Zhao Bingfang is not a fool, on the contrary, he is very smart.
Therefore, after he explained once and saw that Cao Rui also used the word "anti-thief" to call the villagers of Coal Village, he understood that the Qinghe County magistrate in front of him did this on purpose.
As for the reason, he could guess a thing or two, that is to get promoted to a higher position.
The imperial court heavily rewarded officials who suppressed rebellions and rebels, so there was a practice of killing good people and taking credit for their merits. Once these villagers were identified as 'rebels', Cao Rui killed them, which was a great achievement. Conducive to promotion.
Thinking of this, Zhao Bingfang felt very angry. This kind of behavior of killing good people and taking credit for their crimes was a thousand or ten thousand times more abominable than Jiang Yifeng.
"Mr. Zhao, you haven't passed the exams yet, right?"
When Cao Rui saw that Zhao Bingfang was silent, he lowered his voice and said, "Otherwise, I will kill these rebels and add your name to the court when asking for rewards. This will help you gain fame."
In fact, Cao Rui didn't want to give the credit to Zhao Bingfang, but because of his identity, if he couldn't be tied to him, there would be a risk of being reported.
"..."
Zhao Bingfang's eyes widened in disbelief when he heard Cao Rui's words.
To be honest, for a moment, he was really moved.
Jiujiang County belongs to the north. However, since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, there have been more warriors in the north and more scribes in the south. Even in the imperial examination in a certain year, no one from the north was on the list.
Although it cannot be ruled out that the marking officials are biased towards southern candidates, we have to admit that the overall quality of southern candidates is better than that of northern candidates.
Take Zhou Qingyun, the number one poet in today's world of poetry, who is known as the Immortal of Poetry of the Great Zhou Dynasty, for example. None of the poems he wrote at the age of thirteen can compare with his poetry.
Only his mentor can surpass Zhou Qingyun in poetry.
His poetry and lyrics would be a joke if placed in the South.
But soon, Zhao Bingcong felt a deep sense of shame.
He can rely on his poems to be arrogant and domineering, but he cannot use such despicable methods to gain fame.
"no!"
Zhao Bingfang shook his head resolutely, looked at Cao Rui, and said word by word: "They are villagers in Coal Village, not rebels. If you dare to hurt them, you will be killing a good person and taking credit for it."
Hearing this, the smile on Cao Rui's face disappeared and turned cold.
There is no doubt that if Zhao Bingfang had not been the third son of the Zhao family, he might have been the first to die.
"Mr. Zhao, why bother?"
Cao Ruiyin smiled coldly and suddenly said loudly: "The third son of the Zhao family was bewitched by the rebels and could not distinguish right from wrong. I thought that he had read the books of saints and sages, and he might have just lost his mind for a moment, so I controlled him and hoped that he would know the way astray. return."
After speaking, Cao Rui winked at the county lieutenant.
The county lieutenant naturally understood what Cao Rui meant, waved his hand, and two officers and soldiers walked out and controlled Zhao Bingfang.
In order to prevent Zhao Bingfang from talking nonsense, he even blocked his mouth.
At this moment, Zhao Bingfang felt humiliated like never before. He did not expect that the little county magistrate would be so bold.
At the same time, he also regretted not listening to Jiang Yifeng.
"You rebels, if you obediently surrender, I can still spare your lives, but if you persist, don't blame me for going on a killing spree."
After Cao Rui controlled Zhao Bingfang, he shouted forward.
Although he only brought more than 500 officers and soldiers, they were all fully armed, well-pretended, and well-trained officers and soldiers. On the other hand, most of these villagers only held sticks in their hands. Even if they had a huge advantage in numbers, they would not It may be an opponent who brought his own officers and soldiers.
Next, he only needs to force these villagers to take the lead, and he can legitimately 'suppress the bandits'.
…
Tang Shubai saw Zhao Bingfang being controlled and smiled at Jiang Yifeng, "Boss, your nephew has been arrested. It's time for us to take the stage."
Jiang Yifeng glared at Tang Shubai and scolded: "Don't keep saying that you are my nephew. I can't afford to be embarrassed."
"Then what should I call you?"
"When he does something stupid, he calls that fool."
"This... boss, it's not good to speak ill of people behind their backs!"
"When you say 'that fool', look at him head on, so you are not speaking ill of someone behind their back."
After hearing this, Tang Shubai looked up at the controlled Zhao Bingfang and whispered: "That fool."
As if sensing something, Zhao Bingfang looked in the direction of Jiang Yifeng and happened to see Tang Shubai's mouth moving.
"He seems to be saying..." Zhao Bingfang guessed: "I will save you."
That's right!
They were thinking about how to save me.
For a moment, Zhao Bingfang was particularly moved, and his eyes became moist.
He did not expect that Jiang Yifeng and Tang Shubai, whom he looked down upon so much, would think of how to rescue him when he was caught.
"Sir, we will capture you without mercy."
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
Then, under everyone's gaze, Lao Zhang stood up tremblingly and walked slowly towards Cao Rui.
After walking out a few meters, he looked back at everyone in Coal Village with a stiff smile on his face.
"Sir, what happened today is all my fault. I am the culprit."
"Sir, if you want to arrest me, just arrest me. It has nothing to do with them."
"grown ups……"
Lao Zhang looked at the well-equipped officers and soldiers as if he were looking at wild beasts. Every part of his body was trembling, and he was very scared in his heart.
However, his belief in protecting the village, the villagers and Jiang Yifeng allowed him to overcome his fear.
No……
This shouldn't be considered a victory, because he was still very scared inside. It could only be considered that he had temporarily overcome his fear.
"Sir, do you want to kill him?"
The county lieutenant looked at Lao Zhang who stepped forward, took a bow from the hands of the officers and soldiers, and aimed at the trembling middle-aged old man.
"Woo...Woo..."
When Zhao Bingfang heard what the county captain said, he struggled wildly. He could not just watch Lao Zhang being killed.
However, neither the county magistrate nor the county captain pretended not to see it.
Cao Rui thought for a while and whispered in the ear of the county captain.
Hearing this, the county captain's eyes turned cold, and he opened his bow and shot an arrow.
call out!
The arrow streaked across the sky and hit Lao Zhang accurately.
"The bold bandit leader actually intended to assassinate me. Fortunately, my county lieutenant noticed it in advance and stopped him from approaching me." Cao Rui saw Lao Zhang falling to the ground and immediately shouted.
"Old Zhang..."
"Lao Zhang is unarmed, how can he assassinate you?"
"Dog officer, you are a dog officer."
When everyone in Coal Village saw Lao Zhang hit by an arrow, they were all extremely angry, their eyes were splitting, and many wanted to rush out.
"Don't even move!"
Jiang Yifeng saw that all the officers and soldiers had drawn their bows, and understood that as long as the villagers in Mei Village moved around, they would be shot immediately.
Fortunately, everyone in Coal Village listened to his words. No matter how angry they were, they did not rush out and did not give Cao Rui any chance.
"You'd better pray that Lao Zhang is okay, otherwise, I will slaughter all nine of your clans."
After stabilizing everyone, Jiang Yifeng stood up and looked at Cao Rui coldly.
At this moment, he was angry.
