Thanks to the new alliance master book friend 18672397 for the addition...... What is said is always counted。。。。。

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In the following days, the whole of Shandong, and even the Ming Dynasty, were paying attention to this heinous massacre, and even the Son of Heaven was alarmed, and issued a strict order, ordering Lu Zhen and other local officials to find out the truth of the case as soon as possible and ensure that the same thing does not happen again.

As a result, the entire Shandong officialdom was mobilized, and groups of officers and troops rushed to Cao County, filling up a small county seat, not to mention, and even those nearby villages and towns were stationed with hundreds of troops. The people, on the other hand, are worried, especially in the villages that are located in the middle of nowhere, far from the city, and everyone is even more afraid, for fear that the same bad luck will befall them at any time.

In order to protect themselves, these villages also formed an alliance with each other, gathered the young and strong people of each village into a team, and patrolled the sentry within a radius of ten miles from their villages day and night. With such a coordinated arrangement between the government and the people, as long as those bandits dare to show their faces again, it will definitely be impossible to escape.

It's just that ten days after the net was laid like this, there was no news of the bandits, and it was obvious that these guys had fled back to the mountains after making such a big case, and they didn't dare to show their faces easily.

At the same time, the relevant officials of the Criminal Investigation Department who investigated the case in Huangyan Town and Linshan Town also encountered problems, except for those corpses, these bandits left almost no valuable clues, making it impossible to follow the clues to find the location of these murderers.

When these news were fed back to Jinan one by one and came to Lu Jin, although he frowned deeply, he was not really angry. Because after this tragedy, he faintly felt that there was something strange behind it, and he wanted to use the same means to deal with ordinary thieves and bandits to find out the facts of the case, and it was obviously a little too optimistic to catch the murderer.

Seeing that he was silent after reading the report, Gao Qianzhong and other officials sitting below were also uneasy. Although this matter does not have much to do with them, once the governor really wants to investigate or shirk the responsibility, it will be difficult for them to get out of the situation.

"You say, is it possible that this case is not only involved in those Xiangma Mountain bandits, but another group of people who know everything about the actions of the government are behind the scenes?" After a long silence, Lu Zhen finally spoke, but this opening shocked people again, and he didn't know how to reply for a while.

It wasn't until Lu Jin's eyes fell on Qu Gongliang's body that the military attaché, who had always been low-key, nodded solemnly: "My lord is very worried, judging from the news that came back before, this matter is indeed strange, and it seems that someone who is extremely familiar with the actions of my government is giving advice to those thieves." ”

"Qu Qianhu, how do you say this?" Gao Qianzhong and the others were taken aback by these words, and hurriedly asked. If this statement is really believed, then officials throughout Shandong will not escape suspicion.

After seeing Lu Zhen nodding, Qu Gongliang pondered and said, "Just because you can't find clues at the scene of the crime, it's already extremely suspicious." Because ordinary bandits, no matter how careful they are, they will leave a lot of traces related to their own homes, and there is no need for them to be so careful, after all, they are not ordinary murderers, but robbers who rob homes and kill people like hemp. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Only people who know a lot about the actions of the government will do these things. In addition, there were officers and soldiers in the vicinity at that time, but they didn't know anything about it, which is worth pondering. Someone must have known what they were doing to get to that point. It can be seen from this that the real culprit of this incident must be very simple, and there may even be people in my officialdom or the army! ”

Don't look at Qu Gongliang, who has never had a name in the officialdom, but his words are clearly spoken, which shows that his ability is also good. And this also made the faces of the other officials more and more ugly, looking at each other, a little more suspicious.

When Lu Jin saw this, he said again: "You don't have to be so wary of our own people, I believe that this matter should not be done by our Shandong officials." ”

Hearing him say this, everyone's expressions relaxed a little, but there was still a little doubt on their faces, obviously wanting to ask the governor why he could make such a conclusion.

"Because in the opinion of this official, this matter should be related to a deserter from Shandong named Yao Gan, but he once served in the army in Shanxi." Lu Zhen glanced at Gao Qianzhong, and then told him about his previous rejection of Shi Heng.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a while, and then many people showed a look of disbelief: "My lord is saying that just because of this trivial matter, that General Shi actually made people do such a thing that people and gods are angry about?" ”

"No, I'm just saying that these two things should be related, but it's hard to say what the truth is." Lu Zhen shook his head and said. Although he was wary and prejudiced against Shi Heng, he didn't believe that he would do such a thing. After all, such a big matter, whether it is Shandong or the imperial court, it will definitely be investigated to the end, and he will not be so confused and arrogant.

Seeing that everyone looked at him with some puzzlement, he continued: "The meaning of this official is to make you understand that since there is no clue about the case here, why not start with this deserter named Yao Gan?" ”

Only then did everyone understand and say yes. And after Lu Zhen and Gao Qianzhong glanced at each other, they both saw regret in their eyes. After going around such a big circle, I actually returned to the starting point, and I still had to find this Shanxi deserter. Knowing that this was the case, they should not have returned to the absolute side in the first place, and maybe they could have avoided this tragedy. But now, this kind of demoralization blow is not easy to say.

After seeing everyone nodding, Lu Jin said again: "Of course, the case itself still has to continue to be investigated." You can also send people into the Taihang Mountains to find the whereabouts of these thieves! ”

Everyone immediately said yes, and then left with a heavy heart. Although Lu Zhen said that this matter could not be related to local officials, they still inevitably left pimples in their hearts......

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"You guys are crazy to do such a thing! I just asked you to go to Shandong to loot, kill some people, and let them know that they are powerful, who made you kill so much! Xue Changqing's whole person was a little hysterical, Tie Qing's face was blue, and he grabbed the fierce-looking man in front of him with one hand, and asked loudly.

He really felt that he was working with a group of crazy people, these guys actually ran to the Shandong territory to kill, and when they came back, they were still complacent and invited themselves to take credit! That's thousands of people, and this will inevitably provoke the all-out liquidation of the entire Shandong and even the Ming Dynasty. When the time comes, the army will really drive into the mountains, and it will be enough for these bandits to be killed, but once they fall into the hands of the officials and soldiers and confess themselves, it will really be completely finished. Thinking like this, Xue Changqing's heart became more and more cold, and his whole person trembled.

When he finished shouting at his words, the person in front of him stretched out his hand, broke Xue Changqing's hand holding his collar, and said lightly: "Since you want to use our brother, then you always have to give us some benefits." ”

"What do you get out of this? There isn't much food to grab in those two towns, is it worth your slaughter? Swept away by the other party's cold gaze, Xue Changqing actually had a little fear, but he still mustered up the courage to say.

"I never told you that the good we want is looting. In fact, killing all the people in these two towns is our goal. "Everything has been done, and he is not afraid to tell the truth.

And Xue Changqing was surprised: "What did you say?" Killing is your purpose? Lose your marbles...... You're all crazy......"

"You're not us, haven't been through what happened before, and certainly won't understand our choice. For all these years, we have been confined to the mountains, mostly thanks to the troubled people of those two towns. If they hadn't been keeping an eye on it and finding the government to report it whenever the wind blows, we would have been developed a long time ago. You say, should these troubled guys be killed? ”

"This ......" Xue Changqing didn't expect the other party to really come up with a reason, and he really didn't know how to speak for a while.

The man glanced at him and continued, "Besides, isn't that person named Yao Gan from Huangyan Town?" He alone killed so many of our brothers, and since we can't find him, then we have to kill his relatives and fellow villagers to avenge the death of our brothers. In this way, maybe the Shandong government will also calculate this account on his head and help you and me find this guy together, isn't this exactly what you want? ”

After saying this crooked reasoning, Xue Changqing couldn't say anything anymore, so he could only stare at the other party hatefully for a long time, and then left a sentence: "Even so, if you do this, you will inevitably bring disaster to yourself, I just hope that you won't pull us into the water when the time comes." ”

The other party just grinned, but did not say anything. But this attitude was enough to give him a headache. Originally, he didn't understand what it meant to seek skin with a tiger, but after experiencing this change, he completely understood. These bandits are thieves because they act in disregard of the rules, and it is a big mistake for them to choose to join forces with them to deal with Yao Gan.

Now that there is such a big incident, the only way to do this is to report the matter to the Hou Ye as soon as possible, and make plans for it a long time ago. Thinking of Shi Heng's angry face after knowing what happened, Xue Changqing shuddered again.

And after he left, a handsome young man came out of the back half of the house, and when the mountain bandit leader saw him, he unconsciously showed a happy smile: "Look, you see, I am angry with you this time, how can you thank me?" ”