The clear light fell and finally came to the southeast direction.

On this day, a group of envoys from Dongtian County, a subordinate of the Dagui Dynasty, were received by Wang Chongyu, the governor of Dongtian County.

"Since the envoy has come here, we will naturally be in good health. I just don't know what orders are there?" Wang Chongyu picked up the teacup and took a sip. He looked at the men in black robes sitting beside him. He was a little confused. Although Dongtian County is not a remote place, it is not extremely prosperous. There are no envoys from the court. At this moment, several people came in a row, and there is an army stationed outside the city. What does this mean? Did he know something and come to investigate him specifically?

Wang Chongyu thought a lot, but he didn't have the courage to kill these people directly. Not to mention that these people were strange, even the army outside the city made him dare not act rashly, so he could only entertain for the time being, hoping not to cause trouble for him.

Hearing Wang Chongyu's words, a middle-aged man with a sallow complexion among the men in black robe who sat down turned his head and said expressionlessly: "It has nothing to do with you here. We don't want to know what you do yourself, but there is one thing that you have to do to complete the tasks we assigned, otherwise, I believe you will know the consequences."

Wang Chongyu was the least threatened in his life, but at this moment, he felt relaxed when he heard the words from the middle-aged man's mouth, as if it was a great blessing for these people not to target him. He quickly bowed and said, "I dare not, I dare not, the envoy gave the order, not to mention other places, in Dongtian County, I, the county magistrate, still has some rights, and the envoy's exhortation will do his best to complete the matters explained by the envoy."

"Okay, that's good." The middle-aged man nodded and said, "On the seventh day of the 10th month, you must remember this day, because in Dongtian County, all children born on this day this year, regardless of gender, must be found and handed over to me. It's very simple."

"Looking for children?" Wang Chongyu thought at first that he would be pursuing fugitives or collecting taxes, but he didn't expect that he would be looking for newborn children, and he would take these children away as he said that. Once this matter was done, it would be a great sin, and even if it was spread, it might leave a terror forever.

Wang Chongyu was silent. Although he was not a good person, he usually plundered the people's wealth and acted as a blessing, and had hundreds of lives in his hands, this kind of thing was far beyond his ability and beyond his heart's tolerance. He had to refuse when the corners of his mouth moved slightly.

But as soon as he looked up, he saw several men in black robes, including the middle-aged man, looking at him expressionlessly. A huge sense of fear suddenly filled his mind. I will die! If I refuse, I will die. This was a sudden thought in his heart, and then it expanded uncontrollably, causing him to lose the strength to move his fingers.

"I...I think, I want to ask, why should I catch the child?" Wang Chongyu took a long time, but in the end he could not overcome his fear and said the words of rejection. He could only foster the last bit of courage to ask the reason. This was his last struggle.

The middle-aged man sneered and said, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. You just need to do it. If it weren't for your Tailing Wang family, you would be dead now."

When Wang Chongyu heard the Wang family in Tailing, he seemed to understand something, and the anger in his heart also eased, and he said softly: "I understand, I will do it."

"Very good. If you encounter resistance, the army outside the city will help you. It is October 17th. I will meet all the children on the first day of November. If I can't do it, it's not just you. Everyone in the Wang family will die."

After saying that, the middle-aged man and a man in black robe walked out of the county magistrate's mansion, leaving only Wang Chongyu alone, slumped on the chair as if he had lost his soul and could not move for a long time.

The next day.

A notice about the census was posted on the notice board of Dongtian County. It said that the population born in Dongtian County in the past three years should be thoroughly investigated, and then reported to the court that the county magistrate Wang Chongyu said that after the investigation, some taxes would be appropriately reduced and exempted based on the population.

Once this notice appeared, it quickly spread throughout Dongtian County at an extremely fast speed, and made countless poor people dance happily. Although it was not the end of the dynasty, the heavy taxation still made some poor people unable to raise their heads. Now that we can have the opportunity to reduce it, these people naturally have to celebrate happily.

Not only those who are poor, everyone has taxes for the Great Reign, regardless of the high or low. Therefore, even those landlords and merchants, or officials from Dongtian County, actively responded to this order and even began to take the initiative to help, and they were extremely clear about all the census born within three years, so that none of them could be lost.

For a time, the minor official in charge of the census became the target of everyone's pursuit. No matter where he held a census book, he would be treated the most enthusiastically.

Time passed by little by little, and it was seven days later in a blink of an eye.

In the county magistrate's mansion, Wang Chongyu received several envoys in black robes again, and the people from last time were still communicated with them by the middle-aged man.

"Not bad, it's really good, you're still useful." The middle-aged man looked at the booklet that had been sorted out in his hand. It included all the children born on the seventh day of the 10th lunar month in Dongtian County, and none of them were left behind.

He nodded with satisfaction, and the middle-aged man said to Wang Chongyu, who was a little pale face beside him: "Since you have found out, then start to act. I don't need to teach you what to do."

Wang Chongyu's expression was a little painful, but he bowed and said, "I dare not, I will do it immediately. According to the booklet, a total of 3,461 people were born on the seventh day of the tenth lunar month. These people can be handed over to the envoy within ten days."

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Then I'm waiting for your good news."

The next day.

Wang Chongyu, the governor of Dongtian County, suddenly mobilized three hundred county soldiers. These people joined the 500 army stationed outside the city. A total of 80 people were divided into ten teams, each team of 80 people heading towards the ten counties under Dongtian County.

When everyone didn't know what the county magistrate was going to do, the soldiers had already broken open the door of most people and rushed in. After snatching the original target from their parents, they began to grab the remaining little wealth.

In just three days, the entire Dongtian County was in an uproar, and the county magistrate Wang Chongyu became a notorious model. Countless literati and poets began to write books and biography for him. Of course, they were all popular stories, and they listed each of his crimes. Even if they were taken out separately, it would be enough to make Wang Chongyu thunder.

After hearing this, countless knights and righteous men rushed towards Dongtian County, preparing to end Wang Chongyu's sinful life and rescue the taken children back.
Chapter completed!