Chapter 140 The county magistrate is making things difficult!
Liu Laohu happily entered the government office with the road guide and handover documents. Unexpectedly, he was detained by the county government officials as soon as he finished speaking!
“Why is there no official seal from the county government after leaving Beijing?”
“Why did you arrive so far in advance?”
“It took such a long time, What are you doing?"
Liu Laohu quickly explained: "The drought-stricken mob in the north rebelled, and I took the prisoners all the way around before they arrived safely!"
The county magistrate immediately interrupted, He shouted: "What nonsense? What kind of drought? What kind of mob rebellion? In our great Zhou Dynasty, there is no drought, let alone rebellion. I think you are just deceiving the public with your lies and deliberately covering up the facts."
Liu Hudu He was about to die unjustly, and just when he was about to refute, he was captured by the Yamen!
“Search me!”
“He is covered in fat, and he is wearing leather and leather boots. He must have taken advantage of the prisoner. He knows the law and is breaking the law!”
The officer dug out all Liu Laohu's belongings.
"Sir, we found a lot of money, banknotes, and gold and silver jewelry!"
We also found some from Liu Laohu's baggage, and some from him.
Liu Laohu can’t explain these clearly!
"So much?" The gold and silver can be converted into no less than three or four thousand taels, and the gold, silver and jewelry are even more inestimable.
With such wealth, the county magistrate was jealous when he saw it!
“Tell me, where did all these belongings come from?” The county magistrate’s expression changed and he asked fiercely.
It is an unwritten rule that exiled government officials are secretly stuffed with money by prisoners. During the handover, the local government will never ask about it.
Liu Laohu thought about the Shen family, and his heart skipped a beat!
“Sir, these things were picked up by villains on the road!”
The county magistrate sneered and immediately ordered: "Tie up those government officials outside and search them!"
Liu Laohu's expression changed. The county magistrate was going to confirm their charges!
"Sir, the villain did not lie. These were really picked up by the villain on the road." Liu Laohu regretted it to death. If he had known, he would have hidden the things in the carriage.
The county magistrate slapped the gavel hard and glared angrily: "If you're not honest, hit me!"
The Yamen swarmed up to Liu Laohu and beat him!
Shen Lanxi did not expect that it was not Liu Laohu who was waiting for him, but the Yamen official from Baihe County!
“The escorting yamen officer has been tied up, and all the prisoners are put in prison!”
“Yes!”
Dozens of yamen officers swarmed up, not listening to the explanation at all. If you start, tie them up. If anyone resists, just do it!
“Lan Xi, what should I do?”
"Miss, please help us!"
"Lan Xi..."
Shen Lanxi looked at the yamen official gloomily, raised her hand and made a gesture!
Everyone called Shen Lanxi and looked at her. The leading yamen officer immediately yelled in a pretentious manner: "Arrest that person too!"
The women of Liu Zhao Village and Qinglan The academy students and others stood in front of Shen Lanxi without saying a word!
"We are not prisoners, you have no right to touch us!"
The Yamen leader said in an arrogant tone: "In this Baihe County, I have the right! They are making trouble, arrest them all!"
Just as the officials were about to take action, several shouts suddenly came from inside.
"Dead, the county magistrate is dead..."
The head of the government office and the people he brought with him changed their expressions at that time, turned around and ran into the county government office!
The person who just saw Shen Lanxi raising her hand felt his heart beat hard!
The sudden death of the county magistrate was no small matter. The doctors were summoned in panic. A wave of government officials guarded the body of the magistrate and stared at them.
Shen Lanxi said coldly: "Find a restaurant and eat!"
Chun Xue raised his voice: "Yes!"
Seeing that they were leaving, the Yamen officer immediately rushed over to stop them. . "You are not allowed to leave!"
Haruyuki put his hands on his hips and yelled back: "We are not prisoners, why don't you let us go?"
Qiu Shuang: "Don't say that. You are the right of Baihe County!"
Seeing them like this, the Yamen's eyes dodge and he said without confidence: "The county magistrate is dead, you are at the gate of the County Yamen."
< br>Haruyuki glared angrily: "Don't say that we killed the county magistrate? There are so many people watching in the courtroom, and there are also government officials watching outside. If you dare to say that it has something to do with us, we will go to the prefect's government office to submit the petition!"< br>
The cadres bullied the weak and feared the strong. Seeing that Chunxue was so confident, they thought they had a backer and didn't dare to really offend anyone.
"You guys wait, I'll ask our squad leader!" The Yamen hurriedly went to ask for instructions!
Once I left, I went there for half an hour.
When the officer comes back, he will announce something loudly!
"The county magistrate died of a sudden illness. Those who should be dispersed should disperse as soon as possible!"
Shen Lanxi sneered and left with the people!
The Shen family is anxious, (Lan Xi, the eldest lady) leave them alone!
When something happens to the county magistrate and the government official is kidnapped, can they still survive?
Hongxiang Inn
“My lord, all the prisoners and officials have been locked up, and they said they will wait until the next county magistrate arrives before making a decision!”
Shen Lanxi's eyes were dark, like two bottomless whirlpools.
“Let’s have a chat with the squad leader, county magistrate, master and clerk tonight!”
Let’s talk about who made the county magistrate embarrass them!
Unexpectedly, before nightfall, something happened to the county government again!
The squad leader and the county magistrate are dead!
"The squad leader slipped and fell when he was going out. He was knocked to death. The county magistrate was said to be overly sad and in a daze while walking on the road. He accidentally fell into a well and drowned!"
< br>Shen Lanxi’s face was as cold as frost, these two people must have been silenced!
“Keep an eye on the prison, pass the news in, and don’t touch the food and drink in the prison!”
“Yes!”
The three most powerful people in the county government are all After his death, Baihe County was left without a leader. Within three days, the prefect appointed someone to temporarily act as the magistrate of Baihe County.
"The acting magistrate is the brother-in-law of the prefect!" After Wei Dongzhu finished speaking, everyone else looked at the empty seat next to him.
Brother-in-law has become a nickname for Liu Yanhui along the way. People who are familiar with him call him brother-in-law as a joke.
Everyone felt weird without him during the discussion!
Shen Lanxi muttered: "Spread the news about the Shen family in prison to the ears of the prefect!"
Wei Dongzhu's eyes moved slightly: "Is there any danger?"
Shen Lanxi: "If he was smart, he would understand how the three county magistrates died."
Wei Dongzhu went to deal with it immediately.
The next day, before dawn, Liu Laohu and others were released along with the exiled prisoners. They applied for household registration at a very fast speed and placed them in a subordinate prison in Baihe County. Hongliutun, distributed advance money, seeds and farm tools, etc., and then left at a speed that burned their butts!
The sun rises late in winter. After finishing these things, the sun has just risen!
More than sixty prisoners were only divided into three dilapidated houses. Each family was given a settlement fee of ten taels of silver, which seemed like a lot. In fact, they had to buy food, repair the house, and buy daily necessities. Those with a large population cannot survive even this year!
"Where are the things from the Shen family and ours?" a prisoner yelled.
When they were imprisoned in the county government office, all their valuables were put in the carriage.
The other prisoners reacted and immediately surrounded the Shen family.
"Yes, where are our things? Is there money hidden in my baggage?"
"I still have quilts and cotton-padded clothes and a lot of dried meat."
"My family also has..."
(End of this chapter)