Chapter 14: The Search for the Truth

"The other side of the mountain...... It's Wujia Village, who in your village is most familiar with that side, take me over to have a look. ”

Chen Tang looked at the high mountain, already had a judgment in his heart, and commanded without doubt.

People are under the eaves, how dare not bow their heads, for Chen Tang's orders, how dare Zhang Hu object, naturally nodded and called a villager to take Chen Tang to Wujia Village.

The villager who led the way, named Zhang Biao, in his forties, has been working as a farmer at home, when Chen Tang was poor in the past, he also gave some food on credit to his family, but he has not been able to pay it back, and then Chen Tang's father is Chen Kao, who went to the county town to work as a helper, I don't know if it has been paid back yet.

Zhang Biao was a little afraid of Chen Tang, he didn't dare to get too close to Chen Tang, and he was more than two meters behind Chen Tang.

Chen Tang looked back at him and asked, "How has my father been in the past three years?" Is there anyone in the village who bullied him......"

Zhang Biao unconsciously took a step back and said uneasily: "No...... No, although the people in our village don't like Ling Zun, but they will not bully, and then Ling Zun went to the county seat to do a helper, so he rarely returned to the village, until half a year ago, he resigned from his job in the county seat, returned to the village, and told others everywhere that you were a big official in the capital, and everyone thought that he was going to open a river, and he didn't take it seriously......"

For Zhang Biao's previous words, Chen Tang naturally won't believe it, and the latter sentence seems to be true, half a year ago, he met Zhang Bo, the Marquis of Fuping, by chance, after a conversation, Zhang Bo was shocked by Chen Tang, and was introduced as a guest, and later helped Chen Tang get the position of Taiguan Shicheng through his own relationship, it was at that time that Chen Tang had some spare money in his hand, so he sent some to his home.

Chen Tang continued to ask, "Then do you know where my father worked as a helper before his death?"

Zhang Biao replied: "That's a lot, but I often hear him mention the Marquis of Flawed Qiu, and Ling Zun bragged to us at the beginning, saying that he had an old friend in the Marquis of Flawed Qiu, and said that after you return home, you will take her out of the Hou Mansion......"

The corners of Chen Tang's mouth twitched slightly, shook his head and smiled bitterly, and ordered: "Wait a minute, you can introduce Wu Lizheng for me, just say that I was sent by the assassin history, and go to the countryside to understand the people's situation, as for the rest, you can't say anything else, just leave the rest to me, do you understand?"

Zhang Biao hurriedly nodded and said, "I understand, I understand this."

Chen Tang climbed up the mountain, wiped his sweat on his head, and said breathlessly: "The mountain road is so difficult to walk, but there are only some trees and bushes, and no one has opened up a road to benefit the township."

Zhang Biao scratched the back of his head and said: "Wujia Village is a market when you go out, so naturally you won't take this mountain road, and our Zhangjia Village has a remote terrain, and we rarely go out, even if we go to the market to purchase, we go collectively, and if you go to the ox cart, there is no need to open up a mountain road, so it's been like this from generation to ......generation."

In this self-sufficient agricultural feudal society, the people basically have this mentality, Chen Tang didn't bother to make a sound, so he walked down the mountain, Zhang Biao was a little struggling, and kept hammering his thighs.

An hour later, Chen Tang stood at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Biao's legs and feet trembled, his body shook a little, holding on to a tree, and he kept panting...... And vomiting. ”

Chen Tang ignored Zhang Biao, looked back at the high mountain, and said thoughtfully: "It took two hours, and ordinary people probably need two and a half hours, if you add a break halfway, it will take three hours at most, which means that the murderer must have passed through Wujia Village before the end of the time......"

"And the end of the day is also a time for the people to take a break in the afternoon and enjoy the cool time, and there are usually few people walking outside, it seems that this is also the ...... calculated by the murderer in advance."

"What a cunning man......"

"It's a pity that you ran into me, maybe you thought no one would care about this accident, but I don't believe it was an accident, because the truth always needs to be dug up by yourself......"

"Have you finished throwing up?" Chen Tang turned to look at Zhang Biao, who was sitting on the ground, and said lightly: "Let's leave when you're done vomiting, don't waste time here."

Zhang Biao waved his sleeves to wipe his chin clean, stood up, and said weakly: "Then let's go, I'm not so weak."

Chen Tang tidied up his clothes, held the hilt of his sword, and strode forward, and Zhang Biao hurriedly trotted up.

The layout of Wujia Village is similar to that of Zhangjia Village, it is a straight road, with farmland in front and a big mountain behind the houses......

When Chen Tang and Zhang Biao came from the bottom of the mountain, they all looked at Chen Tang and Zhang Biao nervously.

Zhang Biao hurriedly stepped forward and shouted: "Wu Lizheng, it's me, I'm Ah Biao!" You don't remember me......"

A white-haired old man stood up with a cane and walked up slowly, only to see Zhang Biao's appearance clearly, and asked, "Oh...... Ah Biao from Zhang Village, why are you here in our Wujia Village? ”

Zhang Biao read it according to the rhetoric prepared by Chen Tang in advance: "Wu Li is exactly like this, this son was sent by Lord Assassin Shi to visit our township to investigate and covertly, this is a state secret, Wu Lizheng and the elders should not reveal the slightest rumor to the outside world, if those corrupt officials and corrupt officials know, the son will be in danger."

When Wu Lizheng and several old men heard this, their eyes turned red all of a sudden, and they knelt on the ground one after another, and said with tears in their eyes: "It's really time for adults to come, and the villains can't say anything about their suffering, woo woo woo woo ......."

How do you know that you have made up an identity casually, more than a dozen old people actually slapped their chests, crying bitterly, Chen Tang immediately helped Wu Lizheng comfortingly: "Wu Lizheng and all the elders, please get up quickly, what grievances do you have, sit down and tell me slowly!"

Wu Lizheng held Chen Tang's hand stubbornly, knelt on the ground and refused to get up, and cried bitterly: "My lord, that flawed Qiuhou is not a thing!" He instructed the domestic slaves to occupy our land and forced us to become tenants, is there any reason for this? ”

"We went to the county government to complain, and the dog official actually said that we climbed and bit the flawed Qiuhou, but instead beat us up and blew us out, how can there be such a thing in the world that reverses black and white!"

After hearing this, Chen Tang said angrily: "A group of corrupt officials and corrupt officials have damaged the image of the country, and they should be beheaded according to the law." Chen Tang picked up Wu Lizheng and comforted: "Wu Lizheng, don't worry when you are old, the country will definitely give you justice, even if the country doesn't give you justice, Chen will give you justice!"

"Lord Xie, Lord Xie, Lord Xie is really the master of the blue sky!" Wu Lizheng seemed to see hope, and praised Chen Tang vigorously.

Chen Tang held Wu Lizheng's hand and said, "Old man, you really won the award, aren't we officials just going to be the masters of the people...... If you don't make decisions for the people, it's better to go home and plant sweet potatoes......"

Although Wu Lizheng didn't know what a sweet potato was, it did not prevent him from feeling grateful and reverent for Chen Tang: "What the Lord said is really reasonable, if the officials in the world are like Lord Chen and love the people, we ordinary people will have a good life......