Chapter 62 The monarch and his ministers were shocked
Liangyi Hall.
Li Er was discussing state affairs with several ministers. When he saw a chamberlain poking his head at the door, his face suddenly darkened and he shouted: "What are you doing? Come in and tell me if you have anything to do."
The chamberlain turned pale with fright and almost fell down. He bravely came in, raised a piece of paper above his head, and explained: "Go back to your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the Lantian County Magistrate."
Wang De stepped forward to take the note, hurriedly handed it to Li Er, and then retreated.
Li Er's face changed slightly after reading the contents of the note, and he handed it to Fang Xuanling: "My dear friends, please take a look, our Chaoyi Lang has made a big fuss again."
When Fang Xuanling heard that it was about Qin Huaidao, he quickly took it and browsed it quickly, and passed it to his eldest grandson Wuji, then Wei Zheng, Duan Lun and Li Jing.
After everyone read it, they looked at each other with strange expressions.
"Let's talk about it." Li Er's face was a little cold.
Fang Xuanling glanced at everyone and said: "Your Majesty, you still know that Chao Yilang is a minister. There is no reason to rob civilian girls, let alone buy and sell them. What's more, there are so many, and they are all girls. This is even more difficult, Lantian
The county magistrate sent a message saying that he was coming from the direction of Qinling Mountains, and Wei Chen speculated that he might have entered Qinling Mountains."
We are all human beings, and the expressions are more revealing with just one touch.
Li Er was not stupid either, but he found it unbelievable and looked at Li Jing: "Yakist, what do you think?"
Li Jing also found it incomprehensible. There were thousands of bandits, and they were all habitual bandits for many years. How could three people do it? Could it be possible that they had really practiced some pre-Qin magic? But Li Er asked and had to reply, so he gave up.
He said: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to judge arbitrarily. This matter is a bit unbelievable."
"It's really impossible?"
"The information is too little and lacks basis. It is difficult for me to make inferences."
Li Er nodded knowingly, feeling even more curious.
At this time, Wei Zheng suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I am more concerned about the origins of those two hundred girls. I am afraid that this matter must be investigated strictly to clear their names, otherwise there will be trouble."
"In my opinion, a movement is worse than silence." Li Jing said suddenly. Seeing everyone looking over curiously, he explained: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, I can't imagine how Chao Yilang did it, but it's not
He said that he couldn't do it. If Chao Yilang really wiped out the bandits, the more than two hundred women might have come from the bandits' den. Chao Yilang was trying to save people from danger. A rash investigation would be counterproductive. It would be better to wait for Chao Yilang to come back.
Say it again."
"Wei Chen seconded the proposal!" Fang Xuanling said seriously.
Li Er looked at the others. As an emperor, naturally he could not express his position in a hurry.
Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, thought for a while and said: "Since ancient times, bandits have had the habit of kidnapping young girls to vent their anger. Those two hundred girls are all miserable people. Even if the imperial court intervenes and arranges for them to go back, I am afraid they will be despised, or even
It is difficult to survive by killing, and it is not beautiful. Chao Yilang saves people from fire and water. This is a high justice. Those women who are suffering are willing to follow Chao Yilang back, I am afraid they have already made a decision."
"You mean, they are all willing to sell themselves into the government?" Li Er responded.
"If this were not the case, how could he follow? However, the Yiguo Duke's government is already in a tight situation. How to feed these two hundred people is a big problem that I cannot imagine." Duan Lun said seriously, with a look of admiration on his face.
"That's not possible, the imperial law strictly prohibits human trafficking." Wei Zheng said with a straight face.
Everyone was silent. They couldn't buy or sell, and they couldn't be sent back. They were in a dilemma.
Li Jing suddenly said with some excitement. "Your Majesty, Wei Chen speculated that Chao Yilang might have really wiped out the bandits, even if they could not wipe them all out, they would have defeated them. Otherwise, so many women would not have been saved. Wei Chen was very curious and asked for permission to go there.
Ask him how he did it."
These words made Li Er very harsh, and his face was burning. The imperial court had been able to suppress it repeatedly, but it was destroyed by three people, and the worst was defeated. How could this make the imperial army feel so embarrassed?
Thinking of this, Li Er became more and more dissatisfied with Li Junxian, and said in a deep voice: "Baiqisi has repeatedly failed to suppress it. In the past three months, even a shadow was not caught, but it was wiped out by Chao Yilang and three others. My Baiqisi failed."
The elite warriors are so incompetent now, and Li Junxian is even more stupid. Please tell me, what should we do about this matter?"
Everyone could tell that Li Er was thinking of replacing Li Junxian and did not dare to answer the question.
When Li Jing saw Li Er looking over, his eyes were sharp, and he felt a pain in his heart, and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is important, so it would be better to ask Your Majesty Qiankun to make your own decision."
Baiqisi was formerly part of the Xuanjia Army and was Li Er's confidant. Now he defends Chang'an, supervises the officials, and is responsible for Li Er's safety. His leadership position is very sensitive. Li Jing has a habit of protecting his own safety, so he does not dare to recommend him casually.
Other ministers also did not dare to recommend him for fear of getting into trouble.
Only Wei Zheng was upright and dared to say anything. He suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, what Baiqisi failed to accomplish in three months, Chao Yilang completed it day and night. It can be seen that Chao Yilang is good at detectives and can track.
He is also extremely brave, so he is the most suitable, but Chao Yilang is not above the sixth rank."
The implication is that the level is not enough. After all, Baiqisi is in charge of the third grade.
Changsun Wuji hurriedly said: "Chaoyi Lang is young and still needs to be tempered. He is not yet qualified to take on such a big responsibility."
The position of commander of Baiqisi is too important. Changsun Wuji has been watching it for a day or two. The candidate in his mind is his son Changsun Chong. How could he be willing to fall into the hands of Qin Huaidao, but this cannot be said clearly.
Li Er glanced at Changsun Wuji meaningfully, but something moved in his heart. At least what Li Junxian couldn't do can be done in one night. This is ability. At worst, lower your position, take your time, young man
What's wrong? Thinking back to those days, wasn't it true that at the age of fourteen, I mounted my horse to kill the enemy and conquer the world?
However, Changsun Wuji was the elder brother of the queen, so Li Er still wanted to give him some face, so he said: "This matter will be discussed later. Pharmacist, please go and ask tomorrow. I also want to know who he is."
How did you do it? Human trafficking is expressly prohibited by the imperial court. Ask him how to solve it. In addition, my son Si is seriously ill. Please come to the palace to see Yilang."
"According to the order!"
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Lantian County, inn.
Everyone rested for a night, recovered a lot, and got on the caravan carriage after a hearty meal.
The carriage was rolling for several miles, which was a spectacular sight and attracted countless people to watch, but no one knew the truth. The girls chose not to go home because they did not want to reveal their identities. Qin Huaidao would not reveal too much to the outside world.
There was a carriage instead, which made the journey much faster. We arrived at Qinjiazhuang in the afternoon.
The people in Qinjiazhuang were startled, thinking that a gangster was coming to their door, so they all rushed out with tools as weapons. When they saw Qin Huaidao walking in front, they all breathed a sigh of relief and hurried forward to meet him.
The leader was none other than Mr. Huang. He raised his hands and shouted, "I have met the young master."
"Old Huang, you are polite. There are more than two hundred women in the carriage. They will all be from the Qin Mansion from now on. There is not enough room in the house. They come to Qinjiazhuang to stay temporarily. Please make it convenient for Mr. Huang." Qin Huaidao returned the greeting.
"I don't dare. The whole Qin family village belongs to the young master. Everything is decided by the young master."
"Are the rooms for fifty-six people that are gone still empty?"
"It's empty," Mr. Huang said quickly.
Qin Huaidao explained in a low voice: "Let everyone help clean it up and let them live in it first. In addition, the ancestral hall should also be cleaned up. I want to stay in Qinjiazhuang for a while, just in case. Tell the village that all the bandits have been killed."
, everyone has received half of their revenge, and the remaining half will not wait too long."
Only then did Mr. Huang notice that Qin Huaidao's body was covered with dirty blood, and his heart was full of gratitude. He looked at the long motorcade in front of him, suddenly thought of something, and asked in a low voice: "Young Master, the imperial court has strictly prohibited human trafficking in recent years. A few of them have also
That’s all, so many may cause trouble.”
"I'll take care of it."
"That's no problem. Thank you, Master, for avenging your brothers." Mr. Huang bowed.
Everyone behind him also saluted, their eyes full of gratitude. No one doubted Qin Huaidao's words. He was a dignified Duke and had a distinguished status, so there was no need to lie to the tenants.
"Get off the car and enter the village!"
Qin Huaidao turned around and shouted, seeing a group of people coming on horseback in the distance at a very fast speed, his eyes suddenly froze.