Another three days passed, and the Qianhu Office in Jiangnan was very calm, but the entire Nan'an City was noisy.

The major families colluded with each other below, and the petition had spread from the governor's yamen to the second division of the domain.

At the same time, what has changed is that the readers, as a new force, have also joined the petition.

And after the arraignment incident of the captain who sent the meal, Liu Kui was ordered to intensify the interrogation of Cai Shiquan and Shi Wenzhuo.

It was also during these three days that they truly understood why Jinyiwei was so famous and used all kinds of torture methods to make them go between life and death every day.

In the end, it is a pampered master, and before Liu Kui has time to make the harshest punishments, these two people can't bear it.

Cai Shiquan and Shi Wenzhuo admitted on the same day that they were facilitating, that Liu Dazhuang infiltrated Mingyu Tower, and then assassinated Tian Yuanxi.

The assassination of Tian Yuanxi is a big crime, which is almost equivalent to rebellion, but the two of them really can't bear it, so they can't care about it even if they implicate their families.

Therefore, human nature cannot stand the test, even if it is the family business maintained by oneself and even the ancestors for generations, it is still a burden that can be discarded in the midst of great pain and fear.

In fact, after getting the news of this, Chen Xiaoting ended the first stage of the inquiry.

From the beginning to the end, solving the case is not the most critical, and he needs to make the major families give up the fight against taxation in the process of steady progress.

Therefore, after receiving the confession, Chen Xiaoting immediately decided to convene a public trial meeting.

In his case, the trial is actually for others to see, which requires a large and open stage.

As it should be, Chen Xiaoting set up the place of the public trial at the Yamen of the Inspectorate, and the time was set for the next day, that is, August 24.

As soon as the news was announced, it caused an uproar in Nan'an.

The development of things to this point not only shows that Chen Xiaoting has made breakthroughs, but also shows that the collusion of the wealthy families has not played a role.

Therefore, after learning the news, although the people of the four major families did not move, the rest of the wealthy families couldn't sit still.

After some planning, they decided to give Chen Xiaoting a big surprise and let him see the power of the wealthy clans.

Soon the time came to August 24, when the yamen side of the inspection was ready, and the wealthy families had sent representatives to attend the hearing, there was a change in the thousand households in the south of the Yangtze River.

Early in the morning, a large number of people gathered outside the yamen of the Qianhu office, and they all shouted "release people" inside.

According to Jinyiwei's mode of acting, whoever dares to come to them to spread wilderness will definitely be cleaned up miserably.

But today, the lieutenants in charge of the guard did not dare to act brutally, because there were more than 100 scholars who were petitioning outside.

The petitioners are all students with meritorious reputations, and under the dual drive of family interests and literati style, they dare to appear outside the Jinyi Wei Thousand Households.

In just one day, these wealthy families were able to encourage so many famous scholars to come to petition, which actually proved their strength.

Faced with this situation, Feng Wengui can be described as trembling, and if this matter is not handled well, he may be finished.

It's not that these scholars have a lot of energy, but in the current situation in Nan'an, strong repression will only intensify the contradictions.

At that time, it will not only be on the same page as the major families, but it will also make the scholars of Liangjiang and even the world criticize, and Feng Wengui will not doubt the energy of these big families at all.

Then the only way to deal with the incident is for Feng Wengui to report the problem and leave everything to Chen Xiaoting to deal with.

In the lobby, after listening to Feng Wengui's story, Chen Xiaoting's face became gloomy.

In the past, he and these Jiangnan wealthy clans maintained a situation of fighting but not breaking, but now he just wanted to bow down to stimulate them to react like this, and a head-on confrontation had been completely formed.

Scholars, I have to say that they are the most difficult in this era, they have always dominated public opinion, and if they offend a little, they may be scolded as the number one traitor in the world.

But now that the battle between the two sides has entered a white heat, the public trial must continue, if he retreats here, then his errand will not be able to continue in the future, let alone return to Beijing to report to the emperor.

Just as the wealthy families were forced to fight Chen Xiaoting head-on, Chen Xiaoting was actually not much better, even if he offended the scholars, he had to bite the bullet.

"Feng Qianhu, transfer the two 100 households back and tell these scholars to leave within a limited time, otherwise it will hinder our Jinyiwei from handling official business!"

Hearing this, Feng Wengui stubbornly asked, "My lord, what if these people don't retreat?" ”

Chen Xiaoting stood up, and then said, "If you don't retreat, then we'll help him retreat!" ”

After saying this, Chen Xiaoting continued: "Also, inform your subordinates to prepare wooden sticks, which may be used when the time comes!" ”

Do you want to do it? Feng Wengui was shocked.

Although it is not uncommon for Jinyi Wei to beat scholars, it has never been in a rich place like Jiangnan, so there has never been this option in Feng Wengui's disposal method.

"My lord, there is a huge network behind these readers, and we are still ......"

But before Feng Wengui finished speaking, he heard Chen Xiaoting say in a deep voice: "Feng Qianhu, don't forget, we are Jinyiwei!" ”

Feng Wengui was stunned immediately, he had nothing to say at this time, and he could only consider himself unlucky.

"Go and prepare, and later, we will bring Cai Shiquan and the others to the Yamen of the Inspectorate on time!" Chen Xiaoting said calmly.

After Feng Wengui left, Niu Jingyun, who was standing on the side, said disdainfully: "My lord, this guy is inevitably too cowardly, isn't it just a bunch of sour talents!" ”

"When we were on an errand in the palace before, we even beat a group of Jinshi officials, what is this!"

Hearing this, Chen Xiaoting said in a deep voice: "Okay, don't mention this matter in the future!" ”

Of course, these things can't be mentioned again, after all, Chen Xiaoting offended many people in that incident of the ministers forcing the palace.

So his reputation has long been stinky, which is also the reason why he didn't get entangled in dealing with it after he encountered a scholar blocking the door this time.

He was really entangled in that incident, but he also didn't have a choice, he had to beat whoever the emperor asked him to beat, even if the final account had to be recorded on his head.

In this world, the individual is really as insignificant as a mustard, and dominating fate is an unrealistic fantasy.

Even the emperor can't follow his own wishes, so there's nothing unbalanced to think about.

Taking 10,000 steps back, he Chen Xiaoting's current status, in fact, few people are qualified to regard him as a grass mustard, on the contrary, he is a scythe for mowing grass for most people.

"You go outside and stare at it, and by the way, persuade those people away, you know what to say!"

But after saying this, Chen Xiaoting said again: "By the way, light a stick of incense, if they don't leave when the incense burns out, clear the field for me!" ”

The word "clearing" was murderous, and after Niu Jingyun got this order, the whole person was in good spirits: "Humble and orderly!" ”

After Niu Jingyun left, Chen Xiaoting sat back in his seat, and he was waiting for Liu Kui to finish the preparation.

He really didn't expect that these wealthy families would make this move, and they would be so bold.

Since these people don't follow the rules, then don't blame him for being ruthless, because he has no choice.

He had to show his determination to run an errand by pressing strongly.