The road was silent.
Lu Qubing stood at the gate of the county government office, looking into the distance, when the barbarian guard came forward with a smile.
"Gong Lu, I control the county government and eliminate bandits for the safety of the county government. You don't know how difficult it is to protect a noble person."
"In order to protect the county magistrate, I don't care about life or death. I don't even care about my own life or death, nor do I care about others."
Lu Qubing just looked at him and didn't speak.
At this moment, a group of cavalry appeared in the distance.
These people were all light riders, wearing masks. They were galloping with lightning speed, whipping up a gust of wind. The guards stopped talking and looked at these people.
Wang Fu turned over on the roof, still clinging to the roof, sticking his head out, but immediately retracted it.
The group of people quickly rushed in front of everyone. The leader did not dismount, but looked at the few people in front of him coldly.
"Who's in charge?"
The man spoke, his voice cold and cold, making people shudder.
The guard wisely took a few steps back, making way for Qu Bing to take the lead.
Lu Qubing saluted the man, "I am County Cheng Lu Qubing."
"Well, mobilize the county soldiers and immediately tie up all the officials in the county and imprison them."
The man gave the order coldly.
Lu Qubing was stunned for a moment, then he raised his head again, "Who are you? What order did you come here on?!"
The knight stared directly at him.
"I am acting on His Majesty's orders! Do I still need to show you the edict?!"
"Really needed."
When the knight heard this, he became furious. He took off his riding crop and whipped it towards Lu Qubing.
"Crack!"
Liu Taozi stretched out her hand and firmly grabbed the riding crop.
Before the man could react, when Taozi pulled, the knight flew out and fell heavily to the ground.
The other knights drew their swords one after another.
The county soldiers also hurriedly raised their spears.
The knight got up from the ground in embarrassment, straightened the mask on his face, pulled out the knife tremblingly, and looked at the thief who had thrown him down in front of him.
"I'm in you."
The knight said three words and then saw the person in front of him.
The knight's words stopped abruptly.
Because he was wearing a mask, no one could see the knight's face under the mask.
Everyone just saw the knight staying where he was. He didn't speak or take action. He just looked straight at Liu Taozi, motionless.
The atmosphere suddenly fell into silence.
The knight slowly put away his sword and remained silent for a long time.
He finally looked at Lu Qubing beside him, "There was a flying pigeon from the Zhou people in the county government just now. I was ordered to come and thoroughly investigate the spies inside and outside Cheng'an. I suspect that there is a spy from the Zhou people in the county government."
Lu Qubing scratched his head, he was really confused now.
A lot of things happened to Cheng'an during these days.
"My father-in-law can report these matters to the county man. The county man is currently in charge of Cheng'an. I can't make the decision on such a big matter."
"The county magistrate will be back soon."
The knight said nothing. He got on his horse again, led the knights to the opposite side, and waited quietly.
Lu Qubing whispered to Taozi: "Brother Taozi, I think this person is very strange. He was so irritable just now, and he is like this now."
Taozi didn't speak.
It's quiet here again.
Until the second sound of horse hooves sounded, everyone looked towards the other side of the road.
A group of knights are charging towards here.
Finally it was no longer the luxurious carriage drawn by horses of the same color.
Wang Fu raised his head, holding a powerful crossbow and aiming it at the many knights in the distance.
Gao Changgong was riding a horse, and there were cavalry on both sides.
This group of people moved very fast, Wang Fu's eyes kept turning, his face became more solemn, and he did not shoot.
At this moment, the knights stopped and dispersed to both sides. Gao Changgong was riding a horse with an eager look on his face.
"Who?!"
The masked knight looked around and saw Wang Fu on the roof.
Everyone looked up.
Even Gao Changgong is no exception.
Wang Fu trembled all over and started shooting with the crossbow in his hand.
The moment everyone raised their heads, Taozi grabbed the Hu guard beside him and threw him hard towards Gao Changgong!
The barbarian guard flew out and hit Gao Changgong, causing him to fall off his horse.
At the same time, the crossbow arrow hit the guard.
This was a repeating crossbow. The crossbow bolts were shot out in succession. The horse fell down with a crash, and several crossbow bolts were inserted into the body of the guard.
The knights jumped off their horses and surrounded Gao Changgong with their bodies. The masked knight took out his bow from behind and shot Wang Fu down on the roof with one arrow.
The scene got out of control, and everyone was shouting and shouting.
The knights gathered here, and some people surrounded the house opposite.
"stop!!!"
One person shouted, and the noisy scene fell silent for an instant.
Gao Changgong pushed away the knight who was protecting him, got out of the crowd, and looked up in the direction of the roof.
"Each of you should stay in your position and don't act rashly. You guys, go upstairs and have a look."
He began to issue orders, and everyone who was originally anxious calmed down after seeing that he was safe and sound. Several people climbed onto the roof and loudly said: "County Lord!! He is dead! He was shot in the neck!"
"Um."
"Do we need to conduct a thorough inspection of the surrounding residences?"
"No need."
Gao Changgong lowered his head and looked at the ground.
His most beloved war horse lay on the ground, motionless. Gao Changgong stepped forward, but ignored the horse. He put his hand on the neck of the barbarian guard.
Can't feel a pulse.
Gao Changgong retracted his hand, looked gloomy, and sighed.
"Collect his body first."
He led the frightened people around him and turned around and walked into the county government office.
He walked at the front, and the others followed him, and walked all the way to the main courtyard. He sat in the usual seat of the county magistrate, and let everyone take their seats.
Lu Qubing sat in the seat closest to him, and Taozi stood behind him.
Everyone looked horrified, unable to get over the shock just now. With so many things happening, they didn't know what to say first.
Gao Changgong sat in the upper seat and looked at the people on the left and right.
"Let's talk about the county captain first. What happened?"
One person immediately stood up, knelt down in front of Gao Changgong, and immediately started crying.
"County Lord!! My master died miserably! He was assassinated by a local official!!"
"My master is from the Bohai Gao family, and he is the nephew of Duke Zhongwu. He has always wanted to pay homage to you, but he has not been able to wait for you."
Listening to his crying, Gao Changgong looked at Lu Qubing.
"Lu Xiancheng? You can tell me."
Lu Qubing stood up and said, "This Gao County Lieutenant, after he came to Cheng'an, he went around killing innocent people indiscriminately in the name of killing thieves."
"When he returned to the county government, in order to show his bravery, he asked He Ananda, Cao Boju and others to find loose officials for him, and fight with him for his entertainment."
"He killed two casual officials in succession. The third casual official, an old man in his sixties, also suffered from his poisonous hands and could not fight back, so he was killed."
After Lu Qubing finished speaking, the servant shouted, "Framing and framing!!!"
Gao Changgong looked at him with cold eyes, and the servant immediately did not dare to speak.
Gao Changgong slowly opened his mouth:
"If that's the case, then it's a good death and a deserved death."
The servant trembled, but did not dare to refute.
Gao Changgong called He Anan and others to confront him again, and everyone confirmed Lu Qubing's words.
He finally ordered the murderer to be sent over.
Two people came here carrying Zhang Li, who was all bandaged. Zhang Li couldn't get up and couldn't speak much.
Lu Qubing hurriedly spoke: "Mr. Gao County! The murderer was forced to do it. He did it entirely to protect himself. The blame lies with Gao Xun. Please forgive him."
Gao Changgong sat in the upper seat, his handsome face full of solemnity.
"State-owned laws, everything must be handled according to the law. Even if it is out of helplessness, killing an official is a serious crime and must be dealt with!"
Lu Qubing's face turned red immediately, "Mr. Gao! When the county captain killed someone, no one ever said anything about the law?!"
Immediately a knight scolded: "Don't be rude!!"
Lu Qubing gritted his teeth, "I have always respected the law, and I respect the county magistrate even more. But this law is quite unfair. No one followed the law when the county magistrate killed someone, but when he was killed, he started to talk about the law?
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"I don't understand what this bullshit is!!"
Gao Changgong frowned, "Drive Lu Qubing out and let him wait outside."
Lu Qubing was furious and was dragged out by several people, still cursing: "We're all in the same boat!! We're all in cahoots! I really looked at you wrong!"
Liu Taozi stood there thoughtfully and did not leave.
Gao Changgong lowered his head and looked at Zhang Li, "Although you are forced to fight back, killing an official must be severely punished! I see you have white hair, how old are you?!"
Zhang Li's lips trembled, "Sixtieth."
"How big??"
Gao Changgong asked again.
Liu Taozi walked to Zhang Li's side in a few steps, lowered her head to listen, and then stood up.
"Go back to the county magistrate, and he said there are 80 to 20."
Gao Changgong groaned and nodded, "Killing an official is a serious crime and should be beheaded in the street. However, the sinner is over eighty years old. According to our Daqi law, children under ten years old and elderly people over eighty years old cannot
The death penalty may be commuted.”
"Let me ask you, can you read?"
Zhang Li's lips trembled again.
Liu Taozi said: "Go back to the county official and he said he can read."
"Okay, since you know how to read, I will sentence you to serve in the Sanliyuan! You will be an official for the rest of your life!!"
Chapter completed!