I'm just a soldier, why should I fight you in a duel?

The county magistrate colluded with the demons, and they were in the government office, and they were also the county magistrate's capable subordinates.

They might also be implicated.

It is said that this Wei Xiaowei hated evil and hated demons the most, and he had always been at odds with County Magistrate Lu.

If he took his anger out on these little shrimps, wouldn't it be a dead end?

"Are you guys on duty tonight?"

Wei Yuan sat on the chair that the banker had just sat on, and asked loudly.

There was no emotion in his tone.

Several yamen runners swallowed their saliva and nodded, but no one dared to speak.

"What is the crime for those who leave their post without permission?"

One of the older-looking yamen runners mustered up his courage, took a step forward, bowed his head and saluted.

"Your Excellency, he should be fined three months' salary."

"What is the crime for those who gather to gamble?"

The yamen runner gritted his teeth and replied.

"Confiscate the floating property and be beaten with a hundred sticks."

"Not bad!"

Wei Yuan glanced at the yamen runner in front of him with a slightly admiring look.

This man is quite courageous, much better than those weaklings.

He suddenly changed the subject and said in a serious tone.

"Then..."

"What about colluding with demons?"

The yamen runner's eyes showed a complicated look, and after a few breaths, he slowly opened his mouth and whispered.

"If I remember correctly, those who collude with demons should be rooted out and their entire family should be executed."

Wei Yuan nodded and looked at the yamen runners with interest.

"Then you..."

"Did you participate in colluding with demons?"

Hearing this, several yamen runners knelt on the ground in panic, their faces pale, and they kowtowed repeatedly.

The yamen runner who stepped forward also half-knelt on the ground, bowed his head with his hands, and was silent.

"It's unfair, Lord Wei!"

"We, the little yamen runners, would not dare to do such a treasonous thing even if we had the courage of a bear heart and a leopard!"

"I hope you will see clearly! Clear our name."

Looking at the frightened looks of several yamen runners, Wei Yuan smiled with satisfaction.

Of course he knew that colluding with demons had nothing to do with these little characters.

He just wanted to scare them so that he could use them next.

After all, there were still many things to do after the house was confiscated.

The government army had to train quickly, and I was afraid that they would not be able to do it themselves.

So, most of the tasks still needed to be handed over to the yamen runners.

Wei Yuan was afraid that he would not be able to use these pampered officials in the yamen at that time.

Simply hang a steel knife over their heads in advance.

It can be regarded as some restrictions.

"Whether there is or not is not up to Wei!"

"Patrol Envoy Liu!"

Wei Yuan, with a fierce face, shouted towards the door.

Two figures immediately entered the wooden house one after the other.

It was the Liu family brother and sister.

Wei Yuan hurriedly stood up, gave up his seat, and then winked.

Liu Qingdi was a smart person. With just a glance, she knew what he was thinking.

She took out an ancient iron token from her bosom and said to the yamen runner.

"After investigation by the Patrol Department, there is conclusive evidence that Lu Qingfeng colluded with demons."

"You need to cooperate with Wei Xiaowei to handle the relevant matters."

Hearing this, the expressions on the faces of several yamen runners were no longer terrified.

Everyone was like a survivor, smiling and nodding.

"Understand, understand!"

"Lord Liu, we understand!"

Liu Qingdi frowned slightly, and said with some disgust.

"You'd better not pretend to obey me."

"Otherwise, based on the gambling incident today, I can easily punish you."

"Although the crime is not punishable by death, it is still easy to let you go to the border to dig for a lifetime."

Liu Qingdi really has no good feelings for these shitty yamen runners.

It's really high and the emperor is far away, so they can do anything.

Too arrogant!

They even dared to participate in gambling in the yamen.

I really don't know whether I should say that they are skilled and daring, or that they are obsessed with money and have a poor heart.

If such an official appeared under the feet of the emperor, even if he had nine lives, he would probably not be enough to die.

Even if he secretly went out to play, it would be fine!

He had to do it under the eyes of others. Now the most dangerous place has really become the most dangerous place.

"I obey your command!"

The yamen runners, who were in a state of ups and downs, bowed their heads and clasped their fists, speaking in a serious tone.

How could they not take their lives seriously when it came to their lives?

"Master Wei, if you have anything to tell us, just tell us!"

"We will do it even if it costs us our lives."

"What's your name?"

Wei Yuan asked the yamen runner who had spoken up at the beginning.

This man was quite courageous, compared to the other weaklings.

Much better.

The older yamen runner stood up hurriedly, clasped his fists and bowed.

"Your Excellency, I am Chengren! I am the chief constable of Lin'an County."

"Oh? So Wei accidentally caught a big fish?"

Chengren blushed and lowered his head, not daring to speak, for fear of offending others.

"How many yamen runners are there in Lin'an County?"

Chengren said without hesitation.

"Your Excellency! There are 32 in total!"

"Are you familiar with them all?"

"Your Excellency is joking! As the chief constable, I am naturally familiar with my brothers."

Wei Yuan glanced at Chengren.

"Damn it, leading the gambling, right? Wei hates gamblers the most in his life!"

After seeing Chengren's body trembling again, Wei Yuan waved his hand in annoyance.

"Forget it, forget it!"

"There are two things you need to do right now!"

"First, you guys go and gather all the yamen runners."

"Second, when enough people are gathered, take people to completely seal off the Lu Mansion, and no one is allowed to come out."

"Now there is solid evidence that Lu Qingfeng is colluding with demons. If any of you have any undue compassion for his family..."

Wei Yuan glanced at the few people, with a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.

"Then don't blame me for starting with you!"

Several yamen runners felt a tremor in their hearts and were horrified.

"Please rest assured, Lord Wei, we still know what is important!"

"Yes, yes! With us here, even the rats of the Lu family can't escape."

"It's better!"

Wei Yuan nodded and said calmly.

"Pick up some of the silver here, take some for the few of you, and share the rest with the other yamen runners!"

"If I catch you gambling in the yamen again next time, you should know what will happen."

Several yamen runners breathed quickly, their faces flushed, and their eyes flashed with uncontrollable excitement.

I didn't expect that today I could not only escape death, but also get unexpected wealth!

"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"

One of them was quick-witted and quickly picked up a slightly larger piece of broken silver on the ground and put it in his arms.

The others saw that Wei Yuan didn't look unhappy, so they also hurried to pick it up.

The annual salary of the yamen runners was only more than ten taels, which could barely subsidize the family.

So, they had to take some extraordinary measures on weekdays.

Just like today's gambling game, those men who were not wearing official uniforms came here to lose money on purpose.

Because, they wanted to ask the yamen runners to do something.

Isn't there a saying that goes!

It's easy to see the King of Hell, but it's hard to deal with the little devil.

This kind of thing is really better handled by the county magistrate.

The county magistrate can't do everything himself, right?

"Hurry up and do what I told you to do, don't keep me waiting too long!"

Seeing this, Wei Yuan turned around and left the wooden house.

...

"Captain Cheng! We're rich!"

"There are at least a few hundred taels of silver here!"

The yamen runners blushed and frantically put the silver coins into their arms.

Cheng Ren kicked the man in frustration.

"Are you still drunk?"

"How can your words be true?"

"You have been hanging around in the yamen for so many years in vain. Just take five or six taels each so that no one can see it."

"I will give the rest of the silver to Lord Wei after the matter is done."

"In this way, we can completely save our lives."

Several yamen runners suddenly realized what was going on and hurriedly took out the silver in their arms.

"As expected of the head of the police, you are really shrewd."

"Hurry up and pick it up. The yamen still needs us to do things!"