All those who could be called were called by Lin Jiuxi to the outside of City Lord Mo’s Mansion. There were about forty or fifty people in total.

Beat drums to cry out for justice and kneel down to beg for treatment.

Many civilians gathered outside, but did not dare to get too close, for fear that Lin's army would come and hurt them by mistake.

"City Lord Mo, can he do anything about it? If he could, how could he watch our Jizhou City become such a mess!" Passersby discussed.

"Alas, you can't say that. Before the Lin family army came, I thought City Lord Mo was pretty good."

"I'm not saying that City Lord Mo is a bad person, but can he be as tough as that guy surnamed Lin?"

"That's hard to say. If City Lord Mo could control the man named Lin, how could he wait until today? City Lord Mo is old, but he is not blind or deaf. How could he be completely unaware of it... I'm afraid he is just pretending to be deaf and dumb."

"I know. I know everything you said." City Lord Mo couldn't help but shed tears.

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Passersby were talking to each other, but they all kept their voices low and looked around, for fear that the Lin family army would hear them and cause trouble.

More and more people gathered at the City Lord's Mansion. Many of them might not be as miserable as those who knelt on the ground and begged City Lord Mo to make a decision, but over the past few days, they have more or less suffered losses at the hands of Lin's army.

As the lord of a city, he cannot be a failure and fail to serve the people.

As soon as City Lord Mo saw so many people kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, he already understood about 70% of the situation.

"What's that sound? Beating the drum to appeal for justice?" City Lord Mo originally wanted to say that it was a small matter and didn't want to get involved. After all, these matters were usually handed over to officials for review before he would check on them.

"Mayor, you don't know, I'm just a small businessman, carrying a load on my shoulders and walking around the streets to earn a little to support my family. But they not only eat and take away the food, but also say that my cooking is not tasty and want me to pay? Is there such a reason in this world? If it's not tasty, they won't eat it! I don't have money to give them, so they threw away the load I worked so hard to earn, and our family of four can only starve."

Why should the place he had governed well for many years be destroyed by such a scourge as General Lin?

City Lord Mo knew Lin Jiuxi. When he saw Lin Jiuxi's face, his eyes widened.

The others summoned by Lin Jiuxi also kowtowed, "Lord Mo, please have mercy on us. Our son/husband/father/daughter are all honest and hardworking people. Who would have thought that we would encounter such a thing in such a peaceful time in the city. They are not soldiers at all, they are even scarier than bandits!"

"Yeah, everyone's family is like that. They are much more powerful than bandits. They come to extort money three times a day, which is more than the meals we eat at home."

To put it bluntly, he cares much more about Jizhou City than the emperor does about this place.

"All of you get up, get up quickly." City Lord Mo supported the hunchbacked old lady with one hand, wiped his tears with his sleeve with the other hand, and waved to signal them to get up.

The door of the City Lord's Mansion was opened, and the crying of orphans and widows outside could be heard immediately.

City Lord Mo was so angry in the City Lord's Mansion that he cursed his officials, but they were helpless.

When Lin Qingshan was in the capital, he was a fairly honest man, but now that he was in Jizhou City, with his uncle as his backer, he became even more dissolute in such a small place.

Even if he still had some soldiers under his command, General Lin was still the emperor's man. If they helped Lin Jiuxi to deal with General Lin's men, wouldn't that mean they were against the emperor and rebelled!

"These old ruffians tried to tease my wife a few days ago. If my wife hadn't been so stubborn and held the hairpin around her neck, she would have been abused by them!"

But this time he changed his mind and realized that since he couldn't control General Lin, could he also ignore the grievances of the people?

However, the previous facts proved that he had made a mistake by passing the news of Taoyuan Gang to His Majesty. So what about this time? If he called Lin Jiuxi out this time, would the matter really be resolved? City Lord Mo hesitated. He didn't want to gamble.

After all, the emperor had always seen him on the map, and the only thing he asked about every year was taxation, and he knew very little about the rest.

And because City Lord Mo gave them a certain amount of confidence, they all started to file complaints.

This is most likely for the Lin family army.

"But, but what should I do? General Lin was sent by His Majesty, and I..." City Lord Mo subconsciously glanced at Lin Jiuxi.

"City Lord, if you don't agree to redress our grievances, we won't rise up." Lin Jiuxi took the lead.

"City Lord, you have been the city lord for more than 20 years and have always been kind. I beg you to be merciful again and redress my son's grievances." The old lady was very old, with wrinkles all over her face like old tree bark, and tears flowed from her turbid eyes.

"City Lord Mo, you have your worries, but you also have to consider our Jizhou City. If this continues, I'm afraid we will have a hard time surviving..."

"City Lord, I'll go and see what's going on." The official also heard the noise and took the initiative to speak.

This is his city. He has governed it diligently for many years and knows every corner of it well. He doesn't say how good he is to the people, but he is always fair and courteous and always cares about them.

City Lord Mo shook his head: "Let's go together and see what's going on."

This is also one of the main reasons why City Lord Mo did not dare to confront head-on.

He is not willing to give up either.

As long as Lin Jiuxi is handed over, General Lin will probably take his men back to the capital, and will no longer continue to harm the people of Jizhou City.

Who would dare to cause trouble for him anyway? His uncle, General Lin, was not a very powerful person in the capital, but it was different here. He robbed a woman in the street, and even the city lord did not dare to stop him.

Lin Qingshan followed suit and began to flirt with beauties on the street, eat free meals, and extort vendors.

After a few days, not only did no one dare to trouble him, but he also reaped a lot of rewards. He had taken over a thousand taels of silver alone, which whetted his appetite even more.

He happened to be wandering the streets with a few followers that day, but unfortunately, as the reputation of the Lin Family Army grew, few young women dared to come out on the streets. They could only take a few things in a boring way.

However, they soon noticed the movement coming from the City Lord's Mansion and hurried over.