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Chapter 403 0399 [Confucius has to be slapped twice when he comes]

evening.

The setting sun is like blood.

Climbing up along the entrance of the cave, the old dog breathed in the fresh air and cursed: "Straight bitch, I have never seen such a dirty thing on the battlefield."

The soldier behind him looked pale, and there were stains on the corners of his mouth. It was obvious that he had vomited down there just now.

"Brother Dog, I don't want to eat stew anymore this month."

"Don't mention the fucking stew!"

The old dog felt his stomach begin to churn again and glared at him fiercely.

On the battlefield, mountains of corpses and seas of blood came over, and their minds were extremely tough. But what they saw and heard in Wuyou Cave today still shocked these soldiers.

Eating human flesh was very common in this era.

In every year of great calamity, the tragedy of losing one's children and eating them occurs.

But these idiots from Wuyoudong just ate it, and they tasted so disgusting.

More and more Qingzhou troops came up, and with them came groups of local rats who knelt down to accept surrender.

Naturally, these country rats can't survive. The reason why they were brought here was just to kill them in another place.

There were too many people, more than five thousand people.

Otherwise, they will all be killed underground, which will increase the burden of clearing ditches and easily lead to plague.

In addition, there were hundreds of women and children.

These women and children, perhaps because of their high status, wanted to sell them at a good price, but they still didn't have time to eat and survived.

Naturally, the army would not take in these women and children, so Wu Ji went to Zhao Ding and said, "Ms. Zhao, these women and children are temporarily unknown and have been handed over to your Kaifeng Mansion for disposal."

"It's natural."

Zhao Ding nodded and scanned the group of women and children.

All of them were naked, their expressions were numb and sluggish, their bodies were covered with scars, and they had no idea how many beatings and insults they had suffered.

It seemed that they had not seen the sun for a long time, and they closed their eyes one by one at this moment.

"It's evil."

Zhao Ding sighed and looked at those country rats with murderous intent in his eyes.

"In that case, I will retire first."

Wu Ji cupped his hands and said, "Retreat!"

Hearing this, the Qingzhou Army escorted the local rat out of the city.

At this time, the people finally walked out of their homes under Baojia's notice.

When they saw the local rat being escorted, the people were furious.

Someone boldly asked: "Master Jun, where are you going to take these country rats?"

Wu Ji shouted: "Take him outside the city and behead him!"

"it is good!"

"Good kill!"

"Well done, Master Jun!"

When they heard that the local rat was going to be taken outside the city and beheaded, all the people clapped their hands and applauded.

Many people even silently followed the Qingzhou Army and walked out of the city.

"Li Si, you look at the store, I'll go outside the city."

Shopkeeper Hu of the tea shop said something and followed the crowd towards the outside of the city.

He hated the local rat so much that he wanted to see the local rat beheaded with his own eyes, so that he could relieve his hatred.

In a wasteland outside the city, several deep pits have already been dug.

Rows of rats were escorted to the edge of the pit. The soldiers of the Qingzhou Army brandished steel knives and raised and lowered the knives.

Swish!

Heads rolled down and blood spurted out.

The headless corpse also rolled down into the pit.

The army kills people in such an unpretentious and simple way.

"next batch!"

A Dutou waved his hand, and the second batch of local rats were escorted to the pit.

Every time a batch was killed, the onlookers burst into cheers.

"Okay, good kill!"

"We should kill all these country rats!"

"The military master is mighty!"

It wasn't until it got dark that all the rats were slaughtered.

Several deep pits had been completely filled with corpses. The Qingzhou Army immediately buried them with loess and finally sprinkled them with a thick layer of lime powder.

Shopkeeper Hu's voice was hoarse, but his heart felt particularly comfortable.

Back at the tea shop, shopkeeper Hu was in a good mood and gave dozens of cash rewards to every waiter in the shop.

After receiving the reward, the waiter Li Si smiled and said: "Congratulations to the shopkeeper for getting his revenge. Those bunch of country rats should have been killed long ago."

Shopkeeper Hu said angrily: "They say there is nothing we can do about Wuyou Cave, but after seeing you today, it's not that difficult. No matter how strong those country rats are, can they be stronger than soldiers? To put it bluntly, the previous Dog Emperor was just They know how to enjoy themselves, but they don’t want to clean them up if they find it troublesome.”

Li Si echoed: "The shopkeeper is right, there is nothing that the emperor can't do, it's just that he doesn't want to do it. Anyway, the country rat steals people, and he can't steal from his imperial concubine, so naturally he doesn't bother to take care of it."

"It's better than today's official family. They always keep us in mind." Shopkeeper Hu sighed.

Li Si said matter-of-factly: "The current official family is Grandpa Erlang who has come down to earth and received the incense from the common people. He will naturally keep us safe."

Hearing this, shopkeeper Hu nodded and said, "Tomorrow I will go to the Baoshen Temple to burn incense sticks for Grandpa Erlang."

Li Si reminded: "Shopkeeper, the Baoshen Temple was demolished a long time ago."

"Hasn't it been rebuilt?"

Shopkeeper Hu was stunned and asked immediately.

He naturally knew about the demolition of Baoshen Temple.

It stands to reason that it has been some time since the officials entered the city, and it is time to rebuild the Baoshen Temple.

"No."

Li Si shook his head and said seriously: "I heard someone said that the official family is the descendant of Grandpa Erlang, so naturally there is no need to build a temple. Anyone who wants to worship can just go to the imperial street outside Xuandemen and kowtow to the palace. .”

"Makes sense!"

Shopkeeper Hu nodded with deep understanding. …

On the other side, Zhao Ding ordered the government officials to go door to door and ask if there were any missing relatives. If any family members were missing, they could come to the government office to claim them.

In order to prevent people with bad intentions from fishing in troubled waters, when claiming the property, you need to bring the household registration and Baojia of your relatives as security.

Once the false leader is discovered, he will be taken directly outside the city and handed over to the Qingzhou Army to be beheaded.

Han Zhen has always had zero tolerance for human traffickers. He would rather kill the wrong one than let him go!

For a time, there were cries all over the government office.

"Son, my poor son!"

"Third Sister, Third Sister, I have finally found you."

"Madam, I'm here to take you home."

"..."

A woman held a young child in her arms and kowtowed several times in the direction of the palace: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!"

After all the women and children were claimed, Zhao Ding went to the palace to resume his duties.

All the way to Chui Gong Hall, Han Zhen was having dinner with the two sisters Di Yunu.

After hearing Liu Chang's report to Zhao Ding asking for an audience, he hurriedly took a few mouthfuls of rice and walked into the main hall.

At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and giant butter candles were lit in the hall.

"I have met His Majesty!"

Hearing the footsteps, Zhao Ding bowed.

Sitting behind the hall table, Han Zhen asked, "Has the cleanup of Wuyou Cave been completed?"

Zhao Dinghui reported: "After the purge, all the thieves and bandits, big and small, were captured, taken outside the city and beheaded. The rescued women and children have also been claimed by the people."

Han Zhen muttered: "One worry-free cave is not enough, there are many human traffickers hidden in the city."

Zhao Ding nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise, there are indeed many human traffickers in the city, but it is not easy to completely eliminate them. These human traffickers are hidden and covered by serious business."

Hearing this, Han Zhen chuckled and said, "We need to mobilize the power of the masses."

"The power of the crowd?"

Zhao Ding was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Your Majesty, do you want the people in the city to report it?"

"Under a heavy reward, there must be a brave man!"

Han Zhen said confidently: "Put up a notice in the city tomorrow to inform the people that there will be a reward for reporting human traffickers. The base price is fifty guan, with no upper limit. Once verified, the money will be given immediately!"

Fifty strings is not a small amount of money even for the people of the capital.

And they don't need to do anything dangerous, they just need to report secretly.

In the past, people naturally did not dare to report for fear of retaliation.

But now all the gangs, large and small, have been wiped out in the city, and all the rogues have been imprisoned. Even if the traffickers want to take revenge, they are powerless.

He is now very wealthy, and he has spent thousands of dollars to fight against human traffickers. He thinks this deal is worth it!

Han Zhen said sternly: "In the future, Kaifeng Mansion will add one more law when deciding cases. The death penalty for human trafficking is without any possibility of negotiation. Even if it is an accessory, it will be beheaded. In addition, the buyer will also be punished as a felony!"

Buying and selling have always been tied together.

Without demand, there will naturally be no market.

Only dealing with human traffickers but turning a blind eye to buyers is useless!

As long as there is a market, there will always be people who take desperate risks.

We have to attack at the root!

Zhao Ding was shocked and asked: "Your Majesty, how should this serious crime be broken down?"

The buyer will also be charged with a felony!

This knife can be said to have struck hard on the artery of human trafficking.

Han Zhen replied: "The serious case may be beheading, or the light case may be exiled. You can discuss the details with the officials of Si Cao after you go back and come up with a deal."

"Wei Chen takes orders!"

Zhao Ding bowed and responded.

Under these strict regulations, although human traffickers will not completely disappear, they will never be as rampant as they are today.

……

The next day.

Shopkeeper Hu went out early, bought some melons and fruit scented candles, and then took a bullock cart to Xuandemen.

When we arrived at Xuandemen, many people had gathered under the imperial corridors on both sides of the imperial street.

At this moment, he was bowing in the direction of the imperial city.

It seems that the imperial city is regarded as a large guardian temple.

These people have all suffered from disasters, and their families and relatives were kidnapped by local rats.

Shopkeeper Hu got out of the car, found a place, set up a fruit plate and incense burner, lit incense and candles, and bowed sincerely.

Upon hearing the news, Liu Chang reported with joy on his face: "Your Majesty, there are thousands of people kowtow and kneel outside Xuande Gate."

In his opinion, this is a good omen, which is extremely rare in all dynasties.

Hearing this, Han Zhen felt dumbfounded.

It is obvious that clearing Wuyou Cave can gain a large number of people's support.

But he didn't expect that these people would come to burn incense and worship outside Xuande Gate.

At this moment, Chen Dong, a student from the Imperial College, asked to see him.

"Xuan!"

Han Zhen ordered.

Chen Dong stepped into the main hall, bowed and bowed, without any nonsense, he said directly: "Your Majesty, the imperial city is a central and important place, and it should be solemn and solemn. However, now the people in the city often worship outside Xuande Gate, as if the imperial city has been destroyed. As a temple temple, this will do a lot of harm and no good. The students sincerely request your majesty to rebuild the Baoshen Temple so that the people can have a place to go to when they worship."

"can."

Han Zhen nodded.

Chen Dong continued: "Students heard that your Majesty demolished the shacks in the east of the city and built a Cuju venue. I hope your Majesty will think twice about such things that waste people and money."

Han Zhen half-smiled but said, "Didn't Zhao Ding explain this to you?"

"Zhao Ding only said to imitate Fan Zhongyan's old story, but Fan Zhongyan was just a sycophant. He stayed in mourning and did not talk about state affairs. He should have been worried about his mother's death, but he was flattered by the public, and in order to gain fame and career, he wrote thousands of words to govern. In the second year of Huangyou's reign, he successively served as the magistrate of Hangzhou. At that time, they only cared about whitewashing the peace and did not take care of the victims, causing hunger and death all over Hangzhou, and they exchanged their children for food."

Chen Dong talks impassionedly and eloquently.

This kind of person is a natural talent for the Inspectorate. He hates evil as much as he hates it and cannot tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes.

Not to mention the little Fan Zhongyan, even if Confucius was reincarnated, he would still have to be scratched in both ears.

(End of this chapter)