The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

Qinghe County was originally a barren place with no birds or animals living there.

later……

Because this place is connected to the canal and is becoming increasingly prosperous, it was incorporated into the jurisdiction of the prefect.

The prefect Lin Bingwei passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi by bribing the examiner!

Later, by constantly giving gifts and bribes, he was transferred to Qinghe County to serve as the prefect.

I don't think too much about it. I just want to live a peaceful life every day, collect a little "filial piety money" from the dock shipping, and wait until the day I leave office...

Ten years as a clean magistrate, one hundred thousand silver coins are enough!

But man proposes, God disposes!

God knows how a group of damn "Heroes of Liangshan" would emerge under his rule.

These beasts are naturally unknown to the public because they don't rob people on a daily basis. It's fine if they don't take action, but when they do, it's earth-shattering.

They immediately robbed the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry’s military supplies!

The court was shocked upon hearing this, and His Majesty personally issued an order urging the prefect Lin Bingwei to immediately eliminate the bandits and recover the military supplies.

Lin Bingwei didn't think much about it. In response to the imperial court's order, he actually mobilized local garrison troops to go to Liangshan to clear out the rebellion.

In his opinion, the soldiers in the garrison were corrupt!

But no matter how bad he is, he is still capable. He should have no problem beating a group of bandits, right?

It turns out...

These Liangshan heroes are simply "beasts among beasts"!

They defeated the garrison troops with ease. Not only did they defeat Lin Bingwei's soldiers, but they also went so far as to rob the military rations that the court had urgently collected and replenished.

Scored twice!

It's over! Not only did Lin Bingwei's jurisdiction produce a Liangshan hero, but the encirclement and suppression failed, and he also lost military rations twice.

No matter how you look at it, this is a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of your family!

But Lin Bingwei was not panicked at all!

He immediately wrote letters to the officials he had bribed, asking them to lend a hand for the sake of the "money" he had received in the past! Meanwhile, he killed innocent people to claim credit for his actions, using the heads of some unjustly killed civilians as those of Liangshan heroes and sending them to the court to show his success! However, it would take some time to completely wipe out the rebels.

The foolish empress was fooled by the court officials. She thought Lin Bingwei was making amends and actively suppressing the bandits! She also thought that the second batch of military rations had arrived directly into the hands of the Beiliang Wolf Riders without any problems.

and so……

She ordered the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry to rush north to reinforce and fight against the barbarian army!

This move completely enraged the Northern Liang Wolf Riders. Their pay had been lost, and now they were out of rations. They hadn't eaten for so long, and now they were going to go north to fight the barbarians on an empty stomach?

What the hell! Rebellion!

The commander-in-chief, the Minister of War Zhou Yan, and his confidants were immediately executed! Li Jize, however, took advantage of the situation and, under the pretext of suppressing the military coup, purged all the troublemakers.

At this moment...

In Qinghe County, Lin Bingwei was ordering his servants to take letters and banknotes to the royal capital, to the home of the chief minister of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao, and personally hand the banknotes to the chief minister.

Whether he can keep his head depends entirely on the Prime Minister!

The servant took the order and left, but not long after he left the mansion, he ran back in a panic.

The prefect Lin Bingwei was bewildered and asked him why he came back and what work he was supposed to do.

Who would have thought…

The subordinate just yelled in panic, "Master! It's bad! Our mansion is surrounded by the army!"

"what?"

Lin Bingwei refused to believe it. He stood up and grumbled unhappily, "Qinghe County, where did the army come from? Who dares to surround the prefectural government office?"

Having said that, he went out angrily, wanting to see what was going on.

The reason why Lin Bingwei was so confident was mainly because during this period, the Cultural Management Group was in power! The emperor controlled the military with his civil service!

Military generals of the same rank had to salute when they saw civil officials.

but……

When the prefect walked out aggressively and saw the cavalrymen outside wearing armor and white cherry helmets on their heads, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

Oh no! Beiliang Wolf Riders!

How come they are here?

The answer is very simple. After Li Jize took over the army, he immediately changed his plan from marching north to striking back under the pretext of asking for money and food for his brothers.

Seeing the aggressive Beiliang Wolf Riders, Lin Bingwei's heart skipped a beat. What a bunch of damned killers! They were all barbarians who had fought their way all the way from Beiliang and the barbarians. They had seen blood on their hands!

Lin Bingwei could only put on a smile and said, "I am the prefect of this place. May I ask, sirs, who is in charge?"

Then a cavalryman rode forward and yelled, "You're blind! General Tiance, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is here! Hurry up and pay your respects!"

Hearing this, Lin Bingwei was startled and looked in the direction the cavalry was pointing. He then discovered a handsome young man in white armor, white helmet, and white cloak, riding a white horse, looking at him coldly.

"Your subordinate! Qinghe Prefecture Governor Lin Bingwei, greets His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin!"

Li Jize looked at the other person with a cold face and said in a cold voice, "I came here for no other reason than where is the food and supplies I'm waiting for?"

Lin Bingwei's heart skipped a beat, but he still shamelessly and persistently said, "Your Highness, the grain has been... hijacked by bandits! I'm working hard to clear them out and recover the military rations as soon as possible."

What a pity! He was shameless and met an even more shameless Li Jize.

Originally, the bandits were his people and they robbed his food. Now he has the nerve to bring the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry back to ask for food.

Facing the prefect's words, Li Jize raised the whip in his hand and whipped it...

He shouted directly, "You're lying! I see that my army's food and wages were embezzled by a corrupt official like you! And you're using that as an excuse to push the blame onto the bandits."

Having said that, without giving Lin Bingwei a chance to react, Li Jize shouted, "Come on! Tie up this corrupt official for me!"

"Yes!"

Military orders are as heavy as a mountain, let alone the starving Beiliang Wolf Cavalry.

In an instant, the two soldiers jumped off their horses and rushed forward to suppress the prefect Lin Bingwei.

Seeing that their master had been arrested, the servants of the Lin family and the runners of the prefectural yamen rushed forward.

But Li Jize just said "hmm" and glanced at them...

Amidst the rubbing sounds, the Beiliang Wolf Cavalrymen behind drew out their sabers from their waists.

Seeing the murderous cavalrymen who had actually been on the battlefield showing their weapons, the yamen runners and servants swallowed their saliva and retreated one by one.

Seeing this, Lin Bingwei panicked. He struggled desperately and shouted, "Prince Qin! Prince Qin! There really are bandits in Qinghe County! They really robbed your military rations, it has nothing to do with me! Besides, even if I am guilty, the Ministry of Justice will handle it! You have no right to arrest me!"

This is true. You, Li Jize, are a king of a different surname and belong to the military system. What qualifications do you have to arrest civil officials?

But Li Jize is about to rebel!

Does he still care about this?

Moreover, Lin Bingwei must die!

If you want the Beiliang Wolf Riders to be loyal to you, you must give them benefits and do bad things at the same time to drag them on board!