Seeing Zhou Yihai coming, Chen Chang felt relieved. While bandaging Shui Ling'er's wound, he asked Zhou Yihai about the secret path.
Zhou Yihai told the story and said regretfully: "Chen Langjun, if I had listened to your advice, this wouldn't have been like this. Alas..."
Chen Chang had expected this for a long time, but now that blaming him was of no use, he briefly stated his thoughts. Zhou Yihai frowned and whispered: "Since you recognized the thief, why not kill him?"
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Chen sang: "It's easy to kill him, but it's difficult to quell people's anger. I'm afraid this matter will still fall on him."
Zhou Yihai knew that he had offered suggestions many times since he entered Wubao. Since he said this, there must be some truth to it, so he said no more and nodded in agreement.
The goatee mixed in the crowd is Wang Xie's subordinate. His role is to hide among the people and spread rumors and cause chaos.
Originally everything was going very smoothly, but with the arrival of the scholar, the situation is gradually changing.
Just when he was at a loss, his companions from outside came to help him. Although they failed to kill the talkative and meddlesome scholar, they shot the old man to death.
Goatee did not expect that the death of the father-in-law would have a better effect. The people immediately went into chaos, and he fanned the flames and added fuel to the flames. He was about to be done, but four more guards came outside, and the leader...
He looks like a ruthless character.
At this critical juncture, Goatee knew that he would be exposed sooner or later if he continued like this. He gritted his teeth and made up his mind. He quietly said a few words to the few people beside him.
Soon, several people who did not know the truth spoke out.
With these people taking the lead, the crowd's curses and roars surged like a tide.
Goatee was even more proud when he saw it. Now he doesn't dare to shout loudly anymore, he can only encourage the people secretly, but the effect looks good.
There were three guards with hard crossbows pointed at these people. They just yelled and cursed, but no one dared to step forward and take action.
Chen Chang walked up to Zhou Yihai's ear and whispered a few words, and stuffed something into his sleeve. Zhou Yihai's eyes widened: "Is this okay?"
Chen Chang nodded: "That's all we can do now!"
Zhou Yihai frowned. It seemed that he had to be a bad guy for once today. If he had relied on his youthful temper to deal with these roaring and scolding people, he would have gone up and kicked and punched the few who started the trouble.
It’s weird to look for teeth.
But later Liang Chao disappeared, especially after Miss Wang, his fiery temper became much weaker. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he would generally not use fists or kicks to deal with these common people.
Chen Chang cast an encouraging look at Zhou Yihai. Zhou Yihai is an official, not a servant of the people. He is the supreme authority in front of these people.
He went into a misunderstanding in handling this matter at the beginning. He only wanted to reason with the people, just like how he handled the wage-demand incident back then, for fear of triggering a civil uprising.
But now think about it, this was the common people more than 1,500 years ago. The emperor claimed that he was ordered by heaven to act on behalf of the herdsmen of heaven, and distributed his power to officials and assistants, who governed the place on behalf of the emperor and herdsmen.
Many times when you are an official, you don't need to talk so much to the people. Simple and crude methods are more effective.
Zhou Yihai carried the ring-shou knife and glanced at the faces of the villagers one by one with great authority. The calmness and coldness in his eyes had considerable lethality to these people. After looking around for a week, most of them turned out to be
They all stopped shouting.
Zhou Yihai said coldly: "Chen Langjun is acting as an official to help the people. What you just did was to beat the imperial officials, which is like rebellion!"
After hearing Zhou Yi's threat from Haiti, these people already showed a look of fear.
"Who are you trying to scare? Now that we have lost our lives, why should we care about the government? Not to mention you killed Mr. Zhang!" This sentence incited the emotions of the people again.
Zhou Yihai sneered and nodded: "Whoever spoke just now has the guts to stand up!"
A burly young man stood up, squeezed his way in front of everyone and said, "What I said is the truth. How can I be held accountable in broad daylight?"
Zhou Yihai pointed at his nose: "Which of your eyes saw that it was our people who shot Mr. Zhang? I have sent people to chase the murderer, and I will definitely give you an explanation! If you keep talking nonsense here, then
It's a false accusation, do you know the consequences?"
"Now that my life is almost gone, why should I be afraid of false accusations!" The young man seemed a little emboldened under Zhou Yihai's threat. It was unclear whether it was sweat or because he had just washed his face. It was wet with water droplets.
His breathing trembled slightly.
"Yes, let us out. It was obviously you who brought the thieves here!" The voice got louder and louder.
Chen Chang had already expected that these villagers would not be easily fooled. The people were simple and honest, but when it came to matters of life and death, they were not easy to talk to. This is understandable.
However, the more angry the villagers are at this time, the greater their power to fight back, and the bandits who are hiding among the villagers will have no place to hide.
Chen Chang showed off to Zhou Yihai. Zhou Yihai understood and said to everyone in an upright voice: "Humph, I will stand here today to see who of you dares to cause trouble again!"
"We are almost losing our lives, how can we still be afraid of you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen people rushed over, surrounding Zhou Yihai, Chen Chang, and Shui Ling'er in the center.
The young man who spoke just now was the young man. He rushed in front of Chen Chang, pointed at Chen Chang, and shouted aggressively.
"Are you the scholar named Chen? If you hadn't insisted on fighting, how could the bandits outside attack this Wubao with all their strength? They originally wanted to rob wealth, but now it's better. Once Wubao is destroyed, the people here have a
Even if they are alone, none of them will survive. We have to go out and make peace with them!"
Chen Chang looked at this guy coldly: "What's your name?"
The young man pursed his lips. Although he was not afraid of Chen Chang, a frail scholar, he felt a little guilty when he saw Zhou Yihai holding a sword in his hand and looking imposing.
But after looking at so many villagers around him and looking deeper into the crowd, he suddenly became tough again: "Li Erniu, what's wrong?"
This young man was obviously the same as Goatee. Chen Chang turned to look at Shui Ling'er. Out of worry, her pink fists were clenched tightly and her face turned pale.
"Miss Shui, you should know this Li Erniu, right?"
Shui Ling'er was stunned. She obviously didn't expect Chen Chang to ask such a question in this situation. She knew everyone in Yangjiadu, but the Li Erniu in front of her was obviously not a local. She wanted to answer but was afraid of answering wrongly.
The levy is there.
Li Erniu sneered: "Why are you talking about these useless things? If you don't let me out today, you are not caring about everyone's lives, and you just want to watch me die at the hands of thieves!"
Chen Chang said with a smile: "You are not a local, and you have nothing wrong with you, right? Hehe, what if you meet the official if you have no wrongdoing?"
Li Erniu was a little depressed. Why did he suddenly talk about the past?
"Whenever pedestrians, carriages and horses come in and out of Guan and Tianjin, they must pass through and survey them." Chen Chang silently thanked Mr. Yan in his heart.
"So what if you haven't done anything wrong? So what if you meet the official?" Li Erniu's eyes widened and he wished he could eat Chen Chang. He felt a little depressed, as if he had been knocked unconscious.
Chen Chang chuckled: "You have not committed any crime, so you are suspected of being a bandit!"
"I..." Li Erniu was startled, but fortunately he reacted quickly and curled his lips, "In the rush to escape last night, who still carried everything with them?"
Chen Chang sneered: "So you are not a local?"
"Uh..." Li Erniu's head buzzed, and it seemed to have grown bigger in an instant.
At this time, Chen Chang waved his hand, and Zhou Yihai stepped forward. His eyes widened, and the aura of domination spread from his whole body.
Everyone present felt the invisible murderous aura coming from Zhou Yihai, and many people subconsciously took a step back, leaving Li Erniu alone at the front.
Li Erniu said with a guilty conscience: "Who said I'm not a local? I just said that if a foreigner is in a hurry, he won't take it with him. He didn't say that I..."
Chen Chang looked at Li Erniu with a smile: "Since you said you are not a foreigner, well, I will have someone identify you."
As he spoke, he pointed to the crowd, "Master Wu family, come out and come and recognize me!"
Everyone looked in the direction of his finger, only to see a fat woman looking in panic. While she was surprised, Chen Chang said again: "Sister-in-law, please step aside!"
The fat woman responded, hurriedly moved her body a few steps to the side, and immediately revealed the goatee behind her. The proud smile on her goatee face suddenly froze.
Dalang of the Wu family?
Goatee is a little confused. Who is Dalang of the Wu family?
I thought that Chen Chang had not noticed him before, and he had come into people's sight long ago. At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on him, and they were at a loss.
Everyone is jostling one after another, and under the gaze of everyone, it is impossible to hide even if you want to.
Chen Chang pointed at the goatee: "It's you, Mr. Wu family, please come forward! Tell me, is this person who calls himself Li Erniu a local?"
Goatee's brain is a bit weak. When did I become the eldest son of the Wu family?
He was thinking about countermeasures rapidly in his mind. Now the scholar was only targeting Li Erniu. Maybe he didn't suspect him, and he had to act according to the opportunity before making any plans.
He hides his sharp edge, and this scholar is naturally no match for him. Even if the matter is revealed later, and he only needs to kidnap the scholar, this person seems to be the leader, so the big man blocking the door will not dare to make a mistake.
After making up his mind, he separated from the crowd and walked out.
When the goatee came close to Chen Chang and saw the evil look in his eyes, he realized that he regretted the decision he had just made.
Then he heard the most unforgettable sentence in his life: "Wu Dalang, Jinlian asked me to bring you a message!"
This chapter has been completed!