amaotonovel Chapter 130: Mo Yu Yun Jian
Chapter 130: Mo Yu Yun Jian
After Xiao Heng separated from Jiu Ning, he immediately gathered his men and headed straight for Dong County. As soon as they entered the territory of Dong County, it was already dawn and people working in the fields appeared one after another.
General Xiao Heng divided the Dragon and Tiger Army he brought into two groups, one heading straight to the mine and the other heading to the county government office.
However, the group of people heading towards the county government office encountered stubborn resistance.
After realizing that the county government office was surrounded, Feng Yutang immediately organized his men, including servants, jailers, and yamen runners. These people no longer received public salaries and worked for the people, but became Feng Yutang's personal thugs. The two sides started fighting each other directly.
The other team was led directly by Xiao Heng. They followed the gold mine map given by Jiu Ning and headed straight for the core of the gold mine.
Jiuning was also in a state of crisis. She had just gotten up early to wash up and had not yet had breakfast when she was informed that Zhuo had been called away by Tong, the governor of the prefecture.
It seems that Tong Fuyin can't wait any longer. Once today is over, not only will he not get any benefits, but he may also get into trouble.
If Li Jin hadn't been there, he might have pretended to obey but secretly disobeyed, but as long as Li Jin showed up today, Tong Fuyin had no choice but to do as he was told.
Jiu Ning didn't care about anything else. He picked up a few cakes on the table and went out.
The first stop was to go straight to Li Jin's inn, but he found that his luggage was still there, but he had already left. There was no doubt that he could only have gone to the government office.
After entering the government office again, he noticed Li Jin's movements. At this time, he was behind the screen in Tong Zhiyang's study, and Tong Fuyin was confronting Zhuo on the other side of the screen.
Tong Zhiyang stood up with a smile, walked to Zhuo's side, and said with a sinister smile.
"Someone above us has taken a liking to your nephew, Ye Shijie. He should be honored, but he's been so tactless that he's offended people several times. This time, I just want to teach him a lesson and teach him the truth that overreaching is easy to break."
When Zhuo heard that Ye Shijie was going to be used to force them, she couldn't help but feel panicked.
These people don't care how they treat the Ye family, they just want money. These are external things, so just give them the money.
But if it involves her nephew who has just entered the officialdom, she will have to be careful.
"You're going too far."
Tong Zhiyang shook his head, full of disapproval.
"You also know that your Ye family has been engaged in business for generations and has no foundation in the capital. If the masters above favor him, it would be fine if he doesn't appreciate it, but your Ye family is too ignorant."
Hearing this, Zhuo felt a little relieved. It seemed that he was after the Ye family's money. This made things easy.
"I am but a woman, and yesterday I began to liquidate my family's property. I wonder how much Master Tong wants?"
Tong Zhiyang narrowed his eyes, his smile deepened, he raised his hands and quietly made the sign of the cross.
"One hundred thousand taels?"
"gold."
"One hundred thousand taels of gold? Isn't the Ye family a treasure trove? Where did they get so much?"
"You have to think clearly. This is the current price. If I don't see it tonight, it won't be this price anymore."
Zhuo sniffed, obviously very angry.
Then, Tong Zhiyang said with a smile: "Just wait until the sun sets!"
Zhuo flicked her sleeves, turned around and left. Jiuning did not leave, but chose to continue lying on the roof.
After Zhuo walked away, Li Jin came out from behind the screen, laughing and clapping.
"Master Tong has good tactics."
Tong Zhiyang immediately stood up respectfully and bowed to Li Jin: "Mr. Li, thank you for your kind words."
Then he invited Li Jin to sit opposite him, poured him a cup of tea personally, and placed it in front of Li Jin. Li Jin was quite satisfied with his attitude.
"I wonder what Prefect Tong's next plan is?"
Tong Zhiyang's mind raced, pondering the meaning of the other party's words, and then he asked tentatively: "Confirm the charges?"
Li Jin drank his tea calmly, without any sign of the embarrassment he had shown yesterday, nor did he mention that he had been tortured in the government jail for a day. However, as he lowered his head to drink his tea, a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.
He would not let go of anyone who might know what was happening in prison.
"I believe in Master Tong's ability, so just go ahead and do it."
Tong Zhiyang was about to sit down when he immediately stood up again: "Thank you, Master Li. I will definitely get this done after tonight."
Li Jin smiled and stood up: "I will leave for Beijing today. What happens next depends on Master Tong."
There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were extremely cold. Tong Zhiyang, who was bowing his head, didn't notice it at all.
And just after Li Jin turned around, he no longer had that forced smile on his face, but instead revealed an extremely sarcastic smile.
At first glance, I guessed that Tong Zhiyang was also part of Li Jin's plan. It seems that this old guy will not have a good ending.
After Li Jin left, Tong Zhiyang called his confidant Zhu Xianwei again. This time, not only was he no longer humble, but he also analyzed Li Jin's psychology in detail.
"Prime Minister Li has a good idea. He didn't do anything, but he wants to get 90% of the Ye family's wealth. But it depends on whether I want to give it to him."
"Tell the yamen runners in the mansion to have a good rest during the day. I have instructions tonight. Everyone, please cheer up and raid the Ye family for me."
County Lieutenant Zhu stood beside Tong Zhiyang and asked worriedly, "But we no longer have the Western Region Spinning Flower. How are we going to prove the Ye family's guilt?"
Tong Zhiyang raised his eyebrows, extended a finger, and began to sing: "Catch a few guys and torture them into confessing!"
After saying that, the two of them laughed evilly together, which made Jiuning on the roof break out in a cold sweat.
The servants and retainers in the Ye family are only doing odd jobs. Once they enter the prison, how many of them can you expect to have backbone?
What's more, Tong Zhiyang might promise gold and silver as coercion and inducement, and if the Ye family wanted to stop the yamen runners in the government office, it would be like an egg hitting a stone.
How can there be a confrontation if one side can only block, while the other side can draw its sword and attack directly?
This made Jiu Ning feel troubled. He quietly left the government office and came to Li Jin's inn again. He saw that he was having a meal and had asked the waiter to pack his bags for him.
The few guards he brought with him had been treated as assassins and taken care of in the confrontation last night. Now he was alone, which was convenient.
Jiu Ning followed Li Jin out of the city, and when they reached a sparsely populated area, he knocked him unconscious again...
Well... next we should consider how to resist Tong Zhiyang's government office.
It would probably be too late to ask Xiao Heng to borrow people now, and he probably doesn't have any manpower available. The only people who are not so afraid of the government are those in the black market.
Before Xiao Heng left, he mentioned to her that Lai Biao, the leader of the Luyang black market, had once served in the army, but was later framed by the Li family and almost lost his life.
These people were rescued by General Xiao Minghan. The only solution now is to borrow people from him.