After these people passed by, someone said angrily: "Why didn't the flood drown these bastards?"
Zhao Lin asked, "There are people like this. It seems that the county magistrate is not a good person either."
"Good man? Haha, he's not even human." The passerby who had just spoken sneered, "Who's a good man? He bullies men and women and does all sorts of evil. This county magistrate in Hong County is scarier than a flood. We'd be willing to have another flood as long as he's dead."
"Let's go, let's stop talking."
The man's friend pulled him away quickly.
"I never thought these corrupt officials could be so rampant."
Sudi said angrily: "They should all be killed."
Zhao Lin smiled and shook his head, not caring.
He had seen a lot of this kind of thing, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to raise those issues immediately after learning about the Hua Shi Gang incident.
Past and present lives, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, are actually all a cycle.
No one can jump out.
It’s not that there was no one. One person almost jumped out, but it was still a little short.
Bang!
Someone came hurriedly and bumped into Zhao Lin's horse, almost causing him to fall.
"I'm sorry, I was so busy on my way that I didn't notice."
The man apologized repeatedly without even looking up.
"Shen Yuan?"
Zhao Lin felt the voice was familiar, and when he looked again, he found that it was indeed an acquaintance.
Fu Liqing and Zhao Mingya had a bet, and Zhao Mingya lost a house to Fu Liqing. This is the one Zhao Lin lives in now, and Fu Liqing gave it to Zhao Lin.
When Zhao Lin bought maids and servants, the first group he bought was Shen Yuan and his group.
At the beginning, Shen Yuan and his companions suffered from a flood, and the court's disaster relief funds were embezzled by the prince's people, so they went to Beijing to file a complaint. However, because his companion was seriously ill and almost died, he had no choice but to sell himself as a slave to pay for his companion's medical treatment, and thus fell into Zhao Lin's hands.
In order to find something for Zhao Chenhan to do, Zhao Lin directed them to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. Zhao Lin didn't know what happened next.
"Mr. Zhao?"
Shen Yuan recognized Zhao Lin and showed excitement: "My benefactor, I didn't expect to see you here."
Zhao Lin waved his hand. "The real benefactor is the one who solved your problem. Is anyone taking care of your grievances?"
"We've taken care of it." Shen Yuan said, "That young man led us to find a prince, and we testified against him and brought down the former county magistrate."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "That's good. Have all the relief money and food been distributed?"
Shen Yuan's face was gloomy.
Zhao Lin knew that Prince Yu was busy fighting with the Crown Prince and had no time to care about these people, so he just threw them away after using them.
Zhao Lin continued to ask, "How are you doing now? Have you resumed production?"
Shen Yuan's face grew even darker, and he managed to say, "Fortunately, I managed to survive. We had wanted to go to the capital to thank you for your guidance, but we were unable to leave. We didn't expect you to come to us. I must give you a chance to thank you."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "You don't have to call me benefactor. Just call me by my name, Zhao Lin."
"That won't work. Without you, even if none of us died, we wouldn't be able to successfully file the lawsuit." Shen Yuan insisted.
Zhao Lin didn't argue with him and said, "Well, I'll just go and bother you for a bit."
Shen Yuan was very happy and said quickly, "Please come in, sir."
Zhao Lin and the others followed Shen Yuan to an alley. As soon as they got closer, they saw a group of people bustling in front of them.
Someone saw Shen Yuan and shouted, "Uncle Shen is back, get out of the way."
The crowd immediately parted to make way, and in front of them could be seen a group of arrogant people in black robes. They were the same group of yamen runners that Zhao Lin and the others had seen before.
The man beaten by the yamen runners was a young man. Zhao Lin still remembered him. His name seemed to be Chen Huai, and he was Shen Yuan's son.
"What are you doing?"
When Shen Yuan saw his son being beaten to the ground, he yelled and rushed over, angrily asking, "What crime did my son break that you want to beat him?"
The leading bailiff snorted coldly and said, "The emperor wants to collect the flower and stone tax, and he dares to oppose it. This is tantamount to rebellion. He deserves to be beaten to death."
"You, how can there be any flower and stone collection in our family?" Shen Yuan said angrily.
"Dad, they want to snatch the girl." Shen Huai shouted.
Shen Yuan was immediately furious: "Are you still human? The Flower and Stone Gang clearly wants stones, why are you trying to steal people?"
The leading bailiff shouted, "Humph, who said the Flower and Stone Gang is just stones? The Flower and Stone Gang includes flowers, trees, and stones. This little girl is so pretty, isn't she just a flower? Just the right gift to present to the Emperor. From now on, you will be royal relatives, enjoying the best food and drink, and never suffer poverty again. This is all thanks to us, why don't you thank us quickly?"
Several yamen runners all burst into laughter.
Sudi was furious: "A bunch of beasts!"
“Who dares to scold us?”
All the yamen runners looked over.
Sudi sneered, "I didn't scold you, I scolded the beasts."
"Damn it, are you calling us beasts or are you calling us beasts?" the leading bailiff cursed.
Everyone around laughed.
The bailiffs looked gloomy.
"Boy, you're not from here, are you?" The leading bailiff sneered, "I suspect you're a spy from Beidi. Come with me."
Several yamen runners immediately rushed over and surrounded Zhao Lin and Su Di.
Sudi was so angry that he almost laughed.
Beidi is in the north, and Qingzhou is close to the southeast. What is a spy doing here? To investigate the people's sentiments?
"Get out!" Zhao Lin said impatiently.
"What did you say?" The yamen runners were confused and couldn't believe their ears.
In this place, someone actually told them to get out?
"Get out of here on your own, or I'll make you get out." Zhao Lin shouted.
"Haha, you're brave! I, Li Hu, have been a police chief for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen someone as brave as you. Boy, now I suspect, no, I'm sure you're all spies from Beidi. Come on, arrest them and give them a thorough trial."
Several yamen runners came up with grim smiles.
Zhao Lin's face darkened and he took action immediately. Before anyone could react, he kicked one person away, slapped another one, and then grabbed another person's head with one hand and slammed it hard into the middle.
With a bang, the two yamen runners were knocked unconscious and fell to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, four yamen runners fell down.
Su Di over there also shouted loudly and attacked at the same time. He was also someone who could fight with Zhao Lin and Wang Ziyao. He had extraordinary martial arts skills. While Zhao Lin knocked down four yamen runners, he also knocked down two.
Before everyone could react, all the yamen runners fell down, leaving only the leader Li Hu.
"W-What are you going to do?"
Li Hu, seeing this, hurriedly grasped his sword and said timidly, "You dare to attack officials! This is rebellion! I advise you to kneel down and surrender quickly, so that you can suffer less. Otherwise, when the army arrives, it will be difficult for you two to die."
"Bah! You're just a small yamen runner, and you're worthy of being called an official?"
Sudi went over and slapped Li Hu several times, saying, "If you don't get out of here, I'll kill you."
"You, you guys wait."
Seeing Zhao Lin and Su Di acting so arrogantly, Li Hu took his men and ran away. When he reached the entrance of the alley, he shouted, "Don't leave if you dare. See how Master Li will kill you."
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