"Dong, dun!"

Suddenly, a series of rapid drums came from outside the prefecture yamen, which also woke up Chen Yu who was dealing with government affairs.

Since he began to deal with Xiaozhou, the prestige of the state office has gradually gained and reputation is gradually forming.

Especially those who once acted as a hero in Xiaozhou and made all the people feared, after Chen Yu hung them on the city wall one by one, the people were even more talking.

In their eyes, there was also gradually hope and vitality, and no longer as numb as before.

As a person who has lived in a world of information explosion, Chen Yu knew that governance and publicity must be both important, and publicity is even more important.

However, at the beginning, even though Chen Yu was promoting it, no one dared to come, and everyone was waiting and watching.

In the past, in the eyes of everyone, the state yamen was an optional existence. The inherent impression left over so many years cannot be changed in a short while.

In the end, Chen Yu himself made someone act and fooled the people in the city to watch the fun, which opened up the situation.

Later, even the drums outside began to be beaten. Even if Chen Yu was busy, he would take time to deal with these things. This was a matter of attitude, for the people to set hope.

Doing this is to tell the people that as long as you come to sue the official, I will dare to accept it, and I will handle it clearly, so that you will have no worries.

Until now, the drums outside can sound every few days, and Chen Yu is not surprised by this.

After a while, when the drums outside became more and more frequent, he had to consider another person taking charge. After all, he was too busy and everything was waiting for him to make the decision.

"Sir, please make the decision for us, sir!"

The moment Chen Yu walked into the lobby, several ragged old men kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to Chen Yu desperately.

These people are all gray-haired, and they are at least 70 or 80 years old, and even their movements are trembling.

Seeing this, Chen Yu helped them up very skillfully and brought them to a seat. He didn't feel that he could bear to be worshipped by these old people.

"What happened to me, a few old people?"

"Sir, please save our Anping Town!"

While speaking, several old men looked at Chen Yu with a little fear. Chen Yu had seen such a look. If it weren't forcing him to have no choice, they wouldn't have taken the risk to sue the official.

Everyone knows that if they fail to sue the official position, they will inevitably be retaliated against, and then life will end up worse than death.

It is also the norm for the elderly to sue for official positions during this period. These widowed elderly people have no family members and no worries.

Xiaozhou has been too hard and too chaotic in recent years. There are many people who are forced to survive, and countless people who are suffering and resentful in their hearts.

In Xiaozhou, the imperial court had no prestige at all, and those famous and upright sects would not establish sects here, and the forces here had no restrictions at all.

Without constraints, this means that it is the most effective way to squeeze out. How to treat ordinary people depends on their own mood and moral bottom line.

However, morality is really a rare thing in Xiaozhou. As for the bottom line, forget it, there are places like Cannibal Valley and the Wicked City, so those who are arrogant and blessed in Xiaozhou have no bottom line.

Therefore, there are countless tragedies in Xiaozhou, and some people are forced to jump over the wall to resist, but under absolute force, these resistances quickly disappeared in the end.

It is precisely because of this that his yamen slowly opened up, and gradually more and more people began to sue the officials.

It’s not that they are not afraid, but that they are forced to take risks.

If they fail to sue the official position, they may choose to commit suicide directly after leaving the yamen gate. They will lose their lives and suffer from death and die in a miserable wail.

"Several old men, are you wronged?"

"Sir, our Anping Town is so miserable. In recent years, our Anping Town has been sheltered under the nearby Hufeng Village. Every year, we have to pay 10,000 taels of silver to Hufeng Village and twenty handsome young girls!"

Speaking of this, the old man couldn't help but pause, and then whispered, "Sir, you know that if there is no one to protect him in Xiaozhou, you may not be able to survive at all."

"What's more, Hufeng Village says it's a shelter but it's not like robbing it! If Hufeng Village can't receive these, these murderous robbers will start killing!"

"In Anyang Town, Linjia Town did not collect the annual share, but it was razed to the ground by the people of Hufeng Village overnight, and no one survived!"

"Sir!" He knelt down from the seat and came first. The old man said with a sad face, "But this year, we really can't take it out this year."

"It would be fine if I could get together with the silver ten thousand taels, but the twenty young girls really couldn't get together!"

"At that time, Anping Town will be retaliated by the people from Hufeng Village. Tens of thousands of people in the town will not survive!"

"Sir, I beg you to save us, save us!"

Looking at these timid old people, Shen Yu was a little silent.

In Anping Town, twenty handsome young girls are handed over every year. Are they really from their own towns? Are there any robberies or trafficking in it?

There are, there must be, and there must be a lot. How could the rest of the people in this town willingly go to death? There will inevitably be resistance.

Hufeng Village is a threat and intimidation to Anping Town. Hufeng Village always slaughtered people in the town, which is a threat. Isn’t that the people in Anping Town the same for those who want to come from their daughters?

In Xiaozhou, this is the norm, and the society here is almost deformed. If some things are studied in depth, I am afraid that most people in Xiaozhou will die.

After a while, Shen Yu slowly spoke, "Cheng Lin, what's the situation in Hufeng Village?"

"Sir! There is indeed such a place, and what they said is true. Some of us are investigating Hufeng Village."

"It's just that Hufeng Village is in the deep mountains and forests. The black-clad guards have not found their location yet. Once they are found out, they will report it to the adults as soon as possible!"

"Yeah!" Nodded. This is also the normal work situation for the Black Guard during this period.

There are basically mountains in Xiaozhou, and there are all kinds of hiding places within the stretch of mountains. The forces in Xiaozhou are well aware of the ways of hiding, and these are learned from the Cannibal Valley and the City of Evils.

It is really a headache to see what leading roles the Cannibal Valley and the City of Wicked.

Build your own power in the deep mountains and forests. Although life is a little troublesome, at least it will not be easily wiped out.

This is also the reason why the remaining major forces in Xiaozhou were not destroyed by Chen Yu for a while. It is not that they do not want to be destroyed, but that they do not have their exact location.

After finding their location, Chen Yu will take action himself and take all the people away in one wave.

"Old man, when you go back, tell your people in the town, you will say that this year, including the future, the girl will not have to pay it. I believe that Hufeng Village will no longer exist soon!"

"This, this..." After looking at Chen Yu, several old men looked at each other and didn't know how to answer.

How do we believe it if you have your upper lip and your lower lip? We have gone back and the people from Hufeng Village come to kill people? Isn’t this a cheating person?

"Cheng Lin!" Ignoring these old men, Chen Yu just gave a light command, "Let your people lead a team of troops to guard Anping Town. I want to see if they dare to jump out?"

The matter was handled quickly, and a team of black-clothed guards were stationed, and several old men left with great tactfulness. As for the follow-up, they dared not ask, for fear that even this team of black-clothed guards would be gone.

After these people left, Chen Yu stood up and quietly asked, "Cheng Lin, what did you see?"

"Sir, they did not lie, but they definitely concealed it. Beizhi didn't know what they wanted to hide, but it was definitely not a good thing!"

"Is that right?" He smiled slightly. Although Cheng Lin didn't say it thoroughly, he already understood the meaning. These old guys looked pitiful, but they were definitely not good people.

Although they are wearing ragged clothes, they look like they don't match this outfit. The reason why they are doing this is completely for acting. In other words, they are also testing.

"Send someone to follow them and report any matters at any time!"
Chapter completed!