Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 512 Not following the script

"The Sheriff, Mr. Tang, Mr. Wang and others would like to see you."

After seeing off a group of people from the Zheng family, Chen Zhi returned to the back hall and was about to handle government affairs when he saw Lan Luo coming over with a cold sweat on his face.

"Oh? Calculating the time, they should be here," Chen Zhi nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, let them sit in the side hall, and tell them to make tea in the backyard and cut some fruit."

After saying this, Lan Luo hesitated, and finally did not speak. He turned around and was about to leave, but Chen Zhi smiled again and said: "Lan Gongcao, you will have to do all the work of the concierge at any time." ? I see that you are sweating profusely, so you must be slightly ill."

This Lan Luo was in Dai County and held the position of Cao Cao Shi. He was in charge of selecting the merits of the department, appointing, dismissing, and rewarding and punishing county officials. He was a person with real power. His wife, Liu, was from the Liu family of Dai County, which made Lan Luo's background quite strong. .

Since Chen Zhi gained a foothold, many people in Daijun's official circles quickly came closer. Lan Luo was one of them, and now he gradually became Chen Zhi's right-hand man in government affairs.

The Gong Cao Shi is in charge of rewards, punishments, appointments and dismissals, as well as the power of personnel. It is obvious that he has great authority. Now he has come to report it in person. He obviously has something to say and wants to use the opportunity to say it.

"Go back to the prefect, I do have something to say." Lan Luo heard this and did not hesitate. He suddenly said, "Catch all the people from the Zheng family and let them come to the mansion." The officials above and below are all worried, and many people have already come to my subordinates, just to ask me to come forward and talk to you about this matter."

"I guess that's the case," Chen Zhi nodded and said, "Tell them, don't worry, the Zheng family's matter is not a power struggle or a political dispute, but an arrest for crime. This is to promote the law of the country, upright and justifiable!"

Hearing what Chen Zhi said was categorical, Lan Luo could only smile bitterly. He knew very well in his heart that among these big families, which one was clean?If it were really dealt with according to the national law, no one in the world would be spared, let alone the Zheng family?
But Chen Zhi's words had already made his attitude clear. Lan Luo knew that he couldn't persuade Chen Zhi on his own.

"I just hope that Tang Jun and Wang Jun can persuade the prefect, otherwise this matter will involve too much, and I'm afraid it will bring about a big disaster!"

Tang Dian and others, who were being talked about by Lan Luo, were quickly led to the side hall, where they sat down and waited for Chen Zhi's arrival.

This time, all the major families that Daijun received the news sent their people, but the ones who really mattered were actually Zhu Xian of the Zhu family, Wang Huo of the Wang family, and Tang Dian of the Tang family.

Because of Liu Bao's relationship, the Liu family wanted to avoid suspicion, so they only sent an unimportant member of the clan to act as a representative to express the Liu family's attitude.

These people came for the same thing, but after sitting down, they all had serious expressions, no words were exchanged, and the atmosphere was solemn.

When a police officer came over and informed them that Chen Zhi would be arriving soon, the atmosphere in the room changed.

Tang Dian, Wang Huo, Zhu Xian and others exchanged glances with each other, and they all saw a hint of solemnity and urgency in each other's eyes.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the house. Everyone in the house immediately pricked up their ears and listened carefully to the sound. Soon they saw Chen Zhi crossing the threshold and walking into the house.

"I've seen the prefect!"

Everyone in the room stood up one after another and bowed their hands to Chen Zhi.

"Gentlemen, you don't need to be so polite." Chen Zhi waved his hand, walked quickly past everyone, came to the superior and sat down, "You all came here today, probably because of the Zheng family's business."

Chen Zhi came straight to the point. Tang Dian and others were a little surprised, but they still took advantage of the situation and said, "Yes, it is precisely because of this that the Zheng family is one of the pillars of Daijun and is involved in many people's livelihoods. There are tens of thousands of tenants in the fields to their name." , plus the servants and subordinates, there are even more people involved, and a single move can affect the whole body. This matter is of great importance and cannot be taken lightly!"

"I understand your intentions," Chen Zhi said without comment, "But the Zheng family has pleaded guilty and all of them have been sent to jail to await trial in the future. This matter is determined by national law. You should not interfere. Please go back. "" "Prisoned in prison?"

The drafts in everyone's hearts were completely useless at this time, they just looked at each other, and they all saw shock in each other's eyes.

Wang Huo's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but ask: "Chief Commander, could it be that Mrs. Lian Zheng..."

Chen Zhi nodded without any concealment and said, "Yes, the Zheng family's crime involves serious matters. Even Su Lao will not be exempted from it. That old man will also be imprisoned."

"Absolutely not!" Zhu Xian also understood the situation and blurted out the words in his heart, "If this happens, Daijun will be in chaos!"

After the words came out, he secretly thought something was wrong, but he could only continue: "The Zheng family is an aristocratic family, and those invited today are direct descendants. If they are imprisoned, their relationship will be very important, and I am afraid there will be disturbances in all fields!"

"There's no need to think too much. The Zheng family doesn't dare to move, and they shouldn't move. If it's hard for you to settle down, go back. Just wait a few days and you'll know the situation." When Chen Zhi said this, someone happened to come over to serve tea. Chen Zhiduan He picked up the teacup but didn't drink, just looked at everyone in the hall.

How could this group of people from aristocratic families not understand the principle of serving tea and seeing off guests, let alone what Chen Zhi did so obviously? So Tang Dian and others sighed, knowing that they could not persuade Chen Zhi, so they secretly thought that the prefect should It can't be that he is determined, he has completely lost his mind.

However, when they returned to their respective homes and reported the news to the clan, they found that the expressions of the elders in the family were a little strange.

"Tai Gong, what should I do now? My original intention was to persuade the prefect. Not only did I fail to do so, but all the Zheng family members were imprisoned. Even Zheng Taigong was no exception. It is estimated that the Zheng family is outside the city. Several Zhuangzi and Wubao are already about to explode. I am afraid that the next step may lead to the servants and soldiers to rob..."

"I already know this news." After listening to Tang Dian's report, Tang Taigong shook his head, with a look of confusion on his face, "But the strange thing is that there is no movement in the Zheng family. Not only is there no movement, but It is still shrinking its power, and several strongholds inside and outside the city, as well as Zhuangzi, are consolidating their forces and have a tendency to settle down."

"There is no movement, but it is still shrinking?" Tang Dian looked surprised, "What is the Zheng family's plan? Do they really want to concentrate their strength and attack in one go?"

"I can't understand it for the time being, but the Zheng family is so powerful that they will not give up." Tang Taigong made a judgment according to the family's usual thinking, "Now that all the direct descendants are in prison, it can be said that they are leaderless. For the time being, It’s not wrong to shrink, just wait and see what happens. I estimate that once the General’s Office gets the news, they will definitely intervene, and the situation will become clear in the next few days.”

I don't know why, but after listening to this analysis, Chen Zhi's final farewell words flashed through Tang Dian's mind.

"How many days do you have to wait?"

At this point, the situation was not as clear as Tang Taigong said, but instead became more complicated and confusing——

But on the second day, two properties of the Tang family were taken over by the Chen family. On the third day, a piece of land was simply taken out, saying that it would be donated to the government to support the elderly and the weak!

Afterwards, many actions were planned, and all the aristocratic families were stunned. This was different from the script they imagined.

In this chaos, Wu Jie's horse team arrived at the city.

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