The village chief spat, "Don't worry, I'm going right now. This whole village of Tianxiang is planning a rebellion, this is outrageous!"
"This matter is of great importance. We must get the magistrate here as soon as possible, otherwise I'm afraid these people will run away."
Village Chief Zhou glared at him, and he and Jiang Yongshou started to walk out of the village.
Village Chief Yao stamped his foot and shouted, "Hurry up and bring them back to me!"
The rebellion in Yanzhou City has just ended, and the authorities are cracking down on such activities. If someone is really labeled as a rebel, their life is over.
The people of Tianxiang Village stood behind Village Chief Yao, all of them grimacing and wincing as if they wanted to devour him alive.
Someone whispered in Village Chief Yao's ear, "Village Chief, these people don't seem easy to manage. We can't keep them in our village. We have to kick them out."
Village Chief Yao glared at him: "Haven't you heard we should report this to the authorities?"
"Oh, village chief, you actually believe that? They just arrived yesterday. What could they possibly have to do with the county magistrate? They're just trying to fool us."
"Village chief, we've been beaten like this, you have to do us justice!"
"What do you want to do?" Song Ning asked coldly.
"If you leave now, we'll pretend nothing happened. If you don't leave, then you'll have to ask the knife in our hand first."
Song Ning shoved the knife into Gao Tiedan's hand, and the group of people immediately became frightened.
Gao Tiedan is a skilled fighter; anyone who strikes him with that knife would have to think twice before risking their life.
Village Chief Yao's face darkened. He had lived to such an old age and had never been trampled on like this by a little kid.
But for now, we still need to keep these people calm.
"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. Since you're here, we're from the same village, and we'll run into each other all the time. They were just being ignorant, please don't take it to heart."
Everyone was surprised by Village Chief Yao's sudden change of attitude. Without saying much, Village Chief Yao quickly led his people away.
As soon as they stepped out of the woods, someone couldn't help but say, "This is clearly our territory, why should we give way to them?"
Village Chief Yao snorted coldly: "Just wait, they won't have it easy."
As soon as I entered the house, my eldest son returned with a mule cart.
As soon as he got back, he excitedly pulled out a money bag from his pocket: "Father, this is the relief the yamen gave to those people. It's all here, a total of fifty taels of silver, and the grain. I've put it all in our backyard."
The Yao family's house is not far from the village entrance. Behind the house is a mountain. No one goes there. Whenever there is something they don't want people to see, they go around to the back to get in.
Village Chief Yao weighed the silver in his hand, and he was overjoyed. Those people who dared not listen to him would be taught a lesson.
"Put this away for now, and send it to the prefectural city along with the grain later."
The eldest son smiled and said, "Don't worry, Dad, I'll go tomorrow."
Meanwhile, Song Ning and his group knew that fighting was wrong, so they all hung their heads, waiting to be lectured.
Song Ning was speechless. What was there to lecture him about? Even the village chief was involved; what else was there to say?
After a long silence, Song Ning shouted, "You all didn't lose the fight today, well done!"
Since things are unavoidable, let's do it. And once we've started, we can't afford to lose, or it will be even more shameful.
Everyone: ? Aren't you going to scold them?
Village Chief Luo also stepped forward: "We acted impulsively today."
"So what if we fought? At least we didn't suffer any injustice."
After this incident, they could no longer stay in Tianxiang Village. After all, they had come here as refugees and would have to make a living under Village Chief Yao from now on.
With things turned out like this today, this Village Chief Yao will definitely find new ways to cause trouble in the future.
There's no other way now.
At this moment, a servant from outside rushed into the county town and whispered something in Zheng Gaoyi's ear.
Zheng Gaoyi paused for a moment, then his face darkened: "Is this true?"
“It’s absolutely true. Didn’t you ask me to inquire about the situation in Tianxiang Village? I saw it with my own eyes.”
Zheng Gaoyi jumped up: "Prepare the horses, I'm going to Yuanzhou City."
"yes."
Almost as soon as the Yao family's mule cart entered Yuanzhou City, the prefect of Yuanzhou City received the news.
"It's over, it's over, it's completely over..." He Qiu paced back and forth in the hall, while the clerk beside him also looked worried.
While Lord Zheng was speaking, He Qiu wished she could disappear into the ground. It was so embarrassing, so incredibly embarrassing.
"Someone, go and fetch Aunt Yao here!"
Aunt Yao was a concubine whom He Qiu had married a few years ago, and she was currently enjoying the emperor's favor.
As soon as Aunt Yao entered the door, a teacup nearly smashed on her head: "Kneel down!"
When Aunt Yao saw He Qiu so angry for the first time, she was about to burst into tears and act pitiful, but He Qiu's roar scared her back, and she quickly knelt down obediently.
"Master, what's wrong?" Aunt Yao asked softly.
"What's wrong? You still have the nerve to ask what's wrong? I'm asking you, didn't your father say he was coming to bring you something?"
Aunt Yao quickly shook her head: "Without you, sir, I haven't been back for quite some time."
"The people from Tianxiang County have all come to the prefectural city! All thanks to your stupid father!"
The city of Yanzhou had just settled down, and the authorities were focusing on the resettlement of the refugees. They were allocating places for the refugees to live, knowing that they must have nothing when they first arrived. Each person was given a few kilograms of food per month, which was not much, but at least they wouldn't starve to death.
But with that little bit of food, even the short-sighted ones would secretly swindle it. What, do they think he hasn't given them enough these past few years?
A tree costs one or two taels of silver; even the emperor's trees aren't this precious.
"Let me tell you, the general already knows about this. If the general punishes us, even ten heads won't be enough!"
Aunt Yao's face turned red, and she shook her head while crying, completely panicked: "Master, I don't know, I really don't know."
He Qiu felt that the future was bleak. General Xie was someone not to be trifled with.
Because of this little bit of grain and a few dozen taels of silver, he won't be able to hold onto his position as prefect for long. If word gets out, how will he face the world after this?
He just couldn't understand why Yao Guangzhi would do that.
Soon, someone outside reported that the Yao family had driven their mule cart into the house that Aunt Yao had bought outside.
He Qiu's vision went black, and he slumped into a chair. His advisor quickly stepped forward: "Sir, the general hasn't made a decision yet either. There might still be room for maneuver."
He Qiu also wanted to plead for leniency, but how could he bring himself to do it?
Rather than pleading for mercy, it would be better to apologize. Perhaps the general would be lenient towards him, considering how many years he has guarded Yuanzhou.
"Quickly, I must go see the general and apologize, yes, apologize."
Who is Xie Linzhou? His mother is a princess, his father is a general who protects the country, he is the emperor's nephew, a cousin of several princes and princesses, and the only son of the Rongguo Duke's family.
He Qiu felt increasingly terrified as he thought about it. Quickly, he had to go and apologize with a bundle of thorns on his back. Even if he died, he could at least leave with a whole body.
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