As soon as Jian Lao walked into the inner hall, he knelt down suddenly.

The speed was so fast that Bai Zhi on the side didn't expect it.

As long as they have been by Xiao Xiruo's side for a long time, they know that their mothers don't like to be kneeled, and they don't like to let people kneel and reply.

Unless she has an opinion about you.

So as soon as Jian Lao knelt down, he was suddenly lifted up by Bai Zhi. Before he had time to kowtow, Xiao Xiruo had already ordered someone to show him a seat.

Sitting on the chair with some trepidation, the old man did not lean back, but sat upright, and that flattered look really made Xiao Xiruo helpless.

But she also knows that the times are like this, and the more she persuades the other party, the more panicked she may become.

So she simply got straight to the point:

"It's fate to see the old gentleman today, I wonder if the old gentleman is willing to tell this palace about today's events?"

Hearing this, Elder Jian immediately thanked Xiao Xiruo for saving his life, and talked about his own affairs carefully.

He was originally a county magistrate in Qin County, and he traveled back and forth to various counties for many years, responsible for autopsies, case investigations, and often treated people because of his superb medical skills.

But that was more than a decade ago.

"Niangniang doesn't know, although your white lotus immortal today is a joke, but in the eyes of our people, you are no different from the real immortal. How many years...... Officials protect each other, the ground is full of rats, no one has redressed the people's grievances, and the powerful kill people indiscriminately. ”

Old Jian was holding his chair with both hands, and his eyes were red.

As a magistrate, he has seen too much darkness.

If he failed to rob the woman, he beat the woman's father to death, and finally forced the woman to commit suicide by throwing herself into the well.

There are also those who forcibly occupy people's fields, do not care about other people's families, and even turn around to beat a rake, and snatch the last bit of food from the other party's family in the name of the other party's refusal to pay food.

"Sixteen years ago, the old man participated in the collection of corpses in a village, blood, blood everywhere, they were cut off their heads, and they had no way to live, but after they died, they had to be beaten as bandits, and let people use their heads to receive rewards from the court! And what did they do wrong? They just poured the strength of a village into opposing the current Qin County General Army, and the 100 households in Zhulu County at that time forcibly occupied the people's land and forcibly levied the people's taxes......"

Jian Lao said word by word, he was heartbroken, but he couldn't do anything.

And Xiao Xiruo didn't know until this moment that Jian Lao's family was in that village.

When he arrived, all he got was a bandit riot and a headless corpse.

For this reason, he ran around, investigated carefully, and soon learned that those bandits were actually hundreds of personal soldiers, who deliberately pretended to be people from the village to loot, and then planted false accusations to the villagers......

After learning the truth, the first thing the old man thought of was to beat the drum and cry out for grievances. However, the county magistrate of Zhulu County not only did not redress my grievances, but also reprimanded me for framing officials, not only deposed me from my position as an official, but also had people beat me with 50 boards, which was ...... to the flesh."

Hearing this, even Chu Jiaojiao, who was sitting next to Xiao Xiruo eating, couldn't help frowning.

"Dog officer, bad, kill!"

patted Chu Jiaojiao's shoulder soothingly, and Xiao Xiruo motioned to Jian Lao to continue.

"If it weren't for the fact that the head catcher in the county was a benevolent and righteous person, he secretly replaced the old man and placed him at home to take care of him, maybe the old man wouldn't be able to see his mother today."

Raising his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, Jian Lao briefly talked about the chivalrous man who had martial arts and had been running for the people.

However, the arm can't twist the thigh, the government is like this, the court is like this, and the fate of a little righteous man is just an arrow piercing the heart and being beaten as a Jiangyang thief.

"The chest of gold was left by the righteous man, who wanted me to put aside my hatred and take care of the poor people for him. The old man also has no ability, and this medical skill can also benefit the people, so he opened this Jizhai in his friend's hometown, and did not collect the cash for two people to see a doctor. ”

He knew that the righteous man gave him the gold because he didn't want him to be as willful as himself, and hoped that he would live well.

After all, there is a saying in the Wuxian Order, the people don't fight with the officials......

However, even though he was incognito, the news of the gold was still spread by the child he accepted as a disciple, and although he expelled the other party from the school, his life was never peaceful again.

"Having said so much, the old man just wants to tell Niangniang one thing, the current Qin County, and even the entire river, are far darker than what you see...... The old man doesn't blame those mobs who believe in the Qinglian Sect and come to rob the old man, only blame this official mansion that eats people and doesn't spit out bones! Because, they are the ones who forced everyone to be like this! ”

In the end, the indignant Jian Lao almost fainted, but Wen Susu went down with a few stitches, which allowed him to regain his clarity.

And before going down to rest, he didn't forget to remind Xiao Xiruo, telling him that all county governments have the above eyeliner, and now that those officials know that she is coming, they must have started to whitewash themselves as quickly as possible.

So what she can see next is probably not true.

However, what he said, how could Xiao Xiruo not know?

In the few hours she had settled all this, she had added a number of unfamiliar names to her negative income, but who hated her so much.

And instead of decreasing, these names are increasing.

"Tsk, I originally wanted to hide my whereabouts, but now it's okay, it's all exposed~"

Raising his hand and rubbing his temples, Xiao Xiruo's clear eyes were full of smiles.

Bai Zhi, who got the news from the front, walked in quickly, and said in a very unhappy tone:

"Those spies are running fast, but it's only been a few hours, and the news of your arrival in the kiln has already reached Fucheng. I'm really in a hurry, I'm tired of three horses~"

Hearing Bai Zhi's words, Xiao Xiruo and Chu Jiaojiao were laughing, but Wen Susu on the side seemed to remember something, and she was sullen all the time.

However, Xiao Xiruo didn't have time to care about Wen Susu at the moment, but ordered Bai Zhi to summon everyone and set off overnight to go to the other two counties adjacent to the kiln.

So in the sound of roosters and dogs barking tonight, the heads of two more county officials fell to the ground, and all the wealth they collected was confiscated, not to mention, and even the heads were hung at the door of the county office.

For a while, the news of the concubine's presence spread all over the three counties, and the spies were non-stop again.

By the afternoon of dawn, the county guards had gathered again, and people began to discuss countermeasures in panic.

"Wherever you go, where is the demon concubine? This is clearly the executioner, the nemesis we are waiting for! ”

"Lord Yu, what can I do about this? If this noble concubine only cares about the plague, we can still fight, but now? She doesn't even care about greedy ink! ”

"Didn't I say, how many officials can there be in the twelve counties of the river who are not greedy or evil? Isn't she going to drive us to death? ”

Seeing that the colleagues were so anxious, Yu Gao, who was sitting on the main seat, was not in a hurry.

Before, he was unable to resist the imperial court and the Xiao family, so he could only restrain the illness and the evidence of the crime.

But now it's okay, this noble concubine doesn't even bring Yiluan Si and the Sixteen Horsemen, but she dares to blatantly offend all the officials in the river.

She wants everyone to die.

Will everyone let her live?