However, this system was not implemented for a long time. Within a few years, the Land Temple was just used to "sacrifice the land." For Xie Erren, this is a ready-made vacant house. The conditions are much better than those in the prison, and it is located opposite the prison. It is a preferential treatment, but not too excessive.
Zhao Toyota felt it was inappropriate after hearing this, and immediately said: "Chief! This is not appropriate. This woman intends to assassinate the senator, which is a death penalty according to the law. Even if you show mercy to her outside the law, you should give her a fair and clear understanding, and she should be sent back." Guangzhou should hand it over to the South China Military Judiciary Office for trial and disposal."
Xie Erren was a little unhappy: "Where can I find the time to send her to Guangzhou now? Just keep her in the Tutu Temple first."
Zhao Toyota opened his mouth and wanted to say that even so, he could be sent to the prisoner team for custody, but when he saw Xie Erren's face looking bad, he stopped saying anything.
The yamen servants are the most clever. The cell leader already "understood" the "chief's" thoughts and immediately shouted: "Sister, you still haven't kowtowed to thank me for your kindness!"
Cai Lan was still confused, but Xie Erren had already stood up, his face a little warm. He felt that the people around him had seen through his thoughts - he didn't want to leave a "lecherous" impression on the natives, so he said: "I still have something to do. Even though he has changed places, he is still a prisoner and must be strictly guarded - no abuse is allowed."
After that, he quickly took the people with him. Knowing that the master was interested in this female prisoner, the inmates immediately changed their faces. With smiles on their faces, the inmates helped Cai Lan up and said a few words of congratulations to the girl for "escaping from the sea of misery." They respectfully Cai Lan was sent out.
A word from a master can cause a servant to run away and break his legs. The prisoners immediately started to take care of it. In just over half an hour, Cai Lan changed from a "bastard" waiting to die on death row to a "Miss Cai". The prison boss secretly rejoiced that the master arrived in time! Otherwise, at night, this woman will be raped by the prisoners, and it will be difficult to explain it to her!
While the cell leader was in charge of preparing beds and bedding in the Tutu Temple, he also asked people to find the county's official mediator - this official mediator was half a female jailer, and she would handle all matters involving female prisoners - He gave her a pack of stick sore medicine and asked her to apply it on Cai Lan.
"The Australian master has taken a liking to this woman, so you have to be careful and serve her," the cell leader said with concern.
After Cai Lan was taken into prison, she was first given a "killing stick" and then chained to a urine bucket with shackles on her hands and feet. She was born in a well-off family, and she had never experienced such suffering. After all the torture, she was already exhausted. She thought to herself that if her plot to assassinate the high-ranking official Kun was unsuccessful, she would definitely die. Now, instead of pursuing the case, the high-ranking official Kun had moved her out of the prison and given her preferential treatment, just like in a dream. There is no room for confusion.
"rise……"
With a shout from the head, eight bearers worked together to lift the coffin in the hall. Several monks and Taoists also yawned, packed up their fellows, and began to disperse. Several relatives of Qiuchan's family who came to help also began to busy cleaning up.
Because of the chaos of war, the funeral of Qiuchan man only lasted for the first seven days and was over. Because he was originally from Teng County and was young, there was no place for him to go there. During the war, it was impossible to ask a Feng Shui master to choose a place, so it could only be temporarily stored in a temple. When the road is peaceful, the coffin can be returned to the hometown for burial.
Most of the visitors who came to hang out were local relatives and friends - it was not safe to go to the city from the countryside these days. A distant relative of Qiu Chan's family came to the city to pay his respects. He was attacked by bandits not far from the city. All his clothes were stripped off, and he came to the door with only a pair of underpants left. According to him, he knelt down and begged, and he was a guest in mourning. It was ominous to kill him, so the bandits did not take his life.
The relatives and friends who came to express their condolences kowtowed, burned incense, and sat down to drink some tea and chat with Hao Ran, who had the power to act as a "knowledge guest" - no one knew this Qiu Chan's husband's distant cousin. However, Qiu Chan's husband's family is also a wealthy family in Teng County. They have many relatives, so it's nothing if they don't know each other. What's more, this "cousin" is a returnee from a distant trip. He is well-informed and can talk. Everyone is willing to chat with him.
Relatives and friends all say that the world is really bad, so naturally some people want to secretly scold the thief a few times - and it is said that if the thief had not come to Wuzhou, Wuzhou would not have suffered a military disaster, and Qiu Chan's husband would not have died. , let alone let relatives in the countryside suffer the misfortune of being stripped of their clothes.
As soon as this was said, it would inevitably arouse some discussion. Most of Qiu Chan's natal relatives are natives of Wuzhou and are engaged in business and farming. They are basically middle-class families with a modest income. During the war, there was a huge chaos before Guang Xiong Wencan left, which caused many people to destroy their homes and go bankrupt. Even though their lives and finances were safe, those days of fear and fear were not for human beings.
"Well, the Australians are using the banner of vilifying the people and saying that they are 'working for the welfare of the people'. When they enter this city of Wuzhou, they first ask for a 'reasonable burden'. As long as it is a shop, they have to pay for it. ! The aftermath bureau is now forcing all shops to open - there is not even a ghost on the street in broad daylight, who will sell the goods to the shop? "
"Even the beggars are arrested - even if they are arrested, the business will not be opened and they will have to give alms!"
"It's hard to deal with the aftermath of this situation!" A middle-aged man sighed, "The one on the left requires everyone to share the reasonable burden, and the one on the right strengthens public security and asks each family to provide strong men... There is no need to build a pontoon bridge. ——Building bridges is of course a good thing, but this time we have to contribute money and effort."
"In the days after the 'Liberation', not a single ship of goods from Guangxi has come down! The grain has only gone out but not in - it is said to be shipped from Guangzhou, but so far I haven't seen a ship of rice! Instead, every shop has stalls Supplying rice to the army!" This is a relative who opened the rice shop. "We have also issued a price limit order and are not allowed to increase the price! Okay, we just have to rob it!"
"The Governor Xiong of the Ming Dynasty asked us to supply military rice. When he came to Australia to relieve the chief, he also asked us to supply military rice... After all, the common people are nothing but fish and meat!"
"They said they want us to go out to traffic in goods and 'revitalize the economy'... This old man is really different from the world. Nowadays, the war is in chaos: bandits are making trouble outside the city. Walking along the river: Guangxi is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and their goods cannot come. , our cargo cannot go through. If we want to go downstream, we have heard about the rebellion in Yaodong these days, and even the boatmen dare not go without the escort of Australian warships. Going out to sell goods is really asking for death!"
Yi Haoran agreed while listening to the guests' comments. He didn't go out much these days and the time wasn't long. However, I have seen with my own eyes that the Australians are extremely efficient in doing things. In just a few days, they collected the corpses, cleaned up the ruins, rescued refugees, and repaired the city walls...everything was started one by one. There were no beggars or homeless people on the streets. , there are no corpses, and the order on the street has returned to normal. Although the shops are empty, it is an exaggeration to say that "there is not a single ghost". At least there is still business in general businesses related to people's livelihood. Even the security situation in the suburbs does not seem to be so bad: there are already farmers selling vegetables on the streets.
By the standards of the Ming Dynasty, Mr. Xie can be regarded as a "capable official" among local officials.
Yi Haoran was extremely disgusted with the Kun thief, but he had to admit that the Kun thief did have a good way of governing.
Yi Haoran was hiding in Qiu Chan's house. He had no long-term plan. He just hoped to escape the arrest of the thief. When the situation calmed down and the road became clear, he would immediately set off to the west. Mr. Xiong probably has no plans to go there - the emperor will never forgive him for the crime of losing Guangdong. But as long as he is not under the rule of Kun Thief, no matter what, he still has a chance.
However, the careless talk of these people now made him see an opportunity that he could take advantage of.
In the past few days, he probably knew that the Australians were unable to capture the entire territory of Wuzhou because of the Yaodong rebellion. Not only that, the army had also retreated from Wuzhou, leaving only a small number of troops. Therefore, several counties leading to Guangxi were not captured. The government troops are still stationed in Teng County, and it is said that Xiong Wencan is also there.
It was a long journey from Guangxi to the capital. It took at least one or two months for the emperor to deliver the official document from receiving the report of the defeat to issuing the order to arrest and punish Xiong Wencan. During this period of time, Xiong Wencan was still the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
From the perspective of saving himself, Xiong Wencan will definitely plan a counterattack carefully - as long as he understands the situation in the city and contacts Governor Xiong in time, the officers and soldiers still have a chance!
Now the troops in Wuzhou city are empty, the people's hearts are unstable, and the Yao people are causing chaos behind the Kun thieves, which is a great opportunity to counterattack. Moreover, Lord Xiong is eager to make atonement now, so he will not be so forward-looking and hesitant in his strategy.
As long as a part of the government officials and people can be encouraged to "come back anyway" in the city, seize a city gate, and lead the officers and soldiers to rush into the city. With the few men and horses of the thief, no matter how strong the fighting force is, they can only withdraw from the city first. It would be even better if he could capture or kill the True Kun Jie Yuan.
Wuzhou is an important gateway to Guangdong and Guangxi. If the government troops recapture Wuzhou in one fell swoop, the bandits will have no foothold in this area and will have no choice but to retreat eastward along the Xijiang River to Fengchuan County. Trapped in a melee with the Yao people - the Yao people were in chaos and could not calm down for three to five years. As time goes by, the situation may change! He has accomplished extraordinary feats!
Thinking of this, Yi Haoran couldn't help but feel hot all over. He wished he could go to the streets immediately to collect all kinds of information about the Kun thief, and contact comrades from all parties to raise the flag of righteousness.
"Mr. Hao, your face is flushed. Are you overworked these days?"
Yi Haoran was startled, and quickly suppressed the excitement in his heart, concealing it: "I really haven't slept well these days." He deliberately sighed again, "I think I have been traveling abroad for many years, and I originally wanted to go back to my hometown to live a stable life for a few days, but never To think that it would be such a chaotic situation!"
"Sir, what you are saying is that in the past few years, there has been no peace in the world!" Some people also had the same emotion, "The Ming Dynasty is in danger!"
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