"Hong Chengchou, are you teaching this governor to do things?" Chen Qiyu's appreciative eyes that originally looked at his juniors began to turn cold.

Hong Chengchou's forehead was slightly hot, but he still said hard, "My subordinates don't dare, but now that the success of the Governor is imminent, I hope that the Lord will do everything to eliminate the evil, so as not to let the tiger return to the mountain!" ”

"Eliminate evil?" Chen Qiyu pointed to the surrounded mountain, "There are nearly 100,000 displaced people and scattered border troops here, and the imperial court has only given me more than 20,000 people." Can you kill them all? ”

Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice, "Naturally, the lowly position will not advocate such a thirst for killing, but many of these chaotic people are felons who have caused human life in their hands, and there are also extremely vicious bandits. ”

"If we don't discern it, blindly emphasize mercy and forgiveness, and let them go back as a disaster, wouldn't it be cruel to the law-abiding and good people?"

Chen Qiyu said disdainfully, "How could this governor not know this? When these people surrendered, they naturally had to confiscate their weapons and count their personnel. ”

"Those who have committed the most heinous crimes and the people are so angry will be executed by this seat."

Chen Qiyu saw that Hong Chengchou still wanted to argue, so he preemptively asked, "You also know the art of war, don't you know the truth that the poor should not chase." If it really pushes them into a hurry and twists them into a rope, won't it be an even greater disaster in the future? ”

At this moment, a soldier outside the tent ordered, "Report to the governor, the thief leader Wang Jiayin sent someone to beg for surrender." ”

Chen Qiyu nodded in agreement, glanced at Hong Chengchou, and ordered to summon all the generals under the tent, and the other party would come to envoy for a while.

After a while, a scribe dressed in shabby green clothes walked into the tent, waving towards Chen Qiyu and the others.

"Student Zhao Sheng, I've seen the Governor, I've seen all the adults."

Seeing that this person was dressed as a scribe, Chen Qiyu couldn't help but ask curiously, "Where is your ancestral hometown?" Is there still a reputation for being called a student like this? ”

Zhao Sheng smiled bitterly, "The student is from Yulin Qingjian. Before he had to act as a last resort, he was indeed a showman. ”

"Oh?" Chen Qiyu was even more surprised, "A beautiful woman, why should you be a thief?" Are you not able to eat like the plague? ”

Zhao Sheng shook his head and said, "Although the student's family is not rich, there are still some farmlands, and the parents in the family died early, leaving only one student." ”

"In recent years, the hometown has become a big murderer, and students have gritted their teeth and become sellers, as a daily use and to catch up with the exam, determined to take the test to make a name for themselves, and to fight for a way out."

Chen Qiyu nodded, "This is a good thing, why did you end up now?" ”

Zhao Sheng explained, "Since the students sold their ancestral business, they have been staying in the local monk temple and studying hard night and night, in order to be promoted. Who knew that someone with a heart saw me lighting up the lamp every night, and began to arrange for me to harbor evil intentions, saying that I was studying hard to study military books in order to rebel in the future. ”

"Ridiculous!" Chen Qiyu slapped the table. "It's obvious that the idlers in your county don't see people well, and when they see that you have a future for your hard work, they maliciously fabricate these rumors to discredit people!"

"Who's to say it isn't!" As soon as Zhao Sheng mentioned the past, his expression gradually became angry. "What's even more infuriating, it's that Qingjian County Zun, who is stupid and incompetent, really took this matter seriously, and sent the official to find the monk to coerce and lure, set a trap, and wanted to take me down and torture me."

"If it weren't for my tight mind and the opportunity to escape, I'm afraid I'm still in prison at the moment."

Chen Qiyu nodded, and asked puzzledly, "You do have grievances, why don't you take the initiative to vote for the official and make it clear yourself?" ”、

Zhao Sheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, "My lord, I'm just a showman, and I don't even have the right to be exempt from taxes and not worship officials." The rumor that I am a thief was spread to the ears of the officials by those idlers who could not read a single word. ”

"These officials are like dogs when they see the lord and the county lord, and when they see me as a scholar who seeks fame and fame, they treat me as if they are revenge, if they catch me, they will never let me go easily, they will only torture me in every way for fun, how can I be willing to die at the hands of these beasts?"

Seeing that Chen Qiyu was moved by his own words, a little bit of hatred for the enemy, Zhao Sheng began to complain again, "My lord, if we people have a way to live, we will not go to this step today." Either the soldiers who embezzled the military rations from the border generals and forced them to eat, or the good citizens like me who were falsely accused. ”

"Now that Shengming is alive, the people of the world are all living and working in peace and contentment. Moreover, the court is clear, the local government is diligent, and all rebellions will be brought to justice by the court. The students looked around, only hating that they had made a mistake and taken an evil path, and sighed bitterly night and night. ”

None of these words touched, but they were all high-sounding official words in the Ming Dynasty, which made Chen Qiyu nod his head.

Zhao Sheng leaned forward and knelt down.

"Your Excellency the Governor, you love the people like a son, and your eyes are like torches, and you can inspect the people's feelings and uphold justice for my Sanqin fathers. Students and others can't wait to return to their hometowns as soon as possible, so that they can do a good job in the fields, plant in spring and harvest in autumn! ”

When Chen Qiyu heard this, his heart was dark, but he didn't move.

"I just hope that the adults will see and wait for me a way to live."

After speaking, he kept kowtowing on the ground, and even his forehead gradually wiped gray marks and blood marks.

Seeing that this person was so sincere, everyone was a little touched, and even Chen Qiyu himself was a little embarrassed.

Hong Chengchou jumped out at this time and said, "Don't talk nonsense, can you still be all good people there?" Don't smear the stubborn people who disregard people's lives as law-abiding and good citizens. ”

Zhao Sheng's face remained unchanged, "The name of this adult has not been consulted yet." ”

Hong Chengchou sneered, "I'm just Shaanxi Grain Road Advisor Hong Chengchou is also, I once went to Hancheng to quell the rebellion and strangled your King Tota." ”

"I also know you, you are nicknamed 'Lamplighter', although you are not strong, you are the most scheming in the rebels."

Zhao Sheng was called out, and he was not afraid. "Lord Hong is really well-informed, and the nickname of the student was also taken by those illiterate rough people."

"It's just that Master Hong just said that among us, there are people who disregard human lives, but the students dare not do it. All along, I was just trapped in the mountains, leading a group of bitter haha, and borrowing a little rice from the official warehouse when I was forced to do so. ”

"Who is Lord Hong talking about? Can you have a name? ”

Zhao Sheng's words are also purposeful. In fact, when the thieves in the late Ming Dynasty started troubles, they often only used false names and deliberately concealed their real names.

After all, it is difficult to take the whole family to act in the uprising, and if the officials and soldiers know about it, it will be to exterminate the nine clans.

Once Hong Chengchou can't say his name, he can only say the nickname, then Zhao Sheng deliberately breaks one or two, and the other party's accusation will automatically become invalid.

Who knew that Hong Chengchou was also prepared, "My subordinate He Wenlong is from Mizhi, Shaanxi, and he said that you have a 'general' Li Zicheng, who is his fellow villager." ”

"This person was originally a well-off family, but he was ruined by this unproductive family property, and he had to borrow money from the Aiju people in the same county. Who knew that Li Zicheng owed a lot of money, and he was so evil that he directly killed Ai Juren's family and settled the account. ”

"Tell me, this kind of murderer is not considered to be careless of human life?"