No wonder Li Gao has such confidence. In a county, this power is not ordinary.
When Wen An saw this, he was not too afraid, but shouted angrily: "Are you going to rebel?"
"Holding sticks, gathering people to cause trouble, and openly besieging the county government. Do you know the consequences of this!"
"Disperse quickly!"
He scolded, and at the same time he was a little worried, are these people so ignorant? If things get serious, there will be a river of blood.
Wen An is indeed a good official.
But no one appreciated his kindness at all. The crowd held up their sticks and shouted:
"What a bullshit county government! Get out of Zhangmao!"
“Get out of Zhangmao!!”
Under the clamor, the crowd showed signs of surging.
When all the officers and soldiers saw this, they unsheathed their swords one after another and looked wary: "What are you doing!? What are you going to do! Are you really going to rebel?"
But such fierce shouting did not frighten the crowd, and an unknown person shouted: "Ah! These officers and soldiers killed people! Killed people!!"
Of course the officers and soldiers did not kill anyone, but under this kind of commotion, the scene instantly got out of control.
"Brothers, charge!"
“Zhangmao is our place!”
"Kill them!!"
Chaotic shouts filled his ears, and the guard responsible for protecting Wen An saw that the situation was not good and quickly said: "Sir, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, follow the villain and leave quickly."
But they were at the gate, and it was too late to leave.
Riots broke out, and countless people swarmed forward, waving sticks.
Therefore, the organizational system of the Diwuwei Mansion was not perfect. All the officers and soldiers of the county government were only twenty or thirty people. How could they possibly stop the riot of so many people.
Under the sticks, a group of officers and soldiers were beaten to bloody heads before they had time to react, and were then overwhelmed by the crowd.
"You don't want your life! This is rebellion, this is rebellion!"
"Stop it quickly! Stop it quickly!!"
This was Wen An's last shout, which was quickly drowned out by the riots. He received a heavy blow to the head, fell to the ground, and was trampled to death by countless people.
The riot here did not last long, because the temporary government office had been overrun by the mob. Not only Wen An, but also County Lieutenant Li, County Prime Minister, officials, and a few officers and soldiers all died violently.
Immediately afterwards, Li Gao was rescued.
"Clan leader!" The crowd separated automatically.
Looking at the mess on the ground and the dead officers and soldiers, Li Gao couldn't help but take a deep breath.
At this time, everyone felt scared. The person following them swallowed and stuttered: "Chief, we attacked the county government and killed the county magistrate and them."
There was deep fear in his eyes, and his face had already turned pale, and it was not the same as before.
When there are a lot of people, they cheer and become bolder, but what about now?
However, someone snorted coldly: "What a bullshit county magistrate! If Zhangmao really wants to have a county magistrate, he should be the leader of the clan! What the hell is the imperial court!"
"That's right! The county magistrate belongs to the clan leader! No one can do it!" Another person said.
Li Gao looked around and said coldly: "Don't panic, this matter is not as serious as you think. If someone really investigates it, then they will say that Wen An is corrupt and perverting the law, which will arouse public anger."
Others quickly echoed: "The patriarch is right. The matter has come to an end. We can just stick together. Isn't there a saying that one should not blame everyone? If no one admits it, the matter will be over."
Not only Li Gao thinks things simply, but others even more so.
"Remember, water cannot be poured in." Li Gao said.
The reason why things developed to this point had a lot to do with his previous instigation. In his view, since Emperor Qin changed Zhangmao to a county, he should naturally be the county magistrate.
Lingnan County.
The news spread quickly. After hearing this, the Lingnan County Sheriff was shocked and couldn't help but stand up: "What did you say? Wen An is dead?"
"Yes, yes." The person who reported the report looked a little ugly: "According to reliable information, a huge riot took place in front of Zhangmao's temporary county government, with thousands of people participating. The mob smashed the official office, and Wen County Magistrate was in chaos. He was knocked down by sticks and trampled to death. In addition, Li Xianwei and Wang Xiancheng also died unexpectedly."
"Where are the guards! Where are the county guards?" Lingnan County Sheriff asked.
"They all died at the hands of the mob." The visitor returned.
"This is unreasonable!" Hearing this, the Lingnan County Sheriff slammed the table: "These unruly people! They are simply lawless!"
He took a deep breath and asked again: "What happened?"
"It is said. It is said that the local people are dissatisfied with the imperial court's appointment and hope that their clan leader can be the county magistrate." The visitor said.
"Clan leader?" Lingnan County Sheriff's voice condensed.
"It seems that the surname is Li." The visitor added: "The Li tribe has absolute prestige in Zhangmao, which may also be the reason for the riot."
The Lingnan County Sheriff frowned and looked down at an official at hand: "What do you think?"
The official said: "Besieging the county government is a serious crime, but thousands of people are involved. Your Excellency should immediately write to the court to report the matter, and at the same time send officials. It is best to go to Zhangmao to investigate."
"Yes." Lingnan County Sheriff considered it for a moment, nodded and said, "I'll do as you say."
After saying that, he began to write a memorial after returning to the case.
In the view of the Lingnan County Sheriff, this matter must be investigated, and after the investigation is completed, it can be handled better, but the development of the matter was unexpected.
Two days later, officials dispatched by the county arrived in Zhangmao County and began to conduct covert and covert visits with accompanying escorts.
This matter was such a big fuss. It stands to reason that casual inquiries would lead to some understanding of the situation. However, this was not the case at all. The officials who investigated met with unimaginable resistance.
Chang'an.
The main hall of the Imperial Palace.
Xiao Yuan, the governor of Lingnan County, had already read the memorial and was listening to the report again.
The minister who finished the report swallowed and looked at Xiao Yuan cautiously.
The emperor was already angry.
The latter put down the memorial in his hand: "The magistrate of Zhangmao County, the seventh rank of the imperial court, was personally appointed by me, and now he died in the riot."
Jiang Yi came out and said: "In my opinion, Zhangmao is only a county, but it can gather thousands of people to openly besiege the county. This shows that the power here has taken shape and is lawless."
"What Aiqing said is true." Xiao Yuan said directly: "Send an order to Huan Xiao and ask him to personally lead the troops to Zhangmao to quell the chaos. All officers and soldiers of the Wuwei Mansion in Nanzhou will be temporarily dispatched by him."
"In this siege of the county government, all those who participated with weapons will be arrested!"
After hearing this, a minister bravely stood up and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. There are many people involved in this matter. Should we wait until the investigation is clear before making a conclusion?"
Xiao Yuan glanced at him and said coldly: "Besieging the county government is already a crime of rebellion! Arrest first and then try!"
"Yes." The minister quickly bent down.
Of course Xiao Yuan was furious, but the perennial leader had already made him calm down.
