Before dawn the next day, Daotong, who had changed into a crimson official robe, led the judge and the soldiers and officials of Panyu County, adding up to two or three hundred people, and drove to the first local tyrant Chen family outside Xiguan to take people.

At sunrise, when the same party came to Chen's house, they saw that the door of the village was wide open, and there was an endless stream of Chen family people who went out to work and farm.

As soon as I saw these officials and soldiers, surrounded by high-ranking officials in scarlet robes, they came with great momentum. The Chen family was not in a hurry to go out to work, and they all retreated to the gate of the village, holding a flat pole and a stick, and stopped each other with unkind eyes.

"We're here to come, why don't you hurry up and let your family grow out to greet you?!" Seeing this, the head of the team scolded loudly.

"......" Buddha relies on gold clothes and people rely on clothes, Daotong's scarlet robe is still very effective, at least the Chen family doesn't dare to open their mouths immediately.

"You wait." Someone replied, and rushed in to pass the word.

After a meal, Chen Boyun, the patriarch of the Chen family, was late, and when he saw that it was Daotong, he smiled and said: "After listening to the report, it was said that it was the Taoist platform, it turned out that the old parents were promoted, congratulations!" ”

"You're welcome." Dao Tong smiled and said, after becoming a platform, he was much colder.

"Please." Chen Boyun hurriedly gave way sideways, no matter how big he was, he didn't dare to offend a provincial platform easily, not to mention that there was a king of Chu standing behind him.

Dao Tong walked into the Zhuang Gate, and said lightly: "If this official is still a magistrate, I'm afraid I won't be able to enter the gate of your Chen family house today." ”

He said not only yesterday, but also sent people to Chenjiacuo to take people on errands several times before, and they were all closed.

"I laughed." Chen Boyun smiled and invited him into the magnificent Chen ancestral hall for tea.

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After serving tea, Chen Boyun asked: "I don't know if the Tai is here, what are you doing?" ”

"Yesterday, an official was sent to Chen Jiacuo to summon Chen Zongping, Chen Zonggui and other 36 people, but none of them were brought back." Daotong didn't go around in circles, and said bluntly: "Your Highness is very angry, and ordered the official to come in person today, and bring people back no matter what." ”

As he spoke, he took out a list from his sleeve and pushed it down in front of Chen Boyun.

"Bring these people here."

Chen Boyun took the list and glanced at it, Chen Zongping Chen Zonggui was his nephew, and there was his son above. Most of the others are the children and grandchildren of each branch and two rooms.

In a leafy clan, there will naturally be several branches, each of which is a house. Among them, Dafang is the leader and representative of the entire clan and has the final decision-making power. For example, Chen Boyun is the patriarch of Dafang and the leader of the entire Chen clan.

There are several second rooms under the big house, and each second room has its own patriarch and members. The position of the patriarch of the second room is second only to the big house in the clan, and he is usually the assistant of the big house, helping him manage the entire clan.

But there is also a second room and a big room to do it, so he can't do anything.

For a big family like the Chen family, there are three rooms and four rooms below the second room, and the relationship is complicated. Therefore, the right to speak in every second room is very heavy, and Chen Boyun is not willing to offend any of them.

If he really handed over all the people on the list, he would offend all the patriarchs of the second room, and he would directly become a loner. Not to mention his own son......

"Is there something wrong, our Chen family has a strict family education and a clean and upright style, how can there be so many children and grandchildren who are traitors?" He asked incredulously with a shake of the list.

"Whether he has committed a traitor or not, you have to go through the court to find out." Dao Tong said in a deep voice: "But if you don't dare to go to the hall, it can only mean that there are ghosts in your heart, and people have not wronged them." ”

"It's ......" Chen Boyun handed the list to Chen Bojin, the patriarch of the second room on the side, and whispered a few words to him.

Chen Bojin nodded and went out.

Chen Boyun smiled at Daotong and said: "Wait a minute, the villain asked the younger brother to call them all, but there must be someone who is not at home." ”

Dao Tong nodded noncommittally.

"I believe they were framed." While waiting, Chen Boyun had nothing to say: "With so many children being accused at the same time, it is clear that someone is taking the opportunity to rectify our Chen family, and His Highness and His Highness have to make decisions for us." ”

"Rest assured, Your Highness will not wronged a good person, nor will you let a bad person go." Dao Tong said lightly: "It's been a quarter of an hour, why haven't I seen any of them, and the trouble is to urge people again." ”

"Okay." Chen Boyun nodded, and asked another second-room patriarch to call someone, but there was no news.

After waiting for half an hour, Dao Tong became anxious, put the teacup on the shelf and said, "Playing tricks with this official, right?!" ”

"No, no, how could it be?" Chen Boyun hurriedly appeased Daotong on the one hand, and asked people to inquire again, this time he didn't wait long, and then replied that he was looking for it from house to house, but who knew that there was no one at home.

"Ah, so unfortunate?" Chen Boyun said to the same Dao with an apologetic face: "Alas, Zhentai is going to run for nothing." ”

"Less of this!" Dao Tong slapped the table and scolded angrily: "There is also a limit to fooling people, all thirty-six people are not at home, what a liar!" ”

"Maybe yesterday they heard that an official was coming, and maybe they went out to avoid the limelight." Chen Boyun smiled and said: "But if you are not at home, you are not at home, and you can search if you don't believe it." ”

"You have two or three thousand households in Chen's house, the alleys are like spider webs, how many people do you want to hide, where can you find this official?" Dao Tong sneered: "No need to be so troublesome. ”

"What's a good idea?" Chen Boyun asked.

"Come with us. When will the family find them back and send them to the government, and when will the official let you back? Dao Tong brazenly declared.

"Huh?" Chen Boyun and several second-room patriarchs were all stunned, they had never heard such an outrageous request when they were so old.

"What's the matter?" Dao Tong said with a straight face: "The bell must be tied to the bell, they are let go by you patriarchs, isn't it very reasonable for you to report to the government for them?" ”

"What's reasonable?!" Chen Boyun fried a few times: "Arrest all the patriarchs of our Chen family, do you really dare to think about it?!" ”

"If we are brought back by you today, the Chen family will be finished forever, understand?!" Chen Boyun's brother screamed as if he wanted to eat people.

"Get out, we don't know any feudal platform!" The people of the Chen clan who heard the news from outside also shouted loudly in dialect: "Outsiders are not welcome in the Chen family, no one can come!" ”

As he spoke, he angrily pushed those officials and soldiers. Those officials and soldiers are all natives of Guangzhou, how dare they conflict with the Chen family? The Panyu County Ya was better, but those who were judged did not dare to fight back, and were pushed to the ground, and the peacock tail on the hat was pulled off.

The scene suddenly became tense.

(End of chapter)