nucmednet Chapter 1831 Falling into a trap
Chapter 1831 Falling into a trap
The people were filled with righteous indignation. Those who had been hungry for two days were so angry that they had no temper left and could only accept being beaten and scolded.
Chen Changli walked out and took a look, his brows furrowed. After a while, he announced the county magistrate's crimes in front of everyone. When he talked about the corpses of many women, his tone was full of grief and indignation.
"Killing innocent people, oppressing the people, and plundering the people's wealth, no matter which one, is a capital crime."
After he calmed down, he announced that the county magistrate would be executed in front of many people at noon tomorrow.
The people cried with joy after hearing this: "That's great! The dog official is finally going to die."
Chen Changli glanced at them and felt complicated.
The imperial envoy arrived yesterday, and his first thought was to deal with the county magistrate and appease the people.
Chen Changli agreed with him very much, but Cui Shi found out that there were indeed some people hiding among the people preparing to take action.
He decided to execute the county magistrate tomorrow and lure those people into a trap.
"Fellow villagers, apart from the county magistrate, anyone who goes along with him will be beheaded tomorrow."
"So regarding the news that they are about to be executed, I hope that you can inform each other in place, so that you can witness their deaths with your own eyes and comfort the souls of the innocent people in heaven."
When the people heard this, they immediately said, "Please rest assured, sir. We will definitely bring our relatives and friends to watch the execution."
After they said that, they immediately took action. Those with ulterior motives mixed in with them and left. Then, they went around in circles and came to a desolate house.
"This Chen Changli is really hateful."
"Blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing his parents. We must let him see how powerful we are."
"Are you crazy? He is the Duke of Rong who is trusted by the Emperor, and he has the leader of the Imperial Guard by his side."
"The people who arrested the county magistrate are all well-trained soldiers. No matter how powerful our men are, they will only be defeated if they face them."
"Chen Changli is just relying on the emperor's trust to bully us. Humph, the emperor is the most ruthless. Chen Changli works so diligently for the emperor, and he is not afraid of backlash."
"They are cousins. Even if they become enemies, they won't kill each other."
"Hey, our goods haven't been delivered yet. If we delay, we will not only be left with nothing this year, but we will also be hated by others."
"Solving the current problems is the most important thing. As for the delivery, we can delay it for a while."
Several people gathered together and expressed their dissatisfaction and hatred towards Chen Changli, and then mentioned the issue of delivery.
They were obviously very concerned about this matter, but the county magistrate was the most important link. Even if they could not do without him, they had to get the account books back. Otherwise, if Chen Changli conducted an in-depth investigation through the account books, he might find out that it was their master.
"Are we going to rescue the county magistrate tomorrow? Or are we going to just rob him for money?"
"The county magistrate has been deposed. There is no point in saving him. We might as well use his death to buy us an opportunity to rob money."
"Money is the most important thing. After the county magistrate and others are arrested, they will be of no use to us."
"What should we do tomorrow? Let's discuss it."
As the saying goes, two cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang. They got together to discuss and soon came up with an idea, and then took action the next day.
Chen Changli was well prepared. When he saw them taking action, he waited patiently for a while until they stepped into the trap, then he led his men to rush out and catch them all in one fell swoop.
"Oh no, there's an ambush, we've fallen into a trap."
"It's too late to react now."
Cui Shi hated these people so much that he showed no mercy to them.
Chen Changli led his men to cooperate and quickly knocked them to the ground, and took them to see the county magistrate's beheading.
"Look at what is happening in front of you. You will have to chase them later." Chen Changli's voice was extremely cold.
"You will die, the emperor will kill you himself." Hearing Chen Changli's murderous words, a strong man raised his head and cursed with resentful eyes.
Cui Shi kicked him without mercy when he heard this, his eyes almost spitting fire as he said, "You guys still want to intimidate people at this time, you guys really won't cry until you see the coffin."
Chen Changli chuckled and said, "You want to threaten me with words like this? Do you overestimate yourselves or underestimate me?"
These words were not very hurtful, but they were extremely insulting. The sturdy man who spoke was so angry that he spit out blood.
Cui Shi felt unlucky and quickly took a step back.
His actions further stimulated him, making him unable to breathe and faint.
Cui Shi was even more speechless when he saw him fainting. "How dare you curse others when you have such a small heart?"
Chen Changli smiled slightly when he heard this: "Maybe he has been a local tyrant here for too long, so he really takes himself seriously."
Upon hearing this, Cui Shi immediately gave him a thumbs up and said, "Perhaps this is true. Tsk tsk, the officials are supposed to solve problems for the people, but they didn't expect to become a cancer that harms the people."
"Luckily, you and your wife stumbled into this place by mistake this time. Otherwise, if this crooked official continued to harm the people, the people would hate Dayong to the core."
Although Cui Shi was a knight who liked to travel around, he had seen a lot of things and naturally knew what kind of situation the county magistrate's actions would cause.
"I have written to His Majesty, and it won't be long before he sends someone to take charge of the matter and thoroughly clean up the officialdom."
When Chen Changli said this, he paused and continued.
"When Dayong was first established, it was in a state of disarray. Although Your Majesty sent people to clean up the bureaucracy, there were not many people left, so he could only let some officials from Dajing continue to stay in their positions."
"Your Majesty has reopened the imperial examination this year. After the examination, the officialdom will welcome a group of ambitious people. They will surely earnestly implement Your Majesty's new policies and lead the people to live a good life."
"Why do you say such things to me?" Cui Shi felt a little strange after hearing the last part and couldn't help but look at Chen Changli.
"I think Brother Cui is capable. If he is determined, he will definitely be a good official." Chen Changli said sincerely.
Cui Shi quickly shook his head: "I can't be an official, don't think so highly of me, it's too scary."
He had been busy following Chen Changli around these days and felt exhausted.
When he was a ranger, although he did many brave things, he had never been so tired.
He suddenly realized what Chen Changli's identity as Duke of Rong meant.
"Brother, to be honest, after I confirmed your safety, I wanted to say goodbye and leave. After all, I am just a gust of wind, and I can survive wherever I float."
"But what this dog official did was too abominable. I was so angry that I stayed to help you two. So I'm going to tell you the truth now. After this is over, I will leave and will not stay."
Cui Shi had a stern face and spoke of his plan in a serious tone.
Chen Changli understood the hidden meaning of his words, and his face was full of regret: "I still want to work with Brother Cui, but since Brother Cui doesn't want to, I won't force it."
He reached out and patted Cui Shi on the shoulder, smiling brightly and said, "Okay, after this is over, my wife and I will hold a farewell banquet for you to see you off."