Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 293: Lord Wang, you have to make the decision for us!
"Minister of Revenue Wang Yanran, Left Censor-in-Chief Yang Jizong, listen to my orders!"

Hearing the shouts outside the window, Wang Yan and Yang Jizong were shocked, with an expression of uncontrollable surprise on their faces.

Wang Yan quickly got up from the ground and ran out of the house. Yang Jizong also quickly got up from the bed, tidied his clothes, and walked out of the room.

Outside the room, one hundred soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp stood in neat rows with solemn expressions, which made people feel intimidated.

At the same time, in front of these Xianzhen Camp soldiers, there were several guards from the Western Factory.

During this period, Wang Yan and Yang Jizong dealt with the Western Factory's guards every day and had become familiar with them, even friendly with them.

Yang Jizong bowed to them and asked anxiously, "Commendants, is there any news for Lord Qin Lu?"

Wang Yan asked more directly: "Has Lord Qin Lu already dealt with the four abominable families and wants us to go back and continue to survey the land in Xuzhou Prefecture?"

Wang Yan had already guessed what was going on. They had experienced too many things like this along the way and had become accustomed to it.

The West Factory guard had no expression on his face and said, "Wang Zhi, the supervisor of the West Factory, has ordered you to return to Xuzhou Prefecture immediately and continue to survey the land in Xuzhou Prefecture."

"We will escort you all the way and protect the safety of the two adults!"

After the Western Factory guard finished speaking, Wang Yan and Yang Jizong looked at each other, and saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

They didn't expect that this incident would alarm Wang Zhi, the director of the Western Factory.

But then, they all bowed and accepted the order at the same time: "Yes!"

Originally, as the director of the Western Factory, Wang Zhi could not give direct orders to the two of them.

However, Wang Zhi's identity was not ordinary, and the two did not follow the rules. Instead, they very tactfully chose to act according to Wang Zhi's orders.

They quickly asked the entire working group to pack their luggage and follow the Western Factory guards and the soldiers who had suppressed the rebellion earlier back to Xuzhou Prefecture.

When everyone left Luzhou and just stepped into Xuzhou Prefecture, they felt excited and happy, but also curious and nervous.

They didn't know what the current situation in Xuzhou Prefecture was.

But when they went deeper into Xuzhou Prefecture, they found that only one day had passed, but Xuzhou Prefecture seemed to have completely changed.

"Why...why are there no people in the fields in Xuzhou Prefecture overnight?"

Wang Yan sat on his horse, looking at everything around him, feeling a strange feeling in his heart.

On the vast land with endless paths and fields, there were only a few dozen people working in the fields.

Wherever we passed, in the fields and villages, almost every household stayed indoors, and the atmosphere was desolate.

Wang Yan looked at the Western Factory guards around him, but they just looked straight ahead and did not answer Wang Yan's questions.

Not to mention the Xianzhen Camp, they would not even bother with Wang Yan.

Finally, Wang Yan looked at Yang Jizong beside him, and Yang Jizong just shook his head silently at Wang Yan.

Wang Yan knew it was boring, so he shut his mouth and stopped asking questions.

Soon, everyone arrived at Pei County, where the people had been driven out by the uprising.

"My Lords, we have arrived in Pei County."

Entering the county seat of Pei County, Wang Yan and his party walked on the empty streets of Pei County with mixed feelings.

Just a few days ago, they fled from this county town in a panic.

And today, they returned here again, but only a few days had passed, and everything had changed.

"Master Wang Yan, the factory director has instructed that you will continue to live in the county government office." The guards from the Western Factory led them all the way into the county government office of Pei County.

At this time, the earthen wall of the county government office was still collapsed, and the bloodstains on the ground had not yet been cleaned up.

At least the body of Liu Chuan, the former magistrate of Pei County, has been taken away.

After arriving at the county government office, Wang Yan, Yang Jizong and others got off their horses and prepared to put their luggage away.

At this moment, the gate of the front yard of the county government office was suddenly opened, and a handsome man with a white face and no beard walked out of the gate.

Behind him followed groups of Western Factory guards, all of them with their heads bowed, showing the utmost respect.

Although the man had a calm expression and said nothing, the pressure that naturally emanated from him still made everyone present feel nervous.

When Wang Yan suddenly saw this scene, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and look puzzled, wondering who this man with such a strong aura was.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at Yang Jizong beside him, only to see that Yang Jizong had a serious expression on his face and even straightened his clothes.

When Wang Yan was about to ask Yang Jizong what this man's identity was, the Western Factory guards beside them were the first to give the answer.

The Western Factory guards knelt down respectfully and saluted the man, "Greetings, Sir Director of the Factory!"

Only then did Wang Yan realize that this young man was actually the world-famous Director of the Western Factory, Wang Zhi!

Before this, Wang Yan had never met Wang Zhi.

But Yang Jizong had met Wang Zhi before, and they had known each other for a very long time. They had dealt with each other as early as the Chenghua period.

Even Yang Jizong's reputation for not taking a penny for himself came from Wang Zhi's mouth.

Now that Wang Zhi was at the height of his power, they did not dare to neglect him and quickly stepped forward and saluted him.

"Meet Lord Wang."

Wang Zhi also bowed in return: "My two lords, thank you for your hard work along the way."

Afterwards, Wang Zhi bowed to Yang Jizong again and said, "Yang Yushi, it's been many years since we last met. I hope you are doing well."

Yang Jizong nodded, and a hint of smile appeared on his extremely stern face: "Lord Wang, it's been many years since we last met, but you are still as elegant as ever."

Although the two of them were so harmonious, they often cursed each other during the Chenghua period.

You know, during the Chenghua period, Wang Zhi handled cases without regard for the severity of the crime, and he investigated the Censorate thoroughly.

But despite this, he could not find any evidence that Yang Jizong had committed corruption or abuse of power.

After Wang Zhi confirmed that Yang Jizong was a rare honest man, he recommended Yang Jizong to the late emperor.

Wang Yan was extremely excited when he saw Wang Zhi at this moment.

He had been feeling aggrieved, and now that he had finally found someone who could make the decision, he wanted to express all his grievances immediately.

"Mr. Wang, you have to make the decision for us!"

"These landlords and gentry have been giving us a lot of trouble along the way!"

"When we were in Jinghai, the Jinghai Wang family had evil intentions. When we were in Puzhou County, Jinzhou, a civil uprising occurred in Puzhou."

"Now we are in Pei County. People are attacking the county government office and beating the county magistrate to death. We really can't carry out our work of checking the land!"

(End of this chapter)