Because she was too full at lunch, Yang Ruoqing ate a few bites at night and couldn't eat anymore, so she sat aside and talked with them.

The two people were mainly exchanging information about Wu Xiong, the governor of Tianhai County.

Yang Ruoqing listened and checked on the two of them. After going back and forth, she gradually understood some of the current situation in Tianhai County.

Tianhai County is a county on the east coast. It is not very large and is probably not as big as Qing'an County.

But Tianhai County used to be a prosperous land, with fertile products and close to the sea. Various seafood and coastal port trade brought a prosperous life to the people in this area.

At that time, everyone said that Tianhai County was a place favored by the Sea Dragon King, and the people here lived and worked in peace and contentment.

However, in the past few years, the situation here has gone from bad to worse, with large areas of land being barren and a large population loss.

Ports and terminals, large and small, have also closed down, especially in the past two years. Due to the deteriorating changes in the ocean climate, the output of the sea has also dropped sharply, making people's lives more and more difficult every year.

"Brother-in-law, Wu Xiong is a sanctimonious hypocrite."

Daan's voice woke Yang Ruoqing out of her thoughts.

Yang Ruoqing's eyes fell on Da'an, and she saw that Da'an had put down the chopsticks in his hand.

"Wu Xiong, I don't know how much money the people in Tianhai County have taken away from the people in the past few years. The taxes are getting higher year by year."

"Not to mention the small-scale people, even the small local landowners and large grain farmers cannot withstand Wu Xiong's exploitation."

"Over and over again, throughout the year, 80% of the grain harvested will be confiscated by the government, and the remaining 20% ​​will be robbed by local bullies. The common people will receive almost no grain."

"In this case, they will simply abandon the land and stop doing it!" Da'an said.

Luo Fengtang looked serious and said: "If it were me, I wouldn't sit here. I'm just making wedding clothes for others, and I won't miss a single drop!"

Da'an nodded: "Exactly, so during my low-level inspections and unannounced visits during this period, I found that many people have more than a little resentment against the government. It can be said that there are so many complaints that it is not possible to freeze three feet in a day!"

"After these people throw away their hoes, they have several options,"

"One, go to the beach to fish to support your family."

"Second, those with some connections will go to other places to stay with relatives."

"Third, I have no relatives I can rely on, and I'm lazy and don't want to fish, so I just give up on myself and idle around outside, stealing chickens, eating, and waiting to die."

"And this last type of people often accounts for the largest proportion of people in Tianhai County right now. This type of people are also noticed by those rioters with ulterior motives, and they are snare them, give them to those who stutter, and then lead them to rebel, and they become

The death squads in the rebel ranks!"

Having said this, he calmed down and said, "By the way, brother-in-law, I have already made arrangements. I am going to visit the fishing village eighty miles east of Tianhai County in the next few days."

When he heard that Da'an was going to the fishing village, Luo Fengtang's expression suddenly changed.

"You can't go to the fishing village, it is the most dangerous place in Tianhai County now!" Luo Fengtang said.

"Brother-in-law, I have to go, no matter how dangerous it is, I have to go. I want to talk to Qin Hanqing."

Da'an said, his hands clenched into fists, his eyes full of determination,

"I heard that he had been elected before. Since he is a scholar, he must be able to communicate and explain clearly. If I can have a good talk with him and let him surrender without spending a single soldier, Haijun's

The turmoil will be extinguished calmly, wouldn't that be the best?" Da'an said.

Luo Fengtang frowned and said in a deep voice: "Da'an, Qin Hanqing is not as simple as you and I think."

"Yes, he is indeed just a down-and-out civil servant, but he can mobilize so many fishermen's rebels and create such a huge momentum. There may be a power we can't see hidden behind him. I don't trust you to go, you...

It’s a stock that goes deep into the tiger’s den!”

"Brother-in-law, I must go!"

"You can't go, even if I say no, you can't!"

"But I am the imperial envoy designated by the emperor. If I am greedy for life and afraid of death, wouldn't that mean I have betrayed the emperor's trust?"

"You are also my brother-in-law. Your safety is more important to me than the emperor's trust!"

"Brother-in-law..."

"Okay, you two stop for a moment, I have something to say!" Yang Ruoqing slapped her hand on the table, interrupting the conversation between the two men.

"You two treat me like nothing, right? I don't say anything, and you keep arguing. I have something to say!" She frowned and said angrily.

The two men shut up at the same time and looked at Yang Ruoqing.

Luo Fengtang said: "Qing'er, tell me."

Yang Ruoqing said: "When I am talking, neither of you are allowed to interrupt, unless I ask and you answer."

Luo Fengtang and Daan looked at each other. Both men wanted to laugh at the same time, but they were both used to her domineering attitude.

"Okay, whoever you ask will answer, and I promise not to steal your words." Luo Fengtang said good-temperedly.

Yang Ruoqing said: "First of all, what happened to the fishing village uprising? Secondly, who is Qin Hanqing?"

Luo Fengtang glanced at Da'an, who said: "Let me answer this question."

"The uprising in the fishing villages started last winter. Last winter, a shocking thing happened on the seaside eighty miles east of Tianhai County."

"This fishing village is not a small village, but a general name that refers to the villages in this area that rely on fishing to make a living."

"In a fishing village, a fisherman named Wang Erxiao came home from fishing and found his pregnant wife and five or six-year-old son killed at home."

"Not only was her wife killed, she was also insulted by the murderer, and her son's death was also horrific!"

Hearing this, Yang Ruoqing subconsciously covered her mouth, and she could almost imagine the bloody and miserable scene in her mind.

"The most intolerable thing is those who bully women and children. They are worse than beasts!" Yang Ruoqing said angrily.

"Who did it? Has it been found out?" she asked.

Da'an said: "No one knows who killed him, but the sky net is very careful. There happened to be a poor teacher in the village. He came out and told everyone that it was the son of the chief clerk of the Tianhai County Yamen who did it!"

"This teacher is Qin Hanqing!"

Yang Ruoqing nodded and signaled Daan to continue.

Da'an said: "This chief clerk is a subordinate of Wu Xiong, the governor of Tianhai County. The chief clerk has a son who is the local young man and a tyrant. He has done many evil things."

"But because his father is protecting him, no one has dared to punish him."

"He went to the fishing village because he made a mistake in the county and angered the chief registrar, so he was sent to the old house over there in the fishing village. Not only did he fail to reflect on himself well, but he continued to do such evil things.
Chapter completed!