Yao Xiong looked at Tian Zili with an angry face and slowly put down the wine jar.
"Are you seeking death?!"
Tian Zili said through gritted teeth, his whole body burning with anger, as if he was going to chew Yao Xiong into pieces.
Yao Xiong still didn't react.
Kou Liu said softly: "The emperor has just passed away. It would be disrespectful to drink wine at this time."
Yao Xiong trembled, and immediately took out his sword and rushed out, "Brother helped that idiot, and he actually wants to murder us!!"
Tian Zili hurriedly stopped him, "If it weren't for Kou Liu, we wouldn't have known about the emperor's death. How could he, a casual official, know?"
"Could it be that Zhao Kai's instructions?"
"But didn't this guy tell the monk that he wouldn't murder us?"
Tian Zili stroked his beard, "He certainly didn't murder anyone. Did he give you wine or force you to drink wine?"
Yao Xiong's face turned livid, "If you ask me, it's better to just kill this guy directly!"
Tian Zili was very disdainful, "Kill him? He is a county magistrate under the eighth rank, Daqi rank is thirty, my brother is twenty-ninth, and he is twenty-four! But there is a difference of five ranks!"
"If you kill him directly, that would be a crime."
Tian Zili suddenly stopped and looked up at Liu Taozi, "Brother, what Yao Xiong said is actually quite reasonable."
Liu Taozi said, "Ignore it."
He looked at the many minions in front of him and warned: "What we need to do now is to restore the county government to its due capabilities. In Liyang Zhong County, there will be fifty-three official officials and twelve casual officials, a total of six
Fifteen people.”
"Gather the officials together first and let everyone perform their duties."
"Then, let's discuss it."
"only!!"
Everyone saluted, and Liu Taozi waved her hand to let everyone leave.
After walking out of the room, Tian Zili couldn't help but look at Kou Liu, "You are quite capable."
"Thank you Mr. Tian."
It was still dark before Zhao Kai appeared at the gate of the county government office.
He was wearing mourning clothes, and he was followed by more than thirty people, all of whom were strong officials, all dressed in mourning clothes. They just broke into the county government office. The two people at the gate of the county government office were surrounded, and they couldn't help shouting angrily.
.
Zhao Kai walked very fast, and he was very familiar with this place. There were not many people in the county government office at the moment, but Zhao Kai actually walked all the way to the gate of the county government office.
"what for?!"
Suddenly he heard someone yelling, and Zhao Kai felt a gust of wind blowing in front of him. He stopped, and the knife was swung in front of his face. The wind hit his face, and Zhao Kai trembled and hurried forward.
Draw the sword.
Zhao Kai's face turned red, he raised his head and looked at the person blocking the way.
He was a green-eyed Hu man with a fierce expression, holding a sword and grinning. The prefect's family had a mad dog. This man looked similar to the mad dog.
Yao Xiong faced the crowd without fear at all, holding a knife to fight against him, "Do you want to rebel?"
Zhao Kai spoke, "I am Liyang County Magistrate. Please call your County Magistrate out."
Yao Xiong still didn't put away his sword. He looked at everyone in front of him arrogantly and didn't show any courtesy. He looked at the clerk aside and asked him to report.
Soon, Taozi led everyone out. It wasn't until Taozi came out that Yao Xiong put down his knife and stood aside respectfully.
Zhao Kai saw Liu Taozi walking out and looked him up and down. He was suddenly a little disappointed, but still maintained a kind attitude, "Brother Xian, you finally came out and something big happened."
His eyes suddenly turned red. He wiped his eyes and sobbed: "The emperor has passed away."
Hearing these words, the clerks behind him seemed to have heard some magic spell, and they all made strange fake cries.
Liu Taozi frowned and nodded.
"I'm here to deliver an order. According to His Majesty's decree, officials will mourn for thirty-six days. During this period, they must abide by the funeral etiquette. Anyone who disobeys will be killed with a stick."
"My dear brother, please tell your subordinates more and don't let the county officials do wrong things."
Zhao Kai said this and was about to leave when Liu Taozi stepped forward and grabbed his wrist.
"Good brother?!"
"Brother, I have nothing in the county government warehouse, not even food, clothes, swords, paper or ink, not even clothes for mourning. I hope that my brother can distribute sixty-five sets of mourning clothes according to the establishment, and official clothes for all seasons.
Swords, bows, crossbows, and some paper and ink."
When Tao Zi grabbed him like this, Zhao Kai felt a sharp pain in his wrist. He couldn't help but be shocked and angry. What did this guy eat to grow up?!
He replied: "My dear brother, the same goes for this county government. Besides, I have only heard of county government officials giving gifts to county government officials. How can any county government officials send things to county government officials?"
"The county government can't give it to you, so please give it to me, brother."
Zhao Kai's eyes widened. This was the first time he saw such a shameless person.
Why the hell should I give it to you?? What do I owe you??
"My dear brother, I am an honest man. How can I give so much?"
"Brother can take as much as he can. It's all due to brother's goodwill."
Zhao Kai's lips trembled for a moment, and he looked at the clerk on the side, "What are you still standing there for?! Didn't you hear what Liu County Cheng said?!"
"Now lead people to donate things to the county government!!"
Liu Taozi let go of his hand, Zhao Kai calmly rubbed his wrist, then raised his head and looked directly at Liu Taozi, "Xiandi, since you have all the things here, then you can do your own job
Don’t forget about the errands.”
"It's already ten months, but your county's tribute grains haven't been collected yet, not even half. If you can't pay, then my dear brother will be derelict in his duty. Even if my foolish brother doesn't want to, he still has to do business and tell the superiors truthfully."
Zhao Kai wanted to smile, but suddenly he remembered mourning and forcibly withdrew his smile.
"Don't forget it."
Liu Taozi looked down at him calmly, "Jun Cheng, don't worry, I will definitely collect them all."
"That's good, that's good."
Zhao Kai said and led the people away from here.
Liu Taozi watched the other party leave, then waved her hand, "Go and do your own business."
After everyone left, Liu Taozi ate something. Mourning clothes and other clothes were quickly delivered. Some of them did not fit. Liu Taozi put on the mourning clothes, walked out of her house, and walked quickly towards the house next door.
"Bang."
The door of the house was violently pushed open. The door could no longer withstand such gravity and fell down.
Then I saw Magistrate Shi holding up his trousers and running out of the gate at the back, cursing as he walked: "It's lawless! It's lawless!!"
He rushed out and saw Liu Taozi in mourning clothes. He suddenly realized something and stayed where he was.
Liu Taozi said: "The emperor has passed away."
Magistrate Shi had a sullen face, and he tried very hard to hold back some tears, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't squeeze them out, so he finally gave up.
He looked at Liu Taozi, his eyes particularly unkind.
"The prince is smart and Yang Xiangxian is wise. Those who spend money to buy an official position and steal favors and officials should just wait. Your death has come!!"
"I killed Li Jun and others."
When Shi Yao heard this, he just stared at Liu Taozi warily and said nothing.
Liu Taozi added: "I have given an order not to allow the officials in the city to act recklessly. In addition, I have dismissed all the officials and prepared to recruit them again."
"Oh, do you think I still believe it?!"
Shi Yao interrupted Liu Taozi and said angrily:
"Go back and tell your master! As long as I am still alive, I will definitely play him, keep playing him, and those who are able will come and kill me. If they are unable, let him write to the temple as soon as possible to explain his crimes, so as not to be dragged down
Clan!”
Shi Yao was extremely vigilant and did not believe Liu Taozi's words at all.
Liu Taozi looked at him, but saw another person in him. Perhaps, this person was once like a talkative person, full of ambitions, but his enthusiasm and actions were only rewarded time and time again.
The bullying and coaxing finally ended up like this.
Liu Taozi shook her head, turned and left without saying anything more.
It wasn't until Liu Taozi left that Shi Yao saw the wooden door that collapsed, and he became furious again.
"Bandits!! Traitors!!"
He walked up to the wooden door and tried several times to hold it up, but as a weak scholar, he tried his best and the wooden door did not move at all.
He used a wooden stick to pry the door open again, but he couldn't find a suitable stick. As soon as he found one, it broke when he applied force.
Shi Yao tried his best, but no matter what he did, the wooden door just fell to the ground and wouldn't move at all.
Finally, Shi Yao collapsed on the ground, hugging his head and crying, heartbroken.
Yao Xiong rode a horse, shook his head, and walked boredly on the street.
His face had lost the enthusiasm of yesterday. He was alone and could not meet any traitors, so this patrol was really boring.
He looked at the short houses on both sides, murmured something, and sighed again.
At this moment, someone suddenly rushed over.
The man covered his head and half of his face was red with blood. He stumbled up to Yao Xiong and blocked his path.
Yao Xiong was shocked and quickly dismounted.
He recognized the man in front of him as the boy in the restaurant.
When the boy saw Yao Xiong, he cried immediately, "Mr. Yao! Help!"
"What happened?!"
"Some officials were eating in our restaurant. My uncle asked them for money, so they surrounded him and beat him. He was almost dying."
Yao Xiong was furious, "How brave! Who dares to disobey brother's order?!"
He threw the reins to the boy, took out his knife, and quickly rushed to the restaurant.
The door of the restaurant was wide open, and almost all the diners were standing at the door, not daring to get close, looking at each other with eager expressions.
Yao Xiong pushed away a few people and rushed to the back.
I saw three people in mourning clothes surrounding the poor shopkeeper, punching and kicking them. They were so heavy-handed that the shopkeeper was now motionless.
Yao Xiong yelled: "Stop!!"
Hearing this roar, the three people raised their heads in shock and saw Yao Xiong in front of them. The three of them looked at each other, and someone stepped forward, "Who are you?!"
Yao Xiong looked at the three people in front of him. There were only a few officials in the county government now. He was very sure that these guys in front of him were not officials at all.
"I am Yao Xiong, Li Yangyou!! Who are you?! How dare you pretend to be an official and commit murder here?!"
Upon hearing this, the three of them were stunned, and then laughed.
Yao Xiong became even more angry when he saw that they didn't take him seriously at all. His whole body trembled with anger and his eyes were fierce.
A man came out, took off his waistband, and waved it in front of Yao Xiong.
"Who do you think I am? Nai Gong is a county official!"
"So what if you are just a wanderer? How dare you yell here?!"
“County official??”
Yao Xiong looked at the official cards in their hands and saw that they were indeed genuine. He asked again: "The county government has posted a notice saying that officials are not allowed to bully others and they are not allowed to prey on the people. What are you doing?"
Hearing this sentence, those people laughed again, rolling forward and backward with laughter.
It was still the same person. He stood up and looked at Yao Xiong as if he were a fool, "Not to mention that we were just having fun with the store, but even if we really did it, what does your county government notice have to do with us? Your county magistrate
, can you still control the county officials? How did you become a prostitute?"
"Do you know that we are your superiors and are in charge of you? All you need is a word from me."
"Pfft~~~"
He saw the light of the sword flashing, and Yao Xiong's waist knife had already cut into the opponent's neck. Yao Xiong continued to exert force, but the waist knife failed to cut off the opponent's head.
Yao Xiong was very surprised. It was obvious that Brother Taozi was decapitated in this way. He wanted to pull out the knife, but found that the knife in his hand did not move at all.
The other party still maintained the posture of speaking, and in an instant, blood spurted from his neck.
The diners screamed and backed away.
The other two officials were also full of horror at this moment, "Killing. Killing! Killing!!"
They shouted, but Yao Xiong couldn't pull out the sword, so he let go, stepped forward, pulled out the opponent's sword, and then chased after the other person to chop him.
After a while, the three of them fell to the ground. Yao Xiong was panting. Looking at the broken knife in his hand, Yao Xiong was confused. "Why can't I behead so smoothly? The edge of the knife is broken?"
Yao Xiong changed his knife again, took off the heads of the three people with great effort, and then cut them into a bunch, and then looked at the shop on the ground.
The boy was already helping the shopkeeper to do it, but the shopkeeper was still in a daze and shivering.
"Don't be afraid. This county official disobeyed my lord's order and I have already killed him!"
Yao Xiong looked around, "Remember it all! I am Yao Xiong! If someone bullies you in the future, report it to the official! No matter who it is, I will definitely eliminate harm for the people!!"
Yao Xiong proudly took the head, hung it on his horse, followed Liu Taozi's example, and quickly disappeared on the road.
But many diners started talking at this moment, and more and more people gathered here.
"Are you crazy?!"
Tian Zili looked at the bunch of heads brought by Yao Xiong and almost pulled off his beard.
"These three people are a piece of meat to the common people and should be killed!"
Tian Zili's eyes darkened, "These three people are fucking county officials!"
"So what? If the county officials do evil, they can't be killed? Didn't my brother chop down four of them yesterday?"
"How can it be the same? Those are county officials. My brother can deal with them at will. But these are county officials. Even if they commit a crime, they will be dealt with by the county government. How can you kill people?"
"You Yao Xiong! Yao Xiong!"
"I knew I couldn't keep you!!"
Tian Zili's mouth was almost filled with anger.
Liu Taozi sat in the upper position and said nothing.
Yao Xiong raised his head stubbornly, "When I was out, my brother told me to patrol inside and outside the city. If I encounter anyone who commits an offense, no matter who he is, I will kill him without mercy!"
"I've done what I did, and I don't regret it. If the county government asks me for punishment, then just take my head and send it over!"
"My life was given to me by my brother, so what if I give it back to him?!"
Just as Tian Zili was about to speak, someone walked in quickly and saluted everyone.
"Lord!!"
Liu Taozi looked at him, "What happened?"
"Some people came from outside, saying they were here to take part in the county official examination."
Tian Zili was a little confused, "Did Zhao Kai arrange this?"
Liu Taozi waved his hand, "No problem, I told you not to pay attention to him, just recruit officials, restore the county government to normal, and record the history of affairs."
"My subordinate is here!!"
"Yao Yougong killed three people who were disobedient and tried to attack and kill the county officials. He wrote them down and took them as his credit."
Tian Zili suddenly raised his head, "Wei!!"
Yao Xiong was overjoyed and saluted Liu Taozi, "Thank you, brother!!"
Soon, three more heads appeared at the city gate.
A row of heads floating in the wind has become a rare sight in Liyang. Many people gathered here just to see the heads.
Liyang is different from Cheng'an. Human heads are relatively rare here. The ferocious beasts here are more docile when it comes to eating people, but they are also the crispiest.
This incident quickly caused an uproar in Liyang, and the people who watched that day spread the news throughout the county.
There were more and more literate people queuing up at the county government office. This was something Tian Zili never expected.
Tian Zili decided to write questions for these people himself. He used the same questions that Lu Qubing had used to test them. On the first day, he enrolled twenty-nine people.
If salaries can be paid out in a timely manner, officials will still be very popular, and at least they won't be easily bullied.
The dilapidated county government office gradually became lively, and the official doorman appeared at the door.
On this day, it was just dawn.
Several county officials danced and said the most obscene words, and walked slowly towards the city gate.
As soon as they reached the city gate, they saw two clerks sitting at the gate, checking the passers-by.
These people were stunned and stepped forward cautiously.
"Guys, what does this mean?"
One person stood up and said, "We are city gate officials from the county government, and we are here on errands."
Hearing these words, the faces of the county officials turned dark. One of them was about to curse, but he subconsciously raised his head and saw those floating heads. He slowly closed his mouth. One of them went back to inform, and the other two
Sitting opposite.
Many people came into the city, and the county officials formed a long queue, but there were not many people at the county officials' side.
They didn't care, they just raised their heads and looked at those despicable guys opposite with disdain.
Suddenly, several carriages drove over, carrying loads of things. The driver was a Hu monk. When they saw this group of people, the county officials stood up quickly, greeted them with a smile, and let them pass from there.
Just as the carriage was about to enter the city, two county officials blocked the carriage.
The county official was stunned, "What does this mean?"
The county official smiled and said, "This carriage has not been inspected yet. Besides,"
"When goods enter the city, they have to pay an entry tax, which is one in seventeen. When a carriage enters the city, it also has to pay a vehicle and boat tax, which is three hundred yuan for a large vehicle."
"This is the law, so don't blame me."
ps: I have a big structure in my mind, and there are a lot of things I want to write. This book should take a long time to write. Although the first order is not satisfactory, fortunately, the average order has increased very sharply in the past few days, I hope
You can keep going strong!!
Thank you everyone for your support!!
Chapter completed!