In addition, Ye County used to belong to the Wei State, Jixi County used to belong to the Qi State, and the two counties had not been under the Zhao State for a long time. Linhe County used to be under the direct administration of the imperial court, but now it is under the jurisdiction of Handan County. It is too late for the two counties to pass the blame. Why?
Maybe you are looking for trouble and take the responsibility on yourself.
But Handan County has also just been established not long ago, and its hands have not yet reached out here, let alone taking care of this kind of thing.
In addition, the people who caused trouble in Yanghu were all foreigners and rarely harmed their own people, so the Zhao government always turned a blind eye.
Li Si even suspected that the local government not only failed to stop it, but might also be adding fuel to the flames, because the increase in population in the jurisdiction was also one of the achievements of local officials.
The reason in his heart told Li Si that he should not take care of it. This matter was not something he could bear. Once exposed, the entire Zhao country would be at the forefront of the storm.
Especially now that it is a critical period for the reform, if it is used by someone with ulterior motives, the Zhao Kingdom will be in violent turmoil, and Zhao Kuo's prestige will also be hit.
But the education he received over the years told him that this matter must be taken care of. This is not just a matter of face and responsibility, but also an unknown number of lives! An unknown number of families have been destroyed!
In recent years, the State of Zhao has been developing well, and has continuously attracted refugees from all over the country to join the State of Zhao. This group of people even used the name of the State of Zhao, and under the guise of the Zhao State government, to traffic people in surrounding countries, seriously damaging the reputation of the State of Zhao.
This matter is no longer the matter of one woman, but the matter of more than 300 people in Yanghu, even Linhe County, and even the four kingdoms of Zhao, Qi, Wei and Wei.
It's not like Li Si has never seen human trafficking before, it's the same in the whole world. No country is clean. Chu State is not even as good as Zhao State, but this is the first time he has seen human trafficking on such a large scale and involving such a wide range of people.
Li Si's face was livid, his fists were clenched, his nails were deeply embedded in his flesh and blood, and blood dripped from his sleeves to the ground. He wished he could kick the Linhe County magistrate in front of him to death.
"Sir." The magistrate of Linhe County knelt on the ground and looked at Li Si bitterly.
Logically speaking, not to mention facing Li Si, even when he saw Zhao Kuo, he did not need to kneel on the ground like this, but the only one who could save him at this time was Li Si.
As long as Li Si agrees to work with him to suppress this matter, he can continue to be his county magistrate and everything will be as if it never happened.
As for the women who were harmed, they were not from Zhao anyway.
Even Zhao Guoren has nothing to do with him.
"Get lost." Li Si finally couldn't bear it anymore and kicked the Linhe County Magistrate to the ground.
At this point, you don’t want to solve the problem, but you still want to suppress it? Has your brain been kicked by a donkey?
Besides, I have no connection with you, so why should I help you? I don’t want to die even if you want to die.
At first, Li Si felt that the Linhe County magistrate was a little unjust. After all, this matter was an old case that had been accumulated many years ago. The implication was so extensive and the difficulty was beyond the capabilities of a county magistrate. Now it seems that it is also the case.
Being a fool is not unfair at all.
"Send someone to send this matter to Handan immediately, urgently." Li Si took a deep breath and looked at the guard next to him.
"Here." The guard said, cupping his fists.
"All that's left is to wait for news." Li Si said slowly, looking at the sky outside.
The best outcome is for Handan to send someone to take charge of the matter, and he can get away. No matter what the final outcome is, it will not affect him.
The worst outcome... Thinking of the characters of Zhao Kuo and Xunzi, the worst outcome will not happen anyway...
After hearing this, the Linhe County Magistrate collapsed on the ground with a lifeless face, his eyes were lifeless, like a dead fish dried in the sun.
Once this incident is reported to Handan, the best outcome for him is to be executed.
"Sir, a group of people came outside and surrounded the county government office." At this time, a guard walked in.
"Come with me and take a look." Li Si got up and walked outside.
The county government office was not big. As soon as Li Si took a few steps, he saw a group of men holding sticks surrounding the county government office. The few men standing in front even held a big knife in their hands, with fierce faces and menacing aura.
Needless to say, he must be a villager from Yanghuli.
"Hand over Xiulan. If you don't hand it over, we will go to Handan to beat the drums and wait until we report to the king. The king will never let you dog officials go." The leading man said loudly.
"Report to the official? I am an official. I have not tried you for abducting civilian girls, but you have framed me first." Li Si sneered. After living for so many years, this was the first time he had seen someone so arrogant in front of an official.
Head of Guizhou.
It seems that so many years of laissez-faire have developed their habit of being arrogant and domineering, and even the government does not take them seriously.
Li Si waved his hand fiercely, and the guards behind him all stepped forward, pointing their spears, and a chilling air instantly filled the air.
Although the villagers in Yanghu were fierce, they were still far behind the regular army. What's more, the guards like Li Si were all from the reserve army of King Zhao's personal guard. He was so frightened that he took a few steps back.
The man standing at the front seemed to feel that he had lost face, so he took a small step forward, straightened his back, and pointed the tip of the knife at Li Si.
"What kind of kidnapping of a peasant girl? That is the wife I am currently marrying through a matchmaker. I have relatives and friends as witnesses, and she has gone to court and married. Besides, you said that I raped a peasant girl. What evidence do you have to prove it?" The man named Cheng Nan asked.
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Lisun frowned for a moment. He really had no evidence, because the woman he rescued was not from Zhao, but from Wei.
The laws of Zhao State will only protect the people of the country.
What is a Chinese person? Only those who have a household registration are called Chinese people.
Xiulan is a native of the Wei Kingdom. She does not have a household registration in the Zhao Kingdom, so she cannot be counted as a national.
In other words, although Xiulan was abducted and trafficked, she violated the laws of Wei State, not Zhao State.
This is also the reason why Li Si arrested and released Cheng Nan. In this case, the other party did not break the law.
You can blame the Zhao State for its imperfect laws, but you cannot accuse the other party of breaking the law and arrest him.
As for the Wei State... its strength is not as strong as that of a single county of the Zhao State, how could it dare to take care of such a thing?
However, Li Si believed that among the many people trafficked in Yanghu Village, there must be people from Zhao.
It is impossible for a group of bandits to have strict discipline.
"You said you are marrying a matchmaker, did you get the consent of the woman and her family?" Li Si asked in a deep voice.
"Of course it was with their consent, but who knew that the woman would go back on her word just a few days after getting married. All the Cao Min Lottery money was spent, how could she agree to them going back on her word? Then Xiulan insisted on returning to her parents' home, but Cao Min didn't agree, so she could only move her
Locked up at home, the final result is just like what you have seen...Sir, the common people are really unjust." Cheng Nan said sadly.
"Haha, in that case, it's the woman's fault." Li Si almost laughed out of anger.
If it weren't for what he had seen, heard and found out in the past few days, he would really have believed it.
"That's natural." Cheng Nan said matter-of-factly.
"In this case, I will call the woman's family here and inquire before we deal with it," Li Si said.
"If you don't release Xiulan today, we will go in and rob her." Cheng Nan waved his hand, and everyone gathered behind him.
"Everyone listens to the order and cocks the bows and arrows. As long as the opponent takes another step forward, shoot and kill them." Li Si said sternly.