After arguing with Yan Yong, the magistrate of Anling County, for a long time, Wang Zan, the head of the Anling Wang family, couldn't bear it any longer. He summoned the guards from the palace and wanted to capture Yan Yong on the spot.
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Fortunately, Wang Zan still had some sense in his heart. Even though he was filled with anger, he still endured it at the last moment.
After all, although Yan Yong came from a humble background, he is now the magistrate of Anling County, even if it is only in name; and although Wang Zan is a descendant of the Wang family with the surname Ji, he is still just a wealthy gentry.
, how can you fight with an official?
Glancing at King Su who was watching the show, Wang Zan pointed his finger at Yan Yong and shouted: "Come on, please ask Magistrate Yan out of the mansion!"
Indeed, although he could not do anything to Yan Yong in front of Zhao Hongrun, there was no problem in asking the latter to leave Wang Zan's residence.
No, as soon as Wang Zan finished speaking, the guards and guards gathered around Yan Yong and said unceremoniously: "May I please, Magistrate Yan?"
Just now, Yan Yong and Wang Zan were scolding each other, biting each other, bickering, red-faced, and excited faces.
He has never felt so happy.
Yes, he had been despised by the local nobles since he took up the post in Anling. Now he pointed at Wang Zan, the head of the most wealthy family in Anling, and cursed. Yan Yong felt that all the resentment accumulated in his heart in the past few years was vented today.
, every pore in the body is filled with joy.
"There is no need for you to invite me, I will leave on my own!" After saying that, Yan Yong turned to look at Wang Zan and cursed: "Wang Zan, this matter is not over! You, the Wang family, have lost money in the county warehouse, I will decide
I want you and the Wang family to spit out the national property they have swallowed up, and you and others are to be brought to justice!"
After saying that, he snorted coldly, and left with a sullen expression and a frown on his sleeves.
Looking at Yan Yong's back, Wang Zan pointed his finger at Yan Yong, his whole body was shaking, and he was so angry that he could not speak.
How could Yan Yong dare to speak to him like this?
"What a thief! What a thief!"
Wang Zan cursed in his heart.
He wished he could cut Yan Yong into pieces with a thousand knives, but since Zhao Hongrun was sitting in the hall at the moment, he didn't have the courage at all.
The most frustrating thing is this.
Looking at Wang Zan's livid face, Zhao Hongrun laughed secretly in his heart.
Just now I saw Yan Yong and Wang Zan fighting each other, which really gave Zhao Hongrun an inexplicable sense of superiority.
"Master Wang, I will take my leave for now."
Zhao Hongrun stood up and said goodbye to Wang Zan with a smile.
Although Wang Zan hated Zhao Hongrun so much in his heart, he had to force a smile at this moment and pretended to be respectful and said: "Wang sends His Highness off."
"No need."
After waving his hand, Zhao Hongrun left the hall with a smile.
Walking on the way to the gate of the mansion, Wei Jiao, the chief of the imperial guards, saw that there were no outsiders around, so he asked Zhao Hongrun in a low voice: "Your Highness, is there any hidden meaning in teasing Wang Zan like this?"
At this time, Zongwei Mu Qing was not with Zhao Hongrun because he was taking the injured refugees to treat the latter at the hospital in the city. At this moment, the only people around Zhao Hongrun were Wei Jiao, Lu Mu, Chu Heng, and Zhou Pusi.
Just people.
Zhao Hongrun had long since given up on Chu Heng's resourcefulness. This guy's head was also full of muscles. Zhao Hongrun didn't expect Chu Heng to suddenly have an idea. But for the other three, Zhao Hongrun still had high expectations for them.
"Wei Jiao, what I do must have deep meaning. You can think about it carefully and tell me your opinion before going to bed at night."
Hearing this, Wei Jiao opened his mouth but did not ask any more questions.
While they were talking, the group of them had already arrived at the gate of the mansion.
After walking out of the Wang family's house, Zhao Hongrun saw Yan Yong standing at the doorstep, seemingly in a daze.
Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, walked forward and asked, "Are you happy? Magistrate Yan?"
Yan Yong came back to his senses, turned to look at Zhao Hongrun, and said with a complex expression: "I have been serving in Anling for six years, and I have never been as happy as today... Thank you, Your Highness!"
"Do you want to thank me?" Zhao Hongrun's eyes flashed with a strange look, and he said with a smile but not a smile: "You have completely offended the Wang family." He deliberately emphasized the word "thoroughly" in his words.
Hearing this, a flash of panic flashed in Yan Yong's eyes for no reason, but then he gritted his teeth and whispered to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, I'm afraid of a long night and many dreams, let's go back to the county government first, and let the officer
Find this booklet and give it to His Highness."
Zhao Hongrun smiled calmly: "Okay, just follow what County Magistrate Yan said."
From the side, Wei Jiao looked at Yan Yong's expression and nodded as if he suddenly realized something.
He asked Lu Mu beside him in a low voice, and asked with a bit of complacency: "Lu Mu, do you understand?"
When Lu Mu heard this, he looked at Zhou Pu, who was smiling from beginning to end, and smiled without saying a word.
But Zhou Pu seemed to have seen something, and reminded Wei Jiao with a smile: "Don't rush to reply to His Highness, think about it again... For example, whether the Wang family is confident enough to fight against His Highness on their own, what if they
If you don’t have enough confidence, what will you do?”
"Well?"
He thought he had found the answer, but he didn't expect to hear Zhou Pu say this, and Wei Jiao was doubtful.
After a while of burning incense, Zhao Hongrun arrived at the county government office in Anling County under the leadership of Yan Yong.
In front of the county government office, Zhao Hongrun saw Zong Wei Mu Qing.
So Zhao Hongrun asked: "Mu Qing, how are the conditions of those refugees?"
Mu Qing shook his head regretfully and said: "Two of them are still in a coma, and as for the other one..." He did not continue, but his meaning was already clear.
After hearing these words, Yan Yong shrank his head subconsciously. He certainly understood why the refugees Zhao Hongrun and Mu Qing mentioned were seriously injured.
Fortunately, Zhao Hongrun now understood that Yan Yong was just a puppet and was too lazy to argue with him, so he took the lead and walked into the county government office.
As soon as he entered the county government office, Zhao Hongrun felt that something was wrong.
Because logically speaking, there must be officials and county soldiers on duty inside and outside the county government office, but right now, the county government office is empty.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Hongrun understood, shook his head and said: "Yan Yong, you are really a county magistrate..."
Yan Yong lowered his head in shame.
After a while, Yan Yong invited Zhao Hongrun to the front office.
To Zhao Hongrun's surprise, there was actually a government servant in the county government office at this moment. He looked quite strong and seemed to be waiting for Yan Yong.
Seeing this, Yan Yong asked the man: "Niu Zhuang, where are the people in the Yamen?"
"They all took leave."
Niu Zhuang looked like he was in the same category as Chu Heng. Hearing this, he said, "I heard them say privately that the county master has offended the Wang family."
"Oh..." Yan Yong sighed sadly, and then asked with a wry smile: "Why don't you leave?"
"I am alone, but I am not afraid of the Wang family." Niu Zhuang grinned and said: "When my mother was dying, she told Niu Zhuang not to forget the kindness of the county master to our Niu family. Wherever the master is, Niu Zhuang is also there.
Where!" he said, patting his chest.
"..." Yan Yong nodded silently, and suddenly saw Zhao Hongrun looking at him with a strange look, so he gave Zhao Hongrun a simple explanation.
It turned out that when Niu Zhuang's old mother was seriously ill, it was Yan Yong who used his own private money to treat her. Although the old woman eventually died because of her serious illness and refractory treatment, she repeatedly warned her before she died.
His son Niu Zhuang wants to repay this kindness.
Although Niu Zhuang seems to be a fool, he is quite righteous. No, all the officials and servants in the county government have disappeared, and he is the only one left.
But this incident made Zhao Hongrun greatly change his view of Yan Yong.
Zhao Hongrun guessed that maybe Yan Yong didn't want to be a good official, but he just couldn't help himself in Anling.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun praised Yan Yong for the first time so far: "It seems that you, the county magistrate, are not the most useless..."
Yan Yong nodded in agreement.
As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed, and those who can stay at this time are truly trustworthy.
"Niu Zhuang, go to Hou Yamen and inform your wife that a distinguished guest has arrived. Today, let her cook in person and prepare a table of delicious dishes for the distinguished guests." Guessing that the cook in the Taoist government office may have also run away, Yan Yong gave this order.
road.
"Okay." Niu Zhuang nodded and went to the back office.
A moment later, when Yan Yong was entertaining Zhao Hongrun in the front office, his wife came to the front office from the back office.
It was a chubby-looking woman, probably in her thirties, with a sad face and a package in her hand.
Behind him were a son and a daughter. The son was estimated to be seven or eight years old, and the daughter was probably only about four or five years old. Both sons were carrying baggage.
Seeing this, Yan Yong asked in shock: "What are you doing?"
I saw Yan saying bitterly: "Sir, let's not take this job anymore and go back to our hometown... When the people from the county government left, they told me that if I go against the Wang family, great disaster will happen."
"You..." Yan Yong's face turned red and he scolded: "You are short-sighted. Didn't you see that this distinguished guest is here?... Go and cook a table of dishes and stop talking about irrelevant things."
Mrs. Yan glanced at Zhao Hongrun, hesitated to speak, and then left with her children, probably to go to the kitchen to cook.
After that, Yan Yong was silent for a moment, left a message "Your Highness, please wait a moment", then got up and went to the back office.
After a while, he returned again, respectfully handed a dated book in his hand to Zhao Hongrun, and said: "Your Highness, ever since I came to serve in Anling County, this book has recorded the corruption and perversion of the law by the local nobles.
thing……"
Zhao Hongrun took the book and glanced at it casually, and saw that there were various evil deeds recorded in the book, such as forced buying and selling, bullying of men and women, enclosure and occupation of land, etc. Zhao Hongrun frowned when he saw it.
After only reading a few articles, Zhao Hongrun closed the booklet and put it in his arms. He did not dare to read any more, because if he continued to read, he was afraid that he would not be able to control his murderous intention and call in the Yanling Army or the Shangshui Army.
The nobles and gentry in Anling County were questioned one by one and their homes were confiscated.
He first wanted to understand the cause of the conflict between An Ling and Yan Ling, that is, the murder that occurred in a nearby hill.
"Do you know about the brothers Yan Yong, Gong Ying, and Gong Fu?"
Yan Yong nodded.
"Peng Yi, the county governor of Yanling County, said that you assisted that group of aristocratic children and forcibly abducted Gong Ying and Gong Fu brothers. Where are they now? In your county prison?"
Yan Yong shook his head and said truthfully: "His two brothers were taken away by Wang Chen, Zhao Xun, Zhao Tang and others, and their whereabouts are unknown."
Zhao Hongrun frowned and asked: "So, the murder case that day was between the Anling Wang family and the Anling Zhao family?"
Yan Yong hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded heavily.