During the day, Wen Zhesang came to see him immediately after knowing that Baili Song was awake, Jiang Weixi packed up the medicine bowl and met her as soon as he went out, the latter didn't have time to hide the sadness on his face, Wen Zhesang entered the house like a gust of breeze.

Baili Song on the sickbed was not surprised by Wen Zhesang's appearance, he had already made a draft in his heart, as soon as Wen Zhesang asked, he would explain what happened after entering the mountain.

But what Wen Zhesang asked was: "Have you ever been to Cypress Ya?" ”

Baili Song looked puzzled, "This place is a little familiar, could it be the hiding place of those people?" ”

Wen Zhesang looked at him for a while and shook his head, "On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, someone found a corpse in Baishuya, and after investigation, it is very likely that he died at the hands of mountain bandits. ”

"Your Excellency, is this suspicious of us?"

He hadn't slept all night since he woke up, and his eyes were red, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he seemed to see the tragic state of Xia Qingshan again. His brothers, in order to live a stable life, just want to live a good life, but why do they always fail to fulfill people's wishes!

Wen Zhesang saw the anger and hatred in his eyes, so he stopped talking and waited for him to calm down.

After a while, Baili Song recovered and said, "Our brothers who stayed in Xiaqingshan are all dead, and it must have been done by that group of people. They also took Brother Xie away, if I listened to Brother Xie's words and went back to the yamen directly, the brothers who followed me might not have an accident, they all blame me, they all blame me! ”

It turned out that last night, Bailisong and the others listened to Xie Yikou's words and spent a night in the cave, but after dawn, Bailisong proposed to go to Xiaqingshan to deliver a letter to the brothers there and ventilate them, so that they could prepare early. But who knew that when they went, they were already ...... Just as they were about to leave, the people who had been ambushed on Xia Qingshan rushed out, and Baili Song could only use a little fist and kick kung fu, and it was easy to find a hiding place after being protected by a few people along the way.

But in order for him to escape, the last brother led the men away and sacrificed ......

Baili Song, who fled back, regretted all the way, if it wasn't for him going to Xia Qingshan, the rest of the brothers would not have had to die. There are twenty-three brothers and sisters on the green mountain, and they all said that they will leave here next year and go to find their own way forward. Especially a few women, who can only pick up the embroidery needle with a knife and can't embroider a flower for half a day, they will only poke themselves again and again.

Baili Song remembered that they were all poor people, some of them were sold by their parents for rations, some were betrayed by negative men, and some were simply deceived by others. Later, even though they learned how to carry a knife and how to hold a sword, they never killed a single person...... They said they would let go of their past and forgive those who had hurt them.

But the world is so unpredictable.

Bailisong only felt that his heart was piercing, and he probably died with those brothers.

Wen Zhesang opened the window and let the morning sun shine in, "You can recuperate with peace of mind first, and I'll come to you when you calm down." In addition, the festival mourns. The people didn't know that there were bandits outside, and they were ...... to the bandits There is some mustard, so I told you brothers in the good church to take a break from the limelight and not go out. ”

Baili Song opened his mouth, unable to say words of condemnation, they were originally mountain bandits, if they hadn't met Lord Wen, maybe they wouldn't have been able to have a stable life at all.

"My lord has always been thoughtful, and I will ask people to bring a message to the brothers in the good hall, so that they can calm down for a while."

Wen Zhesang nodded, and let him rest well, and then went out.

At the door, Jiang Weixi pretended to have just come and smiled at Wen Zhesang, "It's hard work, I'll take care of Mr. Baili." ”

Wen Zhesang also smiled, "You heard what you said just now, I'm bothering you to go to Shantang over there, and look for me in the study when you come back." Mr. Baili's emotions are a little out of control, it's better to let him rest more, I think, you must know what Bai Lingsheng knows, right? ”

Jiang Weixi couldn't figure out the meaning of her words for a while, so she had to scratch her head and deal with it with a smile.

Wen Zhesang dealt with a few light things when Jiang Weixi hadn't come back yet, but those who came over to inquire about the mountain bandits with a lot of anxiety left Wen Zhesang helpless.

"I will definitely find out about Master Miao's affairs and give you an explanation, so you don't have to panic." Wen Zhesang said.

"We all understand what adults mean, but we are not happy. Cypress Ya is such a desolate place that everyone will definitely not go, it used to be a place where mountain bandits were rampant, and now this ...... I'm not saying that it must have been done by those people in the good hall, but they can't get out of it, right? This man is a woodcutter who chops wood for a living, and he was also tortured by the eagle village bandits back then, so he didn't dare to go to the mountains to cut wood, and his income was much less.

"Yes, yes, it is said that the country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change, how can a person who has been a mountain bandit suddenly change his nature? Maybe it's a pretense to hide in our county, and when the county is rich, we will ...... it again."

"Nonsense, everything is based on evidence, how can you settle it with empty words? Right now, I've gone to find Master Miao's family, and I'll have news in a few days. Wen Zhesang waited for this person to take a look, her eyes were heavy, and she was quite official.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the woodcutter hurriedly grabbed the friend who was speaking, and complained to Wen Zhisang: "Don't blame, my friend, my friend was robbed of a lot of money by the mountain bandits before, and his leg was also confiscated by the mountain bandits, so I hate the mountain bandits in my heart." The adults were not from our county before, and I don't know what happened back then, but we all hate the mountain bandits. But when the adults opened their mouths, we pity those who surrender, and we ...... too."

There were more than a dozen people around Wen Zhesang, some men and women, most of them middle-aged, there were one or two people who took the lead, and the rest were also busy talking. One said that the mountain bandits had done all the bad things and lost their conscience, and the other said that now that the world is better, every household has money and food, and those mountain bandits will return to their old business when they see it. Some people also say that they blame the kindness of Wen Zhesang's woman, but it would be good if they were directly arrested and imprisoned.

In the face of self-interest, people will show their hidden claws.

The crowd suddenly fell silent, and one by one lowered their eyes and secretly looked at Wen Zhesang.

"Everyone, don't be impatient." Wen Zhesang's expression was as usual, "You might as well think about it, although Wang De was arrested back then, the people in Eagle Village fled and escaped the imperial court. Then, it was Mr. Baili who led his brothers to destroy the Eagle Village and restore the tranquility of the mountains outside Qingfeng County. I know that everyone has a lot of complaints about the mountain bandits, and I am the same, so I have sent someone to check their details in the past six months. You may not know that Xia Qingshan and the others, who are contaminated with human lives in their hands, or who are traitors and evildoers, have already been tied up by their leaders and sent to the Taihe Mansion prison. If you don't believe, ask for yourself. ”

Everyone looked at each other, and finally remembered the joy when they heard that the Eagle Village had been destroyed, but they still forgot that it was not the imperial court soldiers and horses who destroyed the Eagle Village, let alone the ordinary people in the county who were powerless, but a group of mountain bandits...... It's the mountain bandits they talk about perverted.

The woodcutter's face turned pale, and he muttered in a low voice: "Even if they help destroy the Eagle Village, maybe they are infighting between the mountain bandits, and if they get rid of the Eagle Village, they will be able to take over Qingfeng County logically, and staying in the county for most of the year is also to find out the bottom." ”

Once a person's concept is formed, it is difficult to change it, just as the people here think that the mountain bandits are all evil and deserve to die.

Wen Zhesang sighed lightly: "There are more abundant places than Qingfeng County, why bother to fight to the death with Eagle Village?" What's more, those who are in Taihe Mansion are also their plans? ”

The woodcutter said: "With all due respect, I don't know where Taihe Mansion is, even if I want to confirm it, I can't find the way, right?" Now that the adults have repeatedly excused the mountain bandits, aren't they afraid that the people will be disappointed in the adults? ”

Wen Zhisang was silent for a moment, she thought that there would be at least someone here who understood, at least who would remember what she did. However, she was disappointed, so she laughed softly: "Since I came to Qingfeng County, I have been sleeping all night, working hard, and always working for the welfare of the people. Who is the one who took the northern suburbs back from the hands of the rich, who is the person who makes the business of Qingfeng County flourish, who is the person who opens a good hall so that everyone can rely on the elderly, and who is the one who establishes a school so that children can have books to read? You are disappointed in me, and I am disappointed in you, born as a human being, do not forget your heart. ”

She has finally tasted a little bitterness now, when she was despised by the people because of her daughter, she did not give up, and gritted her teeth step by step to the present.

"I also forgot to tell you that in the mountains and forests outside Qingfeng County, a group of mountain bandits came from elsewhere, and it is better not to enter the mountains if there is nothing to do." Her words were soft and skillful, but they fell into everyone's ears like thunder, "Master Miao's death is likely to be because of that group of people." Also, the wicked people in your mouths died in the mountains in order to find out the whereabouts of those mountain bandits. When people live in safety, they will subconsciously forget about the dangers, but I want you to think more about who gave you a safe living environment. ”

The faces of the people became frightened, not only because they learned that a new mountain bandit was coming, but also because they suddenly felt that this county commander, who had always been gentle and retreating...... Disappointed in them.

The woodcutter's hands trembled, and he could barely stand. His eyes rolled rapidly, and suddenly, he was hit hard, and he came back to his senses suddenly, and found that he did not know when he had walked outside the yamen.

"I—What's wrong with me?" The woodcutter asked, trembling.

"Are you embarrassed to say, didn't you tell us that those people in Shantang colluded with adults to exploit us by imitating Wang De and Eagle Village? You swore so much when you said it at the time, why, why did you ...... just now So you're lying to us! ”

"Yes, my lord is a once-in-a-lifetime good official, how can he collude with mountain bandits? You actually doubt adults, are you confused? ”

The woodcutter was so red in the face of accusation that he could not stand the gaze of everyone, and immediately yelled back: "What are you pretending to be in front of me? If you hadn't doubted it in your hearts, how could you have been deceived by me? What if she made a prefectural order? She's done a lot of things, but that doesn't change the fact that she's a woman! Is there a place in the world that can tolerate women being officials? She's shameless, we want face! ”

After roaring, he ignored everyone's panicked eyes, and rushed out with his hand.

On the teahouse facing the street, Du Ruoqiao stared at the farce below and laughed: "I finally know what it means to kill people now, that county commander must be very sad and sad now, haha, you are so hateful!" ”