Daji did not follow up to find out. Manbao and Bai Shanbao also kept the matter in their hearts. They only lay at the window and looked into the yard at night. After no more snacks, they knew that the man would not come again.
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This seemed to be a good thing, but for some reason, Man Bao and Bai Shanbao always felt a little uncomfortable and felt depressed for two days in a row.
Because the outside world is not very stable, it is difficult for Zhou Lang and Zhou Lijun to go out to do things, and they feel a little downcast when they stay in the yard every day.
Four days have passed, and the government still hasn't caught the assassin. Yesterday, another official came to check again. This time it was much more perfunctory, but after checking again, there was always someone who broke things with rough hands, which aroused everyone's attention.
Very dissatisfied.
Zhou Lang occasionally went out to squat in the alley and complained to his neighbors that the officers and soldiers were too rude.
But this time, they may have noticed everyone's dissatisfaction, or it may be that no one dared to take things easily because of the requirements from above.
Even so, everyone still complained, "The shop hasn't been open for several days. How much money will we lose on this day?"
"Now the price of vegetables has increased. If the city gate is not opened, our family will not even be able to afford vegetables."
"Don't talk about vegetables. Now there is a post every 20 steps on the street. Every man passing by must be checked. Didn't you see the old Zheng who sells water at the alley? I heard that he came here with a cart of water yesterday.
I was checked five times and all my money was taken away..."
"So now we have to fetch water ourselves. We can't bring money or valuables with us when we go out, otherwise we will have to search them all for you."
"Why did the Tang County magistrate ignore the matter and let the soldiers from the royal palace come to inspect it?"
"Shh, please keep your voice down. After the Dragon Boat Festival, anyone who dares to speak ill of King Yizhou is as malicious as an assassin, and be careful about being captured like Yan San over there in the Yan family alley."
Everyone chatted for a while, and after a moment of silence, they started talking about other topics, "Do you still have pickles at home? I thought I couldn't buy vegetables, so it would be good to mix the pickles with steamed buns."
"Yes, there are some, but not much. I think the gherkins grown in your yard are good. You can cut them and pickle them. They are also very delicious..."
After Zhou Lang had heard enough gossip, he said hello to others and went home. Mr. Zhuang knew the discussion outside, lowered his eyes and thought for a while: "The city gate can't be sealed for long, and the assassin can't be caught now. Yizhou
I'm afraid the palace will intensify the inspections, so you should try not to go out for the next two days."
Zhou Lang agreed. It happened that he went back to buy a lot of vegetables today, so he could go out less.
The city gate opened earlier than Mr. Zhuang expected. In the evening of the day they were discussing, the Tang County magistrate sent heavy troops to guard the city gate and then opened the city gate.
All those who are still stranded in the city can leave the city after a search and if they can find three or more companions who can testify against each other.
Most of the people still stranded in the city are in their prime.
Because in the previous four days, Tang County Magistrate had kept the small city gate open, and women, children, old and young, as long as they were not carrying luggage that could hide people, could leave the city after inspection.
Chang Changshi of the Yizhou Palace looked on with a solemn expression. Seeing that the tense atmosphere had subsided, he turned to look at Magistrate Tang, "Can Magistrate Tang guarantee that the assassin will be stopped?"
"It has been four days. You have searched Yizhou City three times. Have you found anyone?" Magistrate Tang asked: "If you can't find anyone, what's the point of sealing the city gate? It's better to open it.
Open the city gate and lead people out."
"There are so many people, and most of them are young and strong. Can you identify the assassin?"
"No," Magistrate Tang said matter-of-factly: "Didn't you say they were seriously injured? There has been no medical treatment or medicine for four days. As long as they dare to come, the soldiers will search them out."
"What if their injuries are healed with medicine?"
Magistrate Tang then sarcastically said: "You have taken over all the medical clinics and pharmacies in the city. Where else can they get medicine? Didn't Guard Qin swear that they would not be able to escape very far if they were seriously injured?"
Chang Changshi said no more.
Because there was a search, the speed was very slow, but no matter how slow it was, the city gates on both sides were opened wide and people were let out one by one. The number of people gathered in the city was also slowly decreasing.
It wasn't dark yet, everyone who wanted to leave the city had gone out, but there was still no sign of the assassin.
Chang Changshi's face became more and more condensed, "Could it be that he ran away from the small city gate a few days ago?"
"Impossible," County Magistrate Tang said slowly: "Only children under the age of twelve were allowed in the small city gate. Old people over fifty and women left. At that time, the Qin guards also sent people to watch.
If you keep it, people leaving the city will have no problem."
Chang Changshi couldn't help but murmured, "Then where are they hiding?"
Magistrate Tang said nothing.
Chang Changshi quickly came to his senses, looked at Magistrate Tang, squinted his eyes and said, "Master Tang is a well-known expert in criminal punishment, can't you find out where they are?"
Magistrate Tang lowered his eyes and said with a sigh: "These assassins are very clever, but Tang has no clues at all."
Chang Changshi frowned.
Magistrate Tang asked, "Have you found out anything about their origins?"
Chang Changshi immediately tensed his back, shook his head heavily and said, "No."
Magistrate Tang did not ask any more questions. He glanced at the empty city gate below, turned around and said, "Let's go. You can check it one last time tonight. Tomorrow the city gate will allow entry and exit."
Chang Changshi looked a little ugly and followed Magistrate Tang down the tower.
Chang Changshi went back to the Yizhou Palace. The Tang County Magistrate didn't know if he could rest, but he couldn't rest anyway.
He rode directly to the governor's office. The governor had just seen off a group of colleagues, sat down and drank a sip of tea, and then the Tang County magistrate came.
As soon as he saw him, Governor Ming had a headache. He waved his hand to ask the servants to leave, and he took Magistrate Tang to the study at the back.
"Everyone is out?"
"Well, at least the people gathered at the city gate have left." He couldn't care about other places.
Governor Ming motioned him to sit down, stared at his face and asked, "You really can't catch the assassin?"
Magistrate Tang raised his eyes and looked at him, "Sir, Xiaguan is just a small magistrate. There are so many capable people and strangers in Yizhou Palace who can't catch him. How can I catch him?"
He sneered and said: "They say they want to search the whole city, but not every house has been searched, and the origin of the assassin is being investigated by the Yizhou Palace. I am not a god, so I can't identify the assassin out of thin air.
Where?"
That's right. Governor Ming sighed, "There was a serious fight in the palace. Originally, I wanted to take over the matter. After all, the assassin couldn't be found, and we couldn't get rid of it. But when I went to get in touch, I found this place.
My head is very muddy, so I just thought about it. I would rather be impeached here than get involved in the internal fighting in the palace."
County Magistrate Tang nodded with deep understanding, that was why he didn't want to deal with the Yizhou Prince's Palace.
"In short, tonight is the last time. After tonight, no one is allowed to disturb the people again." Tang County Magistrate said: "It has been almost five days, and the people of Yizhou City have only stabilized their minds. I don't want anything to happen again because of this."
Governor Ming nodded, "Master Zhang also means the same thing."
Otherwise, we would not be so forceful as to open the city gates today.