Chapter 5: Hu Zongbai Beats Up Yang Baihu

  As Yang Bo walked up to Wang Yuan Shan, he still had that silly look on his face: "Sir, I think the word 'know' is quite impressive, and I'm not willing to change it back..."

  Wang Yuanshan's mouth twitched with bitterness. He didn't suspect Yang Bo's words at all. Who in the officialdom would dare to fabricate such a story about a fourth-rank prefectural magistrate crying and begging to write a letter of recommendation for a low-ranking official? He never thought that Yang Bo not only dared to do so, but also told it with a straight face, and the details were vague and ambiguous. This was one of Yang Bo's specialties.

  Wang Yuanshan only knew that in this era, scholars not only had a high opinion of themselves but were also mostly sensitive and arrogant. Was Chen Cao one of them? The probability should be very high. He could humbly say he was no good, but if you said something, try it out? Those who lightly offended people would be remembered with hatred, while those who were more severe would tear their faces apart and scold directly. But the problem was that he was just a low-ranking deputy commander! Publicly commenting on the literary talent of a two-time imperial scholar like this was a blatant slap in the face! It can be imagined that if the Qingzhou Prefecture's literary circle heard his evaluation, plus Yang Bo stirring up trouble, Chen would also have to fight him to the death for the sake of his reputation. As for the Qingzhou prefect, killing him would be as easy as crushing an insect...

  Thinking back a few years ago, the crime of Zhuo Tuo killing Mao Zedong's fellow general was based on what? It was based on the prestige of using literature to control the military!

  "Damn it, these bookworms should be dragged to the market and torn into pieces... again!" Wang Yuanshan cursed in his heart. Although Yuan Ze was finally punished, and the people of the capital were overjoyed, when he heard the news, he deliberately drank an extra cup, but that was because of the emperor's wisdom, not because he expected the emperor to help him avoid this difficulty.

  The hall remained silent, the atmosphere was awkward. Wang Yuanshan was cold and at a loss, Yang Bo smiled but pressed on aggressively. Seeing Qian Hu not pleased, someone was unhappy.

  A man with an iron plaque behind Wang Yuanshan flashed out, pointing at Yang Bo's nose and scolding loudly: "You this small trial hundred households, where did you come from so many scruples? The thousand households say what is good is good, let you be the county magistrate then be the county magistrate, know the prefecture then know the prefecture. In here, you are still hesitant, do you want to be a hundred households or not?"

  Jun Han was rude, these words were originally private and familiar, nothing out of the ordinary, but in this situation it's troublesome, because Yang Bo is sharpening his teeth ready to bite someone?

  Yang Bo thought that the one who had been cold to him was the commander, and estimated that it must be Hu Da Hu, who had been eyeing this position for a long time. Yang Bo's sudden rise to power had snatched away his opportunity, how could he swallow this? The timing of his outburst was perfect, on the one hand, using his superior identity to suppress Yang Bo, and on the other hand, stirring up his superior's discontent. It can be said that Hu Da Hu did the right thing at the right time, but unfortunately, he encountered Yang Bo!

  "Little people are short-sighted, but I don't know which thousand-household official this is?" Yang Bo deliberately pretended not to see Hu Dahu's iron plaque and saluted him with great respect.

  There were scattered faint sounds of laughter around, and soon it returned to calmness.

  "Are you blind?!" Hu Dahu somewhat uneasily glanced at Wang Yuanshan with the corner of his eye, but the latter remained expressionless. As a seasoned braggart, Hu continued to scold: "I don't know how you managed to donate hundreds of households, yet you still haven't learned basic etiquette? Look at my plaque, official uniform?"

  Zhou Guangbi, who was in the main seat, frowned slightly without being noticed by others. This trial hundred households had been squeezing Wang Yuanshan all along, intentionally removing the word "deputy" from the deputy thousand households. How could Wang Yuanshan's confidant be so ignorant? Was he just going to let it go like that? What about putting me, the real thousand households, in a difficult position? It was tolerable for the lower-ranking officials to be rude, but even you, Deputy Thousand Households Wang Yuanshan, remained silent. Were you really taking this lying down?

  Hu Dahut didn't have time to care about the adults' inner thoughts, and his voice grew louder as he spoke. He walked up to Yang Bo's side and said to the others in the hall: "Everyone take a look, this person doesn't even understand basic etiquette, how can he be a hundred households leader? Isn't this making us Stone Mill Village people a laughing stock?"

  Hu Dahutu looked at each of them one by one, and was met with approving gazes. He felt a sense of self-satisfaction in his heart. If Lord Zhou nodded in agreement, perhaps?

  "Get lost" just as Hu Da Hu was thinking of something improper, a voice softly sounded in his ear.

  Hu Dahu looked around in confusion, Yang Bo stood beside him with a smile on his face, Hu Dahu suddenly became furious...

  "I say, I f**k your mom..." Yang Bo leaned in close and whispered another sentence into his ear.

  Hu Dahu suddenly flew into a rage, the original old hundred households had been bedridden for a long time, and another general flag son was soft-spoken. He was a man who said one thing and did another in Ma Jiatun, controlling the lives of more than 100 people in Ma Jiatun. When had he ever been humiliated like this?

  "Yang's surname, I *grass...... your grandma's!" Hu Datou rolled up his sleeves and grabbed Yang Bo's collar, giving him a punch!

  Bang!

  The hall fell silent again, everyone's mouth agape as they stared at the scene. Today had been a day of many conflicts and surprises, one after another, leaving them all stunned...

  Yang Bo rolled exaggeratedly on the ground for a few rounds, then stood up nonchalantly, adjusted his disheveled official uniform, wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, and to make the performance more realistic, he opened his mouth wide and spat out a mixture of blood and thick phlegm, along with a white thing that bounced on the ground several times before disappearing.

  That was a small, translucent white stone he had picked up outside the seaside room and stuffed in while wiping his mouth corner, but in this scene, anyone would mistakenly think that it was half a tooth...

  "The Great Ming Code, for soldiers who beat their superiors of the sixth rank and above, or officials who beat their subordinates, are all considered to be extremely disobedient and unjust. Punishment is 100 strokes of the cane and three years of penal servitude! If injury results, punishment is 100 strokes of the cane and exile of 2,000 li! For injuries resulting in loss of two teeth or more, execution by strangulation!"

  Yang Bo fiercely spat out a few words

  Hush...

  Unless someone is stupid to a certain extent, their heart will sink at once. If there's still someone who says that this trial's defendant is an idiot, then he must be truly stupid! Perhaps Yang Bo performed flawlessly, but anyone who can recite the Ming Code from memory, no matter what, won't be that kind of foolish person!

  The originally dull and unremarkable Dianjiao Village has unexpectedly evolved into this situation, what is the purpose of this trial? Is it going to change the fate of Shicun?

  Yang Bo stood silently, his heart secretly regretful. This sentence was originally most suitable for a scholar, but unfortunately that guy ignored his own eyes and stood at the side without saying a word.

  "Go back and I'll beat you to death... damn it!" Yang Bo thought viciously in his heart: "Later, I'll add this punch to your bill."

  Wang Yuanshan took a deep breath, and the sweat on his forehead could no longer be controlled, dripping down. He had figured it out - Yang Bo had been setting him up all along. The previous incident with Qingzhou's governor was still unresolved, and now his trusted aide, Hu Datou, had also fallen into the trap. What was Yang Baihu's true intention? Was he trying to take down everyone on Wang Yuanshan's side or what?

  Wang Yuanshan stole a glance at Zhou Guangbi, who remained as calm and composed as ever.

  "Could this Yang Baihu be in cahoots with Zhou Guang? They're ganging up on me...?" Wang Yuanshan thought about it more and more, feeling suspicious, and for a moment didn't notice Hu Datou's pleading gaze.

  "You, you dare to wrong me?! Sir, it's a miscarriage of justice!" Hu Datou swung his fist before he came back to himself, but the question was, when did he become so good at fighting?

  Hu Da Hu looked at his own fist, unable to bear the thought of his sister...