As soon as Zhidu and his entourage stepped into the ground of Jinan, they smelled a trace of unusual breath.

Zhidu clearly saw that the farmers in the fields were all worried, and it stands to reason that Jinan should be a bumper harvest year this year. If other counties have such a good year, the farmers will even dream and laugh, but this Jinan County is really contrary to common sense.

Although Zhidu has just entered Jinan, he has already heard a thing or two about the situation in the county, and he has learned a lot about the hearsay in the past few days, and he has been prepared for a long time. However, when he saw that the farmers were passive and lazy, as if they were extremely reluctant to farm, and their expressions were sad, Zhi felt a little incredible.

It's obviously a good year, but how can it be so miserable, it's really strange?

With the doubt in his heart, Zhi Du found an old farmer and asked, "Fellow, farm work is done like you, but you are going to miss the agricultural time!" ”

"If it's wrong, it's wrong, anyway, it's someone else!" The old farmer said, his words mixed with resentment.

Zhi Du heard the sound outside the strings, and continued to ask: "How can you say this, the government has added apportionment?" ”

The old peasant looked Zhidu up and down, and saw that Zhidu behaved extraordinarily, and he listened to the accent of a foreigner, so he didn't care about it, so he simply walked up to Qianmo and invited Zhidu to sit in a simple thatched house on the edge of the sky.

"Guests, there is no hospitality, this is a mountain spring, very sweet, please be welcome!" The old farmer scooped from a wooden barrel with a missing horn next to him

A bowl of clear water was politely handed to Zhidu.

Zhi Du even said thank you, ran all the way, and his mouth was dry, so he saw the bottom as soon as he grunted.

"It's so sweet!" Zhi Du praised, but what he wanted to know more was why the old farmer was worried, so he couldn't wait to ask: "Uncle, but you have something to say?" ”

"The old man saw that you were a foreigner, so he said a few more words to you, is it a long-term or short-term stay when you come to Jinan?"

"Long stay!"

"Cough, the guest should leave Jinan early, the government here is bullied!"

"What do you mean by that?"

"You don't know that there have been many powerful bullies in Jinan County over the years, specializing in bullying and plundering our poor and weak people and outsiders. Over the years, I don't know how many strangers have become unjust souls who have died! ”

Zhidu's face changed, and he scolded: "They are so bold, don't the government care?" ”

"Manage, take care of what, they are outnumbered, and the government dares to take care of it, and we poor people are cheap." The old farmer sighed and pointed to his hand: "Look at my ten acres of land, in addition to paying the field tax, I also have to pay the tenant rent." ”

"Tenant rent, when did the imperial court have this kind of tax? The old man's land is rented? ”

"The guest doesn't know, the land is our own, the land tax is handed over to the government, and the tenant rent has to be handed over to the clan leader, and if you don't pay it, you will have to accept it!"

"What if you don't pay it?"

"If you don't pay it, don't think about planting, there are a lot of them, send a few dolls over, and you can turn me upside down!"

"So arrogant, is there still a royal law?" Zhi Du was already trembling with anger.

"Wang Fa, they are Wang Fa, and several Taishou in Jinan are planted in their hands. Do you think they are kings? ”

Zhidu frowned, thinking that the situation was much worse than expected.

At this time, only to hear a shout outside, the old farmer got up and said to Zhidu: "The old man has to work in the field, please do it yourself!" ”

Zhidu bowed to the old farmer, and said loudly to his entourage out of the thatched house: "Quick, go to Jinan Taishou Mansion!" ”

Several people hurried up and rushed to the Jinan Market at the Jinan City Gate and went to Jinan Taishou Mansion.

Zhidu came to Jinan Taishou Mansion, but found that the front of Taishou Mansion was already crowded. As soon as Zhidu's carriages and horses appeared, the crowd cheered.

The crowd chanted "Welcome to the new Taishou Zhidu".

Seeing the large number of people, Zhi Du was unhappy in his heart, and he didn't want to alarm the place this time, but he didn't want his whereabouts to be known for a long time. If it were ordinary people, how could they be so capable? It seems that the power of the local snake in Jinan is really not small.

When the carriage and horses arrived at the Yamen of Defu, Zhi got out of the carriage.

An old man with half-white hair stepped forward and said: "Lord Taishou, come from afar, and prepare a special banquet for Lord Taishou!" ”

"May I ask who the old man is?"

"The patriarch of the old decayed clan, he has long admired his prestige!" The old man seemed to be smiling instead of laughing, and deliberately bit the word "Wei" very hard.

"Oh," Zhi Du suddenly became interested, and looked at the old man in front of him who claimed to be the patriarch of the Lu clan. Looking at the age, the old man is only the age of the sixtieth year, his face is ruddy, and he is dressed in fine satin.

Zhidu saw that the visitor was dressed luxuriously, and he couldn't help but feel disgusted, compared with his Tsing Yi official uniform, it was a world of difference.

"Old patriarch, this official has never liked to be lively, and besides, people are sleepy and tired, so the banquet is still free!"

"Since the adults don't like to be lively, the old man prepares a little thin wine at home, home-cooked side dishes, and the food is not very tight, and I hope that the adults will appreciate it, and the previous Taishou is the rice wine that loves the old man's house the most!"

Zhi Du heard that there was something in the words, and when he saw that he was unyielding, he said: "I can't hide it, I have the emperor's order in my body, and it is inconvenient to go to the banquet, the old patriarch Haihan." ”

Zhi Du made up his mind not to go to the banquet.

The patriarch of the Gu clan refused to appreciate it when he saw Zhi, but he was not angry when he was old, and still said with a smile: "That is, I am too busy with official business, since I can't go to the banquet today, I will come to the door another day to be invited." ”

After speaking, he glanced at a butler-like person beside him, and the butler immediately waved his hand back, and the housekeepers carried a bunch of large and small boxes.

The patriarch of the Lu clan smiled and said: "My lord, I have three hundred families in the Lu clan, and I have long admired the name of the adult. ”

Seeing so many gifts, Zhi Du immediately said: "Old patriarch, this official has never accepted gifts from the people, take it back, never accompany it!" ”

Zhidu flicked his sleeves and went straight into the Taishou Mansion, leaving a group of people to greet him stunned.

Looking at Zhidu's back, the patriarch of the Yu clan turned pale, and muttered in his mouth: "Toast and don't eat and drink!" He turned and waved to the crowd and said, "Go!" ”

The crowd dispersed, and the Taishou Mansion returned to tranquility.

Zhi Du entered the mansion and thought of all the talents. This patriarch of the clan dared to openly bribe in broad daylight, if he was not bold, how could he do this.

"It is said that Jinan County is the most difficult to govern, and it seems that it must start with the Lu clan to govern."

Zhidu immediately ordered to send capable officials to investigate and secretly investigate the illegal behavior of the Lu family.

A few days later, Zhidu got the evidence that the patriarch of the clan was the evil party, which can be described as a pile of blood and tears, and a capital crime.

With the evidence in hand, it's much easier to act.

Zhidu ordered all the soldiers in the mansion to go to the gathering village of the Yu clan to get people.

The Gu clan has relied on the strength of the people, and they have been an evil place for many years, and the government has always been afraid of them, and there is nothing they can do. However, all this, bumped into Zhidu's hands, and it was the end.

The people of the clan stumbled to the patriarch's mansion to report the news, the leaders of the clan were still talking and laughing, and when they listened to the report of the clansmen, someone actually congratulated the patriarch and said: "Zhidu has come to visit you old!" ”

"This son of a son is so majestic that day, I will humiliate him today!"

"Yes, yes!" Everyone agreed.

"In this place of Jinan, we have the final say, Zhi is a bird, without our Gu clan, he Zhi can't even collect a chicken feather, and he can still be arrogant."

"In my opinion, Zhi Du is just a corrupt official in front of people and a corrupt official in the back, you see what he has done in the past few days when he came to Jinan, now he can't hold it back, come to beg me to look at grandpa!"

The hall burst into laughter.

With the sound of neat footsteps, Zhi Du entered the guest hall with a heavily armed armor soldier, and he walked into the guest hall with a seven-foot long sword and a solemn face.

Seeing that the comer was not good, the patriarch of the Lu clan quietly instructed the housekeeper to gather the men, women, and children of the Lu clan.

Zhi Du smiled and said: "Dare to ask the old patriarch, are all the leaders of the various branches of the Qi clan here?" ”

"Exactly, may I ask Lord Taishou why is this?"

"Exactly!" Zhi Du smiled and said, "Come on, take it all for me!" ”

"Slow down, dare to ask Lord Taishou, what crime did Xiaomin commit?"

"When you get to the government, you will know! Someone, tied up. ”

Without saying a word, the soldiers rushed up and tied the people in the hall strongly.

Just as he was about to leave, Zhidu found that they couldn't get out, and the lobby had been surrounded by the people of the Yu clan who rushed to hear the news.

People shouted, let go, let go, and the tied leaders took the opportunity to curse.

Zhidu's face did not change, and he shouted loudly: "You and the people, if you obstruct the government again, don't blame Ben Tai for your crime of resisting the law." ”

The people of the Tsui clan were obviously not intimidated and continued to block the door.

Zhi Du was furious and shouted: "Come on, draw your sword and move forward, if you dare to block the door, you will be killed." ”

As soon as Zhidu spoke, the atmosphere suddenly became tense, the armor soldiers drew their swords one after another, and people blocked the door, although there was a trace of timidity, but they did not retreat.

Zhidu took the brunt of the attack and led the armor soldiers out, and the people of the Yu clan retreated under the pressure of the sword, but did not get out of the way.

Seeing that there was about to be a conflict, when Qianjun was about to start, the patriarch of the Lu clan shouted: "Right and wrong have their own judgment, and the old man went to the Taishou Mansion to open his eyes." ”

Under the order of the patriarch, the people of the Yu clan slowly let go of a road, and let Zhi Du go out with the armor officials and the detained leaders, while they followed behind and followed to the Taishou Mansion.

Zhidu returned to the mansion and immediately ascended to the court, and the trial hall was crowded with the people of the Liang clan and some people watching the excitement.

It is said that the strong dragon can't overpower the ground snake. As soon as the new Taishou arrived, the news of the rectification of the local snake quickly spread throughout Jinan, and many people put down their work and rushed to the Taishou Mansion to see the excitement, among which there were also many oppressed people.

The crowd was full of discussions, but everyone believed that the leaders of the Clan would be acquitted, and that the new Taishou was just putting on a show.

However, they were wrong, not only did Zhi Du not make a show, but also wanted to pay for the crime with their blood.

Zhidu read out their charges in the court.

The leaders of the clan not only refused to admit their guilt, but also smiled in the court, deliberately disturbing the order of the court.

Zhidu seemed to have been prepared, and immediately ordered the officials to put on the torture instruments and prepare for the execution.

"Zhidu dog thief, if you dare to touch a cold hair of Lao Tzu, I will demolish your Taishou Mansion!"

Zhi Du did not show weakness, and said sharply: "Bold and wicked, how can you be presumptuous in the court." Punish me! ”

The officials were stunned when they saw these wicked people in the past, and they were still a little cowering, but now they have the support of the tough Taishou, and their courage has also grown a little.

As soon as the officials started work, the hall suddenly burst into miserable noises.

"Zhidu dog thief, you dare to bend into a move, you dare... Ahh

Zhi Du knew that even if these local snakes were tortured, they would not admit their guilt and surrender to the law, and let them suffer a little flesh and skin, which was not only a punishment for their previous oppression of innocent people and against the laws of the government, but also made the onlookers frightened. Seeing that the fight was almost over, Zhi Du directly asked the officials to announce the result of the trial-beheading.

In a panic, Zhi Du withdrew from the hall, and there was a burst of crying and scolding behind him.

But Zhidu doesn't care at all.

Zhidu always believes that the folk customs are simple now, but most of the powerful nobles break the law, if they don't focus on torture and punish them, they will only be arrogant.

A few days later, the entrance of the Jinan vegetable market was crowded with people watching the execution.

As the execution token hit the ground, several heads rolled to the ground, and their clansmen and relatives knelt on the ground, crying and trembling.

This so-called "rest is all chestnut".

Zhidu used thunderous means to eradicate the local heroes, and for a while, Zhidu's reputation was shocked.