Outside the government office,
Mr. Zhao looked at the dark crowd, and his jaw dropped in shock!
Although he is nominally the chief official of Wuzhou, anyone with a discerning eye can see that no one cares about what he says in Wuzhou.
His position as chief officer is nothing more than an empty shell.
Not to mention the four major families, he could not afford to offend even some local wealthy families in Wuzhou.
Because of this, Mr. Zhao has been working as a bricklayer since he became the chief official of Wuzhou.
Not to mention talking to Xini everywhere, and even missing work from time to time.
Of course, no one would blame Jiang Nan for this situation. After all, Jiangnan's autonomy had existed since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty.
Although many emperors later wanted to reduce the presence of wealthy families in Jiangnan.
But not surprisingly, they all ended in failure.
Therefore, it can be said that only those who have lost power in their official career will be assigned to be chief officials in places like Jiangnan.
This basically means that their career has come to an end.
As for Mr. Zhao, he was thrown into Wuzhou by Lin Chunqiu because he didn't deal with Lin Chunqiu and said some fair words.
At the beginning, Mr. Zhao also felt angry and depressed.
But gradually, he got used to staying in Wuzhou.
Not only does he not have to take care of things, but those wealthy families will also send him a sum of money regularly.
With such a nourishing life, there is no shortage of beautiful wives and concubines.
This Mr. Zhao is also a man who can afford to take things on and let them go. Soon he became involved with the wealthy families in Jiangnan.
And his dilapidated yard was just for others to see.
In fact, he has his own mansion in three big cities in Wuzhou.
But at this moment, Mr. Zhao looked at the Xu family outside the government office and couldn't help but widen his eyes!
"Master Xu? Young Master?"
"What are you doing outside the government office? If anything happens, just arrange for a domestic servant to call me. You..."
Before Mr. Zhao finished speaking, he was interrupted by the head of the Xu family.
"Master Zhao, stop talking. We came here today to surrender ourselves."
"Master Xu, what are you talking about??"
Mr. Zhao was completely stunned. For a moment, his brain didn't even turn around.
When the young master of the Xu family saw this, he immediately became impatient. He glared at Mr. Zhao fiercely and said:
"Why, can't you understand people?"
"Our Xu family came to the government office to surrender!"
"More than ten years ago, there was a tax and bank case in Beijing, which was planned by our Xu family."
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Zhao looked confused again.
"Young Master, what are you talking about?"
"What kind of tax and bank case, I have never heard of it! With so many people watching at this moment, why don't we go to the Xu Mansion to communicate?"
As soon as he said this, the people around him started shouting and cursing.
"What the hell, chief officer, you are simply the bastard of the Xu family!"
"That's right! The Xu family has done many evil things over the years. As the chief official of Wuzhou, do you really not care about anything?"
"Dog Officer, are you worthy of His Majesty?"
Mr. Zhao has long been accustomed to the insults from the people. He even smiled and waved to the people. It seems that he is not ashamed, but proud of it.
When the people around him saw this, they were all filled with hatred.
At this moment, the head of the Xu family spoke.
"Mr. Zhao, let's stop talking. You should handle the case in accordance with the formal procedures."
"As for the tax bank case...it doesn't matter if you don't know. It won't be long before someone will take over the case."
After saying this, the head of the Xu family looked obviously pale.
The rest of the Xu family members also sighed softly, with inexplicable sadness and anger on their faces.
After all, Mr. Zhao is a high official in the border area. Although he is just a paper shell, his understanding of the way of observing words and emotions is far beyond that of ordinary people.
Hearing the words of Patriarch Xu, he changed the frivolous look on his face, but frowned and said seriously:
"Since you, the Xu family, are here to surrender, I can only act in accordance with my laws, Dazhou."
"Someone, take them to court!"
As soon as these words came out, the people who were watching all exclaimed in surprise. The police officers from the government office also did not take action immediately, but looked suspiciously in the direction of Mr. Zhao.
When Mr. Zhao saw this, he also showed embarrassment on his face.
He can't even command the police officers of his own government. There is no one else who can do this as an official, right?
Among the crowd, the head of the Xu family nodded slightly without leaving any trace.
Upon seeing this, the detectives relaxed their tense expressions one by one and began to take action.
"Masters, please slow down!"
"There is a threshold here, gentlemen, please be careful where you step..."
Seeing these policemen escorting them, the people's expressions turned extremely ugly.
Is this horse escorting prisoners?
Why does she look like a madam soliciting customers in a brothel?
However, the Wuzhou government's police officers have also become skilled in fighting against the enemy.
They didn't even bother to pay attention to the comments of the people around them, so they "escorted" everyone in the Xu family to the court.
At this moment, Mr. Zhao is already sitting under the mirror.
He glanced around the Xu family and said:
"Everyone in the hall, do you have anything to explain?"
When the head of the Xu family heard this, he shook his head slightly and said:
"Master Zhao, the tax and bank case was planned by our Xu family. We have nothing to explain about the rest."
"According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, you should put us in prison and send us to the frontier in three days!"
"ah???"
When Mr. Zhao heard this, his expression froze slightly.
He was about to ask, was this sentence too harsh?
But the next second, he saw the serious expression of the Xu family leader.
So after he pondered for a while, he opened his mouth and said:
"Although the Xu family voluntarily surrendered, the tax and bank case is of great importance and has extremely negative consequences."
"Here, put everyone in the Xu family into prison. After three days, they will be sent to the frontier!"
As soon as these words came out, both the people watching outside and the police officers standing in the courtroom were all filled with astonishment.
"Is it possible that everyone in the Xu family is crazy?"
"They voluntarily surrendered and even asked to be sent to the frontier. Are they just going to give up on the family fortune they have accumulated over the years?"
"Crazy, they must all be crazy!"
Listening to everyone's discussion, Mr. Zhao frowned slightly.
He always felt that there was something weird about this matter.
But with his status, he couldn't even command his agents, so what could he do?
Just as he was thinking secretly, the voice of the Xu family leader sounded in the court hall again.
"Master Zhao, could you please lend me a moment to speak?"
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Zhao's eyes instantly lit up.
"Of course, I'm going to... I'm asking for it!"
