There was no follow-up to the incident between the Wang family and the Li family, as if it had never happened. Xiapi also returned to calm. There were no more incidents of people breaking in and killing people. Chu Nan continued to do his own thing, and several of his staff
They worked very hard, and Wei Xu's men and horses were sent out to "solve disputes" in the countryside. Even the most nervous and slow-witted person could still detect the tense atmosphere in Xiapi these two days.
However, nothing happened, and the calm made people feel a little depressed.
Chu Nan was not prepared to get involved in the Woniu Mountain matter for the time being. After all, it was beyond his scope of authority. He just wrote a letter to Pengcheng Prefect to remind him of the matter and asked him to pay attention. Chu Nan's energy was mainly concentrated on Xiapi.
"Chu County, according to the evidence collected over the past few days, the three sons of the Li family have taken away someone's property and their daughter, the victim has been found and is willing to come forward to testify." Chief Zhou handed several files to Chu Nan, although they were all
His surname is Li, but he is not from the same lineage as the deceased Chief Li’s family. It may have been two or three hundred years ago, but it is no longer the case.
The Li family, like the Wang family, is a large family in Xiapi, and their family backgrounds are similar. However, the officials in the Li family are not in Xiapi, but in Xiaxiang.
This is not to say that all scholars have this kind of virtue, but there are always dead branches on the tree. Among the big families, there are always one or two playboys who are ignorant and unskilled and like to bully men and dominate women.
In the past, the nobles had great hands and eyes, and everyone's interests were related. This kind of thing would usually pass by turning a blind eye, but now that Chu Nan is in power and has taken the initiative, he is ready to deal with these big families.
, these things are deadly.
It's a pity that in most cases no one will pursue this matter. This is the tragedy of living at the bottom. A not-so-important chess piece at the top can directly destroy a family. Generally, there is no chance to fight.
"Go ahead and arrest the person and bring him to court." When Chu Nan was not an official, this kind of thing had become commonplace, and he didn't have much indignation. Some of the words he said would make people feel uncomfortable, but if it were him, he would
When these things happen to these people's families, they will be punished lightly, making it difficult to be selfless.
Officials protect each other not only because of interests, but also because of such nonsense as distance and distance. It is difficult to truly understand the joys and sorrows of strangers. This is reality.
"Here!" The chief clerk left excitedly. Now he was about to start cracking down on the big families in Xiapi.
Chu Nan didn't feel excited. Is this justice being done? Obviously not, it's just a change of power. If the old is defeated, the new rich will come forward. He doesn't want the justice in his heart to become dusty, but he has to accept the reality.
There were no twists and turns in arresting the person. The evidence was conclusive. In addition, because of the incident involving the Wang family, the Li family was now as fearful of Chu Nan as they did not have the guts to confront Chu Nan directly. They could only let Chu Nan arrest their son. They were secretly glad in their hearts.
My family is usually very strict, but this is the only one who came up with this wasteful thing.
However, Chu Nan's arrest was obviously not just to deal with a playboy.
Seeing that the prodigal son in the hall, who hadn't figured out the situation yet, was actually threatening the master with harsh words in front of him, Chu Nan wanted to laugh a little. It would be great if his opponents all had this kind of IQ.
It's a pity that, let alone Cao Cao, families like Chen Deng and the Li family, there is no fool who is really in charge. In fact, Chu Nan thought, they should run away after changing places, but the reality is... so everyone's business is ruined.
In Xiapi, you have to break your muscles to run away. When threats lurk in invisible places, it is always difficult for people to choose between interests and threats. By the time a threat can be seen with a single light, it is often too late.
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"The evidence is conclusive and the identity has been verified. Pull him down and ask for execution tomorrow!" Chu Nan lazily talked to the other party. For what the other party has done, killing him ten times is not enough. The reason why he chose tomorrow is firstly to give him
The other party has some hope, and Chu Nan needs to get more useful information from the other party to deal with the Li family.
The other party has returned to the rules of the game, and Chu Nan is not prepared to abuse underhanded tactics. It is enough to let the other party know that he can also have no bottom line. Problems that can be solved openly and honestly, using underhanded tactics will seem a bit out of the question.
Playboys may not necessarily be stupid, but facing someone like Chu Nan who can read minds and have an online IQ, his rank is far behind. Chu Nan quickly pried his mouth open, and then this waste has no use value. Chu Nan
Send someone to take it out and chop it down directly to resolve the people's complaints.
Chu Nan only wanted two things, one was farmland, and the other was a secret population.
The first one is easy to understand. If the other party takes land that does not belong to you, you just need to return it. The ultimate move is in the second one.
Early the next morning, Chu Nan asked Wei Yue to arrest the entire Li family and ransack their homes.
"Magistrate Chu, what crime have I committed!?" When the head of the Li family saw Chu Nan, he was calm, but he was still a little panicked. He expected Chu Nan to continue to act according to the rules. If Chu Nan didn't follow the rules in important matters,
He doesn't know what will happen to him in the future, but he can't even pass the current level. How unlucky Chu Nan will be in the future, what does it have to do with him?
"Seize official land, hide the population, and intend to rebel." Chu Nanyan briefly and comprehensively explained the other party's crimes.
"This...when did I intend to rebel!?" The head of the Li family was a little unable to keep calm. Everything else was fine. At worst, he thought he was unlucky, but intending to rebel was not a joke, although the court has now
He can't control the collapse, but Lu Bu can, and if he rebels here, he will definitely rebel against Lu Bu.
In fact, hiding and concealing the population is not a big deal, it is just to pay less taxes. Mi Zhu supported Liu Bei before, and those tens of thousands of child visitors were not conjured out of thin air. This has almost become an unwritten rule.
But I am afraid of getting into the details. What do you want to do by hiding thousands or even tens of thousands of people? I have reason to suspect that you want to plot a rebellion.
Generally, county magistrates would not do this. Firstly, they have no background, and secondly, they may not be able to leave alive if they offend a wealthy family, and they may die suddenly.
But Chu Nan is obviously not an ordinary county magistrate. He is from the third class. He has money, people and backers. Since he wants to get you, then you are conspiring to rebel.
"According to your son's confession, there are 8,000 servants in your family, but there are only less than 800 on the list. If there is no deliberate rebellion, why are there so many people?" Chu Nan threw his dead son's confession to him and sneered.
: "Eight thousand troops can attack the city directly, and you still say it's not a rebellion!?"
"I..." The head of the Li family was very anxious and gritted his teeth and said: "Mr. Chu, I am willing to donate my family wealth, and I am willing to follow the orders of the Chu County Magistrate. I beg the Chu County Magistrate to be noble and spare my family's life!"
Things like unspoken rules are just a consensus among everyone. No one will take the initiative to put it on the table. Even if everyone knows it, it must not be put on the table. When someone uses this to make an issue, it means that it is really necessary.
Broken face.
This is exactly the situation now. What's even more sad is that they can't fight back. In terms of fighting, the powerful Xuzhou nobles and powerful people may not be enough to fight Lu Bu.
If you can't afford to offend him and don't want to die, then you can only give in.
"You are also a highly respected person. Don't you understand that from the moment you and I make our plans, there is only one loser left?" Chu Nan patted the head of the Li family on the shoulder and said, "I need it. It’s not just your wealth, but also your head.”
The head of the Li family looked at Chu Nan with a pale face and begged: "Mr. Chu, I am really willing to assist Marquis Wen... No, I will assist my lord. I beg Chu County Magistrate to be more lenient."
[Don’t let me find a chance. When the time comes, your life will be worse than death. I will cut you into pieces and let others insult your wife in front of you!]
A cold light flashed in Chu Nan's eyes, he waved his hand and said: "Execute the clan and confiscate their property!"
"Here!" Wei Yue agreed, and two county guards stepped forward, dragging the struggling head of the Li family out.
"Chu Ziyan, you must die a happy death!" The head of the Li family's mournful wails kept coming from a distance.
"Make a list of all the Li family's crimes, no matter how big or small, and post them in every conspicuous place in the city. Let people read them for three days. In addition, ask those who have suffered to come out and explain to everyone." Chu Nan said calmly.
Not only do they want to destroy his clan, but they also want to destroy his name. It is not certain whether he will be infamous for thousands of years. The history books are not long, so there is a high probability that it will not be his turn to be on the list. He is not qualified to be infamous for thousands of years. But just spreading the matter will be enough. To vent your own anger, and secondly to vent the people’s resentment!
Although the people are dull, they can understand it once the truth of the matter is revealed, and there are always some people who will be resentful of the exploitation of the aristocratic family.
This is the same as later generations severely punishing corrupt officials. The people may not benefit from it, but when they see those who were high in the past being pulled down, they will still feel happy in their hearts. This is also human nature.
"Here!" the chief clerk agreed, turned around and went to prepare.
The affairs of the Li family have come to an end now. It only lasted two days, and it seemed to be overwhelming. However, for these two days, Chu Nan had planned for more than three months. Now it was time to close the net, but the Li family alone was obviously not enough.
"Has Madam come back?" After finishing the business, Chu Nan called Wei Xu and asked.
Lu Lingqi followed the Chamber of Commerce and left without saying where she was going, but Chu Nan could probably guess that with her wife's ability, she was able to deal with a group of bandits easily, but she would be lying if she said she was not worried, even though he had promised his wife to continue Fighting, but how can we really feel at ease?
"Don't worry, young master, Xue Nian has already sent someone to deliver the news. The young master has successfully eliminated the bandits. He just took the captives with him and cannot go fast. He will be back tomorrow at the latest." Wei Xu said with a smile.
"That's good." Chu Nan nodded with satisfaction. It was reassuring for his wife to take action. He continued to look through the files and said: "Except for the Chen family, the three major families in Xiapi, the Li family and the Wang family are gone now. , the rest of the Tao family... let’s see if he is on the right track!”
If you don't move at this time, you are really stupid. There is no room for stupid people in Chu Nan's game of chess.