Wei and Jin cooks

The lawsuit between Liu Kun and Shi Le finally reached Zhao Hanzhang.

This time it was not Liu Kun's problem, but Shi Le's reluctance. After he had killed people and copied things, he stopped with a flick of his hand.

Leaving a mess behind, Fan Ying, the acting county magistrate, was naturally unwilling to take over, so she shied away from Liu Kun and said, "The magistrate only asked me to manage the refugees. I can't interfere too much in other county affairs."

Although Shi Le only beheaded more than fifty people, he also arrested more than a hundred people. He took all of those people to Shi Le's army and made them tattooed as military slaves. He also sent troops to ransack their homes, regardless of whether they were them or not. He robbed all his personal property and illegal gains, which was comparable to soldiers crossing the border.

Those people had also heard of Shi Le's evil reputation and did not dare to go to him to make trouble, so they could only cry and beg to Liu Kun.

Now there was a lot of crying outside the governor's house, and Liu Kun was affected even when he spoke, let alone listening to music.

He could handle it, but the premise was that Shi Le had to hand over all the people and things to him, but he refused to do it and snatched away all the people and things, leaving Liu Kun unable to find someone to deal with it himself. to the entrance.

He had no choice but to come to Zhao Hanzhang.

Shi Le also came to Zhao Hanzhang to resign the Jinyang county captain.

After hearing their respective complaints, Zhao Hanzhang first asked Liu Kun: "How does Yue Shi plan to handle this matter?"

Liu Kun: "General Shi must return the people and things to the county government first, and I will deal with them one by one."

Zhao Hanzhang insisted and asked, "How to deal with it?"

Liu Kun was stunned when asked, and Zhao Hanzhang said: "These are human traffickers who rob people. According to the law, they should be executed and their property should be confiscated. How will Yue Shi handle this matter after taking over?"

Liu Kun's face darkened slightly and he said: "General Shi has no evidence. After I took over, I will find out the truth and clear their names."

Shi Le was furious: "Are you saying that I deliberately framed them? Governor Liu, I have no enmity with them. Why did I do this?"

Liu Kun said: "General Shi, you stole a lot of things from their home."

It directly showed that Shi Le was interested in other people's property.

Although Shi Le was indeed interested in their property, he didn't target people for the sake of money. He targeted people and their property. Doesn't Liu Kun's statement mean that he was framed for money? people?

Shi Le hated this kind of people the most in his life, so he was very angry and couldn't accept the accusation at all. He immediately said: "Liu Governor doesn't believe it. I will bring them here and question them one by one in front of you."

Liu Kun: "Shi Jun tortured and left over a hundred human bodies with no skin intact. Isn't this just a result of torture?"

Zhao Hanzhang waited for them to finish arguing before continuing her question, "Prefect Liu, if they are human traffickers, what if General Shi did not accuse them unjustly?"

Seeing that Zhao Hanzhang always believed in him, Shi Le looked better.

Liu Kun took a deep look at Zhao Hanzhang and then said: "The governor of Zhao is in charge of the three states, and now he is also the regent. He should know that politicians need to weigh the pros and cons and be considerate in everything..."

"I will only rule by law," Zhao Hanzhang said solemnly: "The pros and cons lie in the country, not in personal gains and losses. In troubled times, people are inherently impetuous, and the people have a lot of resentment towards the country and the king. At this time, the traffickers have been caught , instead of punishing them severely, they only care about weighing the pros and cons and whitewashing the peace."

"You think that the people are ignorant, and they will believe whatever you say, but you don't know that they know it very well in their hearts. They don't say it, but they call you idiots in their hearts." All the anger that Zhao Hanzhang had accumulated in the past few days exploded at this moment. When he came out, he scolded Liu Kun, "Zhouquan? What is Zhouquan? Only Zhouquan can deal with evil people with the law! People are the most precious, and returning to human ethics is Zhouquan! Human traffickers like these who rob people and buy and sell children are... I don’t know how many families have been broken up, but if we have a comprehensive negotiation with them, then who will have a comprehensive negotiation with the families whose children were robbed, and who will have a comprehensive negotiation with the children who were robbed?”

"There are gods and traffickers above their heads. Even if they are as noble as the clan, they will cut off their children and grandchildren. Look at Sima Yue's family, who is still alive now?" Zhao Hanzhang said: "He treats people like grass, and some people treat him like an animal! Governor Liu, the lessons from the past are here, so be careful."

Liu Kun's face turned red, and Shi Le's heart was beating wildly. When he raised his head, he met Zhao Hanzhang's gaze. Liu Kun felt that his face was not so hot anymore, so he turned to look at Shi Le.

Shi Le:......

Zhao Hanzhang not only scolded Liu Kun, but also criticized Shi Le.

He was treated like a fool (Sima Yue's soldiers betrayed him), but he also repaid him. Sima Yue's whole family died at his hands, and he even burned Sima Yue's body;

So his cause is Sima Yue, and Sima Yue's retribution is him.

What about his retribution?

Shi Le thought anxiously. After being liberated, he had been a bandit and sold people. Along the way, he had done a lot of burning, killing and looting. So what would be his retribution?

By the way, Zhao Hanzhang said last time that his whole family was wiped out, right?

He was killed by his cheap nephew Shi Hu.

At this moment, Shi Le had forgotten that Zhao Hanzhang did not explicitly say that it was Shi Hu, but he had already determined that it was him.

Zhao Hanzhang's words impressed both of them. Liu Kun was a Buddhist and believed in karma, so he remained silent and didn't speak. He was wondering if he had really done something wrong.

Shi Le ignored him and found an opportunity to whisper to Zhao Hanzhang, "Your Majesty, I did something wrong in the past. Is it possible to change it?"

Zhao Hanzhang's eyes showed compassion and he said calmly: "Recognizing your mistakes can greatly improve things. If you truly regret it, then atone for your sins."

Fu Tinghan, who came to Zhao Hanzhang with the drawings he had drawn, couldn't help but stop when he heard this and was speechless for a long time.

Zhao Hanzhang only glanced at him quickly, his expression did not change, and continued to talk to Shi Le: "You were too cruel in the past. In the years to come, you must love the people more and save more people. I believe there is reincarnation in this world, and I can't say who you will help in the future. As someone who has been killed by you, or their family, I think this is atonement."

Shi Le pondered.

Fu Tinghan waited for them to finish speaking before stepping forward, "I drew the pictures these days."

Zhao Hanzhang took it.

Shi Le glanced at it casually and found that he couldn't understand it, so he looked away.

This is recorded in the local chronicles. Various mineral resources in Jinyang and its surrounding areas are marked with iron ore, copper ore, and sulfur signs in several places, but there are question marks behind them.

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "Are you not sure?"

Fu Tinghan nodded and said: "There is no clear description, just some strange things or travel notes. I read it and the description is very similar, so I have to send someone to check it out."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "I'll have someone check it out."

Shi Le asked casually, "What are you checking?"

Zhao Hanzhang raised his eyes and looked at him, half-smiling but not smiling: "Check the iron mines near Jinyang."

Shi Le's heart beat violently. He knew that Zhao Hanzhang was extremely ambitious. How could he allow Liu Kun to become powerful here?

You brought him here just to steal Jinyang, right?

Historically, not only Liu Kun was an incomprehensible person, but Shi Le was too. He was brutal in the early days, killing and cannibalizing people in various ways that exceeded the human limit. But when he decided to manage his own territory well, he was also good at accepting advice and valued education. A good monarch who does light corvee and low taxes