On the quiet street, the crisp sound of horse hooves could be heard.
The people were hiding in their homes and shivering.
The tall official was riding an old horse, his eyes were cold and murderous, and a bloody human head was hung on the horse's waist.
It seems scary, but not surprising.
Liu Taozi continued to patrol.
Yao Xiong was about to speak but stopped.
He really wanted to ask Brother Taozi why he directly killed someone, or even framed him.
But thinking about it again, there seems to be nothing wrong with it.
Da Qi has always been like this. It is the most normal thing to frame someone, kill good people and take credit for their merits, and go on patrol with their heads hanging.
It’s just that Brother Taozi does the same thing, why is it a little weird??
The two men, one big and one small, trembled and untied the dog's leash. Their hands were shaking violently. It took them several attempts to untie the leash.
Then, they quickly fled from here.
They were moving very fast and did not dare to look back or rest.
In this way, we rushed all the way to our home, which was a place in the county. The inner door was open and there was no one there.
The father and son rushed into their courtyard, quickly closed the door, tied up the dog, hid in the house, and immediately collapsed on the ground, hugging each other and crying.
Both of them were frightened.
The father and son cried for a long time before they stopped.
"Today is really a fluke, but I will never be able to go outside again."
"That man was killed in the street, how could his relatives and friends give up?"
The old man had a sad look on his face. How could poor people like them withstand the revenge from wealthy families?
"Grandpa, didn't that mandrill say that you could seek him for shelter?"
"Mr. Mandrill???"
The doll raised his head and said seriously: "Grandpa! Grandpa told me before he was alive that there is a monster called a mandrill. It is huge and powerful. It can tear tigers and leopards alive. It can disguise itself and can eat people! I see.
The murderer is several heads taller than me, he must be a mandrill in disguise!"
The older man smiled bitterly and rubbed his head.
What's so good about officials? I guess it's just dog bites dog, they just can't stand each other.
He seemed to have made up his mind.
"Xiao Xing, do you miss your uncle?"
At night, Taozi and his party finally returned to the county government office.
When the soldier saw Liu Taozi's head hanging on the saddle, he was not surprised at all and let him go with a calm look on his face.
The gatekeeper, Xu Li, looked at them with a smile and said, "Mr. Liu, to inspect things inside and outside the city, just let the cavalry officers lead the casual officials or county soldiers."
"How can you go to inspect it yourself? Wouldn't it be a loss of status?"
Taozi ignored him and just threw the head to Tian Zili aside, "Take it to tell the history."
Immediately, he and others walked to the North Courtyard.
Tian Zili took the head to see the historian.
Tu Nan looked at the head placed in front of him and looked at Tian Zili calmly.
"Kill a thief, you know the rules, right?"
Tian Zili smiled and stuffed something into his sleeve.
Tu Nan weighed the weight and then nodded, "Since I have done a good job in catching the bandits, I will tell you the truth."
Tu Nan recorded Youyou's contribution this time, asked Tian Zili to leave his head, and let him leave.
After Tian Zili left, Tu Nan's expression turned grim.
This position of wandering should be yours.
The three of them were sitting in the courtyard eating, and Kou Liu said cautiously: "Brother, is it inappropriate to kill someone like this? If someone finds out."
Liu Taozi ate the meat, "How do you know?"
"I won't punish you?"
"There are a lot of people in this county who want to replace my brother. When I first came here, the Tunan asked me to stare at everyone and say something to testify in the future."
"I don't think he has any good intentions."
Taozi said slowly: "Killing a good person and taking credit for it is not a crime here."
"That's what they say, but how can we be the same as them?"
"If they can do it, we can do it too."
Kou Liu lowered his head in frustration and murmured: "Forget it, he is a villain anyway."
Yao Xiong swallowed the meat, raised his head and asked, "Brother, do we have to patrol like this every day from now on?"
"Unless someone comes to report to the official, or there is something else, it will be like this every day."
"Then when will someone report to the official? Such patrolling, let alone the horses, even I can't bear it."
Tian Zili strode in from the door and happened to hear Yao Xiong's words, "Report for official? Why would anyone come to report for official?"
He sat next to Yao Xiong and looked at Tao Zi, "Brother, we have already informed you about the soil disaster. He has written it down."
"good."
Yao Xiong hurriedly asked: "Why is no one reporting to the official?"
"If it were you and something happened to you, would you dare to come to the county government to report it to the official?"
Yao Xiong pondered for a moment, "I don't dare!"
"That's the truth."
The cold wind blew slowly but could not block the scorching sun, so the officials sat in the shade, eating and chatting.
The new casual officials are particularly satisfied with their current tasks.
"Before I came here, I heard many rumors that I couldn't be an official."
"Now it seems that the rumors are just rumors. Although it is a bit painful, there is nothing wrong with it."
The newcomer said with a smile, but the several old officials sitting next to him became a little unnatural. They wanted to say something, but in the end they just shook their heads.
The atmosphere in Sanliyuan is quite good. Everyone gets along well with each other and cooperates with each other. The old people help the new people.
Everyone here is friendly.
At this moment, a group of people suddenly arrived here. Behind the leader were several officials and several soldiers, eight or nine people in total.
All the casual officials quickly stood up and saluted.
Lu Qubing smiled and nodded at them, motioning for them to sit down, but he walked straight to the innermost room.
Zhao Li quickly got up and led him the way.
Lu Qubing walked into the house and Zhang Li was lying on the bed. At this moment, his condition was much better than before and he could already raise his head.
Lu Qubing smiled and sat next to him, "Mr. Zhang, are you feeling better?"
In these days, Lu Qubing has come to visit twice.
This may also be the reason why county government officials have begun to become friendly to casual officials.
Zhang Li's face was full of emotion.
"Mr. Lu, I am so virtuous and capable."
"Don't talk like that. I sent you some medicine. They were all given by Gao County."
Zhang Li was in tears.
"My father-in-law, I need to get well as soon as possible. The county government still lacks an official, Cao Shi. When I get better, you will be the one to take over."
"Old man"
Zhang Li could not say anything. Those who came in with Lu Qubing were also moved to tears at this moment. Even if they had no tears, they still had to rub their eyes.
Zhang Li thought of something at this moment. He paused and said, "Mr. Lu, I have something to say to you alone."
Lu Qubing waved his hand and everyone left.
After everyone left, Zhang Li said: "Mr. Lu, have you appointed all the officials in the county?"
"Yes, I just left an official, Cao Shi, but that's for you."
"No, this is inappropriate."
Lu Qubing was a little shocked, "Why is this wrong? There are serious vacancies of officials in the county, and everything cannot be handled. If we don't appoint these people, how can we do things?"
Zhang Li said: "Mr. Lu, I shouldn't have said these words at first, but you are so kind to me that I dare not not say them."
"The prime ministers and lieutenants in the county have always been served by scholars and meritorious generals. Let me put it bluntly, they have always been held by scholars and nobles."
"I have been in the county for many years, and I have never seen the Prime Minister and the Lieutenant living in harmony."
"The new lieutenant has not yet arrived, but you have already arranged all the staff. You have not left any positions. In this case, the new lieutenant will think that you are trying to evade him, and he will find a way to take back the power.
"
Lu Qubing frowned, "Since ancient times, the prime minister has been in charge of civil affairs and the lieutenant has been in charge of military affairs. What do I have to fight with him?"
"That's true, but whether you are a prime minister or a lieutenant, you can intervene in the affairs of the county. Whoever the official is, then whoever is in charge of this aspect of the matter will be in charge of it."
Lu Qubing sat next to Zhang Li, listening to these words, his expression kept changing.
His brows frowned, then slowly relaxed.
"Okay, I understand, thank you very much, husband."
"However, I have never had the idea of ​​fighting for power and gain. All I did was to abide by my duties."
"Besides, there is a high official sitting in the city, so even a noble man should restrain himself."
Zhang Li nodded, "I hope so."
"However, you still have to be more careful. Since they are the people you have arranged, you must let them act with caution. Even if things fail, they should not leave any clues. Otherwise, they will be used against you."
Lu Qubing gave a few more instructions before leaving the place.
The young official named Zhao sent him away and returned to Zhang Li, preparing to help him give him medicine.
He couldn't help but said: "I often hear people talk about the virtuous ministers in ancient times, but I have never seen them. Now I see Lu Gong and I know what the virtuous ministers in ancient times were like!"
"He is such a good person, but he is too kind and is afraid of being bullied by villains."
Zhang Li smiled and said, "Gentleman Lu Gong, and the Liu Gong behind him is not easy to talk to. Besides, there are people like us. If there are villains who try to make things difficult for him, the worst we can do is exchange our lives for our lives. Our lives are not worth anything anyway."
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The clerk who was giving the medicine trembled all over, then nodded again, "Yes."
Chapter completed!