Li Chengqian was unwilling to give in and asked the people next to him: "Which of you was forcibly captured by Du He to farm? Tell me boldly and I will definitely help you get justice!"
He thought that after he finished speaking, many people would come to him to express their grievances.
Unexpectedly, everyone was just silent.
After a long time, someone finally spoke.
"Sir, I see that you are young and have nothing to learn. You insist on learning these crooked ways. Why are you talking nonsense here?"
"Yes, I think this person has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. He is not a good person at first glance!"
"Maybe a thief!"
"Yes, capture him and hand him over to the city management team, and you can receive a reward of ten guan!"
"Yeah, catch this bitch!"
Li Chengqian felt like he had stung a hornet's nest, and saw everyone around him rushing towards him.
There was a thunderclap.
A beating and kicking.
After a long while, Li Chengqian was tied to a log with a bruised nose and face, and was carried towards the office center in the farm area.
He seemed to have seen this scene before somewhere.
After thinking for a long time, Li Chengqian finally remembered that when he was a child, he saw in the royal kitchen of the palace that the butchers tied the sheep like this when slaughtering them.
Suddenly, huge fear enveloped Li Chengqian's heart.
He thought he was going to be carried away and killed by these vulgar guys, and he was so frightened that he burst into tears: "Ah, let me go, let me go... I am the prince, I am the prince of the dynasty..."
"Haha, look, this guy says he is the prince!"
"Bah, this is a thief. If he is the prince, I will be the prince's father!"
"He has a sinister look, and at first glance he is not a good person. For a prince, he is more like a bastard!"
Hundreds of people carried Li Chengqian noisily to the farm office center.
"Look for Mr. Fu. Where is Mr. Fu? We have caught a thief. Please send Mr. Fu to the city management team. We still have ten coins!"
"Yes, Mr. Fu treats us with great kindness. Let's leave this person to Mr. Fu."
These guys planned to hand over the thief to the old man and let him receive the reward.
There is no other reason. Everyone knows that it is Du He who gives everyone a bite to eat, but it is Lao Fu who actually manages the farm.
I saw a middle-aged scholar running out of the courtyard.
"Mr. Zhou, we have caught a thief. May I ask where Mr. Fu is?" someone asked.
This scholar is the deputy owner of the farm. He used to be a famous private school teacher nearby. Later, when he came to the county government, he volunteered to work in the field office. The reason was also very simple. The salary in the farm office was two times higher than that in the county government department.
More than twice as much.
Mr. Zhou asked everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Master Fu has gone to the county town. You are so confused. If this man is handed over to the city management team, he will be beaten to death and thrown to feed pigs. Our farm is now in short supply of manpower."
, why don’t you leave him to farm, find a few people to watch him, don’t let him run away, just feed him three meals a day without paying him, wouldn’t it be a good thing!”
"Oh, Mr. Zhou is right!"
"Yes, listen to Mr. Zhou, our canal repair brigade is really short of manpower recently, why not give us a canal repair brigade!" A bearded man with a fierce face said in a loud voice.
Mr. Zhou nodded: "That's it. The county official said that everyone makes mistakes when they do, and everyone should be given a chance to change their ways."
"The county magistrate is mighty!"
"The county official is wise!"
"Only the county man is good in the world. As long as the county man is there, I will have enough to eat..."
Everyone carried Li Chengqian back again noisily.
Li Chengqian was completely desperate.
…
When it gets dark.
Zhang Xuansu woke up and turned around, but there was no sign of Li Chengqian.
He asked worriedly: "Where is His Royal Highness?"
The attendant from the East Palace hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Master Zhang, His Royal Highness changed into civilian clothes and went to the farm to collect evidence of Du He's crime."
Hearing this, Zhang Xuansu laughed triumphantly: "Haha, okay, His Highness the Crown Prince has indeed grown up. That's right, the evidence of Du He's crime must go deep into the people to understand. His Highness the Crown Prince's move is like pulling the trigger on the cauldron.
It's so high, it's really high, hahaha... When His Highness collects the evidence of Du He's crimes against the people, it will be the day of Du He's death, hahaha..."
"However," Zhang Xuansu changed the topic, "Since His Highness is deeply involved with the people, I cannot be idle. I have to find a way to build momentum."
Building momentum is Zhang Xuansu's best method.
Immediately, Zhang Xuansu and others hurried to the county seat.
…
"What's going on with the prince recently?" Du He sat on a chair in the county government office, crossed his legs, and asked curiously.
Ma Zhou said: "County Lord, Zhang Xuansu has returned to the county town with the East Palace and his party, but His Royal Highness is nowhere to be seen. They must be plotting something, and in the past two days, Zhang Xuansu sent many people to
In the county town, Anhu Avenue inquired about the news. The key is that Zhang Xuansu has frequent contact with the nobles in the county town. I think there must be some action in the next step. We need to be on guard as soon as possible..."
Da da da da.
Du He tapped the table quickly with his fingers: "Prince, don't worry, that guy can't make any waves. Zhang Xuansu is a bitch, cunning and cunning, so you have to be on guard, but don't be too nervous.
Hu County is my territory. He, Zhang Xuansu, wants to cause trouble and is a bit naive. He informed the King of Shu and asked him not to lead the team to hunt pigs for the next few days. He should leave some manpower in the camp to strengthen patrols.
…”
"yes."
After Ma Zhou left, Du He immediately found Zhang Jian.
"Zecheng, you have to keep an eye on that piece of shit Zhang Xuansu for me these days, including what he eats for each meal and how many times he goes to the latrine every day. You must record it clearly... By the way, if it can make you sick,
He is the best!" Du He said with a smile.
"Master, I understand." Zhang Jian also smiled.
…
dusk.
The backyard of an inn.
This inn has been completely booked by Zhang Xuansu and serves as the headquarters of the East Palace in Hu County.
A man in black came in a hurry and said, "Sir, the matter failed."
"Huh? Why is this happening?" Zhang Xuansu was shocked.
The man in black said: "Sir, you don't know something. Nowadays, pig farms and Huxian farms are patrolled and guarded by city management teams all night long. Outsiders cannot sneak in at all. Only Anhu Avenue has no guards, so they can sneak in...
I sent more than a dozen people to sneak into the construction site of Anhu Avenue. According to your plan, I wanted to incite the people to cause trouble. Who knows, before we started to take action, seven or eight of our people were arrested, and there were only a few left.
With good luck, I ran back... According to them, those people were like crazy, working day and night, but happily. When they heard that trouble was going to happen, they all disagreed and even arrested our people.
The lives of our people are uncertain now!"
When Zhang Xuansu heard this, he almost fell down. Fortunately, the person next to him had quick eyesight and quick hands to catch him.