Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 364

Seeing that the person standing at the front was Tao Youran, Li Canghai couldn't help asking, "Mr. Tao, what's going on?"

Tao Youran saluted him tremblingly, and said, "My lord, the common people learned that you are leaving Zhengyang, and they all came to see you off."

"This..." Li Canghai sighed, and said, "Mr. Tao, didn't I tell you not to disturb the people?"

Before Tao Youran could speak, an old man in the crowd came out, knelt down in front of Li Canghai, and said tearfully, "My lord! You helped us get rid of the bullies and the flood, and you saved our whole Zhengyang Xian, you are the reborn parents of all of us! Now that you are leaving Zhengyang, I have no way to repay you, but to send you off!"

"Yes, my lord, don't blame Mr. Tao. If Mr. Tao hadn't told us that you were leaving Zhengyang, we would have been kept in the dark."

"We are all ordinary people, but we also know how to repay you. Your lord has done so many things for us. In order to block the breach of the Yellow River, you almost lost your life. We...we just want to send send adults..."

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Some sobs gradually sounded from the crowd, and everyone knelt together facing Li Canghai with red eyes and tears in their eyes.

Looking at the crowd kneeling on the ground, Li Canghai's nose suddenly became sour, and his eyes became moist.

"Please get up quickly, folks, please get up quickly!" Li Canghai hurriedly helped the old man up, and then said repeatedly to the kneeling crowd.

The old man stood up tremblingly. He wiped away his tears, held Li Canghai's hand tightly, and said, "My lord... the common people don't want you to leave!"

"Old man, I thank you for coming to see you off. I also don't want to part with the folks, but the sacred order is hard to violate, so I have no choice but to leave Zhengyang." Li Canghai said.

Looking at the people in Zhengyang who were kneeling on the ground, Li Canghai's eyes became moist, and he said loudly, "Everyone, please get up quickly. How can Canghai be able to get such love from the villagers, please get up quickly!"

Tao Youran sighed, turned around and said to everyone, "Everyone, get up quickly, don't delay your lord's schedule."

Only then did the common people stand up one after another, and consciously parted a road leading directly to the city gate.

"My lord...you have avenged my son's grievances, the old woman has nothing to repay, only a few jars of old wine brewed by myself, please accept it."

An old woman came out of the crowd, followed by a fat man with a big belly.

The old woman was old and frail, so the fat man supported her with one hand, and walked towards Li Canghai with several wine jars in the other.

Li Canghai recognized the fat man as Zuo Hongji, and the old woman was the wife of Zuo Hongji's long-dead clerk.

When getting rid of Wang Buquan, Zuo Hongji felt deeply that he could not do that guy, so after ransacking the house, he expressed his willingness to regard the old woman as his mother.

Now it seems that Zuo Hongji did not lie.

Although he didn't have rich clothes and jade food, and he was wearing coarse linen clothes, but there was less greed and impetuosity in him, and more calmness and serenity.

"I've met you, my lord." Walking forward, Zuo Hongji bowed his hands in salute to him.

Li Canghai nodded in satisfaction and said, "Zuo Hongji, it's really rare for you to rein in the precipice."

Zuo Hongji grinned, and said embarrassingly: "Zuo is a businessman, and he has fallen into the eyes of money. If it weren't for the adults to wake up Zuo in time, I am afraid that Zuo will be raped like Wang Buquan sooner or later." Guillotine."

"The prodigal son will not change his money. According to your ability, I believe that you will be able to make a comeback in a short time. However, I have said beforehand that you have to follow the right path in business. I won't spare you." Li Canghai said seriously with a hint of sternness while laughing.

Zuo Hongji nodded again and again: "I would like to follow your lord's instruction, Zuo would never dare."

After a short pause, Zuo Hongji handed over several jars in his hand, and said, "My lord, this is old wine brewed by my godmother. You must accept it."

Li Canghai thought for a while, took a jar of wine from Zuo Hongji, and said deeply: "As the magistrate of Zhengyang County, I think I have not made any political achievements. I am ashamed. Thanks to the villagers for their perseverance, I have a lot of trust in this officer, which has allowed me to solve murder cases again and again, and I would like to thank the villagers for their trust."

As he spoke, Li Canghai shattered the seal, lifted the wine jar and took a big gulp.

Everyone was silent, and everyone looked at Li Canghai quietly.

"Good wine!" Li Canghai wiped the drink from the corner of his mouth, he breathed out in a deep voice, and said, "Although I have left Zhengyang, I will never forget Zhengyang! Canghai is deeply impressed by the deep love that the villagers have for Canghai! "

"My lord, what are you talking about? We should thank you, you are our benefactor!" said the old man tremblingly.

"The old man is serious. It is my duty to eliminate evil and promote good, and keep one side safe." Li Canghai handed the wine jar to Zuo Hongji, and said with a smile, "I have already drunk the wine. As for taking it away, there is no need.”

Zuo Hongji was stunned for a moment, and he said in surprise: "Sir, these are just two jars of wine, and they are not valuables. Why don't you take them?"

"An official is not the parents of the people, but treats the people as their parents. During my tenure as an official, I haven't made any achievements yet, so how dare I take things from the people?" Li Canghai said sternly.

Zuo Hongji, Tao Youran and others looked at each other, and saluted Li Canghai one after another: "My lord is clean and honest, which is admirable!"

Li Canghai rubbed his chin, looked up at the setting sun, and said, "It's getting late, I should be on my way."

Everyone followed Li Canghai and walked out of the city gate slowly.

Li Canghai bowed deeply to the crowd and said, "Fellows don't need to send any more, please go back!"

Everyone sent straight out of the city gate, looked at the direction the carriage was leaving, and shouted in unison: "My lord, have a good journey!"

A sad yet reluctant voice echoed in front of the city gate where the dusk fell. The people were reluctant to leave for a long time. They looked into the distance until the carriage drove into the darkness.

Inside the carriage, Di Qing was already completely moved, which made Li Canghai feel a little baffled.

"Qing'er, why are you doing this?" Li Canghai asked curiously.

Shining teardrops hung on Di Qing's eyelashes, her red eyes choked with sobs and she said: "After resigning from office, the common people sent them away spontaneously. This kind of thing happened to Grandpa. The family must be very pleased to have found such an up-and-coming son-in-law, finally someone can revive grandpa's reputation."

Li Canghai rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "You girl, we are not married yet!"

Di Qing giggled, wiped away her tears, and said, "This is easy. When we return to Luoyang, we'll get married right away."

(End of this chapter)