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A Boy Is Born Chapter 69 Countermeasures

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    The revelation of the remnants of the crossbow bed made Lao Zheng very puzzled. He actually knew what was inside. It was nothing more than some rotten wood. The knives and guns were gone, and the grain and grass had been burned to ashes. This ruthless fire burned many things.  , I can't do business with Pei Yuanying with this little thing left, so what's the use of writing broken pieces of iron?

    "Hey, your Zheng family still has such a thing." Xie Wenyu's eyes lit up, which made Li Tang and Lao Zheng look at her.

    "Why, do you know Wenyu?" Li Tang asked in confusion. To be honest, it is really suspicious for a girl to know something like a crossbow bed.

    "Why don't you know this? This is a crossbow bed. My father once brought one to my house and asked the soldiers to assemble and disassemble it. It was very troublesome. Part of the crossbow bed in front of me was burned. If it is assembled, it can be shot.  Fifteen hundred steps away, it can be said to be a great weapon for defending the city, hey? How could your Zheng family have such a thing, no wonder they were arrested by the government, it turned out to be a conspiracy."

    Xie Wenyu smirked, which made Old Zheng on the side turn pale in shock. He always thought that it was just wood wrapped with iron sheets, so why did it become a crossbow bed used by the border army?  I stayed in Lingxi Town, and I haven't seen this kind of thing, so I don't know it.

    "Wen Yuxiu wants to talk nonsense. Butler Zheng has made it clear just now that these things were placed here by Zhennan Captain Pei Yuanying.  The young master of the family was arrested by the government, we have said so much just now, how did your ears hear." Li Tang explained from the side.

    "Oh." Xie Wenyu stuck out her tongue at Li Tang, and then she didn't make another sound.

    "Steward Zheng," Li Tang called Old Zheng, who recovered from the shock just now, and stretched his ears to listen to Li Tang's next arrangement, "These things have not been sent to investigate these things, hurry up  Take it and burn it, and if there is no evidence after they come here to investigate, your young master will suffer less flesh and blood, and maybe he will be released early."

    "Young Master Li is right."

    Lao Zheng immediately found kerosene and poured it on, and lit a fire himself. Seeing the remaining utensils burning slowly, Li Tang whispered a few words to Lao Zheng, nothing more than telling Lao Zheng to go to the Yamen as soon as possible  Let's take a look at Zheng Yaozu's situation at this time. If he can manage it as soon as possible, Zhang Guangju, the county magistrate, is also a master who has no profit and can't afford it early. Maybe giving some money can be useful.

    Then let Lao Zheng confiscate all the property in the family, leaving only a small part to be kept in the open, lest the property of the Zheng family will be wiped out when the yamen comes to search after a while.  In things like ransacking the house, people often search for money, but the Zheng family is a big family, and the family can't justify it without any money, so Li Tang arranged this way, but what he thought in his heart was why no one was sent to watch the Zheng family at the gate of the yamen.

    It stands to reason that whenever there is a major case, there will be police officers at the gate of the yamen responsible for protecting the scene. However, there are no official officers in the Zheng family's house at the moment. It might be easier to handle if there are official officers.  It will be easier to deal with. Since there is no one, I am afraid that the matter is not that simple. Maybe it is the trouble caused by the flying letter that Chu Tian asked under the false name of "Ye Qinglu".  If so, it would be extremely troublesome.

    After giving all orders, Li Tang resigned, and took Xie Wenyu out of the gate of Zheng's house.

    "Wenyu, I have never known the origin of your family. Today, I heard you said that you have seen the crossbow bed. I couldn't help being curious. What exactly do your Xie family in Jinyang do?"

    "So you don't know about our Xie family. Thankfully, I thought you knew, so I never told you. My father is a consolation envoy of Jinyang, and his official residence is from the third grade. Our Cangzhou borders the northern grassland tribes.  The imperial court set up the Department of Propaganda and Consolation to deal with those people. Some time ago, the border gate was in a hurry for some reason, and my father also became busy. I took advantage of this loophole to sneak out.  , or my father will be in trouble again."

    "Oh? Your family still has such a big background? It's good to hide it. I didn't know it before. I really underestimated you, but since you are dealing with grassland people, how can you have the opportunity to touch the ballista?"

    "Earlier, Uncle Pei came down from the front line and said that the crossbow bed was broken and he needed someone to repair it. However, the border gate was in an emergency. All the craftsmen and soldiers were crowded at the Yanxing Pass. No one in Jinyang City could repair it for a while. My father volunteered to help.  After asking Uncle Pei to relieve his worries, he took it home and disassembled it himself, so I have seen it."

    "I see, with you here, things might be a lot easier."

    "Li?, what is your relationship with the young master of the Zheng family? He has been arrested now. Why do you still want to help him out? Is the relationship very strong?  "Xie Wenyu asked curiously.

    "Actually, he's not that strong, and he has always hated this person before, but he has been with me for many years, and he doesn't know which tendon is wrong recently. He asked me to help solve some difficult things. It's not that bad if he comes and goes.  I hate it, anyway, I have nothing to do, so I just help him. Buddhists often say: saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Rescuing Young Master Zheng is undoubtedly saving the servants of the Zheng family that I saw just now  life."

    "Then aren't we going to do a great thing?"

    "Ha, let's take a step and see, I hope so."

    Li Tang was thinking about how to deal with the matter. He had never known Xie Wenyu's background before, so he didn't consider her in the incident. Now that he knew her identity, since her father was a consolation envoy, Pei Yuanying was sure.  Don't dare to do anything to the daughter of the consolation envoy, and it is convenient to take her to do many things together.

    However, Xie Wenyu only knows one thing but not the other. Although the official position of the comfort envoy is from the third rank, his power is extremely great. Not only does it have the power to appease the rest of the forces bordering the surrounding area, but it also plays a role in checking the seal of the surrounding officials.  The role of the officials, the promotion of officials sent out from the court is all in the hands of this group of people.

    Every three years, the imperial court will send inspectors to various parts of the country to assess the achievements of local officials in the past few years. After the assessment, all the information will be collected and uploaded to Tianting. Among them, those with special achievements will be promoted or promoted by the Ministry of Officials as appropriate.  However, before the assessment was conducted, the important role of the Xuanwei Department was highlighted. The quality of local officials depends entirely on their mouths, which also makes many small officials and officials constantly curry favor with them.  Hold it in your hand.

    Li Tang decided to go to the gate of the yamen first to see how the magistrate Zhang Guangju interrogated Zheng Yaozu. After a while, the two arrived at the gate of the yamen. At this time, there were already many people around the gate.  Dressed in brocade clothes, but the rotten eggs thrown by the villagers in the street caused a stench all over his body. At this moment, he was also kneeling in the lobby unkempt, but Li Tang came a little late.

    At this moment, the two classes of yamen servants had already tortured Zheng Yaozu, and the stick was caught in Zheng Yaozu's hand for a while, causing him to faint. A basin of cold water was poured over his head, and Zheng Yaozu woke up. The county magistrate slapped the gavel and shouted loudly  Asked: "Zheng Yaozu, just for this matter, are you going to recruit or not!"

    Hearing what Zhang Guangju said about Li Tang, he was immediately happy, and he didn't even dare to reveal his crimes. What kind of trial was going on in this trial, it was completely hidden behind the scenes.  Li Tang couldn't help showing admiration for Zheng Yaozu. He didn't expect that after being a dude for so many years, he still retains a bit of toughness, which is really respectable.

    After that, Li Tang was not interested in watching it. As long as Zheng Yaozu gritted his teeth and insisted on not confessing, everything would be slow.  Xie Wenyu was so eager to look inside that he almost clapped his hands. Li Tang patted Xie Wenyu on the head and said go.

    "Where are we going? If you don't watch such a beautiful show, where else is more fun than here?"

    "Well, you little girl, you still think it's fun for others to be tortured in the hall. Are you so cruel in your heart?"

    "What's the matter? You haven't seen the time when my father personally arrested people. That group of people was even worse than it is now. During the day, there were five or six of them like officials. When my father's officers and soldiers arrived, those people  Immediately, he lost his spirit, knelt on the ground and crawled forward, begging grandpa to tell grandma, don't look at the majesty of the county magistrate sitting above, he is nothing more than a paper tiger."

    Xie Wenyu hugged her shoulders with a proud look on her face. Her father is indeed a capable person, and she deserves to show off so much. Li Tang smiled helplessly: "Okay, whatever you say, now is not the time to go to the theater, come with me.  Let's take the first step to rescue Young Master Zheng."

    "Have you figured out a way?" Xie Wenyu asked curiously.

    "That's not true."

    "Will you take me there without you?"

    "I can't help it, I can't do it without you." Li Tang winked and begged for mercy.

    "Okay." Xie Wenyu curled her lips, but she had nowhere to go, so she had to follow Li Tang.

    Li Tang led Xie Wenyu to continue heading south. What he wanted to go was not elsewhere. It was the general that had been placed in Pei Yuanying's mansion of Zheng's family. Through the words of Zhang Guangju, the magistrate of the county just now, he had already clarified the purpose of this matter.  In general, except for the fire that Chu Tianwen set off, the behind-the-scenes staff was arranged by Pei Yuanying.

    The purpose is very simple, because the warehouse of Zheng Yaozu's family caught fire, and Zheng Yaozu did not hand over the Chu family files he wanted on time. Zheng Yaozu himself has no use for him.  "Army" and other big families who conspired against the mortal crime can be regarded as a great achievement, and it will be extremely helpful to Pei Yuanying's future promotion. This can be regarded as what the Zheng family can do to help Pei Yuanying before his death.

    However, Li Tang didn't want Zheng Yaozu to die, and his purpose was equally simple, just to rescue those innocent servants of the Zheng family, as well as those innocent bodyguards in the Zheng family's bodyguard bureau.

    What specific method should be used?It's simple, because Zheng Yaozu's warehouse caught fire, and Zheng Yaozu didn't hand over the Chu family files he wanted on time. Zheng Yaozu himself didn't have much effect on him.  This kind of big family who conspired against a major crime can be regarded as a great achievement, and it will be extremely helpful to Pei Yuanying's promotion in the future. This can be regarded as what the Zheng family can do to help Pei Yuanying before his death.

    However, Li Tang didn't want Zheng Yaozu to die, and his purpose was equally simple, just to rescue those innocent servants of the Zheng family, as well as those innocent bodyguards in the Zheng family's bodyguard bureau.

    What specific method should be used?
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