Being scolded as a poor widow, I relied on supernatural powers to counterattack in ancient times

Chapter 874 Take it Together

Wang Shunxing watched Xiao Wu coming with the box, his eyes burning. As long as he got the box, the transaction would be complete, and their brothers would have nothing to do here.

As soon as Xiao Wu reached the edge of the forest, he paused in his steps. Looking at the officers and soldiers emerging around him, he subconsciously retreated to the carriage.

As soon as Cheng Qian saw this posture, he immediately retreated to the carriage and stared at the group of masked men with vigilance.

Officers and soldiers rushed out from all directions. Before Wang Shunxing and others could react, they were surrounded.

With a dark face, he cursed fiercely at Xiao Wu.

"Damn it, you dare to fool me?"

"Master, what should we do?"

"What else can I do? I fought for them and got a big scar on my head, but I'm still a good man 18 years later."

With that said, Wang Shunxing pulled out the knife from his waist and rushed towards Xiao Wu. Cheng Qian held the long sword in his hand and faced him directly.

"You impudent bitch, how dare you disrespect my master."

"Bah, today I want you to understand the consequences of offending grandpa?"

As he spoke, the masked man roared angrily, his eyes widened, and he slashed at Cheng Qian viciously.

When the others saw the boss's actions, they also took out the weapons from their waists and started fighting directly with the officers and soldiers.

Those who work in this field probably know this by heart, and sooner or later this will happen to them.

However, there were too many officers and soldiers. There were 20 of them and they were simply crushed.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, they were all defeated.Only the masked man was still fighting with Cheng Qian. When Cheng Ye rushed over, they were two against one before they captured Wang Shunxing and tied him up.

Seeing that he was still unconvinced, Cheng Qian kicked him on the knee. With a thud and the sound of cracking bones, Wang Shunxing knelt on the ground with a painful look on his face and did not get up.

The officers and soldiers surrounded everyone. The leader got off his horse and walked quickly towards Xiao Wu. He bowed his hands and saluted.
"I will see you, Master Zhizhou, at the end of the day."

"Thank you for your hard work, Lieutenant Zhao County,"

Xiaowu returned the gift,
"When we go back, we have to trouble the county captain to bring these people into the city, put them in prison, and keep them under strict guard."

"It's within my duties, sir, please rest assured."

County Lieutenant Zhao clasped his fists. Cheng Ye had already told him on the way here that he wanted to arrest a group of salt smugglers, so he naturally cooperated fully.

These bastards know how to take advantage of the imperial court and harm the people.He asked him to kill him directly to relieve his hatred.

When Wang Shunxing heard the names of the two people, his eyes widened in shock. He didn't expect that he would encounter a tough problem today.

I don’t know how the black market took over this business, but it actually attracted the attention of the government.

It's better now. The Hongxing Gang is afraid that they will fall into a pit of fire.

Xiao Wu watched him listen with his ears stretched out, but ignored him and directly ordered,

"Pull up the salt and follow me back to the city."

A pair of men and horses pressed down the prisoner and pulled the salt cart back to the city.

Before reaching the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city noticed something strange. While sending people to the county government to report the matter, they led the city gate captain to rush to the gate.
When they saw the token held by the herald, everyone was dumbfounded and stepped aside to welcome Lord Zhizhou into the city.

During this period, the news that Lord Zhizhou was inspecting Liang County was already known to everyone.

When they saw the prisoners being escorted and the carts of goods in the middle of the team, they couldn't help but widen their eyes in curiosity.

I was shocked to see the army escorting the prisoners into the city. Many people stopped to watch and leaned on the street to whisper.

When the team passed, many brave people followed behind to watch the excitement.By the time Magistrate Liu got the news and rushed over with his troops, Xiao Wu had already reached Zhong Street.

Looking at Mr. Zhizhou riding in front, Magistrate Liu was stunned and shuddered uncontrollably.

It was because he was careless and he underestimated the enemy. He originally thought that Master Zhizhou was young and had nothing to fear. All he had to do was keep an eye on him and not let him move around at will.

Unexpectedly, people were dispatching troops and generals under his nose, and he also uncovered the key criminal who was selling private salt.

If there are such flaws in the county under his jurisdiction, it is another question whether the black veil above his head can be saved.

Thinking of this, he immediately turned over and dismounted. Because he was so anxious, the black gauze on his head fell off.

Even so, he didn't care about his image. He picked up the black gauze hat, patted it, and put it directly on his head.
"Lord Zhizhou, I'm late for the official post..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Xiao Wu waving his hand. "Master Liu, there is no need to be so panicked. Do you know who these people I arrested are?"

Listening to Xiao Wu's inquiry, Magistrate Liu glanced at the group of people behind him, his eyes flashed, and he smiled.
"The lower officials are frightened. Since Master Zhizhou ordered the arrests, they must all be madmen who have no law."

Seeing Liu Guangkuan's evasive eyes, Xiao Wu curled his lips and sneered,
"Master Liu is right. They are indeed lawless lunatics. They know that salt is controlled by the government and cannot be bought and sold privately, but these people know the law and break the law, and their crime cannot be forgiven."

"Salt belongs to the people's livelihood and involves the vital interests of the people. Whoever violates the law means going against the court and reselling private salt according to the laws of the Song Dynasty. What crime should be punished? Mr. Liu must know better than anyone else, right?"

Listening to Xiao Wu's questioning, Liu Guangkuan suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
The imperial court had always imposed severe penalties on the sale of illegal salt.

Anyone who sells illegal salt without a certificate issued by the government is a salt thief.

The quantity reaches more than ten kilograms and one hundred sticks.

The death penalty is imposed for armed gangs selling illicit salt.But there are also heavy rewards for officials who catch illegal salt gangs.

In the same way, local officials within the jurisdiction are directly dismissed from office. If the circumstances are serious, they will be exiled to a bitter and cold place for three years.

Thinking of this, Magistrate Liu suddenly broke out in cold sweat on his forehead and his eyes turned black.

When the people watching the excitement heard that all those caught were salt thieves, they all gritted their teeth in hatred.

If the officers and soldiers hadn't surrounded everyone, someone might have thrown rotten vegetable leaves.

"Your Majesty, Zhizhou, is powerful. The salt thieves are rampant. They raise prices wantonly and defraud the people. Please punish me severely."

Someone shouted something in the crowd, which immediately aroused public outrage.

"The adults have to make the decision for us. The price of salt is too high and we can't even afford it."

"My lord, please make the decision,"

Listening to the angry condemnation of the people around him, Xiao Wu rushed around and cupped his hands.

"Fellow folks, please be patient. Several salt thieves have been arrested. Once the case is heard, justice will be given to the folks."

After saying that, Xiao Wu looked at Liu Guangkuan seriously,
"Mr. Liu is standing there in a daze, why don't you hurry up and lead the way?"

Liu Guangkuan looked around with a dejected face, thinking about his fate as an official, and his whole body seemed to be wilting.

"Please, Lord Zhizhou."

The group of people entered the government office in a mighty manner. With Xiao Wu's order, all the salt thieves were forced into the dungeon.

All the prison guards were replaced by people brought by County Lieutenant Zhao and were strictly guarded.

Xiao Wu entered the lobby, sat behind the desk, looked at the trembling Magistrate Liu below, picked up the gavel,

pop~
(End of this chapter)