wild trail

Chapter 342
Led by Nan Guxiang and his people, the search team soon found a human tribe.

Facing strangers, the savages of this tribe were very vigilant.

Nan Guxiang went up to them and chatted with them for a while, sure enough, after listening to his story, these savages suddenly became excited and bowed down to this group of soldiers.

"What did you say to them?" a soldier asked in a low voice.

Nan Guxiang grinned and said, "I told them that we came from the place where the gods live, and we came here to pick them up to live a better life."

The soldiers were stunned, and immediately put on a serious look. Since they are soldiers of the Celestial Kingdom, they should at least pretend to be majestic in front of these savages.

With a foothold and the existence of the leading party, Li Mu's mission went very smoothly this time. He didn't even encounter a powerful beast, and the soldiers' knives were just placed on their waists as decorations.

In Yancheng, one month has passed since the New Year.

The villagers in the tropical area began to harvest mature crops. The unique geographical environment is simply a gift from heaven to Xiaguo. On such land, it can be said that you can grow melons and grow beans. As long as there is no extreme weather, you can It is said that the weather is good every year.

From the geographical environment of the mainland of China, Wang Lang is naturally connected with the African continent in another world.

There are many similarities in terms of climate type and vegetation conditions.

There is the Sahara Desert in the north of Africa, and the westernmost desert in the mainland of China, Wang Lang probably will not be much smaller than that in Africa.

The same piece of land can create different values ​​in the hands of different people.

Africa has such a superior geographical advantage, but it has become the most backward area in human civilization. Every time he thinks of it, Wang Lang despises those black people in his heart.

The Kingdom of Xia started from scratch and established a huge country in the barren land, relying only on the eastern region, the tropical area, to produce food to meet the needs of the people of the Kingdom of Xia.

The output of three crops a year can still starve to death. What can this explain? There is no other explanation except laziness.

Wang Lang looked at the statistics of the Ministry of Households and found that last year's grain output, whether it was corn, sorghum, potatoes, or other cash crops, had increased many times compared to previous years.

The gradual improvement of water facilities has allowed farmers to get rid of the situation that primitive agriculture depends on the sky for food.

However, countless good news are often mixed with bad news. Among this pile of memorials, the officials of Pingnan City, located in the south of Tongshan City, mentioned in the memorial that with the large-scale development of farmland, the number of insects has also increased in recent years. Year after year, these insects did not attract people's attention at first, but a few years ago, local farmers discovered that these nasty insects began to eat the crops that they had worked so hard to grow. The loss is not much, but judging from the current situation, if this thing is allowed to spread, it will definitely cause incalculable loss of food.

After reading this memorial, Wang Lang felt extremely heavy. Judging from the situation described above, he only had two terrifying words in his heart.

Locust plague!

Although the current scale is far from the level of a disaster, this is not a good sign. Now the weather is smooth, but as long as there is a drought, the number of these bugs will definitely increase explosively.

This threat is definitely a ticking time bomb for the Xia Kingdom which is in danger. If such an outbreak occurs when the enemy comes, it will definitely deal a fatal blow to human civilization.

But there is no good way to get rid of these annoying bugs thoroughly. Modern society can develop pesticides against locusts through advanced chemical technology, but for feudal agricultural countries like Xia Kingdom, they can only rely on The power of nature to prevent.

Wang Lang has never seen a locust plague at such a young age, but he has eaten these grasshoppers before, and the taste is not bad. If you catch more grasshoppers and grind them into powder, they can also provide rich protein, even if the taste is not very good, but If a natural disaster does occur, storing these things may be able to relieve the urgent need.

In addition to relying on humans to catch them, Wang Lang thought that the most effective way is to use humans to raise the natural enemies of locusts to control the flooding of locusts. The teasing dragons raised by farmers in the Xia Kingdom or the wild geese with their wings and feathers cut off would be good. choose.

Thinking of this, Wang Lang wrote down the thoughts in his mind into regulations in detail, and sent the soldiers to the household department.

This move by Wang Lang has imperceptibly promoted the enthusiasm of the people of Xia State to raise poultry. With the combined efforts of people and poultry to catch them, there has been no large-scale locust plague in Xia State for a long time.

Even in the era of severe drought hundreds of years later, the scope of damage of locusts was only in one prefecture, and they were caught by experienced people.

After reading all the memorials, Wang Lang rubbed his dizzy head, leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

At this time, the guards came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment is asking to see you!"

Wang Lang cheered up and said, "Show him in!"

Not long after, Kong Yi finished the ceremony and said: "Your Majesty, this is the list of prisoners who will be executed in the next year. The crimes committed are also detailed on it. If there is no problem, the Ministry of Punishment will inspect it again and execute the punishment. .”

Wang Lang nodded wearily. Although he was very tired at the moment, this matter was a matter of personal fame, so he couldn't help being a bit sloppy.

In the brochure sent by Kong Yi, the crimes committed by these condemned prisoners and the time of execution were written in detail.

Wang Lang flipped through his own for a while, stopped at a case, and said, "What's the matter with this case?" ""

When Kong Yi heard the words, he got up quickly and said, "Which one is your Majesty talking about?"

"It's the Han Ji murder case!" Wang Lang said slowly.

When Kong Yi heard this, his expression changed slightly and he said: "Your Majesty, this Han Ji is an ordinary citizen in Pingnan City. He usually sells straw mats and baskets for a living. He originally had a wife in his family, but Han Ji's wife is beautiful. Therefore, Han Ji was very suspicious of him, and the two often quarreled over trivial matters. Half a year ago, Han Ji killed his wife at home, and the local government servants arrested her because of this.

Wang Lang pondered for a moment, the case was very vague, and there were many doubts. Although Han Ji had a motive for the murder, there was neither witness nor physical evidence in the file, only the local government's one-sided statement, which made him uneasy. doubt.

I looked through other cases, and the other cases were clearly written.

Wang Lang closed the file, glanced at Kong Yi, and said, "Leave this file with me first, and temporarily lock up these prisoners."

When Kong Yi heard this, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, these are all people who are harmful to our country, why not execute them immediately?"

"The other cases are fine, but Han Ji's case needs to be tried again." Wang Lang said slowly.

"Your Majesty, this..."

"What? Is there any problem?" Wang Lang narrowed his eyes and stared at Kong Yi.

Seeing sweat on Kong Yi's forehead, he said quickly, "No, no!"

"Since there is no case, I will send special officials to try this case. If Han Ji is found guilty, he will naturally give the woman justice. But if there are other hidden secrets in this case, we will find out and deal with it." Wang Lang said.

Kong Yi's throat rolled, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, he cupped his hands respectfully and said, "Your Majesty is holy!"

"Okay, step back!" Wang Lang waved his hand.

Seeing Kong Yi who left full of thoughts, Wang Lang's face darkened. Judging by Kong Yi's appearance, there must be something else hidden in this case.

"Come on!"

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?" the guard said with a bow.

"Send it to Li Dahe, Legal Department of the Ministry of Punishment."

The guard left in a hurry after hearing the words.

More than an hour later, Brother Li, who was in official uniform, came to Wang Lang under the leadership of his guards.

"My lord, Li Dahe, editor of the Department of Law, pays his respects to His Majesty!"

"Li Aiqing, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After taking his seat, Li Dahe asked: "I don't know why Your Majesty called the minister here?"

Wang Lang threw the file in front of Li Dahe, and the opened page was Han Ji's case, and said, "Have you seen these cases before?"

Hearing the words, Li Dahe hurriedly picked up the file and scanned it hastily, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have been revising the law, and I don't take over the case. This is the first time I have seen this minister."

Wang Lang nodded and said, "What's your opinion on this case?"

Li Dahe pondered for a while, his mind was running fast, these death penalty cases were only seen by the senior management of his own department, Wang Lang asked himself like this, presumably something happened.

Picking up the file and reading it carefully, the more he looked at it, the more his brows became wrinkled. He had worked as a military judge for half a year, and for half a year in enacting laws. In his eyes, this trial record was full of loopholes and could not be used as evidence at all. I can't understand how such a matter of human life is so hasty in the trial.

"Li Aiqing, don't have any burdens in your heart. If you have any ideas, just talk about them. Don't you understand the principle of pleading for the people when you make laws?" Wang Lang said in a deep voice.

Li Dahe was shocked when he heard the words, and recalled his lofty ideals and ambitions when he was studying, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's case is full of doubts, according to the law, the contents of this dossier are not reliable, and need to be investigated again. "

Wang Lang nodded in satisfaction and said, "I am very satisfied with Li Aiqing's performance since she took office. The Ministry of Punishment should have more honest officials like Li Aiqing."

"I dare not be ashamed! I am ashamed!" Li Dahe said in fear.

"Li Aiqing doesn't have to be too modest, she deserves such praise." Wang Lang laughed.

Being praised so much by Wang Lang, the young official's blood surged and his face flushed with excitement.

"Li Aiqing, I called you this time because of this case!" Wang Lang's face became serious.

"Your Majesty, there are many doubts in this case. I wonder how I can help you?" Li Dahe said loudly.

"I plan to appoint you as the imperial envoy to go to Pingnan City to investigate the case. No matter who is involved in this case, it must be investigated clearly. You don't have to look at the faces of other officials. If you encounter difficulties, I will support you. "Wang Lang said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, what is an imperial envoy!" Li Dahe asked.

"The imperial envoy is an official who directly takes orders from me. It is not a rank. This is a temporary official position. When you are an imperial envoy, the chief is the emperor."

Speaking of which, Wang Lang got up and took the sword that had been with him for many years from the wall and said: "You hold this sword, and this sword has been with me for many years. The officials below will usually see me when they see this sword. Anyone who wants to make things difficult can cut it first and then play it." .”

Li Dahe took the sword trembling all over, only to see the words Tianzijian written on the hilt of the sword.

"Your Majesty, what is your ability to allow His Majesty to confer on so many people, I will definitely live up to your Majesty's entrustment." Li Dahe said gratefully.

Wang Lang helped Li Dahe up and said: "Li Aiqing's trip this time is not only because of my entrustment, but more importantly, our country's judicial system will not allow unjust, false and wrong cases to happen, and uphold justice for the people of our country."

"Minister! Obey the order!" Li Dahe looked solemn, and bowed deeply to Wang Lang.

"The day after tomorrow, you will go out. I will send the imperial guards to protect you. You can go to Pingnan City boldly."

Li Dahe nodded, made a deep obeisance to Wang Lang, and left the palace with his head held high and his chest held high, as if the wind is rustling and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return when he is gone.

No matter how many people are involved in the investigation by the imperial envoys this time, Wang Lang does not intend to condone and raise traitors. The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant nest. At a time of national crisis, if there are still officials who use power for personal gain and protect each other, he must clean up these moths and clean up these people. An unhealthy trend.

Three days later, under the escort of twenty imperial guards sent by Wang Lang, Li Dahe embarked on the road to Pingnan City in a vehicle.

In the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, Kong Yi looked at the quarreling officials with an extremely gloomy expression.

"Shang Shu, what should we do? Your Majesty personally intervened in this case this time. If we are found out, what should we do?" An official asked anxiously.

Kong Yi snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, what should I do, do you know the urgency for the basket you poked out?"

"Shang Shu, the magistrate of Pingnan County is a member of our Ministry of Punishment. We can't help it. Who knew that this guy is such a waste. He not only got himself in for a woman, but also implicated us." An official said angrily.

Kong Yi said coldly: "Notify the magistrate of Pingnan County, let him deal with what he committed, and send another manpower. If this guy is so daring and dares to harm the imperial envoy, we will get rid of him immediately and leave him alone." Clear the relationship, if I get involved too deeply this time, it probably won't end well."

The officials quarreled for a while, and felt that they had to take one step at a time. If Wang Lang became too hot, he would definitely kill people. They didn't dare to stroke Wang Lang's beard at this time.

When Li Dahe rushed to Pingnan City, several fierce-looking cavalry followed him non-stop all the way, and dared to go to Pingnan City.

The people in Pingnan City didn't know that the little-known Han Ji would cause an earthquake in Pingnan's officialdom.

(End of this chapter)