Dressed as the cannon fodder who died prematurely, I will marry the villain in anger

Chapter 654 Zhao Minglou dies

Outside the county governor's office, the common people surrounded the office. It can be said that the people were furious. Many people died because of the destruction of the Zhuozhou family.

At this time, Zhao Song came back.

As soon as his carriage appeared, it was recognized by the people.

"Look, that's Zhao Song's carriage!"

Zhao Song is now well-known, and everyone knows that Zhao Song is the uncle of Zhao County Supervisor of Zhao Minglou.

"Quick, stop him!"

"That's right, stop him, I don't believe that Commander Zhao can't come out!"

After being frustrated for days, Zhao Song was in a bad mood, and he was forced to stop and go home by the people.

He came out of the carriage with a dark face and shouted to the people around him, "What do you want to do? Rebellion?"

The people around him were suddenly frightened by him.

Until someone in the crowd shouted to him, "We don't want to rebel, we just want you to give us Zhuozhou people an explanation!"

This sound brought the common people back to their senses, "Yes, give us an explanation."

Zhao Song snorted coldly, "What do I need to explain to you?"

His words and attitude made the people angry.

"You have caused so much harm to us Zhuozhou people, yet you don't feel any guilt at all?"

"That's right, the price of donkeys in Zhuozhou has dropped like this because of you guys. Shouldn't you give us an explanation?"

Zhao Song asked them, "Did our Lord ask you to raise donkeys? Since our Lord took office, we have never raised donkeys and farmed the land honestly. Did you listen?"

"Now that I have lost money, who can I blame?"

His words made the people explode.

"Yes, we raise donkeys. If we don't listen to advice, we will be responsible for our profits and losses. But if you guys hadn't broken the contract, would Pingzhou have stopped buying Zhuozhou donkeys? All of this is caused by you! You have harmed our entire Zhuozhou!"

"Didn't you invest 500,000 taels in Cai's house to raise donkeys? You still have the nerve to scold us for being disobedient? I think you guys are stupid and greedy!"

"That's right, you guys who are greedy and greedy are the ones who really deserve to die!"

"Things that harm others and ourselves!"

"The troublemaker! Bah!"

Being pointed at and scolded by so many people, Zhao Song was so aroused that he couldn't speak at all, "Who do you think Pingzhou is?"

The common people looked on coldly to see how he could quibble!

In desperation, Zhao Song said, "All of this is Pingzhou's conspiracy!"

"The purpose of the bureau set up by Pingzhou is to harvest the wealth of the entire Zhuozhou!"

"It's a pity that you fools still speak for Pingzhou and mistake jackals for good people!"

As soon as Zhao Song said this, the whole audience fell silent at first, and then burst into intense discussion.

"impossible?"

"He is trying to shirk responsibility!"

……

In the yamen, everything Zhao Song said and did was reported to Xie Zhan and Zhao Minglou.

Hearing Zhao Song's words of exposing Pingzhou and trying to cause trouble, Xie Zhan's expression changed, "This idiot!"

He stood up and walked out of the Yamen. Zhao Minglou quickly followed.

Outside, the people were intensely discussing the truth Zhao Song had just revealed.

"So Pingzhou is so powerful?" Someone sighed in a low voice.

"Do you feel that our court seems a bit incompetent?"

"It's not that he's a little incompetent, he's really incompetent."

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted at the top of their lungs, "So what if this is Pingzhou's conspiracy? If it weren't for the incompetence of Zhao Minglou and the incompetence of the court, who couldn't protect Zhuozhou and didn't have the ability to make decisions for us, we ordinary people would have no use for it." Suffering like this?”

What I just said is not something that ordinary people can say. It is extremely inflammatory.

"There's nothing wrong with that. Pingzhou and the imperial court are two opposing parties. Isn't it normal for the opponents to plot against each other? It's just that when gods fight, little devils suffer. We in Zhuozhou are just unfortunate enough to be that little devil."

"You are so stupid that you used it as a knife for others."

"Yes, after all, it's you people who have caused such misery to us people."

In the hidden area of ​​the Yamen, Zhao Minglou quickly looked at the speaker, but there were too many people and he found nothing.

His brother-in-law had told him before that Pingzhou had a group of very powerful talkative women and long-tongued men who were very good at stirring up public opinion. These people were first raised by Lu Desheng in Chang'an, and later he took them with him when he went to Pingzhou.

There must be quite a few among the common people.

Xie Zhan looked at Zhao Minglou with cold eyes.

Zhao Minglou knew very well what he meant by this glance. He could not live, and Zhao Song must die.

"I know how to do it."

Xie Zhan nodded, turned and left.

"Brother-in-law, I leave my family, wife and children to you."

Xie Zhan paused slightly, "Yeah."

After Xie Zhan left, Zhao Minglou took a deep breath and stepped forward.

As soon as he appeared, someone noticed him with sharp eyes.

"Look, Zhao Minglou is coming out!"

“I’ve finally come out after being a coward for so long!”

Zhao Minglu raised his hand and said, "Everyone, please be quiet."

"I know all your demands. If you want to give an explanation, I will give you an explanation now."

The people in front of the Yamen raised their heads and watched quietly, and more and more people were coming this way.

"Someone, bring Zhao Song up."

Zhao Song didn't know that the danger was approaching. When his eldest nephew ordered him to be escorted, he was not afraid at all.

Facing Zhao Song who was kneeling on the ground, Zhao Minglou stated his crime once and then ordered, "Be executed with a cane!"

Zhao Song's eyes widened when he heard the words. He struggled to say something, but the officers and soldiers who were guarding him quickly gagged him and pinned him to the ground. The sticks fell on him one after another until the ground beneath him was dyed red with blood. Then he rolled his eyes, his head slowly went from being held high to falling to the ground, and he gradually became silent.

The officers and soldiers who were executing the execution squatted on the side and put their hands under Zhao Song's nose. They found that he was no longer breathing, and immediately reported loudly, "Your Excellency, Zhao Song has been executed."

"Are you satisfied with this explanation?" Zhao Minglou asked loudly.

"You have caused so many people in Zhuozhou to lose their lives. How can the death of just one Zhao Song be enough?!"

"Yes, this Zhao Song is just a scapegoat!"

"Don't think about sending us away like this!"

Facing the unwilling people, Zhao Minglou smiled bitterly.

"Fathers and fellow villagers in Zhuozhou, I admit that the disaster that Zhuozhou suffered this time was due to me, Zhao Minglou. forgive."

As he spoke, Zhao Minglou grabbed the knife in his hand and stabbed it hard on his neck.

too suddenly!

This scene made the common people take a breath, followed by screams.

Wang Dong, who was hiding in the dark, frowned. Although he wanted to use public opinion to force Zhao Minglou to death, this was too successful.

After two people died, the people were at a loss and didn't know what to do.

Just then, Xie Zhan appeared.

He came from the city gate to the Yamen, and the guards he brought along cleared the way.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, the Commander-in-Chief of the Military and Horses, Mr. Xie Zhanxie, has arrived!"

After the death of Zhao Minglou, when Zhuozhou was leaderless, Xie Zhan, the military commander of Dali, appeared with great fanfare holding an imperial edict.

By this time, the common people's resentment had dissipated somewhat due to the deaths of Zhao Song and Zhao Minglou.

After Xie Zhan took over the Yamen of Zhuozhou, he immediately ordered the arrest of officials who sold cheap grain to the people of Zhuozhou to investigate corruption.

Then, the low-priced grains were directly converted into disaster relief grains and distributed to the people of Pingzhou for free.

The people of Zhuozhou were appeased again.

Finally, Xie Zhan announced that Zhuozhou would be tax-free for three years.

Xie Zhan's series of actions can be described as vigorous and resolute.

The people of Zhuozhou were appeased by Xie Zhan's three consecutive attacks, and their grievances were gone.

Changan

During this period, Zhao Yutan's life was not easy.

The donkey market in Zhuozhou has been reducing prices because of the Zhao family. The latest news she received was that the price of donkeys has dropped to five taels per head.

This time, the five hundred thousand taels invested by the Zhao family would be good if they could not lose money. Forget about making money.

In addition, if the situation in Zhuozhou continues to deteriorate, her eldest brother Zhao Minglou may not be able to escape the blame.

These bad news hit Zhao Yutan's heart like a sap. Now she just hopes that her husband Xie Zhan will show up quickly and save the Zhao family from disaster.

The death of Zhao Minglou and Zhao Song, and the news of Xie Zhan's appearance in Zhuozhou, were immediately sent back to Chang'an.

When Zhao Yutan received the news, his whole body trembled.

Her husband came back to life, then her eldest brother died, and so did her cousin!

What is going on here?