Chu Qingwan was stunned for too long. Mo Jingyu called out twice before she came back to her senses and blinked twice: "What's wrong?"
Mo Jingyu looked at her with some confusion: "What are you thinking about? You are so absorbed."
Chu Qingwan shook his head and said nothing happened, then asked casually: "Has the matter with Magistrate Ma been settled?"
Mo Jingyu's eyes darkened: "He is not Ma Ping."
Chu Qingwan didn't understand: "What do you mean?"
Mo Jingyu hesitated for a moment and told her what he could.
It turned out that the Ma Ping who took office was not a local official sent by the imperial court, but the brother-in-law of Wang Zheng, the bandit leader in Huaqing County, named Sun Ren.
He was originally a good citizen, but he was attracted by Wang Zheng's sister Wang Yan. Wang Zheng then kidnapped him to the mountains and forced him to marry Wang Yan.
Sun Ren resisted at first, but gradually got lost in the extravagant life of eating meat and drinking wine, and soon became a member of the Ruishan bandits.
Later, because he was literate, Wang Zheng promoted him to the position of magistrate of Huaqing County.
Chu Qingwan was puzzled: "What about the original county magistrate?"
The anger in Mo Jingyu's eyes flashed: "Killed by them."
Chu Qingwan was shocked: "How dare they...?"
If the people do not fight with the officials, even if they fall into the trap and become bandits, their reverence for the imperial officials cannot be compromised, and they will always be given three points of shame.
Moreover, the laws of Dayan are strict, and there may be a chance for the grass bandits to change their ways, but once they get the life of an official in their hands, they will definitely die, and in serious cases, the nine tribes will be affected.
Although Wang Zheng was born in a rural area, he had traveled extensively in his early years and was somewhat knowledgeable. Logically speaking, he should not be so ignorant.
Mo Jingyu explained: "Ma Ping first became an official in a small border town that was in constant turmoil. He has been honing his skills for many years. He is very good at fighting bandits."
"After he took office in Huaqing County, he focused on dealing with the bandits headed by Wang Zheng, causing heavy casualties. Wang Zheng held a grudge and was instigated by someone with malicious intentions, so he killed him during spring plowing."
As a parent, you need to personally go to the fields during spring plowing and take the lead in cultivating.
Ma Ping usually has no airs, and he mingles with the common people in the spring farming. He doesn't pay attention to the bandits mixed in among them.
He was stabbed in the neck by the other party. The moment before he fell, he said with hope that the spring rain would be like a crisp, and there would be a good harvest in the autumn.
Chu Qingwan suddenly felt sad in his heart: "So many people have seen Magistrate Ma, how can we allow them to steal and replace others?"
The evil spirit on Mo Jingyu's body could hardly be suppressed: "They are all dead."
Wang Zheng knew that once the news of Ma Ping's murder was spread back to Kyoto, he would be beheaded, so he did not stop and killed all the people present that day.
Not only that, even the county government was bloodbathed and all were replaced by their people.
The soldiers of the Southwest fought tooth and nail to protect the peace of one side at the border, but innocent lives became victims of injustice under their swords.
Thinking of this, Mo Jingyu wished he could dig out Wang Zheng's body and whip it.
It is a pity that he lost his blood as a general in the intrigues in Kyoto. It is a pity that he came too late and failed to retain a good official who devoted himself to the people, let alone snatch the dead from the blade.
Mo Jingyu couldn't stop blaming himself.
A soft little hand suddenly fell on the back of his hand, tightening it as if to comfort him.
Mo Jingyu raised his eyes, and Chu Qingwan curled his lips and smiled: "Ajing, you have done a good job."
"You sensed an opportunity and sent a team of secret guards ahead, eliminating the possibility of bandits jumping over the wall to threaten the people in the city."
"After arriving in Huaqing County secretly, you dealt with Sun Ren and others vigorously and resolutely, cutting off all channels for them to send messages to the outside world, without alerting the enemy."
"No one can do it better than you."
She spoke meaningfully, and every word she spoke spoke to his heart.