Chapter 286: Mass Graves
Anxian Ling was very aggrieved.
An County Ling also wanted to follow Jiang Yan's buttocks, just to put out the fire, collect the corpses, and settle the losses of the farmers, so that he could take the credit for eradicating the robbers pretended to be burned to death by the killers.
But who made him a vassal of the prince of Jin, and he had to listen to Anhou's dispatch.
He saw that Najiang Yan was sitting in Lai'an County, in charge of all parts of Lai'an County, and he had swallowed all the credit for the investigation of the case, and he felt bitter, but he didn't dare to say it.
Now that Jia Chu still wants to blame him, then don't blame him for being over half a hundred years old, and he has to say more things that shouldn't be said.
When Jia Chu heard this, he was stunned.
"The little marquis asked you to go to the county township to collect grain tax, ignoring the affairs of the county, why?"
"Good question!"
An Xian Ling slapped the table suddenly, but his face turned into a bitter gourd.
"If the official knows, does the official still need to pour bitter water on you? The official also wants to ask Anhou, why did the prophet come to Anxian County to have such a big event, and he didn't let me interfere, could it be that Jiang Yan took refuge in the prince, and the prince wanted to give him a big credit to win people's hearts? ”
An County Ling held back in the townships below for several days, but he didn't come up with a reasonable explanation.
He was still waiting for An Hou to explain everything to him personally.
After listening to the words of Anxian County's order, Jia Chu's face, which had eased down just now, was as black as the bottom of a pot again.
I'm afraid that it was really said by Hua Yi's open mouth!
How can the little marquis be unpredictable?
Unless, that night's case was planned by the little marquis, he transferred the county order in advance, in order to make the county officials unable to leave the city in time because the dragons were leaderless, so that the little marquis could have more time to deal with the aftermath.
It's just that since the little marquis has done this, why is the convoy safe and sound, and no one died, but all the killers of the raid were killed in the fire, even the little marquis himself...... Nowhere to be found?
"I don't know why the armor guards came here to Lai'an County, what is the matter with looking for this official?"
An County ordered a preemptive strike, so that Jia Chu no longer cared about his lateness.
Besides, this matter was arranged for him by Anhou, and it was useless to care.
Thinking like this, Jia Chu got up and looked at the guard at the door.
"An county order, quickly transfer all the officials of the county government, and follow me to the mass grave outside the city to find someone!"
What?!
An County Commander didn't understand what Zhou An's order was, and when he heard such a ridiculous order from Jia Chu, he was so depressed that he wanted to slap the table and be angry.
But the seven-rank official in front of the prime minister, not to mention that the other party still has an important waist card in his hand like the presence of King Jin, so he can't be careless.
Under the watchful eye of Jia Chu, the county commander could only hurry up and gather manpower.
"Guard, who are you going to find in the mass grave outside the city?"
An County Ling had never been to this mass grave, but he also knew that except for the dead, even the living did not want to pass by, let alone the area where the living lived permanently.
Especially when it's all night, I went to the mass grave to find someone?
Find a big-headed ghost.
"Let you go, you go, don't talk so much nonsense."
Although Jia Chu was angry that the county order was late, his words were quite reasonable and very polite.
At this time, he had made no secret of his anger.
This made An County's order, who had touched a hard nail, also changed his face slightly, and said in his heart: If it weren't for the sake of future generations, if I could step on my shoulders and stand taller, to be the official of Najing, and no longer be despised here, I would not want to work with a house slave.
"Why is it so slow?"
Jia Chu knew that it would take time for the officials to gather Qi, but he couldn't wait at this time.
He was anxious to know how the little marquis was and whether he had fulfilled the results of Huayi's word measurement.
The case outside the city that night had anything to do with the little marquis.
Jia Chu didn't know if it was because he had slept well for many days, or because he had been injured in a palm the day before yesterday and had not been well healed, or because he had guessed bad news, under the double blow, a rusty smell surged up in his throat, and he was very tired physically and mentally.
"Let's go, as many people as you want first, follow me to the mass grave!"
A got up at the beginning of the shooting, stood up and walked out.
An County, who didn't get an answer, felt like a headless fly, being led by Jia Chu's nose, but he could only call the thirty or so people who had been gathered together and beckoned them to follow.
The thousand-mile horse that Jia Chu rode from the capital to Jinling was left in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion by him due to physical exhaustion.
At this time, riding on the back of an unfamiliar horse, looking at the street that was not yet very familiar, the candle above his head was shaking, making Jia Chu a little dazed and didn't know where to go.
Fortunately, the local old horse knew the way and walked along the street to the south of the city, during which he could still hear many people talking about the case that night.
"Fortunately, the prefect closed the case quickly, and it had less impact on us, and the robbers who were killed this day should all be pulled out and whipped again, and the bones will be scattered."
"This midyear festival has just passed, don't discuss these life and death at night, it's more appropriate to sell a few more meat buns than anything."
Meat buns.
Jia Chu's mind felt like he had been hit by something, but before he could remember, a rapid sound of horses' hooves sounded behind him.
An County Ling finally brought people to catch up.
"A guard, for the time being, there are only thirty-three people, I asked my subordinates to continue to gather manpower, if you find someone, these manpower should be enough."
"It's not enough, continue to gather all the people who can use it."
Jiachu's merciless refutation made Anxian Ling lose face in front of people.
is stronger than people, and the county commander can only be a man with his tail between his legs, and orders his subordinates to go to their own house to mobilize nursing homes to help.
He didn't know who Jia Chu was looking for in the mass grave, but looking at Jia Chu's posture, he couldn't find it tonight, and it should be all night.
"Drive!"
Jia Chu rode his horse and galloped wildly in the street, frightening passers-by to dodge.
After the horses of the first century ran over, there were passers-by pointing at their backs and cursing.
"A few days ago, a horse from the capital kicked a person to death, why is someone riding a fast horse on the street?"
"Didn't the prefect forbid riding fast horses? Hurry up and report to the county government to arrest him! ”
"What kind of county government do you still serve, don't you see the county magistrate following behind people's butts? Where is the designated official eunuch children to go out to ride in the streets, we ordinary people can't afford to provoke it, so let's stay away. ”
Even as the sound of passers-by pointing and pointing came to his ears, Jia Chu continued to go his own way, and continued to cross the street at a fast pace, heading straight for the closed city gate.
"Stand ......"
"I am the guard of the Jin Palace, and I have an urgent matter when I go out of the city, open the door!"
As soon as the waist card came out, and then saw that the county order of An County followed behind with the officials, the soldiers guarding the city did not dare to hesitate, and hurriedly opened the city gate and let the people out.
Seeing that a group of officials also followed out, the soldiers guarding the city looked curiously in the direction where the group of people outside the city had left, and heard a dog barking and wolf howling from the side of the mass grave.
The mass graves, which had been frequented by wild dogs and wolves recently, were lit by torches lit by the officials.
"Sick, aren't they? Why do you go to the mass grave at night? ”
The city guards half-covered the city gates, and couldn't help but tease at the elderly city guards next to them.
"You say, either the county magistrate will not come back, but come back and go straight to the mass grave, do you guess the county magistrate is going to find the corpses of those robbers to vent his anger, or to collect the corpses for them?"