Liang Xiao's courage exceeded Dongye Hongji's expectation.
"Now the Dongye family has to think carefully about it. His step is too big... The young master of the Gongyang family should be beheaded in the street?"
Dongye Hongji was sweating on his forehead and looked depressed.
I was also a young boy back then, but unlike him, I was fearless!
Higashino Hongji had to find his father again.
In the room, Dongye Canghai was silent for a long time after listening to Dongye Hongji's story.
"Let's wait for the news. This man's words and deeds are unexpected and cannot be easily guessed."
Dongye Hongji only felt that one head was as big as two.
Even his father didn't dare to jump to conclusions, which really meant that... the matter was more serious than imagined.
In one day, the city was filled with storm.
Scholars and talented ladies from the academy went to the dean's house to protest.
"Then Liang Xiao acted recklessly and indiscriminately killed the young masters of the aristocratic family and the members of the academy. How unbecoming! We are petitioning and hoping that the dean can represent Yanzhou Academy to denounce Liang Xiao!"
The dean of Yanzhou Academy and Dongye Hongji's cousin, Dongye Song, was also in a state of distress at this time.
Most of the students here come from major families.
The remaining ones are either the children and disciples of the Higashino family, or students from poor families.
Gong Yanglei was also a member of the academy, but was killed by Liang Xiao. As the dean, he had to express his stance.
But what can he say?
Dong Yesong said: "Everyone, please be patient! I heard that Gongyang Lei was only guilty of molesting civilian girls on the street. In fact, he also humiliated and threatened the prefect, so he was sentenced to death..."
"I'm just being humiliated and threatened. As for killing people!" Duanmu Yan looked filled with indignation.
Dongye Song smiled bitterly: "The governor has issued a new decree, so he must establish his authority. Gongyang Lei is..."
"Dean! He is your student, how can you defend such an independent man!" Duanmuyan looked disappointed.
The crowd below was furious.
Dong Yesong said: "Let's wait for the news first. Do you also want to go to the prefect's house to threaten the prefect and take his sword? Then you can follow me to find him to protest!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone at the scene fell silent.
Those students from poor families and most of the students from the Higashino family remained silent throughout the whole process.
Dongye Song saw this and couldn't help but shake his head.
Do these children from aristocratic families have the character of a scholar?
They always want to let others take the lead and enjoy fame themselves, but if it is not good for themselves, they will stop moving forward.
Of course, the instigation of those big families is indispensable here.
But in Dong Yesong's heart, Liang Xiao's killing of Gong Yanglei in the street was really too much.
In the inn, rice merchant Qin Shuang couldn't help but be shocked when he learned about this.
"I finally understand. This man is indeed proficient in martial arts and so courageous. I'm afraid he was the one who single-handedly attacked our northern Hebei army formation that day."
"Young Marshal, this person's methods are cruel, how can we deal with him?" his subordinates asked nervously.
Rice merchant Qin Shuang...the young commander of the Northern Hebei Army, Long Wushuang!
Long Wushuang said: "Just wait and see what happens, Yanzhou will definitely be in turmoil in the near future."
Liang Xiao was sitting in the prefect's mansion, flipping through the roster.
The defenders of Yanzhou were directly under the command of Marquis Dingguo. They accepted Duan Yunyi's orders and could be dispatched by him, the prefect of Yanzhou.
But the Yanzhou defenders could not move lightly.
This army must guard against the Beihu troops coming from the gap in the Great Wall.
The Beihu army is mainly based on cavalry, but since the Wu Dynasty, it also has its own siege equipment.
Now, the only security personnel available in the city are his Liang family army and some officers and soldiers from the prefecture.
"Leihong, I've been working hard on you lately." Liang Xiao sighed.
Lei Hong patted his chest and promised: "The Sa family will remember the teachings of the Marquis and will never allow bullies to disturb the people!"
Liang Xiao considered Lei Hong's strong character and arranged for Qin Xun to go with him.
Yi Wen and Yi Wu led the troops and were responsible for patrolling the city in recent days.
Qin Baili said: "Marquis Lanling, the impact of killing Gongyang Lei is really too great. If the news reaches the capital of Youzhou and the capital, the Gongyang family will probably cause trouble..."
Liang Xiao said calmly: "I enforce the law impartially, why not? Look, the public security in Yanzhou will change in the near future."
Qin Baili nodded slightly and discussed the recent rice price with Liang Xiao.
"The price of rice has now risen to sixty cents per stone. According to this trend, within half a year, the price of rice will exceed one hundred and fifty cents per stone! After all, the autumn harvest is still early..." Qin Baili's words were full of worry. color.
Liang Xiao nodded and said: "I have informed the capital of this matter. His Majesty will definitely arrange for the transportation of grain, but we must avoid accidents. After all, it will take at least two months to transport so much grain from the capital to here. Let's contact the nearby ones first. Rice merchants, let’s see who chooses to cooperate and who is driving up prices.”
Qin Baili breathed a sigh of relief and went down to do things again.
Yanzhou's exhaustion exceeded their expectations.
Dongye Hongji served as the prefect of Yanzhou, and it was rare that he did not collect the people's wealth and anointing. We could not expect the Dongye family to save Yanzhou's ruined family.
"The Wenren family's ancestral home..."
Liang Xiao looked through the old map of Yanzhou and fixed his eyes on the area in the center of Yanzhou City.
Before he came, Duan Yunyi also told him to pay attention to the whereabouts of Wenren's ancestral home.
The grandfather of Roman Princess Diana was a descendant of the Wenren family.
Duan Yunyi promised to buy back Wenren's ancestral home for her and then give it to her.
However, this matter is not a top priority right now, and Liang Xiao just takes advantage of the break to take a look.
Mu Qinxue put on a fox fur coat for him.
"In early spring, it's cold in the north, so you can't catch a cold."
Before Mu Qinxue finished speaking, Liang Xiao held her hand.
Feeling the heat coming from Liang Xiao's palm, Mu Qinxue's heart skipped a beat.
Duan Yunxiu gave many orders and asked her to take good care of Liang Xiao.
After getting along with Liang Xiao for a long time, she also knew that it was enough for Liang Xiao to take care of her.
He obviously just turned eighteen this year, yet he is so mature.
However, killing Gongyang Lei did have a far-reaching impact.
"How about writing a letter to inform my grandfather and asking him to arrange for another army to be stationed in Yanzhou?" Mu Qinxue said softly.
Liang Xiao shook his head.
"What Yanzhou lacks now is not soldiers, but supplies and people's livelihoods that urgently need to be improved. The Liang family's army can handle enough troubles. As long as this matter is handled well and the outside world expresses its stance, Yanzhou will do its best to punish the villains, and then businessmen from all over the country will be able to Have the courage to come to Yanzhou to do business.”
Mu Qinxue suddenly realized.
Liang Xiao added: "Compared with this matter, I am more worried about the safety of those two girls. After all, I am killing Gongyang Lei. If the Gongyang family angers them..."
Mu Qinxue understood.
"Shall I choose a time to visit them? If necessary, how about temporarily placing them in the prefect's mansion?"
After a while, the female Xuanwei came back to convey Liu Yuan and Qing Yi's gratitude.
"Master Marquis, those two girls don't look simple. They are not ordinary civilian women."
Liang Xiao was a little confused.
"Yanzhou is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, with people from all three religions and nine streams."
"There was a crowd blocking the way, and I was in a hurry to punish Gong Yang Lei, so I didn't have time to see their appearance clearly. After punishing Gong Yang Lei, it was even more inconvenient for me to approach them, so as not to harm innocent people. Regardless of whether they are simple or not, they came to Yanzhou , they should be protected by Yanzhou, but you should be careful not to let the protection turn into surveillance and make them feel uneasy."
Female Xuanwei was ordered to leave.
The story of Gongyang Lei's murder continued until the next day, and the whole city was shocked.
Everyone wants to know what impact this incident will have on Liang Xiao and Yanzhou, and what the outcome will be.
