The Prince's mansion was in chaos as the gates were closed and dogs were beaten.
On the other side, a disturbance also broke out at the county magistrate's office.
"Are Xie Ze's family members all here?"
A group of people, about two hundred or so.
They wore the traditional clothing of the Liao people, with their faces covered in black cloth, revealing only their eyes.
They carried the curved knives most commonly used by the tribal people, and arrows with brightly colored feathers were slung over their backs.
These people were dressed as Liao people, but they spoke standard Hakka dialect.
Clearly, they weren't real Liao people; they were just pretending.
"That's right! Cui Shi, Xie Rou, and Xie Ze's several illegitimate children are all in the back office of the county government!"
The speaker was a man dressed as a yamen runner.
Just now, Xie Ze led his troops and yamen runners to the Yue King's mansion, but this man cunningly hid and didn't go with them to their deaths.
At this moment, he cleverly informed the retainers sent by the major clans.
"Good! Li Ashui, you did a great job. Our Chen family will not treat you unfairly!"
The leader of the "liaoren" nodded in satisfaction at the yamen runner named Li Ashui.
Li Ashui bowed and scraped, his attitude very respectful.
He was a native of the area, so he knew very well how powerful the major clans were.
Compared to the powerful clans, that noble magistrate from the capital was nothing.
Even a high-ranking official like Prefect Cui could be killed so easily.
Not to mention a mere county magistrate.
Although the people who wanted to kill Magistrate Xie's entire family this time were not from the Yue Prince's Mansion, the other powerful clans were no less powerful than the Yue Prince's Mansion.
In the eyes of ordinary locals, these two forces are evenly matched, one a foreign power and the other a local strongman.
Now that several powerful clans have their eyes on Magistrate Xie instead of confronting the Prince of Yue's mansion, a yamen runner of humble origins naturally knows that he should choose the former.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
Li Ashui thanked her profusely, and then quietly left.
Such struggles among nobles are not something a lowly underling like him could get involved in.
The best course of action would be to collect the bounty and run home to hide.
"Yaoguang, another force has intervened."
On the roof, several figures dressed in black Hu clothing stood.
Judging from their body shape, they should all be women.
"Okay! Let's wait and see, and see how things go."
The embroidered messenger, codenamed Yao Guang but actually named Luo Peiyu, replied in a deep voice.
Xie Yuan selected seven people as the first batch of Embroidered Robe Envoys.
The seven of them each took a code name based on the names of the Big Dipper.
Luo Peiyu is Yaoguang, and there are six others including Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, and Tian Ji.
In order to "eliminate the root of the problem," Xie Yuan dispatched two Embroidered-Clad Envoys, Yao Guang and Tian Ji, who each brought seven Embroidered-Clad Guards they had developed and trained themselves.
These fourteen Embroidered Uniform Guards were not limited to women; they included both men and women.
Some of them were poor people from Yuezhou, while others were female soldiers or royal guards.
Some of them were orphans adopted by Xie Yuan.
Xie Yuan probably never imagined that in just two years, she would have already amassed several powerful factions.
Female soldiers, guards stationed at the Prince's manor, and orphans from the Xie family estate.
Now there's another Embroidered Guard.
The combined forces numbered five or six hundred people.
These people were not ordinary individuals; they were carefully selected and rigorously trained by Xie Yuan.
Any one of them, if released, might not be able to take on ten opponents, but one against two or three would be no problem.
It can be said that Xie Yuan possesses such power that he can be considered a big shot in Yuezhou.
Not to mention, she also had the identity of the Princess Consort of Yue.
As the mistress of the Yue King's Mansion, she had the right to mobilize troops and also the right to make empty promises to officials like Zhou Wencheng.
However, in the end, her status as the Princess Consort of Yue still depended on Helian Jue.
If it weren't for Helian Jue, or if Xie Yuan directly confronted Helian Jue, he would still have some fighting power thanks to the forces he secretly developed.
Of course, Xie Yuan would not allow himself to stand on the opposite side of Helian Jue.
But if one day Helian Jue changes his mind and the couple becomes enemies, Xie Yuan will not be left without any support!
"Brothers, charge! Magistrate Xie is a corrupt official from the capital. He must have countless gold and silver treasures in his house. Let's rob him!"
Once they confirmed that Xie Ze's family was all there, a group of noble retainers disguised as Liao people deliberately shouted in the local Liao language.
Then they raised their scimitars and either scaled the walls or rammed the doors.
In a few swift movements, a group of people stormed into the back office of the county government.
Cui and Xie Rou were stunned—
A thief broke into the house?
How... how is this possible?
It should be noted that ever since Helian Jue killed Cui Boyong last year and rebuilt the old city of He County, the newly renovated He County has become as solid as an iron barrel.
The guards at the city gates, the soldiers on the city walls, and the troops stationed outside the city.
As long as someone dares to cause trouble, a few shouts will bring in a large number of soldiers.
Needless to say, Helian Jue loathed the words "popular unrest".
It has already been clearly stated that if any officials or powerful families use the guise of rioters to commit theft and robbery, the Yue Prince's Mansion will not let them off lightly!
For example, if two families have a feud and want to use the pretext of rioters or pretend to be bandits to fight in the city, the Yue Prince's Mansion will never allow it!
"Mother, this is a government office! How dare they... how could they dare?"
"It sounds like the local dialect of the Liao people? But those Liao people don't dare to enter the city at all."
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