Tang Yin asked: "Why do you want to kill the city lord?"
The waiter said: "The newly appointed county chief listed twenty-three crimes against the city lord, all of which are capital crimes."
Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and asked: "The original city lord really committed so many capital crimes?"
The waiter nodded and replied: "This is all trivial. We really need to investigate him strictly and let him die a hundred and eighty times without being unjust!"
Tang Yin said: "In this case, this is a good thing. It means that the new county chief has helped Ancheng eliminate a big disaster."
The waiter sneered and said: "The new official is the first to take office. It can only be said that the city lord is unlucky and fell into the hands of the new county chief. In fact, I think there is no difference between the new county chief and the original county chief. They are both wind.
People, Feng people are barbaric, cruel and greedy, just watch, in a few days, the new county head will reveal his true colors!"
Hearing this, Asan and Asi frowned and subconsciously raised his hand to touch the hilt of his sword. Tang Yin made a gesture to the two of them, signaling them not to use force.
Through the waiter's words, Tang Yin really felt Mo Ren's disgust, rejection and helplessness towards Feng Ren. Presumably, the original Ancheng city lord did many immoral and illegal things here, which led to the local people's misunderstanding of Feng Ren.
deep.
He smiled slightly and said: "Little brother, don't think of all Feng people as greedy and evil-doing bad guys. Maybe this new county chief is an upright official who loves the people."
"That's really pie in the sky. The previous city lord, county head and even the county capital were all good people, but none of them were good officials..."
At this point, he suddenly paused, looked at Tang Yin with strange eyes, and asked suspiciously: "Huh? From the accent, you should be Mo Ren, but why are you helping Feng Ren to speak?"
Tang Yin looked up and smiled, waved his hands and said: "I don't speak for anyone, I only stand on the side of reason. Today's Feng King is not a fool. If local officials are really incompetent and endanger the people, Feng King will not sit idly by.
reason!"
The waiter couldn't help but laugh out loud. As he went to bring tea, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Listening to you, it sounds like you know the Wind King."
Tang Yin shook his folding fan, but smiled and said nothing.
Soon, the waiter brought tea and fruits one by one. Tang Yin, Yin Rou and others sat in the teahouse, resting and drinking tea. When they had almost finished eating and drinking, they heard bustling chatter from the street.
Tang Yin sat by the window and looked out. He saw a large number of people emerging at the end of the street. He listened carefully. People were talking about the scene when the original city lord was beheaded, and some people were talking about the new city lord.
It can be heard that the people are applauding the beheading of the original city lord, but they have mixed praise and criticism for the new county head and new city lord.
Some people say that they can tell that the new county chief and city lord are good officials who love the people just by looking at their efforts in punishing corrupt officials and their style of abolishing exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes.
There are other people who hold the same view as the waiter, thinking that it is just a pretense when a new official takes office. In the future, they themselves will still become corrupt officials and will still levy all kinds of strange taxes.
Tang Yin listened carefully to the discussions of the people on the street, and nodded secretly. The previous officials had caused too much harm to the local area. It was impossible to eliminate the misunderstandings among the people at once, but at least things had turned for the better.
The overhaul of local officials can be said to have yielded initial results.
After almost resting, Tang Yin said to Yin Rou beside him: "Rou'er, it's time for us to leave!"
Yin Rou nodded, stood up and walked out with Tang Yin. Asan and Asi left their tea supplies and hurried out.
When they got outside, Tang Yin, Yin Rou and others got into the carriage. The driver, Ah San, asked from outside: "Master, where are we going now?"
"Go to the city lord's mansion and have a look to see what kind of person the newly appointed county chief and city lord are." Tang Yin said with a smile. The new county chief was recommended by the Shenzhen Government Hall, and he also wanted to take a look. It was recommended by the Shenzhen Government Hall.
Are the talents really capable?
However, to Tang Yin's disappointment, the county head was not in Ancheng. At this time, there was only the newly appointed city lord in the city lord's palace.
After arriving at the City Lord's Mansion, Tang Yin took the lead in getting off the carriage. As soon as he reached the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, he was stopped by the guards outside.
A guard stepped forward and asked in a deep voice: "Do you know where this is and go inside? Can you enter the City Lord's Mansion whenever you want?"
The guard's tone was arrogant and forceful, but Tang Yin was not angry at all. He smiled slightly and said, "I am a businessman passing through An City. I came here to pay a visit to the Lord of the City." When speaking, he deliberately used a Fengdi accent.
Yo! It's Feng Ren! When the guard heard his accent, his attitude immediately softened and he said: "It turns out to be Lao Feng Ren. Please wait here for a while, I will report to the Lord of the City."
"Thank you." "You're welcome!"
The guard didn't go in for long, then he quickly walked out of the city lord's mansion, smiled at Tang Yin and said: "This little brother, the city lord has invited you!"
Tang Yin thanked her again, then returned to the carriage, helped Yin Rou out of the carriage, then held her slender waist with one hand and walked slowly into the city lord's palace.
When the guards on both sides saw Yin Rou, they were stunned for a moment and dumbfounded. They couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, how could there be such a beautiful woman in the world!
Ah San and Ah Si did not follow, but stayed outside to guard the carriage. Ao Qing and Xiao Min, dressed as maids, followed behind Tang Yin and Yin Rou.
Although the city lord's mansion is not small, it looks quite decent. After passing through the foyer and entering the main hall, I saw a middle-aged man in official uniform sitting on the mat in the middle, working on the desk.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, he put down the document in his hand, raised his head and looked at Tang Yin and Yin Rou.
When he saw the appearance of the two people clearly, the middle-aged man was shocked. They looked like a pair of extremely handsome men and women. The man was handsome and the woman was beautiful. Standing together, they looked like a pair of wall figures.
She looks like a golden boy who has stepped out of calligraphy and painting.
He was stunned for a moment, then stood up involuntarily, cupped his hands and said, "I wonder who you two are..."
"In the early Tang Dynasty, this is my wife, Rou'er!" Tang Yin returned the greeting with a smile.
"It turns out to be Mr. Tang. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please sit down quickly!" The middle-aged man waved his hands with a smile on his face.
The other party was just an ordinary businessman, and he was the lord of a city. Even he himself found it strange why he was so polite to the young couple in front of him. Maybe it was because they were so handsome!
This is how he explained to himself, maybe it was because Tang Yin and Yin Rou were so handsome that he ignored the calm, majestic and graceful temperament that they naturally exuded.
"I heard that the Lord of the City is the newly appointed Lord of Ancheng. My wife and I happened to be passing through Ancheng, so we came to visit. I am presumptuous, and I hope that the Lord of the City will forgive me." Tang Yin said politely and courteously.
"Oh, Mr. Tang is so polite. We are all old Feng people, so we don't need to see anyone outside." It's rare to meet Feng people in remote Mo Di, and they are such an outstanding couple. The middle-aged man also seemed very happy.
Asked: "I wonder where the young master lives?"
"I was originally in Yancheng, but now I have moved to Zhenjiang." Tang Yin joked: "It seems that I am destined to the imperial court. Wherever the imperial court is, I will follow!"
The middle-aged man was amused by his words and sighed: "Speaking of Yancheng, I haven't been home for a long time!"
After a pause, he continued: "By the way, my name is Cao Zhang. Mr. Tang, you don't need to call me Lord City Lord. It sounds foreign. I am a few years older than Mr. Tang. If Mr. Tang doesn't mind, just call me Cao."
Brother!"
This new city lord is quite an easy-going person! Tang Yin's favorable impression of him greatly increased and he said with a smile: "Since Brother Cao said so, I'm not polite, but Brother Cao don't call me Mr. Tang anymore, listen.
You’re very outgoing when you get up!”
"Haha!" Cao Zhang laughed and said, "Then I'll call you Brother Tang."
Tang Yin nodded, changed the topic, and said: "Brother Cao, this is my first time coming to Ancheng, and I feel that it is very desolate here!"
"Yes!" Cao Zhang sighed and shook his head: "The previous city lord Guan Tai was mediocre and incompetent. He also liked money and beauty. He amassed money everywhere in Ancheng and bullied men and women. It can be said that he did all kinds of evil. Ancheng has become a good place.
The land has been ruined to the point where it is now. You must know that the population of Anseong used to be as many as 100,000, but now, it is not even 30,000."
Hearing this, a flash of light flashed in Tang Yin's eyes, and he said coldly: "Such a cowardly official should indeed be punished!"
Cao Zhang was startled by the cold aura emanating from his body. Seeing him looking at him in a daze, Tang Yin realized that he had lost his composure. He put away the coldness on his face and said with a smile: "As a common people, what I hate most is
Guan Tai is a foolish and evil official, and he is domineering here. Not only do the people hate him, they also hate my gale-force court, and the consequences are great!"
"What my dear brother said is absolutely true!" Cao Zhang nodded as if he had found a close friend and said: "So I, the new city lord, am facing many difficulties when I work in Ancheng. Now I can't even recruit the city army...
"
When he said this, he looked sad and looked up to the sky with a sigh.
Tang Yin was startled and asked, "Why can't we summon the city army?"
"First, the government treasury is seriously short of money and there is no money at all. Second, the people of Mo are not willing to serve as soldiers for us Feng people. Even the guards of my city lord's palace are Feng people who I shamelessly asked for from the county chief.
Ding comes to fill up the numbers!"
As he said that, Cao Zhang burst into laughter, a bitter smile.
It is really sad that the local government has mixed up to this extent. Tang Yin also sighed in his heart, and then asked curiously: "Why is Brother Cao so eager to summon the city army?"
"Of course it's to deal with the rebels!" Cao Zhang said seriously: "My dear brother, I don't know. An city is named An, but in fact it is not safe. There is a large group of mountains gathered in Shuangtou Mountain, thirty miles away from An city.
Thief, these days, the bandits suddenly started rebelling against the trend, looting everywhere, killing people and stealing goods, and they have become a big harm to our Ancheng!"