The beating of drums and the sound of the nine days of intimidation.

The squires and landlords of Renbao Town all sent people to watch Xu Muchuan's every move at the gate of the county government, wanting to see what this minister appointed by the Beiyuan Emperor looked like.

In the crowd, countless eyes gathered on Xu Muchuan, who was sitting on the official chair.

After such a long period of precipitation, Xu Muchuan is no longer a little flustered when he first came to Beiyuan, Xu Muchuan at this time is like an unsheathed blade, the edge is hidden under his appearance, but it does not lose proportion.

"Brought by the county magistrate of Compal Town!"

A shout came from outside the gate of the county government, and the people subconsciously moved out of the way.

The county official of Renbao Town is named Zhang Qiuhua, with a dignified appearance, and he is about forty years old.

At this time, Zhang Qiuhua, the county official of Renbao Town, took off his official robe and wore a white prison uniform, and his hands were still handcuffed with iron locks.

"The county magistrate of Renbao Town, Zhang Qiuhua, meet your lord." Zhang Qiuhua stumbled from the gate of the county government to the lobby, he glanced at Xu Muchuan sitting on the official chair, and knelt down with his knees.

The people standing at the gate of the county government looked at Zhang Qiuhua, who had lost the slightest bit of majesty, and they all gasped and swallowed a mouthful of saliva in shock.

Many unpretentious people were whispering about Zhang Qiuhua, and many people even clapped their hands secretly.

"Zhang Qiuhua, this official asks you, as the parent official of Renbao Town, have you made any contribution to Renbao Town and the people around it?" Xu Muchuan asked in a deep voice.

Zhang Qiuhua collapsed on the ground weakly, and originally wanted to answer Xu Muchuan's question, but when he was about to speak, he found that he didn't have any words. Therefore, after Zhang Qiuhua just opened his mouth, he lowered his head and was silent.

"Zhang Qiuhua, this official is asking you, how much is the tax in these ten miles and eight villages?" Xu Muchuan didn't want to go around the bend with Zhang Qiuhua, so he said straight to the point.

When Zhang Qiuhua, the county official of Renbao Town, heard Xu Muchuan's question, he knew that he was most likely unlucky. Zhang Qiuhua's eyes dimmed a little, and the only bit of hope he had was also gone.

Syllable!

Xu Muchuan saw that Zhang Qiuhua didn't answer a word, slapped the shocked wood fiercely, and reprimanded angrily with a dark face: "Who gave you the burden to make you flout the law of the country, and the tax is as high as forty percent." Who gave you the burden to oppress the people and judge the case indiscriminately. Who gave you the burden to collude with the rich man to loot the people's fat and ointment? ”

Smack!

Another startling sound sounded, and the people present and Zhang Qiuhua were all startled, and their bodies trembled subconsciously.

"Answer this officer!" Xu Muchuan glared at Zhang Qiuhua, who bowed his head and was silent, and roared.

Zhang Qiuhua pondered for a long time, kowtowed to Xu Muchuan and bowed: "My lord, the lower official has confessed, I just hope that my lord will not implicate his family's wife and daughter." ”

At this moment, Zhang Qiuhua knew that he was a dead end, even if he tried to refute it, it was useless, after all, the process of his indiscriminate judgment yesterday had already been seen by Xu Muchuan, and no matter how much he defended, it was just in vain.

Now, Zhang Qiuhua's only hope is that Xu Muchuan will not involve his family, so that he can feel a little at ease.

Seeing Zhang Qiuhua admit the crime so suddenly, Xu Muchuan stared at Zhang Qiuhua for a long time, and said angrily: "If your family didn't violate the law of the country, this official will naturally not be involved in blaming your family because of you." However, if your family members have violated the law of the land, the official will definitely deal with it according to the law and will not tolerate it. ”

"Xiaguan, thank you, sir." Zhang Qiuhua bent down and bowed respectfully to Xu Muchuan. This worship, Zhang Qiuhua sincerely expressed his gratitude to Xu Muchuan. Because what Xu Muchuan just said can at least ensure that his family will not be implicated.

Over the years, Zhang Qiuhua has done everything without his family interfering. Because Zhang Qiuhua knew that if he was unlucky, his good days would come to an end, and he hoped that his family could avoid disaster because he didn't know it.

I have to say that Zhang Qiuhua still has some foresight. When he didn't know Xu Muchuan's identity yesterday, he still looked high.

But once Zhang Qiuhua knew that Xu Muchuan was the minister of the court, he knew that it was useless for him to make any excuses and resistance, so it was better to admit it generously, so that he could avoid the crime for his family.

"Now let's talk about it! Over the years, how many things have you done to oppress the people and fish in the township. Xu Muchuan stared at Zhang Qiuhua who was kneeling on the ground with a pair of eyes and asked.

So, at Xu Muchuan's request, Zhang Qiuhua paused for a moment and began to explain everything he had done over the years.

In the things discussed by Zhang Qiuhua, all of them tried their best to oppress the people and loot the people's fat and ointment.

The more Xu Muchuan listened, the more anger in his heart became. Even Ran Hong and Fu Hengsheng, who had always been pampered, couldn't help but snort coldly.

The people watching at the door of the county hall were even more indignant and scolded the "dog official" and so on.

Many people began to wipe their tears and cry, because they were all victims, and they were all one of the people who were oppressed by Zhang Qiuhua.

Zhang Qiuhua told that when he slowly increased the taxes of Shili and Eight Villages at the beginning, many people protested and wanted to demolish the county government. However, Zhang Qiuhua not only did not compromise, but angrily led a team of officials to punish the people led by them and put them in prison for several months.

At this point, the people of Shili and Eight Villages did not dare to disobey the "taxes stipulated by the state" in Zhang Qiuhua's mouth, and the people began to pay taxes one after another, and began to live a full and hungry life.

"It's just presumptuous! It's ridiculous! Hearing Zhang Qiuhua say something halfway through, Xu Muchuan slapped the table angrily, and the entire county government was filled with layers of Xu Muchuan's anger.

Zhang Qiuhua kowtowed silently, as if he was afraid that Xu Muchuan would be angry and implicate his family.

The people standing at the door saw Xu Muchuan's angry appearance, and they all subconsciously shrank their heads.

"Zhang Qiuhua, you are really good as a county official! This officer has to admire you. Xu Muchuan gritted his teeth and glared at Zhang Qiuhua, who was kneeling in the hall, with a hint of sadness in his heart.

Quiescence!

There was an unusual silence inside and outside the hall of the entire county government, because no one dared to make the slightest noise when Xu Muchuan, the minister of the imperial mission, was angry.

Xu Muchuan closed his eyes slightly, and after a moment of silence, he asked again: "Zhang Qiuhua, why are you the only one who says what you say?" Could it be that for all these years, you have done everything alone?