Magistrate Zhou was shocked and turned to look at Xie Jue. The government officials reacted faster and blocked Xie Jue's path with their swords. Fang Chuning grabbed Xie Jue's wrist and protected him, looking at the shocked person with cold eyes. Magistrate Zhou said in a deep voice, "You are so brave!"

County Magistrate Zhou felt a chill all over his body. He did not expect that a person like Yama Luo would appear in Pingnan County according to rumors. Yan King Xie Jue...surnamed Fang...then the person with him is Fang Chuning? Fang Chuning, who is rumored to be dead, is still alive. What are he and Xie Jue doing in Pingnan County? Is it a private visit via incognito? Xie Jue knows everything about Pingnan County, can he still survive? This is a serious crime of confiscating a family and exterminating a clan!

"Wang... Your Highness... Are you His Highness King Yan?" Magistrate Zhou's voice trembled, and his legs went weak and he almost knelt down. Master and others also came over, and they all stood by in shock.

"Since we know that the prince is here in person, you still dare to fight against each other. Are you living impatiently?" Fang Chuning shouted sharply. The Ningzhou cavalry had not yet arrived in Pingnan County, and Fang Chuning did not dare to be too presumptuous, fearing that Zhou County Magistrate would try to Qiongdiao saw that in this situation, Magistrate Zhou was afraid that he would not let them leave.

County Magistrate Zhou was frightened. With Xie Jue's rumored reputation, officials from all over Beining were afraid of him. His reputation alone was very scary. Magistrate Zhou quickly came to his senses. In fact, Xie Jue and Fang Chuning's identity was about to be revealed, and he already believed that such a magnanimity and majesty could not be cultivated by ordinary clan members. Xie Jue and Fang Chuning had very similar majesty of iron-blooded generals. Magistrate Zhou knew that he would break through. In order to cause a big disaster, he hurriedly shouted at the government officials who showed their weapons, "Retreat, retreat, retreat for me..."

He shouted hoarse, and the group of government officials hurriedly retreated to the side, not daring to come forward without Magistrate Zhou's order. Magistrate Zhou's thin official robe was soaked with cold sweat, especially when they saw Xie Jue's cold eyes, He was so frightened that he couldn't speak. He knelt down and said, "Xiaoguan Zhou Ming is going to pay homage to the prince. I didn't know that the prince is here. I am... I should be punished by death for my crime!"

Magistrate Zhou knelt down, and the masters, government servants and others next to him also knelt down. Xie Jue sneered, "I don't dare to accept this gift from Lord Zhou."

Magistrate Zhou was sweating coldly and fell to the ground, his body trembling slightly with fear.

*

In the lobby of the county government office, Magistrate Zhou had retreated to meet Xie Jue and Fang Chuning in private. He was still kneeling on the ground and did not dare to get up. The servants served tea. Xie Jue did not touch the teacup and just looked at him coldly, " Since you are guilty, what are you guilty of?"

Of course County Magistrate Zhou knew that he had committed a heinous crime. He did not bother to list his crimes in detail, and he committed the crime knowingly. However, he also had his own excuse, "A lower official should not have violated the law openly and secretly. He did not implement the New Deal and did not properly resettle the Northern Barbarians. I secretly cooperated with the robbers to suppress the northern barbarians, but my lord, I really have my reasons."

Fang Chuning stood next to Xie Jue with his sword in hand. His eyes hurt when he saw the dog officer proving his innocence. This man's acting skills were much greater than his ability as an official. It was a pity.

"What's your problem?" Xie Jue's voice could not contain any emotion or anger.

County magistrate Zhou had tears in his eyes and couldn't help complaining, "My lord, I don't know. According to regulations, the Pingnan County government only has more than 120 government officials, but it has to lock up nearly 10,000 neighbors in the surrounding towns and villages." People, when the farming season is busy every year, there is a serious shortage of manpower during spring plowing and autumn harvesting. These two seasons are the most prone to accidents, and the government office is simply too busy. Many times, clans are asked to help, so Pingnan County is full of favors. It is really difficult to implement the New Deal. All major clans are protesting and refusing to return their land. The government wants to provide subsidies, but the clans are not willing. They cannot give up the land they depend on for survival. Our government always relies on the clan for everything. Help, don’t forcefully implement the New Deal. If you want to forcefully implement the New Deal, the government office does not have enough manpower. The officials and government servants in the government office are all locals from Ping’an County. Their families have fields and ancestral property. Who is willing to take back their own land? The New Deal is implemented It was very slow, and the government had no choice but to persuade the clans to take back half of the land. Now it is under unified management by the government and has not yet been distributed to the people."

Xie Jue thought to himself, what a clever word!

This paragraph is difficult to write, and I am in a bad state. I will write it during the day tomorrow!

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