jdhmnovel Chapter 166 Brother is here!
Chapter 166 Brother is here!
"Why don't you bow to the Lord of the Country? Do you want to challenge His Majesty's authority?"
Yun Qing took out the token and approached everyone with great momentum.
The people on the street were so frightened that they all kowtowed and said, "Greetings to the Lord of the Country!"
County Magistrate Zhao Youde and Chief Clerk Xu Tongchuan were all terrified when they were glanced at by Shen Mingzhu's cold eyes. They felt as if they had entered an icy cave.
Especially Xu Tongchuan, he is regretting it so much now.
The four major families had originally wanted to give the new magistrate a warning, but now, not only had their plans failed.
Instead, they were outmaneuvered by the little girl from Shen Ruhai's family, who gave the four families a warning.
Xu Tongchuan and his men are now in a difficult situation. They have to kneel before the little girl. After all, she was personally appointed by His Majesty and is a county lady of a higher rank than theirs.
If they kneel down and pay their respects to the county lord, they will no longer have any dignity in the county.
After all, there are still many ordinary people watching here!
Xu Tongchuan now wants to kill this stupid woman.
He saw more and more people gathered around him, and was about to salute when he heard Shen Mingzhu coldly ask Shen Ruhai:
"Dad, what punishment will a low-ranking official receive if he fails to pay his respects to a fifth-rank county lord? Also, what punishment will he receive if he attacks a fifth-rank county lord of the imperial court?"
Shen Mingzhu's words were like a heavy slap in the face of Zhao Youde and the others.
Apart from Shen Ruhai, the seventh-rank county magistrate, Zhao Youde, the county magistrate, is the only eighth-rank official, and the chief clerk Xu Tongchuan is just a ninth-rank minor official.
These petty officials are really nothing in front of the fifth-rank county lady.
The most important thing is that this county lord, who is much higher in rank than them, is just a child.
How will these old people who have been influential in Pushuang County for decades save their faces in the future?
Shen Ruhai's daughter was slamming their faces to the ground and stomping on them hard.
Even though Xu Tongchuan understood Shen Mingzhu's intention, he could only grit his teeth and swallow it.
He gnashed his teeth and knelt down to kowtow to Shen Mingzhu:
"I am Xu Tongchuan, the chief clerk of Pushang County, and I am here to greet you, my fellow townsman."
"Your humble servants, Zhao Youde, the county magistrate of Pushuang County, Li Guohai, the county lieutenant, and Qiu Guangze, the chief constable, pay their respects to the county lord."
Except for the people from the Shen family, everyone at the scene knelt down. Shen Mingzhu stood on the steps condescendingly and asked the people to stand up.
She asked Xu Tongchuan: "Is what your wife said before true? Will my father, the new county magistrate, listen to you?"
Xu Tongchuan was sweating profusely and quickly said that he dared not.
Shen Mingzhu looked at the other people again. Zhao Youde and others said repeatedly that no, it was that woman who was talking nonsense.
Seeing that the show of force was almost enough, Shen Mingzhu called a few people up, pointed at Xu, and said to Shen Lao San:
"She actually dared to bring people to beat up Hongo-kun openly. This is not respecting the emperor and defying the imperial decree. Arrest her for me."
Mrs. Xu was really scared now.
She has always been arrogant in Pushuang County and can deal with anyone she wants, but today she hit a wall.
As soon as Shen Mingzhu finished speaking, Shen Dong behind Shen Ruhai took a quick step forward, cut off Xu's jaw and limbs, and brought her in front of Shen Mingzhu.
Shen Mingzhu glanced at Xu, yawned, and said to her father, "Dad, I'm tired, you take care of these people!"
When Xu Tongchuan was about to plead for mercy, Shen Mingzhu entered the inn with two maids.
Shen Ruhai mercilessly took Xu to the stable of the inn. Xu Tongchuan wanted to plead for mercy but was stopped by Zhao Youde.
Zhao Youde winked at Xu Tongchuan, asking him to stay calm.
Shen Ruhai said, "Thank you for coming to the inn. However, starting tomorrow, the county government will be on duty as usual. If anyone is late, they will be fined first, and then they will be enforced according to the rules and regulations issued by this official today."
After Shen Ruhai finished speaking, he walked into the inn, leaving Zhao Youde and others at the door of the inn. Their faces were blue and white, looking extremely ugly.
They have completely lost face today.
What made them most angry was that Shen Ruhai, a man with deep thoughts, was difficult enough to deal with.
Now even Shen Ruhai’s youngest daughter is so difficult to deal with, what will they do in the future?
Will Pushuang County still be the world of their four major families?
After Zhao Youde and his companions left the inn, the onlookers also left, leaving the innkeeper looking up at the sky with a smile on his face.
The innkeeper said to himself, "It looks like things are going to change in Pushuang County."
Shen Mingzhu skipped back to the guest room where she was staying.
She is so happy today!
Not only did she deal with that disgusting greasy man, she also gave her father a warning.
Humph! The four major families, huh? If she could not kill innocent people, she would have wiped out the four major families at once.
Haha, these people are unlucky to meet her, Shen Mingzhu.
Shen Mingzhu didn't feel happy for long before her father came in.
As soon as Shen Laosan came in, he gave Shen Mingzhu a thumbs up.
"My Zhuzhu is really amazing. She gave these old foxes a warning as soon as she arrived."
"I was just worrying about how to deal with them! I didn't expect Zhuzhu to solve it for me."
Shen Mingzhu chuckled: "Poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people, especially people like them who have been here for a long time and have great abilities."
"Dad, you just arrived, they will definitely not obey you. I deliberately gave them a warning so that they can go back and think carefully. Our Shen family is not so easy to bully."
Shen Mingzhu was sitting there at this time, exuding the aura of a superior, which made Shen Lao San tremble involuntarily.
For some reason, he felt that his daughter was becoming smarter and more adept at manipulating people's hearts.
Shen Mingzhu didn't know what her father was thinking. She asked Shen Laosan about some situations in Pushuang County, and told her father what she saw and heard today.
Both Shen Laosan and Shen Mingzhu felt that the situation in Pushuang County was not optimistic.
Now the entire Pushuang County has a population of only about 10,000 people. What can 10,000 people do?
Also, if natural disasters like this continue, all the people in Pushuang County will flee.
So, Shen Mingzhu and Shen Laosan made plans according to the map of Pushuang County.
Shen Mingzhu looked at the dilapidated houses on the street and thought of the real estate development in her previous life, and many other things.
"Dad, I heard that there are often harassments from soldiers sent by the Pyu Kingdom. We must first reinforce the city wall or rebuild it."
"This does need to be done, but I think the first thing to build is the backyard of the county government office. Let's solve the accommodation problem for our family first."
"Well, let Shen Nan go and see if there are any houses for sale here tomorrow. It would be best to buy a house not far from the county government office."
Shen Mingzhu thought of the materials needed to build the house, whispered a few words in her father's ear, and then returned to her room to rest.
On the other side, Old Lady Shen finally arrived in the capital.
She looked at the prosperous capital city and thought of her third son and precious granddaughter, whom she missed terribly.
Shen Mingshu missed his sister a lot these days. He discussed his plan to go to southern Yunnan with Old Lady Shen and got her consent.
Shen Mingshu took his servant and rode on horseback to Southern Yunnan Province.
Building a county town? That's Shen Mingshu's strong point!
Zhuzhu, brother is here!