I turned against Dong Zhuo at the beginning, and I went crazy in the Three Kingdoms.

Who would set fire to the Duwei Mansion Office?

This issue does not seem to need to be considered, because Wang Kuang's measurement of acres is aimed at the aristocratic clan, so it is only appropriate for the aristocratic clan to set fire to them before they calculate the data.

By the time Lu Zhen and others arrived, the fire had already been put out.

However, the losses were heavy, and most of Wang Kuang's measurement data was burned.

One of the thirteen gentlemen working in the government office was burned to death.

After hearing this, Lu Bu got angry at Wang Kuang:

"what happened?! Even if I give you so many soldiers, can't I prevent the fire?!"

Wang Kuang's face was very ugly.

As a subordinated general and a former county guard, Wang Kuang's status was already embarrassing, and he was reprimanded by Lu Bu in person. Naturally, he felt uncomfortable.

And it was inappropriate for Lu Bu to be so impatient. It was completely inappropriate. Save some face for your subordinates.

Wei Jian could only advise:

"Lord Sheriff, this is not the responsibility of the captain. You see that the captain has been busy these days and is thin. He is sincerely sharing your worries for you."

Lu Bu then looked at Wang Kuang, and sure enough he saw that his cheeks were thin, his eyes were sunken, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Although Lu Bu realized that he had made a mistake, it was impossible for him to apologize, so Lu Bu just hummed twice. Exit, nothing more to say.

And Lu Bu's two groans did not alleviate Wang Kuang's embarrassment.

To be honest, Lu Bu's character is not suitable for leadership at all, or even for politics.

In short, Wang Kuang was jealous of him..

Wei Jian felt helpless. When he was thinking about how to comfort Wang Kuang, he saw Lu Zhen reaching out and patting him on the shoulder:

"Just be fine."

This simple sentence made Wang Kuang's eyes turn red.

Wei Qian was relieved. Fortunately, he was there!

Wang Kuang was moved and bowed to apologize:

"General, you are not doing your job well in your humble position. Please punish me, General."

"Punishment? Lu Zhen smiled and said:

"I know the captain made an unintentional mistake, but it did give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"Let's do this. At tomorrow's banquet, you will punish yourself with three drinks!"

This punishment was just a joke, but it also showed how generous Lu Zhen was to him. Wang Kuang was a little embarrassed.

But Wei Ji gave Wang Kuang a meaningful look because he felt that Lu Zhen's move was special. Deep meaning.

Because being too tolerant also means indulgence and giving up. I'm afraid he won't reuse Wang Kuang in the future.

This is a bit of a pity.

Wei Ji felt that Wang Kuang was still capable.

However, Wang Kuang's next words disappointed Wei Ji Got it

"The general feels that the person who set the fire must be from the world!"

Wang Kuang's face became a little more ruthless and he said:

"Moreover, the general will know a few dissatisfied families. All he has to do is arrest them and ask them."

"No."Wei Jian hurriedly stopped him and patiently advised:

"How can one arrest someone without definite evidence?"

Lü Bu agreed with Wang Kuang and hummed:

"If you arrest someone, there will be evidence. They must have set the fire."

Wang Kuang swore to the sky and said:

"I guarantee with the head on my head that it must be them."

Wei Ji was depressed. He found that Wang Kuang was a bit stupid.

Seeing that he could not persuade Lu Bu and Wang Kuang, Wei Ji wanted to persuade Lu Zhen.

In the end, Lu Zhen had the same idea as him and said:

"You can't arrest someone without enough evidence!"

"I have said before that we must strictly abide by laws and regulations."

In short, it is to promote the rule of law.

In fact, the legal system of the Han Dynasty was already very complete, but most people would not abide by it.

Especially now that"the imperial power does not extend to the county", local governments mostly adopt autonomy or rule of man.

Therefore, Lu Zhen began to govern Hedong by himself. , and he made it clear that things should be done in accordance with the laws.

Lu Bu had always listened to his son, and he also knew that his son wanted to be far-sighted in the rule of law, so he remained silent.

Wang Kuang was afraid of Lu Zhen, so he naturally dared to refute.

Wei Ji was relieved. He raised his hands towards Lu Zhen and said:

"Don't worry, General. I will do my best to investigate this matter thoroughly."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Lv Zhen actually didn't have much hope, because he knew that the fire was a demonstration of the family's reform against him. If no murderer could be caught, he would just drag a few people to take the blame.

Sure enough, after a while, Wang Kuang's The deputy general came with several suspects:

"Report to the general and county guard that these refugees have been sneaking around nearby, and fire oil and flint were found on their bodies."

A few refugees did not cry out for injustice, but frankly admitted:

"Yes, we set the fire"

"You are plotting to redistribute our land. Naturally, we will not ignore it. We will burn your account books on fire."

Wang Kuang shouted first:

"What is your field? Do you have fields?"

It turns out that these people are not refugees, but tenants of aristocratic families.

They rented the family's land and took it as their own.

One tenant said angrily:

"I've heard it all. If you want to take away half of the land of the clan, then half of the land we rent will be reduced! Then we will starve to death."

Wang Kuang said strangely:

"Then you can go out to cultivate the fields yourself, or rent official fields from the government."

Several people said angrily:

"We don’t trust the government, and what’s more, are we allowed to associate with those lowly refugees?!"

It turns out that there is also a chain of contempt among the people at the bottom.

Tenants despise untouchables, and untouchables despise refugees. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Moreover, the tenants also lack trust in the government, because there is a saying circulating at this time : Flowing officials, iron-clad aristocratic families.

To put it bluntly, the tenants feel that you, the Lu family, have not been in Hedong for a short time and are not as reliable as the aristocratic families who have taken root in the local area. Please give me flowers. Therefore, they do not want to rent official land, and it is still being used by the aristocratic families. Set fire.

One of the old men in rags cursed:

"The thieves of the Lu family will not die a good death."

Lu Bu, Wang Kuang and others were furious and almost beat the old man to death.

But Lu Zhen laughed and said:

"National traitor? I'm just a general. How can he become a national thief if he only governs half of the county east of the river?!"

The old man was speechless, but he muttered:

"Anyway, you are all traitors to the Lu family, and you will not die a good death!"

Lu Zhenhun laughed carelessly:

"Did someone teach you to say this? But I believe he must have taught you more, but you didn't learn it."

The old man seemed a little annoyed by what was said, so he kept silent anyway.[]

Lu Zhen said to several others:

"According to Han law, if you deliberately set a fire and burned someone to death, you must pay with your life."

"Are you all going to pay with your lives for the account-settler who was burned to death?!"

Burn people to death? Several people looked at each other, obviously not expecting that someone was burned to death.

However, the old man said very arrogantly:

"What are you afraid of? The worst case scenario is that you will pay for it with your life."

"The adults have said that if we die, our families will be taken care of by them. Lu

Zhen's tone became serious and he said:

"Punishing evildoers will not let go of the master, so the family behind you will also be punished"

"No one can take care of your family."

The old man heard this and said angrily:

"You can't scare us, so you don't dare to punish us, because the Wei family is behind us!"

"Haha~ Hedong Wei, do you dare?"

It's the Wei family?!

Wang Kuang and Lu Bu both looked at Wei Ji.

Wei Ji was a little embarrassed. Although he fully supported the Lu family and even donated his personal property to the Lu family, the

Wei family was not just for Wei Ji. , the power of the Wei family is also very strong.

Several of Wei Ji's cousins ​​are also direct descendants of the powerful families in Hedong.

Moreover, the iron mine restarted operations some time ago, relying on one of Wei Ji's cousins.

Wei Ji Su Rong stared Looking at the old man, he asked:

"Which Wei family is it?"

The old man said proudly:

"The garrison has no boundaries."

Wei Shu's face looked ugly, because Wei Shu was his uncle's younger cousin. He had a stubborn and perverse personality and was really capable of setting fires. In addition,

Wei Shu's father died young because he was kind to the family, and he had no one to teach him, which is why he is now like this. temper.

Therefore, Wei Ji should plead to Lu Zhen.

But Wei Ji is also in a dilemma. He is an upright person. The last thing he wants to do is to use his merits to plead for mercy and tolerate outside the law.

After all, this goes against his own ideals and is also harmful to Lu Zhen. Governing the east of the river is harmful and hinders the overall plan.

Human relationships and laws, justice and personal relationships are always in conflict.