Hearing this, Shao Lin and Tong Lei frowned, and subconsciously raised their hands and touched the hilt of the sword.

Lin Haotian made a color to the two of them, signaling them not to use force.

Through the words of the shopkeeper, Lin Hao naively felt the antipathy, rejection and helplessness of the Chi people towards the Jin people, presumably, the original Ancheng city lord did a lot of immoral and illegal things here, which caused the local people to misunderstand the Jin people so deeply.

He smiled slightly and said, "Little brother, don't treat all the golden people as insatiable and evil bad people, perhaps, this new county head is a clean official who loves the people." ”

"That's really pie-in-the-sky, the previous city lord, county head, and even the county capital were Jinren, but none of them were good officials......"

Speaking of this, he paused suddenly, looked at Lin Haotian with strange eyes, and said suspiciously: "Huh, you should be a red person with an accent, why are you helping Jin Ren speak?"

Lin Haotian looked up and smiled, waved his hand and said, "I don't speak for anyone, I only stand on the side of reason." Today's Jin court is not mediocre, if the local officials are really incompetent and endanger the people, the ministers will not sit idly by!"

The shopkeeper couldn't help laughing, and while serving tea, he shook his head and smiled: "Listening to you, it seems that you know the Minister of Jinguo." ”

Lin Haotian shook the folding fan, but smiled silently.

Soon, the shopkeeper delivered the tea and melons and fruits one by one.

Lin Haotian and Luo Lan and the others sat in the teahouse, resting and drinking tea, and when they were almost finished eating and drinking, they heard the bustling conversation coming from the street.

Lin Haotian sat by the window, looked out, and saw a large number of people appearing at the end of the street, listening intently, people were talking about the scene when the original city lord was beheaded. There are also people who are talking about the new lord of the city.

It can be heard that the people applauded the beheading of the original city lord, but for the new county head and the new city lord, it was mixed.

Some people say that just by looking at the strength of the new county head and the new city lord in punishing corrupt officials and abolishing the style of excesses and miscellaneous taxes, one can judge that he is a good official who loves the people.

Others hold the same view as the shopkeeper. They think that this is just a pretentious appearance of the new officials, and in the future, they themselves will still become corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and they will still collect all kinds of strange taxes.

Lin Haotian listened carefully to the talk of the people on the street, and at the same time nodded secretly, the previous officials were too harmful in the local area, and it was impossible to eliminate the misunderstanding of the people at once, but at least things have taken a good turn, and the major change of local officials can be regarded as the initial results.

It's almost time to rest. Lin Haotian said to Roland beside him: "It's time for us to go!"

Roland nodded, followed Lin Haotian to stand up, and walked out.

Shao Lin and Tong Lei left the tea money and followed out quickly.

When they got outside, Lin Haotian, Luo Lan and others took the carriage, and Shao Lin, who was driving the car, asked outside, "Childe, where are we going now?"

"Go to the City Lord's Mansion and take a look to see what kind of person the new county head and city lord is. Lin Haotian said with a smile.

The new head of the prefecture is recommended by the Senjuku. He also wanted to see if the talents recommended by the Senzheng Hall were really capable. But. To Lin Haotian's disappointment, the county head was not in Ancheng, and at this time, there was only the new city lord in the city lord's mansion.

After coming to the City Lord's Mansion, Lin Haotian took the lead in getting out of the carriage and just walked to the gate of the City Lord's Mansion. He was stopped by the guards outside the door.

One of the guards stepped forward and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know what kind of place this is, and go inside?" Is the City Lord's Mansion the place you want to enter?"

The guard's tone was arrogant and tough, but Lin Haotian was not angry, smiled slightly, and said, "Here are the merchants who pass through Ancheng. I have come to meet the lord of the castle. When he spoke, he deliberately changed to a Jindi accent.

As soon as the guard heard his accent, his attitude immediately softened, and he said, "It turns out to be the old golden man, you wait here for a while, and I will report to the city lord." ”

"Thank you. ”

"You're welcome!"

The guard didn't go in for a long time, so he walked out of the city lord's mansion quickly, and said with a smile to Lin Haotian: "This little brother, the city lord is invited!"

Lin Haotian thanked her again, then returned to the carriage, helped Roland off the carriage, and then held her slender waist with one hand, and slowly walked into the city lord's mansion.

When the guards on both sides saw Roland, they were also stunned for a while, dumbfounded, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, how could there be such a beautiful woman in the world!

Although the City Lord's Mansion is not small, it looks like it is also decent, passing through the foyer and entering the main hall, I saw a middle-aged man in official uniform sitting on the mat in the middle, and he was lying on the desk office.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, he put down the scroll in his hand, raised his head to look, and raised his eyes to look at Lin Haotian and Luo Lan.

When he saw the appearance of the two clearly, the middle-aged man's heart was shocked, a pair of handsome men and women, the man was handsome, and the woman was beautiful, standing together, as if they were a pair of wall people, the golden boy and girl who came out of the painting.

He was stunned for a moment, then involuntarily stood up and arched his hand, "I don't know if the two of you are ......."

"In Xia Lin Ah San, this is the person in Xia, Lan'er!" Lin Haotian smiled and returned the salute.

"It turned out to be Lin Gongzi, disrespectful, disrespectful, please sit down!" the middle-aged man smiled and waved his hand again and again. The other party is just an ordinary businessman, and he is the lord of a city, even he himself feels strange, how can he be so polite to the young couple in front of him, it may be that the relationship between the two of them is too handsome!

He explained to himself like this, perhaps it was precisely because Lin Haotian and Roland's appearance was so handsome that he ignored the natural temperament of the two of them.

"I heard that the castle lord is the new lord of Anjo, and I and Uchiko just happened to pass through Anjo, so I came to visit, and I hope that the lord of the castle will bear with me. Lin Haotian said politely and politely.

"Oh, Lin Gongzi is too polite, everyone is an old gold, so you don't have to see outside. It was rare to meet Jin Ren in the remote Chidi, or such an outstanding couple, and the middle-aged man also seemed very happy, he asked, "I don't know where Gongzi's family lives?"

"Originally in Wancheng, now it has moved to Jiankang. Lin Haotian joked: "It seems that I have a relationship with the imperial court, where is the imperial court." I'll go with you!"

The middle-aged man was amused by his words and sighed: "Speaking of Wancheng, I haven't been home for a long time!"

After a pause, he said again: "By the way, my name is Cao Xiong, and Lin Gongzi doesn't need to call me the city lord." Sounds like an out-of-the-box sight. I'm a few years older than Lin Gongzi, if Lin Gongzi doesn't dislike it, just call me Brother Cao!"

Lin Haotian had a good impression of him, and said with a smile: "Since Brother Cao said so, then I'm not welcome, but Brother Cao don't call me Lin Gongzi anymore, it sounds like a lot of outsiders!"

"Haha!" Cao Xiong laughed and said, "Then I'll call you Brother Lin." ”

Lin Haotian nodded, and the conversation changed. said: "Brother Cao, it's my first time coming to Ancheng, and I feel very depressed here!"

"Yes!" Cao Xiong sighed, shook his head and said: "The first city lord Guan Tai is mediocre and incompetent, and likes money and beauty, and he collects money and bullies men and women here in Ancheng, which can be described as doing all kinds of evil, and a good Ancheng has been corrupted to this field. To know. In the past, the population of Anseong was as high as 100,000, and now. Not even 30,000 people. ”

Hearing this, a gleam flashed in Lin Haotian's eyes, and he said coldly: "Such a faint official is indeed punished!"

Cao Xiong was startled by the cold aura that emanated from his body in an instant, and seeing him looking at him in a daze, Lin Haotian realized that he was out of shape. He put away the coldness of his face, and said with a smile: "As a common people, what I hate the most is faint officials and evil officials, Guan Tai is here to be powerful, and the people not only hate him. I will also hate my Dajin court, and the damage will be great!"

"What the virtuous brother said is extremely true!" Cao Xiong nodded again and again as if he had found a bosom friend, and said: "Therefore, I, the new city lord, have also suffered a lot when I started in Ancheng, and now I can't even summon the city army......

Speaking of this, he looked sad and looked up to the sky and sighed.

Lin Haotian was stunned and asked, "Why can't you summon the city army?"

"First, the treasury is seriously empty, and there is no money at all, and second, the people of the Red People are not willing to give us Jin people as soldiers, even the guards of my city lord's mansion are the Jin family members I have the cheekiness to ask the county head to fill up!"

As he spoke, Cao Xiong snorted and laughed bitterly.

It is really sad and lamentable, that the government of one place has mixed up to this extent in the local area.

Lin Haotian also sighed in his heart, and then asked curiously, "Why is Brother Cao in a hurry to gather the city army?"

"Naturally, it's to deal with traitors!" Cao Xiong Zhengse said: "Brother Xian doesn't know, Ancheng has Ancheng in its name, but it is actually not safe, just thirty miles away from Ancheng, Shuangtou Mountain, there is a large group of bandits, this time, the bandits suddenly raised the banner of anti-gold, looting everywhere, killing people and goods, and now it has become a big harm to my Ancheng!"

"Since it is a great harm, it should be encircled and annihilated. Lin Haotian said in a deep voice.

"Yes, it's just that now Ancheng has no soldiers, no money, and only more than 20 officials, how can he encircle and suppress such a large number of bandits!"

Cao Xiong smiled bitterly: "Now, as long as the bandits don't come to harass Ancheng, I'll be thankful, where do I dare to encircle and suppress the bandits?"

Lin Haotian asked: "Since there are no soldiers in the city, why don't you come to the rescue of the county and ask the county army to exterminate the bandits." ”

"Now the county army is also busy, is busy exterminating Li Zhipeng and his family of rebels, a few days ago, the county head also sent me a letter, asking me if there are any soldiers to call in Ancheng, I think come, the county army is currently overstretched!" Cao Xiong shook his head and said.

"I see. Lin Haotian muttered.

The two of them were talking, and suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and then a guard ran in in a panic, his face was pale, and he said in a trembling voice, "Big ...... My lord, it's a big deal......"

"What's going on so alarmingly, don't you know I'm meeting a guest?" Cao Xiong first scolded the guard, and then looked at Lin Haotian apologetically.

"Yes...... It's the bandits from Double-Headed Mountain, and they're outside the door now!" the guard swallowed, and finally finished his words in one breath.

Hearing this, Cao Xiong's face changed suddenly, he was really afraid of something, the bandits from Shuangtou Mountain actually came to the door! He stood up suddenly, and asked urgently: "How many bandits are coming?"

As he spoke, he pulled out the saber under his ribs, and then he didn't forget to remind Lin Haotian: "Brother Xian, you quickly take your sister-in-law and wife through the back door, the bandits are cruel and can do anything!" If this woman named Lan'er falls into the hands of the bandits, with her peerless beauty. I don't know how many people will be humiliated!

The bandits, Lin Haotian didn't pay attention to them at all, even if he came 11 million, he could only use it for him to try his hand, but he intended to test Cao Xiong, so he pretended to be panicked. He grabbed Cao Xiong's hand and said: "Brother Cao, since the thieves dare to come in broad daylight, they must have made full preparations, if you stay, you will lose your life if you don't make it, so hurry up and go with me!"

Cao Xiong shook his head and said categorically: "As the city lord, where the duty lies. How can I escape from the battle? Thinking of my golden people, there are only heroic martyrs who have killed themselves, and how can there be cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death, even if I die, I will have to die in Ancheng, and I must not be under the sword of the county head!"

Lin Haotian nodded his head, this is the official of the Jin State that he is familiar with, the iron-clad man of the Jin State. It is better to be broken than to be complete.

The guard who reported the message was stunned for a moment. Fang slowly stretched out a finger and said, "My lord, the bandit...... Only one of the thieves came, saying that they were here to deliver a message to the adults!"

"Huh, only one person?" Cao Xiong was stunned, and immediately withdrew the sword he had drawn back into the scabbard, and rolled his eyes. He shouted coldly, "Bring the thief in and see me!"

"Yes, sir!" the guard intervened, then turned and ran out quickly.

Waiting for the guards to leave, Cao Xiong let out a long breath and smiled at Lin Haotian: "Brother Xian, it seems that the bandit is just a messenger. You and your sister-in-law don't have to leave in a hurry. ”

Luo Lan, who was sitting on the side, almost laughed, she hurriedly lowered her head, raised her sleeves, and covered her lips, Cao Xiong was also embarrassed to make a fuss about herself, standing there, helpless.

Lin Haotian smiled considerately, and said: "Although Brother Cao is a literati, he has the courage of my golden people, if everyone in Jindi can be like Brother Cao, how strong will I be!"

"Brother Xian is too ridiculous to praise the foolish brother!" Cao Xiong's face turned even redder when he heard this.

At this time, the guards brought in a man from the outside.

This man was in his early thirties, burly, dark-skinned, wearing black trousers with trouser legs underneath, wearing only a shoulder and no buttons, revealing his high raised chest muscles and abdominal tendons, looking up, with a big bald head, a fierce appearance, and a slanted scar on his face, which looked extremely terrifying.

The strong man walked into the hall with his chin raised and looked around the hall with a downward gaze.

Looking at his posture, where he looks like a bandit, it looks more like a high-ranking official inspecting the official residence of his subordinates.

When he saw Roland, his eyes that were originally full of pride lit up in an instant, yo! What a beautiful woman! His gaze seemed to be nailed to Roland's face, and he couldn't move for a long time.

Cao Xiong secretly gritted his teeth, coughed heavily, and shouted: "What a bold thief, when you see this official, you still don't give a courtesy?"

In his shouting, the strong man finally came back to his senses, his eyes reluctantly moved away from Roland's face, and then his eyes flashed with a fierce light, looking at Cao Xiong. He snorted coldly, and asked, "You are the new city lord of Ancheng, Cao Xiong?"

"It's this official!" Cao Xiong was not afraid, and looked at the strong man.

"I thought Cao Xiong was what kind of three-headed and six-armed person, it turned out that he was just a weak scholar!" The strong man sneered, and then, his chest straightened, and he said loudly: "I am here to give you an order for my general, Cao Xiong, you listen to me, my general ordered you to prepare 100,000 taels of silver and 100,000 stone of grain within three days, and send them to Shuangtou Mountain, there must be no mistake, if it is overdue, hehe, then my army of Shuangtou Mountain will enter your Ancheng, and the chickens and dogs will not be left!"

After he finished speaking, Cao Xiong was so angry that his body trembled, and the bandit dared to call himself a general, and he also 'ordered' himself to "pay" 100,000 taels of silver and 100,000 stone of grain, not to mention that Ancheng did not have so much money and food, and even if he did, he would rather die than give it to the bandits.

Before he could speak, the strong man continued, "But now I'll add one. As he spoke, he raised his hand, pointed at Roland, and said, "She, too, will be sent to Shuangtou Mountain together!"

"Bold! presumptuous!" Cao Xiong couldn't help it anymore, shouted violently, and said angrily: "What a bold and brazen thief! I want money, no, I want food, I don't want people, and I won't have it, you go back and tell your bandit leader that you don't want to get a penny or a grain of grain from my Ancheng!"

"Yo! Cao Xiong, your courage is not small!" The strong man was not angry at all, but raised his thumb and praised: "Okay! You are so good! Since you say so, then let's wait and see, and when it is time to skin you and dig out your heart, don't beg for mercy! By the way, don't try to run, my brothers from Shuangtou Mountain have blocked all the ways out of Ancheng. ”

As he spoke, he deliberately looked at Roland again, and the more he looked at it, the more heart-warming and unbearable he became, and he said with a smile: "Especially you, little lady, you are waiting in the city!"

Seeing that he kept leaning towards him when he spoke, Roland instinctively pulled Lin Haotian next to him, but the latter was completely unmoved, sitting there, his eyes lowered, and his face was expressionless, as if he was scared silly by the bandits.

The strong man didn't even look at Lin Haotian from beginning to end, he leaned in front of Roland, raised his nose and inhaled hard, smelling the refreshing musky fragrance of her body, and couldn't help but reach out and touch Roland's cheek.

At this time, Cao Xiong strode forward to the meteor, opened the strong man's hairy hands, his eyes breathed fire, and he asked angrily, "What are you going to do?"

A fierce light flashed in the strong man's eyes, but it quickly returned to normal, he looked back and laughed and took two steps back, arched his hand and said, "Except for this little lady, you will wash your neck and wait, haha-"

As he spoke, he staggered and walked out, but his arrogant and smug laughter still came from outside the hall from time to time. (To be continued......)