"There are three hundred and twelve corpses in total. Three of them are the killers. The remaining four killers are still alive. One is blinded in the right eye and has a green thorn pierced in his eyeball. The other has a crossbow arrow on his right wrist and left hind knee.
Wear them, the remaining two are in better condition, one has injured his leg, and the other is tied up. According to the two beggars, the people who injured them were a girl and a tall man." The official said at the side.
Liang Nai lowered his head, looked ugly, and said nothing.
Zhu Xian stroked his beard and said, "Girl, could it be Ah Li?"
"By the way, there is one more thing," the clerk said, turning around to bring something from the back and placing it on the table, "Adults, take a look."
There was an object on the tray. It was made of wood, with glossy paint. The structure was complex but exquisite. It was hard to tell what it was.
"What is this?" Wei Zheng asked.
"They found it at the scene of their fight. According to the two beggars who survived, this thing was worn by girls on their wrists and could shoot arrows."
"Arrow?" Zhu Xian asked curiously, and went to pick it up.
"Sir, be careful," the official said hurriedly, "I can't figure out how to use it. It may be a hidden weapon or something like that. You'd better be careful to avoid triggering anything."
"It's a bit heavy," Zhu Xian weighed it and said, "My dear, this is actually worn on my wrist."
"Isn't that just a crossbow?" Wei Zhengyi looked at it and said, then raised his eyes to look at Zhu Xian, "This thing is very clever. Wouldn't it be wonderful if it could be made on a large scale and used on the battlefield?"
"That's exactly what I thought." Zhu Xian replied.
He weighed it again, raised his head and looked at another official, and said: "Go to the Ministry of War to find Mr. Zhuang, tell him that I have a novelty, and ask him to come over with General Du Lang who makes the arrow warehouse."
"Yes." The official responded.
"It's really strange," Zhu Xian looked back at the crossbow arrow and couldn't put it down, saying, "I have never seen such a treasure before."
"Sir..." the official from before spoke in a low voice.
Zhu Xian paused, then raised his eyes and said, "Well, okay, you continue."
"How to deal with those beggars' corpses?"
Zhu Xian turned to look at Liang Nai.
The head of the Jingzhao government office was almost asleep.
"Sir." Zhu Xian shouted.
Liang Nai was in a daze, raised his eyelids, and said in a hoarse voice: "What's the matter?"
"How to deal with those beggars?"
"Kill him." Liang Nai said casually.
Zhu Xian frowned: "Sir, those beggars are dead."
Liang Nai was feeling sleepy. After a while, he regained his energy, sat a little more upright, and said, "What time is it?"
Wei Zheng sighed softly and shook his head invisibly.
Zhu Xian stopped asking questions and looked at the officials: "Pull him out of the city and bury him before Chen time."
"No." Wei Zheng said suddenly.
"how?"
Manager Wei thought for a while and said, "Let's burn them. Go out from Zhenwei Gate in Xicheng, gather the corpses to Tumiling, and then set them on fire."
"Why?" Zhu Xian asked.
Wei Zhang looked at him, his expression became solemn, and he said with difficulty: "There are more and more refugees outside the city, winter is coming, and corpses... are not easy to rot."
Zhu Xian paused and then understood.
There are more and more refugees, and there are more and more mouths to eat. I can tolerate it at first, but when I go crazy with hunger, maybe...
Zhu Xian felt a chill all over his body, his scalp was numb and he felt unwell all over.
While the officials were still waiting for words, Zhu Xian's voice became difficult and he said: "Just follow what Wei Zongzhang said and take them to Tumiling and burn them."
"Yes." The official responded.
Watching the officials leave, Zhu Xian lowered his head and looked back at the small crossbow and said, "This kind of thing can also harm people's lives."
"To kill the enemy, you should not use the word 'harm'. This is to protect your family and the country." Wei Zheng said.
"I understand," Zhu Xian nodded, "I just feel a little uncomfortable."
"Then don't think about it so much. Let's go and have a drink. After drinking, warm up and go to bed early." Wei said, turning around and walking outside.
Zhu Xian glanced at Liang Nai, who was completely asleep, and whispered: "Go to sleep, otherwise your neck will hurt when you wake up tomorrow."
He left with Wei Zheng.
The next day the whole city was silent, there was no sound at all, the vendors almost stopped coming out, and there were only a few people walking on the street.
Everyone can hear what happened last night.
No one dared to see what was going on. They could only listen with their ears raised high, listening to the screams, begging for mercy, scornful laughter, shouts, curses, and the movements of the patrol guards running back and forth.
It was not until about midnight that fireworks began to appear on the streets, but only a few shops were open, and there were no vendors carrying burdens or pushing carts.
The only places with vitality are those academies.
The sound of reading came from Dongping Academy. Shitou sent a basket of hard-boiled eggs to the back door of the academy. When he came back, he passed by the main gate. Listening to the sound of reading, he just felt it was pleasant.
He turned around and wanted to go back home. When he looked up, he saw Dai Yu and Zhang Meng coming back in the distance. The two of them were walking in a hurry.
Seeing Dai Yu now, Shitou felt annoyed and shook the empty basket in his hand. He was wondering if he should go sit there for a while.
Two figures stood at the entrance of an alley behind a stone.
"Is it him?" Lin Qingfeng asked.
"It's him. The stinky woman behind the academy gave me a hint," Luo Da said. "He is the follower next to Shen Lie, his name is Shitou. He delivers things to the back door every day. From what the stinky woman meant, it seems...
I want to intercede with Shen Lie and want him to go to Dongping University to study."
"Pfft," Lin Qingfeng covered her mouth and smiled, "This brain is really smart. What can he do if he gives things to those servants in the backyard? How many people want to study in Dongping University, but they are squeezed to death and can't get in. He gives some
Just a small favor is all it takes? How can a person like Shen Shu, who is so profound and resourceful, have such a stupid and stupid younger brother?"
"Didn't you say that you are not a mother?"
"That's not true. The eldest son is so delicate that he has lost all his brains." Lin Qingfeng said.
Shen Xu had deliberately planned not to let his younger brother go to Dongping University to study, but he wanted to rush there himself. Lin Qingfeng really found it funny that he could think of such stupid tricks.
"Girl, what should we do now?" Luo Da asked.
Lin Qingfeng thought for a while, looked at the stone walking to the other side, and said: "Just do what they want. Since they want to enter Dongping Academy so much, let's help. We will lead Shen Lie step by step."
Come on, let’s see if Shen Xu wants to hide from me then, doesn’t he feel sorry for his precious brother?”
"It will be fun then," Luo laughed. "Fortunately, the girl has managed the business well before and has good connections in the capital. It is not difficult to get Shen Lie to study in a university."
"It's easy for him," Lin Qingfeng said, "Let's go, I'll go to the back door to block this guy tomorrow."
