Volume 10 Chapter 686

Tang Yin asked, "Why do you want to execute the city lord?"

The waiter said, "The new county chief listed 23 crimes of the city lord, all of which are capital crimes."

Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did the original city lord really commit so many capital crimes?"

The waiter nodded and said, "This is an understatement. If we really investigate it, it would not be unfair to let him die a hundred or eighty times!"

Tang Yin said, "In this case, this is a good thing. It means that the new county chief has helped Ancheng eliminate a great scourge."

The waiter sneered and said, "A new official takes office with three fires. It can only be said that the city lord is unlucky and ran into the hands of the new county chief. In fact, I think there is no difference between the new county chief and the original county chief. They are all wind people. Wind people are barbaric, cruel and greedy. Just watch, it won't take a few days for the new county chief to show his true colors!"

Hearing this, Ah San Ah Si frowned and subconsciously raised his hand to touch the hilt of his sword. Tang Yin made a gesture to the two of them, signaling them not to use force.

Through the words of the waiter, Tang Yin truly felt the disgust, rejection and helplessness of Mo Ren towards Feng Ren. Presumably, the former Lord of Ancheng had done a lot of immoral and illegal things here, which led to the local people's deep misunderstanding of Feng Ren.

He smiled slightly and said, "Little brother, don't think that all Feng people are greedy and evil. Maybe this new county chief is an honest official who loves the people."

"That's really a pie in the sky. The previous city lords, county chiefs and even county chiefs were all Feng people, but none of them were good officials..."

Here, he suddenly stopped, looked at Tang Yin with a strange look, and asked suspiciously, "Huh? From your accent, you should be a Mo person, why are you speaking for Feng people?"

Tang Yin smiled and waved his hand and said, "I don't speak for anyone, I only stand on the side of reason. The current Feng Wang is not a tyrant. If the local officials are really incompetent and endanger the people, Feng Wang will not sit idly by!"

The waiter couldn't help laughing. While serving tea, he shook his head and smiled, "Listening to you, it seems that you know Feng Wang."

Tang Yin shook his folding fan, but smiled without saying anything.

Soon, the waiter brought up tea and fruits one by one. Tang Yin, Yin Rou and others sat in the teahouse, resting and drinking tea. When they had almost finished eating and drinking, they heard the bustling conversation on the street.

Tang Yin sat by the window and looked out. He saw a large number of people emerging at the end of the street. He listened carefully. People were talking about the scene when the former city lord was beheaded, and some were talking about the new city lord.

It can be heard that the people applauded the beheading of the former city lord, but the new county chief and the new city lord had mixed opinions.

Some people said that only by looking at the strength of the new county chief and the new city lord in punishing corrupt officials and abolishing exorbitant taxes, they can be judged as good officials who love the people.

Others hold the same view as the waiter, believing that it is just a pretense of new officials taking office. In the future, they will still become corrupt officials and collect all kinds of strange taxes.

Tang Yin listened carefully to the people's discussions on the street, and nodded secretly. The previous officials had caused too much trouble in the local area, and it was impossible to eliminate the misunderstanding of the people all at once, but at least things had taken a good turn, and the major replacement of local officials was also initially effective.

After resting for a while, Tang Yin said to Yin Rou beside him: "Rou'er, we should go!"

Yin Rou nodded, stood up with Tang Yin, and walked out. Ah San and Ah Si left tea money and followed him out quickly.

Outside, Tang Yin, Yin Rou and others got on the carriage. Ah San, who was driving the carriage, asked outside: "Sir, where are we going now?"

"Let's go to the City Lord's Mansion and see what kind of people the newly appointed county chief and city lord are." Tang Yin said with a smile. The new county chief was recommended by the Council of Political Affairs, and he also wanted to see if the talents recommended by the Council of Political Affairs were really capable.

However, to Tang Yin's disappointment, the county chief was not in Ancheng. At this time, there was only the newly appointed city lord in the City Lord's Mansion.

After arriving at the City Lord's Mansion, Tang Yin got off the carriage first. As soon as he reached the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, he was stopped by the guards outside the gate.

A guard stepped forward and asked in a deep voice: "Do you know where this place is and walk in? Can you enter the City Lord's Mansion whenever you want?"

The guard's tone was arrogant and tough, but Tang Yin was not angry. He smiled slightly and said: "I am a businessman passing through Ancheng, and I came to visit the City Lord." When he spoke, he deliberately changed to the Fengdi accent.

Oh! It's Fengren! When the guard heard his accent, his attitude softened immediately and he said, "So you are Old Feng. Please wait here for a moment. I will report to the Lord of the City."

"Thank you." "You're welcome!"

The guard went in for a short time and walked out of the Lord of the City Mansion quickly. He smiled at Tang Yin and said, "My little brother, the Lord of the City invites you!"

Tang Yin thanked him again and then returned to the carriage. He helped Yin Rou down from the carriage, then put his arm around her waist and walked slowly into the Lord of the City Mansion.

When the guards on both sides saw Yin Rou, they were stunned for a moment and could not help but sigh in their hearts, how could there be such a beautiful woman in the world!

A San and A Si did not follow in, but stayed outside to guard the carriage. Ao Qing and Xiao Min, who were dressed as maids, followed behind Tang Yin and Yin Rou.

Although the City Lord's Mansion is not small, it looks quite satisfactory. After passing through the foyer and entering the main hall, I saw a middle-aged man in official uniform sitting on the mat in the middle, working on the desk.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, he put down the document in his hand, raised his head and looked at Tang Yin and Yin Rou.

When he saw clearly the appearance of the two of them, the middle-aged man was shocked. There was such a pair of extremely handsome men and women. The man was handsome and the woman was beautiful. Standing together, they looked like a pair of wall figures. She looks like a golden boy who has stepped out of calligraphy and painting.

He was stunned for a moment, then stood up involuntarily, cupped his hands and said, "I wonder who you two are..."

"In the early Tang Dynasty, this is my wife, Rou'er!" Tang Yin returned the greeting with a smile.

"It turns out to be Mr. Tang. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please sit down quickly!" The middle-aged man waved his hands with a smile on his face.

The other party was just an ordinary businessman, but he was the lord of a city. Even he himself found it strange why he was so polite to the young couple in front of him. Maybe it was because they were so handsome!

This is how he explained to himself, maybe it was because Tang Yin and Yin Rou were so handsome that he ignored the calm, majestic and graceful temperament that they naturally exuded.

"I heard that the Lord of the City is the newly appointed Lord of Ancheng. My wife and I happened to be passing by Ancheng, so we came to visit. I am presumptuous. I hope that the Lord of the City will bear with me." Tang Yin said politely.

"Oh, Mr. Tang is so polite. We are all old Feng people, so there is no need to see outsiders." It is rare to meet Feng people in remote Modi, and they are such an outstanding couple. The middle-aged man also seemed very happy. Asked: "I wonder where the young master lives?"

"Originally in Yancheng, but now moved to Zhenjiang." Tang Yin joked: "It seems that I am destined to the imperial court. Wherever the imperial court is, I will follow!"

The middle-aged man was amused by his words and sighed: "Speaking of Yancheng, I haven't been home for a long time!"

After a pause, he added: "By the way, my name is Cao Zhang. Mr. Tang, you don't need to call me Lord City Lord. It sounds foreign. I am a few years older than Mr. Tang. If Mr. Tang doesn't mind, just call me Cao." Brother!"

This new city lord is quite an easy-going person! Tang Yin's favorable impression of him greatly increased and he said with a smile: "Since Brother Cao said this, I won't be polite, but Brother Cao, don't call me Mr. Tang anymore, it sounds very foreign!"

"Haha!" Cao Zhang laughed and said, "Then I'll call you Brother Tang."

Tang Yin nodded, changed the subject, and said, "Brother Cao, this is my first time coming to Ancheng, and I feel like it's very desolate here!"

"Yes!" Cao Zhang sighed and shook his head: "The previous city lord Guan Tai was mediocre and incompetent. He also liked money and beauty. He amassed money everywhere in Ancheng and bullied men and women. It can be said that he did all kinds of evil. Ancheng has become a good place. The land has deteriorated to this point. You must know that Ancheng had a population of 100,000 people, but now, there are not even 30,000 people.”

Hearing this, a flash of light flashed in Tang Yin's eyes, and he said coldly: "Such a cowardly official should indeed be punished!"

Cao Zhang was startled by the cold aura emanating from his body. Seeing him looking at him in a daze, Tang Yin realized that he had lost his composure. He put away the coldness on his face and said with a smile: "As a common people, what we hate most are stupid and evil officials. Guan Tai is domineering here, and the common people Not only do they hate him, but they also hate my Dafeng court, which has caused great harm!"

"What my dear brother said is absolutely true!" Cao Zhang nodded as if he had found a close friend and said: "So I, the new city lord, am facing many difficulties when I work in Ancheng. Now I can't even recruit the city army... "

When he said this, he looked sad and looked up to the sky with a sigh.

Tang Yin was startled and asked, "Why can't we summon the city army?"

"First, the government treasury is seriously short of money and there is no money at all. Second, the people of Mo are not willing to serve as soldiers for us Feng people. Even the guards of my city lord's palace are Feng people who I shamelessly asked the county chief. Ding comes to count!”

As he spoke, Cao Zhang chuckled, a wry smile.

It is really sad that the local government has been mixed up to this extent. Tang Yin also sighed in his heart, and then asked curiously: "Why is Brother Cao so eager to summon the city army?"

"Of course it's to deal with the rebels!" Cao Zhang said seriously: "What I don't know, my dear brother, is that An city is named An, but in fact it is not safe. There is a large group of mountains gathered in Shuangtou Mountain, which is thirty miles away from An city. Thief, these days, the bandits suddenly started to rebel, looting everywhere, killing people and stealing goods, and they have become a big harm to our city! "