Chapter 227: "Bandit Disaster"

It started to snow on November 16th, and it stopped until the 19th. The snow on Mengyin Road was nearly foot deep. Although it was cold and consumed firewood, the farmers were very happy.

The past two years have been drought, and the harvest in the fields has been reduced a lot. The rent is not small at all, which makes it difficult for the people to make a living. Now this heavy snowfall is very beneficial to the crops next spring. It is also a matter of time to catch up with the sacred life of the Emperor Jiazi. The people of Shandong are exempted from money and grain, and it seems that they can save some surplus grain.

The situation of the case on Cao Yong's side is not good. Who would have thought that after the Du brothers, the disputes became wider and wider. Du Xiong did know a leader of the Yimeng bandits, and he had some contacts in his early years.

According to his account, the head of Qin, who came to Mengyin more than ten years ago, when he first settled in Yimeng Mountain, he had a relationship with Du Xiong's father because of rice and grain. Although the ring was a token of exchanges, it was not from Qin Bajia, but a relic of Du Xiong's father.

Du Xiong's father had run a silk cloth business in the south in his early years. After saving money, he asked his sons to go back to his hometown to buy a property. According to Du Xiong's account, his father only mentioned that he was the son of an old friend. In addition to occupying Yimeng Mountain as the leader of the bandit, Qin Bajia also colluded with the pirate Zheng Jinxin, and collected food in Mengyin in March.

However, Du Kui's incident was not done by Qin Bajia and others. After the incident, Du Xiong sent someone to the mountains to deliver letters, and knew that someone was impersonating a name. Because there were many people who had committed evil in recent years to "Yimeng Mountain Bandits", the final result was not found out.

Not only Mr. Zhuang, but even Cao Yong knew this, he also connected the bandit with the backbone of the Hongmen who had hidden in his early years. However, compared with Mr. Zhuang's excitement, he was somewhat hesitant.

If the legendary "chivalrous" character really does evil deeds, then it is not innocent. What if there is no evil deeds?

Mr. Zhuang had already asked someone to send paper and pen, and asked Cao Yong to go to the yamen of the governor to write an account, and also asked Kangxi to mention the matter.

It's okay to go to the governor's office, but after all, he was a direct superior, but when he went to Kangxi, he was suspected of seeking credit for his superiority. Cao Yong was a little confused about Mr. Zhuang's intentions and didn't know why he was so serious.

Mr. Zhuang looked at Cao Yong's confusion and said with a bit of solemnity, "The thing that Master Long Live is most afraid of is the matter related to the previous dynasty. Otherwise, the "Nanshan Ji" case in Chunri would not be so wide. Shandong is next to Zhili, if the rebellion really takes root here and causes something, what is the face of the court? Besides, there is something to do with the pirates, who knows whether there are other forces entrenched in the north? This matter will be exposed, and there will be a lot of noise. At that time, in addition to those who want to make a fortune, there will probably be someone who wants to shirk responsibility. Maybe someone will make a decision on you. If you plan ahead and reduce your responsibilities, you can make more or less credit, and it will be worth your time!"

Cao Yong thought about it for a while, frowned slightly, and asked, "I heard that the army had bad habits. In this case of bandit suppression, there were people who were prone to kill good people to pray for merit in order to promote and make money. This matter is so big that the people of Yu Mengyin will be in trouble?"

After hearing Cao Yong's words, Mr. Zhuang shook his head in disagreement and said, "If Fu wants to learn from Zhang Boxing? You must know that the four words "love the people as a son" are thought in your heart; it is just that this reputation is not good. You need to master the measure, otherwise it is too much. Like Zhang Boxing, it is loved by the people, but it is a bit too much!" Speaking of this, hesitated for a moment and said, "The reputation of the Han officials can only make the ministers become more and more unbearable. One rises and the other falls, and the court will lose the people's hearts. This is a taboo for officials!"

Although Mr. Zhuang was telling the truth, Cao Yong was still feeling uncomfortable. In this world, good people and good officials could not be used as well. Otherwise, he would be afraid of becoming an "unfaithful and unfilial" person in the eyes of the emperor.

But human life is not a mustard after all. Although it is not as great as self-sacrificing oneself, it still wants to kill less within its ability. Cao Yong hesitated and was unable to write.

Mr. Zhuang was with Cao Yong for several years and knew his merciful and soft-hearted habits. He couldn't help but frown and said seriously: "If Fu should not forget his own responsibilities, he would be stationed in the imperial court. Perhaps the "Yimeng Mountain Bandits" would engulf some innocent people, but if Fu hadn't thought about it, how can ants shake the big trees in today's peaceful and prosperous times? Now, if the people are in trouble in spring, they may have caused them to fuel the fire. Otherwise, how could the people be so restless and cause a lot of casualties. If they were to prepare well and take advantage of the bad times and deceive and encourage innocent people, it would only lead to the defeat of both the people and the imperial court. The people lost their lives and the court lost their face, which would only make those with ulterior motives proud!"

At the end, he added: "Since I have noticed this, even if Fu doesn't go to Tiaochen, I will report it to Beijing! No matter what guise, the 'bandit' is a 'bandit', plundering private capital and getting it for nothing, even if it is a life, why should I be pity? If Fu really cares about the people and is afraid that the officers and soldiers in the bandit suppression will come to chaos, then think of a way to take charge of this job. You are the same as the first-rank Wu rank. There is no military officer in Shandong with a higher status than you. As long as you order restraint, no one dares to disobey your order!"

Cao Yong was secretly ashamed. Yes, no matter what the reason was, these heroes who "occupy the mountains and become kings" could not be called good people. Whether it is "killing the rich and helping the poor" or "righteous and generous", how many of them are willing to support themselves? They just use the slogan of "justice" to make some means of gaining nothing for nothing.

However, it was too embarrassing to fall off the horse. Cao Yong had to use the Spring and Autumn style to pass by one sentence, and then explained these unintentional discovery of the bandit according to Mr. Zhuang's intention.

After writing the note and the memorial, Cao Yong thought that there was a Hongmen under the banner of "anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty", and he was afraid that even the governor's yamen would not be able to make a decision privately and had to ask the emperor for his order. After the exchanges were delayed, it would be too late before the New Year.

He was a little relieved, and Cao Yong asked casually: "What happened to the Du brothers? Why did you meet us by chance that day? There was something wrong with this."

Mr. Zhuang nodded and said, "That's true. The second son of the Du family has recognized it. He accidentally heard people here mention it in the restaurant that day. He knew that he was heading towards Yizhou, so he used some means to ask his elder brother to be in charge and determine that they are also seven horsemen. The purpose is to let his elder brother suffer a lot, and it is best to cause some lawsuits, so that he doesn't have to worry about fighting for his fortune."

Perhaps it was when he was in the capital that Cao Yong had seen various methods. When he felt something was wrong, his first intuition was that he didn't know which one was calculating him. Now, when he heard this "truth", he was really amused and laughed. He was in the end, but he was almost lost his life by the two brothers of the Du family.

Thinking of the arrogance of the Du brothers, the little sympathy that Cao Yong had developed earlier due to the experience of the Du family’s eldest daughter disappeared immediately. Regardless of the safety of others, this is also a "bully" in the countryside, so why is it worthy of being pitiful?

It was really boring. Cao Yong asked Mr. Zhuang, "Sir, we need to stay here for a few days? Since we have figured out the reason and have to wait for the above orders, then should we go back to Yizhou first?"

Mr. Zhuang thought about it and said, "Well, it's good to go back! The Du brothers and their families have been imprisoned. After the orders of the governor's office, they will be escorted to Jinan Prefecture. If Furu is guarding here, he may be suspected of being greedy for merit. If he is not pleased inside and outside, he might as well go back to Yizhou now. It is appropriate to have hundreds of people from the Andong Guard guard here!"

Previously, when I received a letter from Amethyst, I not only asked Ankang, but also said that Xiao Tianyou had vomited breasts before. Although she had found a stable breast, she was still a little worried and hoped that Cao Yong and Chu Yu would go back as soon as possible.

"Son is the mother's heart", this is true.

Chu Yu held back the past two days, but when she mentioned her son, she still couldn't escape her worry. When the couple talked about it privately, she was also sour, afraid that her son would have a wet nurse in the past two days and would forget her mother.

If it weren't for the inconvenience of legs and feet and the failure to make a "human life" during mourning, Cao Yong really wanted to "teach" his wife a lesson so that she could never have a son or forget her husband. Look, the sourness in his heart was no less than Chu Yu.

Cao Yong was not the one who could suffer losses. He was originally thinking about how to deal with Du Xiong and Du Hui's brothers were scolded and exclaimed his anger. Now the two of them are exaggerating and become key witnesses in the major case.

Just as he was thinking about whether to say to Mr. Zhuang, whether to put twenty boards first and let the two suffer some hardships, he heard Mr. Zhuang say: "In addition to being the superior, you must also hide the situation from the outside. Otherwise, when the matter of suppressing bandits comes out after the New Year, someone will probably use this to slander Furuo as a vengeful villain who is ruthless and cruel, he will say that the matter of suppressing bandits is caused by your selfish intentions!"

After hearing this, Cao Yong couldn't help but lean back. Grandma, this official is boring! The curves of the story are no less than those of the Sixth Division. Speaking of which, he is still young and troubled. In the past six months, many people have been thinking about him, thinking about finding something to give him some eye drops.

This is what Qingliu is. If you have a stronger background, you will want to kill you as a worm that harms the people. Even if you offend people, they are not afraid, they just want to have a good reputation. At that time, if you care about it, you will do what they want; if you don’t care, you will only think that you are guilty.

It was the case that "hiding the sweetheart in the golden house" in Heyuan. In August, someone reported to the Censorate, saying that Cao Yong took a concubine during his filial period. As a result, he sent a patrol patrol to Yizhou to inquire about the matter. He knew that it was nonsense. Later, others were thinking about it, and Li Fajia, who was the Censor at the time, did not allow the people below to act rashly. He didn't know whether he was cherishing his feathers, afraid that his subordinates would offend others, or that he would have the intention of protecting Cao Yong.

After half a day of preparation, on November 20th, except for Mr. Zhuang, Zhao Tong and Ren brothers stayed, the others followed Cao Yong and Chu Yu back to Yizhou.

He took the master and the yamen runners to send Cao Yong and others out of the city. He could not see everyone from afar. Liang Shunzhengfang breathed a sigh of relief, then patted his forehead and climbed onto the horse with a little difficulty.

God is making fun of it! Thinking about the signature after Cao Yong's memorial, Liang Shunzheng didn't know whether he was unlucky or lucky. Look, he seemed to be making a big fuss. If he could get through that time, he would probably not have to do the sixth grade and would rise again. However, if the thunder sounds loudly and the raindrops are small in the end, he would probably not be able to escape the name of "missing attention".

There was a joy and sorrow that someone might come from. How could his little heart not tremble? I thought of the cooking pot in April, and it seemed a bit thrilling. I couldn't tell whether it was a complaint or gratitude to Cao Yong.

Now, what else can I do? I just hope that I will make my luck in old age and everything will go well!

Because her cousin and her cousin niece were also put into jail, Liang Shunzheng's old wife Wang wiped her tears. In the past two days, she begged Liang Shunzheng for a lot of criticism.

The life and death of the Du family members is now just like his future, and they have to wait for the result of the bandit suppression. If the "bandit suppression" is successful, the Du family will be considered to be a loss of money, but they will only lose some money. If the "bandit suppression" is not smooth, the Du family will designate it to make up for the numbers. The family will be afraid that no one will escape.

Even the son-in-law can give up the love between the couple and divorce immediately. If their relatives who are three thousand miles away are making do with each other, wouldn’t they seek death?

Seeing that her husband was harsh, Wang thought to ask someone to send a letter to the Wang family in the past to see if he could walk around and help. Liang Shunzheng said a few harsh words before he was scared. However, she felt a little unhappy. When she saw that the people from the Daotai Mansion had left, she sat in the main room and lost her good face in front of her husband.

Liang Shunzheng knew that the wife was irrational, especially the older woman, so he asked the servant behind him to bring a wooden box that was so tall as a ruler to the front of Wang.

Wang was a little confused and asked while opening the box, "What is this?" After asking, he was stunned and couldn't speak. He rubbed his hands and his eyes were straight.

Five taels per ingot, gold ingot, no more or less, just ten ingots, fifty taels.

However, Wang then changed his face. He looked at the servant who had left the door and started to hit the seat. Although he was reluctant to leave his eyes, he still persuaded Liang Shun with great sincerity: "Master, this... this is from the yamen... this cannot be taken away... If someone finds out, will his life still be... "

The couple was used to poverty. Liang Shunzheng knew that his wife loved money and used these to make her happy. Seeing that she could say these words, he felt very comfortable and smiled and said, "Where is this from the yamen? It is the princess who gave you a gift. A few days ago, did you mention to her that she would marry the second boy next year? The princess said that because she was in a hurry and did not bring any gifts around her. This gift would be given to you. One set is for you, and the other set is for our second boy to get married!"

The annual salary of this seventh-rank county magistrate is only forty-five taels of silver, and even if he is occasionally filial to some places, he will not be much. The fifty taels of gold, which is more than five hundred taels, is the salary of Liang Shunzheng for ten years.

Wang didn't care about the affairs of her cousin and her cousin's niece, rubbed the small gold ingots, and laughed and complained to Liang Shunzheng with a smile: "That's the master! Since he was the princess and nobles, why didn't he tell me earlier? He didn't even thank him, but he was a joke, and it was really rude!"

*

Yizhou, Daotai Mansion, inner house, main house, and west side room.

Xu sat on the kang, holding Tianyou in his arms, and feeding him. Seeing the little guy sucking hard, she couldn't help but smile on her face. She looked at his little face in a hurry, and then she thought of her son who died a few days ago. Her heart was sour and her eyes were a little red.

Although she had milk, after discussing with her husband that night, she agreed to go to Daotai Mansion to make breasts, but Zijing and Madam Ye were very cautious and asked the doctor to show her body. Only when she saw that she had no other problems except for losing weight did she dare to let her breasts Tianyou.

I don’t know if it was because the little guy was tired or his stomach gradually got used to it, so I got used to it after eating Xu’s milk. I didn’t vomit after that, and I slept honestly for a long time and recovered some energy.

Xu's husband only said that he had met Cao Yong several times, but what happened is that Zi Jing still didn't know yet, so he didn't dare to enter the mansion rashly. She sent a servant to take care of Liu Heng's daily life at the Liu family, and asked Cao Fang to help find a doctor, which was also considered An Xu's intention.

Xu was only grateful and became more and more dedicated to Xiao Tianyou. In his eyes, Madam Ye also liked her to be sensible and thought about the contract.
Chapter completed!