The people were somewhat panicked.

This was their first time meeting the Jinyiwei, but they had often heard of their brutal methods.

I heard that anyone targeted by the Jinyiwei would be skinned alive even if he didn't die!

The yamen runners are from the government, and the Jinyiwei are also from the government. The officials protect each other and collude with each other. The common people are doomed.

Thinking of this, the people's expressions became even more ferocious. Even if they died, they would drag a few people down with them.

So, some people were responsible for chasing Old Hu and several yamen runners, while some people were responsible for hitting the unconscious county magistrate with stones, rotten vegetable leaves and other objects.

Suddenly, the scene became very lively.

"Jinyiwei, sir, please save us!"

"Ah! Stop it! Stop struggling! You dare to beat up the imperial officials and bailiffs. You will be killed soon!"

"My lord, my lord, please save us!"

When Zhang Yuanshan saw the chaotic scene in front of him, he did not feel annoyed, but instead felt a little secretly happy.

Looking at this scene, it is clear that this was done by the common people. Most likely they hated the county magistrate so much that they could not bear it any longer and directly hung him on the city wall and beat him in public.

Even if it was not done by ordinary people, it might have been done by a hero who was trying to eliminate harm for the people.

In this way, there will definitely be no one else who gets ahead of us in raiding the county government office this time.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanshan smiled so much that his mouth stretched to his ears, as if he had already seen that the emperor was very pleased and was going to summon him and his brothers back to Beijing.

He slapped the horse's buttocks hard, and the horse neighed and ran forward quickly.

Old Hu and the yamen runners almost cried for joy, thinking that Zhang Yuanshan and other Jinyiwei were rushing over to rescue them. However, Zhang Yuanshan and others rode their horses past several people.

The smiles on Old Hu and several yamen runners' faces froze as they stood there in a daze.

Ah, no, why is this different from what they just thought?

What happened to the agreement that officials would protect each other? Why did the Jinyiwei watch them being beaten without stopping it?

The common people were also somewhat confused, they thought the Jinyiwei would teach them a lesson or even kill them. But the Jinyiwei ignored them and did not care about Lao Hu and other yamen runners at all.

No matter how confused they were, the sticks and fists that hit the yamen runners were unambiguous.

Soon, Zhang Yuanshan and his group of Jinyiwei rushed to the city wall.

"Ugh~~" The foul smell made Zhang Yuanshan vomit several times.

The other Jinyiwei also frowned with disgust on their faces. They quickly covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves.

Looking around, Zhang Yuanshan saw Meng Liang riding on a tall horse. Zhang Yuanshan was not surprised. According to the pace, the exile team should have reached here.

Uh, the Feng Jiuyan family, whom he hated, was also here.

It’s so terrible!

He nodded towards Meng Liang as a greeting and quickly looked away. He didn't want to see Feng Jiuyan's family at such a happy time.

Then, Zhang Yuanshan whispered to the Jinyiwei beside him, "Go, call those yamen runners over and have them go up and rescue the dirty thing hanging up there."

"Yes!" The Jinyiwei took the order, turned around, and rescued several police officers who were being beaten from the sticks of the people.

Old Hu and several yamen runners were beaten so badly that their noses and faces were swollen, their mouths were crooked, their eyes were slanted, their heads were bruised, and their faces were covered with lumps. They looked like big pig heads, and they looked so funny!

They glared at the people, "Humph, you're going to die! Hiss, it hurts!"

Old Hu and several yamen runners, who looked like stray dogs, limped to Zhang Yuanshan. Old Hu covered the bleeding wound on his forehead, shrunk his neck, and asked vaguely with fear in his eyes: "Sir, what do you want me to do?"

Zhang Yuanshan looked impatient, "Go up and rescue your County Magistrate Liu."

Old Hu and several yamen runners were overjoyed, thinking, "Great! The Jinyiwei are going to avenge the county magistrate and us! Just now, the Jinyiwei did not stop the people from beating us. They must be trying to find more faults of the people so that they can punish the people and avenge the county magistrate and us."

As expected of Jinyiwei!

"Death (yes)!" Old Hu and his men clasped their hands together and bowed to Zhang Yuanshan.

Several people limped towards the stairs leading to the city wall. Under the pressure of the Jinyiwei, the common people reluctantly made way for Old Hu and his men.

The common people looked as pale as death, knowing that they could not escape this time and would die at the hands of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Old Hu and several yamen runners suppressed their nausea and vomiting and shouted a few words at the county magistrate.

"Sir? Sir, oh, wake up. We are here to save you."

But the hanging county magistrate showed no reaction and had fainted.

Old Hu commanded several yamen runners, one of whom was responsible for cutting the rope with his sword, while the others were responsible for pulling the county magistrate to prevent him from falling.

The county magistrate was fat and weighed a lot. After the rope was cut, the runners who were responsible for holding the county magistrate's hands felt very tired. Even though their faces were flushed and they tried their best, they still found it difficult to pull the county magistrate onto the city wall.

They underestimated the county magistrate's weight and overestimated their own strength.

Several people gritted their teeth and tried to pull the county magistrate up. However, since the county magistrate's body and hands were covered with sticky rice, they began to lose strength in pulling the county magistrate's hands.

"Bang!"

Finally, the bailiffs could no longer hold the magistrate back, and he fell straight down, leaving a shallow pit on the ground.

The old Hutou and the yamen runners on the tower stared at the county magistrate who fell down in amazement, while the common people who hated them to the core were jubilant and applauded.

"Oh, ah! It hurts!" County Magistrate Liu groaned weakly, his body twisted.

After County Magistrate Liu recovered, he slowly opened his eyes.

He raised his eyes and saw Zhang Yuanshan in a flying fish suit. Hope immediately ignited in his eyes. He struggled to get up from the ground, crying with snot and tears.

"Sir, these unruly people are trying to harm me! Please help me!"

After saying this, Magistrate Liu even tried to kneel down and hug Zhang Yuanshan's thighs. Zhang Yuanshan was so frightened that his face turned pale and he took several steps back.

The Jinyiwei on the side drew his sword and said coldly: "Kneel there, don't move! If you take another step forward, you'll be dead!"

County Magistrate Liu was frightened and stood still. "Okay, okay, I won't go forward. I'll just kneel here. Woo woo woo, sir, sir, please do the justice for me and severely punish these unruly people!"

There seemed to be some suspicious golden objects in County Magistrate Liu's big mouth, which opened and closed. Zhang Yuanshan was so upset that his brows were about to be tied into a bow!

Holding back his discomfort, Zhang Yuanshan looked at County Magistrate Liu's terrified expression with disdain in his heart. He looked at County Magistrate Liu with disdain, thinking: "What a worthless thing, with such little courage, how can he be a county magistrate?"