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Chapter IX Disposal

As soon as Han Qian finished speaking, he saw two young men whose minds had not been completely wiped out by this miserable life, running down the mountain to find the news of the realm.

Even with Han Qian's support, the other tenants stood on the periphery with indifference and fear, and did not dare to squeeze in to cause trouble. The mother and daughter were still supporting Zhao Wuji, who was beaten to the bottom of the wall, and waiting for the government office to send people to deal with it, so that the Han family soldiers would not abuse the lynching again.

Although Fan Xicheng was heartbroken by the death of his adopted son, he asked Han Qian to hold on to the handle of the conversation. No matter how fierce the words and deeds were, it seemed that he had ulterior motives.

Seeing that Zhao Kuo and others became hesitant, Fan Xicheng was so angry that he trembled all over, but he could not defend himself. He could only watch his adopted son Fan Wucheng fall into a pool of blood. He still thought that Wucheng came over early in the morning to drive the Zhao family and his son out of the farm, just to relieve him.

Thinking of this makes Fan Xicheng even more painful to his chest, and he feels that Wu Cheng died too unfairly.

Seeing Fan Xicheng's forehead rushing, Fan Dahei's eyes were red and he was still full of anger. Han Qian was worried that he could not suppress the father and son. He frowned and said to Fan Dahei: "Fan Dahei, immediately ride back to the city and tell my father about this matter - if you think that my matter is unfair, my father will decide everything, but before this, you must not be able to lynch your family, which will ruin the Han family style!"

The Han family’s news in Xuanzhou may not be very good, but Han Qian wanted to use this to prevent Fan Xicheng and his soldiers from acting rashly.

After hearing what Han Qian said, Fan Xicheng had nothing to say.

A soldier pulled the stubborn Fan Da's black-clothed collar and whispered: "I'll accompany you or go to the city to find the head of the family to report this matter..."

"Why do you need so many return to the city? Could it be that Fan Dahei, the other one, can't explain the matter clearly?" Han Qian said. He stopped the soldier from walking with Fan Dahei, and Fan Dahei, the other one, returned to the city to report to his father.

Although Fan Dahei was angry that Fan Wucheng was killed by the tenants, and even did not understand why he did not uphold justice for Fan Wucheng at this time, Fan Dahei was not so petty, so Han Qian was not worried that he would fiddle with his father when he went back to the city to find him.

Seeing Fan Dahei returning to the villa to lead his horse, Han Qian looked around and said, "I'm here waiting for the county government to send someone to deal with this matter..."

Han Qian lowered his head and crawled into the dim thatched hut. Fan Wuwei's body lay motionless on the mud, with a pool of blood under his body.

The house was so simple that Han Qian could not imagine that a small pit was dug from the ground in the corner to serve as a fire pit, sprinkling a pile of firewood that had not been completely burned down. The bowls and jars were broken all over the floor, and there were traces of old in some gaps. It was obvious that these bowls and jars were already incomplete before they were broken.

There is a wooden table that has been broken up in the corner.

In addition, there are only a few simple farm tools in the main hall.

There was no bed in the room on the east side, only two piles of hay were spread on the ground, and the bedding was quite clean, but I don’t know how many patches were applied - fortunately, the house was dry in the mountains, maybe the mistress of the house was diligent in managing the house, which looked quite dry.

There were two simple spinning wheels in the room on the west side, and a bed board was built with a tree stump in the corner. It should be the bed of the thin girl...

Han Qian really couldn't imagine that a family could be so simple!

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Although Han Daoxun was a free official of the fourth rank in the court, the Han family was not small in power. Han Daoxun had a murder case in Jiangcheng County, which had been bought for less than a year in a new Zhuangzi, which was not bought for Jiangcheng County. Jingzhao Prefecture may not take it seriously, but the county dare not be careless.

There was a section of road in the county town. County magistrate Liu Yuan personally took the yamen runners to the villa and went to the scene to inquire about the case.

Liu Yuan was from Jiangcheng County. When he was a young man, he was in the Huainan Army and was awarded the title of the sixth-rank cavalry officer. He became a county magistrate in the local area and was only promoted in recent years. He was also an old soldier who started his business with Emperor Tianyou.

After the establishment of the State of Chu, Emperor Tianyou imitated the Han and Tang systems and implemented the three-rank system under the prefectures and counties, using the meritorious soldiers of the Huainan Army as officials, and stabilizing the Yang family's foundation in the Jianghuai land.

If the Han family soldiers killed the tenant farmers, as long as they were not killed for no reason, they would be punished by the law or punished with a stick and gently exposed them. At this time, it was the tenant who killed the Han family soldiers who broke into the door. Liu Yuan felt it was very difficult to hear this.

He didn't know what to do. On the one hand, he would not let himself be scolded by the local people, and on the other hand, he could not anger a wealthy family like the Han family.

Although the Han family was not Jiang Cheng's indigenous power, and Han Daoxun was just an idle official in the court, Jiang Cheng was only two or three hundred miles apart from Xuanzhou. The common people didn't know what kind of wealthy family the Han family was in Xuanzhou, and Liu Yuan knew it very well.

Furthermore, Han Daoxun has always been famous for governing the local area. As the chief secretary of the Guangling Jiedushi, who had the opportunity to be promoted to deputy envoy of the Jiedushi or governor of the state, was transferred back to the court to serve as a secretary and a junior supervisor. This time, he seemed to be a leisurely position, but he might have to be valued in the court after a while. As a small county lieutenant, Liu Yuan dared not offend him.

When he arrived at Qiuhu Mountain, Liu Yuan felt it was quite difficult along the way, but he might not want to enter the villa. Han Qian, the young master of the Han family, was such a "reasonable" and "impartial" person.

Of course, even if the case is clear and the young master of the Han family is so reasonable, without any slightest blunder of the law and bullying others, Liu Yuan did not dare to write a lawsuit easily, arresting Zhao Wuji and taking Fan Wucheng's body back to the county government to close the case.

Jiangcheng County belongs to Jingzhao Prefecture and is next to Jinling City. It is not without a wealthy family. It even chooses a family and is involved in the relationship between princes, ministers, or royal relatives. If such a murder case occurs, it will not be investigated at all. In the end, the person who can spare the murderer will be free of life and will be kind.

The young master of the Han family was too reasonable, but instead asked Liu Yuan to have some concerns, worried that this might be a trap set by the Han family. Perhaps there was something else waiting for them to bite the hook by the officials in Jiangcheng County?

Fortunately, I heard that Han Qian, the young master of the Han family, had sent someone back to Jinling City to inform Han Daoxun. Liu Yuan and the yamen runners insisted on staying in Qiuhu Mountain and waiting for Han Daoxun's exact letter, and then consider how to write the lawsuit.

Liu Yuan was over 40 years old and his manes were a little gray. Perhaps because of his early experience in joining the army, his waist was straight and as pine as he sat under the shade of the tree.

Han Qian accompanied Liu Yuan to drink tea in the shade of the tree.

Fan Xicheng was so angry that Han Qian was too angry, but he couldn't bear to see the tragic situation of the adopted son's death in the tenant's house. He avoided suspicion and took two injured family soldiers back to the villa for treatment.

Under the mulberry tree is Zhang Qian, the inner master of Taowuji, who is sitting by the side with the yamen runners brought by Liu Yuan and Zhao Kuo and other family soldiers.

Zhang Qian also returned to his hometown to serve as a member of the army after he gained merits and awarded meritorious officials. He felt sorry for Fan Wucheng's sudden death, but he also felt that Zhao Wuji should not be punished in this matter, but he couldn't speak for what to do in the end.

Judging from the situation, Han Qian also knew the exact attitude they were waiting for his father Han Daoxun. After all, he, the young master, really has no weight, and no one will really take him seriously.

Han Qian returned to Xuanzhou at the age of twelve, and was not taken to Jinling until early April this year to reunite with his father Han Daoxun. After thinking about the gaps in the critical period, Han Qian thought about it carefully, he was not very clear about what his father Han Daoxun was. However, in the dream, his history books in later generations were not inferior to his father Han Daoxun, saying that he was "talented and dared to advise."

One day in the future, his mother will be killed by Emperor Tianyou in Wenying's palace by being advised. Isn't it just "talking out loud and daring to advise"?

Han Qian thought to himself, if his father could be smarter and not make any "literary advice", wouldn't his ultimate fate have changed?

However, my father must be as stubborn as the dream history books say, just like a stubborn donkey, how can he convince him not to try to offend the anger of Tianyan?

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It was not until the sun sets westward that I saw Fan Dahei riding the purple-maned horse and escorting a carriage with three other knights, along the muddy road by the lake, towards the villa.

Seeing his father Han Daoxun rushing back to the villa in person, Han Qian accompanied the county magistrate Liu Yuan and Zhang Qian was welcomed out.

Han Daoxun was in a hurry and saw the county magistrate Liu Yuan, and Zhang Qian was greeted by the lieutenant. He raised his hand and said, "Han is powerless to control the slaves and disturb the local area. He is really ashamed. He is also asked the county to deal with many things impartially. Don't worry about Han, and Han will never use his own private power for his slaves."

Liu Yuan did not care whether Han Daoxun said this or not, but as long as Han Daoxun said this, he would be able to deal with it. He immediately signaled the yamen runners to detain Zhao Laogong, Zhao Wuji and his son, and to load Fan Wucheng's body into a ox cart and dragged it back to the county overnight. The two injured family soldiers had bandaged them at this time without any serious damage, and they all took a carriage to the county government as witnesses. With the words of the head of the family Han Daoxun, they also knew what to say when they went to the county government government.
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