Huan Rong

When Qian Shi arrives at the county government office, Shi Shao is busy sorting out the refugee records.

Subtract more than half of the three thousand servants, and there are still more than 1000 people, which is not a small number.And males need to be above 45 and below [-].Just screening from the recorded roster is not a small project.

In the middle of the record, I heard that the official came to report that the Sima Qian Shi in front of the car took the command of the governor, ordering Shi Shao to go to Dongcheng with gold and silk.

"Going to Dongcheng?" Shi Shao put down his pen, waited for Qian Shi to enter the hall, asked a few questions in detail, and couldn't help frowning.

"You mean, Fu Jun saw those two monks?"

"Not face to face. However, the rumors in the city are rampant, and the Fujun knows about it."

"Your Majesty, can you tell me what to use the water you bought from the monks?"

"No." Qian Shi paused, and said, "But I think that the government lord doesn't believe the rumors [-]% and this move is to punish the monk."

Shi Shao thought for a moment, nodded, and immediately ordered people to prepare gold and silk, and rushed to Dongcheng himself.

At that time, more and more people gathered in front of the monk's door. The refugee who had "recovered from illness" showed his own experience, stood on the stone, and said loudly: "I can't escape all the way. I was sick and injured. I just took half of the gods." Water, now the illness is gone and the injury is healed!"

The crowd was clamoring, the wooden door was opened, and a rich man came forward immediately, offering gold and silk, and exchanged half a cup of divine water, but he was not willing to drink it, but sealed the mouth of the cup, and put it in the wooden box as a treasure , loudly said: "Get out of the way, this is my father's life-saving magic water, get out of the way quickly! If you delay my father's treatment, I will not rest with you!"

Someone set a precedent, and the latecomers followed suit.

When Shi Shao and Qian Shi arrived, the wooden house was completely surrounded.

"Your Majesty."

"Jing De is here." Huan Rong sat on the shaft of the car, looked at the wooden house by the river, his eyes darkened, and said coldly, "Have you brought enough gold and silk?"

"Enough to buy all the monks' divine water." Shi Shao replied.Seeing the situation around the wooden house, he also looked bad.

The ruler of the government eradicated the tyrants, dismissed the shady households, collected the refugees, divided the fields, and released them to the Yan slaves. After all this, whether it is the residents of Yandu County or the refugees recruited, most of them can have enough food. You can also hide a few bolts of cloth and a few strings of money.

Who would have thought that Yandu County's benevolent government would not attract more talents, but instead attracted scammers first.

Shi's ancestral home is Nanpi, and his fortune was born in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Before Shi Shao's group was looted and imprisoned by the barbarians, they often encountered people who cheated on food and drink.Some came to the door directly, and the deception was so sophisticated that it was unbelievable. Even if they were cheated out of their wealth, they still had to help the other party count the money.

Compared with those monks and nuns who chopped off their hands and feet, disemboweled their stomachs and dug out their hearts, the deception of these two monks is hardly worth mentioning.It is such a simple deception, but it can deceive the people, incite people's hearts, and make people hard to guard against.

In the final analysis, when times are troubled, the people are precarious, and the family can still be reunited on the front foot, but they may encounter disorderly soldiers on the back foot.

Under such circumstances, people need spiritual sustenance, and Buddhism, which pays attention to the cause and effect of reincarnation, is even more popular.Otherwise, there will be no "480 temples in the Southern Dynasties" handed down to future generations.

However, in the eyes of Huan Rong and Shi Shao, these two monks have nothing to do with Buddhism at all, they are liars who rely on some clumsy means to incite people's hearts and extract money.

It's nothing more than defrauding money, but he is still making a fuss about natural disasters and involving Huan Rong!

Whether it was intentional or unintentional, being bumped into by Huan Rong today deserves their bad luck, bad luck!

"Trouble Jingde, buy all the 'Shenshui' in their hands. If they don't want to sell it, then just grab it."

"No!" Shi Shao agreed.

Qian Shi took half a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, the two monks are cunning, and Shi Sheren is not good at using force, so it is inevitable to leave something to talk about. When I was in Beicheng, I saw many rascals and villains. If you don't want me to go, I will definitely let them go. No gaps!"

"Alright." Huan Rong nodded.

Qian Shi points out that the Nine Lives Healthy Servants are all villain refugees.

Several people lifted the gold box, carried the cloth and lined up the crowd in a big way.Some refugees recognized Qian Shi, so naturally they dared not stop him.Some people in Dongcheng were dissatisfied. They pulled their sleeves and whispered a few times, but they could only suppress their emotions and get out of the way.

Soon, ten people came to the wooden house, Qian Shi raised his chin, and asked the monk who was sitting cross-legged in the house with five or six gourds beside him: "Are these gold silks enough to buy all the divine water?"

The monk proclaimed the Buddha's name and said: "Shenshui is a life-saving thing. You can only ask for it. Why buy it?"

Having said that, the eyes of the two swept across the gold box and the cloth, but they couldn't hide their greed.

Qian Shi sneered, and opened the gold box in public.

In an instant, the golden light was dazzling, not only the monks, but also the people around couldn't help swallowing their saliva.It's not because of the notoriety and official positions of Qian Shi and the others, I'm afraid they will directly grab them.

"I just want to ask, is it for sale or not?"

The monk's Adam's apple rolled up and down, finally unable to resist the temptation, he nodded.

Without further ado, Qian Shi ordered Jianfu to enter the wooden house and search for all the gourds.No matter whether it was filled with water or not, none of them were left for the monks.

"Wait a minute..."

The older monk sensed something was wrong, and was about to speak out when Qian Shi and the others strode away from the wooden house and lined up the crowd along the same path.

The people gathered again and saw that the wooden house was empty, so they dared not stop Qian Shi and others, so they could only pester two monks and ask them to bring out the divine water again.

"The eminent monk must have a way!"

"Eminent monk, help!"

Outside the crowd, Huan Rong took a gourd, shook it lightly, looked at the excited people, and said, "Dian Kui, find two big pots."

"promise!"

Dian Kui is straight minded, he basically does what Huan Rong tells him to do, he doesn't think much at all, let alone ask.

In less than two quarters, the cauldron was brought, and Huan Rong ordered his servants to drive the carriage forward.

The healthy servant raised his whip and made a few crisp sounds.

Someone turned his head when he heard the sound, saw Huan Rong on the shaft of the chariot, and immediately shouted: "The county magistrate is here!"

Seeing the gourd that Huan Rong placed on the cart, the crowd became even more excited.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, the father at home is still waiting for help!"

"I beg the Lord to donate the divine water!"

"My lord, help me!"

"My lord is merciful, my lord!"

The crowd shouted loudly, some were anxiously waiting for help, and some bullied Huan Rong and took the opportunity to make a fuss.

Since Huan Rong took office, he has seldom carried out heavy responsibilities. Except for eradicating powerful people by means of thunder, he has adopted a benevolent government for the common people, which is praised by the world.Some people don't know what is good or bad, thinking that he is "cowardly", and he has a hatred for noble families, and if he seizes the opportunity, he will make trouble.

The assassin sent by the aunt mixed in with the crowd, seeing this "opportunity", they exchanged glances with each other, taking advantage of the situation to add fuel to the flames, and it would be best to start a "civil riot" and wait for the opportunity to secretly assassinate.

"Shut up, back off!"

Dian Kui fetched the cauldron, and when he saw Huan Rong's frame surrounded by the crowd, he immediately became angry and immediately shouted.

The image of a strong man like a black tower, carrying a big pot on his shoulders, really makes people laugh.But after seeing Dian Kui's face, no one dared to laugh, they all felt chills down their backs, and couldn't help but take half a step back.

Because everyone wanted to get close to the carriage, they were almost shoulder-to-shoulder, huddled together, airtight.With this retreat, no less than dozens of people were trampled on their feet, screaming in pain one after another, and it was another chaos.

"Don't make noise!"

Dian Kui put down the cauldron and yelled again.

Qian Shi and Jianfu took the opportunity to guard the carriage and passed through the chaotic crowd. The swords around their heads were still dancing vigorously without drawing their sheaths. Several green seals.

One after another, some people were slapped back severely, and the crowd gradually became quiet, not daring to try their own tricks again.

In fact, given the difference between scholars and commoners nowadays, if Huan Rong's carriage passes by, the refugees should give in.These people dared to offend the gentry, but they relied on the benevolence of the county magistrate.

Just like Ah Mi's worry before, Huan Rong is too kind, and in the troubled times, he will suffer a big loss sooner or later.

Avoiding the obstruction of the crowd, the carriage quickly arrived in front of the wooden house.

Huan Rong sat in the car, looking at the two monks in front of the wooden house with an unpredictable expression.

A monk stepped forward to proclaim the name of the Buddha, and was about to preach the Dharma, but was held down by the shoulder by a healthy servant, unable to move.

The crowd was in an uproar, not knowing what the county magistrate wanted to do.

Huan Rong glanced around, without saying much, he ordered his servants to pile up the firewood, set up a big pot, and poured water from the river into the pot.

"Fu Jun, what is this?" Shi Shao looked at the fire burning, and seemed a little confused.

"Don't be impatient with Jingde, just look at it, I will care about it myself." Huan Rong replied with a smile.Immediately, he turned his gaze to the monk, and saw that the man was in tattered clothes, his hands and face were covered with dirt, his hair was three inches long, and he could smell the smell of sweat from a few steps away.

Well, the monks at this time are different from those of later generations. The current image of these two is probably the so-called "ascetic monk".As for whether it's true or not... If you can make a trick to cheat money, it's not true in all likelihood.

"Your Majesty, the pot is already hot."

Huan Rong ignored the monk who was held down, and ordered the health servant to pour all the divine water into the pot, and said with a smile: "My father once had an adventure. He saw a nun cut off his feet, cut open his chest, and then the wound healed by itself. , The broken feet are connected to each other, the bloodstains are still there, but the walking is as usual, without any weakness."

Hearing this, the crowd became excited again.

"I saw two eminent monks today. I was very happy to hear that the divine water can revive the dead and cure all diseases. If I want to prove the truth with my own eyes, I would like to ask the two eminent monks for help."

The divine water was poured into the pot, and it began to tumbling for a few breaths.

The bubbles gather on the water surface, and the white water vapor spreads rapidly. Two steps away from the cauldron, you can feel the heat rushing to your face.

The two monks were not in a good mood, they were about to speak, but they heard Huan Rong say: "Since it is divine water, it must not scald people to death, but it has health-preserving effect."

The people were at a loss at first, and then suddenly realized that they looked at the two cauldrons with eager expressions.

"Shenshui is limited, and there are more than a hundred people who seek it. As the magistrate of a county, I can't bear the suffering of the people. The chronic diseases will not heal, and the pain will not disappear."

At this point, Shi Shao was able to guess Huan Rong's plan, and the way he looked at him changed, which is really admirable.

"Water is the root of all sources, and now it is mixed with the water of Yandu. I hope the gods will bless and protect the people of my county."

At this point, Huan Rong stood up and bowed his hands to the wind of the river.

When the wind blows, the hem of the clothes flutters, the sleeves of the robe are fierce, the young man's eyebrows are picturesque, his posture is like a phoenix, and his chic meaning is fully displayed.

Motivated by Huan Rong, the people turned around and bowed down to the river.

Amidst the prayers, the atmosphere became more and more solemn.

Many people recalled the hardships on the way to escape to the south, and thought of their relatives who died on the way, and they couldn't help crying like rain.

After a few prostrations, Huan Rong straightened up and said loudly: "Just as divine water can save people, the water in this pot can also live. Come, please two eminent monks into the water!"

Hearing Huan Rong's words, not only did everyone not feel that it was inappropriate, but they were grateful for the government's consideration for the people.If it can be proved that the water in the pot can live, it is more than enough for each person to take a bowl.Besides, it is said that eminent monks are all fairy bodies, so after entering the water like this, maybe the divine water will be more effective!

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Huan Rong with excitement.

In contrast, the expressions of the two monks suddenly changed, shaking like chaff.

Whether Shenshui can cure diseases, they know better than anyone else.If it is really thrown into the pot, the undead will peel off the skin.

"Your Majesty..."

A monk was about to speak, but the healthy servants rushed forward, grabbing hands, lifting feet, and they were about to throw them into the pot a few steps forward.

Feeling the boiling water vapor, the exposed skin began to redden and tingle. The younger monk finally couldn't bear the fear and begged for mercy loudly.

"Forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

"Don't go into the water, don't do it!"

The crowd burst into an uproar.

Some smart people have faintly noticed the problem.The rich man who bought the "Shenshui" first, holding the wooden box, his cheeks trembling, stared in the direction of the monk, his eyes were almost devouring.

If Shenshui could survive, why didn't they dare to go into the water?

fraud!

This is not an eminent monk, they are clearly two liars!

The monk knew that he couldn't hide the secret, so he began to cry loudly, hoping to save his life.

The health servant stopped his movements, and the two monks hung above the boiling water, both startled and terrified, profusely sweating.Sweat rushed over the dirt-covered cheeks, leaving clear grooves.

Huan Rong sneered and said, "The two eminent monks have something to say?"

"My lord, my lord, please forgive me..."

"The two of us were delusional and made a big mistake, please forgive me!"

The monk was put on the pot, and his life and death depended on Huan Rong's thoughts.He dared not have any chances to tell the truth about his deceit, just hoping to save his life and not be thrown into boiling water.

"Where does the divine water come from?"

"It's all mixed with plant ash, without adding any medicinal materials."

"What is the origin of the refugees you are treating?"

"He is my elder brother." A monk said, "The two of us are not monks..."

Whoa!

The crowd roared again.

The two monks, no, it should be said that in order to save their lives, the two liars told more and more, and even began to expose each other.

Hearing that they cheated all the way, causing the destruction of no less than ten families and the separation of relatives, everyone gritted their teeth and felt indignant.

Knowing that he had kidnapped a child from the refugee ranks under the pretext of accepting disciples, and sold him in a marshmallow, the family of the child was grateful.

"kill!"

"Kill them!"

"Such villains must not be spared lightly!"

"I was lost from my brother and younger son, and it was done by such villains!"

"They should be hacked into pieces!"

"Kill them!"

I don't know who took the lead, and a stone was thrown on the crook's forehead.Soon, more people grabbed rocks and threw them at the two liars.

The accomplices of the two had already taken the opportunity to slip away, but were captured by several villains, pushed aside the crowd, picked up their necks, and threw them into the pot on the spot.

"what!"

The liar let out a scream, and everyone still couldn't understand their hatred, they begged Huan Rong to throw the other two liars into the water as well.

"The ruler of the government should follow the will of the people."

Seeing Huan Rong's hesitation, Shi Shao said in a low voice: "These three people are full of crimes, and they have killed countless people. Before that, they even encouraged the people of Sheyang County, which almost caused civil chaos. The government should stop it, otherwise it will be punished." It's bad!"

Huan Rong looked at Shi Shao, and a vague thought arose in his heart, that what the other party was referring to might not only be these liars.

The crowd became more and more angry, besides the stones, pieces of straw sandals flew out one after another.

In order to avoid the wooden block, a few healthy servants suddenly slipped their hands, and without Huan Rong's order, two swindlers pretending to be monks fell into the water immediately.

"what!"

"Help!"

There were screams one after another, but the crowd around them were applauding.The wealthy household who bought the "Shenshui" even opened the wooden box, threw the water cup into the pot, and just hit a liar on the head, and the blood was dripping immediately.

The crowd added firewood spontaneously, and the screams were quickly drowned out by angry voices, and gradually became inaudible.

Sitting on the carriage, Huan Rong felt cold hands and feet.

This is a troubled time, where human life is like nothing, and soldiers and barbarians run rampant.

There is no paradise in troubled times.

The least valuable thing in troubled times is human life.

"Your Majesty, these three people are bluffing and cheating, defrauding good people, abducting and selling children, and killing people. Their crimes are heinous and will never be redeemed."

"I know." Huan Rong nodded, his voice was dry, and he sat back in the carriage and said, "After returning to the county government office, trouble Jingde to write a pen, record the crimes of these three people on paper, and advertise in Yandu County. If someone from a nearby state or county comes to ask, you can also let me know."

"promise!"

Before the firewood was burned out, the three of them had already died.

The people didn't want to collect the bones for him, so they threw all of them into the forest outside the city, and let the wolves eat them.

You Xiaoxiaoyu took advantage of the chaos to steal the gold and silk from the wooden house, but was captured by Qian Shi's men. He even took the opportunity to arrest the assassin who was mixed in the crowd.

After the matter was settled, the defrauded people in the county took back their property one after another.When someone lost a child, Huan Rong ordered a strict investigation, and actually found clues in a secret broken house, captured another group of swindlers, and recovered five or six people one after another.

So far, Huanrong's prestige in Yandu has been unparalleled for a while.

But there are two sides to the matter. Although the liar is subduing the law, his reputation of "boiling the living" has also spread. For several days, he has spread all over the counties and counties of Qiaozhou.

In the end, Huan Rong's murderous reputation spread to the north and was broadcast in the ears of the barbarians along with the merchant ships.

Knowing that he is Huan Wen's first son, the rumors spread to the next level, all sons are so vicious, his own father must be even more cruel and inhumane!

Unintentionally, Huan Rong tricked his scumbag father again.

Sima Huan, who treasured his feathers, suddenly discovered that among the barbarians and refugees in the north, his reputation began to be equated with stone tigers and the like.

At the end of April, the ration officer came to Yandu and knew that the army rations were not available, so Huan Rong didn't even need to pretend to be a scumbag father.After a series of connections up and down, left and right, it was clear that a stone of grain had not been paid, but the official document said "the amount is sufficient".

Holding the bamboo slips, Huan Rong was speechless for a long time.

The food officer wiped off his cold sweat, and thought to himself: Isn't this the way to go?What if the county magistrate Huan was dissatisfied and threw himself into the pot?

As for the missing military rations, each county can make up a few shi, and then recruit more young and strong from the refugees, and the number can always be made up.

For his own safety, urging the food officer to use his quick wits is also a fight.