After everyone left, Li Hui stood in the room and looked at Lu Zhan's body for a moment. He sighed slowly and squatted in front of the soul. He took out paper money cut from yellow paper and lit it in the brazier. He watched the flames rise and fell into deep thought.
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Of course, Li Hui knew the danger of staying. He had been thinking about it repeatedly before, just thinking about whether to go or stay.
In fact, Li Hui had already guessed who was the murderer of Lu Zhan. It was definitely not the bandits, because they were outside the city, and if they were bandits, no one in the county government could survive last night.
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Therefore, Lu Zhan must have been killed by the refugee commander Wang Guangzu and his gang. Wang Guangzu and his gang warned him with a pig's head outside the city, and the way Lu Zhan died with his head chopped off was exactly the way they warned him to die.
Li Hui believed that Wang Guangzu probably didn't want to kill people at first, but just wanted to drive Lu Zhan and himself away. But what Lu Zhan said yesterday was really inappropriate. He insulted Wang Guangzu and others to their faces as bandits.
Obviously this angered Wang Guangzu and others.
Li Hui believes that although the refugee commanders are currently like bandits, the vast majority of the refugee commanders actually want to be recognized and certified by the imperial court. They were originally the soldiers and civilians of the Jin Dynasty. They had no choice but to go south and gather to fight for themselves.
Bao. In his heart, he must hope that the imperial court can give him status recognition and even preferential treatment.
Although the specific situation inside is unknown, Wang Guangzu only playfully mocked his group on the first day, instead of entering the city and attacking and killing them indiscriminately, which shows that they actually left some leeway.
Perhaps Wang Guangzu and others also hope to get some positive signals from the new county magistrate and get something they hope to get.
However, Lu Zhan called him a thief in front of his face. Isn't this exactly the opposite? The goodwill of refugee commanders like Wang Guangzu is limited. They don't care about anything in order to survive and will only compromise in order to clear their name. Lu Zhan came on behalf of the imperial court.
How could they be labeled as thieves and bandits without becoming more ferocious?
To a certain extent, Lu Zhan lost his life because of his stupidity and arrogance.
Lu Zhan was killed, and the situation was actually very urgent. Since Wang Guangzu and others had started killing people, it meant that he no longer cared about anything else. However, they could have killed everyone on their side, but they only killed Lu Zhan
, instead of continuing to attack myself and others, this is worth pondering.
It was precisely because Li Hui realized this that he carefully considered whether to leave or stay.
Leaving here seems to be the wisest choice. After all, an ultimatum has been given, and the other party has proved that they are really capable of killing people. However, after leaving here, it is also a huge failure for Li Hui.
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This bet will be lost as soon as he leaves, and there is no room for recovery. From now on, he will have no chance in life. Of course, his life can be saved, but that's all.
But if you stay, it means taking a huge risk, which is a huge risk that endangers your life. If you die here, you will lose your life, which is naturally the worst outcome.
In fact, the gamble of accepting an official position and coming to Juchao County was almost dead at this point. But Li Hui smelled a chance of a comeback at this moment, which was what made it difficult for him to make a decision.
Wang Guangzu and others left some room, which meant that there was a possibility that could be exploited. Although the space was not large, and it was probably a misjudgment, Li Hui could not help but want to give it a try.
Wang Guangzu and others did not go on a killing spree and chose to kill at night, which actually reflected their psychology. They were angered by Lu Zhan's rude words and wanted to kill Lu Zhan to vent their anger, but they did not want to be like the bandits.
Kill all the people who took office. Because once they do this, they will no longer be able to get rid of the crime of killing Jin Dynasty officials.
This is a subtle psychology. Deep down, there is still a slight fear of the consequences of this matter.
What Li Hui wants to do is to use this subtle psychology to do things. This is like doing a dojo in a snail shell. It is very challenging, very dangerous, and difficult to have room for, but it is also very fatally tempting.
After weighing the pros and cons of leaving or staying, Li Hui finally decided to stay and make an even crazier gamble. That was to negotiate with Wang Guangzu and his gang and use their psychology to achieve his own goals.
As the saying goes, the greater the risk, the greater the return. Risk and return are directly proportional. Once successful, it will be a turning point victory. This gamble that has been full of crises from the beginning will become clear and usher in the opportunity for a big comeback.
Of course, Li Hui was not a born gambler and was willing to take such a huge gamble. But everything he had seen and heard after time traveling, as well as all the current situation and feelings, made Li Hui understand that in this troubled world, it would be difficult to make a breakthrough through conventional means.
If you are born into a poor family, you will be stuck at the bottom in this era. You will always rely on the kindness and charity of others for your right to life and survival, and you may be crushed to death like an ant at any time.
In fact, life and death are not precious resources that cannot be discarded for ordinary people in this era. Just like the refugees in this small town, their lives may not even be as good as a bowl of hot rice. Living with hunger and cold is not as good as death.
What's the difference?
Li Hui realized this, so he would rather take risks to get a chance to break the situation, but he would not be far away from compromising and sinking into an ant.
If he had a choice, Li Hui would not be so radical.
Of course, Li Hui did not act blindly. He did this after a lot of thinking and weighing. He made sure that there was indeed room for maneuver. If it was a losing situation, Li Hui would not be stupid enough to ignore his own life.
Go commit suicide.
After sitting in front of Lu Zhan's body for a while, Li Hui stood up and went to the room to write a letter. He wanted to write two letters, one to Wang Muzhi, the prefect of Liyang County. Although Wang Muzhi behaved suspiciously,
But Li Hui felt that he would not have anything to do with the refugee commander here or the local gangsters.
Li Hui felt that when he concealed the situation in Juchao County in Liyang County and remained silent, he probably had other unknown purposes, rather than being connected with the gangsters and refugee commanders here.
Therefore, the letter written to Wang Muzhi was to report the situation here and ask him to send troops to help him calm down the situation. As a county under Liyang County, Wang Muzhi had the responsibility to solve the chaotic situation in Juchao County.
Li Hui actually had no hope in this. Since Wang Muzhi deliberately avoided the situation in Juchao County, he had other motives. At this time, his hope of sending troops to help was slim.
But Li Hui still had to do this, because first of all, it was required by procedure. As the magistrate of Juchao County, he had to report the situation here, otherwise it would be his dereliction of duty.
The second step is to make Wang Muzhi irrefutable. This person's purpose is unclear and his intentions are unclear. If what happened in Juchao County is not reported to the police, Wang Muzhi will blame him and say that no one reported it. Li Hui cannot do this to him.
of excuse.
Although I may not be able to live until that day, I will do everything I can to avoid doing anything wrong.
The second letter was naturally given to Jiang Sheng and others to take back to Wu County and give it to Wu County Governor Lu Na, detailing the process of Lu Zhan's murder and the situation here. Lu Zhan's murder was no small matter. As a court official,
He was also a member of the Lu family, and his dual identity meant that his death would not end like this. Everyone who accompanied him was also involved.
Li Hui naturally wanted to report all the causes and consequences. On the one hand, he reported the facts, and on the other hand, he also let Lu Na know that he had tried his best to stop it. At the same time, he also revealed the strange behavior of Wang Muzhi and others. If Lu wanted to pursue the case, Wang Muzhi would not be able to escape.
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After the two letters were written and sealed, it was already noon. The sound of banging outside had also stopped.
When Li Hui came out, there was already a coffin placed in the courtyard. This was made of wooden doors that Jiang Sheng and his people found throughout the county government. Because of the lack of wood, the cobbled-together coffin looked very shabby.
There was no way to paint it, so everyone just polished the surface with sand and cleaned it.
"Mr. Li Jialang, the coffin has been made, can it be put into the coffin?" Jiang Sheng stood in the corridor, and when he saw Li Hui coming out, he hurriedly bowed and asked.
Li Hui nodded and said, "Let's bury him."
Everyone worked together to stuff Lu Zhan's body into the coffin together with the quilt. Because it was wrapped in quilts, the coffin was full. Amidst the cries of the Lu family's servants and caregivers, they nailed it with wooden nails.
Coffin lid.
Li Hui stood in front of the coffin, replaced the incense with wine, sprinkled a bowl of wine on the ground, bowed and prayed silently.
"Magistrate Lu, if you have a spirit in heaven, please bless me with everything going well and make my plan succeed. If it succeeds, I must avenge you and bring your murderer to justice. I let
Your people will send you back to Wu County so that your soul can return to your hometown and rest in peace."
Everyone also knelt down and saluted in front of the coffin. After that, Li Hui ordered the coffin to be carried to the front yard, loaded on a cart, and tied tightly with ropes.