The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1049: Troops approach Changxi Village

The Diao family members in the hall were dumbfounded. Even if they were confused, they knew that Fang Yun might take drastic measures!

It was not until this time that they vaguely realized that this Fang Yun was different from the previous officials.

A Diao family member hurriedly said: "My Lord, this matter has nothing to do with us common people! We are just here to be witnesses and have done nothing."

"There are no good people in Changxi Village! Perjury is a crime, and murder is also a crime. Come on, take all these people to jail and retrial tomorrow!"

Several Diao family members wanted to make a scene, but when they thought of the fate of Diao Nengchen and Diao's mother, they immediately gave up the idea.

An old man said with a gloomy face: "Lord Fang, don't forget that this is Ning'an City. You are a virtual saint, but you are also a county magistrate! If you can't be a county magistrate, don't want this year's champion!"

"Oh, can't you recognize that this county has put on the Hanlin uniform?" Fang Yun stood up and walked out.

The old man stared at Fang Yun with wide eyes, speechless.

Watching Fang Yun and a large number of officials leave the county government, the Diao family slowly stood up and walked slowly with the yamen runners.

"It's bad, what should we do? It looks like he's going to Changxi Village to arrest people!"

"Don't be afraid! Not to mention Hanlin, even if it's a university scholar, what can he do? The left prime minister is powerful enough. When he was the governor of Mizhou, he didn't dare to do anything to Changxi Village!"

"Yes! When thousands of people from Changxi Village come to the county government to make trouble, I don't believe he can sit still!"

"Aren't all officials like this? They treat us like pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep. As long as we unite, the people above are not afraid, and the people below are afraid! Back then, the taxes in Mizhou were too heavy, which forced the people of a town to be anxious. They buried the mayor of the Juren alive, which caused a shock to the court and the public, and even appeared in the "Wen Bao", and finally forced to exempt taxes. If it weren't for those people, our lives would be even more miserable now!"

"Yes! I don't believe Fang Yun is not afraid! I don't believe he doesn't want to be an official!"

The yamen runners who were escorting them finally couldn't help but sneered: "A bunch of idiots, our Xiaofang County Magistrate came to Ning'an, not to be an official! After the palace examination, he went directly to the Holy Court. When he came back from the Holy Court, he would either be a governor or a minister of the six ministries. How could he be scared by a small village like you?"

"Our Xiaofang County Magistrate only treats people as people. You, a bunch of beasts in Changxi Village, are worthy of being compared with the righteous men who buried the Juren Town Mayor alive back then?"

"My master is already a Hanlin, how could he be afraid of you! If you have this time, you should pray to return to Changxi Village alive."

Fang Yun led the officials to the east gate of the city. Along the way, he kept passing letters and issuing orders, asking the private soldiers and government soldiers of Ning'an City to gather in the east of the city, and ordered all officials with ranks and relevant clerks to follow.

Led by Fang Yun, the official team was mighty. Those civilians didn't know what was going on and hurriedly avoided it. When they recognized Fang Yun, they hurriedly greeted him, and some even knelt down.

Before he walked out of the east gate of the city, other officials of the Holy Academy stationed in Ning'an County came together and persuaded Fang Yun with their talents, especially Tang Hanlin of the Criminal Hall, who was the most anxious.

"Fang Xusheng, you can't act on impulse! You will soon be the top scholar in the eighth class, and you may even become the top scholar in the tenth class. This is the supreme honor. If you delay because of a mere Changxi Village, it will be more than worth the loss! I heard that the great scholars of the Holy Academy also reminded you that you must not make mistakes!"

Fang Yun did not speak.

Tang Hanlin had to say: "If you must deal with Changxi Village, it is better to wait until the palace examination is over and the top scholar in the tenth class is in hand. If you do this, how will the officials see you in the future? Being an official is about being in harmony with the world!"

"I seem to have said more than once that I am different from you. I came to Ning'an not to be an official!" Fang Yun replied calmly, and did not use his talents to transmit his voice, but spoke in front of everyone.

"Then...then how are you going to deal with the people of Changxi Village?" Tang Hanlin said.

"The law must be followed, violations must be investigated, and law enforcement must be strict!" Fang Yun said.

"But... that's a village!" Tang Hanlin said.

"The village is the basic administrative structure of the human race. When the light of the law cannot shine on a village, it means that there is a big problem in the country!" Fang Yun said.

"Don't you think about it, it's just a village, can the left prime minister and the king really do nothing about them? Even great scholars have to bow their heads in front of the imperial power!" Tang Hanlin said.

"If the whole village falls, and the top leaders know it but still don't care, there are only two possibilities. The first possibility is that they are trash! The dignitaries can govern the country, but if they really can't do anything about a village, what are they if not trash? However, I don't think they are trash, so naturally I think of the second possibility, they don't care! They don't care about these trafficked women, they don't care about the yamen runners who were killed, they don't care about the millions of ordinary people!"

Tang Hanlin wanted to refute, but he couldn't say it.

Fang Yun continued, "They are so high up in the clouds, how can they care about the lives of the people! As long as the people don't rebel, they will treat the people like pigs and dogs! If the daughter of the left prime minister was abducted and sold to Changxi Village and killed by a group of beasts, what would happen to the left prime minister? If the right prime minister was hit and killed by a carriage on the street, what would happen to the cabinet? It is precisely because they will not be hurt in this way that they don't care!"

"What if they care?" Tang Hanlin Wen said.

"Then they are trash." Fang Yun said mercilessly.

Some of the officials present were extremely excited and supported Fang Yun, while others were full of helplessness. This is a truth known to everyone, but it cannot be said out loud, and only Fang Yun dared to say it.

"This county doesn't have that much time to wait, nor does it have that much time to struggle with them. Since you dare to do something unscrupulous in front of our eyes, don't blame this county for killing them!"

"Sigh... You must be cautious. If you stir up a hornet's nest, I'm afraid you will be criticized by many people." Tang Hanlin said.

"If I didn't do anything, wouldn't the Left Chancellor, the Zong family or the Lei family attack? If we compromise because of them, it means that this county has been defeated!"

After Fang Yun finished speaking, he looked at the sky in the distance.

"Under this blue sky, no one can make me bow down!"

No one could refute it. Even the Dragon Saint of the West Sea tried to harm Fang Yun but failed. He even lost the Sacred Tooth of the Ancestral Dragon. There were people who could kill Fang Yun, but there was no one who could make Fang Yun bow down.

The official seal of luck kept moving along the way. This was a phenomenon caused by too many letters being passed around.

However, Fang Yun didn't even look at it.

After leaving the east of the city, Fang Yun's private soldiers and three thousand government troops had gathered, and there were also many empty armored ox carts.

When those cows and horses saw Fang Yun, they all instinctively lowered their heads.

Fang Yun is a Dragon Lord, a high-ranking member of the Dragon Clan.

Fang Yun ordered the officials present to get into the car, and then got into the Longma luxury car.

"Go to Changxi Village!"

Fang Yun sat in the empty carriage, feeling a little lonely.

"Ao Huang is probably still practicing in the East China Sea Dragon Palace."

"If Peng Zuozhao did not die in the battle, got Wen Quxingzhao, and has been promoted to Grand Bachelor, Nan Sheng will heal his arms."

"Grandmaster Guo's granddaughter-in-law is about to give birth..."

The reason why Fang Yun left the Holy Court quickly was because he did not want to see the families of those who died in Sangu.

Fang Yun closed his eyes and memorized the Six Classics of Confucius silently, slowly eliminating the hidden dangers that might arise from being promoted to the Imperial Academy too quickly.

It has been less than two years since Tong Sheng arrived at Hanlin. Without a long period of accumulation and polishing, his talents are difficult to stabilize.

Nearly two hours later, the coachman reminded: "Sir, Changxi Village is almost here."

Fang Yun opened the curtains and looked outside.

It was dark at night, with half a moon in the sky, and the demon commander Ying Cang was flying in the sky. As Zhang Poyue's private soldier presented to Fang Yun, Ying Cang had been fulfilling his duties faithfully.

The village in front is brightly lit, no different from any ordinary village, and looks very quiet in the night. But who would have known that every house here has a cellar and every household has a prison.

Fang Yun watched for a long time, then used his talent to convey the message and ordered three thousand soldiers to surround the village.

The military strategist Hanlin used military tactics vigorously and vigorously. In the dark night, three thousand soldiers from the government surrounded Changxi Village like two big hands.

Fang Yun said: "Please, everyone in the Hall of Punishment, beware of reverse seeding."

There was no human figure in the sky, only the howling of the wind.

Then, Fang Yun's tongue burst into spring thunder.

"Someone reported that Changxi Village was selling human beings, abusing and killing young children, raping women, setting up private prisons, openly resisting the law, and even colluding with demons and barbarians. Fang Yun of this county, in order to clear Changxi Village's innocence, came here specifically to check. According to Law of our country According to the law, the crime of surrendering will be reduced by one level, and reporting and reporting will be reduced by one level. We hope that all villagers will enthusiastically surrender and report. This county will give you a quarter of an hour to think about it. After a quarter of an hour, once all suspects are convicted, their crimes will be increased by one level! "

Fang Yun was already a Hanlin, and his tongue-splitting spring thunder was even more powerful. His voice echoed over Changxi Village like thunder, rolling three times before stopping.

The night-light pearls specially made by craftsmen rose to the sky, illuminating the entire Changxi Village as if it were daytime.

Fang Yun lowered the curtains and said, "The car stopped at the entrance of the village for a quarter of an hour."

"Yes, sir."

Fang Yun continued to close his eyes and rest.

Gradually, there were chaotic sounds coming from the front, which became more and more chaotic, and some people even yelled.

Fang Yun ignored it and continued to wait.

Just after a quarter of an hour, Fang Yun got out of the carriage.

All the officials were waiting in front of the carriage.

Fang Yun nodded and walked towards the village.

There is a broad avenue at the entrance of the village, with trees on both sides. The avenue is densely packed with Changxi villagers.

There are women holding babies with numb eyes; there are old men smoking cigarettes with silent expressions; there are young men with weapons in their hands, full of vigilance...

All kinds of people gathered in front, almost everyone holding farm tools or weapons.

Fang Yun glanced at the row of old people at the front and said, "Where is the village chief? Come out and speak."

"Old man Diao Zhili, I would like to pay my respects to Magistrate Fang!" The old man bowed his hand to Fang Yun unceremoniously.

Fang Yun looked at the old man carefully. He was dressed in a gorgeous silk robe. He had white hair but was energetic. His face was wrinkled but his waist was straight. There was cold caution in his turbid eyes.

"Village Chief Diao, since your name is 'Zhili', you must know etiquette and abide by the law. Are you surrendering yourself by bringing the whole village here?"

The officials behind Fang Yun secretly complained that Fang Yun was really fearless, and he was simply saying that the whole village was guilty. To the officials, one person is not important, the family is not important, and even the people along the way are not important, but a whole village of people is a powerful force that makes local officials put their hands on the enemy.