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Chapter 104 You must immediately send this letter to Daizhou.
Yanzhou City.

The city gates are temporarily closed.

Inside the city, the Eastern Depot's guards were making arrests everywhere, and the Imperial Envoy's guards were also assisting the Eastern Depot in these arrests.

Those arrested were mostly officials.

The people in the city were already shocked enough by the fact that the Eastern Depot had arrested Cui Hao, the prefect of Yanzhou, and four or five other officials.

Unexpectedly, the Eastern Depot's next move shocked the people so much that they could hardly believe it.

After arresting Prefect Cui Hao and four or five other officials, the Eastern Depot did not stop there. Instead, it began a large-scale arrest of various officials in the prefectural government.

In just half a day, more than half of the officials in the entire state government office had been arrested.

As batches of officials were escorted into the state prison by the Eastern Depot's guards, the people realized that an imperial envoy had been sent by the court to investigate the officialdom of Yanzhou.

This prompted many people who had been oppressed and wronged but had no way to seek redress to applaud, and some even went to the state government office to file their complaints.

……

Inside the prefectural government office.

Fang Xuanling sat in the main seat, looking at the records of interrogations of officials brought by the Imperial Guards, his expression somewhat solemn.

Because the testimonies of these officials are so shocking, and the implications are quite significant.

These are just the testimonies of a few spineless officials. If the Eastern Depot were to pry open the mouths of other officials, or even that Prefect Cui Hao, who knows what might be revealed.

Fang Xuanling frowned and pondered for a while, then immediately picked up his pen and wrote a letter, which he handed to a messenger.

"You should immediately send this letter to Daizhou and personally deliver it to General Lü."

"Remember, it must be delivered to General Lü personally."

After handing the completed letter to the messenger, Fang Xuanling emphasized it again.

The messenger nodded and then left the prefectural government office.

Fang Xuanling watched the messenger leave, and only then did his solemn expression ease slightly.

Fang Xuanling knew that by getting these officials to talk and taking down so many officials in one fell swoop, a lot of things would be exposed.

Next, we will definitely face countermeasures from the local authorities in Yanzhou.

It would be difficult for him and Cao Shaoqin alone to control the situation.

Therefore, Fang Xuanling had no choice but to write a letter to Lü Bu.

Only if Lü Bu brings his troops to Yan Province can the situation there be completely suppressed.

……

Half a day later.

The city gates of Yanzhou City were wide open, and a messenger on horseback galloped out of the city, heading towards Daizhou.

Then, half an hour later, another group of people rode out of Yanzhou City.

The group of people were all wearing the same standard attire.

Eagle suit.

Crescent blade.

Jade belt.

That's right, this group of people are all guards of the Eastern Depot, and the leader is none other than Cao Shaoqin, the second supervisor of the Eastern Depot.

Cao Shaoqin and his guards have already arrested everyone in Yanzhou City who needed to be arrested. Next, he will lead his guards to various prefectures, cities and counties in Yanzhou to take action.

As for what happened in Yanzhou City, that had little to do with the Eastern Depot.

Their Eastern Depot was only responsible for investigating and arresting; the rest of the cleanup was for Fang Xuanling, the imperial commissioner, to worry about.

……

The news that Cui Hao, the prefect of Yanzhou, and most of the officials in the prefectural government had been arrested spread like wildfire from Yanzhou City outwards, gradually sweeping across the entire Yanzhou region.

All the powerful families and influential clans in Yanzhou, those with good connections, had received the news well in advance. No one expected such a major event to suddenly occur in Yanzhou City.

Many people with a keen sense of smell detected the unusual scent.

It's obvious to everyone that the imperial court's dispatch of an imperial envoy to Yanzhou was not for disaster relief or to help the people, but rather to seize all power in Yanzhou.

Anyone with eyes can see this.

The powerful and influential families of Yanzhou began to discuss countermeasures.

After all, the pie of Yanzhou was divided up by the powerful and wealthy families of Yanzhou.

Now, the imperial court has sent an imperial envoy to Yanzhou, intending to take away their share of the pie. How could they possibly agree to that?

The Cui family of Qinghe Prefecture is a branch of the 'Boling Cui family,' one of the seven great families of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and also one of the largest and most powerful families in Yanzhou.

Throughout the entire Yanzhou region, the Cui family of Qinghe was renowned and highly respected.

Cui Hao, the prefect of Yanzhou, came from the Cui family of Qinghe, a branch of the Cui family, one of the seven great families of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

At this moment, in the main hall of the Cui family in Qinghe Prefecture.

An elderly man with graying hair sat in the main seat, his face somber.

Below this old man sat four other old men.

The five of them were the current head of the family and four elders of Qinghe Prefecture.

The old man sitting in the main seat glanced at the four clan elders below and said in a deep voice, "You all know about Cui Hao's matter, right? Cui Hao was arrested by the imperial envoy sent by the court."

"Also arrested were a large number of officials from the state government."

What are your thoughts on this? Do you have any suggestions?

"How should we handle this situation?"

"You all speak up."

The old man in the main seat looked at the four clan elders below and spoke.

The four elders exchanged glances, their expressions grave. One of them spoke up, "Patriarch, it's obvious that the one in the palace is trying to take advantage of the chaos in Yanzhou to seize control of the region."

"We must not let that person in the palace succeed in this matter. This land of Yanzhou is the foundation of our Yanzhou aristocratic families."

“If that person in the palace succeeds, then the powerful and wealthy families in Yanzhou will probably be in trouble.”

The elder said with a solemn expression.

"Yes! Patriarch, if that person in the palace wants to take a piece of the pie in Yanzhou, they'll have to ask the powerful families in Yanzhou if they agree."

"I think we should contact the other families in Yanzhou to discuss this matter together."

"I guess they all understand the implications of this."

Another elder spoke up.

The remaining two elders nodded, agreeing with the previous two elders' opinions.

However, one of them still spoke up to remind him: "Master, we should be careful about this matter. Don't forget that the imperial army sent to quell the rebellion and that Lü Bu are still in Daizhou."

As soon as these words came out.

The expressions of the people in the hall changed slightly.

Yes!

The imperial army of 100,000 men was still in Daizhou.

Especially Lu Bu, the General Who Pacifies the Rebellion, was a powerful figure who was half a step into the Celestial Realm. He led three thousand cavalrymen and wiped out all the rebels in Yan Province in just three days, pacifying the ruthless people of Yan Province.

If this ruthless man and the imperial army were to come to Yanzhou, the powerful families and noble clans of Yanzhou would be in serious trouble.

The old man sitting in the main seat nodded solemnly. "This matter is not just about our family, but about all the powerful families in Yanzhou. Send someone to contact each of them and arrange a meeting as soon as possible to discuss this matter."

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(End of this chapter)