Song Yichun and Li Cifu had just arrived at the scene. Among them, Song Yichun, the county magistrate, as the head of a county, naturally paid great attention to the situation in front of him.
Just like what he told Capt. Yang, some people are short-sighted and only know that a vigorous riot can get the attention of the superiors and change the current situation in Mingzhou.
But why?
How big a fight is appropriate?
Who should be allowed to cause trouble?
There is knowledge everywhere here.
Rebellion is the rebellion of the imperial court, and so is rebellion.
You people say that the government is forcing the people to rebel, and the people are just for a meal, but does the court believe it? Or do the wealthy families in the capital care?
Not to mention that they all don't care, at least most of them don't have this kind heart.
After all, this rich family's wine and meat are stinky, and the roads are freezing to death. It is never an empty talk.
It would be fine if the court just didn't care and just dealt with Princess Zhaoming who couldn't manage the fiefdom well, but what if this matter was not just the fault of the princess, but involved a higher-level fight?
Yes, Song Yichun's vision was different from that of ordinary people. Although he had been unable to be promoted due to his honest and tough style, he never neglected to observe the situation in the DPRK.
In fact, the situation in North Korea and China seems to be very far away from his small magistrate, but as long as there is a slight movement from the top, it may have a huge impact on these places.
In particular, he was as concerned about people's livelihood as Li Cifu.
Therefore, at the beginning of the year, he had used various methods to inquire about the news in the capital, and knew that there was a faint trend of three pillars in the court. Among them, Princess Zhaoming had great momentum, and she directly jumped from the title princess to the protector princess.
If she could take another step forward, she would be the princess of the country and have more power than the prince and the first assistant. It would no longer be a "noble" word.
And how did this princess get promoted?
Apparently it was that Northland snowstorm.
Although he, Song Yichun, had never been to the North as an official, he also knew the terrible snow disaster in the North.
The people were displaced, and countless people died of frostbite. As a result, farming and businesses in the entire Northland were stopped, or even directly disconnected.
But such a heavy snowstorm, which had been rare for many years, was reversed in the hands of this princess. Not only did it not cause the farming and merchants in the North to stop, but it also helped the people at the minimum cost, repaired the houses, and even wiped out Banditry.
He knew that Li Cifu was a capable minister for the country and the people, and that having him follow the princess would indeed bring a lot of benefits...
Maybe whether I can use my talents and how far I can use my talents depends on the master above.
Since ancient times, have there been many examples of capable ministers being dragged down by their masters to the point where they are unable to fulfill their ambitions?
Therefore, Song Yichun subjectively believed that it was true that the legendary thief princess neglected the fiefdom and was indifferent to the people in the fiefdom, but it was difficult to say that she was completely unethical.
Originally, he was still doubting the accuracy of his guess. After all, some talented lords are also violent and like to do things according to their own likes and dislikes.
Until today he met Li Cifu in Qingquan.
That's right, his mind was made up the moment he met Li Cifu and his party.
He had previously held a relatively neutral attitude towards the Green Forest Army. Although he did not want them to win over the people under his rule, he would not be cruel to them.
The purpose of arresting these people is to send them out of their county so that they will not come back again.
But things are different now. Now that he knows that the people above are paying attention to their Mingzhou, he is determined not to let the people of Qingquan County get exposed to this fishy smell.
So he came out in a hurry just to appease the people under his rule and tried his best to make them not to go with the Green Forest Army.
Unexpectedly, in his mind, these were just green forest troops formed by mountain bandits and rebellious people, but they had unexpected talents in winning over the people.
Especially this trick of providing help in times of need really made things difficult for him, a poor county magistrate.
He was just thinking about how he was going to stop the people from rescuing people and putting the so-called "Lin Zhuangshi" in prison, when he saw Li Cifu's granddaughter-in-law, the girl who always spoke amazing words, walking up to him.
what did she say?
Is it okay for more than 30 people to petition for relief?
Can you catch me if you let him go?
This, what kind of charter is this?
Are you sure she's not talking nonsense?
You must know that they have been hunting this man for several days, and today they have exhausted all their efforts, and then they took him here.
"Miss Liu, this..."
Seeing Song Yichun looking at Feng Xi in embarrassment, obviously wanting to refuse, Li Cifu on the side quickly said:
"Master Song, what Xi'er said is right. There are more than thirty people petitioning for this strong man. If we don't let him go, wouldn't we be disobeying the people's wishes?"
"But……"
Song Yichun also wanted to listen to the people's wishes, but what he heard was a bit strange.
I hope they will let this strong man Lin go completely.
But the people obviously didn't hear the trap in Feng Xi's words, and only noticed that Feng Xi and Li Cifu told Song Yichun to let Lin Zhuangshi go.
Some people may have understood this, but haven't they seen enough of the embarrassing figure of Yang Captou and others chasing Lin Zhuangshi these past few days?
Are you letting someone go?
Whether or not he can be caught after he is released is a question.
So they immediately shouted:
"Yes, sir, Lin Zhuangshi is so kind that even this girl and my father-in-law have spoken for him. If you are still not accommodating..."
When someone spoke, others naturally responded. Even the old lady and others who knelt down to plead turned to kneel in front of Song Yichun.
Obviously, after Yang arrested the head, Song Yichun and Lord Song were also provoked by this matter, and it was someone from his own side who took the initiative.
Where does this leave him to reason.
In the end, Song Yichun could only look at Feng Xi, then at Li Cifu, who was nodding to him, and reluctantly responded:
"Since Mr. Xiao and Miss Xi both plead for this strong man, and all the common people have said so, then this county will let him go today."
Hearing Song Yichun's words, joy suddenly appeared on the faces of the people watching, especially Li Wu and others, who looked at Song Yichun, Feng Xi and others with different eyes.
One horse after another, at least it proves that their petition is effective and not dead in the water.
However, Li Wu and others were happy, and Song Yichun also won the favor of the people. However, Lin Zhuangshi, who had been escorted by the police, changed his expression and his tone was a bit awkward:
"Lord County Magistrate, do you really want to let the common people go?"
In his opinion, people like Song Yichun should not make such confused choices. After all, he certainly does not want the people under his rule to be deceived by him.
The previous attitude of Yang Captou and others towards him also fully proved this point.
But now?
Do you really want to let him go?
So how can he make the people of Qingquan County dislike Magistrate Song and successfully reverse the situation where the Green Forest Army is not taken seriously in Qingquan County?
Thinking of this, he immediately looked like he was ready to die and said:
"Sir Song, let me tell you the truth, the grassroots are here to recruit talents for the Green Forest Army. You let me go first but not the second. Sooner or later we will have to face each other, right?"
