The magistrate of Julu County was beheaded two days ago in the evening. The news spread throughout the county, shocking everyone.

Some people say that a group of horse bandits entered the magistrate's office at that time, took the magistrate's life, and hacked to death the official Wang Daguan of the county.

The head was hanging at the gate of the magistrate's office, and the scene was very bloody.

I heard that several of the government officials at that time were frightened. The county magistrate, who had already called off work and went home to rest, learned the news and rushed to the government office immediately.

When Wang Daguanren's wife, daughter and concubines heard about it, they cried and fainted several times.

The next day, the county magistrate sent someone to Xingzhou to inform the prefect.

After all, the death of the county magistrate is a big deal.

There was a lot of discussion among the people for a while, saying that the horse bandits were responsible for the evil and the county was not safe. Even the county magistrate dared to kill him, fearing that they were a group of extremely vicious people.

For this reason, many people dare not go out even during the day.

Early in the morning on May 23, brother and sister Zheng Xi and Zheng Ling arrived near the county seat of Julu County.

Zheng Xi asked her sister: "Sister Ling, are you hungry?"

Zheng Ling shook her head: "I'm not hungry."

"I heard that the blacksmith Lao Li in the south of the city is very good at his craftsmanship. After re-polishing this sickle, I can harvest more wheat and save a little bit to prepare a dowry for you."

Zheng Ling smiled and said: "Whatever dowry you want, you can keep it for yourself to marry your wife."

It was just dawn and there were not many people on the road.

Zheng Ling was curious: "Brother, why are there so few people coming to the county today?"

On one side, a middle-aged man was carrying a pole and said, "You don't know yet?"

"what do you know?"

"The county magistrate and the county official Wang Daguan were killed!"

The brother and sister were shocked and thought they heard wrongly. Zheng Xi confirmed again: "Is it that official Wang?"

"There is only one official in Julu County who dares to claim the title of king." The middle-aged man said with a dark tone and solemnity. "I heard that he was killed in the magistrate's yamen. His head was cut off and hung in the yamen.

Doorway."

Zheng Xi stayed where he was.

He remembered that Wang Mazi personally took people to their village to collect grain a few days ago. The only pig in the village was killed and eaten by Wang Mazi on the spot.

Zheng Ling asked nervously: "Has the murderer been caught?"

"Not yet, but I heard they were a group of people on horseback, and they were said to be fierce horse bandits nearby, so no one dared to come to the county in the past two days."

At this time, a group of people on horseback came roaring from the front.

Pedestrians on the road followed the sound and immediately ran away in fright.

Someone else shouted loudly: "The horse bandits are coming! Everyone, run!"

Zheng Xi quickly pulled his sister and hid aside.

"Hey, Lao Pan, look at those two people over there, are they the brother and sister we met in that village a few days ago?"

Pan Hanli looked around and saw Zheng Xi, brother and sister, and laughed: "It's true!"

Pan Hanli pulled the reins and the team stopped. He rode his horse and led the people towards the Zheng Xi brothers and sisters.

Zheng Xi held the almost deformed sickle in his hand, with a wary look on his face, while Zheng Ling hid behind him.

When other people around saw this, they quickly shouted: "Run!"

Zheng Xi warned: "Don't come over! We have no grievances!"

"This little brother, has he forgotten us so quickly?"

Zheng Ling said from behind: "Brother, they are from that official Zhao."

"It's you!"

Pan Hanli smiled and said, "Brother, have you remembered?"

"you……"

"We are here to do business in Julu County," said Liu Wenyan on the side.

"By the way, Mr. Zhao also ordered us to bring you a message. Since we met here, I will tell you. You can tell you back that your grain will be returned in full, no matter how much it has been collected. Next, Julu County

The government will handle this matter."

Zheng Xi was stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Also, your father was killed at the gate of the magistrate's office. Official Zhao has taken care of this for you. The head of the prefect of Xinde Prefecture has been chopped off by Official Zhao."

As soon as he said these words, Zheng Xi was completely confused.

"If you don't believe it, just wait for the announcement. The Julu County government will announce the news of the murder of the prefect of Xinde Prefecture in the newspaper."

The brother and sister didn't know what to say for a while.

After saying that, Pan Hanli and his men were about to enter Julu County. Suddenly, he remembered that Zhao Guan's family had something to say to Zheng Xi. Pan Hanli said, "What's your name?"

"My name is Zheng Xi."

"And you?"

Zheng Ling was still hiding behind Zheng Xi and whispered: "My name is Zheng Ling."

"Oh, it's okay. My officials asked me to bring you a message."

"Everything can be changed!"

"If you are interested, you can go to Tokyo and apply for the University of Tokyo. It doesn't matter if you are not literate. There is an answer exam."

After saying that, Pan Hanli took the people and left.

The two brothers and sister were left standing on the path in silence for a long time.

Zheng Xi is a member of the lower class of this era. It is really difficult for him to change his destiny.

Zhao Ning is His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, but it is extremely difficult for him to change the entire Song Dynasty, even more difficult than for ordinary people to stand up.

Reform is a road of no return, it is lonely, and it is not understood.

It is also related to the wealth and lives of countless ordinary people, and all kinds of pressure are weighing on their hearts like Mount Tai.

Does Zhao Ning still have a way out?

there is none left.

He has offended too many old faction forces. Once the New Deal fails, the Jin Kingdom will definitely take the opportunity to go south, and the old faction will definitely take advantage of the situation to sacrifice him.

Sitting high in the ninth heaven, who knows how lonely and cold it is?

Zhao Ning very much hopes that Zheng Xi will embark on the road to Tokyo to change his life.

This is a kind of psychological empathy.

Only by relying on oneself can people turn over!

When a person really wants to change his destiny, even if there are knives everywhere in front of him, he can still walk on smooth ground.

Soon, the magistrate's office suddenly received the order.

Wang Rende's family was originally having a funeral, but a large group of government officials came over and forcibly stopped the funeral.

In the morning, Wang Rende's head and Wang Mazi's head appeared at the city gate, attracting countless people to watch.

The Di newspaper was also posted on the city wall, and there were dedicated people to interpret it for the people watching.

Only then did the people of Julu County know that today, Hebei had been exempted from taxes for ten years. The county magistrate and Wang Daguan were collecting taxes privately, but people from the capital cut them off.

The news of the tax exemption spread quickly like a flood, and some people even happily ran on the streets to tell others.

The people all praised the current Zhao Guan family as a sage, wise and benevolent king.

Time flies so fast, half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The heads of Lu Shouyi, Zhang Mu, and Zhou Yun began to be passed down on Hebei West Road.

Those officials who had originally taken the opportunity to squeeze out taxes were so frightened when they saw the heads of their immediate bosses that they almost left.

Orders to report arbitrary tax collection quickly spread along Hebei West Road.

On the fifth day of June, reports from Xingtai County, Shahe County, Ren County, Yaoshan County, and Neiqiu County in Sindh Prefecture were submitted.

The Sindh Government alerted the Penal and Prison Department and immediately sent people to investigate.

After Zhang Mu, the prison chief, was beheaded, the officials at the prison suddenly became very passionate about their jobs.
Chapter completed!