Regarding the aristocratic family members, Li Shan has different feelings from those of people of this era.
Even though he was on good terms with Li Kai, Li Zhaode, and Wang Ren, and even though he had a good impression of Cui Xin, Li Shan was always vaguely distant and wary of the clan.
In general, from what Li Shan has seen, the aristocratic family is not a scourge, nor does it have no bottom line.
However, when Li Shan walked into the county government office and saw Fang Silang who was tortured and seriously injured, he realized that the family was composed of one individual, but that individual did not represent the family.
In other words, Cui Xin has a bottom line, but Qinghe Cui... may not have a bottom line.
And what I heard and saw today...the blood-stained confession, the innocent Fang Shilang who was imprisoned and tortured like this, the family property that was taken away, and the female body that was hastily buried without knowing where...
These have exceeded Li Shan's personal bottom line.
I'm not a holy lady, and I'm not even a good person, but there are always some bottom lines that need to be guarded.
Li Daoxuan and Cui Xin entered the hall directly, while Li Shan stood quietly in the corner and watched coldly.
At this moment, Wei Zheng was already red-faced and scolded Cui Hao regardless of the presence of two elders from Qinghe Xiaofang.
Within the Qinghe Cui clan, Cui Hao was more important than Qinghe leader Cui Qian, but within the East Palace, his weight was far less important than that of Wei Zheng.
From Wei Zheng's point of view, appeasing Shandong requires the cooperation of aristocratic families, but in general, it is necessary to stabilize Hebei and prevent chaos among the people.
After all, the two actual leaders of Hebei Province, Dou Jiande and Liu Heita, in Shandong and Hebei Province, where most aristocratic families were concentrated, were both from the common people.
After finally getting over this matter, Wei Zheng only left for five or six days, but he didn't expect that he would end up like this.
Not to mention that Wei Zheng himself is a famous scholar in Shandong, and his words were regarded as farts twice in a row... He couldn't bear this tone alone.
Cui Xin glanced at the signed confession for a few times, then turned and handed it to Li Daoxuan.
Naturally, the confession fell into Li Shan's hands.
"Hundreds of soldiers gathered in advance to start a rebellion, and Liu Heita rebelled... Even the defeat and death of the general manager of Beizhou will be blamed on Fang Silang."
Li Shan chuckled and said, "It's not that he is an ignorant person."
Ma Zhou on the side nodded slightly. Wei Zheng promised in Wei County that day that all surrendered soldiers would be exempted and returned home, but the leader of the generals in the rebel army was not easy to say.
The rebel leaders, large and small, were the source of the trouble, and they were not necessarily willing to stay on their own. Wei Zheng's promise on that day, and the efforts of Ling Jing and other Xia King's old troops, caused many surrendered soldiers to capture the leaders as sacrifices.
Cui tortured Fang Silang and regarded him as the leader of the rebels... Although there were some strong words, it was clear that Wei Zheng could be bypassed.
At this time, the dispute between Cui Hao and Wei Zheng mainly revolved around this point.
Everyone knew that the authenticity of the confession was almost non-existent, and Wei Zheng also believed that he would be tortured, so he forced Qinghe to bring Fang Silang to the front of the court.
Among the people present, the two elders of the Cui clan were very displeased. Although they did not reprimand him because of their status as Crown Prince Wei Zheng's confidants, they were saying that Wei Zheng was meddling in other people's affairs.
Li Daoxuan, Liu Jun, Xue Zhong and others were either descendants of the clan or aristocratic families. Although they were angry, they did not intervene for a while.
In fact, they may be thinking that the dispute between Cui of Qinghe and Prince Donggong has nothing to do with us.
It was this attitude... that made Li Shan tremble slightly all over.
How to dispose of it?
How to cook?
This is important.
But who would pay attention to Fang Shilang who was beaten to a bloody pulp on the ground?
Who cares whether Fang Shilang was really wronged?
Li Shan's eyes in the corner became colder and colder, endless indignation rising from the depths of his heart, and blood seemed to surge through the veins all over his body.
But Li Shan never spoke. He needed to confirm one thing first.
Ling Jing, who appeared out of nowhere, quietly bumped into Ma Zhou's arm and moved his chin in Li Shan's direction.
Ma Zhou turned around and looked, his expression slightly changed.
Both of them knew Li Shan well. He was a young man with strategy, deep thoughts, and a lot of knowledge. After being with him for a long time, he really didn’t feel like a seventeen-year-old young man.
But at certain specific moments, there is a young man's unique bloodiness or recklessness.
Although Ling Jing often ridiculed Li Shan for his reputation for benevolence and righteousness, he was actually cautious... But he also knew that Li Shan took action out of righteous indignation when he saw Turks robbing children that day!
Seeing such a tragic situation, and after Li Shan discussed it with Wei Zheng and Cui Xin that day... Li Shan was so calm, there was no way he was taking it lightly.
After the silence, there may be a longer silence, but it is more likely to be a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
Li Shan also saw Ling Jing, showed a harmless smile, walked a few steps, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Ling, my nephew is really difficult to understand."
"Um?"
"It's just two hundred acres of land. If it's not enough for a village or a fortune, why is it like this?"
This is what Li Shan can't figure out. Why would Cui of Qinghe be so shameless for these things?
Today, both clan elders are present in Qinghe Xiaofang. It is obvious that Cui Hao is not the only one responsible for this matter.
Even for the sake of reputation, the Cui family of Qinghe should let go, let alone arrest and imprison the victim, torture him, beat him into a trick, and confuse right and wrong.
In addition, the Cui family of Qinghe also faces the risk of offending the prince's confidant Wei Zheng... It is really not worth the gain.
That Cui Bo was just a sideline, not a direct descendant, and no one in his father's generation was an official. It seems that his status in the clan was not high, and his reputation was not very good.
Ling Jing glanced at the people in front of the hall who were still arguing, and sneered in a low voice: "It's just for the sake of the fields."
Seeing that Li Shan was still confused, Ma Zhou on the side added: "It's not for the two hundred acres of land."
Like a bolt of lightning striking his head, Li Shan figured it out in an instant.
For thousands of years, in every dynasty and every generation, everyone in this nation and this country, from the emperors and generals to the common people, has always been limited to the land beneath their feet.
The aristocratic families are no exception. Because of their local power, their desire for land has a very high chance of success...especially after the war.
Cui Bo occupied the fields and kidnapped wives. Is this a special case?
impossible.
It is even possible that Cui Bo is an insignificant little shrimp, or a chess piece exploring the path.
The problem is not whether Cui Bo is willing or not, but whether the Cui family of Qinghe, who has probably annexed a large amount of civilian land, is not willing.
You must know that Liu Heitao revolted and borrowed tens of thousands of Turkic troops. Although Liu Heitai tried his best to prevent the Turkic soldiers from invading Beizhou, he was captured alive by Li Shan because of Yu Gushe, and eventually tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers entered Beizhou.
It is impossible that people like Fang Shilang who broke up their families are just an exception. Those fertile fields that have been passed down from generation to generation... are like pieces of fat placed on the lips of the rich and powerful.
What's more, in addition to Beizhou, there were also Jizhou, Shenzhou, Xingzhou, Zhaozhou... many small and medium-sized landowners were plundered by the Turks.
This is the truth why after everything was agreed upon, Cui Hao suddenly searched for Fang Silang and had him imprisoned and tortured.
Once this hole is opened, Fang Silang can ask Wei Zheng to make the decision, but what about the others?
Do you want Ms. Cui of Qinghe to vomit out all the fat that she has swallowed?
Even if only part of it is vomited, who vomits it? Who doesn’t?
It is convenient to simply designate Fang Silang as the leader of the rebels!
All kinds of thoughts flashed rapidly in Li Shan's mind, and he was still a little confused. Isn't Mr. Cui of Qinghe afraid of causing some trouble?
But at this moment, Li Shan no longer hesitated, stepped forward slowly, and gave a salute.
"Huairen?"
Facing Wei Zheng and Cui Xin's inquiries, Li Shan only smiled and his eyes fell on Li Daoxuan.
"Brother Daoxuan, I heard that Luozhou and Xiangzhou have been quite uneasy recently?"
Li Daoxuan was startled, then nodded, "I received a letter from Cheng Mingzhen, the general manager of Luozhou, yesterday. It's true."
"Tomorrow I and Mr. Ling will set off for Luozhou. Brother Daoxuan, why don't you go with us?"
Before Li Daoxuan had time to speak, Cui Hao's face changed drastically, and the clan elder who was sitting steadily exclaimed in surprise.