A wise person does not stand under a crumbling wall.
Now that he knows the sorceress is going to get him, and Lord Sima is inclined to believe her, Jiang Ming should probably hurry up and run away!
But he didn't run away!
Because 'listen to the meaning behind the words'...
Despite the Jia family servants' complaints about the Prefectural Magistrate, who was described as mean-spirited, cruel, and prone to resorting to the "punishment to stop punishment" tactic...
But Jiang Ming realized that this person was... a typical Legalist.
He's just like Shang Yang back then.
The most prominent characteristic of Legalists is their abhorrence of superstition!
Therefore, he couldn't possibly believe the fortune teller's words!
The reason they showed a 'tendency towards the sorceress' was probably because the sorceress was, after all, a favorite of the prefect.
Lord He must have his own reasons for doing so!
Since he has a conflict with the prefect, then... this creates an opportunity to stir things up!
Because he was confident of success, Jiang Ming did not flee.
He just didn't expect that the other party would act so quickly in dealing with him!
"What are you doing? My husband is ridding the people of a scourge, what crime has he committed?" Chen Damei stood in front of Jiang Ming.
Fuck you!
The soldier ignored all that and shoved Chen Damei so hard she fell over.
"Dare to obstruct law enforcement! You shall be subjected to the two punishments of tattooing and shaving, and exiled for a thousand miles!"
The soldiers' roar startled Murong Xue, who had come to stop them.
"Big sister! Xue'er! Don't be rude!"
Jiang Ming rebuked, "Lord He must have his reasons for inviting me! You are not allowed to obstruct the enforcement of the law!"
"Lord Jiang is indeed wise! Shall we go then?"
Several soldiers escorted Jiang Ming out of his house.
On the street, the villagers of Chenjia Village immediately protested when they saw Jiang Ming being escorted in shackles!
Dozens of villagers, armed with farm tools, were about to come and stop them.
"What do you want to do? Are you planning a rebellion?"
The soldiers were also frightened and retreated repeatedly.
"What crime did Lord Jiang commit? He led us to eliminate the wolf pack and saved the lives of our entire village!"
"Yes! Lord Jiang is like a second parent to us!"
"Fellow villagers! Who saved us?"
"Lord Jiang!"
"Who came up with a solution to keep us from starving to death?"
"Lord Jiang!"
......
The roar of mountains and the sound of waves echoed through the village lanes, one wave higher than the next!
The villagers' forehead veins bulged, their eyes were bloodshot, and even the five- or six-year-old children adopted the same fighting spirit they had shown the night before when they were hunting wolves, picking up stones and glaring angrily at the soldiers!
"We're just following orders! Gentlemen, please don't make things difficult for us hard-working soldiers, okay?"
Given this situation, the dozen or so soldiers were afraid of being beaten to death by the villagers. Their legs trembled, and they raised their hands to beg for mercy.
"Fellow villagers!"
At this moment, Jiang Ming shouted to everyone, "Lord Sima sent me there, but there are some things that are not convenient to say! Don't obstruct the law enforcement, that's just pushing me into a fire pit! Everyone, make way quickly, and do as I instructed last night to process the wolf pelts properly. I need to come back to sell them! I'll be right back! Trust me!"
Jiang Ming repeatedly tried to persuade the people of Chenjia Village.
When the villagers heard him say that, they all made way for him.
Everyone lowered their heads, and many silently wiped away their tears...
A dozen soldiers wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, and then, with trepidation and caution, helped Jiang Ming onto the prison van and left Chenjia Village.
......
Dukang Commandery, the office of the Commandery Commander.
After the prison cart was pushed into the back garden, the soldiers dispersed.
Looking around, there was no one else, only Jiang Ming standing alone in the prison van.
"Hahaha!"
Before long, a large, fat man dressed in black satin with a silk belt around his waist emerged from behind the artificial hill.
Several servants and young men followed behind him.
Jiang Ming glanced at the guy; he was probably in his fifties, and incredibly fat, weighing at least 200 pounds, while only about 1.6 meters tall...
Needless to say, this person must be Lord He, the Prefectural Magistrate.
He grinned wickedly at Jiang Ming, his eyes narrowed into slits, his pupils gleaming with endless cunning.
"Since even the Mountain God is no match for you, why are you trapped in a cage?" The fat man stroked his beard and asked with a smile.
"Heh..." Jiang Ming remained composed, pondering for a moment before replying, "How dare I disobey the government's orders? Wouldn't that be tantamount to rebellion?"
"Hmm...not bad, not bad! Well said!" The fat man nodded in satisfaction.
"Yesterday, Lord Jiang used the strength of several hundred villagers from Chenjia Village to wipe out more than a thousand wild wolves. Could it be that he relied on the divine power of magic?"
Lord He laughed and said, "I've heard that Lord Jiang's magical powers are in no way inferior to the sorceress in the prefect's mansion?"
After hearing his words, Jiang Ming threw his head back and laughed loudly: "Haha! Ridiculous! You actually believe those lies meant for fools? What kind of gods and ghosts are there in this world? If all the officials of the country are so superstitious, wouldn't the country perish?"
Faced with Jiang Ming's mockery, the fat man not only wasn't angry, but also laughed heartily, his eyes revealing admiration!
"Quickly! Unshackle Lord Jiang and get him off the prison cart!" the fat man ordered.
Several servants quickly stepped forward to help Jiang Ming get out of the prison cart.
Jiang Ming's anxiety finally subsided.
This time, he fucking made the right bet!
Fortunately, when I was studying the theories of strengthening the state in the pre-Qin period, I specifically studied Legalism and knew that the most disgusting thing about Legalism was superstition.
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