Following Lin Xiaoman's suggestion, Yang Hanmo wrote a letter of sympathy that would make men silent and women cry. Then he treated the group of people from the court to delicious food and drinks, and gave them a sum of money before asking them to leave.
After the people left, the brother and sister discussed it and decided that Lin Xiaoman would take the hot documents they had just received and a group of unfamiliar faces and go to Taiyi City openly.
The identities are all ready, such as Lin Xiaoman’s badge as the deputy officer of the Golden Scale Guard.
All functions of Tongzhou have been restored, and the disaster victims who were originally waiting for relief at the gates of Taiyi City have returned to their towns and villages.
Although the city gate was not wide open, Taiyi City also had a small gate open, so anyone with a clear identity could enter the city.
Yang Hanmo, along with a group of more than a dozen people, also entered the city under the pretext of escorting a special envoy from the imperial court.
Although the prefect Sun Tongmao had a complete falling out with Yang Hanmo, Yang Hanmo did not bring any troops with him, so Sun Tongmao was not afraid of him at all.
After entering the city, Lin Xiaoman saw Sun Tongmao, the black-hearted crow that Yang Hanmo mentioned.
With a greasy face, fat head and ears, and a big belly, Sun Tongmao is obviously a corrupt official.
Lin Xiaoman acted like a proper official to the other officials in Tongtaiyi City, and because they had official documents with seals on them, Sun Tongmao had no doubts at all.
Sun Tongmao also heard about Yang Hanmo's large-scale purchase of grain. He just thought that Emperor Wu Sheng remembered his son and gave him money.
As a shameless person, Sun Tongmao confessed to Yang Hanmo as if nothing had happened, complaining and shirking responsibility, "I have no choice, I really have no food..."
Balabala.
Yang Hanmo looked unhappy at first, but then he acted as if, "Although I don't like you, I can't get rid of you, so I can only shake hands and make peace with you." This was considered a reconciliation between him and Sun Tongmao.
Both the host and the guests were in great joy, with fine wine and delicious food. A group of people toasted each other, drinking and chatting happily until the middle of the night.
It was too abrupt to take action right after entering the city. On the first day, Lin Xiaoman originally planned to behave himself and not take action, but this person came to him on his own initiative.
After a satisfying meal and a few drinks, just when Lin Xiaoman wanted to rest, Sun Tongmao came over quietly, trying to get close to her in various ways, and said, "This is just a small token of my respect, but I hope Yuan Chenshi will accept it."
Sun Tongmao very considerately handed her a box.
Without even looking, Lin Xiaoman knew the box contained banknotes.
Bribing officials from the capital is an unwritten rule, and Sun Tongmao is certainly a person who understands the rules very well.
Although the Jinlinwei assistant was only a fourth-rank official, the Jinlinwei were directly under the emperor and could make direct suggestions to the emperor. Sometimes, if the Jinlinwei called someone a "rebel", that person would become a rebel even if they were not already one.
Fearing that Lin Xiaoman would gossip in front of the emperor and team up with Yang Hanmo to implicate him, Sun Tongmao did not dare to be negligent at all and spent a large sum of money to bring Lin Xiaoman to his camp.
After giving the money, Sun Tongmao started to complain again. To sum it up, it was because Prince Mo was not good at resisting the disaster. He was just a small prefect and could only listen to the prince.
Sun Tongmao threw dirty water on Yang Hanmo and said he was innocent.
Lin Xiaoman took a look at the banknotes. Wow, it was a full 20,000 taels!
Fat! Too fat! This is definitely a fat sheep!
After receiving the money, Lin Xiaoman smiled and said on the spot that he would stand on his side. He generously poisoned the wine and gave him a glass of poisoned wine.
Of course, chronic poisons take effect slowly, and only after a few days do they show any effect.
The next day, Lin Xiaoman very willfully proposed to go hunting.
Sun Tongmao, who tried his best to win over Lin Xiaoman, naturally agreed to every request. However, as a civil servant, he was a weakling in martial arts, so the job of accompanying the hunting fell on the military officer.
Yang Hanmo had discussed this with Lin Xiaoman and knew that she was going to do something shady today, so he took the initiative to avoid going. Lin Xiaoman and his group went with Wei Hu, the commander of the city defense army.
Wei Hu is Su Tongmao's son-in-law. They are birds of a feather. As long as these two fall, the remaining people will not be a threat at all.
After leaving the city, Lin Xiaoman suddenly became interested and asked for a horse race. Everyone had no choice but to do as she wished. With a flick of the whip, the horses started galloping away.
Seizing the right opportunity, Lin Xiaoman secretly released his internal strength and knocked Wei Hu down secretly. Wei Hu, who was no match for Lin Xiaoman, didn't even know where the attack came from and fell off his horse. Several of his subordinates behind him were unable to avoid him and the scene of a major car accident immediately became a scene.
After all, Wei Hu had some basic martial arts skills and quick reaction, so even though he held his head, he did not die, but he felt unconscious.
"Commander Wei!" Lin Xiaoman came forward to check the situation with a look of concern. While helping the man, he secretly poked and pricked the man's spine with a small silver needle. He guaranteed that this guy would be a paralyzed bedridden man in his next life.
Very good, one done.
He left the city happily but returned to the city in a gloomy mood. When he heard the news that Wei Hu had been arrested, Su Tongmao was completely stunned. He immediately called over all of Wei Hu's men who had accompanied him and questioned them carefully.
Everyone said the same thing: Wei Hu was accidentally brought down.
Although he still felt something was wrong, these were all Wei Hu's confidants, and it was impossible for all of them to be bribed by Yang Hanmo. Su Tongmao could only believe that this was an accident.
After being diagnosed by the doctors, Wei Hu was confirmed to be disabled.
Once this man was dismissed, the position of the commander of the defending army became vacant. Sun Tongmao and Yang Hanmo secretly competed with each other, both wanting to push their own people up.
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