After Xu Shu's analysis, the case of Gao Ran's assassination came to light. Chen Zhen got up and said to Han Zhan: "My lord, we can wipe out the lair of the Yuan Shu assassin in one fell swoop, and the woman who came to report the news has made a lot of contributions. You see, did you honor the bounty promised by the government to her? ”

"Chen Taishou," Han Zhan looked at Chen Zhen and said with a smile: "Since it is a bounty promised in advance, it is natural to pay every penny and not a lot, otherwise it will damage the credibility of the government." ”

After getting Han Zhan's permission, Chen Zhen immediately called an errand and ordered, "Quickly go and summon the Chen family to the Taishou Mansion to receive the reward." ”

After hearing Chen Zhen's order, the messenger showed joy on his face, and hurriedly replied, "The little one obeys the order!" ”

Han Zhan knew that these errand servants had the habit of plucking the feathers of geese, and in order to prevent the bounty he had given to the Chen clan from being swallowed up, when he saw the errand officer turn around to leave, he hurriedly added: "Let the Chen clan come to this hall to receive the reward!" ”

The errand officer, who was full of joy, heard Han Zhan say this, and the smile on his face suddenly turned into a bitter smile. However, where did he dare to disobey, he could only honestly reply again: "Little obedience!" ”

Seeing the errand leave the lobby, Chen Zhen asked with some puzzlement: "Lord, my subordinates don't understand, why do you want to let the Chen family come to the lobby to receive the reward?" Just call her into the palace and let the messenger give her the bounty, so why bother? ”

When Han Zhan heard Chen Zhen say this, he knew that he didn't understand that the errand would do things in private, so he hurriedly explained to him: "Xiaoqi, you don't know, if you let the errand transfer the money to the Chen family, the errand will deduct a part of it in the middle, and it is unknown how much the reward the Chen family can get." ”

"Won't it?" Hearing Han Zhan say this, Chen Zhen's face showed an expression of disbelief: "Lord, my subordinates have always been extremely strict, and this situation should not occur in Guantao City." ”

"Xiaoqi, it's very easy for the officers below to fool you." Han Zhan didn't want to get entangled in such a trivial matter, so he deliberately said to Chen Zhen: "If this Chen family who reported the news is not Ben Hou's old acquaintance, Ben Hou will not meddle in his affairs and cut off people's financial routes. But this Chen family is poor and difficult to survive, and this bounty is tantamount to life-saving money for her, and it must not be deducted by the errand servants. ”

After Chen Zhen waited for Han Zhan to finish speaking, he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "The lord is sympathetic to the people's feelings and takes such care of orphans and widows, which is really their blessing. Chen Mou represents the Tao people, thank you lord! ”

After a stick of incense, the messenger took Chen to the lobby. Seeing so many officials sitting in the lobby, Chen couldn't help but feel a little at a loss, she knelt down in front of Han Zhan, kowtowed a few times, and said in a little panic: "The little woman see the Pavilion Marquis, see Lord Taishou!" ”

"Excuse me!" After Han Zhan waited for Chen to raise his head, he instructed the messenger standing aside with the tray, "Come on, give the bounty to this woman." ”

The grimacing officer, holding a plate of gold cakes, walked in front of Chen. Chen hurriedly took the tray, put it on the ground, and said with a crying voice: "Thank you Tinghou, thank you Lord Taishou." ”

Just when the Chen family was receiving the reward in the Taishou Mansion, a group of people gathered outside the gate of the mansion at some point, most of them were Chen's neighbors, I heard that the Chen family had meritorious service because of the report of the hidden villain, Jizhou Mu, Zhangshui Pavilion Marquis Han Zhan wanted to reward him personally, and these people came to see the excitement.

The officers who were guarding the door couldn't help but get nervous when they saw so many people suddenly surrounding them, and thought they were going to make trouble. The leading officer had the courage to shout at them, "What are you going to do? ”

A white-bearded old man stepped forward and said to him, "Official, we heard that the Chen family came to the Taishou Mansion to receive the reward, and we made a special trip to see the excitement. ”

Knowing that the other party was not making trouble, the messenger immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly waved his hand at the people gathered in front of the mansion, saying: "Since you are watching the excitement, you will all stand back and block the door of the mansion." ”

The people stepped back ten paces and began to talk among themselves. Someone said, "The government said that the reward for the whistleblower is ten gold, which is one hundred tain, and you say they can give it to them?" ”

"I think it's quite hanging," as soon as his words fell, someone next to him said coldly: "Don't say a hundred taels, the government can give her ten taels, it's good." Maybe the messenger will have to take some benefits from her, and then there will be only seven or eight left. ”

"Alas, Chen's name is really bitter." An old man who knows the Chen family's background said: "Her younger brother was beaten to death in Sheguo County, and she took her younger siblings and two children on a long journey to Guantao, and was looted by bandits on the way. If the government even has to withhold the bounty of orphans and widows, it will be too immoral. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately retorted: "I don't think so, it is said that the new Jizhou herd loves the people like a son, since he said that he would reward ten gold, I am afraid he will not break his word." ”

"Will you break your promise, when the Chen family comes out, you will know." As soon as the old man said this, he suddenly pointed in the direction of the mansion gate and said loudly: "Look, the Chen family has come out." ”

When everyone heard him say this, they all looked towards the gate of the mansion, and saw that the Chen family, who everyone was familiar with, was walking out of the mansion gate, wiping tears as they walked. Seeing this situation, the old man preemptively said: "The big guys have seen it, the Chen family is still wiping tears while walking, it seems that the government has no faith in its words, and it has not given her a bounty at all." ”

Hearing the old man say this, the onlookers were in an uproar. Immediately, a few people with good deeds squeezed out of the crowd and came to Chen's face, and asked loudly: "What's the matter, the government doesn't talk and doesn't give you a bounty?" ”

When Chen heard the words of these people, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously, and said: "Give, give, say it's ten gold, and give ten gold." As he spoke, he untied one of the burdens he was holding, and let the people around him look at the ten gold cakes that were breaded inside.

"I said Chen," the old man squeezed in front of Chen, and asked with some displeasure, "Since the government has given you a bounty, why are you crying, so that I think the government doesn't talk much." ”

As soon as the old man finished speaking, a burst of laughter rang out all around.

Chen bowed sideways to the old man and said apologetically, "Thank you for your concern, I am happy." ”

At this time, Han Zhan, Chen Zhen and others walked out of the mansion, and those people immediately quieted down. "Fellow villagers," Han Zhan heard their conversation in the mansion, and hurriedly said loudly: "The government will do what it says, saying that a reward of ten gold is ten gold, and it will definitely not be untrustworthy, please rest assured." ”

He paused for a moment, thinking of the Yongyetian system that would be officially implemented after Xu Shu took office, and then continued: "Fellow villagers, I have another good news to tell you. Since the beginning of the coming spring, all the soldiers of Jizhou can be allocated a certain amount of Yongye field, which can be cultivated from generation to generation and will never be awarded. If you have relatives in your family who are willing to join the army, you can go to the government to sign up for the army, and as long as you become a member of the Jizhou army, you can be awarded Yongye Tian. ”

What Han Zhan said was clearly heard by the people standing in front of the mansion. They saw that the Chen family really got a bounty of ten gold after reporting to the government, and they naturally trusted the words of the young Jizhou pastor, and he said that he wanted to give Yongye Tian to the Jizhou soldiers, could it be fake?

After a moment of silence, the crowd erupted in cheers: "The government is true to its word, and the pavilion is wise!" ”