The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 239 Gathering (Please subscribe, please collect, please vote for the monthly ticket and recommend the ticket)
"Master Su, the Wen family was the one who took the lead in this matter. My Chen family is weak and had no choice but to be coerced by them.

However, my Chen family has secretly prepared a batch of stone materials. As long as Lord Su needs them, we can immediately send the stones to Bailu Academy to build houses."

Chen Yougong bent his body into a big shrimp and said with a smile on his face.

Su Mu sat in the yamen of the Taiping Division of Songjiang Prefecture, looking down at the files, listening to Chen Yougong's words without raising his head.

Chen Yougong bent his body and did not dare to urge Su Mu.

After Su Mu was attacked in the street, he immediately ran to the Taiping Division Yamen and sold out the Wenren family.

There was no way. He had studied Su Mu's life experience. This man was ruthless and would never show mercy whenever he got the slightest chance.

Now that he had just taken office, he had encountered an assassination attempt. Given Su Mu's previous style, Chen Yougong would not believe it unless he took advantage of the situation.

In order to avoid becoming the target of Su Mu's venting, Chen Yougong had to do this.

I would rather die than have my friend die. The Chen family is a small family and is not worthy of the Wen family's playing.

"Captain Yang, did you write down everything he said?"

After an unknown amount of time, Su Mu finally raised his head from the file and spoke slowly.

"I'll take note of your words, sir."

Yang Yunzhong said seriously.

"That's good. Let's check each family one by one according to the list he provided."

Su Mu said calmly, "Songjiang Prefecture Bailu Academy is a major plan of the imperial court. These people obstructed the construction of Songjiang Prefecture Bailu Academy. I now suspect that they are involved with the Pure Land Sect and intend to disrupt the peace talks between Daxuan and the Demon Court."

Chen Yougong's face turned pale and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Fortunately, I reacted quickly and arrived in time.

As expected, Su Mu is going to take advantage of the situation!
It’s ridiculous that Wen Renyuan still wants to arm wrestle with Commander Su.

"My lord is right!"

Yang Yunzhong shouted, "The identities of those assassins have been found out. They are all followers of the Pure Land Sect. These guys are plotting against you, sir. They are most likely in league with those assassins!"

“Don’t wrongly accuse a good person, and don’t let a bad person go.”

Su Mu said expressionlessly, "Go ahead and check it out."

"Leader!"

Yang Yunzhong went there with high spirits and a heroic spirit.

Chen Yougong's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he bent his waist even lower. He hurriedly said, "Captain Yang, I will lead the way for you!"

He apologized to Su Mu, then trotted out to chase him.

…………

The Taiping Division of Songjiang Prefecture became busy.

Those Taiping captains and Taiping commanders could not remember when was the last time they were so busy.

But they don't reject this kind of busyness.

There is no danger, and it allows the Taiping Division to flex its muscles. Who wouldn't want to be this busy?
Almost all the wealthy families in Songjiang Prefecture participated in the Wen family's boycott of Su Mu.

Following Chen Yougong's report, Yang Yunzhong brought people to visit them one by one.

The results were no surprise.

Everyone lowered their heads immediately.

Those who were a little tougher were all taken back to the Taiping Division prison by Yang Yunzhong.

After being detained for just a few days, they naturally became well behaved.

In just a few days, the entire Songjiang Prefecture had completely changed.

"Your Excellency, Songjiang Prefecture is in a state of panic right now, and everyone is on edge. If things continue like this, I'm afraid there will be a big mess."

Zhang Luzhong said with a wry smile to Li Dangsen, the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture.

They had guessed many possibilities about Su Mu's appointment to Songjiang Prefecture, but they had never thought of this one.

Who would have thought that Su Mu would be assassinated as soon as he arrived in Songjiang Prefecture.

Then Su Mu took swift and decisive action against these big families in Songjiang Prefecture on the pretext of catching the murderer.

Until now, Li Dangsen is still unable to react.

"Master, do you think this assassination in the street was a good show directed and performed by Su Mu himself?"

Li Dangsen said with a headache.

"That shouldn't be the case. Those assassins are indeed from the Pure Land Sect. It can only be said that Su Mu has offended too many people."

Zhang Luzhong smiled bitterly.

He didn't know whether Su Mu was lucky or unlucky.

It was said that he was lucky, for he was assassinated as soon as he arrived in Songjiang Prefecture.

You could say he was unlucky, as he was used as a target by someone who was trying to assassinate him.

Otherwise, he would have no reason to take action against the various families in Songjiang Prefecture.

Now, since the matter involves Pure Land Buddhism, he has legitimate reasons to investigate those families.

After this series of operations, Su Mu immediately became the person in charge of Songjiang Prefecture.

Now every family only knows the Taiping Division's pacification envoy, who knows the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture?
Li Dangsen tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, a thoughtful look on his face.

We have to think of a solution. If we let Su Mu continue to make trouble like this, Songjiang Prefecture will be in chaos and I, as the prefect, will lose face.

"Master, please go to the Taiping Division and send an invitation. I want to host a banquet for Su Mu. It's almost over now. If we continue to make trouble, it will not be good for anyone."

After thinking for a while, Li Dangsen decided to act as a peacemaker himself.

"Yes."

Zhang Lu Zhongdao.

At this moment, a policeman suddenly ran in hurriedly.

"My Lord, this is not good."

The officer panted and said, "The scholars of Songjiang Prefecture have gathered outside the Taipingsi Yamen to ask for justice from the Taipingsi!"

Li Dangsen and Zhang Luzhong's scalps exploded and their faces changed drastically.

"what?"

Li Dangsen stood up suddenly.

Gathering a crowd to cause trouble is a reflection of his poor governance as a prefect. This year's evaluation is completely ruined.

"Prepare the car and go to Taipingsi!"

Li Dangsen said loudly.

"Your Excellency, you can't do that!"

Zhang Luzhong quickly stopped him and said in a deep voice, "Master, what are you going to do now?
Are you on the side of those scholars or on the side of the Taiping Division?
Neither side is suitable!
Mr. Fu, you should leave the city right now to inspect the farmland outside the city. You are not in the city at this time!"

Li Dangsen also realized that this was the trouble caused by Su Mu. If he stepped forward now, he would be in trouble both inside and outside.

The best option is to stay out of it and let Su Mu solve the trouble he caused himself.

"Master, what you said makes sense. Let's go, let's leave the city immediately! No, I was already outside the city a few days ago."

Li Dangsen said immediately.

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Taiping Division, Taisongjiang Prefecture.

The noise, accompanied by the sound of drums, came from outside the yamen.

Yang Yunzhong and other Taiping lieutenants, as well as some Taiping commanders, all gathered in the hall with nervous looks on their faces.

Su Mu's eyes swept across the audience and he sighed inwardly.

In terms of cultivation, Yang Yunzhong and others are actually quite good.

The Taiping Division has its own promotion standards. To become a Taiping Captain, one must either have sufficient achievements or have reached the Transcendence Realm.

The Taiping Captains of the Taiping Division of Songjiang Prefecture were basically promoted based on their own strength.

Compared with the Taiping Commander of the Hujuguan Taiping Division and even the Wulingcheng Taiping Division, the shortcomings of Yang Yunzhong and others are too obvious.

Their daily lives are too good and they lack experience.

Demons are rarely seen in Xiangzhou, so they rarely have the opportunity to slay them.

To put it bluntly, among the people in Xiangzhou Taiping Division, there are only a handful of people who have actually seen monsters.

So now that only some scholars are causing trouble, they are a little panicked.

If they were encountering a tide of monsters, they would be in a panic.

These people still need to practice.

Su Mu thought to himself that he would have to practice hard later. How could he be a Taiping Commander or a Taiping Captain without having seen a demon?

“Is there someone inciting them behind the scenes?”

Su Mu looked up outside the yamen and spoke slowly.

"It's not certain yet."

Yang Yunzhong hurriedly said, "Sir, no matter if someone is instigating this from behind, we can't do anything to them."

Su Mu looked at him with some confusion.

"These scholars have all achieved great success, and they are only seeking justice, and have not done anything to harm others, so it is not appropriate for us to take direct action."

Yang Yunzhong explained.

"Disturbing the Taiping Division, this alone is enough."

Su Mu said calmly, "Give them an incense stick of time to let them disperse on their own, otherwise we will all put them in jail to let them sober up."

"My lord, no!"

Yang Yunzhong said, "Many of their teachers are officials in the court. If you do this, it will affect your reputation and future..."

"When will it be the turn of the civil officials to decide the future of my Taiping Division?"

Su Mu said coldly.

Yang Yunzhong was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and said, "There are hundreds of them..."

"If the Taiping Division can't hold him, they'll put him in the prison of the government office. If the government office can't hold him, they'll put him in the Supervisory Division."

Su Mu said.

Yang Yunzhong and others took a deep breath, thinking that the pacification envoy was serious.

Seeing Su Mu was so determined, Yang Yunzhong had no choice but to obey the order.

He also witnessed with his own eyes the toughness of the new governor.

This style is different from that of all previous pacification envoys in Songjiang Prefecture.

These scholars have hit a wall.

…………

"In broad daylight, in the clear sky, are you, the Taiping Division, going to act so recklessly?"

At the gate of the Taiping Division, a young man shouted excitedly, "I'm telling you, I won't agree! We won't agree!"

"That's right, we don't agree!"

Hundreds of scholars shouted.

It was like there were ten thousand ducks quacking at the scene, and the noise made Yang Yunzhong feel a little overwhelmed.

"The Wen family is kind and generous. The Zhang family built bridges and roads, and the Li family gave out porridge to save people. What did they do wrong?

Why did you arrest them?
You must give us an explanation for your actions of plundering and corruption!"

One person said loudly.

"Explain! Explain!"

The crowd cheered.

"If you don't give us an explanation, we won't leave! We, the scholars of Songjiang Prefecture, will never allow you to frame someone and accuse him of a crime!"

Those readers all had fanatical expressions on their faces.

"We can behead you, but we must reason with you. Even if you kill us, we will have a clear discussion with your Taiping Division!"

A young man said indignantly.

"Let Su Mu come out! If he doesn't give me an explanation today, I will crash my head into the door of your Taiping Division and let you be infamous forever!"

"Su Mu, come out! You dare to take responsibility for your actions! You dare to frame the major families in Songjiang Prefecture, why don't you dare to come out and explain it to us?"

"Are you guilty of your crime? If you don't explain clearly, we will go to the capital of Xiangzhou, to the capital of Daxuan. Justice is clear. Is there no place for justice in Daxuan?"

"Everyone rush in, let Su Mu give us an explanation. Songjiang Prefecture cannot be allowed to be run wild by a warrior!"

Before he finished speaking, hundreds of scholars began to rush towards the Taipingsi Yamen.

Yang Yunzhong and others quickly held up their long swords to stop them from rushing into the yamen.

These scholars do not practice martial arts and are physically weak.

With the strength of Yang Yunzhong and others, they can easily knock them to the ground even with bare hands.

But Yang Yunzhong and others did not dare to take action, for fear that they might accidentally beat them to death.

Even for ordinary people, it would be quite spectacular to see hundreds of people rushing forward like this.

Especially when they saw that Yang Yunzhong and others did not dare to take action, those scholars became even more arrogant, and some even threw fists at Yang Yunzhong and others.

Their little bit of strength was just a tickle to Yang Yunzhong and others.

But the damage is not great, it is very insulting.

Yang Yunzhong was so angry that his face turned red. "If you don't retreat, don't blame me!"

"Don't be afraid, the Taiping Division can't do anything to cover up everything! We scholars have the right to participate in politics!"

The crowd shouted.

Seeing those Taiping lieutenants and Taiping commanders being knocked down by them, someone had already pushed open the door of the Taiping Division Yamen.

At this moment, suddenly, a drop of rain fell from the sky.

Before anyone could react, the rain started to get heavier.

In an instant, a stream of water rushed out from the Taipingsi Yamen, which had a crack open.

Wow!

Hundreds of people were drenched in an instant, and the force of the water made everyone retreat.

Even Yang Yunzhong and others couldn't escape.

pat.

Amid the sound of footsteps, Su Mu's figure slowly walked out.

He glanced at Yang Yunzhong and others.

Yang Yunzhong and others lowered their heads in shame.

"Stand aside, and everyone will be fined three months' salary to see the effect."

Su Mu said lightly.

"Yes." Yang Yunzhong and others stood aside with their heads lowered, their faces flushed with embarrassment.

As a dignified Taiping Captain, they almost allowed a group of weak scholars to break into the Taiping Office. They felt ashamed of themselves.

"You want to see me?"

After Su Mu punished Yang Yunzhong and others, he looked at the scholars and said expressionlessly.

"Su Mu——"

A young man stood up and pointed at Su Mu and shouted.

Snapped!
With a crisp sound, five clear palm prints appeared on the young man's cheek, and the whole person flew out.

"I am a fourth-rank pacification envoy, what rank do you have to dare to address me by my name?

Your parents didn’t teach you manners, so I will teach you.”

Su Mu said calmly, "Does anyone else want to speak?"

"Su——"

A young man shouted, "What basis do you have to arrest people from various sects? You said they are colluding with the Pure Land Sect, do you have any evidence?
Without any evidence, you are just taking revenge on your own and abusing your power for personal gain!
You wantonly destroyed the peace of Songjiang Prefecture, you are the sinner of Daxuan!

You should resign and apologize!"

Swish!
A flash of white light flashed.

A head flew high into the air, and blood spurted into the sky.

The eyes on the head were wide open, full of disbelief.

The whole place fell silent immediately. After a few breaths, the headless corpse fell to the ground with a thud.

"Anyone else want to talk?"

Su Mu swept his eyes across the entire room, "If not, Yang Yunzhong, everyone will be put in shackles for three days.

If you join them, you will bring disgrace to the Taiping Division."

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