After some discussion, the powerful families from the Sili region finally decided on a strategy to eliminate the local forces in western Liaoning.
If there's evidence, find it; if there isn't, fabricate it. In short, whether you're guilty or not, you have to die!
Finally, Yuan Yi looked at everyone with righteous indignation and said in a deep voice, "Alright, since everyone agrees, let's go back and prepare! Let's try our best to help the government eradicate this long-standing cancer as soon as possible..."
"good!!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, and then returned to their lodgings to begin their own preparations and plans.
These people were all well-known powerful families in the Sili region. They were quite adept at dealing with the local people of Liaoxi, if not completely inept.
For a time, these people used every means at their disposal. While sending people to wander through the city to secretly investigate and inquire about the deeds of local powerful families in western Liaoning, they also continuously sent people to bribe and infiltrate, searching for evidence of their crimes from within.
In just four days, all the evidence of these local tyrants' past crimes was laid out on everyone's desk.
For example, during the spring planting season, they would seize land, destroy water conservancy projects, collude with the government to increase corvée labor and gather runaways, keep assassins and Han slaves, oppress the people and disregard human life, and hide and collect taxes during the autumn harvest...!
They even uncovered the evil deeds these people committed during the reign of Emperor Xiaohuan.
"Haha~, good...! These people have done so many evil deeds, let's see how they live...?"
Looking at this evidence, Xiahou Cai couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Alas, the things these people have done are even more hateful than those powerful figures who sided with the eunuchs back then...! If they are not punished, our great Han Dynasty will be destroyed by these parasites sooner or later!"
Chen Chen also sighed, looking concerned about the country and its people.
Zhao Ning stepped forward and said loudly, "Gentlemen, there is no time to lose! We must quickly hand over the evidence of these people's crimes to Prefect Yang and Attendant Zhang so that they can be completely eliminated..."
Yuan Yi nodded. "Patriarch Zhao is right. The longer these cancerous tumors remain in the world, the more danger our Han Dynasty will face. They must be eliminated immediately!"
"Well said, let's go...!"
Having said that, in order not to alert the enemy, they only selected representatives from ten families to walk towards the prefect's residence.
In the rear courtyard of the Liaoxi Prefectural Governor's Mansion, besides the hundreds of servants of the Prefectural Governor's Mansion, there were also one hundred Imperial Guards brought by Zhang Rang.
Besides Yang Biao and Zhang Rang, Geng Hu, the Commandant of Liaoxi Commandery, also sat solemnly to one side in the study.
A short while later, a constable hurried in.
"Reporting to the Prefect and Attendant Zhang, they have arrived!"
"Okay! Go now!" Zhang Rang waved to the constable.
"promise!"
Zhang Rang looked at Geng Hu and said with a smile, "Commander Geng, the evidence against those people will be delivered soon! You just need to arrest them according to the procedures!"
“Attendant Zhang, judging from the list you provided, even if all the soldiers from my prefecture and state, the constables from the prefect’s office, and the Imperial Guards you brought were combined, it would be very difficult to wipe them out in one fell swoop!”
Geng Hu looked at the composed Zhang Rang with a worried expression on his face. Having lived in western Liaoning for many years, he naturally knew the situation of the local powerful families. Almost every family kept hundreds or even thousands of men.
"All you need to do is arrest them...! Leave the rest to us!"
Zhang Rang smiled nonchalantly, gave Geng Hu a reassuring look, and then turned to look at Yang Biao.
Yang Biao understood and then looked at Geng Hu, "Commander Geng, do as Zhang Changshi said! Go back immediately and gather your troops to await orders!"
"promise!"
Seeing that Yang Biao and Zhang Rang both looked very confident, Geng Hu didn't say anything more.
After Geng Hu left, Zhang Rang immediately looked at Yang Biao and asked, "Prefect Yang, have the clothes been prepared?"
Yang Biao nodded. "Two hundred items are ready! They have been placed in the back office!"
"Haha, good! Magistrate Yang is indeed reliable. Quickly take me to see him!"
Zhang Rang couldn't help but burst into laughter, then stood up and looked towards the back office.
"Attendant Zhang, please come with me!!"
Seeing Zhang Rang's impatient look, Yang Biao immediately got up and led Zhang Rang to the back office, where they walked to the two wooden boxes.
"Attendant Zhang, please take a look!!"
As they were talking, Yang Biao opened the wooden box, and Zhang Rang hurriedly leaned over, picking up a piece to examine it closely.
"Yes, yes, that's it!"
Looking at the clothes that were exactly the same as those of the palace attendants, Zhang Rang revealed a pleased smile.
"Attendant Zhang, what do you want me to secretly make for these eunuchs' uniforms? We don't have enough manpower here!"
Looking at Zhang Rang's excited face, Yang Biao looked at Zhang Rang with some doubt.
Although Yang Biao guessed that Zhang Rang was planning to find someone to impersonate Yang Qiu's subordinates to participate in the elimination of the powerful clans in western Liaoning, there was no one available at the moment!
Moreover, doing so would definitely offend Yang Qiu, since his servants and the soldiers under his command would be unacceptable.
"Haha~, Prefect Yang, no need to worry! We may be short of men, but the Yuan, Chen, and Xun families have brought plenty of guards! They are more than enough..."
Zhang Rang smiled and casually picked up the clothes to hold them up against himself, his expression quite smug.
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