Looting the Gold

Ren Qingshan simply did not want to talk to this fool. The only reason he was able to become the first commander was because of his loyalty and excellent combat skills. Other than that, his EQ, vision of the big picture, and political skills were simply negative values. If he were to be placed alone in the imperial court, he would probably not be able to live for more than a month before he collapsed.

Ren Qingshan originally wanted to ignore him, but when he saw this fool's smug face, he couldn't help but say, "That's impossible. Do you think they're transporting a few yuan worth of trash? That's 33 tons of gold! The entire process has rules! If they dared to take the small train, they would have left from the Long State long ago. Why would they travel through our territory to the train station in Mountain Mangchang? Isn't it unnecessary?"

Dong Qianwang's face immediately turned red, and veins popped out on his forehead. He argued, "How do you know that they are not being deliberately mysterious? Pretending to be weak? Pretending to go to the train station of the Empire on purpose, but actually secretly transferring to a small train? A person like you who has never won a single battle with me in drills cannot see through the enemy's strategy. What right do you have to talk nonsense here?"

This time, it was Ren Qingshan's turn to blush: "You bastard Dong, I have tolerated you for a long time!"

Dong Qianwang looked at him with slanted eyes. "What do you want? Do you want to fight? If I don't beat you up today, I'll take your surname."

"Come on, let me show you the Xu Family's Iron Fist that I just mastered!"

Dong Qianwang spat. "Stop bragging. You think you can suck up to Xu Zong?" He pulled off his shirt, revealing his strong muscles. "I'll show you the real thing. One punch and you're dead."

"Alright, I'll see…"

"Both of you, shut up!"

Sheng Huaixuan finally spoke. The two of them glared at each other like they were fighting roosters before retreating.

Sheng Huaixuan did not have the time to care about them. He turned to Cheng Hexin, the Chief Secretary, and Mei Xingan, the governor-general's office's Director of Internal Affairs, and asked, "You said that the Director of the City Hall, backed by Yu Zhongxian of the Supreme Council, launched a rebellion at the meeting of the county governor?"

Cheng Hexin nodded. "Yes, they were connected. Yu Zhongxian directly sent five secret police officers to assist, and they even gave the inspectors an authorization order. The director of the county hall, Li Tupo, joined forces with the local bureaus, the Public Security Department, the Water Conservancy Bureau, and the Agricultural Department. They openly rebelled at the meeting and declared that they would punish Lin Wen."

"When did it happen?"

Mei Xingan shook his white hair and rolled his eyes. He coughed and said, "It was three days ago. We only received the news after a day and took some time to verify and investigate."

Sheng Huaixuan thought for a moment. "At that time, Li Yuchen and Lei Renjie hadn't arrived yet, right?"

Cheng Hexin nodded.

Sheng Huaixuan frowned. "What did Lin Wen do? I remember that you reported that he didn't start building guards immediately."

Cheng Hexin was a little confused as he said, "According to the information we gathered later, it was said that Lin Wen single-handedly repelled the siege of more than twenty people, and then summoned the garrison officials, Fang Dashan, and the imperial soldiers to suppress the situation."

Sheng Huaixuan looked at him in surprise. "Did Lin Wen practice martial arts before?"

Cheng Hexin shook his head. "I've checked, and there's no relevant information. Moreover, the five secret police officers were all strong soldiers who had passed the third level of special training. They were also the best in the special forces. Even the top students of the Imperial Military Academy find it difficult to beat them one-on-one, let alone one-on-five."

Sheng Huaixuan thought for a moment. "He might have practiced a little and gained some skills. After resisting them for a while, he managed to pacify the rebellion when Fang Dashan arrived. The officials present were more or less implicated. They were afraid of revenge, so they tried their best to flatter Lin Wen. I know them. They have always been like this."

Cheng Hexin quickly said, "That should be the case."

Bang! Sheng Huaixuan threw something heavily onto the ground, startling the two commanders and the guards behind him.

"How vicious. Yu Zhongxian, you really don't take me, the governor-general of Dongqin State seriously."

Sheng Huaixuan said coldly.

"Directly sending the secret police to incite the local officials to rebel. There's also the inspectors' authorization order. They want to directly kill Lin Wen, beat him up until he can never reincarnate, and then use this chance to bite me!"

Mei Xingan, the Director of Internal Affairs, seemed sleepy this whole time. He coughed and said, "Xiao Sheng, what do you want to do?"

Sheng Huaixuan sneered. "Have I not been keeping a low profile for so long that they think I can no longer hold a knife?"

He raised his voice. "Dong Qianwang, listen to my orders! Change of plans. Today, not only are we going to steal their goods, but we're also going to detain their people! Everyone, detain them! Lock them up in prison! Wait for those scumbags from the headquarters to come and get them!"

Dong Qianwang's face was distorted. However, he knew that he couldn't afford to offend the governor at this time. He could only pass down the order with a bitter face.

But Sheng Huaixuan was not done yet. "Ren Qingshan, listen up!"

Ren Qingshan took a step forward. "Yes, sir!"

"Bring another group of people to the Longmo Mountain Manor in the Zhong State and rob Yu Zhongxian's manor! Burn the manor! Bring everyone back!"

Ren Qingshan did not hesitate and shouted, "Yes, governor!" He turned around and ran out.

This was getting out of hand!

Cheng Hexin was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He kept signaling Mei Xingan with his eyes, but this old man acted as if he didn't see anything. He coughed and fell asleep.

No one dared to dissuade the furious governor. Even getting close to him was a huge pressure. Fortunately, the troops escorting the gold appeared in his field of vision shortly after.

There was a long convoy with two armored transport vehicles at the center. There were more than thirty field vehicles around them, as well as a thousand imperial soldiers guarding them. They were armed with loaded guns and had a solemn appearance.

However, when they were blocked by 1,600 soldiers from the Qing Army and 2,000 soldiers from the rear, the commander knew that it was over. When he saw that there were thousands of guns on both sides of the cliff, he could only wave his hand and ask the guards to put down their weapons.

Dong Qianwang walked over and said sympathetically, "A wise choice. You know that if you resist, I will shoot."

The commander heaved a long sigh. "We're all soldiers of the Empire. What's the point?"

The vice commander was indignant. "The Qing army is openly robbing the gold of the Empire's headquarters! When the Empire's headquarters blames you, you will have to bear the consequences!"

Dong Qianwang knocked this fool unconscious with one punch. He blew at his fist and said, "Why do you have to do this? You're all captives. What's there to be arrogant about?" He looked at him with pity. "Besides, this is a matter of the bosses. Why are us the subordinates worrying?"

He waved his hand. "Let's go."

The whole robbery was unusually smooth, and Governor Sheng seemed to be in a better mood. On the way back, he had been calmly discussing the matter with Mei Xingan.

Although Mei Xingan looked like he was old and muddled, the words he said were like sharp swords. They were cold and threatening, like invisible air, making it hard for anyone to exert any strength.

"The Long State's guards have trespassed into the Dongqin State's territory without any notice."

"That's right, Xiao Sheng. They couldn't have told anyone."

"Our Qing Army was having a drill at Little Frost Mountain. They barged in and disrupted the drill. It's normal for them to be detained if there's a conflict."

"Well, I've put out the drill files and notices. They were all from a month ago."

"We didn't know they were escorting gold. The Long State Guard didn't do their duty to inform us. Maybe they did, but I didn't hear."

"Because they are treated as ordinary items. It's normal for them to suffer losses during the escort process."

And so on. Under his series of godlike maneuvers, this crazy thing gradually became less crazy.

This less crazy thing became slightly overboard but acceptable.

Even though it's slightly outrageous, you've already accepted it. I'll just apologize again.

— I've already apologized. What else do you want?

As a result, a major event turned into a minor one and a non-existent one. An earth-shattering major event was like a mosquito bite in Elder Mei's mouth. It became a trivial matter.

Halfway through, Cheng Hexin's heartbeat became normal. He sighed in his heart. This was indeed the legendary stabilizer of the governor-general's office.

He truly deserved his fame.