The county magistrate was startled for a moment, then immediately realized, "It's tea!"
Zhao Jin raised his eyebrows and smiled, but did not say anything anymore, instead focusing on dealing with the soldiers around him.
The two sides are now in a situation where neither can do anything about the other. He must support him until Takeda and Xu Qi bring their people.
It's almost time for a cup of tea at most.
Less than half a quarter of an hour later, there was a noise outside the county government office, and the county magistrate ran in with stumbling steps.
"My lord, my lord! Something bad has happened!"
The county magistrate suddenly turned around, stared at the county magistrate, and breathed heavily, "What's the matter?"
"Outside..." The county magistrate gasped and stuttered: "There are many soldiers outside, directly surrounding the county government office!"
The county magistrate's eyes dimmed instantly, "How could it come so fast!"
As he spoke, the magistrate rushed towards the gate of the county government office, with the county magistrate following closely behind him.
"The lower official saw inside the person who brought someone here that day, who was said to be a subordinate of the county governor."
As soon as the county magistrate arrived at the door, he saw the person the county magistrate was talking about.
His face changed again and again. He barely suppressed the shock and anger in his heart and said with a smile: "Are the clothes you are wearing soldiers from other counties in Yunzhou County?"
The soldiers of the official family have uniform armor, and it will be different in different counties.
A middle-aged man with a short beard stood up and said, "Xiaguan is the county magistrate of Linxian County. On the order of the county governor, he came to arrest the county magistrate of Qingxi Town and others!"
The smile on the county magistrate's face froze, and his voice became colder, "Do you have an order from the magistrate?"
The middle-aged man directly took out Zhao Jin's letter and spread it out in front of the county magistrate.
And Xu Qi also raised his eyes and said: "Your Excellency, the county guard, is currently in the county office."
"Oh," the county magistrate's voice was cold, "Everything requires evidence. What's more, I have never seen the county governor come to the county government office."
Xu Qi and Takeda looked at each other, feeling a little worried and about to speak out.
suddenly!
Zhao Jin's voice boomed behind the county magistrate.
"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, it is not good to tell lies with open eyes."
The county magistrate trembled and turned around suddenly, only to see Zhao Jin walking leisurely.
"You, how could you!"
Zhao Jin raised his eyelids and said with a smile: "Why am I here? I can only blame your county government soldiers for being useless."
It was not that Zhao Jin was unable to directly deal with those soldiers, but he was able to break out, but was unable to control the entire county government, so he had been entangled with those soldiers.
Recalling the vulnerable soldiers just now, Zhao Jin's eyes were slightly cold. These soldiers in Qingxi Town were simply worthless.
If you really meet people from Beili and go to the battlefield, you may just die directly!
Zhao Jin strode out of the threshold of the county government office, and the county lieutenant chased after him, obviously with several stab wounds on his body.
"Get everyone!"
Seeing Zhao Jin, Xu Qi and others no longer had any worries.
The middle-aged man ordered the soldiers surrounding the county government office to take control of the entire county government office.
He greeted Zhao Jin and said, "See you, Lord Sheriff."
"No need to be polite, thank you for your hard work."
The middle-aged man shook his head and looked at the county magistrate with disgust, "Yunzhou County was corrupted by such evil people!"
With just one official like this, I don’t know how many people will suffer!
The county magistrate gasped heavily and was held tightly by the soldiers, "You, you have no evidence..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered what the county captain had said before.
The mines and miners have been discovered.
If Zhao Jin dies, he can use the King of Liang to suppress them so that these people dare not have any objections, but Zhao Jin...
The county magistrate swallowed his saliva. When Zhao Jin heard that King Liang was standing behind him, he didn't take it into consideration at all.
"Lord Sheriff, you also know that you are just doing things for others." The county magistrate tentatively said: "You can't refuse even if you are a lower official!"
Zhao Jin didn't look at him, but twitched his lips and asked, "What's the situation like at the mine and the miners?"
"The mine has been controlled." Takeda said solemnly.
"This mine is very large. The amount of iron ore mined every year is probably the highest in the entire Yunzhou County."
Only then did Zhao Jin glance at the county magistrate, who suddenly shrank his neck and dared not say anything anymore.
Zhao Jin's gaze was too cold, as if if he said one more word, his head would be gone.
"Where are the miners?" Zhao Jin looked at Xu Qi.
"All of them have been rescued." Xu Qi's expression was not good, "Those miners were basically captured."
His voice paused and became a little more difficult, "Moreover, due to irregular mining, the mortality rate is extremely high."
Xu Qi reported a number.
Zhao Jin turned around, grabbed the county magistrate's collar, and punched him hard.
"How many years has this mine been mined?" Zhao Jin asked in a cold voice with a cold expression on his face.
The corners of the county magistrate's mouth were cracked and it was in great pain, but he didn't dare not reply to Zhao Jin's words, for fear that he would punch him down again.
"Seven, seven years."
"Seven years?" The middle-aged man has been serving as county magistrate in Linxian County for a long time and knows more about it. "He has only been in office for eight years."
This means that Qingxi Town started mining iron ore one year after the county magistrate took office.
Zhao Jin's face was ashen and he said, "Detain him."
Soon, the entire county government was controlled by Zhao Jin and others, and all those involved were imprisoned.
"Send a message back and ask those in Yunzhou City to pay close attention to the movements of King Liang."
Xu Qi's eyebrows moved slightly, "Sir, could it be that this iron mine..."
"Yeah." Zhao Jin responded in a low voice.
This iron mine is probably the source of weapons made by King Liang.
"His grandma's." Takeda's eyes widened and he blurted out: "Didn't Prince Liang want to create..."
Takeda swallowed the last word under Zhao Jin's cold eyes.
"This matter must be kept secret." Zhao Jin knocked on the desk with his fingers and frowned to remind them.
They knew very well about King Liang's rebellion, but they could never say it directly and openly.
Now that they are in the county government office of Qingxi Town, and they are not dealing with them, it is hard to say whether there are ears across the wall.
Furthermore...
Zhao Jin didn't believe that King Liang ordered the county magistrate of Qingxi Town to do this without keeping an eye on him.
He was not sure that the nails inside had been pulled out, so he had to be careful.
"There will definitely be great resistance to settling this case."
Zhao Jin's voice paused, "Did you find any evidence related to Prince Liang during your search?"
Xu Qi and Takeda both shook their heads.
"Torture them carefully." Zhao Jin pondered for a while and then told them, "But once you find out, don't make it public."
When the two heard this, they were a little surprised.
Takeda scratched his head, "Sir, if we don't take advantage of this opportunity, why don't we simply let King Liang's rebellion plan fail?"
"What's the benefit to us?" Zhao Jin asked.
Directly exposing King Liang would be not only unprofitable but also harmful to them.
Zhao Jin could use the emperor's power to solve this case, but he could not use it to solve the problem of Prince Liang.
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