I really don’t know what kind of ecstasy Zhu Pingan has instilled in them, they are so defensive of Zhu Pingan, a small county can even capture seven hundred and ninety-five Japanese pirate heads, at a glance it’s not normal, but they’re good, one by one, they say with conviction, we can’t even question it …….”
Taizhou governor Tan Lun party walked out of the teahouse, an attendant soldier will be indignant said.
“That’s right.”
Another soldier also followed and chimed in.
“Rewards and punishments must be clearly stated, Zhu Zhixian has defended Jingnan and protected the 50,000 people of Jingnan County, he is a meritorious minister. Before it is established that Zhu Zhi Xian has killed Liang and risked his honour, no offence shall be given to Zhu Zhi Xian, and he shall not call Zhu Zhi Xian by his first name.”
Tan Lun, the governor of Taizhou, was walking in front and after hearing the indignation of his men, he twisted his head around and softly preached.
“Yes, yes, Prefect ……No no, the proprietor’s lesson is right.”
The two soldiers heard this and busily nodded their heads and admitted their mistakes, but of course in their hearts they still thought that Zhu Pingan must have killed Liang and risked his life.
“Dongjia, Zhu Zhixian defended Jingnan and saved Jingnan County from the Japanese invaders, the common people in the county are grateful to him, and it’s justifiable that they defend him at every turn in their words. However, the villages outside of the county are different, there are many villages outside of the county that were caught off guard by the Japanese invaders, so I’m sure they will be much more objective in their assessment of Zhu Pingan. In addition, my subordinate feels that if he is killing Liang and risking his honour, he should not do it inside the county town, and in order to conceal and hide it from people’s eyes, he should choose a remote village outside the city to do it.”
Zuo Zhen pondered slightly, clasped his fists and said to Tan Lun, suggesting to go to the village outside the city to investigate secretly.
“Hm, words are reasonable. Let’s go, let’s head out of the city and take a look at the village below.”Tan Lun nodded.
The group turned west and left the city through the west gate. After leaving the city, they asked a few passersby and headed towards the few villages that suffered the worst from the Japanese.
Zhangqiu Village.
This was Tan Lun’s first stop.
Before they entered the village, they saw the destroyed rice fields in front of the village, and the rice fields that were about to ripen had already been burned to the ground. Once they entered the village, their eyes were filled with endless white streamers, which hung in front of almost every house. Ruins, burnt houses ……Traces of destruction by the Japanese can be seen everywhere in the village.
The village was sparsely populated and felt very cold, Tan Lun and his party walked into the village very deep before they heard a dog barking, and then they saw a trembling old man with a walking stick walk out of the door to inspect the movement.
“Good old man, we are tea merchants from Taizhou Prefecture, passing through your village, can we ask for a drink of water.”
Tan Lun stepped forward and cupped his fists and said.
“Oh, hitting the Prefecture City ah. If you don’t mind the little old man’s house being dirty, come in and have a drink. There’s no wine or meat in the house, water is manageable.”The oldest man was old and his legs were a bit inconvenient, but he was still quite deaf, and after hearing Tan Lun’s words, he invited them to come in for a drink of water.
“Thank you, old man.”Tan Lun clasped his fists and thanked him, taking the lead and walking into the courtyard, then took out two packets of tea from the stretcher picked by the soldiers and handed them to the old man, “Oh, old man, these two packets of tea were not well preserved and were doused by the rain, they are not in good condition and can’t be sold, but they don’t affect the drink, I hope that you won’t mind them.”
As for the tea leaves being watered by rain or something, naturally it doesn’t exist, this is the wording Tan Lun deliberately made up, the purpose is to make the old abbot accept the tea leaves without any burden.
“Look at you guys, what’s the point of being polite when you drink a cup of water ……”
The old man waved his hand, not accepting the tea leaves, Tan Lun repeatedly insisted, the old man pushed a few times before accepting the tea leaves.
Although tea is not expensive, but the elderly usually can not afford to drink tea, but only on New Year’s holidays will go to buy some tea. Now heard Tan Lun said the tea is watered rain, can not be sold, and repeatedly insisted on also accepted. I put it in the cupboard, ready to wait until the New Year’s festivals or when people visit, to entertain the relatives and guests. Bubble rain or not, the old man does not care, tea sooner or later do not have to soak water is not.
“There are only these two bowls at home, you guys take turns drinking it.”
After receiving the tea leaves, the old abbot lifted an oil-scaled earthenware pot and found two chipped bowls, ready to pour water.
“Old Abbot, we can just do it ourselves.”Tan Lun stepped forward to take the clay pot in the old man’s hand.
“Elder ……Wait a moment, I’ll brush and wash the bowl again.”Zuo Zhen noticed that the kettle was greasy and the bowl was chipped and black, as if it hadn’t been brushed clean, so he couldn’t help but get up and pick up the bowl, ready to wash it again.
“Heh, weirdly preachy ……Yesterday, the big old master of the governor came to our house, and directly used this bowl to drink water.”
Seeing this, the oldest man heckled with his hands behind his back, Yesterday, the governor’s grand master came to our house, and he wasn’t even as preachy as you guys.
“No need, this is fine.”Tan Lun waved his hand, stopping Zuo Zhen, poured himself a bowl of water and handed it to the old master with both hands, then poured himself a bowl of water, smilingly said to the old master, “Old man, are you related to the governor’s great master, the governor’s great master has come to your house, then we can follow to dip into the precious gas.”
When Zuo Zhen heard that Zhu Pingan had come to this village, he could not help but conceive many images in his mind ……
“How is it that the little old man is blessed to be related to the governor’s grand master,”
The oldest shook his head, and the wrinkles on the old man’s face seemed to stretch when he spoke of rice, flour, and oil.
After starting this conversation, Tan Lun, Zuo Zhen and others talked to the old man, chatting about Zhu Pingan, chatting about the Japanese, chatting about the time when the village was hit by the Japanese, chatting about the casualties in the village, chatting about the seven hundred and ninety-five Japanese heads captured in the county, chatting about the dead in the village whether or not their heads had been cut off…….
From the beginning of the side-questioning, to gradually picking up the topic, investigating to understand whether Zhu Pingan had killed Liang and risked his credit, or although he had not killed Liang, but risked his credit with Liang ……
“You guys go! You are not welcome in my home!This water of mine is fed to the dogs and will not be given to you to drink!”
After hearing Zuo Zhen pick out the topic, the old man suddenly burst into a rage, snatching the bowls from Tan Lun and the others and pouring out all the water, then trembling and opening his hands to push Tan Lun, Zuo Zhen and the others towards the door.
“Hey, hey, old man what kind of anger are you …… angry about?”Zuo Zhen shouted with a puzzled face.
What responded to him were two packets of tea.
“Return you!”
The tea leaves that the old man had cherished in the cupboard earlier were now thrown into the arms of Zuo Zhen and the others as if they were rubbish.
“Old man, what kind of anger are you having?!”Zuo Zhen couldn’t help but shout once again.
“You’re still asking me what kind of anger I’m angry about? I was pork blinded to invite you all into the house to drink water! How dare you all slander the Great Master of the Magistrate like this. I’ve lived a long life, and I can’t stand to see people like you! If you don’t do good, you can’t let others do good, and you throw dirt on them. Do you know what the Governor did in our village yesterday? The Governor came to help us rebuild our village, repairing our houses, cutting our rice, and sending me rice, flour, and oil, enough to feed me for half a year. ……Cutting people’s heads and risking their credit? Bah! How dare you guys make it up! The seven hundred heads of the Japanese invaders captured by the county have been displayed in the Heroes’ Mausoleum and the public fund-raising for two days to make offerings to all the murdered villagers and to pay tribute to their souls in heaven, and everyone has seen them, and if any of the villagers had their heads cut off to take credit for their actions, they would have been recognised by the surviving villagers, so there is still no need to wait for you to make up a story! The heads of the Japanese invaders were fought for with the lives of the townspeople under the leadership of the magistrate. Our county is not easy to come to a good governor, can not be you these villains to splash dirty water splashed away ……”
The old master emotionally knocked his walking stick on the ground uncontrollably, looking at Tan Lun and the others with eyes full of anger.
After leaving Zhangqiu village in a state of distress, Tan Lun and his party visited a few more villages, with the lesson of Zhangqiu village, they investigated the winking enquiry in a much more tactful tone, all by way of side conversations.
A few villages down, Tan Lun and others did not find any one Zhu Pingan kill good and take advantage of the clues, had to accept the fact that is Jingnan County seven hundred and ninety-five Japanese head chopping is real, and there is no what kill good and take advantage of the behaviour of good and take advantage of the behaviour of good and take advantage of the behaviour of good and take advantage of the behaviour of good and take advantage of the behaviour of good and take advantage of the behaviour of good and take advantage of the behaviour of good and take advantage of the behaviour of good and take advantage of the behaviour of good.
