County Magistrate Sun never expected that his boat would capsize in this most remote and dilapidated place!
He was tied up by Ning Siyan himself and brought before Fu Xiaoguan. He was still yelling, "I am an official appointed by the imperial court. Who are you, the bandits? How dare you dare to..."
"Liu Jin, tell him to shut up."
Liu Jin rushed to the front of County Magistrate Sun with a quick step, raised his hand and slapped him, making the County Magistrate's head tilt. "How dare you, a mere county magistrate, be so arrogant? You really don't know how to write the word death. Today, I will teach you a lesson!"
There were a series of slaps on the face, causing blood to fly out of County Magistrate Sun's nose and mouth.
"Throw it on the ground and let it bask in the sun."
"Piaoxue, look at the injuries that old man has sustained..."
Fu Xiaoguan looked at Liu Datian and said, "You did a good job. When facing powerful and evil forces, you must be brave enough to draw your sword! Let's go to your house and have a seat."
Liu Datian had the idea that he would never step back into the house after he stepped out, and he did not expect that things would change so drastically!
Liu Yigen, who had run out after him, clutching a rusty spear, was also stunned. Li Xiucai, standing beside him, suddenly nudged Liu Yigen with his elbow and whispered in his ear, "This young man... is an extraordinary person!"
"But, but he killed the officer!"
"...I think it's okay. You haven't seen him kill people so calmly and without fear. Obviously he's from a very important background. He wants to go to your house. Go quickly! Maybe he'll make a fortune!"
At this time, many villagers gathered in the center of the village, each of them holding a hoe and a shoulder pole in their hands, with an angry look on their faces.
They were here to fight to the death - this famine is inevitable, their families are already struggling to make ends meet, and you actually come to collect taxes in advance, and even try to catch chickens and sheep without paying them!
We are definitely not going to be able to live like this. Instead of this, we might as well kill these crooked officials and flee from the famine!
But they didn't expect that when they arrived here, the matter had already been settled, and it was settled more simply and violently than they wanted.
The soldiers in silver armor carried the corpses and flew straight out of the village. They had actually killed the officials and even severely beat up the evil county magistrate!
The villagers looked in fear at the dozens of soldiers standing like pillars in the center of the village. Then they heard the man in shorts in the field speak:
"Don't worry, everyone, everything is fine."
"The new governor of Far North, Ning, has already issued a new decree exempting all civilians from taxes... This short-sighted fellow is probably pretending to obey, thinking he's far away and hoping to make another fortune."
"Everyone, go back and do what you need to do. Or if anyone wants, you can come with me to his house and we can chat."
The villagers looked at him in astonishment, and only then did they realize that what Mr. Li said was true.
They looked at each other and whispered,
"So, the new official really cares about us ordinary people?"
"Maybe, who knows? We'll understand once we see more."
"Or maybe it's just for show."
"You're not right. If he were to pretend, would this young man kill these damned officials? Look at this young man, he looks to be in his twenties, and he brought soldiers with him. He must be an important figure, and he must know the Great Xia Emperor's policy towards the Far North Road."
"Old Tan is right. He invited us to visit Old Liu's house. Do you dare to go?"
“…I have to go and catch the chickens back home.”
“…I have to go herd the sheep, too.”
…
…
The villagers eventually dispersed in confusion and anxiety - they were puzzled by what Fu Xiaoguan said. They had been oppressed by Liao Dynasty officials for a long time and felt that all crows in the world should be equally black.
What worried them was that the young man had chopped off six police officers and tied up County Magistrate Ji and left him under the scorching sun... If the higher-ups knew about this, would they send soldiers to massacre the village?
That young master will leave sooner or later, what should we do then?
This issue is also what Li Xiucai is worried about.
He followed Fu Xiaoguan to Liu Yigen's home.
Liu Yigen put down his spear, the bloody and horrific scene still in his mind.
On the contrary, his son Liu Datian had come to his senses by this time and realized that the young man next to him was no ordinary person.
Stools were placed in the main room. Liu Datian asked his mother to boil a pot of water. A group of people sat around in the room, and it became a bit stuffy.
Su Su is Fu Xiaoguan’s magic weapon for cooling down.
The kung fu she practiced could give off a bone-chilling chill even in the hottest days of summer, so the temperature in the room dropped in front of the shocked gazes of Li Xiucai and the others.
"Uncle, what's your last name?"
"Ah, my surname is Liu, my name is Yigen, and this is my son Liu Datian."
"Oh, so it seems that this government has done a lot of things like this in the past?"
Liu Yigen lit a pipe and took two puffs. "To be honest, sir, this happens a lot every year, but what can we ordinary people do? Living in this hellhole, it's normal to be skinned alive by them. In the past, there were many people who sold their children to pay taxes."
"It is precisely because of this that the number of talented people in our Huanglin Village is decreasing, and there are no children left. In a few years... I'm afraid that Huanglin Village will truly become deserted."
"Who would be willing to leave their homeland? But what can we do if we can't survive? Sigh... If the new prefect you mentioned really exempted us ordinary people from taxes, then there might be some hope for the future. But..."
Liu Yigen took another drag on his cigarette, shook his head, and smiled. "Young Master, you have a compassionate heart. I can tell you were born into a wealthy family, most likely one of them is an official. I'm going to say something inappropriate, but those officials are after the black hat on their heads, for high positions and generous salaries."
"They only want to curry favor with their superiors. As for the lives of ordinary people...how many officials care?"
Fu Xiaoguan didn't refute Liu Yigen's words. He even nodded. "Uncle, what you said makes some sense. So, what will this new Far North Road become under the rule of Daxia? That remains to be seen."
“Social change always brings pain, but the people who truly feel it are the ordinary people, the vast majority of the world.”
"A country is built by its people; they are the foundation of a country! But many foolish officials don't realize this. They exploit the people, impose heavy taxes, and commit all sorts of evil. They don't even realize they are digging their own graves!"
Fu Xiaoguan sighed and said:
“So, when a country prospers, its people suffer; when it perishes, its people suffer.”
“We have a long way to go!”
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