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Chapter 218 No one is a fool

Since ancient times, people's hearts have been unpredictable. There is a saying: People's hearts are like water, and water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.

In peacetime, the people are the weakest sheep, they can be oppressed by your officials, as long as they can continue to live, they will seldom resist.

But what year is it now, the disaster victims in Shaanxi are struggling to survive, wars and bandits are everywhere, and these former lowest-level and most deceitful people have all turned into vicious wolves who can eat people at any time.

What about you, the magistrate of Xi'an, we have all been beaten to death as imperial envoys, so what can we do if we beat you to death?

The people looked at Zhang Jinru, and the militiamen among the people began to shout loudly: "Put down the food, get out of Lantian, put down the food, get out of Lantian."

At this time, the soldiers held their knives and compared gestures.

"Don't come here, don't come here, I have a knife, I have a knife."

But the common people care about you, there are only five hundred people, and there are at least 5000 people behind us, and more and more people are coming here. At this time, the men who are repairing the reservoir at the construction site are raising chickens and ducks at home, washing clothes The cooking women, holding picks and kitchen knives, all surrounded them.

This scene frightened the legs of these government soldiers who usually only bully the common people trembled.

"Don't come here, I have a knife."

At this time, the soldiers were gesturing with the knives in their hands, but some of the civilians were irritable, and with a snap, a hatchet flew out against the ears of the officers and soldiers, and chopped it fiercely on the car clapper not far away, followed by I saw a strong man pushing through the crowd and shouting: "You have a knife, don't we have one? Let me put down the grain, or I will chop up your fat crops today."

When the strong man roared, all the soldiers around him pointed their knives at the strong man reflexively, and the people behind the strong man directly raised their wooden forks and hoes, and they were about to be annihilated.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Jinru's legs were trembling with fear. If there is a fight at this time, his group will all die here, and the rioters don't care whether you are the prefect of Xi'an or not.

And even if I really escaped from birth, I can't explain to the court. Why, I forcibly robbed Lantian County of food, which led to the Lantian civil uprising.

At that time, let alone the small prefects of Xi'an, even if he is the chief envoy of Shaanxi or the governor of the three sides, I am afraid that he will be liquidated by the court, and his head may not be safe.

Let me ask that official who forced against the people of a county can have a good end, Zhang Jinru is really afraid.

If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't want this food. Everyone pays taxes, so why am I so greedy?

Both adults are not fools, they know that the matter is serious, and if one makes trouble, it will be decapitated, and the family will be ransacked.

At this moment, all three stood up and shouted: "Don't be impulsive, don't do anything to anyone, don't do anything."

The three people shouted, and the government soldiers didn't dare to do anything. In such a situation surrounded by people, what a stunned master, dare to directly draw a knife to hurt people.

"Fu Zun, what should we do?"

The two Tongzhi adults looked at Zhang Jinru, and Zhang Jinru looked back at Lantian County and said, "Now we can only hope that Li Chaosheng will save us."

After hearing this, the two fellow-prefects also looked at Lantian County together, looking forward to it. At this time, on the wall of Lantian County, Li Chaosheng looked at this with a telescope and said with a smile: "Liu Airen is run by the militia. Yes, the mobilization ability is also top-notch, remind me to praise it at the next meeting."

"Yes."

Gu Zi responded immediately, followed by Gu Zi and said to Li Chaosheng: "Brigade Commander, why don't we go there? Don't really kill anyone in a while."

Li Chaosheng heard this and said: "It's okay, we can't suffer. Those who took the lead in making troubles are the backbone of the militia. Their military quality and force are not much worse than the regular army. These four or five soldiers are not alone. opponent."

"Besides, what's wrong with bullying and bullying these government soldiers? These bastards have done a lot of immoral things. If you want to get a card, beating them can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people. Besides, if there is no conflict, Zhang Jinru doesn't have a long memory."

As Li Chaosheng was speaking, a guard ran up and said, "Master Zhang, the messengers from Zhang Jinru's sect have entered the city."

Li Chaosheng said: "Don't worry about him, let him go."

Li Chaosheng said, anyway, this kid couldn't find him when he rushed into the county office, so let him go in a hurry.

Li Chaosheng thought to Guzi behind him and said, "Is the donkey I asked you to prepare ready?"

"It's already ready."

Li Chaosheng heard this and said: "Okay, it's almost done, let's go."

As Li Chaosheng said, he saw the militiamen right after him. The big man with the hatchet was looking at the officers and soldiers who were gesticulating with him with the knife. The back of the officer's neck said: "Do you have a knife, don't you, are you awesome, don't you..."

clap clap clap...

The backs of the officers and soldiers' necks were reddened by these blows, and the officers and soldiers grumbled: "Troublemaker, you're bullying too much, I'll kill you."

"do not!"

Zhang Jinru yelled, but at this moment the officers and soldiers took their knives and chopped them down.

The big strong man dared to bully people because he was the backbone of the militia. At this time, he kicked the officers and soldiers away and shouted: "The officers and soldiers killed people, brothers, hit me!"

This voice shouted, the civilians were mixed with militiamen, and they went up with hoes and pick handles. The officers and soldiers were immediately beaten and cried for their fathers and mothers. Zhang Jinru was anxious like ants on a hot pot at this time.

"This... my life is over!"

"stop!!"

Just when Zhang Jinru's mind exploded, he heard a shout from a distance, and Zhang Jinru was overjoyed, Li Chaosheng's voice, Li Chaosheng came, the next moment Zhang Jinru looked in the direction of the county with full expectation, and the next moment he was dumbfounded.

I saw Li Chaosheng riding a donkey, running this way in bumps. At that speed, Zhang Jinru felt that he was running faster than this.

Zhang Jinru's expression froze, but Li Chaosheng's expression was eager at this moment, desperately urging the donkey, and the donkey's mentality was very stable, calm and leisurely, and the little hooves of the leisurely stroll were twitching.

Ding bang, bang bang, ah, ah...

There was a violent fight, and the officers and soldiers were beaten with bruised noses and swollen faces, crying for their fathers and mothers. At this moment, the militiamen rushed into the inner circle. The left eye is on.

"Ouch!"

Zhang Jinru wailed in pain, Li Chaosheng snickered when he saw it, this kid was really ruthless.

"Stop, everyone stop, pull away, pull away!"

As Li Chaosheng said, twenty or so guards dressed as yamen servants immediately went up and pulled the big militiamen away to rescue Zhang Jinru. Zhang Jinru covered his eyes and grinned, while at the same time Li Chaosheng shouted: " I am Li Chaosheng, the magistrate of this county, everyone, stop fighting, if you have anything to talk about!"

With Li Chaosheng's shouts and the guards pulling away the most vicious militiamen, the fighting finally came to an end. Looking at the scene at this time, every officer and soldier was wounded, and two of them died.

Two Tongzhi adults, their robes were disheveled at this time, their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, and one of them was still covering his buttocks. I don't know which wicked person opened an extra eye on Tongzhi's buttocks with something like an iron stick.

At this moment, Zhang Jinru covered his left eye, bared his teeth, looked at Li Chaosheng, held Li Chaosheng's hand and said, "Chaosheng, you are here. If you don't come, I will be beaten to death by these rioters."

"It's unreasonable. Beating the court officials in broad daylight is a rebellion. Come on, arrest all the leaders and behead them on the spot!"

Li Chaosheng said with staring eyes, but the rest of the people were all staring after hearing this, and all the hoes and picks in their hands were lifted up. Zhang Jinru waved his hands again and again when he saw this, and said: "Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings. Today's matter, we Don't blame the past, don't blame the past, fellow villagers, don't worry, you won't be punished."

Zhang Jinru yelled again and again, and at the same time pulled Li Chaosheng's sleeve, good guy, you killed their leader at this time, aren't you intensifying the conflict?

There are only a few of us, if these people really make a scene, they will all die here.

The corners of Zhang Jinru's mouth twitched as he thought about it, his left eye blinked, tears streaming down his face, this grandson was really serious.

Hearing this, Li Chaosheng said angrily: "Sir, you are pampering them and beating the court officials in broad daylight. If you don't punish them, is there any justice? Is there any law?"

Li Chaosheng looked upright, that was quite upright, Zhang Jinru was stunned, then looked at Li Chaosheng and said: "This is not the time to talk about the law. .”

What else did Li Chaosheng want to say, Zhang Jinru waved his hand, Li Chaosheng sighed, looking unwilling, Zhang Jinru looked at the donkey behind Li Chaosheng, looked at Li Chaosheng and said: "Chaosheng, why are you riding a donkey?" what?"

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng looked at Zhang Jinru and said, "Oh, there are few large animals for land reclamation in the county. I sent all my horses to the plowing land, so I can only ride donkeys."

After hearing this, Zhang Jinru touched his left eye socket. If he was riding a horse just now, wouldn't he not have to suffer now?

Thinking about it, Zhang Jinru looked at his mount, and said to Li Chaosheng: "Chaosheng, as the honor of a county, how can you ride a donkey? I will give you this horse."

Li Chaosheng quickly thanked: "Thank you, Mr. Zhifu."

As he spoke, Li Chaosheng said to others: "Master Zhifu, it's getting late and the road is not safe, so let's get on the road quickly."

"Yes, let's get on the road."

Zhang Jinru was really scared at this time, and hurriedly urged people to go on the road, but just as he was about to leave, the common people quit: "Put down the food, or you won't be allowed to leave!"

After a while, Zhang Jinru was surrounded again. Zhang Jinru looked at Li Chaosheng with a pitiful expression when he saw this scene. Li Chaosheng stood up at this moment and said: "Folks, everyone calm down, let the magistrates leave."

"Why!"

At this time, Liu Airen, who was pretending to be an ordinary person in the crowd, shouted cooperatively, this is professional flattery.

"Yes, why, we have paid a lot of taxes this year, why should the prefect transport the food away, no, we don't agree."

"Yes, I disagree!"

"Put down the food, otherwise the fish will die and the net will be broken, and no one will leave!"

At this time these professional trustees started to shout loudly, Li Chaosheng was very satisfied, he secretly glanced at Zhang Jinru who kept wiping his sweat, and smiled inwardly, first let me show you what it means to be excited.

Li Chaosheng thought about it and said: "Folks, the magistrate does not take the food in our county for nothing. The magistrate is in exchange for us. The magistrate promised us to use these grains in exchange for our Lantian County not serving corvee for five years. Ladies and gentlemen, you How do you feel?"

After hearing this, the common people were stunned. Have you not served corvee for five years?

This sounded okay, and at this moment Liu Airen continued to speak: "Empty words have no proof, do you have written evidence?"

"Yes, yes, this is the written evidence."

Li Chaosheng took out the document and read it in front of the people of the whole county. Now the document is not just a promise to Li Chaosheng, but a promise to the people of Lantian County. In the past few years, he must keep his promise, otherwise the saliva of the common people will drown him!
You must know that the people nowadays are not easy to be fooled, they will rebel if they are impatient.

It wasn't until Li Chaosheng finished reading all the documents that the common people silently moved out of the way. At this time, Li Chaosheng whispered to Zhang Jinru: "Master Zhifu, go quickly, and changes will happen later."

Zhang Jinru said gratefully at this time: "Chaosheng, today's kindness is unforgettable, so I will leave."

Speaking of Zhang Jinru and his people, he left in a hurry, and when Zhang Jinru was gone, the people also left one after another under the leadership of Liu Airen, at this moment Gu Zi came up and laughed: "Brigade Commander, this Jinru is really easy to deceive, we tricked him, Still grateful."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng looked at Guzi and smiled, "He's easy to deceive, such an old official is the worst one to deceive."

"It's not easy to cheat, but he was obviously fooled!"

Li Chaosheng smiled when he heard this, and said, "You are so naive, he is acting with us, that's all, let's go back."

"Oh, Brigadier, mount your horse."

"I'd better ride a donkey."

"Brigadier, this horse is not bad."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng said, "Then I'll give it to you."

Li Chaosheng said and rushed to the Lantian county government office.

Zhang Jinru and his party ran out of Lantian, Zhang Jinru breathed a sigh of relief, and took a deep look at Lantian County, feeling lingering fear in his heart.

At this moment, Tongzhi walked over clutching his buttocks and said, "My lord, it's so dangerous, I almost didn't come back."

Zhang Jinru wiped his sweat and said, "Yes, it's dangerous."

At this time, another colleague came over and said, "My lord, I've thought about it all the time, and there are strange things about this matter. Why do I feel like this is a trick Li Chaosheng set up for us?"

After hearing this, Zhang Jinru smiled bitterly and said: "Okay, these are not important, we just need to know that Lantian County should not be provoked in the future."

"Ah, my lord, what do you mean it's not important? If it's Li Chaosheng's fault, I will definitely not have anything to do with him."

Zhang Jinru shook his head when he heard this and said: "If he didn't do this, we can find it back. If it is really related to him, I advise you not to mess with him. A man who can mobilize tens of thousands of people in the county at any time The county magistrate, it’s not you and me who are empty shell magistrates, the same magistrates can be provoked, we are officials only for money, don’t want to provoke others, that’s all, think about it.”

Saying that Zhang Jinru got up and went back to the carriage, his eyes hurt so much.

(End of this chapter)