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"Dad, what happened? Why do you have to go to the palace so late?" Ning Qingxi asked.

Her father was always lazy when he could, and generally wouldn't take anything on himself. He would go to work and get off work on time on weekdays, and would go to the palace late at night for no reason. It was hard for Ning Qingxi not to think about it.

Ning Changrong sighed and recounted what happened today.

After hearing this, Wang Xiujuan was shocked and said: "How long has it been?" It is hard to imagine that when they were still in Taixi County, something like this happened in the state capital next door.

The officials and gentry colluded to force the people into slavery. If this happened everywhere, what was the point of establishing a new court and overthrowing the old court?
"That is to say, Cao Beihai is a veteran and can escape from the siege of that group of people. Otherwise, I don't know how long this matter will be covered up." Ning Changrong said.

"Didn't you feel something was wrong next door when you were in Taixi County?" Wang Xiujuan asked.

Ning Changrong was helpless, "My mother, didn't you see how busy I was at that time? One person held many positions, and I was in Taixi County at the time, and His Majesty was also in Taixi County. Even if they were bold, they would be restrained. .”

"Dad, if you have such courage and can ask the governor above to help hide it, the person behind it must have a high official position." Ning Qingxi analyzed.

"Yes, you are thinking the same thing as me. If there is no important person standing behind them, how can they dare to do things so unscrupulously? Knowing that His Majesty hates corrupt officials the most, he has killed many people for this. They would rather be absent than let those corrupt officials from the previous dynasty fill their seats. They dare to do this because they must have support and believe that what they have done will not be reported to the higher authorities."

"Dad, according to your statement, the magistrate of Taixi County is probably also an insider?" Ning Qingxi asked.

"They do things so unscrupulously, it's impossible that the magistrate of Taixi County hasn't heard anything about it."

"But the other party clearly knows that our fellow villager is in Taixi County. It would be very easy for him to inform you of the matter, but why didn't he tell you? Can we reasonably guess that he feels that even if it is you? Isn't it easy to defeat this person?" Ning Qingxi analyzed calmly.

"Yes, that's it, but it's not yet clear whether the county magistrate really knows about it. If that's the case, the scope of the people behind them will be further narrowed."

It's not that Ning Changrong is arrogant, there are not many ministers in Da'an who can compare with him.

He is not easy to defeat. Apart from a few warriors in the army, the only one is Bai Yunliang.

Wait, Bai Yunliang? !A light flashed in Ning Changrong's mind.

He remembered that Bai Yunliang had arranged for all his relatives who had defected from his hometown to live in Chang County!

When they captured Yuzhou, the place was relatively empty. Chang Yuan ordered that people from various places were migrating to fill Yuzhou. Bai Yunliang also arranged for his relatives to be moved to Chang County of Yuzhou at this time.

The reason why he never thought about Bai Yunliang was because although Bai Yunliang was a bit petty and targeted him, he still had abilities. If he was an incompetent and stupid person, he would not be able to reach his current position. .

It is impossible for such a person to do such stupid things that Chang Yuan hates.

But now Ning Changrong is no longer convinced.

People will change, and power will slowly corrode people's hearts. Does Bai Yunliang know about this?
..."What? Have you informed Mr. Ning about this matter?" After Ning Daguang sent the letter, he felt relaxed and went directly to the county government office to show off his showdown with the county magistrate.

Now that the matter has been reported to him, even if the county magistrate is one of the insiders, he does not dare to do anything to him. On the contrary, if the other party knows nothing about it, he can help him protect Cao Beihai.

More and more people were looking for Cao Beihai in the city. If they continued to hide, they might be exposed. In order not to cause unnecessary trouble to Village Chief Ning and others, Ning Daguang decided to borrow the power of the county.

Ning Daguang puffed up his chest and said, "Exactly, I am here today to give the county magistrate a chance."

When the county magistrate heard about this, he was so scared that he was sweating profusely. Before they slowly revealed the matter to Ning Daguang, Ning Daguang had already learned about it in advance. The worst thing was that the matter had already been revealed to Lord Ning. , when the time comes for him to be held accountable, he won’t be able to escape.

He hurriedly said, "I have nothing to do with this matter! I have never been involved in them! I have never deducted money from the people! All taxes have been registered clearly, you can check them! All the officials in charge have The methods are all as Master Ning left before he left, and I don’t dare to change them at all.”

Ning Daguang already understood in his heart that the other party knew about it, but looking at his expression, he seemed to know very little about it.

"Lord County Magistrate, thanks to your care in the past few months, I have learned a lot here. You must also know what kind of character Mr. Ning is. There is no room for maneuver on this matter. If you know anything, please tell me as soon as possible!" Ning It's loud and bright.

The more the other party behaved like this, the more cowardly the county magistrate became, "My officer... I, I really don't know. It's just that a few people came out of their place occasionally and talked a few words, so I don't know much."

The county magistrate really didn't know much. After talking for a long time, he just said that he knew that they were secretly adding more troops and that officials and gentry were colluding. He didn't know how exactly they were doing it.

"They do things without scruples. The county magistrate there was promoted by Mr. Bai, and the local gentry is also a relative of Mr. Bai. Even if I knew this, what would I dare to do?" The county magistrate explained with a grimace.

Ning Daguang gritted his teeth and said, "You knew this but didn't report it, you! You are in vain for being an official of the imperial court!"

At this point, the county magistrate is no longer afraid.

"Did I not take care of the people under my rule? Did I do anything wrong? Taxes and business taxes are increasing every month. Everyone in Taixi County lives and works in peace and contentment. Am I not doing enough? I am just the magistrate of Taixi County."

"Aren't the people in other places just ordinary people?!" Ning Daguang asked loudly.

"Of course they are also common people, but I can't take care of it. There are so many injustices in the world. Do I have to take care of every one of them? If I can do my part well, then I am worthy of this person. The official body has been served!"

"You have Master Ning as your backer. You can be so high-spirited, but I am just a little official with no roots and no feet. I got promoted because of my bad luck. The people above me can destroy my family just by talking about it. What do you think of me?" Tube?"

"Don't the local governor know? Why don't they report it? If my report is discovered, do you know what the consequences will be? Maybe my clothes will be gone before the letter reaches His Majesty. The most important thing is It might even drag down the family!”

Ning Daguang was stunned when he was told that. Although they were taught the principles of being an official in the school, this was the first time he faced such a cruel and realistic fact.