Three Kingdoms: My Wife Is Diao Chan

Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Jianxi County is located on a plain and is irrigated by the Luo River. It is originally a region with high grain production, but the common people here cannot afford to eat at all.

Many ordinary people have no land, no clothes, and they farm in the fields every day, working for the local gentry.

Live in a small shabby house with leaks, and wear coarse cloth with patches.

In Jianxi County, there is a very strange phenomenon. The upper class people are all plump and blessed, and they also wear silk and satin.

The lower class people are skinny and poorly clothed, and the phenomenon of selling wives and children can be seen from time to time on the street.

The reason for this kind of polarization is that the upper gentry monopolized the land.

The people became tools for farming, and the people could only get very little grain during the harvest every year, and the rest of the grain went into the warehouses of the gentry.

Out of helplessness, some people had no choice but to take refuge in the horse bandits in the outer city and participate in the business of robbing houses.

Because of the cooperation between Gai Tuozi and Sima Ping, these new horse bandits can also get some money.

Although you can't be rich and expensive, at least you can feed your stomach.

After a long time, many desperate people joined the horse bandits and started burning, killing and looting.

Therefore, it is not surprising that there are relatives of the county people among the horse bandits.

No, when Sima Ping released the news, the people of the county immediately surrounded the city gate, waiting for Cao Chong's arrival.

When Cao Chong heard the news, he didn't panic. Instead, the corners of his mouth showed a slight curvature, which made Cao Yan hang the horse bandit's head high and walk in the front.

In addition, the person who arranges the school affairs office is lurking among the common people.

The moment the team entered the city, the first thing the common people saw were countless bloody heads. Due to the hot weather, the heads had already started to stink.

There were many flies buzzing around the head.

"Ah, that's my son, son, you died so badly!" An aunt wearing a patch cried.

"Brother, brother, why are you gone? It's too unfair for you to go away." An uncle cried.

"..."

Common people, surround Cao Chong's team and prevent them from entering the city. You need an explanation for what you say.

Cao Chong didn't talk, just sat on the red rabbit horse, staring at these ignorant people condescendingly.

Not far away, a sedan chair hurriedly arrived, and a fat man got off, still wearing official uniform.

Even without asking Cao Chong, he knew that it must be Sima Qiu, the magistrate of Jianxi County.

"Bold, you are going to rebel. The man who comes is Prime Minister Cao's son. You still don't want to get out of the way!" Sima Qiu walked into the crowd and shouted.

The people dare not cry like ghosts and howl like wolves.

It seems that Sima Qiu is still very dignified in Jianxi County.

"My lord, you have to decide for us. My younger brother went out of the city today to deworm the crops, but he was killed." The uncle before had a heart-wrenching look.

The aunt was not far behind, and knelt down in front of Sima Qiu, hugging Sima Qiu's thigh, "My lord, you have to make decisions for the old woman. My son went out to visit relatives in the city today, and ended up moving his head."

"Poor my baby, I haven't married a wife yet."

This acting is not bad.

Cao Chong silently commented in his heart.

"My lord, didn't you say that the emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people? Could it be that just because he is the son of Prime Minister Cao, he can be merciful outside the law?" The uncle also stepped forward, hugging Sima Qiu's thigh.

"Oh, this uncle can actually know common sayings and idioms. He seems to be someone who has read books." Cao Chong hit the nail on the head.

In the Han Dynasty, books and knowledge were monopolized by the gentry, and it was difficult for ordinary people to read books, let alone read and write.

An uncle in shabby clothes can speak educated words, there must be something wrong.

Sima Qiu's face changed, and he kicked the uncle hard, probably because he didn't live up to his expectations and slipped his feet.

However, the play still has to go on.

Sima Qiu walked up to Cao Chong, bowed and said, "This must be the young master. The young master doesn't know about it. He was a local landlord before. He had studied for several years, but he ruined his family's wealth because of excessive drinking."

There is no need to explain, but to prove that these people have problems.

"However..." Sima Qiu changed his subject, and his eyes changed accordingly, "Young master, what he said is also reasonable, the emperor commits the same crime as the ordinary people, not to mention that the young master is only the son of Prime Minister Cao."

"The people in my Jianxi County have always been honest and responsible. They would never become horse bandits, but the young master hangs their heads high and calls them horse bandits. This is not appropriate."

As soon as he comes, he will give the young master a blow.

who do you think You Are!
Hmph, let's see how the young master treats you.

"What? Are you trying to say that the young master killed innocent people indiscriminately?" Cao Chong asked.

Sima Qiu immediately explained, "No, I just think that Prime Minister Cao understands righteousness. Presumably his children will not abuse power, and they also know the consequences of breaking the law."

Cao Chong didn't panic at all, "Well, since this is the case, I will ask you two, which one is your younger brother and which one is your son?"

"The heads hanging on it are all bloody, and there are many unrecognizable ones shot by arrows. Let me ask you, how did you recognize them?"

"Come on, show me who is the son and who is the younger brother."

This……

For a moment, both the aunt and the uncle were in a dilemma.

Among the heads, only Beggar's head was the most recognizable, the rest of the heads were either stained red with blood, or were shot beyond recognition by arrows, making it hard to recognize at all.

Besides, the school affairs office is not just for nothing.

"That, that is my brother. I recognize a mole on his chin."

"That's my son. My son has big ears."

Uncle and aunt are still not giving up.

That being the case, the young master convinces you all.

"Take it off for me, the school affairs are responsible for the identity."

Cao Yan immediately arranged for someone to remove the two heads, and after washing them with water, a school official immediately took out the corresponding portraits.

"The man with the mole is called Gouwa, a native of Youzhou, and a former Yellow Turban thief."

"The man with the big ears is called Shunzi, from Hebei, a former Yellow Turban thief."

Well, neither of them are from Jianxi County.

This is embarrassing.

"Hey, these two are both Yellow Turban thieves. The imperial court hates the Yellow Turban thieves to the core. You are the family members of the Yellow Turban thieves, but concealing it and not reporting it is a capital offense!"

Cao Chong seized the opportunity and immediately counterattacked.

rumbling...

The aunt and uncle were like a bolt from the blue, and they were scared immediately.

Without further ado, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Cao Chong.

"Young master, please forgive me, please forgive me, this is what Sima Qiu forced us to do." The uncle cried.

"Yes, yes, if we don't do this, he will kill us. We can't help it! Let the young master be the master for us!" The aunt followed.

Sima Qiu was in a hurry, and pointed at the two of them furiously, "Boldly making trouble for the people, to actually frame an official of the imperial court, this is a capital crime, and he deserves to be punished!"

"Come on, kill me!"

As soon as the words fell, the two officials pulled out their knives and chopped off at the uncle and aunt.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Chong shouted: "Slow down!"

But, one step slower, the heads of the uncle and aunt had already fallen to the ground.

(End of this chapter)