"What do you think?" He Yuhong looked at County Magistrate Yu Wenbin with a smile on his face.
After thinking for a moment, the county magistrate Yu Wenbin seemed to have some impression: "Are you He Yuhong, the second young master of the He family?"
He Yuhong nodded: "It's a pity that I was kicked out of the family tree, and I am no longer a member of the He family."
"What are you going to do? Do you know what the crime of kidnapping me is?" Yu Wenbin looked angry.
He Yuhong smiled slightly, but did not answer him immediately. He turned to look at Chunxu beside him.
Just as He Yuhong turned around, the county magistrate Yu Wenbin saw Landlord Jiang being tied to the pillar over there, looking bad.
Seeing the look He Yuhong was looking at, Chunxu smiled: "The person you beat, besides, don't you have a grudge against him? You can do whatever you want."
Chunxu's words made County Magistrate Yu Wenbin panic, but he couldn't see it on his face.
"Don't mess around? I have no grievances against you. If you dare to touch me, there will be laws to serve you later." Yu Wenbin said.
Listening to the arrogant words of the county magistrate Yu Wenbin, and thinking about what happened to his family, He Yuhong became angry: "That's quite a big statement. It's a pity, I guess you will never get out."
"Don't mess around! Even if I can't get out, someone will punish you." Yu Wenbin shouted.
He Yuhong sneered. Since he had already done it, nothing could resist him. Anyway, he would die once. It didn't matter whether he died early or late. He told the truth.
"Let me tell you this. The person who violated the sea ban is not my father, but me. So being removed from the family tree is just because my He family wants to keep me, and the He family wants to keep an heir."
After hearing this, Yu Wenbin was shocked: "Hey, He Yuhong, I didn't expect this matter to be related to you! When I go back, even if I can't go back, I will have someone punish you!"
He Yuhong sneered again: "Do you know why I did this?" Seeing that Yu Wenbin was speechless, He Yuhong continued: "If you weren't such a dog official and charged so much money from my He family, I would Do this?"
"He Yuhong! I accept your money from the He family. That is my duty! What crime do I have!"
"What are your responsibilities?" He Yuhong smiled and continued: "Since the fifth year of Dechang, you have collected a lot of money from my He family. I remember one year, that was the year when my He family made the most money. As soon as you collect more than one thousand four hundred taels of silver, my He family will only earn less than one hundred taels of silver. In the past few years, my He family's income has plummeted. After you have done this, I have earned more than one hundred taels of silver a year. Once collected, there are only twenty taels of silver left, and when the harvest is too large, there are only a few taels of silver left. My He family has dozens of people, how many people have been working hungry every now and then in the past year?"
"Then... I have nothing to do. I listened to the superiors and collected as much as I was told. What do you think I want? Why don't I hope that every household like you, the common people, can have enough to eat? , there is money to be made.”
Hearing these kind words and thinking about the hardships of the He family in the past few years, He Yuhong picked up a wooden stick nearby and struck it. The county magistrate Yu Wenbin fainted again.
Seeing this, Chunxu asked: "Just beaten like this?"
"Anyway, there's nothing we can do. Letting him die would be too easy for him. It's better to just let him die and get a stick once he wakes up." He Yuhong replied.
Listening to He Yuhong's words, Chunxu smiled.
"Uncle Xu, when are you planning to take action?" He Yuhong asked.
Seeing He Yuhong's face, Chunxu asked: "You want to save your father, right?"
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After being silent for a while, he said: "I think about it, but there is more than one official in Xitong County. How can I save him? I can't bear to see my father being cut by them several times a day, but I'm afraid of saving my father." , my father will blame himself for the death of his family."
Listening to He Yuhong's words, Chunxu could understand him very well.
"I heard that yesterday, the county government went to raid the shops that your family had done business with. Those shops were very dissatisfied and went to the government office to cause trouble. Later, this official appeased me. If this official is not here today, When those people are making trouble, we help out." Chunxu said.
Hearing what Brother Xu said, He Yuhong nodded.
Then, the three of them walked out of the woodshed and closed the door.
Seeing this, Landlord Jiang could do nothing. He closed his eyes and fell asleep leaning against the pillar.
It was very quiet in the woodshed. After the door was closed, it was a little dark, and sometimes there was an unpleasant smell.
The sky is getting darker and darker. People in the streets and alleys have put away their stalls and headed towards their homes. The sun has slipped to the west, showing half of the golden clouds.
At this time, beside the county government office, a young man couldn't wait any longer. He stood up, looked at the sky, and walked to the gate of the government office.
Some of the people who caused trouble this morning also came over.
Seeing that there were more and more people, a few bold people began to shout.
"It's dark! Where's your explanation?!"
"That's right! Doesn't this deceive us, the common people?!"
"There is no explanation. We will sleep in your yamen today!"
"It's been a day and there's no explanation. Are you lying to us?!"
Hearing the shouts outside the yamen, County Prime Minister Suo Wenxuan panicked a little more.
I thought that when the magistrate came back and left it to him, everything would be solved, but the sun had set, and I was surprised to see no trace of the magistrate.
There was no solution for the people to keep making trouble, so the county magistrate Suo Wenxuan stood up, opened the door, and hurried to the office where the county magistrate Yu Wenbin usually worked.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw that the door was closed, just like it was this morning.
"Yu Zhixian!"
"Yu Zhixian!"
While shouting, County Prime Minister Suo Wenxuan slapped the door with his hand.
"Yu Zhixian!"
After several shouts, the magistrate Yu was not seen coming back, so the county magistrate Suo Wenxuan became anxious.
Seeing no one responded, County Prime Minister Suo Wenxuan turned around and wanted to go find Master Liu.
After walking a few steps, I happened to see Master Liu.
"Master Liu, has Yu Zhixian not come back yet?" asked Suo Wenxuan, the county magistrate.
Master Liu sighed: "Not yet."
Hearing what Mr. Liu said, the county magistrate Suo Wenxuan became anxious: "You said that there are only a few officials in the county government, and he is not here, so... what should we do?"
Master Liu said nothing and looked at the anxious County Magistrate Suo Wenxuan.
"Master Liu, just think of a way. If you don't explain it to the people, this matter will probably become a big deal." Suo Wenxuan said.
Master Liu sighed: "What can I do? These are Yu Zhixian's ideas. He was the one who calmed down the people when they were making trouble yesterday. Well, now that he is not here, there is nothing I can do."
Hearing Master Liu's words, County Prime Minister Suo Wenxuan said:
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"Then give the store back to them, okay?"
Mr. Liu shook his head: "There is no reason to return the shop after it has been looted. If we return it, the people will start talking tomorrow, saying that the Yamen is doing things indiscriminately. This will not be good for the reputation of the county magistrate."
After hearing this, Suo Wenxuan was so anxious that he didn't know what to say. There were only a few officials in the county government, and besides Yu Zhixian, he was the largest.
Not wanting to think of a solution anyway, Suo Wenxuan hurriedly went to find some officials in the yamen.
In Xitong County, there are only four officials in the yamen, a seventh-rank county magistrate, an eighth-rank county magistrate, a ninth-rank chief bookkeeper, and a Dianshi who has no rank.
They were the only ones Suo Wenxuan was looking for.
"Master Wu, Zhang Dianshi, you two must have heard that the people outside are making trouble. If the magistrate is not here, how can we send them away?" Suo Wenxuan asked.
The two shook their heads, as if they had discussed it in advance.
Seeing them like this, the county magistrate Suo Wenxuan was so anxious that he wanted to curse them.
"I just wonder if I don't know. Yu Zhixian hasn't come back yet. If we don't send them away, there will be trouble soon. Who can clean up this mess?" Suo Wenxuan said angrily.
Secretary Wu looked at Zhang Dianshi who was standing aside. After a while, Zhang Dianshi said: "Since there is no other way, why not close the gate of this yamen first. It will be closed in the morning and in the evening. If you close this door, those who are causing trouble will The people naturally left."
After listening to Zhang Dianshi's words, Suo Wenxuan looked at Master Wu: "Master Wu, what do you think?"
"I naturally agree."
Listening to Chief Wu's words, Suo Wenxuan thought for a while, but couldn't think of a good way: "Okay, let's do it like this." After saying this, Suo Wenxuan hurriedly walked out.
Walking into the courtyard, before reaching the gate of the Yamen, Suo Wenxuan thought of something and stopped.
After thinking for a moment, Suo Wenxuan walked towards a yamen servant in the yamen.
Seeing the county magistrate Suo Wenxuan walking towards him, the yamen servant said hello: "Suo County Magistrate."
"Go to the yamen gate and tell them to close the door."
Listening to Suo County Cheng's words, the yamen servant looked questioning: "Suo County Cheng, this...hasn't reached the point yet?"
"Just go if I ask you to, no matter what you say."
What should we do if we are disobedient like this yamen servant? Just yell.
Sure enough, the yamen servant had no choice but to run away obediently without any complaints.
When we ran to the yamen gate, the yamen servant said: "Prime Suo County asked me to tell you two to close the door."
Upon hearing this, the two guards looked at the officer who was delivering the message.
"This point hasn't been reached yet? Why was it closed so early? Did Suo Xian Cheng say that?" A yamen servant questioned.
I saw that the yamen officer who had delivered the message immediately changed his expression, like the county magistrate Suo Wenxuan, and said: "I'll lock you up if I ask you to, what's the point?"
Listening to this tone, it was indeed the voice of the county prime minister Suo Wenxuan.
Two guards closed the door.
Seeing that the door was about to close, the troublemaking people rushed forward in confusion, trying to stop it.
"You haven't given us an explanation yet?!"
“You closed so early, you don’t want to give us an explanation?!”
"How can such an official treat us common people like this?!"
But there was no way to stop the two deft guards. After all, the door was closed.
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