Huang Fengnian knew Li Hu's ability and did not dare to stay, so he turned around and ran away.
As long as he runs to his mansion, everything will be fine.
There were four to five hundred officers and soldiers there.
All of them were officers and soldiers under the county officials. They had followed him for three years and were devoted to him.
This is Huang Fengnian's most important reliance.
With them here, he can turn the situation around.
By killing Zhao Ping, all the credit for suppressing the bandits fell on himself.
And he can also turn the bandits' savings into his own.
As for Xu Tianhua, he bravely fought against the bandits and died of exhaustion, which had nothing to do with him, Huang Fengnian.
The abacus was very good, but it didn't work.
Li Hu is very fast.
Even if there were eighteen people fighting in the court, waving swords and sticks, they would not affect him at all.
Even when Li Hu was using the Jade Girl Shuttle, he also used his cloud hand to snatch the Ghost Head Sword from the hands of the two men in black.
Whizzing!
He threw the ghost head sword out and inserted it into the door frame of the back door.
Huang Fengnian was so frightened that he didn't dare to take a step forward.
Li Hu caught up with him, held his collar, used Jade Girl Shuttle again, and returned to Zhao Ping.
The jade girl's shuttle can protect Li Hu, but it cannot protect Huang Fengnian.
Three wounds were made by the ghost-headed sword, and the flesh and blood were rolled back, leaving blood, which was shocking.
I don’t know which yamen servant deliberately broke one of his legs.
The dignified seventh-grade county magistrate, a personal official of the imperial court, was prostrate on the ground, wailing in pain, like a prisoner.
Two of the men in black lost their ghost-headed knives and were quickly captured by the government officials.
The county magistrate was arrested, and the remaining four people were not interested in fighting. They were full of flaws. Their arms and legs were broken by the Yamen servants. They knelt on the ground and screamed repeatedly.
The situation stabilized and the people who fled came back.
Continue to watch.
But there is anything to say.
But most of them were words praising Zhao Ping and words cursing Huang Fengnian.
The yamen servant didn't care, but was waiting for something.
"Magistrate Xu, it's time for you to take up your post."
Zhao Ping reminded.
Although Zhao Ping is a wine tasting officer, he has no substantial rights.
With an upright county magistrate like Xu Tianhua here, he could not overstep his authority to interrogate Huang Fengnian.
Even if someone is to be killed, Xu Tianhua should order it.
He was a popular figure around the emperor. The women who bullied the emperor would remain intact. Even if he beheaded a county magistrate, his head would not be moved.
"Yes, I will take office."
Xu Tianhua reacted.
The former county magistrate Huang Fengnian was arrested, and the county magistrate was the highest official in the entire county, with a rank of eight.
Only if he presides over the succession ceremony can it be justified.
But after looking around, he didn't see the county magistrate.
He couldn't help but wonder: "Where is the county magistrate?"
The county magistrate is on his way.
After understanding the situation with the county magistrate Huang Fengnian, he ran out to help Huang Fengnian publicize it.
In fact, there is no need for him to promote it, everyone is talking about how good Huang Fengnian is.
Then he heard that someone had complained, and the county magistrate was brought to court to hear the case. As a civil official in the county, the county magistrate needed to record the trial process, so he had to rush back.
As soon as I arrived, I heard Xu Tianhua's question.
The county magistrate responded hurriedly, "Here..."
Before the word was uttered, he was stunned.
Is this a courtroom?
Why is the painting style wrong?
The dignified county magistrate was lying on the ground, wailing in pain, and the government officials were holding six men in black, who were also wailing.
There were six bright ghost-headed knives thrown on the ground.
There was still blood on the knife.
"You came just in time."
Xu Tianhua took out a document from his arms, "My name is Xu Tianhua. I am the magistrate of Yun'an County personally appointed by His Majesty. Now I have come to take office. This is the appointment document. Please take a look."
"Long live my emperor, long live him."
His Majesty personally seals it, that is the imperial edict.
County Prime Minister Weizhu was very knowledgeable and hurriedly knelt down and took the document.
He did not recognize the emperor's handwriting, but he had seen the emperor's seal and confirmed it was correct. He asked respectfully: "Magistrate Xu, when do you plan to take office?"
"It's better for you, my subordinate, to prepare."
"Taking office immediately."
"immediately?"
Wei Zhu was in trouble.
What to do?
When the new county magistrate took office, he wanted to worship at the Chenghuang Temple and also use the east gate to show that the purple energy coming from the east would benefit the entire Yun'an County.
There are various other rituals.
Are you completely unprepared for these?
Will the new county magistrate blame me?
Xu Tianhua also saw his difficulty and said with a smile: "I am not that kind of pedantic person. Just keep everything simple."
"And I'm still waiting to hear the case."
Trial?
Only then did Wei Zhu react.
Are you afraid that the person who is trying this case is Huang Fengnian, the former county magistrate?
Too much information.
It's not something that a county magistrate like him can figure out.
Let’s go with the flow first.
Then he said loudly: "The new county magistrate has taken office."
Xu Tianhua swaggered to the public case and took the first place.
"He's really the county magistrate?"
The people were shocked.
In the past, the arrival of a new county magistrate would often be notified dozens of days in advance, and then the original county magistrate would lead the villagers out of the village to greet them as a sign of respect.
This new county magistrate is different. He takes up his post directly.
And he did not take up his appointment at the county government office, but directly at the court.
Could it be that he is a selfless master?
Everyone showed a look of expectation.
Whether he is impartial or not depends on how he pronounces the sentence.
"Mr. Zhao, you want to sue Huang Fengnian, do you have any evidence?"
Xu Tianhua patted the gavel and asked Zhao Ping.
"have."
Zhao Ping said: "I have letters between Huang Fengnian and various bandit leaders in the village. It is clearly written that he asked the bandits to increase the resettlement fee to 50%, of which 15% is due to the bandits. Of the resettlement expenses, the other 35% will be given to Huang Fengnian."
"The document contains Huang Fengnian's seal and private seal. There is no way it is fake. Please ask the county magistrate to check it."
Is there such a thing?
The county magistrate was dumbfounded.
Wasn't Huang Fengnian the initiator of the suppression of bandits?
Why did he collude with the bandits?
"Xian Cheng, why are you still standing there? Why don't you quickly submit the evidence?"
Seeing Wei Zhu in a daze, Xu Tianhua reminded him.
"oh oh."
Wei Zhu reacted and went to Zhao Ping to receive the letter.
He is a civil servant, and all evidence presented in court must first pass through his hands. After confirming that it is correct, he will record it and then hand it over to the county magistrate.
Wei Zhu opened the letter first.
The above is indeed Huang Fengnian's notes, and the content of the letter is exactly the same as what Zhao Ping said.
After taking notes, he handed the letter to Xu Tianhua.
Xu Tianhua had already seen it, and now he was just pretending to browse it.
Then he slapped the gavel and shouted loudly, "Huang Fengnian, as a parent official of Yun'an County, you colluded with the bandits and harmed the people. What crime do you deserve?"
"I..."
Huang Fengnian wanted to quibble.
"You are no longer worthy of being an official."
"This county magistrate..."
"You are even less worthy of being a county magistrate."
"I……"
Huang Fengnian didn't want to talk anymore.
The government officials could not be transferred, and the black-clad killers they trained were also subdued.
The only ones who can save him now are the officers and soldiers in the mansion.
He could only ask Wei Zhu for help, "Wei County Cheng, don't be stupid again. These people are rebels. They forged the emperor's order and wanted to seize my position as county magistrate."
"Hurry to the county government and dispatch government soldiers to destroy the rebels."
"Fu soldiers?"
However, at this moment, a sneer came from behind the scenes in the courtroom.
"These people are all officers and soldiers of my garrison. When did they become your soldiers?"
Following the sound, Qi Liang came out with some officers and soldiers.
He glared at Huang Fengnian with a sullen face, "Huang Fengnian, you relied on the power in your hands to suppress me and robbed the officers and soldiers in my hands, making the defense of Yun'an County useless."
"If there is an enemy invasion, the entire Yun'an County will be plunged into war and there will be no soldiers available."
"Bandits are rampant and causing trouble in the countryside. Even if I want to suppress the bandits, I can't mobilize officers and soldiers. This has resulted in a situation where the bandits levy security fees and force the people to have no food to eat."
"If we talk about rebels, Huang Fengnian is the real rebel."
Xu Tianhua also knew this, so he patted the gavel again and said coldly: "Huang Fengnian, you actually used officers and soldiers privately to intimidate county officials. This is another two crimes."
"Three crimes will be punished together, and you will only die."
"Where's the evidence?"
Huang Fengnian asked back: "There is no evidence, you are just spitting blood."
"We are the proof."
At this time, several officers and soldiers came out from behind Qi Liang.
Pointing at Huang Fengnian, he gritted his teeth and said: "Huang Fengnian, not only did you mobilize the officers and soldiers, you even dismissed them, and you pocketed the military pay."
"As a result, our original team of 1,500 officers and soldiers now cannot even gather 300 people."
Qi Liang's heart bleeds as he listens.
These officers and soldiers are all his subordinates.
Now there are less than 300 people, not even the number of the three waves of bandits combined.
If a powerful enemy attacks, how can we resist?
Moreover, there are not enough people, so it is difficult to win against the escort masters in training.
After all, if you have more people, you can pick out generals among the cripples. There are always a few outstanding ones.
"snort!"
Huang Fengnian snorted coldly, "Bandits are rampant, and the county magistrate has the right to mobilize officers and soldiers to suppress the bandits."
"It is inevitable that there will be casualties during the suppression of bandits. This is a normal thing. Even if we sue the emperor, he will not be able to convict me."
"What about the joint bandits who wantonly raise the security fee?"
Zhao Ping asked rhetorically.
"Where's the evidence?"
Huang Fengnian spread his hands, looking like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water.
"You can't convict me based on just a few letters. Unless you can confront the bandits from those three villages as everyone else, it will be slander."
Zhao Ping succeeded in suppressing the bandits, and all civilian security expenses were cancelled.
In Huang Fengnian's opinion, either he killed the three big bosses, or the three big bosses escaped.
In short, it is impossible to confront him face to face.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of hearty laughter from the crowd.
"Magistrate Huang, what are you doing with me?"
Following the sound, a person walked out from the crowd.
Huang Fengnian recognized it at a glance. It was Zuo Zhigang, the head of Heifeng Village.
He just stood there stunned.
