Yesterday afternoon, Zhao Yan ordered people to build some arbors to provide shade and rain for the spectators.
Her reputation spread throughout the city in a very short period of time.
For the first time, the reputation of an upright official, fair and selfless was attached to this young and beautiful woman.
Zhao Yan's appearance and every move she made aroused bursts of cheers from the onlookers.
The reputation of the city increased dramatically in a very short period of time.
The idea that Huang An gave to Zhao Yan, to a large extent, met the needs of the people in Feng'an City who urgently needed a Qingtian Grand Master.
The harder life is, the more negative the attitude towards the government will be, but similarly, the desire for honest officials will be stronger.
It was under such circumstances that Zhao Yan was pushed in front of the people of Feng'an City by Huang An.
This plan kills two birds with one stone.
It was one of the methods used to force the wealthy families in the city to go to the Zhao Family Martial Arts School with money to buy peace from Huang An.
But at the same time, it is also an excellent means to increase the majesty of City Lord Zhao Yan and create her selfless, fair and just image.
This good reputation has a great effect. At least in these short two days, some disciples from poor families in the city can't wait to go and do things for Zhao Yan.
This in itself is a plan to gather reputation, do things for the future, cultivate and search for available talents of our own.
Now it seems that the effect is remarkable, beyond Huang An and Zhao Yan's expectations.
Yesterday, Zhao Yan went to court to hear the case at seven in the morning, and stopped at six-thirty in the evening after the sun went down.
She got up earlier today and was already sitting here to judge the case at 6:30 in the morning.
She even planned to work overtime for a while today. She would not stop until the sky turned completely dark and she couldn't see clearly.
Tomorrow I will go to my martial arts gym for a while, where my junior brother will host a banquet, and then I will come back quickly and continue the investigation of the case.
Although the trial was very tiring, Zhao Yan was actually a little happy about it.
However, Huang An sent Liu Long with her letter that morning, which disrupted her original plan.
This evening, before dark, she must stop the case.
Tomorrow, from morning to evening, she would need to go to the Zhao Family Martial Arts School.
As for my brothers, they will start working early this morning.
Zhao Yan has now learned a large part of his junior brother's plan.
Moreover, her senses were very keen. The arrangements Huang An taught her in the envelope were very strange. Zhao Yan now even boldly guessed that the junior brother might take action against the Li family within a day or two.
This speed exceeded her expectations.
She thought that her junior brother would make a decision and would stay in Feng'an City for at least a week or two before attacking the Li family.
She really didn't expect that within three days of their arrival in Feng'an City, their junior brother would find a way to break the situation.
Recalling the instructions given to her by her junior brother in the envelope, Zhao Yan's eyes flashed, and she patiently finished the case at hand, and left the Yamen lobby on the pretext of eating and taking a short break.
Before leaving, he said a few words to his left and right, and then disappeared from the eyes of the people.
Many people were not surprised, and after staying for a while, they quickly left, calling their friends.
They didn't leave completely, but left temporarily so that they could go back to fill their stomachs and come back to watch the fun in the afternoon.
After all, it’s not that pleasant to watch the excitement while hungry.
Although there are many clever vendors outside the crowd, most people still don't want to spend their money.
This trial meeting greatly enriched the barren spiritual activities of the people in Feng'an City.
Gossip is human nature, and it is the nature of people to like to watch the excitement, and it is the same wherever they are placed.
Behind the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Zhao Yan found Yan Long, who had been busy with work, and sweat broke out on his forehead.
Zhao Yan and Yan Long are relatively familiar with each other.
As one of the two managers of Xialin Village, Yan Long's attitude towards Zhao Yan was the same as when he faced Huang An.
Before setting off in the morning, Huang An assigned him a task. He came here to help Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan naturally knew this too.
"Has everyone made arrangements?"
Zhao Yan got straight to the point, took a sip of herbal tea after sitting down, and asked directly.
Yan Long wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, the manpower has been planned. Here is the list!"
While speaking, he took out a piece of paper with names written on it from his arms and handed it over.
"The people on this list were provided to me by Mr. Chen Yu. They are all trustworthy brothers."
Yan Long saw Zhao Yan taking the list and added:
"It's just that I am a humble person and cannot use those warriors in the copper-skin realm. Before taking action at night, please give orders from Mr. Zhao to cooperate with my elder brother's plan."
Zhao Yan took a cursory glance and found that she was not surprised at all by Yan Long's request. Huang An had already explained this in the letter he sent her.
Of course she agreed.
She smiled at Yan Long and said:
"Don't worry, I will take care of this matter!"
After saying that, he collected the list directly.
Yan Long felt relieved after hearing this. Once again, he felt unbelievable and happy about the trust between Huang An and Zhao Yan.
He was prepared to face Zhao Yan's in-depth inquiries. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yan agreed directly without asking any questions.
What kind of trust is this?
Zhao Yan didn't know what Yan Long was thinking. His eyes flashed and he asked again:
"Is the money my junior brother gave you enough?"
When Yan Long heard this, he smiled and quickly waved his hands to refuse: "That's enough, that's enough!"
Zhao Yan was speechless when she saw Yan Long smiling from ear to ear. It was obvious that the amount of money given to him by his junior brother was definitely a lot.
Junior brother is good at everything, but the money he spends is too much. I will have to find some time to say a few words in the future and save some money.
She pinched her brow, waved her hand and said:
"Okay, you go down. Buy more meat for the brothers, good quality meat, buy more, and make sure they all have enough to eat. If you don't have enough money, just ask me to get it!"
There is still a very important task tonight, and the brothers cannot go hungry, so Zhao Yan also approves of Huang An's arrangement for Yan Long.
Yan Long chuckled, clasped his fists and said goodbye, then went to organize people to go shopping.
Zhao Yan stared at Yan Long's retreating back with thoughtful eyes.
"Junior Brother asked me to lead people to wait for him outside the City Lord's Mansion at four o'clock in the morning. Then I will judge a few fewer cases this afternoon and ask my brothers to rest more so as not to miss important events!"
With an idea in mind, Zhao Yan stood up directly and asked someone to bring him lunch.
Time flew by quickly, and it was already past three in the afternoon.
In the area where the Li family's mansion is located in the south of the city, Huang An and Chen Yu, wearing human skin masks, spread their legs and sat carelessly by the window on the second floor of a restaurant.
In front of the two of them, most of the table of sumptuous delicacies was placed.
"Brother, why should we go back?"
Chen Yu took advantage of a sip of tea to ask Huang An.
The two of them had already walked around the streets and alleys in the area where the Li family lived, and now they found a street restaurant for lunch.
"Go back after eating!"
Huang An laughed and drank the herbal tea in one gulp.
Chen Yu nodded. He didn't ask anything, lowered his head and started eating.
Huang An took Chen Yu to inspect the southern area of the city where the Li family lived. Except for the mansion that could only be entered by the core members of the Li family, they walked through all the other streets and alleys.
The most prosperous area in the south of the city is where the Li family lives.
This area is undefended, and there are usually small merchants and hawkers coming here to do small business in the streets.
The middle area is the Li family's mansion, which has tall walls and no inaccessible passages except the main entrance and several side doors.
Except for the core children of the Li family, ordinary people cannot enter places like the Li family's mansion.
Huang An was now taking Chen Yu with him. It was broad daylight again, so he naturally didn't go in. He just walked around the Li family's mansion and explored the topography near the mansion.
It is almost identical to the information in the map provided by Zhang Yi and others.
This proved that the route he planned in the morning to enter Li's Mansion at night was generally correct.
Now that he has conducted an on-site investigation and made some fine-tuning to make up for some small details, Huang An can feel relieved.
After the two of them finished eating, they paid and left directly, heading towards the Zhao Family Martial Arts School.
Halfway through, the two of them took off their disguises.
Chen Yule happily put away the human skin mask Huang An promised him, treating it as a treasure.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the main entrance of Zhao's martial arts gym.
Coincidentally, the team that went out to purchase had just returned, and Huang An and Chen Yu met them at the entrance of the martial arts gym.
A total of seven carts of supplies were pulled, two of which were fine grains in accordance with Huang An's requirements.
The other cars carried a lot of meat and vegetables.
Chen Qi was in charge of the purchasing team. He was very happy to see Huang An at the door and ran over immediately.
"Brother, we've almost finished shopping. The last batch of fresh vegetables and fruits will be delivered tomorrow..."
Chen Qi gave a brief introduction to Huang An.
"Have you made an appointment with the cook? How many people have you made an appointment with?"
Huang An was curious and asked a few questions.
"There are twenty-eight people in total, and we have taken care of the waiters in the kitchens of the two restaurants! They will be here early tomorrow morning, I guarantee they will be taken care of!"
Chen Qi patted his chest, full of confidence.
Upon hearing this, Huang An nodded with satisfaction.
Just as he was about to urge him to bring people in and place all the supplies, suddenly.
There was a rush of footsteps at the door of the martial arts gym behind him.
"Brother!"
It was Zhang Yi's voice. Huang An looked over and saw Zhang Yi coming in a hurry with two people. The faces of the three of them were not very good-looking.
The two people beside Zhang Yi were the guards who had arranged to guard the files and account books in the courtyard!
Why did they come here?
Did something happen to the account books and files?
Huang An's heart skipped a beat, and he turned around and waved to Chen Qi.
"You go in first!"
Chen Qi glanced at Zhang Yi and the others curiously, without asking any questions. After saying a few words, he urged his brothers to pull the cart into the martial arts hall.
"Brother! Something happened!"
Zhang Yi walked over and called again.
"What's wrong?"
"The turf in your small courtyard and part of the firewood pile were burned!"