With a sound of ah, Ding County Cheng was completely silent this time.
Then there was a sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets in the study.
After a while, the big man with the eyepatch and several of his men came out of the study, cursing.
When he saw the doorman who reported the news was still lying on the ground, he kicked him hard on the butt.
"Hmph, tell the Ding family to prepare one hundred thousand taels of silver. Grandpa will pick it up in two days, otherwise he will kill the Ding family and leave nothing behind!"
After saying that, the big man with the blindfold mounted his horse and rode away with his men.
Menzi was so frightened that he lay on the ground for five minutes before getting up tremblingly.
He didn't dare to look into the study at all. With a cry, he crawled on the ground and ran to the backyard to report the news!
…
The big man with the eye patch and his entourage left Ding Mansion and galloped all the way. Finally, before the city gate closed, they got out of the south gate and left the city!
Seeing the group of horses getting farther and farther away, the older soldier guarding the door finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Hurry... close the door quickly!"
The city gates were closed, but the city was in chaos.
Not long ago, Lieutenant Wu County was killed at home.
Today, Dingxian Cheng was killed at home again.
Not only Ding County Prime Minister, but also the head of Ding Yangchun, the acting commander of Qingyang Camp, was found at the scene!
In broad daylight, in the clear sky, dignified imperial officials were killed one after another at home. Is this still the Qingyang County of the imperial court?
When County Magistrate Sun heard the news, he was practicing Baduanjin in the backyard and sat down on the ground.
Mom, I can't live this life, one wave of injustice comes after another, why am I so unlucky!
In recent years, the Dawu Dynasty has been relatively chaotic.
There are foreigners bullying you outside, bandits running amok inside, the court hall is full of smoke, and the people are living in dire straits.
However, in a county town, two officials were killed one after another, and they were both killed at home. This is probably the first time since the founding of the Dawu Dynasty!
Of course, those cities that were captured by bandits did not count.
If a city is captured by bandits, not only one or two officials will be killed, but sometimes the entire city will be slaughtered!
However, isn’t it true that the bandits did not destroy the city?
Not only was the city not broken, but there were no large-scale bandits entrenched near Qingyang County. Under such circumstances, the county magistrate, county lieutenant, and even the acting camp commander were all killed. How could he, the county magistrate, tell the story? Tell your superiors!
What's more, the fire in the granary has not yet ended. The people who came down to inspect had just left, and such a big thing happened in the county again. Magistrate Sun felt that his future was dark.
It seems that I am really going to die this time!
Soon, Cao Yufeng and Hou Ting, who went out to investigate, came back and reported that they had found out clearly. The person who killed Ding County Cheng was probably Ma Erqiang, the leader of the water bandits entrenched in the Nanhu area, known as Wu Jiaolong among the people in the world!
"Are you sure there's nothing wrong?"
Magistrate Sun stared with a pair of blood-red eyes, as if the black dragon killed not County Prime Minister Ding, but his own father!
"It shouldn't be wrong. The city gate soldiers guarding the gate, as well as the gatekeepers of the Cheng family in Ding County, have all seen that guy. He wears a black eyepatch, which makes him easy to identify..."
Magistrate Sun slapped his thigh hard: "Okay, gather the troops immediately and destroy the water bandits in Nanhu tomorrow!"
"this……"
Cao Yufeng and Hou Ting were hesitant.
"What else do you want to say?"
Cao Yufeng looked at Hou Ting, and Hou Ting looked at Cao Yufeng. No one wanted to answer Magistrate Sun's question.
In the end, it was Cao Yufeng who had to speak: "County magistrate, not only did the acting commander of Qingyang Battalion, Ding Yangchun, die, but the two hundred or so men he brought to suppress the bandits came back... not even thirty …”
"What? Qingyang camp is over too?"
Magistrate Sun fainted immediately after taking a mouthful of old blood.
The county magistrate has died, the county captain is vacant, and the county magistrate is now bedridden due to illness. Among the four county leaders in Qingyang County, only one, Chief Secretary Feng, can still manage the work.
The reason why I say reluctantly is because Chief Feng can no longer hold on.
If he could, he really wanted to run away right now!
Ma Erqiang, you bastard, didn't I ask you to go to Woniuzhai to burn grain? Why did you come to the city to kill someone named Ding?
Ever since someone sent a message to Ma Erqiang of Nanhu, asking him to unite with the Niu Demon King, the remnant bandit of Wo Niu Village, to find a way to burn the grain reserves in Wo Niu Village, Master Feng has been waiting for good news.
The smile on Chief Feng's lips has not disappeared in the past two days at the thought of turning Yun Er's food to ashes and giving Yun Er a large sum of money.
However, after waiting and waiting, what came was not the good news that Yun Er's grain was burned, but the "bad news" that Dingxian Cheng was killed by Ma Erqiang at home!
Although the person surnamed Ding died, it is possible that he, the chief registrar, could go one step further and take over the position of county magistrate.
However, Chief Feng was not happy at all.
If not for anything else, it was because Ma Erqiang was his boss Feng. I'm afraid he was definitely taking the blame!
They have all been residents of this town for decades. How can anyone not know who is who? As long as you investigate carefully, it is impossible not to find out that the Feng family is related to the Nanhu water bandits.
Take Ding Yangchun from Qingyang camp as an example. Chief Feng knew that this guy was from Dingxian Cheng.
There is also the Bull Demon King in Woniuzhai, who is the subordinate of that damn Wu County Lieutenant.
Well now, Ma Erqiang not only killed Ding County Cheng, but also Ding Yangchun, and also threw Ding Yangchun's head at the scene.
No need to ask, Ding County Cheng and Ding Yangchun must have offended Ma Erqiang, and that guy is here to take revenge!
As for how they came into conflict and what the specific reason was, Chief Feng couldn't guess. It was most likely related to the food in Woniuzhai!
Soon, Chief Feng, like Magistrate Sun, was horrified beyond measure.
Because he also heard that the Qingyang camp was almost completely wiped out. Ding Yangchun took out nearly 200 men, but not even 30 came back!
In a battle a few months ago, Pan Yong, the original commander of the Qingyang Battalion, died along with about two hundred of his men.
How long has passed, so many people have died in Qingyang camp again.
Originally, there were only 500 people in Qingyang camp, but after two deaths, there were no more than 100 people in total, okay!
Ruined.
It’s over!
Chief Feng was like an ant on a hot pot, wandering around the house.
Incidents have happened one after another in Qingyang County, and Magistrate Sun may not be able to handle it anymore.
If the person surnamed Sun can't handle it anymore, the superiors will definitely send someone to investigate.
As long as someone comes from above, he will no longer be able to hide his relationship with the Nanhu water bandits!
It was not only County Magistrate Sun and Chief Feng who were afraid.
Many people in Qingyang County are also in panic all day long.
Dingxian Cheng died, and the Qingyang camp was over. The water bandits from Nanhu also said that they would come to Dingxian Cheng's house in two days to get one hundred thousand taels of silver, and if they didn't give it, they would kill every one of the Ding family.
Damn it, when the bandits come, they won’t also rob us ordinary people, right?
