The more they analyzed these officials in Bocheng County, the more they felt that this case was actually not a big deal.

In fact, to put it bluntly, this case is just a group of horses who deceived a group of landlords and wealthy people. What else can I do?

But after they discussed for a while, one of the officials said, "If it's just such a thing, of course there's nothing to worry about, but there's another Wu Penghui here. He is definitely not the real Wu County Magistrate. The real Wu County Magistrate should have been harmed by him. This is a big deal. Killing the imperial court official is not a slap in the face. I don't think this is a trivial matter!"

Tang Baoen said: "This matter can be temporarily suppressed. Just say that Wu Penghui died of illness when he was in a hurry. Isn't that enough? Who can really investigate it? As long as you can get through the Fengshan ceremony, the matters that will be made small and small can still be solved."

The officials nodded one after another. Until this time, their opinions were unified, so Tang Baoen went to the back hall to report the results to Li Rizhi.

At this time, Li Rizhi had woken up. He asked Tang Baoen in. After listening to what Tang Baoen said, he asked: "How far is that Foxtail Groove from here? If soldiers are summoned to suppress the bandits now, what is the chance of victory?"

Tang Boyn felt his throat dry, and he barely swallowed his saliva, and then said, "When you come back to the supervisor, you have five or six points to say the chance of winning. Although the horses are arrogant, they have already obtained money, so they may not be able to fight to the death. The officials probably will definitely win this time when the bandit suppression, but the officials are not sure how much they win."

Li Rizhi said: "Then you go out first, explain the matter, and gather the strong men and servants. You need reliable people. You go out first and give instructions on this matter. Let's start. When the people are summoned, gather in this county government, and then everyone set out together."

Tang Baoen quickly agreed and went out to explain the matter. After a moment, he came back. Then he told Li Rizhi about the situation of the local rich man and rich household.

After hearing this, Li Rizhi refused to comment. He thought about what to do about this matter. In fact, it is not difficult to appease the rich and wealthy families. Didn’t they just want to see the emperor and the empress? This is not difficult to do.

After the emperor and the emperor arrived in Bocheng County, because this was the starting point for setting up Mount Tai, the emperor and the empress naturally had to meet the representatives of the local villagers, and then arrange these rich men and wealthy families and let them kneel down the ground and shout long live. Could it be that they still dare to pick on each other?

After a while, three or four hundred people gathered in the yamen, all of whom were young and strong in Bocheng County, and they were all trustworthy people, at least they were worthy of trust from officials.

Tang Baoen asked anxiously: "Sir, the supervisory commander has already brought all his troops. Should we go out of the city immediately to Huweigou, and maybe we can block the loud horses. Those loud horses have taken the goods and may not necessarily go very fast. We will walk faster and maybe we can catch up with them!"

Li Rizhi said, "Are you sure that Foxtail Guln is the best place for the horses to meet?"

Tang Baoen said: "I can't think of any other place. If you want to say it is the most suitable place, that is, the Foxtail Gully. Should we set off immediately now?"

Li Ri said, "Don't worry, let everyone have a meal first, and then set off when everyone is full."

Tang Baoen was shocked. This had been wasting a lot of time, and he was still not in a hurry. If he didn't rush there, maybe the horses and the others would really run back to Liangshan.

But since Li Rizhi said that, he had no choice but to force the supervisor from Chang'an to catch thieves with them. If the supervisor is impatient and turns his back, the unlucky one will be the officials of Bocheng County in the end!

Tang Baoen had no choice but to come out and ask everyone to eat immediately, and don’t cook in the county government, just go to the street to buy it, as long as you can eat faster, the better.

When the officials waiting outside heard this, they all came forward to ask Tang Baoen. Since the manpower had been gathered and so much time had been wasted, why can't we go out to chase Xiangma immediately? Instead, we have to have a meal? Let's get some dry food and deal with it on the road. Eating is not a big deal, so why waste time?

Tang Baoen said, "I have already said that, but the supervisor insisted on this. He came from Chang'an. It was the Shangguan we were waiting for. It was not easy for us to disobey his instructions. He asked us to eat, so we can eat it. Isn't this food just to eat in our own stomachs? There is no cheaper for others."

Some officials sighed and lowered their voices and said, "This supervisory commander has become such a high-ranking official at a young age. I believe he has a very background. Local officials like us may not even look at them, so people don't care about our safety."

Some officials echoed, "Yes, look at his entourage, all of them are very rich. Even if he rewards people with money, he will give the person who reported the news, he will also receive gold. You can imagine how rich his background is, he must be a wealthy family!"

The officials were talking a lot, and they were dissatisfied, and of course they would say it out loud. They were not people who could hide their words, nor were they scheming people. If they were really a little scheming and capable, they would not be locked in a cell. Generally speaking, after a problem occurs, they would have no other skills except complaining.

Of course, there were servants who brought food to Li Rizhi and Chen Yingying and others, which were fresh and hot food. Li Rizhi and the others were sweating profusely, which was a good way to replenish their energy.

After eating this meal for half an hour, Li Rizhi called Tang Baoen and said, "Let's go, let's set off now. Although I have never been to the Foxtail Gully, I just studied the map. It's not far from here. We will definitely be able to arrive before sunset!"

Tang Baoen nodded. He was a local. Of course, he knew how far Foxtail Groove was from here and how big Bocheng County was. He hurried out to prepare everyone and set off immediately.

Li Rizhi led this large group of people out of the county town and headed straight to Foxtail Gully, and indeed arrived here before sunset.

However, Li Rizhi did not let the team go in directly, but let everyone hide in the woods on the roadside.

The terrain of Foxtail Gully is very complex. There are several trench rocky mountains that say whether they are high or low. The trench rocky mountains are surrounded by woods and several streams. The trench rocky mountains are full of stone pebbles. Following these streams, many paths are divided into curves. If people who are not familiar with the terrain enter Foxtail Gully, they will easily get lost.
Chapter completed!