Yang Jian's family background wasn't low. His ancestors had once been high-ranking officials. However, this bit of foundation was nothing compared to the local aristocratic families of the East Gate County, which had many meritorious deeds and deep roots. Yang Jian treated them with sincerity, but he didn't know that they were just pretending.
Yan Lin didn't want Yang Tao to follow in his father's footsteps. He didn't want Yang Tao to be like his father, foolishly treating wolves as his best friend.
"It will be the Lord's death anniversary in a few days. It won't be too late to kill Zhao Shao then and pray to the Lord's spirit in heaven."
Yang Tao didn't say anything. Yan Lin continued, "I sent people to catch many non-poisonous snakes. Although they are not as powerful as the basin, they can still be used."
Zhao Shao trembled and looked up at Yan Lin in disbelief.
He didn't expect that Yan Lin, who looked like a gentleman, would imitate the Devil Concubine and give Yang Tao such an evil idea.
Not only did he come up with the idea, he even caught a bunch of snakes.
You can't spoil your son like this! (́ ́ □ ′) Ah!
Yang Tao was shaken. He said reluctantly, "Fine, let's do it. Don't let Zhao Shao die too easily."
Zhao Shao shouted anxiously.
"Yang Tao, don't you dare!"
Humans were born with a fear of snakes. When Zhao Shao thought of countless long worms crawling and biting his body, he regretted it again. It would have been better if Yang Tao had chopped him down, it would have been better than living like this. Yang Tao was as vicious as a snake or a scorpion.
Zhao Shao used to be afraid of death, but he later realized that what was worse than death was living a life worse than death.
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Yang Tao said matter-of-factly. "Avenging my father is a righteous thing to do."
Zhao Shao felt like he had fallen into an ice cellar. He was stunned.
He thought that Yang Tao would care about his reputation and not use torture like the basin. He didn't expect Yang Tao to be even more ruthless.
"You, you will regret this." Zhao Shao clenched his teeth. "You tortured a famous scholar. You will be condemned by everyone!"
Zhao Shao's biggest advantage now was his family background and identity.
Unfortunately, the chips in his hands were not as heavy as he thought.
If his family background was really useful, Zhao Shao wouldn't have been humiliated by a few gangsters.
This was a chaotic world, and playing politics was not suitable for this era. Only strength was the most powerful capital.
Yang Tao said righteously, "Not avenging the father for the son, this is the behavior that will be condemned by all!"
When Zhao Shao poisoned Yang Jian, why didn't he think about what would happen to him today?
Serves you right!
Yang Si waited until the day of Yang Jian's death was over before he hurried back. At the same time, he brought along Yang Tao's document for Jiang Pengji.
"Sigh, you really can't judge a book by its cover. That Yan Shaoyang looks so gentle, but I didn't expect him to be so ruthless."
Yang Si snatched Qiguan Rang's feather fan and fanned himself, causing Qiguan Rang to roll his eyes.
She asked, "Yan Shaoyang? What happened to him? "
Yang Si clicked his tongue. "That Yan Shaoyang threw Zhao Shao into the snake pit on the day of Yang Jian's death. Who knew what snake cave he had dug to find so many non-venomous Black Spike Snakes. Every snake had their teeth pulled out, and they had to starve for a few days. Tsk, Zhao Shao was stripped naked and shivered in the snake pit for a whole day. In the end, he was so exhausted that he was scared to death. His death was much worse than Yang Jian's … "
There were many details that Yang Si hadn't mentioned yet.
After Zhao Shao was stripped naked, his condition of anal prolapse worsened. The Black Spike Snakes were starving. They had the heart to eat humans, but they didn't have the teeth to eat humans. In the end, they surrounded Zhao Shao and burrowed into any hole they could find. Hmm … You can figure out the deeper content on your own.
If a life for a life was a business deal, Zhao Shao's deal was too much of a loss.
His death was a hundred times more tragic than Yang Jian's.
Because Zhao Shao's death was too tragic, Yang Si was too embarrassed to continue defaming him.
After Jiang Pengji heard this, she said confidently, "I'm afraid it was to make an example out of him."
Yang Tao's personality wasn't gentle, but he wasn't dignified and dignified either. As a lord, he was still lacking.
From Jiang Pengji's understanding of the past few days, Yang Tao's forces weren't united. The original Dongqing and Nansheng's forces had formed two different groups. The power struggle between the various parties was intense. Yan Lin didn't hesitate to gamble his name and use such cruel methods. It wasn't just to avenge Yang Jian, it was also to intimidate those who were ready to make trouble. It was simple and brutal, but very effective.
With Xu Bei's death, Huang Song withdrew his troops, and Yang Tao prepared to lead his troops back to Zhangzhou. Jiang Pengji's side also started to get busy.
Zhe County was the Xu family's base camp. Xu Bei was dead, but the other members of the Xu family were still there. If Jiang Pengji wanted to completely control Zhe County, she couldn't bypass them. In comparison, Hu County was much simpler. In the past few years, Hu County had experienced three masters: Wuma Shang, Xu Fei, and Xu Pei. Its vitality had been greatly damaged. The aristocratic families and squires didn't have the ability to cause trouble. They could only let Jiang Pengji do whatever she wanted.
Jiang Pengji didn't have much else, but she had many troops, horses, and machetes.
Of course, the local forces in Zhe County couldn't cause trouble even if they wanted to.
Why?
Remember when Cheng Yuan and Qin Gong conquered Zhe County and secretly pretended to be bandits to plunder and loot everywhere?
That torment greatly damaged the strength of each family. Jiang Pengji was too domineering, so they could only temporarily submit to her and plan for the future.
Zhe County was their home ground. How could they let a strong foreign dragon occupy it?
Jiang Pengji really overpowered the local tyrant and placed her own people in the most important positions in Zhe County.
She had Han Yu in the civil and Qin Gong in the military.
Both of them were flattered. They thought that based on their situation, they would at least need to be observed for a while before they could really be put in important positions.
Han Yu had a strong foundation in Zhe County, and Qin Gong was also a local of Zhe County. If they wanted to cause trouble, it would be too easy.
Jiang Pengji wasn't worried.
It was impossible for the aristocrats of Zhe County to instigate them to defect.
"War is fun for a while, but the aftermath is a crematorium."
This was what Jiang Pengji had been thinking for the past few days. If she didn't have more and more people working for her, such heavy labor could really crush people to death.
As the lord, Jiang Pengji took a break from her busy schedule. She didn't even have time to take a nap before Wei Ci caught her.
"Zixiao …"
Wei Ci said, "A letter from Wanzhou."
Letter?
Jiang Pengji took it, opened the seal, and took out the letter inside.
She read ten lines at a glance.
"Master Wenfu is sick …"
After Cheng Xun's death, there was only the end of the war. Cheng Yuan begged to carry his spirit to the north.
Wei Ci sighed. "He lost his son when he was middle-aged, and the old sent off the young … Master is also old, and he can't stand the stimulation."
Cheng Cheng's previous life was much more miserable than this one. Not only did he lose his eldest son, but he also lost his second son, Cheng Yuan. His three daughters died in the prime of their lives. Madam Cheng, who had been in love with him all her life, couldn't stand the continuous blows and died of illness. On the way to the south, only Cheng Cheng was left.
When the Jiang Dynasty was established, Cheng Cheng, as the first historian, went against the heavens and the earth. Later, he helped the Emperor establish a relatively perfect examination system to select people. He unknowingly offended many influential families. No matter how others attacked him or how the influential families tempted him, he turned a blind eye.
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