Chapter 50: Disaster comes from the sky!

The Winter Solstice, also known as the "Nine Numbers, Winter Festival", is not only an important solar term, but also a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. Its importance is no less than that of the New Year.

In Guanzhong area, people have the custom of eating dumplings on the Winter Solstice. They not only eat for their own family, but also invite neighbors to have dinner together in order to accumulate virtue and do good deeds and make the neighbors harmonious!

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As the saying goes, following the customs of the countryside, Li Zhao is also preparing to treat guests to dinner on the Winter Solstice Festival, but he is not the neighbors, but all the villagers in Qianlonggang.

There are more than 400 households in Qianlonggang, with more than 2,000 men, women, old and young. It is not easy to organize so many people to have dinner together, it requires strong command ability... Fortunately, Li Zhao has this ability!

First, he found a bricklayer and built thirty large stoves in one breath on an open space in Qianlonggang, and then invited thirty chefs from the big restaurant in the city.

Chicken, duck, fish, meat, grain, vegetables, etc. were sent to a nearby market to purchase them, and then they were brought over by truckloads, and the game they had brought from the deep mountains was also taken out.

Finally, more than 200 banquet tables were arranged in the open space, with men and women separated, and ten people sat around the table, which was enough to arrange everyone.

At the morning of the morning, the banquet began.

"Today is the winter solstice, and the villagers have opened up their food and drinks, and they have enough wine and meat to stay away from drunk."

"Thank you, Mr.!"

"Young master will live a hundred years of long life and be rich and noble!"

The banquet was very rich. Although there were no delicacies, chicken, duck, fish, vegetables, pickles, dried fruits and snacks were all open. There were also the best quality Erguotou, which was carried out one tank after another.

People drink big gulp and eat meat in large pieces, and they are very busy. Even in the cold winter, they still sweat heavily. Some strong men even start to get pregnant, and they are not afraid of colds.

When he was happy to eat and drink, Li Zhao personally held up the wine bowl and toasted each table one by one, which immediately attracted huge cheers...

There are unexpected changes in the sky, and people will suffer misfortunes and good fortunes at any time.

Just as I was having a happy meal, a team of soap-coated constables broke in like wolves and tigers. There were about thirty or forty people, and they were holding iron rulers, chains, shackles and other items.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a tall figure, a fat face, staring at a pair of calf with big eyes, and he was obviously not a kind person!

"Who is Li Zhao?"

"I am right, what's the point of doing?"

"Hmph, I am Deng Kai, the captain of this county. Now I have received the fire order from the county master. I will arrest the murder suspect - Li Zhao is arrested. Come on, lock him up."

"promise!"

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"Ao!"

Two detectives rushed over and were about to tie Li Zhao up, which angered Xiao Yasha next to him and blew hard at their calves... The two detectives fell to the ground, covering their bloody wounds and wailing!

"Protect the young master, protect the young master."

"Whoever dares to touch a young master's hair, we will fight him!"

At the same time, the villagers around rushed up and took sticks, benches and stones as weapons, surrounding the constables three layers inside and outside, which were not covered by wind and rain.

You know, since Li Zhao took charge of Qianlonggang, he has done a lot of good things for the villagers.

For example, Qianlonggang is surrounded by mountains, with only one small road connecting the inside and outside, and it is very rugged and difficult to walk; Li Zhao spared no expense to build a wide and flat road, and it is much more convenient for the villagers to come out of the mountain now.

Qianlonggang is located in a remote location, and the children have difficulty in studying. The literacy rate is very low, so it is difficult to have a great future. Li Zhao invested in the school and hired a teacher to teach the children to read and read. Not only does it have to pay tuition fees, but it also provides three meals a day for free!

Li Zhao also reduced the land rent, and each household only had a symbolic handover, which is one percent... and it was voluntary. If you have it, you can pay it. It’s okay if you don’t!

There are countless such things!

People's hearts are exchanged for people's hearts, and eight taels are exchanged for half a pound. Li Zhao is kind to the villagers. Now that he is in trouble, how can the villagers be indifferent? Not to mention fighting, they dare to kill people.

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"Bold Li Zhao, can you dare to resist the king's law? And you, the unruly people, want to gather people to rebel?"

"Hmph, don't put a big hat on me. I am a clan of the royal family, a phoenix and a dragon grandson. You are just a group of small county corps officers. How dare you lock me up with shackles? Who doesn't understand the king's law?"

"Well..."

The head of the constable - Deng Kai's attitude was very arrogant. He didn't expect Li Zhao to be even more arrogant than him. He even patted the green fish bag on his waist to show that his identity as a clan's son is true.

The Tang Dynasty Law stipulates that children of the royal family have noble identities. Even if they have illegal acts, local government offices can arrest them, but they cannot wear shackles, interrogate, but cannot be punished!

After the interrogation is clear, all the criminals, confessions, evidences... must be handed over to the Chang'an City-Zongzheng Temple, where Zongzhengqing is responsible for the trial. The result of the trial is often: minor punishment for major crimes and minor crimes.

To take a step back, even if the children of the royal family commit an unforgivable serious crime, they cannot beheaded in public in the downtown area like ordinary death row prisoners. Instead, they are given a glass of poisoned wine or three-foot white silk, leaving the whole body and giving a grand funeral.

And all of the above are just one of the many privileges of the children of the royal family!

"The young people are blind and don't know that Mr. Zhao is a phoenix son and a grandson. Please forgive me for the offense. However, the county magistrate's order is here, so please ask Mr. Zhao to come with us."

One of the characteristics of yamen runners is that they bully the weak and fear the strong. Deng Kai dared not be arrogant, but he still wanted to take Li Zhao away. He also took out a sign covered with red paint, with the words "Wu'an County Zhengtang" engraved on it.

The fire signing order, the use of yamen to arrest criminals, represents the law of the Tang Empire!

"I have always abide by the law and follow the law and do nothing and evil things. Why did the county magistrate order me to be taken? If I can't explain it clearly, I will never obey the order."

"Young Master Zhao knows Black Tornado-Li Dayong. He fought with him yesterday, and he was so beaten up?"

"good!"

"This morning, someone came to the yamen to report the case, and Li Dayong was dead."

"What, dead?"

Li Zhao was very surprised. He beat Hei Tornado yesterday, but he was very cautious and only had a few days of pain at most. He would never have any worries about his life.

Why did people die overnight?

"How did the Black Tornado die?"

"I am not very clear about it...but I know a little bit of inside information, but I just can't remember it for a while."

"Hmph, white bun!"

"exist."

The second characteristic of the yamen runner is greed for money; Li Zhao winked and immediately handed over a silver ingot with a white bun. It was heavy, and it was at least twenty taels.

Captain Deng held the heads in his hands, not only did his attitude change significantly, but his memory also improved suddenly:

"This morning, a group of rogues carried the bodies of Black Tornado to report the case in the county government. They said that at noon yesterday, they had a conflict with the men of Renyichang-Winemaking Workshop. During the conflict, Black Tornado was severely injured by Mr. Zhao. They carried the person back. Unexpectedly, at the fourth o'clock last night, Black Tornado suddenly twitched all over and vomited blood... They died soon.

Black Tornado's wife, Sun, sued a complaint to the county government office, so the county emperor personally ordered Mr. Zhao to go to the lobby of the county government office to reply, and to understand the right and wrong, and to understand the truth." The captain Deng Kai told the whole story and the consequences, and everyone present was shocked.

This matter is quite serious, so how should we deal with it? Everyone is staring at Li Zhao.

"I am innocent and have a clear conscience, so why are you afraid of seeing an official? You just went to the lobby of the county government to explain it clearly." Li Zhao thought for a while and decided to go with the constables.

First, the magistrate of Wu'an County issued a fire sign order. If he didn't go, it would be equivalent to resisting the king's law. This crime is quite serious.

Second, Black Tornado died so strangely, and it has something to do with him. It is reasonable and should be found out.

"Young Master, you can't go. The yamen is not a good place. I'm afraid I will go but never return."

"Yes, Master, just kill all these dog legs and throw them into the mountains to feed the wolf. No one can find us."

Li Zhao was about to go there, but the villagers refused to let go and even proposed to kill someone to silence him. This scared Captain Deng and others very much.

The people in the mountains are fierce, and men, women, young and old are all good at killing each other. They say they want to kill people, but they are not just talking, but they dare to take action.

"No, I have a clear conscience. If I kill these yamen runners, wouldn't I have entered a dead end? That's the behavior of a fool."

"Young Master!"

"Let's go, the yamen is a place to be reasonable, and this young master will be safe and sound."

"yes!"

After appeased the villagers, Li Zhao followed the yamen runners and left Qianlonggang and headed straight to the county yamen in the city. The white buns and the white rat were worried and followed closely with more than a dozen good hunters.

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The county government is located in the center of Wu'an County. It is rectangular in overall shape, with twelve courtyards and more than 200 houses. It covers a very large area and is also very particular in layout: the main gate, the ritual gate, the lobby, the second hall, the third hall, and the inner house of the county magistrate... extending along the central axis from south to north.

The Chief Office, the Dianshi Office, the Chief Office, the Three Houses of the Yabos, the Official House, the Prison Office... are evenly distributed on both sides of the central axis, and each place is useful.

Logically speaking, the case trial should be in the lobby, but the yamen runners escorted Li Zhao to the prison behind.

"Captain Chen, what's the point?"

"Today is the Winter Solstice Festival. Most of the officials in the yamen have been on vacation. They can't go to the court for trial for the time being, so they have to feel wronged that the young master will stay in the prison cell for one night. Tomorrow morning, the county master will go to the court for trial. At that time, the truth will be revealed. Please rest assured that Mr. Zhao, the villain will tell the prisoner inside and arrange a big and clean cell for you. How about it?"

"So that's the case, okay!"

The "Fao Ning Ling" of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that the Zhongyuan Festival, the Winter Solstice, the Cold Food Festival, the Laba Festival... all governments will have a day off.

Therefore, Captain Deng could not find any fault in his words.

But Li Zhao vaguely felt that this matter was not that simple, and he was probably plotted against him... As for who was behind the scenes, it is unknown yet, so he could only take one step at a time.

Just as he was about to enter the cell, the Bairi suddenly came over and secretly stuffed two Hu cakes and a small pot of Erguotou into Li Zhao's arms while the constables were not paying attention.

"Young Master, there is a danger in the cell. It is best not to eat water and food given by the prisoners, and don't sleep at night. Be careful!"

"Don't worry, I'll be cautious!"

Li Zhao nodded and followed the prisoners in...
Chapter completed!