"Yes, Lord Qincha, except for the part that was handed over, the rest of the grain collected on weekdays has been sent to these three rice shops!"

When Hai Rui heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and immediately asked.

"Then do you know who opened these three rice shops?"

When the official heard this, he shook his head, his face full of helplessness.

"Lord Qincha, the lower officials are just doing things for them, how can they know this kind of news?"

"However, Xia Guan heard that the origin of those three rice shops is very large, and it is said that they have a relationship with the capital."

Just as Hai Rui wanted to continue to ask, from the road not far away, there was a roaring sound of horses' hooves, and a large number of guards were moving towards Shiqiao Village, speeding forward.

Yang Yinglin was struggling to swing the whip in his hand, and the red horse under him was in pain, and the speed of movement was faster.

"Drive!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, if something happens to Lord Qincha, you all have to be buried together!"

Yang Yinglin looked at Shiqiao Village, which was close at hand, and his face was full of solemnity.

Earlier, Yang Yinglin was ordered by Pan Xian, the governor of Henan, to visit Hai Rui at the post station, intending to find out some news.

After the guard in charge of duty went in to report, Yang Yinglin waited patiently in the waiting room.

Time passed like this, and just when Yang Yinglin was waiting a little impatiently, the guards who had gone in to report before, with pale faces and trembling all over, walked out, and after being stunned in place for a long time, he said slowly.

"Big ...... My lord, Lord Chincha is gone! ”

"What!"

Hearing this, Yang Yinglin suddenly panicked, and at this moment, he didn't care about other affairs, so he hurriedly asked the guards.

"What do you say, you repeat it again, Lord Qincha is gone!"

"Yes, my lord, Lord Qincha was still in the room last night, and when I went in to report just now, I found that there was no one in the room, and not only that, but Lord Qincha's personal guard Xiao Er was also gone!"

After learning the exact news from the guards, Yang Yinglin only felt that his scalp was numb, he stumbled, and almost fell to the ground.

He couldn't imagine what would happen to him if something happened to the minister sent by the imperial court in Henan!

Soon, Yang Yinglin reacted, and he immediately called his subordinates and asked him to inform Yu Panxian of the news.

Then he launched a network of connections and asked the soldiers of the entire Kaifeng Mansion to go around to search for Hai Rui's whereabouts.

The hard work paid off, and finally, Yang Yinglin learned from the vendors on the nearby street that when the sky was just dawning, two figures wearing coarse linen clothes slipped out of the side door of the post station.

After learning the news, Yang Yinglin was overjoyed, and informed Pan Xian of the news as soon as possible, and then personally led people to look for them along the way.

Finally, he heard the news that two people in coarse linen clothes had gone to Shiqiao Village.

After that, Yang Yinglin rode a fast horse, took a large number of guards, and attacked Shiqiao Village, which led to the previous scene.

When Yang Yinglin saw Hai Rui's figure, the whole person breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw the situation around him clearly, he couldn't help but gasp.

"It's over, Lord Qincha can't have found something along the vine, right?"

With such a mood, I saw Yang Yinglin turn over and dismount, come to Hai Rui's side, hesitate for a moment, and then said respectfully.

"Xiaguan has seen Lord Qincha!"

When Hai Rui saw Yang Yinglin rushing to Shiqiao Village, there was no surprise on his face, as if he had expected this.

After looking Yang Yinglin up and down, Hai Rui withdrew his gaze, pointed to the officials on the side, and immediately ordered.

"You came at the right time, for the official to deal with these black sheep who oppress the people and expropriate tyranny!"

Yang Yinglin looked in the direction Hai Rui pointed, and saw that many officials present were kneeling on the ground at the moment, constantly kowtowing on the ground to beg for Hai Rui's forgiveness.

Since Hai Rui, the Lord of the Qincha, had spoken in person, Yang Yinglin did not have any reason to refuse, so he waved his hand violently and commanded the guards behind him.

"Come on, take down all the black sheep who oppress the people to this official!"

"We must deal with it strictly and severely!"

"Yes, Envoy Servant!"

As soon as the words fell, the group of guards behind him, like hungry wolves that had seen sheep, pounced, and soon, the previous group of officials were all controlled.

Seeing this, Hai Rui nodded imperceptibly, as if he was quite satisfied with Yang Yinglin's performance.

Seeing that the matter was almost handled, I saw Yang Yinglin step forward, and after considering the sentence, he cautiously asked Hai Rui.

"Lord Qincha, please forgive your superiors, what are you doing here?"

When Hai Rui heard this, he turned around and looked at Yang Yinglin, as if he was smiling.

"What, are you curious?"

Seeing this, Yang Yinglin's expression immediately turned grim, his face was full of humility, and he immediately apologized to Hai Rui.

"Lord Qincha, the lower officials are just worried about your ......"

Before Yang Yinglin's words were finished, he was interrupted by Hai Rui.

"A few days ago, I heard that the scenery here is very good, so I thought I would stop by here to have a look."

Hai Rui paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued.

"Who knows, but let the official see this group of evil officials, wantonly oppressing the people!"

"As an official of the imperial court, and even more so, a minister sent by His Majesty, how can he be permissive when he sees this injustice?"

Seeing this, Yang Yinglin suddenly felt bad in his heart, and fine sweat appeared on his forehead, and he hurriedly admitted his mistake to Hai Rui.

"Lord Qincha, this is all the fault of the lower officials, and they did not manage these subordinates well, which led to their wanton exploitation and preying on the people!"

"After the subordinate officials go back, they must strictly restrain their subordinates and strive for this kind of thing to happen again."

After listening to Yang Yinglin's explanation, Hai Rui responded imperceptibly.

"Hmm."

After secretly observing the expression on Hai Rui's face, Yang Yinglin knew that this matter should be over like this, and it was a big deal to apologize to Hai Rui in person at the banquet tonight!

Immediately, I saw Yang Yinglin turn his gaze to the official who was tied up with a rope on the side, and asked Hai Rui.

"Lord Chincha, what should he do with it?"

When the official saw this, his expression immediately turned grim, and he trembled and waited for Hai Rui's decision.

I saw Hai Rui wave his hand quite casually and said slowly.

"This person has offended the official by speaking disrespectfully before, and the official plans to clean him up in person, so you don't have to worry about it!"

Hearing this, although Yang Yinglin was unwilling in his heart, he had no choice but to give up.

He knew that this person had been saved by Hai Rui, and maybe he had already told Hai Rui everything he knew.

Thinking of this, Yang Yinglin's eyes narrowed, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a long time, I saw Yang Yinglin come back to his senses, turn his gaze to Hai Rui, and carefully give his own advice.

"Lord Chincha, we should go back, right?"

At this moment, the villagers of Shiqiao Village stepped forward one after another, wanting to thank Hai Rui in person, the life-saving benefactor.

It's just that due to the obstruction of the guards, they were stopped not far away.

Immediately, under the leadership of Li Zheng, the villagers of Shiqiao Village knelt on the ground in unison and expressed their gratitude to Hai Rui in their own way.

"Lord Qingtian!"

Seeing this, Hai Rui couldn't help but feel something, and despite the dissuasion of the guards, he stepped forward to help the villagers on the ground up one by one.

(End of chapter)