"My lord, Governor Shi Qiu Jing asks to see you! Waiting in front of the hall! A guard stepped into the courtyard to report.

"Oh?" Di Renjie glanced at the three of them and ordered, "Let Lord Qiu wait in the hall for a while!" This Pavilion is going! ”

looked at Li Yuanfang: "Yuanfang, you go to Fang Qian's room and search to see what you find!" ”

"Yes!"

"So early, what's the matter with Lord Qiu?" After cracking Fang Qian's identity, Di Renjie was obviously in a good mood, and he came up to the hall and looked at Qiu Jing happily.

Qiu Jing also had some joy on his face, hurriedly got up from his seat, and said to Di Renjie excitedly: "Ge Lao, the villagers of Da Liushu have fled to be villagers, and when they learned of the government's announcement of peace and mind, they have all returned to their hometowns and returned to the fields, and now they are in front of the mansion, and they want to thank the elder for his life!" ”

"Really?" Di Renjie really showed joy when he heard this: "Before the chaos in Youzhou, Daliushu Village suffered the most, Daliushu Village must be, then the entire Youzhou Township is enough!" ”

"What the elder said is very true!" Qiu Jing arched his hand.

Under Qiu Jing's guidance, Hu Jinghui took Yuan Hui and Hu Jinghui to the outside of the mansion.

At the gate of the mansion, the fourth child was waiting honestly with more than a dozen representatives of the homeless people. This old man, after returning to the village, actively cooperated with the government's efforts to appease the people. It is very popular with the Guangping County Order, and now after reintegration, the five villages around Daliushu Village and Xiaoliushu Village have been merged into one township, and Zhang Laosi is the new township head.

This can manage four or five hundred households, with a population of more than 2,000, which can be described as a spring breeze. Of course, this old man knew very well in his heart that the county order treated him so favorably, obviously caring about his "relationship" on Di Renjie's side.

This time, I learned that Zhang Laosi was going to take someone to Jixian County to thank him, and before leaving, the Guangping Lingke quietly summoned him to the county Ya'er to ask for an order.

Seeing Di Ren's outstanding door, he hurriedly beckoned the villagers to kneel: "Xiaomin, wait for it, thank you for your life!" ”

"Everyone, please get up!" Di Renjie smiled kindly, and stepped forward to personally help Zhang Laosi up: "These are all gifts from His Majesty the Emperor, as long as everyone can farm with peace of mind and have enough food and clothing, Di's efforts will not be in vain." If there are any difficulties in the future, you can report it to the government, and you must believe that the emperor of the Great Zhou will not forget her people! ”

"Yes! Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor! Hearing this, Zhang Laosi was excited, knelt down in the southwest direction, and kowtowed several times and shouted.

This old man is shrewd.

"What is the situation in Big Willow Village today?" Pulling Zhang Laosi aside, Di Renjie asked kindly.

"The descendants who escaped from the mountains have all gone home!" There was a mention of the county order, and Zhang Laosi immediately sang praises: "Since the county commander took office, he immediately sent people to appease the scattered villagers, personally went to the countryside to return the land, released grain to relieve the villagers in the townships, and also rented seeds and ploughed cattle, organized all townships and villages, and rebuilt houses......

Hearing this, Di Renjie smiled and said to Qiu Jing on the side: "This Guangping Order is very good!" ”

"This Guangping order is a capable person, and the lower officials have also sent people to visit, and there are almost no discrepancies!" Qiu Jing said with a smile.

"Good! Good! ”

"Descendants, adults are busy with official business, let's kowtow again, let's go!" As he spoke, Zhang Laosi beckoned the villagers to kneel down again.

The old eyes were full of smiles, but when he looked at Hu Jinghui on the side, Zhang Laosi couldn't help but swallow his saliva, his eyes flickered, and he lowered his head.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Laosi's little change, where can he hide Di Renjie's eyes.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing! Adult, the little one will say goodbye......" Zhang Laosi bowed, turned his head, and walked away with the villagers.

Di Renjie and Hu Jinghui both looked at Zhang Laosi's villagers, and their expressions were worthy of scrutiny.

"Presumably, my lord, everywhere I go, I am so loved by the people!" Yuan Hui was beside him and said with a smile.

Di Renjie shook his head: "The officials and the people are like fish and water, close to the people and love the people, this is the duty of officials." The people did not ask for much, but they were satisfied with the land, the house, and the clothes to wear...... If you are an official and can't even do this most basic, you should be deposed, so as not to mislead the country and harm the people! ”

Yuan Hui scoffed at Di Renjie's chicken soup for the soul. There are thousands of officials in the Great Zhou, and there are really not many people who can do this "most basic" thing.

……

At dusk, a few people entered from the west gate of Jixian County, two officers and soldiers in costumes, plus a small official in a dark green official robe and a local official. As soon as you arrive at the Governor's Mansion, you have to look for Yuan Hui.

"There's news from Soushan?" Outside the mansion, seeing the soldiers sent by Li Jian, Yuan Hui asked indifferently.

"This is Lord Cheng Wang of Guangping County!" Chao Yuanhui nodded, and the soldier said: "Brigade Marshal Li led the brothers to discover several huge caves in Xiaolianzi Mountain, and in the caves, the bodies of the missing people in the surrounding townships were found!" ”

Hearing his words, Yuan Hui's face did not change in the slightest, he glanced at the county Cheng, and lightly instructed him: "You follow me to see Master Di and report to his old man in person!" ”

"Yes!" There was a hint of excitement and nervousness on the county's face.

"My lord, there's news from Xiaolianzi Mountain! Someone from Quang Binh County is here! Entering the back hall of the Governor's Mansion, Yuan Hui said to Di Renjie, who was talking to Hu Jinghui.

"Finally there's news!" Di Renjie's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly ordered: "Let someone come in!" ”

"Humble Guangping County Cheng Wang Zhi, meet the elder of the pavilion!" As soon as the footsteps hurriedly entered, the county Cheng immediately bowed down.

"Get up and speak!" Di Renjie waved his hand: "Xiaolianzi Mountain, what's the situation!" ”

Standing up, the county Cheng trembled a little, took a deep breath, and said: "Under the instructions of the elder of the pavilion, the Xiaolianzi mountain forest was unsealed, and the county commander sent a large number of people to search the mountain, and then the officers and soldiers of California City helped him, so he got something." Yesterday, in the mountains, the soldiers smelled the stench and discovered several large caves, and after opening the caves, they found the villagers who had disappeared before! ”

After listening to his description, Di Renjie immediately asked, "How are the villagers?" ”

Shaking his head, the county said: "The villagers who found it are all dead, the cave is full of stagnant water, and the corpses are all soaked and rotten. It's miserable! ”

Di Renjie's heart sank suddenly, he slammed the table, and scolded loudly: "Beast! ”

Xian Cheng's body shook subconsciously, and Hu Jinghui waited on the side to hear it, and his face was a little ugly.

"You said that the corpses of the villagers were sealed in the cave!" Suppressing the anger in his heart, Di Renjie asked, "What's going on with those caves?" ”

"More than a dozen caves, interconnected, with traces of human excavation. Inside, there are many weapons shelves, and some smashed furnaces, which look like a workshop! ”

"This is the cat hidden in the small Lianzi Mountain!" Yuan Hui said to Di Renjie.

"Didn't the villagers all go missing in Yaojiapu? Have you been to the so-called 'ghost town'? Nodding, Di Renjie frowned and looked at the county.

Seeing this, the county immediately replied: "That 'ghost town' is indeed weird, and the county has also sent people to search it, almost every house has been checked, and there is no trace of people or animals...... But at night, there are ghost fires fluttering, very ghostly activities! ”

"Humph!" Hearing this, Di Renjie snorted coldly: "Pretend to be a ghost!" ”