Upon hearing the news, Zheng Gaoyi was worried that Song Ning would be wronged, so he quickly brought Xia Shiyang to support Song Ning.
But before they even reached the entrance, they saw a fierce fight breaking out at the entrance of Xiangyun Tower, and could vaguely hear cries of pleas for mercy.
They fought so fiercely and were so reluctant to part ways.
Xia Shiyang frowned slightly and said incredulously, "Lord Zheng, the people of your Tianxiang County are quite fierce."
Zheng Gaoyi coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment: "We are a simple and honest people. The reason they are like this now must be because these people have gone too far. They used to be people who wouldn't even dare to step on an ant."
Xia Shiyang didn't want to say anything anymore.
He accurately located Song Ning in the crowd.
Song Ning is like a cat with its fur standing on end, not acting like a proper girl at all. While others either step on her or hit her, Song Ning uses both fists and feet, jumping up to fight.
He was hitting someone while muttering something unintelligible.
It's clear that someone has really been provoked.
"Lord Zheng, let's stop watching the show. That's enough," Xia Shiyang reminded him.
Zheng Gaoyi looked on with amusement: "What's the rush? Let everyone vent their anger."
Don't think he's unaware of what these people have been doing lately.
"These people were sent by His Majesty after all; we mustn't let them get damaged."
Zheng Gaoyi laughed: "Do you think they'll have a good life even if they return to the capital unharmed?"
Zheng Gaoyi and Xia Shiyang knew perfectly well what His Majesty was thinking.
His Majesty had already found out from Chu Ning and Princess Jianing that those sent to Tianxiang County were all corrupt officials in the court.
These people have extensive connections in the capital, making it difficult to investigate and deal with them directly. Fortunately, Tianxiang County is far from the emperor's reach. It's Xie Linzhou's territory, but he's not here. So, if something happens, there's nothing that can be done.
Besides, even if His Majesty hadn't let them off the hook, the Duke's Mansion wouldn't have let them get away with it just for bullying Song Ning.
Seeing that the fight was almost over, Zheng Gaoyi gave a signal, and the constables immediately stepped forward to break it up.
"Stop fighting! The magistrate is here!"
"Stop fighting, everyone! The magistrate is here!"
Upon hearing the shout, Song Ning looked up and saw the county magistrate and Lord Xia standing not far away. He immediately shouted, "Alright, stop fighting! The people who will stand up for us are here."
As soon as Song Ning finished shouting, everyone actually stopped.
Xia Shiyang laughed beside Zheng Gaoyi, "It seems Song Ning is more effective than you, the county magistrate."
"Don't even mention me, the county magistrate. Am I not more useful than you, the vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"
After saying that, he stepped forward and immediately saw several people on the ground who had been beaten beyond recognition.
He ordered, "Quickly carry these gentlemen back."
The constables carried the person away, and everyone spat in disgust.
These people have really incurred a lot of hatred in Tianxiang County recently, and now even when facing the county magistrate, they have no regrets about fighting him.
Song Ning stepped to the front of the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Magistrate, Lord Xia, are these people really officials appointed by the imperial court? Aren't imperial officials supposed to be good officials who care about the people? Why are these people only thinking about how to harm us? We, the common people, have finally achieved a good life, and these people want to ruin it. What kind of officials are they? They are clearly thieves! Lord Zheng, you must investigate this thoroughly. They might be spies sent by an enemy country, specifically to bring disaster to the Jin Dynasty!"
Xia Shiyang was about to give Song Ning a thumbs up.
Listen to this! They are the ones who were hitting people, but after saying these words, they completely turned into victims.
They even pinned this charge on those people. And let me tell you, once this charge came up, regardless of whether it actually happened or not, they had to investigate.
His Majesty was just worried about not finding a reason to investigate, and now he has a perfectly legitimate reason.
Zheng Gaoyi, with a serious expression, raised his voice and said, "Don't worry, everyone, I will definitely give you an explanation for what happened today."
They didn't ask what happened at all, and didn't mention a word about the group beating people.
Xia Shiyang was truly amazed; he had never seen officials and the people so united.
Zheng Gaoyi arranged for everyone to disperse, leaving only Song Ning and her group at the entrance of Xiangyun Tower.
Song Ning knew that assaulting an official of the imperial court was no small matter, and asked, "Lord Zheng, since we beat someone today, will we be punished? If we are to be punished, please punish me alone, since it was all my fault."
"What are you saying? What kind of relationship do we have? I'm definitely on your side. You did well today. I've wanted to deal with those people for a long time."
Xia Shiyang sighed, no wonder Song Ning was so bold, everyone spoiled him, right?
"You go back and rest first. Leave the rest to me. I can't handle it. But we still have Lord Xia, right? Don't worry, everything will be fine."
Xia Shiyang: His Majesty wants to investigate these people, but he didn't tell you to beat them up. The court also has its pride.
"Really?" Song Ning was unsure, after all, this was no small matter like usual.
"When have I ever lied to you? Don't worry, with Lord Xia here, everything will be fine, right, Lord Xia?"
Xia Shiyang: ...Thank you so much.
However, he didn't refute it, and gave a professional smile: "Yes."
"See? Take the people back first, it's fine."
Upon hearing that she was alright, Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan quickly went to check if their daughter was injured.
I was so busy hitting people that I didn't have time to do anything else.
"Thank you, Your Excellency."
As soon as Zheng Gaoyi and Xia Shiyang left, Liu Yuelan quickly pulled her daughter upstairs.
No one looked good right now; they were all so excited that their hair was a mess, and many of them had torn clothes.
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