The houya prepared the meal, and Master Liu Fang frowned while looking at the dishes that were not rich but absolutely exquisite.
From a modern perspective, it should be considered the court’s lunch break.
Liu Fang increasingly felt that what happened today was too strange. As the saying goes, there must be monsters when something is abnormal.
Naturally, a person who can sit in the position of Suzhou Prefect cannot be a low-income person.
Therefore, during this period of time, in addition to lunch, Liu Fang spent more time sorting out all the cases received today.
Liu Fang had a hasty lunch and began to carefully look at the submitted pleadings and case files.
As time passed bit by bit, Liu Fang sometimes nodded and sometimes shook his head, and gradually got a clue.
Time came to the end of the day in a blink of an eye, and Lord Liu Fang summoned almost all the soldiers from the Suzhou government office together, even the government officials who were taking turns to take the day off today were no exception.
When the people outside the Suzhou government office saw the government officials waiting in formation in the main hall of the government office, they couldn't help but whisper to each other, and it seemed a little noisy for a while.
Liu Fang sat behind the desk with three stacks of complaints neatly placed in front of him.
He looked at all the government officials in front of him and said slowly: "Call back all those who are off duty. Now we have reached the most difficult time!"
The three piles of papers are naturally three different ways of committing crimes.
One is theft, and this kind of theft is not simply throwing things away.
There are many people whose things cannot be found, but there are many more who have found their things.
Just like those lost chickens, they say they are lost, but in fact they are just moved to another place.
Both the person who was stolen and the person who stole it were unaware of it, so someone must be at fault.
But how can ordinary people care about that?
Liu Fang pointed to a pile of case files on the left hand side and handed them to the next class leader.
"Lead your subordinate government officials to carry out work from two aspects. One is to help these people who have lost their things find their lost items, and the other is to calm their emotions. In short, don't let them come to the government office to complain again."
The squad leader said yes, took the pile of papers, and exited the hall with a few of his soldiers.
The second type is breaking into a house and destroying property. This is relatively easy to deal with, but not very easy to deal with.
What is easy to handle is the method, and what is not easy to handle is the person who sues.
Very few people like He Yuanwai came to the Yamen in person to ask for an explanation. More people sent their housekeepers or servants of the family boss to submit complaints.
This kind of case also makes Liu Fang find it extremely difficult.
Liu Fang handed the pile of case files on the right side to his master and said please.
The master nodded, called several civil servants, and walked out of the government office.
The method is nothing more than to investigate clearly, and then to appease the emotions, but this kind of appeasement may be more laborious and laborious.
Only a stack of paper in the middle was left, but Liu Fang was a little confused.
He tapped the table with his right hand and remained silent.
"Sir, what's the problem?" the only remaining class leader asked, cupping his fists and raising his hands.
"The case is strange and cannot be investigated." Liu Fang sighed and handed the petition in his hand to the class leader.
"Let's check first." Liu Fang waved to the class leader.
The class leader took the form, his expression changed slightly, and then he clasped his fists and said, "I will do my best despite my low position."
Doing your best naturally is true.
It’s true that I have no clue.
The third case was also the one that cost Liu Fang the most thought.
Because there are no rules.
Some people suddenly go crazy at night and sing songs that no one understands in the house.
Some people suddenly start strip dancing on the street in the morning.
There are also people who curse when they open their mouths on the street and beat anyone they see.
Although he has not asked each of them one by one, Liu Fang feels that the situation must be similar to that of the butcher in the morning.
So many people fell into hysteria at the same time?
Qi Zhen and the others did not have time to go to the Suzhou government office to observe Master Fu Yin's frown.
Because time is tight and the task is heavy.
They want to make the entire city of Suzhou busy.
Things like theft, with Ye Xiao's assistance, naturally fell on Yu Liang.
Lin Xiao didn't know anything else, and probably had pretty good destructive power, so he was naturally the one to carry out the task of breaking into houses and smashing them up.
Those who suddenly suffered from hysteria were naturally under Qi Zhen's illusion.
Being able to cause such a level of chaos when Suzhou City just woke up, Qi Zhen was already very satisfied with the actions of the three of them.
Since it was already completely dawn, it was naturally impossible for Qi Zhen and the others to ensure that they could do these things again without being discovered, so it was time to change their strategy.
A long table was set up outside the door of the Suzhou government office. Three yamen officials accepted three different types of cases, and then gathered them together to hand over the matters to the two squad leaders and the master.
Before dark, the cases of all the complainants were finally registered. It must be only a matter of time before these cases are resolved.
Lord Liu Fang was slightly relieved after hearing his subordinate's report.
The next day, Liu Fang got up early and began to listen to reports from his subordinates. Although the three cases were extremely difficult to solve, everyone involved in the case gradually realized the unusualness of the case and the helplessness of the Suzhou government. Finally, You can put aside your eagerness and work hard to cooperate with the Suzhou government's investigation.
Things went according to plan, and Master Liu Fang gradually calmed down.
It was an uneventful day. Except for a report of missing paper and ink at the Chengdong Paper Shop, there was no other new case.
But his intuition told him that this matter might not be that simple.
Sure enough, the person who woke Liu Fang up on the third day was still not the rooster in the government office, but his servant.
Liu Fang woke up almost as soon as his men walked to Liu Fang's house. Just as the yamen servant was about to knock on the door, he heard Liu Fang inside the house say come in.
Listening to his subordinate's report, Liu Fang's heart trembled slightly.
It snowed in Suzhou City. It was a snow made of paper.
This is roughly what was recorded on the paper.
A certain restaurant offers guests a banquet with hundreds of tables on a first-come, first-served basis;
At the celebration of a certain brothel, the girls in the building pick up customers for free, limited to the first 1,000 guests;
A certain gambling house offers free play, and you will receive ten taels of silver chips when you enter the store;
A certain grain and oil store...
Liu Fang clutched a pile of papers handed to him by his subordinate, his beard almost tilted with anger.
He could almost imagine the chaotic situation in Suzhou City now.
Is Suzhou City going to be in chaos?
The people of Suzhou Prefecture felt like pie in the sky.
Mainly because there were so many flyers that they didn't know which one was better to go to.
There are queues everywhere.
The large gambling dens and brothels in the south of the city have been surrounded by people who are attracted by them.
The threshold of the restaurant in the east of the city was almost collapsed.
In the west of the city, which was supposed to be the quietest, it was said that a few wealthy businessmen were going to open their doors to sell grain. Oh my God, what was mentioned on the paper was white noodles. I haven't seen white noodles in how many days.
Even the cloth and rouge shops, which usually don't have many people, are almost overwhelmed by the big girls and young wives.
There are also pharmacies and medical clinics that provide free consultations. This is a good thing. Although you are not sick, it is good to take this opportunity to recuperate your body.
Almost none of the large shops and wealthy households in Suzhou were left behind, and all were written on the flyers.
Could it be that the wealthy people in Suzhou City are all colluding...
No, collusion is a derogatory term. Could it be that they showed great kindness at the same time and wanted to give surprises and benefits to the people of Suzhou on the occasion of the Suzhou Embroidery Competition?
Even ordinary people who don't believe in this matter are still willing to visit for rumors.
At this point, if the merchants or wealthy households don't admit it, that's fine. The people will naturally know that it is false and disperse on their own.
It was true that the door was closed, but there were people carrying things in their hands in front of the crowd to promote the authenticity of the incident. They came out and said that they were the ones who got the advantage. It was just that the merchants saw that there were too many people and didn't want to admit it.
Is this a big deal? !
The worst thing was that at the entrance of a certain brothel, the crowded crowd saw a businessman-looking man walking out of it. His steps were frivolous, his expression was unfinished, and he waved proudly to the crowd.
He only said six words: "The top card, not a penny was paid."
Then he fainted!
As Liu Fang said, Suzhou City is really in chaos.
The three people are currently resting in the inn room where they first came to the game.
It took two days and one night to write so many leaflets, and to ensure that they were spread all over Suzhou the next night. Even though Qi Zhen and the three of them were far more capable than ordinary people, it was inevitable that they would be a little exhausted.
What's more, Qi Zhen continued to use illusions on those people, which was really a bit overwhelming.
"How did you come up with this method?" Yu Liang asked.
"There is a saying that it is better to guard against the people's mouth than against the river. You have to know that the prerequisite for the people to live and work in peace and contentment must be clear and clear administration. Once the management of the officials cannot suppress the greed in people's hearts, then no one, not to mention the government, can stop it. Chaos is coming." Qi Zhen said slowly.
"What should we do next?" Lin Xiao asked.
"Take a rest first. I guess this matter will keep our Suzhou government busy for a while. When this period of time passes, we will think of other ways, but I guess we won't need it." Qi Zhen said.
"What should I say?" Yu Liang became interested at this time.
"It can't be said, let's just wait and see what happens." Qi Zhen smiled slyly.
The three people fell into a deep sleep one after another, and the room finally became quiet again.
In the yamen of the City Patrol Department, since Zhao Xuance rushed to Yuemeng Mountain, Liao Xunli has been coordinating the affairs of the City Patrol Department.
Ever since he heard about the surge in cases in Suzhou Prefecture the day before yesterday, Liao Xunli felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Sure enough, today I received an order from the Suzhou government. All the soldiers of the patrol department who stayed in Suzhou City were to cancel their rotation and go to the streets to maintain order.
Human nature cannot withstand the test.
In the following two days, instead of being effectively contained, the chaos intensified, almost to the point where the entire commercial and living order in Suzhou Prefecture was almost paralyzed.
Liu Fang even asked Yuemengshan for help and dispatched a considerable number of Fengshan soldiers back to Suzhou to maintain order.
Zhao Xuance also returned to Suzhou.
As soon as he entered the yamen of the City Patrol Division, Zhao Xuance was hurriedly taken to the yamen of Suzhou Mansion by Liao Xunli to meet Liu Fang.
The purpose of meeting Liu Fang is naturally not because of the chaos in Suzhou City in recent days.
But because the imperial envoy is coming tomorrow.
When the two of them arrived at the Suzhou government office, there were not many people in the huge government office.
That's right, basically all the soldiers have been sent out to maintain law and order, so where are the extra manpower to put up a show in the yamen.
What is very strange is that Liu Fang did not choose to meet Zhao Xuance and Liao Xunli, his two "capable subordinates" in the back office.
Instead, he chose to be in the main hall and dressed in official clothes, as if he really had official business to do.
When Liu Fang saw Zhao Xuance, who was rushing back from Yuemeng Mountain, he shook his head in confusion.
Zhao Xuance understood in just a moment that his boss should know something. However, Zhao Xuance remained calm and didn't seem to feel anything.
Just like when I met Liao Xunli at the city patrol office.
