Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1392 Murder on the Street

As the land of Bashu, Bazhong bears the brunt, and it should be very prosperous.

However, after Li Chengqian entered Bazhong City, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

I saw that the long street was full of water, and there were all kinds of dirty things floating on the water.

Many houses on both sides of the street collapsed after being soaked by the flood.

Others, although not poured, did not appear to be very safe.

There are relatively more people here than outside, but even so, these people all have sad faces, and many of them seem to have not eaten for a long time, looking very pitiful.

After walking through a long street like this, they turned a corner and came to the street where the Governor's Mansion was located.

The terrain of this street is relatively high, so the water is not very deep, and even some places have no water.

The boat couldn't move on this street, so Li Chengqian and the others disembarked.

Ba Gu followed behind Li Chengqian, looking a little flustered.

What I saw along the way, no matter who I am, I am afraid that I will be angry, and now Li Chengqian's face is very ugly.

Even Bagu himself felt that he did not manage Bazhong City well.

And just as they were walking forward like this, not far ahead, a woman suddenly ran towards this side in a hurry, and behind them, two men with wooden sticks were chasing after them.

"You little bitch, run over there."

"Stop for me, or I will beat you to death after I catch you."

As she said that, the woman's feet became unsteady, and she fell to the ground with a plop.

The two people behind immediately caught up, and then beat and scolded the woman.

"Little bitch, you should run away."

"Hmph, you have already been sold, and you still dare to run away. Do you really think our Zhang family is doing charity?"

"Hey, see if I don't kill you."

"........."

The two men kept beating the woman. After seeing this, Li Chengqian's eyebrows became more and more frowned.

"My lord, what's going on here?"

There was cold sweat on Bagu's forehead, and he looked very nervous and frightened.

"His Royal Highness, this woman sold herself to the Zhang family, but he obviously wanted to escape, so he was chased by the people of the Zhang family."

This is a very simple matter, and it is not difficult to see from the words of the two people just now.

However, Li Chengqian didn't like it very much. Even if it was like this, there was no need to beat people, and it seemed that they were almost going to beat people to death.

He waved his hand, and soon, two guards rushed out.

After the two guards rushed out, without any hesitation at all, they stepped forward and kicked the two beating men to the ground.

The two were suddenly beaten, very annoyed.

"Bold, who is so bold that he dares to meddle in Master Zhang's affairs?"

As soon as he yelled, the guard suddenly slapped him, and the person who slapped him was full of broken teeth.

"Shut up if you don't want to die."

The guard cursed, but the person who was beaten became more and more angry. In this Bazhong City, no one has ever dared to treat him like this.

"I'm calling your grandma..."

As soon as he cursed, the guard suddenly showed a murderous look in his eyes, and then the knife flashed, and the man's head fell to the ground.

Seeing the murder, the other person was terrified and sat on the ground. They are usually considered villains, but it was only at this time that they realized that they must be nothing to the murderer.

After intimidating the man, the guards brought the woman to Prince Li Chengqian.

At this time, the woman had been beaten all over her body, and she was trembling all over, appearing very frightened.

"Girl, why did they beat you? You can just say what you want. This is Bazhong Inspector Shiba, and he will make the decision for you."

Li Chengqian looked at the woman and said something, the woman raised her head and glanced at Bagu, but quickly lowered her head again, not intending to continue speaking.

As soon as this happened, Bagu's expression became a little uneasy.

Under normal circumstances, if an official is trusted by the people, the people will say many things, because they firmly believe that you, an official, can do things for them.

But if the woman didn't say anything at this time, wouldn't she be sending a signal to Li Chengqian that he, Bagu, had never done anything for the people in this place in Bazhong?
"You..." Bagu wanted to change his situation, but at this moment, Li Chengqian said again: "This is the imperial envoy sent by the Holy Majesty, Mr. Ma Zhou Ma, he wants to provide disaster relief. If you have anything to do, you can tell me he said."

After seeing this situation, the woman finally seemed a little more relaxed, because he found that Bagu was really standing behind Ma Zhou. Obviously, this Ma Zhou had more status than Bagu.

"Master Ma, I am a commoner in Bazhong. There was a flood here, and our whole family had no food to eat. There was no other way, so my family sold me to Master Zhang. It was agreed that I would serve as a maid. But Master Zhang wanted to touch me, I...I couldn't bear it, so I ran away..."

The girl told her story. Ma Zhou couldn't understand it after listening to it. The land in Bazhong can be said to be sparsely populated. Many people can be allocated a lot of land. Some of these lands may be It's not particularly fertile, but it shouldn't be a problem for the family to have enough food and clothing, right?
The land of Bashu can be said to be blessed by nature, the material conditions are quite rich, and there has just been a bumper harvest here. It is really unacceptable to say that some people have no surplus food and are forced to sell their daughters.

"Your family has no land?" Ma Zhou asked.

The girl raised her head and glanced at Bagu, and then said again: "There are more than ten acres of land, but it is very barren. On weekdays, we farm for some big families. We are tenants, but we farm for them. We don't get much rations, so life is not very good."

After the girl finished speaking, Ma Zhou glanced at Bagu and said, "Master Ba, what's going on?"

Bagu's face was a bit ugly, but he still said hastily: "Lord Ma, this is just a special case. Many people in Bazhong still have land. If you don't believe me, send someone to investigate."

A sneer appeared on the corner of Ma Zhou's mouth, and he said, "I will investigate."

As he said that, he glanced at Prince Li Chengqian again, and Li Chengqian nodded: "Take this girl to the post house, and make a decision after the whole matter is investigated."

"Lord Ba, lead the way."

Bagu's heart was beating very fast, he didn't dare to say much at this moment, he could only respond quickly, and then rushed to the Governor's Mansion with Prince Li Chengqian and the others.

(End of this chapter)