Jiang Side's move is indeed powerful and has immediate results.

Just after he was taken away by the officers and soldiers, many brothers from the Cao Gang were indignant and shouting to find a way to save him. By the way, they carried him and the leader Yang Qinghou to the same height. Qi Tianhe and his mature men also looked guilty, feeling that they owe him. The responsibility was originally everyone's, but he was borne by him alone.

If Li Ling and others had not stabilized the hearts of the people first and prevented them from doing anything randomly, I was afraid that the Cao Gang would make a big fuss in Jingzhou City at this time, and rushed into the government prison to save their gang leader and deputy gang leader.

Li Ling could do this, so that Yang Qingxiao could only be allowed to come forward and try to calm people's hearts. As for his suspected that Jiang Side used a bitter trick, he deliberately asked the whole gang to accept his affection, but it was hard to explain it clearly. After all, compared to Jiang Side, he and Yang Qingxiao are only half an outsider, as the saying goes, "Not to be close to each other."

Moreover, even though he did not make much comment, there were voices in the gang who were dissatisfied with Li Ling's view of Jiang Side being arrested by the government. Someone even mentioned that he was the idea of ​​sending people to the government to secretly investigate the armory. Now that something happened, he was out of the matter, and he really understood the responsibility.

Li Ling did not argue too much about such accusation, and maintained restraint and tolerance. Because he knew that the key to this matter was not how the Cao Gang members viewed him, but whether they could successfully escape Yang Qinghou and find out the truth behind this series of things as soon as possible.

...

"Hahaha, now the Cao Gang must have been in chaos. They must have never thought that we are on the side."

As soon as several wine glasses were touched, several people on the table served the glasses and drank them. Among them, General Du Shen, who was already three points drunk, couldn't help but say proudly. In front of him, the deputy leader of the Cao Gang who had just been captured by him, was Jiang Side.

The two of them were both smiling and drinking in small sips of wine. The governor of Lianghuai, Fei Chong, and a few doubts, couldn't help but look at the prefect of Jiang Side's Jingzhou. Among these people, he was obviously the last one to realize it.

As if he saw his doubts, Fei Chong gave him another cup, and then he smiled and said, "Director, don't be surprised. In fact, Gang Jiang is my person long ago."

"I dare not, how dare I call the leader of the gang in front of you... I would call me Jiang Side." Jiang Side smiled cautiously, and there was no demeanor and aura in the Cao Gang.

"This title is still something to be called. After all, when things are done, you will really become the leader of the Cao Gang." Fei smiled and waved his hand, "At that time, I will rely on you for many things."

"I dare not, but I have given instructions. The younger ones will do as they do. In fact, although the younger one was nominally the leader of the Cao Gang, in fact, the one who made the decision was the adult, are you?"

"Haha, you guys can talk, so I will cultivate you with all my strength and let you enter the world. It's true." Fei Chong laughed again, and then looked at Zheng Bie, who was still a little confused. "Master, I'll tell you the truth. In fact, he was a personal soldier of mine in his early years. He was very good at martial arts and smart enough. He was just a matter of making trouble and was not tolerated by the government.

"But such talents are not easy to obtain, so I cultivated him and put him in the world to experience it. I originally thought that after the news passed, he could change his name and return to the army, but he was like a fish in the world and made a big name. Later, he was favored by the Cao Gang, and Yang Qinghou tried his best to join the gang several times.

"Cao Gang... It was just a group of bitterness. By making a living on the Caohe River, they actually gave them a certain amount of power. In addition, they colluded with some local governments and made the transactions bigger and bigger. Think about it, 70% of the major issues of canal transportation were actually held by this group of bandits in the world. It was because the court was very unfavorable, so I thought about doing something for the court and had contact with the Caogang...

"As a result, they completely ignored the good intentions of our officials. Obviously, they have relied on the power of canal transportation in the past few years and no one has taken seriously. This will not be possible, so I must take down the entire canal gang, clean it up, and make it a gang that can truly host a badge for the court! This is why I asked Side to agree to their invitation and get to what I am today step by step."

Zheng Don't listen carefully, and he was very clear in his heart. He was speaking up very well. In fact, the real reason was that he was attracted by the great benefits that the Cao Gang could get. Of course, in front of them, he would not say it out loud. He just nodded with emotion: "Governor Fei is indeed concerned about the world, and is not comparable to the officials. But can this happen just? There are many outlaws in the Cao Gang, and I also heard that they have a deep relationship with Li Ling and Lord Li, and Lord Li has close contact with many adults in the court..."

"Well, I have my own ideas. As for the Li Ling you mentioned, it is no longer a court official, so why should we be afraid of him? You may not know about it yet. In fact, Li Ling had arrived in Jingzhou two days ago and lived in Rugui Inn."

"Ah...this..."

"Why can the Cao Gang continue to expand in just a few years? It is because there are guys like Li Ling who are pretending to be public and private, helping them behind their backs. Because of this, this time, I not only have to deal with the Cao Gang, but also have to give Li Ling a charge!" A sharp light flashed in Fei Chong's eyes, "You don't have to worry about this, but not only I want to deal with him, but there are already people in the court who want to kill him."

Seeing that he was so sure, Zheng Bie naturally couldn't object, but he was still a little uneasy: "Then next..."

"Then the next step is to lead the snake out of the cave, so that the lawless reckless men of the Cao Gang made mistakes. This is naturally up to Side." Fei Chong glanced at Jiang Side, and the latter immediately clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, the governor, the young man has already made arrangements. In the next two or three days, people will make some noise in the city, and the government will be able to take people with justice."

"Haha, then you will depend on you, Lord Prefect."

"This is the duty of the officials, so you should do your best." Zheng Bie hurriedly agreed.

Although he did not fully understand what the other party's overall plan was, there was one thing that Zheng Gong could still understand, that was, Fei Chong had tried all his thoughts and means to take down the Cao Gang, and this action would not be lost. Since he already knew his overall plan and was part of his plan, he could only cooperate with him, otherwise he would be eliminated by him like Yang Qinghou and other stumbling blocks!

...

This time, Li Ling obviously underestimated the enemy's insidiousness and ruthlessness. As Jiang Side was taken, the subsequent things gradually got out of control.

First, some brothers from the Cao Gang outside Jingzhou rushed over after learning about this. Then, before Li Ling could discuss countermeasures to appease everyone, these reckless guys had already attacked the government office where the two gang leaders were imprisoned at night, and even set a fire in the middle of the night.

If the government hadn't been prepared for it and quickly put out the fire, it would have been a big disaster. But it was because of them that they were guarding against it that almost all the guys who came to the door to set fire in the middle of the night were taken down on the spot.

Since the person fell into the hands of the government and was subjected to various tortures, how could they keep the secret? They immediately explained that they were from the Cao Gang and came to rescue their gang leader.

This is great. Li Ling finally settled down before, but the situation that Li Ling had finally settled down completely because of the trouble of a few gang members coming from outside. Before Li Ling and the others came up with an idea, the official army surrounded the inn again. This time, the one who brought people here was replaced by the government officials. The meaning was also very clear. The Cao Gang all ignored the king's law and disrupted the peace in the state, so they had to be captured.

Even though Qi Tianhe and others had a lot of dissatisfaction in their hearts and felt that they were wronged, they really had nothing to say in front of the official army's crossbow and the confession of their brothers under their command.

They had no intention of rebellion at all, and in the end they could only surrender. After all, they were officials and people, and they were civilians, and they could not twist their arms after all.

At this point, Li Ling could no longer watch coldly, because once these people were convicted, the entire Cao Gang would completely become a leaderless group, which was not a split, but a result of disbanding on the spot. This was not what he wanted to see, nor was it the purpose of coming to Jingzhou regardless of everything.

So after a while of contemplation, he finally pushed open the gate of the courtyard when the officers and soldiers were about to escort them away and took a step out: "Let's wait!"

"Who are you? Are you also the leader of the Cao Gang?" An officer shouted vigilantly, and at the same time, dozens of crossbows were aiming at Li Ling around him.

However, this pressure was like nothing to Li Ling. While waved his hands to Yang Qingxiao and Li Moyun behind him, he signaled them not to panic. At the same time, he showed off the silverfish bag he had been holding in his hand and rushed to the government office not far away and said, "I am a fourth-rank Shaoqing in the capital. This is the proof of my identity!"

Generally speaking, the official edicts and documents that can prove the identity of an official are official edicts and documents, but these things are not easy to carry with you, so there are waist cards again. However, after Li Ling became an official, all the relevant waist cards had been handed over, so the only one who can prove his identity is this silverfish bag given by the emperor. Only officials of fourth rank and above have such grace.

After seeing the silverfish bag, the thrust suddenly changed his expression. He quickly waved his hand and asked someone to remove the crossbow, then rushed to Li Ling and bowed to him and said, "I don't know that Lord Li is here, so I offend him so much, so please don't be surprised. I wonder what sir has to give?"

"Of course I'm doing this for these heroes of the Cao Gang. They were implicated and wronged." Li Ling said bluntly.

"This... Is this adult joking? There is conclusive evidence for the officials to take them." Regarding his responsibilities, the sixth-ranked regent in the government office also became tougher.

"What the hell, I'll go to the government office with you and explain the matter clearly!"
Chapter completed!