During the famine, my ancient well connected to modern times

Chapter 561 It’s okay

In the past few years, Jiang Qian has adapted to having Hong Li by his side. He can't believe what would happen if something happened to him?
Hong Li touched his body with a dull look, and seemed not to feel any particular pain.

"I seem to be fine."

"Of course you're fine."

Yuan Li said slowly. Only then did the two of them notice Liu Bian, who was lying on the ground bleeding, and Liu Jing, who was pressed to the ground.

It turned out that when Liu Jing stabbed him with the dagger, Yuan Li pulled Liu Bian over, blocking the dagger.

Liu Bian never thought that he would eventually die in the hands of his son.

"why why?"

Liu Jing was pinned to the ground unable to move. She looked at him with one eye and tears flowed from her eyes.

"Isn't this what you told me? Everything must be based on the interests of the Liu family."

At this moment, Liu Bian didn't know whether he should be happy or angry.

Feeling the loss of life force, Liu Bian's mind became much clearer. He endured the pain and raised his head to look at Jiang Qian.

"Master Jiang, I recorded what I have done over the years in an account book and hid it in a dry well in the backyard of my home. I want to use my life and that account book in exchange for the names of my whole family. ”

Jiang Qian glanced at his abdomen and shook his head.

"You colluded with the Huns to secretly sell salt, iron, and grain. This is tantamount to conspiracy. Even if I promised, your majesty and those courtiers would not agree."

Liu Bian's eyes lost their luster. Of course he knew it was difficult, but he still wanted to fight for his family.

Jiang Qian changed the subject, "However, if you are willing to testify against the family, I can plead with Your Majesty and convict only you and your eldest son, and the rest of the Liu family can save their lives."

Liu Bian was helpless, "I...I'm going to die. I'm afraid I won't have a chance to testify."

"Who said you were going to die? You just bled a little and didn't hurt any important parts. You can still save your life if you look back."

As Yuan Li spoke, he reluctantly took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and randomly stuffed the medicine inside into Liu Bian's mouth.

Liu Bian subconsciously wanted to vomit, but Yuan Li glared at him, "This is a good medicine that can save your life. If you vomit it out, your Liu family will be doomed."

Liu Bian quickly swallowed the medicine.

Yuan Li, who was about to continue threatening: "..."

Soon, Huan Tielong also surrendered Xuzhou Sima. If Lan Xiang hadn't taken action, Huan Tielong would have really killed him.

"Master Huan has committed such a serious crime and should be handed over to His Majesty."

"Is your Majesty still needed? This man's crimes are so heinous that he deserves to be punished by the nine tribes. If I kill him, I will save your Majesty from wasting your breath on him."

Lan Xiang wanted to explain: "It would be great if everyone could think like adults."

Huan Tielong also thought of the court officials, and then let Xuzhou Sima go.

However, he deliberately poked a few holes in his body. Although it was not fatal, it would definitely make him suffer. Lan Xiang did not stop him when he saw it. He just had Xuzhou Sima carried down to ensure that he would not die.

Not long after, Feng Wei also led people to count out the explosives buried everywhere.

Jiang Qian's expression was extremely grim, "Sure enough, it's the same explosive that attacked the Queen on the long street."

This also shows that the original explosive was related to Xuzhou.

"A total of six explosives were cleared. According to the person who buried the explosives, they made a total of sixteen explosives. Now there are only six here. So where are the other ten explosives?" Feng Wei asked again. Jiang Qian immediately looked at Huan Tielong, "Sir, have you found anything in the iron mine?"

"As you expected, they plan to destroy the iron mine. I have already asked people to take over the iron mine." At this point, his face became extremely ugly.

"It also involves human smuggling. Most of the miners there were trafficked by them or were escorted by the government on trumped-up charges."

A cold look flashed across Huan Tielong's face, "We also found several hundred-man pits near the iron mine. It is estimated that there are hundreds of corpses, all of which were people who died in the iron mine."

Even Yuan Li, who is used to seeing life and death, couldn't help but grimace, "These people are really crazy."

Jiang Qian fell into deep thought.

"So many people have died in the iron mines. It shows that they have not stopped mining for many years. So how many iron tools are there?"

Huan Tielong and Yuan Li had not thought about this issue before, but thinking about it now made them feel chills. If all these iron weapons were transported to the Xiongnu, then all the officials in Xuzhou would die.

Jiang Qian suddenly thought of something more important.

"Master Yuan, what Liu Bian just said about the nursery should be told to His Majesty as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, sir, I will send someone to deliver the message immediately."

Jiang Qian turned to Huan Tielong and said, "Please Sir Huan temporarily take over Xuzhou's troops and seal the city gates. All people entering and leaving must be carefully checked."

"But for what reason?"

"I just said that we want to investigate the murderer of the explosion."

Huan Tielong nodded when he heard this, and then glanced at the corpses on the ground, "Mr. Jiang, what should I do with the corpses of these people? Should they be kept or given to their families?"

"Keep it first, let someone register it, and then return the body to the family. For his own selfishness, Xuzhou Sima did not hesitate to drag the entire Xuzhou officialdom to bury him with him. The Lord got the news and arrived in time, but he only saved Lord Liu. , other officials did not survive."

Huan Tielong's eyes lit up when he heard the voice of his words.

After Jiang Qian left, Huan Tielong's lieutenant came up and said, "Sir, Master Jiang, what did you mean by that just now?"

"This means we will stay in Xuzhou from now on."

"If we stay here, we won't go home. Didn't you say you were going to the capital before? Why are you staying in Xuzhou now? Isn't Xuzhou similar to ours?"

Huan Tielong gave him a blow, "Then how can it be the same?"

Xuzhou is Shangzhou.

Although they are both governors, the governors of Shangzhou and Xiazhou are different in terms of official rank and treatment.

Originally, Huan Tielong wanted to take this opportunity to return to the capital, so that he could at least stay in the Ministry of War.

But if you think about it carefully, it is too uneconomical.

Returning to the Ministry of War, he could only stay in the Ministry of War as a small doctor for the rest of his life. At best, he could be the minister of the Ministry of War, and he had a clear understanding of himself.

He can fight wars and manage the affairs of a state, but if he is asked to manage the army of the whole country, he is indeed powerless.

If he could stay in Xuzhou this time and be transferred back to the capital in the future, the result would be different.

"Let's go back and pick out some of the best trophies from our trip, especially things like calligraphy, paintings and calligraphy, and send them to Mr. Jiang."

"Yes."