This time, He Qizhou didn't need to shout. Jiang Damin and Xu Mu, who were closer, suddenly kicked up their fists and knocked all five of them to the ground. He Qizhou ignored the stunned county magistrate and stepped forward to help the magistrate.
The farmer, who had just been slapped again, asked, "Tell me what happened?"
The farmer said: "I heard that the county issued a notice to redeem the deeds. Because of the long distance, several neighbors asked us to redeem the deeds, but the county said that we must come in person, otherwise we can only redeem them at a 30% discount. We are unwilling
He ran out and was chased all the way here."
"Fart, don't listen to his nonsense, they are the deed recipients!" shouted the county magistrate.
Jiang Damin slapped him up and said, "Do you think we are fools? Aren't all the deed collectors in the same group as you? How can any deed collector be so miserable?"
He Qizhou walked up to the county magistrate who was lying on the ground, stepped on his back and asked, "Tell me, how many unpaid deeds have the county collected in total?"
"Not a single one!" the county magistrate said angrily.
"Is there any?" He Qizhou put a little more force on his feet.
"No, really not, sir, I, I believe you are from the Ministry of Punishment. The county magistrate and I have just been transferred from neighboring counties. It has only been less than a month..." Zhao Kuan couldn't bear the pain and hurriedly defended.
"Is that so? Don't be afraid, I can make the decision for you." He Qizhou turned to ask the farmer who had already stood up.
"Yes, he is new, but he is much more vicious than his predecessor!" the farmer said resentfully.
"How many taels are there in total that are owed?" He Qizhou asked again.
"The total is one hundred and fifty-four taels. Sir, you have to make the decision for me!" Two farmers suddenly knelt down to He Qizhou.
"Get up quickly!" He Qizhou hurriedly rushed over, helped the two of them up, and then said to Zhao Kuan: "First give them all the money."
"But-" Zhao Kuan said anxiously.
"But what?" Jiang Damin showed his fist again.
"Knot, knot, knot it now!" Zhao Kuan sat up with difficulty and took out another one hundred and twenty taels from the bag.
"Not enough!" He Qizhou said coldly. In fact, he couldn't estimate the number, but looking at the corrupt officials in front of him, he felt angry in his heart.
"There are still more than twenty taels in the bag, can you give them all?" Zhao Kuan cried.
"These twenty taels should be regarded as the money you pay for beating them! If you let me know that you will retaliate against them afterwards, I will call you back!" He Qizhou said.
"Don't dare, don't dare." Zhao Kuan said hurriedly. "Get the money and go home quickly! No one dares to withhold the deeds owed to the Ministry of Works now. The court is conducting a strict investigation. Go back and talk to your neighbors.
If they dare to retaliate, they don't want their heads." He Qizhou said.
Two men in their 30s and 40s thanked each other with runny noses and tears, then picked up the silver and ran east quickly.
He Qizhou waited for them to run away, then turned back to the county magistrate and said: "My name is He Qizhou, the head of the Qing Li Department under the Ministry of Punishments, I'm warning you again, if you dare to retaliate or deduct people's ICBC again, don't blame me for being rude!
Go back and talk to your dog, the magistrate, too! If you dare to violate the law, the law will not tolerate him!"
"Yes, yes, I really don't dare to lower my rank." Zhao Kuan looked like a defeated rooster.
"Let's go, we're wasting time again." He Qizhou sighed.
"This is a plain, how many projects can be done?" Xu Mu asked as he walked.
"Maybe it's also about building roads." Jiang Damin said.
"By the way, you threatened very powerfully just now, but why do you regret it for the rest of your life instead of for the rest of your life?" Xu Mu asked curiously.
"This is a powerful threat! All men understand it," Jiang Damin said proudly.
"Gungungun, what I mean is that if he does evil again, I will make him paralyzed. I can't kill him." He Qizhou was afraid that Xu Mu would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained.
"Let's go quickly. We'll see a bunch of friends again in two days." Jiang Damin began to miss his friends in Tianxingyuan.
"I've sent it to you, so you should go back early. Jiang Shuo is injured and needs your protection." He Qizhou was happy just thinking about finally being able to get rid of this clingy brother.
"Don't listen to him and play for two more days. Brother Jiang, you have worked hard on this journey. I invite you to play at my house." Xu Muxue said.
"I'm joking too. Stay for two more days, and when I feel better, you can invite me to have a drink." He Qizhou said seriously.
"Should I be so moved that I cry? Then it's a deal! When I went to Baiyun Tower, I didn't order the best wine last time. I can't miss it this time!" Jiang Damin said happily.
"Can you change the place?" He Qizhou and Xu Mu said at the same time, that was the Xiao family's restaurant.
"No!" Jiang Damin was extremely determined.
Because of this incident, from afternoon to evening, He Qizhou complained about Xu Mu for not letting Jiang Damin go back immediately whenever he had the chance.
Zhao Kuan was still sitting on the ground. Two of his five subordinates were sent to the county government office to summon people to carry him, the seriously injured county magistrate, in a sedan chair, and to show him to all the county officials.
The two "farmers" just now were actually sitting with him, showing no signs of hatred at all.
"You guys should go quickly. It won't be good if you are seen by people in the Yamen. I may invite you to the capital in a while and give you a meal. Don't worry, I won't be harsh and I won't give you a tael of silver."
, I guarantee that you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life..." Zhao Kuan said as he handed over two banknotes.
"Thank you, Master." The two took the banknotes, smiled, and disappeared at the end of the street again.
Zhao Kuan and the remaining two government officials had the same proud smiles on their faces, regardless of the pain on their bodies. He Qizhou probably never dreamed that he could kill Sikong Lang and defeat Wushi, but he would be unable to do anything about it in the near future.
These little people's momentary missteps resulted in inevitable misfortune...
End of Volume 5
This volume is relatively long and a bit tiring to write. The climax falls in the chapter when the Zhou Dynasty's sneak attack was repelled. Because this volume is called "The Return East", there are still twenty-two chapters written on the way after the climax. These twenty chapters
Chapter two is basically setting up the plot so that the story in the next volume can unfold naturally. I hope readers won’t find it boring. I’ve tried to make the story as relaxed as possible.
Overall, the context of this volume is relatively clear. I can’t say it is better than the previous volumes, but the effort put in is definitely more than the previous volumes.
What follows is the spoiler for the next volume. He Qizhou has made great contributions and is gradually approaching the center of power. He investigates Yang Zheng's case and proposes to reduce the vassal status, which immediately puts He Qizhou in trouble. In addition to life and death, he will also face a crisis of love.
, let us take a look at how He Qizhou weathered the crisis.
From the current point of view, although this book is not too miserable, it is almost a foregone conclusion that it will be sold out. Of course, how many of the thousands of online books can be popular? But the dismal results will still affect the author's enthusiasm for writing.
As I write this, I feel the urge to finish it hastily.
Fortunately, there are always readers who support me every once in a while, so I don't lose confidence in the work. In fact, as long as a few people who read the book seriously think that the writing is okay, then it is really okay. If it is a mess, who will see it?
A million words? Besides, you can read it yourself, so keep your promise, never be too strict, and strive to make every volume better than the last volume! Even if it is a salted fish that cannot stand up, it must be a large wild yellow croaker with full weight!
If this book can really be completed, you who see it here are the biggest contributors! Thank you again for your companionship along the way, and one last word: two chapters will be updated every day, and the book will be completed by the end of the year!