Traveling through ancient times.

Chapter 142 Public Sentiment and Public Indignation

To go from the county seat to Tianshui, you need to pass through Yuliu Town.

There was basically no road from Yuliu Town to Tianshui, it was all rugged and gravelly.

Later, it was opened up by Tianshui Tianzhuang and a straight road was built.

However, checkpoints have been set up in several narrow areas.

Normally, there is no obstruction in the village and the town.

And now the servant has passed on the message that the checkpoint has been blocked.

Both of them felt that something was wrong.

Could something really have happened in Tianshui?

Could it be...

That woman is so bold that she dares to openly defy the officials and go against the imperial court, right?

People say women are short-sighted and brainless, but they might really do something like this.

A hint of viciousness flashed in Huo Yuting's eyes. This was a good idea. He could even save himself the trouble of interrogating and framing the accused.

Just for resisting the government, she can be crucified!

Zhang Tao was still asking the young man about the specific situation, and the specific thing was that he was blocked at the intersection and was not allowed to enter.

I have no idea what's going on inside with Huo Liang and the others.

Zhang Tao was so anxious that he kept pacing. Damn it, he was worried from the beginning that the woman would not honestly cooperate with the government in arresting people.

Now, sure enough it is.

Hey……

Huo Yuting had a determined and fierce look on his face, and said loudly: "Master Zhang, what are you still hesitating about? Tianshui is openly rebelling, why don't you send people to take him down in one fell swoop? It just so happens that I brought dozens of followers with me. If the government office is short of manpower, I can lend them to you temporarily."

They are in cahoots with each other, but the official statement still needs to be made.

Zhang Tao didn't care about so many things now. He immediately called on his men. Then he and Huo Yuting rode on horses, and the others trotted behind them, heading straight for Tianshui Farm.

Before the group arrived at Yuliu Town, they felt that the atmosphere around them was a little unusual.

There were few people on the street, and many of them had expressions of hidden excitement, whispering to each other, and then running forward.

Zhang Tao stopped a passerby and asked.

When the man saw that it was an official followed by a large group of yamen runners, he was so scared that his legs went limp and he fell to his knees, saying that he was just passing by and did nothing.

Seeing this, a follower nearby stepped forward and whipped him with a horse whip, and shouted: "My lord asked you what happened in front, why don't you tell me quickly?"

The man staggered and crouched even lower, "...Yes, yes, Master Jiang has caught the bandits and is parading them through the streets..."

Zhang Tao and Huo Yuting suddenly felt a buzzing sensation in their heads.

Damn, something really happened.

No, how did he become a bandit?

When they asked again, the passerby couldn't explain it.

Huo Yuting left in a hurry to see what was going on.

Zhang Tao rode his horse a few steps, turned his horse's head, took out a piece of silver from his sleeve pocket and threw it in front of the passerby, "I was a little hasty just now, take this money and go take a good look at your injury."

The man kowtowed like crazy, saying that the adult was the justice and thanked him for his compassion, etc.

Huo Yuting took a glance and complained in his heart, haha, pretending.

No matter how much you cherish your feathers, black is still black.

When they arrived, they found that the entire venue was surrounded by three layers of people.

And in the center, there stood a huge wooden prison van, with more than a dozen people tied up inside, one next to the other, like garlic cloves.

These people's hands and feet were broken and their faces were beaten beyond recognition.

The key point is that all their clothes were taken off.

This this……

When County Magistrate Zhang saw this, he felt dizzy and almost fell off his horse.

Huo Yuting saw at a glance the people he had planted. Although they were badly beaten and in a miserable state, some special marks were still on their bodies.

This Jiang Yizhou is so bold.

Jiang Yizhou had people beat drums and gongs to expose the evil deeds of these bandits to the public.

Many families here have benefited from Tianshui Farm to some extent. For example, some people have family members and relatives working in the farm, with high wages and a good life.

For example, they sell many of their products to farms, and the farm owners don’t force them to lower their prices.

They also purchase small amounts of cement from farms, honeycomb coal workshops, etc.

Their interests have gradually become inextricably linked with the farm.

These people actually destroyed the farm and hurt the head of the Jiang family in broad daylight. This was going against them.

All kinds of rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs were thrown at them.

Huo Yuting rode his horse in front of the prisoner car and pointed at the group of people, "You, you guys..."

Jiang Yizhou was riding a horse beside the prison van. She had actually seen Huo Yuting, Zhang Tao and others a long time ago.

But at this moment, he showed a look of joy: "It turned out to be the Huo family master. I wonder what the Huo family master wants to do by stopping these bandits? Is he going to offer a few rotten eggs as well?"

"Master, help me, save me..."

"Master,——"

Jiang Yizhou said loudly: "Hey, Master Huo, why do these bandits call you Master? And ask you to save their lives? Did you instruct them? Last time Master Huo came to my Tianshui farm and asked for the cement formula and my colored glaze workshop. I didn't agree, so Master Huo asked these people to disguise as bandits, break into my farm, smash the workshop, kill my guards, and even kill me, the owner of the farm. Master Huo, since you are here, come with me to see the official."

The crowd went wild when they heard this.

In fact, everyone can tell at a glance that someone must have done this on purpose.

After all, there are no big mountains in most areas here, so even if there are thieves, they can't hide.

But I didn’t expect it to be the Huo family.

It is said that the Huo family was not well-known a few years ago, but later they discovered a carbon stone mine and became rich overnight, and now they are at their peak.

Huo Yuting was anxious and angry: "How dare you, you..."

He originally wanted to ask her why these people were arrested, saying that they were yamen runners and wanted her to release them.

But now everyone thinks these are bandits.

Besides, how could people believe that they were yamen runners? And this woman would definitely catch these people. If they were yamen runners, why didn't they have identity badges, official documents, and not wearing yamen runner uniforms?

The other party dared to strip them of their clothes, so those things must have been disposed of. Now they have no way to defend themselves.

Jiang Yizhou stared at him coldly: "Master Huo, please look carefully, are these bandits your people?"

Those people were badly beaten by Jiang Yizhou. When they saw their master just now, they cried for help instinctively.

Now seeing the master's anger and eyes, they immediately understood that if they continued to talk, they would drag the master into the water, and not only would they die, but their families would also...

So the person in the cage quickly changed his words: "No, no, we made a mistake. I don't know him, I..."

Huo Yuting's face turned pale. He was angry that these dogs had not completed the task he had assigned them, and he was also angry that they had just tried to bite him.

On the other side, Zhang Tao finally calmed down and rode over.