Brocade Robe Unparalleled

Chapter 35 The situation is out of control

Jingbian Division.

One hundred households are on duty.

The numerous and complex intelligence reports were getting on Shen Qingya's nerves, so he simply tossed them aside, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes to rest.

Sizhou, this remote and impoverished place, is not even a fraction as prosperous as the capital. If it weren't for his family's arrangement, he probably would never have come to such a place in his life, and he doesn't know how long he would have to stay here before he could go back.

Not long after Shen Qingya closed her eyes, hurried footsteps could be heard outside.

Huang Yue, with one hand wrapped in gauze, scrambled in, panicking, "Lord Centurion, something terrible has happened! The Tian and Yang families are fighting again! The government officials went to break it up, but they were beaten up too. They're urging our Jingbian Division to handle it!"

Shen Qingya didn't open his eyes and said calmly, "Take your men and handle it."

Huang Yue stood there, stunned.

The two largest chieftain families in Sizhou are fighting, and he goes to mediate... Is he tired of living?
An embarrassed look appeared on his face as he said, "Sir, you've just arrived in Sizhou and are unfamiliar with the situation of the Tian and Yang families. This matter is beyond my ability to handle; I'm afraid you'll need to go there personally..."

Shen Qingya slowly opened his eyes, frowned, and asked, "What's the situation with the Tian and Yang families?"

After a while.

Commander Shen, along with Huang Yue and dozens of Jingbian Guards, hurriedly left the Jingbian Commandery. Such a large group clearly indicated that something serious had happened.

Some of the banner officers came out of their duty rooms and began to gather together to inquire.

Lin Xuan and Chen Bao were drinking tea in the duty room when Zhang Hu walked in from outside. He clicked his tongue and said, "The Tian family and the Yang family are in trouble again..."

Chen Bao was somewhat surprised and asked, "Didn't these two families just have a falling out a while ago? What happened this time?"

The Tian and Yang families have a dispute over water resources several times a year. Last time, a fierce conflict broke out, which even alarmed the commander. It was Lin Xuan who mediated that time.

Zhang Hu, with a gossipy grin, said, "I heard that the young chieftains of the Tian and Yang families got into a fight over a woman. The young chieftain of the Yang family suffered a loss, so he gathered his men and surrounded the young chieftain of the Tian family's house in the city. The two sides are now facing off in the street, blocking the road..."

Chen Bao looked surprised: "Is that so?"

Zhang Hu nodded and said, "I heard it from them, it shouldn't be false..."

Lin Xuan listened quietly, occasionally picking up her teacup and taking a small sip.

At this moment, in Sizhou City, on South Street.

The entire street has been completely blocked.

Dozens of strong men, armed with Miao knives, clubs and other weapons, blocked the front of a house.

The two men in the lead were Yang Zhentian, the chief of Baishi Village, and his son, Yang Tianbao, whose head was wrapped in bandages.

The people of Baishi Village were all furious and their emotions were running high.

"Too deceiving!"

"Hand over the person right now!"

"If you don't pay, we'll raze this place to the ground!"

The mansion's gates were wide open, and inside stood many people, armed, facing off against the troops outside.

"Handing them over? Impossible!"

"Come in if you dare!"

"Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

When Shen Qingya arrived with Huang Yue and dozens of Jingbian guards, this was the scene that greeted them with tension.

Huang Yue puffed out his chest, stepped forward, and shouted loudly, "Make way, Commander Shen of the Jingbian Division has arrived!"

Both groups turned around simultaneously, their gazes fierce.

Huang Yue was so frightened that he shuddered and took several steps back before regaining his balance.

The Tian and Yang families completely ignored the Jingbian Division personnel and continued their aggressive shouting and cursing from afar.

Shen Qingya's face was somewhat gloomy. He came from a top family in the capital. In the capital, who did not know the name of the Third Young Master Shen? Who would not give him some face?

He never expected to be so ignored by a group of uncivilized people in this remote and impoverished place, which made him feel deeply humiliated.

He suppressed his anger, stepped between the two sides, and coldly swept his gaze over the Tian and Yang families. He said arrogantly, "I am Shen Qingya, a centurion of the Jingbian Division of Sizhou. Your gathering of people to fight has disturbed the people and violated the law. Disperse immediately. I will spare you from further investigation since this is your first offense. If you continue to be stubborn, don't blame me for punishing you severely according to the law!"

Among the Yang family members, Yang Zhentian stepped forward and said angrily, "Commander Shen, you've come at the right time! The Tian family brat has gone too far, insulting my future daughter-in-law and injuring my son. Such a disgrace! If my Yang family cannot get justice, how can we have the face to stand in Sizhou? If your Jingbian Division upholds the law, you should immediately arrest this villain and hand him over to my Yang family for punishment!"

Inside the courtyard, the young chieftain of the Tian family sneered, showing no weakness: "Your son is incompetent at keeping his wife, yet he blames me. He's no match for me, so he deserved to be beaten. If you want to capture me, let's see if your Yang family has the ability!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Tian family members behind him burst into laughter and provocative whistles.

Yang Zhentian roared in anger, "You brat, you've gone too far!"

Tian Qingyun sneered and said, "So what if we bully your Yang family? Do you think our Tian family is still the same as before? It's a good opportunity to settle the score with you over the past few decades!"

Upon hearing such provocative words, the Yang family members were immediately filled with righteous indignation, their eyes turning red.

"Ah, I'm pissed off!"

"Chief, stop wasting words with them, kill them!" "Come on!"

"Who is afraid of whom!"

The two sides immediately started arguing again, each brandishing weapons and clubs at the other, but neither made any further moves.

"presumptuous!"

Shen Qingya had never seen such a lawless and blatant act of defiance against the government.

These unruly people don't take him seriously at all!

His last bit of patience was exhausted, and Shen Qingya's voice suddenly rose, filled with a chilling intent: "Didn't you hear what I just said? The Tian family and the Yang family have gathered a crowd to cause trouble, showing contempt for the government, which is tantamount to rebellion. Immediately arrest the ringleaders and bring them back to the Jingbian Division!"

Huang Yue's throat moved, but he didn't dare to make any move.

Upon hearing this, the other banner officers and the Jingbian Guards prepared to retreat.

Lord Shen came from the capital and may not understand the actual situation in Sizhou, but don't they understand it too?
The Tian and Yang families each have villages with hundreds or even thousands of people, while the Jingbian Division only has about a hundred. It's still uncertain who will defeat whom...

For many years, the imperial court has primarily focused on appeasement towards these chieftains.

They usually only bully ordinary people; how could they dare to lay a hand on these chieftains?
If we had actually charged in, we would probably be missing an arm or a leg by now.

As soon as Shen Qingya finished speaking, the people from the Tian and Yang families all turned to look at them with fierce eyes.

"That corrupt official doesn't distinguish right from wrong; all he knows is how to arrest people!"

"Did you take money from the Tian family?!"

"Fight them! They've gone too far!"

"Protect the young chieftain!"

……

Suddenly, the Yang family members stopped confronting the Tian family and instead charged towards the Jingbian Division.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Huang Yue and his group of Jingbian guards turned tail and ran.

These chieftain families' sons, having practiced their family's martial arts since childhood, are exceptionally skilled, and they are no match for them.

Shen Qingya had not anticipated this situation at all. The opposing side had a large number of people and the aura emanating from the middle-aged man in the lead was not something he could match. He could only temporarily avoid the confrontation and turn around to retreat quickly.

But the Yang family members, still furious, were not willing to let the matter rest.

"You corrupt official, where do you think you're going!"

"Don't run away if you have the guts!"

"Let's go to the Jingbian Commandery and demand an explanation from this corrupt official!"

Led by the chieftain Yang Zhentian, dozens of strong men followed closely behind the retreating Jingbian Division troops, surging towards the Jingbian Division's yamen.

As Shen Qingya and the others fled back to Jingbian Division in a sorry state, they had just closed the heavy door and hadn't even had a chance to catch their breath when a deafening roar came from outside.

"Dog officer!"

"get out!"

"Give the Yang family justice!"

……

Dozens of armed and indignant members of the Yang family surrounded the Jingbian Commandery, drawing a large crowd of onlookers from a distance.

Inside the Jingbian Commandery, all the banner officers and guards looked terrified, holding their weapons as if facing a formidable enemy.

It hadn't happened for many years that local chieftains had besieged the Jingbian Si government office.

Instead of storming the Jingbian Commandery, the Yang family sat on the street in front of the Commandery, placed their weapons beside them, and shouted things like "Get out here, you corrupt official!" and "Give us justice!"

Dozens of men spoke in unison, their voices deafening, audible throughout much of Sizhou City.

Inside the Jingbian Division.

Shen Qingya hid behind the door, his face grim, but more than that, he was filled with panic.

He didn't understand how the conflict between the two chieftain families had suddenly shifted to him.

But he knew that the current situation was beyond his control.

He immediately returned to the duty room, opened a locked cabinet, took out a silver mirror, dipped a brush in cinnabar, and quickly wrote on the mirror surface...

After a while.

Qianzhou.

Jingbian Division, Thousand-Household Office.

Qianhu Zhou Tai looked at the silver mirror in front of him with a gloomy face. Shen Qingya had just arrived in Sizhou, how could he have caused such a big mess?

(End of this chapter)