Age of Empires: Beginning Reincarnation as Prince of Qin

Chapter 217 Enter! ! !

Zhang Ran has been a useless magistrate of Xiapi for the past few years. The right that should belong to him as a county magistrate has already been emptied by the county magistrate and county magistrate.

But even so, Zhang Ran still used his insignificant rights to help many people in Xiapi.

Now, when he learned that the bandit army had rushed out of the city, Zhang Ran wanted to fight to the death, at worst he would die for his country.

However, he never expected that the two bastards, the county lieutenant and the county magistrate, surrendered. Not to mention the surrender, they even tied him up and dedicated him to Xiang Yu.

After seeing Xiang Yu, the thief leader, Zhang Ran was overjoyed. Zhang Ran thought to himself, I was worried about where to find you, but you came to my door!
I, Zhang Ran, wish I could kill you with my own hands!

Just as Zhang Ran was thinking of this, Xiang Yu ordered someone to take out the cloth that was blocking his mouth. Zhang Ran thought to himself, take it well, you can just see if I scold you or not.

Zhang Ran has been emptied for so many years, and has been a useless county magistrate for so many years, and now he is already determined to die, so he must not vent the grievances in his heart.

Zhang Ran's opening was a national curse, and Xiang Yu was directly insulted by it.

Xiang Yu is really confused now, he neither recruited nor messed with the Xiapi county magistrate, and even Xiang Yu treated the Xiapi county magistrate quite politely.However, the magistrate of Xiapi was yelling at him!

Originally, Xiang Yu didn't intend to kill the county magistrate of Xiapi, and thought, if this person is not bad, he would take him for his own use.

But never expected that this man's mouth was worse than a latrine. After meeting, Xiang Yu talked to him nicely, but he cursed whenever he opened his mouth.

Who is Xiang Yu, how can he bear his grievances, Xiang Yu immediately exploded.

At this time, Xiang Yu decided to pay attention in his heart, regardless of whether this grandson is a good person or a bad person, he must be killed directly.

"Come on, pull me out and chop it up!" Xiang Yu said angrily.

As soon as Xiang Yu gave an order, two soldiers immediately stepped forward behind him, making a gesture to pull Zhang Ran out.

"Don't touch me!"

"I'll go on my own. How can I, Zhang Ran, be greedy for life and afraid of death!" Zhang Ran said, walking towards the outside on his own. one glance.

In the eyes of scholars like Zhang Ran, that is the salary of eating the king and being loyal to the king.Now that he has eaten the emperor's salary, he has to do things for the emperor.

Zhang Ran looked down on such fools as the county magistrate and county lieutenant.

Although Zhang Ran was beaten with a bruised nose and a swollen face, when he came out of the hall, he was very valiant and high-spirited.

If he didn't know this, he would think that he was not going to die, but to be the bridegroom's official!

Looking at Zhang Ran's back, Xiang Yu thought to himself, this man does have some backbone!
However, those with backbone belong to those with backbone, how could Xiang Yu spare him when Zhang Ran scolded Xiang Yu like this.

Zhang Ran walked out arrogantly, followed by two soldiers behind him.

This is inside the county government office, so the execution cannot be carried out here, so Zhang Ran has to be taken to the intersection outside the county government office for execution.

When Zhang Ran walked to the gate of the county government office, he bumped into Li You who had just finished counting the grain and grass, Ku Yin and other supplies.

After Li You took stock of Xiapi County's grain, grass, treasury and other supplies, he found that the problem was really big!

Xiapi County is a large county, and a wealthy one at that. In such a county, it is reasonable to say that there should be no shortage of grain and money in the treasury.

However, after Li You's counting, he almost didn't piss Li You to death.

There is a lot of grain in this grain depot, but after looking at the grain carefully, Li You almost didn't die of anger.

There is grain in the granary, why is Li You angry?
It turned out that the grain in these granaries was all old grain, and even a lot of grain was moldy.

Since there is grain in the granary, it is enough to prove that Xiapi County is a rich county.However, why is there only old grain from many years ago in the granary of this rich county.But there is no autumn and summer grain in the current season.

There is no doubt that this must be someone among them enriching their own pockets.As for the people who fill their pockets, they must be people in the government.

It wasn't the grain depot that made Li You angry the most. When Li You came from the grain depot to the bank depot, he almost didn't faint from his anger.

No matter what you say in the grain depot, there are still some moldy grains, and the silver depot is even more miserable.That's all, even a thief who came into the bank had to go out crying.

After counting the grain depot and the silver depot, Li You immediately understood that the government office in Xiapi County must have been emptied by these corrupt officials.

Therefore, after checking the situation in the warehouse, he rushed to the county government office immediately, wanting to interrogate the officials in Xiapi County.

You know, Xiang Yu and Li You are going to use Xiapi County as their base camp, so naturally they can't let this treasury be empty.

Therefore, these corrupt officials in Xiapi County have to spit out the money and grain they swallowed.

Li You had just arrived at the gate of the county government office, and happened to watch the two soldiers walking out behind Zhang Ran.

"military adviser!"

"Military division!" When the two soldiers saw Li You, they immediately got out of the way and stood aside.

But Zhang Ran was neither humble nor overbearing, he still walked in the middle of the road, and had no intention of giving way to Li You.

Zhang Ran thought to himself, I am a majestic imperial court official, even if I die, I am also an imperial court official, how can I make way for you, a small bandit?

Li You was in a hurry to talk to Xiang Yu about the warehouse, so he didn't care. He bypassed Zhang Ran and was about to enter the government office quickly.

Li Youmai was just about to enter the government office, when he subconsciously glanced at Zhang Ran, he found that this man had an extraordinary bearing and seemed to be a talent.

Li You is a person who loves talents, so he quickly said: "Wait!"

Called by Li You, the two soldiers quickly stopped and asked Li You, "I don't know what's the matter with the military division?"

"Who is this person?" Li You asked towards the two of them.

Hearing Li You's question, the two quickly said: "Military Master, the man here is Zhang Ran, the county magistrate of Xiapi!"

When Li You heard that this person was the magistrate of Xiapi County, he thought to himself, this is an important person, the top leader of Xiapi County.Regarding the issue of money and food in the treasury, after discussing with Xiang Yu later, it is time to interrogate this person.

However, Li You frowned, and felt that the person in front of him didn't look like a corrupt official!

"What are you doing with him?" Li You continued to ask.

The two soldiers quickly replied: "Report to the military commander, the overlord ordered this man to be taken to the street and beheaded!"

"What crime did he commit?" Li You asked.

"This this"

"Military division, this villain dare not say it!" The two soldiers said coyly.

"I ask you what crime this person has committed, and why the king wanted to kill him. You say yes, and act like a little girl!" Li You asked sharply.

"Military Master, this person is yelling at the king in the hall as a bastard! This angered the overlord, and he wants to behead him!" A soldier looked around, saw no one around, and whispered in Li You's ear.

When Li You heard this, he thought to himself, this guy is so brave, he dared to humiliate Xiang Yu like this.You know, Xiang Yu is not a good-tempered person.

"Don't kill him yet, I happen to have something to interrogate him!" Li You ordered to the two soldiers.

Xiang Yu issued a military order to behead Zhang Ran, and Li You ordered not to kill him for the time being, which made the two of them a little embarrassed.

The orders of the king and the military adviser are diametrically opposed. They are the ones on both sides who can't afford to offend, isn't it very embarrassing.

"Military Master, it's hard to explain this to the king!" The soldier said in a bit of a dilemma.

"Wait for the two of you and just watch him wait here, I'll decide on the king's side!" Li You reassured the two of them.

"Yes!" The two quickly handed over their hands to accept the order, keeping Zhang Ran in place.

After Li You gave some instructions, he stepped into the government office.

After Li You left, Zhang Ran asked the two soldiers: "Who is this person? He seems to be a learned man. Why did he also become a thief?"

"Humph!"

"This is my family's Li Junshi, so he is naturally knowledgeable!" The soldier said proudly.

"Since you have read the books of the sages, why did you rebel? You really read a whole stomach of books!" Zhang Ran scolded, looking at Li You's back.

Zhang Ran knew that he was going to die, he was catching whoever he was, and seeing Li You upset, he immediately cursed at Li You's back!
"you"

"You, it's really not a pity to die a thousand times!" The two soldiers said speechlessly.

In the eyes of these two soldiers, Zhang Ran really wanted to kill himself.

As the saying goes, evil done by heaven can be forgiven, but evil done by oneself cannot be lived!My king didn't intend to kill him at first, so when he questioned him abruptly, he cursed at him!

Originally, he was about to be beheaded, but the military adviser ordered him to wait here first, which meant that he was given another chance to survive, but he also cursed directly.

In the eyes of the two soldiers here, Zhang Ran is the real book reader. He is really a pedantic scholar who wants to kill himself.

Here, Li You strode into the lobby of the county government office. Xiang Yu was sitting there sullen, and there were two county magistrates and magistrates standing beside him nodding and bowing.

"Military Master, you are here!" Xiang Yu felt better after seeing Li You.

Li You nodded, and when he came to Xiang Yu, he said slowly, "My lord, I just counted the granary and the bank, and there is a big problem!"

"Nowadays, there are only some moldy old grains in the granaries in Xiapi County, and there is not even a copper plate in the silver warehouses, let alone gold and silver."

When Li You said this, the county magistrate and county magistrate standing beside him were startled, and couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

The power of the county magistrate Zhang Ran was completely emptied by the two of them. Naturally, they were also managing the granary and bank.

The grain in the granary and the gold and silver in the silver bank had already been moved to their own houses by them.

"what?"

"The granary and bank are empty!" Hearing this, Xiang Yu couldn't help being furious.He is still waiting for the money and food from Xiapi County to expand the army. Now that the granaries and silver warehouses are empty, how can this be possible.

"Your Majesty, this must be bureaucratic corruption in Xiapi County. Let's investigate carefully and we will be able to find out the clues!" Li You said to Xiang Yu.

When Xiang Yu heard this, he turned his head to look at the county lieutenant and county magistrate at the side, stared at the tiger and asked, "Is this king's money and food stolen by that one?"

Xiang Yu's anger exuded an aura all over his body, like a fierce tiger.But the county lieutenant and the county magistrate were so scared that they almost peed their pants.

The county magistrate and the county lieutenant looked at each other, as if they understood each other's meaning from each other's eyes.

Admitting that they are corrupt, these two people are designated not to admit it.Just look at Xiang Yu's furious appearance now, as long as they dare to admit it, they don't need to be dragged outside and beheaded. Xiang Yu can kill them both in this hall.

The county lieutenant and the county magistrate looked at each other and immediately paid attention.The two thought to themselves, anyway, there is no proof of death, so they can pour this basin of dirty water on the county magistrate Zhang Ran.

The two of them didn't know that the county magistrate Zhang Ran had been temporarily rescued by Li You.The two thought that Zhang Ran was dead, and this dead person could not speak. They said that Zhang Ran was corrupt, and that was Zhang Ran's corruption.

"Your Majesty, this is how it happened!"

"County magistrate Zhang Ran, this is a corrupt official! All the money and food in the treasury have gone into his personal pocket."

"You don't know, under Zhang Ran's governance, we people in Xiapi are suffering a lot!" The county magistrate stood up and accused the county magistrate Zhang Ran of his crimes.

Xiang Yu has no brains, and he has a bad impression of Zhang Ran, so he believes the words of the county magistrate.

"His words are true. Apart from Zhang Ran, have you ever been corrupt?" Xiang Yu asked the county lieutenant.

The county lieutenant hurriedly spoke up: "My lord, Mingjian, what the county magistrate said is true. As for us, we are just officials, not even officials, so we have no right to embezzle!"

After listening to the words of the county magistrate and magistrate, Xiang Yu quickly said to Li You: "Military Master, it seems that the corrupt magistrate Zhang Ran must be the one."

"However, this person has already been killed by me. Let's quickly send people to search his house to see if we can find any money."

Hearing Xiang Yu's words, the county magistrate and magistrate panicked. Where can we find anything in Zhang Ran's house?
In fact, Zhang Ran is a clean and honest official, and his family is not to say that it is a poor family, but there is absolutely no family property.

If this is a search, it will be revealed.

The county magistrate rolled his eyes and said to Xiang Yu: "Your Majesty, Zhang Ran is an official sent from abroad. His hometown is not from Xiapi. The money and food he corrupted were probably not in Xiapi, and they were transported back early. home."

"What do you think the military adviser should do?" Xiang Yu lost his attention after listening to the words of the magistrate and magistrate, and asked Li You.

Xiang Yu's courage is unparalleled through the ages.However, although courage is courage, it is courageous but not resourceful.

Xiang Yu didn't realize that the county magistrate and magistrate had ghosts.

Xiang Yu didn't see it, but Li You did.Li You could see the little tricks of the county magistrate and county lieutenant at a glance.

Zhang Ran is an official sent from abroad, how can he control the real power so easily, on the contrary, these local tyrants are more problematic.

Li You pondered in his heart that the person who was greedy for money and food in the treasury was most likely the county lieutenant and county magistrate.

Li You smiled slightly: "It's okay, when I came in just now, I happened to save Zhang Ran's life first."

"Let's bring it in and interrogate it carefully. Where did Xiapi City's money and food go? Just ask!"

(End of this chapter)