"Let me tell you. My cow was taken away by him, and I still can't get it back."
"And me. My son had a quarrel with him over a trivial matter. We didn't say anything bad. In the end, he brought a group of hooligans and tore down my house. They smashed everything in my house and even broke my son's leg."
"I was beaten by him too."
As soon as Liu Sanzi spoke, many villagers began to criticize Old Man Geng's nephew.
Old Man Geng was speechless. He squatted on the ground and smoked.
Those who were preparing the novel with Old Man Geng hesitated.
Liu Sanzi chuckled and said loudly, "Everyone, did you hear that? Think about it carefully. Old Man Geng's nephew is a hooligan who brings disaster to the villagers. How did he suddenly become a good person and lead our village to oppose the papermaking workshop? Speaking of which, I suddenly realized that he used to live a hard life. He didn't even know his next meal. How can he afford to wear a silk robe and eat in a restaurant these days? Tsk tsk, I heard from the officials that the authorities will definitely arrest those who use money to stir up trouble. Hehe, anyway, I, Liu Sanzi, am an upright person. I didn't take any money.
I'm not afraid of being arrested. "Someone on the side chimed in," When did our Big Ao Village become a village of fools? Take a good look. Apart from Old Man Geng's nephew, no one in our Big Ao Village has been arrested. Besides, Old Man Geng's nephew is not often in Big Ao Village. He usually lives in Baling City. The governor is a high-ranking official. If he really wants to arrest us, he would have sent us to prison by now. "
The villagers suddenly became mute. No one scolded Fang Yun anymore.
Liu Sanzi smiled and said, "Now we are in the dark. We don't know what's going on. How about this? I also have a few good brothers in Baling City. I'll go to Baling City tonight to inquire about the news tonight. I'll return to the village tomorrow morning and give everyone an explanation. If I don't come back tomorrow, you will tear down my house. How about that? "
The villagers of Big Ao Village discussed for half an hour and finally agreed to let Liu Sanzi take a few people to Baling City to inquire about the news.
Liu Sanzi and the other three arrived in Baling City and went straight to a small tavern in the North Workshop District. They casually ordered a pot of wine and a few side dishes, and then eavesdropped on the people nearby.
After listening for a long time, no one talk about today's incident............... Just....................
When Liu Sanzi heard this, he deliberately sneered and said, "Those people on the streets have all left. What are you guys afraid of?"
The five bailiffs were extremely displeased. The youngest bailiff looked at Liu Sanzi arrogantly and said, "The matter has already been settled. I am not afraid to tell you that our new governor, Fang Xusheng, treats the citizens extremely well. Even if they go on the streets, he will not blame them. I have even heard people say that if the citizens go on the streets, nine out of ten times, it is because the government did not do a good job. .......................... He didn't arrest the people, but he went to arrest the ruffians who deliberately caused trouble. He even arrested the people behind the scenes who bribed the ruffians. Do you think they … "
"Cough. Even if the official document has been issued, don't talk nonsense," an older servant said.
The young servant quickly shut his mouth.
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.... Early in the morning, Fang Yun ordered people to carry out a large-scale arrest operation. The target was not the people on the streets, but the ruffians who deliberately caused trouble. At the same time, the Lega family used the code of law to interrogate and find out the shopkeepers of the Qingjiang Company. The shopkeepers of the Qingjiang Company had paid them to cause trouble.
After that, Fang Yun sent people to arrest the shopkeepers of the Qingjiang Company. However, the shopkeepers of the Qingjiang Company insisted that they had paid for it privately and that it had nothing to do with anyone else. Even the Lega family's code of law could not make them confess completely. The matter ended there for the time being.
One of the bailiffs imitated Fang Yun and said, "I've heard rumors that there was an official who did not agree to the arrest. Governor Fang pointed at the official's nose and scolded, 'Do you know how the reputation and authority of the government has been ruined? It's all because of useless idiots like you who don't even dare to pursue the matter. If Jing Country doesn't even dare to arrest the enemy's spies, Jing Jun might as well hang himself and this country might as well be destroyed. You don't care about this country, but I, Fang Yun, do. I'm guessing that this rumor was made up by some scholar. Fang Xu Sheng would not have scolded so harshly, but the last few sentences seem to be true."
Hearing this, Liu Sanzi completely understood. He did not stay in Baling and rushed back to Big Cong Village that very night.
Almost at the same time, someone on the list released the confessions of the ruffians and the shopkeepers of the Qingjiang Company. Although the shopkeepers did not admit that the Qingjiang Company or Gyeongo officials were involved and insisted that they were afraid that the new papermaking workshop would affect their business, the discerning scholars knew what was going on.
The truth had been revealed. The scholars who had attacked Fang Yun were completely silent. The scholars who had been silent sighed in relief and expressed that they did not believe in Fang Yun wrongly. As the governor of Liangjiang, if he did not even dare to arrest the culprits behind the trouble, then he could only be described as incompetent and cowardly. The human race did not need that kind of governor.
Thus, Fang Yun was completely identified as a capable official by the scholars. No one on the list objected.
That night, many small cavalry units flew to various places in Xiangzhou.
After a night, the officials of Xiangzhou found out that Fang Yun had issued a governor's order to arrest several officials of Xiangzhou for the crime of falsely criticizing the Lord and attempting to collude with Gyeongo merchants. They were dismissed and investigated, including a county magistrate who was a seventh-rank Jinshi and three sixth-rank Juren officials.
These four officials were the officials of Xiangzhou who had attacked Fang Yun on the list for arresting civilians. Those with a bit of experience knew that on the surface, these four people were only targeting Fang Yun. However, in reality, they were responding to Gyeongo's defamation of Fang Yun's Literary Name and causing chaos in Xiangzhou. They were completely the servants of Gyeongo.
Fang Yun had never been a soft-hearted person.
The officials of Xiangzhou suddenly became silent and distanced themselves from the list.
After a few days, the matter of the Renaissance Society was settled. The newly established prosecutor's office in Xiangzhou gave up suing the members of the Renaissance Society led by Zhou Ziren on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence. The members of the Renaissance Society were released without charges.
Not long after, Fang Yun's official document appeared on the table of Yan Wu, the magistrate of Taihe Prefecture.
As the governor, Fang Yun ordered Yan Wu to investigate who had impersonated the Renaissance Society, burned down the Academy, and plotted a rebellion.
This was the governor's document, which was also Fang Yun's preparation for punishing Yan Wu.
Fang Yun's pen was pointed at all the officials who had betrayed the Qing Prefecture.
When Fang Yun knew that he was going to be the governor of two prefectures, he knew what he should do.
Xiangzhou fell into a short period of peace. However, on the 16th of July, something big happened in Baling City. When the dancers of a brothel in Qingjiang Trading Company were welcoming guests to dance, they actually bowed to King Qing.
If the lady boss of the brothel had only used King Qing's portrait by mistake, nothing would have happened. However, the guests of the brothel pointed out that they had hung the wrong portrait. The brothel's madam, Hua Qingniang, still insisted on not using Jingguo's portrait. Some of the guests were very angry and requested to change the portrait.
However, Hua Qingniang not only refused to settle the matter, but also threatened the guests that if they dared to cause trouble, she would report them to the authorities and arrest them.
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