There was a purring sound in the courtyard.
Everyone was asleep.
A figure with his back against the inner wall slowly stood up in the shadows.
Then he saw the black shadow jump up and grab the inner wall with both hands, quickly pulling himself up.
When he turned down from the other side, his hands kept him firmly fixed on the wall without making any sound.
He Xingseng has been in a pretty good mood recently.
Back then, when he just passed the exam, he felt really happy.
He thought that he could realize his ambition and become a high-ranking official who was feared by everyone in the city.
But things were different from what he thought. The officials who passed the examination were only candidates. The quota of casual officials was fixed, and he would not be able to get his turn at all.
He began to be humiliated in various ways, became the slave of the local officials, and suffered all kinds of torture.
Fortunately, he still had an uncle who supported him and finally promoted him to the position of casual official.
Later, his uncle was a blessing in disguise and got another chance to be promoted.
He also changed his fate against fate and became the head of the casual staff. He was very excited. There were still many vacancies in the official staff. When his uncle took over, he would be promoted.
This official is different from the casual official.
If you have a vacation, you can stay at home and come to the county government office on time to wait for orders.
During these days, he tidied up the officials who had tortured him in the past and returned them to the new candidates ten times and a hundred times what he had suffered.
Even in his dream, he was imagining that he would become a master, travel around the mountains and rivers with those real nobles, and recite poems and poems.
"Raise a cup to honor all the sages, drink again and praise the holy words"
"Thank you, thank you, haha."
He Xingseng whispered in his sleep, and suddenly he woke up.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a dark shadow.
"puff."
Something heavy hit He Xingseng's throat hard. At this moment, the severe pain made He Xingseng almost crazy.
He wanted to scream, but more severe pain came and he almost fainted.
Then came the second blow, this time hitting his temple.
He Xingseng didn't move.
Liu Taozi pulled him up. He Xingseng was such a little chicken, Taozi could grab him with one hand.
Tao Zi tucked him under her arm and quickly disappeared into the house.
Under the night, a dark figure was slowly advancing on the courtyard wall. Taozi lowered his body. He was holding someone between him and could not run like Kou Liu.
Patrolling soldiers can be seen everywhere inside and outside the county government office, which makes it even more difficult.
Taozi walked very slowly. The county government office was surrounded by soldiers and was not connected to the outer wall.
During the gap between the two groups of soldiers leaving, Taozi jumped off the courtyard wall and ran away. With one leap, he hung on the opposite courtyard wall and lifted himself up with all his strength.
He Xingseng slowly opened his eyes, and the pain in his throat made him unable to speak.
It was extremely dark around him, and he couldn't see anything.
However, a strong stench came towards him, causing He Xingseng to almost faint again.
With fear in his eyes, he looked at the person who caught him.
The man was looking around.
He Xingseng didn't know who he was, nor where he was, nor what happened.
He wanted to ask, but he couldn't speak at all, and the pain in his throat was getting worse.
He just whimpered, trying to express his thoughts.
Taozi looked at him slowly, this guy woke up very quickly.
"The only request for an official is not to speak."
Taozi grabbed his throat, slowly lifted him up, and then looked down.
He Xingseng finally realized where this place was.
This is Shu Fan.
Taozi's hand gradually began to exert force. He Xingseng's face looked painful, and he kicked his legs wildly, struggling to resist.
As Tao Zi exerted more force, He Xingseng's face became more ferocious, his eyes were wide open, his mouth and nose were bleeding, and he looked like an evil ghost.
He stared at Taozi angrily, and finally, he stopped struggling.
Taozi turned him over and threw him down.
"Plop."
His petite body easily passed through the gap and fell into the manure pit.
Taozi watched him fall, then took some sundries from around and spread them all over the top neatly.
He then wiped his hands with the torn cloth and turned to leave.
The sky is no longer as dark as before, and some outlines can be seen vaguely, and it seems to be getting brighter.
Taozi walked into the small courtyard from the original path, pressed against the wall, and slowly sat down again.
"Brother Peach!"
Taozi turned her head and saw someone clinging to the wall, eyes shining, staring at Taozi.
Taozi recognized this person.
This is the man I met at the city gate today, whose surname is Tian.
He looked at Liu Taozi excitedly at this moment and lowered his voice, "I will look for you when I come back. If I can't find you, I know you won't tolerate it!"
"Where did you go? Did you go to the inner courtyard to kill He Xingseng?!"
Liu Taozi's left eye trembled and the other party grabbed Liu Taozi's hand.
"Brother Peach"
He was so excited that his hands holding the peach were trembling and his voice was trembling.
"This barbarian emperor is stupid and cruel. He has taken away my kingdom. His ministers are working for him and the people are living in dire straits. Brother Taozi, lead us to start a rebellion!"
"I still have some money at home. I can recruit some good people. We heard that a noble man came to the county government, so we took him hostage and used his name to oust the emperor! Kill Gao Wu."
Before the man finished speaking, Taozi covered his mouth.
For the first time, a look of astonishment appeared in Taozi's eyes.
Even Taozi, who is well-informed, is a little uneasy at the moment.
The man was not afraid at all and looked at Taozi with fiery eyes.
"sleep."
Taozi opened her mouth, then let go of her hand and sat down.
But the man whispered again: "Okay, brother, let's rest first. Brother, I'll get some water for you to clean up."
Taozi closed her eyes, and the man ran over, got a bucket of water, placed it next to Taozi, and handed him some cloth.
The sky is getting brighter.
Everyone is exhausted, and no one has gotten up yet.
"Damn it! Where is the monk?! Where is the monk?!"
A person roared and rushed into the inner courtyard. This person was the one who conducted the exam for Taozi and others. He looked tired and his eyes were red.
He was holding a long whip and looked menacing.
Many casual officials in the courtyard were immediately awakened and ran out one after another.
Nursha appeared in front of him first, and before he could speak, the man's whip fell on him.
"Pa~~~"
Nurxia only dared to endure it, and the man whipped his whip wantonly. Several casual officials around him were severely beaten, but none of them dared to resist.
"Let me ask you! Where are the others?! This bitch! Relying on He Ananda's power, how dare you fucking despise me?!"
Nurxia hurriedly said: "Don't be angry, Mr. Cao. Mr. He has been working hard day and night. Perhaps he is ill and has not paid his respects in time. I will go find him right now."
"Pooh!"
The man spat directly on Nursha, "What can be called fair?! Go and call that bitch here!!!"
Nursha didn't dare to delay, turned around and ran into He Xingseng's house.
After a while, he came out again.
He almost cried, "Mr. Cao, Gong Cao, he is missing, not in the house."
"Gone?!"
The man became even more irritable and waved the whip in his hand again, making bursts of sound. The officials stood neatly in front of him, scared to death but motionless.
"He's a bastard. He left the county government without permission. Even Ananda can't protect him!"
"When I get back, I'll issue a wanted warrant for death and beheading!!"
Nurxia's eyes were horrified, "Mr. Cao, here. He didn't go out last night, and he didn't go out this morning either. I don't know where he went."
The man sneered, "It doesn't matter if you run away or die. Once it's gone, it's gone. It's not worth mentioning. If it's gone, just find someone to replace it."
He pointed the whip at Nursha, "You take over his duties, follow me!"
Nursha was stunned for a moment, then became ecstatic.
"Thank you, Mr. Cao! Thank you, Mr. Cao!!"
With a smile on his face, he had already forgotten about He Xingseng, and followed Cao Gong and left here.
Many casual officials looked at this scene blankly and were at a loss.
After a long time, Nursha came back again. The man raised his head, with arrogance in his eyes.
There are some casual officials who are very disdainful in their hearts, and they are just like others.
Nursha looked at everyone and showed the paper in his hand, "Here are the many arrangements for today. I am here to divide your work."
He announced the many errands for today, allocated the time, and everyone took their orders.
After finishing things here, he strode out of the inner courtyard and came to the front yard.
He kicked the alternate official who was lying in front of the door awake.
"Everyone get up! Get up!"
"Damn it, noble people don't dare to rest, but you still dare to continue sleeping here?!"
"From today onwards, I am the head of the casual staff. I am different from that monk He Xing! Anyone who dares to neglect me again will be executed directly!!"
"You!! That idiot! Lower your head!!"
Nurxia pointed at Liu Taozi and roared.
Liu Taozi lowered his head.
The corner of his left eye trembled, and a trace of ferocity flashed in his eyes.
Chapter completed!