Chapter 21: Xiu Mu's hands
Qianzhao thought about it and replied: "It is not good to let go or not."
“Why?”
"If you let go, all your previous efforts will be wasted. If you don't let go, it will most likely cause the Tian family in Yuyang to be vigilant."
"That's right. So if the timing is not good, I will be in a dilemma whether to let it go or not."
"So, when is the chief clerk planning to put this 'time'?"
Tian Feng turned his eyes to see Jian Yong. Jian Yong was also looking at him. The two of them smiled at each other for the second time. Jian Yong said: "This 'attachment' is the day before the chief clerk's rest."
Tian Feng laughed loudly.
Qianzhao didn't understand and asked, "Why?"
"Han rule, officials were given a rest every five days, so they were able to return for rest every four days. After four days, the chief clerk would take a rest or leave for a casual excuse. For example, if you are sick and take a leave for several days, you can't go back to the county government for the time being. Yuyang Tian family wanted to plead for their guests!" Jian Yong explained.
Qian Zhao sighed: "It seems that I have to read more of the Han Laws"" and asked Xun Zhen: "Mr. Xun, is that true?"
At this time, Jian Yong stood up and left the table, walked into the hall, saluted Tian Feng: "Using torture and slandering the guest, this is a serious crime. If it is known, the minor will be removed from office, and the serious will be punished. Even if ordinary people have this intention, they may be out of reach, for fear that people will know it, but the chief clerk will calmly ride a horse and speak frankly, like a small matter. Yong is convinced! The chief clerk will be brave!"
Tian Feng stood up and returned the greeting: "Forcing guests to abdicate the master is a serious crime. I will not hide it from you, but it is not because I am brave, but because you and I are both ministers under the lord. Will you even sell me? You and I are both from poor families, and now I have to meet the wise master and dare not exert the power of my humeral bones!"
Jian Yong returned to the table and Tian Feng sat again: "Xianhe, Zijing, do you think this plan is feasible?"
"feasible."
"Okay! Since you think it's possible, that's possible."
In the afternoon, the people of Yinyuan Wuwei came back. Tian Feng first asked about their harvest today, which was similar to the previous few days. Most of the things they collected were robbery and debt-forcing. After Tian Feng wrote it down, he told them his plan and ordered the leader of Yinyuan Wuwei and Qianzhao to go to Yuyang County County Government tomorrow and told the action team to act according to the plan.
"Zi Jing, you have been staying in the Yuyang County Government these days to preside over this matter. Everything else is easy to say, but there is only one thing that you must be careful."
“Which point?”
"When Chen Rui was taken down by you, Yuyang Tianshi could not find me, and he would be very likely to be tough. You should be careful that they will steal people. It is best to find a few more people to live in the county government just in case."
Qian Zhao responded respectfully: "Yes."
Tian Feng looked around everyone: "The Tian family in Yuyang is tyrannical and has served as county magistrates, but all the county magistrates cannot be governed. The county magistrate said that they had assassinated officials. Now that we have to attack his family, the consequences may be very serious, and it may lead them to counterattack wildly." He paused and asked, "Are you scared?"
Qianzhao's voice was very calm and he said in a low voice: "Although the Tian family in Yuyang is tyrannical, in my eyes, destroying his clan is like slaughtering a dog."
Jian Yong had never done such a thing. He didn't have to do anything like this in terms of strength, but he had to be inferior to courage. However, he was not afraid and said, "The life of the villain has long been handed over to the lord. He followed the lord to destroy the powerful, and Yong would destroy the bones!"
The followers were all elite troops of the Liao army. The head of the Tun Chief said, "If you want to kill officials, the Xianbei and Wuhuan also killed the county magistrates, county magistrates, and powerful men. They were also destroyed by their lords? Why did Tian family in Yuyang fear it!"
Tian Feng Zhanyan smiled, pulled out his sword, inserted it to the ground in front of the collapse, stood up, held down the hilt of the sword, looked at everyone with a bright look, and said, "The success or failure of things depends on what you have done in these few days. If things can be accomplished, there will be no Yuyang Tian family in this world within ten days!"
The next day, while Qianzhao and Yinyuan Wuwei's first trunk leader took a team of people to Yuyang County, an assistant official in the county government happened to come in from outside the yamen and walked into the side courtyard with a small step.
This side courtyard is where the assistant officials usually work. The courtyard is not too big, with a small hall on the front, and there are two or three brick and tiled bungalows on both sides against the wall. Each room has different functions, including those in charge of corvee labor, household registration, farming, and others. The assistant officials entered the house that was full-time in charge of lawsuits.
There was already a servant in the room and asked, "Where have you gone? It's been a while. I'll have to take a rest in a few days. Mr. Tian ordered us to finish the official duties at hand before the rest. Don't delay any more." Seeing him happy, he was surprised and asked again, "Where have you been? Have you encountered any good things? The county guard who was guarding the door said that someone was looking for you, who was looking for you?"
The assistant clerk just laughed and didn't say anything. He sat back on the table, opened the documents on the table, pretending to be office, but he couldn't calm down. He secretly looked at the opposite side. Seeing that the little clerk of his colleague had already buried his head on the table again, he didn't look at him anymore, so he secretly reached into his arms and pinched a piece of gold that was hard inside.
Of course he couldn't tell his colleague that he had just gone to see a distant relative of his family. This piece of gold was given to him by his relative. His relative also has another identity: a guest of the Tian family in Yuyang. This time he came to find him to find out what Tian Feng was doing these days.
For the sake of gold, he told the other party everything he knew, including something he heard from the next room yesterday: Yesterday, Tian Feng was working in the office, and when Tian family in Yuyang sent someone to send an invitation, he heard that he refused, he said in private: "The Tian family in Yuyang even dared to kill the county magistrate, what can I do to them? I can only avoid the attack for the time being"!
This assistant official was just a minor official who fought for food. Five or six taels of gold cost 7 or eight thousand yuan, which was almost worth more than a year's salary. How could he resist such a great temptation? However, this matter was not glorious after all, and was considered a "seller". He was happy and inevitably felt a little uneasy. He glanced at the minor official opposite again and thought to himself: "You asked me what I did just now, and I did this. But how could I tell you such a thing?"
While pretending to be busy with official duties, he thought, "This Tian Jun is also a famous family in the prefectures and counties. He has served as a censor and an adjutant in the governor's office. I thought he was a brave man. When he came to take office, he was very worried all day long, afraid of annoying him. However, he was actually a man who was strong outside and bullied the weak and afraid of the strong. It was obvious that the Master called the "thief who was thief who was robbed of money. He was so afraid of the Tian family in Yuyang. His servants were robbed of money. Not only did he dare not take revenge, but he also said he wanted to "avoid his attack for the time being". It was really underestimable!"
He was thinking, when a man came in and said, "The chief clerk called you."
The assistant official looked up and recognized this person. He was one of the followers beside Tian Feng, named Natsume. He quickly smiled and hid his underestimation for Tian Feng. He followed Natsume to the main hall with his colleague.
Tian Feng had nothing to do, just asked them how they were doing their work: "In three days, I will have a rest. I will give you another day to sort out all the documents that should be sorted out and give them to me the day after tomorrow. After I check it, I will go back to Guangning the day after tomorrow."
The assistant official and his colleague little official responded: "No."
The next day, Tian Feng sat in the hall as usual for a day.
On the third day, the officials in each room in the side yard delivered their own clarified documents one by one. After reviewing them, he drew a note and archived them first, and stayed in the county for another night. That night, Tian Kai invited him to drink again. He drank until midnight and parted with joy. He agreed to wait until the rest and the weather became warmer, and he would find a good day to go hunting in the wild.
The day before yesterday, early in the morning of the fourth day, he rode his horse and took his entourage back to Guangning.
Chapter completed!