Three Kingdoms: I rely on system loopholes to survive

Chapter 162
By candlelight, Zhong Ping could clearly see that the young man trembled in shock at his threatening words.

He raised his head timidly, and had to say that this young man did have a good appearance, especially under the shadow of the dim candlelight, he added a bit of pitiful temperament.

Zhong Ping took a step back calmly, and distanced himself from the boy.

"Do you have a name?"

"The villain has no surname, only a nickname, called Yulang."

Yulang half-covered his lips with his sleeves, his eyes flickered, as if angry for resentment.

Zhong Ping was shocked by his gaze, and silently took a few steps back.

"...Speak well, don't choke your throat, it's weird."

"Oh."

Yulang responded aggrievedly, put down his sleeves and stood in front of Zhongping.

He lowered his head and looked at Zhongping, who was completely covered by his own figure, thought for a while, and then shrank his body again.

Zhongping was dumbfounded.

At first, just looking at Yulang's face, he thought it was a weak sissy.

As a result, he stretched his body and stood up.

Good fellow, such a delicate face, such a burly figure, such burly muscles...

Zhong Ping was lost in thought.

Is this person... is he actually here to assassinate me?
He subconsciously slowed down his voice, whispered softly, and asked kindly: "No need..."

Zhong Pingyuan wanted Yulang not to be afraid of the county magistrate, but to tell him the truth about his background.

But after thinking about it, it is still unknown who is afraid of whom.

So he silenced decisively, and turned to ask the girl who had been sent earlier.

As soon as Yulang heard the girl mentioned in Zhong Ping's words, tears flowed from his eyes, and he choked for a long time, Fang said: "Xiao Langjun said that the villain should speak bluntly..."

"It's not that the villain doesn't believe in you, it's just that no matter how good you are, you will never be in the age of dancing elephants. Even if you know the dirt in it, I'm afraid it's just intentional but powerless."

After listening to him say these few words, Zhong Ping felt the meaning behind it, and he thought to himself that it was no wonder that the county magistrate looked so weird.

There is nothing to show courteousness, if you are either rape or steal, this is giving away a beauty and a jade wall.

If we talk about sending beauties, it can be said that it is a common way of hospitality in official circles, but sending them back and forth twice, and replenishing the goods the second time, seems a bit abnormal.

It's like "Look at me, I'm guilty, I'm not right", these words are engraved on the face.

It seems that the girl may be a girl from a good family, but she was coerced by the county magistrate to do this...

Zhong Ping was thinking about it, but Yulang's artificial sobs could always be heard in his ears, which made him angry, and he wanted to slap him.

But when he looked up, he felt that it was better not to slap this slap.

"Don't cry."

Zhong Ping walked a few steps, thinking about telling his identity directly, so that Yulang could rest assured.

But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that Yulang may not necessarily know what his official position represents, so why not...

"I am a member of the Xun clan. You can explain the whole story by yourself. After I verify it, Cao Gong will make a decision, okay?"

A flash of surprise flashed in Yulang's eyes, and he stood up abruptly: "Your Majesty is so handsome, he is a descendant of the Xun family."

"Although Yulang is in the village, he has also heard of Lord Xun Ling. If Lord Lang handles this matter, those villains who behaved mischievously will be punished!"

Zhong Ping smiled, and he knew...

"Hey, what if I say I'm a relative of Mr. Cao?"

Zhongping was curious about Yulang's reaction.

He thought that Yulang would show hesitation, but the clinker pursed his mouth, turned his head and said: "Yulang thinks he has some ability to match people, sir, don't make fun of Yulang."

The implication is that if Zhong Ping said that he was from the Cao family, he would not believe a word.

On this plane, I was a little embarrassed, but now I finally straightened my expression, stopped joking, and asked seriously: "What is the situation of the 'villain who does evil' in your mouth?"

"Does your lord know that there is a nursery rhyme in our county?"

Yulang did not immediately answer directly.

Kind of a nursery rhyme, I'm quite familiar with it.

"tell me the story."

"There are no acres of land on the mausoleum, and no weavers under the mulberry trees. You don't need breasts to give birth to a daughter. You can raise them for five years and three hundred days in exchange for one-year rent."

Yulang's eyes were ridiculed, and his voice was full of suppressed resentment.

Zhong Ping frowned.

"The taxes in Tu County are so heavy that you can only make a living by selling your children?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know that since the magistrate was changed in this county, taxes have been raised more than ten times in just two years. Various names have been established and exploited layer by layer."

"A family like a villain, my father is still serving in the military, and my mother only earns some food by washing clothes for others, and cannot afford to support the family at all..."

"Officials came to the door from time to time to beat her. The villain is only a young girl who turned four years old at the beginning of the year. In desperation, the villain had to... go to the county alone to make a living."

Yulang bowed his head slightly, his words were full of embarrassment.

Zhong Ping really wanted to comfort Yulang, but he couldn't help hesitating when he raised his hand halfway.

Either he is prejudiced against Yulang, or...

Zhong Ping couldn't figure it out, Yulang's head was pressing on him, what to do... um...

"Fortunately, the first time the villain served the nobleman, he met the gentleman."

Yulang looked at Zhongping full of joy, with gratitude in his eyes.

Zhong Ping laughed dryly twice, feeling complicated and unspeakable.

"The county magistrate of Tu County is so absurd. When he was in charge of the county, he didn't say anything?"

Zhong Ping carefully recalled the scene he saw when he entered the county seat. Although it was indeed a bit deserted, the county magistrate wanted to welcome the army and cleared the pedestrians on the street in advance, which made sense.

At first glance, it seems that it is not as unbearable as Yulang said.

It's a good thing that Zhong Ping didn't mention Duyou, but when he mentioned the so-called Duyou, Yulang was so angry that he slapped his palm on the wooden table in the room.

Even though there was a jade wall blocking the direct contact between his palm and the surface of the wooden table, the poor wooden table still made an overwhelmed "squeak" sound, and it only stood firm for a few seconds before it shattered to the ground.

Zhong Ping took a few steps back again, and barely stood up until his back was pressed against the wall.

Really, the talent of generals!
"How do you think the county magistrate got the official position?"

Yulang sneered.

"It is said that it is in the name of filial piety that the prefecture and the country are moved, and then the country's acquaintance can be seen with his own eyes, and he can be regarded as filial piety..."

"Heh, that sounds nice."

"It seems that this county magistrate is someone who is trying to catch fame."

Zhong Ping's expression was clear, and he was more or less aware of the drawbacks of the probation system.

In this way, they are called "filial piety" officials, and after they take office, they fish and meat the common people.

I am afraid that relying on the nepotism of family background, he is one of the many people who "raise talents but don't know books; check Xiaolian and live away from father".

"Indeed."

As Yulang said, he looked around and said in a low voice, "I heard that there is a clan of Xin in the country, which occupies one side alone. This county magistrate is a distant relative of one of them."

Zhong Ping was taken aback when he heard the words.

Xin's?

When he used Fenghuo to design Hao Meng, there was a big family named Xin in that village...

(End of this chapter)