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"Envoy Cui, Deputy Envoy Zhang, Duke Chang and his family, as well as the Ding family and the Tao family, are they really being harmed by the Beibo Army?"

Two hours later, in the study room of the Changyi County government office, the old head of the "Jian clan" in Changyi County, "Jian Tiao (Tong Tiao)", looked tense and asked Cui Yong and him in an almost questioning tone. Zhang Qigong and two others.

At this time, in the house, the heads of the various families in Changyi County also cast their eyes on Cui Yong and Zhang Qigong, as if they wanted to get some clues from their faces.

Under these gazes, Zhang Qigong's face darkened and he said coldly: "What do you mean by Mr. Jian's words?"

Jian Tiao snorted softly and said meaningfully: "I am worried that someone may frame the fault..."

Hearing this, Zhang Qigong snorted heavily and said expressionlessly: "Mr. Jian, why don't you just say that we asked people to kill Mr. Chang!"

"..." Seeing Zhang Qigong clarifying his meaning so straightforwardly, Jian Tiao couldn't help but be speechless.

At this time, Zhang Qigong glanced at the heads of all the aristocratic families in the room and said coldly: "Do you think so too?"

"..."

The heads of the aristocratic families in the room looked at each other for a few times and remained silent.

Seeing this, Zhang Qigong snorted and said angrily: "This is too ridiculous!... Duke Chang is a loyal person who supports us. We are eager for him to come forward and work with the court to appease public opinion. Besides, in the future, Duke Chang will also need to come forward to contact us." Among the famous families in Song County, what reason do we have to harm Duke Chang?" After that, he pointed at Cui Yong, who looked gloomy next to him, and said loudly: "Yesterday, the envoy, in front of countless people in Changyi County, On behalf of the imperial court, the Duke of Chang was conferred the title of Duke of Changyi County. I believe you all heard it clearly at that time..."

Before he finished speaking, Jian Tiao interrupted: "Deputy Envoy Zhang, there is no need to mention what happened yesterday. Although Duke Chang is highly virtuous and highly respected, what he said yesterday about criticizing the Beibo Army was unfair... ...I have lived in Song County for a long time. Although I have never dealt with the Beibo Army, I have heard more or less about the deeds of the Beibo Army. It is very clear that this army is not what Chang Gong said. Unbearable..." At this point, he paused deliberately, looked at the faces of Cui Yong and Zhang Qigong, and continued: "However, yesterday, Duke Chang made groundless rebuke to the Beibo Army. I believe there must be something in this. What kind of mystery is it? Perhaps this mystery is the purpose of Vice Envoy Zhang to blame the Beibo Army."

"This Jian Tiao..."

Cui Yong glanced at Jian Tiao calmly, and then looked at Zhang Qigong. He wanted to see how Zhang Qigong would respond.

Under the gaze of everyone in the room, Zhang Qigong stared at Jian Tiao for a moment, and suddenly said: "I'm sorry Zhang doesn't understand what Mr. Jian means. Can Mr. Jian make it more clear?"

Looking at Zhang Qigong's cold eyes, Jian Tiao felt a faint chill behind her and did not dare to say anything.

Seeing this, Zhang Qigong stared at Jian Tiao for a long time, and suddenly cursed: "Envoy Cui, has sent a letter of recommendation recommending Duke Chang as the Duke of Changyi County to Daliang. I believe that in the near future, the imperial court will definitely send someone to issue it. How stupid are you to issue an edict, to think that while we are reporting to the imperial court, we secretly send people to kill Duke Chang? Do you think that the imperial edict can be so casual?"

"..."

The heads of all the aristocratic families in the room looked at each other in shock.

It cannot be denied that what Zhang Qigong said does have some truth to it.

Even Cui Yong looked ugly and looked like he was gnashing his teeth.

He wasn't pretending.

He is really angry!

However, he was angry with Zhang Qigong, because the recommendation letter recommending Changzhi was written by him himself - Zhang Qigong, and even Cui Yong, the chief envoy this time, was kept in the dark.

The room suddenly became silent.

I don't know how long it took, but I heard Zhang Qigong sigh and say: "Now that things have happened, we can only find ways to make up for it as much as possible."

After that, he seemed to have thought of something, and turned to Cui Yong and asked: "Master Cui, if you send out the fast cavalry of the Jun Shui Army at this time, can you intercept the memorial?"

"..."

Cui Yong took a deep look at Zhang Qigong. Although he was dissatisfied with the latter, at this moment, considering the overall situation, he still adopted a cooperative attitude.

He frowned and said solemnly: "Master Zhang, what you are referring to is the memorial recommending Duke Chang? This, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's too late to recover..."

"We must recover that letter of recommendation!" Zhang Qigong gritted his teeth and said, "The court needs to set an example. Therefore, His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely issue an edict and personally send people to Changyi to confer the title of Duke Chang. When the time comes, the angel arrives, but he has to

I know that Duke Chang has been harmed by thieves, and none of us can escape the involvement... This is no less than a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

Cui Yong was very cooperative and nodded solemnly. Then, he deliberately said with a worried face: "But... what if I can't catch up?"

"Then there's only..."

Zhang Qigong glanced at the heads of various families in the room with a gloomy expression.

Seeing his sinister expression, the heads of the aristocratic families in the room felt uneasy, and some people hurriedly said: "Deputy Ambassador Zhang, we have nothing to do with the death of Duke Chang."

"Yes, we and the Bei Bo Army... have nothing to do with the Bei Bo rebellion." Another person quickly agreed.

Listening to the heads of these aristocratic families expressing their innocence one by one, Zhang Qigong waved his hands, put on a strange smile on his face, and said with a smile: "All the gentlemen are highly respected people in Changyi County. Of course Zhang

I don’t think that the Dukes have anything to do with the rebellion of the Beibo Army, and I don’t think that the Dukes have anything to do with the tragedies of the Chang family, the Ding family, and the Tao family. But... Zhang believes that the Dukes will definitely harm Duke Chang.

All the murderers must be captured and brought to justice, right?"

The heads of the various families looked at each other, or one of them said with a wry smile: "Deputy Envoy Zhang, I think the murderer who killed Duke Chang and the others has escaped long ago. How do you want us to find him?"

"No, no, no." Zhang Qigong waved his hands repeatedly and said firmly without any basis: "Those murderers must still be hiding in the county, hiding... among the people in the county. As for the number of people... I estimate that there must be at least a hundred.

The remaining people?”

The heads of the families in the house were not fools. How could they not hear Zhang Qigong's hint? This was obviously asking him to find a hundred scapegoats to deal with future accusations from the court.

"Jian Gong, I leave this matter to you." Zhang Qigong said with a smile: "If you can catch the murderer in time, Zhang is willing to recommend you to become the county magistrate of Changyi County..."

Hearing this, Jian Tiao broke into a cold sweat and said with a wry smile: "Deputy Envoy Zhang, Jian is incompetent, so I'm afraid he won't be able to take on this important task..." At this point, he seemed to have thought of something, and said quickly: "Why don't you block the whole city, please."

Fang's soldiers captured the murderer."

"No, no, no." Zhang Qigong shook his head repeatedly and said, "The soldiers outside the city have other important matters and cannot come forward. I can only ask you..."

"What else is important? Isn't it because I don't want to get involved for fear of causing public outrage?"

Jian Tiao cursed loudly in her heart.

Immediately, he reluctantly declined and said: "Deputy Envoy Zhang, it's really..."

Seeing this, Zhang Qigong suddenly turned cold and said coldly: "Mr. Jian, if you refuse in every possible way, does it mean that you have something to do with the Bei Bo Army?"

"Well done to you Zhang Qigong!"

Jian Tiao cursed secretly in his heart. He knew very well that as long as he dared to continue to refuse, Zhang Qigong in front of him would dare to falsely accuse him. Jian Tiao united with the Beibo Army to kill the Chang family - after all, the whole Chang family was punished. , someone must be held accountable.

Thinking of this, he could only grit his teeth and swallow: "Then... then Jian will do his best."

After hearing this, Zhang Qigong's face brightened slightly, and he said with relief: "Zhang believes that Mr. Jian will be able to catch the murderer... By the way, I hope you can also help Mr. Jian."

The heads of the families in the room looked at each other, but they did not dare to refuse, so they could only agree to the matter.

After Jian Tiao and the other heads of the aristocratic families left, Zhang Qigong sneered and said: "Among these people, there must be people who are secretly liaising with the Bei Bo Army, but it doesn't matter, it won't be long before these people can no longer gain a foothold in the Song Dynasty. No matter whether you are willing or not, you can only surrender to the imperial court..."

At this point, he didn't see Cui Yong respond, so he turned his head in confusion, but suddenly he saw Cui Yong coming behind him at some point, raising his fist and swinging towards him.

"Bang--"

Cui Yong's fist hit Zhang Qigong's jaw, causing the latter to take several steps back, and then he finally managed to steady his body while holding on to a wooden frame.

"Bang--"

An earthen jar on a wooden stand was knocked to the ground by Zhang Qigong and shattered into pieces.

Perhaps hearing the noise inside the house, the Wei soldiers guarding outside the house immediately rushed in and exclaimed: "Master Cui, Master Zhang, what happened?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Wei soldiers were stunned when they saw clearly what was going on in the room.

Cui Yong stared at Zhang Qigong and said expressionlessly: "It's okay... I am discussing important matters with Deputy Envoy Zhang. Please step back. You are not allowed to enter without permission."

"...obey."

After looking at each other for a while, the Wei soldiers exited the room one after another.

At this time, looking at Cui Yong with a faint scowl on his face, Zhang Qigong smiled, raised his hand, and gently wiped the left corner of his mouth. He felt a twinge of pain coming from there.

Looking at his fingers again, there were faint traces of blood on them.

"Ha." Sun smiled and shook his head. Zhang Qigong looked up at Cui Yong and said lightly: "Have you been holding on for a long time?... When did you see through it?"

He never thought that he could hide it from Cui Yong. After all, Cui Yong seemed cynical, but he was quick-thinking and could see through Zhang Qigong's plan. Zhang Qigong was not surprised.

After listening to Zhang Qigong's inquiry, Cui Yong did not hide anything and said coldly: "When I saw the four words "Those who surrender to Wei" on the wall of the Chang family's house, I guessed that it was you who sent someone to kill the Chang family. Door!"

"...There is also the Ding family and the Tao family." Zhang Qigong added calmly.

"You bastard!" Cui Yong was furious when he heard this, rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward.

Although Zhang Qigong is more than eight feet tall and is a head taller than Cui Yong, don't forget that Cui Yong has been hanging out with a group of bad friends since he was a child, and often fights with noble children from other families. This once made Princess Yong's Princess Cui quite worried. The future of this little brother - In terms of fighting, to be honest, Zhang Qigong is really no match for Cui Yong.

Listening to the sound of ping-pong in the house, Wei soldiers of the dredging army who were guarding outside the house looked at each other.

However, because Cui Yong, the chief envoy, had just issued an order not to enter the house without permission, they did not dare to enter the house. They only dared to peek into the house secretly through the crack in the window.

When they saw the two envoys Cui Yong and Zhang Qigong fighting in the house, several Wei soldiers were secretly stunned: It turned out that these two literati had such hot tempers.

After much deliberation, they had no choice but to report it to General Li Qian immediately.

At this time, in another wing of the county government office, Zongwei Gao Kuo was drinking with Li Qi, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qinhu. Suddenly, he heard that Cui Yong and Zhang Qigong were fighting, and all four of them were drinking.

Feeling very surprised, he quickly came to the study room where Cui Yong and Zhang Qigong were.

"Stop!" Waiting for Gao Kuo to push open the door and walk into the study, he saw Cui Yong and Zhang Qigong wrestling on the ground. He couldn't laugh or cry, so he quickly stopped.

Even though Gao Kuo's position is far inferior to everyone present, with his status as Zongwei, he is the only one who can stabilize the situation at this time.

Sure enough, after hearing Gao Kuo's shouting, Cui Yong and Zhang Qigong stopped fighting and stood up one after another.

At this time, looking at Cui Yong, the imperial envoy, his hair was messed up, his clothes were torn, and there were some bruises on the cheekbone on the right side. In comparison, Zhang Qigong looked even worse, and his lips were oozing.
To be continued...