On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

Mang Village was in complete chaos.

Thousands of soldiers armed with swords, axes, strong bows and crossbows rushed into the village which was surrounded by layers of barriers.

"Everyone come out!"

"Everyone gather at the village entrance, don't wait for us to start fighting!!"

Soldiers knocked on doors from house to house.

Some families were afraid to open their doors, so they kicked them in and grabbed people without caring what the villagers were doing at home.

The men were better off, but some village girls were dragged and pulled so hard that their clothes were disheveled, their collars were wide open, and they cried and screamed.

"No! What are you doing!!"

"We haven't broken any law, why are you arresting us?!"

"Boss, boss!!"

Fortunately, these people were soldiers from their own country, not the enemy country. Although their actions were somewhat violent, they did not cross the line.

If they were soldiers from an enemy country, countless tragedies would have already occurred by now.

"Stop talking nonsense, everyone gather at the village entrance!"

"What on earth are you going to do?!"

"What are you doing? Don't you have any idea what you're doing?"

The villagers had no idea what they were doing. Without understanding what was happening, they all came out of their homes and were escorted by the soldiers to the village entrance.

At the same time, other soldiers rushed into their house and ransacked it.

This isn't robbery, it's finding stolen goods.

Soon, all the villagers came to the village entrance.

When everyone saw Hao Bawang squatting on the ground obediently, they immediately stopped saying anything.

They understood that if Hao Bawang was dealt with, something big would definitely happen.

Because no matter what the matter was, no soldiers had ever entered Mang Village before. If someone tried to force their way in, Hao Bawang would organize a resistance.

But today we haven't received any news at all, which shows that the higher-ups are serious about this.

Dahai squatted on the ground with his hands on his head, moved closer to Hao Bawang, and said, "Muramasa, what happened?"

"How dare you ask? It's all about the gold! I told you not to dig, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what the authorities are doing, accusing you of stealing!"

"What? We dug up all that gold! How could it be considered stealing?"

"Hmph, go tell this to Yu Shi!" Hao Bawang turned his head away unhappily.

He knew, starting today.

The unity of Mang Village will be completely destroyed, and he will no longer be able to do anything to help the villagers.

Yu Shi stood by the fence at the entrance of the village, as if welcoming someone.

Seeing a team approaching slowly, he straightened his clothes, adjusted his official hat, and walked forward quickly.

"Prince, hahahaha." Yu Shi walked over to Lin Zhen and bowed politely, saying with a smile, "I am so bad at governing my subordinates. Theft has actually occurred in my territory. I am really embarrassed. I am sorry to have embarrassed you."

Yu Shi smiled kindly—at least in Lin Zhen's opinion.

In fact, officials like this are the ones who need recognition the most. As long as there is a little favor, they will repay it with all their might.

If possible, Lin Zhen really wants to communicate with him more.

Because for Daqian, Korea will be attacked sooner or later and must be conquered. At that time, Yu Shi can be entrusted with important tasks.

After realizing this, Lin Zhen smiled and responded, "Master Yu, you are too kind. Every country has its share of bad people. However, as officials appointed by the imperial court, we must care about the people and must not let these bad apples go. We must restore order to the world."

"Your Highness is absolutely right. Don't worry, I've already sent people to search for the gold you lost. If they find it, none of them will be able to escape!"

"Hahaha, then I'll have to trouble County Magistrate Yu... Oh no, it should be congratulations to Deputy Magistrate Yu."

"Hahahahaha."

The two looked at each other and smiled, understanding each other tacitly.

Unexpectedly, a villager heard the conversation between the two and immediately shouted, "Sir! We didn't steal the gold, we dug it from the mountain!!"

Yu Shi snorted coldly, "Nonsense! Don't I know how much your Mang Village is worth? Going to the mountains to dig for gold? You can come up with such an excuse!"

"Sir, I'm telling the truth! All our gold was dug from the north side of Lingshan Mountain! We didn't steal it!!"

"Shut up! Right and wrong will be determined later, don't talk nonsense here!"

Yu Shi didn't believe that gold could be dug out from the mountain, but at the same time he also had doubts about Lin Zhen losing the gold.

But the reason why he was willing to do Lin Zhen a favor was mainly because Lin Zhen helped him.

Moreover, Mangcun had a very bad reputation in the court, especially for an emperor like Han Tianhong.

Any village that does not obey his will is considered a country within a country and a contempt for imperial power.

But the other person was honest and didn't provoke anyone, so Han Tianhong forgot about this matter over time.

After all, he was the emperor, and it was impossible for him to investigate every detail of what happened in the village.

But deep down in his heart, he had long wanted to wipe out Mang Village.

In addition to repaying Lin Zhen's favor, Yu Shi's actions today also included this consideration.

Soon, all the villagers gathered, and hundreds of people squatted at the village gate. The scene was quite spectacular.

The soldiers also came back one after another, holding various bags in their hands, and finally all of them piled up in front of Yu Shi and Lin Zhen with a clang of their hands.

Some of the bundles fell apart, revealing the golden contents.

Lin Zhen walked over, opened a bundle casually, and took out gold bars from it.

He examined it carefully, and finally said to Yu Shi, "It's okay, this is my gold. Look, there are still the words "Daqian" on it that haven't melted completely."

When Lin Zhen asked Hou Chun to melt the gold, he specifically told her that some of the gold had to be melted into the sand and some of the gold had to be marked.

Sure enough, this piece stayed.

After reading this, Yu Shi nodded solemnly, then turned to the villagers and said, "How dare you steal the gold from the Crown Prince of Qian? Do you know what this crime is? According to the laws of our Great Korea, stealing is punishable by not only fifty lashes but also exile and slavery! And those who steal the property of another country will have their hands chopped off!"

When the villagers heard that their hands were going to be chopped off, they panicked.

"Sir! Our gold was not stolen, but dug from the mountains!"

"Yes, sir, look at those mountains and ridges. We have dug them bare. We really dug them out!"

"Your Excellency is very perceptive!!"

"Shut up!" Yu Shi shouted, "Do you really think the Crown Prince of Qian would be so bored as to bury his gold in the mountains for you to dig up? You are just making up stories to absolve yourself of your guilt! If you continue to quibble, your crime will be even greater!"

"what!"

"Sir, we are wronged!!"

"grown ups!!"

Yu Shi ignored the villagers' cries and shouted, "Everyone! Take these thieves back to the government office and lock them up. No one is allowed to visit without my order!"

"No!!"

"You bastards! You're protecting each other, I'm going to fight you!"