"You should retreat! Retreat!"

Zhao Yuliang saw all their panic and couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised. For the first time in his life, he felt that he was not inferior to others.

So he was so excited that he forgot to be afraid and waved the hoe more vigorously.

"Promote the hall! Promote the hall!"

If there was a fight, I really didn't know who would win and who would lose. The conflict was about to break out, but it didn't happen yet because the guards took a step back and waited for the county magistrate's orders.

Gao Chong would have already suffered heavy casualties with Xue Bai, while Lu Linghao was still thinking about it.

One of the guards retreated to the wall, raised his sword and roared: "If you don't retreat, I'll kill you!"

Cold sweat broke out on Lu Linghao's forehead, and he licked his dry lips... It was just a matter of going to court, so why should we fight with each other?

"Ascending to the Hall!"

He finally shouted out and stopped the guards from massacring the unarmed people.

"The reason why this county is promoted to court is..."

~~

If we talk about Gao Chong and Lu Linghao, respectively officials from Anlu Mountain and Tang Dynasty, their responses to troubles also have common characteristics of both parties. On the one hand, they dare to think and act unscrupulously; on the other hand, they are trapped in singing and dancing to achieve peace, for fear of a little change.

So stubborn and weak.

Therefore, Xue Bai was a little disappointed that there was no fight in the end, but not surprised.

"Prepare to go to court, seal the warehouse, and take out all the tax books when Mr. Yin arrives."

"Here."

"Call Xue Xin back and bring over those women who are called runaway slaves in the weaving workshop. The case will be examined together."

"Here."

"Weapons are all unloaded. There is no need for the county office to use knives or guns. Oh, just hold on to the farm tools. Farmers only have this little property, don't lose it."

"Here...you guys, why don't you put down the knife?!"

At this point, Lu Linghao's momentum had been exhausted, and it was impossible for him to start a real fight. He was just cooperating with Xue Bai, but he was safe and sound. In the future, he would rely on his connections in the palace to complain, so he waved his hand helplessly and asked people to put down their weapons.

.

As expected, Xue Bai became much kinder and said, "Can the county magistrate lend me your seal?"

Lu Linghao was in a dilemma, and his aide Yuan Yiheng rolled his eyes and made a decision within a moment.

"County magistrate, I'll go get the seal and give it to the county captain, okay?"

This small move by Yuan Yiheng not only sold Xue Bai well, but also eased Lu Linghao's embarrassment.

Lu Linghao didn't miss his feelings and sneered in reply, thinking that after this incident, it would be interesting to see if the court could tolerate the rebellion who dared to use force to seize the Shangguan seal. It should be noted that Gao Xianzhi had already committed a taboo just by leapfrogging his rank to repay his merits.

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After a while, Yuan Yiheng held the seal with both hands and handed it to Xue Bai.

Everyone was preparing enthusiastically, and by dawn, Xue Bai had completely taken control of the county office.

"Invite everyone over, those who want to come come, those who don't want to come... there will be consequences at your own risk."

"Here."

"Beat the drums and gather the people together."

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The sound of drums broke the early morning in the county town.

"Did the drum sound?"

"The drums are ringing, and the county magistrate summons everyone to the county office."

The news spread from ten to ten, and soon, many people were crowded on the street of the county office. Those crowded in the back could only listen to the people in front of them describing the situation in the courtroom.

In the court, Lu Linghao was sitting in the chief seat. His eyelids were so heavy that he would fall asleep from time to time and his head would fall down. The usually majestic county magistrate suddenly showed his age and lethargy due to a sleepless night.

On the contrary, Xue Bai rested peacefully for a while before the meeting started. At this time, he was sitting next to him. His body was upright, tall and majestic, making Lu Linghao look like an assistant officer.

The gavel tree was also held in Xue Bai's hand, and when the time came, there was a "snap" sound.

"Today, we are reviewing the case of concealing farmland registration and unfair taxation in Yanshi County. Anyone with grievances related to farmland and taxation can report it."

~~

Cui Zhai.

During the previous conflict between Xue Bai and Gao Chong, Cui Zhai had temporarily sheltered Xue Bai, but now the situation has changed, which is sad.

Zheng Bian was admitted to the hospital. Looking around, he saw servants from various large households crowding the yard.

In the hall, the hall was full of fine clothes, and all the princes gathered together.

"What's going on?"

"As soon as Xue Bai came back, Lu Linghao was frightened and had to measure the acres again."

"What do you rely on? Are you so arrogant?"

"Just get rid of it over and over again..."

"Gao Langjun is here!"

Everyone couldn't help but be confused and turned their heads to look.

I heard the horses neighing outside, and then Gao Shang, who was covered in dust, strode forward with Tian Qianzhen and Kang Bu. Just looking at the leisurely pace made people feel at ease.

"Why did Gao Langjun come back so soon?"

Gao Shang was not in a hurry to answer, but first let them talk about what happened in Yanshi County.

After he heard it, he thought about it carefully, with a little doubt in his eyes.

After looking around, he called Song Mian and asked: "Fan Lao said that Xue Bai was in his hands, so why did he come to the county office again?"

Song Mian said: "I don't know yet, either Fan Lao lied from the beginning, or Xue Bai escaped."

Gao Shang said: "It's a trick, but fortunately we didn't fall into the trap."

He stood up, raised his voice, and said, "Don't worry, gentlemen, I have already guessed Xue Bai's plan."

The major households discussed a few more words and gradually became quiet.

"He bribed farmers, trained them, and temporarily seized the power of the county office. Then, in the name of asking for help from the people, he extracted benefits from you by checking the household registration of the land. This is very clear. The key is... why does he have it?"

Cui Jun stroked his beard and sighed: "Yes, why should he?"

"When I got the news from Magistrate Lu, I was already on the way back to Yanshi from Luoyang. Because his back-up force was already on the Luo River at this time."

"What is it?"

"Don't worry, I'll tell you one by one."

Gao Shang smiled first and waved his hands gently to stabilize his morale before speaking.

"Xue Bai first went to Yancheng to recruit a group of smugglers. The smuggler was an old acquaintance of mine named Fan Lao. Of course, Fan Lao could not help him and did not have the ability, so he detained him instead."

Song Mian thought for a moment and understood, and said: "How dare the smugglers fight with the government? Fan Lao is just selling one of us, but in fact he doesn't dare to take Xue Bai seriously. At that time, he will just say that the person has run away, and then both sides will be able to do it."

Not guilty."

"This is Xue Bai's cleverness. Fan Lao was originally close to us, but Xue Bai went to win over him, so that he at least could not help each other, and even tended to him. At the same time, this was a cover-up to hide his real back-up plan.

…”

"Luoyang?"

"Yes." Gao Shang said: "Du Youlin's two daughters are the principals of Yang's firm in Henan Prefecture. They are very close to Xue Bai. They were also involved in the previous fake Zhang Sanniang case. Xue Bai's aides,

The thugs are all following the orders of the Du sisters. At this time, they have taken Du Youlin's official boat down the river, and by then there will be another canal worker who will follow Xue Bai to cause trouble."

"This is a repeat of the same old plan."

"Not only that, there is also a daughter of the prime minister's house on this official ship, and a team of Jinwu guards..."

Everyone was surprised and asked: "Is it true this time?"

Gao Shang smiled and replied: "It's absolutely true this time."

The weakness of the vested interests was once again reflected at this moment. Some people thought that in the worst case, they would let Xue Bai measure their own land and pay more taxes in the past few years, so as not to damage the foundation.

Xue Bai invited them to go to the county office to hold a court hearing. If they don't go, they will be responsible for the consequences. I don't know what the consequences will be.

The atmosphere became quiet. Gao Shang only felt it was funny and said calmly: "Fortunately, local affairs are not decided by the Prime Minister's daughter. Yang Canjun, who led the Jinwu Guards this time, has an extraordinary status and a cheerful person. Linghu Shaoyin

He took me to meet him and we had a very pleasant conversation."

"We had a great time chatting."

When these four words hit my ears, many people raised their eyebrows.
To be continued...