Dingguo

Chapter 176

Lin Hailu took two steps outside the yamen, then stopped again, turned his head and asked He Haotian, the leader of the guards behind him, "Is there still no news from the young master?"

He Haotian shook his head and said, "The four guards sent to guard the young master are all dead. [] The young master is also missing."

Lin Hailu gritted his teeth and said, "Send more people to look for it. Don't just look inside the city, look outside the city too. Look for Du Ruhui. If you find Du Ruhui, you will find the young master."

He had already received news about the fight in Juxian Tower, the person who attacked Lin Rong was Du Ruhui's person.There is no need to guess at this point. In Wuling City, anyone who has the courage and ability to attack Lin Rong, except Du Ruhui, is no one else.The person who assassinated him last time couldn't have just appeared on Juxian Tower by such a coincidence.

Rescuing his son was a matter of great concern to him, and what he was more concerned about was that his son still carried a bank note of 10 taels, which was not a small sum.Even though I have been down these years, I don't have so many 10 taels that I just throw away.

He Haotian's head felt a little big when he heard what Lin Hailu said.Let alone outside the city, even within this city, finding a living person is like looking for a needle in a haystack.outside the city?That's something you don't want to think about.Besides, where did he get so many people?In this afternoon's battle, Du Ruhui and his fellows were very tough. If one of them died, he would have to take at least two more on his side.

In a moment of time, dozens of people on hand were enslaved.Someone needs to carry the imperial envoy to go, and someone needs to watch the government office and the residence.

Now in order to find the young master, all the people who can be smoked have been smoked. Even the guards and yamen servants have been mobilized a lot. If they want to look outside the city, where can they find someone.

But he didn't dare to tell Lin Hailu about this, so he replied, "Please give the Daojun order to Wu Tong and Mr. Wu, and I will also borrow all the old soldiers who can't be beaten by Mr. Wu to go outside the city. Move around."

"Go directly, just say I said it." Lin Hailu said impatiently, and then got into the eight-person sedan chair and walked to his residence.

He Haotian hurriedly grabbed a person and gave instructions, then led the team, guarding the sedan chair tightly, and headed towards Lin's residence.

After experiencing such a big disturbance, Wuling city has long been full of uproar.All the talk in the streets and alleys was also about the vicious fight outside Juxian Building.

It has been peaceful for many years, but Wuling City has never had so many incidents.The former governor was assassinated first; the latter bandits openly entered the city to kill and rob wealthy households.Today, a major battle broke out, and hundreds of people were killed or injured.

Troubled times are true, but isn't there any chaos in it?The thief is really so bold that he doesn't take the government seriously?I heard that the bandits in Moganshan are very powerful, and the government suppressed them several times, but to no avail.How to prevent people from thinking deeply about all these.

It's scary enough to think about everything separately.With so many things crowded together, it's not just as simple as being scary, talking about it, and talking about it, it actually makes people feel uneasy when they talk about this unstable phenomenon.

Two days later, the Anmin notice issued by the government government: Alleging that the people captured and killed outside the Juxian Building the day before yesterday were all bandits, this has severely set back the momentum of the bandits, and so on.Just when everyone felt a little more at ease, rumors started to spread again overnight in Wuling City.

Said: The bandits in Moganshan have never entered the city.The killing and looting of the Li family was all due to Master Lin from this residence colluding with the Tiger Head Camp in the city.

The rumors explained in detail why Liu Ziming of Hutouying appeared in Li's house so quickly and all kinds of doubts; they also told how Lin Hailu killed Liu Ziming to keep his mouth shut for fear of the incident being revealed.Then he singled out Lin Hailu's bad performances when he was an official in Wuling, and put them one by one on paper.

In all fairness, Lin Hailu was not considered a good official, so the rumor spread widely as soon as it was spread.

Of course, this rumor didn't come out of nowhere, but because Su San caught Mr. Li, Yue'er, Ying'er, and Li Ji in one place, carved woodblocks himself, and asked them to dig out one by one.It took a full two days to collect thousands of copies, and took advantage of the night to secretly distribute them to morning markets, teahouses, restaurants and other places.

So early in the morning, when the whole city came together, they spread the rumor, and the spread was no less than the killing incident outside Juxian Building the day before yesterday.

Li Shouyi and Li Jiashu also heard such rumors early in the morning.They didn't know the current situation of Mr. Li, and they always thought that Mr. Li was still in the hands of the bandits.

The day before yesterday, Master Yin of the Tian Fu wiped out more than [-] bandits outside the Juxian Tower, and Li Shouyi went to the government office to ask for news.It's just the people in the government office, no one can tell why.

He was a little suspicious at the time, so he used money to find a relationship and asked the truth.I dare to say that the statement on the notice is all nonsense. The one who was actually killed was said to be a person from Jinling.

When Li Shouyi came back, he told his third uncle Li Jiashu about this matter, and both of them were a bit like monks, so they couldn't figure it out.It's just that they didn't dare to take this matter and went directly to Mr. Lin, for fear of offending Mr. Lin at this time.

You know, they didn't redeem Mr. Li from the bandit, and the bandit seemed to have disappeared, and never contacted him again.This can only show that Mr. Li's life is more dangerous than good.Since the hope of redeeming people is slim, they still hope that Mr. Lin will catch up with the murderer and get the whereabouts of Mr. Li as soon as possible. Therefore, how dare they ask the elder about this matter.

It's just that they already had suspicions in their hearts, and they got up this early in the morning, but they received such a seal again.Although I don't know if the words on the seal are true, but recalling each one, one by one, it is not impossible.

Li Shouyi and Li Jiashu were the direct parties involved. Others didn't know about the Li family's fire that day, but they knew it best.

From the beginning of the fire to the time when the Wuling army marched into Li's house neatly, it took a very short time.Although it is possible to do it, this has never been the style of the Wuling Army.

Now on this seal, things are dissected one by one, several things, connected in series, really clear, there are causes and effects.

Li Shouyi and Li Jiashu listened to the servant's report, and read those seals carefully.Although the two didn't say a word, there was a look of surprise on their faces.

If that was the case, it would be too scary.The biggest official in the mansion is actually the biggest thief, so where can they reason?

At the same time, Lin Hailu, who just got up, also received a report from his subordinates.After reading the handed-in seal again, the mood that had been at peace for the past two days was instantly burnt.

"What's going on? What's going on here? Come, someone. Arrest all the people who spread these seals." As he spoke, he was about to ask about this matter in the government office.

Master Li, who had just entered the door, saw Lin Hailu walking in such a hurry, and guessed it was the rumored incident that happened in the city this morning.

He hurriedly stepped forward to meet Lin Hailu and said, "Dong Weng, walk slowly, the little one has a few words here."

Seeing Master Li coming in, Lin Hailu said, "It just so happens that you are here, and I just need to ask Master Li for counseling on this matter."

"But for this seal?" Master Li raised his hand.

"You have this too? This is really hateful." Lin Hailu gritted his teeth.He has a seal here, and the master also has a seal, so how many people have seals in their hands, he must not let this kind of thing spread in the city.

"I don't know if Dong Weng has a charter?"

"What regulations? This government will capture those monsters who dare to spread these seals in one fell swoop."

Master Li hurriedly said, "Does Dongweng know how many copies of this seal there are? If there are 1000 copies, 2000 people will be arrested? If there are [-] copies, [-] people will be arrested? Even if only dozens or hundreds of people are arrested, you must know Behind each of these people is a person who represents a big family, father and son, wife and children, relatives and friends, if one is arrested, there will be at least ten people who will discuss this matter. Is Dong Weng going to arrest everyone in the city? Is it? It’s better to defend people’s mouth than to defend Sichuan. Dong Weng wants to arrest people, I’m afraid it’s in the mind of the mastermind behind it, Dong Weng’s rules can’t be messed up.”

Lin Hailu was stunned when he heard it, and then he came back to his senses, and after careful thought, it really was so.So he suppressed his anger and said anxiously, "Then Master Li, tell me, what should we do about this matter?"

"Bad man thinks, if you don't catch the person who made the envoy, it's hard to guarantee that there won't be similar things in the future. It's just that you need to find some sophisticated people, and slowly and deliberately search for it. The most urgent thing is to write a notice of refutation. The notice pointed out that this was a trick that the gangsters came up with when they were forced into a hurry by the governor. Sir is the founder of the government, with a high status, there is absolutely no need to do such a thing, so any malicious injury is a fantasy; Another thing is to ask civilians to pay attention to the people around them, not to be taken advantage of by bandits, and to report suspicious persons at any time, and there will be rewards for reporting. In this way, they will cut off their suspicion from the root. And turning those ordinary people into the eyes and ears of the adults, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Lin Hailu was overjoyed and said, "Okay, let's do what Master Li wants. The government will ask the case to write a notice and spread it in four cities." Lin Hailu got this idea, and half of his thoughts were relieved.

Then he walked out of the courtyard unhurriedly, got into the sedan chair, and walked slowly to the government office.

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