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Volume One Two Hundred and Twenty-Nine Upside Down

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    Two hundred and twenty-nine upside down

    Once was an accident, twice was a coincidence, and three times was intentional. In the first sentence of Lao Deming's confession, Beifu's code word for joints appeared four times. Even Meng Ju wouldn't believe it happened by chance even if he beat him to death.  of.

    Now, Lao Deming is in front of Meng Ju. He is of medium height and ordinary appearance. He is the kind of person who can't be seen if he stands in a crowd. His expression is dull and his eyes are a little wandering - just like thousands of people on Jing'an Street.  They are no different from all other living beings, they look like cautious and fearful common people.

    Meng Ju looked at the other person for a while and asked, "Lao Deming, is this your real name?"

    The other party bowed and replied: "No, Governor Meng, my real name is Shen Tiehu."

    Meng Ju frowned slightly, and the other party seemed to see what he was thinking, and said: "Governor, I am a nobody in Beifu, so my nickname should not be known to you."

    "Mr. Shen, what position do you hold in Beifu?"

    "I am the Counselor of the Northern Territory Investigation Department, and I am the Eagle Marquis responsible for investigating the Northern Territory's intelligence."

    The other party took the initiative to reveal his identity, and Meng Ju couldn't figure out his intentions.  I am also the Yinghou of Beifu. Does the other party know about this?

    Meng Ju said calmly: "Mr. Shen should know that according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, the Yinghou sent by the Southern Dynasty to spy on our military aircraft is punishable by death. Mr. Shen took the initiative to confess his identity. Could it be that he deliberately abandoned the dark side and surrendered to our country?"

    "The Governor is joking. As wise as you are, you should be able to see that the Wei Dynasty is now a sinking ship. No matter how stupid I am, I will not come here to seek refuge at this time. On the contrary, I am seeking an audience for the sake of  Let me show you a way out, Governor.

    Governor Meng, in today's world, the world is in chaos. The Northern Kingdom is divided into pieces, like a tree without roots or a building with broken beams. The day it will fall apart is not far away.  The ancients said that a gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall. Now in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Murong and Tuoba tribes are fighting each other. The two tigers are fighting. No matter who wins or loses, Governor Meng, as a descendant of the Chinese ethnic group, is planning to separatize the northern border with heavy troops.  I am determined not to be tolerated by the Xianbei people, and there will be great disaster in the future.  In order to save yourself from trouble, the only way out for you, Commander Meng, is to go south and defect to our court.  Our Tang Dynasty belongs to the Zhengshuo period of China, and we are of the same race as you, Lord Governor. My Emperor is wise and has won the support of the military and civilians at home.  .  .  "

    "Wait a minute!" Meng Ju looked at the other party in confusion: "I heard Mr. Zhao also say this?"

    Shen Tiehu's expression was a little embarrassed: "Actually, he taught me this. He said that once we fall into the hands of the Northern Wei government, it will most likely be safe if we say this - anyway, Governor Meng, if you  If you are interested, I can help you convey your message there."

    Meng Ju shook his head: "Mr. Shen, the main force of the Wei Kingdom still exists. Luojing and the Central Plains are still controlled by the Xianbei army. Our northern Xinjiang is so far away from the southern dynasty. It is too early to talk about this"

    Meng Ju did not refuse outright, but just said "it's too early". Shen Tiehu immediately realized that the other party was not a loyal and loyal friend of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and he was saved!

    "Governor, of course we have to take precautions for this kind of thing. My lord, may I put it bluntly, but if you wait until the Southern Dynasty King's army arrives before you consider it, it will be too late."

    This guy is actually threatening me?

    Meng Ju was slightly angry. He changed the subject and asked about Shen Tiehu's purpose in coming to Northern Xinjiang. The other party replied: "Prefect, I have no special intention in coming to Northern Xinjiang. I just followed Zhao Zhixun. As for meeting the Zhen Tiehu  I beg you, that was purely an accident."

    "Oh? That Mr. Zhao, is he also an important official in Beifu?" Meng Ju was very surprised, thinking that he had made a mistake this time?

    "I'm sorry, Lord Governor, because the matter involves the secrets of my Bei Mansion and has nothing to do with you, so I can't tell you."

    Meng Ju frowned slightly, thinking that this guy really wanted to give him some color and slapped his nose on it.  Don't say that Southern Tang is still far away from you. Even if you really join Southern Tang, based on your strength, there will at least give you an official position such as Grand Governor.  You, a little counselor and assistant officer of the North Mansion - although Meng Ju can't figure out the official position in the south, it is obvious that this official position is not a big shot - you dare to show off in front of yourself, you really deserve a beating.

    "Mr. Shen, you are a nobleman who came from the Southern Dynasty. You are a guest, so I naturally have to treat you with courtesy. As the host, I respect you, and as the guest, you should also respect me - is this the truth?"

    "The Governor is right, I respect you very much."

    "Really?" Meng Ju smiled and said: "Mr. Shen, you are swindling on my territory, defrauding the money of my people, and saying that you have nothing to do with me? This is not the way to be a guest, right? Mr. Shen,In Xinjiang, the folk customs are fierce, the Northern Demon is rampant, and horse thieves are everywhere - here, it is not uncommon for a lot of people to die for no reason.  "

    Meng Ju smiled kindly, but Shen Tiehu felt a sudden shock in his heart.  Governor Dongping has made it very clear, even if you are from Beifu, so what?  The Dongling Guards covered the sky with one hand in northern Xinjiang and killed you. Who knew it was Meng Ju who did it?  Even if Beifu knows that Meng Ju did it, so what?  For a powerful local warlord like Meng Ju, it was too late for the Southern Dynasty to win over him. How could they fall out with him over the life and death of a small counselor official?

    Shen Tiehu stood up and bowed deeply: "I'm in charge of Meng Lang. Please forgive me, Lord Governor. It's just this matter It's really hard to talk about it."

    "It's okay, it's okay, we are all outsiders, why not come and listen?"

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Just now, they were shouting about beating and killing, how come they are now one of our own in the blink of an eye?  This Governor Meng really turned his back faster than turning the pages of a book!

    Although he was full of curses in his heart, Shen Tiehu had no choice but to tell the truth hesitantly.

    It turns out that this old man Shen was ordered to come to the North from the Southern Dynasty. In addition to investigating the military situation, he also had an important task, which was to collect wages.

    "Due to the Northern Expedition, North Korea and China's military expenditures were tight, and the allocation to the Beifu was much less. In order to raise money, Mr. Xiao ordered that the Eagle Lords who went to the Northern Dynasty should not only investigate the information of the Northern Dynasty, but also find ways to get some money back.  "

    Will Beifu also want to make money?  Meng Ju was dumbfounded when he heard this - but from the perspective of future generations, this kind of thing is normal. It is normal for government departments to do something to generate income.

    Meng Ju asked with great interest: "How do you plan to collect wages? Are you going to become the king of the mountain with a sword and rob your family and your home?"

    Shen Tiehu smiled awkwardly: "Lord Governor, you are joking. We are upright royal masters. How can we do such a thing? Although the imperial court did not allocate us Beifu silver, it did allocate us more than 500 vacant officials.  Disk, allow us to accept donations of officials in the Northern Region on our own."

    Meng Ju was surprised: "Are you accepting official donations? Isn't this a cover for Zhao Zhixun to defraud money? Is this really what Beifu means?"

    "Lord Governor, this is indeed the intention of the imperial court and Beifu. I would never dare to lie to you about such a big matter. In fact, you will know just by sending someone to the south. It is very lively in Jiangdu right now. I am  Before departure, many large households had already reserved official positions in Shu. The official certificates we sold were indeed genuine and approved by the court, but"

    Shen Tiehu said hesitantly: "In terms of official position, there is a slight deviation from the regulations of the court."

    "Mr. Shen, could you please explain it to me? The more I hear about this, the more confused I become."

    It turns out that Shen Tiehu took over the revenue-generating task from the Northern Mansion to the Wei Dynasty, and has been working hard to promote official positions in the Southern Dynasty.  But unfortunately, whether because of his poor character, his business has not made much progress. Once, he was sued by the vigilant villagers of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Fortunately, he ran away because of his good legs and feet.

    After several encounters with the wall, Shen Tiehu became discouraged and wanted to go back home, but unfortunately the task could not be completed. He really had no shame to go back to the Southern Dynasty. When he was at a loss, by chance, he met a lawyer who was a lawyer in the countryside of Cangzhou.  The down-and-out scholar Zhao Zhixun.  After several attempts to get in touch, Shen Tiehu revealed his identity, mentioned to Zhao Zhixun about buying a family background in the Southern Dynasties, and asked him if he was interested?

    "Interested", Zhao Zhixun is more than interested.  Hearing this, he asked the reason again and again.  Shen Tiehu didn't hide anything from him, he told the mission truthfully and sighed about the difficulties. The latter laughed loudly: "Master Shen, you are begging for food with a golden rice bowl!"

    Zhao Zhixun gave him a detailed analysis: First, he was promoting the wrong target.  Shen Tiehu found some low-level people such as villagers and down-and-out scholars to sell their official positions. But now they can't even eat, so how can they have enough money to buy official positions in the Southern Dynasties?  If you want to sell your official position, you should go to the officials and gentry families of the Northern Wei Dynasty.  Firstly, they have money, and secondly, now that the Central Plains is in chaos, they are looking for a way out.  Give them a way out at this time, and they will buy it even if the price is ten times more expensive.

    Second, what Shen Tiehu sells are low-level false officials, such as admonitions, head-catching and other miscellaneous officials. Who would be interested in becoming such an official?  If you want to sell it, you must at least sell it to high-ranking officials such as county magistrates, magistrates, and even chief envoys and governors.

    Shen Tiehu was shocked and said that he did not have the authority to sell such high-ranking officials. His authority could only be to sell handymen below the ninth rank. Zhao Zhixun chuckled and said, "You know this and I know it. How can the wealthy people in the north do it?"  Do you know? Master Shen, just leave this matter to me and I will ensure that you complete the task!"

    After Zhao Zhixun¡¯s repeated persuasion, Shen Tiehu finally agreed to cooperate with him.  The two agreed that the price of the sale would be twenty-eight dollarsDivided, Zhao Zhixun took 20%, and the remaining 80% was handed over to Beifu to let Shen Tiehu complete the task.  The entire negotiation process was entirely handled by Zhao Zhixun, and the blanks in the official document were filled in by Zhao Zhixun himself. Shen Tiehu only had to follow him as a guard, and Zhao Zhixun did not allow him to speak out to avoid bad things.

    So it makes sense to say that professional matters should be left to experts.  Since Zhao Zhixun joined and led sales, Shen Tiehu's sales business has been booming.  In just one month, he sold one chief envoy, three prefects and seven magistrates, earning 230,000 taels of silver.  Unfortunately, because the Northern Xinjiang Tuoba Army was about to move south, and the Central Plains of Henan Province would become a battlefield, the two had to leave. They traveled all the way north and moved to Northern Xinjiang to restart their business. Unexpectedly, they fell into the network of Governor Meng.

    After hearing this experience, Meng Ju didn¡¯t know whether his expression should cry or laugh.  He asked: "Mr. Shen, won't Beifu punish you for making your own decisions like this?"

    Shen Tiehu's expression was a little depressed, and he said: "I don't think it's quite right either. But Zhao Zhixun said that as long as we can get money back, Beifu will not care about such a trivial matter."

    "But how will these sold official positions be cashed in in the future?"

    "Zhao Zhixun said that if the Northern Expedition of the Southern Dynasties failed, the official certificates sold would be just pieces of paper, and those who bought them would not dare to say anything; if the Northern Expedition succeeded - it would still be the Year of the Ox and the Moon of the Horse, so why bother?  Worry about this now. If someone makes trouble then, tell them they were deceived and let them find the liar. It is none of Beifu's business."

    Meng Ju Dahan, through the ages, this truth has not changed: Charlatans alone are not scary, and the government alone is not scary. What is scary is the credibility of the government and the methods of swindlers. The combination of the two can really deceive people and cost their lives.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????? Out of sight and looking at Meng Ju with a gloomy and uncertain expression, Shen Tiehu really trembled in his heart when he thought of this man's evil reputation in Northern Xinjiang.  He whispered: "We acted recklessly and offended the Governor. I hope the Governor can forgive us. I wonder what you plan to do with us?"

    "Mr. Shen, the people below are ignorant of etiquette and have offended you so much that they have frightened you. We had a rowdy night last night and you didn't rest, okay? You go back and have a rest first. We can talk about other things later."

    As soon as Shen Tiehu was sent away, Ning Nan came to ask for an audience.  He said respectfully: "Master Governor, how should we deal with these two liars who claim to be Yinghou of the Southern Tang Dynasty?"

    Meng Ju glanced at him: Just now, he and Shen Tiehu had a secret conversation behind closed doors. Ning Nan had been waiting outside. I wonder if he was eavesdropping?  He said: "They are just two charlatans, so we don't need to make a fuss about it. Inspector Ning, as long as they hand over the money they defrauded, we will let them go."

    "Let go?"

    Hearing the string and knowing the elegant sound, Ning Nan immediately knew that to receive such preferential treatment, the "Lao Deming" guard just now probably had some connections with the south, and the governor was leaving a way out - but since Meng Ju didn't explain, he  He didn't dare to point it out, so he could only reply seriously: "I obey, the governor. But what should we do with the Zhang family and the Li family?"

    "Inspector Ning, aren't you confused? The Zhang and Li families colluded with the Yinghou of the Southern Tang Dynasty and secretly served as officials in the Southern Dynasty. They have evil intentions. The evidence is conclusive. Such treasonous and unscrupulous people will naturally be severely punished! Li Wanchang and Zhang Shixian will be executed.  The rest of the two families will be dealt with according to the criminal law, and all the family property will be lost - you hurry up and send the case files, I will hook them up tonight, and they will be executed the day after tomorrow!"

    Seeing Meng Ju's murderous intent, Ning Nan quickly bowed and responded: "I obey, Lord Governor!" But in his heart, he sighed: The real Yinghou must be let go, but the deceived must be severely punished. In this world, there is really no way.  That¡¯s right!
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