The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

In his mind, being able to break into a guest house and attack and kill a Taoist priest must be related to today's theft case, otherwise, he would not be so eager. The reason for attacking and killing a Taoist priest, you should know the reason after thinking about it.

"Daoist, Daoist, are you in there? Are you injured? How is the gangster now?"

The county lieutenant brought a group of yamen servants to the room where Zhong Wen was, and shouted into it.

And those yamen servants, each of them held a sword in his hand, and was on guard carefully, for fear that the thugs in this room would rush out and kill them.

"Go back to the county lieutenant, I have subdued the bandits, please invite the county lieutenant to come in."

Zhong Wen, who was in the house, heard the county lieutenant's call, and he was relieved.

As long as the county lieutenant comes, these masked office servants can be handed over to the county lieutenant to deal with. Thinking about this matter, there should be a good result.

Zhong Wen would not care whether these masked yamen were dead or alive, as long as they were judged and punished accordingly.

After Zhong Wen responded to the county lieutenant's call, he took the torch that fell to the ground and lit the oil lamp.

With a "squeak", the door of the room was pushed open.

Outside the door, the county lieutenant was blocked by several yamen servants, who were on guard carefully.

Perhaps, such an approach is a common thing, but who knows whether the people in this room answering are good or bad?

Fortunately, as soon as the door was opened, Zhong Wen's oil lamp began to light up, which also avoided some minor troubles.

"Daozhang, are you okay? I heard that the shop owner of this inn came to report the crime, so I came here immediately. Are these the thugs? You are too courageous, dare to come and make trouble under my rule, hmph."

Standing outside the door, the county lieutenant saw Zhong Wen inside, and saw the masked men in black all lying on the ground, sighing secretly in his heart that the Taoist priest in front of him was so skilled.

In his eyes, he was like an expert in fighting against six bandits without a single injury.

However, now is not the time to talk, the county lieutenant walked into the room and looked at the six masked men on the ground.

"County lieutenant, these people have unusual identities. This one is a government servant."

Zhong Wen stood by the table, holding the Meteorite Sword in his hand, pointing at the leader masked man on the ground, and said in a low voice dressed as a county lieutenant.

Although Zhong Wen held the Meteorite Sword in his hand, and the county captain was not afraid that Zhong Wen would do something wrong to him, the two servants who followed the county captain were still very worried that the Taoist priest in front of him would come suddenly. On the sword.

When they heard Zhong Wen's words, their hearts tightened.

The Yachai dressed up as a bandit and broke into the inn in the middle of the night, and killed him if he was killed, but now, he was directly caught, even though he was disabled, he still said this in front of a county lieutenant, In fact, it made the county lieutenant and many government servants feel ashamed.

But at this moment, after hearing Zhong Wen's words, the county lieutenant's heart thumped.

He really didn't expect that the masked thugs on the ground were Yamen servants, and the regret suddenly rose in his heart. He regretted coming to Badong County to be the county lieutenant.

During this period of time, from the beginning of his tenure, he has been squeezed out by the county magistrates, and even secretly ridiculed by his subordinates.

Today, if Zhong Wen hadn't helped him solve the theft case, let him show his face once, and earned back some lost face, otherwise, his life would have been even more embarrassing.

But at the moment, after hearing what Zhong Wen said, he felt even more sad.

What makes him sad is that the yacha is pretending to be a gangster, what is sad is that he cannot control his subordinates, what is sad is that such things can still happen under his rule.

No matter how sad the county lieutenant Zeng Fan is, he can't control the truth of this matter.

After all, the incident had already happened, and he was still the magistrate of this county. If something happened, he had to deal with it. Even if it involved the yamen, he had to bite the bullet.

The county lieutenant who crouched down uncovered the masked man Zhong Wen was referring to.

"Prince Daoist, it's because I have no way to discipline him, which frightened the chief Daoist."

When the county lieutenant took off the mask, what appeared in front of him was indeed his subordinate, moreover, the leader of the yamen's office.

The county lieutenant was heartbroken and apologized to Zhong Wen.

"County officer, these people are probably related to today's theft case. I hope the county officer will strictly enforce the law and investigate thoroughly so that they won't commit another crime and harm others."

Zhong Wen stared at the county lieutenant and said.In Zhong Wen's mind, he has no good ideas about this kind of villain who is both an official and a bandit. It is best to kill them. To join those wolves.

"What the Taoist said is that Zeng will never tolerate such a villain."

After listening to Zhong Wen's words, the county lieutenant pondered for a long time, and then said to Zhong Wen, with a stern tone, perhaps a kind of determination.

Yes, the county lieutenant has never seen such a thing, and now such a scandal has happened under his rule, as a county lieutenant, he must be responsible.

In addition, he was young and energetic, and he was aroused by Zhong Wen's words, so he chose a way to clean up the county under his rule, so that there would be no more such evils in the county under his rule .

The yamen servants inside and outside the house, no matter who they were, started to beat their hearts. They all had some evil deeds more or less, and among them, Bufan still had their lives in their hands.

Besides...

If the county captain Zeng Fan really came to conduct a drastic investigation, it is estimated that none of the yamen officers present would be able to escape, even if it was the yamen agents in the entire Badong County, basically none of them could escape.

As for how many evil things they did, or how evil they were, it depends on what they have done before.

Speaking of which, Zhong Wen is also a victim, and a victim who does not want to be involved.

In the middle of the night, no one thought that there would be a few masked Yamen servants who would break into the room he was going to, and came up to say that they would kill you.

If Zhong Wen hadn't had a few tricks in his hands, he might have been killed by now.

Zhong Wen is a sufferer, so he must say something.However, Zhong Wen doesn't know how to act in tragic dramas, and what he can say is only ordinary words. After all, he is a Taoist priest, so he has to pretend to be an expert.

"Come here, peel these for me. I want them to know that the county captain must strictly enforce the law."

Zeng Fan hated these yamen servants who did evil things, his eyes were burning with fire.

The yamen servants inside and outside the house looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, wondering whether they should go or not.The ones on the ground are their team leaders, and likewise, they are also the relatives of many government servants.

If they really listened to the county lieutenant's order, then they would probably have a hard time in the future.

Zeng Fan was already having a hard time, but now these yamen servants are still giving him eye drops, what is it if it's not courting death?

He really didn't like these yamen servants very much. As for whether the team leader had a backer, he didn't think about it anymore.

Whether he has it or not, he has to use these yamen servants to practice his skills today, or call this county yamen house, how many people will plead for these yamen servants, and even kill the people behind them prestige.

Speaking of which, the person behind this team leader is not his immediate boss, but the county chief bookkeeper.

The team leader's original surname is Tian, ​​and his single name is Li. As for the chief bookkeeper, he is also surnamed Tian, ​​and his single name is Jing.

Both of them are natives of Badong County, and at the same time, they are also relatives, unlike Zeng Fan, a county lieutenant who was sent by his superiors.

The Tian family, in Badong County, can be said to be the largest gentry family, not one of them.

Even the county magistrate has to stay away and give the Tian family seven points of face, not to mention that he was once a county lieutenant sent by a mission, and an official who was airborne, and he didn't have much foundation, no one could use it, and no one could use it. People are willing to help him.

Although the county lieutenant is in charge of the public security incidents in the whole county, if the Tian clan really caused a disturbance, Zeng Fan would really be helpless against the Tian clan.

The Tian family has a large population, at least tens of thousands of people live in Badong County.Although the Tian family has no senior officials, with so many of them in the local area, they are enough to move everything.

In the entire Badong County, at least [-]% of the shops, large and small, are run by the Tian family. No one can move this mountain with regret.

But now, Zeng Fan made up his mind to knock the local tiger to see if he could kill it.

Tian Li, the team leader, committed a crime and would be punished according to the law, but Zeng Fan also knew that after the sun rose, someone would probably come to protect him.

The yamen servants inside and outside the house did not obey the order, which made Zeng Fan, the county lieutenant, even more heartbroken.

He is just a scholar, he has no fists and feet, and he doesn't know how to use swords, guns, swords and sticks. Now, the order has been issued, but no one is executing it, which makes him, the county captain, in a dilemma.

"The county lieutenant doesn't listen to orders. The many yamen servants here are not related to these masked gangsters, are they? County lieutenant, the yamen servants don't obey orders. You can ask the government army to come and help them out." help."

Zhong Wen, who was standing in the room, was shocked to see these servants not obeying orders.

Zhong Wen really didn't know what kind of energy this team leader on the ground had that could affect the many yamen servants here, let alone who was behind the team leader on the ground.

Zhong Wen thought about it carefully, guessing that there must be some connection between these yamen servants, and casually reminded the county magistrate.

"Okay, okay, you don't even listen to my orders. It seems that you must have colluded with these thugs. Tomorrow I will go back to the state capital, report to the superior, and send the government army to suppress it."

Zeng Fan only reacted when he heard Zhong Wen's reminder.

In his words, he didn't mention that the team leader on the ground was a yamen servant, and he was directly named as a bandit, which showed how much resentment Zeng Fan had in his heart.

"County Captain, it's not up to the Taoist priest whether Tian Bantou is a bandit or not. Maybe Tian Bantou is here to investigate the case, so he has followed the Taoist priest's way."

Suddenly, there was a voice of opposition from outside the door.

"Oh? According to your intention, wearing black clothes and covering your face to investigate cases in the guest house? You mean to tell the Taoist chief that the servants are all dressed like this? Climb into someone else's room through the window with a sword in hand. The room is for investigation? Is there a warrant or order from the county lieutenant? If not, may I ask the county lieutenant, who should be designated according to the law?"

Zhong Wen heard this voice of objection, and knew in his heart that this yamen servant who made the noise probably had a great relationship with the field team leader on the ground, otherwise, he would not have voiced his objection at this time.

"According to the law, if you are a bandit, you should be beheaded or exiled for three thousand miles."

The county lieutenant knew a lot about the law in his heart, and after hearing Zhong Wen's words, he immediately uttered a voice and yelled at the yamen's servants.

The residents in the outer hall also heard these conversations, and they thought to themselves that the gangsters were disguised as Yamen servants. It seems that this Badong County dare not stay here, and wait until early tomorrow , Hurry up and leave this place of right and wrong.

"This... the county captain, the head of Tian's team, they are investigating the case late at night, wearing black clothes and covering their faces, maybe they made this bad plan to prevent others from finding out."

It was another yamen servant who opposed Zhong Wen, and even more so, their Shangguan county lieutenant.

"It's such a bad plan. According to you, I broke into your house in the middle of the night, which can also be said to be traveling? As a government servant, you should be familiar with the law, right? Don't you think such an explanation is absurd? County lieutenant, it seems that these yamen servants present have a lot to do with these thugs, they speak for the thugs everywhere, they are either bandits or bandits."

After hearing this, Zhong Wen directly objected, and even characterized Tian Bantou as a gangster. Similarly, he hoped that the county lieutenant could stabilize the situation as soon as possible.

He is just a passer-by, let alone an official, he has no right to reach in, but Zhong Wen is also the victim in this case.

But now, the current situation is beyond Zhong Wen's cognition, which makes Zhong Wen very passive.

Without power, without identity, everything seemed useless, and no matter how much I tried to explain myself, it was impossible for these yamen servants to listen to the county captain's orders.

"Okay, okay, you guys are colluding with the gangsters, tomorrow I will report to the government of the Ming Dynasty. If you find your way back now, the county captain will also excuse you."

Zeng Fan knew that the current situation was not good for him, especially for Zhong Wen, so he moved his steps, approached Zhong Wen, pointed at the servants inside and outside the house and shouted.

No one stood up, and no one retreated.

Similarly, no one obeyed the order to strip off the masked people on the ground, all the government servants stood quietly, looking at the county captain and Zhong Wen in the room with cold eyes.

Although Zhong Wen's face was calm, his heart was very turbulent.

The current situation made it impossible for him to expect this scene to happen.

In Zhong Wen's cognition, the Yacha did not obey the orders of the superiors, which is enough to show how chaotic the management of this county is.

What's more, there are Yachas disguised as thugs who came to attack and kill him. Although Zhong Wen didn't understand the truth, he could see with a clear eye that the connection between these Yachas must be mutual.

Quiet, very quiet.

No one made a sound to break the silence, the cold eyes and sneer of the yacha, in Zeng Fan's eyes, it felt like he had received a thousand blows.

"What's going on? I heard that there are gangsters here? Where's the Zeng County lieutenant? Didn't he solve a theft case today? The gangsters are haunting, how can we miss the county lieutenant Zeng?"

Just as Zhong Wen and the others were confronting the government servants, a lot of people walked in outside the guest house lobby.

The leader is an official, followed by many government servants and servants.

The person who came was the director of Badong County, a medium-sized man in his 50s, dressed in an official uniform, and shouted loudly to everyone in the lobby.

His voice really woke up the guests present, and even made Zhong Wen curious. After hearing this voice, the servants inside and outside the house seemed to see a savior.

As for the county captain Zeng Fan standing beside Zhong Wen, after hearing the voice, his body trembled, as if he was receiving some kind of electric shock.

And the questioning of this visitor, the owner of the land, is enough to hear that the owner of the land scene is not looking down on Zeng Fan, the county lieutenant.

Knowing that Zeng Fan brought someone over, he still wanted to ask this question, and the meaning in the words was even more contemptuous.

1Chapter 16 Zhong Kui Reappears

The matter had reached the point of tension, the county lieutenant's order could not be issued, and because of the county lieutenant's status, the government servants did not dare to do too much, so they had to stalemate.

When the landlord's voice came, the yamen inside and outside the house finally looked forward to their biggest leader, who was also the most powerful figure in the Tian clan.

That's right, Tian Jing, the master, has the greatest power in official terms.

Whether it's the county magistrate, the county lieutenant, or the official sent by the Guizhou government, Tian Jing can ignore it, because here, everything is up to him.

Unless the Tian clan can be taken over, otherwise, everything will be useless.

The collision between the local gentry and the officials has a long history, and no matter who it is, it is impossible to eliminate this influence for the time being, let alone a group of people.

Since the past dynasties, the local clans have managed the local area, and the officials have managed the yamen. If there is a collision, it is basically a big deal.

Of course, the local clan must give the yamen some face, otherwise, it will definitely lead to suppression. After all, no matter how big your clan is, it is no bigger than the army.When it really comes to that time, it will either be against the world, or it will be dead.

However, with such a large population, it is impossible to kill them at will. Even if they are really killed, so what?

Without the Tian clan, maybe it won't be long before another Tan clan appears.

Without the influence and control of local clans, the whole world would fall apart.

The emperor and ministers who lived high in the temple knew it best.