Chapter 132 It's up to you to decide what to do

Yang Zhengshan escorted Xu Wanfu, Xu Lu and others back to the garrison office, and ordered Song Dashan to take a dozen Yang family members to the garrison camp.

This time he captured more than a dozen team officers in the garrison camp, and the Yang family members who came with him could fill these vacancies.

With these Yang family members around, Yang Zhengshan can keep the garrison camp firmly in his hands. Even if Han Cheng has ulterior motives in the future, he will not be able to do anything with the garrison camp.

There are also cells in the garrison office, but they are only cells for temporarily detaining prisoners. The garrison office has no authority to deal with prisoners. If one wants to deal with prisoners, one must go through the Zhenfu Division of the Weisi Yamen.

Yang Zhengshan will detain the person first, and then collect the evidence slowly.

Although he can no longer rely on Zhou Lan, he should not forget that there is a Secret Guard behind him. He believes that the Secret Guard will arrange everything properly.

And even if the Secret Guards don’t take action, don’t we still have Wang Bin?
He believed that Wang Bin would support him.

Just when Yang Zhengshan put Xu Wanfu and others into the cell, Wu Hai came over.

"Master, a centurion wants to see you!"

"Century!" Yang Zhengshan was slightly surprised, "What's your name?"

"He said his last name was Wei, and he met you two days ago!" Wu Hai said.

Yang Zhengshan's eyes lit up, and he immediately thought of Wei Cen, "Where is he?"

"I have already invited everyone to the back hall in the front yard!" Wu Hai said.

Such guests who come to visit naturally cannot be kept outside the door, but they cannot be invited directly into the main hall either, so they are first arranged in the small hall in the back house.

"Please invite them to the main hall!" Yang Zhengshan gave the order, and then went to a room in the front yard to change into a loose Chengzi robe.

When Yang Zhengshan arrived at the main hall, Wei Cen was sitting upright beside the coffee table.

Today, Wei Cen is no longer dressed in black, but has changed into a green suit, which makes him less mysterious and more capable and arrogant.

"Your humble servant greets Lord Yang!" Wei Cen put on a very serious attitude and took the initiative to greet Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, glanced at Wu Hai who was serving beside him and said, "You go down first!"

"Yes!" Wu Hai bowed and left the main hall.

Yang Zhengshan sat down beside the coffee table, motioned, and said, "Sit down and talk!"

Wei Cen then sat down.

"Does Eunuch Lu have any instructions?"

"The admiral asked me to cooperate with you in investigating the smuggling case in Anyuan Prefecture." Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his long beard and looked at him steadily. "Cooperate, how do you cooperate?"

"I'll do my best and cooperate with you fully!" Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan smiled.

This surprised him. He thought Lu Hua would use him as a gun, but he didn't expect Lu Hua would really use him.

If Lu Hua just wanted to use him as a gun, he would only give him orders and would not send anyone to cooperate with him.

Faced with Lu Hua's order, Yang Zhengshan really didn't have the confidence to refuse.

Even Zhou Lan, the commander-in-chief of the Secret Guard Zhenbei Division, had to compromise, let alone him, a small garrison commander.

"Then tell me the details of this smuggling case first!" Yang Zhengshan said tentatively.

Since the other party said he would cooperate with him, he naturally had to tell him the truth.

Wei Cen nodded slightly and said, "The story begins in the first month of the twenty-third year of Chengping..."

He described what had happened in detail. Basically, when the Hu people invaded the border for the first time, the Secret Guards discovered something unusual in the Hu people and launched an investigation.

As the investigation progressed, they finally confirmed that the force that smuggled supplies to the Hu people was in Anyuan Prefecture.

However, they encountered obstacles during their investigation in Anyuan Prefecture.

It's not that someone is stopping their investigation. They have been investigating secretly and have not been exposed until now. It's just that the clues they found are all leadless clues.

"According to our investigation, Anyuan Prefecture City Guard Cao Han, Garrison Battalion Captain Xu Wanfu, Prefect Lin Xuan, and Military Assistant Hao Zhaoxian were all involved in the smuggling case!"

"In addition, there is the Jing'an Liang family. The Jing'an Liang family is responsible for transporting and selling goods. They transport salt, iron, grain, cloth and other goods to the outside of the customs, and bring back some furs, medicinal materials and other goods from outside the customs to sell. The Jing'an Liang family is responsible for coordinating all of this."

"However, according to our investigation, we found that there is also the Black Cliff Village behind the Jing'an Liang family."

Hearing this, Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows.

"Black Cliff Village?"

"Well, Heiya Village is a gang force, entrenched in the eastern part of Chongshan Town. It has quite a reputation among the people and in the gang." Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes slightly. It actually involved underworld forces?

"and then?"

"No, our clues only go to Heiya Village. The people we can confirm are involved are the ones mentioned before. As for whether there are other people involved in Anyuanzhou City, it is still unknown." Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan fell into deep thought, he felt that something was wrong.

"That's not right. It looks like Black Cliff Village is the mastermind behind the scenes. But how can a martial arts sect let a group of imperial officials work for them?"

It's not that he looks down on the martial arts sects, but officials have their own arrogance, especially civil servants. Civil servants like Lin Xuan and Hao Zhaoxian would absolutely be ashamed to associate with martial artists.

Not to mention the civil officials, even the military officers look down on the martial artists in the martial arts world.

There is also a chain of contempt among warriors. At the top of the chain are those who hold official positions, followed by famous figures living in seclusion in the mountains, then disciples of sects and children of martial arts families who mingle in the world, and at the bottom are warriors such as security guards and bodyguards.

The reason why many disciples of sects like to join the army and become officials is because official status can bring them higher status and more resources.

Of course, the level of cultivation can break this chain of contempt, but between people at the same level, this chain of contempt does exist.

It is normal for a martial arts sect to collude with officials, but it is absolutely impossible for a martial arts sect to let a group of officials fight for their lives.

"That's right. The real mastermind behind this is definitely not Heiya Village. We suspect that it might be Prince Qing's Palace!" Wei Cen said in a deep voice.

After hearing this, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but take a deep breath. "Prince Qing's Mansion?"

"Yeah. But we haven't found any evidence yet!"

Yang Zhengshan felt his scalp tingling.

It actually involves Prince Qing’s Palace.

This is a big deal.

Although the prince of Darong does not hold power or take charge of affairs, he is still a member of the royal family.

Anything that involves the royal family is definitely not a trivial matter.

What's more, it is such a thing of treason.

At this moment, Yang Zhengshan suddenly felt a little regretful. If he had known this would happen, he should not have gotten involved. No, he should not have come to Anyuanzhou City.

But now that things have come to this, it's no use for him to regret it.

"So what are your plans next?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Wei Cen with a serious expression.

Wei Cen's expression remained calm, as if what he said was just a trivial matter.

"Next, we need to find all the people in the city who are involved in this matter, and find evidence related to Prince Qing's Mansion."

"Wouldn't it be possible to have witnesses if we arrested these officials?"

"No, they may not know that this matter is related to the Qing Palace, because they have no direct connection with the Qing Palace."

"Then how did you suspect Shangqing Palace?"

"This is not suspicion, but the admiral's speculation!"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan was a little speechless. "So you don't have any evidence at all, and you are just relying on speculation."

Damn it, these Secret Guards really don't mind making trouble. There is obviously no basis for this matter, but they insist on leaning on Prince Qing's Mansion.

Still speculating, without any basis, what can you base your speculation on?
Wei Cen stopped talking. He was just a man who did things. Whether Lu Hua had speculated or guessed, it had nothing to do with him.

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment before adding, "You want me to be the bait to lure the snake out of its hole!"

"If I kill Xu Wanfu and then refuse the Liang family's solicitation, they will definitely regard me as their mortal enemy and get rid of me as soon as possible!"

"And once they make a move, they will inevitably be exposed."

"Not only will I be the bait, but I will also be your knife. I will fight them to the death, and in the end you will just sit back and reap the benefits while cleaning up the mess."

"right!"

Wei Cen nodded. This was their original plan.

After thinking it all through, Yang Zhengshan just felt a little toothache. Damn, these damn bastards were actually plotting against him.

Not only did he plot against him, but he also pushed him into the fire.

So will he follow their plan?

The answer is yes.

First of all, no matter who takes his position, the first thing he has to do is to take down Xu Wanfu. As long as Xu Wanfu is still there, no one on guard will be safe.

In order to protect themselves and to control power, the garrison must first get rid of Xu Wanfu.

The second is to refuse the Liang family's solicitation. Some people may not refuse, because the Liang family's solicitation must be very tempting, but since they are the people chosen by Lu Hua, they will definitely not accept the Liang family's inducement.

There is no need to say more about the rest. If you fail to win him over, he will definitely be eliminated as soon as possible.

Then both sides can only proceed according to Lu Hua's plan. Lu Hua only needs to support the new garrison behind the scenes, and the fight between the two sides will end in a life-and-death struggle.

Fortunately, Yang Zhengshan had already guessed some clues and caught Wei Cen, otherwise he could only act according to Lu Hua's plan.

"So what should we do next?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Wei Cen shook his head and said, "My mission is to cooperate with you. It's up to you to decide what to do!"

Yang Zhengshan's eyes lit up. If it is decided by me, then the initiative will be in my hands.

"Then~" He paused for a moment before asking, "How many people do you have under your command?"

Wei Cen is a centurion after all, he should have at least dozens of people under him!
“Nine people!”

"What? Aren't you a centurion?" Yang Zhengshan asked in surprise.

Wei Cen was silent for a moment. "The centurions of the Secret Guard are different from those of other guards. The number of people under them is allocated according to their duties."

"For me, the quality of my subordinates is more important than their quantity!"

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized and said, "So your nine subordinates are all warriors?"

"No, to be precise, they are all acquired warriors!" There was a hint of pride in Wei Cen's calm face.

But he does have reason to be proud.

As for an acquired warrior, it is very easy for him to get a position of centurion in the army. That is to say, any one of Wei Cen's nine subordinates can be appointed as a centurion in Chongshan Town.

Yang Zhengshan was also surprised, but he quickly calmed down. It was not too much for the Secret Guards to be strong. After all, they were the sharp knife in the hands of the old emperor. It would be strange if they were too weak.

"Since I am your boss, you can stay in the front yard now. Um, do you want to arrange accommodation for your nine subordinates?"

"No need, they all have their own residence here!" Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, "Let's do this for now. I'll think about what to do next!"

(End of this chapter)