Chapter 45: Money and Spirits! (Above)
The tea seller once said that there are three major harms in Lishui County.
First, the magistrate colluded with the merchants in the county to appoint the wealthy merchants' mansion as inspectors, and even made the hooligans and ruffians in the county on duty, who robbed the people's daughters, raided their homes and killed people, and arrested people on the streets.
Second, there is a Wuxiang Mountain outside Lishui County, there is a Wuxiang Temple on the mountain, and there is a demon Buddha in the temple. Every three months, Lishui County must sacrifice boys and girls to go up the mountain to listen to the Fa in exchange for three months of peace and disaster-free.
But the one who went up the mountain never came down again.
Third, in the Tianchi behind the Wuxiang Temple, there is an evil dragon who loves to make wind and rain, so that the wind and rain are unadjusted for several miles around Lishui County.
Chu Hao has always kept these things in mind, and he was originally going to deal with them when he got rid of Pudu Cihang and came back, but there were too many trivial matters to delay.
After recalling these things at this time, he glanced coldly at the official in front of him.
He has no ability to take care of the affairs of the demon Buddha and the evil dragon for the time being, but the tarsal gangrene such as the rich businessman and the hooligan ruffian in the county, since he has bumped into it at this time, there is naturally no reason to ignore it.
When the official saw that Chu Hao and the four of them were motionless, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
"Like such people from other countries, as long as Lao Tzu shouts loudly, they will be scared like quails!"
While waiting for the other officials to come, his gaze also wandered over Chu Hao and the four of them.
"This kid is well-dressed and dignified, and at first glance he is a child of a big family, and he will be sent to the county government for a beating, and then let his family send money to ransom people, and it is no problem to pay tens or hundreds of taels."
"As for this white-faced old man, he has always had a cold face, and he seems to be a master, and he will give him a knife to abolish his dantian first!"
"These two little ladies look pitiful, and after the county magistrate has played, our brothers may be able to drink soup......"
Just as he thought of this, a crowd of people rushed forward and back, shouting and shouting and trotting out of an alley.
"Where? Where? ”
"Where's the fat sheep?"
In the shouting, they found Chu Hao and the others, and immediately ran over with noisy voices.
"Whew-"
After coming to Chu Hao's side, he immediately drew his knife neatly and surrounded him.
One of the servants, who had a mole on the left side of his chin, took two steps, looked at Chu Hao and the four of them with his head tilted and slanted, and then waved his hand.
"That's right, this kid is Jiangyang's thief Zhang San, those two little ladies look like a woman from a good family who was coerced by him, as for him, ......"
As he spoke, he patted Cao Zhengchun's white and red side face with the back of his knife, "Look at how well he eats, there is meat on his white and red face, and he is an accomplice at first glance!" ”
Cao Zhengchun's face at this time was even more gloomy than the sky, and his eyes stared coldly at the official in front of him as if he could kill.
The official ignored his eyes, waved his hand violently, and shouted arrogantly: "Come, escort them to the county office!" ”
At his command, the other servants immediately took a step closer and took out the rope from their backs to lasso them.
Chu Hao said coldly: "Do it!" ”
At the sound of an order, the three people who had already prepared immediately took action.
Cao Zhengchun's figure moved, and he let go of the long knife on his neck, and then stretched out his hand and grabbed the shoulder of the official with a crooked head and slanted eyes, and said in a gloomy and sympathetic voice: "Our family eats three people a day, and the natural white is red." ”
With a little force, he removed his arms from the man's frightened eyes.
At the same time, the Tong Huang threw the rag doll on his waist into the air, and said in unison in the voice of a six- or seven-year-old girl: "Divine soldiers descended from the sky!" ”
As soon as the words fell, the two rag dolls immediately passed through the many servants at a speed that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.
In just an instant, the arms and meridians of these fourteen officials were cut off, and a few of them were blinded by two rag dolls.
When the official who pointed at Chu Hao and the four of them with the tip of his knife at the beginning saw this scene, his face turned pale instantly, and he trembled his lips and said, "You, you are so bold, you dare to murder the officer......
Chu Hao sneered: "Don't you know that we are Jiangyang thieves, what is it to kill a few officials!" ”
After saying that, he walked out of Ling Bo Weibu, and a dodge came to the side of the officer, and by the way, he snatched the long knife he held in his hand, put it on his neck, and said coldly: "Go and tie their hands with hemp rope, chop their hands slowly, and chop their feet slowly!" ”
When the official heard this, he hurriedly went to tie everyone's hands and connected them all with a rope.
Later, under the threat of Chu Hao, he took them to the county office.
Many people on the road looked at the officials who were wailing with their hands tied by ropes, and their numb eyes fluctuated for the first time.
They spontaneously followed the many servants, wanting to see what was going on.
At the same time, many people turned around from the crowd with a slight change in their faces and went back to their homes to inform their owners.
About ten minutes later, under the leadership of the officer, Chu Hao and the four of them came to the outside of the county office.
Cao Zhengchun glared at him coldly, and said gloomily: "Go and beat the drum!" ”
While secretly complaining about his anguish, the official hurriedly trotted to the red lacquered drum standing on the left side of the yamen, picked up a hammer the length of his arm wrapped in red cloth, and struck it vigorously.
"Boom-"
"Boom-"
"Boom-"
After the sound of drums reached the backyard of the county government, the magistrate, who looked like he was in his fifties, immediately got up from a young and beautiful woman and hurriedly went to put on his official uniform.
The woman lay on her side, propped her head on her arm, and looked at him with a grin.
"Master, why are you in a hurry?"
The magistrate scolded while wearing official boots: "You know a fart, someone beats the drum means that someone sends money, and only when you have money can you shout and call those officials, and you can sleep with a stunner like you." If I don't have money, I'm a fart. ”
The woman asked puzzledly, "But master, you are the magistrate." ”
The magistrate turned his head while wearing his official uniform, and reached out to touch her with a smile, and when she was coquettish, he smiled meaningfully: "You don't understand...... In front of the local rich businessmen, the magistrate is not even a fart, they all say that the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and there are several princes who are not rampant since ancient times, have you seen them beheaded? ”
When the woman heard this, she thought about it seriously, and then shook her head slowly.
The magistrate smiled.
"In Jinling City, the one in the palace is the emperor."
"But in my small county and small mansion, the powerful and rich businessmen are the emperor. The one in the palace is not a fart when he arrives at the master's one-third of an acre. ”
"As long as I walk on the same road with them, my lord...... It's still the old man. ”
"With them standing behind me, the emperor is coming, and I am not scared, master!"
"But then again, these rich businessmen are nothing if they are compared to money."
"After all...... Money can be channeled! ”
After smiling, he put on his official hat, rubbed his face, coughed lightly, and slowly walked out of the backyard with steady steps.