Chapter 452: The government is not doing anything. Doesn’t that mean we should ask for help?

"Zhenbei Hou An!"

"Meet the Marquis of Zhenbei..."

Duan Yinghe's face was gloomy. He took a few steps forward and then asked the people outside to get up.

"Why are you making so much noise outside my house so early in the morning? Don't you know that I have something important to do?"

The people of Cangzhou seldom talk to the Marquis of Zhenbei. After all, their statuses are different. Normally, they would step back and greet him when they see him. Otherwise, they would hear from others what kind of person the Marquis of Zhenbei is.

These onlookers always felt that today's Zhenbei Hou seemed different from what they usually heard from others, and seemed a little too cold and stern.

The onlookers didn't dare to breathe, except for the three families who lost their children who knelt down and crawled on the ground.

"It is my fault for disturbing the Marquis, but our children have been missing for more than a month, and I have no other choice but to ask for help from the Marquis..."

"Please, Lord, please send some soldiers to help me find my child..."

Duan Yinghe had been at odds with Gu Yanchen for a long time, and now he was just going through the motions. However, he still had to pretend to be embarrassed and did not agree immediately.

"You should go to the government to look for the child, not to me. After all, such matters are not within my jurisdiction."

Northern Qi had its own laws. If the government received an order requiring assistance from soldiers or seeking help from soldiers, it would be a very simple matter.

However, if the government does not take the initiative to contact, no soldier or general can leave his post without permission. Otherwise, if something happens in the garrison, it will be a capital crime.

So logically speaking, the government rarely actively seeks generals who lead troops to fight to assist them unless the matter is urgent and difficult to accomplish.

Simply finding the child is indeed the government's job.

The three families were somewhat desperate, but thinking of what Ran Qingxuan said, this was their last hope.

With gritted teeth and determination, the father of one of the children suddenly knelt down and burst into tears.

"Who else can we turn to? We placed our greatest hope on the government, but now it's been so long and there's still no news.

The government can't find the person, so we can only come to the Marquis for help. We don't know whether the child is alive or dead. Even if he is dead, we must find the whole body for us to see! ”

The Marquis of Zhenbei looked embarrassed, and the people watching nearby saw a grown man crying bitterly for his lost child, and were immediately taken in.

People with children added: "If my child was lost for more than a month, I would definitely cry more miserably than him..."

"Those beggars are really heartless. If we find out who they are, we will petition to cut them into pieces."

"Well, after all, it's not easy for a general like Zhenbei to interfere in government affairs, but if I want to take charge, it's not impossible."

"How can we manage it? If the Marquis of Zhenbei goes to look for the child, who will guard Hancheng and Beiguan?"

"That's right, that makes sense."

The people didn't know that Duan Yinghe actually knew everything, they were just expressing their true thoughts.

Despite this, the Marquis of Zhenbei still did not give in.

"Let us go, let us go..."

Ran Qingxuan watched calmly, knowing that Gu Yanchen would definitely arrange everything.

Sure enough, the people in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion were well prepared, so someone had already reported to the authorities before this.

A group of soldiers in thick cotton-padded clothes pushed through the crowd and stepped forward. They ignored the three families who were begging desperately and roughly pulled their clothes to try to drive them away.

The three women saw the government officials coming and thought they would help them out of face, but they did not expect to be ruthlessly driven away. They immediately felt desperate.

"Where is justice? Where is justice? Your government is not doing anything. Don't you want us to ask for help?"

"Who allowed you to make up stories and slander the government without any evidence? The child is missing and has probably been taken to another place. The government has been looking for him for so long. Do you want us to have a pair of wings to look for him?"

The officers and soldiers pulled the man with sullen faces. If it weren't for the Marquis of Zhenbei watching, they would have beaten the man and thrown him away according to their previous tempers.

"How can the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion allow you to act so recklessly here!"

Zhenbei Hou snorted coldly with a sullen face. Feeling a hint of pressure, the officers and soldiers suddenly became anxious.

After all, Yinyue City is the fief of Marquis Zhenbei. Although they are not under his control, if they really anger him, they will definitely be scolded and punished.

"Get lost, didn't you hear what the Marquis said? You think this is your village and you can do whatever you want!"

The three families were somewhat desperate. After all, Ran Qingxuan's previous words meant that they should shamelessly beg for help from Zhenbei Hou, but now...

"I think you are the ones who are being presumptuous!"

The onlookers and the three families being dragged by the officers and soldiers were all stunned.

The officer said uncertainly: "My Lord, no... you mean..."

"Isn't my meaning clear enough?"

The guards of the Marquis's mansion stepped forward with cold faces and rescued the three couples from the hands of the officers and soldiers. When some officers and soldiers saw that the Marquis of Zhenbei's anger was directed at them, they suddenly became weak in the knees.

It turns out that they are presumptuous...

The leader did not react much. In his opinion, although Yinyue City was the fief of Marquis Zhenbei, the government still belonged to the Emperor of Northern Qi. Even if he wanted to, he could not interfere.

However, if these people continue to make trouble, it will be a disgrace to their government. After thinking for a while, the man put on a smile and said to Zhenbei Hou.

"Since these people trust you so much, why don't you send some soldiers to help find those children?"

The Marquis of Zhenbei frowned and looked at the officers and soldiers who were speaking without saying a word.

Being stared at with such sharp eyes, the smiles on the officers' faces froze and they subconsciously took a step back.

The guard of the Marquis' Mansion stepped forward and said in a cold voice: "Civil affairs and military affairs are two different things. If the military situation is delayed because of the search for the child, who among you can bear the responsibility?"

"But...didn't the parents of these lost children come to your house for help, Lord Marquis?

Since they don't trust the government so much, as the master of our fiefdom, shouldn't you help look for it? ”

"Who gave you the courage to give orders to me?"

Before everyone could see what was happening, the soldiers who were fighting head-on with Marquis Zhenbei suddenly fell to the ground and wailed in pain. ,

After a commotion, it was seen that the Marquis of Zhenbei was retracting the whip he had just swung out.

The soft and resilient whip was three meters long, with a black hook on the top. It looked like a scorpion's tail, and those who knew about it exclaimed in surprise.

"This scorpion tail whip has claimed the lives of so many invading enemy soldiers. The Marquis is using this to teach them a lesson now, which shows how angry he is now..."

When Ran Qingxuan heard the name of the whip, he couldn't help laughing out loud. He didn't expect it to be so vivid.

The beaten officers and soldiers stood up in embarrassment, with a trace of unwillingness in their eyes. The group of officers and soldiers assassins who were still arrogant just now did not dare to breathe, and lowered their heads to try to reduce their presence.