Chapter 160: Cutting the weeds without eradicating the roots, the spring breeze will bring forth new growth
Si Qing had taken action that day, cooperating with Gou Shuo's curse, and wanted to assassinate Tie Tang.
However, Tie Tang used the Twenty-Eight Constellations Formation to crack it, but failed.
This scene naturally fell in Li Qingwan’s eyes.
At that time, she used the great magical power of "One God to Divide" to deceive everyone present, thinking that she was out chasing others and was not at the scene.
In fact, Li Qingwan never left from the beginning to the end, looking at the overall situation and the whole city.
Si Qing missed a hit, and he and Gou Shuo evacuated early, and did not get trapped in the subsequent liquidation.
But what happened to Tie Tang could not be hidden from Li Qingwan.
After a little investigation, she found out the whole story clearly, including everything that happened in the outer world, which could not be concealed by her methods.
So she summoned Tie Tang today because she wanted to see the consciousness of this person who was at the peak of his powers.
"Does Your Excellency know that Si Qing teamed up with many aristocratic families to make alchemy with others?" Tie Tang bowed slightly and resumed his identity as the chief catcher of Yuncheng, no longer the top talent.
"I didn't know at first, but now I understand."
"Then what do you plan to do?"
"Do you have evidence?"
Tie Tang hesitated and pondered for a moment, "You can call the hostages present that day to testify. There were hundreds of people from poor families at that time. It must not be difficult to obtain evidence."
"There were 497 people in total. These people either didn't know who they were being captured by, or they had been bribed by them.
If you want to ask them to testify... I'm afraid you will be disappointed."
"How is that possible?" Tie Tang couldn't believe it.
"The power Si Qing unites with those aristocratic families is so great that it is unimaginable in terms of strength and influence.
Even I... have to make concessions, there is not much I can't do.
What's more.
Outside the territory and within the sky is a lawless place. It is the default rule of their respective families. It is not that easy to break it.
It’s almost impossible for you to make a fuss about this matter.”
"Then according to your words..."
Li Qingwan smiled slightly, "It is extremely evil to use people to make elixirs, but now that they cannot be convicted, you and I can only stare at them.
But Si Qing secretly attacked the talented people and court officials, but this has actually happened."
After all, it came back to Si Qing, and Tie Tang understood.
"Sir, do you want to use my hand to kill Si Qing?"
"Killing Si Qing will offend Si Guangji. If you were Si Guangji, what would you do?"
Si Guangji, the general of Jiangdu Prefecture Zhenxi, far surpasses Tie Tang in terms of strength, power, official position, rank, connections, and knowledge.
Tie Tang thought for a while and walked slowly in the hall, talking as he walked.
"If I were Si Guangji, and I heard that a top genius killed his own clan brother, I would have only two choices.
Either pretend that nothing happened and make peace with that person.
Either take revenge, kill them all, and eradicate the roots.
But if I reconcile with Tianjiao, I can’t guess whether the other person is sincere or fake.
Now I can still rely on the power in my hands and my own strength to subdue that genius.
But if I wait until one day...that genius grows up and he comes to settle accounts with me, I will have no choice but to wait for death.
Therefore, the road to reconciliation is unworkable, and the only option is to take the second road.
Then I will use the connections and power in my hands to oppress that genius as much as possible, making him anxious and helpless.
Then summon the masters, plot secretly, find the right time, and kill that person completely to avoid future troubles."
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Li Qingwan clapped and smiled and said, "Yes, yes, if I were him, there are probably only two ways to go.
So...are you still going to kill Si Qing now?
If you want, I can give you the power to go to Si's house to pick up criminals.
However, Si Qing is Si Qing, and the Si family is the Si family. The two are not the same.
Whether Si Qing is killing people or using people to make elixirs, he has nothing to do with the Si family, especially with the General Zhenxi."
Tie Tang stopped and was silent for a long time, and finally said, "Let's let him go for now, and wait until the day when he is uprooted, and then we can settle the matter together."
"If you think so...that's the best!"
Li Qingwan leaned on the phoenix chair with a sad look on her face, "The corrupt officials in this world can be killed endlessly.
In the big dye vat of officialdom, if a group of people are killed, the new successors will be polluted sooner or later.
Even if it’s you and me, who can guarantee that we will never make a mistake?
Maybe we will meet again in ten years or a hundred years, and one party has gone deep into prison, waiting for execution.
Wealthy families such as the Si family, the Gou family, and the Ji family are deeply rooted in the local area and have mountains at their backs. To overthrow them will not be achieved in a short time.
And if you want to take action, you have to uproot it, leaving no chance for a resurgence.
When you are in Yuncheng, you should have heard about the Inspector Su in You County, right?
As soon as he took action, he wiped out the entire family of the magistrate of Youxian County. Beheading them and banishing them was equivalent to completely removing a cancer.
If he wanted to deal with someone alone, he could actually take action long ago, but Inspector Su had been holding back for a long time, and once he took action, it would be a thunderous strike.
This is the true medicine that cures the disease and treats the root cause.
If you kill one Si Qing, there will be thousands of Si Qings in the Si family.
Only by uprooting the entire Si family can evil be killed from the root."
Tie Tang nodded and strongly agreed with Li Qingwan's statement. There are pros and cons of some things that you don't need to do. You can get a glimpse of the whole picture just by looking at them.
He also wants to be a knight who enjoys vengeance, but his strength does not allow him to do so.
Before you have the power to dominate the world, no matter who you are, you can only make gradual progress within the rules and regulations.
Transgressing the rules will lead to death.
"What your Excellency said is absolutely true, but I am here today... and I have something to tell you."
"Tell me about it."
"The lower official wants to apply for the position of supervisor, patrol hunting on behalf of heaven, punish rape and eradicate evil."
"You?"
"The chief of the Inspection Department has arrested you, and you will be transferred to the inspectorate? Be careful that He Changsheng puts a sack on you in the middle of the night." Li Qingwan seemed to have thought of something happy, and kept giggling.
Tie Tang said helplessly, "I am not a powerful person like you, nor do I have the financial background of Tian Wen.
Now that I have offended the Si family, I can only become an inspector to temporarily avoid disaster."
Li Qingwan calmed down and tilted her head to think for a moment.
"Qiu Zhengyang will be back soon. I will inform him of this matter and check your financial background first.
The rest of the business... will be postponed for later!"
After leaving the county government residence, Tie Tang returned to the Clinic.
The small courtyard where he, Tian Wen, and Wang Andao lived was already filled with a mountain-sized pile of congratulatory gifts.
Some of them were given to Tietang and some to Tianwen. They are all valuable items.
There are many wealthy families in Qingshui City, and they have all offered their olive branches to the two of them.
Even if Tie Tang didn't get the talent, the controllers of these wealthy families are all like old foxes.
They will not look down upon it at all, they know what the peak represents.
At this time, if you pull Tie Tang, it will be a help in times of need. Compared with the icing on the cake, the benefits will be ten times more?
On the contrary, Tianwen, because of the background of Daleiyin Temple, many people just showed their kindness and did not express much.
It is impossible to compete with Daleiyin Temple for people, but if Tianwen is willing to bear the name of a worshipper and elder, then no one will refuse.
Tian Wen was sitting in the small courtyard at this time, with Wang Andao and Ke Xin beside him.
A white jade tea table was placed in front of the three of them, with a complete set of emerald green tea sets placed on it. The teapot was steaming, and the jasper tea cups contained light yellow tea soup, reflecting the sky.
The willow trees in the courtyard are lush and green, and the branches sway with the breeze, accompanied by the thick smell in the air, which is very free and comfortable.
As soon as he saw Tie Tang come in, Tian Wen immediately stood up and kept chattering.
"How did you cultivate? How did you break through to the Dragon Origin Realm? Don't you need to condense the golden body?
I have been suffering from this Dharmakaya these past few days. I never imagined that it would be so difficult to cast a golden body."
The Dharmakaya of the Great Sun Tathagata is a golden body with the highest talent. Naturally, it is not that simple to cultivate. With Tianwen's qualifications, it is just scratching one's head and scratching one's head, and practicing hard for a long time.
"I have no talent, how can I cultivate a golden body?" Tie Tang sat down with a smile, picked up a cup of tea, raised his head and drank it in one gulp.
"What did the Sheriff say?" Wang Andao knew what Tie Tang was doing and that it was related to his brother's life and fortune.
Tie Tang shook his head, "It's pretty much what I expected, but I didn't expect the people of the Si family to be so powerful that they could cover the sky.
He actually bribed all the children from poor families. Finding evidence of their crimes is not that simple.
Even if they are found, we may not be able to do anything to them because of the lawless place."
"What about the supervisor..."
"The county governor didn't seem to stop it, but...she shouldn't be able to interfere much in this kind of thing. It mainly depends on the wishes of the Inspection Department and the Supervisory Hall.
Just wait a few days and see what the result will be."
Everything is just as Tie Tang expected.
When Li Qingwan summoned Qiu Zhengyang, who had returned, and He Changsheng, he told Tie Tang about applying for the Supervisory Committee...
The two immediately had a quarrel!
Qiu Zhengyang was the first to secretly rejoice, and readily agreed without even thinking about it.
A person who is at the top of his physical body wants to take the test as an inspector. Even if he is as arrogant as the inspector, there is no reason to refuse.
As long as he can pass the assessment process, the door will be opened for related matters.
But He Changsheng was not happy.
The genius he raised with his own hands now wanted to turn around and jump to the 'hostile side'. This made him so angry that the three corpses jumped, without any sign of agreement.
As the county governor, Li Qingwan does not have much power to intervene in this kind of matter.
She can transfer the manpower of the Inspection Department and the Supervisory Hall at will, but if she appoints positions... it is not something she can decide.
Not to mention that every supervisory envoy must be audited by the Supervisory Palace, and even Wu Mu and the Three Lords may intervene and inquire.
There are too many big shots involved here, so many that even a county governor is nothing.
Seeing He Changsheng who was extremely dissatisfied, Li Qingwan just asked him lightly and asked him to calm down.
"It's okay for your Inspection Department to protect Tietang, but what position do you plan to give him? Now that he has offended the Si family and others, can the Inspection Department dare to protect him from death?"
He Changsheng suddenly lost his temper, what kind of position can he give?
The total number of head catchers is almost the limit. If it reaches the top, it will be recommended to the county catcher position, but it may not be successful.
You can’t say that he won’t be the commander-in-chief and will give it to Tie Tang, right?
As for the relationship between the Si family and others and Tie Tang, he has also secretly found out some information in the past few days. It is not something that can be settled easily.
The Qingshui County Inspection Department... may not be able to protect Tie Tang.
However, the Qingshui County Inspection Department is not good, and there is also the Jiangdu Prefecture Inspection Department. If it doesn't work, we will go to the Chaoge Inspection Department. How can we still protect one of our own?
"I have to report this matter. Qiu Zhengyang, don't be too happy too early. Tie Tang is from our Inspection Department. He has a good foundation and a great appearance. The superiors will not let him go easily."
Qiu Zhengyang's face, which was originally full of pain and deep hatred, now smiled like a flower, "Oh my, this matter is not something I can decide.
You can't stop a person from becoming an inspector himself. It's not like I'm forcing him to take the exam, right?"
"Go away!" He Chang was so angry that he trembled and walked away.
One day later.
The results are in.
Quite unexpected.
The attitude of the Supervisory Office is ambiguous, neither prohibiting nor making things difficult, and everything is handled according to procedures.