bayedsolid Chapter 293 Beili Crow 1 Black
Chapter 293 Beili Crow 1 Black
Seeing him like this, Xiao Ruofeng felt like he had swallowed a basket of cotton wool, which was stuck in his throat and could not be moved up or down, leaving him with no place to vent his anger.
He turned his head and looked at Lei Mengsha, who gave him an expression that said "you can handle it yourself", and then he stared at the swollen red dates soaked in Sandaotai tea in a daze.
Xiao Ruofeng had no choice but to get straight to the point:
"To be honest, sir, although our Huangfu family cannot be called a famous family, we have ancestors who have held positions as Minister of the Ministry of Rites and Minister of the Imperial Court."
"Even so, someone from our branch clan actually died in your Liang Province. If this matter were to get out, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the immortals of our Huangfu clan?"
"So, I came all the way to Liangzhou to look for my relatives, and happened to find my distant nephew on Qilian Street..."
Hearing this, Sang Yongning's brain started working rapidly.
The Huangfu family is not a small family. Among the famous families in Beili, they are at least ranked among the top five.
Not to mention that during the reign of Emperor Tianwu Xiao Yi, there was an ancestor of the Huangfu family who rose from a squad leader to a former general under Emperor Tianwu!
It is definitely not a trivial matter when a member of a prominent family dies in the territory under his jurisdiction!
This noble young man in front of me couldn't possibly be as simple as he said...
Sang Yongning's keen political sense told him that it would not be so easy to get away with it tonight.
After Xiao Ruofeng finished speaking, he stared at Sang Yongning with a look of ridicule.
But Sang Yongning didn't seem to care about his gaze at all, and just smiled apologetically:
"Mr. Huangfu is here to look for his relatives! Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Although Liangzhou is a poor place, the county government can find at least a hundred brothers to help you find your relatives..."
"Oh, tsk tsk tsk... Look at him, he died in the end. It's so heartbreaking!"
"I wonder what caused the death of that deceased relative of our clan, Mr. Huangfu. I will enforce the law impartially and give Mr. Huangfu justice!"
Xiao Ruofeng's eyes changed slightly, and he said calmly:
"According to my nephew, he died of starvation and cold during a disaster!"
Sang Yongning felt relieved when he heard this. He had originally thought that he had been killed by local refugees and bandits who robbed him of his property, but he had never expected that he had died of starvation and cold.
The land of Yongliang has always been plagued by natural disasters, and the death of a few disaster victims is more common than eating and drinking water.
To him, there is no difference between one person dying and ten thousand people dying. They are all disaster victims, just numbers!
Sang Yongning pretended to sigh and said regretfully:
"Alas... Liangzhou has been plagued by locust plagues and droughts over the years, and people's lives are so difficult!"
"Thousands of people died in the disaster. Sigh... I never thought that the descendants of the Huangfu clan would also die in this disaster. It's so sad!"
"Oh!"
Xiao Ruofeng was getting impatient and slammed his palm on the tea table:
"Master Sang, I have something to ask you!"
"You keep saying that Liangzhou is plagued by natural disasters, but the imperial court has clearly allocated 1.75 million taels of silver and 150,000 dan of grain for disaster relief. Why are so many people still dying of starvation and cold?"
"How did you, the local official, do it?"
"Believe it or not, I will report you to the Tianqi City Censorate and accuse you of dereliction of duty and laziness!"
When Sang Yongning heard this, his smiling face immediately changed.
The reason why he started to act humble was because he had not yet figured out the details of Xiao Ruofeng and the other person.
After several conversations, it was roughly guessed that at Xiao Ruofeng's age, he was at most a young man from the Huangfu family.
Moreover, the Huangfu family currently had no real power in the court. They were merely in charge of some empty positions in diplomacy, imperial examinations, and etiquette, so they began to look down on Xiao Ruofeng even more.
Just now, Xiao Ruofeng slammed the table and stood up, brazenly saying that he would report him, which immediately made him jealous.
Serving in the same dynasty, no one should say who is corrupt, and no one should say who is clean!
There is a vulgar saying among the people of Liangzhou: Two donkey penises stewed in soup will taste like a donkey!
Sang Yongning also slammed the tea table heavily, and sneered with a heavy face:
"Haha... Young Master Huangfu, you're going a bit too far, aren't you? Not to mention that I'm being rude to you today, even if the captain of police were to throw you two into this Liangzhou prison, you deserve it!"
"You two were making a noise in the county government office late at night and destroying our county government office's grievance drums. This alone is enough to charge you with provoking trouble!"
"Besides, we are all officials for a single dynasty. Even if your grandfather is an official in the Ministry of Rites, he still has no control over me, the local prefect!"
"Not to mention that I, Sang, also have connections in the imperial court. Humph... the title of King Jingyu, don't freak out if I mention it to you!"
When Xiao Ruofeng heard the three words "King Jingyu", his heart was gripped with fear, he was shocked, angry, and had mixed feelings.
But he never expected that such a corrupt official was actually a supporter of his closest brother.
Lei Mengsha obviously noticed the change in Xiao Ruofeng's mood, and he whispered:
"Seventh Brother, why did you drag your brother into this? How about we... retreat first?"
Xiao Ruofeng's face was so gloomy that it looked as if water was about to drip out of it.
He completely ignored Lei Mengsha's words, and his mind kept replaying what Wen Yanzhao had said to him in Prince Jingyu's Mansion -
[Just for a prince's wedding? Do you know how many small peasants were whipped to death by cruel officials because they couldn't hand over a basket of osmanthus flowers?
Do you know how many corrupt officials have used this to seize land, causing the people to lose their homes and die tragically on the road?
You don't know! You will never know, because you are the high and mighty Prince of Langya, and all you need to do is satisfy your father and brother and everything will be fine!"
Then you can continue to cover your head and dream of indulging in the world and living a carefree life!
Inside, eunuchs interfered in government affairs and the emperor listened to slanderous words; outside, corrupt officials were rampant and the people were living in misery...
A sage once said, "If this continues... the country will perish!"
"The country is destroyed..."
Xiao Ruofeng kept repeating these three words, and finally, he smiled.
His smile was very sarcastic, not at Wen Yanzhao, but at the entire Beili Dynasty and his own naiveté.
Indeed, his brother is now just a link in this bloated interest group, but he is in a higher position!
How can all crows not be black?
Seeing Xiao Ruofeng talking to himself and laughing at himself, Sang Yongning thought that he had scared him by bringing up the title of King Jingyu.
Then he pretended to comfort her:
"Master Huangfu, my words just now were a bit harsh. We serve in the same court, so harmony is naturally the most important thing..."
"Go to hell with your peace-loving attitude!"
Xiao Ruofeng rarely cursed, which scared Lei Mengsha.
Ever since he knew Xiao Ruofeng, he had never heard him utter a swear word. Lei Mengsha knew that Xiao Ruofeng was completely furious.
Just as he was about to hold Xiao Ruofeng down, he was bounced back by the surging true energy that erupted from Xiao Ruofeng's body!
"boom!"
Tables, chairs, and teacups flew everywhere in the meeting room. Sang Yongning was so frightened that he quickly covered his face and retreated...
"You, a corrupt official who embezzled disaster relief funds, are you worthy of the title of King Jingyu?"
While Sang Yongning was frightened, he was also thinking about how to subdue these two descendants of Huangfu who were skilled in martial arts. Even if he couldn't subdue them, he could ask for their names so that he could go to Tianqi City to find someone to get back what he had lost today.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, Sang Yongning stood firm and asked:
"Haha, I didn't expect you to be a warrior. Since Master Huangfu is such a hero, why don't you tell me your name? If I can go to Tianqi in the future, I will definitely pay you a visit at your residence..."
It would have been better if he hadn't asked this question, because once he asked it, it added fuel to Xiao Ruofeng's anger.
Xiao Ruofeng raised his hand and slapped, the palm wind was like thunder, knocking Sang Yongning back, and his fat body smashed two door panels.
"You bastard, how dare you ask my name?"
"Listen carefully, those pig ears of yours! I am the prince of Dali—the Prince of Langya, Xiao Ruofeng!"
"You don't have to go to Tianqi City anymore. Tomorrow morning I will send you back to the Tianqi Three Law Courts to see how much benefit you have gained in Yongliang Land over the years!"
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