Immortality begins with Xiaoao

Chapter 68 Persecution
When Yu Fei brought people to the household department, Yang Xu had already taken Jin Yiwei to seal up all the account books.

Qian Ning, Minister of the Nanjing Household Department, looked at his subordinates arguing with Yang Xu with a sullen face.

Yang Xu kept a cold face, no matter what these people said, they just said "follow orders".

After seeing Yu Fei, the rightful master, coming, Qian Ning sneered and said loudly:
"Yu Shilang has such a great official authority, he really deserves to be from the capital."

After Yang Xu saw Yu Fei, he also shook off the people in the account department, stepped forward and saluted:

"My lord, all account books have been sealed."

Yu Fei ignored Qian Ning, first supported Yang Xu and said with a smile:
"Okay, Mr. Yang is quick to do things, and won't let me down."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Qian Ning and said:
"This official came to the south of the Yangtze River for inspection, and he bears the king's order. Naturally, the official prestige cannot be underestimated. What? Is Lord Qian trying to despise His Majesty?"

The two soldiers of the Yingyang Army who followed Yu Fei were also extremely obedient, and they showed the flag of Wang Ming.

Qian Ning looked at the Wang Ming flag behind Yu Fei, his expression changed several times in an instant, and he cupped his hands and said:

"The subordinate dare not."

Yu Fei sneered and said:

"This official has been ordered to investigate the taxes owed by Jiangnan over the years. I hope Mr. Qian and colleagues from the Nanjing Household Department will go to other places to work first."

The word Nanjing is particularly strong.

Qian Ning's fat round face was mixed with green and red, and after a long while, he cupped his hands and gritted his teeth and said word by word:

"Your official. Obey your order."

"Then please, Mr. Qian."

Qian Ning let out a muffled snort, and shouted "Let's go".

After finishing speaking, Dangxian strode out of the Nanjing Household Department Yamen.

After Yu Fei waited for the people to leave, he ordered Jin Yiwei and Ying Yangjun to surround the yamen of the household department so that not a single fly could fly out.

Yang Xu took Yu Fei to open the room where the account books were locked, looked at the account books in the room, and said worriedly:

"My lord, whether we brothers are looking for news or stabbing people with a knife, we can do nothing about it. We have to check the account books, and there is really nothing we can do."

It was because he knew that Yu Fei brought all the fighters with him when he came to Nanjing, but he didn't bring Mr. Accountant.

Yu Fei smiled and said:

"What are you looking for? Just wait for them to take the bait themselves."

Yang Xu looked puzzled, Yu Fei didn't explain, threw a large ingot of silver and said:
"Go and ask brother to buy some good ones. Let's have a big meal. I'm afraid we'll be busy tomorrow."

Yang Xu took the money, agreed, and left with his mind full of doubts.

The next day.

Not long after the day dawned, a lot of people surrounded the yamen of the household department one after another, pointing at the soldiers of the Yingyang Army standing outside.

Seeing more and more people gathered and their voices getting louder, Yang Xu hurriedly went to see Yu Fei.

I saw Yu Fei was punching slowly, he didn't seem to care about the commotion outside at all.

But Yang Xu, who was originally eager, saw Yu Fei punching slowly, as if a basin of cold water had been poured into his heart, he calmed down instantly, stood aside and waited for Yu Fei to finish punching, and then reported:

"My lord, a lot of people have come outside to gather around the yamen, discussing the investigation of tax arrears."

After Yu Fei picked up the white towel beside him and wiped the sweat stains on his head, he smiled and said:

"You haven't fought yet?"

Yang Xu was stunned, shook his head and said:

"not yet."

Yu Fei shook his head and sighed:
"These people are really used to being comfortable, and they procrastinate when doing something."

"Come on, go out and see."

Yang Xu took the white scarf from Yu Fei's hand and nodded yes.

When he came outside the government office, he saw that thousands of people had already surrounded him.

Just after Yu Fei appeared, a voice suddenly sounded from the crowd, "It's this dog officer who wants to force everyone to death."

As soon as the words were finished, another voice rang out, "Kill this dog officer to death."

After two voices sounded, seven or eight stones were thrown towards Yu Fei.

There was a commotion in the crowd, and another voice came out, "Follow this dog official."

After Yu Fei tilted his head to avoid the stone, he sneered and rushed into the crowd in a flash.

Only a few muffled sounds of "bang" and "bang" were heard, and in less than a moment, several big men mixed in the crowd were thrown by Yu Fei in front of the yamen.

After finding out these people, Yu Fei jumped from the crowd and landed in front of the Yamen, shouting:

"I was ordered to check the owed taxes, but if there are really difficulties, after I check it out, I will naturally reduce the blending, but you dare to attack the Yamen, do you want to rebel?"

After he finished speaking, he drew out Yang Xu's Xiuchun knife, and beheaded a big man who was still struggling to get up, and the blood spattered three or four feet.

The people in the crowd took a few steps back in shock from Yu Fei, and their legs started to tremble when they heard the word "rebellion", and they shouted in a hurry:

"Your Excellency is wronged, the grassroots and others dare not rebel."

Seeing that Yu Fei temporarily frightened everyone, he shouted again:

"Then leave quickly?"

As soon as Yu Fei finished speaking, the crowd began to disperse, and within less than a cup of tea, there was no one in sight.

Throwing the Xiuchun knife that was still dripping blood to Yang Xu, Yu Fei said lightly:

"I leave it to you, be careful, these people have martial arts."

Yang Xu wiped off the blood on the blade with the white cloth Yu Fei used, put the knife back into its sheath, and then bowed and said:
"Don't worry, my lord, we don't dare to boast about anything else. This interrogation method is my Jin Yiwei's food guy. Even if it is a stubborn stone, the lower officials can make him speak."

Yu Fei was too lazy to listen to his bragging, waved his hand, turned and entered the yamen.

What Yang Xu said made the stubborn stone open his mouth is naturally bragging, but Jin Yiwei's method is indeed extraordinary, but within half a day, he opened the mouths of these people.

With Yu Fei's order, Jin Yiwei and Ying Yang's army scattered in all directions.

The few families who were used by others knew it was not good when they received the news of the miss, and they were ready to run away, but they didn't expect Jin Yiwei to act too fast and blocked everyone.

The next step was to pull out the radish and bring out the mud. In less than half a month, more than ten families of all sizes were uprooted by Yu Fei.

It looked scary, but in fact these were small shrimps, they were deliberately thrown out as victims in an attempt to appease the emperor's anger, but none of the real behind-the-scenes people showed their faces.

Yu Fei was not in a hurry, while interrogating, he punished those who should be punished, and those who should be beheaded.After all, there are too many people, and there are not enough prison cells in the Nanjing government office.

Yu Fei used this slow-cutting method to scare the people behind the scenes, and then took the risk and made some shocking crimes. Wouldn't it be wonderful to catch them all in one go?

Otherwise, if you check slowly, how can Yu Fei have so much time to play with them?
After Kang's family, the largest salt merchant in Yangzhou, was captured, those behind-the-scenes big fish finally couldn't sit still.

Many officials in Nanjing City began to come to inquire about Yu Fei's tone, and Yu Fei also interviewed them, but no matter how these people tried to test, or how implicitly they expressed their willingness to repay the debts owed over the years, Yu Fei would not answer.

In my heart, I have already sentenced these officials who came to me to death.

The south has been in peace for a long time, and the influence of the imperial court is not as good as that in the north. These people have forgotten how their ancestors were ruled by Emperor Taizu back then.

In a secluded small courtyard in the north of Nanjing City, there are people who are famous in the south of the Yangtze River, including Wei Guogong Xu Yu, the Nanjing guard, Cao Lan, the eunuch who guards Nanjing, Qian Ning, the Minister of the Household Department, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of War.The Ministry of Punishment also has figures of ministers or servants here.

The rest were wealthy merchants with huge family fortunes, or landlords and gentry with hundreds of years of history. Among them was a thin old monk who was the abbot of Southern Shaolin.

(End of this chapter)