The two Jinyiwei behind him were also very happy and excited when they heard the leader's order.
"Yes!" the two responded excitedly. "Great, we can search the house again!"
Huawu Village is a small village in a remote area. It’s unlikely that someone will get there first, right?
The last time, the emperor was furious because no property was found during the house search, not even a thread or a grain of rice was found, which made the emperor's hopes dashed.
Each of them was beaten with twenty sticks, and according to the emperor's oral order, if such a thing happened again, all of them would be beheaded.
Therefore, this time, Lord Zhang did not dare to send a pigeon to the emperor. His plan was to find the evidence directly, confiscate the property and transport it back to the capital, so as to avoid reporting it to the emperor and letting him down again, and all of them would suffer the consequences.
One of the Jinyiwei got on his horse excitedly and headed to the east of the village to pass on Zhang Yuanshan's order. The other Jinyiwei stayed beside Zhang Yuanshan, waiting for his orders.
"Tie the horse first!" Zhang Yuanshan handed the reins to the Jinyiwei, stuffed the picked up evidence into his arms, and took the lead to walk into the village chief's yard.
This courtyard looks the most luxurious in the village, and it should contain the most wealth. Zhang Yuanshan can't wait any longer, he wants to clean it out himself!
When he stepped into the yard, he had an indescribable strange feeling. It was as if the yard was very empty and there was something wrong everywhere.
"Help, help~~~"
Suddenly, a man's weak voice came from inside.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak~~”
A group of mice are chirping.
Zhang Yuanshan got goosebumps when he heard it. He quickly followed the sound and soon arrived in front of Huang Da's room.
He put his hands together and pushed the door open. The smell of urine in the air made him want to vomit, and when he saw the scene in front of him, his scalp tingled and his stomach churned.
There was a man lying straight on the ground. There were countless rats around and on the man, gnawing at him with their sharp teeth.
The man's face was filled with pain, but he could not move at all and could only endure the pain of being eaten by rats.
Through the dim light, he could see countless wounds on the man's body, the most serious wound being on his soft abdomen. There was already a large bloody hole there, and Zhang Yuanshan even saw a rat crawling into the bloody hole.
Zhang Yuanshan frowned as he watched. He had worked in the Jinyiwei for several years and had seen all kinds of big scenes. But when he saw this situation today, he couldn't help but feel cold all over.
The ground around the man was already stained red with blood. If you looked closely, you could find some human flesh among the rags on the ground.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak~~" the mouse continued to call.
Zhang Yuanshan couldn't help but take a few steps back, and the Jinyiwei who was in charge of tying the horses also came over.
"Sir, why don't you go into the room and search?" he asked puzzledly.
Zhang Yuanshan pointed to the room, his throat tightened, and he could only utter, "Look for yourself."
The Jinyiwei looked inside with a puzzled look on his face.
"Ahhh!" He was so frightened that he trembled and stepped back quickly. "What's going on? Why are there so many rats?"
Zhang Yuanshan shook his head. "I don't know either. However, it seems that these rats only attack the man on the ground and don't come to attack us. I think this should be done by the villagers of Huawu who were poisoned and the people in the exile team. It was also done by the person who sent us the message."
Hearing the conversation between Zhang Yuanshan and the Jinyiwei, Huang Da, who was almost dying of pain, moved his ears. He trembled and said hoarsely, "Save, save me." There was a last glimmer of hope in his eyes.
Zhang Yuanshan glanced at Huang Da, turned around, and said coldly, "Let's go and search another room!"
Such a cruel and vicious person deserved to die. If he saved him, wouldn't there be ghosts knocking on his door in the middle of the night?
What's more, there were so many rats that he couldn't save them even if he wanted to. He would lose himself if he failed!
Zhang Yuanshan chose a nearby room to search.
What a coincidence, it was Huang Da's study.
The moment he pushed open the door, he thought that there would be a room full of furniture, banknotes, gold and silver jewelry waiting for him inside, but he didn't expect to find only an empty house.
Zhang Yuanshan felt very nervous and had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, he pushed open several rooms in a row, and they were all empty, with nothing inside. Not even a worthless little thing was left.
Zhang Yuanshan felt dizzy and could hardly stand. He staggered and seemed about to fall to the ground.
"Sir! Sir, are you okay?" The Jinyiwei behind him quickly supported Zhang Yuanshan.
At this time, a group of Jinyiwei had arrived outside the village chief's house and were waiting for Zhang Yuanshan to give orders.
Zhang Yuanshan was helped to the door by the Jinyiwei. He choked up and squeezed out a sentence, "Go and search the house quickly!"
"Yes!" The Jinyiwei responded in unison. After that, they dispersed and went to search the house.
Zhang Yuanshan looked at his men's departing backs, feeling exhausted all over, and sat down on the doorstep.
After a while, the Jinyiwei who had gone to search the house came back one after another, all with dejected looks on their faces.
"Your Excellency, there is nothing left in the house I raided! Only the chicken feathers in the chicken coop are left!"
"Your Excellency, my house was also robbed, and only an egg was found."
"Sir, I only found a needle on the ground!"
"Your Excellency, I found a copper coin in the toilet!"
"Sir, I found five people who had fainted, and there were also some worthless broken furniture in these two rooms!"
......
Every time he reported a household, Zhang Yuanshan's head became more dizzy. He squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "Good, very good! It turns out that we are being used to clean up this mess!" His voice was full of anger and hatred.
It’s over, the house was searched in vain!
Finally, Zhang Yuanshan couldn't bear the blow anymore, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
The Jinyiwei looked at each other, and after they realized what was happening, they rushed forward and pinched Zhang Yuanshan's philtrum. Zhang Yuanshan woke up faintly in the pain, stroking his temple, and said weakly, "Tie up the five living people we found, lock them up somewhere, and assign people to guard them. Let's set up camp here first, rest for a while, and then make other plans."
His head was dizzy now, and he couldn't bear any more blows. Zhang Yuanshan also came to his senses. The person who sent him the letter and the person who presented the evidence to him and drugged the two groups of people at the village entrance were just using him to punish this group of people.
He was made to do hard labor and be used as a gun, but he didn't get any other benefits at all!
Zhang Yuanshan wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. He could only be thankful that he did not report the matter to the emperor, otherwise, his head would be in big trouble!
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