"What's going on? There's no useful information at all? "
Yanhuang College, Yamachō's office.
Li Zexuan frowned unhappily.
It had been almost four months since the Four Demons of Taibai had infiltrated the Right Marquis Household to assassinate Wan Jingang. However, Pang Feiji hadn't even caught a single hair on them. This efficiency made him very unhappy!
Seeing the dissatisfaction on Li Zexuan's face, Pang Feiji said bitterly,
"Marquis, after the Cui Family fell, the remaining three of the Four Demons of Taibai seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth. I've interrogated the Cui Family's servants, but they didn't know anything about the Four Demons of Taibai. This year, the Cui Family's people in Chang 'an were all sent back to Zhengzhou. I have no way to investigate! Moreover, the Marquis Household is lacking in manpower, especially those who can fight with the Four Demons of Taibai. Other than you, Marquis, there's almost no one else! "
Li Zexuan was silent after hearing this. Although Li Er had assigned Pang Feiji's group of Marquis to Li Zexuan as his personal guards, as Li Zexuan's businesses grew larger and larger, such as the workshop and Yanhuang College, these personal guards were inevitably sent to various places. As a result, the number of personal guards that listened to Li Zexuan at all times was even fewer!
"Recruit people! Recruit people everywhere! Recruit loyal people, recruit capable people! The Marquis Household's personal guards need to be expanded to at least a hundred people! "
Li Zexuan said to Pang Feiji after pondering for a moment.
In the future, he would need more and more people by his side. It would be better to recruit a group of people first. Of course, to him, loyalty was the most important thing, and ability was the second! However, if he could recruit people with high loyalty and ability, that would be even better!
Pang Feiji cupped his fists and said, "Yes! Marquis! "
"Oh right! While recruiting people, continue to track down the whereabouts of the Four Demons of Taibai and the guards in the Marquis Household! You don't need to worry about my safety. You just need to take care of my family's safety! "
Li Zexuan felt that the Four Ghosts of Taibai wouldn't just vanish from the face of the earth. The three ghosts were probably hiding in the dark, preparing to ambush him. He had to be on guard!
"Yes! Marquis! "
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"Hmph! Who would have thought that a small county could be so evil! If we don't kill, we won't be able to appease the anger of the people. If we don't kill, we won't be able to uphold the law!
Li Er was also very concerned about the public trial in Lantian County. He was mainly worried that Li Zexuan would use the same method to destroy the Cui family to deal with the Fan family. The power of public opinion was too great, and he had to be careful. During the morning assembly the next day, he called Dai Ai out and asked her about the details of yesterday's public trial. In the end, he was furious and said coldly.
"Your Majesty, the County Magistrate of Lantian County inadvertently solved an unsolved case from the Wude era! That year, in Bai Xing Village, a few families suffered misfortune. Not long after, the County Magistrate of Lantian County resigned due to old age, and the case became an unsolved case. The County Magistrate who came later couldn't investigate it! I didn't expect the truth to be like this! "
Liu Dewei, the Minister of Justice, stepped forward and cupped his hands.
Li Er smiled and nodded, "In this public trial, the County Magistrate of Lantian County, He Linfeng, painstakingly collected a large number of witnesses and evidence. The Fan father and son were unable to refute, and coincidentally solved the case. I have decided to bestow upon him the rank 6 Minister of Deliberation, a hundred bolts of silk, and thirty thousand yuan!"
(Minister of Deliberation was a rank 6 civil position. It was just a title and didn't have any real power. However, compared to the rank 7 County Magistrate, it was still a big promotion.)
Dai Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
The other ministers also said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Er thought for a while and said, "The Fan father and son have committed many evil deeds and killed many people. Three days later, they will be paraded through the streets and beheaded in public at noon!"
This was equivalent to giving the Fan father and son a death sentence. Dai Zhou and Liu Dewei stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty obeys!"
"Mm! In addition, order the Supreme Court to capture the Four Ghosts of Taibai with all their might. Capture these bandits at all costs! "
It wasn't only Li Zexuan who wanted to eliminate the Four Demons of Taibai. Li Er also wanted to do so. After all, the four of them had once robbed and slaughtered villages near Chang 'an. It was fine if they didn't find out in the past, but now that they found out, if Li Er didn't capture them, where would he put his face?
Liu Dewei's face was solemn as he bowed and said, "Your Majesty obeys. I will do my best to apprehend the bandits!"
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The news of the Fan father and son being punished by Li Er and being paraded through the streets three days later quickly spread to Lantian County. When the people heard it, they rushed to spread the news and rejoiced.
As for the merchants, they were divided into two factions. One faction was the law-abiding faction. They had been suppressed by the Fan family and their superiors in Lantian County all these years, so their business wasn't going well. Now that Li Zexuan had banned the officials from "eating, taking, and demanding" from the merchants, and had even created a public opinion box, these law-abiding and honest merchants finally saw a glimmer of hope.
The other faction was the merchants who had followed the Fan family and "drank the soup" to make a fortune. They had more or less done some "dirty things" in private, so how could they withstand an investigation? Now that the "political environment" in Lantian County had changed, they were caught off guard. Some of the more sensitive people had already started to move their "businesses" to other counties!
At the same time, the dozens of shops that the Fan family had occupied in Lantian County were all cleared out and auctioned off in a "public auction". It could be said that the Lantian County government had gained a considerable amount of income!
Of course, these shops were all bought by a few big members of the Yan Huang Chamber of Commerce at a high price. Now, no one understood better than them the huge business opportunities in Lantian County. The shops that others thought were expensive were completely worth it in their eyes!
Two days later, in Lantian County, another five businessmen were arrested one after another. These people were all involved with the Fan family and had done things for the Fan family. What awaited them was a hefty fine and physical pain!
Those "unclean" merchants of Lantian County, in an instant, all of them were in danger!
"Go go go! The Fan father and son are going to be beheaded! Go see! Go see! You won't be able to see it if you're late! "
"Hey! Wait for me! I want to go see too! "
On the third day, the Fan father and son were to be paraded through the streets of Chang 'an City. Lantian County's streets were empty. Early in the morning, the commoners all brought their families to Chang' an City to watch the show. Of course, the younger children were not allowed to go. After all, the scene was too bloody!
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