Stop acting, Your Majesty, the queen knows you're faking it

Chapter 498
"Water bandits also encountered in other counties? Is the situation the same as Qi County?!" Yan Chujing raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"It's the same with minor differences." Chu Qi was not particularly clear about the situation in other counties, so when he narrated with Yan Chujing, he could only summarize the rumors he had heard.

But even so, what she said was enough to make people feel shocked.

Qi County was not the only one that was inexplicably robbed by water bandits.

As far as Chu Qi knew, within their state, there were three counties that had encountered the same situation as them.And there are two places where water bandits didn't like to patronize.

Caught off guard, the officers and soldiers were defeated.

Even if they organized their own people to fight back, they would still be defeated in the end.

"It seems that someone is really manipulating this matter." If it was just a guess just now, then at this moment, Chi Xinian confirmed his guess just now.

"But, what is their purpose for doing these things?" Yan Chujing couldn't figure it out, who would be so boring and organize gangsters to rob the government's disaster prevention money?
Looking for money?
Not really...

If it's just for money, you can use other money ideas, because the construction of the embankment is related to everyone's livelihood.

Even if they are gangsters, they don't want to see the floods destroy the county, so that they have nowhere to make money in the coming year, right?
Moreover, the flood occurred and affected people's livelihood, and the imperial court will definitely investigate thoroughly.Because the court needs to give the common people an explanation, it will definitely hold on to them.

No matter how difficult it is, we must find them out.

Under such pressure, why should they take risks for this little money?

The silver that they didn't like in the past, will be able to look at it this year?
Numerous weird points appeared, and Chi Xinian and Yan Chujing also considered more problems because of this.

After the two of them summed it up, they asked Chu Qi again: "Does Aunt Chu know anything else? For example... Did the local officials report this matter?"

"This... between officials and gentlemen, civilian women don't know much about it." Chu Qi shook her head, "But I think, such a big matter, officials and gentlemen should not dare to hide it? As far as I know, Qixian County There is a letter to the Shangguan."

Thanks to the great fortune of the Chu family in Qi County, she can inquire about many things in Qi County.But the situation in other places, she is not clear.

Yan Chujing and Yan Chujing were not disappointed if they couldn't get an answer from her mouth.

They probably also understand that it is impossible to expect a commoner to figure this out.And they, as long as they grasp this clue, they can send someone to investigate later.

Thinking of this, Yan Chujing and the two of them planned to give up and continue to ask.

But at this time, Chu Qi, who was thinking about all kinds of clues carefully, said again: "There is another strange thing, I don't know if it is something you two want to hear."

"Oh? Aunt Chu, please tell me." Chi Xinian nodded slightly, signaling to her that it's okay to say.

Chu Qi frowned, and said just now: "Actually, our county magistrate was very scared after the first defeat in organizing the suppression of bandits. As you all know, the bandits are extremely vicious.

"Since we have become enemies, how can we easily let us go?
"But... After everyone tossed and turned for a few days, the matter miraculously passed. Those gangsters didn't seem to want to take revenge on us.

"At that time, we only thought that they were disdainful, or that the water bandits didn't want to go to land to fight.

"But after thinking about it, it's still a little strange..."

(End of this chapter)