Chapter 362: Huang County is here

But Song Hongliang came to Wei Qiyue's house every day to cause trouble, and he was really a little entangled, so he turned around and asked a middle-aged man wearing a square flat scarf and a green Taoist robe beside him: "Mr. Cao, do you have any opinions on Deputy Envoy Song?"

Lord Cao said with great connotation: "What can I think? Even I heard the name Liu Peng for the first time in Dengzhou. Is he really so lawless in Huang County? In the past, I only heard that there were two kings in Huang County."

Lord Cao said it very clearly, and he was talking about "Huang County" rather than "Dengzhou", but Song Hongliang didn't notice this difference at all. He just wanted to take himself out of the fire pit as soon as possible, and quickly said: "It's not just lawless, it's simply absent-minded and domineering rule, and he doesn't take the laws of the court seriously at all."

Seeing that Song Hongliang was speechless, Wei Qiyue next to him quickly added: "No one dared to take care of him in Dengzhou, let alone Huang County is his old nest. Now he returns to Huang County to write a classic history. He is simply the local emperor of Huang County. He is lawless and very difficult to deal with!"

Now Song Hongliang has also come back to the scene. Although he doesn't know what this Lord Cao is from, he can tell that although Lord Cao only wore a blue Taoist robe and did not wear an official uniform, he is definitely a person in the officialdom with a high status. Moreover, he always has a confidence and demeanor that outsiders can't match when walking and speaking. Even if he is not a Jinshi master, he must be a Juren master.

Therefore, Song Hongliang immediately gave Liu Peng a blow: "Yes, I heard from outside that everyone said that Beishangu and Fengcang. The rice beans in their Liu family are comparable to Hefengcang in the mansion. It is really a family business of gold and silver. I don't know how many people's wealth and ointment are plundered in Huang County!"

Seeing Lord Cao frowning, Song Hongliang felt more and more likely. He was about to take advantage of the victory to pursue him, but Lord Cao suddenly asked: "Isn't this Liu Peng's surname Liu? Why did he come out of another Beishan Valley?"

Wei Qiyue immediately said, "Yes, Liu Dianshi's surname is Liu, but he can become the local emperor of Huang County, of course he cannot rely solely on his own strength. The Beishan Valley mentioned by Vice Example Song just now is his wife's house. Lord Cao is not a native of Dengzhou. I don't know that Liu Peng is not surprised. The situation in Huang County is completely different from the past. The two kings and one Zhang is already a thing of the past. The most popular one is Liu Peng, Liu Dashao, and Liu. Therefore, Huang County folk proverbs include Yun Huangcheng Liu, Beishan Valley, and Longkou River. This actually refers to Liu Dianshi's family."

The two kings and one Zhang are the most famous families in Huangxian in the past. However, there are two Wang families in Huangxian, so they are called "Two Wangs". One is the Langjia Wang family where the old prefect of Wang Daoyi is located, and the other is the Wang family in the city where the former governor of Sichuan Wang Jiguang is located, and the other is the Wang family in the city where the former governor of Sichuan Wang Jiguang is located. The Zhang family in the city forms the top famous family in Huangxian.

These three families have produced more than one Jinshi. As for the fame and honor of Juren, Superintendent, and Annual Tribute, they have emerged one after another. Lord Cao has given enough homework to Huangxian in advance, but he only heard of the two kings: "What is Huangcheng Liu, Longkou River, and Beishan Valley? I have never heard of this."

During this period, Song Hongliang entered many gates in Dengzhou Prefecture and ran many roads. Finally, he found out Liu Peng's details clearly. He immediately said: "This actually refers to Liu Peng, a little thief, Huangcheng Liu, which refers to Liu Peng's family living in Huangcheng for generations. He has been natives of Huangcheng for generations. He has been officials in the public sect for several generations. He is deeply rooted in the local area. He is even more lawless in his generation. His father Liu Kangjie is now the ambassador of the salt farm in Lijin. Liu Peng even controls the entire Huangxian official gate. The entire Huangxian official gate is from their Liu family. If anyone fights the Liu family, he cannot survive in the Huangxian official gate. What Liu Peng said is more effective than the magistrate.

Hearing this, Lord Cao couldn't help but frown again: "The Liu family's business in Huang County has reached such a point?"

Wei Qiyue immediately said: "Outsiders may think that Deputy Envoy Song's words are too exaggerated, but in fact, what Deputy Envoy Song said is not exaggerated at all. This is the case in Huang County. The former Liu Magistrate Liu's government order is said to be unable to leave the yamen without Liu Peng's consent. Sometimes even seals cannot be stamped, because the county's lords, dictionaries, and teachers are all from Liu Peng's side."

This is the first time that Lord Cao has an intuitive understanding of Liu Peng's power in Huang County: "It seems that the Huang County Magistrate is not easy to do! Beishangu refers to his eldest wife?"

"Yes! His eldest wife is Gu Mengyu. A woman is the head of the Beishangu family. It is a joke for our entire Dengzhou Prefecture, but no one in Dengzhou Prefecture dares to laugh at their family. Her family has at least tens of thousands of acres of good land, hundreds of industries and hundreds of shops. There is a street in Longkou Port that is all their shops. More than a dozen Gu family money shops have them. Even Laizhou Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture have their money shops. The Gu family has at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Maybe it has a million taels of silver. Everyone says that Beishangu and Fengcang, which means that their Gu family's family's family's family can be compared with the Fucang family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family can be compared with the Fucang family's family's family. It may be a bit exaggerated, but it will not be too far away."

Lord Cao was shocked: "There is such a wealthy family in Huang County?"

Wei Qiyue immediately said: "Although Liu Dianshi is arrogant and domineering in Huang County, although Gu Mengyu is nominally his wife, in fact, Liu Peng went to the Gu family to be his son-in-law!"

Lord Cao even took a breath. One was powerful and the other was rich. Even if Liu Peng just went to the Gu family to be a son-in-law, the combination of the two families could destroy all the Jianglongs. Therefore, he could only continue to ask about the situation in Huang County: "What's going on with the so-called Longkoujiang?"

"Longkou River refers to the Jiang family, Liu Peng's little wife's family. They have been a military family for generations, and they have the spirit of heroism. They control the gang and green forest roads of Huang County. Now Liu Peng and the Gu family have joined forces to build a Longkou private port in Huang County and hand it over to the Jiang family for management. There are 180 ships in the port every day. Not only can they make money every day, but they also formed a township soldier team called the patrol team there. There are hundreds of strong men and soldiers, and Liu Peng's little wife Jiang Qingyuetong led this patrol team. Everyone said that the Japanese arresting troops of Dengzhou Guard were all pulled out, and they are not the opponent of this patrol team. The entire Dengzhou Prefecture can beat the patrol team. There are only the camp soldiers of Dengzhou Camp."

The garrison system was already difficult to return by the late Ming Dynasty. The city guards, military farms, and Beijing Cao troops had no combat effectiveness. Apart from the imperial court, the elite troops to form battalions, the only combat-capture force among the garrison was the mandatory Japanese arresting army. However, according to Wei Qiyue, the power of the Longkou patrol team was better than the Japanese arresting army. Only when Dengzhou camp went into battle could they win steadily.

But if the battalion troops were dispatched, it would be a big shocking event. Therefore, Lord Cao immediately asked: "Don't this patrol team belong to the third squad in the county?"

"Not among the three squads in the county!" Wei Qiyue said immediately: "Although the patrol team is named as a horse express squad, it actually has nothing to do with the third squad. It is completely Liu Peng's private soldier, and he only obeys the orders of Liu Peng."

Song Hongliang also added: "Even Class 3 is unreliable. The Liu family came from Class 3. Now Class 3 is completely controlled by the Liu family. The reason why no one in Dengzhou Prefecture dares to deal with Liu Peng is that Liu Peng has such a force of hundreds of people in his hands. I heard that the horse team in Prince Heng's mansion was broken under their hands the last time, and hundreds of people died."

Wei Qiyue didn't expect that Song Hongliang would actually bring up the scandal in Prince Heng's Mansion, but when Wei Qiyue mentioned this, he could only forcibly cleanse the ground: "It was all because of Liu Peng's sneak attack. Our horse team suffered losses in a hurry and unprepared manner. In fact, more than 20 brothers were killed or injured."

But now Lord Cao heard the smell. Liu Peng not only carried the horse team of Hengwang Mansion head-on, but also killed the horse team of Hengwang Mansion, with at least dozens of people killed and injured. However, Liu Peng is still able to jump around and dominate, but the Hengwang Mansion can only forcibly cover up this matter. This can only show that Liu Peng's power in Dengzhou has reached the point of covering the sky with one hand.

One has power and the other has money, plus a force of hundreds of people and a private port completely controlled by Liu Peng. Such a combination, let alone an empty local official, even if the magistrate was killed, could he have a way to fool him and cover him up. Therefore, Lord Cao couldn't sit still immediately. He said: "Deputy Envoy Song, I have private matters with Weng Wei. Can it be convenient? Let's talk about Liu Peng tomorrow."

When Song Hongliang heard Lord Cao give the order to expel guests, he felt that there was a chance. Although Lord Cao didn't know what origin, he should have been at least a juren. As for his official position, he started at least an eighth-rank official. If he came forward to deal with Liu Peng, it would naturally be a natural result, far better than running alone. Therefore, he immediately stood up and said goodbye: "Wen Weng, Lord Cao, if you have any use, you can be at the bottom of the place, you can be at any time."

He regarded himself as Lord Cao's subordinate, but Lord Cao didn't give such a chance. After sending Song Hongliang away, he said to Wei Qiyue: "Wen Weng, this is the case in Huangxian County. Why didn't I explain it clearly earlier and let me prepare early. Now it can be said that I have no preparation at all."

Wei Qiyue said with a smile: "Duke Wei, today I am here to remind you, otherwise if you arrive in Huang County, you will think that the Huang family is the world of the two kings and one king, so that you will not be prepared at all."
Chapter completed!