Chapter 458 Zhao Anping handles clan affairs
Zhao Anping finished speaking, looking coldly at the group of inactive elders. After waiting for a long time and seeing that no one spoke, he said disappointedly, "Go away! If you think you don't need my supervision, I will open a branch of the ancestral hall tomorrow."
After Zhao Anping finished speaking, he didn't give them a chance to explain, but just angrily threw his sleeves and left.
Some of the silent clansmen were guilty, while others had not expected those clansmen to do such things. They just thought that because of the power of the Wu'an Marquis Mansion over the years, some people had become a little arrogant, but they did not expect it to be so much.
Zhao Changxin, who had just spoken to smooth things over, now had a red face. He and the other elders stood outside the Wu'an Marquis's mansion. They hadn't left on their own accord; they had been invited out. Calling them an invitation was just flattering their reputation.
Zhao Changxin looked at the elders in disbelief. "Is what Marquis Wu'an said true? Is there really someone who offered himself to Princess Funing's consort?"
The other elders were not so shameless either, and they didn't dare to openly say they didn't know. They all hesitated.
Zhao Changxin looked at them like this and knew what they were talking about! He felt like he was a joke standing here today.
"You deserve it, you really deserve it. If our ancestors were really alive, they would probably beat us, their unfilial descendants, to death! And our elders..." Zhao Changxin patted his face and left. He was old and couldn't do anything about it!
The others didn't know what to say, so they could only let it go. Who was really stupid enough to expel the Wu'an Marquis branch from the family tree?
But they thought that just by being scolded like that, they could sacrifice Zhao Changcai's family and become Marquis of Wu'an, which was a big mistake.
As soon as Zhao Anping and other elders dispersed, they immediately ordered someone to send all the evidence they had recently collected to the prefect, Lord Fei. They also sent someone to tell him, "Handle everything impartially. Lord Fei should handle all the evidence he has, and there should be no favoritism."
Lord Fei had been waiting all day, thinking he would receive instructions from the princess, but instead he was met with the personal cleansing of the house by Marquis Wu'an. Even Lord Fei couldn't help but sigh, "Marquis Wu'an isn't bad!"
By mid-afternoon, the prefectural government had begun arresting people, and a group of clansmen knelt at the door of Wu'an Marquis, begging for mercy. Wu'an Marquis simply ordered the gate to be closed. He wanted to observe mourning and would not see anyone.
At this time, many people knelt in front of the elders, and even two elders' entire families went in directly. What could they do? They bullied others by taking advantage of their power, and the people who were bullied were unwilling to do so. They had no power to fight back at all.
As for Zhao Lingmeng, when she got up at noon, the prince consort told him to have the two men sent to the authorities.
Zhao Lingmeng simply nodded. She couldn't help but sympathize with these people. Later, when she heard that her elder brother had settled the score, she felt a sense of relief.
"I thought Big Brother would have to put up with these people for another year or two!" Zhao Lingmeng was chatting with Fan Yong while having dinner.
Fan Yong was also impressed by Wu An Hou's decisiveness this time. "I heard that many elders went to see Big Brother today. I guess he pissed me off."
"It's also because our clan is too far away from Yuanjing. These clansmen are far inferior to those in Yuanjing. Especially in terms of self-awareness, as a person, there should be a bottom line. There are many things that can and cannot be done, and we must abide by them."
Zhao Lingmeng sighed like this. In this era, it was unrealistic to completely get rid of the clan members. However, in this era, committing a serious crime would result in the punishment of the entire clan.
It all depends on whether the eldest brother can correct the clan's atmosphere within these three years.
Fan Yong didn't want His Highness to have to worry about these things when he came back to observe mourning. "Your Highness, don't worry. Big Brother will take care of it. I think Big Brother still has some tricks up his sleeve."
"Yeah, just chatting with you. When are you going back to work?"
Zhao Lingmeng was not worried that his eldest brother could not handle these problems. He behaved like a bandit in front of him and his second brother. In fact, it was because he felt that they were related by blood, and he was just too lazy to think about those things.
Zhao Anping wasn't so casual with outsiders. This was probably considered bullying at home, Zhao Lingmeng thought to herself.
She was actually concerned about when Master Fan, who had been with her since his parents' death, would return to his post. He had only been transferred to the suburban camp for a few months, and Zhao Lingmeng was worried that if he took too long to rest, Fan Yong would be sidelined.
"I will go back with Your Highness. Don't worry, Your Highness. Even if it is sidelined, I can still take it back when I return. You must believe in the ability of your Prince Consort."
Fan Yong knew that His Highness was worried about him, but His Highness's status was noble, and it was impossible for him to go back alone now, both for public and private reasons.
Zhao Lingmeng believed that Fan Yong had the ability to do this. Seeing that he had his own arrangements, she directly changed the subject.
Although Zhao Lingmeng was in mourning at the other courtyard, she didn't really stay indoors. She often wore casual clothes and took her husband and children out for walks. This was her first time in Yunzhou, so she definitely wanted to take a good look around.
Fortunately, not many people knew Zhao Lingmeng and Fan Yong, so they often left their children behind and ate all the delicious food in Yunzhou City.
It's not that they don't take care of the children, it's mainly because the children need to go to school, so they can't hang out outside all the time. But Zhao Lingmeng and Fan Yong don't have such concerns, as long as they are happy.
They were just observing mourning! There were many things they couldn't eat, but Zhao Lingmeng didn't care. Just seeing them was like eating them.
But every time Zhao Lingmeng finished her tour, she would go to the mountain to visit her parents, tell them about her days in Yunzhou, and talk about her elder brother's current control over the clan.
Zhao Anping sent those who should be sent to the government and those who should be expelled from the clan. He then reorganized the clan's school, giving the honest and hardworking clan members hope.
He often went to the clan to give lectures. He felt that his younger sister was right. Studying was the only way out for these people. Otherwise, they would have no scruples and try their best to ruin the clan's reputation.
Time passed quickly during this fresh and free time. Half a year had passed before we knew it, and Zhao Lingmeng and his group were about to set off back to Yuanjing.
So Zhao Lingmeng brought the children to the old house a day in advance to say goodbye to her eldest brother.
Zhao Lingmeng went to see his father and mother with his elder brother, and they both kowtowed to their father and mother.
"Father, Mother, I'm going back to Yuanjing. I'll come visit you when I have the chance. If you have any complaints, just scold my eldest brother who's guarding here!"
Zhao Lingmeng didn't want to cry again at the farewell, so she deliberately acted so relaxed.
Zhao Anping was also willing to cooperate. "Father, since you left, my younger sister has become even more arrogant. Do you regret it?"
"Father definitely doesn't regret it. Big brother definitely hasn't heard the saying, 'Parents are true love, children are accidents.'" Zhao Lingmeng said and ran away.
Zhao Anping smiled and bowed to his father and mother's tombstone, "Don't be offended, Dad and Mom, my little sister has to go back, she is very sad!" After Zhao Anping finished explaining, he chased after his little sister.
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