Chapter 396 This bizarre scene frightened the yamen runners present

It had rained for several days in a row in Du'an County, but few people came to the government to file complaints.

County Magistrate Xu Zhiyang was drinking tea leisurely, preparing to go back and play the game of blindfolding beauties with his concubine later.

Thinking of the concubine's charming figure, Xu Zhiyang felt a fire rising in his belly.

He was just about to leave the yamen early and go back to be intimate with his concubine when he was bumped into by a yamen runner who ran in in a panic.

"Why are you running around? Don't you have eyes?" he scolded angrily.

"My lord, something terrible has happened."

"What happened?" Xu Zhiyang put down the teacup, his right eyelid twitched, and he felt a little uneasy.

"The Imperial Guards are here!" The bailiff's face turned pale.

"What?" Xu Zhiyang couldn't sit still anymore and stood up suddenly from his chair.

His subconscious reaction was to quickly pack up and run away.

But if the Royal Guards take action, where can he run?

With cold sweat dripping down his temples, he asked grimly, "How many people are here?"

"Two people. They are said to be Captain Xiao and Captain Lu of the Jinyi Guard from Shu County." The bailiff replied hurriedly.

Two people.

Xu Zhiyang pondered for a moment and felt that since everyone in the yamen was his people, nothing should go wrong.

So he straightened his official uniform, called other assistant officers, and went to meet the two captains of the Jinyiwei.

Anyway, they were all responsible for what he did, and no one could escape.

So the group walked together, following Xu Zhiyang towards the lobby of the county government.

"I wonder what the two thousand households are doing for you?"

Xu Zhiyang glanced at the two people in front of him.

Well, they are all very young.

He became a captain of the Jinyiwei at a young age, which shows that he is quite capable.

"Are you Xu Zhiyang, the magistrate of Du'an County?" Qin Xiao asked in a deep voice.

"That's right." He nodded.

Qin Xiao took out the Jinyiwei token. Xu Zhiyang took a look, confirmed it was correct, nodded, and was about to say something when he found a dagger against his waist.

"Master Qianhu, what do you mean?" Xu Zhiyang's face changed.

"You must come with us now to evacuate the villagers near Xiaohe Village. The embankment is about to collapse. If the flood comes down, the people will suffer." Lu Li said with a cold face.

When they heard that the dam was about to collapse, everyone present changed color.

"Sir, you misunderstood. The dike was only repaired last year. How could it collapse?" Xu Zhiyang was still trying to explain.

"I'm here to inform you to do this, not to let you question me. It's the Jinyiwei case, is it your turn to ask so many questions?" Lu Li glanced at him, pressed down lightly, and Xu Zhiyang fell to his knees on the ground.

Xu Zhiyang's face changed drastically.

What happened? Why did his legs fall to his knees uncontrollably?

"As long as you are greedy for money, you still have a way to survive. But if the dike is destroyed and the people are drowned, I can only send you to the Jinyiwei Prison for a day." Lu Li smiled slightly.

The blood instantly drained from Xu Zhiyang's face.

Who doesn't know how terrible the Jinyiwei Prison is? You can breathe in but not out, and nine out of ten people will die after entering it.

"I'll go with you right now." He stood up trembling.

"Well, Magistrate Xu, gather the government runners and let's go together." Lu Li nodded, signaling him to tell people to get to work.

Xu Zhiyang trembled and told everyone to gather together and persuade the villagers to move away now.

The dagger in Qin Xiao's hand was always against Xu Zhiyang's waist, and he didn't dare to do anything reckless.

However, Du'an County's County Magistrate Kang Yang and County Lieutenant Li Fuping looked at each other and saw murderous intent in each other's eyes.

If they followed these two Golden Guards out, they would probably have no chance of coming back alive.

It would be better to kill these two Golden Guards while they are all their men.

Then we can blame it on the rainstorm and say he is missing and no one knows anything about it.

The two of them stared at Lu Li, who looked even slimmer and frailer.

"Go ahead." Kang Yang gave the order, and Li Fuping drew his sword and rushed towards Lu Li together with him.

"Be careful." Qin Xiao blurted out when he saw this.

Lu Li was prepared. The moment the two men rushed over, she waved her hand and the two men changed direction.

The two men pointed their knives at each other.

Li Fuping moved faster and slashed Kang Yang's arm with his knife.

"Are you crazy? Why did you chop me?" Kang Yang, who was stabbed, collapsed and yelled.

Li Fuping was also frightened.

"I don't know. I couldn't control my hands. I wanted to chop her."

He looked at Lu Li in panic.

Idiot.

Xu Zhiyang couldn't help but curse in his heart.

Can't we just wait until it's raining heavily outside before doing it?

If there really was a flood, wouldn't it be safer to push these two Royal Guards into the water and drown them?

But he was too interested to say anything at this moment.

"Putting these two men in jail will do more harm than good and a waste of time." Lu Li was very generous and gave Kang Yang a chance, controlling his body and letting him chop Li Fuping as well.

This bizarre scene frightened all the yamen runners present.

"Didn't you hear? If I come back, I won't see them in prison..." Lu Li spoke slowly.

The jailer in charge of detaining the two men nodded hastily: "I promise to do it well. There will be absolutely no problem."

After imprisoning the two men in jail, Lu Li took Xu Zhiyang to Xiaohe Village.

…

Xiaohe Village.

There was a quarrel going on in the house of Wang Fumin, the innkeeper.

"Xiaobao is only two months old. It's raining so hard. I don't agree to take him to the city just because of someone else's words." Wang Fumin's eldest daughter-in-law Li Cuihua held her son and firmly disagreed with her father-in-law's proposal.

"Dad said that he is a very powerful master and he has calculated everything about our family's situation. We should listen to his advice and move out first." Wang Daniu comforted his wife.

"How could something possibly go wrong with this dam, which was only built last year? If you want to leave, you can go by yourselves. Xiaobao and I won't go." Li Cuihua hugged her son, turned her back, and ignored her husband's advice.

It’s raining so hard and the child is so young. If he goes out, he will definitely get sick.

There wasn't much extra money at home, so we couldn't afford to get sick.

"Hey, don't be stubborn. Can dad harm us? He is the shopkeeper in the county and has much more experience than us. You'd better listen to dad." Wang Daniu believed in his father's words without a doubt.

"No, if you want to leave, just go by yourself. If you leave, I will treat Xiaobao as if he doesn't have a father like you." Li Cuihua wiped away her tears.

In her opinion, her father-in-law just does whatever he wants.

It rains for dozens of days every year in Du'an County, so this has never happened.

Floods breach dams?

impossible.

He, who was packing her bags outside, also looked embarrassed when she heard her eldest son and daughter-in-law arguing so fiercely.

"Master, why don't we stay in the village? We are all here, so nothing can happen." She tried to convince her husband.

Wang Fumin was also unsure whether what Lu Li said was true.