After listening to the fishermen's complaints, Fan Jinyan realized that this Yi'an County is simply a crooked beam at the top, from the county guard to the tax collector, and the gentry are all robbers.

Not only the fishermen in the fishing village, but also other people are also deeply affected, not only the government pays heavy taxes, but also has to be exploited by the tax collectors and the gentry on weekdays, and it is simply a life that is inferior to pigs and dogs, and it is unspeakably miserable.

Fan Jinyan turned around and sneered at the county guard, "Lord Mo? What else is there to say? ”

"Hou Ye, Hou Ye" Seeing Fan Jinyan looking at him, Mo Qing was suddenly frightened and his legs weakened, and he knelt down, "Xiaguan, Xiaguan is wronged!" The Xiaguan family has been favored by the king for generations, and they have never dared to slack off in the slightest, and everything is done in respect of our king's orders. Even if the lower officials are slack, then the people below will also damage my reputation, and I hope that the Hou Ye will see it! ”

You don't want to be the head snake, who dares to do anything wrong?

Fan Jinyan is not stupid, and naturally understands the reason.

Mo Qing is a hereditary county guard, and his actual power is equivalent to that of a lord in the West, as if he was the soil emperor of Yi'an.

So, how could it not be that he instructed it.

However, before he has officially and Annan, it is not the time to clean him up, at least he has to sell Mo a face and lay the foundation for future cooperation.

Thinking of this, Fan Jin said quietly: "I think you are also deceived by your subordinates, so I will let you go for the time being." ”

After finishing speaking, he yelled at the soldiers behind him: "Why don't you take down all this dry tax collector?" ”

Suddenly, a group of soldiers rushed into front of the panicked tax collectors like wolves, forced them to the ground, and tied their hands behind their backs.

"Those who know each other will honestly explain clearly, and those who save will suffer from flesh and skin." Fan Jinyan walked up to these tax collectors and sneered.

The tax collectors also hoped that the county guard Mo Qing could save them, how could they be honest.

shouted one by one, and the appearance of tears was even more wronged than Dou E.

Fan Jinyan didn't care, and said to the soldiers: "Since they are not honest, then what are you waiting for? Do you want Ben Hou to do it himself? ”

Receiving Fan Jinyan's instructions, the soldiers all laughed, and then sneered cruelly at the tied soldiers, and then slowly untied the saber at his waist, with the knife case, unceremoniously acted as a board envoy, and beat the tax collector below.

This Nimana is going to be punished! It's like a bunch of ruffians bullying people.

After a violent beating, the tax collector saw that his county guard did not dare to speak up, so he knew that it was completely over, and in order to avoid being beaten, he could only be unwilling and reluctantly confessed.

While confessing their various crimes, Fan Jinyan carefully verified with the people, and finally knew that the tax collectors were even worse than he imagined.

Fan Jinyan, who was furious, officially made a big blue sky, and ordered all eighteen tax collectors to be executed on the spot and executed on the spot.

Not to mention the tax collectors, even the county guard Mo Qing and other officials in the county town who accompanied him to inspect everywhere were frightened, and several of them fainted directly.

This Hou Ye is also too brutal, why is he executed at every turn?

If Fan Jinyan knew what they were thinking, he would only say, "In troubled times, Lao Tzu likes Ling Chi, what's wrong?" ”

His actions undoubtedly won the favor and support of the local people. It is rumored that this marquis of the kingdom is the lord of the blue sky, and he is very good to the people

A few days later, from the royal capital of Annam, Thang Long came with an embassy of dozens of people, but the king of Annam did not come, not even a single member of the royal family of the Mo clan.

"Why didn't your king come in person?" Fan Jinyan saw that Annan despised himself so much, and said angrily.

The head of the mission was none other than the old minister who was reporting to the king and the queen mother in the palace, and when he saw Fan Jinyan, he hurriedly leaned over and replied: "The lord of the kingdom is a little rest, although my king of the small country of Annan is humble, he is also the king of His Majesty the Emperor, how can I deign to come to see my lord." ”

No matter what country it is, there are always a few so-called iron bones.

Obviously, the old man who is not afraid and looks directly at Fan Jinyan is also one.

Fan Jinyan sneered and said to the old man: "Old man, do you know that because of your words that are not just brains, I am afraid that there will be a disaster to destroy the country." ”

"Hmph." The old man raised his head and said: "When Emperor Taizu was in power, he included Annan in the country of non-conquest, how can you say that you can destroy it?" Joke. ”

"Yang Dahai is out of the ranks." Fan Jinyan didn't bother to continue arguing with the old man, and called Yang Dahai, who was standing next to him.

Yang Dahai smiled, leaned over and clenched his fists and said, "The last general." ”

After Fan Jinyan glanced at the old man, he grinned and said, "I order you to lead the army north tomorrow, and you must capture Qinghua County within three days." ”

"The last general commands." Yang Dahai also sneered at the old man, and then hugged his fists in response.

The old man was in a hurry, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, how can you?"

Fan Jinyan leaned forward, stared at the old man tightly and said, "Since your king is not available, he will not come to see Benhou." Then Ben Hou can only go and meet him in person. From tomorrow onwards, the marquis will fight county by county, until your king is willing to deign to appear. ”

After speaking, without waiting for the old man to speak, he continued: "Okay, the old man should go back and persuade your Royal Highness the King!" It's not far from Nghe An to Thang Long, so let him think it early! Exceptional"

Early the next morning, Fan Jinyan personally led his army all the way north, and it took less than a day to arrive at Thanh Hoa County, which is located at the mouth of the Zhu River.

The walls of Thanh Hoa County are even more dilapidated than Nghe An, and the villages around the county town have only thatched houses, not even decent houses.

But unlike Nghe An, the gates of Thanh Hoa City have long been closed, and the city is densely packed with soldiers, just like the enemy looking at them.

Obviously, after the old man left yesterday, he must have brought in soldiers from elsewhere on the way back to stop his army here.

"Master Hou, will you attack the city now?" Yang Dahai rode on the horse, and Fan Jinyan, who was the head of the horse in front of him, asked.

Fan Jinyan shook his head, turned around and said: "Don't worry, we can't take it lightly just because Annan is just a small country, don't make a mistake here, and order the soldiers to camp on the spot, bury the pot to make rice, and then take the city in one go after they are full of wine and food." ”

"The last will obey." After Yang Dahai answered the order, he turned back to convey the order.

Soon, a simple camp with hundreds of tents was set up three miles away from Thanh Hoa City

(To be continued.) )