When she heard that the magistrate was coming, Wang Po's expression suddenly changed.
"What a disaster, I'm afraid the people are here to ask for food again!" Wang Po was extremely anxious.
"Da Lang" quickly explained: "No, the county magistrate said he is here to make decisions for us people!"
"Dalang, you are still young. If those officials come, nothing good will happen to you!"
"Oh!" Dalang nodded. He was only twelve or thirteen years old, and he really didn't understand anything at that age.
This scene made Zhao Yanxun feel complicated.
I don’t know how many people in this world regard the government as thieves.
"Dalang, how about you take us to see the county magistrate?" Zhao Yanxun looked warm.
"County magistrate?"
Seeing the confusion on Dalang's face, Zhao Yanxun explained: "He is your county master!"
"Da Lang, these gentlemen are good people, take them with you!"
"oh!"
Under the leadership of this young man, Zhao Yanxun and others slowly walked towards the village.
They had not walked two miles before the village appeared in front of them.
The so-called village is actually a settlement with many houses, among which the Wang family house occupies a larger area.
In addition to the original three-in courtyard, the Wang family also has a livestock shed, a woodshed and a thatched house where the long-term workers live.
At this moment, more than a hundred people gathered outside the gate of the Wang family, most of whom were from the village.
I saw that the gate of Wang's house was closed tightly, and the magistrate in official uniform outside the door was rejected here.
The county magistrate's name was Hu Lizhen, and he was about thirty years old. The deepest impression on Zhao Yanxun when he saw this person was his determined gaze.
Next to Hu Lizhen, a police officer whispered: "Sir, why don't we go back? Why bother to suffer this!"
"Suffering? If you feel you are suffering, you can go back now!"
"My lord, if you don't leave, how dare you in this humble position..."
Before the man finished speaking, Hu Lizhen said: "If you don't want to leave, then follow my orders!"
Sighing, the head catcher had a helpless expression, which also made the dozen or so officers behind him look full of disappointment.
Looking at the shadow of the tree next to her, Hu Lizhen said solemnly: "The time is coming, prepare to knock on the door!"
After hearing this, Zhao Yanxun, who was standing outside the crowd watching the excitement, couldn't help but ask about the reason for the incident.
After asking, I found out that the Hu County Magistrate came over to make decisions for the people, but the Wang family master ignored him at all, and the latter gave him half an hour to think about it.
When the time came and the man named Wang couldn't come out, he sent people to climb over the wall to get him.
Seeing that this man actually came to ask for food for the people, Zhang Meng was filled with admiration, and his view of scholars also changed.
"Your Majesty... Young Master, do you want to help him?"
Looking ahead, Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "Let's take a look first!"
"yes!"
At this moment, Hu Lizhen was heard shouting: "Come in and take the people out!"
"Sir, do you really want to take him?" The head catcher hesitated.
"This person is robbing people's wealth, why can't we take him!" Hu Lizhen scolded.
"But……"
"If you don't take him, you will be guilty of the same crime, and I will punish you severely as well!"
"Then...how about resigning from your humble position?"
Although Mr. Wang is not a first-class tycoon, he has connections in the county and government, and he is not willing to provoke the arrester.
What's more, since Hu Lizhen took office as the county magistrate, she has offended many people in the county government. Only a fool would be willing to make fools with him.
Unexpectedly, Hu Lizhen said: "Then you are not only guilty of the same crime as Wang, but you are also guilty of escaping in battle. I will never forgive you lightly!"
Standing in the distance, Zhao Yanxun could not help but be surprised when he heard the "tiger and wolf words" from Hu Lizhen's mouth.
This magistrate of Hu County opened his eyes.
"I know what you are worried about, don't worry... If something happens, I will take care of it myself, and I will never hurt you!"
"But if you don't obey my order today, I will never let you off lightly!"
With a fierce force, Hu Lizhen was able to suppress the arrester, who had no choice but to stop working.
Just when they were looking for a ladder and wanted to break into Wang's house to arrest someone, the front door of Wang's house opened.
Mr. Wang walked out with four servants, a smile on his face.
"Hu Zhixian, I just took a nap in the afternoon. The servants at home were stupid and didn't notify you when your Excellency came. I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long!"
After giving a reasonable explanation, Wang Qing'an asked with a smile: "I wonder why the county minister is here?"
It is said that you should not hit someone with a smiling face, but Hu Lizhen is not an ordinary person. He just heard him order on the spot: "Take it down!"
The catcher beside him hesitated for a moment, but still obeyed his orders, and captured Wang Qing'an in three strokes, five divided by two.
Wang Qingan was extremely angry that the other party was so merciless, and he immediately said angrily: "Hu, you are crazy...why should you take me?"
"Why? Just for you to plunder people's wealth!" Hu Lizhen scolded.
"You are so slanderous!"
"You are a slanderer? Let me ask you, who asked you to collect taxes from more than a hundred households near Anxi Village?"
Wang Qing'an immediately said: "I collect the tax for the imperial court. It has always been collected by the local sages on my behalf, and then uniformly sent to the government!"
"The taxes levied in this edict must only be paid by those with land of more than 200 acres. Who asked you to collect the taxes from the people?"
Wang Qingan was speechless for a moment. Although he did something wrong, everyone did it the same way, so what was wrong became right.
But the problem is that this kind of thing cannot be said on the table, but Hu Lizhen does not abide by this rule.
At this moment, after hearing what Hu Lizhen said, the people watching the excitement were in an uproar.
"Everyone, the emperor only allows people with two hundred acres of land in their families to pay taxes. Do you all have two hundred acres of land in your family?"
Everyone was talking, which put more pressure on Wang Qing'an, and his eyes glanced towards the entrance of the village from time to time.
"Wang Qing'an, you are disobeying the decree by collecting taxes from the people privately..."
Wang Qing'an was frightened when he heard the word "resisting the imperial edict". Anyone caught in this crime would have his family and family destroyed.
Wang Qing'an has heard of how many noble families the current emperor has confiscated from the capital and how many aristocratic families he has destroyed in the south.
So much so that at this moment, Wang Qingan no longer had any reason to resist.
"My lord, please don't accuse a good person unjustly. It's the government's will to collect taxes. I'm just following orders!"
Hu Lizhen couldn't help but sneer, and then asked: "Official, did I ask you to collect taxes from the people?"
As for the matter of taxation, it should have been arranged by the county government, but due to Hu Lizhen's reasons, the county squire directly bypassed him and contacted the government government.
Therefore, after Hu Lizhen made a secret visit, she found out that people below were secretly collecting taxes, and then she learned that the imperial court was asking for taxes.
"Is there any?" Hu Lizhen asked.
"No...no!"
"Then what government are you talking about?"
"yes……"
Wang Qingan wanted to say it, but he finally held back.
This stuff is really nonsense. If you offend the prefect, you will be in real trouble. No one will come to take advantage of you.
So, Wang Qingan simply stopped talking, since he was talking a lot more now.
"Tie this man up and take him to the county government for interrogation!"
The catcher complained in his heart, but could only reply: "Yes!"
Next, Hu Lizhen ordered the officers to enter Wang's house and move out the grain that Wang Qing'an had collected.
Wang Qing'an was arrested, and the Wang family had no backbone, so they could only watch the government servants come in and move things.
Outside the crowd, Zhao Yanxun looked at Hu Lizhen with eyes full of approval and praised: "This person has some tricks up his sleeve!"
But what really struck him as rare was that Hu Lizhen truly cared about the people and was willing to risk everything for the people.
When the bags of food were moved out of Wang's house, Zhao Yanxun's super sensory ability noticed that someone was coming from a distance.
