While turmoil was brewing in the capital, Yuezhou also experienced a calm before the storm!
Beneath the calm surface of the sea lie turbulent waves.
The Chen residence.
As the most prominent family in He County, the Chen family has not had an easy time in recent months.
Zhou Wencheng extensively remeasured the land in Yuezhou and cleared out hidden households and fields, with the local powerful clans bearing the brunt of the crackdown.
These families each have hidden households and large tracts of "wasteland".
Zhou Wencheng's decrees directly affected their interests.
According to the usual methods of these powerful clans, when faced with such an "uncooperative" local official, they would directly instigate a "civil uprising".
However, after Helian Jue killed Cui Boyong, he made it clear that Yuezhou would not allow any more civil unrest.
Subsequently, the Huang and Chen families, disbelieving in the superstition, felt that the newly arrived magistrate of He County, Xie Ze, was dishonest. Taking advantage of the chaos Xie Ze had stirred up, they sent assassins to kill him.
As a result, Xie caught them red-handed.
The assassins were killed by the Xie family, and their bodies were even thrown back to the doorsteps of several powerful clans!
This is a blatant threat!
The powerful clans backed down, not only daring not to pursue the matter, but also offering up large sums of money.
This matter has finally been covered up!
The powerful clans finally understood the bottom line of the King and Queen of Yue: no civil unrest allowed in Yuezhou!
Murderers must pay with their lives; violating the "Great Zhou Law" will result in punishment.
It's ridiculous, isn't it? Helian Jue, a man who was expanding his army on a massive scale in his fiefdom, actually strictly enforced the "Great Zhou Law"!
The powerful clans cursed each other in secret, but dared not offend them again.
They certainly didn't want to be dealt with by the Yue King's Mansion.
Therefore, the plan to eliminate Zhou Wencheng by inciting "popular rebellion" was simply not feasible.
"Then spend some money to help Zhou Wencheng pull some strings in the capital, get him promoted, or even transfer him out of Lingnan!"
As the richest man in He County, Chen Guang was naturally a key figure among the major powerful clans.
He proposed another very effective method—if we can't afford to offend them, we can at least avoid them.
Of course, Yuezhou is their territory, their roots, and they cannot leave.
Then let's "send" Zhou Wencheng away!
"good!"
The heads of several families, including Huang, Li, and Xian, all agreed.
So they pooled their money and bribed officials in the Ministry of Personnel, hoping to move Zhou Wencheng to a different place.
As a result, the money was spent, but the matter was not resolved.
The official from the Ministry of Personnel was quite honest; he didn't deny taking the money.
He told the heads of several families the inside story: "The Emperor intends for Zhou Wencheng to be stationed permanently in Yuezhou!"
In other words, barring unforeseen circumstances, this person will stay here for the rest of their life!
The powerful clans were dumbfounded: If this plague god doesn't leave, what should we do?
Are we just going to let him hack and slash indiscriminately in Yuezhou, forcing them to vomit up the meat they've already swallowed?!
"Alas! It's all Helian Jue's fault! He's so ruthless. The prefect selected by the court was already on his way when he was blinded and sent back."
"Indeed! Helian Jue is indeed an eyesore!"
If Yuezhou didn't have people like Helian Jue and Zhou Wencheng, would it still be a problem?
They don't even need to unite; any one of the major clans could easily resolve the situation with a mere gesture!
There was already a conflict of interest between the major powerful clans and the Yue King's Mansion.
With Zhou Wencheng acting as a catalyst, the conflict between the two sides intensified.
Just then, the wind direction in Yuezhou seemed to change.
These powerful clans weren't just local bullies; they also had connections in the capital.
The officials in the Ministry of Personnel were just one of them.
They have more sources of information.
The Jia Yi incident in the capital, and the subsequent Tangquan Palace coup, quickly reached the ears of the heads of several major families within half a month of the events.
"This is a sign that the world is about to change!"
"Has Helian Jue received the news? Will he try to interfere?"
"Possibly! Look at how many soldiers he's raised in Lingnan; he's the kind of person who'll rebel sooner or later!"
"Helian Jue must have known all along! We have spies in the capital, how could someone who has been the crown prince for over twenty years not have them?"
"Yes! Perhaps, that fellow has already secretly run off to the capital!"
"...Wait! We haven't seen Helian Jue in either Yueya or Hexian, the two new cities, during this period!"
At this point, the heads of the families all widened their eyes.
They looked at each other in disbelief: Could it be that Helian Jue really went to the capital?
What kind of ending will that be?
"Or, we could take advantage of this opportunity—"
The head of the Huang family held his right hand and gestured across his neck.
“Helian Jue has already entered the capital. Even if you send assassins, you won’t be able to catch up.”
"He's gone, but his woman and his child are still here!"
"Yes! My wife went to pay her respects to Madam Xie a couple of days ago and saw her and her children!"
"That Xie family member is despicable! She's the one who killed so many of our assassins last time!"
Suicide squad!
It's not cabbage!
Even if they have a large and powerful family, it is still very difficult to train reliable assassins.
As a result, Xie was killed and her body was thrown back.
This wasn't just a slap in the face; it was a slap that sent several family heads flying to the ground, followed by a hard stomp on their faces!
And there's the treasure shipyard!
They took so much money and stuff from them with just a model of a treasure ship.
Now they've sent Sherlin, with blond hair and blue eyes, looking like a monster, and he's even more cunning and treacherous.
In less than half a month after arriving at the shipyard, they poached several old craftsmen and boatmen from Huang, Chen, and other companies!
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