Chapter four hundred and eighty eighth
Entering Yanchang County, the team walked on the official road, and Zhang Jiuyan walked in the front.
After walking for a while, I heard a sound of beating and scolding coming from the front, and the sound was full of sounds.
Especially the crying sounds of some children and the helpless shouting of women were mixed inside, which was heartbreaking.
Zhang Jiuyan frowned and urged him to come forward alone and take a closer look.
I saw a group of people dressed in the military soldiers, as well as some constables and yamen runners, beating and scolding the people.
The people tried their best to push and resist, but some sat on the ground and cried.
However, the power of these people is obviously not the opponent of the Wei soldiers.
I saw that there were already many people on the ground, and blood was flowing.
"What's going on?"
Zhang Jiuyan shouted loudly, looking extremely angry.
If the disasters continue today, either severe drought or severe flooding, the people have no way to survive, and the court has come to force the taxes to be banned.
The court's urging is not over yet, and these grassroots officials have come to add fuel to the fire again.
It is not because of the chaos in the late Ming Dynasty. If there is no chaos in this world, there will be ghosts. Isn’t this forcing the people to rebel?
Therefore, Zhang Jiuyan had no good expression on these guards and yamen runners.
Although Zhang Jiuyan himself was a household in the garrison at this time, he could not change his jealousy of evil.
When the soldiers and yamen runners heard that someone dared to stand up, they couldn't help but tilt their mouths and they were about to go off.
I thought that this is someone who is not afraid of death and dares to force himself.
However, when they turned around and saw Zhang Jiuyan's furious horse, they saw that he was a military general in the court, and they couldn't help but feel shocked and dared not answer.
Zhang Jiuyan was furious and saw that they did not answer, so he whipped it with whip.
He only whipped five or six whips and injured three people, which scared them to retreat and dodge.
When the people saw Zhang Jiuyan whip the guards, they knew that Zhang Jiuyan was a good official, and they all knelt in front of Zhang Jiuyan and burst into tears.
"General, please make the decision for us."
"Yes, General, you want to make the decision for us.",,
"What's going on, say."
Zhang Jiuyan asked the people, and after asking, Zhang Jiuyan learned the whole story.
It turned out that the local county government learned that Yang He's frame was coming soon, and they all started various preparations.
The county government hopes to welcome Yang He with the best appearance and leave a good impression on Yang He.
One of these various preparations is to demolish all the dilapidated houses on both sides of the official road, and then level the remains so that people cannot see them.
Demolition of houses along the road is a big move, and naturally it will involve many people.
So if you put such a thing in the past, it would definitely not be possible, and few officials dare to do it.
But nowadays, many people have left their hometowns under pressure and become refugees.
This left many houses and fields empty, which gave the county government a chance, making the county government feel like it could give it a try.
Now, this test leads to the current appearance.
When Zhang Jiuyan learned the whole story, he was so angry that his eyes were about to pop out, and shouted sternly:
"I'll tell you the county magistrate, and all the thousands of households, to get over."
Zhang Jiuyan's aura was really scary. He only scared the soldiers of the garrison and the yamen runners and constables, so he was so scared that he couldn't stand steadily.
Knowing that Zhang Jiuyan is of great origin, they dare not offend Zhang Jiuyan, so they had to go and report to the higher authorities.
When the local county magistrate Lin Yousheng and Qianhu He Jin heard the news and rushed over angrily, he saw Yang He's carriage and horse.
They were shocked, but they didn't expect Yang He's carriage to come so soon.
Then, Yang He also found out about their little little bit.
They were extremely frightened. Now they didn't get a flattery, but they hit the horse's hooves.
Trembling, they arrived in front of Yang He's sedan chair and kowtowed to apologize.
With Yang He here, it is naturally not Zhang Jiuyan's turn to speak.
Anyway, the incident was very clear, so Zhang Jiuyan didn’t need to say anything, so Yang He naturally knew what to do.
However, a scene beyond Zhang Jiuyan's expectations appeared.
I saw Yang He just asked a few questions in the sedan chair and learned about the local people's livelihood situation from Zunlin Yousheng of the county.
Then Yang He ordered the sedan chair to get up, as if nothing had happened.
Yang He did not mention any words about the behavior of officers and soldiers who had just demolished houses, let alone punished them.
Zhang Jiuyan was extremely surprised and couldn't care about so many things. He followed the sedan chair and asked Yang He:
"Sir, that dog official is rampant in the countryside, causing harm to the people, and people have evidence and physical evidence. Why don't the adults blame them and uphold justice for the people?"
Yang He was in a state of unrest, and with a smile, he said, "Nine Words, there is a way that the water is clear, but there is no fish. I would like to ask the officials in the world, how many people are there who are parallel and upright?"
Zhang Jiuyan heard this and remained silent.
Yang He continued: "Doesn't their actions mean that they intend to please me? Isn't it mean that they have a strong authority?
This official was too happy, so how could he blame them for the sake of the mere untouchables?"
Zhang Jiuyan was stunned for a moment. Unexpectedly, Yang He would say such a bastard.
Zhang Jiuyan was excited and said, "But sir, they are forcing the people to rebel against the people. Now our Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more troublesome.
It would be fine if they didn’t help, but they were still causing trouble here. Shouldn’t this be punished for their sins?”
“Hahaha,,,”
Yang He laughed for a while, as if he heard a funny joke.
Yang He smiled and said, "In the past, Zhang Taiyue took a thirty-two sedan chair to patrol. For the sake of convenience, the local government directly demolished all the houses along the way, involving more than 10,000 people.
During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Mount Tai Fengshan, officials spontaneously paved the floor with blue bricks, spending a lot of money, driving the people to hundreds of thousands of labor service.
This shows that officials are speculating and trying to make things easier for the past and present. If they do not please me like this, the governor should check it carefully.”
When she said this, Yang He not only did not get angry with the local officials, but on the contrary, he was also proud of himself.
He only compared himself to Zhang Taiyue, Zhang Juzheng, and Emperor Wu of Han to highlight his status and authority.
I don’t worry that in front of Zhang Jiuyan, such a metaphor is extremely taboo.
When Yang He said this, what else could Zhang Jiuyan say? He cursed in his heart and stopped talking.
Yang He's attitude made the county magistrate Lin Yousheng and the thousand-household He Jin relieved him.
They thought they were going to be unlucky today, or even a bad one, and they would die.
But I didn't want Yang He to blame them at all. This was really great.
Chapter completed!