Not long after, in silence, the carriage drove into Xianwei County.

There are not many pedestrians on the streets in the city. Except for a few shops, most of the houses are tightly closed. Looking around, people can't help feeling desolate.

Jiang Ji withdrew his gaze and was confused: "Why is this city so deserted? Isn't it said that the Qin State is still pretty good? Why aren't there many people seen?"

"Yu didn't know, why would you let the guards go and inquire?"

Jiang Ji nodded.

After a moment, the guard who went to inquire about the news came back.

"When I went back to the two young men, the Liang family in the west of the city was cooking porridge outside the city and recruited guards, which attracted many people to go."

Feng Yu thought for a moment and said, "The Liang family has heard a little about it. It is this prestigious clan of Xian, and it is a little famous in the entire Qin State. There were many generals from his ancestors, and there were many officials over two thousand stones. There is still one person in the Liang family who serves as the county magistrate in other states."

"And the Liang family has always had a good reputation. It has a very high reputation in Xianwei and has benefited the county many times. In the years of major disasters, it will also provide relief to the county. Therefore, if someone is appointed as the county magistrate here, he will visit the Liang family."

Jiang Ji nodded slightly and looked at the entire Dayu Empire. There were many aristocratic families like the Liang family. Perhaps many of them did not have the great influence of the Liang family, but they were enough to control all kinds of things in their place.

Some domineering families are even domineering in the local area, and local officials dare not control them at all. Some of them dare to control them have lost their lives. They are real local tyrants.

If local officials want to govern the local area, they either obtain the support of these aristocratic families entrenched in various places, or use tough means to convince the aristocratic families, or have strong strength and background.

Those who do not meet these conditions can only choose to shrink and avoid, and leave after their term of office, or be targeted by a large family, who is frustrated and angry but helpless, and eventually leave in shame, and may lose his life.

Most families cherish their feathers. They have passed the stage of bloody accumulation. On the contrary, those newly rising wealthy families, or those who started as merchants, are prone to rampant villages and counties.

"Young Master, are we going to have a look?"

Jiang Ji shook his head. With his current identity, he is not suitable to join in the fun. It is easy to cause trouble. It is better to find the goal of this trip.

"No need, just go find the Fengtang."

"promise."

The carriage moved again, perhaps because it gradually penetrated into Xianwei County, and more people gradually became more and more.

"This is how much weather!"

Jiang Ji looked at the scene outside the carriage and couldn't help but sigh.

"yes……"

"Murdered!"

Feng Yu's words were interrupted by a scream, followed by a large crowd of noisy and chaotic sounds.

Feng Yu lifted the curtain, stretched out half of his body, and asked the guard: "What happened?"

"A murder occurred ahead, no one dared to stop the murderer and had left."

"I thought Fengjun's words were a bit exaggerated, but I didn't expect that in fact, it was even better. In broad daylight, someone dared to kill people in this city and calmly left."

Jiang Ji got off the carriage and was about to go to the front to take a look.

If he was just an ordinary person, he would naturally be too lazy to care about such things, but he is now the King of Qin, the nominal lord of Qin. Now in front of him, someone ignores the law and kills people in the street, so he naturally cannot pretend that he has not seen it.

As the saying goes, the butt determines the head. Different positions make you act naturally differently.

With the guards clearing the way, Jiang Ji quickly passed through the crowd who were joining in the fun and came to the deceased.

The others looked at Jiang Ji and others and consciously made way.

Jiang Ji looked up and found that the deceased had a big waist and a round waist. He saw Kong Wu strong at first glance. At this time, there was a big hole in his chest, which kept bleeding out, forming a pool of blood on the ground.

Moreover, there was a pork stall in front of the deceased. Looking at his dress and dress, it was not difficult to see that this man was a butcher.

"Who is this butcher Liu messed with? He just wants to mess with Zhao Shuo. Isn't that asking for death?"

"I'll be humble when I see someone looking down. Then Zhao Shuo's mother came to buy meat. He bullied others because of the gambling scene before. Now his son is here to stand up for his mother, and he deserves it if he dies."

"Then you won't die if you're guilty, right? Just teach me a lesson. Butcher Liu's family still has elderly parents to support."

"When it comes to this, the newly married wife of Butcher Liu, I heard that she is very handsome, and I don't know if she has the chance to have a kiss."

"I became a widow just a few months after I got married. I will definitely remarry. I don't know who would be a good lady."

“…”

Jiang Ji took all the comments around him and quickly understood the cause and effect of the matter.

Overall, people around me felt that not many Butcher Liu died unjustly. After all, the Dayu Empire advocated filial piety and Zhao Shuo's actions were a bit too far, but most people could understand it.

If his mother is bullied, she will be a son without taking revenge. This is the mainstream value of the Dayu Empire. However, Zhao Shuo's move undoubtedly violates the law. Even if he escapes now, he will definitely want him if he knows his identity.

Not long after, the thief Cao and the prison guard who rushed over after hearing the news began to investigate the body and began to collect relevant information.

The thief Cao and the prison officer are both relatively important judicial officials in the county and each has their own responsibilities.

The thief Cao ranks hundreds of stones, which is responsible for thieves, that is, responsible for related matters about thieves.

The prison officer is in charge of lawsuits and prisons.

At this time, the thief Cao was responsible for verifying the case, that is, investigating and collecting evidence.

Generally, the prison guards will not come at this time, which means that when they receive the news, they already know the general reason of the matter, and the prison guards need to go and check the property of the criminal.

"let's go."

Since someone is in charge of this matter, Jiang Ji doesn't need to interfere, so naturally he doesn't need to stay.

"Please stay, please."

Jiang Ji turned around and saw that the thief Cao was calling them.

"What's the matter with the thief Cao calling me?"

Thief Cao is a middle-aged man wearing a black official uniform, with a straight figure, a square face, a small eyes, and a short beard under his jaw.

"The young master has an extraordinary temperament, and his left and right guards are all powerful men. I believe he has a noble status, so why did he stop here?"

"I saw the crowd gathering, just to make a lot of fun. Could it be that the thief Cao suspected that I was related to this murder?"

"How dare you? The young master is joking."

Feng Xian saw Feng Yu beside Jiang Ji's side showing impatience, but he didn't continue to talk and expressed his purpose.

"I want to ask the young master for help."

"You and I don't know each other before, please help me? Could it be that you want me to help you catch the prisoner?"

"Even if the young master said, even if it is not right, it is not far away."

Feng Xian said with a tough bullet: "The prisoner escaped after committing an offense, and his property will be sealed according to the law. However, Zhao Shuo is the leader of the light knight in the county. Xian is afraid that he will resist stubbornly and lacks enough men, so he sought help from the young master."

"Young Master, don't worry, I will tell the county magistrate about the matter when I am free, and the county magistrate will definitely have praise."

Jiang Ji couldn't help laughing when he heard this. The county magistrate praised him?

"The thief Cao can explain the situation completely. If the county magistrate sends county soldiers to help, how can he ask me, an outsider?"

"The young master didn't know that now bandits are everywhere, and the county soldiers need to guard all parts of the city. In addition, the Liang family is now cooking porridge, so the county soldiers need to maintain order and prevent damage, so the county soldiers are insufficient."

"And it's not long before the incident happened. If the prisoner's property was not sealed as soon as possible, he might have fled with his property by then, so he dared to seek help from the young master."
Chapter completed!