Han official!

Chapter 59 Choice
While Wei Guang was on his way, Qiu Jing brought a large number of villagers to the stable and surrounded Guo Jie who was about to steal the horse and escape.

"Okay."

Qiu Jing was overjoyed: "Guo Jie actually dared to come here and seek death. It's not my fault. As long as I chop off Guo Jie's head and present it to the Marquis of Nanpi, it will be a great opportunity to advance my career. Maybe I can become a Jin Cao Cao Yuan in the Chang'an official temple."

Cao Yuan?

Guo Jie was standing at the door of the house next to the catalpa tree, guarding Yi Shuo who was hiding inside with Mang Tong, when he heard Qiu Jing's delusion of becoming a Cao Yuan in the Chang'an government office.

He had a look of contempt on his face.

Qiu Jing was also a hero whose name was recorded in the history books, and he appeared in the biographies of knights-errant.

However, the records about him are not good.

A thief Zhi.

His crime was even worse than Guo Jie's, because Guo Jie at least believed in righteousness.

Qiu Jing ignored his parents and brothers and did not offer sacrifices to his ancestors. He was a complete evil person.

When Guo Jie heard that Qiu Jing wanted to be a Cao official, he could not help but sneer, mocking Qiu Jing's arrogance.

The various Caos in the official temples of Chang'an were equivalent to the county bureaus under the jurisdiction of the county party committee. Cao Yuan was the director and Cao Shi was the deputy director.

Jin Caoyuan is in charge of collecting city rents, which is equivalent to the director of the Tax Bureau. The Tax Bureau has always been a major bureau with more power than many county bureaus. It is also a department directly under the capital.

It belongs to the vertical management agency of the capital.

When Shanglin Garden is completed, Emperor Liu Che will train his troops, take back the right to mint coins, establish the Three Officials of Shanglin, and implement the Calculation of Silk, the importance of the Jin Cao Yuan will be further enhanced.

Whether it was the establishment of the Three Officials of Shanglin or the implementation of the Suanmin system, it was an important opportunity for Guo Jie.

Now, let's leave Kunchi first, and then report the looting and selling to Zhang Tang.

Other county lieutenants would only execute the main culprit and kill Qiu Jing alone.

The cruel official Zhang Tang would certainly kill the entire family of the powerful Qiu family, and other people from other families would also be sentenced to hard labor in the city and sent to the Shanglin Garden that was under construction.

Exhausted to death.

Squeeze out every last bit of value.

"Dare to laugh at me?"

Qiu Jing was furious: "How dare you, a peasant from a humble background, mock me? Go and kill me! Whoever can chop off Guo Jie's head will be rewarded with a dan of millet and a year's exemption from land rent."

Most of the fields in Kunchi belong to the powerful Qiu family, who use various means to seize and embezzle the fields in the village.

The land rent for the powerful is one-fifth.

Exempting one year from land rent is a big attraction for residents.

"Who dares!"

Yi Zong walked over, drew his two-foot sword, and stood beside Guo Jie. "I am a junior official serving under Zhang Tang, the governor of Chang'an. I advise you two not to make mistakes and bring yourself into trouble."

The words "Zhang Tang" caused a commotion.

The cruel official Zhang Tang was very intimidating.

Many villagers were in a commotion, their faces filled with panic, and they did not dare to provoke Zhang Tang's junior officials.

"Don't mess around!"

Qiu Jing cursed, "A bunch of idiots, they plundered and sold the doctors in Chang'an, and confined them in Kunchi to induce the birth of bezoar. If this gets out, everyone in Kunchi will be killed, and no one will be able to escape."

His tone suddenly became cold: "Don't forget, the money to buy the high-quality oxen cost not only you villagers in Kunchi all your wealth, but also many towns and villages in the area around Qiting in Liushi. These people are all relatives of Ersanzi. Without the oxen, the relatives who were burdened with the money for Zizi's work will all have to sell their children and daughters, and will be forced into despair."

Although the villagers were afraid of the reputation of the cruel official Zhang Tang, they were even more afraid that their entire family would be implicated and would have no choice but to sell their children.

The villagers held the hoes and rakes tightly in their hands and stared at Guo Jie and others beside the haystack, refusing to let them go.

All the pigs fed to the toilet were killed.

Completely destroy the body and eliminate all traces.

Qiu Jing felt relieved and stared at Yi Zong, saying, "Since you are Zhang Tang's subordinate, as long as you agree to buy a working ox and help him produce bezoar, you will be one of us from now on. I will let you go. Otherwise, haha."

He didn't want to give Yizong a chance to live. After all, he was a prison guard who came here to patrol. His sudden disappearance would definitely cause Zhang Tang to conduct a thorough investigation.

Qiu Jing did not dare to provoke the cruel official Zhang Tang.

While they were afraid of Zhang Tang's cruel methods, they were even more afraid that money was useless in front of Zhang Tang and that they could not use money to bribe people and solve some crimes.

The nobles and powerful people are the privileged class.

The privileged class fears one thing the most.

In front of a cruel official like Zhang Tang, privileges are useless, and violations of the criminal law cannot be solved with money or power.

The nobles and powerful people broke the law.

Same sin as the common people!
"Kill them!" Qiu Jing shouted, not daring to advance himself. He incited the villagers to attack: "Kill just one of them and you'll be exempted from a year's rent. Kill Guo Jie, and anyone who can take a piece of his body will be exempted from a year's rent."

The villagers were excited, and they stared at Guo Jie and his companions with greedy eyes, as if they were staring at food in a granary.

A bountiful harvest of grain.

Hundreds of villagers surrounded the catalpa tree houses layer upon layer, making it impossible to get through. Everywhere you looked, there were crowds of villagers.

The surroundings were airtight, forming a crowded crowd.

I can't even rush out.

Guo Jie gritted his teeth and said, "Let's fight. Kill as many people as we can. Even if we die in Kunchi today, we must kill enough people. Each of us must kill at least twenty, no, thirty people from the village."

Yishuo and Madam Jia walked out of the house, one holding a dagger and the other holding an iron hammer, ready to die together in Kunchi.

Die together.

At this moment, thick smoke suddenly came out from the direction of the warehouse, and at the same time, panicked shouts were heard.

"There's a fire! There's a fire in the warehouse!"

"Come and put out the fire! The grain in the barn is burning!"

"If the fire is not put out, people will starve to death in a month."

The villagers were horrified and had no mood to kill Guo Jie and the others. Instead, they all looked towards the warehouse.

Thick smoke rose into the sky.

The villagers were in a panic, and most of them ran immediately towards the warehouse to put out the fire as soon as possible.

If the food rations are burned up, it will be useless to waive any amount of rent.

The residents will never live to pay the rent.

"Come back! All of you!"

Qiu Jing said angrily, "Killing Guo Jie is the most important thing. Come back quickly. Don't let the burning barn delay important matters. I will exempt you from the land rent for three years, no, five years!"

No matter how much he shouted, it was of no use. There were only about a hundred people in the village left, and a hundred members of the Qiu clan continued to surround them.

Guo Jie looked at the remaining 200 people and felt the pressure suddenly reduced. He already had the opportunity to fight his way out.

However, the leader Qiu Jing must be killed first.

"It doesn't matter."

Qiu Jing's face turned grim as he said, "Go and bring all the doctors here, and let the trustworthy Guo Jie make a choice."

More than thirty doctors were brought to the stable, and each of them had a two-foot sword pointed at their head by the Qiu clan members.

"Haha."

Qiu Jing looked at the thirty-odd doctors and was in a good mood. "You want to leave Kunchi? It's not impossible. It depends on whether you can save more than thirty people or just Yishuo. If you leave Yishuo behind, you can take more than thirty people with you."

As long as Yi Shuo is left behind, Guo Jie's lifeline will be in his grasp, and there is no need to worry about the news leaking out.

If more than 30 doctors were forced to buy an ox, no one would tell anyone.

As for whether Guo Jie was willing to use Yi Shuo to exchange for more than 30 innocent people.

Definitely willing.

He was Guo Jie, a chivalrous man who forgave the murder of his nephew for the sake of loyalty and loyalty.

Trolley problem?

The tram killed one person, or a group of people.

Guo Jie laughed and had his own unique solution.

"you!"

Guo Jie was furious, and as if he had made a difficult decision, he said painfully, "You come here in person and take Yi Shuo away."

"Ha ha!"

Qiu Jing laughed heartily, feeling extremely proud: "Guo Jie, Guo Jie, you finally lost to me and were controlled by me!"

A flash of sword light flashed.

There was only a "puff" sound.

Qiu Jing, who was close to the past, was beheaded by Guo Jie with a single blow.

"Stupid."

Guo Jie scoffed, "You think this is a Madonna novel?"

(End of this chapter)