The crowd was in an uproar, and most people didn't know what to do, so they could only kowtow continuously.
Suddenly a voice answered, "Your Majesty, please feel free to ask me anything you want to know. I will tell you everything I know."
"Go forward and answer."
Lin Hai looked in the direction of the voice and saw a thin man in his thirties. Like ordinary refugees, he was dark and dirty. Although he didn't dare to look Lin Hai in the eye, he was still brave enough. Not only was he not afraid, he also stepped forward, walked three steps in front of Lin Hai, knelt again, and kowtowed politely.
"What's your name? What do you do in this village? Answer honestly."
"Your Majesty, my name is Wang Wu, and I farm for the leaders in the village." Wang Wu replied quickly.
"Oh, you chiefs? Then let me ask you, how many chiefs are there in this village? What are their names? Where do they come from?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, there were originally thirty-six leaders in the village. From what they say, they were former officers and soldiers of the Dachen army. After being dispersed, they feared punishment when they returned to the army, so they established the village here and kidnapped hundreds of refugees to help them farm and raise pigs. As for their names, I dare not ask, but I only know that the chief's surname is Jiang, and we usually call him Boss Jiang."
"What happened next? I think there are not even 36 leaders in this village, including the living and the dead." Lin Hai asked slowly.
"Later, one of the leaders couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to return to the army to find a solution. So the leaders fought each other, and more than half of them died. After that, some strong men were selected from the refugees, and the total number of leaders was finally 36, but they were divided into 14 upper leaders and 22 lower leaders."
Hey...
I really have a special liking for the number thirty-six.
"Well, I see you're pretty strong, so why did you go farming instead of becoming a low-ranking official?" Lin Hai laughed and said, "If you lie to me, you'll end up in a miserable state."
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