Xi Lingxue asked the servant in the mansion to take her to the granary. The granary was very large, with mountains of grain inside, which looked very pleasing to the eye.

"This dog official is too greedy. He embezzled so much food from the people, and he's not afraid of starving to death."

Instead of just growing poisons and toxic substances in the space, it would be better to put some food in there just in case.

She hurriedly collected a pile of grain and put it in her bamboo house. She also planted grain in the field and watered it with spiritual spring water to make the grain grow faster.

There are eight boxes of silver and priceless decorations in the space.

Release several poisonous snakes from the space to guard the granary to prevent anyone from coming and doing bad things.

She released a few more poisonous snakes to guard the storehouse, and a few more to guard Magistrate Wu to prevent him from escaping.

I lay comfortably in the guest room and slept until I woke up naturally.

After waking up, I went to see County Magistrate Wu, who was lying on the ground alone. The corners of his mouth were purple, his face was blue, and he had fallen into a coma.

I took his wrist and felt his pulse and felt relieved to know that he was fine.

Magistrate Wu's wife and concubine all ran away with their children, and there were only a few servants left in the mansion. Seeing that there was a poisonous snake guarding Magistrate Wu, no one dared to approach.

The entrance to the Wu Mansion was already crowded with people, and the villagers were clamoring to see Xi Lingxue, so the servant ran over cautiously.

"Aunt, your name is Ye Ling'er."

"What's the matter!"

"There are many villagers outside looking for you."

"Bring them in."

"Yes."

"Go and call all the people in the government office. I have something to tell them."

"Yes."

Xi Lingxue whistled a few times, and soon the poisonous snakes guarding the granary and warehouse came to her feet and quickly put them into space so as not to scare the people.

The chief of Tongjia Village and the chiefs of surrounding villages came with the villagers and saw Xiling sitting there drinking tea.

"My benefactor, are you okay?"

"Do I look like something's wrong?"

"I'm glad you're okay. We're relieved too."

"Wait for the county magistrate and the chief clerk of the yamen to come and distribute the silver and grain according to the amount of each household."

The villagers asked excitedly: "Sir, will you really give us the silver and grain?"

"Do I look like a liar?"

Everyone shook their heads hurriedly, with expectant expressions on their faces.

Soon the county magistrate and the chief clerk came limping over with the injured yamen runner.

The bailiff told them what happened yesterday. They thought Xi Lingxue was being mysterious and wondered what abilities a teenager could have.

Seeing Magistrate Wu lying on the ground with purple corners of his mouth and blue face, he was half-believing and half-doubting.

When a dozen yamen runners saw Magistrate Wu lying on the ground, they felt the pain of their wounds became even worse.

"Miss, why is this happening? Hurry up and call a doctor to treat Magistrate Wu. Otherwise, if someone dies, you will be held responsible."

"Don't worry! He won't die."

"How do you know? Magistrate Wu looks like he's been poisoned. Even an immortal can't save him if the poison has entered his five internal organs."

"Miss, if you have anything to say, wait until Magistrate Wu is resurrected."

"I'm a doctor. If I say he's fine, then he's fine."

"If anything happens to Magistrate Wu, you will be held responsible, young lady."

"Do not worry!"

The county magistrate and the chief clerk looked at Magistrate Wu lying on the ground with half belief and half doubt. Is he really okay after being poisoned to this extent?

"Miss, why did you call us here?"

"Distribute the silver in the county magistrate's treasury and the grain in the granary according to the number of people in each household. Give the things to the village chiefs to collect and distribute them to every villager."

"If the village chief dares to embezzle the villagers' money and food, his fate will be even worse than that of Magistrate Wu."

The village chiefs standing nearby all shook their heads and said, "We dare not. We absolutely do not dare."

"This girl, I don't think it's appropriate."

"Who are you?"

"I am the county magistrate of Pingyang County. You privately used the silver and grain from Magistrate Wu's mansion without the permission of Magistrate Wu and his wife. This is robbery and banditry. You will be sentenced."

"County Magistrate, I want to ask you, County Magistrate Wu is a seventh-rank official, why does he have three or four million taels of silver in his government, and the granary is piled high like a mountain? Where do you think all this silver and grain came from?"

"How much is Magistrate Wu's annual salary? Even if he doesn't eat or drink, can he accumulate so much wealth? You can guess with your toes where the money and food come from."

"Shouldn't corrupt officials be punished? Or are you involved in this, so you are shielding him and making excuses for him?"

"Girl, don't talk nonsense. I am an upright person and I do my job conscientiously and conscientiously. I have never taken a penny more from the government. No matter who the emperor sends to investigate this matter, I can speak with my head held high."

"When the emperor sends the imperial envoy here, if you can still cooperate with them in the investigation with all your confidence, I will be impressed by you."

"No matter who comes, I still say the same thing. I have never done anything that is against the law."

"If you did it, go home and wash your neck and wait to be beheaded!"

"Who are you to investigate the imperial officials?"

"I am a man with a conscience. Magistrate Wu is a local official, but he did not petition for the people. He used his position to embezzle and abuse the law, oppressed the people, and colluded with bandits to harm the people. These crimes are enough to kill him many times over."

"Take the village chief to get the silver and food."

Several servants looked at Xi Lingxue timidly, then looked at the county magistrate and the chief clerk, not knowing what to do and expecting them to make decisions for them.

The chief clerk and the county magistrate were at a loss as to what to say. Magistrate Wu must have embezzled and accepted bribes to obtain so much silver and grain.

"Miss, you have to think carefully. Even if Magistrate Wu's money and grain were obtained through embezzlement, we still need to conduct a thorough investigation to make sure there is nothing to say."

"The emperor ordered the confiscation of the Wu Mansion, and the stolen goods must be handed over to the court. There has never been a case where they were privately distributed to the people."

"I am an exception. You don't have to worry about it. Just distribute the silver and food to the people. You don't have to worry about other things. Even if there is a mistake, it has nothing to do with you."

"OK then!"

"You must also send someone to deliver Magistrate Wu and the charges against him to the Shuozhou Yamen and hand them over to the prefect. I will keep an eye on you. If you don't do this, you will be guillotined soon. If you don't believe me, try it."

"What is your identity?"

"This is none of your business. You just need to do your own job well. If you hand Magistrate Wu over to the prefect of Shuozhou, and he does not report this to the emperor and dares to shield Magistrate Wu, his fate will be even worse than Magistrate Wu's."

"Tell the prefect what I said. You will take charge of Pingyang County temporarily until the emperor's edict arrives."

"Yes."

The county magistrate looked at Xi Lingxue, a teenager, sitting there and giving orders. His kingly aura was so great that no one dared to disrespect him.

Village Chief Tong looked at Xi Lingxue worriedly: "My benefactor, why don't you wait for the emperor's decree? You saved the people of Pingyang County and still have to bear the court's blame. That would be terrible."

"Village Chief Tong, just go and collect the silver and food. Don't worry about anything else. I will leave for home tomorrow. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can ask the county magistrate for help."

"My benefactor, are you really okay?"

"real."

"County Magistrate, go to the post station and prepare a horse for me. I will need it tomorrow."

"Yes."

The village chiefs followed the servants to collect silver and food.

Xi Lingxue fed Magistrate Wu two detoxification pills, and he slowly woke up and looked at Xi Lingxue in horror.

"Now that you are awake, will you write down the evidence of your crime?"

"You don't have to write it, but your family will suffer a more miserable consequence than you."

When Magistrate Wu thought of his sons, he fell into despair. If his death could give them a chance to live, he would die without regrets.

He said weakly: "Where are my son and wife?"

"When your wife and concubine knew you were in trouble, they all ran away with their son. Now you are the only one left in the mansion."

"It's good that I ran away. It's good that I ran away. I will bear the consequences of my actions myself."

He lay there with no desire to live, crying silently. After a long pause, he looked at the county magistrate.

"County magistrate, bring me your pen and ink so I can write."

"Yes."

Soon the county magistrate came over with pen and paper, and Magistrate Wu confessed all the crimes he had committed. The county magistrate wrote on a whole piece of paper, and Magistrate Wu put his fingerprints on it.

Several people looked at the evidence that Magistrate Wu confessed to and felt that he deserved the punishment.

"County Magistrate, take this indictment and write another copy and leave it with me. When I arrive in Daliang, if the prefect does not report it to the emperor, I will personally hand it to the emperor."

"Yes."

The county magistrate and the chief clerk pondered over Xi Lingxue's identity.

On that day, Magistrate Wu’s silver and grain were distributed.

The next day, the county magistrate took Magistrate Wu to Shuozhou.

Xi Lingxue rode his horse towards Daliang

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