Chapter 86: Build the Guards, Zhao Tian donates generously
Qin Shaobai did not expect that Zhao Tian did not go to Wangxiang Building to pack his luggage first, but went directly back to the county government office with him.
The official business Zhao Tian was talking about turned out to be the case of the murder of three Jin Guo children.
Zhao Tian said that after Song Ci reported to the imperial court that the three children were nobles of the Jin Kingdom who disappeared a few years ago, the imperial court took it very seriously and sent people to the Jin Kingdom to report the matter.
Unexpectedly, the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Jin Zhangzong, had long since ignored state affairs and left all state affairs in the hands of his uncle Wanyan Yongji.
This time Jin Zhangzong heard that several children who had been missing for many years died tragically, which made him think of his six sons who had died in infancy. He was filled with grief and anger, and his condition worsened again. The entire Jin Kingdom was plunged into fear that the king would die.
The envoy from the Song Dynasty came back and said that Jin Zhangzong wanted to let it go as this matter had been going on for a long time.
But the relatives of Wanyan Yongji and the dead child were filled with indignation and clamored for an explanation from the Song Dynasty.
The emperor was worried that the new king would use this incident as an excuse to start another war, so he sent the sixth prince Zhao Tian to inquire about the whole incident, so as to deal with the rude provocation of the new king of Jin and avoid the recurrence of war.
Qin Shaobai briefly talked about the situation of the three children, specifically pointing out that these three children may have been robbed by Beizhang and then groomed to become poisonous people.
Zhao Tian didn't say much about the case of the three children. After closing the case file, he frowned slightly and asked:
"I heard that there were also missing children in a village in your Nanyang County. Those children were also poisoned. Ten days after the children disappeared, some of them were killed and silenced?"
Qin Shaobai nodded. On the one hand, he was surprised that Zhao Tian knew so much about the case, but on the other hand, he felt a glimmer of hope lit up by Zhao Tian's words.
Why had he never thought that those eight children might have been silenced? If they were silenced, did the children know one of the kidnappers?
It seems that we need to have a good discussion with Song Ci about this new idea. Maybe this case that is about to become a dead case will have a chance of being solved!
"Then can we go to Yonghe Village now? I want to see again what is going on with those children?"
Zhao Tian had already stood up and looked very anxious.
Qin Shaobai originally wanted to say that everything is normal in Yonghe Village these days, and the villagers seem to have accepted this reality. I don't know if it is the right choice to disturb them at this time.
But when I think about it, although there is no news about those eight children now, they are still very dangerous. Catching those thieves as soon as possible is the best way to close the case.
He was really afraid that at any time he might receive news that eight children were dumped in the wilderness.
Along the way, Qin Shaobai told Zhao Tian about the situation of the children in Yonghe Village.
As Zhao Tian listened, his legs began to exert force. Bai Xue felt his strength and spread his hooves and started running.
Yonghe Village is very quiet at this time.
There is no fragrance of Laba garlic as it should be, and there are no celebrations as it should be.
Everything seemed extremely quiet, as if there was no one in the whole village.
Qin Shaobai remembered that Mr. Chen said that their village would hold special activities whenever there was a festival. Compared with the silence at this time, Qin Shaobai felt sour in his heart.
"Master Qin." At the entrance of the village, several men were standing there, each holding a sword in their hands.
"you……"
"My grandpa said that the gang of thieves might come to the village again, so they sealed the exit of the village and left only this place. We asked a group of five to stand guard every day. If we encounter outsiders, we can also notify the villagers."
As he said that, the eyes of the five people all moved to Zhao Tian.
"This method is very good."
Qin Shaobai praised sincerely and looked at Zhao Tian again, but for a moment he didn't know how to introduce him.
"Brother, I am from Lin'an Prefecture." Zhao Tian smiled very naturally, "Master Qin reported the affairs in the village to Lin'an Prefecture, and Master Fu Yin specially sent me to help Master Qin as soon as possible.
Solve the case and catch the real culprit."
When they heard that it was an official who was older than Mr. Qin, the five of them immediately knelt down, with tears and runny noses rolling down their faces.
Soon, Mrs. Chen gathered the people in the village together.
The sad thing was repeated again, and all the villagers looked sad.
Zhao Tian listened patiently to everyone's speech, frowning slightly, and comforted everyone from time to time.
"Have the eight children been buried?"
When Zhao Tian asked this question, everyone who had just stopped crying started wiping away tears again.
"Back to Master Zhao, the children were sent to Yizhuang. After Master Song checked the children, they were sent back to the village. We buried these poor children behind the village."
Zhao Tian hummed, stood up, and glanced at Qin Shaobai.
Qin Shaobai was frightened. He was really worried that Zhao Tian would ask to open the grave and conduct an autopsy.
Will the grieving villagers collapse and develop bad emotions due to this reasonable but unreasonable request?
"Since Mr. Song has carefully examined the children, I will just go back and look at the autopsy report."
Zhao Tian said, took out a handout from his body and handed it to Mr. Chen.
When the old man saw the huge number on the jiaozi, he was so frightened that he quickly knelt down, but was suddenly supported by Zhao Tian.
"Old man, the villagers of Yonghe Village are the villagers of Nanyang County, they are also the villagers of my Lin'an Prefecture, and they are also the villagers of my Song Dynasty."
With a slight sigh, Zhao Tian held the old man's hand again.
"We should protect you well and prevent anyone from being harmed by bad people."
"Master Zhao, Master Qin, this, this is fate. It is the children's fate that is not good. We cannot blame the government or these two adults."
There was another whimper.
Qin Shaobai felt his body heat up. He didn't know whether he was moved by Zhao Tian's righteousness or excited by the common sense of the villagers.
With red eyes, he stuffed the jiaozi into Old Mrs. Chen's arms: "You think of a good way to protect the village, but the swords in my brother's hands are really useless. With the money, just buy some good equipment.
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When the two came out of Yonghe Village, Zhao Tian had no intention of returning to the county.
He said he wanted to visit the surrounding villages and discuss with the elders in the village whether the protection model of Yonghe Village could be promoted.
"Master Zhao, are you saying that every village should build a self-defense force?"
Zhao Tian nodded.
"The harvest of the villagers in recent years has not been very good. If we build another self-defense force, maybe..."
Before Qin Shaobai finished speaking, Zhao Tian had already caught the words: "Master Qin, don't worry, I have thought about this self-defense force. People can be selected by each village, but the cost can be borne by the government."
Qin Shaobai's mind quickly calculated.
Although he doesn't pay much attention to money matters, based on his understanding, Nanyang County is not a wealthy town, and the county government's income is really pitiful.
Although Nanquan has funded the expenses of Xiaolin Academy, the recent training of new recruits, weapons preparation, etc. have made the county government somewhat unable to make ends meet. How can it still afford the expenses of the self-defense forces in all villages in Nanyang County.
"Master Qin, please tell me if you have any difficulties."
Zhao Tian stopped Bai Xue and motioned Qin Shaobai to sit in the pavilion.
As soon as he sat in Changting, Qin Shaobai thought of seeing off Jin Zhaoning in Changting this morning.
I don't know if they ever returned to their hometown.
Jin Guizhen only said it was his hometown, but he was unwilling to tell where his hometown was, whether it was near or far, whether it was a waterway or a mountain road, and whether anyone would intercept them along the way.
Although Xiaolan said that Jin Guizhen's martial arts skills were not inferior to hers, Qin Shaobai's heart returned to his stomach.
But how can Qin Shaobai rest assured?
"Master Qin, did you remember the person you wanted to see off?"
Qin Shaobai didn't expect that Zhao Tian would ask such a question. He was stunned, but his face turned red.
"I heard that Mr. Qin has a very good confidante in Nanyang County. He is beautiful and charming, and he is good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I wonder when can I introduce him to Xiao Wang?"
"Your Majesty, I am so ugly, and my martial arts skills are even worse. At best, I am just a small county magistrate the size of a sesame seed. How can I be so lucky to have such a beautiful and lovely confidante?"
"Master Qin, please don't belittle yourself on this point." Zhao Tian stood up and looked towards the distant Nanyang County, "The girl Chaoyang chooses must be of the highest quality, and the word "beautiful and lovely" will probably insult her.
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It turns out that what Zhao Tian was talking about was Xiaolan.