Aspirations

Chapter 182 Don't be in the dark

The first news is that Liu Changting and Liu Yuanwai, a wealthy man who claims to be as rich as Xu Wangshan, Ma Qingyuan and Xie Huagai, were beheaded in the west of the city. How far away was Zhang Zhang, blood spurted more than two Zhang high, the corpse fell to the ground with a plop, blood flowing like a river.

Some people also said that when Liu Changting was killed, his eyes were dull, his body was like a dead tree, and he was already half dead. I don't know if he was frightened or took some medicine.

After Liu Changting was killed, Xie Huagai came to collect the body.The distraught Xie Huagai hugged Liu Changting's head and cried loudly: "Mr. Liu, you and I are just pawns. People are knives and I are fish. Why do you have to be troublesome? You never thought of killing you. The person is not Xia Xiang, but Cui Xiang is the star king and one of his own people, you are so stupid and obsessed..."

In full view of the crowd, Xie Huagai held Liu Changting's head in the wind and rain and sang in grief and indignation: "In all things, it is better to listen to the opera than to watch it now. You have to take care of your future when you go on stage and you will eventually step down."

"With a smile and a whip, a horse flies like a horse, and it flies away in a dream. There is no trace of life, so why should the banana deer ask right and wrong?" After Xie Huagai left a poem, he disappeared. Some people said that Xie Huagai was discouraged Leng, went south to Quanzhou to be a carefree official, and never cared about worldly affairs.Some people also say that Xie Huagai became a monk and became a monk. From then on, the ancient Qingdeng Buddha saw through the world of mortals, let go of all ties, and chanted sutras and chanted Buddha for this life.

Once Liu Changting died, Xie Huagai disappeared, and Xingwang Zaiding's financial layout collapsed.Fortunately, before Xie Huagai disappeared, the granary that had been built was donated to Xu Wangshan and Ma Qingyuan free of charge, and the two continued to take over the granary and the grain growing business.

If it is said that Liu Changting's death just made the people of Zhending watch an inexplicable murder farce, then the second piece of news really aroused the cheers of the people of Zhending, so that the people rushed to tell each other, praising the achievements of Xia Xianzun ——Liu Changting and Xie Huagai's property, which was incomparably rich, was confiscated by the government. Xia Xianzun reported to the emperor to hand over the property to the state treasury. The emperor rewarded Xia Xianzun heavily and left one-fifth of the property as a reward.

Xia Xianzun took out all his property, saying that the emperor rewarded the real people. The hundreds of thousands of property were used by Xia Xianzun to reclaim wasteland and build water conservancy, and part of it was donated to the Great Buddha Temple.For a while, Zhending City was full of joy and laughter. Although it was winter, it had a spring-like atmosphere.

The third piece of news made the people of Zhending even more joyful - the Hutuo River, which has not been dredged for many years, has officially launched a major dredging event. A total of thousands of boats and tens of thousands of civilians have joined the battle. The Hutuo River is dotted like thousands of troops Dispatched together, the momentum is astonishing, the momentum is soaring.

Once Liu Changting died and Xie Huagai disappeared, the leaderless Guangjin Commercial Company no longer had the confidence to oppose dredging. Of course, the more important thing was that Xiao Jia came forward to persuade the Guangjin Commercial Company and all the shops along the two rivers to cooperate with the dredging. After the silt, the good times will always help them, let their business reach Quanzhou, and from Quanzhou to the sea, radiate overseas.

Although there are still some shops that do not want to cooperate, but there are too many calls for dredging, so we have to follow the trend.

Lu Dongliang and Zhang Xuehua took the lead in dredging, and Ma Zhanguo, Ding Ke, and Qi He were in charge of coordinating the dredging. Although it was freezing cold, fortunately the Hutuo River hadn't frozen over yet. Countless young and middle-aged men wore special fish skin clothes and went down the river to clean it up.Then, boat after boat of mud sailed out of the city and poured on the wasteland in the east of the city.

At this time, the wasteland has begun to take shape, and hundreds of houses have been erected at the same time.Surrounding the houses are pieces of cultivated land that have already been divided.As soon as the silt arrived, countless refugees rushed forward, snatching the silt and spreading it on their farmland.

The money rewarded by the emperor is enough to pay for the boat, and it can also make the boatman eat and drink enough every day, and add a few catties of wine to ensure that the body is warm.

The dredging army swept everything with a mighty momentum. The wooden piles and fire mines buried under the Zilong Bridge by Yan Hao with great effort were cleaned up in a devastating manner during the dredging operation.The fire and thunder became a sharp weapon for blasting the stones at the bottom of the river, and the wooden stakes were tied together and became a tool for transporting mud.I believe that Yan Hao would never have imagined that everything he had done so hard, under Xia Xiang's command, would become charitable deeds for the benefit of the common people.

Compared with the previous sensational pieces of news, the fourth piece of news was ignored by the Zhending people who were as happy as a festival, but for Xia Xiang, the fourth piece of news was the most important one——Fu Ke One case, retrial!
Standing on the Zilong Bridge, looking at the sight of thousands of boats sailing from a distance, Xia Xiang smiled slightly and said, "I don't know if any of you have seen Mulan boats? If Mulan boats were here, one boat could support dozens of boats."

"Mulan boat? What is Mulan boat?" Cao Shujun looked puzzled, and turned to ask Xiao Jia, "Does Miss Xiao know?"

"I've only heard about it, but never seen it." Xiao Jia asked Lian Ruohan again, "Has Lady Lian ever seen it with her own eyes?"

Lian Ruohan nodded: "When I went to Quanzhou, I saw the Mulan boat being loaded. The sail of the Mulan boat was like a cloud in the sky, the rudder was several feet long, and there were hundreds of people on the boat. Hog brews wine in it..."

"Ah, that's too exaggerated. The Mulan boat can carry hundreds of people at a time. There is a year's worth of food on board, and it's easy to raise pigs and make wine. Isn't that too big?" Cao Shujun opened his mouth wide, not daring to Believe, "This is not a boat, it is clearly a small island."

"Ms. Lian is right. The Mulan Boat is indeed huge and daunting, just like a spaceship in the sky." Ye Muping's eyes showed yearning, "Pindao also saw the Mulan Boat back then, and he still remembers it. The flight of the Mulan Boat On the sea, you can travel across the oceans, and many Persian cannibals who come to Daxia to do business would rather wait in line to stock up on the Mulan boat."

"In such a prosperous age and such a glorious Great Xia, how can a group of youngsters be allowed to do whatever they want?" Xia Xiang expressed his feelings. Although the current situation has stabilized, he believes that Star King's desire to usurp the throne will not die, and he will not die. Let it go, "Ye Zhenren, is the emperor's southern tour going on as scheduled?"

Ye Muping nodded: "The emperor's journey follows the time of day. Once it has been set, it cannot be changed. The emperor's truly determined journey is imperative."

"Go back to the county government office." Xia Xiang turned around and smiled at everyone, "Before the emperor's southern tour is finalized, the case of Fu Ke must be tried. Maybe at this time Zheng Tixing's trial has already been completed. "

Everyone followed Xia Xiang off the bridge, turned left, and went straight to the county government office.Countless people and boatmen waved at Xia Xiang, shouting "Xiaxian Zun" in unison, and Xia Xiang nodded.With a flash of his eyes, there was a man dressed as a boatman on a boat who looked very familiar. His heart skipped a beat, and when he turned around to take a closer look, he was nowhere to be seen.

When Xia Xiang was far away, the man emerged from the cabin and looked in the direction of the county government for a long time, with vicious eyes in his eyes.Although he had a beard and a hat, and was dressed very thickly, he couldn't hide his true face—it was Li Xiaosi who had escaped.

"Muzi, don't be in a daze, hurry up and work." Someone kicked Li Xiaosi and knocked him on the head again, "If you don't work, there will be no place for you. Don't cry, it's useless. Xiaxian Zun said, whoever contributes more to the refugees will get more land."

"Okay, okay, I'm working, I'm working. I'm not being lazy, I'm drinking." Li Xiaosi, whose name was changed to Muzixiao, gave the other party a dissatisfied look, and quickly said with a smile, "Boss Yi, you arrest Yan Hao , Fang Shiniang is meritorious, why did she reward you with an errand in charge, anyway, I will let you work as an errand in the county government."

"You know a feather." Yi Taiping smiled proudly, "Xia Xianzun let me not go to work to protect me. Think about it, I brought people to arrest Yan Hao and Fang Shiniang. Fang Ten Niang is a master, she can kill a person in ten steps, and she will never stop for thousands of miles. If she wants to kill me, she is like a kitten eating fish. Not to mention Yan Hao, he is a soldier of His Royal Highness Xingwang. If he knows that it is me If you inform me, you will kill me with a knife. Therefore, it is safest for me to be honest and mix among the refugees."

"That's true, that's true." Li Xiaosi hurriedly echoed, rolled his eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Boss Yi, I heard that Yan Hao was sent back to the capital by Gao Jianyuan, and Liu Changting was beheaded for public display. Woolen cloth?"

Yi Taiping rolled his eyes: "You don't work hard, what are you doing asking about these things? These things are also things that you, a little refugee, should know? But since you ask sincerely, I will answer your questions to save you I don’t think I know either. Yan Hao returned to the capital, and Liu Changting was beheaded. I heard that Cui Fuzun sentenced him to be executed overnight, so he urgently reported it to the Ministry of Punishment. Li Jia sent the approval documents urgently, and it took only three days to come and go. It is said that since the establishment of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has approved the fastest time for the decision. Liu Changting won the first place, and he can rest in peace under the nine springs. Beheading, it seems that the Ministry of Criminal Justice did not approve, and it seems that someone said that she was sent back to the capital together with Yan Hao, and it was Star King who wanted to subdue her..."

"What is Fang Shiniang's origin? Why did she kill Xia Xianzun?" Li Xiaosi was very curious when he heard people talking about Fang Shiniang.

"What Xia Xianzun doesn't know, how would I know?" Yi Taiping didn't want to chat any more, and pushed Li Xiaosi, "Hurry up and get to work, if it wasn't for Xia Xianzun, we would either starve to death or freeze to death in winter. It’s nothing to suffer from this now, next year everyone will have housing and land.”

"Long live Xia Xianzun." Li Xiaosi said absent-mindedly, suddenly felt as if someone was staring at him from behind, he turned around uneasily, only saw boats and people everywhere, and couldn't tell who was paying attention to him .

Maybe it was a mistake, Li Xiaosi muttered something, ignored Yi Taiping's warning not to talk nonsense, and only thought about how to avenge Liu Changting.Liu Changting treated him kindly before, without Liu Changting he doesn't know where he died now, although Liu Changting was killed by Cui Xiang, but the real culprit was Xia Xiang, he would kill Xia even if he risked his life auspicious.

In fact, Li Xiaosi was not mistaken. On the other boat, Shen Liangren was working hard, when he glanced over inadvertently, he found a very familiar figure.Taking a closer look, it was indeed Li Xiaosi, and he couldn't help but be surprised, why did Li Xiaosi also get mixed up among the refugees?Isn't he from Liu Changting?
Shen Liangren had seen Li Xiaosi several times in the military camp who followed Liu Changting to work in the military camp. He was deeply impressed by Li Xiaosi's shrewdness and cunning, so he recognized him from the crowd at a glance.

Could it be that Li Xiaosi was planning some kind of trick when he was among the refugees?Shen Liangren thought of Xia Xianzun's help to him, and had an idea in his mind.

"Fang Shiniang was brought back to the capital by Gao Jianyuan. Hearing that King Xing loves talents, he wanted to take her into his family. From this point of view, doesn't it mean that King Xing has the intention to dislike Yan Hao?" Zheng Haoyi, in the study of the county government office, With a slight smile on his face, he sat on Xia Xiang's lower head, and his lower head was Cao Shujun.

The person sitting at the top is not Xia Xiang, but Zheng Xiangan.Xia Xiang also accompanied him.

Zheng Xiang'an nodded slightly: "For Xing Wang, although Yan Hao is strong in martial arts and is one of the top ten masters in the Great Xia, it is just a pawn in his struggle for world hegemony. If the pawn loses its value, it will naturally be discarded. "

"According to Zheng's punishment, Xing Wang is really planning to stop here?" Xia Xiang couldn't help laughing when he thought of Zheng Shan as the majestic criminal officer, pretending to be Zheng Xiang'an to lie to him.

"Xing Wang's power is gone. If he doesn't stop, does he still want to make trouble again? Even if he wants to, he definitely doesn't have his feng shui anymore." Zheng Xiang'an, that is Zheng Shan, got up and walked around the room with his hands behind his back, "From Liu From Changting to Wu Yidong, Xing Wang lost both financial power and military strength. The only remaining forces in Zhending are Cui Xiang and Tian Qing. Therefore, I want to start with the case of Fu Ke and eliminate all Xing Wang's forces in Zhending. Sweep it all."

"There must be a lot of rewards in the case of Zheng Tixing's retrial of Fuke." Xia Xiang said an official sentence, and then smiled, "However, Zheng Tixing deceived officials and deceived it very hard. I don’t know how long Zheng Tixing will continue to lie to the official because of Xing’s microservice private visit?”

Zheng Shan laughed: "I was also curious for a while, and wanted to investigate the depths of Fu Ke's case secretly, so I pretended that Zheng Xiang'an came to Zhending. I didn't intend to deceive Xianzun Xia, but I just wanted to make it easier to investigate the case. "

Yesterday, Cui Xiang told Xia Xiang to go to the government office, and Zheng Xiangan insisted on following, so Xia Xiang had to let him pretend to follow.When he arrived at the government office, Cui Xiang said that he had received the approval from the Ministry of Punishment, Liu Changting was sentenced to death, Fang Shiniang was escorted back to the capital by Gao Jianyuan, and Yan Hao also returned to Beijing at the same time.

Just as Xia Xiang expected, Xing Wang began to clean up the mess. While cleaning up the mess, he didn't forget to accumulate strength again.Seeing that the timing was just right, Xia Xiang once again brought up the retrial of the Fuke case and the dredging of the Hutuo River. Cui Xiang knew that there was nothing to be done. The river is no longer a fulcrum. In this case, it is better to let Xia Xiang clear the silt, which can be regarded as a benefit to the people, so he agreed to the dredging, but still did not agree to retrial Fuke.

(End of this chapter)