Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 151 News
Hanyin Town is not far from Xiangyang County.Wang Xiaolie led two hundred soldiers all the way south, and then crossed the Han River by ferry, and arrived at Hanyin Town.

The thieves had already left, and the common people gathered around the prison town hall, discussing a lot.At this time, the newly recruited guards took up the responsibility again, occupying the entrance of the hall with their waist knives and not allowing the common people to enter.The bodies of Lin Zhan and Ma Qingyuan were still lying in a pool of blood, and no one picked them up.

When Wang Xiaolie arrived, everyone stepped forward to salute.

Entering the official hall of the supervisory town, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help sighing when he saw the two people in the pool of blood.In fact, they are also ordinary people, but they learn things faster than others, so they are recruited as public servants.I did well in Ruzhou, so I came to Xiangyang, but I didn't expect to lose my life just because of this.

That's all for checking, Wang Xiaolie ordered the two of them to be buried.Go up to the hall by yourself and call the people who were present at that time.

Hearing what the officer said about the situation at that time, Wang Xiaolie looked at several people and said: "You are here to serve as officers, and you will be paid monthly. When the murder happened, you just hid aside? No one stepped forward to help drive away the culprits?"

An officer said: "Observe, there are more than a dozen thieves, each holding a knife and stick, looking fierce, which one dares to step forward? There are old and young in a small family, and it's hard for me to survive all by myself!"

Wang Xiaolie listened, looked at the crowd, and did not speak for a long time.If this happened in the previous life, the staff would definitely be punished if they didn't dare to step forward.This era is different, these servants actually have no future in politics, it is common to be greedy for life and afraid of death.What is the use of blaming them?Politics is different, and of course people think differently.

After a long time, Wang Xiaolie said: "Forget it, I won't be harsh on you. How many people were there at that time? How many people did you say were not masked? Someone should recognize them. Do you know where they are from?"

The leading officer said: "Looking back to observe, there were actually twelve people at that time. The few who were not masked are really unfamiliar, and no one has seen them."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Those masked people must be people who are familiar to everyone. Even if they cover their faces, their body shape and voice will not change. Can anyone recognize who they are? You work for the government. I have seen many people, so I should recognize it."

Several guards shook their heads together and said no.Those people are all so daring, openly killing people in the government hall, who dares to speak nonsense?In fact, Du Chaoyuan and others often deal with the government. At that time, some people thought they looked familiar, but they didn't dare to say it out.

Wang Xiaolie stared at several people, his face livid, clearly suppressing his anger.

Not daring to show his face in front of others, Wang Xiaolie concluded that he must be a familiar figure in Hanyin Town.But no one said that there was nothing he could do.After all, I have not long since arrived in Xiangyang, so I am not familiar with local affairs.

Seeing that there was nothing to ask, Wang Xiaolie ordered the guards to go out.It's just that they are not allowed to go home, and they all live in the official hall.Then people in the army were sent to write a few notices and post them outside.At the same time, people were sent to reveal the list at various intersections.

The content of the notice is nothing more than telling the specific circumstances of today's murder and ordering the people to file a complaint first.As long as the news is true, the government will give ten strings of money as a reward.Since someone is not masked, there must be someone who knows them. As long as they are willing to pay, they are not afraid that they will not be found out.

In Du Chaoyuan's house, he slaughtered cows and chickens, and bought several large jars of wine, where everyone cheered and drank.

After noon, a farmer came in and said to Du Chaoyuan: "Chairman, I heard the news that Wang Guan from Xiangyang has arrived in Hanyin Town. Announcements have been posted everywhere to find out the identity of the person who did the work today."

Du Chaoyuan said nonchalantly: "How much reward? The government should be more generous for such a big event."

Zhuang Ke said: "If the news is true, the official will give you a lot of money."

Du Chaoyuan laughed loudly after hearing this: "This Wang Guan is still too stingy! Is ten pennies worth our heads!"

Yu Jiang on the side said: "Ten guan coins are not too little for ordinary people. Will someone be greedy for this money and sue us first?"

Du Chaoyuan said: "If he can get the money, does he have a life to spend! To put it bluntly, if it is not a troubled time, which official would dare to offend us in Xiangyang like this? It made him die, and he went to destroy the city of Xiangyang, and put the government in a pot." Yes! Wang Xiaolie is young and energetic, he doesn’t know the dangers of the world, and dares to do whatever he wants! Now his army is in Xinye, and there are only a few people in Xiangyang!”

Zhuang Ke said: "I heard people say that Wang Jian brought two hundred soldiers to Hanyin Town. There are quite a few of them."

Du Chaoyuan snorted coldly and shook his head.There are fifty or sixty dealers in my own village.Coupled with the strength of other people, Wang Xiaolie underestimated the dragons and snakes in these places.It's really embarrassing, as long as the army is not deployed, it's hard to say who will win and who will lose.

After finding out the situation, a few people didn't care about it, they just drank in big bowls and ate big pieces of meat.

Among the unmasked people, one was Du Chaoyuan's farmer, and the other three were heroes invited from outside.If you want to sneak into the town, it is impossible to cover up all of them, there is no way to use only these few people.Fortunately, the three of them rarely went to the town, and few people knew them.

There was no news until dark, and Wang Xiaolie only felt restless in the official hall of Hanyin Town.This is not a frontal battlefield, I am me, and the enemy is clearly distinguished.If there is no clue in this kind of case, I really don't know where to start.But at this time, Wang Xiaolie really didn't have the patience to wait.Large-scale abolition of guilds, dismissal of public officials, suppression of local tyrants, Xiangyang has actually become a powder keg.If an accident occurs in one place, if it is not dealt with in time, other places will follow suit and create chaos.The mess must be cut quickly.

Standing up, Wang Xiaolie went to the window and looked out the window.A moon rose in the east and became brighter as the sun set in the west.

Before I knew it, it was mid-March, the weather was getting warmer, and there was a busy scene everywhere.In two or three months, the crops will be harvested, and I will usher in the first harvest season.At that time, farmers will know that they are good when they see the grain.But before that, in the past few months, the society must be stabilized.

At this moment, a soldier hurried in.With crossed hands said: "Report to Zhizhou, a woman came outside and said she had something to report."

Wang Xiaolie turned around and said, "What is it?"

The soldier said: "The woman only said that it was related to today's case, but she didn't explain clearly."

"Please come in! Wait for me in the official hall!"

The soldiers promised, turned and went out.

Wang Xiaoli straightened his official uniform, breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly walked out of the room to the official hall.

Not long after, Mrs. Li entered the official hall.Looking up, I saw a young official standing above. At the age of about 20 years old, there is still a little childishness on his face.I couldn't help but mutter in my heart, and I don't know if this person can do great things.

Wang Xiaolie said: "The soldiers came to report just now, saying that you have news about today's case. Just relax, no one will leak the news about your visit tonight. Even if someone knows and dares to take revenge on you, I will definitely It will be important! Also, as long as the news is useful, the promised reward will not be less! The one who died was a government official, you should understand that this matter will not be good!"

After hearing this, Second Aunt Li felt relieved.The second sister-in-law Li doesn't care if she rewards money or not.It's just that Lin Zhan, the two of them have had a lot of contact these days, and Mrs. Li couldn't bear it.

After thinking for a while, Second Aunt Li said, "I'm just observing, I can't be very sure about this matter. There are a total of twelve people who came today, and four of them didn't have their faces covered. Three of them were not from the local area. But there was another one, I remember that he was a farmer outside Yuan Du, but he didn’t come to the town often.”

"Which Du Yuanwai? Where do you live?"

Mrs. Li said: "It's the Du Chaozong member outside the town. He was originally the head of the town. In the past, the goods from the north of the Han River were collected by him. , and took away his ministry."

"I see—" Wang Xiaolie nodded.I estimate that this matter has something to do with the recent reforms.He came here specifically to kill public servants, and he entered the market with a stick during the day, not a local snake, so he really didn't have the guts to do so.

(End of this chapter)