good luck come from?" The place to lean on is the place where good fortune and misfortune lie, and the general's situation is such that good fortune and misfortune depend on each other." After speaking, he pointed to the whole world map in the hall, and continued: "At present, Jingxiang is short of soldiers. There is even more rebellion by rebels, and the sixth prince Wang Kuang returned to the court under excuses, but he wants the general to clean up the mess, which is pushing you to a desperate situation."

Deng Chen wanted to add fuel to the flames, so he said to Liang Qiuci: "There is a saying among the grassroots, I don't know if it should be said or not." Liang Qiuci said: "But it's okay to say it." Therefore, Deng also knows some ways of the court. I think the general who led Jing Xiang on behalf of him was just taking the blame for His Highness. When the bandits enter Xiangyang, even if the general escapes by chance, the court will not let him go. "

Liang Qiuci was already thinking about this, but now that he heard this, he couldn't help feeling uneasy, and shouted anxiously: "Since that's the case, why don't you hurry up and donate the food and grass."

Hearing this, Deng Chen laughed immediately and said, "The general always asks me to donate food for nothing, so you can make a lot of money." Li Tong said, "Brother Deng is right, the villain just figured out whether it is true or not." The hexagram, although General Ying is in the desperate situation, he can make a lot of money."

Liang Qiuci came in before he knew it, and then asked: "How can I make a lot of money, General?" Li Tongdao: "I am hoarding grain and grass, just to sell it for profit. This is not against the king's law, and the officials bought it with money as they wished. Brother Deng Chen and I have money to show our filial piety." Liang Qiuci said again: "How can there be so much money in the treasury of Jingxiang?" Deng Chen said with a smile: "My lord is a general, after all, he doesn't know how civil servants take profit."

Liangqiu Cifu asked again, Li Tong said with a smile: "The general will sign the document with me first, and then pay some deposit, and I will distribute the deposit to the general later." Said: "Brother Li Tong and I haven't prepared an ambush yet, so we have to delay." Thinking of this, he said to Liang Qiuci: "General, please let us retire first." Liang Qiuci asked, "Why?" Deng Chen said: "After all, the matter happened in such a hurry, we should always think about how to write documents." Li Tong said again: "Brother Deng's words are very true, we have to figure out how to make the general make a lot of money, but also make others unable to find it." A document of guilt is coming. It’s like this, it’s up to you.”