"Humph, hum."
The pig with its hoofs tied was struggling hard, its small eyes full of fear.
It groaned and tried hard to break free.
Taozi half-knelt beside it and waved the long knife in his hand. Immediately, he stabbed the pig in front of him with the long knife. The long knife stabbed all the way to the heart. The pig screamed and blood spurted out.
Tao Zi calmly used a wooden basin to catch the blood.
From the beginning to the end, his face was extremely calm, and he did not blink his eyes.
The food officials who were cooking couldn't help but look at him one more time.
Could this guy be a pig butcher before he became an official?
How come you are so skilled?
Liu Taozi was ready to soak in water and shave again.
Today, Liu Taozi was assigned to work as a food official.
In Cheng'an County, there are eighty-eight official officials, who are the food officials who cook. They are also official officials. They have their own errands and do not need to serve as helpers.
Sometimes, the canteen is too busy, and casual staff are needed to help.
Liu Taozi did not talk to these people. After finishing his errands, he left with the other casual officials.
The food official stopped them, smiled and handed them finger-sized pieces of fat as a thank you.
Everyone walked towards Sanliyuan.
Liu Taozi has confirmed his position among the casual officials.
There are more and more disciples from the law school among the casual officials, and almost all of them have Tao Zi as their core.
And Zhang Li was extremely polite to Tao Zi, and Tao Zi's own impressive intimidation power meant that no one dared to look down upon them anymore.
Several casual officials followed Taozi in silence.
But when they arrived at the south courtyard, they saw a group of people gathering together, and the scene was a bit chaotic.
Taozi came here, pushed aside the few people in front of her, and walked to the front.
A man was lying on the ground, his whole body was stained red, his clothes were ragged, his flesh and blood were blurred, and his appearance was unrecognizable.
His mouth was still bleeding, and his whole body was trembling.
Tian Zili looked at Liu Taozi who had just returned.
"Brother Taozi has just been sent back."
Everyone stood beside the man, their eyes full of sadness.
Official Zhang also frowned and said nothing.
When the man stopped moving, Zhang Li sighed and said, "Send him back to his home..."
He groped for a long time on himself and found some money, "Send it to his family, and I won't go."
The man's body disappeared soon, but the blood on the ground remained.
The clerks quickly forgot about the incident and continued talking and laughing.
In recent years, death has become a common occurrence.
Liu Taozi didn't know when she sat down next to Zhang Li, as if she wanted to listen to his explanation.
"I don't know what's going on. I was asked to send someone who can endure hardships to travel over there, so I let him go. That's what happened when he was sent back."
"The cavalrymen under Youyou's command sent it to you, but they didn't want to say anything more."
"Oh, this is fate."
Zhang Li shook his head, "Don't worry about it, eat something and go rest."
"One day is a day to live."
The next day, Li Zhang still knelt down in front of Cao Boju, lowering his head and listening to him arrange his errands.
"You can send another casual official who can bear hardships to Youyou's side."
Zhang Li suddenly raised his head and said, "Mr. Cao, the person I sent to you yesterday is dead. He was beaten to death."
Cao Boju looked at him in shock, "So?"
"What's wrong?"
"I just want to know why."
"Is this something you should care about?!"
Cao Boju's expression immediately changed, "Who do you think you are? Official Cao Shi?!"
"My subordinates dare not."
"Then don't talk nonsense and just send it as you are told."
"only"
When Zhang Li returned to the inner courtyard, everyone was already waiting for him, looking at him eagerly, waiting for his orders.
Zhang Li looked at the people in front of him and spoke.
"The county government is going to hold a banquet, but there is a shortage of food officials."
"You guys, please go to Prison Xiaoshi's place to serve as escorts for escorting a few people."
His eyes looked at Liu Taozi, then skipped him and looked at the person behind him.
"You go and wander over there."
"Brother Liu, Mr. Tian, ​​you come with me, you have to go to the arsenal."
Zhang Li made arrangements, and everyone called for replacements from all over the place and left in a hurry.
Walking on the road, Zhang Li was worried, but he couldn't help comforting himself. It was just an accident, could people die every day?
It's not like it hasn't happened before.
Liu Taozi and Tian Zili strode behind Zhang Li.
The two are now roommates, and Tian Zili is still trying every means to instill the idea of ​​rebellion in Taozi.
Tian Zili missed the Central Plains and his former homeland very much, such as the powerful Jin Dynasty in his mind that could drive Xianbei people into slavery.
But in front of outsiders, he almost never shows this kind of nature. He is polite to everyone and gets along well with everyone.
While walking on the road, Zhang Li explained, "If it involves something like an arsenal, don't ask too many questions. Just do what you are told. It is best not to say anything."
It's hard to imagine how much this old official has learned in these years just to stay alive.
He doesn't look like a very smart person, but he remembers many rules inside and outside the city.
The arsenal is not far from the county government. It is a separate large mansion with simple sentry towers around it. Horses are set up outside the courtyard wall, and there are soldiers patrolling back and forth.
When they walked in, the arsenal officer was shouting something, and when he saw them, he hurriedly waved.
"Well done! The ordnance in the arsenal doesn't match what's on the list. We need to compare it again. You guys will divide the work among yourselves and start sorting it out."
"Want to count the ordnance? Okay."
Zhang Li nodded and ordered his two men to help him with the work.
All the officials in the arsenal looked very busy, with their heads lowered, going from room to room, counting items one by one, and the hand holding the pen was trembling.
Tian Zili looked at the room full of crossbows, his eyes almost bursting with fire.
The heavily armed soldiers patrolling around him calmed him down.
He and Taozi walked into the house and began to count the weapons.
The two of them worked for a long time, "These officials usually sell ordnance, but now they need to use it, and they find that the quantity does not match."
Tian Zili whispered.
Liu Taozi glanced at him, "How do you know?"
"That's what I bought."
Liu Taozi paused and looked at Tian Zili again.
"Brother Taozi, don't worry. This kind of business is done without meeting. He doesn't know who I am, and I don't know who he is."
There were more than ten people in total. They spent a whole day in the arsenal, checking things out and comparing them several times. They only ate some cakes and drank some water in the meantime.
By night, the results of several verifications had come out, and the arsenal officer's forehead was covered with sweat.
He looked at the settlement results in his hand, his face was livid and his lips were trembling.
"I"
Before he could finish his words, he tilted his mouth and fell directly to the ground.
This immediately caused a commotion. Zhang Li took advantage of the chaos and found the right moment to submit the comparison results and led Taozi and the two of them away quickly.
As they walked on the road, Zhang Li kept urging them.
"Just pretend you heard nothing and saw nothing today."
"The canonization orders from the temple should have been issued. When the new official arrives, there will definitely be more trouble."
"These days, if you can find something to do to go out, don't stay in the county office."
"The county magistrate and the county lieutenant are almost always going to quarrel. When they start to quarrel, we will be the unlucky ones."
"The county captain is usually the son of a meritorious general, while the county magistrate is usually someone who has studied Confucian classics. After they arrive, they will each promote their own confidants to important positions."
"We must not get involved. The appointment of officials does not require a temple. They can make their own decisions. Don't think that if you want to soar to the sky, if you are valued by one person, you will be suppressed by another person."
"The best thing is to stay away from them, not to come into contact with them, and to work more slowly and not too diligently."
Zhang Li worked very hard to instill his survival experience into the two people behind him.
It's a pity that the two people behind him don't care so much about these extremely valuable experiences.
They arrived at the county government office all the way. As soon as they reached the door, they saw two people standing outside the door, wandering back and forth.
Seeing this person, Zhang Li was shocked and hurriedly bowed to see him.
"Lu Gong."
The man's eyes quickly locked on Tao Zi, and he quickly walked forward and took his hand.
"Brother Taozi!"
"Why didn't you come to the county school to inform me after you took office?"
"I've been waiting for you for many days, but you never came. You left the package at my place, and you didn't come to pick it up."
He spoke very fast, and while talking to Tao Zi, he could also return gifts to Zhang Li.
Zhang Li looked at them in astonishment, "It turns out that Liu Jun is a good friend of Lu Gong. No wonder he is so outstanding."
Lu Qubing smiled and exchanged a few words, "Taozi, I have something very important to tell you!!"
At this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from inside the door.
There was a noise, and several people looked in the direction of Sanliyuan at the same time.
"I still have something to do here. You go back to school in the county first. I'll find you another day."
Chapter completed!