。 / When the rooster crows at dawn, under the leadership of Fan Zhongyan, he inspected the opening of the lake on foot, solved the problem of eating at the construction site at noon, and dragged his tired self home until sunset.

And all the affairs in the official office are naturally entrusted to the deputy officials, which makes many people very powerful. If you knew this, you would rather be a crested tail. Fan Zhongyan thought that the work of opening the lake was on the right track, as long as they patrolled from time to time, they could be relieved.

The weather in autumn is always unpredictable. In the early morning, there is still a little coolness, and at noon, the scorching sun is in the sky, and the red and dazzling light radiates the earth, if it is not for the occasional light breeze blowing on the face, it is a little refreshing, which really makes people wonder if it is still in the hot season.

On a rugged mountain road, the mountains are disorderly, not to mention steep, there is no beauty, the trees on both sides are sparse and scattered, the pale yellow leaves are swaying with the wind, and the sound of cicadas chirping comes and goes, quite cicada noise, the forest is more quiet, and the birdsong mountain is more secluded.

At the entrance of the mountain road, a group of seven or eight brightly dressed officials hugged each other in front of them, but it was Chu Zhen and Liu Renzhi who walked in the middle, not that they had a sedan chair and did not sit on a bias, but they wanted to play a style and come on foot, mainly because the mountain road here was rugged and steep, and a few deep pits and cracks could be seen from time to time, and it was not easy to walk. Not to mention the carriage and sedan chair.

As the saying goes, Yunwang Mountain runs dead horses, and it's really not a bit of nothing. Wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead, Chu Zhen couldn't help but sigh, these few trees can be seen at the bottom of the mountain, but it took nearly half an hour to climb up.

The lower official has already reminded your lord, this place is steep and difficult to walk, it is a famous bad place, and the mountains often have rolling rocks collapsing, why should your lord risk his life, or go back, just send a small official to go. Liu Renzhi said bitterly. Instead of wiping the sweat on his face, he rubbed his lower back muscles with hard rubber to relieve the faint soreness.

It's okay to be here, how can you give up halfway, anyway, it's just a few steps away. Chu Zhen smiled and continued to walk forward, and then turned around for a moment. A small village came into view.

The village is built in the depression connected by several mountain peaks, flat and spacious place, naturally there are not many, looking at the twenty-one ten houses, it seems to be scattered and disorderly, no different from ordinary mountain villages, but Chu Zhen, who paid close attention to observation, found that it was noon. However, only a few households in the village lit smoke.

Walking to the entrance of the village, Liu Renzhi took out a booklet from his arms, opened a few pages to confirm, turned sideways, and said to the side of the officer, You guys go and ask the villagers where Feng Cunzheng's house is, and let him lead the crowd out to greet the adults. ”

Crotch. A few officials were about to take the order, but they heard the sound of gongs and drums not far from the entrance of the village, and the sound of beating gongs and drums was continuous, eager as rain, and everyone heard the voice, only to see a young man in cloth over there with a frightened face, holding a gong in his hand and beating desperately.

When they couldn't figure out the situation and were about to ask, there was movement in the village again, and a rush of chaotic footsteps came, only to see forty sturdy villagers with flat poles and plows in their hands, and they came to the entrance of the village in an instant, and they were in a state of confrontation with them, all with angry expressions, angry eyes, wide eyes, and the meaning of waving sticks and beating them if they didn't agree with each other.

What do you want to do? Stunned for a moment, several officials were not slow to react, and a few times rang out. The knife on his waist showed up, standing in front of Chu Zhi and Liu Ren to cover, but the sound of the roar seemed to be a little less confident than in the past, if you look closely, you can still find that their legs are actually trembling slightly.

The psychology of small people who are afraid of officials like tigers has been deeply imprinted in their bones after thousands of years of teaching, even if there are many people now. There is no need to be afraid of a few bluffing officials. But when he saw them show their weapons, he couldn't help but retreat half a step.

Seeing this, the officials regained a little bit of courage. Immediately took out his usual majesty and shouted: Qiantang Chu Zhixian and Master Liu are waiting here, it is not necessary to rebel. ”

When Liu Renzhi heard this, he couldn't help but secretly curse a few officials, knowing that they were just wearing regular clothes, and the villagers didn't know their identities, and maybe they could take the opportunity to get out. How can it be revealed indiscriminately, just when Liu Ren's heart was anxious, the words of several officials seemed to have some effect, and I saw that the villagers were talking to each other. The expression was uncertain.

Your village head, Feng Dazhu, quickly asked him to come out to meet Chuzhi County. "Liu Renzhi said, try to show a pleasant appearance, Lord Chu came to understand the situation of the fields in your village on the order of Taishou, and there is no malice."

They're in the same boat, too. However, the villagers didn't seem to pay any attention to Liu Renzhi's last sentence. Instead, he screamed, and the flat pole in his hand clenched even tighter, and he mustered up the courage to approach slowly.

Folks, Lord Chu is here to visit you, is there any misunderstanding among them? The faces of several officials changed slightly, and they explained loudly as they clenched their long knives.

The words of the dog officer are all lies, don't believe them. ”

Not to mention robbing our fields. ”

Get them out. ”

Fight again, they don't come again.

I don't know why, the villagers suddenly became full of emotion, and the sound of shouting and killing echoed at the entrance of the village.

Two adults, the little one sees if these people are crazy, let's withdraw for the time being, and then order all the people to come when we return to the yamen. A servant whispered.

Liu Renzhi agreed 100%, but did not forget to ask Lord Chu Zhidao what he wanted. ”

The son of the daughter can't sit down, and besides, this villager knows at a glance that he can't listen to people's words, and Chu Zhen is not a stupid woman, even if he has doubts and wants to understand clearly, but he also understands the truth that the hero does not eat the ten thousand in front of him, and nodded lightly at the moment, and slowly retreated and left under the support of several officials.

The villagers also pressed forward step by step, until they saw Chu Zhen and his party disappear away from the mountain village and disappear at the end of the road. Only then did he shout loudly, as if he had won a vicious battle.

At the corner of the mountain road, Chu Zhen's face was gloomy, obviously very angry, and he didn't blame him for being so angry, he was actually treated like this under his own territory, as long as he was not a mud man, he should feel indignant.

Adults have been poor since ancient times. Even in times of peace and prosperity, this is inevitable. After retreating, Liu Renzhi breathed a sigh of relief, noticed Chu Qian's expression, and hurriedly comforted him, and when he returned to the yamen, he reported the matter to Taishou, and there would be soldiers and horses to quell the chaos, which could be regarded as venting his anger on behalf of the lord.

It is. "Several officials echoed the agreement, if the adults still don't understand the hatred, wait for the court generals to be one

。 The clan captured Gu Yaxiao's few and asked them to ignore the torture tools in the prison. concave

However, no matter how they persuaded Chu Zhen, he was still silent and unwilling to leave. Instead, they continued to hide in this more secluded corner, as if waiting for something.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, it was noon. The sun shines directly on the earth, and the mountains are sparsely shaded. couldn't resist the scorching sun at all, even if they stood still, they were sweating hot, Liu Renzhi and several officials were naturally very impatient, but Chu Zhen didn't speak, and they had no choice but to continue to endure.

After another ten minutes, Liu Renzhi wiped the sweat from his forehead with a half-wet towel and was about to speak again to persuade him, but saw Chu Zhi stretching out his hand and holding it slightly. Whispered, don't be noisy and look over there. ”

Looking in the direction of Chu Zhi's finger, Liu Renzhi and several officials were surprised to find that a few figures were walking slowly on the path under the corner of the mountain, and the direction of their walking should be a mountain village. There is nothing wrong with this, as the road only leads to the mountain villages, and there are no other villages nearby.

I knew someone was going to come. Chu said with a cold smile, otherwise the village would not have sent someone to warn me, but I want to see who has tarnished the reputation of the official office, so that everyone in the villagers will shout and beat the officials when they see them.

Liu Renzhi and several officials looked at each other, their eyes flashed with a strange look, and then they each glanced away.

After a few minutes, several figures slowly approached. Chu Zhen and the others could vaguely see their appearance. From the dress, it can be known that he is dressed in a soapy shirt and a short shirt, wearing a red and black robe, a halberd on his head, a silk tasseled hat, soft leather boots on his feet, and a long knife in his waist.

See clearly.

It seems that he has a little impression, Chu Zhen frowned, and said, "It is from our yamen or the state yamen." Or under the rule of Renhe County. ”

A few officials next to him squeaked twice, and when they saw Chu Zhen looking sideways, they hesitated slightly, and immediately chose to tell the truth, and returned to the adults, the four of them did recognize the person who was the leader named Li Mu. ”

Suddenly woke up, Chu Zhi said, it is a few people who were removed from their positions by the official some time ago because of the disadvantage of saving the people. ”

It's them. A few officials next to him said affirmatively.

Outrageous. "Chu Zhen was a little angry, it was really incorrigible, and after the dismissal, he didn't think about repentance, and he actually dared to pretend to be a servant to stop swaggering, deceiving, and oppressing the people."

The so-called no wind and no waves, from the reaction of the people, Chu Qian, I know that there must be a hidden secret, you must know that it has always been the officials who force the people, if it is not too oppressed, how dare the people fight with the officials.

Liu Renzhi on the side hurriedly said, "You guys don't hurry up and go and capture Li Mu and the four of them, and escort them back to the yamen to ask for the guilt." ”

There is no hurry. Chu Zhen stretched out his hand to stop it, and said softly, we might as well wait and see what they do here, maybe it's the official's guess, it's not necessarily."

Having said that, they all knew that Li Mu and the others had been dismissed from their posts by the county government, and they had long been not officials, but they were still wearing soap suits and made a special trip to such a remote mountain village, and then responded to the pressure of the villagers. I know that Chu Qian's guess is definitely not far from ten.

After a while, Li Mu and the others came to the village. Casually came to the door of a house and shouted loudly. It may be that they thought that they had driven the wicked away, and the villagers did not send anyone to warn them at the entrance of the village, so the reaction speed was a little slow, and only a few people came out to watch.

Folks, I already said it yesterday. The county magistrate has ordered each household to levy a thousand dollars... For the sake of Shujun West Lake, you should have all the money ready, why don't you bring it here soon. Li Mu shouted, sweating, with dust on his back. The appearance is so embarrassing.

Chu Zhen sneered when he heard this, and said, as expected, they are really big dogs, and they dare to pretend to be the order of the official to blackmail the people. ”

In that case, the little ones immediately take them down. "Naturally, a few officials have to express their differences.

Wait a little longer, so that they may understand that the people are like water. Chu Zhen chuckled lightly and said seriously, water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat. Remember, too. ”

Of course, several officials agreed one after another, as for whether they really understood Chu Zhen's meaning, it is unknown.

In the mountain village, the villagers were unmoved. Before the door even opened, Li Mu was obviously annoyed, and he was about to kick two steps forward, but at this moment. Another burst of gongs and drums clattered from all corners of the village, killing a group of people and horses.

What do you want to do is not to rebel? ”

The voice was a little trembling, and the reactions of Li Mu and the others were no different from the few officials just now. With a few bangs, the shiny long knife shook out, and the tip of the knife did not dare to face the people at all. It's just a sideways way inward to protect itself.

It's endless. ”

I've told you to get out of here. I dare to come again. ”

It seems that if they don't give some color, they just don't have a long memory. ”

More than a dozen people waved the flat pole, and the roar shook the sky, so frightened that Li Mu's faces turned pale, and his legs were really shaking, but the bystanders were clear, and Chu Zhen was surprised to find that the people were shouting joy, but no matter how they looked at it, it seemed to be bluffing, and the flat pole in his hand was very careful, and he didn't dare to fall next to Li Mu and a few people for half a minute, just reflecting the common saying, the wax rod beats the wolf, and the two are afraid.

You waited for me. Seeing that the situation is not good, it is an inevitable choice to retreat, and Li Mu did not forget to drop this classic line commonly used when moving back.

Putting down this cruel sentence, Li Mu thought that the villagers would catch up, and he was about to walk quickly, but he found that there were suddenly a few more people in front of him, and his footsteps subconsciously stopped, and he looked up and was dumbfounded.

The villagers also found the strange situation at the entrance of the village, according to their understanding, Chu Zhen and Li Mu and others should be in a group, but the scene in front of them made them feel that it was inexplicable.

Li Mu: When Li Mu saw that the official was here, do you have anything to say? Chu Zhi asked coldly.

Seven or eight officials held knives in front, dozens of people surrounded behind, facing Chu Zhen's reprimand, Li Mu's face was bloodless, his hand was clenched with the hilt, and sweat was like rain, and the same was true of the person beside him, and the long knife moved lightly, and the wrist and green tendons burst out of his colleagues. How could a few officials not understand their habits, and immediately quietly surrounded and guarded them with Chu Zhi as the center.

Li Mu's matter has come to this point, do you still want to attack the official and abscond? Liu Renzhi muttered, think about your wives and children, the old and the youngest.

Time passed second by second, and sweat beads kept appearing on Li Mu's foreheads, dripping down his cheeks and falling to the ground silently.

The villain is willing to bow to the law. ”

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