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Chapter eight hundred and thirty seventh: death penalty

Zhong Guangdao no longer had the courage to face the official magistrate, and Wang Er stood there tremblingly, both of them were frightened by the scene in front of him.

They had never seen such well-equipped official troops, so well-established that they thought it was simply an invincible army.

Every officer and soldier in the Yongwei Battalion was wrapped in armor, holding a steel gun tightly in his hands, and could only see cold faces without any expression through the iron helmet.

Such a solemn atmosphere made the two of them shudder.

As for kneeling down, this was a completely spontaneous and unconscious behavior. It was not until Zhu Youxiao opened his mouth that he suddenly brought them back to reality.

Zhu Youxiao pulled the reins with one hand and looked down from top to bottom:

"I was in the Forbidden City and heard someone rebelling in Baishui County, and came directly with Yongwei Camp. Do you know what I am doing here?"

Only then did the two realize the emperor's importance to this matter, and then shook their heads at the same time.

"I want to see who is so brave to create the Ming Dynasty and rebellion!" Zhu Youxiao said, narrowing his eyes.

Chen Ce, the governor of the Yongwei Battalion, also snorted coldly, but did not speak.

Wang Er mustered up the courage, gritted his teeth, and said, "Your Majesty is here, please let Caomin explain!"

"Tell me."

"Thank you Your Majesty!" Wang Erru was amnesty and hunched, "The cause of all is to collect land occupation tax for the Baishui County Government, and we have to use our land deed to deduct tax."

Zhong Guangdao also said at this time: "Yes, Your Majesty, if you can survive, who would be willing to gather people to attack the county government? I hope Your Majesty will take a clear look!"

"Nonsense, didn't I cancel all harsh taxes and exemptions from taxes in the first year of the Tianqi period and have been exempted from taxes for three years?" Zhu Youxiao's face was full of disbelief.

Wang Er was eager to prove himself and said:

"If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, please go and ask the people of Baishui County. The people in the county are lying. They will never help the people in the county lie and blind the power of the sky!"

Zhu Youxiao thought about it and nodded and said:

"Zhong Guangdao stays here. When you go back, ask them to put down their weapons and leave the city to report this matter in detail. If it is true, it is the local government that collects taxes. I will definitely give you justice!"

"Thank you Your Majesty!!" Wang Er and Zhong Guangdao did not expect that the emperor was so reasonable. They looked at each other excitedly and kept kowtowing.

Wang Er ran back to the city wearing tattered straw sandals. After a while, the people at the top of the city gradually came down to the city gate and appeared step by step.

"Prepare--!"

Yongwei Battalion immediately formed the formation, and the officers of the Bird Gun Team trotted forward, and used the command knife to direct the bird Guns behind them to raise their muskets and aimed at the people who were helping the elderly and young at the city gate.

A cavalry came forward and shouted loudly: "The emperor is here! You are waiting for you to step forward, and I will stop and stop. Then continue to move forward, kill!"

When the people heard this, they quickly started to talk. When they saw the Emperor's personal army in Yongweiying camp, they gradually stopped talking.

When they walked about a hundred steps away from Zhu Youxiao and his group, the cavalry suddenly shouted, "Stay here! Don't leave again!"

"If you dare to take another step forward, you will kill you no matter how hard you are!"

Soon, the people stopped in panic.

Due to fear, the people were all crowded together. A middle-aged man was pushed out or something, shouting and staggering forward a few steps, and then fell to the ground.

He got up on the ground and kept kicking his legs.

"No, no...I didn't mean it..."

The cavalry did not hesitate at all, but just pulled out the steel knife from his waist, drove forward, and stabbed the man on the head.

After a scream, blood thrust all over the floor and the man immediately fell down.

The cavalry lowered the steel knife and looked around the tiger's eyes, "If you take a step forward, kill me, don't go forward!"

Even an ordinary soldier was so powerful, and his iron discipline in the brave guard camp made all the rebels present frightened.

Soon, tens of thousands of people in the audience were silent, so quiet that even the "shush" sound of the wind blowing through the sand could be clearly heard.

Zhu Youxiao rode his horse forward a few steps, and everyone's eyes immediately gathered.

"I ask you, what Wang Er said is true. Is it because the local government does not comply with the imperial court's orders and collects taxes?"

"Those who dare to speak nonsense will kill the nine clans! Say!"

Faced with Zhu Youxiao's stern shouting, the people hesitated for a long time, and no one dared to stand up and answer. Wang Eryan was about to cry.

But soon, neat sounds began to appear in the crowd.

"yes!"

An elderly man walked out tremblingly. The Yongwei Camp was about to take action when he saw Zhu Youxiao standing up, so he immediately took the bird gun.

"Your Majesty, I am over fifty years old, so I will never lie! County Magistrate Sun Yizhi and his master Fang Zhou colluded with each other and have been collecting taxes in Baishui County."

"Aren't we people also the people of the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is there only this family's words for so many rebels? How do you ask me to believe you?!"

"I can testify for him!" A middle-aged man walked out of the crowd, looking resolute and willing to die.

“We can all testify.”

A woman came out and knelt on the ground with her son and daughter in her arms. Gradually, the people around her knelt down in groups, and there seemed to be thousands of words in silence.

"You..." Zhu Youxiao's eyes were moved, and even Chen Ce and the soldiers and generals of the Yongwei Battalion sighed a lot.

After a long time, Zhu Youxiao sighed, turned over from his horse, walked to the old man and helped him up, and said loudly:

"All up. Since I have come, I will go check it myself."

"If this matter is true, I will never tolerate it!"

Despite this, Yongweiying immediately moved, blocked Zhu Youxiao and separated him from the many people.

Chen Ce was also staring at the old man, as if there was any abnormal movement, the goose-winged knife in his hand would cut his throat.

"If this is my fault, I will be exempted from death, but now I have to stay in Baishui City honestly and wait until I find out, and then let you out."

The old man had already looked like he was crying, and the tears of chaos burst out. He had never expected such a time in his life.

The family's injustice will be valued by the current emperor, and even stand in front of him and make a promise to stand up for them.

I came out from somewhere and shouted, "Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live!!"

The shouting seemed to ignite the fuse. All the people were crawling on the ground, praying constantly, and making sounds of mountain cry from the heart.

Chen Ce's hand gradually left the Yanfei Knife. He had never seen such a scene. An emperor could be loved to such an extent.

There is such an emperor in the Ming Dynasty, so why worry about prosperity!

Nearly 10,000 people gathered around him spontaneously returned to the city, and the Yongwei Camp also entered the city. Without a single soldier and a single soldier, the entire Baishui County was recovered.

The governor of Shaanxi was late at this time and sent people to provide porridge for the thousands of people.

At this moment, looking at the trembling governor of Shaanxi Qiao Yingjia, who was kneeling in front of him, Zhu Youxiao's face was cold and frosty, "I have only asked once, what's going on in Baishui County?"
Chapter completed!
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