Guobei is a small county. Compared with Jinling, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, it is smaller in scale. Naturally, it does not have such developed business circulation, and its economy is not that wealthy.
So when Li Xiao walked on the streets paved with bluestones after the rain, he could see that the shops on both sides were relatively low. Compared with the bright and bright clothes of the people in Jinling County, the people here were wearing
It's a little more simple, and the crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs can be heard over and over the sound of hawking.
Of course, this place does not have the spooky atmosphere in the mountains just now, but has a bit more pyrotechnics atmosphere.
These two dusty outsiders appeared on the street, quite eye-catching, and attracted the attention of many people, and there was even a hint of vigilance in their eyes.
Li Xiao didn't take this to heart. He and Wu San found a roadside porridge shop, had breakfast, and after resting for a while, they went to the shop and asked about the location of the Guobei County Yamen.
At this time, Wu San's face showed a trace of embarrassment, and he leaned into Li Xiao's ear and whispered: "Young Master, I just remembered that our money and clothes were all left behind.
We are in that big mountain, and now we almost have no money to pay for food."
Although Wu San lowered his voice as much as possible, the porridge shop owner with sharp ears still heard the voice. After hearing the words, he couldn't help but frowned and said: "You two are eating here for nothing, right?"
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"Eating for free? That's not a big deal." Li Xiao chuckled disapprovingly and threw an object at the porridge shop owner.
Seeing something being thrown towards him, the porridge shop owner subconsciously stretched out his hand to catch it, and when he took a closer look, he saw that it was a shining silver ingot. He couldn't help but turn his anger into joy, and his face started to smile.
"Thank you sir, sir, you had a good meal in the store. Sir, please go slowly and come back when you have time!" The porridge shop owner bent his waist with a flattering smile on his face. He looked like he wanted to
Goodbye at eighteen miles.
Following Li Xiao, Wu San showed admiration. Along the way, there was nothing that the young master couldn't do. For a moment, Wu San's admiration for the young master emerged spontaneously and was beyond words.
, I also secretly made up my mind to follow the young master wholeheartedly forever.
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According to what the porridge shop owner described, after turning a few corners, the two finally arrived outside the Yamen of Guobei County.
At this moment, there were actually a lot of people gathered in the county government office. Outside, you could faintly hear the government officials leaning on the ground with their killing sticks and making "powerful" shouts.
Wu San glanced at the lobby of the county government office and said, "It looks like they are trying some case."
"Let's go in and take a look."
Hearing this, Li Xiao nodded in disbelief, pressed his chin, and walked inside, followed closely by Wu San.
It is strange to say that when Li Xiao and Wu San walked in, they did not see any government officials coming to stop them. A county government office seemed to have its door open.
After squeezing into the crowd, I looked into the lobby and saw that in the lobby, two plaques with bright mirrors hanging high, "Avoidance" and "Silence" had already been hung up.
But in the lobby, a fat-headed and big-eared county magistrate was sitting tall with an air of arrogance. Standing next to him was the master, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and two small eyes rolling around. He looked like a
The officials on both sides of the hall stood crookedly, with a stern look on their faces. Even when they were shaking the killing stick in their hands, they looked careless and unruly.
After the shouting stopped, the county magistrate was heard slapping the gavel heavily, and immediately shouted loudly to a man dressed as a scholar in the hall: "Yagyu, I ask you, do you know your guilt?"
Yagyu looked aggrieved and cried out: "Your Majesty the County Magistrate, I am the plaintiff in this case. It is I who came to sue Zhu Erdan. It was clearly him who framed him and actually swapped his head and heart with mine to make me
I am ugly and humble, and my family refuses to admit my injustice, but why do you want to blame me indiscriminately?"
"Hmph, you are so brave. You actually dare to talk back to me. I'll give you a 30-year rebuke first!" Magistrate Fatou completely ignored the other party's rebuttal, sneered and scolded him, raised his hand, and ordered to his servants.
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"That's it, hit thirty big boards with your stick first!" The master on the side agreed.
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As soon as he finished speaking, two government officials from the hall came out. Regardless of Yagyu's resistance, they directly took off his pants and held his arms up. They were followed by the other two government officials, holding killing clubs.
It was a brutal beating against Yagyu's butt~gu. Suddenly, the heavy blows from the imperial staff, mixed with Yagyu's screams of pain, immediately spread throughout the courtroom.
Seeing the painful expression of Yagyu being beaten by the imperial staff, the people around him couldn't help but express sympathy and pity. However, although they felt very sympathetic to Yagyu, no one dared to support and stop him.
The defendant in the courtroom was wearing luxurious clothes and looked like a noble man. He was shaking his shoulders and looking arrogantly at Yagyu who was beaten and screaming in pain, but there was a smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.
A hint of triumphant smile.
Standing among the crowd, Li Xiao's eyes swept around, and while he captured the other person's expression very keenly, he couldn't help but feel doubtful and couldn't help but frown.
"It's strange. They say that appearance comes from the heart. Under normal circumstances, as long as a person has an upright and kind appearance, his heart will also be kinder, or at least he won't be too bad."
"The noble young master looks handsome, even handsome, but what is strange is that he has a dandy, domineering, arrogant and arrogant temperament. His face and momentum are simply...
They are completely different." Li Xiao also felt very strange about this.
Li Xiao tilted his head, and his eyes fell on Liu Sheng again. Liu Sheng's face looked a bit ugly, and his facial features were even a little crooked, but his temperament was very gentle, knowledgeable, and ethical.
, to put it simply, appearance and temperament also present two completely different looks.
"Why is this happening?"
His thoughts were turning rapidly, and Li Xiao suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Thinking of the words Liu Sheng said before, Li Xiao's sharp eyes were focused, and he looked intently at the necks of Liu Sheng and Zhu Erdan. After careful observation,
It can be found that there is a gap on the necks of both of them. Although it is very subtle, it can be noticed with Li Xiao's sharp eyesight and senses.