When the lanterns covered in oil were held up to illuminate the south gate of Hongnong County, when the torches made crackling sounds in the drizzle, Zhang Xiaobei's team appeared in the line of sight of the people who came out of the city to welcome them.
Perhaps the heavens were also afraid of the murderous aura under Xiaobei's tender face, or perhaps it was a coincidence. In any case, when Zhang Xiaobei held the flashlight and waved it, the drizzle suddenly stopped.
The sky that had been gloomy for many days also cleared up at this time. Only a small part of the sky was clear. There were no dark clouds in that part of the sky, and it revealed the crescent moon of the eighth lunar month, as well as a few dark stars that were covered by the moonlight. They blinked and blinked like mischievous eyes.
The people who came out of the city to welcome the two little ancestors of the Zhang Family and Wang Family were dumbfounded. They clearly knew that the moonlight shone on everyone, but they didn't know why, but they felt that the clouds opened for the nine children, and the stars and moon lit up for them.
When the bright light shone on the nine children, their purple clothes became bright, and the gold and silver fish bags that didn't follow the rules complemented each other.
It made everyone feel that they were the most adorable children in the world.
"Ha! Ha! It's sunny. " Xiaobei's small feet wearing official boots stamped in the water as he shouted happily. Suddenly, he thought of something and shouted in an even louder voice, "The place that the emperor sent us to patrol, where the emperor's grace is, the clouds open and the moon is bright."
After shouting, Xiaobei reached out and poked Wang Xiaoyuan, whispering, "It's your turn. Say something nice."
"What if it rains again later?" Xiaoyuan hesitated.
"We'll talk about it when it rains. Hurry, you have to go up at the critical moment." Xiaobei urged.
Xiaoyuan composed himself, his mind turning quickly, and he took a deep breath. Finally, he came up with something to say and shouted, "Alas, the human world, the common people are in a terrible situation, the water is evil, the roots are broken, the children are sleeping, and the wails of grief fill the sky, how can it be the past? My emperor is in the palace, his heart is sad, he is a lowly official, he has to investigate, the mighty face of the dragon, the righteous spirit is surging, the clouds open, the moon appears, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. "
Many commoners did not understand what Xiao Yuan was saying. They only knew that it was praising the Emperor, so they all knelt down to express their gratitude.
"Don't kneel, don't kneel. There's water on the ground. If you live well, Uncle Emperor will be happy. When we came here, Uncle Emperor couldn't eat or sleep. He said to me, 'Xiao Bei, go to the place and catch the bad officials first. Then, compensate for the losses of my good people. Only enough, not enough. If there's not enough money, pay from the palace. If one person doesn't make good arrangements, I won't eat meat for a day.'"
Xiao Bei was frightened by this situation. He helped her up with heartache while spouting nonsense.
Almost all the citizens did not know that Xiao Bei was lying. Only Wang Wei, who had followed them out, knew that the country had money. Xiao Bei was lying, but he did not dare to expose him. Otherwise, if Xiao Bei remembered him, the consequences would be very serious.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who had rushed over from the train station in the dark, happened to see this scene.
"In terms of talent, Xiao Yuan is much better than Xiao Bei." Wang Juan praised her brother.
"The talent you're talking about is just literary talent, right? It can't be compared to ability. "Zhang Xiaobao did not admit that his sister could not compare to Wang Juan's brother.
"Literary talent is sometimes a kind of ability."
"Yes, that's why Xiao Yuan is suitable to be a secretary. Xiao Bei is a waste of talent if she is not a leader."
"Tsk, officials are so hypocritical."
"Yes, I admit that. Especially officials who rely on their family's connections to enter the second division of the emergency response department."
"I've also done practical things there."
"I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about my sister. Xiao Bei, this child who doesn't know how to do practical things, is quite accurate at catching people. When the moon came out, I felt that there was a silver circle on her head."
"That's definitely not your sister. You have horns on your head. It's black."
Xiao Bei did not realize that her brother and sister had arrived and was busy arguing. She was busy helping people, and the people who followed her also went to help.
Xiao Bei quickly took on the role of a leader, but compared to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, she was more practical. After helping someone up, she sincerely said to them, "Don't worry, no matter how big the loss is, His Majesty will compensate you. Not a single egg will be missing. If your family's land doesn't produce any crops this year, you will compensate according to the highest yield of the nearby area during the autumn harvest. If your family's cow goes missing and is about to give birth, you will compensate with a calf."
Xiao Yuan was frightened when she heard that. She softly asked Xiao Bei, "Then if my family was doing business before the disaster and could earn a thousand strings of coins a month, would you compensate me?"
"Yes, I'll compensate you even if it's ten thousand strings of coins. Not only will I compensate you, but I'll also remember you," Xiao Bei whispered back.
"Why are you threatening people? If you want to compensate, you have to be fair. "
"Why should I be fair? I'm not a scale. There's no way to truly compensate for this kind of thing. What I want to do is to compensate the majority of the people in the county with their assets. For the few rich people, I'll only compensate them with what they lost before.
A family has two cows, one male and one female. Do you know what it means to have an additional calf? If a village has two additional cows, do you know what it means?
However, for a rich person, I can just compensate him with the original amount of money. He won't eat less meat or wear bad clothes because of a lack of income for a period of time.
Just like us, we work hard to be obedient, study hard, and then get rewarded. The money added up is quite a lot, right? Is that money useful to us? We only want to make our grandparents, parents, brothers, and sisters happy. At the same time, we are better than people of our age. "
Xiao Bei's words were similar to that of an adult. Xiao Yuan thought about it and nodded. "Rich people don't care. Besides, they know the ways of the world, so they don't dare to care."
"That's it. I've already thought about it. Not only do I want to compensate, I want to compensate more. Every village will have to compensate four more cows." Xiao Bei stretched out her small white hand and waved four fingers in front of Xiao Yuan.
"Why do you want to compensate more?" Xiao Yuan also stretched out four fingers.
"Are you stupid? Don't you listen to your brothers and sisters? This is called political meaning, understand? Hong Nong suffered a disaster this year, and Uncle Emperor values him. We can't value him for nothing. Naturally, wherever Uncle Emperor values, that place must be powerful. Even if there's a disaster here and there are more cows, the land will be easier to plant next year. This shows that Uncle Emperor's favor is very useful. "
Xiao Bei continued to wave her fingers and explained to Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Yuan cupped her hands in admiration and said, "It's been hard on you."
"It's nothing special." Xiao Bei lowered her head and smiled bashfully.
"Stop him, stop him, don't let him escape." While Xiao Bei and Xiao Yuan were talking in low voices, there was a commotion not far away.
When the two of them went over, they realized what was happening.
It turned out that Yan Zheng had run toward the city wall when no one was paying attention. Unfortunately, his hands were tied and he couldn't control his balance well. He tripped in the pit under the water that reached his ankles.
Then, he was held down and couldn't move.
The people in the city thought that he was going to run, but Wang Wei knew that Yan Zheng didn't want to run. He wanted to bang his head against the wall. For him, the greatest happiness in the world right now was to die.
Wang Wei also went over to take a look at Yan Zheng. At this time, one side of Yan Zheng's face had been scraped and scratched. Streaks of scars were washed by the water flowing down his head, but he didn't feel the pain at all. He turned his head numbly and looked behind him.
Wang Wei's first thought was that this Yan Zheng had a good understanding of the Zhang Family and Wang Family. He understood the way the two families did things and understood the status of the two families in Tang.
He must have been in a hurry to commit suicide after hearing Xiao Bei's words about compensating the people of Hongnong County. The reason was very simple. People who knew the two families knew that the so-called compensation was not paid by the imperial court, and the imperial court couldn't mobilize enough materials in a short time.
Then, only the Zhang Family and Wang Family could show their ability to organize logistics once again. They used their own reserves and logistics to support Hongnong County.
Then, there was a problem. Would the Emperor really take out cash to give the Zhang Family and Wang Family?
It would be difficult. Not to mention the preferential policy in exchange, even if the Emperor insisted on it, no one could do anything. Xiao Bei kept calling him Uncle Emperor. Whether it was outside or in the morning court of Xingqing Palace and Hanyuan Palace, the Emperor had never objected. Every time, he would happily agree.
Since Uncle Emperor was short of money, why couldn't the juniors, as nieces and nephews, give some pocket money? Yes, pocket money. If the nine little guys took out their pocket money, it would be enough to support the compensation of Hongnong County.
Therefore, the money would probably fall on Xiao Bei and the others. Who asked her to agree on her own accord? How could she torture Yan Zheng to vent her anger?
So, Yan Zheng should be afraid.
Xiao Bei didn't think too much at the moment. She waded in the water and looked down at Yan Zheng, saying, "Why are you running? You dare to do and you dare to admit. "
Yan Zheng tried to straighten his upper body that was stepped on by others. He turned his head and said in a hoarse voice, "I want to see the Emperor. I have something to say."
"You have something to say?" Xiao Bei asked. Then, she turned to the two girls and asked, "Guess what he is going to say?"
The two girls had been with Xiao Bei for several years. Under the influence of her, they knew a lot of things. Hearing Xiao Bei's question, the two girls looked at each other.
Then, they said, "He will definitely curse the Emperor when he sees him. Let the Emperor kill him in anger, even if he is cut into two pieces. At least it's better than falling into our hands."
"Did you hear that?" Xiao Bei asked Yan Zheng, whose eyes were full of shock. Without waiting for Yan Zheng to answer, she continued, "Okay, you can see Uncle Emperor, but not now. Now I will put you outside the south gate of Hongnong County and torture you for at least a month.
Then, I will go to the capital with you to see the Emperor. I will stay with Uncle Emperor. If the Emperor wants to kill you, I will stop him and propose to put you in Hanyuan Palace Hall and outside Xingqing Palace. Every time there is a morning court or when Uncle Emperor summons people, I will let the officials take a good look at you.
Oh, when the examinees meet the Emperor after the imperial examination, you will also be invited to appear. Don't play tricks with me. It's useless. I am soft-hearted. When I think of the scene of the flood washing away other people's parents and the scene of a child about the same age as me crying out for his parents in a dream, I feel like someone is cutting me with a knife.
So, I want to vent my anger on you. I feel bad, so I can't let you have an easy time.
Also, my brother and sister said that you are delaying their Autumn Imperial Examination, so Uncle Emperor asked for the Autumn Imperial Examination to be postponed for a month. There are so many examinees, and now they have to rely on our family to support them. They have to eat well, live well, and we have to prepare the four treasures of the study for them. Yan Zheng, you are too much! "
Yan Zheng was stunned. He suddenly realized that his son and daughter, whom he was proud of, were no longer smart. Compared to the children of the Zhang Family and Wang Family, they were clearly fools.
Xiao Yuan, who was at the side, timely interrupted, "Yes, you should feel honored that you can actually ask my brother and sister to come. How big of a face do you have? It is comparable to the millions of heroic soldiers of Tubo, not weaker than the heroes of the tribes in the north of Hebei Province. It is like the elite cavalry of the grassland Tujue.
If I had known it would be like this, I would have arranged a position for you at the Sword Meet of Mount Hua. So, you can rest assured that you will not die. Be good and live on strong. "
When these words were said, Yan Zheng dejectedly buried his head in the water again. He was immediately pulled up, afraid that he would drown.
When these words were said, the people of Hongnong were moved. They did not expect that the Emperor would actually send Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. At this point, all the children of the Zhang Family and Wang Family were all present.
The people suddenly felt that even if the Imperial Court did not compensate them, it was fine. A county was enough for the Emperor to value it so much. The destroyed home, they could rebuild it themselves.
At this time, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not continue to hide in the dark and walked out together.
Zhang Xiaobao first patted his brother and sister's head, then looked at Yan Zheng with a cold face and said, "I really admire your courage. You think that everything will be fine after you send your family to Japan, right? I will let you know that some things can't be done, and some roads can't be turned back. I happen to lack an excuse to attack Japan with force. I hope the Japanese can continue to protect your family. "
After that, Zhang Xiaobao ignored Yan Zheng, who was scared out of his wits, and looked at Wang Juan.
Wang Juan tightly pursed her lips and looked around. With a smile at the corner of her mouth, she said in a soft voice, "Order, the Tibetan Underground Cavalry Camp to take care of Guo Province. Order, the Henan Province Garrison Army to seal off all provinces and counties in Henan Province. Order, the Bohai Sea Commandery Army to cut off the Tang Empire's Henan Province. Order, the Tang Empire to enforce martial law within 100 nautical miles of the Henan Province coastline.
There was no trace of anger in her words, but in the ears of the people around, it was like a clap of thunder.
There was blood, and it was fatal.
As expected.
The Emperor did not send Xiao Bao and Cuckoo here to play.
Devilish Cuckoo smiled. Someone was going to die.
The people who knew the legend of Devilish Cuckoo were first frightened, then relaxed, and then became comfortable. Cuckoo only killed bad people.
Zhang Xiaobao continued, "From now on, I will stay in Hongnong and rebuild the home with everyone. As long as it is not rebuilt, I will not return to the capital to participate in the Autumn Imperial Examination."
The people immediately cheered, but there were a few people in the crowd who looked worried.
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