Wentang

Chapter 355
Outside the south gate of Yanci County, there is another wooden high platform, although it is so dilapidated that no one dares to dismantle it, and no one would dare to move a wooden bar on it even if they would freeze to death.

Because this high platform was the place where the officials of Yanci County were tried.

Tian Xuechen regards this place as a place to guard against bureaucrats, while the common people regard this place as a place of justice.Many people go out to work in the morning and pass by here to worship.

When it was a festival or the anniversary of the death of someone whose family was killed by those corrupt officials, many people came here to pay their respects.

This morning, when the workers came to worship habitually, they found that there were many people around the high platform.When I got closer, I saw that it was people from the yamen who were cleaning the layout here.

Going to kill again?This is everyone's first thought.

But then I realized that something was wrong, killing people here shouldn't be so silent, and I haven't heard of any unjust cases recently.More and more people found that the anomaly gathered here, whispering and discussing what the Yamen wanted to do.

Seeing that more and more people gathered, the manager of the yamen came out and said, "They're all scattered, and you'll feel better if you bump into a nobleman later."

Seeing someone come out to speak, one of the onlookers stood up with a bolder smile and said, "What are you doing, policeman? Are you going to..." as he spoke, he gestured on his neck .

The steward said angrily: "What do you want to kill? Qingshuihou wants to meet Dezhou here... No, it's all the high-ranking officials in Dizhou. We just came to clean up the arrangement."

"Meet the officials here? This messenger don't make fun of me, this is a place where people kill people, how is that possible." The man said in disbelief.

The steward sneered and said: "What do you know, a rough man who doesn't know a single word? Qingshuihou is an old schemer... Cough, anyway, you can't guess what his old man thinks."

"Yes yes yes, the messenger is right. I just asked you because I don't understand. You must know." The man was not angry and said with a smile.

"Of course I know." The man in charge said proudly, and then said in a drawn-out voice under the expectant eyes of everyone: "But I won't tell you."

"Oh, you're really upset." "That's right, tell me." People around said one after another.

"The joke has been made, you should go. The officers and soldiers of the navy will come over to guard later, and be careful to arrest you as gangsters." The manager suddenly changed his face and drove away.

The people around saw that they couldn't ask any questions and heard that the soldiers were coming, so they scattered like birds and beasts.

Along with these people, there were five big men.

"Brother, what do you think this Qingshuihou thinks? Isn't he afraid of panic when he summons the officials of Dizhou here?" One of them said.

"Fourth brother is just timid. What's so creepy? Legend has it that Qingshuihou is a disciple of the gods with great magic power, so he is afraid of those dead people?" said the fifth child.

"Aren't you scared? Well, how about you sleep here tonight." The fourth brother said.

"You're being unreasonable..." Lao Wu said angrily.

"Okay, don't quarrel. I don't know if that Qing Shuihou is a disciple of the gods or not, but he is really clever." said the elder brother.

"Great? How clever?" Everyone else looked at him.

"It's intended to frighten the officials in Dizhou. Too many people have been killed here and you can still smell the blood. You said that if you walk around here, will those officials be frightened? Who will dare to disobey him in the future? What do you mean?" said the elder brother.

"Ah? That's how it is. Qing Shui Hou is really resourceful, and he can think of such a good way. Let's see if these officials dare to bully us ordinary people in the future." Lao Wu said happily.

"Let's go, it's not suitable to stay in a place of right and wrong for a long time." The eldest brother looked around and was about to leave with the crowd.

"Don't, Qingshui will come over later, let's see what he looks like before leaving." Lao Wu dissuaded him.

"Nonsense, what day is it today? All the officials in Dizhou are here and they must be heavily guarded. Isn't it courting death here?" the elder brother yelled.

"Yes, I know I was wrong." The fifth child said dejectedly.

Seeing his dejected look, the second elder brother couldn't bear it, and said from the side: "We won't leave within three to five days, and we will have a chance to see him. Don't worry, I will definitely let you see him before leaving."

"You, just let him get used to it." The elder brother said nothing, apparently agreeing.

"Really? Thank you second brother, thank you eldest brother." The fifth child said excitedly.

"Okay, let's go quickly." The elder brother said helplessly.

So a group of five people followed the flow of people and walked towards the pier.

At the beginning of Sishi, the navy arrived and began to clear the field.In Sishi, people in blue or green official uniforms appeared in front of the high platform.

It is not difficult to see from the faces of these people that they are not in a good mood at this time, even a little uncomfortable, but they just want to pretend to be nonchalant and greet their colleagues around them.

At the end of the time, I saw a large group of people coming from the gate of the city from a distance. These officials seemed to have been slashed with a knife. One or two stood taller than the soldiers next to them, with stiff smiles on their faces.

When this group of people walked in, it really was Yue Shan, Li Daoyan and his party.

"I've seen Qingshui Hou, I've seen Lord Jiaodong, I've seen Governor Yu." These people saluted immediately.

"Everyone came early, why don't you sit inside?" Yue Shan greeted casually.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to be the rafter who stood out.Yue Shan didn't expect them to answer, and continued: "Let's go in, let's go in and talk."

After speaking, he invited Li Daoyan to go with him. The two stepped onto the high platform together, and everyone followed closely behind.

At this time, a suggested wooden frame was built above the high platform, surrounded by brown cloth to form the appearance of a room.

Yue Shan and Li Daoyan sat on the main seat together, and the others took their seats.

Usually when encountering this kind of meeting, everyone is eager to sit forward, and the seat represents the status.But today is different. Everyone has become humble, and they all want others to sit in front and sit in the corner.

But some people are not afraid of this, such as officials in Bohai County.Jia Yizhang, the county magistrate, was promoted by Yue Shan, and he was regarded as his protégé. He came to visit last night when he knew Yue Shan was here.

With this relationship, he directly sat in the second position from the right, just under Tian Xuechen.

No matter how much you dawdle, the place is so big, and it didn't take long for everyone to sit down.Those sitting in the front were trembling with fear and only dared to sit on half of their buttocks, which was more tiring than standing, while those sitting in the back were secretly grateful.

Yue Shan saw the ugliness of these people but didn't say anything. The reason why the order of strength was praised by everyone and recorded in history was because there were too few such officials.

More are vulgar and unprincipled officials. It is unrealistic to expect them to become upright, as long as they are willing to do things.

"Everyone, the imperial court ordered Dezhou to be changed to Dizhou, and the region was changed from six counties to nine counties. You are the parents and officials of the nine counties in Dizhou. Your words and deeds determine the rise and fall of Dizhou. Today, I call you Come here, let’s meet and get acquainted with each other.”

"Second, there are a few things to communicate with you."

(End of this chapter)