Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 118 Aftershock (2)

A team of officers and soldiers held long guns and patrolled the pile of refugees in a row. They saw an old woman staggering and fell towards the team of officers and soldiers.It was originally a good scene between soldiers and civilians, but at this moment, a sudden change occurred. For some reason, the sergeant's long spear dropped his hand, and stabbed straight at the old woman, piercing right through!
By the time the sergeant took back the spear, the old woman was already dead.The spear was bloody, the sergeant's head was blank, and the crowd was silent, staring at the spear in the sergeant's hand.

"Officers and soldiers killed~"

"Repay my life!"

The speed of the gun head, or the speed at which it was manipulated, was unexpected to Xu Qing who was standing on the tower, almost as if the gun head had become conscious.It is impossible for the sergeant to kill himself on his own initiative. There are thousands of refugees present, and if he is in a hurry, he can be trampled into a pulp.

The refugees were restless, Ci Yuan ordered the troops to assemble, and one or two hundred men also gathered to confront the troops.Someone shouted: "Kill the dog!"

The restless refugees seemed to have a common goal, whether it was true or not, they all glared at Ciyuan Zhao Tian and others.The fake refugees naturally have ulterior motives, and the real refugees naturally have their anger, hunger, fatigue, wandering to Cangzhou, and being killed, why?God is not fair!

For a while, the negative sentiment in the resettlement area skyrocketed, and the refugees pointed at the people on Ciyuan's side and yelled, and physical conflicts began.Although Xu Qing didn't see who moved the gun, he stood on the city wall and stared at the refugees next to the sergeant, and saw a person quietly leaving the center in confusion.

Seeing the appearance clearly, Xu Qing led two soldiers and caught the cattle while they were grazing and surrounding the refugees.The man's eyes rolled, startled, and turned white, blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.Xu Qing stared straight at him, only to see that he twitched twice and lost his breath.

Death!This is a dead man!
It would not be an exaggeration to describe Xu Qing's heart as overwhelmed, and the water in Cangzhou is getting deeper and deeper.First of all, every family raises private soldiers, and now even the dead soldiers that only nobles in the court have come out. In Cangzhou, can Xu Qing really suppress it?Is it really as Xu Qing thought, the Shao family has fallen, and the others are nothing to worry about?
There are also hunters who hide deeply, or rather, large prey... Xu Qing watched the refugees calm down under the saber, and swept his eyes, but found nothing.Xu Qing himself also laughed secretly, where would he find it if he took a quick look here?

There must be an explanation for the death of the old woman... The sergeant wanted to support the old woman, but he didn't expect to take such a big blame.Xu Qing knew the truth and was unwilling to be punished, but the refugees believed that "seeing is believing", and if the sergeant was acquitted, they were afraid that the refugees would cause trouble...

Fortunately, the old woman who died unjustly was just a black household, no different from a slave, so killing her would not be a capital offense.Xu Qing gave the sergeant eighty lashes, and after finishing the beating on the spot, he calmed down the hearts of the people, and secretly sent a lot of money and food for recuperation to comfort him.

Turning back to the house, Xun Xueer found Xu Qing with red eyes, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Brother Xu, Ye Yu and sister Qi are gone..."

Xun Yeyu and Xu Qi are missing!
——Xu Qing's face was as sinking as water, and her heart was as cold as ice: "Whoever dares to touch my family will die forever!" Xu Qing comforted Xun Xue'er, and she couldn't let any more sad things happen.

Xun Yeyu disappeared, and Xu Qing didn't feel very much. First, Xun Yeyu had a sister and other family members. Second, Xun Yeyu was no better than Xu Qi. He was the first person Xu Qing had met since he came to the Tang Dynasty. People who are considered "family" so far.

Thinking back to when I bought a donkey, I saw Xu Qi was as thin as a chicken cub, and was taught by someone's teeth, so I bought her together in a moment of distress.I thought I could have a little maid, but later found that Xu Qi knew nothing better than Xu Qing, and knew nothing, so Suoxin always treated her as a younger sister.

Yesterday I was having a lot of fun in Xu Qing's study, clamoring to learn to write, but after learning it a few times, Xu Qing scolded "Stupid girl", Xu Qi was so angry that Xu Qi bit Xu Qing's arm, toothache Yin'er is still there...

Today, the author of Toothmark is no more.When Xu Qing thought about this, the anger that had been suppressed with great difficulty came out again, and the bones of his whole body rattled.What makes Xu Qing even more upset is that he has all his strength, but he doesn't even know who the enemy is.

Memories are always accompanied by regrets, no wonder the two words are homophonic.

Turning back to the governor's mansion, Xu Qing saw that Niu grazing king Shan Qitai was there, suppressed his anger, and said one word:

"check……"

Don't look at the hundreds of people under Wang Shanniu's grass, but they are not paid by the imperial court.Theoretically they are Xu Qing's generals, but emotionally they are also Xu Qing's family.When they found out that Xun Yeyu and Xu Qi were missing, they were equally angry and nervous.Xu Qing only said one word, and they led the troops.

clue?direction?What do you want with that, just turn Cangzhou City upside down!

"Xue'er, tell me carefully, how did Ye Yu Xu Qi get lost?" Xu Qing looked at the worried Xun Xue'er.

"Brother Xu, ah..." Xun Xueer blamed herself, Xu Qing held her pretty face, Xun Xueer continued: "Ye Yu and sister Qi were playing in the yard, somehow, after arriving at the rockery , I only heard a 'bang' sound, I ran out to look, and saw sister Qi and the others disappeared... oh..." Xun Xueer held back her tears, finished speaking in a low voice, and looked at Xu Qing with sad eyes.

Seeing Xu Qing thoughtful, the "rockery" "bang", could it be, a secret way?This is so bloody, isn't there an unknown secret passage in my backyard? !Xu Qing was afraid after thinking for a while, and immediately recruited servants, planning to dig a rockery to find out.

After arriving at the rockery, Xu Qing understood a little.The rockery is placed outside Xu Qing's study, where he works in the study on weekdays, and the yard outside the study is where Xu Qi's two kids play.In other words, if Xu Qing had been staying in the study and working, there would be no chance of making a move...

Refugees, tune the tiger away from the mountain...the unknown secret passage...in the governor's mansion...who built the governor's mansion?
Thinking about it, Xu Qing hastily ordered the rockery to be dug up, and he didn't have the patience to crack any mechanisms.Fortunately, this rockery is relatively small, with only three boulders. First, one side was hollowed out, and then they were tied with ropes. Everyone was strong, and they pulled down the boulder with just a bang...

The first boulder fell, revealing the ground, and the second boulder fell, revealing a dark hole.Sure enough, there was a secret way. Although Xu Qing had expected it in his heart, he was still a little scared. After all, it was a place to lie on the couch.

The entrance of the cave is not big, and it is very narrow at the beginning, so that people can pass through it.Entering the entrance of the cave, descending five or six feet, lighting up a torch, there were no traces. It seemed that Xu Qi and the others were stunned and could not be killed.That killer would foolishly sneak in just to end up with two kids?

Boldly go forward to explore, the secret road is very short, and after walking about a mile, I saw that the front became spacious, and when the torch was lit, it was a small round hole, like a small house.Look up, a cover.Xu Qing didn't open it, he knew it was outside the governor's mansion, and the people above must have left long ago.

scare!Xu Qing slapped his head and felt that someone was going to block the gate. Although the murderer might have left early, he still had a glimmer of hope.

Outside the Governor's Mansion, Niubi Grass Wang Shan had already chained the entire Cangzhou city to the city towers, searching every house on the street.

Houses, shops, and toilets, go up to the roof, go down to the cellar, go outside to the back of the gate, and go inside to the dressing table of the women's family... Those who close the door are kicked open, those who are eating are thrown away, those who are shitting are blocked, and people are being made No matter it is a noble family, a common household, a brothel, or a restaurant, they have all been cleaned by Niu Grass Wangshan.

Although the "military disaster" spread widely, this wave of soldiers seemed to be looking for something, and they didn't grab or smash things, and they took them with them when they went out, very polite!The common people are naturally safe, but they are happy and leisurely, watching the soldiers coming and going...

It's just that the families of the aristocratic families are all extremely depressed... The women's inner room broke into the man outside, it's really insulting to the gentleman!
In the Governor's Mansion, Xu Qing walked out of the secret passage. Since the secret passage was closed and the air was not circulating, Xu Qing felt a little dizzy and took a breath of fresh air.After waking up from this dizziness, Xu Qingqing cleared his mind, opened his eyes, and his eyes were red...

The gate of Cangzhou City continued to be blocked, Niu Checao and others were found by Xu Qing again, and two teams of troops were immediately sent from the Governor's Mansion.A team of cattle ate grass and took them to capture all the families of the families, regardless of whether you are innocent or not... If I, Xu Qi Yeyu, are hurt, I will take the life of the Cangzhou family in exchange!

The other team, led by Qi Tai, rushed to Nanpi Yu's house, Xu Qing investigated and learned that the first builder of this governor's mansion was Yu's house!

After a few days of calm in Cangzhou, people panicked again. Everyone was asking, what happened to the governor?
At the Huang family meeting, an old man slapped the table and shouted:

"Is this governor crazy? Look, this is the result of pleasing him!"

The seat at the head of the family meeting was empty, and Huang Shimei sat beside her. She knew that someone was taking the opportunity to attack her... Huang Shimei said softly: "But uncle doesn't understand the situation, Xu Cishi's younger sister is missing, and she accidentally bumped into uncle The affairs of the house are also..."

"Hmph... Could it be that he lost a younger sister and is going to turn Cangzhou City over? Could it be that Cangzhou City is his plaything!"

"Inspector Xu saved the Huang family once, and helped the Huang family find the son-in-law again. The favor owed to him must be repaid. I hope my uncle sees the overall situation..." Huang Shimei was calm on the surface, but she was also worried for Xu Qing. She can suppress the side of the Huang family, but the other families... they are very face-saving!
At Caishikou, ten oil pots were placed on the shelf, and the oil in the pot was boiling, as if it was about to be ignited, and the boy hurriedly removed some firewood.Ten Cangzhou City pig butchers stood aside, with red scarves tied with chicken blood on their heads, and dozens of prisoners knelt beside them.

Soldiers surrounded Caishikou, Xu Qingfei was dressed and crowned, sitting grimly...

(End of this chapter)