Four days later.

Suozao County was notified early that King Qin's car would arrive at the county seat today. In order to welcome the car, the Suozao County Order and a group of officials all went out of the city for thirty miles, waiting for the arrival of the King of Qin in the cold wind.

At noon, it began to rain in the gloomy sky. In the future, the rain became heavier.

The rain in late autumn is not as cold as in summer, and the weather is quite cold, standing in the cold wind in the wild, it is already quite sinful, not to mention the cold rain. Welcoming guests in the rain is indeed a great show of sincerity, but this kind of thing is not something ordinary people can do, and the county commander thinks that he does not need to be so flattering to the upcoming His Royal Highness King Qin, so he fled into the post station with a group of officials early to avoid the rain.

I haven't seen King Qin's car arrive for a long time, and the county magistrate's face is worried, and he said to the officials beside him: "The rain is so heavy, I'm afraid that King Qin's car can't continue to hurry, right?" If this is the case, I am afraid that King Qin will not be able to reach the county seat today. ”

"If the king of Qin doesn't come to the county seat today, why should I wait here, it's better to go back to the city, so as not to suffer in this leaky place." A bloated official said that he looked left and right, and looked down on the facilities of the inn. The post station naturally wouldn't be a place where the wind leaked from all sides, but it was not much different to him, he shrunk his shoulders and felt the cold.

"No." Sun Qihuang, the chief bookkeeper, stopped it and handed it to the county order, "If King Qin's car does not arrive today, he will definitely send someone to inform him, and I will not see anyone coming, so presumably His Royal Highness King Qin will not delay the trip." ”

The county magistrate bowed slightly, "Reasonable." ”

The man who proposed to return to the city was displeased: "The master book is wrong! Who was King Qin? How exalted is the status? How could these people in high positions take into account the feelings of these low-level officials and other low-level officials, and ask King Qin to send people, the possibility is really very small. We and other people, still have to observe the situation on our own and act on the opportunity? Otherwise, it is not King Qin who suffers, but us! ”

The county magistrate happily bowed his head, "Reasonable." ”

Sun Qihuang argued, "If we take the lead in returning to the city, and the Queen of Qin arrives, and does not see us waiting here, who will bear the blame when we are angry?" ”

The county magistrate raised his eyebrows, "This is reasonable!" ”

"What's so hard about that?" That person really didn't want to go down in this humble area for a moment, "I can send someone to contact King Qin's car and ask King Qin's intentions." If King Qin insists on braving the rain to come, I will wait to come back later! ”

The county commander smiled and nodded, "This is very reasonable!" ”

Sun Qihuang said unhappily: "Then why don't you contact King Qin first, ask King Qin about his itinerary, and get a return, and then I will do the district?" ”

The man couldn't wait for the county order to express his position, and hurriedly said: "That's because, I don't think King Qin will come today!" Look at the rain outside, what it has become, and the peasants can't bear it, so they have to go back to their houses to take shelter from the rain. Then how precious is the King of Qin, how can he brave the rain to hurry? When everyone is like your grandson, you don't take shelter from the wind and rain when you do things, but only know how to rush forward? The last sentence was quite sarcastic.

The county magistrate nodded, "Exactly!" "To tell you the truth, he doesn't want to wait here to get cold.

Seeing that the county order agreed, the man sneered: "The county is wise!" How can this kind of weather be punished in the wild, or it is better to return to the city quickly, if the county lord catches a cold, who will preside over the government affairs and benefit the people? ”

"You're still sensible." The county order was very useful for this sentence, and Sun Qihuang, who signaled that he wanted to speak, did not need to say much, "Okay, everyone, let's go back to the city"

Before he could finish his sentence, two horse neighs came from outside the courtyard, followed by two generals striding into the door, shouting: "Where is the post?" What is the order of sour jujube county? ”

The county magistrate, the chief bookkeeper and others followed the prestige, and when they saw the appearance of the person who came, they were all stunned. These two people are iron-clad and sharp-sworded, and they walk with a tiger-like style, and their demeanor is full of fierce energy, probably because the people who came are quite angry, and their eyes are cold, which makes people unable to look directly.

The county order is not uninformed, seeing the armor style of these two generals, knowing that this is not what the town can have, he immediately secretly screamed that it was not good, and rushed to the door, arching his hand and saying: "This official sour jujube county order, I don't know what the general is"

"King Qin's car has arrived, why is no one to greet him!" The general did not wait for the county order to ask, his face was gloomy, and he shouted angrily.

His shout was extremely sudden, like a bell, as if the rain curtain was shaken open, and his face was full of murderous energy, which was terrifying. Where had the county commander seen such a battle, and his legs trembled with horror. Although he has been in officialdom for a long time and has seen some military generals, those generals are no different from pigs and dogs compared to this person. Facing the general in front of him, the county commander was extremely sure that if he didn't say anything wrong, this person would immediately draw a knife and cut off his head.

Those who are not fierce generals in a hundred battles and have killed countless people cannot have such a fierce spirit and such a deterrent effect.

"King Qin and Qin are here?!" At this time, the county order was still half a point of prestige, regardless of the heavy rain in the courtyard, three steps and two steps ran to the courtyard, shouting: "Hurry, hurry, the King of Qin has arrived, hurry up, meet the car!" ”

A group of officials rushed to the outside of the courtyard, you squeezed me and I hit you, there was no shortage of people who almost fell, and the official authority in front of the people on weekdays had long been forgotten outside the clouds.

The county commander and others who rushed to the outside of the courtyard looked around, but when they saw that on the official road, a team of hundreds of people did not hurry or hurry. The first 100 guards were all strong and strong, wearing armor and holding swords, and their faces were cold. These armor soldiers didn't say a word, and they didn't have any superfluous movements, but their qi was as heavy as a mountain, making it difficult for people to breathe, giving people the feeling that they were like moving statues and killing gods.

In front of this moving mountain, the officials of Suozao County lowered their heads and did not dare to come out. The rain hit the armor of these armorers, thumping, converging into a stream, and trickling down from the iron armor—it was not rain, but bright red blood!

Standing in front of these Hundred Warriors, they felt as small as ants, as if the other party could crush them with a casual move of their fingers.

"Welcome King Qin!" Far away, the county commander of Sujube County shouted, ignoring the muddy ground and bowing to the ground.

"Welcome King Qin!" The officials bowed down one after another, as if this action could relieve the uneasiness in their hearts.

What is prestige, this is majesty.

Lying motionless on the ground, waiting for a long time, the prefectural commander finally heard the sound of horses' hooves in the driving procession and stopped. He didn't dare to look up, and then he felt a general walking in front of him, because he heard the sound of iron armor clashing.

The county magistrate waited for a long time before he heard a voice, "Where is Xu Muzhi, the county magistrate of sour dates?" ”

"The lower official is here!" The county order hurriedly agreed loudly.

"Stand up." He heard the voice say indifferently.

The county commander stood up, and he was finally able to look up to see King Qin's car. He was talking to a scribe, dressed in a white robe, standing in front of the car, with an umbrella beside him. What puzzled the county magistrate was that the white-robed scribe had an unfolded booklet in his hand.

However, the county order could only take a slight look, and he had to quickly lower his head. The general standing in front of him, holding a horizontal knife in his hand, stared coldly into his face, and he couldn't look directly at him.

"Where is Cheng Luo Mingtong in Suojube County?" The magistrate heard the personable white-robed scribe speak again.

"The lower official is here!" The county magistrate heard the county answer.

"Stand up." The same indifferent commands.

The prefectural order is not clear, so continue to listen.

"Where is Cao Wanli, the sour jujube household?"

"The lower official is here!"

"Where is Gong Cao Lei Tao?"

"The lower official is here!"

"Headcatcher Congratulations"

“”

The more he listened to the county order, the more confused he became, and the white-robed scribe almost counted all the names of the officials in his county, leaving only a few who were usually unpopular and had little power, not only that, but even the county and city gentry who came with him, many people were named.

The county commander secretly speculated in his heart for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out what His Royal Highness King Qin wanted. If it were to punish them for not being able to meet them well, there really would be no need to go to such great lengths. As soon as the two met, he didn't even see the true face of His Royal Highness King Qin, and before he said a word, he listened to the roll call in the rain and mud, which was too weird.

Isn't it about rewarding meritorious deeds?

The county order must not know that the purpose of King Qin's trip was to inspect the resettlement of displaced people. From this point of view, King Qin's actions should be related to the affairs of the displaced people. However, the disposition of the displaced people, according to the instructions of Xu Yonghui, has been properly arranged, and there is no omission in thinking about it. Furthermore, how can such a roll call be related to the affairs of the displaced people?

Isn't it

The county order suddenly became clever, and his heart was shocked.

Something suddenly occurred to him.

These people who were named were all involved in the distribution of the homeless people!

How is this possible!

How did King Qin find out about this?

That's impossible!

King Qin was far away in Luoyang before, but he had just arrived in Sujuju, how could he know in detail the specific list of people involved in the sale of displaced people?

This can't be done!

However, what other answer can explain this strange scene in front of us?

The county order no longer feels the cold of the autumn rain.

Because his heart is extremely cold!

Fate didn't play too tricks on the county order, and the answer was soon revealed. The white-robed scribe finally stopped the roll call, but his next words were merciless and completely shattered the illusion in the county commander's heart!

The scribe put away the roster and said lightly: "Those who have just been named, all of them will be taken on the spot!" ”

"No!" The county commander heard the military general in front of him respond loudly, and the iron armor on his body made a crisp sound when he clenched his fists. The voice and the sound of the iron armor crashing fell on the county commander's heart, like a lightning strike, shaking him to the point of losing his soul!

"Your Excellency!" The county commander hurriedly bowed down and slammed his head into the mud. In any case, he couldn't be taken down in a daze, and he didn't believe that the King of Qin would know the truth about their disposal of the displaced people. Even if King Qin is like a god and guesses the truth, it is impossible for him to get strong evidence in a short period of time!

"His Royal Highness King Qin!" The county commander shouted on the ground, "What crime has been committed by the lower officials, I want to arrest King Qin, please His Royal Highness the King of Qin, please make it clear!" ”

The magistrate heard the scribe let out a cold sneer, "You really don't know what crime you have committed? ”

"I don't know!" The county commander gritted his teeth and refused to admit it, he didn't believe that King Qin would have evidence. And at this moment, he can't even confess his guilt, otherwise, once the Jiedu envoy hears about this, how can he let him go?

"I don't know the county order, but can any of you know?" The white-robed scribe turned to ask others.

"I don't know!" The prefectural magistrate heard everyone answer like this, and although the answers were not neat, the sound was wave after wave. The county commander smiled secretly in his heart, very satisfied with this scene. He thought that as long as they refused to admit their guilt, the king of Qin could not do anything to them without evidence. In the future, the envoys will inevitably negotiate with the King of Qin for them, and even if they are taken down today, they will only suffer some crimes, and it will not hurt!

"Good, good!" The county magistrate seemed to be a little angry when he heard the white-robed scribe, "The crime cannot be punished, and he still refuses to admit his guilt, it seems that you really have no conscience." Since this is the case, it seems that there is no need for this official to screen and reduce the guilt for King Qin. ”

"Where is Sun Qihuang?" The scribe asked.

"The lower official is here!"

The county commander's heart was shocked, and he reacted at this time, Sun Qihuang was not named!

"Come here, read this account book for the officials, until they confess!" The white-robed scribe said coldly, "If they still don't admit their guilt after reading it, General Meng, worry that you will press these criminals into prison." ”

"Obedience!"

"The last general commands!"

"General Lin." When the county commander's mind went blank, he heard the white-robed scribe continue to speak, and this time he only said two words, "Raid the house!" ”

"Order!"

The county commander went limp, and collapsed to the ground in despair.

He knew that he was finished, the sour dates were finished, and the gods couldn't save them.

There are account books in the main book, and there are homeless people in each family, which is ironclad evidence that cannot be overturned.

"The lower official pleaded guilty!" For a long time, the county order was extremely difficult. He was still shrewd, he knew that refusing to confess his guilt was only adding to the pain of flesh and skin, so he trembled and took off his official hat, put it in front of him, and fell to the ground.

The county commander suddenly felt a little regretful, from beginning to end, he couldn't see the rumored military achievements, but also young and handsome His Royal Highness the King of Qin.

From beginning to end, Li Congjing never showed up.

Don't use an elephant to crack a nut.