"Uncle Guan, have you heard that the new inspector has become a prisoner and is now imprisoned in the government prison?"
"What? Is this—is this serious?"
"What I witnessed with my own eyes could be wrong. I just arrived in Chuzhou two days ago."
"Why is that? That inspector is a good official."
"Who can say otherwise? This inspector came all the way to kill corrupt officials, eliminate grass bandits, and even distributed food to us. My family and the children relied on the food they distributed to survive. Alas, it's a pity that good officials don't live long!"
...
"By the way, have you heard that the new inspector has been locked up?"
"Hey, I've heard about it a long time ago. I also received news. This is all because the corrupt officials above were protecting each other and putting pressure on the emperor, saying that the inspectors killed scholars. The emperor had no choice but to order the inspectors and General Han to be taken into custody. Sent to Beijing for trial."
"What is the logic of this? Is it wrong to kill corrupt officials? There are not many people in Chuzhou who have been killed by those corrupt officials. The lives of their scholars are the only ones worth anything in the world, so our lives are not worth anything?"
"That's right, it's really unreasonable. Tomorrow the inspector will be escorted to the capital. I think it's going to be very bad. Also, Ye Tiannan has come back recently. Alas, our life is really hard to live by."
"No, we must not sit still and wait for death."
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"Brother Jun, have you heard that the new inspector was removed from his official position and put in prison because he killed a few corrupt officials?"
"I heard that those scholars are so abominable. How many people did they kill? My wife's family was killed by Magistrate Sun. The inspector who killed Magistrate Sun was my great benefactor. Now I am single anyway. If anyone dares to harm the inspector, I will be at odds with them, and at worst, I will lose my life."
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"Angkor, people from our village are going to the city gate tomorrow to stop the inspector from returning to Beijing. Will you go?"
"Of course I will go."
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Qin Hui slowly arrived in Chuzhou in a prison car. As soon as he entered the city gate, some gossip spread inside and outside the city. Now people are talking about it on the streets, beside the fields, in wine shops and tea shops, and the news is getting more and more popular. Phew, after the news spread, people began to say that the emperor had been ignored by those scholar-bureaucrats. Gradually, a wave of resentment began to envelope Chuzhou City.
Chuzhou Prison.
"Open the door."
"yes."
I saw Chen Dong and Ouyang Che carrying a basket of food into the prison. It was really dark inside and filled with a stench. Although it was not their first time here, they still frowned. They came straight. Go to the door of the two innermost cells. At this time, there are two middle-aged men wearing prison uniforms and disheveled hair sitting in each of the two cells. They are Qin Hui and Han Shizhong.
Chen Dongdao: "Qin Xuezheng, General Han. It's time to eat."
Qin Hui waved his hand and said: "I will leave the city tomorrow, so I will skip this meal today."
Han Shizhong said in surprise: "Why is this?"
Qin Hui smiled and said: "General Han, we have to rely on the sympathy of the people to save our lives now. If the people see us tomorrow with rosy faces, radiant faces, and high spirits, and we don't look like prisoners at all, where will this sympathy come from?"
Han Shizhong was stunned for a moment. He smiled bitterly and said, "In that case, let's not eat this meal."
Qin Hui laughed and asked, "How is the situation outside?"
Chen Dong whispered: "I have already sent out the news. It is said that the people are very excited. I think you two will be released soon."
Qin Hui shook his head and said: "It's still early. This matter is not as simple as you think. Leaving the city tomorrow is just the beginning. Chuzhou alone is not enough. By the way, is there any letter from Hangzhou?"
Chen Dongdao: "Zheng Tongpan has already sent a letter, and the tabloids are well prepared. As long as there is any change among the people here in Chuzhou, they will immediately take action to respond to us."
Ouyang Che said with a smile: "No, they seem to have forgotten what we started as economic ambassadors, and with the help of Yuan Cai, now all the foot shops in Hangzhou, Jinling, and Yangzhou support us. With the help of these people, things will become easier."
If there are too many, as soon as tomorrow passes, those tabloids will be distributed in all directions with Hangzhou as the center."
As soon as he finished speaking, a wild laughter suddenly sounded outside.
Before the laughter stopped, Ye Tiannan was seen walking in wearing official uniform and leading a few minions.
"Ye Zhizhou."
Chen Dong, Ouyang Che nodded slightly and said, hate is hate, etiquette must still be indispensable.
Ye Tiannan smiled and ignored the two of them. He smiled at Qin Hui and said, "Inspector, I really didn't expect that we would meet again so soon."
Qin Hui looked up and said hehe: "Hey, it seems that Ye Zhizhou has been reinstated. It's really a pity. If I had known this, I should have sent you to the frontier."
A flash of anger flashed in Ye Tiannan's eyes, and he hummed: "You Qin Hui, you are so stubborn even when you are about to die, you don't even check the details of me, Ye Tiannan, and I am not afraid to tell you that I have many people in the capital, just you."
Even a kid from a poor family wants to touch me, he is really overestimating his abilities."
Qin Hui said calmly: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I, Qin Hui, have nothing to say. I heard that Ye Zhizhou has never been here since he took office. Isn't he here just to see me?"
Ye Tiannan smiled and said: "Of course not, I suspect that you have other accomplices, and now I want to take you to court for interrogation."
Qin Hui laughed and said: "I see, I am leaving tomorrow. I really need to take revenge as soon as possible. Ye Zhizhou is really a gentleman. However, I advise Ye Zhizhou not to waste my efforts. I am a Jinshi, and now I have not
Convicted, if you didn't have the power given to you by the emperor, you would have no right to lynch me at all, and you wouldn't even touch me. This is the preferential treatment of our Jinshi, Ye Zhizhou doesn't even know this."
Ouyang Che shouted angrily: "You are such a long-winded criminal, how could Ye Zhizhou know how to break the law?" These words were obviously a warning to Ye Tiannan.
Ye Tiannan felt hatred in his heart. If Chen Dong and Ouyang Che were not here, he could still use lynching, but unfortunately it backfired. He suddenly turned his eyes to Han Shizhong and said hehe: "I wonder if General Han is also a Jinshi?"
Han Shizhong laughed and said: "I am not, but Han is thick-skinned and thick-skinned. Ye Zhizhou can use whatever means he has."
Qin Hui suddenly stood up and said seriously: "Zhizhou Ye, the sinner Qin Hui has something very important to tell me."
Ye Tiannan subconsciously asked: "What's the matter?"
Qin Hui said nervously: "If Ye Zhizhou plans to torture Han Shizhong, Qin Hui requests to change to a cell as far away from this guy as possible."
Ye Tiannan was confused when he heard this and said: "Why is this?"
Qin Hui said in surprise: "Don't you know that the two or three thousand soldiers we brought are all Han Shizhong's personal soldiers? Those people are all reckless men who cannot read a single word. What if they know about Ye Zhizhou?" I really don’t know what they will do if they torture their general. I am innocent. If I am implicated in this, then I will really die unjustly."
Chen Dong and Ouyang Che both lowered their heads when they heard this.
Ye Tiannan was originally as timid as a mouse. Just after hearing this, he couldn't help but shudder. Then he straightened up and said: "What are you talking about? How could I abuse lynching? Huh, I just want to follow the routine." Ask, but think about it now. Anyway, you will be taken to the capital tomorrow, and I am too lazy to waste my time." After saying that, his sleeves shook, turned around and left.
As soon as he walked out, Han Shizhong laughed heartily and said: "These rats are really hopeless. They don't even have the guts to torture me. They are in vain for being human subjects."
Qin Hui chuckled: "How can we not win against such an opponent?"
Ouyang Che said with a smile: "Qin Xue's words are right!"
The four of them laughed again.
.....
The next morning.
Ye Tiannan personally led the team and escorted Qin Hui and Han Shizhong out of the city.
The adjutant who was following Ye Tiannan saw that there was not a single person in sight on the street, and the silence was a little scary. He whispered: "Master Zhizhou, something seems to be wrong. Look, there is not a single person in sight on the street."
Ye Tiannan frowned and said, "Are you scared out of your wits? There are so many of us and so many ignorant people have hid at home."
"Yes yes yes."
The road went smoothly out of the north gate, and after walking for about five miles, I turned a small corner and suddenly saw a dark area not far ahead. I saw thousands of people standing in the middle of the road, looking at each other. Before reaching the end, there were people holding hoes, butcher knives, carrying poles, standing, squatting, and some naughty teenagers sitting on tree trunks, dangling their feet, all silent and dazed. Looking at the team of two to three thousand people in front of them, their faces were expressionless, just like hungry wolves waiting for food to come to them.
"Stop, stop, stop."
Ye Tiannan had never seen such a battle before. He quickly stopped the team and said in a trembling voice: "What---what is going on?"
"Ah---ah---."
Qin Hui, who had not drank water all night, had chapped lips, dull eyes, raised his head, and suddenly groaned, looking as if he was dying.
Han Shizhong next to him saw it and was worried. He was not an actor. This move won't win sympathy. He couldn't learn it even if he wanted to, so he could only hang his head.
After all, Ye Tiannan was the magistrate of the state, and he usually shouted at these common people. He mustered up the courage to point his riding whip at the people and roared: "You unscrupulous people are so audacious. You dare to stop the prisoners of this state from entering the capital. Why don't you hurry up?" Get out of the way."
Without saying a word, the people suddenly took steps and walked slowly towards this side.
"You---what do you want to do? Could it be that you want to rebel? I--I tell you, if you---you go forward, I will be rude to you." Ye Tiannan faced So many people were so frightened that their whole bodies trembled.
The people didn't seem to hear anything and kept walking forward.
Seeing the people getting closer and closer, Ye Tiannan immediately panicked and said quickly: "Archers, archers, prepare, anyone who dares to come forward again will be killed without mercy."
I don’t know who the rough voice came from, but suddenly raised his arms and shouted: "Oops! An enemy suddenly attacked. Oops, the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. Brothers, run away quickly!"
"Help!"
"Run quickly!"
"If you don't run, you'll die."
boom!
Wow.
A burst of thick smoke rose from the ground, and only the sound of horse hooves could be heard shaking the mountain.
What happened? Ye Tiannan was stunned for a moment, and when he looked back, he saw that the two or three thousand cavalrymen who were following behind him had already disappeared, leaving only their gray backs.
People---where are people?
When the accompanying officials saw that all the soldiers had run away, they panicked. Why did they not care so much? They dropped their weapons and ran towards the city with flying legs.
Han Shizhong let out a depressed sigh and cursed with a smile: "When did these guys learn how to escape?"
Ye Tiannan was completely panicked, turned his horse's head, whipped his horse whip violently, and shouted: "Retreat, retreat quickly."
As soon as these words came out, he rode his horse and ran to the front. It was really a brilliant ride. The team that was orderly just now became chaotic and disorganized. Chen Dong and Ouyang Che fought hard
Suppressing his laughter, he quickly protected the prison car and ran towards the city.
In the blink of an eye, this army of several thousand people disappeared, leaving behind a group of dumbfounded civilians. They themselves thought it was incredible. This was too easy.
After a while, they realized what was going on and started laughing.
Ye Tiannan ran for more than twenty miles in one breath and returned home directly. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "Something big has happened. Those unruly people have rebelled. They rebelled. Hurry up and pack your things."
When Chen Dong and the others rushed back, they happened to see Ye Tiannan and his family members hurrying towards the south gate.
Chen Dong hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Ye Zhizhou, where are you going?"
Ye Tiannan shouted without looking back: "You guys stay here for now, I know the state and now go to Yangzhou to transfer people."
Go --- go to Yangzhou to transfer people? Chen Dong, Ouyang Che and others were immediately stunned, staring blankly at Ye Tiannan's leaving back. This --- this is too exaggerated.
A flash of regret flashed in Han Shizhong's eyes in the prison car, and he looked up to the sky and sighed: "I never expected that the prefect of this state would be such a thing. If the real enemy comes, Chuzhou can be defeated in a short time. It is really hateful, sad, and pitiful.
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(PS: When I uploaded this chapter, I was extremely excited. It has been more than a year since I wrote it, and it is the first time that the Little Chef has appeared on the top ten monthly votes list in history. I really can’t ask for more. I hope to see you again when I get up tomorrow.
Oh, I plan to get up at ten o'clock. Let me tell you secretly that the monthly ticket is now double. There are also recommendations.)