They are dissatisfied with the foreign aristocratic family, and they are also dissatisfied with Fang Yuan.
Just share the benefits with foreign aristocratic families, so who do these local aristocratic families count?
"We must resist this!"
"Otherwise, Liaozhou's interests will have nothing to do with us in the future!"
Pei Yonghan was pacing back and forth and said in a deep voice.
His legs that were broken by Fang Yuan have almost recovered.
The doctor told him to walk slowly at this time, which would help him return to normal.
So Pei Yonghan was different from everyone else. He did not sit down and walked back and forth in the secret room.
"Not bad!"
"We must not only resist, but also appropriately reduce Fang Yuan's influence."
"As he becomes the governor of Liaozhou, our control over Liaozhou becomes weaker and weaker as his reputation grows. Maybe one day we will follow in the footsteps of the Xie and Lin families."
Liu Yongshou of the Liu family in Jie County is also here.
Similarly, Xue Wenbo of Fenyin Xue family is also there.
How come the Hedong tribe is missing from such a meeting?
"Let Duke Liu make the decision!"
Pei Yonghan immediately agreed.
"Let Duke Liu make the decision!"
The local aristocratic families exchanged glances and then agreed.
They have never thought of controlling Liaozhou, nor do they have the strength to control Liaozhou.
It has always been under the control of Liaozhou, the capital of the three tribes in Hedong, and they just drink some soup together.
The same is true now, just for their own benefit, they are in the same boat as the Hedong tribe.
"Then let's disgust those foreign aristocratic families first."
Liu Yongshou pondered for a moment and sneered.
Starting from those foreign aristocratic families, the ultimate goal is Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan established the Prefectural Academy and ignored the Liu family's status in the literary world of Jie County. This revenge has not yet been avenged.
Afterwards, everyone discussed a dirty trick to hurt others.
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Zhao Mansion, Chengdong District.
The newly moved Zhao Yuanzhi family.
As always, Zhao Yuanzhi took a few people to inspect Liaozhou City.
If you want to survive here, you must understand the situation in Liaozhou.
Originally, his plan was to establish a good relationship with the local aristocratic families in Liaozhou City, but he hesitated after learning that Fang Yuan was strong.
Rather than relying on the local aristocratic families, it is better to rely on the local governor.
The former is attachment and the latter is cooperation, with different meanings.
"Master, there are always people making trouble around our mansion these days."
The guard said respectfully.
"What's causing trouble?"
Zhao Yuanzhi was puzzled and stopped in front of the door.
As soon as he stopped, he smelled a hint of the scent of rice fields.
For a moment, Zhao Yuanzhi frowned slightly and looked around at the situation at the door.
Finally, a cleared mark was found in the blind spot under the stairs.
"Look, there are people here."
"This is not once or twice, it is already the third day since today."
"We walked around the mansion and found that there were several places where people had to poop and pee."
The guard said angrily.
They have never encountered such a disgusting situation before.
There are still people who like to poop and pee around other people's doorways. It's really disgusting.
"Three days... I'll ask some people to take turns on duty with you tonight to catch the thief!"
Zhao Yuanzhi frowned slightly, pondered for a moment and said.
It's been like this for several days, so I guess someone is targeting me.
"Yes."
The guard's respectful response should be.
Then Zhao Yuanzhi left and went to the commercial street in the north of the city.
He was very interested in the flow of people and the layout.
There is such a good place in Liaozhou City, which is really impressive.
He also came here a few days ago and found that there were still some vacancies here and wanted to open a shop here.
As soon as they arrived, Zhao Yuanzhi noticed that many people were looking at him, pointing, and whispering.
"Go and inquire about the situation."
Zhao Yuanzhi pretended not to know.
But he asked his entourage to inquire about the situation.
Then walk around the commercial street from beginning to end.
After nearly an hour, Zhao Yuanzhi returned to the entrance with a full harvest.
He lamented that the layout of the commercial street in the north of the city was wonderful, and all kinds of goods were in order.
Almost anything you want to buy can be bought here in Chengbei Commercial Street.
With this design, customers can buy whatever they want as long as they come here.
Originally, the customer only wanted to buy item A, because after coming here, he saw item B and bought it immediately.
This is a good place that is good for merchants and good for customers. It is really a very good place.
At this time, Zhao Yuanzhi also heard the news that Zhao Yuanzhi asked his entourage to inquire.
"Master, they are talking about us foreign families."
"It is said that Liaozhou does not need foreign aristocratic families, and foreign aristocratic families are not good things."
"They also say that our foreign aristocratic families are here to steal money from merchants and enslave ordinary people."
The attendant told the news he had inquired about one by one.
"It's been almost a month since we arrived in Liaozhou, why are we just getting this kind of news now?"
Zhao Yuanzhi frowned and scolded.
He pays great attention to inquiring about news and the situation in Liaozhou.
So after moving to Liaozhou, I asked the people in the house to pay attention to the situation in Liaozhou City.
Like today when I came to Chengbei Commercial Street and was criticized by so many people, the situation definitely did not happen in a day.
"We have paid attention to the situation in Liaozhou before, but we have never heard of such a thing."
Follow San San to respond.
"You go ask the Qian family and the Sun family and tell them that they found someone making trouble recently?"
Zhao Yuanzhi frowned, thought for a while and said.
He thought about how people were pooping and peeing around the mansion when he went out today.
Things shouldn't be such a coincidence, they all happened after Fang Yuan welcomed their top ten aristocratic families.
Maybe...
"Yes."
The entourage leaves.
Zhao Yuanzhi did not continue shopping and returned to the mansion.
He felt something was wrong. It was probably a local family that was secretly doing something secretly.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for almost all the merchants in the city to talk about them in three days.
Not long after, the entourage came back.
Also returning with him were the patriarchs of the Qian family and the Sun family.
"Did something happen?"
Both of them realized something was wrong.
It doesn’t matter if their family alone is disgusted.
But at the same time, it’s not right that all three of their foreign aristocratic families are disgusted.
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"I went to inspect the commercial street in the north of the city today and found that the merchants there were talking about us..."
Zhao Yuanzhi said in a deep voice.
Tell Sun Zhaofu and Qian Jiacheng what they discovered.
"Do you suspect it's those local aristocratic families in Liaozhou?"
Sun Zhaofu and the other two were immediately suspicious.
The matter must not be simple, otherwise Zhao Yuanzhi would not ask the two of them.
Since the matter is not simple, it is very likely that the local forces in Liaozhou are responsible.
After all, strictly speaking, the forces in Liaozhou City are now divided into governor Fang Yuan, local aristocratic families, and foreign aristocratic families.
There were some rangers a few days ago, but they were all driven away, and the remaining ones hid their identities or were recruited into Fang Yuan's hands.
Therefore, direct suspicion of Liaozhou’s local aristocratic families is the most likely suspicion.
"Just suspicion, but no evidence."
"I'm going to keep vigil tonight to see who is so bold as to cause trouble around my mansion!"
Zhao Yuanzhi said coldly.
When a man in his thirties is officially high-spirited.
"Why don't you tell Governor Fang in advance?"
Sun Zhaofu was quite mature, he thought about it and said.
In Liaozhou City, they still have to rely on Fang Yuan to survive better.
"We rely on Governor Fang for everything. Doesn't it mean that those local aristocratic families think we are easy to bully?"
Zhao Yuanzhi shook his head and said.
Although I and others have migrated here.
But he still has some strength, and it’s not like a sick cat can bully him whenever he wants.
"That's right."
Sun Zhaofu did not continue to persuade.
"How about we talk about whether to participate in community development?"
Qian Jiacheng interrupted at this time.
From the day they came out of the Governor's Mansion, the top ten aristocratic families had not yet held discussions.
At that time, they decided to wait and see the situation in Liaozhou City, and then discuss it when there were three to five days left.
"I went to Chengbei Commercial Street to see it. It was a very nice place."
"There is also the cement road in Liaozhou City, which will be a road that does not exist in the entire Tang Dynasty, and will definitely rise in the future."
"If we can take the lead in Liaozhou and own more land, I think we can cooperate."
Zhao Yuanzhi was the first to express his opinion.
He has made a thorough investigation of Liaozhou City and feels that it can rise.
"I think it's good, but I don't know how much money it will cost."
Qian Jiacheng nodded in agreement.
He took the initiative to raise this issue because he also had such thoughts.
But in the end, it is still a question of money. I am worried that I will not have enough money to build a community, and I am also worried that I will not make too much money.
"I'm not sure yet. I'll wait and see other counties in two days."
Sun Zhaofu thought for a while and said.
Liaozhou has one city and three counties. You can’t just focus on Liaozhou city.
There are three other counties, and we also need to check the situation.
"That's right, let's go eat first and talk while eating."
"Just stay here tonight and see who is so disgusting?"
Zhao Yuanzhi looked at the sky, stood up and said.
Soon, night falls.
Zhao Mansion closed the door of the mansion as usual.
But no one in the mansion slept, and the servants monitored various places throughout the night.
Time passed slowly, and in the middle of the night, Zhao Yuanzhi and others could no longer hold on, so they asked the servants to keep watch and then went back to sleep.
Around early morning.
Zhao Yuanzhi and others were awakened.
"Master, caught three bastards!"
Someone informed Zhao Yuanzhi.
Zhao Yuanzhi immediately asked someone to notify Sun Zhaofu and Qian Jiacheng.
In the Zhao Mansion living room, three men were caught and beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen.
"Who ordered you?"
Zhao Yuanzhi and the others sat down and asked.
"No one is instructing me!"
"I just don't like you foreign families!"
"The foreign aristocratic families are not good people. Get out of here. You are not welcome in Liaozhou!"
Among the three, a younger man vomited blood heavily and had a hard time breathing.
"You dare to cause trouble without anyone instructing you?"
"Hit me, hit me hard!"
Zhao Yuanzhi didn’t believe it.
Judging by the way the three of them are dressed, they are just ordinary people.
It was unlikely that ordinary people would dare to cause trouble without instructions. Zhao Yuanzhi didn't believe it.
Similarly, Sun Zhaofu and Qian Jiacheng didn't believe it either, and watched as the three of them were beaten by the servants.
"Damn foreign family, if you dare, beat me to death!"
"You guys just want to enslave us ordinary people, you will not die in peace!"
The young man roared.
If his hands and feet were not tied, he would still want to attack Zhao Yuanzhi and the others.
"Stubborn!"
"Enter them well and be careful not to beat them to death!"
Zhao Yuanzhi snorted coldly.
It is rare to find such a tough person.
He wasn't sure if it was the local family's instigation.
But his intuition felt that the local family was secretly up to something.
Therefore, we entertain these three people well, but we cannot kill them.
After saying that, Zhao Yuanzhi and the others left and handed them over to the servants for torture.
"Very stubborn. I hope it's not the fault of a local family."
Sun Zhaofu said with a serious face.
If it was a local aristocratic family that was responsible, then they had spent a lot of money.
"Let's talk about it, let's communicate with the other seven aristocratic families."
Zhao Yuanzhi also said calmly.
He didn't expect the three of them to be so tough after being caught.
Generally speaking, if they are discovered, they will quickly admit that it is their fault and reveal the person behind the scenes.
But they didn't, they were still so stubborn.
Whether it is their spontaneous behavior or the instigation of a local family, it is not a good thing.
The night passed like this.
The three people who were caught still didn't find any workers and were detained in the woodshed.
When Zhao Yuanzhi was wondering whether it was the local family's instigation and whether it was time to release him, someone made trouble outside the mansion.
"What's going on?"
Zhao Yuanzhi was stunned for a moment, then stood up immediately.
"You want us to release him!"
"Say we have no right to detain people at will!"
The guard reports the situation.
Zhao Yuanzhi and the other two looked at each other.
It was not easy to think of this immediately.
There must be a local family controlling it behind the scenes.
Without them, this matter would not have been discovered so quickly.
Soon, Zhao Yuanzhi and the other three walked out to the door and saw groups of people surrounding them.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Yuanzhi and the others were even more certain that they were secretly instigated by the local family.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to mobilize so many people at once to surround the gate of the state capital.
"Let them go, let them go, let them go!"
"Why are you detaining people? Who do you think you are?"
"Damnable foreign families, get out of Liaozhou City, we don't welcome you in Liaozhou City!"
The people were filled with indignation.
Hundreds of people were chanting for his release.
The people were so angry that they felt like they were about to rush into the Zhao Mansion.
"Quick, go ask Governor Fang!"
Zhao Yuanzhi immediately ordered a close aide to inform Fang Yuan.
Then he walked out and walked in front of everyone.
"Quiet, quiet, everyone, please be quiet. I am Zhao Yuanzhi, the head of the Zhao family."
Zhao Yuanzhi said loudly.
Raise your hands and press down, hoping that the people will calm down.
But,
"Let them go!"
"Let him go immediately!"
The people were excited and did not sell Zhao Yuanzhi's account.
I don’t know who it was, but he took off his shoes and threw them directly at Zhao Yuanzhi.
Zhao Yuanzhi and Fang Yuan were not in time and were hit in the face, and the scene suddenly became quiet.
"Presumptuous!"
Sun Zhaofu was stunned at first, then became furious.
As branch clan leaders, they also have considerable status. When have they been made trouble like this?
Everyone in the Zhao Mansion was also furious, and immediately rushed to the people to seek justice for Zhao Yuanzhi.
"Stop!"
Zhao Yuanzhi immediately stopped them.
If we really fight with these people, we have fallen into the trap of a local family.
At that time, I and others are justified, but it cannot be justified, and they may be expelled from Liaozhou. That would be a real shame.
"What a bully, you want to hit us!"
"The people who captured us still want to beat us. It's going to cause chaos!"
"A foreign family is also showing off its power in Liaozhou, but our Liaozhou is still bloody."
"Brothers, rush with me, crush the foreign dogs, and save our people."
Among the common people, some people were shouting with enthusiasm.
They walked to the front and wanted to rush towards Zhao Yuanzhi and the Zhao Mansion.
Zhao Yuanzhi looked at the menacing people, his face turned ugly and he stepped back step by step.
There were hundreds of people at the scene, and there were only about thirty people in his entire house, so they couldn't stop him.
Seeing that they were getting more and more excited and seemed about to rush towards him, Zhao Yuanzhi wanted to go back and close the door.
But at this time.
A group of state officials are coming from afar.
After seeing the state officials appear, Zhao Yuanzhi and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
Presumably it was Fang Yuan who came, even if it wasn't Fang Yuan, the crisis was barely resolved.
It’s so abominable that these people have been incited to be so terrible, abominable local families!
Seeing the appearance of state officials, the excited people gradually calmed down.
"With so many people gathered here, are they trying to cause trouble?"
Fang Yuan walked over with a sullen face.
After receiving the report, he felt something was wrong, so he personally led the team over.
More than a hundred people surrounded Zhao Yuanzhi's residence, which was no simple matter.
"Lord Governor, these foreign families are detaining us ordinary people!"
Several people who were excited just now said angrily.
Among the crowd, a staggering old woman walked out.
"Lord Governor, my son was kidnapped by a foreign family named Zhao."
The old woman said with tears in her eyes.
She was stooped and looked very pitiful.
"Don't worry, I will give you justice."
Fang Yuan frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.
The word "foreign family" made Fang Yuan feel that something was wrong.
The three Zhao, Qian, and Sun families moved to Liaozhou for about a month, while the other seven families only moved to Liaozhou for three days.
They all seem to be responsible for each other. They didn't do anything, but they were labeled as a foreign family.
Will the original families be labeled as local aristocratic families?
"Prefect Fang, I caught those three people defecating and peeing around my mansion for several days."
Zhao Yuanzhi quickly interrupted.
If he didn't speak, he was worried that Fang Yuan would be biased towards them.
Are these unreasonable people really disgusting and unreasonable?
"Then you also release them first!"
Fang Yuan frowned again and said in a deep voice.
He is still pooping and peeing around other people's mansions, are he still a child?
"Yes!"
Zhao Yuanzhi was very unhappy.
But I also understand that people should be released.
He has no power to detain people, especially when Fang Yuan comes.
No matter how unhappy we are, we can talk about it after releasing the person.
The mood of the people gradually stabilized, but they still stared fiercely at Zhao Yuanzhi and others.
Soon, Zhao Yuanzhi's people came back, but the three people who were detained were not brought out.
Instead, he looked panicked and whispered something in Zhao Yuanzhi's ear.
Zhao Yuanzhi's expression suddenly changed, and he glanced at the person who reported the message in panic.
"What's going on?"
"Where are the people? Let them out!"
"Let him go, let him go, let him go immediately!"
Among the common people, some people were booing loudly.
It seems that Fang Yuan and the state officials are not present.
Fang Yuan frowned slightly and was about to scold them to shut up.
But at this time, Zhao Yuanzhi walked quickly to Fang Yuan.
"Prefect Fang, those three people were poisoned to death."
"I swear I didn't poison them, and I had no reason to poison them."
Zhao Yuanzhi spoke in a low tone and lowered his voice.