After the order was issued, without any delay, Wei Wuji and Ge Nie set off for the Wei and Wei Kingdoms that afternoon.
On the afternoon of the third day, as Tian Dan brought a handwritten letter from the Queen Mother of Qi, the four countries reached a nominal agreement.
"Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to Linhe County?" Zhao Sheng asked.
"No, I believe in Li Si. Let Yan Xiong lead 3,000 soldiers to Linhe County, obey Li Si's orders, and grant Li Si the right to kill first and report later." Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice.
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Only five days after sending the news, Li Si received an order from Handan, appointing him as the special envoy of the four countries and fully responsible for the matter. He could kill first and report later.
"Terrible efficiency!" Li Si held the appointment letters of Zhao, Qi, Wei, and Wei in his hand, and his heart was filled with shock.
It is very rare to be able to discuss the results in such a short period of time, let alone directly persuade the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Wei to issue the appointment letter. This means that Zhao State did not waste any time, and it had to be a transcendent warrior who personally delivered the letter in time.
At the same time, Li Si also felt a sense of pride in being in a powerful country. This was a feeling that he had never had in Chu State. Similarly, it was also something that Zhao State had never had in the past.
When Mengchang Jun Tianwen passed by Zhao State, he was ridiculed by Zhao people. In anger, he massacred a county. Zhao State had no choice but to swallow its anger in the face of the powerful Qi State.
If so, would you try it now? Not to mention a county, even a li, the State of Zhao would send troops to attack the State of Qi.
Li Siwang was sent the seal and ribbon together with the letter of appointment. From now on, he was the special envoy of Zhao, Qi, Wei and Wei. He could use the seal and ribbon to go to any country to arrest criminals.
However, Li Si was not happy at all, because this matter was more than that simple, and if it was not handled well, it might lead to fire.
"How long will it take for the army to arrive here?" Li Si looked at Yan Xiong who had sent the message.
"Special envoy, it will take three more days." Yanxiong said with clasped fists.
"No more waiting, summon the guards and county soldiers immediately, and follow me to surround Yanghuli." Li Si waved his hand and said.
Now that he has been appointed as a special envoy, there is no way to refuse. This kind of matter should be done sooner rather than later, so Li Si made a decisive decision and immediately surrounded Yanghuli.
"No." Yanxiong said.
Zhao Kuo ordered him to obey Li Si's orders, and he would obey no matter what orders Li Si gave. Besides, it's only one mile. Even if he doesn't bring a single soldier, Yan Xiong has nothing to worry about.
As evening approached, the sun set and the afterglow dyed half of the sky red, a team of more than 400 people moved quickly along the path.
There are rows of houses in the village ahead, no different from ordinary villages.
Li Si stood looking inside and outside Yanghu for a long time, feeling extremely conflicted in his heart.
He himself is not a particularly just person who dares to plead for the people. His childhood experience told Li Si that if a person does not work for himself, heaven will punish him. He himself also strongly agrees with Yang Zhu's theory of "for me".
So after getting the news, I immediately thought of avoiding it.
Because no matter how this matter is handled, it is impossible to satisfy everyone.
Kill them all? He will be scolded as an executioner, a butcher, and a murderous cruel official. He will not be able to be the prime minister in the future, because no one will let such a devil stay above him.
Get a lighter sentence? It would have been possible if the matter had not been exposed, but now that it has been exposed, giving him a lighter sentence will only offend most people.
Even though those nobles didn't care about the common people, if Li Si let these human traffickers go, he would definitely be criticized worse than the human traffickers in Eastern Europe.
Kill some and keep some? The result is the same, even more people are offended.
Li Si had no time to think. Through the low fence, he could see villagers starting to gather here.
There were adult men holding knives and guns, looking at Li Si fiercely, there were old men holding sticks and shovels, their eyes full of vigilance, and there was an old woman hiding behind with a child in her arms, her eyes numb.
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"I wonder why this gentleman surrounded me in Yanghuli?" Soon, an old man in a brocade robe walked out. Although his hair was gray, he was in good spirits.
If he hadn't known him before, Li Si would have been deceived by his appearance, thinking that he was an old man who was well-read in poetry and understood etiquette, justice and integrity.
"Catch the traffickers," Li Si said.
"My lord, you must have gone to the wrong place. There are no human traffickers here. If your lord slanders us again, we will definitely go to Handan to beat the drum and ask the king to comment." The old man said solemnly.
"Haha." Li Si couldn't help but laugh, pointing at the old man and saying, "You don't think I'm here to reason with you, do you?"
"Arrest them all. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot." Li Si waved his hand and said.
"..." The old man's face suddenly turned pale with anger. He wanted to use his sharp tongue to make Li Si retreat, but he didn't expect that Li Si wouldn't give him a chance to speak at all.
"No." Yan Xiong was the first to rush forward, knocking the old man unconscious with one palm, and then threw him to the soldiers behind him.
When the villagers in Yanghu saw this, they turned around and ran back. No matter how fierce and violent they were usually, their true colors would show up once they encountered regular troops.
Hundreds of soldiers broke through the low fence like tigers descending the mountain, and captured the criminals one by one. The old woman knelt by the road, shaking like chaff, and many children cried loudly.
Some personnel resisted fiercely, and soon a strong smell of blood filled the air.
Not long after, teams came out of the village one after another, followed by a group of women and children.
Most of the women were unkempt and disheveled, most of them had dull eyes and scars on their exposed skin. Some of them were wearing anklets or handcuffs that made a swishing sound when they walked.
The women all lowered their heads and curled up, not daring to look at others or letting others look at them.
"Go and prepare some clothes, take them aside, and tell them that we still need their help later," Li Si said.
"promise."
"Are they all here?" Li Si pointed at these women and said.
"Sir, all the living people are here, and some are dead. The house I went to has a cell. In addition to three living people, there are also two dead bodies. The bodies are already rotten. One of the women asked We said: Why didn't you come earlier? Then he crashed into the wall and died..." a soldier cried.
"If the king hadn't asked me to listen to you, I would have killed all these beasts in human skins. All the county magistrates in Linhe County were trash inferior to pigs and dogs. When I go back, I will impeach Linhe. The county magistrates of the past dynasties, if the king does not deal with it, I will kill these wastes, at worst, I will cut off all the military merits and start from scratch." Yanxiong said in a deep voice.
"I will impeach with you then." Li Si knew very well that it would be enough to just deal with people like Yan Xiong, and he also had this intention.
If it weren't for these pigs, this skeleton wouldn't have been able to wait for him to mend it.
Sure enough, after Li Si said this, Yan Xiong's attitude towards Li Si changed a lot. He no longer pointed his nostrils at Li Si as before, and only obeyed Li Si because of Zhao Kuo's orders.
"My officer, Li Si, came a little late and made everyone suffer. I would like to apologize to you. I also ask you to stay in Linhe County for a while and assist me in arresting all the criminals. After you recover, you can leave. Also. But stay in Zhao country, I will find a place for you where no one knows you, and arrange a simple job for you so that you can support yourself."
Even if the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were reopened, it would be difficult for a woman to raise her head and meet people after being tortured and humiliated. If she returned home, she would probably suffer a double blow. It would be better to stay in Zhao State and find a place where no one knows her.
