The atmosphere in the Ouyang family's hall was very strange.
Obviously something happened that made both of them very angry, but the head of the Ouyang family and Yizhou Zhizhou Lan Liqun were discussing the fragrance of tea with great interest.
After some compliments, the head of the Ouyang family finally couldn't sit still.
The other party must be the Lord Zhizhou of Yizhou. Although the starting point is just for self-interest, and as one of the three major families in the city, in the end, he is just a common man, and he has to bow his head when he should.
"Master Lan, I feel that if this matter is not handled properly, it will be very painful for us." Putting down the tea bowl in his hand, the head of the Ouyang family said softly.
"It hurts the muscles and bones? The words of the head of the Ouyang family are quite meaningful." Lan Liqun said casually with a faint smile.
"The Ouyang family's tavern was smashed, which was a big loss to the Ouyang family, and it was a loud slap in the face to the Ouyang family. But no matter what the reason was, the tavern was just a profit-making place. The tavern was destroyed.
If you smash it, it’s the other party’s fault.”
"However, the matter of the guard captain being beaten is different. If we really want to argue, the other party is the reasonable party. The duty of the state city guard is to guard the gate of the state city, interrogate people passing by, and ensure the safety of the state city.
But there is no power to charge horses to enter the city."
"If the other party is a child of an ordinary wealthy family, if they are imprisoned, the matter will be over. But if their background is too big and the state government cannot afford it, once the Yizhou guards charge the horse entry fee
If it breaks out, it will involve many problems."
After saying this, the head of the Ouyang family stopped and smiled faintly.
Some words don’t need to be said clearly, everyone understands them.
Lan Liqun fiddled with the tea bowl in his hand, and his expression gradually became serious.
When he first instructed the city guards to collect various fees, he was also worried that one day he would be investigated and punished. But as the weather calmed down day by day, and the large amounts of white money came into his pocket, this worry gradually disappeared.
The smoke disappeared.
Today, after being prompted by the Ouyang family leader, the long-forgotten string in Lan Liqun's heart suddenly tightened. If this matter were to be brought up, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty and the style of the current emperor, he would not only be injured.
The yarn is not guaranteed. To put it seriously, it is not impossible for people to fall to the ground.
But if he just let these people go and pretended that nothing had happened, Lan Liqun would feel extremely unwilling.
Aside from the fact that the guard captain is his brother-in-law, the guard team is part of the state government. As the magistrate of Yizhou, the people of the state government were beaten with whips like dogs. This is not just a whipping of the state city guards. This whipping
The one who was beaten was the entire state government, and the one who was beaten was the face of himself, the governor of Yizhou.
Putting down the tea bowl in his hand, Lan Liqun stared at the Ouyang family master for a while before speaking.
"According to the wishes of the Ouyang family, how should this matter be handled more appropriately?"
Hearing Lan Liqun ask himself this question, the head of the Ouyang family laughed in his heart. It seemed that he had set the stakes correctly. The other party was already willing to let go, and everything was moving in the direction he had planned.
Sitting upright, the head of the Ouyang family also looked serious.
"In my opinion, not only can we not pursue this matter, but I should also come forward and apologize to Mr. Xiao."
"Apologise?" Lan Liqun stood up with his hands on the armrests of the chair.
"I said, Head of the Ouyang family, are you kidding me? Who are you? You are the head of the Ouyang family, one of the three most prestigious families in Yizhou City. Someone smashed the tavern on your property. Not only did you not ask for an explanation,
You actually want to come to apologize? I think you are either old and confused, or you have a fever and burned out your brain."
Lan Liqun was very angry and turned his back to the head of the Ouyang family.
This old guy really lived a life without dignity as he got older. He was bullied at the door of his house. Not only did he choose to swallow his anger, but he could actually come out with such words of apology.
"Haha." Being insulted like this by Lan Liqun, the head of the Ouyang family was not angry at all.
"Does Mr. Lan still want to say that he is the magistrate of Yizhou, and if someone whips the state city guards who belong to the state government, he is whipping Mr. Lan himself?"
"Humph." Lan Liqun snorted coldly and shook his sleeves at the same time, indicating that he did not deny the statement made by the head of the Ouyang family.
The head of the Ouyang family stood up tremblingly while holding on to the table. Moving his legs, which seemed to be a little less flexible, he walked to Lan Liqun.
"Although everyone in Yizhou City knows that my tavern is opened by my Ouyang family, most people will not pay attention to the small two characters Ouyang on the sign. As an outsider, it is impossible to know that tavern.
The real owner. But the guards of the state city are different. If they can stand at the gate of the state city, everyone knows that they are from the state government and the imperial court."
"As for the other party who dares to come to my tavern to eat, drink, sing and dance, he must be a kid from a wealthy family. He even brought a dozen guards with him, and the horses are also fat and strong. He doesn't know that the guard at the door is from the state government.
Are you from the imperial court?"
"Even so, they dared to take action and beat the guards with whips like animals. Are they stupid, or are their brains broken?"
The head of the Ouyang family held the table with his hands, trying his best to maintain a standing balance, and said slowly.
Hearing this, Lan Liqun's heart sank.
From beginning to end, I looked at the matter with a superior attitude, but ignored such an important issue that the other party dared to take action.
The head of the Ouyang family is right. Why does the other party dare to take action? Why does the other party dare to take action?
Such an important point, I actually didn't consider it.
Lan Liqun turned around and looked at the head of the Ouyang family, who was standing behind him with his arms on the table to support his body, his legs seemed a little trembling, and he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed in his heart.
He stretched out his hands and held the arm of the head of the Ouyang family: "You are so old, can't you just sit on the chair? Why do you have to stand up?"
The head of the Ouyang family smiled shamefully: "When I saw Lord Lan turn around, I stood up and walked to your side because I was afraid that you wouldn't hear me."
"Stop talking, let's go and sit down." After helping the head of the Ouyang family to sit down on his chair, Lan Liqun returned to his seat.
Glancing at the two empty tea bowls on the table, perhaps to ease the awkward atmosphere, Lan Liqun shouted to the back hall: "Butler Zhang, the tea is all empty, and you didn't come out to add more water."
Butler Zhang, who had been waiting inside, heard the sound and hurriedly came out carrying a kettle.
After filling up the tea bowls for the two of them, Butler Zhang wisely withdrew.
"Master Ouyang, are you trying to say that the power behind these people is very strong?" Lan Liqun looked at the head of the Ouyang family, who seemed a bit senile.
"I'm afraid it's not small." The old face of the Ouyang family master was full of seriousness.
