The Diao family members were dumbfounded. No matter how confused they were, they knew that Fang Yun was going to be heavy-handed.
At this time, they vaguely realized that Fang Yun was different from the previous officials.
One of the Diao family members hurriedly said, "Sir, this has nothing to do with us! We are only here to be witnesses, we did nothing. "
"There are no good people in Changxi Village! Perjury is a crime, so is murder. Guards, put all these people in jail, we will interrogate them tomorrow! "
A few of the Diao family members wanted to make a scene, but when they thought of what happened to Diao Nengchen and his mother, they immediately gave up the idea.
An old man said with a gloomy face, "Sir Fang, don't forget that this is Ning An City. You are Xusheng, but you are also the county magistrate! If you can't be the county magistrate, you can forget about being the top scholar this year! "
"Oh, can't you recognize that I am wearing the Hanlin uniform?" Fang Yun stood up and walked out.
The old man stared at Fang Yun with wide eyes, speechless.
Seeing Fang Yun and a large group of officials leaving the county office, the Diao family members slowly stood up and followed the guards.
"Oh no, what should we do? It looks like he is going to Changxi Village to arrest people! "
"Don't be afraid! Not to mention Hanlin, even if he is a scholar, what can he do? Prime Minister Zuo is powerful enough, he didn't dare to do anything to Changxi Village when he was the magistrate of Mizhou! "
"Yes! When thousands of people from Changxi Village come to the county office, I don't believe that he can sit still! "
"Aren't all officials like this? They treat us like pigs, dogs, cattle, and sheep. We are not afraid of the top, but we are afraid of the bottom! Years ago, Mizhou's taxes were too heavy, and the people in the town were desperate. Burying the mayor alive caused an uproar in the court and even made it to the Wen Pao. In the end, they were forced to exempt taxes. If it weren't for those people, our lives would be even harder now! "
"Yes! I don't believe that Fang Yun is not afraid! I don't believe that he doesn't want to be an official! "
The guards who were holding them couldn't help but mock, "A group of idiots, our county magistrate Fang came to Ning An City. He is not here to be an official! After the court examination, he went straight to the Notre-Dame. When I return from the Notre-Dame, I will either be the Prefecture Overseer or the Minister of the Six Ministries. How can I be frightened by a small village like yours? "
"Our County Magistrate Xiaofang only treats people as human beings. You bastards from Changxi Village are not worthy to be mentioned in the same breath as the righteous men who buried the mayor of Juren Town alive! "
"Our lord is already in the Hanlin Academy. Why would he be afraid of you? You'd better pray that you can return to Changxi Village alive. "
Fang Yun led the officials to the east gate of the city. Along the way, he kept sending out letters and orders, ordering the private and government troops of Ning An City to gather at the east of the city. He also ordered all ranked officials and related officials to follow him.
With Fang Yun at the head, the group of officials was majestic. The commoners did not know what was going on. When he recognized that it was Fang Yun, he hurriedly greeted him. Some people even knelt down.
Before he walked out of the east gate, the other officials of the Notre-Dame stationed in Ning An County came together and used their talent qi to persuade Fang Yun. Tang Hanlin of the Disciplinary Hall was the most anxious.
"Fang Xusheng. You can't let your emotions affect your decisions! You are about to become the top eight scholar, or even the top ten scholar. This is a supreme honor. If you are delayed because of a mere Changxi Village, the gains will not make up for the losses! I heard that the great scholar of the Notre-Dame also reminded you. You must not make a mistake! "
Fang Yun did not say anything.
Tang Hanlin could only say, "If you must deal with Changxi Village, why don't you wait until after the court examination and after you become the top ten scholar? If you do this, how will the other officials look at you in the future? As an official, you should pay attention to the light and the dust! "
"I seem to have said this more than once. I am different from you. I did not come to Ning An County to become an official!" Fang Yun replied calmly. He did not use his talent qi to speak. He spoke in front of everyone.
"Then … … Then how do you plan to deal with the people of Changxi Village?" Tang Hanlin asked.
"The law must be followed. Those who violate the law must be punished. The law must be enforced strictly!" Fang Yundao said.
"But … … that is a village!" Tang Hanlin said.
"The village is the basic administrative structure of the human race. When the light of the law cannot shine on a village, it means that there is a big problem in the country!" Fang Yundao said.
"Don't you think about it? A mere village. Can the Left Minister and the king really not do anything? Even the great scholars have to bow their heads in front of the imperial power! "Tang Hanlin said.
"If the entire village has fallen, but the higher-ups do not do anything despite knowing it, there are only two possibilities. The first possibility is that they are useless! The officials can rule the country, but if they can't do anything about a village, what are they if not useless? However, I don't think they are useless. So, I naturally think of the second possibility. They don't care! They don't care about the abducted women, they don't care about the bailiffs who were killed, they don't care about the thousands of ordinary people! "
Tang Hanlin wanted to refute, but he couldn't say anything.
Fang Yun continued, "They are high up in the clouds. Why would they care about the lives of ordinary people? As long as the people don't rebel, they will treat them like pigs and dogs! If the Left Minister's daughter was abducted and sold to Changxi Village and killed by a group of animals, what would the Left Minister do? If the Right Minister was killed by a carriage on the street, what would the Cabinet do? It is because they won't be hurt that they don't care! "
"Then what if they care?" Tang Hanlin asked.
"Then they are useless." Fang Yun said mercilessly.
Some of the officials present were very excited. They supported Fang Yun, but some were helpless. This was a principle that everyone knew, but they couldn't say it out loud. Only Fang Yun dared to say it.
"I don't have that much time to wait, and I don't have that much time to tangle with them. Since they dare to do such a heartless thing in front of me, don't blame me for killing them!"
"Sigh … You must be careful. If you poke a hornet's nest, you will be attacked by many people." Tang Hanlin said.
"If I don't do anything, the Left Minister, the Zong family, and the Lei family won't attack? If I compromise because of them, it means that I have already lost! "
After Fang Yun finished speaking, he looked into the distance.
"In this world, no one can make Bensei bow his head!"
No one could refute that. Even the West Sea Dragon Sage wanted to harm Fang Yun, but failed. He even lost the Ancestral Dragon's Sacred Tooth. There were people who wanted to kill Fang Yun, but there was no one who could make Fang Yun bow his head.
Along the way, Fang Yun's official seal kept moving. This was a phenomenon caused by too many letters.
However, Fang Yun didn't even look at them.
After leaving the east of the city, Fang Yun's private army and three thousand official soldiers had already gathered. At the same time, there were many empty armored ox carriages.
When the oxen and horses saw Fang Yun, they all instinctively bowed their heads.
Fang Yun was the Long Jue, a high-ranking official of the Dragons.
Fang Yun ordered the officials present to get on the carriage, and then he entered the Longma luxury carriage.
"Let's go to Changxi Village!"
Fang Yun sat in the empty carriage and felt a little lonely.
"Ao Huang is probably still cultivating in the East Sea Dragon Palace."
"If Peng Zaozhao didn't die in battle, he would have been promoted to Grand Scholar. The Southern Sage would have healed his arms."
"Grand Secretary Guo's granddaughter-in-law is about to give birth …"
Fang Yun left Notre-Dame quickly because he didn't want to see the families of those who died in the Three Valleys.
Fang Yun closed his eyes and silently recited the Six Classics of Confucius. He slowly eliminated the hidden dangers caused by his rapid promotion to Hanlin Academy.
It had been less than two years since he was promoted to Hanlin Academy. Without long-term accumulation and polishing, it was difficult to stabilize his Qi.
Nearly four hours later, the coachman reminded him, "Sir, we're almost at Changxi Village."
Fang Yun opened the curtain and looked outside.
It was late at night, and the half-moon was hanging in the sky. Ying Cang was flying in the sky. As a private soldier given to Fang Yun by Zhang Poyue, Ying Cang had always been loyal to his duty.
The village in front of him was no different from an ordinary village. It was very quiet in the night, but no one knew that every house here had a cellar and a prison.
Fang Yun looked for a long time and then used his Qi to send a message to the three thousand government soldiers to surround the village.
In the dark night, the three thousand government soldiers encircled Changxi Village like two giant hands.
Fang Yundao said, "Everyone in the Punishment Hall, please be careful of the rebels."
There was no one in the sky, only the whistling of the wind.
Then, Fang Yun's words were like spring thunder.
"Someone reported Changxi Village for human trafficking, killing children, raping women, setting up prisons, openly defying the law, and even colluding with demons and barbarians. This county's Fang Yun, in order to prove the innocence of Changxi Village, has come here to investigate. According to our country's law, the crime of surrendering is reduced by one level, and the crime of reporting is reduced by one level. I hope all the villagers will surrender and report. This county will give you fifteen minutes to think. After fifteen minutes, once all the suspects have been convicted, their crimes will be increased by one level! "
Fang Yun was already in Hanlin Academy, so his Spring Thunder power was even more powerful. His voice was like thunder echoing in the sky above Changxi Village, rolling three times before stopping.
Gongjia's special luminous pearls rose into the sky, illuminating Changxi Village as if it was daytime.
Fang Yun put down the curtain and said, "Stop the carriage at the entrance of the village for fifteen minutes."
"Yes, Master."
Fang Yun closed his eyes and continued to rest.
Gradually, a chaotic noise came from the front. It became more and more chaotic, and some people even cursed loudly.
Fang Yun turned a deaf ear and continued to wait.
Just after fifteen minutes, Fang Yun got off the carriage.
All the officials were waiting in front of the carriage.
Fang Yun nodded and walked to the village.
There was a wide road at the entrance of the village, with trees on both sides. The road was crowded with Changxi Villagers.
There was a woman holding a baby with a numb gaze. There was an old man smoking a pipe with a silent expression. There was a strong young man holding a weapon, full of vigilance …
All kinds of people gathered in the front, almost all of them holding farming tools or weapons.
Fang Yun glanced at the row of old men in the front and said, "Where is the village head? Come out and talk."
"I'm Diao Zhili. Greetings, County Magistrate Fang!" The old man didn't hesitate to salute Fang Yun.
Fang Yun carefully sized up this old man. He wore a luxurious silk robe, had a head full of white hair, but was hale and hearty. His face was full of wrinkles, but his back was ramrod straight. His turbid eyes carried a cold vigilance.
"Village Head Diao, since your name is' Zhili ', you must abide by the law. You brought all the villagers here, are you surrendering?"
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