Soaking in the warm bath water, Meng Changqing could not resist the sleepiness and fell asleep.
No one heated the water, and the water temperature in the bathtub gradually cooled down, causing Meng Changqing to fall into a nightmare.
She dreamed that the dead Ma Qing wanted to drag her along with her on the road. In the dream, she was still bargaining. She had refused to go after decades, but Ma Qing insisted on dragging her away now.
Just when the argument was going on and there was no result, there was a sudden knock on the door in the dream.
Meng Changqing suddenly woke up.
It was Laicai knocking on the door, "Master, the pigeons from Liangzhou Prefecture are here. Mr. Futai asked you to go over now."
"I know, help me prepare the horse." Meng Changqing regained consciousness and felt that he was all over the body. Feeling cold, I quickly poured hot water on the stove next to me all over my body, put on my clothes in a hurry and went out.
When Meng Changqing arrived at the Liangzhou government office, it was getting dark, and someone was already standing in front of the government office waiting for her.
Li Ting stepped forward to greet you: "Mr. Meng, I'm waiting for you in the study."
"Excuse me, Mr. Li." Meng Changqing followed him inside and asked at the same time: " Why can’t I see you everywhere?”
"He has been waiting for you at the door for a long time. I saw that he was very cold, so I asked him to go into the room to keep warm. It was not long after he entered. What a coincidence."
As soon as he said this, Bafang came from nearby A voice came out of a room, "Master!"
Meng Changqing saw that the cold color on his face was still there, "You're getting cold."
"Hey, no Nothing." Bafang followed Meng Changqing and took the tightly wrapped pigeon cage from her hand.
Li Ting took it from Bafang again, "I was careless and asked Master Meng to get it now, and leave the pigeon cage to me. You are also familiar with the house, so I am resigning."
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Meng Changqing said again, "Thank you."
Outside the study, there were two rare government officials guarding them. As soon as Meng Changqing approached, the two men reported inside: "Sir, Master Meng is here."
"Let him in."
The yamen servant lifted the door curtain, Meng Changqing said a polite thank you, and then led Bafang in. In the study room, Wei Fangyun was sitting behind the desk writing something. Meng Changqing saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Meng Changqing, pays homage to Lord Futai."
"Oh, Changqing, you guys sit down first while I finish writing these two sentences I'll talk to you again..." Before he could finish the sentence, he lowered his head and continued writing.
Meng Changqing and Bafang found a stool nearby and sat down.
After waiting for a while, Wei Fangyun put down his pen, looked at what he had written, and nodded with satisfaction.
Of course Meng Changqing was curious about what he wrote, but he knew enough not to ask.
"Evergreen." Wei Fangyun walked out from behind the desk, his eyes shining brightly, "You have done another great job in wiping out the bandits this time!"
" The subordinates dare not take the credit, and the most important contribution to this matter was Colonel Yang Zheng.”
Wei Fangyun said, "Without you, he wouldn't have been able to do this even if he tried hard, so there is no need to be humble. Of course, I know your intentions. If Captain Yang has merit, I will also write it down in the memorial."
"Thank you, uncle." Meng Changqing continued: "There are a total of eighty-seven bandits on the dangerous mountain, one of whom died, and they have all been detained in the county prison. In addition, there are still people who are not on the mountain. According to preliminary interrogation, the number should be "Three people."
"I know that no matter how many people there are, since they have lost their shelter in the dangerous mountains, they do not pose a threat. The follow-up will be handled according to what is written in your official document. If they should be trapped, they will be trapped. Investigate, just investigate."
"Yes." Meng Changqing asked again: "What uncle thinks is more appropriate to deal with?"
Wei Fangyun thought for a while and said, "An. According to the law, if someone is caught as a bandit, there will be different punishments according to the seriousness of the crime. The bandit leader is dead, so he will not be mentioned, and the others will be dismissed at best
In fact, the reason why this group of people became robbers in the first place... After all, Beishan County was a wasteland with no government protection. It is understandable that they would do anything to survive. "
Meng Changqing said in her heart that the completion of the wall in Beishan County did not give them the opportunity to go down the mountain.
Of course, she only thought in her heart and did not say it out loud.
Wei Fangyun continued: "If we talk about distribution, your Beishan County is already the northernmost place in Daliang. If you send them to other places, wouldn't it be a blessing for them?
According to my opinion, it is better to let them stay in Beishan County to work as coolies. "(End of Chapter)