It is impossible to punish adults

Chapter 164
Because Mu Liuyun had to take a carriage when going out, Yuan Mu decided not to ride a horse today. The Mu family's carriage had limited space, and they didn't even bring Yuan Jia with them, so they went to Xisi County to find Li Yuan in the carriage together.

When he arrived in Xisi County, Li Yuan happened to have nothing to do, so he was not surprised to see them come to understand the situation. After all, the fact that Wan Maohuai colluded with bandits to murder court officials was really not a trivial matter, even if he was in Bei'an County The conspiracy happened in Taiping County, and Li Yuan, who lives in Xisi County, has heard about it.

"This Wan Maohuai also has some business contacts with some merchants in our Xisi County. I heard that the manager was almost murdered by him and bandits. I also found out about those merchants. I heard that this person He is not a kind person. A few years ago, the few shops he had done business with were almost all under semi-coercive circumstances. Let alone making money, he was content with not losing money.

If the other party doesn't follow the conditions he offered, they will encounter some disasters later, either the house is caught on fire, or they are ambushed and looted by bandits, without exception.The few households that were seriously injured back then were also brought to the Yamen. The county magistrate at that time dismissed the case on the grounds of insufficient evidence, and did not deal with it in any way, and finally had to let it go. "

"This old man Wan is almost going to become the military adviser behind the bandits of this generation, or even the leader behind the scenes!" Mu Liuyun sighed, feeling a little fortunate in his heart. After all, he was more or less a member of the government. If it hadn't been for the involvement of Guo Hongqing's future and reputation, Wan Maohuai would have become angry from embarrassment. Generally speaking, he would not have dared to threaten and make things difficult for the Mu family.

If this is not the case, think about how hard it is for my old lady to support the family business as a woman. If I have to face such bullying again, I am afraid it will be even more difficult.

"Are those merchants okay now? After Mr. Li took office, he wiped out this generation of bandits. Not only Xisi County benefited, but the surrounding counties also benefited from it, whether they were merchants or merchants. , I finally have a good life." Mu Liuyun praised Li Yuan, she didn't mean to flatter Li Yuan with nice words, but she sighed from the bottom of her heart.

"Back then, Mr. Li put so much effort into attacking bandits, he was really courageous." Yuan Mu also nodded, and asked him again, "I just don't know why Mr. Li acted so swiftly and resolutely as soon as he took office?"

"Where is that, Mr. Yuan is absurd!" Li Yuan shook his head, "I am ashamed to say that when I first came here to take up the post, I met a family who was having a funeral on the way. At a young age, when she went out to wash clothes, she was spotted by bandits, and she was taken captive to the mountain.

The family couldn't find it anywhere, and they were unwilling to let it go. They went to the neighborhood every day to find people and inquired everywhere. After more than a month, someone came to report that a woman was found lying on the ground in the back mountain. Looking closer, she looks a little like the daughter of that family from a distance.

The family hurriedly looked over and saw that it was indeed their own daughter, but she had been dead for a long time, her clothes were disheveled, her head to toe was covered with bruises, and she was ruined badly.

The funeral I happened to encounter was to bury this miserable woman. Everyone in the same village and neighboring villages was in danger. Those who had daughters in their families, or those whose wives were good-looking, were in panic all day long, planning to sell their land and move their families. Leave Xisi County and go elsewhere to hide in Taiping. "

Li Yuan still felt very sad when talking about the events back then, and his face was not very good-looking: "I was really surprised at that time. I had read the books of sages and sages, but I had never seen such a scene like purgatory on earth. After inquiring, I found that There is almost no family in the surrounding villages that has not suffered from bandits at all, but it is not as miserable as the family that held the funeral.

In this world, only the evil can prevail against the good, so there is no reason why the good cannot suppress the evil!So after I took office, I recruited some yamen servants. I thought they were just bullying and fearing evil, but I never thought that they were even more vicious than I expected.

However, at that time, I had no way out, relying on government officials alone was no longer enough to suppress the bandits, and those mountain bandits were also enraged by my actions to suppress the bandits, and threatened to take my head. It doesn't matter whether I live or die, the important thing is that their arrogance will become more arrogant from now on, and the people around will have no way out.

Seeing that relying on the strength of those officials and soldiers in Xisi County, there is no way to contend with them, so I had no choice but to ask the Jiangzhou government for support, hoping that Mr. Yang can send some people to help suppress the bandits. "

"If I remember correctly, Mr. Yang should have rejected you on the grounds that the state capital is short of manpower and can't take care of himself?" Mu Liuyun could guess what kind of prefect Yang is like without even thinking about it.

Li Yuan smiled wryly and sighed: "What Si Li said was almost verbatim in the reply Mr. Yang gave me at that time. After seeking help from the Jiangzhou Prefecture to no avail, I also sought help from neighboring counties to suppress the bandits, but There was no response, and in the end, they had to unite the surrounding farmers, and after several months of tossing, they finally made a breakthrough and captured some small bandit leaders alive.

Although these people are rampant and brutal on weekdays, they really fell into the hands of the government. They are all greedy for life and afraid of death, and they are willing to recruit anything after suffering some flesh and blood. After the execution, I took people up the mountain to capture the king of thieves.

It's a pity that we went one step too late. By the time we found the lair of these bandits, the leader of the bandits had already died suddenly.

Although the leader of the bandits was not captured alive, once he died, the bandits lost their backbone and scattered. After that, Xisi County and other surrounding counties arrested a group of bandits who had fled, and the rest were hidden away. Deeper, not as arrogant as in the past.

The past two years have been particularly peaceful, so I never imagined that there are still bandits who dare to kidnap court officials. It can only be said that these people are really bandits and hopeless! "

"Why did the bandit leader suddenly die suddenly? Is there internal strife within the gang or some other reason?" Yuan Mu asked, he seemed to be more interested in that group of bandits back then than Wan Maohuai.

Li Yuan couldn't answer this question, so he could only shake his head: "Because I was focused on dealing with the bandits at the time, after the death of their big leader, the rest of the bandits dispersed. .”

After hearing this, Yuan Mu asked again: "Master Li, what do you think of the mountain bandits you exterminated in the past that are different from ordinary bandits?"

"This..." Li Yuan recalled for a moment, "Some of those mountain bandits are no different from ordinary mountain bandits, but they gather together to show off, and after being captured alone, they immediately lose their courage.

However, there are also some gang leaders among them, who are extremely fierce. Swinging a knife at a living person is like chopping melons and vegetables. Blood splashes on the face without blinking. Not posting, or just sneering and scolding, as if they were not afraid of being beheaded at all. "

(End of this chapter)