"Dong dong-"
"Mighty!"
In a solemn ceremony, Di Renjie was sitting high in the lobby of the Provincial Yamen of Youzhou Province while Fang Qian, the provincial governor of Youzhou Province, was sitting on the lower right.
Li Yuanfang strode in, looked around, and said respectfully to Di Renjie,""Sir, the villagers of Great Willow Village, Zhang Laosi and the others are waiting outside the hall.”
"Alright, bring them to the court. I want to interrogate them.”Di Renjie nodded and said to Li Yuanfang. At the same time, he glanced at Fang Qian.
Fang Qian's expression was ugly as he sat there like he was sitting on pins and needles. Di Renjie smiled slightly and did not expose him.
The villagers of the Great Willow Tree walked in accompanied by a group of bailiffs. They did not see who was in the hall and only kowtowed. They did not dare to take another look, appearing extremely nervous.
"Forget it. Old man, look at who I am.”Di Renjie smiled and said to Zhang Laosi, who was kneeling on the ground.
Zhang Laosi looked up and saw Di Renjie. He immediately said honestly,"I know you. You're the local god.”
"Hahaha!" Di Renjie chuckled. Li Yuanfang, who was beside him, was also amused by the old man's simplicity.
Di Renjie shook his head and said to Zhang Laosi,""Old man, I'm not a local god. I'm an imperial envoy sent by the emperor.”
Zhang Laosi, the old man who had told Di Renjie about the situation in Willow Village that night, looked at Di Renjie in a daze. He thought to himself that the Earth Lord was actually an imperial envoy. This was simply unbelievable.
"Zhang Laosi, the purpose of the Holy Hall today is to help you seek justice, so if you have anything to say, please speak truthfully.”Di Renjie's expression slowly turned serious.
Zhang Laosi quickly nodded." Don't worry, sir. I'll tell you the truth."”
But for some reason, looking at Zhang Laosi's overly nervous expression and the villagers who did not dare to breathe loudly, Di Renjie felt a faint sense of unease in his heart.
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"Giddyup!"
"Giddyup!"
The sound of horse hooves galloped across the pipe, stirring up a cloud of dust.
"Move aside! Make way!"
Di Feng sits on the horse's back with a face full of terror while tightly gripping the reins, shouting loudly at the pedestrians that occasionally appear by the roadside.
At this moment, he looked very strange. He looked as if he could not help himself, but his speed was very fast.
His expression was as if he was afraid of riding a horse, but his body was honest.
Don't get the wrong idea. All of this was because he was just a novice rider.
Today was his first day on the road!
"What do you mean by don't stop all the way west? I can't stop even if I want to!”Di Feng shouts as he tries to stop the horse.
At this moment, he was carrying Di Renjie's imperial sword and heading to Sanhe County of Youzhou Province to ask Zhao Chuanchen, the county magistrate of Sanhe County, to come and question him.
He said he was inviting them, but in reality, he was just arresting them.
However, since it was not clear whether it was good or bad at the moment, it would depend on the situation if they wanted to forcefully arrest him.
Before he left, Di Renjie had told him that the implementation of the plan to shake the mountain and scare the tiger was very likely to involve a public trial of the villagers of the Great Willow Village. Even so, even if those people testify that Fang Qian had made mistakes in his administration, it would be difficult to completely bring him down.
This was not the result Di Renjie wanted, so the confession of the Sanhe County Magistrate would be extremely important.
He didn't go to the court hearing. Di Renjie had already made a plan. Regardless of whether he succeeded or not today, he had to go through this step.
Ta-da-da-da
As they neared the borders of Sanhe County, the number of pedestrians on the official road slowly increased. Di Feng finally grasped how to slow down and stop his horse, so he quickly dismounted and heaved a sigh of relief.
Riding a horse was even better than driving a car.
Riding a horse for a while felt good, riding a horse for a long time felt good, Di Feng was still a little unsatisfied.
Riding a horse and carrying a sword on his back gave him the heroic spirit of a chivalrous man. It could be said that he had fulfilled his childhood dream of being a chivalrous man.
They entered Sanhe County. It had a beautiful environment. The county town was clean and peaceful. It seemed to be richer than most of the county towns in Youzhou Province.
It seemed that the governance of Sanhe County was not bad, but why did Great Willow Village become like that?
Di Feng did not go directly to the county office to look for Sanhe County Magistrate Zhao Chuanchen. Instead, he looked for some wealthy families or local tycoons in the city.
Sure enough, in less than an hour, under the guidance of some passers-by, he arrived at a mansion.
As for why he didn't go to the county magistrate and instead looked for these local tycoons, it was naturally to pave the way for the later plans.
If he had simply gone to invite Zhao Chuanchen, it was very likely that this person would refuse to admit to his illegal activities. Or, if this person wanted to confess, it would be because of some external factors such as the threat from Fang Qian's forces.
Then, his family would become an important factor in determining whether he was telling the truth.
Therefore, Di Feng directly planned to first find and control his family, then bring him to Youzhou.
At that time, he would have Zhao Chuanchen's Achilles 'heel in his hands. Only then would he be safe.
Moreover, it also cut off the possibility of someone using his family to threaten him.
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