Hanhou

"Hubo!"

Flying back home, Zhao Jia didn't have time to get off the horse, so he raised his voice to wake up the old servant.

"Where is the thief? I am of great use!"

Hu Bo and Xiong Bo walked out of the gate one after another, seeing Zhao Jia whose cheeks were flushed by the wind, but his eyes were bright, and his expression was uncontrollably excited. , Said: "It's at home."

"Good!" Zhao Jia turned over and got off the horse, threw the whip to the healthy servant, and strode towards the courtyard.

After several times of whipping, the thief was splashed with snow water, his teeth were chattering, his hands were tied with ropes, and he was nestling in a corner of the yard and shivering.

Probably because he was frightened by Uncle Xiong's methods. Hearing Zhao Jia's questioning, the thief dared not hide anything.Cracking a whip can be tolerated, but pouring cold water in the cold winter months is really unacceptable.

"Can you recognize these people?" Zhao Jia asked.

"Yes, yes, there are servants from the nearby village, there are field boys who have escaped, and there are also two wild men."

Mercenary farming, also known as Tianke, is hired to farm for others because it does not own land.Tian Tong is the slave who plows the fields, and most of them are bankrupt farmers.The so-called savage has a completely different meaning from later generations. It refers to black households in the Han Dynasty who had no household registration, no land, and would be arrested and used as hard labor if they encountered them.

These people have no fixed property, and some even become thieves directly.

Because of their acquaintance with each other, they joined forces several times to commit crimes. The culprit could not only call out their names, but also describe their appearances in detail.

According to his statement, three of them hid in Zhao's village, two in Wei Qing'e's village, and the rest wandered in other townships.It's just that the two savages live in no fixed place, and even he doesn't know where they are now.

Of the three people in Zhao's village, two have been dealt with by Uncle Xiong, and the remaining one has not been caught yet.

"Your Majesty, you should send someone to inform Miss Wei," Hu Bo said.

Zhao Jia nodded, put the thief aside, and after dispatching a healthy servant to deliver the letter, he informed the two old servants of his plan.

Without Wei Taishou's big thick legs, it would be impossible to convict the county magistrate Zhang based on the confession of a thief, and it would be more likely that the county magistrate would sit high in the hall, and several people would stand under the hall, and come up with "Why are the people in the hall?" Sue this officer" and other farces.

However, the thief's confession can expose the county magistrate's conspiracy to the public, just like Hu Bo and Xiong Bo's plan, to find out all the white-eyed wolves hiding in the dark.

He has a lot to do in the future, and the livestock farm is just the beginning.Zhang Tong's plan reminded him that in order to avoid more troubles, hidden dangers must be eliminated from the source, and if they are found, they must be pinched one by one, and they will never hold back!

Not long after, the old man, the miser and You Yan arrived one after another.Hearing the sound of the gong, the people in the village also gathered at the head of the village one after another.

The thief was still tied with his hands, dragged all the way in front of the crowd, and knelt on the ground.

Zhao Jia didn't need to make a sound, just a look from Uncle Xiong, the thieves were shocked on the spot, as if beans were poured out of a bamboo tube, and the confession was about how the county magistrate appointed him to spy on the livestock farm, how he destroyed the land seal, and how much he would get after the incident was completed. benefit.

When the thief was speaking, a man in the crowd turned pale and wanted to sneak away while everyone was not paying attention.Unexpectedly, before he took two steps, he was held down by a big man on the shoulder.

"Hei Zhi, where are you going?"

The big man's voice was not low, and he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The thieves on the ground also looked over and identified on the spot: "This person is one of the accomplices!"

"You're talking nonsense! Don't slander me!" Heizhi denied it.His wife acted violently on the spot, and even rushed out of the crowd to beat the thief.

While dodging, the thief said that he and Heizhi had known each other for a long time, and they were ordered by the county magistrate Zhang together, not to mention that his wife also knew about it.

"Only ten days ago, Hei Zhi and I met at his wife's brother's house. The woman helped guard the door, and said that she would take down the livestock farm, and she would divide the strongest bullocks. If you hide it at home, you should be sent to prison and beheaded!"

The thief spoke with certainty, including the location of the meeting, what was said during the meeting, and the reactions of the Heizhi couple.

Needless to say, the surrounding young and strong immediately took Hei Zhi down, punched and kicked him.In less than a moment, Hei Zhi was beaten into a pool of rotten meat.

The woman was taken down together and knelt beside Heizhi.The woman wanted to be rude, and immediately a healthy woman stepped forward, and she was slapped without saying a word.The woman's cheeks were red and swollen, she spit out two yellow teeth, and she didn't dare to cry loudly.

"How will my lord treat me? Your conscience has been eaten by dogs?!"

"Things with a wolf's heart and lungs should be thrown to feed the wolves!"

At this moment, a female voice sounded from outside the crowd.

Everyone moved out of the way, and Wei Qing'er fell off his horse. He was dressed in straight dark clothes, and his hair was a little shaggy. It was obvious that he was galloping all the way.He clenched two hemp ropes tightly in his hands, and tied two bloodstained men at the other end of the ropes, obviously they were short men who had been dragged all the way.

"Aduo, these two are also accomplices!"

While the girl was speaking, she yanked the hemp rope vigorously, and the two men were dragged staggeringly, and fell down in front of the crowd.

There is no need to repeat what happened next, the thieves couldn't stand the fists, kicks and whips, so they could only tell what they had done.Not only this time helping the county magistrate to seize Zhao Jia's property, but also the many evil things he did earlier.

After listening to the thief's confession, all the people present were furious.

Those with a bad temper will beat several people to death on the spot and chop them into minced meat.

The old man, the coward, and You Kuo all had angry expressions on their faces, but considering Zhang Tong's identity, two of them didn't speak immediately, but turned to look at Zhao Jia, with a hint of hesitation flashing across their expressions.

Seeing everything in his eyes, Zhao Jia smiled slightly and didn't express much.He knew very well that this hesitation would disappear as soon as the grain cart arrived.

Sure enough, when the cart full of millet entered the village, the anger of the villagers escalated instantly.Without the cattle and sheep in the livestock farm, there would be no such grain!Without Zhao Jia's kindness, how many people would starve to death due to lack of food?

Thinking of this, the crowd became even more angry, and the hesitant old man couldn't help showing shame.Someone even shouted loudly: "The foreign county magistrate conspired to take Zhao Langjun's family property, it is extremely abominable! If you give up this life, you will behead him!"

Every now and then, he had to fight the Huns desperately, which created the sturdy character of the people in Yunzhong who have a clear distinction between love and hate, and regard death as home.Even if the Huns are not afraid, what is a mere foreign county magistrate!

Killing an official is a felony?

Many men stood up with their chests up. A certain man had no parents and no wife and children. It was worth it to take this charge and repay the Lord's great kindness!

"A certain helper guards the livestock farm!" said a big man.

"If the thief county magistrate doesn't come, let it go. If he dares to come, I will take his dog's head!"

While speaking, some men rushed home, brought bows, arrows and short knives, and vowed to guard the livestock farm for Zhao Jia, come one to kill one, come two to kill one pair!

"You should let the county magistrate know that there are rules in Bianjun, and reckless actions are not allowed!"

Looking across the crowd, Zhao Jia took half a step back, stood upright, and bowed his hands.

"Thank you, neighbors!"

"Your Majesty doesn't need to do this!"

Everyone waved their hands quickly, and some even showed embarrassment.Especially the people in the village who have been in contact with Hei Zhi and others, all of them are gnashing their teeth at this moment, hating themselves for having developed a pair of tricks for nothing, and calling such villains brothers and sisters!

"Such ungrateful villains must not stay!"

Hearing this sentence, the old man, the miser, and You Yan looked at me and you, and finally reached an agreement: deal with these thieves on the spot!

Someone in the township violated the law and should have been delivered to the county.However, given the current situation, this move is obviously inappropriate.

According to Zhao Jia's order, Hu Bo whispered to Mr. He, and Mr. He told the other two elders that the elders exchanged opinions with the miser, Youjiao, and they quickly made a decision that the thief should be killed, so there is no need to hesitate!With the support of Wei Taishou, a foreign county magistrate is nothing!

Looking at the villagers who were filled with righteous indignation, they didn't show it on their faces, but they sighed in their hearts. From now on, Zhao Jiazhi's words will be more effective than them in this village.

After going through the whole incident, Zhao Jia vaguely guessed that Wei Yue asked him to tell the villagers the truth, not just to uncover Zhang Tong's plan.

Thinking of the days when he was a mascot, the third son of Wei hugged himself as a stove, with a copy of "Wei Liaozi" in front of him, and said that he wanted to follow the example of his ancestors' strategies of sweeping up the grassland and exterminating the clan, Zhao Jia's expression was instantly blank.

The jade-like gentlemen of the Han Dynasty were actually black jade, right?

Still the top one.

The thief's body was thrown out of the village and left to be eaten by wild animals.

Everyone formed a team spontaneously, prepared bows, arrows and short knives, went to the livestock farm in batches to replace the young and strong guards of the field seals, and searched for the newly built field seals according to what the thief said before, and destroyed them all.

Zhao Jia entrusted the matter of the livestock farm to Uncle Xiong, sent Wei Qing'e away, and returned home to entertain the old folks, stingy men, and You Yan.

It is said to be a banquet, but the actual dishes are quite simple, only the portions are sufficient.

The bean sprouts had just sprouted, but Zhao Jia was still reluctant to eat them, so he asked the maid to cook a whole fat lamb, smoked and roasted over charcoal fire, served with pickles pickled in autumn, and the staple food was corn rice and steamed cakes.

From Zhao Jia's point of view, it is a bit strange to pair pickles with barbecue.

However, He Lao and the others finished all the mutton in one go, half a clay pot of pickles, and not a single bit of corn, rice and steamed cakes.

Looking at the gray beards of the village elders, Zhao Jia suddenly came up with an idea. Judging from the appetite of these people, Lian Po can eat a bucket of rice and ten catties of meat, so it seems that it is not difficult.

In the official temple of Shaling County, Zhang Tong didn't know that disaster was imminent, and planned to send people to Zhao's livestock farm and village tomorrow to arrest Zhao Jia and his servants.

In the eyes of County Magistrate Zhang, Zhao Jia is the meat on the chopping board, and he can treat it as he likes.

"Take down that child and take back the fields!"

The so-called measuring the land is just a cover, what he has to do is to take the evidence that Zhao Jia tampered with the land seal, and escort him to the official temple.As long as the man is in his hands, forcing him to confess his guilt, the method of captive breeding and cattle taming is easy to obtain, and there is no need to worry about anything.

Sitting in front of the screen, Zhang Tong felt that with the wisdom pearl in his hands, things would come true, and he couldn't help but feel very proud.

"A mere child, who does not offer the law that benefits the people, should be punished! If he sincerely repents and reforms his past mistakes, I can forgive him and let him live a few more days."

"The Lord is generous!" the old servant complimented.

Zhang Tong laughed again, waved his hand and said, "Let's go down and make arrangements."

"promise!"

Zhang Tong was complacent, not knowing that he was the moth that fell into the spider's web.

Shaling county magistrate and county lieutenant respectively received the news from Yunzhongcheng. After the two met, they confirmed that the news was correct, and looked in the direction of the official temple, and they couldn't help but sneered.

"If the county magistrate wants to transfer people tomorrow, he might as well arrange more." The county magistrate looked at the county lieutenant with a smile and said.

"Naturally." The county captain nodded.

The two looked at each other. They have been colleagues for many years, so there is no need to say anything.

If Zhang Tong doesn't move tomorrow, it's fine. If he dares to move lightly, he will be charged with another layer of crimes!

"Are you ready for what the third son ordered?" the county lieutenant asked.

"It's already been prepared." The county magistrate smiled and took out two wooden slips and opened them. One was a letter from Magistrate Zhang to his family, and the other recorded the amount of cattle and sheep exchanged for copper coins.

"The evidence is solid, Zhang Tong can't escape."