"In many Shou families, there are many mad dogs and evil servants. Whose daughter he has taken a fancy to, or whose land he has taken a fancy to, if there is anything he disobeys, he will let these mad dogs and evil servants deal with it. Cheng Yuan couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and he still felt disgusted when he talked about it again.

Chu Zhixia rode his horse in front of Yu Linwei, and saw a large mansion with carved beams and paintings from a distance. In front of the vermilion gate squatted two majestic stone lions, and the sound of dogs barking faintly came from inside.

"We just snatched someone out of the prison, and I'm afraid he got the news a long time ago." Cheng Yuan said, "Miss, do you want to salute first and then soldier?" ”

"What is he, I salute him before I soldier?" Chu Zhixia took out a feather arrow, dipped it in fire oil and lit a fire, and shot it at the towering roof of the house.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and Chunxian County is not as rainy as other places in the south of the Yangtze River, and the weather is dry and dry. The weeds that grew in the cracks of the roof tiles were instantly ignited, and the house was in an uproar. It didn't take long for a crack in the door to open, and dozens of mad dogs with chains drip and poured out of the cracks.

Cheng Yuan gave an order: "Come forward, line up!" ”

Yulin Weiqi brushed the ground and stepped forward side by side, side by side with Chu Shixia and Cheng Yuan. In the face of the tide of mad dogs, the war horses neighed and charged, and their iron hooves either crushed the head of the mad dog, or kicked the soft belly of the mad dog. Yu Linwei stabbed with a gun, and the barking and screams mingled.

The dog that bit Yu Linwei's calf had his fangs broken by the iron armor, and turned to pounce on the long legs and belly of the war horse. Some of the Yulin guards didn't have time to defend themselves, so they were thrown off their horses by the struggling war horses.

Snow Skull is worthy of the name of the fierce horse in the clouds, a horse's hooves kick a dog's head, so fast that it is difficult for a mad dog to approach. Chu Zhixia sat on horseback and pulled the bow and pointed at the most fierce and strong dog king in the dog group.

Two short arrows rang out, and a series of arrows shot into the eyes of the Dog King, piercing his entire head. The mad dog who lost the dog king was also a little panicked, and Yu Linwei, who had fallen off the horse, took the opportunity to draw his sword and fight back.

The tide of battle turned in an instant.

Chu Zhixia looked at the door that had secretly opened a gap, and the third arrow shot out.

The evil servant behind the door fell to the ground in response, and Chu Zhixia rode his horse and rushed to the gate. The people behind the door were already frightened, and by the time they reacted and rushed over to close the door, Xue Cong had already kicked the door open. The iron cage behind the door, blood and food fell in a mess, and the panicked servants crawled in a row.

A fat man dressed in gold and silver was so frightened that he sat on the ground, cursing Chu Zhixia with a dry mouth.

"You're a many-lived?" Chu Zhixia frowned, this person was too young.

"Many Shou are my father!" The fat man shouted, "If you dare to kick in the door of my house, I will let my father chop you up and feed you to the dog!" ”

Chu Zhixia also thought that many Shou were dazzled by Xu Delu's power, and he wanted to wrestle with Yu Linwei without knowing whether he was alive or dead. It turned out that this little cub who didn't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the sky made his own opinion, but it saved Chu Zhixia a lot of things.

Chu Shixia sneered, turned his head and asked Cheng Yuan, who came up, "How many sons does Duoshou have?" ”

Cheng Yuan wiped the blood on his face and replied inexplicably: "One." ”

The fat man puffed out his chest proudly.

Chu Zhi Shara bowed to his crotch.

The fat man got up screaming, and rushed to the back of the house crying.

"Arrest all the people surnamed Xu in this house and tie them up in front of the yamen to show the public." Chu Zhixia thought for a while and said, "The crime is to embezzle land, fish and meat in the township, and add another assassination to Qincha." ”

——

It wasn't until many Shou families were brought to justice and tied up in front of the yamen with Zhixian to show the public, and the silent people of Chunxian County began to roar.

They had been in despair for too long, and Cao Jie, the only one who had asked for his life for the people, died in the distant imperial capital, and no one dared to trust anyone to come back to save them, and no one dared to groan under the misery - even if they knew, death was not necessarily another relief.

Yu Lin Weili selected a person with good writing, sat in front of the yamen and listened to the people, and recorded all the crimes committed over the years. The Yulin guards were all born in the imperial capital, and they thought that it was the most painful thing to not survive in the army all their lives, and they had never seen such a world where even life needed courage.

Several Yu Linwei first rolled in the mad dog pile and were injured, and then looked at the thin children and thanked them, and their hearts swelled with anger, so they openly and secretly punished the Xu family - either deliberately not giving water to drink, or pretending to forget to give dry food.

Many Shou begged for mercy from the beginning to insulted the Chu family in the clouds, and Yu Linwei, who couldn't bear it, directly stuffed his mouth full of rice bran.

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On the day when the liquidation of the Chunxian fish scale book was completed, Chu Zhixia offered incense in front of the tomb of Cao Jie's wife and daughter.

Cao Jie only had a four-year-old daughter, and after many Shouqiang robbed Cao Jie's wife and failed, the two got married. After the promulgation of the new policy, many Shou united with a group of squires and joined forces with the magistrate and others to plunder the fields and transfer taxes. Cao Jie bore the brunt of the demands on his taxes – or his wife in exchange.

Mrs. Cao committed suicide by hanging herself from a beam that night, and not long after, Cao Jie's youngest daughter died of panic. Later, more and more people were forced to die in Chunxian, Cao Jie escaped from Binzhou, and the northern gods sued the emperor. The graves of the Cao family's mother and daughter were once dug up by many people, and the people of Chunxian County secretly reburied them while it was dark.

"Mrs. Cao, Cao County ordered to be buried in the suburbs of the imperial capital. When the plague is calm and the Haiyan River clears, I will order someone to move the grave so that your family can be reunited. Chu Zhixia bowed at the grave and whispered, "I'm sorry." ”

Chu Zhixia didn't know why he was apologizing.

Maybe it's for the new deal that was used by people with hearts, maybe it's for Cao Jie, who was not saved in the Xuanzheng Palace, or maybe it's for Xu Delu, who is still stirring up trouble in the imperial capital. Throughout the ages, there are no bloodless people who have changed the law and innovated, Chu Zhixia knew that the implementation of the new policy would not be smooth sailing, but he still couldn't help but tremble when he saw the vast number of beings who were run over by the huge wheels of the times.

It's not like she's not without guilt.

"I'm sorry." Chu Zhixia said again.

Cheng Yuan came behind her at some point and said, "Miss, it's time for us to leave." ”

Chu Zhixia took a deep breath and nodded to indicate that he understood.

Cheng Yuan couldn't help but ask: "Miss, do you really want to send many birthdays to the imperial capital?" ”

Not only many longevity, but dozens of people from the Xu family, together with the evidence collected by Yu Linwei, the forged fish scale atlas, and the confessions of the people of Chunxian County according to their fingerprints, were all sent to the imperial capital to obey the emperor's fate.

"I arrested people first and then collected evidence, which is no longer in accordance with national law. If you insist on going your own way, I am afraid of dragging His Royal Highness King Qi down. ”

"But what if you don't die this time?" Cheng Yuan said worriedly.

"Your Majesty really won't kill him because of the annexation of land." Chu Zhixia said.

Cao Jie died tragically that day, and Chu Zhixia gritted his teeth and refused to admit his mistake. If the emperor executed many people for the crime of annexing land and disregarding human life, he would admit that he had mistaken Xu Delu and let the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty die in vain.

When Cheng Yuan heard this, his heart sank.

"But that doesn't mean Your Majesty doesn't want to kill him."

Chu Zhixia turned his head to look at him and said, "How big of a crime is the assassination of Qin Cha?" Even if the Xu family has three heads and six arms, it is not enough for His Majesty to cut it. This is a great opportunity, killing one for many years is more intimidating than killing ten Anyang county guards. ”

"But many Shou assassinated the eldest lady, it's a joke to say it, who would believe it?" Cheng Yuan said in disbelief, "Others decided to discuss the eldest lady's fabricated charges and criticize them verbally and penually. ”

"It doesn't matter."

Chu Zhixia looked at the slowly rising sun in the sky.

Clear golden light slowly rose from among the mountains, and the fog dispersed. The pale blue forest sea undulated in the wind, and the path that meandered to the top of the mountain was full of people. The people of Chunxian County, who helped the old and the young, looked at this distinguished young lady from afar, as well as the incense burning in front of the grave of Cao Jie's wife and daughter. They silently knelt down in the direction of Chu Zhixia.

Chu Shixia looked at a child who was held in his mother's arms, and the child bit his fingers and showed a bright smile to Chu Shixia.

Chu Zhixia also smiled, this was a heartfelt smile that was not mixed with any complicated feelings.

"It doesn't matter."

Chu Shixia said: "I have a clear conscience. ”

"There are two chapters today.

Boast."