The Yamen That Doesn't Allow Beating the Drum of Injustice
The commoners kowtowed to Li Ke countless times before they reluctantly left under Li Ke's repeated exhortations.
Looking at the backs of the commoners leaving and feeling their eyes full of trust and trust, Li Ke felt that the burden on his shoulders had become heavier than ever.
"The people are poor and the economy is in decline…It's difficult to change Yizhou!”
Li Ke sighed in his heart and instructed Han Lincheng to hurry up and send all the gold and silver to the treasury before leaving with his personal guards.
He didn't return to the Governor's Office directly. Instead, he went to the Magistrate's Office.
Previously, Yizhou did not have a governor, so all matters were handled by the magistrate. This also resulted in Member Yang monopolizing power.
It was Li Ke's first time in Yizhou, so he didn't know much about it. Only by going to the magistrate's office to look for files could he understand Yizhou as quickly as possible.
He rode a fast horse and soon arrived at the magistrate's office.
He saw that the yamen was tightly shut, and the paint on the drum in front of the door had already peeled off. Moreover, he did not see a single drumstick after looking at it for a long time.
With just one look, Li Ke could tell that this drum had definitely not sounded for a long time.
He just didn't know if there were no unjust cases in Yizhou, or if the people knew that it was useless even if they reported it to the officials!
Li Ke glanced at the guard and said,""Beat the drums!"
"Yes, sir!"
One of the guards dismounted from his horse and unsheathed the Great Tang Mo Saber at his waist. Using the hilt as a drumstick, he struck the drum.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The sound of drums instantly sounded and spread in all directions, attracting some passersby.
"Who's beating the drum?"
"Do you want to die? You still dare to beat the drum?"
"That vampire clearly said that no one is allowed to complain about injustice and affect his political achievements. Otherwise, whoever beats the drum will be beaten to death!”
"No one has dared to beat this drum for three years.”
"Should I tell him to stop knocking…"
" It's too late. Someone from the yamen has come out. He's dead for sure…"
"Sigh, you dare to beat the vampire's drum!”
None of these people had seen Li Ke's house being raided, and the news had not spread throughout the city, so they did not know Li Ke's identity.
However, judging from past experience, Li Ke and the others would suffer.
At this moment, the door of the yamen was suddenly opened.
Then, he saw two bailiffs walking over unhappily. As they walked, they shouted,"Which blind thing is beating the drum?？”
"I didn't know that His Excellency had ordered that no one is allowed to beat the drum and cry injustice. You dare to affect His Excellency's achievements? You're really courting death!”
The two bailiffs swaggered over. When they saw Li Ke's luxurious clothes, their eyes could not help but light up.
"Fat sheep!"
They looked at each other and immediately revealed a trace of greed in their eyes.
The fatter bailiff looked up at Li Ke and said,"You guys are the ones who beat the drums? I think you should know the consequences of offending Lord Yang! How about this, since this is your first offense, I'll give you a chance! If you contribute a thousand taels of silver, I won't capture you!”
"Hmm?"
When Li Ke heard their words, he was so angry that he wanted to laugh.
He looked at the two bailiffs with a faint smile and said,"Isn't this drum used to cry out injustice? Isn't the yamen a place for us commoners to resolve our grievances and difficulties? What's the reason for not letting me knock?”
"Cut the crap!"
The thinner bailiff immediately berated,"We have the final say here. If we say no knocking, then no knocking! Besides, you are just a bunch of lowlifes. What right do you have to ask us to investigate the case for you? Stop dreaming! Hurry up and take out the silver, or else when Lord Yang comes back, he will beat you to death!”
"In that case, your yamen is not willing to seek justice for us commoners?”Li Ke's gaze was already incomparably cold.
"Humph! You talk so much nonsense!"
The thin bailiff's temper was obviously very hot, and he was obviously very experienced in this kind of thing. He directly pulled out the saber in his hand and pointed it at Li Ke."I think you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. I have many ways to deal with a commoner like you. I'll first chop off one of your legs and see if you'll give me money!”
As he spoke, he raised his knife and was about to slash at Li Ke.
"Not good!"
"Be careful!"
When the surrounding commoners saw this, they could not help but exclaim. Some of the timid ones even closed their eyes.
However, when Li Ke saw this scene, his expression did not change at all.
Bang!
"Ah!"
The next moment, a loud bang was heard, followed by a shrill scream.
When the commoners heard this voice, their entire bodies trembled.
They sighed. They knew that the handsome youth was finished. He had fallen into the hands of these ruthless fellows. If he did not die, he would be crippled.
However, when they opened their eyes and moved their hands away, they saw that their eyes were wide open and their expressions changed.
" What?!"
"This…this…"
They could not help but exclaim because the scene before them was completely different from what they had imagined!
They had thought that the injured one would be that youth, but who knew…that the person who was curled up on the ground and screaming in pain was actually that smug and cruel bailiff!
As for the youth, he was still riding on the horse, not moving at all.
However, there was a martial artist standing between the youth and the bailiff.
Some of the bolder people who didn't close their eyes saw clearly that this bailiff was sent flying by this martial artist!
"Your Highness, how should we deal with him?" The guard pointed at the yamen runner who was screaming not far away and asked Li Ke.
When Li Ke heard this, his expression did not change at all. He only glanced at the fat bailiff whose expression had changed greatly, and then said indifferently,"He wants one of my legs, so this king won't bully him. I'll chop off both of his legs and throw him out of the city!”
"Yes, sir!"
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