Chapter 191 Brother, I am weak and afraid of hard work!
Yang Zhengshan's night talk about the backyard of Zhizhou Yamen was still discovered. After all, where is such a large underground space, and the rockery blocking the entrance of the cave was smashed to pieces by Yang Zhengshan's punch.
That night, the officials in the yamen entered the underground space to check it out. After discovering the soldiers inside, they immediately reported it to their superiors.
In the afternoon of the next day, Wei Cen took Ding San and Ding Si to Anyuan City again on horseback.
After nightfall, Wei Cen came to Yang's house.
Welcoming guests in the front yard, Yang Zhengshan, wearing casual clothes, asked with surprise: "Aren't you leaving Chongshan Town? Why are you coming to Anyuan City again?"
He was asking knowingly.
The case of collaborating with the enemy has been handed over to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple for trial. Lu Hua also left Chongshan Town for Beiyuan Town first. When Ding San left Anyuan City, he said that they would go to Beiyuan Town soon.
As for why they came to Anyuan City again, is there any need to say? It must be because of the underground space in Zhizhou’s backyard.
"You don't know?" Wei Cen looked at Yang Zhengshan with a scrutinizing gaze.
"What do you know?" Yang Zhengshan walked into the hall calmly and sat on the main seat.
The hall was brightly lit with candles. Wu Hai and two servants served tea to the two of them and then left.
"The matter of Zhizhou Yamen!" Wei Cen stared at Yang Zhengshan closely, as if he wanted to see something in Yang Zhengshan.
Yang Zhengshan grinned, "Okay, stop playing riddles and tell me what happened!"
He would definitely not admit it, and even if he died he wouldn't know it.
Are you kidding me, that's more than 200,000 taels of stuff. Whoever knows that these things are in his hands will probably have their own thoughts.
Wei Cen might not, but what about Lu Hua?
Although Yang Zhengshan and Lu Hua had many interactions, in fact Yang Zhengshan didn't know the Admiral of the Zhenbei Division at all.
They had not even communicated face to face, so it was difficult for Yang Zhengshan to trust Lu Hua.
Wei Cen pondered for a moment and said, "There is a large underground space under the rockery in the backyard of Zhizhou Yamen!"
"We distributed 300 sets of armor among them, and we also found traces of fighting."
Yang Zhengshan's eyes widened and he pretended to be surprised again.
"Underground space? How big is it?"
"And the armor? Is it the standard armor in the army?"
"Did anyone find out who was involved in the fight? Is it related to the case of collaborating with the enemy?"
He asked a series of questions, seeming surprised and curious about the incident.
Wei Cen replied patiently: "How big is it? You can go and see for yourself. As for whether it is the standard armor, it is standard, but it is not the standard armor of our army, but the standard armor of the Daling Dynasty." The standard armor!”
"Now we have found no other clues, nor have we found out who the person was fighting. Apart from blood stains, there are no other traces at the scene."
Yang Zhengshan breathed a sigh of relief. Although he left in a hurry last night, he still cleaned up the remaining traces. He picked up all the copper coins he threw out. As for the footprints on the ground, these are actually not important.
Before he went, Yu Qingyi had given him some consideration. People in the world are quite experienced in doing this kind of thing.
It can be said that as long as he is not caught on the spot, there is no evidence to prove that he did it.
As for speculation and suspicion, this is inevitable.
After all, he is in Anyuan City, and he has the strength to do this.
"Standard armor of the Daling Dynasty!"
Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Being able to forge armor means that they may have a armor casting workshop behind them!"
"By the way, haven't you checked the source of the Liang family's goods before?"
Wei Cen said calmly: "We have checked the source of all the goods sold by the Liang family. The grain is purchased from various governments, the salt is private salt, from a salt gang in Qizhou, and the iron ore is from The Liang family mined it privately in Dadong Mountain.”
"As for other goods, they are all bought from various places."
"Judging from the source of goods, the Liang family is not involved with other forces!"
Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. Among the items smuggled by the Liang family, grain, salt and iron were the main items.
Among them, grain is the best to handle. The Liang family is a wealthy businessman and has been in the grain business. It is easy to buy and sell grain.
Salt and iron are much more troublesome, as these are all items controlled by the imperial court.
However, there are private salts. In the current Dayong Dynasty, private salt sales are extremely rampant. It is not difficult for the Liang family to purchase private salt in large quantities.
The most troublesome thing is iron. Whether it is iron ore or iron tools, large-scale procurement is impossible, and the only way is to mine it privately.
The most important thing is that they can actually forge armor, which is definitely not something the Liang family can do.
The Daei Dynasty could not help but use weapons such as swords, guns, clubs, and halberds. After all, martial arts was prevalent in Daei, and warriors could not practice without weapons. However, Dayong prohibited private casting of iron armor.
And casting iron armor is also a difficult task, much more difficult than making weapons.
Weapons can be made by just finding a blacksmith, and the difference between them is nothing more than good or bad.
But armor is different. The manufacturing process is extremely complicated.
It takes a very skilled blacksmith a long time and a lot of energy to cast a piece of iron armor.
Three hundred sets of armor, this is definitely not a small amount.
In Chongshan Town, the vast majority of soldiers wear cloth armor, and even many military attaches only wear face armor. Only real generals and real elites have iron armor.
When he saw those armors in the underground space before, Yang Zhengshan knew that they were untouchable, so he took everything away except the armors.
"So there are others behind the scenes!" Yang Zhengshan showed a solemn expression.
This is obvious.
"Yes, I have reported this matter to the Admiral. The Admiral will continue to investigate the case!" Wei Cen said.
Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard, "You shouldn't need my help in this matter!"
Wei Cen looked helpless, "I don't think I need your help!"
"That's good, that's good! Hahaha~~"
Yang Zhengshan laughed loudly, "Brother Wei, I am not morally responsible. If you bring your brothers to come to me for a drink, I will welcome you. But if it is for the official duties of the Secret Military Guard, I am weak." ,Afraid of trouble!”
He really didn't want to have too much to do with the Secret Martial Guard. He had no choice before, but now that he could refuse, he wished he could stay away from the Secret Martial Guard.
Of course, he is also willing to make friends with Wei Cen, Ding San and others. It is better to have a few secret military guards as friends than a few secret military guards as enemies.
Wei Cen also knew what Yang Zhengshan was thinking, but he didn't care.
Yang Zhengshan's idea was not special. Many officials in the court kept a distance from the Secret Guards, and some even regarded the Secret Guards as their mortal enemies.
Yang Zhengshan just doesn't like to be involved with the secret military guards. This is a normal thing.
"Have you eaten yet?"
"No!"
"Haha, I'll treat you to a drink!"
Yang Zhengshan smiled and then asked Wu Hai to prepare the food and drinks.
…
Wei Cen and the others came and left quickly.
They only stayed in Anyuan City for one day and then left because there was nothing left to investigate in Anyuan City.
Yi Shan and Liang Rong have both been captured, and the last underground space has been exposed. They can't find any clues even if they want to check.
So they went to Chongshan Pass again, planning to interrogate Yi Shan, Liang Rong and others again.
But these have nothing to do with Yang Zhengshan.
The end of June in the twenty-sixth year of Taiping.
Luo Feiyu joined the reinforcement battalion under Wang Bin, was appointed deputy Qianhu, and served as the commander-in-chief of the reinforcement camp.
As someone recommended by Yang Zhengshan, Luo Feiyu is still highly regarded by Wang Bin.
In fact, it is expected that Wang Bin values Luo Feiyu. First of all, Luo Feiyu is indeed a talent, strong and capable. Apart from being younger and inexperienced, he has almost no other shortcomings.
Secondly, Luo Feiyu's origins are very innocent. He was born in the Tianqing Sword Sect, and his ancestors were all from Yuanhe County for three generations.
As for his relationship with Yang Zhengshan, it is nothing.
Whether it's relatives or recommendations, it's common in the military.
You can't just not reuse someone recommended by others.
Trust needs to be cultivated, and so does loyalty.
Whether Luo Feiyu can gain Wang Bin's trust in the future depends on his own performance in the future.
In this regard, Yang Zhengshan was helpless.
After all, he couldn't make the decision for Wang Bin.
The eighth day of June.
Ding San's father, Zhu Shanghe, brought his family to Anyuan City.
This veteran is slightly thinner and has a sallow complexion, but the sharpness in his bones cannot be concealed.
Compared with him, the original body was much worse.
This is normal. During the Battle of Black Cloud Mountain, the original person was only fifteen years old and had only been in the army for a year. At that time, Zhu Shanghe was already an acquired martial artist and a commander-in-chief of a hundred households.
If Zhu Shanghe was not injured, he would at least be on guard for one city now.
"Zhu has met Mr. Yang!"
In the main hall of the official hall, Zhu Shanghe cupped his fists and bowed to Yang Zhengshan.
Behind him were an old woman and a little girl.
The old woman is Zhu Wang, Ding San's mother, and the little girl is Ding San's sister, named Zhu Yu, who is only ten years old.
"Brother Zhu, there is no need to be polite, haha, please take a seat!"
"Han Fei serves tea!"
Yang Zhengshan greeted warmly.
Han Fei is also a smart person. When he saw a little girl, he also served two stacks of snacks when serving tea.
"Brother Zhu, after all, we are also colleagues!"
"I was fifteen years old that year, and I was in Zhenbiao Camp!"
"But I'm luckier than you. I survived with all my body and tail intact."
"I have a brother who broke a leg, hey~~"
Yang Zhengshan deliberately talked about the battle at Black Cloud Mountain, hoping to use this to bring the two of them closer.
Sure enough, after hearing what Yang Zhengshan said, Zhu Shanghe became more relaxed.
They were both wounded soldiers in the Battle of Black Cloud Mountain, and they had a common topic.
For this reason, Yang Zhengshan also specifically mentioned Lu Zhou.
The two chatted for about two-quarters of an hour, and Wu Hai came over to report: "Master, everything is ready!"
"Yeah!" Yang Zhengshan nodded, then smiled at Zhu Shanghe and said, "Brother Zhu, please settle down and we'll talk about other things tomorrow!"
"Then I would like to thank Mr. Yang for taking care of me!"
Zhu Shanghe cupped his fists and thanked him.
Yang Zhengshan nodded with a smile, and Wu Hai stepped forward to lead them away.
Zhu Shanghe is not a servant of the Yang family, nor is he a long-term employee of the Yang family. He is more like a disciple of Yang Zhengshan.
Therefore, Yang Zhengshan not only had to arrange accommodation for him, but also paid him a salary, and the salary should not be too small.
