Tan Lun has always been very low-key. Ever since he was sent to Zhejiang, he has been adhering to the principle of doing more than doing less. He tried not to conflict with them. Even during discussions, he tried to sit in the corner and not participate. in.
As for the reason, there is no other reason. The current people are all members of the Yan Party: Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang Province and the governor of Zhejiang, is a student of Yan Song. He Maocai, the inspector-general of Zhejiang, and Zheng Michang, the chief envoy of Zhejiang, are all people employed by Yan Shifan, the elder of the small cabinet. In addition, they also have an unclear relationship with the palace.
As for the Qingliu faction, he was the only one named Tan Lun.
Now that he heard Zheng Michang insulting his respected colleague, Tan Lun could no longer bear it and started to confront him tit for tat.
"You might as well repeat what you just said. I, Tan Lun, will definitely write a book for you in the future!"
"I just said, what? Bullshit Qingliu! Even if Xu Jie is standing in front of me, I dare to say that."
"You!" Tan Lun was furious, and immediately raised his sleeves, ready to hit someone.
"Come on, do you think I, Zheng Mi Chang, am scared?" Zheng Mi Chang said sarcastically without any fear.
"Okay, stop arguing! Do you still look like a scholar? Are you any different from the gangsters on the street?"
Seeing that the two of them were about to fight if the argument continued, Hu Zongxian, who was sitting at the top, spoke to calm the commotion.
"snort!"
The two looked at each other, their eyes full of malice towards each other.
Then Tan Lun took the lead and bowed to say goodbye. Zheng Michang looked at Tan Lun's leaving figure and couldn't help but spit on the ground and cursed in a low voice: "What the hell!"
…
On the way to Taoyuan Village, Gao Hanwen repeated the whole story to Ma Ningyuan.
Ma Ningyuan couldn't help but get angry after hearing this, and waved his hands angrily: "These unruly people!"
"I think these villagers must have been seduced by the thieves, and they were so impulsive that they even did things like killing soldiers. When I go there later, I hope Master Ma can be merciful and don't hurt innocent people."
Seeing the Hangzhou magistrate being so violent, Gao Hanwen was a little worried and couldn't help but comfort him.
After listening to Gao Hanwen's request, Ma Ningyuan smiled: "Don't worry, Mr. Gao, I have my own sense of discretion."
Seeing that Gao Hanwen didn't respond, Ma Ningyuan continued: "I wonder if Mr. Gao has ever heard of such a sentence, the people can act on it, but they can't know it. I think you are too kind to those unruly people, so you let them bite your nose." Don’t worry, face, I will seek justice for you!”
"The people can follow it, but they can't know it..." Gao Hanwen fell into deep thought after listening to Ma Ningyuan's words.
The troops marched very fast, and in the blink of an eye they arrived at the place where the previous incident occurred - Taoyuan Village.
"Sir, look over there!" A sharp-eyed soldier from the front reported.
"What?" Ma Ningyuan said, taking the monocular telescope from his subordinate and looking in the direction pointed by the previous soldier.
I saw four or five corpses hanging on the big trees near the village. Their clothes were stripped off, and all kinds of unsightly and insulting words were left on them.
Ma Ningyuan suppressed the anger in his heart, put down the telescope, and ordered to his subordinates: "Speed up!"
Soon, the troops marched to the entrance of the village. When all the soldiers saw their colleagues hanging on the big tree, they couldn't help but feel angry. A feeling of sorrow for the death of a rabbit and a fox couldn't help but arise in their hearts. Some of the soldiers who knew each other had closed their eyes and covered their faces in pain. .
These people who were hung from the tree might have been having a lively fight together the day before. They had agreed on where to go for a drink and exchanged views on which girl had the prettiest. Who would have thought that they would leave in such an undignified way.
"Surround the entire village and don't let out a single fly." Ma Ningyuan ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes!" The soldiers took the order, surrounded the entire Taoyuan Village, and then searched from house to house.
At this time, several corpses hanging from the trees were also put down and lined up neatly.
Gao Hanwen saw these soldiers who were desperately trying to cover his escape turn into corpses without warmth. He couldn't help but be stunned for a long time. He saw him slowly walking to the corpse, leaning down, and mumbling something in his mouth.
"Sir, there is no one in the village!" The soldiers who were responsible for searching the village came back to report.
"Hmph, these unscrupulous people are smart and know that what they have committed is not trivial. Search the area for me to avenge the dead brothers!" Ma Ningyuan gave an evil laugh and waved his hand.
"Yes." The soldier took the order and began to search nearby.
"Bring me the map of this area." Then, Ma Ningyuan ordered his subordinates.
Ma Ningyuan took the map from his subordinate and after browsing it carefully, he realized that there was no hiding place nearby.
"My lord, we have searched the area and there is no one."
"The same goes for us over there!"
Ma Ningyuan frowned, but he was constantly thinking about the possible hiding places of the villagers.
"Master Ma, as far as I know, there are no hiding places nearby. Is it possible that these villagers are not hiding?" Gao Hanwen finished his condolences, his expression returned to normal, and then he spoke.
"What do you mean?"
"Yes, I guess these villagers are not hiding. After all, their original purpose was to protect their fields. I guess they are guarding near the fields at this time." After Gao Hanwen said that, he pointed out the farmland of Taoyuan Village on the map. Location.
"That makes sense. He is indeed a disciple of Mr. Xiao Ge. Why didn't I think of that?" Ma Ningyuan was overjoyed when he heard this and patted his head excitedly.
"All soldiers listen to the order, target the farmland of Taoyuan Village, and set off!"
"yes!"
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The farmland of Taoyuan Village is less than two kilometers away from the village. At this time, the entire village has gathered here. The old, weak, women and children are resting outside, and the strong young people gather together to discuss countermeasures.
"What should we do now? Let's kill the officials. The matter is serious! A large number of soldiers will arrive in a few moments."
"What are you afraid of? There are so many of us. The worst we can do is fight with them! If you want my land, you have to step over my body!"
"Yes, fight them!"
"There are so many people, and we still have so many old, weak, sick and disabled people, how can we fight? Are you stupid?"
"It's all my fault, Daniel, for saying that officials want to take away our land! Otherwise, we wouldn't be so impulsive."
"Yes, it's all Daniel's fault. If it hadn't been for him, why would I have escaped here now?"
Everyone discussed it word by word, but for a long time they still couldn't come up with a reliable solution. Gradually, they turned their attention to the big cow who was resting under the big tree.
Daniu, formerly known as Zhang Daniu, is a villager in Taoyuan Village. He is one of the few educated people in the village who can write and recognize calligraphy. The calligraphy on the soldiers who were killed previously was also his masterpiece.
It was he who told the villagers that the officials were measuring land in order to annex their land. He was also the one who raised his voice and led the people to actively resist.
"How about we tie up the big cow and transfer it to the government, and we can be exempted from the crime."
"I think this is a good idea. Sacrificing him alone is better than all of us suffering together."
"My son is just born a few days ago. He can't live without his father, right?"
"I still have an eighty-year-old mother to support."
…
Soon, everyone reached an agreement and tied up Zhang Daniu while he was still sleeping.
Zhang Daniu suddenly woke up from his sleep and said in shock: "What are you doing? Let me go!"
"I'm sorry, Daniel! You should sacrifice a little, otherwise everyone will suffer along with you."
After hearing this, Zhang Daniu's eyes were full of despair.
