After the general situation in Longxi was conveyed to Xianyang via telegram, Wang Bi had a few words with Zhang Han.
"Gugu..."
Just as they were quarreling and blushing, the stomachs of the two old guys growled unsatisfactorily.
"Lao Zhang! Are you hungry?"
Wang Ben raised his eyebrows and asked suspiciously.
"Hmph! It's like you're not hungry!"
Zhang Han rolled his eyes at him.
"I'm hungry! I've been working on this all afternoon, are you not hungry? It's a good table of food, but that guy Shi Jiando has added ingredients. You can only look at it, but you can't eat it...!"
Wang Ben flattened his lips, reached into his arms and pretended to take out a handful, "Alas! I don't have the energy to prepare for a rainy day like you, Lao Zhang, and I didn't bring a few buns with me!"
"Hehe...that's...!"
Zhang Han was quite proud at first, but when he turned around and saw Wang Ben's weird smile, he immediately thought of the spring plowing time. He immediately raised his leg and greeted Wang Ben's butt, "How about you, Old Wang? But you know something, and it’s not over yet in your hands, but you brought it to Longxi to report!”
"Hahaha……!"
Wang Ben was agile and jumped far away in one step, "What I said is all true! If there are fifteen big buns at this time, will we two be hungry?"
"Hmph! Although we don't have any steamed buns, we can just let the soldiers make rice in the pots!"
It would definitely not be that easy to defeat Wang Bi. After Zhang Han rolled his eyes twice, he let it go and immediately ordered the soldiers to rebel.
He has been hungry for a long time. In order to find out what happened in Longxi, he has only endured it until now. He feels like his chest is touching his back!
Taking advantage of the break from cooking, Wang Ben and Zhang Han divided the soldiers into twenty-one teams based on the detailed map of Longxi and went to various counties to investigate the situation, while they stayed in the city and waited for His Majesty's arrival!
Dinner is simple rice and vegetables.
Although it's not as rich as Shi Jianduo's preparation, you can eat it with peace of mind and you won't risk your life!
After eating and drinking, Zhang Han and Wang Ben were about to take a rest when a burst of noise suddenly came from outside the government office.
"what happened?"
"It seems that there are many people coming from outside the government office, and their footsteps are very messy!"
The two people raised their ears and judged.
"Squeak..."
Immediately afterwards, the door of the government office was opened, and a group of people poured in. Before Wang Bi and Zhang Han came forward, they knelt in the courtyard.
The two of them didn't know why and went out to check the situation.
"Thank you two adults for saving my life!"
"Two ministers, why are you here? If you don't come again, I'm afraid we won't survive much longer!"
"Master Shangshu, you must uphold justice for us in Longxi. We will be forced to death by those corrupt officials...!"
After the soldiers introduced the identities of Wang Bi and Zhang Han, the people kneeling on the ground began to kowtow and cry bitterly.
"What...what does this mean?"
Zhang Han was stunned when he saw this.
He ordered them to explain everything that happened in the government office to the people to avoid misunderstandings, but he didn't ask him to bring all the people over!
"Returning to Master Shangshu, we spent a lot of effort to gather the people and explain these things to the people. After hearing this, the people came to express their gratitude at any time. We couldn't stop them!"
The soldier said with a grimace.
"I see!"
After understanding the general situation, Zhang Han nodded clearly.
"Two ministers, don't blame these young soldiers. They didn't let us come, but we have to come to express our thanks! If it weren't for the two ministers, we would have been tortured to death by those corrupt officials sooner or later!"
Among the people kneeling in the yard, an old man said with an excited and trembling voice.
"You...you are...you are the old man we met on the street today, right?"
Due to the lack of light at night and the distance, Zhang Han felt that he looked familiar and thought for a long time before he remembered.
"That's right! It's the old man!"
The old man nodded shamefully.
"Huh? Aren't your ears very good? Why do you pretend not to hear in the afternoon?"
When Wang Ben saw how quickly he reacted, he immediately became sarcastic.
"Alas! This old man is also helpless...!"
The old man sighed deeply and said with an embarrassed look on his face: "There is nothing I can do. Not only are the vendors around here dressed as government officials, but even the people walking back and forth on the street are also government officials! How dare you ask about the disaster? Answer? You can only pretend to be deaf and dumb, wave your hands and leave!"
"Both ministers, please don't blame my father. He really couldn't help it. After returning home, he told us happily that someone came specifically to inquire about the disaster in Longxi. We might be saved! We didn't believe it at the time, even if someone Come to inquire, maybe we are just passing by, and we may not be able to take care of it! I didn’t expect that my father actually told me that I was right. After nightfall, there were soldiers knocking on the door and telling us that we really wanted to do it!”
A middle-aged man next to the old man quickly raised his hand and said something nice to the old man.
"Are you his son?"
It can be heard from his words that the two people are father and son.
"That's right! My surname is Wang, and I am the second eldest child in my family. Everyone usually calls me Wang Er! I am an ordinary farmer in Longxi City, and I make a living by farming...!"
The man briefly introduced himself, and then continued: "Since we had Huangsha in Longxi, our county guard has become a different person. He has torn off his former friendly mask and exposed his true nature! Send someone to watch us, He’s beaten at every turn! The children don’t dare to go out and can’t even go to school!”
"That's right! We don't even dare to leave the house until we go out on the street to perform. Once we go out, we will be beaten severely. We don't know if we can come back!"
"That's right! If there is no food at home during this period, we can only endure it! Not to mention if we are sick, no one will care about it at all!"
"In the past, the officials in the county could not be said to be good, but they are not like this. I don't know what is happening now...!"
After Wang Er opened his mouth, the people began to accuse the Longxi County Sheriff, County Magistrate, and County Lieutenant of these ridiculous things. Wang Bi and Zhang Han were heartbroken when they heard this.
"Two ministers, you must catch the county guards. They are really bad. We must not let them harm other people again!"
Finally, the old man I met on the street bowed his hands and prayed sincerely.
"I believe the soldiers have already explained that these things in Longxi were well concealed by Wang Zhiming through various means. The court just learned of the news yesterday and immediately sent us two here! In less than two days, His Majesty will also be here. We will bring Wang Zhiming and others to justice, and we will never let any bad guy go!"
Wang Ben raised his hand and assured the people in a high-pitched voice.
"Thank you, Lord Shangshu!"
The people were relieved one by one, and their faces were full of joy.
