I have just been promoted to Qianhu, and I was shocked to hear that this is a Liaozhai!

Chapter 7

Zuo Dao and others stayed one night in an inn in Guobei County.

Early the next morning.

When everyone was about to leave, they found pedestrians leaving in a hurry on the street, as if they were avoiding something.

They moved forward, and the further they went, the more panicked the pedestrians became.

Not long after, they saw several government officials holding steel knives and portraits in one hand, grabbing passers-by for comparison.

Once there are similarities, he will be shackled and prepared to be dragged to the county government to receive the reward.

This scene instantly made Zhao Hu furious, and he immediately shouted: "You bastard, the court has allocated a reward of silver, but you let these murderers take it."

Not far away, the government officials who were comparing the portraits also heard the scolding.

Several people came forward with steel knives, raised their fingers and pointed at Zhao Hu, who was wearing casual clothes, and cursed: "What kind of dog dares to interfere in your uncle's affairs."

One of them looked at the people on horseback and rolled his eyes.

Then he said: "I think you guys look like the bandits who broke into my Guobei County recently. Everyone, please dismount and come with us to the county government office."

When Zhao Hu heard this, he became furious and immediately picked up the riding whip and whipped it.

One person whipped each other, causing the two of them to fall to the ground.

Someone shouted loudly: "How dare you hit an official? I'm rebelling against you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a token was thrown directly into his mouth.

He quickly took out the token and looked at it. His knees suddenly softened and he knelt on the ground. He kowtowed repeatedly and said, "My lord, please forgive me. I admitted my mistake and did not realize the majesty of the Jinyi Guards."

When several other government officials heard the words Jin Yiwei, they were frightened and knelt on the ground.

Behind Zhao Hu, a man got off his horse, looked at the portrait in the hands of the Yamen servants and others, and compared it with the captured man.

A frail scholar was actually mistaken for a tall and powerful bandit.

This group of damn murderers, who only know how to coax the court's reward money all day long, deserve to be killed even if their corpses are left to eat nothing.

Zuo Dao also frowned and said: "Take a few of them and let's go to the county government office. I want to see how the county magistrate here disciplines his subordinates."

Although their trip was to Linya City, the purpose of their trip was to rectify the officialdom of Youzhou.

Give Youzhou a Qingming Festival.

Furthermore, the Jinyi Guards have the duty to supervise all officials.

The magistrate of Guobei County allowed his subordinates to kill good people and take credit for their crimes. This was clearly harming the people and defrauding the court of money.

He took matters into his own hands.

A group of people arrived at the Guobei County Government Office, and the officials responsible for guarding the gate saw their former colleagues being pressed over.

My heart shook for no reason.

Then he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Who are you waiting for? How dare you attack a government official?"

Zhao Hu sneered and threw out the Jin Yiwei token in his hand.

The man just glanced at it, hurriedly stepped forward with Xiaoxiao, and then secretly called on his colleagues to inform the county magistrate.

Everyone dismounted and entered the county government office.

Zuo Dao sat directly on the main seat, while Zhang Long and Zhao Hu were on both sides.

Not long after, the county magistrate came up to him in disheveled clothes. He raised his hands to Zuo Dao and said, "I don't know that Lord Jinyiwei is here. I am not welcoming you from afar. I hope you will forgive me!"

When he lowered his head, he also glanced at the several government officials kneeling in the field, and suddenly realized a lot.

The heart is not good.

Zuo Dao said: "Are you the magistrate of Guobei County?"

The county magistrate bowed and said with a smile: "In response to your Excellency, I am the magistrate of Guobei County. I wonder why you are here this time?" Zhao Hu took a step forward and said: "These kneeling people Do you know him?"

When the county magistrate heard this, he quickly said: "They are all servants of my county government. How can I not recognize them? But where did they provoke the adults?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hu led the scholar forward and threw the portrait in his hand on the ground.

He said: "How many times have they done anything to kill good people and take credit for their merits?"

When the county magistrate heard this, an embarrassed look appeared on his face, and then he kicked the Yamen servant beside him to the ground.

He said: "You idiot, you actually dare to kill a good person and take credit to deceive me. This is a serious crime of decapitation. Do you know?"

While talking, he also punched and kicked several government officials, knocking them to the ground.

Zuo Dao frowned slightly and said, "That's enough."

When the county magistrate heard this, he stopped panting.

Then he said: "My lord, these people went to capture the important criminals under the orders of the subordinates, but I didn't expect them to be so abominable, killing good people and taking credit for their crimes, such serious crimes. Fortunately, I met your lord, otherwise I would still have committed such a crime." To be kept in the dark.”

With these words, he picked himself clean.

The government officials wanted to defend themselves, but they stopped immediately after seeing the murderous look in the county magistrate's eyes.

They were just following the orders of the county magistrate to find some unlucky people to take the blame.

After all, those who want to commit the crime are ruthless people with dozens of lives on their backs. They find some unlucky people to take the blame. If the boss is happy, so are they.

But who would have thought that he would meet Jin Yiwei from Kyoto.

It also hit him head-on.

Zuo Dao looked at the county magistrate in front of him, and then at the government officials who were facing the serious crime of beheading but did not dare to say a word.

Then he smiled and said: "If that's the case, it seems that I have misunderstood you, sir."

The county magistrate smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. After all, your Excellency is new here, so it's normal that you don't understand the situation."

Zuo Dao glanced at Zhao Hu and said: "Since these government officials deceived superiors and deceived subordinates, killed good people and took credit for their merits, and deceived the court into rewarding them with silver, then let's kill them on behalf of the county magistrate!"

When Zhao Hu heard this, he immediately stepped forward with a ferocious smile, pulled out the embroidered spring knife from his waist and was about to chop it off.

A government official was about to speak when he heard the county magistrate say: "My lord is wise, it is not a pity for these government officials to die, but their families are so innocent. This killing of good people and taking merit is a scandal, and it should not be suitable to sit together."

Hearing the magistrate's words, several government officials turned pale and knelt there quietly without saying a word.

Zuo Dao glanced at the county magistrate.

Killing a good person and taking merit is not a crime of consecutive imprisonment. It seems that the county magistrate is also a ruthless person.

He actually openly threatened the families of these government officials.

It seems that there is a lot of trouble in it.

Zhao Hu turned around and glanced at Zuo Dao, only to see Zuo Dao wave his hand casually.

Zhao Hu slashed it instantly.

After several consecutive blows, several government servants kneeling in the field were instantly killed on the spot.

Zuo Dao said: "I accepted the transfer order and came to Youzhou. Unexpectedly, my eyes were opened at this first stop. The county magistrate is indeed a wonderful person."

The county magistrate smiled and said: "My lord is joking, these guys don't regret dying. It is their honor to die under your lord's sword."

"But now most of Youzhou is in trouble with demons. Bandits and bandits are everywhere. Officials are all in danger, and the people are living in dire straits."

"In the past few years, people from Kyoto also came, but it's a pity..., alas."

"Now that your Excellency has come, we finally see hope. We hope that Your Excellency can save the people of Youzhou like us from the fire and water."

(End of this chapter)