Chapter 173: Imprisoned, Waiting for the Fate
The county magistrate who collapsed on the ground suddenly looked up at Xu Muchuan, who was sitting in the official position, kowtowed with a glimmer of hope and shouted: "My lord, my lord, just now the lower official was blind and offended my lord." Please don't take it personally...... Don't take it personally. ”
Xu Muchuan glanced at the official and the county official with cold eyes, and said, "Needless to say, this official has his own sentence." ”
The county official's heart, which had fallen into the abyss, fell completely powerlessly. The dozen or so officials above the lobby were dripping in a cold sweat, not knowing what to do.
"Someone!" Xu Muchuan looked at the main entrance of the county government and shouted loudly.
With Xu Muchuan's order, Ran Hong and other elite soldiers who were hiding at the gate of the county government took off their coarse cloth clothes and walked towards the lobby with sharp knives in their hands.
Ran Hong rushed to the top of the county hall with more than fifty royal forest soldiers in armor, and immediately knelt on the ground: "Meet your lord!" What do you command? ”
Thundered......
The people felt Xiao Sen's coldness coming from behind, and couldn't help but make way for the fifty or so soldiers who were following Ran Hong closely.
"I'll wait, meet your lord!" The momentum of more than fifty elite soldiers swept through the entire county government like a flood of fierce beasts, and all the people and officials showed shock.
"General Ran, put the county officials of Renbao Town in prison for the time being, and send people to supervise them day and night." Xu Muchuan glanced at the county official who was lying on the ground and ordered.
"Yes." Ran Hong knelt on one knee and said with his hands clenched into fists.
As a result, the county official was taken to prison by Ran Hong. More than a dozen elite soldiers were stationed in the prison, supervising the county officials to prevent them from escaping.
Above the hall of the county government, Xu Muchuan looked at Wang Youcai, a strong man hiding on the side, and said: "Wang Youcai, the official is now scolding you with a cane for twenty and letting you have a long memory, do you have any objections?" ”
"Villain...... The villain has no objections. Wang Youcai grimaced bitterly, looked at Xu Muchuan's deep eyes, and dared to say a word of rebuttal.
Now, Wang Youcai's heart is full of regret. He knew that such a thing would happen, let alone ten copper coins, even ten silver coins were placed in front of him, and he didn't dare to have any crooked thoughts.
Looking at the sudden change in painting style, the old man who was half-kneeling on the ground was a little stunned, and stared at Xu Muchuan with a shocked look on his face.
"Old man, put your money away in the future. That's all for today! Retire! Xu Muchuan pondered for a while, patted the startling wood lightly, and said.
"Little old man, thank you, thank you, thank you." The old man's head was shocked, and he immediately knelt on his knees and kowtowed to Xu Muchuan and shouted.
Looking at Niu He, an old man who was old and kowtowing happily, Xu Muchuan's heart rippled.
After the execution of Wang Youcai's cane punishment, Xu Muchuan did not stay in the lobby for a long time, and turned around and walked towards the county government.
When the people saw Xu Muchuan and the soldiers in armor leaving, they let out a long breath and began to discuss.
"Guys, I still haven't figured it out, who is this person just now? Why is even the county official so scared that he doesn't dare to move? From the crowd came the voice of an honest man.
"Let me tell you, this young adult just now is the minister appointed by His Majesty, and he is a real official, and the county official is not even qualified to make a splash in the eyes of adults." A young reader explained.
"Wow? Was it hand-picked by His Majesty? How big is that! No wonder the county officials were so frightened that they didn't dare to move. Many ordinary people were talking about it in fear.
In a garden deep in the county government, Xu Muchuan, Fu Hengsheng and the monk Wuming walked slowly on the path, followed by dozens of elite soldiers with lofty spirits.
"Childe, what are we going to do now?" Fu Hengsheng held the Sword of the Son of Heaven in both hands, turned his head to look at Xu Muchuan with a solemn expression, and asked.
"Tonight, Changqing and his brother who went to gather news will return. When the time comes, the county officials of Renbao Town will be directly and openly interrogated, and the Sun family will be dragged out. Xu Muchuan put his hands behind his back and whispered.
Feeling the solemn color emanating from Xu Muchuan's body, Fu Hengsheng and Monk Wuming both followed him silently.
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The moon and stars are scarce, and tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
After Xu Muchuan exposed his identity, the entire Renbao Town was completely shaken, and the rich and powerful landlords and squires in the town were secretly discussing how to receive Xu Muchuan, the minister.
In a large room in the county government, Xu Muchuan, Yun Changqing and others were all sitting on chairs, and the atmosphere was a little heavy.
Xu Muchuan took the accusation written in his hand full of the people of ten miles and eight villages, and a trace of fierceness flashed in the depths of his eyes: "The taxes of ten miles and eight villages are as high as forty percent, this move is simply ridiculous!" Such a county official, what a cancer! ”
"Teacher, this is the news collected by Changqing riding a fast horse and running around many villages, take a look!" Immediately afterwards, Yun Changqing took out a few pieces of paper full of words from his arms and handed them to Xu Muchuan's eyes.
Xu Muchuan slowly took the papers and focused his eyes on the paper.
After a while, Xu Muchuan slapped the table angrily and said coldly: "This kind of county official is just damned!" There are so many wrongful judgments and oppression of the people, and there must be some news among them that cannot be found, so isn't that even more? Damn it! ”
"Teacher, now General Wen's body can't be dragged any longer. We must get the antelope horns as soon as possible to remove the toxin for General Wen. Yun Changqing warned with some concern.
As soon as he heard about Wen Ruofei's poisoning, the depths of Xu Muchuan's eyes dimmed a little.
"I don't know, but at present, we don't know the situation in the Sun family at all, and we don't know where the antelope horns were put by the Sun family. If we rush into Sun's house, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for us to get the antelope horns. ”
Xu Muchuan said softly with an extremely solemn expression.
Ran Hong, who was on the side, gritted his teeth, stepped forward and said, "My lord, there will be a way to get the antelope horns and avoid letting the adults show up." ”
"General Ran, let's hear it." Xu Muchuan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked.
In fact, among the people present, the one who was most worried about Wen Ruo's physical condition was Xu Muchuan. After all, Wen Ruo was not poisoned for Xu Muchuan.
Xu Muchuan knew that the Sun family might have antelope horns, but he was bound because of his position as the minister. Once the news of the ministers robbing the people comes out, it will be difficult for Xu Muchuan to purge the thieves and corrupt officials in Beiyuan in the future.
Because once Xu Muchuan's reputation stinks, it is impossible for the people to believe in Xu Muchuan, and it has become a means of political attack for some people. Therefore, Xu Muchuan could not easily come forward to ask for antelope horns like the Sun family.
Ran Hong took a deep breath and groaned for a while.