Seeing the scene of the county governor's mansion and hearing Gongsun Haojin's evaluation of the county governor Fan Tingnan, they couldn't help but respect Mr. Fan.
"This Governor Fan has some skills in handling government affairs. If all the officials in my country can be as pragmatic and considerate as he is, then the prosperous age will be peaceful!" Xia Qing sighed softly.
Dongfang Chunsheng habitually rubbed the coins hanging on his waist with one hand and sighed, "The ancients were many real people, but today's people are many deceitful. That's why the ancients knew it, but today's people don't. That's it. Twelve years ago, the family Chang'an soldiers remonstrated, ignited the beacon of the empire, and supported the eldest prince as the prince. They thought they had made great profits, but little did they know that they had lost the sacred heart and the people's heart that they relied on for survival."
Liu Yi asked curiously, "Grandpa Dongfang, what happened twelve years ago?"
Dongfang Chunsheng, who always answered Liu Yi's questions, hesitated to speak, shook his head and remained silent.
Liu Yi was thoughtful and didn't ask any more questions when he saw Dongfang Chunsheng deliberately avoiding it. However, he, who had been immersed in books for many years at a young age, had never read between the lines in the book. This also evoked the memories that belong exclusively to teenagers. Out of curiosity, he secretly decided to find an opportunity to investigate this old incident.
"Everyone, come with me, maybe you can hear something interesting." Death Shichen, who was checking the situation in the house just now, stopped thinking, and suddenly snorted, with a cold tone, "Young Master Gongsun, don't do it. Here you go! Thank you for bringing us here, I believe we will give justice to the people of Zhangwu."
Death Shichen's sudden change of expression made several people suspicious. They speculated that Death Shichen must have discovered something, and they were all eager to find out.
The winding, deep and long alleys often hide tempting benefits and unpredictable dangers.
Everyone followed Shi Chen cautiously, and Shi Chen's case sword followed the small bead filled with thoughts. The group of people turned around and finally arrived at a secluded place that was extremely deserted.
Gongsun Haojin still followed him, and it was precisely because of Gongsun Haojin that everyone was able to have an unimpeded journey in the governor's mansion.
"Please wait here for a moment!"
Death Shichen said a word and then moved slowly. After a while, he heard a few low muffled shouts, and several hidden stakes lurking around were cut off one by one by Death Shichen silently.
The so-called art masters are bold. Throughout the empire, masters who can destroy cities like dead soldiers are not everywhere. According to the Tingwei Temple, one of the twelve central ministers of the Han Dynasty, the Mouse Catching Division is responsible for apprehending masters. He Zongzhengfu Wentong Hall jointly records that the Han, Daqin, Wusun, Dayue, Goguryeo, Piaoyue and other large countries have less than 2,000 warriors above the Pocheng level and above the Zhiwu level (Wusun and Dayue are affiliated to the Western Regions) The masters of the twenty-nine countries in the south of the Western Region and the thirty-two countries in the north (including Wusun and Dayue) are among the billions of people in the vast world, they can be said to be rare.
Among the more than 2,000 known people, the Han Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty jointly occupy "most of the country". In other words, within the tens of millions of miles of the Han Empire, there are only more than 1,000 literati and warriors above the city level, distributed in the prefectures and counties. , it can be said that there are very few. In a small country like Goguryeo, which is located in the northeast of the empire, there are only a handful of experts above the city level. Of course, the hermit experts in the mountains, forests and springs are another matter.
Precisely because of the presence of masters like Death Shichen, everyone was panic-stricken about today's unauthorized intrusion into the hinterland of the county governor's mansion, but they were also confident.
The conspiracy started in the dark room, and the disaster started in Xiao Qiang. When everyone saw that the crowded Sheriff's Mansion had such a secluded place, and that such a secluded place was guarded by hidden stakes, they became even more confused.
The group of people left Xiao Yixian watching at the entrance of the shabby courtyard, while the rest of the group squatted quietly outside the dilapidated hut. The two people inside were controlling their emotions, lowering their voices, and "attacking" each other with their mouths.
"Brother, I am your biological brother. How could I do such a treasonous thing?" The voice of a person in the room was hoarse, with a hint of reluctance and excitement in his words.
"It's a joke, you are my brother, what does it have to do with whether you do something that goes against the Dao? Don't you think this sentence is a bit unfair?" The other person's voice was extremely cold, and there was obvious sullenness in his coldness.
"Brother, if my younger brother has the ability to control natural disasters, why should he still be a common man? Brother!" The 'younger brother' in the room spoke sincerely and seemed to be struggling to explain.
"Oh? What if the Zhangwu plague is not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster? Fan Guanbei, Fan Guanbei! You have insulted the four generations of my Fan family!" The 'eldest brother' in the room seemed to be furious and said angrily, " Fan Guanbei, today, I have three questions. If you can answer them one by one, it will be considered that I, Fan Tingnan, have mistakenly blamed you!"
Liu Yi and others who were eavesdropping outside the house suddenly realized that the people talking inside the house were none other than the county governor Fan Tingnan and his younger brother Fan Guanbei. Judging from the conversation between the two, Fan Tingnan apparently discovered the hidden truth behind the plague. This great plague that killed thousands of people seemed to be a man-made disaster, and the culprit seemed to be Fan Tingnan's younger brother, Fan Guanbei.
This result made Liu Yi's originally relaxed eyebrows knit together, his eyes gradually became cold, and there was gradually a hint of murderous intent that was not easy for others to detect.
"Brother, please ask me! My brother must tell me everything I know." Fan Guanbei in the room no longer spoke as eloquently as before, his words suddenly calmed down, and he replied to Fan Tingnan.
"First, since the great plague, ordinary farmers, soldiers, guards, vendors, merchants, and officials from aristocratic families have been infected with many diseases. Why are your family members, wives, children, servants, and private soldiers in Fan Guanbei all safe? Is it possible that this great plague has grown so long? Did you lose your eyes? Or do you have a magical method that saved your servants from the plague?" Fan Tingnan spoke smoothly, but gave people a sense of calmness and authority.
"Oh my, brother, these are heart-breaking words! Since the great plague, I have been afraid of causing trouble to my brother's disciples. I have strictly controlled my family members and strictly prohibited them from going out. Therefore, everything in my family is safe, and my private soldiers and servants are all used by my brother. , I can’t figure out why!”
After a few words, Fan Tingnan's first question was ignored by Fan Guanbei. In the middle of his words, Fan Tingnan came back to bite him.
"Okay, okay! Second question, the food distributed to the people recently came from the official warehouse and my Fan family's private warehouse. After I became the county governor, I stopped participating in household chores. Why did I eat it? All the people in my Fan family are sick, but everyone else is safe?" Fan Tingnan became a little colder.
"Brother, this... I don't even know! I, the Fan family, also eat our own private food, and not all of them got sick!" Fan Guanbei didn't know, and he shied away from the matter.
"Third question." Fan Tingnan paused and took out a small bag of brown medicinal powder from his arms, "This was given to me by your butler Fan Yi. According to Fan Yi's confession, a few months ago, you, Fan Guanbei, Three carts of this stuff were secretly transported back from Shuiheguan, ten miles north of the city. At first, they were sent to scatter in the market. After the great plague broke out, they simply poured it into the private grain distributed by my Fan family. What is this? Something? If it’s a tonic, do you dare to take a bite? If it’s something else, I need an explanation!”
With all the witnesses and evidence present, the room suddenly became eerily quiet.
Outside the house, everyone was gnashing their teeth, and Dongfang Chunsheng was even more annoyed with his hands shaking.
Family disputes bring harm to the people. How is this behavior different from the Lingyuan Liu family? How is it different from the country moth?
"Hey! Everything is fate, and you have no control over it!" Fan Guanbei sighed, then let go of his voice and said angrily, "Brother, in terms of ability, talent, learning, and appearance, I consider myself no less than your eldest brother. Because I was born half a moment late, I want my eldest brother to eat the food first, to cook the food first, and to choose the good ones first. I am not willing to accept it."
"So, you used such a method? If my brother's guess is right, when the time comes and the people become resentful, you will incite the people, put the blame on me, go to the court, fabricate crimes, and seize the position of county governor, right? If my prediction is correct, the reason why there is no news about the county soldiers I sent to Polu City to convey the message to Master Zhou Mu and the righteous soldiers who asked for help from abroad is because they were poisoned by you, right? Hey, after all these years , you finally told the truth and went astray!"
Facing Fan Tingnan's lament, Fan Guanbei snorted coldly, "I have never regretted taking this path."
