After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 909 Students Practice Together

The magistrate of Kekang County said, "These problems have been accumulating for a long time, and there are too many of them. Every town is like this. How can it be a matter of eliminating just one family or clan?"

"Furthermore, for the imperial court's laws to reach the villages, they need the support of large clans in the countryside, not to mention..."

"The Great Wei Dynasty has been established for over a century, and its accumulated problems have long been ingrained in its very bones. To eradicate them, we must also remove the very flesh and blood of the Great Wei."

Magistrate Kang, considering Guan's identity as a clerk, decided to speak frankly and directly to him.

However, the two most important points remain...

First, the long-standing problems of large clans in the countryside are the same as those of powerful and influential families infiltrating and controlling the Great Wei. Unfortunately, he was a scion of a powerful family.

Second, I will surely be promoted for my meritorious service. Before I leave, I wish for Baofu County to remain peaceful and stable, and for no further mishaps. If you wish to "cut off your flesh to heal your wounds," wait until I am promoted and leave.

Guan Shuli's face was grim. At this moment, he understood even more the helplessness of Emperor Wuxing... Even someone as powerful as Emperor Wuxing had to compromise with the powerful families of Jiangnan and sell himself into servitude by marrying a woman from one of these families as a concubine in order to stabilize the empire.

Upon seeing this, Magistrate Kang's heart skipped a beat. Having known him for many years, he naturally knew that this 'proper man' was now truly enraged. He hurriedly offered a compromise: "How about this, first throw Village Chief Kong into jail for a month or two, and then I will personally spread the word that I will replace the Kong family's village chief, and give the Kong family a good dressing down."

"When Chief Kong is released, we will send Master Lu to personally escort him back, like a public parade, and then publicly reprimand the Kong family."

“If things are still like this, and the Kong family still can’t control their children and let them bully the villagers, then we should take away the position of village head from the Kong family.”

Guan, the clerk, was just a county official sent to help in Taifeng Town. The county government was still in charge of the county magistrate. Since Magistrate Kang had said so, what could he do?
"Yes, Your Excellency obeys." Clerk Guan rose again, bowed, and apologized: "It was Your Excellency who overstepped your bounds. Please forgive me."

“Clerk Guan was only thinking of the people, what crime has he committed?” Magistrate Kang gave Clerk Guan a helping hand and encouraged him, “Taifeng Town is of utmost importance. We will have to trouble Clerk Guan to guard it for another six months. After everything is settled, you can return to the county.”

"Yes, Your humble servant obeys." Clerk Guan quite liked Taifeng Town, and since Sister Shu's family was from Taifeng Town, he would surely be happy if Sister Shu stayed there for a while longer.

Guan, the clerk, was a person who was very good at controlling his emotions. After he realized that his plan to take over the position of village chief Kong had failed, he was not too upset.

After reporting on the various matters of Taifeng Town to Magistrate Kang, I went to the county official's office to read the official gazettes from the past few days.

In short, every time Clerk Guan returned to the county government office, he had work to do.

Magistrate Kang breathed a sigh of relief, glad that Guan Anong hadn't argued with him.

I was still a little confused.

Didn't the Duke of Yan send wedding gifts to Guan Anong and even send the Imperial Guards to protect him? It's clear that he values ​​Guan Anong highly. So why wasn't Guan Anong rewarded for this spy case?

"Master Lu, instruct the prison to give Village Chief Kong a beating before locking him up again," Magistrate Kang ordered.

Whether or not the imperial court bestows honors upon Guan Anong, it cannot change the fact that the Imperial Envoy Qi, the Duke of Yan, the Imperial Guards, and General Liang have shown him respect.

These are all the Emperor's confidants. How could the Emperor's confidants do things without His Majesty's authorization?

Therefore, he had to be even more careful in dealing with Guan Anong, lest His Majesty suddenly ask and find out that he had upset Guan Anong, in which case his Kang family would be the ones to die.

"Yes." Master Lu accepted the order and left.

Soon enough, the village head was given a severe beating.

But the village chief Kong endured it. Even after being beaten unconscious and then waking up, he did not confess to plundering the villagers.

If you don't confess, you might get a beating.

If I give in, I might really lose my position.

Village Chief Kong's gamble paid off. After the beating, no one interrogated him; he was simply thrown into jail. But even that was enough to make him overthink.

In addition to the village head, Kong Shengwu and other members of the Kong family who had surrounded Niu Zaoyang were also brought to the county government office, tortured, and imprisoned.

Kong Shengwu, Kong Shenggui, Kong Shengliang, Kong Erwang and others then realized their fear and cried and begged for mercy in the prison cell, admitting their mistakes.

……

The following day, the elders of the Kong family brought their sons to the county government office to request an audience and inquire about the affairs of the village head Kong and Kong Shengwu.

When Master Han came out, he told them, "He was beaten up and is currently locked up in jail. As for when he can be released, the magistrate didn't say. But the magistrate is very angry and is already looking for a powerful family in Taifeng Town to replace Chief Kong."

The elders of the Kong family rolled their eyes, nearly fainting, and hurriedly knelt down to beg for forgiveness: "We know we were wrong, our Kong family knows we were wrong. We warned Kong Shengwu and the others not to bully the villagers, but they agreed so readily, and then..."

"Shut up! It's none of your business to interrupt Master Han!" Several constables shouted, raising their batons to strike the Kong family elders.

At that moment, the Kong family understood what it meant to be terribly disrespected by the government.

The Kong family is powerful in Taifeng Town, but can they be more powerful than the government?

Seeing that they had become obedient, Master Han sneered, "I won't say anything more. In short, if your Kong family can't manage your children and can't help the yamen, then get out of the position of village head. There are plenty of people who want to be village head."

He added, "Do you still remember the village of Bai Lizhang, the relative of Magistrate Feng by marriage? The village was re-divided, splitting a large village into three villages: upper, middle, and lower, and mixing villagers of other surnames into villages with only one surname."

"This lesson from the past is right before our eyes. If your Kong family does not repent, you could become the next Bai family village."

To split Kongjia Village into smaller villages? To relocate villagers with different surnames to divide the Kong family!
The elders and descendants of the Kong family dared not speak, but kowtowed repeatedly to show that they would obey.

After a while, Master Han said, "Go back to the village, discipline your children properly, and live honestly. As for how to deal with Village Chief Kong and Kong Shengwu, wait for the county government's notification. Do not do anything unnecessary."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Officer Han." The Kong family elders choked up as they spoke, terrified and crying.

"Take them away." After instructing the yamen runners to escort them away, Master Han went to report the matter to Magistrate Kang.

Magistrate Kang didn't care much; all he wanted was for the villagers under his jurisdiction to obey him.

On this day, Master Qiong led the students back to the martial arts school on the outskirts of the county.

Ouch!

"Xu Ji, are you alright?" Old Qiong looked at Xu Ji, who was covered in mud, with some animal excrement mixed in, giving off a terrible smell.

Xu Ji almost cried.

But he dared not cry, and only asked Elder Qiong: "Sir, please go to the training ground behind the mountain to see Si Pei. He is throwing a tantrum and has been taken away by Commander Jiang to train with the students."

Originally, the task of counting the livestock and poultry in the townships of the county was Si Pei's job, but how could Si Pei, a noble young master from a prominent family, possibly do this job?
Not only did he refuse, he also beat the horse.

"Commander Jiang, Commander Zhong, and Lord Qin cherish their warhorses the most. Si Pei violated military regulations by whipping his horse and was taken away by Commander Jiang for training. It's been a whole morning. If we don't go check on him soon, Si Pei might be in danger."

After Si Pei was taken away, he took over Si Pei's job. Because of Si Pei's previous experience, he didn't dare to harm the livestock. As a result, he was chased by the livestock and fell several times, which is why he is in his current state.

"Oh, is there such a good thing?" Old Qiong smiled and said, "Great! Come on, students, come with me to the training ground on the back mountain!"

Good thing?
Sir, did you speak too quickly and say something wrong?