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Wang Huifeng hurriedly arrived. When she arrived, the Xiao family was crying around Zhao Hanzhang and refused to leave despite any words.

If it weren't for the purpose of appeasing the nobles, Zhao Hanzhang would have thrown away his sleeves and left.

As soon as Wang Huifeng arrived, Zhao Hanzhang breathed a sigh of relief.

She nodded to Wang Huifeng and said, "Wang Jishi, come and persuade Mrs. Xiao and the others to leave."

Wang Huifeng lowered his head and said "yes".

Zhao Hanzhang pulled Fu Tinghan and entered. Ji Yuan looked left and right, but did not leave, so he stood aside and watched the fun.

Wang Huifeng is only twenty-five or six years old now, but he is dignified and majestic in front of Mrs. Xiao. She lowered her eyes and looked at Mrs. Xiao.

As expected, Mrs. Xiao did not dare to make a mistake in front of her. She was not only the daughter of a Taiwei, but also the former Crown Princess. To put it bluntly, she was the one with the highest status in and outside Luoyang City, and it was Zhao Hanzhang. If it hadn't been for her Even if he put down his body to take a note, Zhao Hanzhang had to be respectful in front of her.

"Old madam, please get up," she said coldly: "Zhao Shijun has opened the door to one side. Although the world is in chaos and the court cannot prohibit Wubao from raising private soldiers, it is not an excuse for you to rob the people."

"Murderers will always be killed. The bones dug out from your Xiao Family's Wubao are piled up into a hill." Wang Huifeng is already strong-willed. Even her father and she dare to complain, let alone outsiders like the Xiao Family. , "According to the law, everyone in the Xiao family should be thrown into prison, and the chief culprit should be killed in half, but Zhao Shijun cares about your little contribution, so he is speechless and leaves it to Erlangjun's mercy."

"Since you still don't appreciate it, let's judge the culprit according to the law." Seeing that Mrs. Xiao was still going to speak, Wang Huifeng raised his hand to stop and said coldly: "Old madam, now the Xiao family has a male under the age of twelve. He and all the female family members have not been punished. If this case is investigated in detail, will the rest of you Xiao family be able to withstand the investigation? "

Mrs. Xiao's expression changed greatly. She wanted to sit down with the female family members and the remaining men.

Seeing Mrs. Xiao's sensible silence, Wang Huifeng said: "Old Madam, please come back."

Mrs. Xiao stood up holding her daughter-in-law's hand. After taking two steps, the world started spinning and she fell straight down. Mrs. Xiao was so frightened that she hurriedly helped her.

But when a person really fainted, his whole body fell limp and his body was extremely heavy. Mrs. Xiao failed to hold her up, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fell to the ground together with a plop.

The female members of the Xiao family rushed forward and helped lift Mrs. Xiao up and take her back to the inn, while they ran to call the doctor.

What happened here quickly spread throughout Luoyang.

"It seems that Zhao Hanzhang really values ​​Fu Tinghan. Zhao Erlang didn't even kill anyone, he just killed him when he asked."

Fu Tinghan issued an order, and the prestige spread throughout Luoyang and even from Luoyang to Xin'an.

As soon as he entered the door, Fu Tinghan asked worriedly: "Do you have any other arrangements?"

Otherwise, with Zhao Hanzhang's temperament, how could he not kill the culprit?

Zhao Hanzhang tilted his head and smiled: "No."

Fu Tinghan frowned, "So you originally planned to let the Xiao family go? Because of the noble clan?"

"Originally, he was going to be killed," Zhao Hanzhang said with a chuckle: "But it wasn't me who killed him, but Erlang."

Fu Tinghan was startled and asked, "Why should Erlang be killed?"

"In order to establish prestige," Zhao Hanzhang said: "The Xiao family is in Xin'an, and now Erlang is stationed in Xin'an. It would be better for him to order this person to be killed than for me to order him to be killed."

This was Zhao Hanzhang's plan after Zhao Erlang destroyed Xiao's Wubao. However, the boy was stubborn in his thinking. He remembered that Zhao Hanzhang said that the army was short of workers and food, so military slaves were more important than soldiers. Able to work and save food.

But they cannot rob civilians, so they only arrest thieves. Those who have committed minor crimes can be recruited as ordinary soldiers like refugees. Those who have committed serious crimes, especially those who have killed others, can be tattooed as military slaves according to the severity of the crime, and the number of years of service is stipulated. Let them atone for their sins with military exploits.

The boy remembered this, so he devoted himself to catching thieves and went back to work as coolies. He counted every member of the Xiao family, and he did not let go of any male above the age of twelve.

Naturally, the culprit was not beheaded, but was tattooed and made a military slave.

Fu Tinghan came to think of it, "So I took the credit from Erlang to establish his authority?"

Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand nonchalantly and said: "It doesn't matter, that guy doesn't care about this. He is in the army and has many ways to establish his authority."

Fu Tinghan breathed a sigh of relief.

"You have been very busy these days. Are you going back to the city today to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?"

Fu Tinghan nodded, "Fu An said that the Xiliang army and their families have arrived, and there should be a banquet at home, so he asked me to come back."

"We have a banquet, but it's too late today. General Beigong has just reunited with his family, so we won't disturb him for the time being. I'll go see him tomorrow and then have a banquet at my house. Then you can attend with me."

Fu Tinghan has no objection.

The two talked for a while, and Ji Yuan came in with a smile, "Girl, eldest son, the matter is settled."

He smiled and said: "The emperor is still smart enough to ask the former crown princess to take notes. Since the former crown prince came forward, the nobles and people in the city have become more convinced of the emperor."

Wang Yan has a bad reputation in the eyes of some people, but it is undeniable that he has great prestige in the eyes of most nobles and common people.

Wang Huifeng not only had Wang Yan's family background, but also had the status of the former Crown Princess. Moreover, because she once ran around to save the former Crown Prince and had a reputation for loyalty, she made up for the shortcomings in Wang Yan's reputation, so she was very popular among the people.

Wang Huifeng and Wang Siniang became minor officials under Zhao Hanzhang. This was a signal. Many scholars who had been secretly at odds later reconciled themselves. They either participated in this year's recruitment examination or came to see Zhao Hanzhang and directly recommended themselves.

Zhao Hanzhang screened out many talents, and he was still very happy in his heart.

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and asked, "Is the Xiao family gone?"

"Yes, Mrs. Xiao fainted. It looked like she was really dizzy."

"It's okay to leave. The Xiliang army and their families are here. There will be a banquet at my house tomorrow. If they don't leave, what's the point of crying outside my house tomorrow?"

Ji Yuan: "Congratulations to the young lady for getting a good general. Since General Beigong has moved his family here, I don't think he can leave in this life."

Zhao Hanzhang thought so too, and he and Ji Yuan looked at each other and smiled, like two foxes.

Fu Tinghan sat aside and watched them silently.

Ji Yuan would never let a scene become cold. He immediately took care of Fu Tinghan and said, "Master, how is the construction of the water mill going?"

Fu Tinghan said: "It's only half built. It will take a lot of time to complete it."

Ji Yuan was surprised, "It took so long."

When building other workshops in the past, they were built in just a few days. This time, it has been almost a month since the construction started, and it is only half of the time.

And I heard that Fu Tinghan has been preparing drawings for a long time, and it seems that he has been drawing them since last year.

"The value of the water mill is far inferior to that of the Liulifang. Will it cost the eldest son too much?"

"No," Fu Tinghan shook his head and said, "The value of the water mill is much higher than that of Liuli, and the value of the water mill is not comparable to that of Liuli."

See you tomorrow