Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 124 The Murder in Front of the County Government House

Two days later, Fan Ning's boat arrived at Yin County. Perhaps due to the proximity to the sea, Yin County is a little warmer than Hangzhou, but it is far less prosperous than Hangzhou, and quite similar to Wu County.

The pier was very close to the county government. Everyone disembarked and looked at the surrounding scenery curiously.

Although it is late winter, it is not as bleak as winter. Many trees are still green and lush. There are not many pedestrians on the shore, but they are dressed neatly. The buildings are also the same. Although the buildings are not high and surrounded by long walls, But it looks like a couple of heavy rains.

The roofs and streets have been washed clean, the roofs are covered with black lacquered tiles, and the bluestone slabs on the ground have been rubbed until they are as bright as a mirror.

"Brother, this county is quite clean."

Lin Hong looked around and said with a smile: "You can tell by looking at the river water, the water here is really clear."

Fan Ning nodded and said with a smile: "Wu County relies on the water transportation of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, but here relies heavily on sea transportation. Of course the river water is relatively clean. Let's go to the county government."

When everyone went to the pier, they saw a tolerance far away, rolling his tongue and shouting in Mandarin: "Excuse me, are you Fan Xiaoguan and his party from Wu County?"

Fan Ning was a little surprised. How did Wang Anshi know that he was here at this time today?
He hastily said, "I'm none other than Fan Ning from Wu County."

"That's right!"

Tolerance said with a chuckle: "Mr. Wang estimated that you will come today, so let me wait on the pier. Everyone, please follow me!"

"Do you want to hire two bullock carts?" Su Liang asked.

"No need, let's take a shortcut and get to the county government office in a short time."

Tolerance led the crowd through an alley, and arrived at the square at the entrance of the county government office in a short while. There were several long queues lined up on the square at the entrance of the county government office, about hundreds of people.

These are the people who came to the county government to borrow money to prepare for spring plowing. Each of them holds a wooden sign in their hand, which is a farming sign issued by the government.After repaying the money borrowed from the government last year, you will get this farming card. With this farming card, you can borrow money from the government to prepare for spring plowing.

Seven or eight archers were maintaining order, and every farmer who borrowed money stretched his neck, staring at the row of tables in front of the team.

Several civil servants are busy registering information, and then signing the loan contract.

In fact, farmers could not borrow much money from the government. They borrowed [-] cash per mu of land, which was enough to buy seeds and rent cattle.

If you have a good loan repayment record last year, you don't need any collateral.

If the loan from last year was overdue, it is not impossible to borrow again, but the land needs to be used as collateral, which aroused dissatisfaction among many farmers, and the group went to Hangzhou to file a lawsuit.

Fan Ning and his party came to the small square at the entrance of the county government office. Fan Ning saw Wang Anshi from a distance. He was sitting behind a table reviewing the qualifications of farmers, asking a few questions from time to time.

After not seeing him for more than two years, Wang Anshi became thinner and darker.

Generally speaking, the term of a county magistrate is three years, and it can be extended by one to two years if there are special circumstances, such as major unfinished business, or being retained by local people, etc.

If nothing else, this year will be Wang Anshi's last year in Yin County.

Wang Anshi also saw Fan Ning and his party. He smiled and stood up to greet him, but at this moment, someone in the distance suddenly shouted: "The cow is startled, get out of the way!"

The sound of hooves hitting the ground rumbled like thunder, which was shocking.

If you take a closer look, you can see that there are two big green bulls rushing from not far away. The speed of the two cows is too fast. Another bull knocked over a dozen civilians and continued to charge the table.

The people were so frightened that they cried for their fathers and mothers, and fled in a panic, but many young people couldn't run fast and were knocked down by the big green bull, which trampled on their bodies and rushed towards other people.

But another big green bull rushed straight to the table, Wang Anshi was also stunned, standing there did not dodge.

'Crack!Click! '

The big green bull knocked over two tables one after another. Seeing someone blocking the way in front of it, it became even more angry. It simply lowered its head, snorted heavily, and hit Wang Anshi hard with its horns.

Seeing that the big green bull was about to stand on top of Wang Anshi, at this critical moment, a short crossbow arrow was shot like lightning, so powerful that it pierced through the bull's head.

Daqing Niu fell to the ground with a bang, foaming at the mouth, his limbs convulsed, and died on the spot.

Several other archers came to their senses and stood in front of Wang Anshi one after another. ． ． ． ． ．
At this time, another cow was also subdued by the archers, and the small square was in a mess, with cries and shouts everywhere. A dozen or so civilians who had been knocked down on the ground struggled to get up, while others struggled to get up. like a statue.
Fan Ning and his party reacted very quickly, and immediately rushed forward to help the fallen civilians.

However, Fan Ning walked quickly to the big green bull that was killed. He saw clearly that an arrow was shot from the alley about twenty steps away.

It was this arrow that saved Wang Anshi from being knocked down by the startling cow.

Who shot the key arrow?Is someone secretly protecting Wang Anshi?
Fan Ning could also see the two cows very clearly. There was a dagger stuck in each of the two cows' buttocks. It was obvious that someone was deliberately causing trouble.

Fan Ning walked quickly to Da Qing Niu. Wang Anshi had already been protected by the archers and entered the county government office. No one could guarantee whether there would be a second attack.

The alley on the left is empty, and the person who shot the arrow has disappeared, and a few archers in the distance are searching the place where the green bull came, and it seems that there is nothing to gain.

The big green bull that fell on the ground was already dead, and the dagger stuck in its buttocks was completely pierced into the body, leaving only the handle outside, but this was not a fatal injury.

The fatal injury was a crossbow bolt stuck on top of its head. This short crossbow bolt was at least five inches long and shot from between the eyebrows. Most of it also sank into the bull's head, leaving only the tail of an arrow outside.

It is not possible for ordinary short crossbows to be able to shoot through the skull of a cow. Only large military crossbows have this possibility, but the crossbow arrows are obviously not shot by military crossbows.

Although I can't figure out the reason, but someone is secretly protecting Wang Anshi, which is a good thing anyway.

At this time, Duan Yu came to Fan Ning and said in a low voice, "Four people were killed and eight people were seriously injured. Three of them are very dangerous and probably won't survive."

Duan Yu's body is relatively weak, and he has been in contact with doctors for many years. He knows a little bit about first aid techniques. Even if he says that he is powerless, it is probably impossible to save him.

"Your Majesty, you can't go out, it's still very dangerous outside!" There was a burst of dissuasion from the county office

"No matter how dangerous it is, go out!"

Wang Anshi's angry voice came from the county government, "The lives and deaths of the common people are unknown, so what am I doing hiding here?"

Wang Anshi finally walked out of the county government office, his face was ashen, and his eyes were burning with anger.

He knew very well that these two cows would not fall from the sky. Besides those money shops, wouldn't anyone else do such a thing?

It's just that Wang Anshi didn't expect that the other party would use such an extreme method to deal with him, which made Wang Anshi's heart aroused with monstrous anger.

He glanced at the wounded being rescued, then at the big green bull lying on the ground, and finally his eyes fell on Fan Ning.

There was a bit of guilt in his angry eyes.

"Fan Xiandi, I'm really sorry today that you have encountered an unsafe incident when you first arrived!"

Fan Ning shook his head, and said lightly: "There is nothing unsafe for us, we are just watching from the sidelines, but I am afraid that it is not as simple as the incident now, it should be called a bloody case."

"what?"

Wang Anshi was taken aback. He understood the meaning of the word "bloody case", which means human life.

At this time, Wang Anshi also temporarily ignored Fan Ning, and walked quickly to the east wall of the county government not far away, surrounded by a large group of people.

The corner of the wall was already surrounded by common people watching the excitement, and several yamen servants stepped forward and tried their best to push the crowd away.

"Everyone, give way, the county lord is here!"

Wang Anshi walked through the crowd, only to find that at least six people had been covered with straw mats, which made his brain go 'hum! ' With a bang, six people died?

At this time, a doctor living nearby was helping another seriously injured old man. He sighed, stood up and shook his head at Wang Anshi behind him.

Wang Anshi's heart sank, and another person died, now seven people died. This is a big case anyway, but if there are more than ten dead people, it must be reported to the court.

Wang Anshi asked anxiously, "How are the other wounded?"

"Reporting to the county lord, there are still three broken bones and two minor injuries. There should be no more deaths."

Wang Anshi breathed a sigh of relief, but the murder of seven people still weighed on his heart like a mountain, which made him extremely angry.

At the same time, it was like a sudden gust of wind, which caught him off guard.

(End of this chapter)