Ye Wuhua's most trusted shopkeeper, Ye Jianrong, disappeared into the night on a donkey. However, he did not obediently deliver the letter to him as Ye Wuhua imagined. Instead, he left Zhuangzi and headed for Pingjiang County after making sure that no one was following him. Walk inside.
Ye Jianrong was still cursing at Ye Wuhua as he walked.
"Hmph, damn old coffin, you actually want to overthrow the magistrate, why don't you take a piss and look in the mirror yourself."
Although Zhou Yi used tricks to defraud the fields and real estate from the Ye, Wang, Li and other big families in Pingjiang County, the living conditions of their various tribes have now reached a higher level than before after being conquered by Zhou Yi.
You must know that in the past, I still had two meals a day, but now, after obeying the order of the county magistrate, I can eat three meals a day, and each meal is porridge made from high-quality rice.
Although it is porridge, the consistency of the porridge is even stronger than their own family's "dry rice".
Moreover, in order to undermine the stability of the county magistrate's regime, the Ye family purchased so much refined grain rice. Not to mention allowing the clan members to eat three meals a day, the clan members had never even tasted the taste of the refined grain rice. .
Ye Jianrong, who originally had only three teeth left after being beaten for transporting grain last time, should have hated the instigator "Li Feiyu", but what Ye Wuhua, the head of the Ye family, did was so chilling to Ye Jianrong's heart.
At that time, their major families still had a lot of refined grain rice left to support the rebel army, but the family leader Ye Wuhua refused to take it out to feed the clan members even when Ye Jianrong was injured. Instead, he ate in secret every day. .
After seeing this scene, Ye Jianrong transferred all his hatred to the head of the family, Ye Wuhua.
After surrendering to Zhouyi, the tribesmen could not only drink such sweet rice porridge, but also salty mustard. This kind of life is something that no one in the clan can even imagine!
"Ye Wuhua, you bitch only thinks about yourself, but you don't even think about the whole family!"
"What's so good about Yan Song, the treacherous prime minister? Even when Ye Guangming was a high official, it didn't bring much benefit to the entire Zhen family. If it does, it only benefits Ye Wuhua, an old man like you!"
So when Ye Wuhua handed this letter that wanted to overthrow Zhou Yi into Ye Jianrong's hands, Ye Jianrong made up his mind to go to the county government to abandon the secret and surrender to the bright side.
After Ye Jianrong came to the Yamen to meet Zhou Yi, he immediately handed over the letter written by Ye Wuhua from his arms.
After Zhou Yi opened the letter and read it once, his face suddenly darkened.
If this letter spreads, and if Chen Emperor Li Xuanji really listens to Yan Song and sends people to investigate, then the matter of Zhou Yi and Khitan Tuobalie exchanging cattle, sheep and horses will really be found out.
"Your name is Ye Jianrong, right? I saw you in Black Wind Village that day!"
Ye Jianrong immediately showed his three remaining teeth and said with a smile: "Zhou... Li..."
"My lord has a photographic memory, and the villain is none other than Ye Jianrong."
Zhou Yi smiled slightly and asked: "Why, didn't you wear the same pants as Ye Wuhua? Why did you come to report Ye Wuhua today!"
The word "ye" in Zhouyi is very essential.
The last time they and a group of family heads came to sue the officials, Zhou Yi had produced a letter in which Ye Wuhua and Yan Song officials communicated and conspired to overthrow Zhou Yi.
At that time, Ye Wuhua and Ye Jianrong thought that the letter was stolen by someone sent by Zhou Yi to sneak into Ye's house.
Now Zhou Yi uses the word "ye" to show that there are people in the Ye family who have surrendered to Zhou Yi a long time ago.
This is indeed the case. Thanks to the secret propaganda of Ye Qiang, the "abandoned son" of the Ye family who was placed in Zhou Yi's military camp, and Zhou Yi's offensive of white porridge and pickled mustard three times a day, now three-quarters of the Ye family's people have turned to Zhou Yi. .
Ye Jianrong said truthfully: "Although I had some misunderstandings and festivals with you before, but these days, everyone knows how discerning it is to follow you. Before, Ye Wuhua was crazy about buying food, even if he piled up the rooms inside and outside the family. Even though they are full of grain, the clansmen are not allowed to taste what this refined grain rice tastes like.”
"But my lord, you are different. As long as I work for you, everyone will have refined grain rice and delicious pickled mustard! But if you really fall, my lord, I know that our good days will be over." !”
"I'm afraid he will be the only one who can enjoy a good life by then, Ye Wuhua!"
Zhou Yi nodded lightly and cast an approving look at Ye Jianrong. After Zhou Yi asked Ye Jianrong a few more questions, he immediately thought of a countermeasure.
Zhou Yi immediately asked people to invite the heads of the three major families of Wang, Li and Guo.
It was already deep into the night, and the heads of the three big families, Wang, Li, and Guo, were very puzzled that the county magistrate had called a few of them over so late.
They were even more confused when they came to Zhou Yi's study and saw Ye Jianrong, the head shopkeeper of the Ye family.
Zhou Yi said to the people straight to the point: "Heads of the family, to be honest, I am the bandit Li Feiyu who robbed you before. I, Zhou Yi, am Li Feiyu, and Li Feiyu is also me, Zhou Yi!"
"And when you purchased grain wantonly to subvert my governance, I sent people to steal your grain."
The heads of the three big families, Wang, Li, and Guo, were all confused after hearing this, and looked at each other in confusion.
They looked at Ye Jianrong on the side, and instantly understood why the Ye family suddenly changed their mind when they sued Li Feiyu.
At that time, they already knew that Zhou Yi was Li Feiyu, and Li Feiyu was Zhou Yi.
But what the heads of the three big families, Wang, Li and Guo, don't understand is why Zhou Yi told a few of them about this matter now.
At this time, Zhou Yi took out the informant letter written by Ye Wuhua tonight and made it public.
While Wang Defa, Li Xiuliang, and Guo Chuan were looking at the letter, Zhou Yi said calmly: "Guys, to be honest, I did ask the head of the Wang family to exchange cattle, sheep, and horses with the Khitan people. This is a fact."
"But if I am overthrown and all three of you family heads work under me, do you think there will be any good outcome for you?"
Zhou Yi walked up to Wang Defa again and smiled evilly, saying: "Especially you, the head of the Wang family! Ye Wuhua, who is in power at that time, will definitely not let you go, who has direct contact with the Khitan people, right?"
When Li Xiuliang and Guo Chuan thought that they had ridiculed Ye Wuhua before, they thought that if Ye Wuhua really gained power because of this, he would definitely not let them go. The three of them immediately understood why Zhou Yi announced "Li Feiyu" to them at this time. identity.
This move is not only to clean up the previous gap, but also to completely tie Wang Defa, Li Xiuliang, Guo Chuan and other family heads to Zhou Yi, so that there will be only one voice in Pingjiang County from now on, and that is Zhou Yi. the sound of!
