The grain tax officer flipped through the pile of papers on the table and said, "So far, this person is indeed as he said, not involved in the evil deeds of Bujie Temple, but he is equally guilty if he did not report the information."
The monk kneeling on the ground looked at Chen Guang and others nervously.
Although he could feel that the two men he had acquired later were bigger, but the scene of Chen Guang killing those monks was right in front of him, so he was even more afraid of Chen Guang.
"County Magistrate, what do you think we should do?" Chen Guang asked County Magistrate Xiang Qi.
If he is convicted of not reporting the information, he will be sent to the grasslands to serve his sentence at most. However, this person has just heard a lot about the mobilization of the garrison in the city, and killing him to silence him can still be an explanation.
County Magistrate Qi looked at Wang Shoubei and said, "Does what you said just now, Wang Shoubei, matter?"
The monk secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. At least one of the high officials did not intend to kill him, which gave him a greater chance of survival.
"It's not an important matter. I'm afraid County Magistrate Qi will receive news from Datong in a few days." Wang Shoubei explained.
If it was really important military information, how could he tell it in violation of military regulations, even if the county magistrate Qi in front of him was a member of their Tiger Flag.
County Magistrate Qi nodded slightly and said immediately: "Since it is not particularly important, let's keep him alive for now. If we find out what evil deeds he has committed later, we will take him to the county seat for a public execution."
Unlike Chen Guang, who had been a horse thief, he was more accustomed to doing things according to the rules.
If Tiger Character Banner wants to maintain Xuanda's rule, it cannot break the rules on its own. Everything should be done in accordance with criminal laws.
"Thank you, great masters. Thank you, great masters." The monk knew that he had escaped with his life, so he kept kowtowing to several people.
At this time, he was extremely glad that he was not reused in the Bujie Temple. He was just an ordinary monk. If he had been mixed with the abbot and the others, he would have been killed.
"Have you finished explaining everything that needs to be explained?" Chen Guang asked the monk kneeling on the ground.
He brought the monks outside the temple one by one to the Main Hall to report others, just to find out what crimes the monks in Bujie Temple had committed.
If we use the Tiger Character Flag to verify, it will not only waste time, but also may not be so accurate. Especially many things happened before the Tiger Character Flag captured Yanqing Prefecture, which makes it difficult to find evidence for many things.
"The explanation is over, the explanation is over." The monk nodded repeatedly.
Even if he hadn't finished speaking, he didn't want to stay in the Main Hall anymore, it was too scary.
"Go out after the explanation! The next one comes in." Chen Guang drove the monk in front of him away expressionlessly.
The monk who was kneeling on the ground quickly got up from the ground and ran staggeringly outside the main hall.
"I will not interfere with the interrogation. I will take action when troops are needed." Wang Shoubei said to County Magistrate Qi, indicating that he would not interfere with Magistrate Qi's herdsmen's affairs.
County Magistrate Qi nodded.
It is precisely because Wang Shoubei doesn't get involved randomly and knows how to measure things that he has such a good sense of Wang Shoubei. After all, according to the level, the opponent is not lower than him.
There are still monks from the Fujie Temple outside waiting to report others in order to have a chance of survival.
Especially those monks who followed the abbot of Bujie Temple and committed great evil deeds. In order to please Chen Guang and others, they told everything they knew without hiding anything.
"Mayor, we found the granary of Fujie Temple in the back mountain."
The peasant and soldier team leader who had been searching the temple outside trotted into the main hall with excitement on his face.
"Let's go and have a look, you lead the way." County Magistrate Qi greeted the others and gave instructions to the peasant and soldier team leader.
The captain of the peasant and soldier team knew the identity of County Magistrate Qi and walked ahead.
Chen Guang left the report to the grain tax officer, and he and Wang Shoubei followed County Magistrate Qi out of the Main Hall.
After leaving the Main Hall, Wang Shoubei called for a group of soldiers to follow.
The group of people came to a cave three miles away from the Bujie Temple.
In front of the cave entrance, there were two peasant soldiers standing guard with spears.
"This is right here. A monk from the temple brought us here. Otherwise, we would never have imagined that Bujie Temple hid food so far away." The captain of the peasant and soldier team pointed at the cave in front of him.
"Let's go in and have a look." County Magistrate Qi greeted and took the lead to walk in.
Several people entered the cave.
In order to prevent accidents, Wang Shoubei entered the cave with the soldiers he brought.
The cave is not deep and it is not particularly dark inside, so there is no need to use torches to illuminate it.
hiss!
Several people gasped when they saw the dense sacks and stacks of grain in front of them.
As the cave entrance goes deeper, there are stacks of grain and bulging sacks behind it. It is difficult to count how many there are for a while.
All we know is that the cave in front of us is filled to the brim with food.
"Give me the bayonet." Wang Shoubei asked a soldier who was following him for his bayonet.
The soldier took the bayonet from his waist and handed it over.
Wang Shoubei grabbed the bayonet and stabbed it into one of the sacks.
If he had known that a mayor could be so fierce, he would not have stood up to him no matter what.
Chen Guang said indifferently: "It's too late. The moment you, the great monk, decided to resist the tax, the fate of Bujie Temple was already decided."
The fat monk couldn't help but tremble when he heard this.
He felt the slightest murderous intention from the other party's tone, but he couldn't think of any reason for the other party to kill him.
Although he did order the monks to attack him, it was Bujie Temple who suffered the loss, and those who died were all monks from Bujie Temple. The people brought by the other party did not suffer.
"Mayor, we found some women." The peasant and soldier captain came to Chen Guang's side and glared at the fat monk in the crowd with vicious eyes.
The face of the fat monk standing in the crowd suddenly changed.
Chen Guang said: "Take me there."
The peasant and soldier captain walked in front to lead the way.
After taking a few steps, Chen Guanghui turned around and told the peasant soldiers who were guarding the fat monk and others: "Keep an eye on this group of monks. If there is any abnormal movement, you are allowed to kill them on the spot."
After saying that, he left quickly.
The peasant and soldier captain took Chen Guang to a courtyard of Bujie Temple.
"This is where the monks live, and those women are in the yard adjacent to the monks' residence." The peasant soldier captain explained to Chen Guang.
The two people crossed the courtyard one after another and came to the courtyard next door.
Two peasant soldiers stood guard in front of the courtyard gate.
The courtyard is not big, and there are three large tile-roofed houses facing the courtyard gate.
As soon as he entered the main room, Chen Guang was stunned, and a cold look quickly appeared in his eyes.
"As soon as the peasant soldiers searched the yard, they found them." The peasant soldier captain's tone was gloomy, with a hint of murderous intent.
On the earthen bed in the house, a dozen naked women were huddled together, with only a quilt to cover them.
The women on the kang looked haggard, with dull eyes, as if they were dead, and there were bruises and bruises on their exposed bodies.
