Chapter 1176 Accepting the Facts
“I really don’t know what kind of ecstasy drug Zhu Pingan gave them to defend Zhu Pingan so much. A small county town was able to capture 795 Japanese pirate heads. Take a look Isn’t that normal, but they are good, each and every one of them said it with full confidence, and we can’t even question it.”
Taizhou magistrate Tan Lun and his party walked out of the teahouse, and an accompanying soldier said angrily.
"That's right."
Another soldier also echoed.
"Rewards and punishments must be clearly stated. Magistrate Zhu defended Jingnan and protected the 50,000 people in Jingnan County. He is a meritorious minister. Before it is determined that Magistrate Zhu has committed an act of killing good people and taking merit, you must not offend Magistrate Zhu, and you must not directly call him The name of Zhu Zhi County is taboo."
Taizhou Zhifu Tan Lun walked in front. After hearing the indignation of his men, he turned his head and preached softly.
"Yes, yes, the master of the palace is not no, the master taught me a lesson."
Hearing this, the two soldiers nodded in haste to admit their mistake. Of course, they still thought that Zhu Ping'an must kill the good and take the credit. .
“Boss, Zhu Zhixian defended Jingnan and saved Jingnan County from Japanese pirates. The people in the county were grateful to him and defended him in every word, which was understandable. However, the villages outside the county were It was different. Many villages outside the county were caught off guard. After encountering the Japanese pirates, their evaluation of Zhu Ping'an must be much more objective. In addition, my subordinates felt that if they wanted to kill good people and take credit for their crimes, they would not do it in the county. In order to hide it from others, they would choose outside the city. Take action in remote villages ”
Zuo Zhen thought for a moment, clasped his fists and said to Tan Lun, suggesting that he go to a village outside the city for a secret investigation.
"Yes, that makes sense. Let's go out of the city and visit the villages below." Tan Lun nodded.
The group turned west and left the city through the west gate. After leaving the city, I asked a few passers-by and went to the villages that were most severely affected by the Japanese invasion.
Zhangqiu Village.
This is Tan Lun’s first stop.
Before entering the village, I saw the destroyed rice fields in front of the village. The rice fields that were about to mature had been burned to pieces. As soon as you enter the village, you will be greeted by endless white flags. White flags are hung at the door of almost every house. Ruined walls and burned houses. Traces of destruction by Japanese pirates can be seen everywhere in the village.
The village was sparsely populated and felt very deserted. Tan Lun and his party walked deep into the village before they heard a dog barking, and then saw a trembling old man walking out of the door on a cane. Observe the movement.
"Hello, father-in-law, we are tea merchants from Taizhou Fucheng. We are passing by your village, can we ask for some water?"
Tan Lun stepped forward and clasped his fists.
"Oh, I'm from Fucheng. If you don't mind how dirty my house is, come in and have a drink of water. We don't have any meat or wine at home, but we have enough water." The old man is getting older and his legs and feet are too old. It was a bit inconvenient, but he was still pretty smart. After listening to Tan Lun's words, he invited them into the house to drink water.
"Thank you, father-in-law." Tan Lun clasped his fists and thanked him. He walked into the yard first, then took out two bags of tea leaves from the burden carried by the soldiers and handed them to the father-in-law. "Haha, father-in-law, these two bags of tea leaves were not well preserved and were soaked by the rain. , not in good condition, can’t be sold Go out, but it won’t affect your drinking. I hope my father-in-law doesn’t mind it.”
As for the fact that the tea leaves were watered by rain, of course it doesn’t exist. This is a wording that Tan Lun deliberately made up to prevent his father-in-law. Accept the tea leaves with great burden.
“Look at you guys, why are you so polite for a drink of water?”
The old man waved his hand and refused to accept the tea. Tan Lun insisted again and again. After the old man pushed a few times, he finally accepted the tea leaves. He took the tea leaves.
Although tea is not expensive, the elderly are usually reluctant to drink tea, and they only buy some tea during the New Year and holidays. Now I heard that Tan Lun said that the tea was soaked in rain and could not be sold, so he kept insisting and accepted it. Put the treasured ones in the cabinet and prepare to entertain relatives and guests during the New Year and holidays or when someone comes to visit. The old man doesn't care whether the tea leaves are soaked in the rain or not. The tea leaves have to be soaked in water sooner or later.
"These are the only two bowls at home, you guys take turns drinking."
After taking the tea leaves, the old man picked up a greasy pottery pot, found two chipped bowls, and prepared to pour water.
"Old man, we can do it ourselves." Tan Lun stepped forward and took the pottery pot from the old man's hand.
"Master, wait a moment, I will wash the bowl again." Zuo Zhen noticed that the kettle was extremely grease-stained and the bowl was chipped and dark, as if it had not been cleaned, so he couldn't help but get up and pick it up Pick up the bowl and prepare to wash it again.
“Oh, it’s strange that yesterday, the county magistrate came to our house and drank water directly from this bowl.”
When the old man saw this, he shouted with his hands behind his back. "Yesterday, the county magistrate's old man came to my house, and he didn't pay any attention to you."
"No, that's good." Tan Lun waved his hand, stopped Zuo Zhen, poured a bowl of water, handed it to the old man with both hands, and then poured himself another bowl of water, smiling. He said to the old man, "Husband, are you related to the county magistrate? The county magistrate has been to your house, so we can follow you to enjoy the noble status." Here you go."
When Zuo Zhen heard that Zhu Ping'an had come to this village, he couldn't help but conjure up many pictures in his mind
"Why is this little old man so lucky to be a relative of the county magistrate? "
The old man shook his head. When he talked about rice noodles and oil, the wrinkles on the old man's face seemed to relax.
After talking about this topic, Tan Lun, Zuo Zhen and others started chatting with the old man, talking about Zhu Ping'an, the Japanese invasion, the time when the village suffered from Japanese invasion, the casualties in the village, and the county seat's seven gains. One hundred and ninety-five Japanese pirate heads, asking whether the dead in the village had their heads cut off
From the beginning of insinuating, to gradually clarifying the topic, we investigated and found out whether Zhu Ping'an killed good people and took credit for their crimes. , or even though he didn’t kill the good guy, he took credit for his good deeds.
“Go away! You are not welcome in my home! Even if I feed the dogs, I won’t let you drink this water!”
Hear Zuo Zhen After picking up the topic, the old man suddenly became furious. He snatched the bowls from Tan Lun and others' hands, poured out all the water, and then tremblingly opened his hands and pushed Tan Lun, Zuo Zhen and others toward the door. Extrapolate.
"Hey, hey, old man, why are you so angry?" Zuo Zhen shouted with a puzzled look on his face.
His answer was two bags of tea.
"Give it back to you!"
The tea leaves that the old man cherished just now in the cabinet were now thrown into the arms of Zuo Zhen and others like garbage.
"Old man, what are you so angry about?!" Zuo Zhen couldn't help shouting again.
“You’re still asking me why I’m angry?! I’m so stupid that I asked you to come in and drink water! You actually slandered the magistrate like this. I’ve lived a long life, and finally I don’t want to see people like you! If you don’t do good things yourself, you can’t see others doing it. It's a good thing, but you still throw dirty water on others. Do you know what the county magistrate did when he came to our village yesterday? The county magistrate came to help us rebuild our village, help us repair our houses, and help us harvest rice. The little old man brought rice, flour and oil, which was enough for the little old man to eat half You're taking credit for killing people! You made it up! The heads of more than 700 Japanese pirates captured in the county were displayed at the Heroes Cemetery and the public collection for two days to pay homage to the souls of the villagers. Everyone is watching. If a fellow villager gets his head cut off and takes credit for it, They have been recognized by the surviving villagers a long time ago. How can I wait for you to arrange the heads of the Japanese pirates? It was the county magistrate who led the villagers to fight with their lives to get a good magistrate in our county, but we can't let it be done by you villains. The dirty water was thrown away”
The old man banged his cane on the ground excitedly, and looked at Tan Lun and others with eyes filled with anger.
After leaving Zhangqiu Village in embarrassment, Tan Lun and his party visited several more villages. With the lessons learned from Zhangqiu Village, when they investigated and inquired, their tone was much more tactful, and they all used insinuations. way.
After walking through several villages, Tan Lun and others did not find any clues that Zhu Pingan killed good people and took credit for good deeds. They had to accept the fact that the 790 people in Jingnan County The heads of five Japanese pirates were truly captured, and there was no such thing as killing good people and taking credit for their good deeds. (End of this chapter)