Chapter 313 Zuo Qiu's Compromise
From ancient times to the present, traitors have been the most disgusting existence.
Li Tuo, as the knife that Zuo Qiu supported, was quite competent in dealing with the Yang clan.
In Yang Yuncong's opinion, the Yang clan had not done much to offend Li Tuo's family. In fact, after Li Tuo became the chief clerk, the Yang clan took the initiative to show goodwill.
But Li Tuo accepted their goodwill and turned around to pick on various problems of their Yang clan.
This is playing with the Yang clan as fools!
After showing goodwill repeatedly, but still being teased by Li Tuo, Yang Yuncong was too lazy to convince others with reason and decided to resort to force directly.
However, before his men could make a move, Li Tuo's father was beaten.
But Yang Yuncong understood that the blame would definitely fall on their Yang clan.
In fact, when Yang went to the county government office to complain to Li Tuo, Li Tuo concluded that it was the work of the Yang clan, and immediately called the county government's constables to arrest all those who beat his father.
Unfortunately, after an investigation, it was found that Li Tuo's father, Li Dalaizi, had drunk some wine and molested the newly married young wife, which led to him being beaten.
Is this beating justified?
You deserve it!
There were even onlookers who felt that a beating was not enough, and that Li Dalaizi was violating public morals and must be severely punished.
It is true that Li Tuo is the chief clerk, but this matter is not his responsibility.
He could have just given a call and sent the constables to take action, but the constables were not Li Tuo's private soldiers. After learning the truth, due to the public outrage, they instead arrested Li Dalaizi and put him in the county jail.
However, this is not the worst.
The most unfortunate thing was that not long after Li Dalaizi was thrown into prison, Yang Yunyi, who had been unconscious in the hospital bed, woke up.
When Yang Yunyi woke up, it was his turn to judge Li Dalaizi's case.
Of course, the county magistrate Zuoqiu could also try the case.
It was just that such a small case, under normal circumstances, was really not Zuo Qiu's turn to intervene. Moreover, it was impossible for Zuo Qiu to have nothing better to do than to judge such trivial matters as neighborhood disputes.
If it was before, in the case of Li Dalaizi, he would just be scolded or given ten strokes of the cane and then sent home.
But the situation is different now.
As Zuoqiu's vanguard against the Yang clan, Li Tuo took advantage of the Yang clan, but when dealing with the Yang clan, he showed almost no mercy.
Now that Yang Yunyi, the Yang clan's spokesperson at the county government, has woken up, will he forgive him? Will he forgive his father?
Li Tuo really looked down on Li Dalaizi as his father, but no matter what, Li Dalaizi was still his father. Even for the sake of his face, he had to do everything he could to protect Li Dalaizi.
Li Tuo, who was at his wit's end, could only go to Zuo Qiu and ask him to conclude his father's case before Yang Yunyi returned to the county magistrate's office to work.
"Sir, my father was just drunk and confused. He is usually kind to others!"
"Please show some mercy and give my father a chance to mend his ways!"
"Moreover, I feel that this matter is too strange. Perhaps the Yang clan is framing my father!"
Li Tuo knelt in front of Zuo Qiu with an extremely sincere attitude.
"Okay, I understand this matter!"
Zuoqiu agreed without hesitation.
Li Tuo originally thought that he would have to spend some time and effort, but he never expected that Zuoqiu would agree so readily.
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After Li Tuo left, Zuo Qiu turned his head to look at the screen in the room, sighed softly, and said, "Patriarch Yang, please come out and talk!"
As Zuo Qiu spoke, Yang Yuncong, the patriarch of the Yang clan, walked out from behind the screen.
The patriarch of the Yang clan had a stern look on his face at this moment.
"Master Zuo, our Yang clan can agree to your request. However, there is one thing: Li Tuo cannot stay!"
"My Yang clan did indeed engage in some actions in the past that violated the commandments of Emperor Taizu. Now, we are willing to mend our ways, and we beg the County Magistrate to show some leniency."
"If you must punish someone, Yang Yuncong is willing to take full responsibility. All the evil deeds will be punished on me!"
"I am willing to sacrifice my life as a warning to the children of the Yang family!"
After Mr. Wang’s birthday, Mr. Xu had a talk with Zuo Qiu. Afterwards, Zuo Qiu was also reflecting on his own actions. Then, he called Yang Yuncong over to have a chat.
What Zuo Qiu didn't expect was that Yang Yuncong was unusually easy to talk to.
"Why does Patriarch Yang have to do this?"
Zuo Qiu smiled slightly. "Right now, Anshun County is suffering from a severe drought, and the people are in dire straits. Although the county government has a work-for-relief policy, there are still some areas that cannot be taken care of."
"The Yang family is a prominent clan in Anshun County. If they can help alleviate some of our worries, we will be deeply grateful and will certainly submit a memorial to the Emperor Yang to commend him!"
Before, Zuoqiu also wanted to use the Yang clan to establish his authority.
Even after talking to his mentor, Dai Duo, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, he still insisted on his original idea. But after talking to him with Old Master Xu, Zuo Qiu's thoughts changed.
Yes, he dealt with the Yang clan to make an example of them.
But the problem is that the monkey is in the court.
By doing this, he could gain the emperor's favor, but the emperor's favor was always elusive. Today, he was favored, but what about tomorrow?
As a human being, the most important thing is to know who you are and what you want.
He, Zuoqiu, was an official who was determined to serve the people.
But once he entered the court, he would inevitably offend many people by always making decisions for the people.
Gossip can melt gold, and constant criticism can destroy a person!
After all, he was not his mentor, and he had no previous relationship with the current emperor. But even if he was his teacher, seemingly favored by the emperor, how many undercurrents were surging in secret?
"It is my Yang family's honor to be able to share the worries of the county magistrate!"
After receiving the signal of reconciliation from Zuoqiu, Yang Yuncong's irritability and madness of the past few days were swept away.
In fact, when Zuoqiu invited him to meet at the county government office, Yang Yuncong once had murderous intentions and planned to fight Zuoqiu to the death.
But what Yang Yuncong had not expected was that this matter would end peacefully.
"In this case, this county will wait for good news!"
"Thank you, Master Zuo. I'll take my leave!"
Yang Yuncong said goodbye and left with tears of gratitude, his figure becoming much straighter.
Zuo Qiu sat on the chair and remained silent for a long time.
This is a complete compromise!
It was the first time in his many years as an official!
Zuoqiu didn't know whether it was right or wrong to do so, but he decided to trust his elder brother for once.
After all, living with the king is like living with a tiger.
"Next, it's the finale!"
Zuoqiu looked at the door and the blue sky, feeling somewhat melancholy.
Li Tuo, this is the knife he promoted.
Now that I have to break this knife, I feel a little reluctant. After all, this knife is still quite useful. Unfortunately, this knife is too ambitious and has evil intentions!
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