Chapter 329 Confused Account
Yin Taibei, the magistrate of Jinning County, was extremely angry. This was too challenging for the majesty and even dignity of his local lord!
Yin Taibei, who was in his early forties, asked himself that neither ability nor character was worse than many officials in the court, but because he only stopped at the imperial examinations of the juren, he could not be promoted step by step like others. After ten years of office, he had only become such a small county magistrate in the southwest border, and his future was really slim.
However, over the years, he has not given up his efforts. He is still diligent in office and is careful to be an official. No matter what errands he has given, he will do it properly. Moreover, from the prosperous and prosperous appearance of Jinning County, we can see that he is indeed outstanding in his ability and a truly rare official.
It is precisely because of this that Yin Taibei has been appreciated by Dingxi Hou in the past two years, and it is even rumored that he is willing to promote him. This made him more careful while being excited, and dare not make any mistakes, in order to seize this opportunity that he had not seen in ten years.
Today, the arrival of the young marquis and his party made County Magistrate Yin even more eager, and they all thought of going to the inn to visit him later. As a result, such an accident happened. Didn’t it be that the young marquis slapped himself in the face? This was something he could not accept no matter what!
So he was angry. County Magistrate Yin, who had run out after hearing the news, was furious like never before. After stopping, he even shouted: "Do you still have the king's law in the yamen? Come and take them all down!"
The county magistrate said in a rage, but the officers and constables on both sides did not order to come forward to get the people. Although they were holding sticks, swords and guns, none of them dared to take action. The headmaster said uneasy: "Sir, this..."
As local officials, they knew very well how difficult these barbarians were. It would be no exaggeration to say that they were lawless, otherwise how could they be called barbarians? The word barbarian not only despise them, but also pointed out their characteristics. This is a group of unreasonable masters who do not care too much about the court's kingship and the majesty of the government.
Perhaps the familiar barbarians who have gradually been verified by Chinese and have entered the county town have begun to accept the set of ethics and laws of the Han people, but that refers to the usual time. But once they really get angry and become brute force, the so-called rules of the kingly law have nothing to do with them.
However, the group of Han people who fought with them were angry when they saw the county magistrate get angry, and quickly retreated and wanted to stop. However, this gave the other party more opportunities. After a few bangs, several more people were caught and the defeat was completely decided.
"I will let you stop!" The angry Yin Taibei roared again, and his body suddenly stepped forward, making his subordinates panic, and he rushed forward to protect him quickly. If the county magistrate had any good intentions, they would not be able to afford it.
"Down with them... No one who is an official can only protect them from the Han people!" At this time, a scream rang out between the barbarians. There was no taboo about these guys who were already killed. Seeing the county magistrate rushed up, he didn't stop. Instead, he hit him with a few sticks and surrounded him and the Han people.
"Sir..." Several subordinates were even more frightened when they saw this, so they could only wave their weapons to block them. In this way, the two people who were blocking County Magistrate Yin were still hit by a few strokes, screaming in pain.
Just when the situation was completely out of control and even the county magistrate was about to be beaten, another silence sounded from behind: "Stop!"
Even the magistrate Yin could not scare the barbarians, and the shouting behind them was of course useless. However, just as they were still waiting to attack again, a few whistle-whooshing sounds suddenly flew from behind, rubbing the cheeks of several barbarians and nailing them to the ground, frightening them so much that their bodies were stiff, and their movements naturally stopped.
Then, a neat step came, and dozens of soldiers wearing armored swords rushed in like the wind, surrounding these barbarians. With one finger at the tip of the knife, they had completely saved them to death, but if anyone dared to attack, they would be killed immediately.
Although these barbarians were fierce and domineering, they were not fools. Faced with these murderous soldiers who were out of their sheath, they did not dare to be arrogant. They decided to stop counterattacking decisively, but they still confronted the soldiers with anger and rebellious expression, without any panic.
Yes, these elite troops in the Dingxi Army were far from able to compete with them, but they also believed that these people did not dare to really kill themselves, even if they had just made the move to break into the county government and attack the imperial officials. Because they were barbarians, their identities were very different from those of the Han people.
They knew this, and Yin Taibei was still in shock, and Li Ling, Jiang Han and Xiao Chengzhi, who had slowly followed in, naturally knew it. So although Jiang Xiao was also angry, he did not really order the soldiers to take action. Instead, he waved his hand and asked them to retreat a little to prevent the barbarians from being hurt.
The chaos in front of the county government office was really quite disturbed. Not only were the people on the streets outside disturbed, but there were many people scattered and fleeing. Even Xiao Chengzhi and others who were talking behind the inn were also alarmed.
When Xiao Chengzhi saw that even the county government was beaten in, he naturally could not sit idly by. He immediately clicked dozens of soldiers who were protecting him and rushed over. Seeing this, Li Ling and his friends naturally followed and understood.
"Little Marquis..." Although he was nervous, Yin Taibei quickly calmed down after seeing the visitor, and stepped forward and took a bow.
Xiao Chengzhi smiled at him reluctantly: "Mr. Yin doesn't have to be too polite. What's going on?"
This question made County Magistrate Yin a little confused. He didn't understand why the two sides fought and even rushed into the county government. He immediately looked at the Han people who were already obedient on the other side: "Which of you is the leader, come out and tell me why!"
After a moment of silence, a burly man stood up in the crowd: "I have met the county master, all the masters... the villain Zhang Hang, these are my neighbors and friends. It is because the barbarians bully people too much that they have to take action to protect themselves."
"You are simply fart. You bullied the brothers from our village first and took away his woman before we came to argue with you. Also, we took the office early in the morning, but the county government will only protect you Han people. Naturally, we can only rely on our own strength to avenge!" Someone among the barbarians immediately opposed loudly, and the momentum remained.
Yin Taibei was a little confused when he heard it: "Wait, what did you say to rob a woman? You even went to the county government to sue, but why did I never hear it?"
"It was the people in your yamen who heard my brother's words and drove my brother out with just a word of nonsense! Xiong Wa, do you think, is that the case?" The barbarian in charge here immediately pulled a man over and asked loudly.
The bear baby also felt embarrassed and annoyed on his face, but he still said truthfully: "That's it! The girl Jinfeng originally wanted to betrothed to me, but the result was that this kid, who used some means, actually took Jinfeng away. I asked him for someone, and he even laughed at me. Later, he even sent someone to attack halfway and injured me. It was so despicable!"
"It's just a fart!" It was Zhang Hang's turn to scold them for talking nonsense, "Although I, Zhang San, have no ability, I can't do such a thing. But you suddenly sent someone to tell me yesterday to make it clear, but the result was an ambush here. If I hadn't been prepared, I would have been killed by you this time."
"Didn't you ask us to solve this problem today in a man's way?"
"When did I mention this method? Jin Feng is my wife. How could I let you do it again!"
"Jinfeng is obviously my person..." The Xiong Wa became even more anxious when she heard this. She rolled up her sleeves and wanted to go back, but was forced back by the soldiers and generals beside her. Xueliang's swords and guns immediately made them dare not be presumptuous.
Having said that, many people have already heard some clues. This is a dispute between two young people with prestigious reputations in the tribe for a woman they like. However, unlike the jealousy of ordinary people, the battle between them is so violent that they almost made the county government frustrated.
After thinking it through, Yin Taibei became more and more annoyed. Just a little bit of love between men and women, he created such chaos. Do you really think that the county government and his county magistrate have no majesty at all? Just as the words of taking down all the people came to his mouth, he stopped it in time because he suddenly remembered that there was still a little marquis there now, and the situation was controlled by the other party, so it was really hard for him to issue orders.
Xiao Chengzhi was also a little troubled. This matter was not a big deal, but it was just a fight between the two groups. Although it involved the barbarians, it was not harmful. Because such conflicts were not uncommon in southern Yunnan. Barbarians were naturally used to lawlessness. Even the cautious Han people in the Central Plains, because they were in such an environment, they had already learned to fight back with one another and a tough one.
Because of this, it becomes increasingly difficult for the government to deal with such conflicts. Otherwise, if no one side is convinced, it will cause new entanglements and even fight again.
Li Ling also saw his embarrassment, but smiled in his heart. The little marquis seemed to be more brave and not careful enough, and obviously did not notice some of the problems in these two dialects. At that moment, he wanted to point out, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was snatched away first. Sun Bi, who also came in, said: "Zhang Hang, are there anyone who is familiar with each other in the county government?"
Zhang Hang shook his head blankly: "This...this is naturally not the case."
"Who of them asked you to go to the county government today to break up?" Sun Bi continued to ask.
Zhang Hang looked at these barbarians one by one, and then shook his head again: "That person is not here."
"Where are you? Could you find the Han people who asked you to come here?" This time, they were asking the barbarians.
Chapter completed!