Liang Gong Shen Wei Zhoudong's journey touched the heartstrings of many Xuzhou villagers, especially with the news of the theft of heavy weapons from Xuyi, it was even more salty and restless.

A large number of people flocked to the banks of the Huaishui River to follow along the way, hoping to be the first to notice the latest developments of the situation. At the same time, of course, it is inevitable to search the countryside to find the three thunder crossbows that were stolen from the Assassin's Mansion. The fact that these three heavy weapons are left behind not only threatens the stability of the overall situation, but also directly endangers the safety of everyone's life.

In this concerted effort, a breakthrough soon took place, and the first Thunder Crossbow was found in the mud swamp of the reed pond near Qingkou. The crossbow machine was completely disassembled, and many parts were scattered on the ground, as if they had been discarded here in desperation.

There were also many people who found this crossbow machine, hundreds of people, either from different township sect portals, or left and near the wandering food guards. After the news came out, the Liang Gongzuo boat deliberately docked, summoned the hundreds of villagers to the ship, and assembled the parts in each person's hand, which happened to be a complete ballista, without defects, and happened to be one of the stolen goods.

Liang Gong was overjoyed when he saw this, and praised the villagers who found the ballista cart on the spot, and each of them received a lot of money and goods, and even needed to use an ox cart to load it. This incident spread rapidly at Qingkou Wharf, which inspired the villagers' enthusiasm for searching.

As for the reason for the abandonment of this ballista, there are also different opinions. Some say that the thieves were inspired by Liang Gong's benevolence and generosity, and were inspired by righteousness, so they did not dare to cause trouble to the township again, so they took the initiative to discard the stolen weapons in a place where people could easily find them. Some people also say that it was a thief who didn't expect Liang Gong to make such a frank announcement, and he was forced to abandon his weapon to save his life because he was surrounded by the villagers.

But in any case, with the discovery of this first ballista, the original panic and tension were suddenly relieved.

Because they saw the turn of the situation, the villagers were no longer trembling, everyone was in danger, and at the same time, they all felt that Liang Gong was not so domineering as rumored, and even this sensitive and serious evil matter left enough opportunities to deal with it, and they were not blindly forced to make the thieves desperate, and they took risks and brought disaster to the village.

In the midst of this atmosphere of human commotion and anticipation, another happy event came, and the second lost ballista was found!

If the reason for the discovery of the first ballista is controversial, the way in which the second was discovered is not at all questionable.

Because the ballista itself is intact, it was directly placed on a small boat and sailed into the Huaishui by the Huaibei River, and there were still traces of fighting and blood stains on the boat, and there was even a bloody human head thrown on the boat.

Obviously, it was the thieves who had internal disagreements after hearing Liang Gong's statement, which led to infighting, and finally the side that decided to repent won and returned the lost property as a sign of remorse.

This time, it was the Xuzhou River Patrol Soldier who found the lost boat, although no villagers were rewarded for this, but Liang Gong's handling of it was enough to be praised for a long time. Although the left and right were urging Liang Gong not to tolerate adultery, and should follow the traces to strictly investigate to the end, Liang Gong finally decided to abide by the previous agreement, and the matter was stopped and not investigated.

Although the matter has not been completely and satisfactorily resolved, through these two Liang Gong's performances, the Xuzhou villagers have the most intuitive feeling of Liang Gong's style and endowment. In addition to being strong, there is no lack of turnaround, not only can be flexible, but also adhere to principles, benevolence and righteousness without arrogance and domineering, bold and generous and must practice what he says.

Through several performances, Liang Gong Shen Weizhou's reputation in Xuzhou has also reached an extreme point for a while.

Born in this life, if the humble people want to live in peace, there is no doubt that they are the most reliable choice to take refuge in a real strongman. And the powerful often ignore the wishes of the people, conquer and humiliate, and do not care about the lives of the people. The various endowments embodied by Liang Gong are undoubtedly the most ideal objects of protection.

Of course, in this process, there is no lack of evil voices among the countryside, for example, some people speculate that there is no such thing as the theft of a crossbow, but it is just a means fabricated by the Huainan Governor's Office itself to confuse the masses.

Although no one dares to discuss this kind of conspiracy theory in public, it is not discussed in private. However, in the eyes of people of real insight, this is just a malicious speculation and slander of Liang Gong by the treacherous people.

Because at any time, the theft of such a powerful weapon as the thunder crossbow is an extremely serious and vicious incident. Now is a sensitive period for the transfer of the supreme leadership of Xu Town, and Gong Xi is about to leave office, if it is not true, how can Gong Xi be willing to cooperate with Huainan to act, so that his eunuch journey is nearing the end and leaving a flaw!

In the depths of winter, although the Huaishui River does not have the icy nature of the Yellow River, it is inevitable that the water level will fall and navigation will be inconvenient. In this warm atmosphere, Liang Gong Shen Wei finally arrived in Huaiyin after six days of sailing.

For the official arrival of Liang Gong, the people of Xuzhou naturally responded with the greatest enthusiasm, but there was still a bit of disharmony in addition to this enthusiasm. Because until the moment when the Liang Gongzuo ship docked, the last stolen ballista was still not found.

Everyone inevitably thought of Liang Gong's previous declaration, and their eager mood turned awe-inspiring, realizing that there would be a storm in Xuzhou.

However, they did not feel frightened by this, because from beginning to end, they saw with their own eyes that Liang Gong not only left room and opportunities for those thieves, but also kept the agreement, but this last traitor is too hateful, and if he does not repent, then it is naturally not a pity to die!

Therefore, instead of being frightened by the upcoming turmoil, the villagers hoped that it could come more violently, hoping that Liang Gong could completely wipe out the traitors hidden in the township by thunderbolt means!

There is no lack of slaughter in the atmosphere of Huaiyin Wharf, and there are 3,000 Xuzhou town guards who are fortified here to prevent all idle people from approaching the wharf. At the same time, since the Xuzhou Thorn History Mansion descended from Xi Jian, officials of all sizes stood on the dock early, waiting for Shen Zhezi's ship to dock.

Seeing such a grand scene, Shen Zhezi naturally didn't dare to slack off, and without waiting for the big ship to stop, he jumped down from the boat and stepped forward to untie the big curtain around his body, and personally clothed Xi Jian, bowed his head and said: "It's cold and cold, how dare the kid have Lao Xigong go out to receive him, I'm really ashamed." ”

Xi Jian personally led the crowd, and he was not completely pretentious, he grabbed Shen Zhezi's wrist with his backhand, and squeezed out a slightly stiff smile on his old face: "Wei Zhou's agility in this response really opened my eyes. If anyone is hindered from being in a high position because of your youth, I can spit on this disgusting crowd! ”

Shen Zhezi helped Xi Jian to drive to the rear car, and along the way he responded to the Xuzhou officials who came forward to salute for the first time, and when he boarded the car, he helped Xi Jian to wrap the thick brocade quilt around his body, and then bowed his head and sighed: "Speaking of this section, in fact, I should apologize to Gong Xi and bow my head to reprimand." made his own assertions and exaggerated things, which caused Gong Xi to be even more criticized. ”

"It's not about the involvement, this is the truth, the government is busy with mistakes, as for the loss of one or three, what is the difference. On the contrary, I want to thank Wei Zhou for your sensitivity to deal with it, and you can ease the public sentiment in Xuzhou a little. Otherwise, it will be chaotic, and I will not be at ease even if I am far away. ”

Xi Jian is open-minded, and he is not hesitant about Shen Zhezi's exaggeration of the facts, because there is really no essential difference between them.

Recently, the government has also taken advantage of this situation to pursue it, but it is also ashamed to say that Yu Weizhou has nothing to gain. I am old and weak, and I am inevitably sleepy, I want to ask Wei Zhou a little bit how you should deal with this matter? ”

After a slight pause, Xi Jian asked again. Shen Zhezi's previous actions only avoided the further deterioration of the situation, so that the people of Xuzhou would not be in an uproar because of this, but the matter was still not fundamentally resolved, and the stolen ballista was still out, which was a big hidden danger.

Shen Zhezi pondered for a moment before he said: "Investigation must be investigated, after all, although heavy weapons such as thunder crossbows can be protected from secret leakage due to their unique structure, but after all, strong weapons are outside, and the danger is really difficult to eliminate." ”

Speaking of this, he found that Xi Jian's face was slightly cold, and then he smiled: "But there is no need to bother the people too much about this, in the final analysis, it is just a hidden danger." In this world, how dare you boast that you are all favored by the world, if you talk deeply about people's hearts, you don't know how many people want to kill me, and you will kill them endlessly. If I abandon my business because I am obsessed with this, even if no one does me harm, I am already in trouble. ”

To be honest, Shen Zhezi was not too concerned about finding out about this matter. Because there are too many people who want to be unfavorable to him, there is no clear direction for investigation at all, and even if it is strictly investigated to the end, it cannot prevent everyone from harming him.

So from beginning to end, he didn't have too much curiosity about the facts, and always focused on his own steps and rhythm. If it weren't for the fear that this incident would cause turmoil in Xuzhou, he wouldn't even bother to arrange the behavior along the way. Because the most important thing in front of him at the moment is to be able to receive Xuzhou as soon as possible and smoothly, as for the rest, they are all trivial.

Xi Jian's face softened a little when he heard Shen Zhezi's statement, he was really worried that Shen Zhezi would set off an unrestrained purge and persecution in the town because of his own safety, and now it seems that although his safety was threatened, Shen Zhezi did not lose his mind because of this.

Of course, he also understands that it is impossible to make Shen Zhezi completely give up this opportunity without using the topic to play, but as long as he has not lost his inch, just looking at Shen Zhezi's astuteness from this matter, he can know that he has his own trade-offs, and he does not need to mention it more, even if he makes any adjustments to the current situation in Xuzhou, it will not cause a big disaster.

But soon, Xi Jian's heart was a little awe-inspiring. Because this young man behaved too rationally, even if his own life was threatened, the first thing that came to mind was not to avoid but what kind of goal he could achieve, which was simply a little scary with reason!

At least if Xi Jian was facing the same situation, he would not be able to weigh the pros and cons so rationally and indifferently as Shen Zhezi, this is probably one of his endowments that can be beyond the current situation, far beyond the reach of others.