It was not until dawn that the sudden fire was finally extinguished by a steady stream of people who rushed to the city - or rather, it was extinguished by itself after burning down many of the public halls of the county government. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAt this moment, the second hall of Huating County has long been a gray and black ruin.

However, to the relief of the people of the city, as well as the people of the county government who rushed to hear the news, the county magistrate who had been living in the backyard did not have anything wrong this time, except for looking a little frightened, there was nothing wrong. If he really has something to do in this fire, the imperial court will inevitably send someone to investigate, and then the matter will be completely out of control.

"It's okay if your lord is fine, although this yamen is damaged, it can still be rebuilt." At the side of the county magistrate, several officials in the yamen said the same after being sure that he was safe and sound.

Seeing that they didn't take last night's fire seriously, the county magistrate frowned tightly: "How did this fire start, don't you plan to give an explanation to this official?" ”

"Don't worry, my lord, the lower officials will take someone to check this point clearly." Liu Cai, who was in charge of the county's prison affairs, hurriedly patted his chest and promised: "Shicai has already asked some people, and it seems that a certain scribe forgot to extinguish the candle when he left the yamen yesterday, so this Zhurong disaster was triggered. The magistrate will definitely investigate this matter carefully, and will definitely give a satisfactory answer to the adult. ”

"Really? Liu Dianshi, you are still really careful in your work, and you found clues as soon as you came. The county magistrate glanced at him with a smile, didn't say anything, just snorted, and walked away with his hands behind his back.

......Seeing that the madman county order did not mean to delve into it, several officials finally relaxed completely. Although they didn't know the truth about it, they could roughly deduce it. It must be that the county order has been secretly looking through the Yamen files these days and is taboo for the Xu family, so they arranged this strategy of drawing salaries from the bottom of the kettle.

After understanding this, what these people want to do is very clear, that is, to make this fire a big thing and a small thing. casually found a seemingly reasonable excuse to prevaricate the upper and lower people, and it can be regarded as coping with this incident. And what they are most worried about is the reaction of the county order, and now it seems that this madman county order obviously knows that the evidence has been completely destroyed, and it is difficult for him to be an enemy of the Xu family, so he simply gave up.

After several officials exchanged glances with their own understanding, they all smiled bitterly. This time, in order to deal with the possible tricks of the county order, the price they paid was too great, and the next thing to do was not so comfortable.

However, what was completely different from their mood was that Xu Ying and Xu Lide, who rushed back later to report the news, were quite satisfied with this. With a single fire, all the physical evidence that might be against them will be burned away, and they can rest easy.

No, you can't say that just yet. At least there are stall problems in Yangzhou waiting for them to solve.

After laughing a few words, Xu Ying patted Xu Lide on the shoulder and said, "This time, you have indeed made a contribution to my family, and you have worked hard." However, you have to work hard again, go to Yangzhou, and help the Li family settle things. ”

Xu Lide hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Little understand, I will leave for Yangzhou later." This Yao Qingzhi himself is not so clean, if he is really determined to be our enemy, I will definitely not make him happy. ”

"It's just the last riposte that has to be made. What I want is for him to stop as soon as possible. Although the Li family is not very useful to my family, no one in Jiangnan knows that he Li Xinyin is a member of my Xu family, and he must not let people slap us in the face. Xu Ying admonished again.

Xu Lide hurriedly grimaced and nodded in agreement.

Just as he was about to say goodbye and go to Yangzhou, a subordinate hurried to the door of the small hall where the two were talking: "Third master, there is an urgent letter from Yangzhou Mansion." After Xu Ying nodded, the man cautiously walked into the hall and handed over a letter.

After tearing open the envelope and quickly browsing the contents of the letter, Xu Ying's face was suddenly covered with a layer of clouds. The smug smile that was a little smug just now quickly dissipated.

Just as Xu Lide was a little puzzled and wanted to ask, Xu Ying suddenly put the letter in his hand and said coldly: "It seems that you don't have to go this time this time." ”

"Huh?" Xu Lide took the letter a little strangely, and after hurriedly scanning the content on it, his face suddenly turned iron-blue, and he shouted: "Then Yao Qingzhi is so amazing?" ”

The content of this letter is simple, but it is also amazing. Just two days ago, the Yangzhou government suddenly raided Li's house and found more substantial evidence, not only convicting Li Xin of a capital crime, but also arresting many people in his family into prison. The Li family is completely finished.

In the face of such human witnesses and the seizure of many physical evidence, even if the Xu family is an existence that covers the sky with one hand, it is impossible to change the charge. And what made these two people angry was that Yao Qingzhi's hand was merciless, and he was clearly slapping the Xu family in the face.

"It seems that there is no need to ask for this feeling, what we should think about is how to eradicate Yao Qingzhi, a guy who doesn't know what to do! Otherwise, if the officials of other prefectures and counties in Jiangnan also follow his example, how can my Xu family have face? Speaking of this, Xu Ying unconsciously thought of this crazy county order in Huating County, all because of him, so he asked other magistrates to start shooting at him.

"The little one is going to think of finding out the charges of Yao Qingzhi." Xu Lide didn't plan to bear the wrath from the third master here, so he hurriedly volunteered.

"Go ahead." Xu Ying, who was expressionless, nodded her head slightly, and her eyes flashed with anger that was difficult to hide.

When the matter was completely done, Yao Qingzhi's heart was also extremely uneasy. He knows exactly how powerful the Xu family is, and now that he is completely on the opposite side of them, the next days will be really difficult.

However, he really had no other choice, so he did it. Everything was forced by Jinyiwei and put a lot of pressure on him, so he dared to attack the Li family. And when Li Xinyin was taken down, he knew that he had no way to retreat, and he could only go all the way to the dark. Only by helping Yang Zhen and them to fight with the Xu family and completely defeat the powerful forces on the ground in the south of the Yangtze River can they have the possibility of survival, otherwise......

Looking at his preoccupied and hesitant appearance, Yang Zhen laughed: "Lord Yao, you really take the Xu family too seriously. They have the power they have today because of the tolerance and concession of you magistrates. In fact, these so-called family families are no longer of much use in this world. If it was placed in the time when the two Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties controlled the government, they might still be a little scary. But now, the power in the hands of these families is very easy to pass quickly with the change of personnel, so why should you be afraid of them? ”

Yang Zhen is telling the truth. During the two Jin and Sui dynasties, or the earlier Han Dynasty, because the officials were hereditary, the father died and the son succeeded, and the brother died and the younger brother followed, it was easy for a family to hold the power of a place for tens or hundreds of years, and their power was naturally completely rooted in the local area, and it was difficult for the imperial court to shake its foundation at will.

However, after the Song Dynasty vigorously promoted the imperial examination, and the official system could no longer be hereditary, the soil for the survival of this kind of wealthy family has gradually been lost. The so-called Jiangnan family like the Xu family has only relied on Xu Jie's reputation and status in the government and the opposition to support it to this day. But now he is no longer in the cabinet, the first assistant of the most popular minister, and he has no ability to decide the future of local officials with a word, in fact, their influence has long been minimized.

At present, the officials and people in Jiangnan are still afraid of them, but it is just a habit that has been formed all along. But as long as someone breaks this stereotype and exposes their weak nature, it will not be far from the Xu family's romance.

Yao Qingzhi pondered for a while when he heard this, and he had to admit in his heart that what Yang Zhen said was reasonable. But even this could not alleviate the uneasiness in his heart. After all, when everyone is drunk, what can you do as a sober one?

At this time, Cai Yingyang walked in quickly and said excitedly: "Second brother, there is another letter from Huating." As he spoke, he handed over a small bamboo tube.

As soon as Yang Zhen heard this, his heart moved: "It seems that they have gained again......" Thinking about it, he opened the bamboo tube without saying a word, pulled out the contents and looked at it carefully.

A moment later, a smile bloomed across his face. After a little pause, he looked at Yao Qingzhi: "Lord Yao, you don't have to worry too much, soon, I will tell you with practical actions that this Xu family is nothing more than that." It's only a matter of time before we Jinyiwei want to perish. ”

Seeing him say these words so confidently, Yao Qingzhi's heart jumped suddenly, and he also became quite interested in this sudden letter. But in the end, he still controlled his curiosity and said, "In this way, then the lower official will wait for good news." ”

"Master Chengyao's auspicious words, we will satisfy you." Yang Zhen said and ordered Cai Yingyang again: "Gather all the brothers and prepare to go to Huating County." ”

"Lord Yang is going to go to Huating now?" Yao Qingzhi was even more happy, knowing that things had come to the last moment.

Yang Zhen nodded vigorously: "Yes, everything was ready before, just waiting for this last east wind." Now that the east wind is here, I should take action! Lord Yao, you have implemented all the charges of the Li family as soon as possible, and you can report them to the court at that time, and your credit will definitely be indispensable. ”

"Yes, Xia Guan understands." Yao Qingzhi looked at Yang Zhen's back as he walked away, and said solemnly.