Not long after, the political envoy came down with an approval document, saying that the shopkeepers and the villagers run by Governor Li were very satisfactory to the people of Liaodong, and now they have nothing to say, which shows that you can eliminate the invisible and do things effectively.

was praised by his boss, Li Deng was full of joy, and immediately sat in the court and brought the shopkeeper to trial, chasing the compensation money, how can the poor junior two afford to pay compensation?

Li Deng ordered the chief to compensate with the land security and neighbors, and only after scraping together did he pay the money, and the shopkeeper had to sell the house and bankrupt his family.

The countrymen each paid three or four taels of silver to release, and Li Deng was not easy to do with the villagers, and there was no oil and water, and it happened that he had a disagreement with some gentry back then, so he said that the gentry in the city had always been the most restless, and after Huang Hansheng was obtained, he repeatedly came to theorize, and it was clear that they were all colluding. Therefore, a list was opened, and it was clear that it was going to be done by name.

However, when the political envoy Fu saw that this matter had been done, he instructed that there was no need to go to the grass and startle the snake, and that he could pay attention to the visit, and if there was really a restless guard, then he might as well punish one or two at any time, and remember not to do too much at this time.

Li Deng was displeased with this boss, and said to his henchmen: "The top has always been anticlimactic, but I can't cheapen those bastards." ”

Soon the government issued a notice, on which all the names of the gentry he hated the most, saying that these people were uneasy about their duties, and now that the government had found out, they could not bear to be punished without teaching, and ordered them to close the door and make corrections within three months.

As soon as the notice was posted, those squires were so angry that they couldn't speak, knowing that this was a personal vendetta in the communiqué, but they couldn't help it, and they all began to regret that they shouldn't have taken away the prefect's mansion.

There are two talents in the city, one is called Kong Qichang, who is said to be the descendant of the Confucian saint; One is named Huang Zhen, who is Huang Hansheng's brother, and Kong Qichang is Huang Hansheng's fellow disciple. The two families are very well-off, and they have always kept to themselves, except for reading and writing, they don't ask about other foreign affairs.

When there was trouble that day, the two of them were also eating tea and chatting in the teahouse, and later saw the chaos, Kong Qichang pulled Huang Zhen's sleeve and said, "Brother, I'm afraid it's going to be troublesome, let's go." ”

They went their separate ways. That night, he hid at home and listened to the news, and did not dare to come forward. The next day, I heard that the lobby of the government was demolished, Huang Hansheng was taken, and many people I knew were also arrested.

Even if he has a good relationship with Huang Hansheng, he can't help him at this juncture, so he has to let him do what he wants. Now that there is indeed an incident, he is also self-inflicted.

In the past few days, the new Taishou has been replaced, and the case of Huang Hansheng has been reported in detail, waiting for the conviction from above. Just as the academy came to post. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the township test will be held, both of them are Yongshun's full of learning and talent, and Master Meng has ensured that the two of them are excellent, and they don't need to spend a penny along the way.

Both were delighted. It is to work hard under the window every day, and refuse to stop every day. On this day, Huang Zhen asked Kong Qichang to come to his house. It is better to get together with a few friends, and then everyone should hit the road.

Twelve people were invited to the back garden of the City God Temple, preparing to be prepared by Kong and Huang as the host, a total of 14 people.

After the news got out, someone heard it and felt that they both had something to do with Huang Juren, so they went to think about it. Kong and Huang had a clear conscience and ignored him at all, but the poor man held a grudge, so he used this as a name to identify them as a party alliance and set an incident in the back garden of the City God Temple one day.

Li Dengxin thought it was true, so he wanted to send troops to arrest him, and the county commander hurriedly persuaded him: "My lord, as the saying goes, Xiucai has only failed to rebel for three years, and whether or not they have such a thing, you can ignore it, even if it is true, we should first send someone to investigate and see why they have acted like this, and it is not too late to reason with it." ”

Li Deng said: "If you form a party and gather people, who knows if you plan to rob the prison and rebel? Whether it's true or not, you can't take it lightly, the predecessor is a lesson from the past, once the news is leaked and they escaped, who can afford this in the future? ”

No matter how hard the county order persuaded Kong and Huang to be honest people, Li Deng did not accept it, and he himself made meritorious contributions, and on the one hand, he knew that the people sent by the guard, and on the other hand, he wrote a post, and sent them to the provincial capital in an urgent manner of 600 li.

The instructions haven't come down yet, and it's the day when the show talents will write. On the night before, Li Deng did not dare to close his eyes, and as soon as dawn came, he ordered all the officers to assemble, and together with the 100 officers and soldiers of the guard post and the 30 officers of the county government, he personally sat in a sedan chair and commanded the people.

Just as he was about to leave, the master arrived in a hurry and said, "Master, even if they want to meet, it can't be so early, you might as well wait and go again." ”

Where is Li Deng willing to listen? Immediately supervised the people to advance, and slaughtered in front of the City God Temple, the whole street was quiet and there were no pedestrians, and the temple gate had not yet opened.

The soldiers were about to come forward and knock on the door, but Li Deng was worried that he would alarm the inside, causing the gangsters to flee when they heard the news, and ordered the whole army to surround the surroundings and not allow anyone to enter or leave.

Just when the big guy was busy running and adding state, the temple door opened, and the fifty-year-old Miao Zhu slowly walked out, and was startled when he saw a forest of knives and guns outside the door, murderous.

The military service has the order of the prefect, and they take it when they meet people, and they can't help but say at the moment, big and small moves, what slowing down the blizzard, five big fireballs, etc., all smashed over, and dragged people directly to the sedan chair.

And Governor Li is bold and careful, but he is afraid that this is an elite monster, and he has hidden the murder weapon and gave himself a second, so he will be searched first. After a while, the report said that he was an ordinary little monster, and Li Deng was relieved and asked: "What is your surname, and do you know that someone is rebelling in the temple today?" ”

What does Miaozhu know? Frightened and trembling, Li Deng saw that he didn't know anything, and became more and more convinced that he was one of the participants, and seeing that the matter was revealed, he was so frightened, so he shouted loudly: "This government expects that you are by no means a good person, and you will not be forgiven by the criminal law, and you will be brought back to the yamen for careful torture." ”

He ordered the servants to be tied up and guarded, and half of the men were sent into the temple to search.

The people who went in were only a stick of incense, and after the search, they came out to resume their lives, only holding a few Taoist priests, and kneeling on the ground tremblingly, not a single Xiucai was included.

Governor Li was surprised and said, "Could it be that you got the news in advance?" Escaped? Didn't I answer my master's words anymore, I came too early? I was puzzled, and asked the soldier: "The back garden of the temple, have you ever checked it carefully?" ”

The captain said: "Back to my lord, I have checked it, and there is indeed no one." ”

A soldier also said: "I have even visited the small ones in the latrine, but there is no shadow of a person." ”

Li Deng raised his head and thought for a long time, and said: "The Taoist priest colluded with the bandits and communicated with these gangsters, and these people still have to be pursued by the Taoist priest." That's it, take everyone back to the yamen for interrogation. ”

The incense of the Chenghuang Temple is not prosperous, there is a total of one Taoist priest and two apprentices, the temple Zhu cried and begged: "Xiaodao has presided over in this temple, it has been more than ten years, and has always abided by the rules, please know it!" ”

"Take it away!" Li Deng didn't agree, on the way he thought to himself that he couldn't get anyone this time, not to mention that it was not easy to explain in front of his boss, even the yamen was not good-looking, by the way, he remembered the list sent by the messenger, took it out and looked at it, and was overjoyed, and the residences of these people were written on it.

Inviting the two of the hundred households and the county commander to the sedan chair together, Li Deng said: "I will lead the people separately, together with the two Kong Huang who are the leader, a total of 14 people. ”

At the moment, they went out separately, among which Li Zhifu was in charge of Kong and Huang, and he explained that others could not rest assured, so he brought a few more people, half to protect himself, half to arrest the bandits, leaving four soldiers and two errands to guard the temple gate.

When he arrived at Huang's house, Huang Zhen got up early in the morning because of today's meeting, and was just about to go out after freshening up, but unexpectedly, twenty or thirty soldiers rushed in, and an errand officer who knew him pointed and shouted: "It's him!" ”

Regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, the iron rope was put on his head, and he walked away, pulling and pulling to the sedan chair of Li Zhifu. The servant told him to kneel, but Huang Zhen didn't kneel, and before he could open his mouth to distinguish, he was shouted twice by Li Deng, and the wolf-like servant forcibly pressed Huang Zhen to the ground.

"What's your name?"

"Under Huang Zhen."

"It's you, take it!"

Governor Li, as always, is neat and will never drag his feet. The distance between the Kong family and the Huang family was a stone's throw away, and everyone walked out of the alley and arrived at a corner.

Kong Qichang had just woken up, lying on the bed and not yet dressed, these people had already killed in, went straight to the upper room, beat the dog when he saw it on the road, took it when he saw someone, and asked where the mother-in-law was? Hula rushed into the bedroom and set people up from the bed with all hands and feet, fortunately, the daughter-in-law had already gotten up, otherwise it would have been bad.

Regardless of Kong Xiucai's nakedness, he only had a pair of shorts on his lower body, so he carried it out, and forcibly knelt in front of the sedan chair and asked for his name, which matched the list.

Li Deng said with satisfaction: "The emperor has eyes, so that you will be exposed." ”

Kong Xiucai, who was ashamed and angry, hurriedly complained: "I don't know what the student has done? ”

Governor Li sneered twice, and did not explain to him, but ordered the officials to guard the people and continue to fight for other families. In this way, I went three in a row, and I got two in a hurry.

There was only one child surnamed Liu, who went out very early, and when he arrived at the gate of the temple, he saw the military guard, and the pedestrians were talking to each other there.

Liu Tongsheng was puzzled in his heart, what did the priest do? He turned around and went to Huang's house, thinking while walking, and suddenly saw a battalion of officers and soldiers carrying a big flag, carrying swords and muskets, swarming all the way, behind him was a large sedan chair in the house, on both sides of the sedan chair was a group of officials, leading three Taoist priests, and there were four people behind, two wearing scribe shirts, a small dress, and one was naked.

When I looked at it, it turned out to be a few friends of Huiwen today, and it was Kong Qichang who beat him shirtless.

I really didn't look at it, and I was shocked when I saw it, Liu Tongsheng knew that he was in trouble, so he hurriedly hid in a shop, waited for the people from the government to pass, and hurriedly ran home. (To be continued......)