Wu Captou immediately said with a fierce expression:
"You want evidence, right? Come here, take him back to me and search carefully, there will be evidence!"
As he said this, someone bullied him and put an iron chain around Lin Fengjin's neck. Lin Fengjin immediately screamed and surrendered.
Wu Captou smiled contemptuously, how often did he see people like this? With a set of chains, once the shackles were put on, all the chaste and virtuous women, heroes and heroes were immediately turned into soft bones! So, soon, Shang Qiang
The people in the county all saw this scene:
That was Wu Captou, a man of many evil deeds, walking proudly on the street, leading a long string of horses behind him, and behind him were several men who were rolling and crawling in pursuit, crying and shouting:
"No, sir, such a good horse needs at least four to five hundred taels. If you lose two copper coins, you will take away our more than one hundred horses. That will force our boss to hang himself."
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This scene soon spread everywhere, and everyone who heard it was filled with indignation and cursed the dog officer.
After hearing that Mr. Lin had also encountered such a thing, the family members of the five captured Jin gentry families seemed to have found a backbone, and they all wanted to ask Mr. Lin to come forward and ask the dog officer for an explanation. At this time, even the other Jin gentry families
I also felt that the rabbit was dead and the fox was so sad that I couldn't sit still. I felt that if I continued like this, I might be the next one. It felt really bad to be treated like a pig that could be fattened and then killed, so I jointly held a drink.
I want to invite the magistrate to come out for dinner.
This so-called meal obviously requires an explanation from the county magistrate this week.
However, Zhou Zhixian is riding a tiger at this time. In order to defend his own official title, he must not admit that he arrested the wrong person! If he admits this kind of thing, am I wrong? That is, who is this gentleman Wang?
Did the person do the right thing?
Of course, the loss of one's own prestige is secondary, but... if Wang Xiangshen and others do the right thing, then the military merit of defeating the East Pirates will be real!
Then, others will immediately wonder why such a great achievement was not obtained by the local magistrate, but was obtained by a few Jin gentry?
Well! It's probably because the magistrate is too incompetent.
Although this is indeed the case, Zhou Zhixian is determined not to admit and face this reality. On the contrary, at this time, he feels that what "that damn horse dealer" (Lin Fengjin) said is the truth, let alone telling the truth.
Many things that happened after Lin Fengjin arrived were indeed beyond common sense.
The East China Sea Allied Forces rushed forward like wolves and tigers. The defenders of the county town abandoned their armor under their attack. Even the city walls could not stop their progress... However, in more than a hundred places,
He collapsed under the attack of the horse dealer's guard and hundreds of peasants who gathered together! He was hunted for dozens of miles. Corpses were everywhere!
If you haven't witnessed this kind of thing with your own eyes, it would really make people think that you are talking nonsense. Zhou Zhixian is not a fool. People who can be county magistrates must be good people. It is precisely because of this most critical point that he is selective.
He ignored a lot of things and was paranoid enough to believe Lin Fengjin's lies.
Therefore, the banquet hosted by the gentry of Shangqiang County was originally his last chance, but... Zhou Zhixian showed his decisive and resolute killing side and gave up very simply.
How decisive was the killing? They directly sent a government official to say: My master said that he was sick and it was over.
As soon as this sentence was said, it meant that this county official had completely broken with the Jin gentry in the county and stood on the opposite side of them!
If it were normal times, the county magistrate who dared to do this would face two major dilemmas. First, the decree would not work and he would be completely ignored!
At this time, the government had to convey any administrative orders, which actually meant that they could not be conveyed directly to ordinary people. Instead, they were conveyed by the gentry. At this time, the cohesion of clans and families was so amazing that it is unimaginable. Even the yamen servants in the yamen
, all petty officials will work hard and fail to do their best.
Because county magistrates usually change every three years, and these "officials" in the yamen will never leave. They are fellow townsmen of the local gentry - not only do they have to get along with each other for decades, but also their descendants.
Therefore, once the entire Jin gentry class conflicts with the county magistrate, then the officials must be on the side of the Jin gentry.
The second biggest dilemma is also the trump card of the gentry! That is paying taxes.
A very important point for evaluating officials in ancient times is the amount of taxes paid each year. Even now, GDP is the core. If there are problems in other aspects, there are ways to remedy them. However, if there are problems in this aspect, there is no way.
After being saved, local officials who cannot even collect taxes will probably be classified as "imbecile" or "mentally retarded" by their colleagues or superior officials, and it will be a shame to associate with them.
However, now is an extreme period like wartime!
To be honest, the county magistrate is really good at exploiting and seizing power this week. At this time, in terms of armed forces on paper, he is the most powerful in the county with the Xiang army in hand. Youdao is
When a scholar meets a soldier, he cannot explain why. At this time, Magistrate Zhou is the "soldier". Even this group of Jin gentry cannot be called "scholar". They are just a bunch of fat pigs. As long as they are labeled as "traitors",
, which is equivalent to obtaining a slaughtering qualification certificate!
Under such circumstances, how can we prevent them from panicking and putting everyone in danger?
At this time, something happened that almost made them feel like the world was spinning. The five gentry who were captured were not only not released, but were also labeled as "colluding with the East China Pirates" and "plotting evil".
They have all been sealed with a seal, and the house is expected to be searched tomorrow.
Magistrate Zhou's principle has always been "either do nothing or do absolutely nothing". What's more, he is really short of money now. It is a fact that the county seat was breached. Although he counterattacked later, the treasury has been looted and the defense is weak.
The hat will definitely be put on you. To get rid of it, you will either have to fight to the death with your whole family, or you will have to let your boss turn a blind eye.
Shangqiang County is a big county. He has stayed here for two years and is called a cruel official. He has been attacked a lot. That is to say, he has great experience in flattering his superiors. But to flatter your superiors, you can't just say it with words, you have to take it.
The money was thrown away, so Magistrate Zhou had no choice but to take advantage of the five imprisoned gentry families.
He also knew the consequences of doing this. He must have been against all the gentry in Shangqiang County, but this was like drinking poison to quench his thirst. If he didn't drink it, he would die immediately, but after drinking it, he could at least survive for a while. He got enough from these five families.
After all, it was too late to repair the relationship. After all, he was an official and the other party was a citizen. They had inherent advantages. If these Jin gentry wanted to take revenge in a substantial way, they would have to wait until the autumn harvest.
Although September and October are not too far away, we must not forget that this place has just been looted by East China Sea pirates. The imperial court is likely to tax exemptions and even allocate food for relief. Even if it is not tax-free, these unscrupulous people will not
When it comes to paying taxes, I have good reasons to say that the people are making a living, and I can't bear to collect taxes to make a strong point. On the contrary, I will gain a good reputation.
Therefore, no matter how you plan to offend Jin Shen to death, there is still more than a year of buffer time. Besides, as long as you make your boss happy, if it doesn't work, I will not stay here. I have a place to stay, please rely on the relationship.
Just leave it for peace, but if that doesn't work, then Shangqiang is a big county, and you can just go to a middle county if you suffer some losses. The officialdom has been ups and downs for decades.
This is what County Magistrate Zhou thinks. In fact, he has a very clear idea of the mentality of the Jin gentry in Shangqiang County and has calculated that there is nothing you can do.
However, Magistrate Zhou missed one person.
That is Lin Fengjin.
In fact, the reason why his mentality has undergone such a subtle change is that the conversation between Lin Fengjin and Master Guo indirectly and subtly affected his psychological changes.
Magistrate Zhou never expected that Lin Fengjin had quietly laid out a vicious plot, waiting for him to jump out!
The night is already deep,
Lin Fengjin has not gone to bed yet. He is reading a book at this time, quite like a scholar who stays up late at night to read.
But the three words "Meat Futon" on the cover of the book deeply betray the nature of his behavior.
Suddenly, there were footsteps outside. Panting, he stopped outside with two people:
"Master!"
Lin Fengjin said:
"Come in."
He Bo said:
"As expected, there is something fishy. The servant who came forward to accuse Miss Zhen of having an affair with him is dead. It is said that he died of strangulation due to illness. We went to dig up the grave overnight and found that the cause of death of this person seemed to be normal.
, all the bones in his body are very complete, but the white bones in his coffin have a very strange shape, looking like a fetus curled up in the mother's body."
Lin Fengjin frowned and said:
“Is there such a thing??”
"This person should have been killed by a very special method. After he died, the big tendons on the corpse would dissolve and rot first, so the corpse would shrink strangely, and the final bones would look like this.
. Among poisons, the poison can have a similar effect, but it is definitely not as obvious. "
At this time, Lin Li suddenly appeared like a ghost. Lin Fengjin did not ask him to take action along the way. At the same time, he also asked him to disguise himself and live in seclusion in order to prevent any accidents from happening. After all, Lin Li, the former
The clues left by the head-lowering technique that Dajii performed are very obvious. After all, at this time, Lin Li still needs the identity of the priest Xu Gru, otherwise he wants to sneak into the camp of the East China Sea Allied Forces and assassinate the Huwatu brothers.
It will definitely be a hundred times more difficult, but there is still no problem in using his experience to judge some things.
"Similar to the effect of poison?" Lin Fengjin pondered.
When Lin Li said this, Lin Fengjin suddenly remembered something, but it was when he was chatting with Tu Zhang Langqing at Tu Zhang's house.
Tu Zhang Langqing's unique skill is the Miasma Spider. This strange skill can be said to be quite abnormal and vicious. The only drawback is that the onset is too slow and the enemy's immediate combat power is greatly weakened! However, this thing
Even if he is a pervert like Prince Wu Qian Zhen, he is determined not to take a beating.
However, according to Tu Zhang Langqing, his technique has its origins. It was spread from Manichaeism, which was at its peak three hundred years ago and even founded a country in the vast sea of sand.
It can only rank third among the magical powers of suppressing religion.
You know, Manichaeism is following a "cunning", "strange" and "evil" path, but such a ferocious and sinister technique as the Miasma Spider can only be ranked third?
Lin Fengjin was a little curious at the time, so he continued to ask, and Tu Zhang Langqing told him that the ancestor of the Tu Zhang family was also a businessman, and he was used to walking on this business road in Congling in the Western Regions. As a result, one day
I was very unlucky to find that the sky was completely overcast, and it looked like an unprecedented sandstorm was brewing!
The ancestor of Tu Zhang's family has also been a businessman for a long time. He knew that when a sandstorm was about to happen, the only thing a person could do was to follow the camel. If there was a glimmer of hope, the camel would definitely be able to find it. So he followed
We walked hard all the way with the camel, and we didn't give up until the sandstorm came. Finally, when the sky was dark and the ground was dark, we finally found a shelter from the wind and finally saved our lives.
When the sandstorm subsided, he realized that he had arrived at an unprecedented ruin. This ruin should have been exposed in front of him because the yellow sand covering it was blown away by the sandstorm. Here is
The temple was built after the founding of Manichaeism.
After the ancestors of the Tuzhang family entered the temple, they discovered that there were four extremely exquisitely carved large lotuses underneath the temple dedicated to Mani. Three of them were already in an open state. It looked like the lotus stamens inside
There should be something placed in it.
He tried his best and finally found the mechanism to open another lotus bone. The Miasma Spider's secret book was enshrined inside. It was a page forged from copper.
Judging from the mural records next to it, among the four lotuses, the four major divine powers of Manichaeism are stored, and the miasma spider ranks third. Therefore, copper pages are used, and the fourth one is carved with marble pages.
, and the first and second are gold pages and silver pages respectively!
Because the mural was severely eroded by the wind, only a few fragments of it can be seen. From these fragments, we learned that the previous two magical skills did not have the disadvantage of the miasma spider's slow weakening of the enemy's immediate combat power. And
The miasma spider attracts the miasma between heaven and earth into the body, giving souls and rotting human flesh and blood. The two magical skills are to attract the evil energy between heaven and earth, and the vicious energy into the body. One is to corrupt the meridians of human beings, and the strongest one is
The door is rotten to the bone!
At this moment, it seems that the words "corrupt man's meridian" are closely related to the servant's death.
Lin Fengjin pondered for a while, but when he saw that he was hesitant to speak, he said:
"what else?"
He murmured:
"There are unfounded things. I shouldn't talk too much in front of the young master, but... is there still a possibility of burning the body immediately after the death of the ancestor of the Ji family?"
Lin Fengjin's eyes suddenly became sharp. No one is omnipotent, and everyone's thinking must have blind spots! His words immediately made Lin Fengjin think of another possibility!!
"What do you mean? Corpse Escape? This burned corpse belongs to someone else. The ancestors of the Ji family are still alive?"
Hebo said hurriedly:
"This is just a villain's conjecture. Logically speaking, the ancestors of the Ji family are alive and well, and there is absolutely no need to play this trick! Who is he playing this trick for?"
Lin Fengjin nodded slightly and said:
"You did nothing wrong. You should really consider everything thoroughly! Go, I hope you can bring me more good news."
After Tabo left, another tall figure walked in, bowed and said to Lin Fengjin:
"Sir, everything is ready."
Lin Fengjin nodded, with a sneer on his lips:
"Someone actually told me today that that bullshit Master Guo is ruthless? Hey! Such a fool deserves these four words? Let's do it. Our horses are fostered by these fools. Although they won't be treated badly, they will still be treated anyway.
You take good care of yourself."
The tall figure raised his head, it was Chi Bixiong, and said seriously:
"Yes, sir."
Lin Fengjin closed his eyes and said:
"Bring in the family members of the five gentry families. If you want someone who can speak up and take care of things, it's best to be the eldest son or a biological brother."
Soon, the family members of these five families came. Lin Fengjin remained silent for a long time and then raised his head and took a deep look at them. How could these people be as powerful as Lin Fengjin, who has thousands of people in his hands?
Are the guys fighting life and death? Even the timid ones knelt down all of a sudden. At this time, Lin Fengjin said:
"Do you want the master of the family to die or live?"
About an hour later, a series of panicked shouts suddenly came from the entire Shangqiang County:
"The East Pirates are rioting!!"
"The East Pirates are back!"
"The East Pirates are back!!"
"...."
These shouts immediately sprinkled a pinch of salt on the bloody wound on the hearts of the people in Shangqiang County! They had just suffered from the war, and had personally experienced or at least witnessed their friends and relatives.
It was a time of great panic when his family was broken up and his family was destroyed. You can imagine the panic in his fragile mind at this time.
At this time, it was pitch black outside and the war was raging. Almost everyone could only huddle in their houses, using crude household items to hold up the door, and then huddled tremblingly in bed, chanting the names of the gods and Buddhas, asking for blessings.
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Then they heard a series of shouts of killing outside. Fortunately, these shouts did not stay near their door for too long. Instead, they heard someone shouting excitedly in the accent of an Eastern pirate:
"Fill, fill, fill!!"
“There are mountains of gold and silver in the county government office!”
"Everyone, hurry up. Don't let the dog officer escape. His family is very rich. We have just confiscated the properties of more than a dozen big dog owners and put them all in the warehouse. The silver ingots were used for the floor, and the gold ingots were used for flooring.
Use the ingot as a pillar. If you are quick, you will have it, but if you are slow, you will not have it!"
"Kill, kill, kill, chop the brains out of anyone who blocks our financial path!"
"..."
These voices were shouted throughout the streets and alleys of the city, and almost 70% to 80% of the citizens heard them. Those who were brave enough to stick their heads out to see what was going on were immediately shot with a sharp arrow.
He came over and pierced the ear, immediately causing the man to cry for his father and mother and rolling on the ground to fight for his life. With these examples in front of him, who else would dare to come out without risking his life?
But the rumors of gold and silver in the county government were kept in everyone's mind.
After a while, a fire broke out in the county government office. As long as the people in the county government office had any idea, they would silently shoot a row of bows and arrows in the past. If the arrow clusters could not accurately point out, they would throw torches into it.
At this time, everyone in the county government office was in a panic, and naturally they did not care about the few gentry who were imprisoned in the cell. However, if someone went in, they would find that the cell was empty, and the cells should have been occupied.
The few Jin gentry who were imprisoned inside were already outside. To be specific, they were lying on soft couches on the second floor of the inn about ten feet away from the county government office.
These five Jin gentry were all in a very embarrassed state, because Magistrate Zhou was very mean and believed in the principle of "do nothing or do it", so of course they would not be polite to them. Naturally, they would be tortured to obtain a confession first.
Then, slowly squeeze out the oil and water.
Although these five gentry were all weak-willed people, and they confessed within less than ten seconds after being sentenced, they still suffered a lot. The one who was most seriously injured had a finger and a bone broken.
The toes, which were the least injured, were whipped, and fleas greedily sucked them out.
How could these smart people not know that the dog official Zhou Papi had already killed him, so while looking at the burning county government office, he cursed his eighteen generations of ancestors. You can imagine their resentment.
Lin Fengjin looked at them at this time and said:
"Today, everyone in the city knew that the captives of the East China Sea pirates were rioting, and they cooperated with each other to attack Shang Qiang. However, the county magistrate was loyal to the country and shouted to kill the thieves. In the end, the hero died in the county government. It is really sad, but
Shangqiang County cannot be left unattended for a day. After all, the East China Sea Pirates have come twice in a row, and someone must come out to take charge of the overall situation. If we can turn the tide and stabilize the situation, then the court will surely reward you."
As soon as Lin Fengjin said this, the eyes of all the people lit up at the same time. They were also very confused and frightened. Killing Zhou Zhou would be a serious crime of killing an official! Even if he didn't kill him, he would
You want to kill me, but this kind of thing is still frightening.
But when Lin Fengjin said this, it turned out that he could not only kill Zhou Papi, but also seemed to be able to take his place. This was really eye-catching. He had both wealth and wealth, oh no,
It should be a beautiful thing that combines both life and official position, and everyone immediately became excited. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!