The crowd didn't understand what was going on, but they didn't dare to delay, and soon the crowd split into several groups.

Those who had grudges against the Song family were either smiling or gritting their teeth.

As for those who were just servants out of necessity, their expressions were gloomy, and they felt that their future was uncertain.

Even the distant descendants of the Song family were in a state of panic.

"You, you, and you, stand up!"

Ma Jianming didn't pay much attention to it. He just glanced at these people and quickly picked out several people from them.

Those who were chosen were all a little uneasy.

But the next moment, Ma Jianming's words made them happy, "You guys are their leaders now, these people are under your control!"

"Understood. Thank you for your respect, sir. We will definitely take care of these thieves!"

Upon hearing this, the few people who were chosen were overjoyed and immediately clasped their fists in response to the order.

The rest of the people couldn't help but feel a slight commotion.

"Don't make any noise."

Ma Jianming snorted coldly, then pointed at those who claimed to have a grudge against the Song family and said coldly: "All of you, charge ahead of me later. Anyone who dares to stand back will be killed without mercy!"

"What, officer..."

Those who were the largest in number were shocked when they heard the words, and there was a commotion of anxiety.

"What kind of official?"

Ma Jianming glared at them, interrupting them and sneering, "Who do you think I am? I am a member of the Jinyiwei of the Qin Empire. You guys are always bullying me, don't you think I don't know?

You're saying you have a grudge now, but what were you doing before?!

And you guys are clearly taking advantage of the situation. Why do you think I'm easy to fool?"

When those people heard this, their faces changed.

The eyes looking at Ma Jianming instantly became frightened, and some people even said they were not convinced, because many of them were not lying, but they did do some domineering things in the past, but they did not expect that the person in front of them was actually the Jinyiwei.

Moreover, he saw all their misdeeds, and his expression changed for a moment, but he did not dare to make a noise.

There are also those who clearly have no grudges but still try to be sneaky and try to take advantage of others, and they feel both fear and regret in their hearts.

In fact, it was impossible for Ma Jianming to recognize them all. He just pointed randomly and didn't indicate who was who, but these people automatically identified themselves with the names.

This kind of method is not uncommon for a Jinyiwei, but his generous look makes people subconsciously ignore his identity.

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but be surprised when he saw this, thinking to himself, "Your Majesty is indeed very discerning. This person has been in my Great Wilderness County for so long, and I didn't realize there was such a talent.

Your Majesty has been given important positions since his arrival. No wonder I, as the prefect, have lost my power. Alas~"

Zhang Yuan sighed in his heart. He was originally a little unwilling, but now he became discouraged.

However, he didn't know that Zhao Xin was given an important position to some extent because there was no one else available at the moment, and Ma Jianming was a reliable person with a good loyalty value.

Zhao Xin is not a god, so how can he tell who has talent at a glance?

I can only say that I was lucky.

This former trial centurion not only had good character, but also had good abilities.

Even Tang Siru is not bad and is very good at gathering intelligence.

It was thanks to this that Zhao Xin was able to obtain as much information as possible about Dahuang County under limited conditions.

At the same time, the actions of Zhang Yuan and Ma Jianming were also reported to him.

After learning about this, Zhao Xin was also very satisfied with Ma Jianming's performance.

Immediately afterwards, after Ma Jianming and Zhang Yuan wiped out the Song family’s forces in the city, they quickly came to the second family.

Inspector Tan Kang, or to be more precise, Inspector Tan Kang of the eastern part of Dahuang County.

The official Duyou was also quite interesting. He was an official of low rank but great power. To be precise, he was not even an official, but just a clerk.

However, his power is very great. He not only has the right to inspect and supervise, but also has a certain degree of judicial power. Even a county magistrate with a salary of 1,000 stones has to bow down to him.

After all, not everyone is Liu Xuande, who dares to tie up the Inspector and beat him.

Even after Liu Xuande finished smoking, he still lost his official position.

The Tan family, like the Song family, is also one of the powerful families in the county.

However, unlike the Song family, the Tan family is more unruly. The ancestors of the Tan family were originally from the military. After retiring, they returned to the local area and relied on their military achievements and old friends to eventually become local tyrants.

However, since most people in the clan were illiterate, the highest official was Tan Kang, the Inspector.

If you want to go further, you have to achieve a great achievement.

What kind of great function allowed a barely literate Inspector to advance to the next level and even become a 2,000-stone official?

After much thought, Tan Kang felt that the only way was to follow Long.

So ever since he heard that King Qi of Nanzhou had rebelled, he had wanted to join him, but he had no chance.

Zhao He's arrival this time gave him an opportunity. Others were just speculating or being lured away, but he was the only one who took the initiative to join, and he was very determined.

It even seemed that he had already made preparations. He had transferred all the strong men in his clan to the city and even built simple defensive fortifications around his house.

They even built a watchtower. At that moment, Tan Kang was standing on it. Seeing Zhang Yuan and the others approach, he was neither surprised nor panicked. Instead, he jokingly said, "Marquis Huating, what are you doing here with such open arms? Are you trying to take my head?"

He did not call him the county governor, but the Marquis of Huating, which showed that he did not regard Zhang Yuan as his superior or lord.

Zhang Yuan and others couldn't help but frown when they saw the situation.

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