After feeding the exiled criminals, she was forced to reveal herself

Chapter 339 I'd rather fight with smart people than with stupid people

Soon, after entering the city, the exile team, under the arrangement of Han Qiguang, lived in a large inn with connected rooms in the north of the city.

The square courtyard has been expanded into five or six adjacent courtyards. The location is a bit remote, but it is close to the north gate. When the time comes, you can just go straight out of the north gate.

Xiong Jiushan did not split his troops into two groups as Han Qiguang had expected, but followed them all the way to the central axis of Yucheng, and then let Cheng Ye handle the matter.

He took his men to the government office of Yucheng County.

Before leaving, he went to Xie Yuchuan and whispered, "Didn't you say that the magistrate of Yucheng would come to the mansion today to ask questions? It's already this late, and I haven't even seen a single hair from the Yucheng County Office."

Xie Yuchuan remained unmoved and said with certainty: "He will definitely come to you."

Xiong Jiushan narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully: "Because I have soldiers in my hands?"

Xie Yuchuan raised his eyes and said, "It's better for a foreign monk to chant sutras."

"Tell your family not to act rashly." Xiong Jiushan reminded.

Xie Yuchuan said: "Okay."

The time is not right, so there is no need to act rashly.

Xiong Jiushan led his men to the Yucheng County Government Office to obtain the legal documents from the county government for inspection as per usual practice.

All the way, I was thinking about how to answer when I met the young county magistrate later.

Unexpectedly, when we arrived at the Yucheng County Government Office, the doorman said that the master had left the city.

When will you be back?
Menzi looked impatient, "How should I know? Just wait."

Xiong Jiushan was given a cold shoulder at the gate of the government office for the first time even though he had the escort document issued in Beijing.

The two missed each other by accident.

Xiong Jiushan had not yet completed his mission and had already shown up, so he could not just leave. He could only squat near the horse tethering stone outside the county government office and wait for Feng Chen, the magistrate of Yucheng, to come back.

"What a despicable official, he looks down on people and treats chicken feathers as a token of authority. You are an official messenger from the government, and you came here with documents. Instead of asking us to come in and wait properly, you just closed the door and left us waiting outside! Oh, this little magistrate, a seventh-rank official, is so arrogant!"

"Sir, let me go and ask a question." The other man took out a few pieces of loose silver and weighed them in his hand.

Xiong Jiushan thought about it and nodded.

The man went to knock on the door again. After a while, the doorman stuck his head out with an unhappy look on his face. He lowered his head and saw something. His expression suddenly brightened and he said a few words.

"Sir, I heard that Lord Feng has been gone for an hour and left before the city gates opened."

Xiong Jiushan nodded, "No wonder, it was a failure."

The same idea was shared by Feng Chen, the magistrate of Yucheng, who was exhausted after riding his donkey around outside the city for several circles but didn't "encounter" anything.

Early in the morning, Feng Chen, with his butt shattered into pieces, walked straight ahead in the southwest direction outside the city. Halfway through, he took the wrong fork in the road. After some effort, he turned back and continued to move forward. Occasionally, common people and ragged refugees passed by him along the way.

Although Feng Chen was not wearing official clothes today, he carried a sword with him. People passing by saw that his temperament was different from that of ordinary people, and seeing that he was carrying a sharp weapon, they felt very safe in the morning.

Feng Chen wandered along the southwest direction, but did not "run into" the person who was destined to be with him.

While stopping to rest and drink water on the roadside, feeling depressed that he believed in weird words and was unworthy of being a scholar, two farmers passing by were chatting about the strange things happening in the fields and carrying their goods into the city.

The two were stopped by Feng Chen. What strange thing happened in the Tian family?

Feng Chen had heard of the Tian family in Yucheng.

He was one of the few large merchants in Yucheng County who did not oppose him, the county magistrate.

What strange thing could happen to the Tian family?

The two farmers were chatting casually, and seeing someone was curious, they told the story of how the eldest daughter of the Tian family was afraid of being threatened by robbers coming down the mountain, so she asked a team of officials and convicts to escort them back to Wulibao to deter them.

Several neighboring villages had heard about this a long time ago, but no one understood it.

Bandits are not that bad, but fugitives are also extremely vicious and evil, how can they be any better?
Moreover, since ancient times, the people have never surrendered to the government, so it is easier to invite the gods than to send them away. "I heard that when the escorts left, they forcibly robbed the Tian family of a lot of their belongings."

"Yes, it's a lot of money and food. It's really a sin! If officials do this, how can we ordinary people survive?"

Feng Chen, who was about to reveal his identity and ask a few more questions, heard this and took back the words that were about to come out of his mouth in shame. He only asked: "Have those escorts and prisoners left? Do you know where they went?"

Under his rule, he exploited the people under his jurisdiction in this way, which was simply a disregard for the law!

"Left early! I heard he left for the city early in the morning."

"I think he probably went to the city to share the spoils with the insignificant county magistrate. Officials protect each other, isn't that how it works?"

"Hush! Don't talk nonsense! Be careful, the walls may have ears."

True·Yucheng County Magistrate·Master Feng Chen:……

It is easy to disperse the people's hearts but difficult to gather them. Feng Chen felt that he was so helpless at the moment. He had let down the court's cultivation and the people's expectations. He was short-sighted and clumsy, and could not deal with those local gentry with minds as hornet's nest.

All the knowledge in the scriptures turned into a mess in his mind.

And at this moment, he actually believed the words of a stinky Taoist priest and came out to seek his "good luck!".

It’s just...

Turning the donkey around, Feng Chen thanked the two men, and with a rage in his voice, he rode his donkey back to the county government office.

As soon as I entered the government office, I saw the doorman coming to report.

A bailiff comes to see you, sir.

Feng Chen's gloomy face darkened even more, and he asked in a bad tone: "Where is the person?!"

Xiong Jiushan brought two of his men with him and were allowed to wait in the front yamen because of some favors.

The three of them drank a lot of water and finally heard some noise outside.

I thought it was the magistrate who had returned, and the doorman came to tell me.

Unexpectedly, Feng Chen pushed the door open and came in, scanning the three people in the room with a cold gaze.

"You are the escorts who robbed the people's property in my Yucheng?!"

Xiong Jiushan stood up, and before he could even call out "Sir", he was scolded by Feng Chen!
His face changed immediately.

Who?
Who robbed the people's property? !
Isn’t that the bandit from Qinglong Mountain Village?
How can it be blamed on them, the escorts?
Xiong Jiushan couldn't help but feel a strong suspicion towards the young county magistrate in front of him.

I feel like I need to have a good talk with Xie Yuchuan when I get back. I can't work with a county magistrate who is such a fool!
He, Xiong Jiushan, would rather deal with a smart person with eight hundred tricks than with a stupid one!
Damn it!
He immediately lost interest in Xie Yuchuan's idea.

If Xie Yuchuan really wanted to do something big, Xiong Jiushan would rather kneel down and kowtow before the gods in his house, begging them to show their power and help them.

He also didn't want to join forces with Feng Chen in front of him to start a rebellion.

Without asking any questions, they just put the charge on someone.

Xiong Jiushan was timid and couldn't stand it.

the other side.

Han Qiguang was counting on his fingers and talking to Xie Yuchuan when he saw Xie Yuchuan sneeze several times in a row!

Han Qiguang: "Are you suffering from a cold?"

Xie Yuchuan shook his head, "No."

Han Qiguang said happily: "That means someone is cursing you behind your back!"

(End of this chapter)