The yamen servant hurriedly walked over and carried Tang Hao to a side room for treatment.
"Hao'er!"
Governor Tang He was heartbroken and hurried to the side room to check on Tang Hao's injury.
"You deserve it, this is what you deserve."
"People are doing it, God is watching, this is retribution."
Everyone applauded, and no one felt pity for Tang Hao.
When Wang Yang saw this, he could only look helpless.
Tang Hao's Confucianism and Taoism cannot be promoted, and he will not be able to participate in the palace examination in the future.
Unless Tang Hao has strengths in other areas or is promoted by a high-ranking official, it is absolutely impossible for him to serve as a high-ranking official in the imperial court.
Du Ning said to Wang Yang: "Master Wang, please investigate the truth of the corruption case in Hedao Prefecture as soon as possible, severely punish corrupt officials, and give justice to our fellow villagers in Nanping Prefecture. I take my leave."
"Everyone, let's go."
After Du Ning finished speaking, Li Changsheng and other students left the court together.
The people outside also dispersed.
"Humph!"
Wang Yang had a gloomy face and felt very unhappy.
He was obviously in his own court, but Du Ning showed off his power.
"Quit!"
Wang Yang gave an order, and with the "mighty" sounds from the government officials, the door of the court slowly closed.
In the side room of the Yamen.
Tang Hao woke up and saw that his father was also there, with a look of surprise on his face.
"Dad, why are you here?"
"My father has been in the Yamen today. What happened in the courtroom was clearly seen by my father behind the screen."
When Tang Hao heard this, he burst into tears.
"Dad! My child is useless. My child has disgraced you. This is all Du Ning's fault. It was he who shattered my literary courage."
"From now on, my child's Confucianism and Taoism will stop here. There is no possibility of promotion anymore, dad! You must avenge my child. I have never suffered such a shame and humiliation!"
Tang Hao regretted it endlessly. If it weren't for being too proud and complacent, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
His heart was filled with resentment towards Du Ning, his fists were clenched tightly, and his eyes were about to burst.
Seeing Tang Hao like this, Tang Hedu was also furious.
"Don't worry, Hao'er. It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years. Let's let that villain Du Ning run wild for the time being. If there comes a time, I will make Du Ning pay ten times the price to repay you for the humiliation you suffered today!" Tang Hedu's eyes flashed.
Showing deep hatred.
Wang Yang came over and said to Tang Hao: "You underestimated Du Ning. If you could have been calmer at that time, you would not have fallen into Du Ning's aggressive tactics, and you would not have been crushed by Du Ning."
"This is all because Du Ning is plotting against me. If I don't avenge this revenge, I, Tang Hao, will never be a human being!" Tang Hao said fiercely.
"The most important thing right now is not how to take revenge, but we should find a way to suppress the corruption of money and money in Hedao Mansion, otherwise we will not be able to explain to the people of Nanping Mansion." Wang Yang said solemnly.
"Haha, Mr. Wang, don't worry too much. We are a government agency. Are we still afraid of these untouchables?"
Governor Tang He said with contempt: "As long as we deny it, and they don't have enough evidence, if someone dares to take the lead in making trouble, we can directly send troops to suppress it."
"But now not only the river embankments in Nanping Prefecture have collapsed, but also the river embankments in other counties have been washed away by the river water. If this matter is reported to the imperial court, no one will believe it if they say that your Hedao Prefecture is not corrupt."<
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Wang Yang said very seriously: "Now that the crown prince's position is vacant, all the princes are competing. If other princes find out about this, it will definitely become an excuse to attack the Eight Wise Kings. If the Eight Wise Kings miss the crown prince's position, you
Not only will you lose your hat, but your head may also be moved."
Tang Hedu's face suddenly turned pale. Although the Eight Wise Kings were known as wise, they would not be merciful when doing things. No one who deserved to be killed would be spared alive.
It is conceivable that once this matter affects the Eight Wise Kings' fight for heir apparent, they will all be doomed.
"We must suppress this matter at all costs, and we cannot let it affect the Eight Sage Kings' fight for the crown prince position. Our Hedao Mansion is under the control of the Yamen, and Hedao Mansion is a subordinate of the Yamen, so Mr. Wang, we are on the same rope.
You must help me suppress the grasshoppers." Tang Hedu prayed.
Wang Yang said in a deep voice: "It's all your fault for being too greedy. If it weren't for you, how could the river break down the dam? You kill the goose to get the eggs, and in the end you end up harming others and yourself, so much so that this officer is also implicated. If it weren't for the fact that you are
For the sake of filial piety, I have already sent you to the Ministry of Punishment for conviction."
"I know I made a mistake, please forgive me."
Governor Tang He lowered his head and said: "If Mr. Wang can suppress this matter, I would like to honor you with another three hundred thousand taels of silver."
"Okay, it's a deal."
Wang Yang nodded gently, his face calm, but his heart was quite excited.
Three hundred thousand taels of silver, this is not a small amount.
"Master Tang, you must immediately send a message to the rivers in the county, asking them to calm down recently. They cannot provoke a civil uprising in any case. As long as they can suppress the local area, we can solve other problems and it will be easy to solve them." "Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I will definitely inform the river officials to prevent them from misbehaving, so as not to affect Nanping Fucheng."
"Very good." Wang Yang nodded with satisfaction.
Tang Hedu said to Tang Hao: "Now is an extraordinary time. You should restrain yourself recently and stop doing impulsive things, otherwise our family will have to finish it."
"Yes, I understand." Tang Hao nodded seriously.
…………
It rained heavily for several days.
Students from Hanyi Society have been suing Hedao Mansion for many days, but there is still no news from the yamen.
This made the people of Nanping Mansion feel very anxious. If Wang Yang wanted to suppress this matter wholeheartedly, he would delay it again and again.
"Nanping Wenbao" published this story, but due to the recent heavy rainfall, many fewer people went to the Wen Yuan to buy newspapers.
The number of customers in teahouses and wine shops is also less than usual.
Most people stayed at home and waited for the rain to pass before discussing again.
People in several counties under the jurisdiction of Nanping Prefecture suffered. Many people were homeless and had no choice but to go to other places to seek refuge with relatives.
At the same time, many scholars in the county sued Hedao Prefecture at the local county government, but they were suppressed by the county government officials.
Seeing that the county government was deliberately delaying the decision, scholars from the county rushed to the Nanping government office in the rain to sue the county's Hedao government.
On the surface, Wang Yang agreed to accept the case, but he only asked the scholar who complained to return to his residence to wait for good news. On the surface, he tried to comfort and persuade him, but in fact he did not take any action.
As more and more people from the county came to complain, Wang Yang thought that it was not an option to continue like this.
So Wang Yang led the government officials to go to Hedao Mansion to "investigate" all the officials in Hedao Mansion.
This made the people feel a little comforted, thinking that Wang Yang was the prefect of Nanping Prefecture after all. If he did nothing, why should he be the prefect?
However, this investigation lasted for several days, and no results were announced.
If anyone went to inquire, the government officials would use the excuse that Wang Yang was investigating and turn them away.
Many people are angry, but there is nothing they can do.
The first day of April.
The weather rarely clears up.
Du Ning, Li Changsheng and others came to the Yamen again and asked Wang Yang about the progress of the Hedao Mansion case.
The Yamen servant invited everyone to sit in the living room at the back and served them tea.
"Young masters, please be patient. Our master will come to see you after finishing the official documents."
After the yamen officer finished speaking, he exited the living room.
Everyone looked at the tea on the table, but no one was in the mood to drink it.
"So many days have passed, and the Hedao Mansion case has not been investigated yet. Wang Yang really intends to protect Hedao Mansion."
"Officials protect each other. If Wang Yang wants to save a river house, he has many methods."
"Many people have come to inquire before, but most of them returned without success. No one knows whether Wang Yang went to investigate."
Everyone was talking quietly.
Before I knew it, it was already noon.
Still no Wang Yang came, which made everyone a little impatient.
The yamen servant brought the food to everyone and said to everyone: "Young gentlemen, if you don't mind, please have a light meal in the yamen and please wait for a while."
Everyone looked at the food brought by the yamen. Everyone had a bowl of white rice, a portion of green vegetables, and a portion of tofu.
Everyone sneered. As a powerful man, Wang Run spends a lot of money.
Now in this yamen, Wang Yang pretends to be so incorruptible.
Everyone was just a few cents away from being moved by the prefect’s feelings.
"Eat! If you don't eat, it's free."
"That's right, I'm hungry anyway."
"Hmm...it tastes good..."
Everyone had lunch and then continued waiting in the living room.
to afternoon.
All the students in the Hanyi Society are waiting so impatiently.
"How long does Wang Yang want us to wait? Is he just going to leave us here like this?"
"Wang Yang wants us to be rejected! He just deliberately made us wait in the living room to delay time."
"I'm afraid that while we are sitting here waiting, Wang Yang doesn't know where he is taking a nap!"
Everyone complained, and some even gnashed their teeth, knowing that this was Wang Yang's method, but there was nothing they could do about it.
"The prince has arrived!"
A voice came from outside.
I saw Wang Run coming to the living room and bowing his hands to everyone: "Brother Li, Mr. Du, and all the literary friends of Hanyi Club, it's been a long time since we last seen each other."
"Brother Wang Run."
"Prince."
Everyone in Hanyi Club stood up and returned the gift.
"I'm really sorry. My father has been busy investigating Hedao Mansion in the past few days and cannot come to receive guests. Please bear with me."
Wang Run apologized to everyone, but his expression showed no sincerity, and he walked to the main seat and sat down.
Everyone looked at each other in shock. The prefect Wang Yang did not wait, but Wang Run waited.
The atmosphere suddenly changed.
We are waiting for the prefect, what are you doing here as an unrelated person? This is a government office, not your home!
What upset everyone the most was that Wang Run sat directly in his father's seat.
However, because Wang Yang and Wang Run have a father-son relationship, it is difficult for everyone to criticize them.