"When will this fire go out? We won't die if we stay here."
Because the fire had not been extinguished for a long time, and because of the explosion just now, there were some people's hearts upstairs and downstairs.
At this time, some people even wanted to go into the fire scene, but just when everyone fell into despair, they saw that the flames in the fire scene opposite seemed to have finally been extinguished, and someone even came over with a water gun.
The government officer who came over with a water gun was naturally very surprised when he discovered that there were still people alive. He just waved to them immediately and said, "Everyone, come here quickly! I will take you down!"
When they heard the man waving, people immediately rushed in that direction.
At the same time, Zhao Yanzhen immediately ordered the guards to arrange for the people below to be rescued to go downstairs. After that, I don’t know how long the rescue took. Soon, most of the people upstairs were arranged to be rescued. At the same time, the guys who had already come down were They were also arranged to evacuate from here in an orderly manner.
Although Zhao Yanzhen had been on the first floor for a long time, he did not leave as one of the earliest people. After others tried to persuade him to leave, he not only refused to leave, but instead remained silently looking in the direction of the first floor. .
It wasn't until Jiang Nianjiao appeared that Zhao Yanzhen breathed a sigh of relief.
And Jiang Nianjiao came down from the eleventh floor. Before she could see everything clearly, she was hugged by someone. Jiang Nianjiao thought he was some kind of trapper, so she immediately wanted to give him an elbow. At the same time, Jiang Nianjiao heard There was a muffled groan, and as she turned around, after seeing the man's appearance clearly,
Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but said in surprise, "Why are you still here, Your Highness?"
Zhao Yanzhen just said dullly, "I'm waiting for you, but I didn't expect Madam to be so cruel that she would throw her elbow at me."
Jiang Nianjiao, who was accused, immediately looked a little embarrassed, "I didn't expect you to come up behind me. If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have given you that elbow."
However, people were coming and going here, and everyone was preparing to escape from Xianghua Building, so Jiang Nianjiao naturally pushed Zhao Yanzhen and said, "Let's leave here quickly. It's not safe here. We'll talk about it later." "
Zhao Yanzhen naturally nodded when he heard this. Although the fire on the commercial street in Anxi Prefecture has been almost extinguished, no one knows if there are other risks here, and this place is really stuffy and hot, let alone It was Jiang Nianjiao, and even Zhao Yanzhen looked embarrassed at the moment.
However, Zhao Yanzhen then pulled Jiang Nianjiao out of Xianghua Building.
After coming out of Xianghua Tower, Zhao Yanzhen went directly to Anxi Prefecture. Of course, before that, he also escorted those who put explosives in Xianghua Tower to Anxi Prefecture. At the same time, he only sent secret agents to Anxi Prefecture. Wei went to find the whereabouts of Anxi Prefecture.
Fortunately, when they returned to Anxi Prefecture, the Anxi Prefecture did not know where they had gone, so Zhao Yanzhen was able to interrogate these people as superior officials and imperial envoys.
However, even so, Zhao Yanzhen was still blocked.
"Your Highness, just leave this matter to the prefect. How can I trouble you with this kind of thing?"
"Yes, your highness, you and the princess have just come down from the Xianghua Tower. How about you two take a short rest here first, and then wait for the prefect to come back, how about you come to listen?"
However, when Zhao Yanzhen heard this, he said directly, "There is no need to take a short rest. I still have some physical strength. As for your prefect, I have already sent someone to find him."
"But..." One of the officials wanted to obstruct him.
However, at this time, there was a sudden sound of drumming not far away.
The sound of drumming obviously came from the front hall of Anxi government office.
A yamen servant came in a hurry, "Sir, someone is beating drums in the front hall to complain."
Hearing this, Zhao Yanzhen said directly, "Bring people in!"
The subordinates didn't understand the origin of Zhao Yanzhen. He looked at the adult who was trying to persuade Zhao Yanzhen in surprise, but that person had not yet had time to signal his subordinates with his eyes.
Zhao Yanzhen took out the imperial envoy's token in his hand and said, "Didn't I ask you to bring people in? What? I can't control you, so I can't control you this way?"
As soon as the yamen officer raised his head, he saw Zhao Yanzhen's imperial envoy badge. The yamen officer obviously quickly understood what he meant.
Fang’s origin.
At the same time, he could only let others bring the group of people up.
While Zhao Yanzhen was waiting, he only said: "You said that it is not convenient for me to preside over this matter under such circumstances, so I will not try it. You can arrange for someone to come out to take over the matter first. But I want to You must not delay.”
I didn't expect that Zhao Yanzhen would make such a request. When others around him heard this, they could only nod in agreement.
Without waiting long, Chen Ke appeared in the government office with the villagers of Lulin Village.
Zhao Yanzhen, who was in the hall, only sat aside and watched the others being interrogated after someone specially brought a stool over. He was obviously not surprised at all by the arrival of Chen Ke and the others. After all, the other party's people had arranged it themselves.
However, the official who was pushed up by the crowd obviously did not know the origins of these people. He just slapped the crowd in shock and said, "Who are you here and what are you here to tell me."
Although everyone was excited when they heard the other party's question, they did not speak randomly. On the contrary, they only recommended Chen Ke to come forward to express their grievances.
After all, Chen Ke has been well-educated. Although he may not be able to write anything, let alone pass the exam, he can still learn basic literacy. In addition, with the skills he has learned in order to please the noble ladies in the capital over the years, he can do everything now. Come in handy.
Chen Ke then only said in a low voice, "The grassroots are Chen Ke, a villager in Lulin Village, and everyone else is also a villager in Lulin Village. Now we are here to sue several squires in Anxi Town. These squires are relying on the above." There are people who are guarding them, and they only run rampant in the countryside, preying on the people. But if they don't obey, they will definitely beat them and drive them away. Suddenly, there are countless people in our Lulin Village who are bankrupt and homeless. A while ago, they were still searching everywhere for the whereabouts of some people. Later, he even set fire to the mountain without the knowledge of the villagers in our village, leaving the villagers in our village without their homes.”
Hearing Chen Ke's words, the person in charge couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.
At the same time, he only said to Chen Ke, "In that case, why don't you go to the county government to sue them? If you go to the county magistrate on this matter, the county magistrate will properly handle the problems you mentioned."
After hearing what the person above said, the people below became even more excited.
"Of course we went to the county magistrate."
"Since we have found the county magistrate, why doesn't your county magistrate help you deal with it? Did the county magistrate neglect his duties?" the superior official asked excitedly.
Hearing the other party's question, Chen Ke only said, "Of course we found the county magistrate, and the county magistrate also found people to arrest the squires in the town. It's just that our county magistrate hasn't come yet to interrogate these squires. Sir, he was arrested and brought to the state capital. We don’t know why our gentleman was arrested and brought to the state capital. I only know that the county magistrate is a good man. Please forgive him and give us justice. .”
After Chen Ke finished speaking, the others immediately followed behind and shouted slogans.
Hearing their slogans, the official was already sweating. He didn't expect that these country people would shout such slogans. And their own problems will be more serious than the previous problem. .
You must know that although those two people have not been killed, let alone convicted, in order to make them surrender, the people below used punishment on them.
Therefore, the person in charge did not bring the people out according to their wishes. Instead, he only said loudly, "You look like a group of unruly people. Did the county magistrate arrange for you to come here to make trouble? Come on, first." Lock them all up.”
"Making trouble? We are not here to make trouble, we are here to redress grievances."
"If there is no great injustice, who would be willing to leave their hometown and come here? We have evidence. Our village has been burned down. Please investigate clearly."
As soon as he saw that the man was indiscriminate, he wanted to arrest him, and the people below naturally screamed for injustice.
Zhao Yanzhen, who was watching with cold eyes, only said at this time, "Why don't you let them finish speaking? Besides, if what they reported is true, how can it be considered unjust?"
Hearing Zhao Yanzhen's words, the man broke into a cold sweat, and the person who was originally going to detain them naturally did not dare to move.
Then Zhao Yanzhen only looked at the official who temporarily replaced the prefect Ke and said, "Is this how you try the case? Then the Anxi County Magistrate is here with you? If
It's time to bring them out. Everything has to have a chapter. "
When the man heard this, under Zhao Yanzhen's aggressive gaze, he could only hold on to his scalp and said, "Why don't you follow His Highness's instructions and quickly bring the person out?"
After hearing this, everyone naturally stopped talking, and soon the Anxi County Magistrate and Li Guanhua were brought in.
Although Li Guanhua was a little surprised to see Zhao Yanzhen, he still felt relieved.
Zhao Yanzhen, on the other hand, looked at the Anxi County Magistrate and Li Guanhua carefully, and saw that the two were covered in blood, and they didn't have a ounce of good meat in their bodies.
Upon seeing this situation, Zhao Yanzhen only focused his gaze on the person in charge, "What is going on?"
The man could only say immediately, "Your Highness, these two people colluded in confusion and clearly had the intention of treason. The subordinates just interrogated them, but I didn't expect that they were stubborn and refused to admit their crime."
After hearing this, before Zhao Yanzhen had time to speak, Li Guanhua, who was next, said loudly, "If I casually admit to something I haven't done, wouldn't I be a coward? What's more, for things like rebellion, my subordinates are even more embarrassed." Do you dare not even think about it, am I treason? Our Anxi is a hundred and eighty thousand miles away from the imperial city. Now the Central Plains is Haiyanheqing. I have about 300 soldiers in my hand. If I really rebel, I will use them to capture your state capital. It’s all too embarrassing, I rebelled because there was something wrong with my brain.”
"Since it's not rebellion, then why did you lead troops to Anxi Prefecture?"
