Confiscated the property and exiled? I emptied the warehouse and fled the famine.

Ruan Yunsheng thought about it and realized that this was the case. The affairs of their government office had nothing to do with them.

Pei Yan quickly completed the formalities, but his face looked a little bad. Pei Yan walked to Lu Zhizhou.

"Brother Lu, you guys should be mentally prepared. I didn't expect the county magistrate to be here today. He is notorious for being greedy and lustful. He will always skin you alive no matter if you are male or female, old or young, who are exiled here. When the county magistrate is not here, the county magistrate can still speak. When the county magistrate is here, he is just a decoration. Sigh..."

Pei Yan often traveled to Southern Xinjiang, and he understood the twists and turns there. This county magistrate was arrogant because he relied on his distant relatives working in the capital. Even the county magistrate was suppressed by him. After all, the county magistrate of Fengcheng was once among the top three on the list, but he was born in a grassroots family without any background, so he was arranged to be bullied by a small eighth-rank county magistrate in Fengcheng.

"Remember to be careful with your words. It's nothing more than paying some money to solve the problem. But if you anger the county magistrate, he will send you to a bad village and you will cry bitterly."

The Ye family and the Chen family looked at the Lu family. They followed the Lu family's lead. If the Lu family paid, they would follow even if it meant spending all their family wealth. If the Lu family was unwilling, they would follow the Lu family to bear the consequences. The Lu family looked at Lu Zhizhou and Ruan Yunsheng. In their hearts, Lu Zhizhou and Ruan Yunsheng were the backbone of the Lu family, especially Ruan Yunsheng. They would agree to anything she said.

Lu Zhizhou frowned. Greedy for money and lustful? It seems that this little county magistrate has been seeking profit a lot over the years.

"Got it. Thank you, Brother Pei, for reminding me."

Pei Yan sighed. He had been an official for so many years, but when had he ever been so friendly with the prisoners? He really couldn't bear to see them living in poverty.

But since Lu Zhizhou said so, he couldn't say anything else. He glanced at Lu Zhizhou and others and hoped that they would be successful.

Pei Yan led Lu Zhizhou and others into the inner hall. Ruan Yunsheng looked at the county magistrate sitting on the high hall with a righteous look on his face, and then looked at the county chancellor sitting below the stage with a sarcastic and mean look on his face.

After everyone entered the inner hall, the county magistrate opened his mouth and then looked at the county magistrate. The county magistrate narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at everyone, and nodded to the county magistrate and Pei Yan.

Pei Yan waved to Xiao Yi, and Xiao Yi took a stack of official documents and placed them in front of the county magistrate. The county magistrate pushed the documents out and looked at the county secretary. Xiao Yi immediately understood what he meant and put the documents back in front of the county secretary.

Pei Yan sat on a chair nearby and watched the scene with a frown on his face. The county magistrate snorted coldly at him and proudly picked up the official document on the table.

He flipped open the document, glanced at it briefly, then looked at the prisoners standing in front of him and said contemptuously, "Oh, General Lu, tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect that the prisoners this time are all well-known figures."

Then the county magistrate threw the official document in his hand away, half leaned back in his chair and said lazily, "I don't care what your previous identities were. Now that you are in Fengcheng, you must abide by the rules of our county magistrate."

As he said this, he looked upwards and said that he was following the county magistrate's rules, but in fact he was following his rules. The county magistrate was just a puppet.

Then the county magistrate gave a look, and an official came forward to explain the distribution to everyone in detail, and reported every village, and then closed the notebook in his hand, "People are divided into different levels, and of course the villages are also divided into different levels. Not everyone can go to these high-class places. It depends on you which village you go to and what conditions you enjoy."

After the official finished speaking, the county magistrate closed his eyes with a proud look on his face, waiting for everyone to come forward to flatter him. However, after waiting for a long time, no one came forward. The county magistrate opened his eyes and saw that everyone was still standing motionless in front of him. Pei Yan on the opposite side was wiping the sweat off his face nervously.

The county magistrate was a little embarrassed, "Did he not explain it clearly enough?"

"Clear enough." Lu Zhizhou said lightly.

"I know exactly what you are doing here. If you don't hurry up..."

Before the county magistrate could finish his words, Lu Zhizhou stepped forward and said, "You, a small county magistrate, actually openly asked for bribes. Not only that, the county magistrate is still in power, but you are managing the country without the permission of the county magistrate. How can this be justified? When did our Dongling Kingdom allow an eighth-rank official to be promoted to a seventh-rank county magistrate?"

Lu Zhizhou was in the Lu family. He had been on the battlefield at the age of sixteen and had seen all kinds of people and scenes. Corruption and bribery were things that his Lu family had never done.

Fifth sister-in-law Tan Jingwan was impatient. When she heard what Lu Zhizhou said, she immediately agreed, "That's right. Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you shout here? Although my Lu family has declined, there is no one in the capital. Are you really not afraid that my Lu family will report you to the capital with a letter if you move forward like this?"

Seeing this, the Chen family and the Ye family also stood up and said, "That's right. My Chen family has served the country for generations. We have some acquaintances in the capital. It is more than enough for us to punish a small local county magistrate like you."

The county magistrate was very angry when he saw this. Since he became the county magistrate and took over the Fengcheng, he had never been bullied like this. All these exiled prisoners treated him with great respect after coming to Fengcheng. Who would have thought that he would meet these people today and his face turned green immediately.

He was so angry that the flesh on both sides of his cheeks trembled. He slammed his big hands on the table and said, "How dare you, a bunch of exiled imperial prisoners, show off your power in front of me. After all, I am an eighth-rank county magistrate. You are just exiled prisoners. You are here in my territory and still act like you are not worthy."

The county magistrate waved his hand and ordered the officers to arrest everyone. Today he would let these people know who is the king of Fengcheng. Seeing this, one of the officers hurried forward and whispered something in his ear. The county magistrate's eyes changed and he slowly put down his raised hand and sat down on the chair.

Pei Yan's heart finally settled down after seeing this. He quickly stepped forward to smooth things over. "County Magistrate Cao, he is ignorant and has angered the county magistrate. Let's discuss everything, okay?"

Pei Yan winked at Lu Zhizhou as he spoke, but Lu Zhizhou pretended not to see it. It was impossible for him to compromise with a small county magistrate.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Pei. Please ask County Magistrate Cao to handle this matter impartially."

Lu Zhizhou didn't want to implicate Pei Yan, so he specifically called him "Master Pei". Pei Yan naturally understood what Lu Zhizhou meant. Seeing Lu Zhizhou so persistent, Pei Yan sighed lightly.

County Magistrate Cao's eyes were filled with dissatisfaction, as he thought of what his subordinates had just said to him. The Lu family was all-powerful in the capital. Although the Lu family was now in decline, if he really angered the Lu family, they might contact people in the capital and expose him.

County Magistrate Cao rolled his eyes. Since these people were deliberately trying to make his life difficult, then don't blame him for being ruthless.