nycdaug Chapter 224 Speaking of Zhang Zhang
Chapter 224 Speaking of Zhang Zhang
"Okay!" Bai Zhaozhao smiled brightly: "Ten thousand taels!"
"What?" The middle-aged village chief's eyes widened. "What did you say? Ten thousand taels? Who do you think you are? Are you made of gold?"
Bai Zhaozhao said calmly, "Then there is nothing we can do. Sir Yang, tell me, am I worth ten thousand taels?"
Yang Tongzhi held back his laughter and nodded, saying, "The county lady's body is worth a million taels of silver, how can it be measured by ten thousand taels of silver?"
Everyone was shocked, what did they hear?
This young lady is actually a county lady! She is a royal relative!
The middle-aged village chief was confused. County Lord? They had offended a county lord!
The villagers were also very panicked. Isn’t this the iron plate mentioned in the legend?
Anyone who harms the royal family shall be punished by death!
So someone suggested that they just hand the person over to them. After all, Wan Weishang was just spreading rumors to deceive the people, and no one believed him, so they just let him say whatever he wanted. At most they could drive him out of the village, so why did they have to sink him in the pond?
Now it’s okay. We have offended a noble person. Maybe we are all doomed!
The middle-aged village chief was very anxious when he saw people in panic. He never expected that the thing he had promised to accomplish at the beginning would now be in a dilemma.
But there was no way, he was alone and couldn't do anything. The villagers had already opened the cage and released Wan Weishang!
Wan Weishang was not stupid either. He immediately ran behind Yang Tongzhi without saying a word.
So the middle-aged village chief had no choice but to say, "County Lord, I'm handing the person over to you. Can you please not argue with us?"
"Okay!" Bai Zhaozhao looked very easy to talk to, which made the villagers feel relieved. Unexpectedly, she continued, "I won't mind the fact that you villagers bumped into me, but Wan Weishang and the village chief, you two masterminds have to go with me!"
The middle-aged village chief shook his body and said calmly, "County Lord, please forgive me when you can. Your goal has been achieved! Please don't embarrass me! In the future, I will say that what happened today was a misunderstanding and it will never affect your reputation!"
"Villain?" Bai Zhaozhao asked with interest, "You are not like an ordinary villain! Not only do you not respect Lord Yang, but you can also threaten me, a strange county lord. It can be seen that you have a certain support in this place. You are just a village chief, but you can do this. I am really impressed!
Unfortunately, this county lady has never had a good reputation, and I am born rebellious. I really want to see what kind of reputation you and the people behind you can give me?"
The middle-aged village chief's pupils trembled, and at this moment he felt a real chill all over his body. The county lord's words were almost like asking him who the master behind him was!
He even felt that the county lady should have guessed what he relied on and told him openly that she was not afraid at all and was looking forward to it!
Looking at Yang Tongzhi again, there was a sarcastic smile on his face.
It's over! He's finished!
In this way, Yang Tongzhi sent people to take Wan Weishang and the middle-aged village chief to the provincial capital, and then traveled side by side with Bai Zhaozhao.
"The county lady is really smart!"
"Master Yang, thank you for your praise."
In fact, Bai Zhaozhao had already noticed that Lord Yang had brought people here, but he was standing a little far away, as if he had some concerns. After a little thought, Bai Zhaozhao understood.
He was afraid that forcibly taking Wanwei Shang away would cause resentment among the villagers and cause trouble.
So he needs a good reason!
So, Bai Zhaozhao gave him a reason, and Wang Jinnian also explained to her in advance that Princess An's maiden family was the Yang family, a prominent family in Jiangling.
Therefore, when Bai Zhaozhao heard the village chief call him Lord Yang, she knew that this should be Tang Yanyan's uncle, Princess An's younger brother, and the current Tongzhi of Jiangling Prefecture.
"Master Yang, where is Wang Jinnian?"
Yang Tongzhi replied, "That's right, I originally planned to come to rescue Wan Weishang, but Prefect He deliberately asked me to deal with official documents together and would not let me leave.
At this time, Lord Wang came and asked to send someone out of the city. Prefect He wanted to refuse, but Lord Wang sent me out in a few words. Now he is dealing with official documents with Prefect He. "
Bai Zhaozhao was very curious. Wang Jinnian had already resigned, so why were the officials here still giving him face?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask, and Yang Tongzhi said with a smile: "He resigned, but he still has the gift from the emperor. Which official wouldn't give him face?"
Bai Zhaozhao: Uncle Master 666!
"What's going on with this Wanwei Shang? The villagers said he wanted to demolish the Goddess Temple."
"Well, it's a long story."
Based on Yang Tongzhi's narration, Bai Zhaozhao imagined a grand drama in the officialdom.
The Yang family, a prominent family in Jiangling, has been the local tyrant for many years, and most of the officials in the capital are also members of the Yang family.
However, ever since the striver Qin Ge Lao emerged and climbed up to the position of Ge Lao step by step, his classmates, classmates, and students have slowly begun to control Jiangling County and gradually have the momentum to compete with the Yang family.
After all, Jiangling County is a very special place. Its area is twice that of Linyang County. It is also an important land of fish and rice, and transportation is extremely convenient. It is the legendary place that military strategists must fight for!
In this way, the Yang family gradually became weaker and was almost squeezed out of the power center of the capital city until they married Prince An.
After that, the phenomenon of changing prefects but Yang Tongzhi remaining the same continued, with them checking and balancing each other and competing with each other.
Just a few years ago, the Yang family got a huge strange stone by chance. It had a rich texture and was snow-white all over. It looked like jade but not quite. No one could figure out what it was, so they had to collect it.
However, just last year, this matter was known to the prefect He, who bluntly stated that this strange stone was a good omen sent from heaven and should be presented to the emperor. The Yang family's private keeping of the auspicious stone was a crime of great disrespect and even a sign of rebellion!
Although this is nonsense, the Yang family, as the in-laws of Prince An, are somewhat sensitive and must handle this matter properly, otherwise they might be taken advantage of.
It just so happened that at that time, news came that the goddess had appeared in a miraculous form, so the Yang family reported to the emperor that they had originally wanted to use this strange stone to carve a statue of a god, but had not decided which statue to carve, which was why they had left it alone for two years. Now that the goddess had appeared, wasn't it just in time?
After reading the memorial, Emperor Yongkang felt it was very reasonable and approved it without hesitation.
Just like that, the Goddess Temple appeared! The Yang family also gained a lot of popular support.
Prefect He was extremely jealous, so he organized an event, which was the selection of the goddess's maid!
As the name suggests, it is to select a few beautiful unmarried men and women to be responsible for managing the affairs of the Goddess Temple. In order to be fair, the selection will be held every month. The selected people only need to serve in the Goddess Temple for one month and then return to normal life.
Coincidentally, since this event started, people have said that making wishes to the goddess is very effective. Although the way it works is rather tortuous, it just shows that the goddess has feelings and recognizes this temple!
Therefore, the people flocked to the matter of selecting waiters, and those former waiters who returned to normal life gained a higher status. They were not only respected but also could find an excellent marriage!