Rui Hegui

Chapter 56

The chariots and horses drove to the back door of the yard, and soldiers came out to help carry the grain, and then a smiling accountant came out to welcome him, it was Ren An.

"Oh, it's Yan Cangli who's back."

"Sir, it's your slow legs, I'm dying of heat."

Yan Chang snorted coldly and cursed a few words, but seeing Ren An raised his hand and twirled his fingers, he smiled and stepped forward to bow to him.

Ren An took Yan Chang to the side, took out a bag of silver from his sleeve, shook it, and said: "I asked Yan Yan to do everything, have you done it?"

"It's done, it's done!"

Yan Chang stared straight at the bag of silver, Ren An smirked, threw the silver to Yan Chang, and said, "Then I'd like to trouble the warehouse official Yan to deliver the things to my room."

Yan Chang nodded again and again, put away the money with a smile, walked to the end of the line himself, and asked his subordinates to move two large boxes half a person's height to the yard.

When they arrived in front of Ren An's house, Yan Chang and one of the guard's attendants looked at each other. The attendant came over and saluted Yan Chang, and then said to the carrying pawn: "Just put it here, we will check it ourselves before carrying it in."

The pawn then retreated, and the attendant came over to open the box to check, but only opened a crack, then got up to check another box, and then carried it in with Yan Chang.

After the two boxes were carried in, the attendant told the other attendants at the door to guard the door, and he and Yan Chang had to check the "goods" inside.

The other attendants knew the rules, and they were used to it. This accountant named Ren An had no official position, but he was sent by Han Shuai himself. No one else dared to ask more about him.

Inside the room, the attendant bolted the door and nodded to Yan Chang.

Only then did Yan Chang tap the box three times with his fingers, and then the box was opened from the inside, and two living people stood up.

It was Zhao Liangyue and Youbai who sneaked into Tang County three days ago.

Zhao Liangyue, Youbai and Yan Chang clasped fists together, and immediately turned out from the back window, and were taken away by Tang County meritorious Cao Xu Ming outside.

Afterwards, Yan Chang and the others put a batch of goods that Xu Ming had prepared a long time ago into the box.

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps outside, the attendant opened the door and saluted Ren An who came in.

Yan Chang turned his head, clicked his tongue, and said angrily: "This means that you don't trust me. Can I still lose Mr.'s goods and adulterate?"

"How could it be? I just happened to come back to get something." Yan Chang said so, but he looked up and looked around the whole room, and then looked down at the two boxes, thoughtfully.

Yan Chang's eyes flashed, and suddenly a little panic appeared on his face.

Ren An quickly noticed Yan Chang's strangeness, and asked, "Yan Cangli, you don't seem to be very comfortable?"

Yan Chang smiled and said: "Well, the weather is hot, maybe it's because I'm suffering from heatstroke and headache, and I'm not feeling well."

Ren An squinted his eyes at him and said, "Really?"

At this time, Ren An's guards ran in from the outside and whispered something to Ren An. Ren An nodded, then looked at Yan Chang, and said, "I heard that there are thieves in the courtyard, Yan Cang official should cooperate." .”

After speaking, Ren An raised his hand and asked the guards to search Yan Chang's body, and found a pendant of Lantian jade.

Ren An loves jade, there are many unfinished jade items in the room, and they are priceless, Yan Chang is not the only one who has thought about them, there was a handyman who stole jade before, Ren An was furious, and beat him to death with a stick .

But now Ren An felt relieved, stepped forward and smiled at Yan Chang, and gave Yan Chang the pendant, saying: "If the official Yan Cang likes it, just tell me, why bother almost carrying it on his back?" What about theft?"

Yan Chang took the pendant and held it in the palm of his hand. He smiled happily and liked it very much. Then he stepped forward to flatter Ren An and said, "I will handle everything about you with confidence. I will do everything to the best of my ability."

Ren An smiled slightly, and said, "Naturally, Yan Cangli is the person I can trust the most."

"If there is nothing wrong, sir, I will leave first?"

Ren An turned sideways and raised his hand, and said: "Li Cangli has worked hard all the way, so he should go back to rest earlier. But what should be said and what should not be said, don't forget Yan Cangli."

"It's easy to say, easy to talk." Yan Chang left happily with his pendant in his arms.

After the other attendants also retreated, the guard came over and said, "Sir, are you really relieved to let him do things?"

"You don't understand this. Not only can it be used, but it's also very useful." Ren An said, "First, this person is greedy and mercenary. He and Xu Ming have been at odds with each other for many years, and we can use this to allow them to supervise and restrict each other; thirdly, we are being secretly monitored by Tu Yuan's people. If our people store these things, the risk is greater, but strict Chang is different, he is from Ningzhou, and he knows the black markets everywhere, so it is most suitable for him to trade secretly."

Jin Wei said, "Sir, you are wise."

Ren Anchang laughed, walked to the front of the box, looked at the full bow|crossbow inside, reached out and took one, weighed it in his hand, and asked, "Are you sure Chu Bandit and Zhao Liangyue are dead?"

"Yes, bandit Chu fell directly off the cliff, his body was smashed to pieces, and he left behind a golden waist plaque of the Ministry of Criminal Justice that was covered in blood, and Zhao Liangyue was shot to death by Tu Yuan's men."

"So, Shuai Han's people must have fought against Yeyuan." Ren An closed the box, thought about it, and said, "In about two days, the Yeyuan dark guards in the east of Tang County will definitely withdraw to us. This is impossible. A lot of opportunities. You have to deploy this matter secretly, and you must not let their spies find out."

Konoe paused, and replied yes.

Ren An asked: "Why, do you still have doubts?"

"The subordinates just feel a little sudden."

"What's so sudden? Looking at the cooperation for many years, in the final analysis, they are just using each other." Ren Andao, "Ye Yuan blackmailed the prime minister to do a lot of things, which has always been a problem in the prime minister's heart. Regarding the Feixia Building, the prime minister’s eldest grandson suddenly disappeared, and it was later discovered that he was killed by Ye Yuan’s people. With such old hatred and new hatred, the cooperation will break down sooner or later.”

As night fell, there was no wind, and the heat accumulated in the mine never dissipated.

In the area of ​​the thatched houses in the southwest, the soldiers drove more than a thousand miners in, and those who walked slower would be whipped.

Instead of using the word "live", the dwellings of the miners are more like circles, man-made circles, not to mention wind and rain leaks, and rotten smell everywhere, approaching midsummer, the stench is getting worse - not only that, What they eat during the day is no different from pig food. It is common for them to become rancid and sour, and it is also common for them to often not have enough to eat. Moreover, they have nothing or water to eat at night, because not only do they not work at night, but they also gain strength after eating. still run.

As usual, Yan Chang was called by Ren An to select "humans and animals".

The so-called human animal was created by Han Zhou to satisfy human hunting, which means using human beings as livestock for hunting.

In the Zhennan Army, human hunting is often carried out, and there is a precedent for using human hunting to reward subordinates, so it is necessary to keep human and livestock for enjoyment.At first, both humans and animals were condemned to death, but later, it was gradually not enough to arouse the interest of the soldiers, so they arrested common people everywhere and put them into prisons for unwarranted crimes, so that they could be used as humans and animals.

Many of Han Zhou's subordinates will find people and animals specifically for him.Good humans and animals should not be too obedient, because it is not fun to run, they must be able to resist, the more intense the resistance, the more fun, it is best to be like a wolf that can give people the desire to conquer.

Just like the miner in front of him who was pinned down by three people.

The entire face of the miner was destroyed by someone using a branding iron. Some places were scorched black and pus was still oozing, and the original face could no longer be seen. It looked horrible, and the dirty and torn shirt on his body was shredded into strips by the whip , exposing the flesh and blood inside.

There was only one pair of black and white eyes, sharp as a knife, glaring at the officials and soldiers in front of him.

Yan Chang took two steps forward, the miner suddenly showed murderous intent, and struggled harder - most of the injuries on his body were given by Yan Chang.

Yan Chang smiled, lifted his boots and trampled the miner's face under his feet, and then used his face to crush the gravel on the ground, seeing blood directly, the miner was so painful that veins popped out on his forehead, and cold sweat dripped down , but still refused to cry out, clenched his teeth and struggled so hard that the pawns who held him almost missed him.

The whole scene was so cruel that even the soldiers beside him frowned.

"I think it's better to choose this one to be a human or animal." Yan Chang lifted his boots, yawned, and said, "This one is more fun than the ones last time. Those are wild cats. This one is the real thing. a wolf."

Yan Chang beckoned, and the soldiers put the "wolf" in a cage, only to be sent out tomorrow.

"Okay, you guys go and do business with those guys. I have worked hard all day, sir, and I have to go back and rest."

As Yan Chang said, he walked out, and a handyman hurriedly followed him to turn on the lamp.

"Yan Chang, you must die!"

A hoarse roar came from the miner, Yan Chang just shook his head with a smile, and walked away leisurely.

After another half an hour, the courtyard where the officials lived was quiet, and a round moon was born high in the sky.

Yan Chang finished sorting out all the official documents, asked his subordinates to take out the study, and then walked towards his room.

Although it is the residence of officials, the condition of the mine is limited. The duty hall in the north is used for office work, and the remaining slightly better rooms are concentrated in the east of the courtyard. Officials below the sixth rank, such as Yan Chang, live wherever they have land.Because of Yan Chang's relationship, his residence was slightly better than that of other low-level officials. He chose to live next to the old warehouse for grain and wine, which was much better than living next to the stables.

But it is difficult for ordinary people to notice that there is a side door in Yan Chang's room that is not often opened, and it is connected to the adjacent warehouse.

Yan Chang entered the room, put out the lights in a short while, and waited at the door. When he heard the rustling of someone leaving in the woods outside, he knew that the soldiers patrolling today had left. The faint firelight went to open the side door.

Zhao Liangyue, Youbai and Xu Ming were already waiting in the warehouse.

Although the lights and moonlight were dim, Yan Chang could still see Zhao Liangyue at a glance.

Standing on the shore, with an outstanding bearing, it is hard to ignore - this is also the reason why they gave up letting Zhao Liangyue sneak in as a handyman.

Yan Chang stepped forward, cupped his hands to Zhao Liangyue and said, "The situation is special, so I can only wrong Master Zhao to hide here."

"It doesn't matter, the big thing matters." Zhao Liangyue started directly, "Han Zhou came up with a way to hide the real accounts by combining the real and the fake. This trick is really clever, but it also gave us an opportunity to take advantage of it, that is, to steal the money."

Yan Chang nodded: "Switching out secretly can indeed keep you from being discovered in a short period of time, so as to buy time to leave the mine."

Zhao Liangyue said: "So, our top priority is to know as soon as possible which books have recorded the key accounts, which is enough to directly use the iron mine case to put the crimes of the Ministry of War and even the Zhennan Army on the court."

"However, the guards in the duty hall are very strict. In the past two years, there have been more than [-] books, and the number of books is counted every two hours, and the specific accounts are counted in the evening." Yan Chang frowned, "Master Zhao obviously can't Going in directly, I can only use my sleeve robe to change out the ledger to look at, not too many times, but it will definitely arouse suspicion many times, it is really a dilemma."

Youbai turned his head and asked, "Master, I'm good at martial arts, why don't I steal it?"

Zhao Liangyue shook his head and said, "No, according to Master Yan's words, their inspections are very frequent, and if it is stolen, it will be discovered soon."

Xu Ming thought for a while, and said, "If you can control the number of sneak changes within three times, you can guarantee that you will not be discovered."

Yan Chang: "Three times, plus their counting time, it is more than seven hours, and because the specific accounts are counted in the evening, there are only more than four hours for us to secretly exchange the account books every day, so one day is not enough. , it will take two days."

"Not three times, we only have one day. Cang Qingshan and Chu Shangshu have been dragging on for too long. I just heard from Mr. Xu that a new Zhennan army has appeared near Tang County. I guess we have discovered something." Zhao Liangyue As he said that, he closed his eyes and recalled the accounts that the Ministry of Accounting had read for the past two years. His thoughts changed instantly, and then he opened his eyes suddenly and said, "But I only need it twice. If I'm lucky, I can only use it once."

Yan Chang hurriedly asked: "Master Zhao guessed that there might be something wrong with those ledgers?"

"Exactly." Zhao Liangyue said, "From September last year to January this year, only the accounts related to water transport were taken, among which the transport to the north was the focus, and the accounts with frequent and urgent transport were especially paid attention to."

Xu Ming thought about it, and said: "From September to January, there are about eight books. Except for unnecessary ones, there should be four or five books."

Yan Chang clicked his tongue, sighed, and said: "On weekdays, it takes me half a day to look through one ledger. How can I read these four or five ledgers in just three or four hours?"

"My lords, don't worry." Zhao Liangyue said, "One hour is enough for Chu to finish reading two or three books at a time, but there is one hour left for stealing."