Chapter Forty-Six: The Time of a Stick of Incense

When Zhao Chen heard this, he was a little speechless!

In this era, transportation was inconvenient, and local officials returned to Beijing every three years to report on their work. Then, the officials will evaluate the performance of the three years, and then decide whether to promote or demote.

But obviously, the Cui County Order in front of him is not in this list!

Of course, this is because now that the Tang Dynasty has just been founded, everything is still recovering, but the bigger reason is that this Cui County Order comes from the Cui Valve side branch!

However, this is not what Zhao Chen cares about, the only thing Zhao Chen cares about is that in this small county town, what kind of person can drive the people to boldly empty the grain depot, without worrying that the people will have someone to denounce him.

Now it seems that this Cui County Order is the person behind the scenes!

The father and son inherited the county order, and over the years, they have long accumulated prestige in this county, and if they say a word casually, who would dare to bare their teeth with him?

"The site is well protected!" Thinking of this, Zhao Chen suddenly looked at Cui County Order, and said coldly: "It seems that Cui County Order is also very good at detectives!" ”

Along the way, the bloodstains on the scene have not been damaged at all, so many people in front of the granary, coming and going, everyone seems to be walking around, and the bloodstains left behind are not even stained with dust.

There are also those so-called wounded, all of whom seem to be seriously injured, and their wounds are wrapped in bandages, and the bandages are stained with blood, as if they are soaked in blood from the wounds.

It's just that so many injured people are injured like this, shouldn't they stay in the hospital and run here to do something? There wasn't even a single doctor at the scene!

It's clear that it's to make this look and show him. Zhao Chen was a little speechless, even if he wanted to be pretentious. That's got to be decent, too!

Cui Xianling, who was beside him, couldn't help but be slightly stunned by the expression on his face when he heard this. At first glance, it sounded like a compliment to him. But he clearly heard the mockery in Zhao Chen's tone.

Thinking of this, Cui Xianling's eyes couldn't help but glance at Jiang Fengnian next to him, and glanced at each other, and they all saw surprise in each other's eyes.

"Cui County Order!" However, at this moment, Zhao Chen suddenly turned around with a slight smile on his face. Looking at Cui Xianling, who was looking at him in doubt, he said, "Can you please call all the people in this city here?" ”

As soon as Zhao Chen's words came out, not only Cui Xianling and Jiang Fengnian, but also a group of 'injured people' over there, couldn't help but raise their heads and look at Zhao Chen in surprise.

"I don't know, what does Master Hou mean?" Cui Xianling couldn't help but feel nervous in his heart, but on the surface, he still looked at Zhao Chen with a pretended puzzlement. Puzzled, asked.

"Investigate the case!" When Zhao Chen heard this, he looked at Cui Xianling very simply and said. Seeing Cui Xianling's face pale, he sighed and said, "This gang of thieves dares to attack the county seat." robbed the grain of the entire grain depot, Ben Hou didn't believe it, and didn't leave some clues! ”

Cui County Ling heard what Zhao Chen said. The heart that had just been suspended suddenly let go. Then. nodded at Zhao Chen, turned around and commanded Jiang Fengnian beside him. arranged for Jiang Fengnian to gather the people.

For half an hour, Zhao Chen and the others waited in front of the looted grain depot, waiting quietly, Jiang Fengnian summoned the people over.

During this period, Qin Fen didn't know where to move a stone bench and put it behind Zhao Chen, Zhao Chen smiled at Qin Fen, lifted his robe, and sat on the stone bench.

The people were soon summoned, sparsely pulled, one by one, looking depressed, Zhao Chen sat quietly on the stone bench, looking at the gradually increasing number of people in front of him.

Especially when I saw the tired looks on their faces, the corners of their mouths couldn't help but twitch slightly, revealing a meaningful sneer.

After moving the food overnight, you can be energetic at this time, that's weird!

When all the people were summoned, Jiang Fengnian, who was dressed in a green robe, also returned to the grain depot, bowed back to Zhao Chen, and when he turned around, he looked at Cui Xianling and nodded slightly.

"I believe everyone should understand what the grain in this granary behind Benhou is used for, right?" When everyone arrived, Zhao Chen then stood up with a flick of his robe, supported Qin Fen's shoulders, and simply stood on the stone bench, looked condescendingly at the crowd in front of him, and said loudly.

When the people below heard this, they looked at Zhao Chen with a pair of eyes, a little numb, as if they were clay sculptures, and they didn't react to Zhao Chen's words at all.

Seeing such a scene, Cui Xianling and Jiang Fengnian on the side immediately glanced at each other, and both of them showed a slight smile on their faces.

"If you don't know, then Ben Hou can tell everyone!" Zhao Chen seemed to have known that the people would react like this, so in the face of such a scene, he only paused slightly, and continued: "The food here is used to save your lives!" ”

"If it doesn't rain, God will dry up everyone's crops, and this is what I want everyone to starve to death!" Zhao Chen said, looking at the crowd in front of him, and suddenly raised his voice and said: "But the imperial court will not watch you starve to death here, so the imperial court sent Benhou over to save everyone's lives!" ”

As soon as Zhao Chen's words came out, Cui Xianling and others next to him immediately sang praises of virtue, boasting that the court did not forget the suffering of the people, and boasting that Zhao Chen was sympathetic to the people, and a lot of sycophants were sent up as if they didn't want money.

"And the grain in the granary before is the life of the big guy!" Zhao Chen ignored the sycophants of Cui Xianling and the others on the side, and continued to look at the crowd in front of him, but his face suddenly darkened, and he said with a cold face: "And now, someone has taken the life of the big guy!" ”

As Zhao Chen said this, the scene suddenly fell silent, and a pair of eyes stared at Zhao Chen standing on the stone bench.

And Cui Xianling and Jiang Fengnian glanced at each other, and a slight surprise flashed in their eyes!

"Cui County Commander told Ben Hou that it was the one who took the life of the big guy, but a group of thieves!" After a moment of deep silence, Zhao Chen's gaze swept over the faces of the crowd, and he said suddenly murderously in his tone: "So, these thieves of Benhou Jue should really be cut with a thousand knives!" ”

Cui Xianling's face was after hearing Zhao Chen's words. Finally white, a fist hidden in the sleeve robe. Clenched suddenly, his eyes suddenly looked murderously at the crowd. Cast a sharp glance, and the threat was obvious.

"This gang of thieves can empty the granary so unscrupulously, Ben Hou guesses, and they usually cause trouble in the township!" Zhao Chen ignored Cui Xianling's expression, continued to stare at the crowd, and said: "Now, this gang of thieves not only came, but also took the life of the big guy!" There is no food. In the days to come, let's wait to be starved to death! ”

Zhao Chen said, suddenly looked at the crowd in front of him coldly, and said indifferently: "Moreover, what Ben Hou can tell everyone is that if something like this happens, Ben Hou will not give another grain of grain in the future!" ”

As soon as Zhao Chen's words came out, the people who had originally lowered their heads raised their heads almost reflexively. looked at Zhao Chen in surprise, with a look of disbelief. Then, almost unanimously, his eyes looked at Cui Xianling and the others.

Zhao Chen saw such a scene. Smiling slightly, he continued to look at the crowd and said, "So, if you don't want to be starved to death, the big guy doesn't want to be starved to death." That Benhou told you about last night's food. How did you move out, just move back to Benhou in a proper manner! ”

Cui Xianling's face. finally became completely white at this moment, his fists were clenched tightly, the muscles of his cheeks were beating slightly, his eyes looked straight at the crowd, and he nodded at the few people in the crowd.

"Ben Hou will be here, giving the big guy a stick of incense!" Zhao Chen said, ordered Qin Fen to immediately light a stick of incense in front of him, and then looked at the crowd and said: "If the big guy wants not to be starved to death, then obediently follow what Ben Hou said, and move the grain that was moved out to Ben Hou and bring it back!" ”

When he said this, Zhao Chen's face turned cold, and he said coldly: "After a stick of incense, if Ben Hou can't see the food, then Ben Hou will immediately pat his ass and leave!" After that, the big guy starved to death in front of Ben Hou, and Ben Hou would not sympathize with him! ”

"Do you know why?" Zhao Chen stood on the stone bench, looked at the crowd in front of him, and said sharply: "Because, you deserve to starve to death!" Others want your life, you don't know how to resist, but you are still numb to help others, don't you deserve it or what? ”

Zhao Chen's words were like a mallet, hitting the heads of the crowd hard, and the crowd, which was originally numb, suddenly became agitated.

However, at this moment, there were suddenly a few scattered people in the crowd, and they didn't know what to whisper, and the crowd that had just been in a commotion suddenly fell silent again.

"Qin Fen!" Seeing this, Zhao Chen shouted at Qin Fen, who was standing behind him. Then he pointed to the few people in the crowd and said murderously: "Find out those people for Ben Hou!" ”

"The last general obeys!" When Qin Fen heard this, his eyes looked in the direction of Zhao Chen's finger, and when he saw those people, he immediately arched his hand at Zhao Chen and said loudly. Then he raised his hand, took a few wingmen and sailors, and pounced into the crowd with murderous spirit.

The few people who were originally mixed in the crowd saw Qin Fen rushing over with people, trying to squeeze out of the crowd, however, I didn't know whether intentionally or not, the surroundings that were still loose just now suddenly became crowded.

Before a few of them could squeeze out of the crowd, Qin Fen had already taken people with him, like a hungry tiger, and twisted them all out of the crowd.

"Tell Benhou, who are you?" Zhao Chen looked at Qin Fen coldly, twisted them in front of him, looked directly at one of them, and asked in a cold voice.

"Back... Back to the Hou Ye, I am a fisherman! When the man heard this, he stammered at Zhao Chen.

"Don't tell the truth, do you?" Zhao Chen looked at the five big and three thick guys in front of him, glanced up and down, and said in a cold voice: "Ben Hou has never seen it, there is that fisherman, who likes to wear shoes, and his hands are so clean!" ”

"Hou... Master Hou, I'm really a fisherman! The guy in front of him, when he heard Zhao Chen's words, his face suddenly turned pale, but he still held his mouth and denied it.

"Pull down the slap and slap until you are willing to tell the truth!" Zhao Chen retracted his gaze, pointed to the side with his finger, and spoke in a cold tone.

"Whoa!" When Qin Fen heard this, he immediately hugged his fists, shouted at Zhao Chen, and pulled the man to the side in the guy's desperate struggle.

In a moment, there was a 'pop' sound over there, and the heart-rending scream of the person just now!

"Master Hou, what do you mean by doing this? You are indiscriminately tortured! Cui Xian Ling looked at Qin Fen over there, waved the scabbard vigorously, and slapped it the man's mouth. opened his mouth slightly in shock, and then walked up with clenched fists, looked at Zhao Chen and said.

"Cui County Order, is this questioning Ben Hou?" Hearing this, Zhao Chen slowly turned his head, looked at Cui Xianling coldly, and asked. (To be continued......)