After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 429 Seeking Death and Persuading to Return

County Magistrate Kang asked: "But the village chief Wu is dead, and there is no village chief in Zhenxi. How should we arrange the spring ploughing now?"

After hearing this, Wu Liukui almost went crazy with excitement... Woohoo, he had been looking forward to this for decades, and finally he was going to become the head of the village and be able to take charge of the life and death of 40% of the villagers in Taifeng Town. Thank you ancestors!

Wu Liukui secretly bit his tongue tip to let the pain dispel his excitement, then cleared his throat and began to talk about his grand plan for spring ploughing: "Spring ploughing is a major event for the country. I think that each village should send someone to report the progress to the head of the village every day..."

County Magistrate Kang regretted it very much. He shouldn't have given the Wu family a chance to speak. Look at what nonsense they are talking about.

It's the busy spring farming season and every household is short-handed, yet this idiot wants to draw more staff and make reports every day?

Are you playing the role of a local emperor here and attending court in front of the ministers?

I can't stand it anymore.

"Come here, arrest Wu Liukui and other elders and children of the Wu family and throw them into jail!"

At a command, a group of yamen runners and soldiers rushed in. Regardless of the Wu family's cries, they grabbed the Wu family members and pinned them to the ground like dead pigs.

"Sir, sir, what do you mean? I am a good citizen. I have done nothing against the law. You cannot arrest me!" Wu Liukui was almost scared to death and said in horror.

He also asked for help from County Magistrate Feng: "County Magistrate, help me, I am Wu Liukui, and I went to see you with my cousin."

County Magistrate Feng's face was dark, and he shouted to Peng Bantou: "He has made a mistake and refused to admit it, and he is still blaming the officials of the government. Beat him up, and kill this rebellious man!"

"Yes!" Team leader Peng led the yamen runners forward, raised short sticks, and started beating the Wu family.

Bang, bang, bang. The Wu family members were beaten so hard that they screamed and cried, their faces were bruised and swollen, and they kept begging for mercy.

Only after County Magistrate Kang raised his hand in satisfaction did County Magistrate Feng speak up and ask Peng Bantou and his men to stop.

Wu Liukui and the others cried in pain.

County Magistrate Feng added, "Your Wu family's head of the village abused his power to amass wealth, oppressed villagers, and harmed young girls. The evidence is solid. Your Wu family's reputation has become so bad that it has spread to the capital. The Wu family is not worthy of being the head of the village. After discussion by the government, the new head of the Zhenxi Village in Taifeng Town will be taken over by the old village chief Zhou of the Zhou family."

It was a bolt from the blue. The position of village head was gone, and the invisible benefits that came with this position were also gone!

Wu Liukui and the other children of the Wu family were almost going crazy. They ignored the pain and shouted, "Sir, Captain Wu was wrong, but they have already paid with their lives."

"Our Wu family is still very useful. Our Wu family is a big village, with nearly 2,000 people, big and small, and hundreds of young and strong men. As long as the government gives an order, the children of the Wu family can serve as the army for the government. The Zhou family does not have enough people, and I am afraid they can't help the government at a critical moment!"

The government office and the military headquarters are seriously understaffed. When something happens, especially when suppressing bandits or fighting a war, they need the sons of the wealthy families in the village to come forward and help. And those many people are the Wu family's guard of honor!

Unfortunately, County Magistrate Kang just sneered and asked, "Are you threatening the government?!"

Upon hearing this, Master Lu immediately said, "The elders and children of the Wu family have threatened the imperial court and violated the criminal law. Come, drag these traitors to the prison and wait for their punishment!"

I have said that according to the charges, he is a professional, but this Wu family member still wants to get himself killed.

"Yes!" The bailiffs and soldiers immediately stepped forward and grabbed the Wu family members.

The Wu family refused to cooperate and were beaten again. Several members of the Wu family fainted.

"Drag them away!" The bailiffs and soldiers dragged away more than twenty members of the Wu family and threw them into jail.

The Kong and Miao families were trembling with fear... The power of the government was so fierce that these country bullies could not withstand it.

The house was silent. After they knew they were afraid, County Magistrate Kang looked at the Kong and Miao families and asked, "If you have any objections to Old Village Chief Zhou being the new head of the Zhenxi Office, you can speak up."

The Wu family's chicken had just been slaughtered and the blood was not yet dry. How dare they raise any objections?

Village chiefs Kong and Miao stood up quickly and said respectfully: "The Wu family has committed a crime and is not worthy of being village chiefs. Brother Zhou's family has a good reputation. We support Brother Zhou and the government... The county magistrate is wise!"

Well, County Magistrate Kang was satisfied: "The Wu family is arrogant, you should help Village Chief Zhou more and don't let Village Chief Zhou be bullied by the Wu family."

Kong Miao and the others were shocked... The Wu family was so arrogant, and after being evaluated like this by the county magistrate, the Wu family was completely finished!

If they don't want the Kong and Miao families to end up like the Wu family, they have to be more obedient.

"Yes, I obey your command!" Kong Miao and the other man knelt down.

Patriarch Lu also stood up, indicating that the Lu family supported Village Chief Zhou.

He also congratulated the old village chief Zhou: "Chief Zhou, congratulations."

Grandpa Qin was very happy and stood up to congratulate: "Brother Zhou, congratulations."

Now that Brother Zhou has become the village head, his family can sleep more peacefully at night.

"Let's celebrate together. From now on, we will all work together to lead the folks in Taifeng Town to make more money and do more good deeds." Village chief Zhou stood up and returned the gifts to everyone.

Everyone in the house was having a great time, but Wu Liukui and his friends were miserable. They were thrown into a cell, injured, hungry and cold.

Wu Liukui was old, frightened and injured, and soon developed a fever. He kept crying and even saw the head of the village, Wu, coming to pick him up.

"Get lost, I don't have a brother like you, I won't go with you, get lost now!"

County Magistrate Kang only wanted to suppress the Wu family and prevent them from causing trouble for the new head of the village. He did not want to really kill them, so the government office found a doctor to treat Wu Liukui, gave him medicine, and saved him.

After Wu Liukui woke up, he didn't dare to think about anything else. He just wanted to go back to the village as soon as possible: "Sir, please help pass a message to the county magistrate, saying that our Wu family knows we are wrong, and we will be quiet in the future and will not dare to covet the position of village head again."

The other Wu family members also cried and begged: "We know we were wrong, we won't do it again, please let us go home!"

The jailer cursed: "Shut up! If you scream again, you will never get out again!"

After hearing this, the Wu family members dared not shout anymore and huddled in a corner of the cell like mice.

The jailer still reported the matter of Wu Liukui and others to County Magistrate Kang.

County Magistrate Kang said: "The time has not come yet, keep him locked up."

The timing that County Magistrate Kang mentioned is to wait until all the people in Wujia Village are afraid.

Once something happens in a rural clan, the entire village and clan will come to seek an explanation.

Nearly a thousand people from Wujia Village have now arrived at the gate of the county town.

They were called by Wu Liukui.

Wu Liukui's original plan was to recommend himself first. If the government did not let him be the head of the village, then he would let the government see the size of the Wu family!

He believed that after seeing the large number of Wu family members, the government would definitely compromise and allow Wu family members to continue to serve as village heads.

Unfortunately, with his pig brain, how could he be better than County Magistrate Kang?

For any random crime, he was sent to jail and almost lost his life.

Village chiefs Kong and Miao had a good relationship with the Wu family and had long known about Wu Liukui's plan. They originally thought that this old method of exerting pressure was good. But now, they panicked.

Fearing that they would be implicated by the Wu family, they hurried to report to County Magistrate Feng.

County Magistrate Feng wanted to kill them: "You are a bunch of idiots. It's better to support a few piles of mud than to support you, the official!"

After County Magistrate Feng slapped them twice, he hurried to report to County Magistrate Kang.

County Magistrate Kang said, "Anyone who disobeys the government's orders is a traitor and can be shot on the spot according to the law!"

Damn it, the sons of powerful families are really not human beings, they are even more ruthless than him... At least he came quietly, but County Magistrate Kang killed people openly.

Village chief Zhou also heard the news and came to the government office to ask for orders. After seeing County Magistrate Kang, he said, "Sir, I am the head of their village and have the responsibility to persuade them. Please let me try and I will persuade them to go home."