County office, back hall.

"No one has come to sue yet?" Lu Xiru frowned and asked. Yesterday he posted a notice on the eight-character wall, and today is the day of the announcement, and he was waiting for someone to beat the drum in the back hall early, but it was almost noon, and no one had come to complain.

His family replied: "The villain has been to see it, there is no one to guard the street, and there is no problem with the drums. ”

Mr. Bai, the master of the criminal name, said: "This is a good thing. It shows that under the governance of Dong Weng, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the county border is safe and sound. This is all the merit of Dong Weng. ”

Lu Xiru can only accept this statement, at least it is not too bad. He asked Mr. Wen, "Mr. Wen, did Li Yan hand over the grain?" ”

Mr. Wen shook his head and replied, "No." ”

"Mangui," Lu Xiru instructed, "You go and call Ma Dianshi." ”

Lu Mangui agreed, and hurriedly went to the history room next to him to call someone.

"The villain has seen the county honor." Ma Dianshi entered the back hall and bowed to his fists.

"You go to Cui Yi to urge Li Yan and ask him to hand over the grain as soon as possible!" Lu Xiru ordered: "There is no food in the county treasury, if there is a food shortage or disaster victims, what can we do?!" ”

Ma Dianshi replied: "The county venerable don't worry, General Li will take care of these things by himself, and there will be no mistakes." ”

"This county is the parent official!" Lu Xiru slapped the table and shouted: "He is a martial artist, how can he overstep his bounds?!" ”

"Is there anything else going on with the county?" Ma Dianshi arched his hand and said: "The villain still has some affairs to deal with. ”

"Bold!" Lu Mangui scolded loudly: "Dare to be so unreasonable to the county honor?!" ”

Lu Xiru also shouted loudly: "Someone! Take down the history of Ma Dian to this official! Major 20 boards! ”

The two officials at the door came in, and after hearing this order, they just hugged their fists at Lu Xiru, and they both went out again.

Ma Dianshi hugged his fists to Lu Xiru and said: "Please rest well, the villain has left." ”

"You, you~" Lu Xiru pointed to Ma Dianshi's back, and said tremblingly, but there was nothing he could do.

Mr. Wen said, "Dong Weng, you are too anxious. We just got here, and we should have slowly understood the situation, and then we should have slowly figured it out later. ”

"This county, this county is the county appointed by the emperor!" Lu Xiru shouted excitedly. Then he commanded: "Mangui, go and prepare the horses, and I will write a recital, and report the situation here to the governor!" This world is still the world of the Ming Dynasty! This Qi County is still the territory of the Ming Dynasty, how can it allow rebellious ministers and thieves to become bigger? ! ”

Mr. Bai hurriedly persuaded: "Dong Weng, be cautious." Pitchers have ears! As he spoke, he couldn't stop pointing outside.

Lu Xiru stopped venting, waved his hand at Lu Mangui, and commanded in a low voice: "Go and prepare." ”

The two officials outside the door glanced at each other, one of them pointing to himself, and the other nodded. Then the servant departed, and in a few moments another came in from outside to fill his vacancy.

At noon, as soon as Li Yan returned home, Li Mu chased after him.

"Fourth brother, there is a matter." Li Mu glanced at Wu Niang, who was sitting at the table, and said cautiously.

Wu Niang came to Li Yan for the first time in seven days. Li Yan thought she was sick. I asked Qiu Niang, and after knowing that there was no big problem, I didn't care.

Li Yan said: "Let's go, go to my study and say." ”

Wu Niang didn't move, and still sat at the table in a daze. There was not a single word on the paper on the table, and apparently, she did not practice writing today.

"What happened to you?" Li Mu asked with a wicked smile.

Li Yan said casually: "It's okay to be sick." You eat here. ”

"I'm afraid not." Li Mu whispered. After going to the study, Li Mu closed the door and said, "The county government came to report that Lu Xi wanted to write a report for Kaifeng, so he would leave today." ”

Li Yan sighed and said, "Still don't give up." You go and deal with it. ”

"Okay, I'll go." Li Mu nodded. He didn't stop for a moment, and immediately went to prepare.

Li Yan sat in the study for a while and began to fetch water and wash. He ate in his study, and then immediately prepared to go to the blacksmith's workshop. Now the design and improvement of the bolt continues, but this bolt is much more complex than the original arquebus bolt, and a lot of parts have to be added.

He saw Wu Niang still sitting at the table in the living room, and the meal prepared for her did not move.

"If you don't get better, you won't use it, go to the hospital to see the doctor, and go home and have a good rest." Li Yan said.

Wu Niang raised her head, looked at Li Yan and asked, "Did you do it?" ”

"What?" Li Yan asked suspiciously.

"The five people of Zhang Dianshi's family, including Zhang Dianshi himself, were all killed by you, right?" Wu Niang asked clearly.

Li Yan shook his head and denied: "No." Go back and rest, or if you can't, go to the doctor. ”

"I've seen it all," Wu Niang glared at Li Yan and said, "You put down the dog with the drugged bun." And thou hast in thy treasury twelve thousand two hundred taels of silver, and two hundred and eighty taels of gold, and eight golden statues and ornaments. ”

Li Yan sat down and said, "Remember, those utensils and ornaments are for Li Mu, remember to remind me." ”

"Why are you killing people?" Wu Niang continued to question.

Li Yan laughed and said, "You've seen me kill people, what's so strange?" ”

"Those outcasts, outcasts who eat human flesh!" Wu Niang glared and said loudly: "But Zhang Dianshi is an official of the imperial court. ”

Li Yan smiled faintly and asked, "What about the officials?" Do you know why there are so many displaced people? Do you know why those homeless people eat human flesh? ”

"Isn't it true that there is no rain, locusts are rampant, and crops are failing?" Wu Niang asked coldly.

Li Yan nodded and said, "It's just one reason. In the face of poor harvests, these officials are still demanding taxes. The increase set by the imperial court was three cents per mu, but in the local area, it was five taels per mu, an increase of more than ten times. The extra money is to make up for the additional salary they should have paid, including their benefit fee. When the people have no food, they go to be homeless, and this is the case everywhere, and there is no food in all places, so they can only eat human flesh. ”

Wu Niang was silent, she didn't know if what Li Yan said was true, she had never been in contact with farmers, but it sounded reasonable.

She said: "But, isn't Qixian very good? There was no poor harvest, and there were no displaced people. ”

"That's because I'm here!" Li Yan sneered and said: "Eighty percent of the fields outside the city are mine, and the peasants only pay thirty percent of the tax, and the rest are exempted." But Zhang Dianshi and the newcomer Lu Yiru, if they want to change all this back to the way it used to be, I won't agree! ”

Wu Niang looked at Li Yan, who was a little hideous, and felt a little strange and scared.

"You think I'm doing something wrong? Then go and report me. Li Yan's smile softened.

Wu Niang shook her head, stood up, and said, "Forget it, when I don't know." My mother said that if you have to forgive people and forgive people, good people will be rewarded. With that, he left immediately.

Li Yan sat there, smiling and muttering to himself: "Use thunderbolt means to show the bodhisattva's heart." ”