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Chapter 85 Let Taipingdao tell you
Qingzhou Prefecture.

Prefect's Yamen.

study.

A pot of tea has been brewed.

Prefect Gao Yuan and co-prefect An Liangbi sat on chairs with frowns on their faces.

There were bursts of crying and noise coming from outside.

Extremely noisy!

"What's going on with this Yang family?"

"Yang Jingye was killed by the Guiyi Sect. Let them go to the Liushen Sect to deal with it."

"They keep coming to the yamen to cause trouble every few days. Do they really think this yamen is owned by their Yang family?"

At the end of his speech, Gao Yuan could not help but slam his hand on the tea table, causing the teacups to make a noise.

The Yang family relied on the power of Han Guozhang to bully others in Qingzhou Prefecture, and had long caused resentment among the people.

Gao Yuan indulged the Yang family many times for the sake of Han Guozhang's father-in-law, but instead of restraining himself, the Yang family became even worse.

There is a major epidemic in Qingzhou now.

The Yang family ignored Gao Yuan's advice and actually monopolized medicinal materials and raised the prices of medicines.

They gave Gao Yuan no face at all, and left no way for the poor people of Qingzhou to survive.

Now they continue to harass the prefectural government office and disrupt normal work.

How could this not make Gao Yuan furious?
Tongzhi An Liangbi said with a smile:
"Your Excellency, the Yang family has naturally gone to the Six Gates to cause trouble."

"The reason the Yang family came to us today to worry was not because of Yang Jingye's affairs, but because of the recent attack on their Yang family's business."

Strange to say.

Recently, a group of people appeared and kept harassing all the Yang family's businesses in Qingzhou.

Some people threw feces into the Yang family's cosmetics shop, sprinkled ink into the silk shop, and released snakes into the restaurant...

These are still minor.

What's worse, they even set fire to the Yang family's shops, farmland and even the house.

Or they could use falling rocks, flying arrows and other means to obstruct the transportation of the Yang family caravan along the way.

Even now, some people have begun to attack the Yang family. Although no one has been killed, the situation has become increasingly serious.

For a while, the entire Yang family's business almost came to a standstill, and people were in panic.

Regarding this matter, the prefectural government naturally could not sit idly by.

A group of people were arrested and a group of people were punished.

But the situation has not calmed down, but has become more and more serious.

Those people seemed to have no fear of punishment at all, not even death, like crazy fanatics.

They rush forward like moths to a flame.

According to their confessions, these people believed that if they died for Huang Tian, ​​they would be able to enter Huang Tian and enjoy eternal bliss after death.

It is this belief that makes a group of ordinary people not afraid of even the powerful Yang family.

Gao Yuan pondered and said:
"That was done by those Taiping Dao people, right?"

An Liangbi nodded:
"The Taiping Dao originated in Juniu Township, Taiyang County. Its leader called himself the Great Sage Master and was said to be able to cure illnesses with talismans and water. He had many followers during the epidemic."

"I have sent an official document requesting that Taiyang County Magistrate Qiu Zhuo strictly restrain the prisoners, but I have not yet received a report from Qiu Zhuo on the situation."

"And the Taiping Dao's harassment of the Yang family shows no signs of stopping."

When Gao Yuan heard this, he felt much better.

This was the first time someone in Qingzhou dared to openly confront the Yang family.

Gao Yuan has been dissatisfied with the Yang family for a long time, but lacks the means to check and balance the Yang family.

Now that Taiping Dao has appeared, Gao Yuan also intends to use Taiping Dao to balance the Yang family.

As a prefect, if you want to be invincible in Qingzhou, you must learn the art of balance.

It was for this reason that Gao Yuan did not deal with the Taiping Dao's harassment of the Yang family with drastic measures, but instead deliberately let it go.

At the same time, Gao Yuan also secretly remembered Qiu Zhuo's name.

Subordinates who can understand their superiors are good subordinates worth cultivating.

However, Gao Yuanming naturally couldn't say that on the surface.

He just said lightly:

"Since some people don't abide by the law and discipline, they should be dealt with according to the law."

"The most important thing is to have irrefutable evidence that is convincing. Do not bend the law for personal gain and betray His Majesty's grace."

"As long as there's enough evidence, we can arrest those who need us. It's not the prefectural government's job to worry about such a small matter. Just let the people below take care of it."

An Liangbi secretly understood Gao Yuan's meaning.

Then he hesitated and said:

"The Taiyang County Magistrate has a petition reporting the Yang family."

"Master Fu... do you want to take a look?"

As An Liangbi spoke, he took out a document from his pocket and placed it on the desk.

When Gao Yuan saw An Liangbi's hesitation, he also had some bad thoughts in his mind.

Especially when it comes to major matters involving the Yang family, it will become a difficult matter no matter what you do.

He did not open the document, but tapped it lightly with his fingers and asked:

"Should I watch it?"

An Liangbi shook his head slightly.

When Gao Yuan saw An Liangbi's advice, he couldn't help but frown.

He immediately understood that the matter involved in this memorial must be very serious.

It was a matter so big that it was beyond the power of a mere prefect to decide.

However, as the head of a prefecture, he was always constrained by the Yang family, which made him unwilling to accept.

Gao Yuan pondered for a moment and said:

"Then let's hold it down first."

An Liangbi then took the documents on the table back.

Since the official document could not be submitted to the Lord of the Mansion for review, the matter can naturally be delayed for the time being.

After a pause, An Liangbi continued:

"Your Excellency, the Taiping Dao has been developing rapidly in Qingzhou recently, and has already spread to many counties."

"Even in Qingzhou Prefecture, they plan to set up a branch altar."

"Once they successfully establish a branch altar, it will probably provoke the Yang family and lead to a fight between the two sides."

"Should we stop this?"

After hearing this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but remain silent for a moment.

Finally, he said:
"It's better to ease folk beliefs than to block them."

"Besides, I heard that the Taiping Dao seems to have some methods for treating epidemic diseases."

"During this pandemic, if the Taiping Dao can help fight the disease, the government should strongly promote it."

Gao Yuan also wanted to see how powerful the Taiping Dao, which dared to compete with the Yang family, was.

If Taiping Dao is just an arrogant mantis blocking the way, then it is better not to use this chess piece.

If Taiping Dao really has some ability and value, Gao Yuan will seriously consider it.

An Liangbi nodded: "I understand."

At this time, the crying and noise outside became louder.

It was obvious that the Yang family had not received a response for a long time, so they became even more violent.

An Liangbi asked in a low voice:

"Master, what about these Yang family members..."

Gao Yuan said unhappily:
"I enforce the law impartially, so how can I be influenced by the Yang family?"

"Let them cry if they want to. Don't pay any attention to them."

Now that Yang Jingye is dead, the Yang family is leaderless.

Before a new head of the family is established, the Yang family will have to go through some internal turmoil for a while.

At this point in time, Gao Yuan doesn't need to give face to the Yang family.

"By the way, send someone to inform the Yang family."

"If someone disrupts the Yang family's business, the government will take care of it and deal with it."

"But the Yang family is not allowed to abuse private punishment, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless."

Gao Yuan took advantage of the opportunity after Yang Jingye's death to give the Yang family a good beating.

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Taiyang County.

County government.

A magnificent convoy stopped at the gate of the county government office.

A group of distinguished guests were invited into the yamen study.

Upon hearing the news, County Magistrate Qiu Zhuo and Legal Adviser Zhang You also hurried over.

"You two are..."

Qiu Zhuo looked at the visitor in front of him and felt unfamiliar with him.

But he already had a rough guess in his mind.

I saw a group of people in front of me, including maids, male servants and guards.

The leaders were the two girls at the front.

The two girls had pretty faces, gorgeous clothes, and extraordinary temperaments. It was obvious that they were not from ordinary families.

The first girl glanced at Qiu Zhuo and spoke arrogantly:
"Qiu Zhuo, I am the Yang family's legitimate granddaughter, Yang Yelin."

This Yang Yelin was somewhat arrogant and obviously did not take a mere county magistrate seriously.

The other girl bowed and said:
"I am Yang Jing from the Yang family, and I'd like to greet the magistrate."

The girl who called herself Yang Jing seemed much more humble.

Qiu Zhuo immediately returned the greeting:

"So you two are the young ladies of the Yang family. Please forgive me for my neglect."

Upon hearing this, Yang Yelin pointed at Yang Jing and said contemptuously:

"Qiu Zhuo, let's get this clear."

"I am a lady, and she is just a concubine."

As he spoke, Yang Yelin went straight to the main seat and sat down.

Yang Jing lowered her head slightly, not daring to sit down, and could only stand aside with the maids.

Since ancient times, the wife has been respected and the concubine has been inferior.

The Yang family is a wealthy merchant family and strictly abides by etiquette.

Because of her birth and status, a concubine's daughter has to serve her stepmother and step-sister since she was young, and her status is only slightly higher than that of a slave.

Yang Jing accompanied him this time to serve and assist her elder sister Yang Yelin.

Qiu Zhuo smiled awkwardly and asked Yang Yelin:
"I wonder why Miss Yang came here..."

Yang Yelin slammed the table and snorted coldly:
"Qiu Zhuo, you're asking this question even though you already know the answer!"

"My grandfather died in your Taiyang County. What do you think I'm doing here?"

Qiu Zhuo and Zhang You glanced at each other. It was obvious that Yang Yelin was here to settle the score.

Qiu Zhuo immediately smiled awkwardly:

"Miss Yang, the person who killed Mr. Yang is from the Guiyi Sect."

"A martial arts sect like Guiyi Sect is managed by the Six Sects, and I am powerless to do anything about it."

Seeing Qiu Zhuo trying to pass the blame easily, Yang Yelin's pretty face turned furious:

"Qiu Zhuo, don't even think about getting away with it."

"After all, my grandfather died in your government office, so you have nothing to do with it."

"If our Yang family starts to argue, I think your term as county magistrate will be over!"

Yang Yelin originally thought that his words would scare Qiu Zhuo to death.

But who knows.

Qiu Zhuo just laughed dryly twice and didn't respond.

This made Yang Yelin even angrier.

A small county magistrate actually dared to try to fool her?
Yang Yelin immediately said sternly:

"Qiu Zhuo!"

"I think you really don't take me seriously!"

"Then I would like to ask you something. My grandfather came to your Taiyang County with an entire caravan."

“Why hasn’t a single person or vehicle returned yet?”

"Especially since my grandfather brought 100,000 taels of silver to Taiyang County, why haven't we heard a cent of it yet?"

"Tell me, did you embezzle this money?"

Yang Yelin's voice was very sharp and echoed throughout the study.

However, Qiu Zhuo looked at his nose with his eyes, his mouth with his nose, and his heart with his mouth, as if he had no intention of replying.

Zhang You stood up and was about to speak.

But Yang Yelin immediately pointed at him and scolded him:

"You have no place to speak here!"

"Qiu Zhuo, let me ask you again."

"Why does your Taiping Dao in Taiyang County always oppose our Yang family? Are you behind this?"

"You are so brave! Even when your father was alive, you treated our Yang family with the utmost respect."

"Tell me! Who gave you the courage?"

Qiu Zhuo sighed slightly and shook his head gently, with a look of deep regret on his face.

I don't know what he is regretting.

Zhang Youze seemed to be in a bad mood. He sneered at Yang Yelin:
"Ms. Yang, since you want to know the answer."

"Why don't you ask the Taiping Dao people to come and talk to you?"

At this time.

I saw a group of people coming out from the back hall...

(End of this chapter)