Daming King of Punishment

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Just thinking about it, they had already arrived, Song Wuya obviously couldn't get too close to avoid being affected.

"What's going on? Is it always like this?" Song Wuya could only ask the yamen servant beside him.

"My lord, these guys are so fierce that our brothers can't resist them at all. If it weren't for the soldiers stationed in the city who have been fighting all the year round, they wouldn't be able to bear them at all. Such a situation will happen once every ten days and a half months. See Today's appearance is much bigger than before!" The yamen servant explained to Song Wuya.

Hearing this, Song Wuya felt even more curious.These thieves come so frequently, what exactly do they want to do.When he came here, he could tell at a glance that this place was definitely not a rich place. Even when he was at the gate of the city, he didn't see any business travelers at the gate of the city.

But these thieves will come once every ten days and half a month. What can they grab?

After listening to the yamen servant's words, Song Wuya didn't ask any further questions, after all, he wouldn't be able to figure out this matter for a while.

The most terrible thing is that these thieves and bandits don't care about these military important places at all, they just walk away as soon as they say it, as if entering their own home.But such a place can deal with those foreign enemies, but can't deal with these bandits. It has to be said that this is a very strange thing.

While speaking, the officers and soldiers had already arrived in the distance. Seeing the officers and soldiers approaching, the bandits immediately retreated and headed towards the city gate while fighting.

There are only two gates in Yingzhou City, a south gate and a north gate.There are more soldiers at the handle of the north gate, and now they are retreating towards that side, which is the gate where Song Wuya and the others came in.

"Notify people to close the city gate immediately, and catch a turtle in a urn!" Song Wuya immediately ordered to the yamen servant beside him.

"My lord, don't do it!" Hearing Song Wuya's words, the yamen servant frowned, and said in a panic, "It would be nice to kill a few of them, but we must not keep them in the city! There was once a magistrate Like you, you want to catch them in a urn, but these thieves did not leave, they hid in the city and committed many murders."

"These bandits are so bold? Is there really no way to deal with them?" Song Wuya frowned and asked.

"Really not!" The yamen servant said with a bitter face: "I heard that there is a military adviser sitting behind them, advising them, which makes these thieves like gods, and no one dares to provoke them."

The yamen servant's words made Song Wuya fall into deep thought again, what kind of gangsters are this group, they are so arrogant, is it true that no one can deal with them?

Song Wuya didn't have time to think about it at this moment, the bandits in front had already retreated, and Yuan Tongpan chased them out with the yamen servants and officers and soldiers.

After hearing what the yamen servant said just now, Song Wuya also understood in his heart.They are not chasing down these bandits, but driving them out of Yingtian City.

Faced with such a situation, Song Wuya had mixed feelings in his heart.He never thought that there would be such a chaotic place, but now he has indeed encountered such a chaotic place, and he is completely unprepared in his heart. He doesn't know how to deal with this mess in order to stabilize the situation here.

Chapter 799 It's a disaster

Chapter 799 It's a disaster

回到知府衙门后，宋无涯在公堂内思考着这个问题。没过多久，就看到袁通判带着衙役回来了。这些衙役之中，有不少人负了伤。“战况如何？”看到袁通判之后，宋无涯当即询问。“哎！已经将他们赶出去了，损失了两名弟兄，另有六人也负了伤。”袁通判很是无奈的说道。显然这样的情况他也见多了，并没有为这样的事情恼火。“损失如此之多啊！”宋无涯皱着眉头说道。袁通判不以为然道：“宋大人，这已经是很少了。今天显然他们并不愿意在城内多待，所以跑了。”“本官很是疑惑，他们来城里究竟是抢什么啊？怎么说来就来说走就走？总不该是在街头抢劫百姓吧？”宋无涯问出了自己刚才就已经有了的疑惑。面对宋无涯的询问，袁通判紧皱眉头，迟疑了许久才道：“抢劫军需。”“什么？抢劫军需？”袁通判的话让宋无涯震惊无比。在他的怀疑之中， 可是从来没有想过，这些胆大包天的贼匪竟然敢闯入城内抢劫军需。“是的。”袁通判点头说道。“军需不应该实在军营之中吗？”宋无涯对于这一点也很是奇怪，这军需怎么可能在应天城内。袁通判点头道：“本应该是在军营的，只是因为朝廷下派的军需先要来到应天城内验收，等待验收之后，才会有军队领走。所以军需来到之后，必定会先存入应天城内。”“那他们是抢劫粮草还是钱财？”宋无涯心中愤怒无比，军需可是朝廷辎重，怎么能够让这些贼匪说抢走就抢走呢？袁通判抹了一把额头上的汗水，“他们要粮草没用，抢的自然是军饷。”“那今天他们抢走多好？”宋无涯的双眼紧紧盯着袁通判，凝重的向他问道。“回宋大人，不多，只有区区的5万两！”袁通判表现的并没有宋无涯这般的吃惊，这样的事情太平凡了，就让他觉得习以为常了。“5万两白银！”宋无涯大惊失色，在袁通判口中那所谓不多的区区5万两，却让宋无涯震惊无比。“他们能有多少人？怎么可能劫掠走这么多的军饷？方才我也并未看到他们驾着马车！”说实话，刚才的那一幕实在是太过匆忙，宋无涯确实是没有看到太多。可是至少他也看清楚了，这些贼匪只是骑着马匹，却并没有其他的工具，怎么可能将5万两白银弄走呢？面对宋无涯的质问，袁通判脸上的神情依旧很是镇定。“他们的那位军师，帮他们出了一个计策，让他们可以带走这么多银两。”袁通判淡然的说了这么一句，便再也没有其他的话了。听着这话宋无涯越发觉得不对劲了，这些贼匪的军师究竟是个什么样的人，竟然有这样的通天之能。宋无涯虽然不知道这5万两究竟有多少，可是换算一下他总是会的。5万两可是足足有五千斤，即便是一人负重1000两白银，那也需要一百个人。可刚刚他看到的那些贼匪，人数不足五十，再怎么能耐也不可能将这5万两白银弄出去啊。宋无涯深深的吸了口气，这件事情让他觉得非常的沉重，他不知道这些贼匪究竟有什么本事。但是他已经明白，这应天府城内的官兵和衙役是真的没什么本事的，竟然让这几十名贼匪在城内如此横行无阻。他心里很清楚，再询问袁通判也无济于事了，现如今还是了解一下这贼匪的事情吧。“罢了！”宋无涯叹了口气摇了摇头：“这事情朝廷可知道？”“回禀大人，朝廷自然知晓，只是朝廷也无可奈何。”袁通判的话令人泄气，从头到尾宋无涯都没有从他的口中听到过一句涨志气的话来。“好的，本官明白了。”宋无涯淡然的点了点头：“本官先回去休息了，你回去之后让文吏起草奏折，将此事再次上表朝廷。”扔下这么一句话，宋无涯直接向着后边走去。袁通判听着这话，急忙劝阻：“知府大人，万万不可啊！”他这么一说，宋无涯自然知道这其中必定没有什么好事情，他也就没有多管，头也不回的回到了后边。司徒雯还在屋内焦急的等待着宋无涯回来呢，眼见宋无涯回来，脸上的焦急神情顿时散了去。“无涯，外边怎么样？没遇到什么危险吧？”听着司徒雯的关切，宋无涯这心里的气就不打一处来。“当真是可恶！”宋无涯一开口就发起了牢骚：“这些混蛋，真的是一点用处都没有。这应天府外就又兵营驻扎，而且城防很是牢靠，可偏偏就放不住几十个贼匪。让这群贼匪进入应天府内，有如入无人之地一般，来去自如。以至于让这些贼匪胆大妄为，今天便劫走了5万两的军饷。”“什么？竟然有这样的事情？那这些贼匪究竟是什么人？怎么连官兵都阻挡不了？他们究竟有多少人，怎么带走那5万两军饷的？”司徒雯与宋无涯一般，听了这话之后，立刻问出了同样的疑惑。这绝对不是一件小事情，这5万两白银可绝对不是袁通判所说的小数目，那些贼匪一次来便是5万两，这么多年以来还不知道盗走了多少呢。“是啊！我也很是疑惑，只有几十人的贼匪，是如何带着这5万两直接夺路而逃的呢？”宋无涯也想不明白这究竟是怎么回事，即便是袁通判说这些贼匪背后的军师给他们想了一个计策，可是宋无涯也想不出来，究竟什么样的计策能够如此厉害。“那袁通判偏说这是贼匪背后的那名军师，给他们出了个计策，让他们有了这种通天之能。”话虽如此，可再怎么通天，也决不能带走这么多的白银。除非这些白银全都换做了银票。司徒雯微蹙眉头，听了宋无涯的话之后，她也在琢磨着这件事情。看着宋无涯还在气愤之中，司徒雯却突然问道：“这袁通判不去追那些贼匪，怎么这么快就清点出损失军饷的数目了？”她的话令宋无涯突然一怔，不由得倒抽一口凉气。“嘶！”宋无涯露出满脸疑惑：“还真是！刚才我只顾着生气了，还真是没有想到这一点。怎么丢了多少，这贼匪刚刚逃出城外他就知道了？”“无涯！看来这应天府的水很深啊，你可要小心行事。”司徒雯显然察觉到了什么，急忙叮嘱宋无涯。宋无涯点头，他现在可谓是完完全全的反应过来了。由司徒雯这么一说，原本他只是觉得这事情太过奇怪，可是现在却变成了可疑。他越想越不对劲，越不对劲越去想，可是想来想去也想不出来，这问题究竟出在什么地方。司徒雯的话虽然没有说透，可是宋无涯已经清楚，只怕这件事情并未只是单单的贼匪这么简单。虽然满肚子的疑惑，可是宋无涯这心里却燃起了斗志。毕竟能够有这样的事情，那对他来说，绝对就是一个挑战。原本，这祝元龙将他推到这火坑里，他还觉得这祝元龙是想要将他置于死地。虽然事情就是这样，可宋无涯也看到了机会。倘若他能够在这里将这烂摊子收拾了，那未必不是一件功劳。到时候皇帝自然可以将他委以重任，到时候再用作调查无量教或者是观山酒楼之上。想到了这样的结局，宋无涯反倒是开心起来了。突然间看到宋无涯脸上的愁容一扫，换做了笑容，司徒雯倒是紧张起来了。“无涯，你这是怎么了？”司徒雯担心得到看着宋无涯。“雯儿，没事，只是突然间想到一件好事情。”宋无涯笑着向司徒雯道：“只要我将这应天府的烂摊子收拾了，还怕找不到回去的机会吗？”“哼！我还以为你这是怎么了？原来心里是在想着这个啊！你也不觉得自己把事情想得太简单了吗？这应天府的事情，还不知道究竟怎么回事呢，倘若关系巨大的话，你能解决得了吗？现在你孤身一人来到这里，这应天府衙门内究竟谁说了算，那还不一定呢！”司徒雯顿时就没好气的批评起来。虽然话不怎么好听，可宋无涯却点头接受了。司徒雯说得没错，这应天府他今天才刚刚到任，都算不上正式上任，至于这府衙内究竟谁说了算，他这个知府真的未必就是头把交椅。至少，眼前他所见到的这个袁通判，他便并不了解。“好了，咱们就先不说这个了，还是先休息一下吧。这几个越来，可没怎么安安稳稳的睡过觉。等精神充足了，好好的捋一捋这应天府的事情。今天这些贼匪，像是要给我这这个新到任的知府一个下马威的样子。这日后，指不定还有什么样的事情发生呢。不过，当务之急还是想办法将这匪祸处理才是，将这些贼匪一网打尽！”

Chapter 800 Three Fires

?Chapter 800 Three Fires

With the beautiful woman in his arms, Song Wuya slept soundly this time.Although they are not yet husband and wife, they are only short of that one form.It's just that Situ Wen is still a little awkward now, and it will not be a problem in the future.

Early in the morning, Situ Wen helped Song Wuya get dressed, and whispered in his ear, "Wuya, as the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official, so don't make a fuss today!"

Situ Wen had already reminded Song Wuya yesterday that Yingtian Mansion is a puddle of muddy water, and he didn't know if there were fish or shrimp in the water.If the unknown trickles in, accidents will inevitably occur.

Song Wuya nodded: "Wen'er, don't worry, I'm not the one to start a fire casually. Today is the first day I officially take office, so I'd better read the chronicles and files from previous years, and get to know the local area first."

There is no problem with such an arrangement, after all, the North is different from the South.The life of the two places is very different, and the folk customs are also different.If you don't figure this out first, if you accidentally break the taboo of the local people, you may not be supported by the people.At that time, he will be incompetent as a parent officer.

Suddenly, Song Wuya was really not used to wearing an official uniform all day long.

When they came to the court, the yamen servants were listless, as if they hadn't woken up yet.

Seeing this situation, Song Wuya naturally couldn't see it, he coughed heavily: "Everyone, should you wake up?"

As soon as Song Wuya spoke, the servants gradually came to their senses.This is a good sign. Anyway, since these yamen servants listened to him, they were right.I don't know if this is just to give him face as the magistrate, or for some reason.

"Seeing that you guys didn't wake up, I know you didn't go to bed early last night." Song Wuya didn't rush to get busy with his official duties, but started to straighten out these yamen servants. "It stands to reason that you should be on duty at this hour every day. But your listless look today is enough to show that you are used to being lazy. I'm afraid you haven't gotten up so early before? Why? Is this because the government officially took office today, you are giving the government a face?"

Hearing Song Wuya say this in an amicable manner, these yamen servants all smiled.

The leader smiled and said, "My lord, you are really smart. Usually we have to wait at least an hour before coming. Today is really early, so isn't this a bit unaccustomed?"

Seeing this guy's playful smile, Song Wuya smiled slightly: "Yeah! It seems that I was hit by this mansion. However, this mansion also explained to you today. From now on, I will be on duty every day, if If someone comes late or doesn't come without a valid reason, then do what you should do."

Having said this, Song Wuya has finally reached the end of his words.Originally, Situ Wen was still warning him just now, don't set the fire indiscriminately.Just after saying this, Song Wuya, the new official's first fire when he took office, turned on these yamen servants.

But after he finished speaking, there was no reaction on the faces of these yamen servants, as if they didn't care about what he said.

Seeing that they were silent, Song Wuya didn't bother to pay attention.Song Wuya didn't find it strange that he didn't see Yuan Tongjue at the moment.He doesn't care about Yuan Tong's affairs, he just needs to take care of his current affairs.

"In the days when there was no magistrate, what kind of cases were there backlog?" Song Wuya asked the master beside him.

After taking office, the first thing to do is naturally to get rid of the backlog of things in the local area.Song Wuya is still clear about this, so he asked about these things as soon as he came up.

The master nodded immediately, obviously he had already prepared these things.I saw a lot of documents, he and several yamen servants carried them up and put them directly on the public case.

Looking at the mountains of documents in front of him, Song Wuya was startled: "Why are there so many?"

"Master Zhifu, our Yingtian Mansion has not had a magistrate for nearly a year, and there are only so many that are considered rare. I have seen more times!" The master said with a bitter face.

Song Wuya hadn't inquired about this before, and he didn't expect that Yingtian Mansion would not have a magistrate for almost a year.This is really not a small matter, at least it shows that this place is very messy and there are many things.It must be because of this that no one is willing to come to Yingtian Mansion to be the magistrate.

I thought so in my heart, but I had to read the documents in front of me.

Song Wuya nodded at the master, didn't say anything else, and just looked at it on his own.

There are really many things here, whether it is big or small, there are all of them.Especially the little things here are all trivial things.The loss of a dog in the Zhang family and the death of a cow in the Li family are nothing to him.But regardless of whether this matter is trivial or not, Song Wuya has to deal with it.Isn't he, the parent official, solving these things for the common people?If these things are ignored, then he is really incompetent as a parent official.

There are quite a few cases, Song Wuya went through them one by one, and classified them, putting those easy to solve matters on one side, and not easy ones on the other side.In this way, it happened to be an arrangement for myself, and these things were slowly resolved one by one.

Of course, now is not the time to solve these problems. The banditry is the first thing to be solved now.

After all, the banditry is too serious, and if we delay, we still don't know how much military pay will be lost.

Speaking of it, the matter of military pay is still a small matter.The real big thing is the prestige of the officials. If these bandits are allowed to go on like this, the government will lose its prestige in the hearts of the people.When the time comes, the common people don't pay attention to the government, and if they act recklessly, they really don't care about the court's laws, and then this border land will be considered a real chaos!

Now it is the time of civil strife in the Yuan Dynasty, although Song Wuya knows in his heart that the Yuan Dynasty is over.But after all, this is different from the world he knew, and the current Yue Dynasty did not exist in the world he knew.If the Yuan Dynasty completes the reunification again, it goes south to invade the Central Plains again.Under the internal and external troubles of this border land, it is impossible to resist the Mongolian army.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to establish prestige in the hearts of the people, so that they all know that the government still has prestige, otherwise it will be really chaotic.

There is no external disturbance, but the prefect of Yingtian Mansion has died several times, which is enough to show how chaotic this place has become.

Time passed quickly, and the whole day passed like this.And this whole day, Song Wuya was not able to finish reading the documents on the public case, he just sorted out some of the things.

Here, he found no record of bandits in recent days at all.What happened yesterday was not recorded.

"My lord, it's getting late, you should rest."

The master reminded Song Wuya from the side.

Song Wuya raised his head and looked out, but saw that the sun was still shining in the west. After asking, he realized that it was almost Haishi.

"The gap between the north and the south is so big, it used to be dark at this time." Song Wuya said with emotion, but he immediately realized it.After all, he is not an ancient person, so he naturally knows this truth.