Happy Little Scholar

Magistrate Zhang was startled by him. He looked at the yamen servant and shouted angrily: "Here he comes, what are you doing in a hurry?"

After the reprimand, I felt comfortable in my heartшщЩ..1a

It seems that Lin Er knows some sense. He should not forget the man who dug the well. Even if he becomes a bandit, he should not forget who led him on this road in the first place.

He looked at the yamen servant, raised his eyebrows and said, "How much did he bring this time?"

The yamen servant shook his head and said, "I didn't bring it with me."

"I didn't bring him!" Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Zhang slammed the table and said angrily: "What are you doing here without bringing him!"

"He was brought here by others..." the yamen officer said, then immediately shook his head and said, "He was brought here by others!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Zhang suddenly stood up from his chair.

…

The front hall of the county government office.

Wang Chang looked at Li Yi and asked, "Brother Li, didn't he say he still had friends in Shuzhou? Why didn't he see them?"

Li Yi looked outside and said, "They will be here soon."

Although they had written a letter a long time ago, there was no further notice of when they would come to Shuzhou. However, Ruyi and the others had already passed there first, and the people who were supposed to come would come soon.

Outside the county government office, dozens of bandits were tied together and kneeling on the ground.

A dozen government officials looked at these bandits and then into the hall with strange expressions on their faces.

Lin Ershangzi and his group are considered to be quite large-scale bandits in Shuzhou. It has to be said that being able to catch bandits of this scale without missing a beat means that these people are quite capable.

But the problem is, this Lin Ershang is the brother-in-law of the county magistrate...

Not to mention the chaotic places outside Shuzhou, where the government has no control, but who doesn't have a background for the bandits running rampant in Shuzhou?

It’s not that the government doesn’t want to catch them, it’s really determined to suppress the bandits. None of the bandits can escape. It’s just that Shuzhou is too poor. Local officials only rely on the meager salary from the court to support their families. If you want to live a more chic life, you have to use other informal channels.

The county magistrate ignored Lin Ershangzi because he was not only his brother-in-law, but also often gave him the stolen goods. If these people arrested them, they would cut off the county magistrate's financial path...

Blocking someone's way of making money is like killing one's parents. Will the magistrate let his father-killing enemy go?

Li Yi and Wang Chang were chatting casually. At a certain moment, a middle-aged man with a bulging belly came out of the back hall.

Wang Chang immediately walked over, bowed and said: "The common people have seen the county magistrate!"

Magistrate Zhang looked at the bandits outside, then looked at him sideways, and asked, "Did you catch these bandits?"

Wang Chang nodded and said, "Sir, we caught him."

"Maintaining public security in Yongxian County depends not only on the county government, but also on every citizen of Yongxian County. You have done a great job." Magistrate Zhang nodded and said: "You go first, these thieves, I Will handle it.”

"Sir, let's take our leave first." Wang Chang bowed and turned around and said, "Brother Li, let's go."

"Leaving now?" Li Yi looked at the Yongxian County Magistrate in confusion and asked, "Isn't there any bounty or something?"

It is not easy to catch dozens of bandits. There is no merit but hard work. The local county government can do whatever it takes and only give verbal rewards... This is unreasonable.

Magistrate Zhang frowned when he looked at the young man who didn't salute him just now.

After cutting down his money tree and wanting a bounty, it was already a great blessing that he was not put in jail.

After this time, Lin Er had to change his appearance and change his bandit name again, which always caused a little more trouble. Magistrate Zhang glared at these two nosy guys and told the government officials: "Put these thieves first." Detain him and deal with him later.”

"Wait a minute." Li Yi looked at him and asked, "How dare I ask these thieves, how does the county magistrate plan to deal with them?"

Magistrate Zhang was already angry, but upon hearing this, he immediately lowered his face and said, "Do I need your guidance in my work?"

He waved his hand violently and said, "Take it away quickly!"

After that, he walked to the back hall minding his own business.

Wang Chang looked at Li Yi with a wry smile and said, "Brother Li, let's go."

Li Yi glanced at the county magistrate's back, shook his head, and said nothing.

The last person who talked to him like this probably had grass growing on his grave, but he really couldn't find any interest in being angry with a seventh-grade official over this matter.

Just go back and let the people below keep an eye on this matter.

"Let's go." He shook his head and walked with Wang Chang outside the county government office.

At this time, in the back hall of the county government office, Magistrate Zhang looked at the man in front of him with a sullen face and said angrily: "You trash, how can you still be handed over to a pot with so many people!"

The bandit leader said with a bitter face: "Brother-in-law, you really can't blame me, they are really too powerful..."

Magistrate Zhang asked solemnly: "Do you know who they are?"

"They came to Shuzhou to do business." The bandit leader said immediately: "Brother-in-law, I think they are just a big fat sheep, and there are several women who are the most beautiful women in the world. How about..."

"Businessman?" Magistrate Zhang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you sure this is a big fat sheep?"

"They are so fat that they can't get any fatter..." The bandit leader nodded fiercely and said, "Brother-in-law, believe my eyes. I have seen those women. The hairpins they wear on their heads are worth at least a thousand taels of silver. I robbed one last time, but it was robbed by those damn bald men..."

The bandit leader gritted his teeth and said, "Brother-in-law, we can't let them go!"

"Big fat sheep..." County Magistrate Zhang's eyes flashed a few times, and he nodded and said, "They collude with bandits, they really can't be let go..."

He looked outside the door and shouted : "Come here!"

Immediately, a yamen runner rushed in and bowed, "Sir, what's the matter?"

Zhang County Magistrate said in a deep voice: "Bring people to catch those guys who colluded with the bandits just now!"

...

At the gate of the county government, Wang Chang looked at Li Yi and said with a bow: "Brother Li, we still have to go on for two more days. When I return to Yong County, we will talk again!"

Li Yi bowed in return and said: "Be careful on the way."

"Let's go." Wang Chang turned around and said to several brothers, and suddenly there was a loud shout behind him.

"Stop!"

He turned around and saw more than a dozen yamen runners rushing out of the county government and surrounding them.

Wang Chang was stunned and said in surprise: "Brother official, this is..."

The leading yamen runner waved his hand and said: "Catch all these guys who colluded with the bandits!"

"Colluded with the bandits?" Wang Chang's face changed, and he said in shock: "Misunderstanding, brother official, this is definitely a misunderstanding. We caught the bandits, how could we collude with them!"

"Still want to quibble!" The yamen runner said sternly, "Catch him now!"

Lao Fang pinched his knuckles and made a creaking sound. The court gave Shuzhou to the son-in-law. When they arrived in Shuzhou, it was their territory. In their own territory, how could they be bullied by others?

Li Yi patted his shoulder and walked straight into the county government office.

Seeing that this man was so sensible, the yamen runners did not stop him. Looking at Wang Chang and others behind him, they said: "Catch him!"

Two yamen runners wanted to step forward and take Li Yi down. They were glared at by Lao Fang, and they immediately shuddered and retreated.

Just now they heard that this guy can fight ten with one, so they won't suffer this loss. As long as they don't run away, they will have time to deal with them later.

In the lobby of the county government, the county magistrate Zhang sat firmly in the main seat, slammed the gavel, and said loudly: "Lin Er, you said, do you have accomplices?"

The bandit leader knelt in the hall, turned around and pointed at Li Yi and Wang Chang who came in, and said: "Sir, my accomplices are them!"

Wang Chang heard this, his face changed, and he immediately said: "Sir, he is clearly a false accusation. If we are his accomplices, why did he arrest them?"

Zhang County Magistrate also looked at the bandit leader with an angry face and asked: "He is right. If they are your accomplices, why did they arrest you to see the official?"

"Sir, everything I said is true!" The bandit leader said solemnly: "We were accomplices, but we fought because of the uneven distribution of the spoils. He wanted to Use us to exchange for reward silver..."

"Nonsense!" Wang Chang pointed at him and shouted: "This thief clearly wants to bite back, sir, please see!"

"Silence!"

"Based on your one-sided words, I can't make a conclusion." Magistrate Zhang held the gavel and slammed the table fiercely, saying: "I will not wrongly accuse any good person, nor will I let any bad person go. Come, take them all away, and let me investigate them and interrogate them carefully!"

Wang Chang hurriedly said: "Sir, I can prove my identity..."

"Shut up!" Magistrate Zhang looked at him, waved his hand, and said: "Don't talk nonsense, take them away first!"

Wang Chang stood there in a daze, looking at Magistrate Zhang in the hall in disbelief.

Their identities are escorts, and he has a lot of evidence to prove his identity.

For such a simple matter, this county magistrate actually wanted to lock them up first without asking any questions...

If they really lock them up, then the right and wrong will not be decided by them, right or wrong?

He looked at the bandit kneeling on the ground, looking at him with a sarcastic smile, and finally understood something.

This is not a county government, this is clearly another den of thieves!

This is collusion between officials and bandits!

Bandits are officials, officials are bandits!

…

Li Yi knew that there was a problem of collusion between officials and bandits in Shuzhou, and this was also the problem he planned to solve as soon as he came here.

But he didn't expect that he had just entered Yong County and had no time to settle down, and he encountered such a thing.

After all the travel, what he wanted to do most now was to find a big and soft bed and have a good sleep...

These bastards, can't make trouble later, not letting people have any time, rushing to reincarnate!