The officials and attendants in the governor's mansion who came to greet Xia Pingan did not expect that Xia Pingan would dare to kill people as soon as he arrived in Daozhou, and he would kill people with sticks in public. Of course, what they did not expect was that in such a moment, at the gate of the city

With so many people gathered, Xia Ping'an would make the people of Daozhou City so excited.

The dark crowd was kneeling on the ground, all asking Xia Pingan to make the decision for them.

The people of Daozhou have been suffering from harsh governance for a long time, and finally they have an official who dares to make decisions for the people. Everyone is excited.

"Everyone, get up..." Xia Pingan looked at the dark people kneeling on the ground around him, walked directly to the carriage, and stood on the carriage hill so that everyone could see him and hear him speak, "I am Yangcheng

Since I am the governor of Daozhou, I will never allow anyone in Daozhou to harm the people of Daozhou. If you have any grievances, you can tell me and I will make the decision for you!"

Hearing what Xia Pingan said, the people surrounding the city gate became more and more restless.

A white-haired old man stood up tremblingly, cupped his hands towards Xia Pingan, and said, "Sir, the most painful thing for us Daozhou people is the matter of paying tribute to the court. From Emperor Sui Yang to today

, In the past hundred years or so, I don’t know how many people in Daozhou have lost their families, their wives and their children. Whose relatives, friends, and ancestors have not experienced this kind of thing?

In the homes of ordinary people, everyone lives in fear. If any family has a child, they don't dare to let anyone know, or they can only quietly flee to other places, just for fear that the child will be captured by the government and turned into a dwarf to pay tribute.

For the imperial court, the officials in the yamen were like wolves and tigers. Every year, they would go to various places in Daozhou to check household registers. When they saw the children of poor families, they would be taken away directly in the name of the government. Anyone who dared to stop them would be working with the imperial court.

Enemies, disrespectful to the emperor, every year in our Daozhou, there are at least a dozen or dozens of families separated from each other, and as many as hundreds of families. This is the worst thing in the world. Please make the decision for the people of our Daozhou!

"

"Last year, the Qian family who made tofu next door to our house had their child taken away. The Qian family's mother-in-law committed suicide by throwing herself into a well. The men in the Qian family went crazy. It was so tragic..." someone nearby said.

"That is, all the pregnant people in our village ran to the mountains and built wooden huts to live in the mountains, and they did not dare to return to the village..."

"That woman in Fangyuan Alley became crazy after her child was taken away. She would breastfeed anyone she saw..."

The surrounding Daozhou people began to talk.

So many families are like this every year? Xia Pingan's heart trembled slightly...

Although he already knew that the people of Daozhou were living in misery and that their children would be captured by the government and trained as dwarfs to pay tribute to the court, Xia Pingan did not expect that the people of Daozhou would be so miserable and so many families would suffer every year.

This is the true state of the people of Daozhou who lived in the so-called "Prosperity of the Tang Dynasty". For these people in Daozhou City, they cannot feel the "Prosperity of the Tang Dynasty". Over the past hundred years,

The greatest hope of the people in Daozhou is that their children will not be snatched away and turned into dwarfs.

However, such human tragedies happened again and again in Daozhou, and it became something that Daozhou officials tacitly condoned.

"Children from poor families will be taken away by officials, but what about the children from rich families?" Xia Pingan asked directly.

"Rich families are also very frightened. When officials come to check the household registration number, they can only use gold and silver to prepare food and drink. Only in this way can the children at home be saved from disaster. Poor families have no money to take care of them, so they can only do whatever they want.

Let the government take the child away!" the old man replied.

"Where did those people take the children of Daozhou people?" Xia Pingan asked.

"Those children who were taken away are at Changyun Villa outside the city!"

"Are all the children there?"

"Yes, all the children are there. They trained the robbed children into dwarfs at Changyun Villa!"

"Where is Changyun Villa?"

"Sir, Changyun Villa is located on Changyun Mountain five miles away from here!"

Xia Pingan looked around and said loudly, "Okay, today I am coming to Daozhou for the first time, so I will go to Changyun Villa to see what kind of dragon and tiger's den Changyun Villa is. It dares to devour the flesh and blood of countless people in our Daozhou every year.

All yamen officers, please lead the way, let’s go to Changyun Villa to have a look!”

"Sir, we know where Changyun Villa is, and we will show you the way!"

The people around him jumped into excitement one after another.

Xia Ping'an ordered Zheng Ti and Xue Yue to bring the woman who blocked the road to complain into the carriage. He walked on foot and turned in the same direction with the people. He no longer returned to the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion, but headed directly towards Changyun Villa outside the city.

go.

The officials who greeted Xia Pingan at the governor's office saw this situation and could only follow Xia Pingan to Changyun Villa.

The procession was huge, and the people in the procession were excited and excited. The officials who followed Xia Pingan all the way had a premonition that something big was going to happen in Daozhou City today.

Wherever the team passed, those Daozhou people who saw the team knew that Xia Pingan was going to Changyun Villa, so they joined in one by one. Many people directly took hoes, sickles, sticks and other objects and followed Xia Pingan.

At Changyun Villa, there were more and more people in the entire team. In the end, there were thousands of people, which was quite spectacular.

After a journey of more than five miles, in fact it was less than three kilometers, and it only took more than half an hour to walk, Changyun Villa had already appeared in front of Xia Pingan.

It was a manor covering an area of ​​dozens of acres. It was lined with green trees, had tall walls, and was quite large.

The people of Changyun Villa have already received the news. When Xia Pingan and his people arrived outside Changyun Villa in great force, there were already people on the road outside Changyun Villa waiting for Xia Pingan's arrival.

A man in his fifties, wearing a rich silk dress and a military cap, and dozens of strong men armed with swords, guns and sticks were guarding the intersection.

Seeing so many people coming all at once, the man's face changed slightly. The villagers behind the man were also a little commotion, but the man was still calm. He turned his head and glared twice, and the commotion of the villagers calmed down.

Come down.

The man stared intently at Xia Pingan, who was leading the group along the way. A smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he spoke preemptively.

"I heard that Mr. Yang went to Daozhou today to take up his post. I wonder why Mr. Yang brought so many people to my Changyun Villa. I was just trying to find a time to go to the Governor's Mansion to pay homage to you?"

The man smiled and said to Xia Pingan, looking well-behaved and sensible, but he was not so polite to the people who came here with Xia Pingan. In the blink of an eye, the man played a face-changing game.

, with a stern face, cold eyes flashing, he scolded the common people unceremoniously and domineeringly, "Why are you untouchables here? Don't you know that our Changyun Villa is an important place in Daozhou City?

Is it the place responsible for paying tribute to the imperial court? His Majesty in Chang'an City is still waiting for the tribute from Changyun Villa. Tribute is the most important thing in our Daozhou City. It is an opportunity for our Daozhou City to express our loyalty to the imperial court and His Majesty. It affects

Do you deserve the tribute from Daozhou City? If you want to rebel, get out of here! If you dare to cause trouble, be careful that you untouchables will have your families destroyed, and no one can protect you!"

That man was as powerful as a wolf and a tiger. Many of the people who were following Xia Pingan were frightened by that man and took a few steps back. Each one of them looked at Xia Pingan.

Xia Pingan squinted his eyes and looked at the man. What the man just said to the people was actually meant for him and was a threat to him.

"Who are you?" Xia Pingan asked directly.

As soon as the man turned his face, he looked at Xia Pingan with a smile, and cupped his hands towards Xia Pingan, "Mr. Yang, I am Zhuang Chao, the owner of Changyun Villa and a squire of Daozhou City.

As the head of this place, our banker has been rooted in this Daozhou city for more than ten generations, and has been loyal to the emperor and loved the people from generation to generation. Today, when you come to my place, I wonder if you are being deceived by villains. Our Changyun Villa has never done anything illegal or indisciplined.

thing!"

"Oh, really, how did I hear that your Changyun Villa contains many kidnapped children from Daozhou City?" Xia Pingan asked.

Zhuang Chao looked serious, "What do you mean by this, sir? The children in our Changyun Villa are all tributes. They are to train and train the city's dwarf opera figurines to represent Daozhou as tribute to the imperial court. How can we call it hiding? My Lord is like this today."

It is really chilling to slander our Changyun Villa. The last time the Observer visited our Changyun Villa, he encouraged us and asked us to do our best to complete the important task of paying tribute assigned by the court. If we no longer cultivate and train those dwarfs

The drama figurines delayed the important event of paying tribute in Daozhou City, and the imperial court and observation made you blame it. Can you bear this responsibility?"

"What a eloquent and eloquent person, he actually threatened me!" Xia Pingan laughed loudly, his face turned cold, "You may be as eloquent as you are, but the court's legal system cannot be reversed by you in just a few words. According to the court's laws, everything

The county's contribution should be made from the produce of the local land, and the price should be silk. The tribute should not exceed fifty pieces, and it should be filled with official items on the market. The tribute should be minimal, and the items can be easily provided. The holy dynasty often made it.

That's right. In addition to this, they also discounted the rent and taxes. Not to mention the imperial examination, the children in your Changyun Villa were all plundered. They are not considered tributes. Sihu Wang Qi has already executed them. You don't dare to be my official.

Do you want to kill you? If the imperial court and the observers want to blame, come here. I even risked my life to impeach Pei Yanling. How can I be afraid of your threats? You colluded with Wang Qi to hide and plunder children. You are a heinous crime and deserve to die...

"

Zhuang Chao's expression changed, and just as he was about to say something, Xia Ping'an, with quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed the Tang Dao from Xue Yue's waist and slashed it out.

Under the watchful eyes of a group of officials from the Governor's Office of Daozhou and thousands of people around him, Xia Ping'an's sword slashed directly through Zhuang Chao's neck. Zhuang Chao's head, which was still filled with a hint of shock, suddenly
Chapter completed!