Chapter 44 I am willing to build a monument and a temple for you!

At this time, the people outside the county government were surrounding these people.

"Nonsense, I was born and raised in our county, and I have met many officials, but how come I have never seen these 18?"

"Are you using counterfeit goods to deceive us?"

"That's right, I know that person, he was a soldier some time ago, how come he is an official now?"

"It's too fake!"

"You are making up stories like this, it's obvious that you don't take the Goddess seriously, and you don't care about the lives of us people!"

"That's right, the Goddess has already calmed down a little, and has sent us food every day these days. If you dare to deceive the Goddess, we will all be in trouble!" Damn it

, weren't these bastards easy to deceive before?

Why are they so hard to deal with now?

The county magistrate couldn't help but curse in his heart.

He argued cunningly: "Listen to me, these officials are indeed newly appointed officials in our county, but they have only been in office for a short time and have not had time to get to know everyone."

"You said they are officials, so they are?"

"Where is the official seal?"

"Yes! Do you have a letter of appointment? Do you have an official seal? Has it been announced?"

"If wearing official uniforms makes you an official, then all the opera singers in the opera house are officials!"

Seeing that these people were so difficult to deal with, the county magistrate had to return to the county government.

But this time, he did not show up in vain.

Seeing that everyone's mood was much more stable and they could communicate, he asked the people for some food.

"Since we are required to participate in the blood sacrifice, we should be allowed to live until that time, right?"

The people also thought it made sense, so they gave these officials some food.

However...

it was all bran, and it was the kind with hair and stink.

The pigs of good families eat better than this.

The county magistrate was angry.

But he did not dare to show it at all.

At least there is still some bran now. If they really turn against us, I am afraid there will be no bran at all.

In any case, this is the first full meal everyone has eaten since the county government was sealed off.

Although it tastes bad, everyone ate it up seriously and there was no waste at all.

In the past few days, all the trees in the county government have been eaten up by them, and the bran is not so unacceptable in comparison.

The county magistrate ate all the bran with a sullen face, and not only did he eat it all, he also licked the bowl. He

clearly felt humiliated, but he dared not waste a single drop.

After a full meal, he had the energy to work.

The county magistrate waved his hand and said, "Tell all the craftsmen to make official seals with all their strength. Do not forge them. Make them real."

Some time ago, he received news that an envoy was coming to investigate. If he could not solve this matter before the envoy arrived, he would most likely be punished.

He did not have much time. He

could not fail at this time.

If the seal and edict were fake and were discovered by everyone, he would inevitably have to go through a lot of trouble.

If these people were enraged, they might kill them directly without caring about the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven.

Two days later, when these chosen scapegoats appeared again, they had letters of appointment, their names and positions were posted on the notice board, and even the official seals were checked by the people one by one.

After confirming that it was true, the people said with satisfaction: "That's right, this is our parent official."

The acting county magistrate smiled and nodded, picked up the letter of appointment and said loudly: "The county magistrate is righteous. In order to appease the anger of the goddess, he is willing to sacrifice himself to the heaven. Although we have tried our best to dissuade him, you insist on doing so. We are really moved and are willing to build a monument and a temple for you."

"We are willing to build a monument and a temple for you!"

"The county magistrate is wise." The

county magistrate had not yet retracted his smile when he heard such shocking remarks.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he looked at the subordinates he promoted with anger.

"What are you talking about?"

"What are you doing!"

The county magistrate roared, the voice was deafening.

His good subordinates walked towards him with the letter of appointment.

"My lord said that I am your confidant, then do you know my name and surname?"

"Do you know the names of our eighteen brothers?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't know. I can tell you that my name is Gongsun Wu, because my lord, our Gongsun family almost died!"

"Gongsun Yue is the youngest and most talented child in our family. He is the treasure of our Gongsun family!"

"The remaining seventeen, their families were killed by you under various excuses!"

"The most ridiculous thing is that a small half of them, their families were killed because they participated in the granary robbery."

Gongsun Yue lightly waved a paper fan and slowly walked out of the crowd.

"And these common people, their families were also killed by you!"

"Your Excellency thinks that by blocking my mouth and letting me write down lies for you, you can stop people from talking?"

"You don't know that the only thing that can stop people from talking is your own virtue!"

Common people dare not say a word of objection on the street or in the teahouse, but that does not mean that they do not have resentment in their hearts.

They just dare not say it, that's all. Everyone

has a record in their mind, and they will record the actions of these corrupt officials one by one.

Even if they are as noble as emperors, they will still be judged by future generations, let alone just a small county magistrate?

"I know, I know I was wrong. It was my fault for not opening the granary, but I was just acting according to the law."

"Although I am the county magistrate, I cannot cover the sky with one hand. You can't blame me alone for this."

The magistrate lowered his head, hiding the humiliation in his eyes, and begged for mercy from these people.

"So, there are eighteen officials participating in the sacrifice, not just one, sir!"

Gongsun Yue's eyes flickered, and he put away his fan.

"Now that everyone is here, our ceremony can begin."

"Brother, thank you for your help."

Gongsun Wu nodded and picked up his letter of appointment.

"All yamen runners, listen to my orders, the ceremony begins!"

Seeing the letter of appointment, all the yamen runners obeyed obediently.

The magistrate wanted to shout something, but Li Zhi covered his mouth and tied him up like a chick.

The scene in front of him became more and more desolate, but also very familiar.

Whenever he was in a bad mood, he would take this road.

Some time ago, he came here particularly diligently.

This is the road leading to the execution ground.

Because many people were killed in the past few days, the blood in the land has not dissipated yet, emitting a foul smell.

The people became silent, they walked silently behind, and many people even shed tears.

Gan Fanren did not continue to move forward, but just watched those people walk away indifferently, and left with his family.

"Today, several adults are willing to sacrifice their lives and sacrifice to the goddess. Their sincerity has moved God. We must not let the adults down."

Gongsun Yue took out a dagger.

"This is the magic dagger given by the goddess. Only with this magic dagger can we achieve the purpose of comforting God."

"Please take the magic dagger and use it to participate in the sacrificial ceremony."