"Bang!"
The black air around him exploded, and his obsession after absorbing the Ksitigarbha Sutra was like a ghost suppressed in the eighteen levels of hell.
Just like the great vow made by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, he will not become a Buddha until hell is empty, and he wants to consume all the obsessions hidden behind Zhang Mingtu.
These obsessions can sometimes share Zhang Mingtu's vision.
From a distance, they saw the flames raging from the homes of Wang and Li, but they did not immediately start attacking the officials. After all, they were different from bandits.
A captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard stood at the front of the crowd, holding a thick document in his hand. The head of the Wang family was surrounded and confronted him in the crowd.
Even facing such a situation, the head of the Wang family remained calm and even spoke loudly with a smile on his face.
"Xinyi has come here with such a fuss, mobilizing so many troops. I wonder if this is a misunderstanding. My Wang family has always been diligent and hardworking, and is the backbone of Jianyi. Whenever we build riverbanks or donate grain, my Wang family is always the first to do so..."
The head of the Wang family didn't care who surrounded him, but talked about his contributions in the local area.
The purpose is nothing else but to attract students from other clans and to gain public opinion. I am a family that does good deeds, so why are they suddenly mobilizing so many people to surround me?
Now I am at the mercy of others, and he still has a good attitude. Once the soldiers withdraw, the relevant impeachment memorials will fly to the county government and Longxing Prefecture like snowflakes.
Indeed, he had done everything he said. The government had issued relevant approval documents, requiring the construction of river embankments and the dispatch of troops from all places. The Wang family would send donations every time, and although the food was not much, he had indeed done these things.
After all, it was an official document, and in order to make friends with the local county magistrate, he had to do all these things.
The captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard stood at the front of the army without any protection, but his imposing manner was still very intimidating.
"Privately selling government grain, driving up grain prices, and illegally occupying other people's land..."
"Rape women..."
"Slander! This is all slander against me. I am willing to offer a reward of 10,000 taels of silver at the county government office for a thorough investigation of this matter and the identification of the mastermind behind this incident..."
The head of the Wang family was furious and his face turned pale on the spot.
Seeing that the troops showed no sign of retreat, the captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard had no intention of retreating. He turned around and ordered his men, who soon carried out two large boxes of silver from the rear and placed them in front of the mansion.
Ten thousand taels of silver shone brightly under the illumination of the torches, causing many officials present to float upwards.
When Wang Hua, the eldest son of the Wang family's patriarch and the eldest son of this generation, saw this, he couldn't help but stamp his feet and whispered in his father's ear.
"Father, are we just going to give it to them like this? This is the money our family has accumulated over the years."
"We used to give offerings to the county government, but there's never been this much. Besides, this year's offerings have already been made. They're going back on their word."
The face of the head of the Wang family was gloomy under the light of the torch, and his expression was also not good.
He squinted his eyes and looked at the soldiers who were surrounding the Wang family, and looked at the Li family in the distance, which was also surrounded by torches.
I knew in my heart that something big might have happened tonight.
But overall he was still quite at ease. The Wang and Li families, as well as many other prominent figures in Jianyi, knew each other and had connections with each other.
Over the years, through years of intermarriage, they have become inseparable and have become one and the same. Although they will fight with each other when encountering major issues of interest, they will always know their limits.
They are familiar with all the officials and figures here, and any disturbances would be reported to them in the past.
They had even heard about the demon escaping from prison before, and they even got the news faster than the county government.
I don't know what's going on tonight. We're surrounded by so many troops without any news. Something seems a little strange, but the complete lack of news suggests it's not a big deal.
There may be something hidden going on, or it may be the impact of the last wave of demon jailbreaks.
He had no trust in the people in the county government because he was too familiar with their roles.
As for the charges mentioned by the captain of the Jinyiwei just now, he didn't even bother to listen, and his son didn't care either. In their opinion, these were all basic operations and no one cared.
If this were a crime, the entire Jianyi would be wiped out.
"They probably used the demon incident as an excuse to conduct a large-scale hunt. I was wondering why the Six Gates Jinyiwei didn't take action. Now I think they ended up here."
Faced with the siege of many soldiers, the head of the Wang family was not panicked at all. Instead, he had time to teach his son a lesson.
"So you have to remember that we can't resist such a big thing head-on. We have to give in when we need to, and we can take the money back little by little afterwards.
"He told us such a great benefit. Afterwards, we can empty the granary and sell more weapons. After a few rounds, we'll make back our investment. Then we can use our connections to get the Inspector to go down and do something..."
"Um?"
Wang Hua was a little confused.
"Inspector? If he comes down and doesn't find out that the granaries are empty and there are problems with the military depots, won't he punish us? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?"
"Oh, I see. We have a relationship with the Inspector. But bribing an Inspector is much more difficult than bribing a county magistrate. The price we pay is not worth it."
"That's the limitation of your thinking."
The head of the Wang family smiled slightly.
"The Inspector is such an important figure, it would be a loss for us to bribe him directly, but with his support, we will also gain a lot in the future. If we have to, we can get him to support us, and we will get more benefits in the future.
“Besides, such a small matter is not worthy of the Inspector General’s personal arrival. We can just spread the word that he will come down for an inspection and at the same time inform the county magistrate that the granary is empty.
"The county magistrate is a smart man. He naturally knows that we can't let the Supervisory Office come down. When the time comes, we can say a few words to the county magistrate and ask the Supervisory Office to take a detour. He will naturally understand."
Wang Hua suddenly understood and realized his father's wisdom.
But the soldier in front of him still stood there quietly, and the captain of the Jinyiwei had a cold face, like a sculpture.
They showed no sign of retreating.
"Father, this?"
Wang Hua was a little confused, and the head of the Wang family finally showed a hint of anger on his face.
"Are you still not satisfied with this? Go get another five thousand taels."
Several strong men brought out another large box of names. Seeing that the other party remained unmoved, the head of the Wang family said angrily, "Being greedy will not end well. If you continue like this, I'm afraid it will be disgraceful."
"You openly surrounded my Wang family. If you can't give me an explanation afterwards, I'm afraid all of you present here will be dismissed."
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