Chapter 35 Hijacking Gold
Ren Qingshan simply didn't want to talk to this idiot. He could become the first commander only because of his loyalty and superb combat skills. Apart from that, his emotional intelligence, overall view, and ability to fight among officials were simply negative. If he were left alone in the imperial officialdom, he would probably be brought down within a month.
I wanted to ignore him, but seeing this fool's smug face made me so angry that I couldn't help but say, "That's impossible. Do you think they're transporting a few dollars' worth of junk? That's 33 tons of gold! The entire process is in accordance with regulations! If they dared to take the train, they would have left Longzhou long ago. Why would they set off at night, crossing our territory to the Mangchangshan Imperial Railway Station? That's like taking off your pants and farting!"
Dong Qianwang's face flushed crimson, veins popping out on his forehead. He argued, "How do you know they're not just playing tricks? Pretending to go to the Imperial Railway Station, but actually secretly taking a different train? You've never won a single practice match against me, and you can't even discern the enemy's strategy. What qualifications do you have to speak so eloquently here?"
Now it was Ren Qingshan's turn to blush: "Damn you Dong Manzi, I've been putting up with you for so long!"
Dong Qianwang squinted his eyes at him and said, "How about it? You want a fight? If you do, I'll take your last name if I don't beat you into a pig's head today."
"Come on, let me show you the Xu family's fist that I just mastered!"
Dong Qianwang spitted out a mouthful of disgust: "Stop bragging! Can you even get close to Xu Zong?" He ripped off his shirt, revealing his muscular body: "Let me show you the real deal. One punch and you'll be dead."
"Okay, I'll just watch..."
"You all shut up!"
Sheng Huaixuan finally spoke, and the two glared at each other like fighting cocks, then retreated.
Sheng Huaixuan didn't have time to pay attention to them. He asked the Chief Secretary Cheng Hexin and the Governor-General's Office's Chief of Internal Affairs Mei Xingan, who had just arrived, "You said that the Director of the County Administration Office, with the support of Yu Zhongxian of the Supreme Council, directly launched a rebellion at the County Governors' Meeting?"
Cheng Hexin nodded. "Yes, they've made the connection. Yu Zhongxian directly sent five inspectors from Zhili to assist, and also gave them authorization. County Administration Director Li Tupu joined forces with the local Supervisory Office, Public Security Bureau, Water Conservancy Bureau, and Agriculture Department of Changshan County. They openly rebelled at the meeting and declared that they would punish Lin Wen."
"When was the news?"
Mei Xingan, the Minister of Internal Affairs, shook his white hair, drooped his eyelids, coughed, and said, "It happened three days ago. We didn't receive the news until a day later, and it took us some time to verify and investigate."
Sheng Huaixuan thought for a moment and asked, "Li Yuchen and Lei Renjie won't be here by then, right?"
Cheng Hexin nodded.
Sheng Huaixuan frowned. "What about Lin Wen? I remember you reported that he didn't immediately start forming a guard."
Cheng Hexin said with a bit of bewilderment, "According to the information we gathered later, it was said that Lin Wen single-handedly repelled the siege of more than 20 people, and then summoned the garrison commander Guan Dashan and the imperial soldiers to suppress the situation."
Sheng Huaixuan looked at him in surprise: "Has Lin Wen practiced this?"
Cheng Hexin shook his head. "I've checked, and there's no such intelligence. Furthermore, the five Inspector Guards are all strong soldiers who have undergone third-level special training. They're the best in the special forces. Even the top students from the Imperial Martial Academy would have a hard time defeating them in a one-on-one fight, let alone one-on-five."
Sheng Huaixuan thought for a moment, "Maybe he's practiced a bit, and has some skills. He dealt with them for a while, and finally put down the rebellion when Fang Dashan arrived. The petty officials present were more or less implicated, and they were afraid of retaliation, so they flattered Lin Wen desperately. I know them, they've always been like this."
Cheng Hexin said hurriedly: "That should be the case."
With a bang, Sheng Huaixuan threw something heavily to the ground, scaring the two commanders behind him and the guards around him.
"How cruel, Yu Zhongxian! He really doesn't take me, the governor-general of Dongqinzhou, seriously."
Sheng Huaixuan said with a chill in his tone.
"They directly dispatched the Secret Service Inspectorate to incite local officials to rebel, and even issued an Inspectorate Warrant. They wanted to kill Lin Wen and beat him to death, so that he could never be reborn, and then use this as an excuse to bite me hard!"
The Minister of Internal Affairs, Mei Xingan, who always looked sleepy, coughed and said, "Xiao Sheng, what do you want to do?"
Sheng Huaixuan sneered and said, "Is it because I haven't been in the martial arts world for a long time, or is it because I, Sheng Huaixuan, can't lift a knife anymore?"
He raised his voice, "Dong Qianwang, listen to my orders! Pass the word down. The plan has changed. Today, we're not only going to rob their goods, but we're also going to detain their people! Detain them all! Throw them in jail! Wait for those bastards from our headquarters to come and claim them!"
Dong Qianwang's face was twisted, but he also knew that the governor could not afford to get into trouble at this time, so he could only pass on the order with a bitter face.
But Sheng Huaixuan hadn't finished his words yet: "Ren Qingshan obeys your orders!"
Ren Qingshan stepped forward: "Here!"
"Take another group of people with you and go to Longmo Mountain Manor in Zhongzhou. Loot Yu Zhongxian's manor! Burn down the villa! Bring everyone back to me!"
Ren Qingshan said loudly without any hesitation: "Yes! Governor!" Then he turned around and trotted out.
This is a big deal!
Cheng Hexin was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He kept winking at Mei Xingan, but the old man acted as if he didn't see anything. He kept coughing and drowsy.
No one dared to persuade the furious governor, and even approaching him was a huge pressure. Fortunately, after a while, the team escorting the gold appeared in sight.
A long convoy, with two armored transport vehicles in the center, surrounded by more than thirty field vehicles, and guarded by a full thousand imperial soldiers, all armed with live ammunition and in neat military uniforms.
But when they were blocked by 1,600 Qing Army soldiers in front and 2,000 Qing Army soldiers in the back, the escort commander knew that it was over. Then he saw thousands of guns appearing on both sides of the cliff, and he could only wave his hand to let the guards lay down their weapons.
Dong Qianwang came over and said with a hint of sympathy, "It's a wise choice. You know if you resist, I will shoot."
The escorting commander sighed, "They are all imperial soldiers, why bother?"
The deputy commander was indignant: "You, the Qing army, openly robbed the Empire Headquarters of their gold! If the Empire Headquarters blames you, you will be in big trouble!"
Dong Qianwang knocked the idiot unconscious with a single punch and blew on his fist, "Why bother? We're all prisoners, why are you so arrogant?" He gave him a look of pity and said, "Besides, matters at the top should be handled at the top. Why should we, the people below, worry about it?"
He waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
The whole process went extremely smoothly, and Governor Sheng's mood seemed to have improved a little. On the way back, he kept discussing the subsequent matters with the Minister of the Interior Mei Xingan in a calm tone.
Although Mei Xingan looked like an old and confused person, the words he spoke were as sharp as swords, cold and intimidating, and like invisible air, making people unable to exert any strength.
"The Longzhou Guards trespassed into the territory of East Qinzhou without any notice."
"That's right, Xiao Sheng, they can't inform anyone."
"Our Qing army was conducting exercises at Xiaohan Mountain. They rashly intruded and disrupted the exercises. It's normal for a conflict to ensue and for them to be detained."
"Well, I've released the exercise documents and notices. They were all from a month ago."
"We didn't know there was gold inside. The Longzhou Guards failed to fulfill their obligation to inform us. Maybe he did, but I didn't hear it."
"Because they are treated as ordinary items, it is normal for some of them to be damaged during the escort process."
As such, with his series of magical operations, crazy things gradually become things that don't sound so crazy.
From something not so crazy to something a little bit excessive but acceptable.
It was a little bit excessive, but you accepted it, so I just need to apologize and that's it.
——I have already apologized, what else do you want?
So, big things became small, and small things became nothing. A earth-shaking event, in Mr. Mei's mouth, was like a mosquito bite, and became a trivial matter.
Halfway through listening, Cheng Hexin's heartbeat returned to normal, and he secretly sighed that he was worthy of being the legendary pillar of the Governor's Office.
There is really no wrong name.
(End of this chapter)
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