Therefore, even if Qin Ziliang collects the money from the Liu family, it is not a big deal. Even if Tan Zong knows it privately, he will most likely turn a blind eye. In a word, it will take three feet of ice to be cold for a day. He can't stop the financial path of the officials in Yangzhou City and become the public enemy of the officials in Yangzhou City.

But if Chen Cuicui exposed this matter to Tan Zong in public, then this would be a huge matter. If Tan Zong handled it, there would be no pressure. If you want to blame it, the officials involved in the case would blame him for not handling the matter well, causing the matter to be exposed.

According to the Dashun Law, those who accept bribes will be punished thirty in the light, and those who are severe will be beheaded and killed. This is simply a handing over a bright knife to Tan Zong. If Tan Zong really wants to take care of it, then those who have benefited from this matter will undoubtedly suffer great danger and become a negative example of the Jiangnan officialdom.

"Sir, the Liu family once sent 100 taels of silver to the Xiaguan, but the Xiaguan refused in person." A cold sweat immediately oozed from Qin Ziliang's forehead. He never expected that Chen Cuicui was so brave that he actually exposed the matter in front of Tan Zong and all the officials. Fortunately, he did not collect the money, so he said carefully, "After many days of investigation and visit, the Xiaguan has now found out that Liu Yuanwai forced the robbery of Chen Cuicui, and Song Wanshan went to stop it. As a result, he was beaten by the servants of the Liu family. Liu Yuanwai accidentally killed Liu Yuanwai in the chaos. The Xiaguan will be promoted to the court to try the case in two days."

In fact, Qin Ziliang did not send anyone to investigate Liu Yuanwai's death at all. He just wanted to drag the matter away first and then make a decision after the imperial envoy left. At that time, he would be able to collect the benefits of the Liu family without any pressure.

At this moment, facing Tan Zong's inquiry, how dare Qin Ziliang slander? Although he did not investigate, he had guessed the whole story of the case from the performance of the Liu family, Chen Cuicui, and Tieniu, so he dared to lie in front of Tan Zong.

"The Liu family is too brave to attempt to bribe the imperial court officials." Tan Zong nodded when he heard this. He did not bother with the bribery that Chen Cuicui said, but pointed the finger at the Liu family and instructed Qin Ziliang in a deep voice, "You will impose corresponding punishments on their behavior in accordance with the laws and regulations."

"The official understands." After Qin Ziliang heard the word "try", a hung heart finally dropped. He bowed to Tan Zong and said in a loud voice. Judging from Tan Zong's words, he did not mean to pursue those officials who accepted bribes, but it seemed that the Liu family was in trouble.

"Miss Chen, do you have any objection to Lord Qin's statement?" Tan Zong looked at Chen Cuicui and asked with a smile when he heard this.

"Sir Xie Qin, the young lady has no objection to this!" Chen Cuicui kowtowed three times to Tan Zong and said in a sweet voice. She knew that if Tan Zong hadn't asked about it, Qin Ziliang might have decided how to judge Tienniu.

"What do you have to say? Tell me as soon as possible. Once the rebel attack arrives, it will be too late to say anything." Tan Zong looked up at Tie Niu who was standing there crampedly, and looked at Chen Cuicui with a smile. Judging from the performance of Tie Niu and Chen Cuicui, although the two were in love, they seemed to have not confessed to each other. In view of Tie Niu's courageous attack on the enemy just now, he wanted to be a matchmaker and promote good things for the two. If the two could pass this level, they could become a good relationship between Qin and Jin, which was also a beautiful talk, and also encouraged the morale of everyone on the scene.

When Chen Cuicui heard this, the blush on her face became even more rosy. She stood up and walked over to Tie Niu who was smiling at her. She stood in front of Tie Niu, raised her head and looked at him.

In front of the tall and big Tie Niu, Chen Cuicui, who was only as tall as his chest, looked petite and charming. Seeing this, the soldiers and prisoners around him looked over with interest.

"Brother Tieniu, do you dare to marry me?" Chen Cuicui stared at Tieniu for a while, then suddenly reached out and grabbed Tieniu's hand and asked softly.

Tie Niu is a blacksmith in the town, and Chen Cuicui's origin is a scholarly family. Her ancestors have been a scholar in five generations. Although they are childhood sweethearts, Chen Cuicui's parents look down on Tie Niu, so they have no fate and can only bury their feelings in their hearts.

"I...I..." Tie Niu didn't expect that Chen Cuicui would confess to her on his own initiative, and was stunned there, looking at Chen Cuicui stutteringly, looking a little at a loss.

"Girl, if that big man doesn't want you, look at how your brother is. I will definitely marry you?" At this time, a sturdy soldier saw Tien Niu not speaking and teased Chen Cuicui loudly.

Hearing this, the people around him burst into laughter, and Chen Cuicui's cheeks couldn't help but turn redder, and her nervous and depressed breath diluted a lot.

"I do!" Tie Niu felt anxious when he heard this. He quickly shouted at Chen Cuicui, held her hand tightly, and said in a muffled voice, his face full of helplessness and loss, "I once asked my father to go to your house to mention marriage. Your father said that unless I become an official like the county magistrate, I would not want to marry you. I am a rude man, how could I become an official!"

"Brother Tie Niu, I marry you, and I am willing to follow you to make a fuss with you for the rest of my life." Chen Cuicui had never heard her parents talk about this. It was simply a difficult task. The county magistrate is a seventh-rank official, so it is not so easy to be a person. She looked at Tie Niu with a firm expression and said in a delicate voice.

"Girl, it's a good thing!" Hearing this, the squadron, who had been sturdy, spoke again and shouted at the top of his throat.

The people around him also started to cheer again, whistling and clapping their hands.

Lu Weimin turned his head and glanced at the people, shook his head helplessly. Since even Tan Zong didn't say anything, he was too lazy to pay attention to the rude behavior of these soldiers and prisoners in front of Tan Zong.

"Please make the decision for the people's daughter and Brother Tie Niu. The people's daughter is willing to marry Brother Tie Niu for a lifetime." After hearing the cheers from the people around him, Chen Cuicui pulled up Tie Niu, came to Tan Zong, and knelt down with his legs bent.

As the saying goes, marriage events, parents' orders, matchmakers' words, Tan Zong, as an imperial envoy of the official family, if he became a matchmaker, it would be an incomparable honor for the Chen family and the Song family. Even if the Chen family was unwilling to do so, they would definitely not and dare not to disobey Tan Zong's kindness.

Tie Niu was stunned for a moment, then knelt in front of Tan Zong. The people around him suddenly looked at Tan Zong silently.

"You really want to marry him, and you will have no regrets in this life?" Tan Zong stared at Chen Cuicui and Tie Niu for a while, and asked Chen Cuicui solemnly.

"Sir, the common woman will not marry me in this life. If Brother Tie Niu is unfortunately killed in the battle with the rebels, the common woman will be willing to filial to him for the rest of her life." Chen Cuicui looked up at Tan Zong and said firmly, with a firm look.

"Tieniu, are you willing to treat Miss Chen all your life?" Tan Zong nodded, looked at Tieniu again, and asked in a deep voice.

"Sir, Tie Niu will treat Xiao Cui well for the rest of his life." Tie Niu said loudly without any hesitation when he heard this.

"Okay, after the incident tonight, I will personally go to the Chen family to propose marriage for you!" Tan Zong walked forward, reached out and patted Tie Niu on the shoulder, and said to the people around him, "At that time, I will invite the brothers present to have Tie Niu Brothers' wedding banquet together!"

"Oh~~" As soon as Tan Zong finished speaking, a shocking cheer sounded around him. As a grand envoy, Tan Zong actually surrendered to be a matchmaker for a blacksmith. This not only made the sergeants and prisoners at the scene have a strong favorable impression of his people-friendly behavior, but also made everyone's morale soar.

"So amazing, a few words made everyone's passion mobilized." Lu Weimin looked at the people around him who were cheering, and sighed in his heart. It seemed that Tan Zong's move was not aimless, but to mobilize people's morale to make up for the disadvantage in numbers.

In an ordinary house in Yangzhou City, Bi Shijie was walking back and forth in the not-so-spacious yard with his hands on his back, frowning slightly and a serious expression. Several big knives stood around like sculptures with swords.

A faintly, during the season, you can hear the crazy laughter of mobs when they robbed wealthy families and the cry of women and children. As time goes by, under the inspiration of those who are interested, the scale of riots in Yangzhou City is constantly expanding.

Compared with those wealthy families, this ordinary courtyard where Bi Shiqi is located is much safer and quieter.

Suddenly, there was a rhythmic knock outside the door. A big man with a knife walked over and opened the yard gate. A strong man walked in quickly.

"What's going on outside?" Bi Shijie looked at the strong man expressionlessly and asked in a deep voice. Although he was calm on the surface, his right fist, which was behind him, couldn't help but hold it up. What he wanted to hear the most now was the news that the government office was taken down.

Among all the designs of the Bishop tonight, the government office is the key. If you cannot conquer the government office and kill Tan Zong, Zhou Dunran and those merchants, then he will be defeated in this duel with Tan Zong. Even if you escape from Yangzhou City, it will be an indelible shame in your life.

Bishijie now has to admire Tan Zong, and cleverly designed a banquet, which not only caused all the members of the organization hidden in the upper class to be caught in one fell swoop, but also saved the merchants. As long as those merchants are there, Yangzhou City will soon recover its former prosperity even if it suffers a great disaster.

Faced with the current situation in Yangzhou City, Biqi felt like he was hitting cotton. He had nowhere to use his strength. Tan Zong not only punched him hard, but also held his strength together, making him unable to take action and forced him to use Zhongyitang.

"Master, the people from Zhongyitang had already attacked the government office, but were driven back by the imperial envoy. In order to make up for the shortage of numbers, they even released the prisoners in the prison." The strong man bowed to Bi Shijie and said in a deep voice.

"Sir Qin?" Bi Shijie was the first time he heard this title. After being stunned for a moment, his brows became deeper and he asked coldly, "Is Huang Han a Qin envoy?"

"According to the brothers, the Huang Han was the imperial envoy. He was very good at killing many people from Zhongyitang alone." The strong man nodded, "Deputy Master Ling Xiangzhu has ordered the Zhongyitang gangs in the city to rush to the government office and prepare to gather superior forces to take down the government office in one fell swoop."

When Bi Shijie heard this, his face became a little ugly. He originally thought that the Zhongyi Hall was full of people and powerful, and it was almost certain to capture the government office, but it was still destroyed by Tan Zong.

"Have the South Gate and the West Gate been taken down?" After pondering for a while, Bi Shijie looked at the strong man with a cold expression. If he had already captured the South Gate and the West Gate, then the Zhongyitang gang members in these two places could be transferred to the government office, so that Deputy Xiangzhu Ling's chances of winning will be greater.

"Not yet, Han Tian suddenly led his men to the South Gate and West Gate, which increased the city defense forces at the South Gate and West Gate several times. The two sides had fought for a while, and the people from Zhongyitang were defeated." The strong man shook his head and said in a deep voice, "The four deputy incense masters are reorganizing and intend to attack the city gate again."

Bi Shijie finally understood why the riots in the city became more and more serious. It turned out that the city defense forces that maintained order were all transferred to Ximen and Nanmen. But how did they know that the people from Zhongyitang were going to Ximen and Nanmen?

But soon, Bi Shijie figured it out. Since he could install spies in Zhongyi Hall, it was obvious that the government could do it. It seemed that the spies from the government informed Tan Zong of the government office, so Tan Zong transferred all the city defense forces to the city gate to defend, and left the riots in the city to ignore.

The government office and the city gates successively received bad news, which made Bi Shijie's mood sink to the bottom. He really didn't have time to spend with Tan Zonghua. What is certain is that there must be many troops driving towards Yangzhou City. If those troops arrive, he will have no chance of winning.

"Take people to Huang Han's mansion and tie Shi Shi and Xie Ying up." Bi Shijie walked around the yard for a few times, stopped suddenly, his eyes flashed with fierce light, and said to the strong man.

If Tan Zong can defeat Deputy Xiangzhu Ling's first attack, then he may be able to defeat Deputy Xiangzhu Ling's second attack. Bi Shijie now has to face the worst situation. He wants to capture Shi Shi and Xie Ying as hostages and threaten Tan Zong at critical moments.

When the strong man heard this, he bowed his hand to Bi Shijie and left in a hurry.

"Master, something happened at the dock." Shortly after the strong man left, Bi Fu walked in quickly, sweating profusely.

"The City Defense Forces repelled the people from Zhongyitang on the wharf?" Bi Shijie's face turned pale when he heard this. He had already left a way out. If the city gate could not escape, then walk from the wharf.

Although there are only more than a hundred people in the Zhongyitang Gang on the dock, there are seven or eight hundred coolies working. These coolies have always followed the leader of Zhongyitang. If Zhongyitang conflicts with the city defense force, they will definitely help Zhongyitang.

By then, the more than 200 city defense forces on the dock alone would not be able to fight against the attack of Zhongyitang's 100 people. It can be said that Zhongyitang is sure to win on the dock.


Chapter completed!