Several clerks were busy at the gate of the city, which attracted many people to watch.
The clerk tightly grasped the ladder and struggled to hang the heads at the city gate. The bloody heads were hung up one after another, and they calmly stared at the people below, which was frightening.
Pedestrians from far and near couldn't help but stop and watch. Some of the bolder ones even pointed at the hung heads and commented.
"They all have to be burned, otherwise they will stink."
Some people are afraid, while others are excited.
People soon gathered at the city gate, and some people ran to inform their neighbors that in a place where there were almost no entertainment activities, any bustle could provide entertainment.
After several officials finished their work, they posted a notice on the wooden board nearby to inform everyone.
"These people are all former county officials!"
"They withheld the money and food distributed to the officials and robbed the people. Thirty women were found in their house, and 23 of them were coerced and intimidated by force."
"The county magistrate has put them to death. From now on, if there are any more officials inside or outside the city who commit crimes, buy and sell by force, seize women of the people, and plunder good people, they will all end up like this!!"
"If the people in the city encounter traitors and evil officials, they can report it to the county government at any time, and the county magistrate will make the decision for you!"
The people just looked at this scene curiously and continued to say their own words.
These few petty officials from Cheng'an looked at each other a few times, leaving someone to guard them while the others went to the county government office.
As they walked on the road, they started chatting in low voices.
"This Liyang person is really different. He doesn't run away when he encounters us, and he dares to come up and watch."
The group had just returned to the county government office when they saw Yao Xiong standing anxiously at the gate of the county government office, looking around and seeing a few of them. Yao Xiong was overjoyed and waved quickly, "Come here, all of you!!"
These few people did not dare to refuse. The county was completely empty at the moment. There were only these people who came from Cheng'an with Taozi. There were many things to do but very few people.
"Greetings to Mr. Youyou!"
Several people hurriedly saluted. When Yao Xiong heard this address, he grinned and forced himself to calm down. He took out some money from his pocket and distributed it to everyone.
Several people looked confused and hurriedly said: "I don't dare to accept the reward from Duke You"
"Who said I was giving you a reward! I'm too poor to pay a hundred dollars, so I'm still giving you a reward!"
"This is given to me by Tian Zili, for office use!"
"Young Master, I wonder what business you have to do?"
"You should separate now and go to the two cities and various shops in the county to buy things. You can buy anything, but you must give them enough money and inform them that the county magistrate has an order and the county officials will not be allowed to do anything wrong in the future."
Several people looked at the money in their hands and seemed to understand a little bit, "Wei!!"
"Okay, you go! Remember, this is to change people's views on the county government. If anyone dares to embezzle money and ruin my brother's reputation, I will kill him!!"
Yao Xiong drove away a few people, then mounted his horse and began to patrol the county.
He finally put on Liu Taozi's same style of riding clothes, and walked on the street. He raised his head high, looked at both sides with sharp eyes, very much like the original Taozi.
However, this wandering duke was really shabby, and he couldn't find any followers around him, so he patrolled alone.
He planned a patrol route for himself, and Yao Xiong searched very seriously. He was eager to find one or two villains, and it would be best to imitate Brother Taozi and make his own reputation in this city.
It's just that this place seems a little different from Cheng'an.
He wandered around the city for a long time and never saw anyone doing evil. However, the pedestrians were particularly curious about him and pointed at him, which made him quite uncomfortable.
On this day, Yao Xiong never found an opportunity to display his ambition and cut off a few heads, and returned empty-handed.
In the evening, Yao Xiong rode towards the county government office and passed by a restaurant. Seeing that there were still a few people inside, he jumped off his horse and walked towards the restaurant.
Seeing what he was wearing, the boy's eyes were full of helplessness, but he still ran out and took the horse for him with a smile.
"Sir, do you want to eat? Please come in! Please come in!"
Yao Xiong strode into the restaurant. The restaurant where there was some noise immediately fell silent, and no one spoke anymore.
Yao Xiong found a place, sat down directly, and ordered some food.
The waiter was running around him, and the diners were restless and didn't say anything. They quickly finished their meals, got up and left.
Before everyone left, Yao Xiong cleared his throat and spoke, "I am the new Cheng Liyang Youyou! My surname is Yao!"
“It turns out to be Yao Youyou!!”
The store owner came out at some point. He bowed his head and smiled, put a few packages aside, and said quickly: "I don't know if you came here, but you broke the rules. I hope you don't blame me. I'll do it later."
I will never do it again”
Yao Xiong pushed the package in front of him, "Do you think I'm here to ask for a bribe?!"
The storekeeper was stunned, gritted his teeth, and waved his hand. The boy brought a few more packages and said timidly: "There are only so many, they are all good meat."
Yao Xiong couldn't help it any longer. He stood up, faced the crowd, and said loudly: "Those previous officials were executed by the new Prime Minister Liu because of their many evil deeds, and their heads are now hanging at the East City Gate!"
"Liu County Cheng has an order that officials are not allowed to prey on the people, let alone ask for bribes!"
He took out some money from his arms and threw it to the shopkeeper, "This is food money! From now on, if anyone comes to your place and refuses to pay for food, or wants to extort money, you can come to me.
I will patrol here every day."
The shopkeeper's eyes widened and he stood there, speechless.
He has been running a restaurant in Liyang for six years, and this is the first time he has received money from an official.
The other diners were also stunned at this moment.
Yao Xiong sat down and was about to start eating when the store owner quickly shouted, "Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"
Yao Xiong raised his head, and the shopkeeper hurriedly looked at the boy, "Hurry up and take these back from Mr. Yao!"
This time it was Yao Xiong who was stunned, "What are you?"
The store owner laughed awkwardly and touched his nose, "Your food is a bit stale. I'll change it for you. I'll change it for you."
After a while, new food was brought out, but it looked the same. Yao Xiong was confused, but he still started eating.
After finishing his meal, he strode away, and the store owner sent him all the way to the door.
It wasn't until the other party left that he turned around excitedly and raised the money in his hand like a victor, "Damn it, there's actually someone here who gives money?!"
The diner spoke up, "Don't be gullible. You might be holding something bad. Wasn't it the same when the county magistrate came before? But what happened in the end? The officials became even more vicious."
"I think what this man said is true. There were really four human heads hanging on the city gate this morning. It has spread throughout the county. They are the heads of Li Laogou, Li Ergou, Wang Sangou and Xu Sigou.
!”
"real??"
"It's true, I saw it with my own eyes, and it's still hanging on me now!"
"It's a good death! These four dogs bully the market and do evil. No one dares to provoke them on weekdays. This is God's will!"
"The county magistrate beheaded these four dogs as soon as he came. It was really 'dog eats dog'. That was quite venting!"
When Yao Xiong returned to the county government office and met with Liu Taozi, Tian Zili was reporting everything to him.
"These four thieves have a lot of property. I wonder how there is such a shortage of food in Liyang. The food found in their warehouses is enough to feed the county government officials for a year!"
Tian Zili cursed.
When he had dinner and drinks with these four people that day, he got to know them to a certain extent. Unexpectedly, these people were even more hateful than he thought.
Over the years, the reputation of officials has been ruined in Liyang. Without salaries, officials can only make ends meet by themselves.
Then they naturally want to take action against the people at the bottom. As for the casual officials, they are like slaves and do not even have a chance to take action.
The four people headed by Li Jun dominated the county government. The four people ate up the entire county government, and the rest were their slaves.
"I posted a notice today and went to the county school. The county school here does not have a law department, and no one has signed up to take the exam."
"I guess we'll have to wait a little longer."
Yao Xiong waited for Tian Zili to tell without interrupting. After the other party finished speaking, Yao Xiong talked about his inspection today.
He was quite disappointed that he didn't meet any evil people along the way.
When he talked about what happened in the restaurant, Tian Zili couldn't help but laugh.
"Fortunately, you said it in time, otherwise, I would have eaten someone's spit!"
In the county magistrate's house.
Zhao Kai held an arrow in his hand and stared at the 'Touching Pot' in the distance with great energy.
The Tou Hu was tied up and even gagged. Therefore, the Tou Hu could only keep squirming in fear and wanted to escape. This made Zhao Kai even more excited. He threw the arrow out suddenly, and the arrow streaked in the air.
An arc was inserted into Tou Hu's shoulder.
Zhao Kai was enjoying the game when suddenly there was the sound of rapid footsteps, and Zhao Kai immediately frowned.
He hates others disturbing him when he is having fun.
One person pushed open the door, walked quickly to Zhao Kai, and saluted him.
"Your Majesty! It's not good!"
The man bowed in front of Zhao Kai in panic, raised his head, and said in horror: "Li Jun and the other four were executed by the county magistrate, their heads were hung at the city gate, and their homes were also ransacked.
"Also. Many casual officials have been dismissed. He also sent people to spread the word in the city, saying that traitors and evil officials will be severely punished."
This man spoke very fast, his lips collided up and down, and his speech was astonishingly fast. He seemed to be frightened at this time, and he was still trembling while speaking.
There was no trace of surprise or annoyance on Zhao Kai's face. He picked up the arrow and shot at the throwing pot that had wandered away in the distance again.
"Just because of such a trivial matter, you come to spoil my happiness?"
The man became even more frightened, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Li Jun and others are all yours, so I have come to report."
“My people??”
Zhao Kai looked at him and he shook his head, "No, they are people from the county government, not me."
"Once you become an official, your life, death, wealth and honor will fall into the hands of the Shangguan. You have been an official in the county for so long, do you still not know this truth?"
The man's face immediately turned pale.
Of course he knows this truth. Officials killing people in public may cause some trouble, but killing officials in public cannot be punished even by the law. After all, officials eat their official salaries, and the relationship between officials is like that of a king.
If you want to kill your minister, do you still need to read the law?
He pursed his lips again and said, "Mr. Zhao, this subordinate knows his mistake, but Li Jun is your confidant, so he is killed like this. Where is your face?"
Zhao Kai was thoughtful and motioned for the other party to come forward.
The man stood up and walked quickly to Zhao Kai. Zhao Kai put an arm around his shoulder and said, "Pfft!"
The next moment, the arrow in Zhao Kai's right hand penetrated directly into the opponent's heart.
The man trembled all over and looked at Zhao Kai in disbelief.
Zhao Kai stared straight into his eyes, "Don't you still understand? Your lives are worthless and have no face at all."
"If he wants to kill, he can kill. It doesn't matter if he kills or I kill, it doesn't matter. Do you understand now?"
"Zhao"
The man's eyes widened and he stared at Zhao Kai. As soon as he opened his mouth, blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth. He couldn't speak anymore and immediately collapsed to the ground, then stopped moving.
Zhao Kai looked at the blood in his hand with disgust, "My hands are dirty again."
He clapped his hands, and a servant walked in, "Master."
"Go and invite Master Anzhi over and ask him to help you achieve salvation."
"only!"
The servant walked out, and Zhao Kai continued to play, but this time, his expression was not as comfortable and happy as before.
After a long time, the throwing pot not far away was turned into a hornet's nest by Zhao Kai, and the slave also came here with his people.
This Master Anzhi doesn't look old, and he doesn't even look kind. He has a fierce look, is tall and burly, and has a fierce appearance.
"Amitabha."
The man saluted Zhao Kai and then saw the corpse on the ground, "Isn't this the king? Why is he also dead?"
"He wants to speak out for his relative and wants to provoke me into taking action. It's okay, just come with me."
Zhao Kai motioned for the other party to follow him, and the two walked through corridors and finally entered a spacious house and sat facing each other.
"I asked the prefect, this person is not easy to deal with. I have to be careful when doing things these days and don't do anything."
"Oh? What's the origin?"
"Cheng'an ordered Lu Yao to step into Liugu."
The great monk smiled disdainfully, "Their family has long since lost power. The head of the family is dead and there are only a few younger ones left. Will the prefect still be afraid of them?"
Zhao Kai glared at him and said, "What do you know? Although Lu Xun is dead, his son is still there. That boy's wife is the daughter of Changshan King Gao Yan. The relationship between Changshan King and the Lu family is very close. The prefect
It is said that Lu Yao valued this person very much and used a lot of force to forcibly change this year's official candidates and add this person's name, thus offending several families."
"If something happens to him here, and King Changshan blames him, will he let you die or let me die?"
The great monk's face finally darkened.
"The prefect has his own ideas, but I don't think this man is honest. As soon as he came to the county, he started killing people and sent people everywhere to shout. I'm not afraid of him killing people. I'm just afraid that he will destroy our family.
event."
Zhao Kai grinned and shook his head, "It can't be broken."
"The county soldiers are all in the hands of Dugu County Lieutenant, and the government affairs are all in my hands. The county government is just an empty-headed county government. Even if it recruits officials, what will happen?"
"How arrogant was that stone donkey back then? He threw our gifts out of the yamen, led people to sneak attack on the temple, forced his way into and killed people, and even wanted to go to Yecheng to file a complaint. But now? Isn't this donkey hiding in the stable and not daring to go out?
"
"If you are obedient, give him a share. If you insist on having trouble with us, this is Liyang County after all. There is a prefect here. What kind of thing is the county magistrate?"
"He has relatives, so is the governor just a lonely man?"
The great monk laughed ferociously, nodded, and said: "That's fine, as long as it doesn't delay the Dharma conference at the end of the month. We have contacted Master An Daoyi to come and give lectures."
Just when the two were talking about some unspeakable and private things, footsteps were heard outside the door again.
Zhao Kai's face looked quite ugly. He had been disturbed too many times today.
The servants rushed into the house in panic and knelt in front of Zhao Kai.
"Master!"
The man's voice was trembling.
"What happened?"
"The emperor has passed away!"
"What?!"
Zhao Kai jumped up suddenly, and the great monk beside him was also dumbfounded. The two looked at each other, and then rushed out of the house.
The two of them pushed open the door, ran towards the courtyard gate, got into the carriage, and disappeared on the road.
The servant locked the door, turned around and walked in.
On the roof, Kou Liu's body was pressed against the tiles, and he was also stunned at this moment.
"What did you say?! Did you really hear them say that?"
"Yes, it is indeed true. The emperor has passed away."
Kou Liu sat in front of Liu Taozi and told him in detail everything he had heard today, and the most shocking news was naturally the death of the emperor.
Tian Zili couldn't sit still. He stood up several times and wanted to say something.
What a great opportunity. The emperor suddenly passed away in Jinyang, and all the ministers had to go to Jinyang. Yecheng was empty. For a time, countless thoughts appeared in his mind.
Just when Tian Zili was thinking about it, a petty official suddenly walked in and reported: "My lord, a casual official came with his family and said he wanted to see you."
"oh?"
Liu Taozi frowned, "Let him come in."
Soon, several people walked in quickly. The leader was a casual official who had just left the county government today, followed by two young men, both holding altars in their arms.
The three of them came in, prayed and met everyone.
The official kept his bow and said, "It is because of Mr. Liu that I can return home and meet everyone at home. Your kindness will not be forgotten by my subordinates. I heard that you wanted to recruit officials, so I came back specially.
I want to serve under you!"
Liu Taozi nodded, "What's your name?"
"Subordinate Wang Da."
Wang Da looked behind him, and the two people came forward with things. Wang Da said again: "Mr. Liu, my family is good at making wine. This jar of wine is a good product that has been collected in the family for many years. I want to repay you.
But I can’t find anything else but this fine wine, I hope you won’t refuse it!”
He kowtowed again, and the young man placed the wine in front of everyone.
Yao Xiong swallowed subconsciously.
Taozi nodded, "I'll go find Tian Lu Shishi later."
"only!!"
Only then did those people leave. Yao Xiong was overjoyed. He stepped forward and picked up the altar, "Hey, it's not light!"
"lay down!!"
Chapter completed!