I'm playing tricks in Daqin

Looking in the direction of the villagers' fingers, Li Xianfu saw an arrow nailed to the ground not far away.

Before Li Xianfu could open his mouth, three arrows were shot one after another, falling in front of Li Xianfu one after another, making him kneel on the ground in fright.

They didn't know that Li Renhe, who was hiding in the dark, was a master of archery who could shoot quickly. They only thought that there were archers ambushing near the village.

The cost of training archers is not low, and the proportion of archers in the local garrison is very low. Having a few archers means that there are dozens of swords, shields and pikemen accompanying them.

This amount is enough to slaughter Li Family Village several times.

"Do you understand? Now those who kneel and surrender are only prosecuted for the crime of buying and selling human beings. If you still persist in your obsession, you are traitors!"

The knife was already on the neck, no one paid any attention to Li Xianfu's opinion, and the timid ones knelt down directly.

With the leader, the villagers kept kneeling on the ground like dominoes.

"Don't be afraid, the laws of the Great Qin cannot be violated. A bad person will never be let go, but a good person will not be wronged. Those who have not bought people should stand up. Remember, if you dare to conceal your crime, you will be punished severely!"

Hearing Li Wei's words, many villagers breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly stood up.

"Look for a rope, tie up all the criminals kneeling on the ground, and call out all the bought women in the village. If you behave well, the government will reward you."

The villagers all thought that they would not be able to escape if they were not imprisoned. They did not expect that the nobleman would get a reward if he did not pursue him, and his enthusiasm was immediately mobilized.

"Bastard, do you think any of you dare to tie me up? Come here, come here!"

Faced with Li Xianfu who was jumping and cursing in the street, the villagers were too frightened to move forward, and the villagers who were about to be arrested also hid behind him.

The men in a village directly played the game of eagle and chicken.

Ma Chuanan, who had never had a chance to show off, ordered to his guards: "Go over and take down this arrogant village chief!"

"Stop, no one can move!"

Just being "educated" by Li Wei, and now being stopped by him, Ma Chuan'an's anger could no longer be suppressed.

"Why can't you move? Go over immediately and take him down!"

"If you want to die, die by yourself. Don't hurt others. Your daughter is here too. Do you have to kill her to be happy?"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Ma Minjun could only ask, "Li Wei, why can't you arrest people?"

"Don't look at the villagers' cooperation now, but they are also beating drums in their hearts. They are worried about being liquidated. If they do it rashly, it may irritate them. And let the villagers do it themselves. They have no way out, and we can trust them."

Hearing Li Wei's explanation, Ma Minjun nodded repeatedly, while Ma Chuan'an still looked displeased, but he stopped talking about arresting people.

Li Xianfu's yelling didn't last long, and a villager behind him picked up a stone from the ground and hit him to the ground.

"I captured Li Xianfu! I want to atone for my crimes! I, am I doing meritorious service?"

"Forget it, you can commute your sentence and arrest the others!"

Without Li Xianfu's obstruction, there would be no psychological barriers in arresting other villagers. As long as the villagers violated the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty, they would all be tied up.

Until this time, Li Wei was completely relieved.

"Ma Minjun and I will go back to dispatch troops now, you are here to take care of people's troubles."

"Father, how can we..."

"Shut up, let's go."

After finishing speaking, Ma Chuan'an ignored Ma Minjun's objection and dragged her to leave this land of right and wrong.

"It's still the same sentence just now, if you want to die, die, don't drag your daughter to die with you."

"What do you mean?"

"Today's matter must have something to do with the county officials. If you go back now, you are looking for a dead end, and you don't have to go back, they are coming soon."

After thinking for a long time, Ma Chuanan frowned and said, "I don't understand what nonsense you are talking about. Let's go."

"Father, we can't go."

"What did you say?"

After hesitating for a while, Ma Minjun broke free from Ma Chuanan's hand, "If it weren't for him today, we would have died in the hands of the rioters, but now we have to leave alone and let him stay here alone. don't go!"

"You, you disobedient girl, do you still think of me as your father? Come with me!"

"I... I won't go!"

"Forget it, if you don't go, then I'll go! Let's go..."

Looking at Ma Chuan'an who left directly in a rage, Li Wei shook his head and said, "Your father...you are cute."

"cute?"

"Stupid and cute... Ahem, I mean, he will come back soon and gather all the criminal villagers. Ma Minjun, go and see the bought women."

Ma Chuanan was angry that his daughter disobeyed him in public because of Li Wei, whom he had known for a few days, but she was his own daughter after all, so it was impossible not to care about her life or death.

After leaving the village, Ma Chuan'an hurriedly wanted to return to the county as soon as possible to rescue soldiers.

Unexpectedly, not too far away, they met the army that was slowly approaching head-on.

"Are you county soldiers...Qiu Ji'en? It's great that you are here, go and save people!"

Being beaten up in the street by the naturalized barbarian next to Li Wei, Qiu Jien's prestige was discredited. After leaving such a stain on him, he also knew that he could not gain a foothold in the civil service, so he took out the money he had embezzled over the years to serve under the command of the county guards. Zhong bought an official post as a county official.

As soon as the new official took office, he was instructed by the sheriff to get an important and secret task.

I thought he was here to collect the corpse, but the person who should have died stood in front of him, making Qiu Jien froze.

"What happened?"

"My daughter is in Lijia Village right now. There are rioters in the village. Take someone to arrest all the rioters!"

"Your daughter? Who else?"

"Also... and that clan son."

Ma Chuanan said with a cold face.

Hearing this, Qiu Jien's eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly, "You mean rioters?"

"That's right!"

"Okay, brothers, did you hear that? Marquis Wen Yang testified that the villagers of Lijia Village rebelled, so quickly follow me to suppress the rebellion!"

"No, I didn't mean that, they didn't rebel..."

At this moment, Qiu Jien didn't want to listen to Ma Chuan'an anymore. With a loud shout, he snatched the banner from the soldiers with his own hands and rode away, while the county soldiers behind him also followed with red eyes.

Great Qin puts a lot of emphasis on military exploits, and for people from poor backgrounds, joining the army and doing meritorious service is the only way for them to achieve a class leap.

Since the former Tang Dynasty was annexed by the Great Qin, Jinghuai County has also become the hinterland of the Great Qin. Without wars, there would be no military exploits. Nowadays, some unscrupulous common people rebelled, and if they cut off their heads, they would be rewarded for their meritorious service.

"This, how could this be?"

"Master Hou, let's follow up quickly. Judging by their virtues, I'm afraid they will bloodbath the Li family village, and the eldest lady will be even more dangerous."

Ma Chuan'an gritted his teeth and scolded: "It's all the damned Qin Dynasty, who made ordinary people officials, and doesn't know how to respect nobles at all. Go, follow!"

In Lijia Village, Li Xianfu and more than 20 other villagers were like defeated roosters, sitting on the ground dejectedly, while Ma Minjun's face was uglier than all of them put together.

"What? Are those women unwilling to leave with you?"

"They were all bought. Now that they can be rescued, why do they stay and refuse to leave? Are you begging me not to punish the man who bought them? What, what is going on?"

The jealous Ma Minjun has always wanted to be a heroine and a heroine. Today, he finally had the opportunity to rescue so many poor women, but no one thanked him.

Like hitting cotton with a fist, Ma Minjun couldn't even express the discomfort.

"Some of them have already given birth to children in the village. Even if they can leave, the villagers will not let them take their children away. Moreover, they have lost their morals. After returning, they will also be stared at and even lynched by their families. Don't you Have you ever heard of sinking ponds filling wells?"

"Then our efforts were wasted?"

Ma Minjun sat down on the ground and said.

After spending so much effort, I was almost silenced by the villagers. I finally rescued them, but found that they didn't need to be rescued at all, and I didn't receive thanks. I didn't say anything, and I complained all over.

Regarding Ma Minjun's complaints, Li Wei could only shake his head helplessly, even in later generations this happens, let alone in this era where chastity is more important than life.

"Things that have already happened cannot be changed at present, and forced changes will only harm them."

Hearing Li Wei's words, Ma Minjun nodded subconsciously. If these women who have lost their chastity want to survive, they can only stay in Lijia Village.

When he returned to his original hometown, he could only live with white eyes and ridicule. He would not dare to see anyone for the rest of his life, and he would even be lynched to death by his family.

I want to give them freedom, but if I kill them, wouldn't it be the same as my father's benevolence and righteousness before? "You are right. What has happened cannot be changed. What we can do is to prevent problems before they happen. The human trafficking must be severely punished! Not only the human traffickers must be killed, but also the criminals who buy people!"

Regarding the method Ma Minjun came up with, a secret black line immediately appeared on Li Wei's face.

It is rare to have a heart of loving the people, but without enough ability, Ma Minjun can only grow into a ruthless official if he lets it go.

"The best way is to make the common people rich."

Chapter 685 Civil Disturbance

Having been the emperor for so long, Li Wei has already figured out the virtues of Daqin officials. No matter how the laws of Daqin are revised, the law will always be just the law. If it cannot be fully implemented, it will only be a dead letter.

Looking at the village, Ma Minjun shook his head and said, "Are you kidding me? You can make them rich?"

"It won't take long."

Just as Ma Minjun was about to speak, there was a commotion outside the village, "That's great, the county soldiers are here! No, why did they come so fast?"

The county soldiers are just third-line troops, the speed of assembly and march is slow, and the mountain road is difficult. In such a short time, it is impossible for my father to rush back to the city. How could the county soldiers appear? "Come and collect the corpse for us, naturally it can't be too late."

"Collect the corpse?"

"Why did we suddenly receive a report? The other party wants us to enter Lijia Village together, and it is also calculated that we will definitely have conflicts with the villagers."

Ma Minjun asked tentatively, "Do they want the villagers to kill us?"

"That's too high a view on the villagers, and it's too low on us. The only result of the conflict between the two sides is that we rush out."

"Isn't it useless to toss around like this?"

"It will be useful if the county guards come. We only need to kill the people, and they will expand the situation. If they create some civil unrest and exert pressure, they can use the hand of the imperial court to get rid of us."

Hearing this, Ma Minjun also understood why Li Wei had not given up to the swordsman before. Could it be that he had already guessed the opponent's method?

It can be seen at a glance, and he has figured out a way to deal with it. Ma Minjun can't help admiring Li Wei's wisdom and courage.

"Things have failed, how can they come back?"

"It must have changed the plan and planned to kill us by mistake in the process of calming down the chaos."

Looking at the sneaky scouts at the entrance of the village, Li Wei sneered.

"There is no chaos in Li Family Village!"

"By this time, it doesn't matter what we said."

"There is no chaos in Li Family Village!"

Outside the village, Ma Chuanan and his daughter said the same thing.

Qiu Jien sneered and said, "Before you kept saying that there were riots, but now you say that there are no riots, Marquis Wen Yang, even if you are a powerful person, you can't just talk about something as big as civil disturbances!"

"I was in a hurry before and said the wrong thing."

"Do you dare to say anything about the Zhujiu clan? Well, I'll give you a chance. You enter the village now. As long as you bring your daughter and the royal family out, I believe that no one will cause trouble in Lijia Village."

Ma Chuan'an also knew that it was not nonsense, so he nodded and rode into the village.

As soon as he saw Li Wei, Ma Chuan'an hurriedly said, "Here comes from outside..."

"County soldiers are coming outside."

"Yes, they..."

"They said that Li Family Village rebelled and they wanted to put down the rebellion."

"Yes."

"Then they let you enter the village again, looking for evidence that the Li family village did not rebel."

"You, how do you know?"

Ma Chuanan asked with a puzzled face.

Ma Minjun said with a face full of shame: "Father, he already counted all these."

"Is it counted? Do you think he is a god? Well, if he can count so well, let's count what will happen next."