Early in the morning on November 28, the 18th year of Jianping, Xie Boyan, the deputy general of the Ministry of War, got on a carriage and prepared to go to the Yanshui River Wharf more than 20 miles outside Fuzhen City, and then took a boat to Tushun Port in the north of the Great Wei Empire, and then returned to Yong'an City in the Great Yan Empire from Tushun Port.

The person who accompanied Xie Boyan in a carriage was also a headman named Liu from the Ministry of Rites, who was considered the deputy of Xie Boyan. He was from the third rank. The six ministries of the Great Yan Empire generally had three to five headmans, and the rank was only below the Yuanwailang.

In addition to Xie Boyan and Liu, there were five other officials from the Dayan court who came to Fuzhen City this time, all of whom were low-level officials under the fifth rank of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, serving as the entourage of Xie Boyan and Liu.

Director Liu looked at the busy street outside the window and sighed to Xie Boyan: "Fuzhen City is worthy of being the capital of Fuzhen Kingdom, and its prosperity is not as good as Yong'an City."

Xie Boyan smiled and said, "Although the population and area of ​​Fuzhen City cannot catch up with Yong'an City, Fuzhen City's business is extremely prosperous. It is said that the one-year commercial tax in Fuzhen City can collect about 10 million taels of silver. This is still the case when the commercial tax in Fuzhen is extremely low."

Commander Liu hesitated and asked, "Mr. Xie, after the imperial court takes control of Congzhou Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture, Xiangzhou Prefecture and Guizhou Prefecture, will we implement the tax system of our Dayan?"

Xie Boyan said decisively: "Of course, I have to implement the tax system of Dayan. The five prefectures have increased the land and Ding Fu of Dayan, which can increase at least 13 million taels of silver every year."

Master Liu smiled bitterly and said, "But just one year's commercial tax in Fuzhen City can collect 10 million taels of silver!"

Xie Boyan waved his hand and said, "How can my Dayan compete with the people for profit like Fujun? Land and Ding Fu are the foundation of my Dayan tax!"

Commander Liu did not continue to talk about this topic. You should know that Xie Boyan was from the Xie family in the capital, and the industry and commerce of the Dayan Empire were almost controlled by generals of all sizes, which made the industrial and commercial tax of the Dayan Empire almost useless.

As a member of the Xie family, Xie Boyan would certainly not support the collection of commercial taxes by the Dayan court.

Commander Liu smiled and said, "This time Lord Xie has made great contributions to the court. It can be said that he helped the court collect Congzhou Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture, Junzhou Prefecture, Xiangzhou Prefecture and Guizhou Prefecture without spending a single soldier."

Xie Boyan also showed a proud look on his face, "It is also the Marquis of Zhennan who is loyal to me, Dayan. We can be so smooth this time, I..."

Before Xie Boyan could finish his words, several crossbow arrows suddenly shot into the carriage. Xie Boyan and Liu were immediately shot by crossbow arrows, and each screamed and there was no movement.

"Ba—" Li Bin slapped the book case in front of him and shouted angrily to everyone in the room: "Check it out for me! Even if you turn Fuzhen City over, you will still find out the mastermind behind the assassination of Xie Boyan!"

Originally, Li Bin had already negotiated with Xie Boyan, who represented the Dayan court, to reorganize the army, and Li Bin also won the military power of the eight outer guards and all the soldiers in the five prefectures.

Li Bin was quite satisfied with this. The eight outer guards were all in the five-brigade system. According to the organization of the Dayan Imperial Guard, the eight outer guards had about 280,000 people.

The other five prefectures can form about 420,000 soldiers, so that Li Bin can control an army of 700,000. With such strength, even the Xie family, the strongest among the Thirteen Generals of the Great Yan, cannot compare with Li Bin's in terms of the number of troops that can truly control.

Now Xie Boyan was assassinated before leaving Fuzhen City, which is likely to lead to changes in the agreed military reorganization, and may even lead to the misunderstanding that Xie Boyan was assassinated by Li Bin. Li Bin already had the intention of seizing Congzhou Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture, Junzhou Prefecture, Xiangzhou Prefecture and Guizhou Prefecture.

Yuchi Gong then said with shame: "Lord, I'm all complaining that I'm a little careless. I didn't expect that the assassin would assassinate Xie Yuanwailang with a force crossbow in the streets of the downtown city. In the end, he escaped successfully and escorted Xie Yuanwailang's officers and soldiers, and even an assassin was not caught."

At present, the Third Guard of Jungzhou of Yuchi Gong is stationed in Fuzhou City. The task of protecting Xie Boyan and his group is also under the Third Guard of Jungzhou.

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "Lord, it is obvious that the assassination of Xie Yuanwailang has been plotting for a long time, and the entire assassination plan is designed almost without any leakage. However, because of this, it means that someone inside us must have participated in this matter!"

Lu Xun continued: "Gongjin's words are reasonable. In fact, the one who wants the lord to separatist the five prefectures and establish himself the most is the officials of the former Fuzhou State. Currently, the officials of Congzhou Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture, Junzhou Prefecture, Xiangzhou Prefecture and Guizhou Prefecture are the officials of the former Fuzhou State. Once the court takes control of these five prefectures, they must appoint new officials to the five prefectures. Then the officials of the former Fuzhou State will be in a very embarrassing situation. They can only be officials of the unqualified grades. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that these assassins were sent by the Jin Luo State."

A trace of murderous aura flashed in Li Bin's eyes, "What Gongjin and Boyan mean, was the assassination of Xie Boyan done by the Tsui Keweina gang?"

Tsui Kewei was the former left minister of the Ministry of Personnel of Fuzhou. After surrendering to Li Bin, Li Bin asked Tsui Kewei to temporarily lead the government affairs of the Shangzhou Prefecture.

Zhou Yu said: "Lord, although there is no evidence, it will be concluded that the Tsui Hark Vina's gang is inseparable from the assassination of Xie Yuanwailang."

Lu Xun nodded: "Lord, if Xie Yuanwailang is killed, the most profitable group will be the Tsui Hark Vina, so they are the most suspicious."

Li Bin immediately said, "Gongjin, Xie Boyan was assassinated, I will leave it to you to investigate. You can mobilize the troops in Fuzhen City at will. You can send someone to arrest anyone who is suspected, including Tsui Harkwei!"

"Yes, lord, I will definitely find out the real murderer who assassinated Xie Yuanwailang!" Zhou Yu said with the order.

Li Bin then asked Hua Tuo: "How is Xie Boyan's injury?"

At that time, in the carriage of the carriage, Liu was shot by three crossbow arrows, and one of them shot directly into Liu Zhushi's heart, causing Liu Zhushi to die on the spot.

Xie Boyan was shot by two crossbow arrows, but these two crossbow arrows did not hit Xie Boyan's vital point. After Xie Boyan screamed, he immediately covered his mouth with his hands so that he would no longer scream. Otherwise, the assassin would have shot again when he heard that the person in the carriage was not dead.

Hua Tuo said: "Don't worry, lord, although Xie Yuanwailang was shot by two crossbow arrows, he avoided the vital points and his life was worry-free. However, Xie Yuanwailang was still seriously injured. It would take at least two or three months to fully recover."

Hearing that Xie Boyan is alive and has no worries, the expression on Li Bin's face eased a lot, "Now Xie Boyan cannot return to Yong'an City in a short period of time. Everyone thinks what should we do next?"

Qin Qiong suggested at this time: "Lord, there are still several court officials who came to Fuzhen City with Xie Yuanwailang. Although their official positions are not high, you can ask Xie Yuanwailang to prepare a letter, and let those court officials return to the capital with Xie Yuanwailang's letter and present the letter to the emperor and the court. We finally won the military power of the eight outer guards and all the soldiers of the five governments, so we can't just be ruined."

Lu Xun then said loudly: "Lord, this time Xie Yuanwailang was assassinated in Fuzhen City, and a chief of the Ministry of Rites was killed on the spot. The court will inevitably have doubts about the lord. So just in case, the generals felt that we should start reorganizing the army immediately, select elite soldiers and generals from the current guards, and reorganize the six outer guards of Guizhou Prefecture and two outer guards of Xiangzhou Prefecture. Only when the lord holds a strong army can he be invincible."

Li Bin nodded and said, "Then let Xie Boyan write a letter to report the results of our discussion to the court. In addition, the six outer guards of Guizhou Prefecture, the two outer guards of Xiangzhou Prefecture, and the five soldiers of the government should all be formed as soon as possible."

Just as Li Bin finished speaking, Meng Tie quickly walked in and reported to Li Bin: "Lord, Sun Qian led his head with six heads, claiming that he was the mastermind of assassinating Xie Yuanwailang!"

Sun Qian, who is 40 years old this year, was originally the left doctor of the Ministry of Justice of Fuzhou. After defecting to Li Bin, he was temporarily responsible for controlling the criminal prisons in various prefectures.

When Li Bin heard Sun Qian’s head, he showed a sneer on his lips, “It seems that he wants to abandon the car and keep the handsome guy!”

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "What the lord said is very true. It is obvious that Sun Qian is an abandoned son introduced by the Tsui Hark Vina."

"Bring Sun Qian in first!"

After Sun Qian was taken into the room by Li Bin's two personal soldiers, he was pressed and knelt on the ground by the two personal soldiers.

Before Li Bin could speak, Sun Qian said loudly: "Grandmaster, in the war that just ended, Dayan and Jinluo Kingdoms were both defeated. However, the Grandmaster is now occupying the five prefectures of Congzhou, Fuzhou, Junzhou, Xiangzhou and Guizhou. Its army exceeds 1.7 million, and it has become the overlord. It is enough to establish and rebuild Fuzhou Kingdom and create a foundation that will last for generations!"

Li Bin snorted coldly and said, "Sun Qian, you are so brave. Not only do you send someone to assassinate the court ministers, but you also dare to incite the governor to rebel against the court. Are you not afraid of being killed by the nine clans?"

Sun Qian looked arrogant and arrogant, "If the Grand Governor can ascend the throne and become the emperor of Fujun, Sun Qian will die without regrets!"

Li Bin stared at Sun Qian for a while, then said lightly: "Fujie Kingdom and even Dongcong Kingdom have all been destroyed. From now on, only Fuzhou Prefecture, Jingzhou Prefecture and Congzhou Prefecture of the Great Yan. Everyone knows what you were doing to assassinate Xie Boyan. Such a high-sounding reason has no effect on me."

When Sun Qian heard this, he asked unwillingly: "Grandmaster, don't you want to ascend the throne and become emperor and rule the world?"

Li Bin did not answer Sun Qian's words, but turned his head to Zhou Yu and said, "Gongjin, I'll leave this Sun Qian to you. Find out the matter clearly!"

"Don't worry, lord, I will let Sun Qian explain everything clearly!"

Just when Sun Qian brought six heads to the Grand Governor's Office to surrender, an official in his thirty years old said to Tsui Kewei with a look of sad expression: "Brother Xiaoyuan has already gone to the Grand Governor's Office."

Tsui Kewei nodded slightly and said, "Brother Xiaoyuan is to protect everyone. This time, the assassination of the Xie Yuanwailang will inevitably suspect that it was planned by us, the former officials of Fuzhou. If no one pleaded guilty, maybe even you and I would not be able to escape."

The official in his thirties was named He Futai, and his courtesy name was Ji Yang. He was originally the right doctor of the Ministry of Personnel of Fuzhou. After joining Li Bin, he temporarily acted as Tsui Kewei's deputy to help Tsui Kewei handle the government affairs of the Junzhou Prefecture.

He Futai sighed and said, "It's a pity that Mr. Xie, the man who was killed by the son of Xie, was shot at two crossbow arrows without being shot to the vital point."

Tsui Kewei shook his head and said, "I have opposed Brother Xiaoyuan's use of such fierce measures before. Even if he can kill that Lord Xie, so what if he can? The Dayan court will not push the Grand Commander out of the Grand Commander just because he died, and the Grand Commander won't raise an army to rebel against Dayan just because he died!"

"I actually disagree with Brother Xiaoyuan doing this. Now Brother Xiaoyuan has pleaded guilty. I wonder if the Grand Governor will still hold on to this matter?"

"Oh—— Brother Xiaoyong will cut off all the clues about this matter."

"Brother Fengxing, what do you mean?"

"Brother Xiaoyuan has actually been suffering from a terminal illness and has not been long since."

Sun Qian hid poison in his collar. Before Zhou Yu could interrogate Sun Qian, Sun Qian committed suicide by taking poison.

However, what the former Fujie State officials, including Sun Qian, Tsui Harkwei and He Futai, did not expect that although the clues of the assassination of Xie Boyan after Sun Qian's death were cut off, Zhou Yu did not play according to common sense and directly arrested Tsui Harkwei and He Futai, the former Fujie State officials, without telling any evidence, were punished.

As a result, the former Fuzhou officials who participated in the assassination of Xie Boyan, and even the former Fuzhou officials who were informed, did not run away, and were all examined by Zhou Yu.

Li Bin looked at more than 20 former officials from Fujun State on the list, and after thinking for a long time, he said to Zhou Yu: "Please all these people be imprisoned first and wait for the court to deal with them."

Zhou Yu immediately asked, "Lord, what about their vacant location?"

Li Bin said: "First find someone to beat you. When the officials appointed by the court arrive, we don't have to worry about these headaches."

Zhou Yu hesitated and asked, "Lord, among the civil servants of the former Fuzhen Kingdom and the former Dongcong Kingdom, there are also some people with real talents and knowledge, including Tsui Kewei, He Futai and others on this list. The lord has almost no civil servants under his command now, so why not recruit some people for their own use?"

Li Bin shook his head and said, "The backbone civil officials of the Yuanfujie Kingdom and the Yuandongcong Kingdom have all become ghosts under the sword of the Jinluo Kingdom. Among the remaining civil officials of the two countries, even those with real talents and knowledge, are just some people who are afraid of life and death. I am worried that if they value these people as a priority, they will ruin big things in the future."
Chapter completed!