Chapter 205

Seeing that Ye Xiaotian had something to discuss, Yaoyao obediently retreated.

Hua Yunfei nodded excitedly at Ye Xiaotian and took out an item wrapped in cloth. He opened it layer by layer to reveal an account book.

Ye Xiaotian took the account book and carefully browsed through it. Old Mister Nan compared it to the tax office's account book and made special marks on the areas where there were problems. Ye Xiaotian only flipped through a few pages before smiling and nodding. There was no need for him to continue reading. These few problems were enough for him to take action.

Ye Xiaotian put away the account book and slowly paced around the reception pavilion. Hua Yunfei excitedly said, "Big Brother, should we take action immediately and catch them all in one fell swoop?"

Ye Xiaotian glanced at him and asked, "Who should we take action against?"

Hua Yunfei replied, "Of course it's the Great Myriad Mountains Bureau's Tiger Pass and our Hulu Pass. Their account book is fake, so they are obviously involved in the trafficking. There's also the Chang Clan's Horse and Carriage Company. These wagons that don't match up all belong to the Chang Clan's Horse and Carriage Company. "

Ye Xiaotian shook his head and looked up at the sky. He decisively said, "There's no guarantee that the news won't leak out from Moonlight Bay. A long delay means trouble. Arrest them immediately. Go and tell Squad Leader Su to gather three squads of constables. There's no need to tell me the reason. Wait until I arrive, then assign them their tasks. "

Hua Yunfei excitedly said, "Yes! Should we request for Patrol Inspector Luo's assistance? "

Ye Xiaotian said, "Arresting a few tax officials and a few stewards from the Chang Clan's Horse and Carriage Company? There's no need for soldiers, right?"

Hua Yunfei said, "Tiger Pass isn't our Hulu County's territory. I'm worried that the people of Tiger Pass won't be convinced. If they incite the local tax officials to resist arrest, our constables will be at a disadvantage."

Ye Xiaotian shook his head and said, "We can't arrest officials from neighboring counties. Magistrate Zhang gave me the authority to cross counties, but that's only to investigate. If we go to the Great Myriad Mountains Bureau to arrest people, it won't be justifiable. We only need to control the people from Hulu Pass and the Chang Clan's Horse and Carriage Company respectively. There will be a lot of lawsuits to be fought after this. "

Hua Yunfei replied respectfully, "Yes!" He immediately turned around and went down the mountain to look for Su Xuntian.

Su Xuntian received Hua Yunfei's report and immediately gathered three squads of constables. The bailiffs all lived in the small county town. The small town was not big, so the sound of the drum could be heard all over the town. When the bailiffs heard the drum, they knew that the county government had summoned them. They quickly put down their rice bowls and rushed to the county government.

Hua Qingfeng was in his concubine Zi Yu's room when he suddenly heard the rapid beating of the drums. It didn't sound like someone was beating the drums to complain. Besides, the yamen was already closed and no one could complain. Hua Qingfeng hastily came out of his concubine's room and rushed to the second hall. He happened to see a night patrolling bailiff. Hua Qingfeng quickly stopped him and said, "Who is beating the drums? Why is it so chaotic? "

The man replied, "Master, judging from the beating of the drums, it should be summoning three squads of constables."

"Who is summoning three squads of constables?" Hua Qingfeng was shocked and said, "Who is summoning three squads of constables?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he knew that his question was stupid. The bookkeeper was in charge of six households, while the magistrate was in charge of three squads. He, as the magistrate, was in charge of the magistrate and the bookkeeper. There were only two people in Hulu County who had the authority to summon three squads of constables. Other than him, it was the magistrate. Even though the Warden was in charge of three squads, the soap squad was mainly in charge of the yamen's safety. Based on Zhang Dianshi's personality, he wouldn't make such a move without his permission.

"Ye Xiaotian is summoning three squads of constables at this hour?"

Hua Qingfeng immediately thought of Ye Xiaotian's trip to the Great Myriad Mountains. Ye Xiaotian had gone to the Great Myriad Mountains but didn't manage to find anything. The Great Myriad Mountains' Magistrate was in the right. He heard that he had sent a letter to the Tongren Prefecture to complain about him. Ye Xiaotian was summoning three squads of constables …

Hua Qingfeng rolled his eyes. Ignoring the rumbling of the drums, he turned around and went to his concubine's room to continue enjoying his sweet moment.

The drumming also alerted Register Wang. Register Wang had his meal late and hadn't eaten yet. He was sitting in his study, enjoying his tea with his eyes closed. Suddenly, he heard the drumming. He immediately put down his teacup and rushed to the corridor. He looked in the direction of the yamen and listened to the rumbling drums. He was bewildered.

The tightly shut gate behind the yamen was now wide open. The constables who had arrived earlier had already lit their torches and lined up on both sides of the gate. The torches lit up a long path that led to the inside of the yamen. When the bailiff arrived at the yamen's entrance and saw this scene, he immediately quickened his pace.

Very quickly, when the last constables stepped through the gate, the two rows of torches were like the tongues of a giant snake. With a swoosh, the gate was closed. Hua Yunfei led two constables to stand at the gate with his hand on the saber at his waist. He looked like a door god.

The constables arrived at the courtyard where the magistrate resided. They stood in order and signaled to each other with their eyes. However, they were all confused and didn't know what was going on. After waiting for a while, Ye Xiaotian, Zhang Dianshi, and Su Xuntian walked out of the detention room. Ye Xiaotian stood on the steps and shouted in a deep voice, "Today, there are criminals in our county who are corrupt and have colluded with the enemy. All of you, immediately follow Zhang Dianshi and Su Xuntian to arrest them. No one is allowed to leave. Violators will be severely punished!"

Zhang Dianshi was originally standing behind Ye Xiaotian. When Ye Xiaotian finished his brief speech, he immediately strode down the stone steps and pointed, "You, you, you, you, the few of you, follow me!"

Zhang Dianshi's order was to arrest a few key personnel from the Department of Taxation. These people lived in the city, so it was easy to arrest them. Therefore, he didn't bring many people with him. After Zhang Dianshi finished naming the people, he waved his hand and walked away. He didn't announce to the others where he was going and what he was going to do.

The rest of the people naturally followed Su Xuntian. Su Xuntian was going to arrest people from the Chang's Carriage Company next to the relay station outside the city. There were many unruly people among them. It was hard to guarantee that no fugitives would dare to resist arrest with weapons. Therefore, he brought the most people with him. Moreover, he opened the armory and everyone was given a saber at the waist, replacing the water and fire sticks that they were used to.

When Su Xuntian led his people out of the yamen, Hua Yunfei followed with the two imperial guards. If someone from the Chang's Carriage Company really dared to resist arrest, they would have a higher chance of success with someone like Hua Yunfei around. When Su Xuntian led his people through the long street with a long line of torches, Zhang Dianshi and his people had already started the arrest. The first person they arrested was the Tax Ambassador, Chen Muyan.

Ye Xiaotian stayed in the yamen and turned around to look for Hua Qingfeng in the backyard. He thought that Hua Qingfeng would come out when he heard the drums, but he didn't expect that Hua Qingfeng would be so patient and hide in the backyard, pretending to be deaf and mute. He had no choice but to go to him. He still needed the cooperation of the County Magistrate for what he was going to do next.

The six imperial guards around Ye Xiaotian immediately followed him like shadows. Ye Xiaotian was also very helpless with these six people. He knew that these six people were skilled in martial arts and were not afraid of death. He wanted to send them to cooperate with Su Xuntian, but … he couldn't order them.

The Divine Sect sent these people to protect him. Ye Xiaotian tried his best to persuade them to understand that he couldn't arrange so many people to be bailiffs in the yamen. So he sent ten people to guard his house, and the six who were the best in martial arts were to act as bailiffs. They followed him to the yamen during the day and back to the mansion at night.

Of course, they were loyal to Ye Xiaotian. If Ye Xiaotian was in danger, they would rush to help without hesitation, even if they had to die. As long as they could protect Ye Xiaotian, they wouldn't frown. But if Ye Xiaotian wanted them to do something else for him, they wouldn't agree as long as they were out of his sight.

The highest mission they accepted was to protect the Venerable. This mission was higher than any other order, even if it came from the Venerable. When you used a "God" to restrict others, you would inevitably be restricted by this "God", even if this "God" was created by you.

For thousands of years, countless Venerable always followed the rules. Some of them were selfish and ambitious, but they were also sneaky and secretive. Finally, they couldn't achieve anything. This was probably one of the reasons. They restricted those people in the deep mountains and created a supreme God for them. Through this belief, they indeed gained supreme authority. But at the same time, they also lost their freedom and self, because they also had to be restricted by this "God".

What Ye Xiaotian wanted to do now was to grasp this power in his own hands and turn himself into the supreme God of this power. He didn't want to create an illusory God and make himself a slave of this God, even if he was a high-level slave. But before this goal was achieved, he could only bear it.

Register Wang couldn't sit still. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. His eyelids twitched, and he always had an ominous feeling. When the dinner was served, Register Wang finally made up his mind. He threw away his chopsticks, ordered people to prepare a carriage, and rushed to the county government office.

When Zhang Dianshi arrived at Chen Muyan's mansion, Chen Muyan was having dinner with his family. The family of three had two dishes, one meat and one vegetable. Although the tax of Gourd County was very bad, it was supplemented by the taxes of the post road. The county finance was tight, but it didn't mean that the tax officials were also tight. As a tax official, Ambassador Chen was famous for his incorruptibility.

Even Zhang Dianshi, who had just come to Gourd County, had heard a lot about Chen Muyan's reputation. So when he heard Ye Xiaotian's order to arrest Chen Muyan, he still couldn't believe it. But since Magistrate Ye had given the order, he could only follow it.

Seeing Dianshi Zhang rushing into his house with his men, Chen Muyan showed a strange expression on his face. He slowly stood up and reached out to hold down his wife who was about to get up in surprise. Then he smiled and nodded to his budding daughter and calmly said to Dianshi Zhang, "Lord Zhang, you have broken into my house without permission. What do you want?"

Zhang Dianshi cupped his hands, "Ambassador Chen, I'm under the order of Magistrate Ye. There's a case that needs your attention!"

Chen Muyan's eyes suddenly flickered, and he nodded with a smile, "Alright! I'll go with you! "

"Husband …" Chen Muyan's wife stood up in panic and grabbed Chen Muyan's arm. Chen Muyan gently patted her arm and comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. You stay here and wait for me to come back!"

Chen Muyan took his robe, put on his hat, and said to Zhang Dianshi, "Let's go!"

Zhang Dianshi smiled at him, "Ambassador Chen, we can't leave yet!"

Zhang Dianshi turned his head and ordered, "Ma Hui, search!"

Chen Muyan's face finally changed when he heard this.