After leaving the Governor's Office, the officials dispersed, but Yao Feng'an and Cui Bangdao came together.

"He is crazy with the surname Wu. We have to find another way, otherwise it will be a dead end!" Cui Bangdao couldn't help but say, not having any respect for Wu Guorui.

Yao Feng'an nodded at this time and said, "I think... I will inform Mr. Huang as soon as possible!"

Cui Bangdao was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

The southeast Wu Kingdom Rui suppressed the Japanese, which was the pillar of the standing sect of Huang Yucheng. In such an important place, the second vassal states were naturally Huang Yucheng's people.

"If this tax is so easy to collect, does the emperor still need Master Huang?" Yao Feng'an said with a cold expression.

There was too much information he revealed in his words, but Cui Bangdao couldn't say anything else.

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As time passed, the pressure applied by Chen Xiaoting became greater and greater.

From the beginning, Tan Zengqing was taken away, and people from the Tan Mansion were brought there one after another. The terrifying atmosphere floated in Nan'an City.

Except for the four major families, most of the wealthy families moved outside the city when they saw this situation.

After these days, they have not been able to unify their strength, but have to be on guard against the employees below.

Not only that, under the incitement of Chen Xiaoting's rumors, these wealthy families also had conflicts with each other and it became more difficult to unite with each other.

In fact, these wealthy families have never been a monolithic person, and they have many differences in their interests.

There were four major families pressing on them before, so they could barely maintain peace between each other. Now it is normal for this kind of mutual guard against each other.

The situation outside also reached Liang Jirong and others' ears, which brought them tremendous pressure.

As time goes by, in addition to continuing to arrest people in the Tan Mansion, Chen Xiaoting also began to arrest people in these three families.

Almost every day, these four major families are in chaos, and the senior members of the family are successively sent to prison.

Liang Jirong fell ill and was lying on the bed, beside the bed were his sons.

"Father, you have a good rest first, don't worry about other things!" The eldest son Liang Zhiyuan said in a deep voice.

As the successor of the family, he was deeply worried about the current situation, but was locked up in the mansion and could not interfere.

"He doesn't dare to Chen Xiaoting!" Liang Jirong said in a deep voice, but his expression was not so firm.

What if Chen Xiaoting is a lunatic? The emperor gave him the order to die, maybe he would be forced to do nothing!

In such contradictory thoughts, Liang Jirong has always been in trouble.

"The head of the family, it's not good..."

At this moment, a scream came from outside, making everyone in the room nervous.

"What happened?" Liang Zhiyuan turned around and asked, his eyes full of coldness.

He knew the person who came and was the chief manager of a salt farm below, responsible for about 30% of the Liang family's salt industry.

"Young master, the mud legs below are backfiring, these bastards... rob our salt field!" The manager said in panic.

Hearing this, even Liang Jirong, who was lying on the bed, sat up directly at this time.

"How dare they?" Liang Jirong said angrily.

The head of the family was furious and frightened the manager so much that he knelt on the ground with a plop, and then said, "Go back to the master, it was done by the foreign untouchables. Just last night... I'm afraid there were more than 200 people!"

"How much has been lost? Did you report it to the government?" Liang Zhiyuan asked immediately.

"The servant took a rough look at it, and the losses added up... I'm afraid it's 3,000 taels!"

Speaking of this, the manager continued: "Last night, the villain reported to the official. After the officials came to see him, he said he would check it after he went back!"

"Investigate? How to investigate? A county government arrested all the rioters?" Liang Jirong said dissatisfied.

And the most important thing is whether these rioters are being used by people with ulterior motives or are driven well.

You know, the Liang family has blocked many people's ideas. When they are so worried about internal and external troubles, coupled with the rumors outside, it is hard to say that someone was deliberately trying to mess with them.

Chen Xiaoting dared not really kill the four major families. Liang Jirong was 70% sure of this, but the possibility of death was not ordinary.

Seeing his father showing deep thoughts, Liang Zhiyuan said to the people around him: "Get back!"

After the others left, Liang Zhiyuan said, "Father, Chen Xiaoting has put the whole mansion under house arrest. We can't do anything!"

After he finished speaking, Liang Jirong did not respond, but lay back on the couch and looked at the carved beams and painted buildings on the roof.

After a while, Liang Jirong spoke, "Son... the family has reached this point step by step. Do you think there is still a need to take risks?"

The so-called adventure means betting that Chen Xiaoting dares not take any action, and other families dares not go too far.

Liang Zhiyuan was stunned for a while, and then solemnly said: "Our Liang family has been passed down for more than a hundred years. Several generations of heads have overcome all obstacles, so that the grand occasion of the first family in Jiangnan today is today!"

Hearing this, Liang Jirong shook his head and said, "Don't talk about the first family in Jiangnan. In the eyes of many people, we are just a fat sheep!"

That's right, although he is the leader of the Jiangnan family, he is too substitutable. After all, his Liang family has been in the current position for more than ten years.

"So what you mean is, shouldn't we take risks?" Liang Jirong asked.

Liang Zhiyuan said: "Only those chess pieces that don't have the chance will take risks, but our family is already a chess player among the rich family. Why do you have to end up with the chess pieces in person?"

Liang Jirong nodded. After all, he was afraid, so he recognized these remarks.

The Liang family finally reached this point. If they fall into defeat at his hands, then he will be the real sinner.

Liang Zhiyuan continued: "Also, Huang Ge is old and can't be in the position of prime minister for long!"

Liang Jirong was shocked by this. Yes... If Mr. Huang was not here, the so-called taxation would have no basis for existence, and the tax would have to be paid at that time.

Simply put, only if the taxation process is more difficult, the more the emperor needs a group of people from Huang Yucheng to get him money.

Therefore, only by acquiesced by these people to resist taxes can Huang Yucheng highlight his own value, but when he retreats, these relationships no longer exist.

Perhaps now, taking advantage of Chen Xiaoting's momentum is a rare opportunity to change the course.

"So what my son means is that it is nothing more than paying 20,000 or 30,000 taels of silver to the court every year, so it's better to be safe!" Liang Zhiyuan said in a deep voice.

The room became calm again. After a while, Liang Jirong said: "You have a sense of the overall situation and see it farther than being a father. After this incident... you will take care of the family!"

After hearing this, Liang Zhiyuan was filled with joy. His father's words were what he had always dreamed of.

But he still said cautiously: "My father's words are so frightened that his son is very nervous. The father is still taking care of this family so that he can continue to work hard!"

Liang Jirong just smiled at him. He knew very well what kind of people his sons were.

But since the eldest son is willing to continue acting, Liang Jirong will not expose it. It is always good for fathers to be kind and filial to the sons to be filial.

"Go and tell the people from the Jinyiwei outside, just say... Let's invite them Lord Chen to go to the mansion and have tea and listen to the opera!" Liang Jirong said in a deep voice.

Liang Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Son is going now!"

Then he got up and walked out of the room. After leaving the door, the solemn expression on his face faded, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Chapter completed!