Just when Han Xiufeng and Han Chen were busy sending their families away, Chen Youdao's third son Chen Jingjun died of serious injuries.

In the eyes of others, Chen Jingjun deserves to be guilty and deserves to die. For Chen Youdao, it was a white-haired person sending a black-haired person, and he was grief-stricken, looking at Chen Jingjun's corpse and crying silently.

"Dean Chen, Dean Chen, people can't be resurrected after death, so let's find someone to restrain them first, and let Jing Jun go to the ground first."

"Dad, I'll help you go to the room to rest, I am here, you don't care."

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The eldest son and the students persuaded each other, Chen Youdao relieved himself, wiped away his tears and said: "If you don't take revenge, you won't be a person!" The surname is Han, I'm Chen Youdao and you're not finished! ”

Hu Chengcheng, a child from Hujiazhuang, couldn't help but remind: "Dean Chen, forgive the students for their courage, as the saying goes, the people don't fight with the officials, the surname Han is not only powerful but also buys people's hearts, Dean Gu, Master Wang and Master Yu were all bought by him, we can't fight him, you better don't fight with him." ”

"He's powerful, but I don't believe in unreasonable places!"

"Dean Chen, just listen to the student's advice, we really have no reason, we really can't fight him."

"Why is there no reason?" Chen Youdao asked through gritted teeth.

Hu Chengcheng said helplessly: "It's not that you don't know, he and Second Young Master Zhang are wearing a pair of pants, otherwise they wouldn't have made an appointment to investigate smuggled salt together." Master Zhang is too sick to be a director, the big and small matters of the state government are all decided by Second Young Master Zhang, since ancient times, officials and officials have protected each other, do you think Second Young Master Zhang will help us or will he help him? ”

"Yes, what you said is reasonable, but Jing Jun can't die in vain!" Chen Youdao took a few deep breaths in a row, stared at Chen Jingjun's stiffened corpse, and said hatefully: "Jingjun is gone, and Master Zhang won't live for a few days." As soon as Master Zhang dies, Taizhou will not be able to cover the sky with his Zhang Guangcheng hand! ”

"Dean Chen, did you mean to wait for the new master to arrive and then go to Taizhou to sue?"

"If the new lord is also protected by officials, I will go to the prefect's yamen to beat the drum and voice the grievances. If Lord Futai is also partial to him, I will go to the Provincial Department and Jiangning to file a complaint! ”

"It's easy to sue, but what's the matter with him?"

"As soon as he sued him, he disregarded people's lives and caused more than a dozen people to lose their lives for his own selfishness; Second, he was accused of knowing the law and breaking the law, and killing the court for a felon! Chen Youdao's face was hideous, and he clenched his fists and said: "How did Xun Liu die, it's okay to coax those ignorant people, but there is no way to coax me." The unjust souls of the three girls of the Ji family came to ask for their lives, deceiving ghosts! ”

"Dean Chen, I know you can't swallow this breath, but suing the official is really not a trivial matter, and there is no basis for what you say, and you can't have no evidence."

"It's not easy to get evidence, money can make ghosts grind, I don't believe that the two archers who helped him kill Xun Liu don't like silver!"

Chen Youdao is determined to avenge Chen Jingjun, and he is determined to sue the inspector, Hu Chengcheng doesn't dare to get involved, his mouth is perfunctory, but he wants to sue you in his heart, I will not sign the paper, let alone go to Taizhou or even Yangzhou with you.

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Han Xiufeng knew that the news of Chen Jingjun's death was already on the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he didn't sleep well in the past night, and his heart was as empty as when he got up in the morning, Pan Er, Yu Youfu, Datou, Zhang Shiheng and Su Jueming were all gone last night, and now there is no one to talk to, and he has never felt so lonely.

Wang Qianbu didn't know what was going on, so he brought a plate of pickles after serving the porridge, stood aside and asked curiously: "Master Han, where did Uncle Yu go, will they come back for lunch today?" ”

"If you go to Yangzhou to do something, you will definitely not be able to come back today."

"Go to Yangzhou, so you may not come back tomorrow."

"Yes, you only need to cook for me for the past two days. You go to the front yard to see who is there, and when you see who is there, ask whoever is to invite Dean Gu, Wang Jiansheng and Yu Jiansheng to come over, and say that I have something important to discuss. ”

"Okay, you eat slowly." Wang Qianbu suddenly felt that it was good that Pan Er and they were not there, although the yamen was a little deserted, but he was no longer just a cook who cooked rice, and he could help the inspector run errands and pass the word, and not everyone had the opportunity to help the inspector run errands and pass the word.

Han Xiufeng didn't know what Wang Qianbu was thinking, he ate a tasteless breakfast, put down the dishes and chopsticks, walked into the signing room, and looked at the old official documents piled up in the corner.

I had accidentally seen a copy that was useless at that time but now it is very useful, and I finally found it after a long time, and I was about to call someone to make a basin of water to wash and turn over my dirty hands, Wang Jian Sheng rushed to arrive, and as soon as he entered the door, he asked with a smile: "Master Han, is there something wrong?" Coincidentally, as soon as I went out, I met Wang Qianbu, and he said that you are looking for me. ”

"I asked him to find someone to invite, but I didn't expect him to go alone." Han Xiufeng beckoned Wang Jiansheng to sit down, and sighed: "Brother Wang, I heard Wang Qianbu say in the morning that Chen Jingjun died last night. ”

"Truth be told, I'm going." Wang Jiansheng scratched his head and explained with a little embarrassment: "Chen Jingjun has a bad record, and it is not a pity to die, but I have been friends with his father for more than ten years anyway, and it is not good not to go and see it." ”

"Even if you don't have a relationship, you have to go and see it, after all, the villagers are in the township, and Brother Wang doesn't have to be embarrassed." Han Xiufeng took out six ingots of silver from the cabinet, wrapped them in a piece of cloth and gently put them in front of Wang Jiansheng: "Brother Wang, aren't you going to Chen's house, this is Chen Jingjun's pension silver, please help me bring it." ”

"Master Han put it down, I will definitely bring this silver."

"One more thing." Han Xiufeng motioned for him to sit down, and then said: "Didn't Li Xiucai go to Taizhou, can't there be no one in the yamen who is familiar with the local situation to help, I want to ask you to help for a few days, I don't know if Brother Wang is willing?" ”

The real gentry are unwilling to do such a thing, and they are not even willing to do the township covenant and the preservation of justice.

Wang Jiansheng thinks very highly of himself, and he doesn't want to be a subordinate who is looked down upon everywhere he goes, and he doesn't know how to refuse, Han Xiufeng picked up an old official document again, and said slowly: "Brother Wang doesn't know, our Hai'an seems to be safe and dangerous. Yesterday I just received reliable news that the Taiping bandits who had caused trouble in Liangguang the year before last not only invaded Hunan, but also conquered cities and territories in Hunan, and a few years ago they actually divided the waterways and captured Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang in one go, and Hubei Governor Chang Dachun, Admiral Shuangfu, General Soldier Wang Jinxiu, Chang Lu, Xuezheng Feng Peiyuan, Political Envoy Liang Xingyuan, Inspector Ruiyuan, Taoist Wang Shoutong, Wang Donghuai, Lin Enxi, and other adults were martyred with their families! ”

"Ah, there is such a thing!"

"There is something more terrifying, as far as I know, they have abandoned Wuchang on the first and second days of the first lunar month, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are going down the river to take Jiangning. If Jiangning is not protected, Yangzhou will also fall. Then there is Taizhou, and then it will be our turn to Hai'an. ”

Wang Jiansheng didn't think that Han Xiufeng was making such a joke, and he was suddenly scared into a cold sweat.

"Xiufeng, as a Hai'an inspector, naturally can't abandon the people of Hai'an, and plans to help Daoguang practice township courage for 20 years. And the regimental training of Xiangyong must be inseparable from the local squire, so I want to ask Brother Wang for help. ”

"Master Han, it's not that I don't want to contribute, but this township is really hard to practice."

"Why can't you practice?" Han Xiufeng asked in a low voice.

Wang Jiansheng sighed lightly and said with a bitter face: "I was only three or four years old in the twentieth year of Daoguang, and I can't remember, but I heard the old people say that they were worried about the foreigners coming over at that time. Huaiyang Dao personally went to Taizhou, Dongtai and other places to deploy coastal defense matters, and deeply felt that the troops were insufficient, so he ordered all prefectures and counties and Fu'an, Jiaoxie, Anfeng, Zhangcha and other fields to train the villagers.

Our Taizhou is hired by the state government to hire martial arts teachers to teach the villagers to practice shotguns and spears and short swords. I work every morning and evening, and I don't serve food, but I don't need to run errands. The old man of Zhizhou checked the training situation every ten days, and rewarded him with one or two hundred yuan for learning well. ”

How could Han Xiufeng not know what he wanted to say, and asked in a low voice, "After a few days of hard work, it's over?" ”

Wang Jiansheng said helplessly: "Those villagers either have land at home or help others farm the land, and if they don't farm the land, how can they have the kung fu to work every day?" What's more, far away and near are near, people will not be even at all, and they will only work hard and do not care about food, let alone food. No one wants to, and they can't practice at all. ”

"It's a chore, you can't do it if you don't come!" Han Xiufeng thought about it and emphasized: "Brother Wang, this time is different from the time in Daoguang's twentieth year, the Taiping bandits are not joking to conquer the city, how can there be eggs under the nest, we can't help but plan early!" ”

"Master Han, I know that you are for the local people. Otherwise, you don't need to give out the armor, let the armor pay some money, what do you think? ”

"What's the use of paying?"

"Master Han, haven't the sixteen boats not been rented to those pranksters, the Taiping bandits are about to fight, and the business on the river is estimated to be not easy to do, so simply train those pranksters to become village warriors. Let each security guard collect some money or food according to their households, take care of their food, help them build weapons, and let them work wholeheartedly. ”

Han Xiufeng only needs people, and he doesn't care whether those people are useless, the more he thinks about it, the more he thinks that Wang Jiansheng's idea is good, and he says conclusively: "That's it!" Brother Wang, you go to Chen's house first, go and comfort Chen Youdao and come back quickly, and when Dean Gu and Brother Yu arrive, we will make a good total. ”

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