Chapter 411: Wicked Officials Have Their Own Wicked Rule
The next day, the rain continued.
After everyone said goodbye to the old man, they followed the direction pointed by the old man and headed towards Shansang County.
After a night of heavy rain, there were many fewer locusts in the fields, which made everyone believe a little more in the method Li Canghai said.
"In this way, this locust does like drought rather than tide! If this rain lasts for a month, the locusts will be gone, right? Shrinking in the carriage, Di Qing looked at the gray world outside and said to herself.
Li Canghai shook his head, after a month of heavy rain, the locusts are gone, and he is afraid that there will be floods again.
Along the way, he found that the water conservancy facilities in Shansang County were very scarce, and there were not many ditches at all, so it was no wonder that the drought was so severe.
The road was muddy, and everyone walked for half a day before they came to Shansang County.
Due to the proximity of the Vortex River in Shansang County, the locust infestation is not particularly serious, but the city is still depressed.
In the entire county, there are not even a few vendors, and there are even fewer pedestrians, giving a sense of lifelessness.
Li Canghai frowned, it is also Xia County, but Zhengyang County is much richer than it.
At least, Zhengyang County is not so depressed.
Everyone came to the county seat, found someone to ask the direction of the Shansang County Ya, and then went to the county Ya.
Shansang County Ya, two officials leaned against the wall, bored and napping.
Seeing this, Li Canghai's brows suddenly furrowed.
"You are so bold that you dare to take a nap while you are on duty?" Li Yu jumped out of the carriage, and he pointed at the two officials and scolded.
The two officials lazily opened their eyes and glanced at Li Yu with their spare eyes. said lazily: "Where did the little white face come from, and dare to call in front of the yamen?" Grandpas are resting here. What does it have to do with you? Have a finger in the pie! ”
The two officials were sleeping in a daze, and they only saw Li Yu jumping out of the carriage. There was no guard standing behind the carriage.
Li Yu's face fell in an instant, he was a dignified prince of the Tang Dynasty, but he was arrogantly said to be a little white face, how could he bear it? With a finger of the folding fan in his hand, Qi Yunhe immediately walked up.
Immediately followed by the sound of fists hitting the flesh, accompanied by bursts of screams, the two officials suddenly flew out upside down and fell hard in the courtyard of the yamen.
Seeing this, the officials who were drinking and playing in the courtyard picked up their knives one after another. Viciously, he rushed forward.
However, when they saw a group of people with weapons behind Li Yu, those officials looked at each other one after another.
"You...... Who are you who dare to trespass on the county government? A man with a head-hunting appearance stared at the crowd and asked cautiously.
Li Canghai stepped forward, he looked at these servants, and his brows tightened.
These people all look lazy, and even the official clothes on their bodies. It's all casually drooping.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he spewed out a burst of alcohol, where is this court official, it is clearly a gang of hooligans and ruffians!
"Where is the county order of Shansang County?" Li Canghai held his hands behind his back. He asked indifferently.
The catcher saw a few people dressed luxuriously and with extraordinary appearances, not ordinary people. He didn't dare to slack off, and he was busy ordering the officials to put away the knife. Cautiously asked, "I don't know how many people there are?" The prefectural magistrate was resting in the inner hall, and a few people said the calendar. so that I can go down and report it. ”
"No need, I'll go to the inner hall to find him in person." With that, Li Canghai walked forward.
Na Kuai wanted to stop him, but when he saw the many guards behind Li Canghai, he simply closed his mouth.
This catcher is not a fool, he can see that these guards are all practitioners, and their martial arts are not weak, how can they let this group of people guard, how can they be ordinary people?
Li Canghai didn't bother to pay attention to those officials, and directly led everyone and walked straight to the inner hall.
Before he reached the inner hall, he heard the sound of bamboo drums coming from the direction of the inner hall.
Accompanied by the sound of string music, a rich aroma of meat wafted out from the inner hall.
Li Canghai couldn't help but be a little angry, he walked into the closed inner hall door step by step with a cold face, and kicked towards the wooden door with a flying kick.
With a plop, half of the door suddenly flew into the inner hall, and there was a burst of women's screams and men's angry shouts in the inner hall.
"Who is so bold? Dare to make trouble in the yamen, do you want to die? Come! Come! There was an extremely angry and rough roar from a middle-aged man in the inner hall.
Li Canghai put his hands behind his back, his face was slightly cold, and he walked in expressionlessly.
In the inner hall, several scantily clad and bepleasing women hid behind pillars, and on either side were several low tables filled with fine food and wine, as well as rare game.
A middle-aged man in his forties, with two beards at the corners of his mouth, and a little thief-eyed, sat on top and was burping.
On either side were six gorgeously dressed men with oily mouths.
Four of the six were fat men with big bellies, and the other two were strong and strong, and the other was white-faced.
The angry shout before came from the mouth of the strong man.
After seeing Li Canghai, three men and one woman gradually came in, and the strong man suddenly became angry.
"You, so bold, dare to rush into the county commander, do you want to rebel?" The strong man glared, pointed at Li Canghai and shouted.
At this time, Na Yu quickly followed a few people and walked in, and he stood behind a few people, frowning at the county commander and the others.
The county magistrate didn't know if he was drunk or if he was a fool, he saw that he was squeezing his eyebrows, and suddenly said with a big tongue: "Pei Zhutou, you ...... What's going on with your eyes? Got into the sand? ”
Li Canghai turned around and glared at the catcher, who was immediately startled, obediently closed his mouth, and didn't dare to make any more moves.
"Who are you?" Li Canghai didn't answer the strong man, but glanced at a few people and asked coldly.
The strong man looked at Li Canghai and the others, and was just about to speak, when he suddenly saw Di Qing, and a pair of eyes suddenly stopped on Di Qing, and he couldn't move away.
"You are so bold that you dare to trespass on the county government. Do you know what this crime is? Hehe, this little girl is pretty. Leave this chick behind, and the rest of the people dare to rush into the county magistrate. Imprisoned for rebellion! The strong man stared at Di Qing with squinting eyes, and said hehe.
These people were so drunk that they didn't realize who they were up against.
Hearing the words of the strong man, Di Qingqiao's face instantly became cold, when has she been so light since she was a child?
The long sword in his hand shook, and after a flash of sword light, the table in front of the strong man was suddenly split in half.
The strong man was suddenly startled, he stared blankly at the wound on his chest that had been cut by the sword qi, and suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood.
Li Yu saw this. Suddenly anger surged, he snapped his fingers, pointed at the strong man, Qi Yunhe's figure shook, and immediately walked over.
"You...... What are you doing? The county commander instantly sobered up a lot, he looked at the fierce Qi Yunhe, and shouted in horror: "Someone! Come on! ”
As the county order shouted, more than a dozen guards immediately rushed in.
The county commander was a little relieved, but he saw Li Yu waving his hand. The guards swooped down on them like tigers.
In an instant, in the entire inner hall, there was a sound of fists hitting the flesh, as well as bursts of screams and begging for mercy.
"Lord Wang. Adult, please inside. Qi Yunhe lowered his neck and bowed to Li Canghai and the others.
Li Canghai and the others nodded. Walked to the top of the inner hall.
Among the several people, Li Qi was the oldest, so he sat on the top seat. Li Yu and Li Canghai did not sit down, but clasped their hands to their chests. Watching with interest the few people who were beaten into pigs' heads.
"Wang ...... Rajah? The county magistrate was now sober, he knelt on the ground, and said in surprise: "Which is the prince?" ”
Li Canghai glanced at the county order and the others, but did not speak.
Qi Yunhe raised his eyebrows, and shouted: "Open your dog eyes and take a good look, this is the King of Jianning, this is the King of Su, and this is the current Zhengqing of Dali Temple, Master Li Canghai Li!" As for this girl....... ”
Qi Yunhe introduced, and when he arrived at Di Qing, he paused, looked at the strong man with pity, and sneered: "This girl is the Di Qing County Lord who has been given the title by the Holy Lord today!" ”
When several people heard this, they were suddenly struck by lightning and were stunned in place.
And the strong man who spoke disrespectfully before was paralyzed on the ground.
Qi Yunhe squatted in front of the strong man and said with a smile: "Dare to tease the current county lord, I have to say, you are very courageous, this courage is very admirable!" Hey, hey, hey. ”
His few laughs, to the sound of the strong man, were like a life-urging spell, and he was so frightened that he couldn't help urinating on the ground.
Di Qing's face was pale, and she stared at the strong man, with a dangerous glint in her eyes.
"The county lord spares his life, the county lord spares his life! The villain has no eyes, offended the county lord, and begged the county lord to spare his life! The strong man hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately to Di Qing begging for mercy.
"Spare your life? Hum! Di Qing grimaced and snorted coldly.
The strong man was so frightened that his bones fell apart, and he looked at the county commander and the others in horror, wanting the county commander and others to intercede for him.
However, how dare the county commander and others talk too much, and they avoid the strong men one after another.
"The county lord spares his life, the county lord spares his life! The villain has eyes but no beads, begging the county lord to spare his life! The strong man was flustered in his heart, for fear of cutting him off, he gritted his teeth, and suddenly stretched out two fingers and thrust them into his eyes.
"Ah~!"
With a scream, two lines of blood suddenly appeared in the eyes of the strong man.
Everyone gasped, and even Di Qing didn't expect that he would poke his eyes blind.
Blood poured out of his eyes, dripping down his cheeks, and he looked extremely horrible.
Di Qing frowned in disgust, hurriedly grabbed Li Canghai's hand, and whispered: "Canghai, I didn't let him destroy his eyes, he did it himself!" ”
Li Canghai patted the back of her hand and nodded: "I don't blame you for this, although he destroyed his eyes, he saved his life and did not suffer a loss." ”
Li Qi and Li Yu both nodded at the same time.
Although Di Qing is not an orthodox royal bloodline, after all, she was canonized by the emperor, and with the name of this county lord, she represents the Li Tang royal family.
This strong man is teasing Di Qing, that is, he is provoking the majesty of the Li Tang royal family, and he should be beheaded.
Now, he has destroyed his eyes, and the two of them don't want to embarrass him anymore. Speaking of which, this strong man made a lot of money.
With a wave of his hand, he ordered someone to take the strong man down, and Li Canghai paced to the county order and the others.
The county order has already been frightened into a cold sweat, two princes, a county lord, and a Dali Temple Zhengqing, when did this Shansang County have such a big battle?
In the past, he must have been proud, but now, he was trembling with fear, and he was almost scared to pee.
"You are the county magistrate of Shansang County?" Li Canghai glanced at him and asked lightly.
The county commander was so frightened that his forehead was sweating, and he nodded hurriedly and said: "Xiaguan Ding Xing'an has seen the prince, the county lord, and the lord!" ”
"As a county magistrate, but he doesn't care about government affairs, but drinks and has fun in the yamen, what place are you in the yamen? Qinglou Tavern? Li Canghai flicked his sleeves and shouted coldly.
The county commander's body continued to tremble, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Adults are angry, adults are angry." It's not that the lower officials ignore government affairs, but that there is really nothing to do, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there is not even a single lawsuit, and the lower officials ....... ”
"The people live and work in peace?" Li Canghai suddenly interrupted his words, and laughed angrily: "You are really talking nonsense with your eyes open!" The official asks you, what is the matter with the locust plague in Shansang County that is so serious and the people are displaced? ”
"This ...... This....... The county commander was stunned for a moment, he didn't seem to expect Li Canghai to investigate the situation in Shansang County, and suddenly stammered.
"My lord, this county has indeed suffered a locust plague, but it is only a small area." The white-faced bearded man interjected.
Li Canghai glanced at him coldly, and said angrily, "Who are you?" ”
The man was polite, he tidied up his clothes, and said to a few people: "Back to the adult, the villain is a local student, Pang Wenchang." ”
Li Canghai sighed, he raised his eyebrows, and said coldly: "You are a little student, this official has a conversation with the county order, what qualifications do you have to intervene?" ”
Pang Wenchang was directly choked by Li Canghai's words, his face turned a little purple, and he stood in place in a daze, a little unsure of how to answer.
Li Canghai snorted, he put his hands behind his back, looked at the rest of the people, and said lightly: "These people are all local squires, right?" ”
A few people didn't dare to speak, and the county commander nodded hurriedly in response: "Yes, yes, they are all local squires." ”
"That's fine, the provincial official went from house to house." Li Canghai's majestic gaze swept over everyone, and he said in a cold voice: "Which of you will explain to this official why the locusts in Shansang County are flooding?" ”
The county commander lowered his eyebrows and thought for a while, and said cautiously: "Go back to ...... Back to my lord, the locust infestation is a natural disaster...... There is nothing the lower officials can do ....... ”
At this time, Li Yu suddenly jumped out, pointed at the nose of the county order and scolded: "Fart!" All fucking fart! You say it's a natural disaster, but in the eyes of this king, it's clearly a man-made disaster! This king asks you, "What is the matter with the people's farmland?" And what's the deal with rent? If you hadn't colluded with each other to deceive the common people out of their fields, would they have destroyed the ecology in order to survive? As for their uprooting? You still have the fucking face to say it's a natural disaster? ”
The county commander and a few people trembled involuntarily, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, still holding a trace of luck, and said, "Lord Wang, the lower officials don't understand what you mean." ”
"Don't understand what this king means?" Li Yu sneered a few times and said, "Then let this king explain it to you!" As my Datang County Commander, you colluded with the squires to defraud the people of the land, and then those squires rented the land to the people at a high rent, this king is not wrong, right? (To be continued.) )