Strange Tales from the Northern Qi Dynasty

Chapter 76 Why do we need hard evidence?

People come and go in front of the county government office.

Officials came in and out of the various gates, making the place extremely bustling.

The county government hasn't been so busy for a long time, and there is almost no one free.

Even Xu Laoli, the gatekeeper, was sweating profusely at this moment.

"Is the patrol officer here?"

"Why did the inspection take so long today? Did something go wrong?"

When Xu Laoli saw Liu Taozi coming in, his eyes lit up and he hurried forward to greet her.

Liu Taozi ignored him and walked quickly into the county government office.

Xu Laoli stood there helplessly, and called out to him again: "Mr. Youjiao, we'll talk again when you have some free time!"

The two men hurriedly walked into the patrol house. Tian Zilie was chatting with a person who had reported a case in the side room, and Yao Xiong was feeding the horses in the yard.

He hurried forward to greet him.

"Brother Taozi, Mr. Zhang has been waiting for you in the inner room for a long time."

Liu Taozi walked quickly into the inner room. Yao Xiong, holding the green lion, looked at Kou Liu beside him in confusion.

"Where did you go? What took you so long?"

"Go find something."

"did you find it?"

Liu Taozi walked into the inner room and saw Zhang Li sitting beside the bed, taking medicine with his head down. When he saw Taozi, he was about to stand up and salute, but Liu Taozi pushed him down and then sat in front of him.

"I can not find it."

Zhang Li was a little confused, "What didn't Mr. Liu find?"

"No evidence of the clan's crime was found."

Hearing his words, Zhang Li raised his eyebrow, pondered for a moment, and then said: "It is not difficult to find evidence of Liu Gong's crime of executing his entire clan."

"Oh?"

"I came to you for this very thing."

"Lord Liu, do you want to find some irrefutable evidence so that the Murong family cannot refute it?"

"Is such that."

"In fact, this is not necessary. If they have evidence, they can overturn it through their friends. If Lord Liu wants to find evidence to execute the whole family, he has to find invisible evidence."

Liu Taozi frowned, "What do you mean?"

"In the current Da Qi, there are actually many things that can kill people. If you want to live, you have to remember these and avoid them. But I think that a big family like the Murong family would not care too much about these. I have a little trick. May I ask Mr. Liu?"

"But there's no harm in talking."

Mr. Zhang looked around, then moved closer to Taozi and whispered in her ear.

Liu Taozi's expression became somewhat complicated after listening to what Zhang Li said.

“Will it work?”

"I am not sure whether this will work, but if we can do it, we will know whether it is effective in a short time."

"This is not difficult to do."

Liu Taozi said again: "It's just that I don't want others to know about this."

Zhang Li sat up straight with great effort, "Please rest assured, Master Liu, I will obey your orders."

Liu Taozi nodded slowly.

Yao Xiong was teasing the blue lion when he saw Liu Taozi rushing out from the inner room at an extremely fast speed. He grabbed the reins.

"Xiong, take Mr. Zhang back to rest first, and bring him here later."

"Liu, go and do what I arrange."

"I have to go out for something and will be back later."

"only!"

In an ordinary courtyard, a child was holding a wooden man in each hand and fighting intently.

The two wooden figures were carved vividly, one was a knight and the other was a soldier.

The doll dubbed for them, making the fight difficult to separate.

"Wow!"

"Well!"

The baby was playing happily when he suddenly heard footsteps. He turned around and saw the tall Liu Taozi.

The baby jumped up in fear, "Mandrill!! Don't eat me!!"

Liu Taozi looked at him, "Who won?"

"what?"

"What about the knights and the soldiers?"

"Oh, the Knights win."

"Well, where's your uncle?"

"He is in the house. Does the mandrill want to eat my uncle?"

As the two were chatting, Wang Heipi hurried out of the inner room, holding a hammer in his hand. Seeing Taozi standing in the yard, he quickly put away his things, "Mr. Liu!"

"I need your help with something, are you free now?"

"Mr. Liu has been very kind to me. Please stop saying such things. It is my honor that Mr. Liu asked me for help! Mr. Liu, please come in!"

Liu Taozi followed Wang Heipi into the house. The house was really dirty and messy. Wang Heipi smiled and said, "It has been like this since my wife passed away. It has never been cleaned." The two found an empty space to sit down. Liu Taozi asked, "Can you make masks?"

"Yes, what kind of mask does Mr. Liu want to make?"

"This matter cannot be spread outside."

"I understand. I will never tell anyone. What kind of mask does Mr. Liu want?"

"Can you make a dragon head mask? I want it to be very realistic. Can you dye it?"

"I have paint here that can dye, but it will have a smell."

"No problem, if you start now, how long will it take to be ready?"

Wang Heipi's expression also turned solemn, "I will send him to the county government office tonight!"

"I'll send someone to get it."

"only!!"

Liu Taozi took out some money from his sleeve and put it aside.

Wang Heipi quickly stood up and said, "Mr. Liu! It is my blessing to work for you. How can I ask you for money?!"

"It's only natural to get paid for doing things. No problem. Use it to buy some meat for the kids."

After Liu Taozi finished speaking, she stood up and left.

Wang Heipi walked him all the way to the door, then rushed back to the warehouse, searched for a while, found the most suitable piece of wood, and rushed into the inner room with it.

At the city gate, a clerk was busy taking notes.

Suddenly, there was a cloud of dust in the distance, and the sound of loud horse hooves. The officials stood up hurriedly to watch.

The soldiers at the gate quickly formed a battle line, but not to fight the enemy, but to open the city gate completely. The officer commanding them was shouting something and directing them to stand in different positions.

At this moment, the people walking in the distance could be seen clearly.

A group of knights, surrounding a carriage, were approaching rapidly.

The various items on the carriage reflect the status of the owner.

The knights running around the carriage all had their faces covered with masks, looking ferocious and extremely scary.

Everyone was afraid to speak and stood on both sides to greet them.

The carriage arrived at the city gate in this way, and there was no need to pass any procedures. It was unobstructed and they rushed all the way to the county government office.

The scattered officials hurriedly sent someone to report.

But this group of people were moving very fast. They arrived at the county government office almost at the same time as the county soldiers who delivered the message.

When they appeared at the gate of the county government office, many officials did not dare to move and knelt on the ground to greet them.

A handsome middle-aged man got off the carriage.

The man looked very noble, his belt showing off his round belly. He walked towards the county government office with his belly sticking out and his head held high.

Official Xu didn't dare to stop him and question him at all.

A moment later, Lu Qubing led his men and hurried here.

At this time, the man was standing in the front yard, looking around.

Seeing this person, Lu Qubing was shocked and said, "You"

"Mr. Lu, where is Lord Gao? I am here to pass on the Prime Minister's order."

Lu Qubing lowered his head quickly and said, "The county magistrate is in the backyard."

"Take me there."

"only!"

Lu Qubing lowered his head and walked in front, leading the people all the way to the backyard. At this time, Gao Changgong, who learned the news, also sent people to greet the other party.

"You are not qualified to enter."

The man called Lu Qubing and then quickly walked into the backyard.

Lu Qubing stayed where he was, not moving.

The official behind him was somewhat displeased, "Mr. Lu, do you recognize this person?"

Lu Qubing nodded, "I know him."

At this moment, Gao Changgong was sitting in the upper seat. Even when facing the messenger who came to deliver the prime minister's order, he did not show any fear.

In addition to holding a fifth-rank official position and the title of a county lord, Gao Changgong also had a special privilege, which was to be regarded as the third highest official in the imperial court.

All his etiquette configurations were on par with those of the Three Dukes, and he enjoyed the same treatment as the Three Dukes. Even if he really met Yang Yin in person, he did not have to perform the grand ceremony to greet him.

On the contrary, the messenger had to pray to see him.

"Huang Men Lang Lu Qing pays homage to the county lord!!"

Gao Changgong guessed something and said, "Stand up."

Lu Qing stood up and took the order in his hand, "Lord of Lecheng County, you have made great contributions to the governance of Cheng'an."

The order was very long, and its main content was to praise Gao Changgong, saying that Gao Changgong did a very good job in Cheng'an, the people were very happy, and there were no bandits at all. After a long period of boasting, he was transferred to be the manager of Sizhou.

The first few words are all bullshit, the last few words are the purpose.

Yang Yin planned to transfer this clan member, whom he considered to be violent and murderous, to a place farther away from Yecheng.

"Please, County Magistrate, take the order!"

"No."

"Ok??"

(End of this chapter)