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Chapter 17: Punishing Evil Officials and Seeing Off the People

"Chen Yan, the guilty general, pays homage to the Grand Administrator." After Chen County Lieutenant captured Zhang Ju and others, he came to Chen Yaotian, with a respectful look on his face, cupped his fists and saluted.

Chen Yaotian was just discussing with Xi Zhicai how to deal with Chen Yan. In fact, Chen Yaotian doesn't like Chen Yan very much. The fact that this person can betray Zhang Ju who treats him generously shows that he can maximize his own interests. If someone in the future

If he can give more, he will inevitably not rebel. But he has indeed made merit. If he does not reward him, he will be left with unclear rewards and punishments. How can he convince the public? In the end, Xi Zhi suggested in desperation: "Master, it's not as good as this."

Let him go to Juyang (the county seat of Shanggu County) together, and then give him a casual job." Chen Yaotian nodded, and that was all he could do for now.

"What crime did General Chen commit? Your Excellency, in arresting Zhang Ju and his accomplices, not only was he not guilty, but he was actually meritorious."

"Thank you for your praise, Lord Prefect. Zhang Ju and others caused trouble in Fan Shang, and the guilty general only did a small amount of effort. It is all thanks to your wisdom and prowess, and supervising the battle here, that we can kill them all." I have to say that Chen Yan is a smart man,

I know that being high-profile and arrogant will make people unhappy. The few words I just said are profound and righteous, and I am extremely humble, minimizing my own merit.

"General Chen is humble. If it weren't for you, I would still be surrounded by rebels at this time. With such merits, I can certainly count them in my heart. Chen Yan, listen to the order. You have done a good job in arresting the rebels and protecting me. I order you to follow."

I will make another appointment after arriving in Juyang."

"Thank you, Lord Prefect." Chen Yan saluted again and thanked him happily.

"Yan Liang listened to the order and ordered you to lead the personal guards outside the city, follow Chen Yan, and capture all the officials in the city who usually bully the people. Remember when arresting evil officials, you must not disturb the people or touch the people. Whoever wants to

Listen, kill on the spot."

Today is a long day for the people of Yantang, and it is also a day of fear. At first, after they heard the sound of weapons clashing and shouts of killing coming from near Nanmen Street, they hid in their homes and cowered, not knowing what was going on.

What. After calming down, not long after, there were many soldiers walking through the streets, accompanied by faint shouts of killing. It wasn't until night that everything calmed down completely.

Early the next morning, the people who had spent their time in fear opened their doors, looked around, and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw nothing strange. Some bold people left their homes and wandered around the city. Someone took the initiative,

Life continues as usual. But they don't know what happened yesterday.

On the third day, a group of soldiers came to the bulletin board and posted an announcement. Soon people were surrounding them. After reading the announcement, several literate gentlemen explained to the people around them:

"Everyone, our newly appointed governor passed by here yesterday and learned that many officials were causing harm to the people. He has arrested them all and will go to the execution ground at noon today." After hearing this news, the people surrounding them immediately whispered to each other.

, there was a lot of discussion.

"The prefect is such a good official. He will get rid of the bad officials as soon as he comes. We will definitely be able to live a good life under his governance in the future," said an old man.

"Isn't that right! I have seen the Lord Prefect with my own eyes and even talked with him! The Lord Prefect is amiable and has no airs at all. Compared with those dog officials who only know how to exploit us, I don't know how many times better you are." The person who spoke

It was the kind-hearted citizen who reminded Chen Yaotian yesterday who later learned of Chen Yaotian's identity.

"I heard that on the way our prefect came to take office, he saw many refugees who were homeless, so he gathered them along the way and distributed food to move us up to the valley. Later, due to the large number of people in the team, there was insufficient food, so the prefect did not abandon them.

Instead of leaving them alone, we went around personally to raise food and tide over the difficulties. We are looking forward to a great and good official!" said a scholar who was drinking in a restaurant yesterday afternoon.

"This brother is right. I have also heard about it. The prefect is not only good to the people, but also an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs. Wen Xian is now not only a disciple of the great scholar Cai Yi and Cai Jia, but also created his own

It is a word that is widely circulated in the world. When your Majesty went north to take office, he met thousands of Wuhuan cavalry. I think everyone has heard of the power of the Wuhuan cavalry. And your Majesty led his men to temporarily piece together a thousand people.

The team repelled them and even beheaded the leader of the Wuhuan cavalry. This shows that you have extraordinary literary and military skills." Another scholar said.

"I heard that the prefect will go to the execution ground in person at noon. I will go and get a good seat first so that I can see your dignity!" After saying this, the man squeezed through the crowd and ran towards the execution ground.

Why is Chen Yaotian's deeds spread so much here? In fact, this is just a strategy of Xi Zhicai. Yesterday, he called some militiamen and ordered them to spread Chen Yaotian's incident everywhere, using the power of public opinion to achieve certain goals. Now

It seems that this strategy was quite successful.

Near noon, Chen Yaotian personally led the guards to escort the evil officials to the execution ground. At this time, the execution ground was surrounded by people. They looked at the officials who were usually full of evil and were locked in cages. They no longer had the domineering look that bullied them in the past.

In this way, they were so excited that they all made way for the team to pass.

Chen Yaotian was sitting on the prison platform, and the prisoners were kneeling under the platform. The people below were jostling each other, and it was chaotic. After waiting for a while, Xi Zhi stepped forward and reminded: "Lord, noon is here!" Chen Yaotian nodded,

He picked up the command arrow on the table, threw it on the ground, and said: "The executioner listens to the order, behead..." After the executioner listened to the order, he raised the knife and cut off all their heads.

The matter came to an end, and Chen Yaotian led his troops to continue heading north. After this incident, Chen Yaotian was no longer in the mood for inspection. He only hoped to get to Juyang as soon as possible, and then elect talents to replace these officials who had deprived the people of their support. When he was at the gate of the city, he was attacked by the city.

Farewell greetings from many people here.

"The people here are very respectful to your lord! Zhicai is here to congratulate the lord." After hearing what Xi Zhicai said, Chen Yaotian laughed and scolded: "It's not your kid's fault. You called the militiamen out yesterday afternoon.

You think I don’t know about my things?”
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