The sound of thunder is deafening.

At this moment, everything is silent, even some cicadas and insects on the pier have disappeared cleanly. Obviously, there are more than 1,000 living people on the dock alone, but at this time, it is as quiet as a dead place.

General Wei Yuan of the Jiangzhou Navy Division looked at the faces below who were either paralyzed to the ground, or showed horror, and their bloodless faces were pale and bloodless, and couldn't help but show a hideous smile.

After this night, Tongzhou completely changed.

The five great families of Tongzhou, hehe, really thought that the head snake could pretend to be a strong dragon. As everyone knows, this world is the world of the Li family after all, and it is the world of Daqi.

The world is big, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister!

The five major families of Tongzhou stirred up the wind and rain in Tongzhou and the Jiangnan generation, fooled the people, manipulated the assessment and promotion of officials, and collected eighty percent of the taxes in Jiangnan and their own hands. They are rich and powerful. In Tongzhou, only the name of the family is heard, and the people do not know what the imperial power and the law are.

The Tongzhou family is powerful, and there is more persecution of officials who are not their own. In the past few decades, countless poor officials have died tragically at their hands, ending up in ruins and ruined families.

Even he, a dignified admiral from the second rank of the water master, was forced to lose face by the family and had no prestige. If it weren't for his shamelessness, he often went to the palace to cry and complain about his difficult situation, and if he didn't have some mental means, he would have almost been forced by the family to take the initiative to transfer out of Jiangzhou.

He remembered all the stumbling blocks that the family made against him, and the black hands that he secretly undertook. Remember the five, and dare not forget it for a moment.

Now it's okay, the sky is open, the family is fish and meat, he is a sword, and many years of revenge can be avenged.

General Weiyuan laughed heartily, saluted Xu Erlang, and then laughed wildly and led people to the five great families.

Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, feng shui in turn, and now it is the turn of the family to survive in his hands.

Five thousand armor soldiers passed through the crowd. The smile on the faces of those soldiers was grim, and Bai Sensen's teeth seemed to gnaw people away; The swords in their hands glowed with a cold light of slaughter; The armor rubbed against the sword, giving off a sonorous sound that made the scalp tingle.

The officials and family members who were paralyzed on the ground were weak in their legs and feet for a while, and they couldn't die in place.

They already knew that Xu Yi was not good, and they would not fail to repay the losses they had suffered before. But as soon as he landed on the shore, he didn't even go to the yamen, so he ordered the arrest of the people of the five great families. The partial crimes are more terrifying than the other - don't talk about exploiting the people and businessmen, just say that the manipulation of officials to evaluate and promote, exile Liaodong according to the crime, and ten generations of descendants will not be allowed to take scientific examinations! Assassinate the second-class members of the imperial court, and deserve to be punished! Privately built warship forts, Yi Jiu clan!!

Finished!

It's all over!

For a while, not only the children of the families sent by the five great families to pick up people were spread on the ground like a pile of mud, but even those merchants and officials who had close contacts with the five great families were also like frightened birds, trembling and shrinking in place, and the clothes on their bodies were soaked in an instant.

When the dock was quiet again, no one cared. Because everyone is only thinking about one thing now, the new official took office with three fires, the first fire burned to the five great families, and the second fire will burn to whom? Who will Xu Yi take the knife?

Everyone was so frightened that the flesh exploded, and when they helped each other to leave, there was still fear and panic in their eyes.

And the closer they got to Tongzhou City, the louder the noise and wailing in the city.

Listen carefully to the direction where those sharp voices are coming from, isn't it the area where the five great families are located.

Whether it was an official or a businessman, he didn't dare to go forward, but the place where the five great families were located was the best area in the entire Tongzhou City. Whether they want to go home or go to a friend to discuss what to do after that, can they bypass one or several of them?

I can't get around, and I can't avoid it from a distance, so I can only walk over it against the wall.

And the closer they got, the more the armor glowed with white light made people's scalps tingle.

Before, these people didn't see the distance, but now when they got closer, they found that this family mansion was surrounded by people like an iron bucket.

The howls of terror came from inside the house, but who dared to go over and ask what had happened? Who didn't walk as fast as the armorer in black armor smiled profusely.

At this moment, everyone once again realized with great clarity that the end of the family had arrived.

Xu Yi's reputation for being resolute and ruthless is not fake, and at the same time, the degree to which he will repay is even more than the rumors.

How majestic the five families are, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the heavens of Tongzhou, and the people of Tongzhou are under the control of the family, like marionettes trembling to survive. But they didn't even have time, and they lost all the games after a trick with Xu Yi.

What is imperial power, what is a minister, and what is life and death, they finally understood this time.

Unfortunately, it was too late to understand.

That night, there were weeping and screaming everywhere in Tongzhou City, and the sound of chains and shackles could be heard everywhere.

The earth-shattering cry was about to wake up in the sleeping Tongzhou City, and he didn't fall asleep again this night.

In the city, the streets were dark, and the lights of the people's homes were all extinguished. In the city of Tongzhou, there is no other light except for a little light cast by the moon.

The streets were silent, even the wild cats and dogs didn't know where to hide, and the watchman didn't know where to go.

Tongzhou City seems to have become an empty city with no traces, but everyone knows that behind the door of every house, the head of the house is hiding from the movement. Under the shadow of the walls or treetops of every house, there are naughty children who peep into the movement.

All the families were arrested and brought to justice, which is something that all the people of Tongzhou know.

They rejoiced, but they were also terrified, like frightened birds.

Because they don't know whether the newly appointed governor, who has ruthlessly operated on the family, will only clean up the pus-filled tumors, or leave no sand in his eyes, and he can't tolerate any trace of filth.

If it's the former, it's fine, if it's the latter......

The long night had finally passed, and when the day dawned, the whole city awoke in the light of the sun.

But today there are still few people on the street, and a few passers-by are also holding their necks and hurriedly walking across the street.

Look at the places where the stalls used to be, those merchants who walked through the streets and alleys and carried their burdens to sell goods, can they still be found there?

Xu Erlang took a turn from the street and returned to the Governor's Mansion in Tongzhou.

The Governor's Mansion was originally the residence of the Governor of Liangjiang, and Xu Erlang was naturally no one would say anything if he was placed here.

Jin Niang rested late last night, and she got up later this morning. When she got up, Changqi had already walked around the whole house, and Xu Erlang went out and didn't return.

When Xu Erlang returned from outside, he saw the mother and daughter sitting at the round table in the flower hall while eating breakfast and whispering something softly.

Xu Erlang's ears were sharp, and before he got closer, he heard Changqi muttering, "It was too dark when I checked in yesterday, I didn't even see it clearly, I went out for a walk just now, and I found that this place is much bigger than our house in the capital." ”

Jin Niang said, "That's for sure." Our house in the capital is only three entrances, and this house is five entrances. ”

"It's just our family, it's too big, it looks empty. However, this house is really prosperous, rockeries and flowing water, pavilions and pavilions are complete, there are two very large lakes in the house, the lake is stocked with many precious ornamental fish, and each yard is swollen with strange flowers and plants. "Plus the carvings, the scenery, the building materials, the interior and exterior decorations of this house...... The preciousness of this mansion is not inferior to the palace where the princes in the capital live.

Changqi sighed, "Is it the bigger the official, is the house appointment?" Think about it before, when we were in Liaodong, the house we lived in was not more than one-fifth of this house. ”

said that it was one-fifth, which was too much to raise their house in Liaodong, and it should be one-tenth or worse.

Not only does Changqi feel that this house is magnificent, elegant and exquisite, but why doesn't Jinniang think it?

Changqi lives in the wing room of the main courtyard, relatively speaking, the degree of exquisite wealth is not so eye-catching, the room where Jin Niang rested last night, the pearl and jade in the room are all complete, and the best stepping bed and the furniture in the house are all made of sour branch wood.

That's it, it's all what the previous owner didn't want, and it was abandoned by others. You can tell me that if you can abandon these things without hesitation, the previous governor should have a lot of money.

But this is also how it should be, after all, the previous governor was a member of the five great families.

Naturally, there is no shortage of gold, silver and jewelry, not to mention that the governor of the second grade is also very filial. Three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver. Three years of governorship, that is naturally more abundant, otherwise wouldn't you be sorry for the reputation of this second-class officer?

Xu Erlang walked in, and the mother and daughter stopped talking.

Changqi diligently served porridge to his father.

The first meal after landing on the ground, the cook prepared it quite heartily. In addition to soup dumplings, siu mai, fried dough sticks, and various pies on the table, there are also preserved egg and lean pork porridge, mushroom and shrimp porridge, and eight-treasure barley porridge; In addition, there are fresh meat wontons boiled in chicken broth, and a few refreshing hors d'oeuvres to make people feel very comfortable when they eat it.

Jin Niang said, "I thought you went to the Yamen office, and Changqi and I didn't wait for you to eat." ”

Changqi nodded, "Daddy, didn't you go to the yamen?" So why did you get up so early? You should leave a message to your subordinates, otherwise my mother and I have breakfast, and you will have to eat what we have left. ”

Xu Erlang touched the girl's little head very good-naturedly, "Dad remember, I will definitely leave you a message before I go out next time." ”

Changqi looked like a teachable child, put the preserved egg and lean porridge beside her father, and diligently handed her father a small plate with soup dumplings, and she also beckoned the maid, "Give Daddy some blunt dumplings, Daddy loves to eat this." ”

She was as busy as a little bee, circling around the table, making Jinniang dizzy.

Jin Niang had to stop her, "Sit down, what is your father eating, can't my mother get it for him?" ”

"Nope." Changqi shook her head, "I promised my sisters and brothers that I would honor you and Daddy for them." In the past, when I ate at home, my sisters and brothers would also serve food to my father, but now that they are not in front of me, I have to do this. I'm a man of my word, and I do what I say. ”

Xu Erlang was relieved when he heard this, and touched her girl's little face again. The smile in his eyes couldn't be hidden, and he was about to turn into substance and run out of his eyes.

Jin Niang was very sad when she saw this.

But she didn't have time to be jealous, because when it came to Changle and a few people, Jinniang missed them a little. "I don't know if those children are safe or not, but now they are there."

Speaking of this, Jin Niang couldn't swallow it sadly. She put down her chopsticks and couldn't eat any more.

Xu Erlang put the prepared wonton in front of her, "Eat some more." Changle people, you don't have to worry, I secretly sent a secret guard to protect me, and there are messages from time to time. If nothing goes wrong, you will receive a reply in the afternoon at the latest. Eat well, and then get well and go to the gate of the city to fetch them. ”

Jin Niang was said to be moved, picked up the spoon and ate the wontons.

After eating, Xu Erlang didn't mean to go out, Jin Niang wondered, "So many people were arrested last night, don't you have to go and see?" ”

"What's the hurry? The people who should have come didn't come, and it was not too late to dry them for a few days before disposing of them. ”

This "the people who should have come didn't come" made Jinniang have some ideas.

Is Xu Erlang waiting for the umbrella that protects the five great families? Or do you want to see how many people are hidden in the dark in this great land of two rivers, making friends with the five great families and doing things of interests?

Jin Niang can't guess Xu Erlang's calculations, this person has always taken one step to see three steps, and three steps to count ten steps. She is self-aware, and she will not think about these things that she can't figure out, to consume her few brain cells.

Jin Niang couldn't help with the things outside, so she took care of the house.

This governor's palace was lived by the previous governor, and after the previous governor was promoted to the capital, the governor's palace was vacant.

Because there have always been servants from the Governor's Palace, it is not a problem to move in directly because it is clean and tidy. But thinking that Xu Erlang will have to work in Jiangnan in the next few years, and this side will be home in the future, so he must clean up according to his preferences.

Moreover, a few children are about to come back, and they have to pick a yard for them and buy all the things they need in advance.

When it comes to buying things, Jin Niang thinks of their luggage.

The luggage that was loaded onto the ship arrived in Tongzhou one step earlier than them.

Xu is five great families don't take these mundane things in their eyes, maybe they think that Xu Yi, the governor who started from the end of the world, can't have any good things in his hands. Therefore, the ship with luggage went all the way to Tongzhou, and it had already been carried to the storehouse of the house and placed it.

When the luggage arrives, you can start doing it.

Jin Niang took Changqi to pick the yard first.

Changqi is six years old, which seems to be not small, but the little girl still likes to live with her sisters, and resolutely does not want to live in a lonely yard by herself.

"I live with my two older sisters. He added, "We live in a big yard." ”

Jin Niang nodded, it's okay.

The child is bigger than before, yes, pick a bigger yard, or you won't be able to fit the three sisters.