The Zhu family received a message from Lu Yan and ran back from Hengshan County to Gaoyi and Zheng County to inspect what happened in the local farmland.

"Well~ Stop! Stop."

The Zhu family was galloping, and suddenly his face turned red and he stopped his horse and shouted. The people who were walking with him didn't understand what he meant.

"Well~"

"Sir, what's wrong?"

"What happened?"

"You all look there."

Everyone followed the direction pointed by the Zhu family horse whip and saw a big river flowing forward, turning a corner here, and something seemed to float on the shallows at the corner.

"Sir, those are... so many fish, so many dead fish."

The Zhu family jumped off the horse and asked them to follow, "Go, come with me."

When the crowd arrived at the river beach, they frowned. The amount of these dead fish was enough, and the smell of fishy smell made them a little unbearable.

The Zhu family asked, "What river is this?"

Someone took out the map of Zhao Jing and then said, "This is a branch of the water."

“Where is upstream?”

"The upper flow passes through Gaoyi, Zhengxian, and then there is the main road of Lishui."

"Gaoyi, Zhengxian..." The Zhu family had already felt suspicious when they looked at the energetic and rushing river in front of them.

There are dead fish silt here for no reason. Overall, these dead fish floated here roughly at the same time. A large number of dead fish were produced during a period of time. Could it be that someone poisoned the water?

"Everyone, get on the horse, we walk along the river."

"yes."

The Zhu family and others walked along the river, walking many unjust paths. No one raised any objections to a group of people. Everyone was not fools. They all knew that dead fish were piled up this season, so there must be something wrong with the water source. It is likely that it was the reason for the deserted farmland between Gaoyi and Zhengxian counties.

As they got closer and closer to the scene, they also saw more and more corpses, mostly small animals, fish, frogs, etc., which were small animals, fish, frogs, etc., and they had hardly seen larger corpses such as mice and snakes.

Every household of the people is praying for heaven, and many people are unarmed to block the government. They even heard that a group of people are going to Handan to find Lu Yan to ask for an explanation.

Including the relatives of the victims of Gaoyi before, the whole place was filled with a bad atmosphere, and the local government was struggling to maintain order.

"Sir, sir! It's time to wait for you."

The Zhu family and his group were greeted by the local county magistrate, and they were filled with tears, so sincere that they even seemed to be about to kneel down.

The Zhu family had no time to greet him, so they pulled him directly and asked, "County Magistrate, can the local people still go to the river to get water?"

"Some dare, some dare not. Anyway, I have never heard of anyone falling ill or something.

Sir, we have also guessed that there was a problem with the water source, but not to mention that people drink it, it is okay for them to drink it, even domestic animals and mice. If you ask a doctor to check it out, they all said there is no problem."

The Zhu family itself is a farmer and grows herbs, so there is no other way around this situation.

The seeds sown from spring plowing are just looking forward to emerge. Not to mention slightly toxic water, even if a person urinates, he can be watered to death.

The master behind the scenes thought it very well. In just a short time, the toxic water will be washed away by living water. No trace will be left except for the corpses of the small animals for a while.

The people do not understand the truth. All kinds of rumors will bury the truth, arouse the public's panic and anger, making it seem like Lu Yan is the culprit.

"County magistrate, take me to the government office and give me the drawings of the land here."

“Yes, yes.”

...

The messenger caught up with the Zhu family, and the Zhu family returned to the site of the incident. After a while, what happened in Gaoyi had already spread, and the entire Zhao area was in an uproar.

The national teacher Lu Yan ruled the land without any morality and killed the people. The unjust souls of Gaoyi could not rest in peace. Heaven was furious and punished. Between the county and Gaoyi, fish were white and white, living creatures died in vain, and wheat and millet were not born.

The rumors became more and more exaggerated. At the beginning, they were more than 2,000 hectares of land, but there were tens of thousands of them behind them. There were also legends that a large number of people died of illness without reason, and Zhengxian and Gaoyi have become worldly traits.

When the people in Handan heard the rumors, they were skeptical. When they went back to see that Lu Yan hadn't gone to the fields with them for several days. So, Handan City was also in panic about public opinion.

...

In the official office in Handan City, Feng Quji listened to the rewards of his subordinates, and the wrinkles on his face were stirred into a mess.

"What is the National Master doing? Are you just letting the rumors spread? I finally settled down. Is this chaos going to waste all my efforts?"

"The National Master said that this matter is very strange. If you cannot capture the envoy behind the scenes and find out tangible evidence, and rashly suppress the people, it may lead to greater disasters."

"A bigger disaster? Isn't this disaster big enough now?" Feng Quji slapped the case angrily, shook his sleeves and stood up, "Where is the National Normal University now? I'll go find him in person."

The subordinate quietly looked at his face and stammered, "This is said, I've gone to inspect the city defense."

"Pursuing the city defense? What does this have to do with him? It's really outrageous that it can't tell the difference between priorities."

Feng Quji ran out of the official office angrily, but ended up hitting his son head-on.

"Father!" Feng Jie grabbed his father, helped him stand firmly and asked, "Father, what happened? I'm so anxious to go out?"

When Feng Quji saw that it was him, he straightened his hat and asked, "What are you doing when you are back? Where is Lu Yan? Have you been inspecting the city defense?"

"The National Normal University asked me to allocate food, grass and equipment, as well as some soldiers to build camps outside Handan City. It was said that a large number of people from Gaoyi and Zheng County would come to ask for an explanation and arrange food and accommodation for them first."

Feng Quji was stunned by what Feng Jie said. He jumped up and slapped his son in the helmet, "What are you going to arrange? You are so confused! The people are entangled in asking the government for explanation. Tolerating this kind of behavior is simply to indulge in conspiracy in disguise."

Feng Jie took two steps helplessly and said seriously: "Father, more than 2,000 households led the seeds distributed by our Qin State, but they could not plant food. How many 2,000 households in the entire Zhao area?

If this matter cannot be explained satisfactorily by all people, everyone in the world will be in danger, and our Qin State will be afraid of being completely majestic."

"What should I do if this rumor is now? Let the rumor raged, and I was thrown to the ground like the majesty of the Great Qin. Where is Lu Yan? I want to find him."

Seeing that his father was already covered in blood and was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him, Feng Jie could only explain helplessly: "The National Master is here, at the city gate."

"Absurd! After this incident, I have to talk to the king." Feng Quji said, taking two steps at the same time, and left quickly.

Feng Jie stood there and shook his head.

On that snowy day, they went to find evidence that might have been missed at the fight. Lu Yan personally used his martial arts to melt the snow and was deeply engraved in his mind.

"Father, this incident is the follow-up of Gaoyi's armed battle. I can already feel Lu Yan's murderous intent. This time, the mastermind behind the scenes cannot escape."
Chapter completed!