Upon hearing this, Liu Yu subconsciously thought that he had heard wrongly.
Let him organize people to catch the bandits? Doesn't Qin Yun know that the gangsters are the Yuan family?
"Brother Wang, this bandit is here and there. How can I, a Confucian scholar, catch the bandit?"
Wang Muzhi chuckled: "Mr. Liu, you are the prefecture shepherd, and you are in charge of the military and political affairs of Tongzhou. It is your duty to suppress bandits. My prince has said that he will help you this time. After passing this village, there is no such thing. Shop!"
"Master Liu, you should think carefully about whether to hang yourself on this tree. No matter how deep the Yuan family is, it is only a family after all. You are loyal to the emperor because you eat the emperor's salary!"
"It's not too late to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. It's not too late to rein in the situation. That's it. Farewell!"
Wang Muzhi cupped his hands and turned around, while Liu Yu frowned.
"Qin Yun, Yuan family! Why do you want to fight in Tongzhou?"
"No, no, Qin Yun came to Tongzhou on His Majesty's wish..."
Liu Yu seemed to have made up his mind.
"Somebody come!"
"Master, what are your orders?"
"Invite the heads of the aristocratic families who were robbed today, and tell them that I have something important to announce!"
The master paused: "Master, do we really want to join Qin Yun?"
Liu Yu: "As an official of the imperial court, I should act impartially and I will not seek refuge with anyone. Go ahead!"
"promise!"
The master glanced at Liu Yu with a complicated expression, walked out of the government office gate, mounted a fast horse and went straight to Yuan's house.
Yuan's house, study room.
Yuan Tianming was resting, while Yuan Shaoqing stood aside and reported the situation.
"Master, a group of gangsters appeared recently. According to the investigation, they are not my Yuan family's disciples!"
Yuan Tianming put down the book in his hand and asked, "Who do you think he is?"
Yuan Shaoqing spoke unhurriedly: "The grass on the rivers and lakes in Tongzhou is all raised by my Yuan family. This group of people suddenly appeared, and their methods are very familiar. I suspect they are bandits from the next state."
"Of course, we can't rule out that someone deliberately pretends to be troublesome, confuses the public, and drags my Yuan family into trouble!"
Yuan Tianming said solemnly: "The former can be ignored directly. These bandits must be sent by Qin Yun."
Yuan Shaoqing paused: "Qin Yun is a prince. It would be too shameless to do this. If the matter is exposed, how will the world view him?"
Yuan Tianming shook his head: "It's just like my Yuan family instructing these bandits to rob tax money. Even if all parties guess that it was my Yuan family who did it, who has any evidence?"
"For the same reason, Qin Yun doesn't have to admit it."
Yuan Shaoqing: "Then my Yuan family must silently bear the blame?"
Yuan Tianming: "Of course not, just tell the small families in Tongzhou the truth."
Yuan Shaoqing: "What if they don't believe it?"
Yuan Tianming muttered: "It's no wonder they don't believe it. Just because the Yuan family doesn't show its teeth doesn't mean it's a sick cat! Shaoqing, remember how the family handles things. If you retreat, you can hide in the world, and if you advance, you can hunt the world."
"Wu Wang's strength is not just about how many fields and money he owns, but also the huge network of contacts accumulated over hundreds of years of business. If our Yuan family is compared to a big tree, then they are the branches and leaves on the big tree. They Together with my Yuan family, we are both prosperous. If the Yuan family falls, they will not have a good life."
"This is a famous family. It is too big to fail and will grow stronger over time."
"If you don't move, it's enough. If you move, it's like thunder."
If Yuan Shaoqing had some realization: "Shaoqing understands!"
…
"Master of the family, young master of the family, Zhang Fu, Liu Yu's master, wants to see you."
The two looked at each other, and Yuan Tianming sneered: "It seems that Tongzhou Mu has to be replaced!"
Not long after, Zhang Fu saw Yuan Shaoqing.
"Sir, my master wants to join Qin Yun!"
Yuan Shaoqing: "Tell me, what does he want to do?"
Zhang Fu: "My master met with Qin Yun's lobbyists today. Qin Yun hopes that my master will come forward to organize manpower to suppress the bandits!"
Yuan Shaoqing smiled and said: "Suppressing bandits is a good thing. As a prominent family, I, the Yuan family, cannot sit idly by and ignore it. Go back!"
Zhang Fu paused: "This..."
Yuan Shaoqing waved his hand: "There is a vacancy for the county title in Wuqing County, Tongzhou. It's a matter of time. The Yuan family will donate an official to you. What do you think?"
Zhang Fu knelt down on the ground with a bang and thanked him profusely.
"Don't worry, young master, the villain will definitely repay this great kindness. As long as the villain is useful in the future, the villain will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Yuan Shaoqing waved his hand: "Go!"
His expression was indifferent, as if he was swatting away a fly. After all, to the Yuan family, a county official is nothing, and even the second- and first-class officials in the court have people who speak for the Yuan family.
But for Zhang Fu, who failed the imperial examination and could only serve as a master, climbing into the Yuan family would help him achieve success in one step. This was also the fundamental reason why he betrayed Liu Yu.
On the way back to the city, Zhang Fu began to fantasize about becoming a county master, riding in a sedan chair and hugging his beautiful wife.
Once upon a time, he also held the ideal of serving the country wholeheartedly, and he also took the oath to become a scholar and establish his moral character!
But since he was rejected one after another in the imperial examinations, Zhang Fu had already understood the truth. Everyone in the court was an official. How could a poor scholar like him who came from the countryside have any future?
But everything has passed, and his back, which has been rough for ten years, seems to have straightened up. Of course, as for his conscience?
Even the dogs won’t eat that stuff!
But just when he was about to return to Tongzhou, he found a few people sitting in the pavilion in front of him. Wang Muzhi, who he had met before at the Zhou Mu's Mansion, was standing bowed, and in front of him was an extremely angry man. The handsome young man was drinking tea with his beautiful lady.
"Qin Yun!"
Zhang Fu immediately lowered his head and subconsciously wanted to leave. However, when he turned around, he found that there was another person behind him. This person had a sword on his waist and was wearing a flying fish suit that was particularly conspicuous.
"Jin...Jin Yiwei!"
"Zhang Fu, something happened to you!"
Zhang Fu screamed strangely: "I'm not Zhang Fu, I..."
Yang Yong put his foot in his vest, and Zhang Fu immediately threw him to pieces. Yang Yong drew a knife and put it on his neck.
"You want to say that Ben Baihu admitted his mistake, right?"
"Bounce one more word and your head will move!"
Zhang Fu had never seen such a posture before, and his legs trembled with fear, and an unpleasant smell came from his crotch.
Yang Yong dragged Zhang Fu and threw it three feet away from Qin Yun.
"My lord, I've captured you!"
Qin Yun drank tea and glanced at a middle-aged man wearing a bamboo hat behind him.
"Zhang Fu, where did you go just now!"
"Go back, go back to your lord, and on my master's orders, go and invite the heads of the major families to attend the meeting!"
Qin Yun glanced at Yang Yong, and heard a "pop" sound, and the little finger of Zhang Fu's right hand was chopped off instantly.
"Ask me again, where are you going?"
Yang Yong stared at Zhang Fu fiercely.
As a master with only half an official status, wouldn't he know the methods of Daxia Jinyiwei, and his harsh words would only lead to a worse outcome.
"I...I went to Yuan's house!"
"Why did you go to Yuan's house?" Qin Yun paused and used hypnosis silently.
Zhang Fu's eyes were dull and he said intermittently: "My master wants to take refuge with Qin Yun... I will report to the Yuan family. The Yuan family promised to donate officials to me..."
Qin Yun waved his hand, and Yang Yong dragged the person to the grass aside. After screaming, Yang Yong wiped the knife and walked out.
Qin Yun turned to look at the middle-aged man beside him.
"Master Liu, you should know what choice to make now, right?"
Liu Yu cupped his hands and said: "I, please give me a way to survive! My family, including my eldest son, are all under the control of the Yuan family!"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "This matter is easy to handle, Yang Yong, send a letter to Bai Feiyang and ask him to protect his life!"
"Master Liu, if you don't believe in me, don't you still believe in the Bai family?"
Liu Yu took a deep breath and bowed.
"My lord, I swear to follow His Highness to the death!"
