"I really don't know what ecstasy Zhu Ping'an poured into them, they actually defended Zhu Ping'an so much, a small county town can actually kill 795 Japanese robbers, isn't it normal to look at it, but they are good, they swear by one by one, we can't even question it......"

Taizhou prefect Tan Lun and his entourage walked out of the teahouse, and a retinue soldier said indignantly.

"Yes."

Another soldier chimed in.

"The reward and punishment must be made clear, Zhu Zhixian guarded Jingnan and protected the 50,000 Li people in Jingnan County, and he was a meritorious minister. Before it is established that Zhu Zhixian has committed acts of killing good people and taking meritorious deeds, they must not offend Zhu Zhixian County, and they must not call Zhu Zhixian by his name. ”

Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, walked in front, and after hearing the indignation of his subordinates, he turned his head and whispered.

"Yes, yes, Fuzun...... No, no, the owner is a lesson. ”

When the two soldiers heard this, they nodded their heads and admitted their mistakes, of course, they still thought in their hearts that Zhu Ping'an must have killed good and risked his merits.

"The owner, Zhu Zhixian guarded Jingnan and saved Jingnan County from being invaded, and the people in the county were grateful to him, and it was understandable to defend him everywhere in his words. However, the villages outside the county seat are different, many villages outside the county town were caught off guard and were attacked by the Japanese invaders, presumably their evaluation of Zhu Ping'an will be much more objective. In addition, the subordinates feel that if they kill the good and take the risk, they should not do it in the county, and in order to hide and hide from people, they should choose a remote village outside the city to do it. ”

Zuo Zhen thought for a moment, hugged his fists and said to Tan Lun, suggesting that he go to the village outside the city to make an unannounced investigation.

"Well, that makes sense. Let's go out of town and take a look at the village below. Tan Lun nodded.

The group turned west and went out of the city through the west gate. After leaving the city, I asked a few passers-by and walked to the villages that suffered the most.

Zhangqiu Village.

This is Tan Lun's first stop.

Before entering the village, I saw the destroyed rice fields in front of the village, and the rice fields that were about to ripen had been burned to the ground. As soon as you enter the village, you will be greeted by boundless white flags, which are hung at the door of almost every house. Ruined walls, burned houses...... Traces of destruction by the Japanese can be seen everywhere in the village.

The village was sparsely populated and felt very deserted, Tan Lun and his party walked into the village very deeply, only to hear a dog barking, and then saw a trembling old man walking out of the door on crutches to check the movement.

"Hello uncle, we are tea merchants from Taizhou Fucheng, passing by your village, can we ask for saliva to drink."

Tan Lun stepped forward and clenched his fists and said.

"Oh, it's from the city. If you don't dislike the mess of the little old man's house, come in and drink saliva. There is no wine and meat at home, and the water is enough. "The old man is old, and his legs and feet are a little inconvenient, but he is still deaf and clear-sighted, and after listening to Tan Lun's words, he invited them into the house to drink water.

"Thank you, sir." Tan Lun hugged his fists and thanked him, took the lead in the courtyard, and then took out two bags of tea from the burden carried by the soldiers, and handed them to the old man, "Hehe, old man, these two bags of tea are not well preserved, they have been watered by the rain, they are not in good condition, and they can't be sold, but it doesn't affect the drink, and I hope the old man won't dislike it." ”

As for the tea being watered by the rain or something, naturally it doesn't exist, this is Tan Lun's deliberately made up the wording, the purpose is to let the old man accept the tea without burden.

"Look at you, what's polite to drink water......"

The old man waved his hand and did not accept the tea, Tan Lun insisted again and again, and the old man pushed it a few times before taking the tea.

Although tea is not expensive, the elderly are usually reluctant to drink tea, and they will only buy some tea during the New Year's holiday. Now I heard Tan Lun say that the tea was poured with rain and could not be sold, so he insisted again and again and accepted it. Cherish it and put it in the cupboard, ready to wait until the New Year's holiday or when someone visits, to entertain relatives and guests. If you soak in the rain or not, the elderly don't care, and the tea leaves don't have to be soaked in water sooner or later.

"There are only these two bowls at home, so you can drink them in turn."

After receiving the tea, the old man carried a grease clay pot, found two notched bowls, and prepared to pour water.

"Uncle, let's just come by ourselves." Tan Lun stepped forward and took the clay pot in the old man's hand.

"The owner...... Wait a minute, I'll scrub the bowl again. Zuo Zhen noticed that the kettle was greasy, and the bowl was notched and black, as if it had not been cleaned, so he couldn't help but get up and pick up the bowl, ready to wash it again.

"Oh, that's weird...... Yesterday, the county magistrate came to our house and drank water directly from this bowl. ”

Seeing this, the old man sighed with his hands behind his back, yesterday the county magistrate came to my house, and you didn't pay attention to it.

"No, that's fine." Tan Lun waved his hand, stopped Zuo Zhen, poured a bowl of water by himself, handed it to the old man with both hands, and then poured himself a bowl of water, and said to the old man with a smile, "Uncle, are you related to the county magistrate, the magistrate has come to your house, so we can follow the extravagance." ”

When Zuo Zhen heard that Zhu Ping'an had come to this village, he couldn't help but imagine a lot of pictures in his mind......

"How can the little old man be blessed to be a relative of the county master,"

The old man shook his head, and when he talked about rice and flour oil, the wrinkles on the old man's face seemed to be relaxed.

After talking about this, Tan Lun, Zuo Zhen and others talked with the old man, talking about Zhu Ping'an, talking about the troubles, talking about the time when the village suffered from the troubles, talking about the casualties in the village, talking about the county town that had captured 795 heads of the widows, and whether the deceased in the village had their heads cut off......

From the beginning of the side knock, to gradually pick out the topic, investigate and understand whether Zhu Ping'an has killed good and risked merit, or although he did not kill good, he risked merit with goodness......

"You go! You are not welcome in my house! I will feed this water to the dogs, and I will not give it to you! ”

After hearing Zuo Zhen pick out the topic, the old man suddenly became furious, snatched the bowl in the hands of Tan Lun and the others, poured all the water, and then trembled and opened his hands to push Tan Lun, Zuo Zhen and others out of the door.

"Hey, hey, old man, what kind of madness are you......" Zuo Zhen shouted with a puzzled face.

In response to him were two bags of tea.

"Give you back!"

The tea leaves that the old man had cherished in the cabinet were thrown into the arms of Zuo Zhen and the others at this moment, just like garbage.

"Old man, what kind of madness are you doing?!" Zuo Zhen couldn't help but shout again.

"You're still asking me what kind of mad I'm angry about?! I'm pork, and I'm going to ask you to come into the house and drink water! You actually slandered the county lord like this. Little old man, I've lived a long time, and I can't see people like you the most! If you don't do good deeds yourself, you can't see others do good deeds, and you still pour dirty water on others. Do you know what the county magistrate came to our village yesterday for, the magistrate came to us to help our village rebuild, help us repair our house, help us cut rice, and also sent rice and flour oil to the little old man, enough for the little old man to eat for half a year...... Cutting off people's heads?! Bah! It's up to you to make it up! The heads of more than 700 widows captured in the county town were placed in the hero cemetery and public fundraising for two days, offering to all the villagers who were killed, and paying tribute to the souls of the villagers in the sky, everyone looked at it, if there were villagers whose heads were cut off, they would have been recognized by the surviving villagers, where are you still waiting for your arrangement! The heads of those widows were brought by the county lord and the villagers with their lives. Our county finally came to a good county, but we can't be splashed with dirty water by you villains......"

The old man was emotionally slammed the crutch on the ground, and his eyes were full of anger when he looked at Tan Lun and the others.

After leaving Zhangqiu Village in embarrassment, Tan Lun and his party visited several more villages, and with the lessons of Zhangqiu Village, when they investigated and inquired, their tone was much more tactful, and they were all carried out by knocking on the side.

After walking down from several villages, Tan Lun and the others did not find any clues that Zhu Ping'an had to take the lead in killing and risking merit, and had to accept the fact that the 795 Japanese robbers in Jingnan County had been killed, and there was no act of killing or risking merit.