After hearing this, the old county magistrate raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint bitter smile.
He understood the hidden meaning of Third Brother's words, but even a mountain man like Third Brother could figure it out! How could he, an old man who has been immersed in officialdom for most of his life, not know this?
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If he really wanted to escape unscathed, he only needed to grab a few scapegoats at random after the riot, when the people had vented their anger and were at a loss what to do, and then told Xiao Han that it was these people who incited the people.
Riot, the ending must be good for you, good for me, and good for everyone!
Xiao Hou had an explanation to the court, the family had an object of hatred, and he had a reason to escape guilt.
Everything seems to be so beautiful.
If you don't consider the life and death of those ordinary people...
"You feed yourself and you are well-paid, and the people care for you. The people are easy to abuse, but God is hard to bully! Go and rest, go and rest!" Slowly waving his hand, the old county magistrate took a deep breath, picked up the documents on the table again, and began to read.
The third brother in the room held the letters tightly, gritted his teeth several times and hesitated to speak, and finally got up angrily and left the county office, went straight to the post station in the city, and told the post manager to deliver these letters.
arrive.
At this time, he can't leave the master, even if it's something important! If someone really wants to do harm to the master, he doesn't mind taking his brother to fight for the master!
Xiao Han rushed back to Guangzhou city at sunset.
Unlike when he left with only Xiaodong, Lengzi, Ren Qing, and Liu Hongji, when he came back this time, there were many more people around him!
These extra people did not just follow Xiao Han after he came out of the Miao village.
But on the way back, he kept flashing out from both sides of the road, and then quickly merged into the group, like a drop of water meeting the winding water, the integration was extremely natural, without any awkwardness.
"How many people are there around this guy? No wonder he didn't ask for our help! If there hadn't been a problem in Guangzhou City this time, these people wouldn't have appeared, right?"
At the end of the team, Pu Pu was riding on a horse, looking solemnly at the people in front of him who tightly surrounded Xiao Han!
As the leader of the Miao people, he is an extremely powerful expert. Naturally, he can see that the skills of these guys who joined later are more extraordinary than the last!
No wonder Xiao Han made it clear at the beginning that he didn’t need help from their Miao village. It’s funny that he thought it was just a polite comment at the time. For this reason, when he heard that Xiao Han was going back to Guangzhou, he specially ordered a group of the most skilled Miao villagers.
A good hunter comes to keep him safe.
Now it seems that he has done something unnecessary? Even if he doesn't have his own people, it will be difficult for those aristocratic families to hurt him!
"Humph, when you go out and have so many people with you, you really are a coward, very afraid of death!"
Pu Pu looked ahead and murmured to himself, but beside him, Xun'er's mouth was still pouting!
Obviously, compared to her father's caution and emotion, her understanding of Xiao Han is much simpler and more direct!
If you lead many people, you are afraid of death! If you lead few people, you are incompetent! Anyway, my mouth is mine, so I can say whatever I like!
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Following the last ray of sunset, the group finally entered Guangzhou City.
However, compared with the usual bright lights, the city of Guangzhou today looks like a ghost!
There were not even any lights on the streets and alleys! Even the lanterns hanging at the door of the house were as black as ink balls. They were blown by the wind and kept spinning, which looked particularly eye-catching.
"Xiao Han, where should we go next?" After touching Guangguang's head, Liu Hongji took the lead in breaking the silence and asked Xiao Han next to him with a grin. He was not afraid of any ghosts or jokes. He was holding thousands of dollars in his hand.
Even if there is a real ghost nowadays, if you see Liu Hongji, you have to kneel down and thank him for not killing him!
"go……"
Xiao Han heard Liu Hongji's words, turned around and looked at the desolation around him, and sighed softly: "Go to the county government!"
"County government office? Okay! I know the way, and I'm going to lead the way!" Liu Hongji didn't seem surprised by Xiao Han's answer. He smiled when he heard the words, stepped forward on horseback, and led a group of people to the location of the county government office in the city.
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County government office gate
Before Xiao Han and his party arrived, the old county magistrate received the notice.
"He didn't go to the Shipping Department? Instead, he came here first?"
After hearing the news, the old county magistrate was stunned for a moment, then he smiled as if he had put down his worries, stood up, put on his official uniform and hat, and finally laughed happily at himself in the mirror.
Several times.
Xiao Han and his entourage arrived very quickly, almost as soon as the old county magistrate finished dressing up, they were already in front of the Yamen Gate.
"Xiaodong, idiot! Go make a fire!"
When he came to the yamen gate and saw the yamen compound that was finally a little bright, Xiao Han turned over and dismounted expressionlessly. He was not in a hurry to go in. Instead, he ordered Xiaodong and Lengzi to light a fire at the county yamen gate first.
The fire was easy to handle, because after the chaos, the streets were full of rags, wood, and sticks.
As long as you gather them together and light the fire, it will be a big fire! What's more, Xiaodong also brought kerosene with him. Just sprinkle a little and it will start a big fire.
"Sin, I have met Lord Xiao!"
As if they had agreed upon it, just as the fire was lighting up and lighting up the surrounding area, a staggering figure rushed out of the yamen and fell down in front of Xiao Han.
"Guilty minister?" The corners of Xiao Han's mouth twitched a few times, and his eyes were fixed on the old county magistrate who was prostrate in front of him: "You also know that you are guilty? Where is your crime?"
The old county magistrate looked ashamed: "My fault is that I failed to take good care of the people, causing them to attack the government office! It almost caused a catastrophe!"
"Humph, attack the government office? It almost caused a disaster! What you said is really light! Where are you attacking? That is the government office established by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty! You dare to attack such a place! Believe it or not
Someone will dare to take people to Tai Chi Palace tomorrow!"
Xiao Han was so angry that when he got excited, he even raised his legs to kick him!
When the third brother next to the old county magistrate saw Xiao Han's actions, his eyes narrowed, and as soon as he stepped forward, an ordinary-looking man suddenly appeared in front of him.
Immediately afterwards, the man did not move, except for a few slight movements of his hands. The third brother who once dared to go up the mountain to fight a leopard and even saved his life from a tiger suddenly felt as if he had been struck by lightning! His whole body went limp.
He collapsed on the ground, his arms seemed to weigh a thousand kilograms, and he could not lift them up no matter how hard he lifted them.
