Chapter 126: Door-to-door payment
There is a construction plan for construction, and there is a battle plan for operation. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info do anything, if in advance, list the things to be done, distinguish their priorities and priorities, and then formulate detailed countermeasures, it will often be a first-class strategy, things will be done very smoothly, and they will not be in a hurry. This good habit was told to him by Lin Yi's second uncle who was the director of the department in a casual conversation, and Lin Yi thought it was true in his heart, so whenever he did something big, he would personally write a plan and follow it step by step. That night, Lin Yi had been writing late at night, almost two or three o'clock, before he roughly sorted out his thoughts and had a bold overall plan in his mind.
"It's done! That's it? It's not too early, it's time to sleep! Lin Yi put down the pen, stretched his waist, turned around and smiled at Liu Xinyi, who was already asleep on the bed, spread out his bunk, blew out the lights and candles and fell asleep.
On the second day, when the sky was bright, Lin Yi was still in his dream, he heard the sound of the door outside the house in a hurry, and some officials shouted anxiously: "My lord...... My lord...... Oh no, last night the bandits of Qinglong Mountain washed Zhaojiazhuang in ZD County in blood, killed seventy or eighty people, raped more than a dozen big girls and little daughters-in-law, and robbed countless cattle, sheep, grain, and property? Now the village is crying? ”
Lin Yi was taken aback, hurriedly got dressed and got up, opened the door barefoot, and asked: "Where is Zhaojiazhuang, since it is from ZD County, it must be very close to the capital city, they didn't come to attack the city at night, right?" ”
The official replied: "My lord, the bandits did not attack the city, but they caused a miserable disaster to Zhaojiazhuang, and now the people in the city are panicking, Zhaojiazhuang is only ten miles away from the city, and no one is afraid of it!" ”
"Didn't Ruthi take people out of the city last night to rescue?" Lin Yi frowned and asked.
The official said angrily: "Which coward, how dare he go out of the city to rescue?" He saw a fire outside the city last night, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to close the city gate and pull up the drawbridge, so frightened that he didn't even dare to squeak? ”
"Why didn't you report me earlier?" Lin Yi asked angrily.
The official said: "Because it was the middle of the night, everyone didn't find out the situation for a while, and they were afraid that they would lie about the military situation and ask the adults to punish them, so they didn't report it in time." ”
Lin Yi hurriedly said: "Hurry up and prepare a sedan chair for Master Ben, this mansion is going to visit the people." With that, he walked out the door.
Liu Xinyi rushed out behind her and shouted, "Come back soon, husband, you haven't put on shoes yet?" ”
Lin Yi had no choice but to walk back again, put on his official clothes, put shoes on his feet, and ran out. When he arrived at the palace, he asked Li Zheng a few words, and then ordered forty or fifty officials to rush to Zhaojiazhuang together.
Zhaojiazhuang is not far from the city, Lin Yi took all the officials and ran to the village in one breath, and when he looked carefully, he couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
I saw a small village of hundreds of people, all burned down, full of ruins and broken walls, many blackened beams, and green smoke still emitting from them. On both sides of the road in the village, there were many wailing voices, and many women and people hugged the corpses of their relatives and wept loudly. It can really be described as miserable.
"This ...... This is really miserable, how can these animals, who are also the people of the Great Zhou, be able to put such a heavy hand, they really deserve to be killed. Lin Yi gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly, feeling resentful in his heart.
"My lord, please avenge us!" A group of people knelt in front of Lin Yi and cried loudly to him
With tears in his eyes, Lin Yi comforted everyone and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, rest assured, Lord Ben will definitely show this matter to the imperial court, send a large army to come as soon as possible, level the thief crown of Qinglong Mountain, and avenge everyone's grievances." Speaking of this, I also cried so much that my eyes were full of tears.
Several officials showed a sad look on their faces, and persuaded them softly on the side, Lin Yi only then put away his tears and asked, "Has the transfer envoy been here?" ”
The village replied, "No, my lord." ”
"Which one is in charge of military affairs?" Lin Yi asked again.
"Neither!" Rizheng replied, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
Lin Yi let out a heavy breath, suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and said viciously: "These bastards who eat the people's food and don't do things for the people, this official must make them look good!" ”
After a while, Lin Yi said to Archie: "Archie, you come to me, master, I have something to tell you to do." After Archie came over, Lin Yi pulled him aside and whispered a few words in his ear, Archie looked surprised, nodded, turned around and hurried away.
Lin Yi ordered his servants to carefully register the losses of the people of each family and record them in detail. He repeatedly promised them that he would catch the robbers as soon as possible, avenge them, pacify the people, and return with the officials.
When I entered the city, I had just arrived at the government office, and I saw a government official running to report to me: "Your Excellency, the transfer envoy Lord Zhao and Lord Ti Shilu have come to visit, and now they are sitting in the living room, waiting to see you?" ”
"Got it!" Lin Yi nodded, stood outside the door of the mansion for a moment, and walked in.
"Yikes! It turned out that Lord Zhao and Lord Tiharu had arrived, and it was really a long way off! Forgiveness! Forgiveness. Lin Yi smiled and bowed to the two of them, and after a few words of greeting each other, the guests and hosts sat down.
A girl offered tea, Lin Yi took a few sips, glanced at the two of them, and asked the transfer envoy Zhao Jinpeng: "I don't know what Lord Zhao came to me today?" ”
Zhao Jinpeng and Brother Lu Hu glanced at each other, and Zhao Jinpeng smiled and said, "Lord Lin, what's going on." The Ministry of Household Affairs sent a letter again, urging the payment of this year's autumn grain, saying that it was to be used as military rations, transported to the northwest, and used to resist the party, and it was limited to our government within half a month, otherwise we would be punished for the crime of delaying the military aircraft. I also ask the adults to urge the officials as soon as possible, pay the autumn grain, share the emperor's worries, and solve the problems of the court. ”
Lin Yi's face was embarrassed, and he was still groaning, and Brother Lu Hu, who was sitting on the side, waved the saber on his waist, and said in a big voice: "If the adults have any difficulties, and they are afraid that a group of untouchables will rebel, Benti is willing to send troops to assist." ”
Depend on! In his eyes, all the people in the palace have become pariahs, and it is expected that they will not be much better for the people and soldiers on weekdays.
Lin Yi frowned and asked, "I don't know what kind of sacred person the two adults have offended in the capital, and they will be framed and sent to Zhengding Mansion to be scapegoats?" ”
This question was so abrupt, as if flying from the sky, Zhao Jinpeng and Lu Hudi were immediately confused, looking at each other, and their faces were stunned. Zhao Jinpeng arched his hand and asked, "Why do you say this when you want to ask your lord?" ”
Lin Yi let out a long sigh and said, "The two adults don't know anything! Before the palace left Beijing, there was news that the Maitreya bandits wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the imperial court to collect autumn grain in the Zhengding Mansion to pull up the banner of rebellion and kill officials to rebel. "He bit the words 'killing officials and rebelling' very hard, and his expression was very solemn, obviously not like groundless and hearsay.
Zhao Jinpeng's hand holding the teacup shook unconsciously, and a cup of hot tea fell to the ground, and his face turned pale. Brother Lu Hu's face was also pale, and his face showed a look of horror.
Lin Yi looked at the expressions of the two of them in his eyes and asked, "Could it be that the two of you have been officials here for many years, and you don't have a little bit of ear wind and notice the slightest abnormality?" ”
"This ...... This ......" Zhao Jinpeng was speechless for a long time, as early as half a year ago, Maitreya disciples gathered frequently, privately made weapons, quite abnormal, he also felt a little strange, at this time to hear Lin Yi say this, but it really seemed that something was wrong.
Brother Lu Hu asked in a trembling voice, "I don't know where did you get the news?" ”
Lin Yi said with a smile: "It was said by the emperor and the eighth prince, as well as several important ministers of the court, can it still be fake?" ”
Seeing that Lin Yi carried the emperor and the eighth prince out, Zhao Jinpeng and Lu Hudi no longer had any doubts. Zhao Jinpeng said with a sad face: "This ...... How can this be? ”
Brother Lu Hu's eyes rolled a few times, and he arched his hand and asked, "I heard that Lord Lin is the son of Lin Yongkang, the secretary of the ministry, but why did he come to this Zhengding Mansion to serve?" ”
Lin Yi sighed: "Although I am the son of Lin Yongkang, the secretary of the ministry, but I accidentally offended the eighth prince in the capital, so the eighth prince came up with this wrong knife murder plan, to be honest, this official came back to Zhengding Mansion, no longer do the hope of survival, the official has ordered someone to prepare a bottle of poisoned wine, once the Maitreya bandits make trouble, they drank this bottle of poisoned wine, and repay the emperor's kindness with death." With that, he took out a vial from his bosom and placed it on the table. He said, "If you don't believe it, you can taste it yourself." ”
Zhao Jinpeng and Brother Lu Hu were so frightened that they hurriedly waved their hands and said, "No need! No more! How dare we taste such poisonous wine? ”
Lin Yi leaned towards the two of them and said mysteriously, "Do you two adults know? The bandits of Qinglong Mountain are actually in the same group as the Maitreya bandits. ”
"The ...... of the gang" Zhao Jinpeng and Lu Hudi showed incredible looks on their faces.
Lin Yi said solemnly: "This thing is absolutely true, this government has heard it is true, if there is half a lie, my father Lin Yongkang is a puppy, the Lin clan has been a slave for generations, and women have been prostitutes for generations." ”
Damn, how can anyone in this world swear by his own father to gamble on the curse, and how heavy is the oath, Zhao Jinpeng and Lu Hudi suddenly believed it again, with a look of panic.
Lin Yi took out more than a dozen slogans from his sleeve, put them on the table, and said, "Two, please take a look!" This is what I found this morning when I went to Zhaojiazhuang to visit the villagers who were plagued by the bandits in Qinglong Mountain. ”
"Mentioned the two of us?" Zhao Jinpeng and Lu Hudi glanced at each other suspiciously, and picked up the slogan on the table to look at it.
I saw that the slogans read: "Capture Lin Yi alive!" Down with the Zhou dynasty! Cut Zhao Jinpeng in half! Broken Lu Tiger Brother! Long live Maitreya! Fight the local tyrants and divide the fields! The cultivator has his own field......" and so on, a total of more than a dozen.
Lin Yi said to the two who were looking at the slogan: "I was framed by the Eighth Prince, and I can't go back even if I want to, so I can only wait for death!" It's just that I didn't expect the two adults to die with me! Hey! Beheaded Zhao Jinpeng, smashed Brother Lu Hu, I'm fine, but I was caught and cut off the head to sacrifice the flag, but the two of them are going to suffer more crimes, the punishment of beheading, I heard that what kind of punishment is to use a guillotine to cut people into two sections, intestines and stomachs flow to the ground, people will not be able to die for a while and a half, and they will die painfully after an hour or two. As for what kind of punishment is chopped, not to mention, which guy's knife cuts down the flesh, it is really worse than death! ”