EBE Chapter 182 It’s all thanks to County Magistrate Guo
Chapter 182 It’s all thanks to County Magistrate Guo
Seeing that Li Er didn't seem to take it seriously, Xia Shengsheng continued, "Although it doesn't look dangerous now, there's no guarantee that one or two ferocious beasts won't come back.
If you really want to go up the mountain in the future, you must come up in a group with people from our village, so that if anything happens, we can take care of each other.
It's not just the wild beasts. For example, what happened to Brother Ma Kui and Brother Zheng this time, if there were more people going up the mountain with them, maybe a dozen or twenty people, then those bandits would not have caught them easily.
Now we don’t have to suffer so much, so we should carefully consider the consequences before doing anything.
Now that we know the danger, we must make full preparations in advance so that we can do things better in the future."
Li Ertian scratched his head and replied to Xia Shengsheng seriously that he understood. He was just saying that he would not go up the mountain alone in the future.
Xia Shengsheng explained a few more words because she saw that they were willing to listen to her.
If he's the type who won't listen no matter what she says, she won't bother to talk to him.
Everyone waited for about an incense stick of time, and the people who were tied up had their mouths blocked and could not make a sound.
The unconscious person is now unresponsive, at least he is safe now.
Just when everyone was looking down the mountain anxiously.
The few people who went down the mountain to meet them came back.
Behind them was a large group of officers and soldiers, all armed, about 200 people in total.
It seems like this is quite a big deal.
However, such a big show was in vain and it could only be ended in the end.
"Is this the bandit's stronghold? Why are there only a few people? Wasn't there more than 100 people?"
County Magistrate Guo personally took his men there just to capture the large group of more than 100 bandits.
When we were going up the mountain, we passed by several groups, there were only thirty or forty people in total, and none of them had any fighting ability, and some were even dead.
I thought there would be a fierce battle when we arrived at the bandits’ lair.
Unexpectedly, when I arrived, I could only see outside, and there were more than a dozen bandits tied up, some of them were injured and disabled, and I couldn’t see clearly what was going on!
This is different from what he expected. Could it be that someone wants to steal the credit for his work?
Tao Siyuan also went up the mountain with them. When he arrived, the first thing he did was to check if Xia Shengsheng was okay.
"Auntie, how are you?"
Xia Shengsheng shook his head to indicate that nothing was wrong.
Seeing County Magistrate Guo looking at them, they walked quickly forward and clasped their hands in a manly salute.
After all, before she came out, she combed her hair and wore men's clothes.
"I guess this must be County Magistrate Guo, Lord Guo!
I have long heard that Lord Guo loves the people like his own children and is a good official, but I never thought it was really as people say.
Sir Guo, you have worked hard on this journey. There are still eight or nine bandits in the room over there who have been knocked unconscious by the knockout drug. Sir Guo needs to send someone to clean up the mess!"
County Magistrate Guo asked the people around him to go and take a look. When he found out that there were indeed eighty or ninety bandits who had been knocked unconscious in the house, he couldn't help but admire the dozen or so villagers sitting opposite him.
These more than 100 people didn't expect that they had already been subdued by them before he arrived.
If he didn't come, it would be fine. But since he came, the credit for suppressing the bandits must be his.
"You captured all these people? Are you ordinary villagers?"
Fortunately, it is already late at night, otherwise everyone would have seen the sinister look in County Magistrate Guo’s eyes.
Xia Shengsheng could feel the air around him getting colder, and could feel that County Magistrate Guo was scrutinizing them.
"To answer your question, most of them are guards that my father bought at a high price, and the villagers among them have been training with the guards for several months. They are ordinary villagers, and I would never dare to lie to you about this!"
Tao Siyuan stood in front of Xia Shengsheng and explained to County Magistrate Guo in a humble manner.
Seeing that County Magistrate Guo was still hesitant, Xia Shengsheng stepped forward and said half-truthfully, "Sir Guo, we do have some skills, but it is impossible for us to deal with more than 100 bandits at once.
We didn't want to fight these bandits head-on, but they captured the villagers of our village. In order to rescue our families, we had no choice but to fight with these bandits.
I'm sure you saw on the way up the mountain that they went out in batches, with each group consisting of more than ten or twenty people.
There are not only the dozen or so of us you see, but also some injured people who have already gone down the mountain for treatment. In total, there are about twenty or thirty people.
That's why they were able to capture those waves of bandits, and the people in the mountain stronghold fell down easily because they were drugged.
Otherwise, without Lord Guo’s help, we would not be alive and standing in front of Lord Guo!
Thanks to Mr. Guo, except for some injured people, we can still stand here intact!"
After hearing Xia Shengsheng's explanation, County Magistrate Guo calmed down and thought for a while before nodding slightly, thinking that Xia Shengsheng's explanation was quite reasonable.
"Okay, you have done a great job in suppressing the bandits. I will report this to the court and give you credit for your contribution!!"
Xia Shengsheng quickly replied: "Master Guo, you are joking. These bandits were clearly killed by Master Guo through wise leadership and your soldiers without losing a single soldier.
We were lucky to have survived thanks to Lord Guo’s timely arrival. Without Lord Guo, the consequences would have been disastrous.”
Xia Shengsheng attributed all the credit to County Magistrate Guo, not that he wanted to please him.
The main reason is that they don’t want the people in their village to be so ostentatious.
More than 100 bandits, all of whom were deserters from the imperial court and all of whom had some skills, could be easily captured by the people in the mountain village. If that were the case, it really makes people think carefully.
Once the imperial court becomes wary of their village, they might take action without verifying any circumstances.
The people in their village will be the next targets for crackdown.
County Magistrate Guo understood Xia Shengsheng's thoughts, but he just happened to fall for it.
It was a time of turmoil, and he urgently needed a greater achievement so that he could rise to the top.
If the credit were shared with Kaoshan Village, it would be uncertain whether he could be promoted.
Since the people of Kaoshan Village are so sensible, he is willing to do a favor for Kaoshan Village.
"That's what you think, but what about others?" County Magistrate Guo leaned over his horse and asked Xia Shengsheng.
Xia Shengsheng winked at the person behind him.
Everyone said almost in unison.
"Thank you, Lord Guo, for saving our lives and arresting all these criminals. Lord Guo is our second parent!"
County Magistrate Guo was extremely satisfied with this answer.
He smiled and ordered the people behind him to arrest all the bandits and bring them back to the yamen.
Sitting on the horse, holding the whip, he gently pointed in the direction of Tao Siyuan.
"Your father is a smart man. I didn't expect that you have inherited his good qualities. Even the friends you make are just as smart! Very good, very good!"
Tao Siyuan quickly responded with a smile.
After County Magistrate Guo's men had taken all the people and belongings away, County Magistrate Guo finally left on horseback.
Tao Siyuan and Xia Shengsheng stood there and saw them off respectfully.
After walking a few steps, County Magistrate Guo's horse became unstable and almost threw him out.
Tao Siyuan and Xia Shengsheng, who saw this scene, tried hard not to laugh.
It was such a difficult mountain road, but County Magistrate Guo rode his horse up here. Even though he didn't fall down now, he would fall down sooner or later.