Chapter 17 Shocking on the First Day

The first day of the Chinese New Year, at the beginning of the year, should be a good day for the whole country to celebrate. However, today's Daliang City is more tense than before. There are always people patrolling the streets, always on guard against possible chaos.

The reason for such an almost out-of-control scene began yesterday, which is the dusk of New Year's Eve. Just half a day ago, at dusk, there was a non-violent conflict before a grain shop in Nanshi. A people who came to buy grain clashed with the clerks of the grain shop and fought fiercely, because the grain buyers were alone and could not resist the siege of the men in the grain shop and finally fled.

But things didn't stop. After returning home, this person couldn't fall down and swallowed his breath until the second watch. On New Year's Eve, his family was suddenly beaten and died. Naturally, the family refused to give up, but at this time, the government office had been sealed, and naturally there was nowhere to complain. In addition, some people reminded that the grain shop itself was associated with the powerful in the court, and even if they wanted to sue them, they might not succeed.

In this way, the relatives of the deceased were even more angry and unbearable, so they launched a group of relatives and friends before the deceased's body, took sticks and other guys, and went straight to the grain shop.

It was late at that time, and after all, it was New Year's Eve. The patrol battalion soldiers who were originally ordered to maintain stability in the city were also lazy, either going home to accompany their relatives, or drinking and playing money in the barracks. No one on this street could stop these angry people. They ran all the way to the grain shop, broke the door without saying a word, and then set fire.

When the boss and the clerk in the grain shop heard the sound of breaking the door, they hurried out to stop it, so Shuang Convenience fought in this shop. This time, because the people who came to the door were prepared to fight, and the number of people was more sufficient, the people who opened the grain shop could not resist, and people were constantly knocked to the ground.

When the owner of the grain shop saw that the situation was not good, he turned around and wanted to leave through the back door, but he was seen by the deceased brother who had been staring at him for a long time. He rushed forward and beat him alive a few times. Seeing that the boss's end was so miserable, other guys naturally lost their fighting spirit and immediately dispersed.

For such a situation, these people did not stop them, but began to grab the little grain left in the grain shop, and then set fire to burn the courtyard, which was a bad breath.

And after all, they couldn't get rid of such a delay. The people who had known about the fight here and the patrol camp rushed over and saw them setting fire to the house. Naturally, these soldiers and servitories couldn't ignore anything. They immediately rushed up, surrounded them, and then took them down.

After putting out the fire again, everyone found that there were still a few burnt bodies in the house, but the owner of the grain shop and several people in the grain shop who had injured their legs and feet and could not escape. At this time, the nature of the case has become more serious. It has changed from ordinary fighting and revenge to a serious case of murder and arson. Even if the Gyeonggi government knows that there is a reason for their incident, it is no longer ready to help them.

At the same time, the * of this grain shop was also exposed. His * was actually the Cui family, which made the people of Gyeonggi Province more afraid to make a casual conclusion, but quickly reported the matter. Just because it was the Spring Festival, the court officials had no control, so they had to detain a group of criminals first and wait until two days before dealing with them.

Originally, there was nothing wrong with this practice. After all, killing and arson are against national law. Those people were killed because their relatives, and there was no reason to seek revenge and kill without permission. However, at this time, the beam is like a gunpowder depot. Once there is a little Mars, it will completely explode the accumulated anger. However, this usually extremely hurtful incident has had a great impact this time.

Ordinary people have long been resentful about those grain merchants in Beijing. It is only because the other party has promised to lower the price of grain before that they have endured for the time being. Then the inexplicable fire broke out, and it was understood by everyone that the other party burned the grain and refused to sell it to everyone at a constant price, which increased the people's evil feelings about the big grain merchants. Only because of the backer behind the other party, they have been holding back their anger, but it is only temporary. As long as someone picks up their head, the fire will break through all the shackles and erupt violently.

And this incident has become the trigger for everyone to break out! Somehow, the cause and effect of this matter were spread. By the morning of the first year, most of the people in the city knew about it. And everyone's views are also surprisingly consistent. They all believe that those grain merchants deserve to die, and those people taken by the government are wronged.

When the people in the government found that the situation was not good, thousands of people had appeared in front of the government office of the Gyeonggi government and shouted, so that they would release the few people who were taken back!

Lu Bingqing just squinted when he got the news. After being awakened by the people outside, he did not have any surprise or worry, but smiled faintly: "It seems that you can't underestimate these ordinary people who are tamed like lambs."

"My lord, what should I do now? If they dare to attack our Gyeonggi government, I'm afraid that people like us can't resist it at all..." Some of his officials said uneasily. Looking around, there are less than ten government officials, and even Wang Guben, who can beat the most in the government office, is not among them.

"Do not panic. When I come out and make it clear to them, they will naturally not embarrass me as a Gyeonggi government." Lu Bingqing smiled and began to let people change into official clothes for him. In fact, when he sent people to arrest those people yesterday, he could already imagine such a situation, so this change could not scare him at all.

The reason why Lu Bingqing can see so accurately is that someone has given him some suggestions before. These ministers who intend to fight for power for the emperor can see another force in this food crisis, and this force is aimed at the families in the dynasty. Since they have done so much, they will naturally not only make the situation tense, but also ignite the fire completely. Therefore, the event on 30 nights is an accident for many people, but it is expected for Lu Bingqing.

Knowing that something would happen, Lu Bingqing put those people back home, just to give the people this opportunity. After thinking about it, he had made sure that he would never be involved in this matter, so he straightened his sleeves, strode out of the back office, and went straight to the gate of the government office surrounded by thousands of people.

"Rush the Li family, or we will enter the door and grab people out, and then..." The crowd outside the door is turbulent, and many people have become extremely excited under such circumstances and dare to say anything.

At this time, the closed door of the government office suddenly opened, and Lu Bingqing, dressed in five-grade official uniform, came out. He did not show his domineering appearance like other officials, nor did he have any official prestige. He scolded the people who surrounded the government office, but bowed to the people in front of him first: "Guys, please listen to me!"

The people were shocked to see that the parents of this place actually gave such a courtesy to everyone. They really calmed down for a while. The people who were shouting and scolded just now also looked at Lu Bingqing to see what he had to say.

Seeing that his actions finally had some effect, Lu Bingqing's heart calmed down a little: "Guys, I also know very well what you think. I know that the reason why you are so excited is to get justice for these innocent people. The grain merchant is domineering and hurts people first. They avenge their relatives, which can also make sense on the basis of legal principles.

When everyone heard what he said, they had a little goodwill with him, so they slowed down their tone: "Since adults also think so, why do they take people to prison? Lord Lu, please let him go quickly..."

"I sympathize with them, but the national law is like this, and I can't change it." Lu Bingqing said, and when he saw that many people had changed their colors, he added: "Moreover, the identity of this grain merchant... I hope you can understand. If you only follow the heart of the official, you will naturally not delve into this matter!"

This has been made very clear, and everyone quickly grasped the message he wanted to convey: if the identity of the grain merchant is average, this matter will naturally be over. But now this person's identity is so special that he is related to the Cui family. He is not the one who can do it.

"Okay, let's go to Cui's house to see what they have to say!" Immediately, someone shouted hello. These thousands of people followed the flow and immediately turned away from the Jingji government office and went to the west city where the Cui family was located. Watching them leave, Lu Bingqing exhaled a turbid breath, and his burning strategy finally succeeded.

But he also looked up at the determination of these people. Shortly after they left the Jingji government office, he was met by the soldiers of the patrol battalion who had heard the news. Driven away by these soldiers with guns and sticks, the people with little weapons had to flee.

In this way, the capital temporarily returned to calm, and the patrol camp sent almost all personnel to conduct the most rigorous inspection of the city, preventing anyone from going to the streets at will.

At this time, the masters of Cui, Wu and Ye met in the quiet room of the Ye family. Since this period, the seven families have ceased to exist, and the Xu, Chu and Lu families have deliberately distanced themselves from each other, so after such an incident, these three families are the only ones who can really help each other.

Ye Mingyang stared at Cui Rixun unhappily: "You really are. Why don't you care about your own people? Now, it's really a headache for such a thing to happen!"

Cui Rixun was also angry, but he didn't dare to let it out in front of Ye Mingyang. He only smiled bitterly: "I didn't even think of this. But now that I think about it, there is a reason for everything. If it hadn't been for the fire that caused heavy losses to those people under me, how could they be so reckless?

Wu Jingzi nodded: "Yes, the root of everything is on the strange fire before the New Year... All this is deliberately done by someone to target us. I even suspect that even yesterday's disturbance was manipulated behind the scenes to finally happen!"

"Well, I also think it's too strange!" Cui Rixun nodded and said, "Some ordinary quarrels will not kill people. Moreover, the reaction of the deceased's family was too fierce, and they immediately made a scene. If nothing was instructed, it's really unbelievable.

Ye Mingyang looked at the two colleagues who were still thinking hard and sneered: "You don't have to say this, but you can also want to see it. Someone can't see that we have been in control of the situation and want to plot us through this kind of ghost trick! However, we don't have any evidence, and we can't find out the true identity of the person behind it, so everything is just speculation and can't be true. The most important thing for us now is to solve this matter smoothly and don't give any opportunity to the person behind it!"

"But at this point, what should we do?" Cui Rixun said with a bitter face, "Those people who made trouble before would want to go to my house to make trouble. If it hadn't been for the patrol camp in time, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get here."

"Step back first and let the Gyeonggi government let people go!" Ye Mingyang said and looked at Cui Rixun, "And this matter must be done by you to let everyone know that you will not shield your own people in this matter. In this way, the people will have no excuse to be your enemy."

Cui Rixun said in embarrassment, "But how can I explain it to the people below?" The people under the Cui family hope that he, the owner, can support his own people. If he does this, it is bound to arouse their dissatisfaction.

"I can't take care of this much now." Ye Mingyang said righteously, "Only by giving today's problems first can we say anything else. Otherwise, I'm afraid that your Cui family will encounter big trouble sooner or later. Moreover, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. When the grain from the south of the Yangtze River arrives, it's not too late for us to take those people to calm down.

Thinking about the final end of the Fang family, Cui Rixun had no choice but to nod: "Okay, just do what you want. I'm going to Gyeonggi Province and ask him to let him go.

"Yes, we have to make the momentum bigger so that the people in Beijing can see that you and I have an impartial heart, so that they have no excuse to make trouble us!" Wu Jingzi also added a sentence.

When he came out of the Ye family, Cui Rixun went straight to the Gyeonggi Province. He didn't wait for people to spread it. He let Lu Bingqing greet him and went straight in.

Lu Bingqing was worried when he saw that the other party was in such a hurry. He just thought that his heart had been seen through, so he asked with a smile, "I don't know why Lord Cui is here? If it's for those people to commit crimes, adults can rest assured that the subordinates will strictly take care of them and will not let them go because of the trouble outside!"

Facing this Jingji Fuyin, who is much lower than himself, Cui Rixun looked very imposing. He glanced at the other party and then said, "If you do this, I will naturally accept your feelings. However, I didn't come here today to let you take good look at those people.

"The adult's intention is..."

"I'm here to let you go. Tomorrow morning, you will let people go decently!"

"What? These people are the murderers of Lord Cui's family. They..." Lu Bingqing said in surprise. He was shocked because the other party could make concessions quickly, making it difficult to implement his plan.

However, Cui Rixun did not pay much attention to this matter, but said in an unquestionable tone, "I have made up my mind, so you don't have to say any more. I will bear all the consequences!"

"Since the adult has said so, the subordinate will do it!" Lu Bingqing immediately nodded and said. He knew that if he continued to talk, the other party would inevitably be suspicious. On the contrary, he was even more unfavorable to him: "I will release people early tomorrow morning."

"How's it going?" Under the dim light, the emperor's face also looked a little yellow.

"It went well at the beginning, and no one found that it was behind our backs." Huang Yue replied in a low voice, "If the patrol camp hadn't suddenly run out, the Cui family would have been surrounded."

"Hmm, patrol the camp... I didn't come out when I used to use them, but now I come out to please the Cui family!" The emperor's eyes flashed with a faint light: "What about now? Is there something wrong with it?" He has heard something from Huang Yue's words.

"Yes, Cui Rixun and Wu Jingzi went to Ye's house. After coming out, they changed their previous attitude and went to Gyeonggi Province to let Lu Bingqing let him go. Obviously, they also know that it is not good for them to go on like this, so they have to accept it first.

"I didn't expect that they would also be subject to others." The emperor lowered the corners of his mouth a little, but then frowned again: "In this way, we want to defeat the Cui family's plan through this incident?"

"I'm afraid..." Huang Yue smiled bitterly and said, "They have admitted defeat, and naturally the people can't do anything about it anymore. In this way, although the Cui family lost some face, there was no other loss.

The emperor's face became gloomy and sunny under the light, and suddenly a trace of evil flashed between his eyebrows: "In this case, we have to move again. Ask the people to kill the hall to prepare, and when they let people go, they will do it!"

"Do it? Your Majesty means..." Huang Yue has guessed something, but he doesn't seem to dare to say it.

"Yes, only in this way can the fire that is about to be extinguished burn again, so that our plan can continue!" A flame also flashed in the emperor's eyes.

After a moment of silence, Huang Yue still nodded: "The old slave knows, so I will order it!"

"I'm tired. Let's go to rest after you tell me to go down." The emperor said and closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to face such a result...