Xing Yun led the soldiers to escort the owner of Xiuyun Cloth Shop and the team leader who secretly passed the message to the county government office.

Seeing this scene, the people standing on the street watching the excitement followed Xing Yun all the way to the county government office, craning their necks to curiously find out what was going on.

The three men, bound and tied, remained in the county hall. Xing Yun bowed to Magistrate Zheng, who sat there. "Sir, I'm General Xing Yun of the West City Military Camp. Someone has reported to me that Xiuyun Cloth Shop is taking advantage of the disaster to sell reed-cotton clothes. They're playing with the lives of the people like this. It's the worst kind of evil!"

Magistrate Zheng angrily looked at the shopkeeper and the foreman who were brought before him and slammed the gavel in his hand. "How could such a thing happen under my jurisdiction? General, do you have any evidence?"

Xing Yun waved his hand, and his soldiers immediately brought the reed cotton coats and account books that had just been searched from Xiuyun Cloth Shop to the hall.

Xing Yun: "This is the evidence we collected from Xiuyun Cloth Workshop. Your Excellency may examine it!"

Looking at the cotton-padded clothes piled up like a small mountain, County Magistrate Zheng couldn't help but clench his fists and flipped open the thick account book, which clearly recorded that in just ten days, the Xiuyun Cloth Shop had sold nearly a thousand cotton-padded clothes!

County Magistrate Zheng was furious. "How dare these rude people peddle adulterated cotton-padded clothes so brazenly? They are truly audacious! Why don't you confess the truth immediately?"

When the shopkeeper of the Tang family heard Xing Yun say this, he couldn't help but struggle and made a whimpering sound.

County Magistrate Zheng waved his hand and asked the yamen runner beside him to tear the cloth strip from the mouth of the Tang family's shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper raised his head in panic and said in a trembling voice, "Sir, I...we have no choice. The demand for cotton in our shop has been so great these days. In order to keep the price low so that the people can wear cotton clothes and cope with the recent disasters and the needs of the people, I am just complying with the demand and have no choice but to do this!"

Xing Yun snorted coldly, "You're complying with demand? Do you think deceiving the people by selling them adulterated cotton clothes is for their own good? I think you're just making up your mind, taking advantage of the people's plight to make huge profits! Ask the people outside if they agree?"

The common people outside the hall were very angry when they heard the words of the shopkeeper of Xiuyun Cloth Shop. They clenched their fists tightly. If they were not afraid of being disrespected by the court, they would have rushed into the hall to greet the shopkeeper properly!

"You still dare to quibble at this point? Someone, go and capture the Tang family members. I want to see who gave you the audacity to fool the people like this!"

After receiving the order, the Yang brothers immediately took a dozen of their trusted confidants and hurried to the Tang family.

The news of the raid on Xiuyun Cloth Shop soon reached the Tang family. The master of the Tang family was so angry when he heard the bad news that he fell down on the recliner in the hall.

Seeing his little son kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly, Mr. Tang felt the veins on his forehead throbbing. He picked up the scalding hot tea on the table and threw it at him!

The youngest child of the Tang family, lying on the ground, knew that he had gotten into a big disaster this time. He let the scalding hot tea hit him and did not dare to avoid it!

Tang Jia Dalang, who was standing nearby, asked anxiously, "Father, is there any way to deal with this crisis? Should we ask my younger sister's husband's family for help?"

The Tang family's master shook his head helplessly. "This matter is of great importance. County Magistrate Zheng has been wanting to punish us wealthy businessmen for a long time, but he never found the opportunity. If he catches us doing something wrong this time, I'm afraid he won't let us off easily!"

After hearing his father's words, Tang Jia Dalang felt his vision go dark. He tried to remain calm, glanced at his younger brother kneeling on the ground, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said to Old Man Tang, "Father, we can only cut off our tail and survive now!"

The father and son exchanged a glance. Elder Tang stood up and walked over to his trembling son. "Son, I have no choice but to do this. This happened because of you. Even though I usually dote on you, I can't protect you at this moment and ruin our entire family!"

Old Master Tang said, "Someone, bring the family tree from the ancestral hall. I want to remove this rebellious son from the family tree. From now on, there will be no such person in my Tang family!"

The youngest son of the Tang family was stunned when he heard his father's words. He suddenly stood up and crawled forward on his knees, wanting to beg his father as he did in the past! However, he was quickly grabbed by the servant!

Upon hearing the news, Old Madam Tang rushed to the hall and heard that the master was going to expel his youngest son from the family tree. She said, "Master, do you really not care about your youngest son's life?"

Mr. Tang said angrily, "A loving mother often spoils her son. His current fate is due to your indulgence!"

Tang Jia Dalang, who was standing nearby, stepped forward to support his mother and advised, "Father has no other options. Even if he does this, our family will suffer!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Tang became so angry that she fainted!

Tang Dalang called the maidservant beside his mother and asked her to send her back to the house to rest!