104, Chapter 104 (1/2)

Qin Fang was a little at a loss. It would be feasible to ask him to lead troops to fight, but this was the first time he had encountered such a thing. In his impression, this was something that the county magistrate should take care of. Oh, now the county magistrate has been arrested by him.

The old lady knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "General, I'm sorry, General..."

The old lady's daughter-in-law watched secretly, covering her mouth. Seeing her mother-in-law like this, she couldn't help but want to rush out, but she couldn't bear it.

Qin Fang came to his senses and walked over. As he walked over, the crowd moved away, fearing that they would bump into the general and be caught. After all, even the county magistrate would dare to arrest him, so the official must be older than the county magistrate.

Qin Fang walked to the old lady and said, "Old man, I can't take care of such things, but don't worry, the imperial envoy will come in a few days. I will tell the imperial envoy about your matter and ask him to make the decision." He was transferred The place is Yunxiang County. If it were Yunxiang County and there was an unjust case, he would know a thing or two about it, but the affairs in Huanshui County were not under his control.

However, he has to wait here for the imperial envoy, so it’s okay to know a few things.

The old lady didn't understand this, but she was satisfied when Qin Fang said that she would introduce them to the imperial envoy. He knelt down and said, "Thank you, General. Thank you, General."

Qin Fang supported him and did not let him kneel down. This old man is about the same age as his grandmother. How could he bear to watch the other person kneel down on him. "Old man, let's do this. I'll ask someone to take you home first and remember your home address. When the imperial envoy arrives, I can remember the way."

When the old lady heard this, she was about to say something when she saw a woman running over from the corner where she was hiding: "General, you have to catch that beast first. Otherwise, what if the beast runs away when the imperial minister comes?" ?”

Qin Fang looked at the other party: "Who are you?"

The old lady quickly took Qin Fang's hand: "General, this is my daughter-in-law. My daughter-in-law is a good person. Since my son died unjustly, she has always taken care of me. This year,  ‌No one dislikes me as a blind man, my daughter-in-law is a good person.”

Qin Fang felt his body trembling, and he held her tightly: "Don't worry, old man."

The woman supported the old lady at this moment: "Mom, I'm fine, don't worry."

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief when her daughter-in-law said this.

Qin Fang could see that their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a good relationship, but he didn't understand what the woman just said: "This lady, what did you say about the beast just now?"

The woman said: "That beast did something bad. What if the imperial minister comes and he runs away? So I asked the general to arrest him."

Qin Fang said: "I can't arrest this person for no reason, but don't worry, I will ask people to keep an eye on him. Since you have grievances with each other, I will not let him leave until the imperial minister comes. Don’t you know who the other party is?”

When the woman was about to speak, Lieutenant Lu came over with a man in his arms: "Sir, at the back gate of the county government office, I saw this man sneaking around to leave. Yao Qiang said, this man is Dr. Feng." , it was Dr. Feng who almost wrongfully accused his wife of murder, so he brought him here. "

Doctor Feng was almost out of breath being carried by Lieutenant Lu. He knew that the county government office was surrounded and the county magistrate might not be able to protect himself, so he left through the back door of the county government office as soon as possible. Little did he know that even the back door was surrounded. . When he heard Yao Qiang's words again, he remembered that the woman he saw in the hospital had such a powerful background. Thinking of what he said casually, Doctor Feng wanted to die.

Yao Qiang was one of the soldiers who followed Yang Haiyan into the city. So when he saw Dr. Feng at the back door of the county government office, he recognized him at a glance.

When Qin Fang heard this, he immediately looked at Dr. Feng with deep eyes: "Did you wrongfully accuse Zhuo Jing of killing someone?" His tone was cold and his attitude was very obvious.

Doctor Feng quickly shook his head: "No, no, no, no, this is a misunderstanding, General, this is a misunderstanding. Later, the misunderstanding was clarified, and your wife went back, right?"

Qin Fang snorted: "Really? But I heard that you are suspected of deliberately unjustly accusing me. What, if I didn't have soldiers with me at that time, would you have insisted on me?"

Dr. Feng wanted to faint as soon as his eyes turned white, but he couldn't. He had to explain hard and desperately: "This is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. General, you can ask the people in the county, I am usually a kind-hearted person, how could I do something unjust?" This kind of thing? It’s a misunderstanding.”

Qin Fang raised his eyebrows: "Really?"

"He lied." The woman supporting the old lady said loudly, "General, don't believe him, he lied. He is a beast. His medicine killed my husband. The county magistrate favored him. We are not unjust. Chushen." As he said this, the woman and the old lady knelt down and cried, "General, he is the beast we are talking about. He prescribed medicine randomly and killed my husband. , we went to report to the county magistrate, who found him not guilty, but my husband just took his medicine, and his health got worse and worse. I even took the dregs of the medicine to ask people, and they said it was dregs of medicine. The problem is that people are afraid of his power and dare not testify for me. General, we are wronged..."

Dr. Feng rebuked loudly: "That's nonsense. I don't even know who you are."

The woman cried and cursed: "You are such a bastard, you are so arrogant. When I sued the county magistrate, you didn't behave like this." Probably because of Qin Fang, the woman lost her courage. , if it were normal times, ‌‌ would not be so bold as ‌, and they would avoid Dr. Feng whenever they see him. "Last year, after my husband had an accident after taking your medicine, I took the dregs of the medicine to the county magistrate, but you said it was not the dregs of medicine from your Feng Family Medical Clinic, because I couldn't prove that it was the dregs of medicine from your Feng Family Medical Clinic. , so I can’t sue you.

Afterwards, you falsely gave me two taels of silver, saying that you sympathized with my plight. For this reason, you became known as Feng Dashan. Damn, you clearly have a guilty conscience. If you want to buy my husband's life with two taels of silver, don't even think about it. I took twenty taels of silver and pretended it didn't happen. It was because my mother-in-law needed money for medical treatment. I lost a man and my family needed money to live. But our family can't die yet. We want to live, live. I always hope that one day justice will be redressed.

You beast, you didn’t expect us to wait until this day. Now that the general is here and the imperial envoy is coming, you just wait for the evil retribution to come. "

Dr. Feng regretted that he had not dealt with these two women. At that time, he did not think of eradicating the roots. This was because the matter was concerned by the people in the county. If the family was dealt with, it would inevitably attract a lot of attention. Just talk. Besides, his image is that of a kind man, and he is not afraid of these two women. All the evidence has been taken away, and the obvious drug residue has been disposed of, so he can rest assured.

Unexpectedly, some general appeared today, the county magistrate was arrested, and these two women came out to cause trouble. But if I regret it again, it’s useless. He could argue with them like a shrew: "I gave you the money out of kindness and sympathized with your plight, but I didn't expect you to be so ungrateful. If I had known this, I wouldn't have given you the money. I should have sued you." You are making false accusations.”

Woman: "You just have a guilty conscience."

Doctor Feng: "You are talking nonsense."

Woman: "You beast, when the imperial envoy comes, I will ask you to pay for my husband's life."

Dr. Feng: "When the imperial envoy comes, I think you, the cunning woman, will be arrested first."

Woman: "..."

Doctor Feng: "..."

Qin Fang watched them scolding each other, which made his head hurt. He seemed to remember the time when the women in the village were quarreling when he was a child. This was the scene.

Qin Fang frowned and said to Lieutenant Lu: "Take Doctor Feng away and temporarily seal the Feng Family Medical Center. All the people related to this matter are under strict guard. Everything is waiting for Master Du to come." Let’s make a final decision.”

Lieutenant Lu: "Yes." Then he carried Doctor Feng and left.

The common people also gathered together to discuss and some secretly looked at Qin Fang.

Qin Fang said to them: "Everyone, don't block here. The imperial envoy will be coming in a few days. If any of you have any grievance, please go home and deal with it. We will tell you all at that time." Imperial Envoy. Again, those of you who have had your money robbed by Wulipo bandits should deal with it. When the Imperial Envoy arrives, we will compensate you appropriately.

Not only you, but everyone must also tell each other about the people who have been robbed of their money. At the same time, I hope you will remember that this is a gift from the court, a gift from the emperor. Everyone should remember the goodness of the court and the goodness of the emperor. "

"Thank you General."

"General, we get it."

"Thank you, the imperial court, for remembering us. Thank you, the emperor, for remembering us."

Everyone was very happy. Among these people, there were not a few who had been robbed by Wulipo bandits. Some of them had been robbed more or less. Now the court could compensate them some, no matter how small, they ‌Happy. It's an unexpected surprise that something you didn't expect can come back. Who wouldn't be happy?

The lives of the people in Huanshui County must have been in turmoil before the imperial envoy arrived. Because Qin Fang said that the court would appropriately compensate the people for what they had robbed by bandits, so the people in Huanshui County waited for the arrival of the imperial envoy every day.

At the same time, Qin Fang divided the three thousand surrendered barbarians into two groups. A group of healthy people went first, led by Lieutenant Lu with one hundred soldiers, and an additional 150 barbarian soldiers. Also accompanying him were private guards such as Yang Haiyan and Kun Shi.

Qin Fang, Yang Xiaowei and others left behind, taking care of the sick and more importantly, waiting for the arrival of the imperial envoy. But fortunately, Dr. Li and Li stayed to take care of the sick people, so the affairs of these people are relatively stable.

The most troublesome thing is the women rescued from the bandit's den. None of them want to go home because it would be embarrassing to go home. Moreover, the girl was given to the bandits by her biological parents. Bandits were running rampant, and some poor parents gave away their own daughters in order to protect themselves, which they regarded as money-losing goods.

Yang Haiyan went first this time and took away 20,000 taels of silver. Fifteen thousand taels were 30% of the military pay, and the other five thousand taels were the reward given to Qin Fang by the emperor. It is estimated that the emperor did not know that there was so much money in the bandits' den, otherwise he would be heartbroken if he was given a 10% reward. After all, it was the time when the imperial court was using money.

Therefore, Qin Fang was smart and obscured the amount of stolen money.

Three days later, the imperial envoy finally arrived.

Du Ke is middle-aged, but he has a lot of experience in what he does. He is a high-ranking official and well-paid. What scene has he not seen before? This is the first time I encountered such a situation. The imperial guard arrived at the gate of Huanshui County. At first glance, almost all the people in the city knelt down to greet him.

Speaking of which, how would you describe this feeling? He has always been strict and stern in officialdom and in the early morning, but he seems to be a little airy, as if he is stepping on the clouds. And the feet are these ordinary people.

"Sir?" The captain of the imperial guard looked at Du Ke, who was a little bored. If the common people intercept you, they can get through, but in this situation, the common people kneel down and greet you warmly, as if you are a local official.

Although Du Ke was a civil servant, he practiced martial arts. In order to get to Huanshui County early to deal with the collusion between officials and bandits, he rode a horse all the way. Riding a horse was faster than riding a carriage.

So after he came back to his senses, the horse got up. When he stood up, he heard the people say: "Welcome to the Imperial Envoy."

Still shouting: "The imperial envoy is here."

Even: "The imperial envoy is here."

And: "Meet the Imperial Envoy."

In short, the enthusiastic voice of the people is very obvious. Du Ke was puzzled, what's going on with the people? Why are you so enthusiastic? However, Du Ke was not confused. He raised a smile on his serious face and said to the people in the most charitable voice in his life: "Everyone, please get up quickly. Stop kneeling on the ground. Get up." "As he said, he also helped the old man closest to him: "Old man, what's going on? Why are you all here?" He was in a hurry, so Lian Qin Fang didn't know when he would arrive. How do these people know this?

The old man who was helped up by Du Ke was somewhat flattered and said: "Returning to the Imperial Envoy, since General Qin told us that the Imperial Envoy will be coming in the next few days, we have been waiting at the city gate every day. Today we are waiting for you, and everyone is in the heart." Happy."

Du Ke didn't know what to say. Rather than saying that the people were enthusiastic, it would be better to ask why Qin Fang told the people about his upcoming events? Du Ke asked curiously: "How did General Qin tell you about the imperial envoy?"

The old man said honestly: "General Qin said that he suppressed the bandits under the emperor's order. The county magistrate was caught in collusion with the bandits. The court and the emperor will compensate us appropriately for what we, the common people, have been robbed. But we You need to sort it out in advance so that you can understand it when you come. No, everyone has already sorted it out, so we are waiting for you here.

By the way, Lord Imperial Envoy, General Qin also said, if we are grievances, we can come to you to redress our grievances. Can we come to you if we are grievances? "

How did Duco respond? It must be possible. He said to the old man: "Old man, I have just arrived in Huanshui County. I have to go to the county government to handle matters first. You can tell everyone first and let everyone go home. In two days, I will beat gongs and drums along the street to tell everyone. , you can come back to me when the time comes.”

The old man respected his orders: "Yes." Then he started to shout to everyone, "Let's all leave. Don't disturb the imperial envoy. The imperial envoy has to return to the county government..."

Du Ke followed: "Let's disperse, let's go home first."

The common people dispersed obediently, and Du Ke said to one of the guards, "Take a few people to inquire about Qin Fang's situation these days." How come so many people came to greet him.

Guard: "Yes."

Next, Du Ke went to the county government office. However, before Du Ke arrived at the county government office, he met Qin Fang who rushed over. The county magistrate was arrested and there was no one in the county government office, so Qin Fang naturally had to take charge. Not only did he sit in charge of the county government, but he also asked soldiers to patrol to prevent other things from happening in the county where there were no government officials to patrol. So when the patrolling soldiers saw that the imperial envoy was coming, they went to report to Qin Fang, and Qin Fang rushed over. "I will see you later, sir."

Du Ke looked at Qin Fang. A month ago, this was an ordinary young man. Even though he was a captain, he, the Minister of War, still couldn't see enough. To put it bluntly, he is not even as good as the guards at his house. There was nothing special about Qin Fang at that time. If you have to say something, show some courage. After all, when he proposed that Wei Wu be the commander of thousands, he dared to recommend Han Zhen.

However, I haven't seen him for almost a month. This person is like a precious sword, being polished and slowly getting sharper.

Du Ke was a little surprised in his heart, but it was not enough to shock him. He has a good impression of Qin Fang, and this good impression comes from Qin Fang's letter. Speaking of which, the letter Qin Fang sent to the capital made him feel that Qin Fang was good at doing things. The bandits and evidence were all prepared one by one, instead of throwing the difficult problems to him and asking him to suppress the bandits and find evidence, so he felt good about such a person who knew how to do things.

But it was just good words before, so this time when he came to Huanshui County and saw so many people welcoming him, no matter what the reason was, Du Ke felt a little pleased. Therefore, he is in a good mood. He said: "General Qin, there is no need to be polite. Please get up." This tone and attitude were much better than when he came to Yongzhou Military Camp.

Qin Fang stood up and stood silently beside Du Ke. He is not a talkative person to begin with, so he is not like some clever subordinates who can say nice things to make friends with him. For example, most people would say at this moment: Mr. Du, you have had a hard journey. But Qin Fang didn’t.

Du Ke raised his eyebrows and glanced at him. Seeing his silence, Du Ke found it funny. He has been an official for many years, and even though he no longer feels the need to be flattered by others and can simply ignore it, to be honest, flattering someone is better than not flattering someone at all, right? But what about this one? Du Ke shook his head and started the topic directly: "When I entered the city just now, I saw so many people waiting for me there. What's going on?"

Qin Fang said: "They are waiting for you. Ever since the general said a few days ago that the imperial envoy will come to Huanshui County to deal with bandits and other unjust cases for them, they have been looking forward to your arrival. Now... ‌They will definitely be happy when the adults are here.”

These words were very simple, but after Du Ke heard it, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he found it useful. "Tell me what happened in the past few days. You took the bandits' den and captured all the bandits. You didn't even hurt a single soldier. You were a good commander. I know your background. You are from a poor family and don’t have the conditions for you to read, but you can still do this, which shows that you are destined to lead an army.”

Qin Fang was a little happy to be praised. You must know that Du Ke is the minister of the Ministry of War, and it is his honor to be praised by him. However, although he was happy and showed off his appearance, Qin Fang was not complacent or proud. His happiness was filled with a touch of joy of being recognized and a touch of embarrassed shyness. Qin Fang said frankly with a slight smile: "The general has never read the book. My family is poor, and it is not easy for our parents and elders to raise us brothers and sisters. Therefore, when we are fifteen years old, the general will take my place." Dad went to serve in the military.

Although military service was hard, thanks to the imperial court's mercy, the food in the military camp was much better than at home. Later, the imperial court favored the general's marriage. The general's wife had studied literacy, so he taught the general how to read. This gave the general the opportunity to pretend to be a literate person. After the general learned the words, he bought soldiers and took a look.

‌However...it's a bit embarrassing to say that the clan captured the bandits without spending a single soldier. In the end, the victory was not honorable, but it was actually a shabby method. "

Du Ke was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Qin Fang's calligraphy was taught by his wife. The imperial court would give wives to soldiers, who were maids from the families of prisoners. They were freed from slavery and became good deeds, and then assigned to soldiers. This has been done since the founding of the country, so it has been used to this day. . Therefore, it is not surprising that the maids from the prison officials' families have read some literate words.

However, this is because Qin Fang is eager to learn, knows words, and can read soldiers. If he is not advanced, even if the opportunity is presented to him, he may not seize it. ‌ is: "‌Those means are cruel. I don't know what they are. I'm curious."

Qin Fang felt a little ashamed: "It was with sweat medicine and poison. When the rain was heavy, because the bandits colluded with the county magistrate, Huanshui County could do anything without worries, so the defense of the bandits' den was extremely high. Bad. Taking advantage of this, the general sneaked into the bandit's den, and then put the Mongolian sweat medicine in their water and food. Worried that the Mongolian sweat medicine was not strong enough, he used it during their breakfast. Put them down.

In fact, it’s…somewhat…”

"Hahahaha..." Du Ke laughed. He hadn't been in such a good mood for a long time. "Although you have to be aboveboard, I still agree with whoever does what. When it comes to bandits, that's the right thing to do." Those who are dishonest will be worthy of them if they use dishonest methods. "They are the ones who pay attention to the behavior of gentlemen in everything. They are those who are just trying to gain fame. ‌ From Duco’s point of view, ‌ to win, anything is possible.

Jin ‌ used the marriage between the Wei family and the Yang family to win the battle for the heir smoothly and beautifully. Even though this matter is just a matter of fact, the imperial power is supreme. Who dares to say it in front of Jin ? ‌ He muttered a few words behind his back, ‌ He murmured while hiding, and the person involved couldn't hear it, so why did he not care?

During the conversation, they had arrived at the county government office.

Du Ke was a serious person. As soon as he arrived at the county government office, he didn't bother to rest and asked Qin Fang to present all the relevant evidence, together with the robber's testimony, and the money found.