Chapter 7: The Unlucky County Magistrate

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  But at this moment, a drumbeat seemed to come from a very distant place.

  "Where did the drum sound come from?" The county magistrate was in a state of astonishment, but the drumming grew louder and louder.

  It was like the drum of alarm! The county lieutenant thoroughly woke up, suddenly sat up, and his soul was startled for a long time before he suppressed this frightening feeling. Only then did he hear that the drum of alarm was being beaten with a deafening sound.

  The county lieutenant was startled awake, not knowing what chaos had occurred, and hastily got dressed. He saw a small official leading a group of people in, saying: "The county magistrate said that these are all here to see you, sir. Please receive them!"

  But then he saw these people, all dressed in black robes and high hats, all of whom were Confucian scholars. Each and every one of them looked angry and displeased, and when they saw the county magistrate, they shouted: "Magistrate, dare to ask what crime the land god has committed? Do you want to destroy its sacrifices?"

  The county lieutenant was taken aback, having been busy with the recent murder of the prefect, and had thought that these people had come because something big had happened, but it turned out they were there for land.

  Although I had vaguely heard of the name of the Land God, and remembered that poem about sympathizing with farmers. However, I didn't know when Liu Yi had such a great influence. I was shocked and said: "The Land God is implicated in the case of the county lord's murder, and there are suspicions!"

  "Even if there are suspicions, why destroy the sacrifices? Is there any evidence?" a Confucian scholar in a high hat asked.

  "This..."

  Although they had searched and even used a forbidden technique to investigate, they didn't find any clues.

  "Is this just a fabrication then?" Another Confucian asked in pursuit.

  The county lieutenant looked embarrassed and said: "Things happened in the land god's territory, always with suspicion!"

  "With suspicion, can you kill someone? Which law are you upholding? Is it recorded in the national dynasty's laws and orders? The Great Du's law or the Little Du's law has an interpretation?" A Confucian scholar who was well-versed in the law asked coldly.

  "This...” The county lieutenant vaguely felt that something was wrong. These were all famous Confucian scholars in the county, who had inherited their family's teachings and had a reputation as gentlemen. He vaguely felt that he might have done something wrong!

  "Who would have thought that this county official is so depraved and crazy, just because of a little suspicion, he wants to destroy the ancestral temple of a sage. This is truly a defeat for the cultured and refined, having such a person as an official in our Huiling County is simply a shame to our Huiling County!" A young Confucian scholar shouted with indignation.

  It's not that serious, is it? The county lieutenant looks a bit dazed.

  But then an older Confucian scholar stepped forward, nodding his head in approval: "Indeed, someone who can write such a solemn declaration - establishing the will of Heaven and Earth, setting the destiny for all living things, continuing the unfinished work of the ancient sages, and opening up a era of peace for all eternity - is either a sage or a worthy individual! This bandit's destruction of the offerings to the worthy individuals is not something our Confucian school would condone!"

  County Wei was even more stunned, could it be that with just a blink of an eye, he would be demoted and kicked out of the Confucian family?

  From the previous dynasty to the present, the hundred schools of thought have been abolished, and only Confucianism has been followed. As for officials, which one is not a Confucian? Being expelled from the Confucian school is what kind of serious crime? At this time, the county magistrate's cold sweat almost flowed out.

  Even if you just chew on it for a bit, you can feel how those four sentences that make up the heart of heaven and earth are so profound. It's as if they have scratched the very soul of Confucian scholars, completely laying bare all their lifelong pursuits and achievements.

  Zhang Hengqu is a great Confucian scholar of his time, a master of his generation, and is worshipped in the Temple of Confucius. He is also known as Master Zhang!

  These four sentences have been circulating in Liu Yina's world for thousands of years, inspiring countless characters. In modern society, they still have an impact.

  Not to mention this world, it is similar to the Han Dynasty in Liu Yi's original world. Confucian theories and the Taoist system are generally not well developed.

  At this moment, the Confucian scholars of this world, upon hearing these four sentences, were even more astonished and regarded them as the words of a sage.

  Just listening to these four sentences, the county lieutenant already had a dead face. He was also a Confucian scholar, who had studied hard and knew the severity of these four sentences. As soon as he heard that this was spoken by the Land God, his heart was finished...

  Almost fainted on the spot!

  Suddenly remembered the thin master came to find him last night, originally had already forgotten. At this moment, I don't know how all of a sudden thought of it, four big words, can't help but reverberate in my mind, yield per mu is one thousand jin, yield per mu is one thousand jin!

  Just then, the county magistrate walked over from afar and said: "The land god has blessed Fenglai Mountain, yielding a thousand catties per mu. This is an auspicious event that should be reported to the imperial court!"

  There was a Confucian scholar who coldly snorted: "Let Zhong Hui destroy all the temples and shrines, where can you still get a thousand catties per mu? County Magistrate, I'm afraid you won't die now!"

  That county magistrate indeed turned a face of disgust, originally was a good way to escape punishment. All were ruined by this stupid Zhong Huan... This man should really die!

  "Bang......"

  "Useless fool!" Cheng Huang gritted his teeth and sneered, without even looking at the ghost official whose head was bleeding from being hit by a cup.

  "Lord, calm your anger! Lord, calm your anger!" The ghostly official cried with a mournful face, kneeling on the ground and knocking his head like garlic.

  It's really true that man cannot outwit heaven! He had just gone to stir up trouble with the county magistrate and then with the land god. But he never could have anticipated that the magistrate would so quickly find himself in a precarious position, surrounded by scholars from all over the county.

  Rather owe 2,000 bushels of grain than owe a wealthy and influential family.

  These Confucians represented the local forces, which were more powerful than the two thousand stones of the county governor, making it difficult for people to offend them. The county lieutenant was surrounded by the local forces represented by the Confucians this time, and even if the county governor had not been killed, he could no longer hold his position.

  And now you're saying let County Magistrate find trouble for Liu Yi? This is simply a joke!

  "Who gave you the order to bring troops and destroy that land?" The city guard sneered: "Don't tell me, all of you are useless! This lord's place doesn't raise useless people. Since you can't destroy the land this time, all of you will go into the Ghost Prison..."

  The words were cold and murderous, and the ghostly officials kneeling on the ground felt a chill in their hearts, knowing that this time the city god had really made up his mind. He was determined to fight to the death with the land.

  "Release all the guilty ghosts from the Ghost Prison and organize a ghost army. Tell them, as long as they can defeat that so-called Earth God, I will pardon them and exempt them from their sins!" said the City God of Huiling City.

  When they heard this, all these corrupt officials were greatly shocked.

  These sinful ghosts were deeply sinful when they were alive, and after death, they were beaten into the ghost prison by the gods, experiencing countless sufferings and torments. Until their souls dispersed.

  Each one that comes out has been subjected to countless cruel tortures, with grievances reaching the heavens. Those released are all fierce ghosts, and some even have evil spirits. If they were to be released to form a large army, their power would be...

  "Your Lordship, please calm your anger!" A trusted advisor cautioned: "These sinners are all filled with resentment towards the heavens. If they were to be released and something unexpected were to happen, I fear Your Lordship would incur no small blame!"