Heyin County, county government office.
Several handsome and richly dressed young people were kneeling in the county government office, their eyes full of fear.
The leader looked at the new county magistrate sitting in the upper position, and said tremblingly: "County Lord! There must be some misunderstanding! We are all good families, and we really shouldn't be subjected to such humiliation!"
Another person also quickly explained: "Our family background is innocent..."
"Can a person who is a robber and robs and kills people be called an innocent man?!"
"I found the secret crossbow in your home, as well as the goods you hid, which match the things lost by the merchants who were killed. The crossbow arrows found on the merchants are consistent with yours. !”
The new county magistrate roared angrily.
The young man was also a little angry, "Guo Jun! Do you want to protect those businessmen and force us, good families, to kill us? Did you accept their bribes? Otherwise, how could you do such a thing?"
Heyin County has a new magistrate.
This county magistrate is very strange. His name is Guo Zu.
After arriving in the county seat, he neither visited the local famous families nor paid attention to the powerful landowners who came to give gifts. Instead, he led the officials to the untouchables in Guizhou all day long.
This made his reputation very bad, and everyone in the county felt that he was a fatuous and incompetent magistrate.
Guo Zui's behavior became more and more excessive. Today, he actually sent people to arrest several children of wealthy families and even searched their mansions.
Since the death of Emperor Wu, how many years have they not suffered such treatment!
This made the local aristocratic families furious, and they wrote to the temple one after another. The children of the rich families who were caught were also shocked and angry at this moment.
Can a county magistrate still be so greedy? You actually take bribes from businessmen to deal with us, good family members?
It’s not like we can’t afford what the merchants give us, so why is this so?
Guo Zu stared at the people in front of him angrily.
Two days ago, a group of merchants passed through the county town. The next day, the patrolling pavilion chief discovered that all thirteen people in the entire caravan were killed and their goods were robbed. Among the thirteen people, there were women, children, old and weak, and the youngest The child was only twelve years old, but he was still trampled to death! !
Guo Zi went there in person and saw the tragic scene. He hurriedly sent people to collect evidence and found that noble princes were hunting in this area with their slaves that day. He immediately raided their mansion and found the goods they had stolen.
Guo Zi couldn't imagine how these bitches dared to do this, and why they would do this!
They obviously have endless money and have no worries about food and clothing throughout their lives, so why do they still kill people and buy goods? ?
Why would you attack such a young child? !
When Guo Ji placed the evidence of his crime in front of these people, they did not feel that there was anything wrong with them at all. They just felt that Guo Ji had been bribed.
The county magistrate on the side was frightened and hurriedly reminded:
"County Lord, these are all local wealthy families, top-ranking Zhongzheng... There are two named Xun, and one named Wang..."
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious... The current governor is a fair man, you can leave it to him..."
Perhaps seeing someone speaking for themselves, except for the leader, the rest of the people started shouting.
"You are a dog official, colluding with merchants, and when the temple finds out about this, they will definitely put you in a prison car and make you die a miserable death!!"
"Let us go now!!"
Guo Zu gritted his teeth and looked at the county captain aside.
"These people robbed merchants and killed thirteen people. They committed extremely heinous crimes. According to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, such crimes no longer need to be visited in the temple, but can be executed on the spot. Please take them out of the county government office and behead them in public!!"
The county magistrate felt that his legs were trembling.
He held on to Guo Zi tightly, his eyes full of despair.
You are a member of the Queen Mother's tribe, so don't try to harm us!
What does it mean for the wealthy people in these places to kill a few merchants? Isn’t that the case? Just give some compensation, why is this?
Besides, if you kill them, you will be dismissed at most. The Queen Mother will protect you, but what about us?
Shouldn't we be torn apart by these wealthy families?
He looked at the county captain in horror and kept shaking his head, hinting that he should not obey.
The county captain is not young, a middle-aged man with a thick beard and a rather muscular figure.
At this moment, he just looked at Guo Zi calmly, looked at it for a moment, and then pulled out his saber, "Here comes someone, escort him out!!"
The county magistrate was shocked, "Crazy! Everyone is crazy! Crazy!"
Only now did the rich men realize the horror of the matter. They quickly changed their appearance and began to beg for mercy.
At this moment, they didn't have their usual demeanor at all, and their integrity was not even as good as Jia Chong's. They were crying and howling loudly, heartbreaking, but the county lieutenant didn't pay attention to these at all, and he took these people out of the county government office.
He looked at the wealthy young men in front of him, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"When you destroyed Zhao Hu's family, did you ever think about this day?"
"cut!!"
The county captain gave the order, and the soldiers raised their swords.
The screams stopped abruptly.
Until their heads fell to the ground, these wealthy children were still confused.
Who is Zhao Hu?
The situation outside the county government naturally attracted a large number of people to watch. Some of them shed tears, some applauded, and some cheered.
The county lieutenant's face became a little serious, he turned around and walked into the county government office, and met with Guo Kui again.
The county magistrate was completely frightened and was sitting slumped aside, his eyes dull.
The county captain saluted and then said: "Thank you to the county magistrate for giving me the opportunity to take revenge... Six months ago, a soldier under my command was hit by their horse and injured. I reported this matter to the county magistrate. , the county magistrate asked them to compensate..."
"They have resented my subordinate since then and forced them to destroy his family, killing six members of his family."
"I have always wanted to avenge him, and today, I finally got my wish."
"If the temple sends someone to question you, I am willing to suffer the punishment together with you."
Guo Ji was silent for a moment, then looked at the county magistrate beside him, "If you want to resign, then go ahead!"
The county magistrate trembled and walked out of the county government office. He remained silent from beginning to end, but Guo Zi helped the county captain in front of him and said, "You are a really strong man, come on, please sit down."
Guo Zui asked the county captain to sit next to him, and then said: "Today's world is full of thieves and bandits, and people are in dire straits. What do you think is the reason?"
"I think......"
The county lieutenant stopped talking.
Guo Ji said seriously: "This is because the country's thieves are in power, traitors are everywhere, and there are no loyal and good people left!!"
"It's all because of the Sima family!"
The county captain's eyes widened and he quickly calmed down.
"What Mr. Guo said makes sense."
"I am from the Xiping Guo family, maybe you also know that."
"Already known."
"Then you must not know that I once served as His Majesty's Defense Assistant."
"Ah? Your Majesty?"
The county captain was really surprised. He really didn't know about this.
Guo Ji continued: "Your Majesty has fallen into the hands of thieves today. Your Majesty is an upright and strong man, and will never succumb to thieves. Presumably, he is now in an all-out battle with the Sima family and will not give in! Although I am far away in the county, I can't help but You know the truth of loyalty!”
"In these days, I have seen the chaos in the county. Among the many officials, you are the only one who is willing to help me eradicate the traitors. So, are you willing to follow me to eradicate the traitors and save His Majesty?"
The county captain was still in a state of shock.
He couldn't understand why he, a small county captain, could be involved in such a big event.
"Do you want to rebel?"
"The Sima family is the one who rebelled! Can the action of supporting the country be considered a rebellion?"
The county lieutenant thought about his situation at the moment. There would be no good end for killing those wealthy families anyway. He simply became heartbroken and shouted: "I am willing to serve your majesty!!"
Guo Ji was very happy, "Who said there are no loyal people in this place?"
Later, he told the county captain about his plan, "Your Majesty is currently trapped in Luoyang and needs manpower the most. Although your Majesty's reputation is not prominent here, it is still known to everyone in Hebei and other places."
"The greater your Majesty's local reputation, the less likely the Sima Master will dare to murder him!"
"Therefore, we need to win over more people in the name of His Majesty so that his reputation can spread throughout the world. When the time is right, we will lead these people to attack Luoyang, kill the traitors of the country, save the emperor, and help the country!!"
"Ah...attack Luoyang..."
"Yes! We still have to find a way to get in touch with General Zhengdong!"
"We cannot attack Luoyang without him!"
The county captain's eyes were a little dull.
Do you want to bring a county's troops to cooperate with General Zhengdong? ?
Why does he feel that this Mr. Guo is a bit unreliable?
To do such a big thing and come from a famous family, it shouldn't be unreliable, right? ? ?
illusion! It must be my own misunderstanding! !
