After the old man's men hid, Li Xun thought of Zhang Xiaobao's idea. He immediately followed Zhang Xiaobao, Wang Juan, and the children from the Three Zhuangzi Villages to play in the passage made of straw. From time to time, they would show their heads to play hide-and-seek with others.
Jia County Magistrates and the others could now see Zhangjia Zhuangzi. At this time, they could no longer maintain their original steadiness. They began to run, preparing to catch the Zhang family first. However, when they arrived at the main courtyard of the Zhang family, they found that no one was there. The gate was open.
"Oh no, they may have run away. Hurry up and catch them." This was the first thing that came to County Magistrate Wen's mind. He called out to his men and ran towards the small bridge. They came from the other direction and happened to pass by Zhangjia Zhuangzi first.
These people did not delay and continued to chase. When they arrived at the main courtyard of the Wang family, they found that it was the same here. Now, they were uncertain and could only continue to chase. After chasing for a while, they finally felt relieved when they saw many people building houses and children playing in the fields.
"It seems that they are doing something. Send 50 people to catch those children. Maybe the little ancestors of the Zhang Family and the Wang Family are there. The rest of you, follow me. "
County Magistrate Wen had a horse. He shouted and slowly urged the horse, asking the others to surround him and rush in that direction.
The old man, who did not know what was going on just now, finally understood. Seeing that the people rushing over were dressed in the uniform of yamen runners and two of them were dressed in the uniform of the county magistrate, his first thought was that these people were going to rebel. Li Xun had known in advance and specially ambushed them.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to retreat. Next to him were the guards and yamen runners who were covered by the wooden planks.
The Jia County Magistrates' men didn't know what was going on. They just wanted to catch those people as soon as possible. The first to arrive were the fifty men who were supposed to catch the children. They rushed over and kicked the children they saw or threw them into a pile.
Just as they started to attack, a wave of crossbow bolts flew out from the other haystacks around them. These bolts did not belong to the yamen runners. The yamen runners were not equipped with such weapons. They were all Li Xun's bodyguards. Originally, they did not want to use crossbows. They just wanted to make some preparations. Unexpectedly, these people came to attack. Naturally, they would not be polite.
The fifty people were completely unprepared. Thirty of them were shot down on the spot. The remaining people were frightened for a moment. Looking at the hundreds of people around them, they didn't dare to move. Li Xun's guards immediately rushed over. They first beat them up, then tied them up.
When the shouts sounded, County Magistrate Wen and company felt that something was amiss. They turned their heads and saw three to four hundred people surrounding them. Their hearts tightened, especially when they saw the people holding crossbows. They were even more afraid.
"Not good. Retreat." Seeing this situation, County Magistrate Wen's first thought was to run. He shouted and pulled the reins.
At this time, the wooden planks fell at the same time. The people behind saw that Tanaka had already used crossbows. They were worried about the Little Prince, so they didn't hesitate and directly shot with crossbows. After a wave of bolts, they pulled out their swords and rushed over. The yamen runners were stunned. They had said that they were only going to scare them. Why did they start to fight now?
The yamen runners didn't know what to do for a moment. When the old man saw the guards he brought looking over, he pointed to them and said, "Go. If there is any resistance, kill them."
County Magistrate Wen was shot down on the spot. The bolts didn't hit his vital parts. Lying on the ground, he shouted, "Don't do it. We are on the same side. I am the County Magistrate of Huayuan County."
The yamen runners and the people he brought to make up the numbers were also stunned. They had never seen such a situation. First, they shot with crossbows, and then they rushed over. Looking at the clothes these people were wearing, they knew that they were in trouble. They also used swords and looked like they were about to break through enemy lines. This kind of person was not someone they could resist.
First, someone threw away his weapon and ran around. The yamen runners and guards on the other side of the field also surrounded them, blocking the back and sides. In the front, there was a group of Li Xun's guards, and on the other side, there were the rest of the 300 yamen runners. If anyone had a weapon in his hand or tried to escape, he was immediately cut down.
Li Xun's guards, who came from the other side of the field, had loaded their crossbows again and were ready for another round of shooting.
"Stop. The people of Huayuan County have thrown away their weapons." County Magistrate Wen wanted to die now. He found that the people who threw away their weapons would not be killed, so he shouted loudly.
The people he brought heard his voice and threw away their weapons. They stood there with a frightened look on their faces.
Jia County Magistrates had a good idea. He was not hit by the arrows. Looking at the people around him, he was in a daze. No one knew what he was thinking.
When he was tied down, he came to his senses and shouted, "Zhang Yongcheng, you are so vicious. You raised an army and killed an official of the imperial court. You can wait for your family to be exterminated."
As soon as he finished shouting, he was kicked in the head. Jia County Magistrates thought that these people were raised by Zhang Yongcheng, so he was scared and resentful. He turned his head to see who kicked him and happened to see an old man coming over. He was suddenly stunned and asked tentatively, "You, you are the minister?"
"Yes, you are Jia Shan. I saw you when the emperor appointed the county magistrate. You tried to murder Li Xun. Now you are caught. What else do you want to say?" The old man asked with a sullen face.
"Murder Li Xun? Who is Li Xun? Li Xun? Ah, Little Prince, Your Excellency, I am innocent. I didn't do it. " Jia County Magistrates knew where the guards around him came from. They were the Little Prince and Li Xun's guards. He shouted that he was innocent and thought, "Why did he come here? Why didn't he go home for the New Year?"
"Humph, I am innocent. Then who left the mark on my body?" At this time, Li Xun came over with Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. He pointed at the three-inch-long shoe mark on his body and asked.
Jia County Magistrates looked at the shoe mark on Li Xun and was stunned. He said stupidly, "The shoe mark is too small. I didn't do it."
"Humph, you still dare to quibble. The one who kicked me was with you. The one with the small foot." Li Xun tried not to laugh and said to Jia County Magistrates. The shoe mark was left by Zhang Xiaobao. After discussing with Li Xun, they decided to use this strategy. Regardless of the size of the foot, he was kicked when those people were kicking the child.
Jia County Magistrates immediately understood that the Little Prince wanted his family to die. How did he offend him? Did he take the money from the Han and Yuan families and not give it to him?
No, I can't die.
"Sir, Minister, help me. I didn't know the Little Prince was here. I'm here to arrest the criminals, the people of the Zhang family. You have to help me." Jia County Magistrates cried and begged the old man.
The old man looked at the shoe mark on Li Xun and heard the Jia County Magistrates' words. He understood that the Jia County Magistrates wanted to solve the problem for Zhangjia Zhuangzi. He decided to help Zhangjia Zhuangzi. When he was about to accuse him, Steward Zhang stood up and pointed at Jia County Magistrates.
"Nonsense. Why didn't you use the bailiffs of Sanshui County to arrest people? Where did you get these people? You are the County Magistrate of Sanshui County. Do you want to use people from other places to arrest officials of Sanshui County? "
"Minister, I have evidence. Let me show you the evidence and you will understand." County Magistrate Jia was afraid that others would directly kill him regardless of the evidence he wanted. At that time, no one would help him. Hearing Steward Zhang's words, County Magistrate Jia cursed Steward Zhang's stupidity in his heart and shouted.
"This …" The Minister did not know what to do. At the same time, he blamed Steward Zhang. Why did he stand up?
"Sir, since he said that he has evidence, let him show it." Steward Zhang was not anxious at all.
"Fine, show it." The Minister saw Steward Zhang's words and could only agree.
"Quick, quick, my son. Show them what you brought." Jia County Magistrates hurriedly called his son.
Jia Weiran was shot in the leg and was in pain. When he heard his father's words, he did not dare to delay. He immediately took out the letter and took out a few pieces of paper. He said, "They only rewarded four thousand mu of land. Sir, take a look. Now they have rewarded six thousand mu of land."
Jia Weiran said and handed the paper to the Minister. The Minister took a look and suddenly snorted. He rolled the paper into a ball and threw it back. "Open your eyes and see how much you have rewarded. It is obviously four thousand mu of land. You are not from the Yamen but you have something from the Yamen. How should you be punished?"
Before Jia Weiran could pick it up, Jia County Magistrates did not know where he got the strength. He crawled over from under someone's feet and opened the paper. When he saw it, he felt a buzzing sound in his head. His vision turned black and he almost fainted.
That was the original document that he replaced in the Yamen. How did it appear here? That was not right. His son was holding a fake document that he wrote himself.
Li Xun stood up at this moment. "Jia Shan, what else do you have to say? He framed his colleagues, secretly led soldiers from other provinces through the province with the intention of killing people, and when he was discovered, he even wanted to kill this Marquis to silence him. Guards, take him away, and send these people to the capital city.
I am writing a letter to my uncle. In the Tang Empire, I was almost killed and seriously injured. This is ridiculous. Maybe some county magistrate is happy and led soldiers from other provinces to attack the capital. Jia Shan, do you have any other evidence? "
"Little Prince, please spare me. I won't do it again. I won't do it again. No more. Yes, I framed my colleagues. I plead guilty. Little Prince, please have mercy. I was just greedy for Zhangjia Zhuangzi's money. I didn't want to kill the Little Prince. I have confessed."
Jia County Magistrates knew that according to the two crimes that he had mentioned, he would either be fired from his position or killed. If he followed Li Xun's words, everyone in his family would not be able to escape.
"Is that true?" Li Xun asked.
"Yes." Jia County Magistrates replied.
"Guards, write it down and let him sign it. Official Jia, quickly find someone to protect you. I don't want to kill people during the New Year. Maybe you can still live." Li Xun did not dare to say that someone wanted to kill him. His uncle would definitely find him and bring him back. He did not want to go back. Furthermore, it was too cruel to kill an entire family.
As for who he would find, it did not matter. Anyway, he could forget about being an official. It was good enough that he could stay alive. Sanshui County was stable.
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