Not only the Mu Bo couple, but also several other clan members had done illegal things, all of them bullying others and doing whatever they wanted.
No matter who was mentioned, Mu Wanqing would order her men to bring the person over for on-the-spot interrogation.
The captured tribesmen naturally refused to admit their mistakes and cried out as if they had suffered a great injustice.
"Patriarch, our Mu family is too popular and has attracted a lot of attention. They all want to destroy our Mu family. You must not fall into their trap."
"I really didn't do it. These people deliberately framed me."
"Chief, we don't dare to cause trouble, but there are always people who want to harm us. You have to protect us."
The heads of the various clans who followed also chimed in, "Clan leader, you have raised all the children in the clan, and they are all very well behaved."
"They all listen to you and abide by the clan rules and dare not go beyond the line."
Mu Wanqing's eyes were full of disappointment. This was not a problem of just one individual, but of the entire group. What she saw today was just the tip of the iceberg.
"Do you really think that I am so far away in the capital that I don't know anything? What did I say when I left Xiliang? All the tribesmen must abide by the rules and behave themselves. If anyone commits a crime, I will never forgive them."
The clan rules she set were very detailed, and were used to constrain the clan members. However, clan rules are dead, and people are alive.
"But it's only been a few years, and you don't take my words seriously and don't take me seriously anymore?"
She was so powerful that the faces of the Mu clan members who were under pressure changed drastically, "No, no, we..."
In fact, many members of the Mu family come from poor families, and some cannot even afford to go to school. Only the main branch has a good life.
It is easy for poor people to become arrogant when they suddenly become rich. When they are praised by people around them, their minds become confused.
Mu Wanqing could restrain them when she was around, but when she was thousands of miles away, these people could not control themselves.
"I am very disappointed in you. You have all forgotten your roots, the hardships and difficulties of the past, and what the foundation of the Mu family is. It is not me, but the common people."
"The people of Xiliang are the breadwinners of our Mu family. It is them who enabled our Mu family to gain a foothold in the snack street and develop step by step. We should have given back to the people when we finally made money, but what did you do? You forcibly married them and bullied the people."
"I declare publicly that I will never protect any criminal who breaks the law."
The faces of the Mu clan members turned pale, then blue, then black. It was quite a fascinating sight.
"Lord Sun, please come and try the case." Even though Mu Wanqing was furious, she still maintained her composure.
She does not interfere in the local affairs of Xiliang and does not leave room for gossip.
Only the government is qualified to try the case, but she can provide evidence.
She is very resourceful and can always find out the truth of things no matter how secretive they are.
Once you have done it, it will leave traces.
Moreover, the people have sharp eyes. Normally, they just don't dare to offend the Mu family. Now that Mu Wanqing is determined to clean up the house, they naturally come forward one by one to testify.
There are both witnesses and evidence, the evidence is conclusive and cannot be disputed.
The once arrogant members of the Mu clan fell to their knees and begged for mercy.
The victims were extremely relieved. They deserved it because this was the day they had to suffer.
Finally, Sun Tongzhi made a judgment based on the facts of the case. Dong San, Mu Bo, Mu Dongshi and other people who were involved in the murders had their property confiscated and were exiled 3,000 miles away. Those whose cases were not so serious were sent to labor reform to build roads, as the city was short of manpower.
The confiscated money will be used to compensate the victims.
Mu Boru was hit hard by the heavy punch, which completely broke his spirit. He didn't expect the verdict to be so severe.
Mrs. Mu was shocked. Didn't she marry into a good family? Didn't they say that Princess Qingping would support her no matter how big the problem was?
"Princess Qingping, please save us for the sake of the innocent children."
It is said that Princess Qingping particularly likes children in her clan.
Mu Wanqing showed no mercy, "You reap what you sow. If you parents do evil, your children will suffer. This is the rule."
"You hypocritical and selfish woman..." Dong cursed angrily, but after a few words her mouth was blocked by a rag.
"Anyone who breaks the law will be expelled from the clan." Mu Wanqing hadn't finished yet, holding a list in her hand, she picked up a brush and crossed out the names. "This is the result of not following the clan rules. Every time a descendant of the Mu family breaks the rules, I will kick him out."
Master Mu Qi looked at his son with a gloomy face, and his heart tightened. "Chief, they are already miserable enough. If you let them leave the clan, you will cut off their escape route. Is it necessary to do things so drastically?"
These words resonated with the heads of other houses. They were all elderly people who were particularly tolerant of their descendants.
However, Mu Wanqing will not indulge them. They are to blame for not educating their children properly.
Her eyes narrowed dangerously, "Are you dissatisfied with me? Fine, then I will resign from the position of clan leader, and we will set up a new clan tree."
She had no feelings for the clan to begin with, so if they were dissatisfied, they shouldn't blame her for cutting off their support and refusing to play with them anymore.
After the split, even if a clan member breaks the law, the other branch will not be implicated.
At the beginning, I was more concerned about keeping each other warm and also considering my parents' feelings.
They are all traditional people, have feelings for their family, and don't have the confidence.
But times have changed. Mu Wanqing is now in a high position and has great power, so she has the confidence.
She was serious! When the Mu clan members realized this, their faces changed drastically and they were panicked.
"No, no, you did the right thing. You should be so strict, otherwise the children of the clan won't remember the lesson."
Once Mu Wanqing ran away with her family, who would pay any attention to the Mu family? The Mu family was not worth mentioning at all.
The soul of the Mu family is Mu Wanqing, and no one can deny this.
"Chief, don't get me wrong, we will always support your decision."
Mu Wanqing was not in a hurry to settle the accounts as there was a clan meeting in the evening, so she could take her time.
She looked at the victims, eyes full of apology, "Everyone, I failed to discipline my people properly, causing everyone to suffer. I am deeply sorry."
She bowed deeply, and the victims were flattered and returned the greeting. "Princess Qingping, how can you be blamed for this? You are doing important things outside and speaking for the people. You don't have time to care about these people. It's their fault."
"Princess Qingping, please don't say that. It has nothing to do with you."
No matter how much they hated her, they would never hate Princess Qingping. What was wrong with her being thousands of miles away?
What's more, she did not shield her tribesmen, but redressed their grievances and gave them justice.
"I am still very ashamed. I will give each family another 1,000 taels of silver. Please do not refuse. This is my sincere gift."
It is natural that they are lenient when taking money from others, and the public cannot find fault with them.
The five experts looked at each other and exchanged glances. It was still a familiar formula.
Princess Qingping is still the same, sticking to her original intentions, but she is also full of tricks and schemes.
She easily resolved a crisis, eliminated all future troubles, cleaned up the mess, cut off the rotten flesh, and also increased her reputation.
Finally, Mu Wanqing also said in public, "I will stay in Xiliang for a while. If there is any grievance, you can come to the Qingping County Princess Mansion to complain at any time. I will speak for you. I also welcome all parties to supervise my Mu family. As long as it is not groundless, I welcome it."
The people were convinced and gave warm applause.
Mu Wanqing also thanked the five advisors for making the special trip and for being so thoughtful.
Sun Tongzhi was particularly convinced, "Please forgive me, my lord, I have not fulfilled my responsibilities..."
As the chief officer, he also has an unshirkable responsibility when something like this happens.
Mu Wanqing could understand his difficulties. If the victim didn't come forward, he couldn't do anything about it.
"How can you be blamed for this? It's my fellow Mu family members who are not doing well. We have to clean up the second wave tonight. I will treat everyone to dinner another day."
Sun Tongzhi's mouth twitched. There's a second wave? Sympathize with the Mu family's children for a few seconds, they deserve it!
Miss Du held Mu Wanqing's hand affectionately and said, "Sister Wanqing, brother Ze has gone to the military camp. Come to me if you have anything."
"OK."
At 6:30 in the evening, in the conference room of Mu's Academy
Members of the Mu family came in one after another, each of them looking solemn and feeling extremely uneasy.
Every time a clan meeting is held, something big happens.
Even the lively children didn't dare to make a noise and were very well behaved.
No matter whether it is a senior executive, a small manager, or a small shop owner, no one dares to be absent.
People gathered in groups of three or four to gather information. It was Yu Wanrou's first time to attend such a clan meeting, and she didn't dare to run around as she followed her man.
Mu Ji is a person who loves to collect information. He first went to the circle of classmates and then went to the circle of senior citizens.
"Have you heard about what happened during the day? More than 20 people were punished at once. Alas, they have no regard for the kinship at all."
This matter had already spread throughout the city. How could the Mu family, who were at the center of the vortex, not know about it?
Some people can't help but feel sad, while others are extremely scared.
Mu Ji sneered coldly, "If you don't let us be exiled together, you can just be happy. Don't blame those who committed the crime, but blame..."
The other party was terrified, "I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
Mu Ji is now in charge of the military food shop, but he is still Mu Wanqing's most fanatical fan.
"Alas, they have gone too far. I have advised them, but they just won't listen, especially that Dong. I can't stand the sight of a villain getting ahead."
In fact, many members of the clan dislike Dong and her younger brother.
"I shouldn't have let her enter the Mu family in the first place. Mu Bo was crazy and insisted on marrying her. I knew at the time that this was the root of trouble."
"I just want to know why the clan leader called a clan meeting?" This is what many people want to know.
"I guess I'll just knock it. It's really a bit outrageous."
"I don't think things are that simple..." Mu Ji exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, who is the woman who came with Mu Yujun? Why haven't I seen her before?"
The arrival of a stranger aroused everyone's strong curiosity.
"I don't know him either. He doesn't seem to be from our tribe."
"Why would you come if not?"
Mu Ji's mind raced as he walked over with his wife Yu Wanrou, "Brother Yujun, who is this?"
Mu Yujun's face didn't look very good, and he looked very tired. "This is my savior, Ye Mei Niang. The clan leader specifically asked her to come."
Ye Meiniang was dressed very simply, in a green dress, without any makeup, but her charming charm could not be concealed between her eyebrows.
Mu Ji and his wife looked at each other, not quite believing it, but did not ask any more questions, "Where are my sister-in-law and the children? Why didn't they come with us?"
Before coming, Mu Yujun had made all the necessary preparations, but he was still nervous. After all, he was facing the extremely intelligent Princess Qingping.
"They were delayed for a while and will be here soon."
The two sides chatted for a while, but Ye Meiniang kept her lips tightly shut and said nothing. It was Mu Yujun who was entertaining everyone.
When the gong sounded, the scattered crowd suddenly moved and ran to their positions.
Mu Yujun looked at Ye Meiniang with embarrassment, but still took the person to their location.
Everyone has his own position, which is his place in the family.
Uncle Mu Liu frowned, looked at him coldly, and immediately turned his head away, as if he didn't want to see him.
Aunt Mu Liu looked at him, hesitant to speak, with an expression as if she was blaming him for not fighting back.
The eldest son of this family couldn't help but speak up, "Third brother, why hasn't your sister-in-law come yet? There's only one minute left, and the clan leader hates people being late the most."
Mu Yujun opened his mouth, and saw his wife and children coming in from outside and standing silently.
Mu Yujun was a little worried and warned in a low voice, "Yu, don't say the wrong thing later."
Yu didn't respond.
At this moment, a voice sounded, "Princess Qingping is here."
Everyone stood in their seats, greeted with their hands down and saluted in unison.
"Meet the clan leader."
Mu Wanqing came with her parents, elder brother and sister-in-law, and her two children.
"Everyone, get up."
Everyone looked over quietly. It was the first time they had seen the clan leader in many years, and they couldn't help but gasp.
She was actually wearing an official uniform!
The black gauze hat, round collar, embroidered pheasant on the chest, and scarlet patched clothes are the official uniforms of the second-rank civil officials. Note (1)
The official uniform that countless people dream of! The symbol of supreme power!
Make a good first impression right from the start.
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Note (1) This is the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty.
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