At the end of November of the 3450th year of Xuanyuan Li, it was already winter in Guiyang County. Although it had not snowed, the north wind roared in the past few days, and the gray-black tiles had already condensed into frost in the morning, appearing white. At noon, the sun shone, the frost melted, and water drips hit the stone floor in front of the eaves, and the sound of clicking was endless.

The atmosphere in the county is as stern as the north wind in early winter. Pedestrians are in a hurry on the roads in the city, and there is a faint look of panic on their faces, as if they would never have gone out if they had no choice.

When Ye Xingyuan stepped into the county town, he also felt something was wrong. After he resolved the matter with Ouyang Ziyu, he did not encounter any other trouble on the way back, which was a smooth journey. However, when he returned to the county town today, it was very different from when he left.

"What happened? Although it was winter, it was almost the twelfth month, and there should have been many vendors doing business in the market. Why did every household close their doors?" Even the nervous Ouyang Ziyu felt a little surprised and couldn't help asking questions.

There must be something wrong in the county. Ye Xingyuan frowned slightly. When he left Guiyang County a few months ago, the situation in the county was no longer good, and the conflict between Zhou Zhixian and the gentry surfaced. He thought that even if the undercurrent was surging, at least the forces of both sides were balanced, no one could do anything to anyone. Did he tear his face during this period?

Ye Xingyuan wanted to ask someone, but when passers-by saw that he was dressed as a scholar, he was unwilling to stop and even feared him like a tiger.

What a strange thing! Ye Xingyuan felt more and more wrong, so he looked at Miss Ouyang Ziyu again. He didn't think of visiting Ouyang Ju's house first. But the situation was strange at this time, and it seemed that he had to ask what happened first, so as not to make any mistakes in confusion.

After making up his mind, he said to Ouyang Ziyu: "This county is very strange. I will go to your mansion to meet Senior Ouyang, so that I can ask what happened."

The whirlpool in the county seems to be bigger than previously expected. The so-called magistrate who destroyed the family and the local gentry who wrestled the arm of Zhou County were not sure what the outcome was.

Fortunately, I have avoided disaster in the past few months and have not been involved, otherwise I might have caused some trouble (in fact, the trouble caused by going to the city is not small).

"Okay!" Ouyang Ziyu was heartless. She didn't expect anything to happen to her father, and she didn't pay much attention to the changes in the county. She only heard that Ye Xingyuan was going to her house. Somehow a sense of pleasure came to her heart and nodded and praised: "You followed me to the city, and after gaining fame and reputation as a scholar, she paid more attention to etiquette, which is not bad!"

Ye Xingyuan knew that Ouyang Ziyu was rough and did not explain much. He followed her through half of the county town and came to Ouyang Juren's house. However, he saw that he was neglected in front of the door and was shocked.

There are not many permanent juren in a county, so juren is already the top figure in the county. The juren's house is not crowded with people on weekdays, but at least he is talking and laughing, and there are no white men. In Fang Yingwu's impression, there are always various guests coming to visit in front of the Ouyang family, which is very lively.

But what I saw today was that Ouyang Mansion was closed and the door was neglected, and the desolate fallen leaves were circling along the wind.

Before Ouyang Ziyu could see something was wrong, she went up and knocked on the door. After a long time, an old man came out to open the door. When he saw Ouyang Ziyu, he was surprised and happy and said, "Miss, you are back!"

Ouyang Ziyu was slightly stunned, "Uncle Fu, why are you? The servants in the hall are lazy again? Daddy is so lenient."

Uncle Fu is the housekeeper in Ouyang Juren's mansion. He usually only follows Juren to wait for instructions. He doesn't need his old arms and legs to guard the door. The servant who was not in front of the door ran out to play again?

"Come in first! Come in first!" Uncle Fu recognized Ye Xingyuan, knowing that he was a junior whom the master liked and a scholar. He went to the mansion with the lady to study, so he was definitely not an outsider. So he invited them to enter, and then looked around and hurriedly closed the door.

After entering the front hall, Uncle Fu sighed, "Mr. Ye, Miss, why are you back now? Before leaving, the master asked someone to send a message to the Mansion City. Let you two stay in the Mansion City and not come back first."

Ye Xingyuanjian was empty and there was no one in his house. It seemed that only this old man was left to guard the house. He couldn't help but feel secretly shocked. What's going on?

A dignified Juren is equivalent to an eighth rank. Even a county magistrate dares to touch him easily. Could it be that the situation in the county is so tense that even Ouyang Juren wants to abandon his family and avoid disaster? What a big deal?

Thinking of this, Ye Xingyuan hurriedly asked, "What happened in the county? Where did Senior Ouyang go? Could it be that something was wrong? Please tell me in detail!"

This situation is too strange. Ye Xingyuan felt that he had experienced strong winds and waves before, and the big place in the Mansion City was easy to deal with. He had dealt with the opponents like Dragon Palace. After returning to the county town, there should be nothing that could scare him.

But now it seems that if Ouyang Juren may encounter an accident, then he, a fresh scholar, may not be able to treat him as a gold medal for avoiding death. So he still has to quickly find out the situation and deal with it as soon as possible.

Uncle Fu smiled bitterly and said, "Young Master Cheng Ye cares, but the master is not seriously injured. It is just because some accidents occurred in Shantou Village. Most of the scholars in the county go together, so the master goes there too."

But something happened in the village, and the juren and scholars from the county actually asked to go there together? Ye Xingyuan and Ouyang Ziyu looked at each other. At this time, even Ouyang Ziyu's long reflex arc realized that something was wrong.

"Dad took all the servants in the family? Where is Mom? He also went?" Ouyang Ziyu asked afterwards.

The whole house was empty. If Ouyang Juren could still bring Zhuang Xingse to the front yard. Then where did the mistress and the maid in the back yard go?

Uncle Fu looked bitter, "My mistress has returned to her parents' home and said she was to avoid the limelight. A few days ago, the master even sent off the servants in the house, saying that he wanted to do something big and not to implicate us. The old servant really refused to leave, and the master had no choice but to let me see the house here. He was a Shantou Village alone."

Ye Xingyuan was even more shocked. This was a big shocking thing. Ouyang Juren asked his wife to go back to her parents' home to avoid disaster, and also sent off her slaves. Did he commit a crime or did something big to act like this?

Juren is an official. Even if he is involved in a lawsuit, he can basically live a peaceful life as long as his fame has not been changed. There is no need to be so panic. Moreover, as Uncle Fu said before, it seems that it is not just Ouyang Juren, but many scholars in the county have united. So what exactly happened?

After all this, Uncle Fu naturally had no need to hide it. He continued: "The cause of the incident was because of Mr. Wang from Shantou Village. He was ordered to be arrested by the county magistrate because he asked for rain without permission, but died at home."

"Ah?" Ouyang Ziyu covered her mouth and couldn't help but exclaim. Even Ye Xingyuan, who had always been calm, couldn't help but be stunned. He frowned and asked, "Master Wang of Shantou Village, is it Wang Shuo Wang Juren?"

This is actually unnecessary. Shantou Village is located in the most remote mountain in Guiyang County. Only one person can be respected as a master, which is Wang Shuo, an old scholar who is over 60 years old.

On that day, Ouyang Juren held a banquet at home to celebrate Ye Xingyuan's entrance exam. Wang Juren also attended the scene. His hair and beard were white, but he was an old man in a flaming shape.

Even though he knew that there was no second Mr. Wang in Shantou Village except Wang Shuo, Ye Xingyuan had to ask more questions, because it was too horrible to be forced to death by the juren.

Uncle Fu lowered his head and shed tears, "It's Wang Juren."

Ye Xingyuan was speechless and didn't know what to say. As mentioned earlier, the status of scholars in this dynasty is that even a child's life will be a case that will cause a sensation in the whole county. What's more, he is a juren, and he died at such a sensitive time!

Even if he died of illness due to old age, his death when Zhou Zhi County ordered an arrest would definitely cause an uproar, which would definitely be regarded as a challenge to the gentry in the county.

Having said that, Ye Xingyuan didn't understand where Zhou Zhixian got the confidence that he dared to order a juren to be arrested? Even if Wang Zhixian was not sick or in pain, he was humiliated by Zhou Zhixian so much that he would be so angry with his temperament.

Before his fame and reputation were changed, the Juren was treated as an eighth rank, and his identity was only one level away from Zhou Zhixian County. Even if Zhou Zhixian County was a real power and had great power in the county, but when he used the word "seize", he would not give him any face. He really planned to kill him.

What exactly did Zhou Zhixian mean? This is challenging the scholars in Guiyang County! Even Ye Xingyuan, a time traveler, had the same idea of ​​sharing the same hatred when he heard about Wang Juren's death.

When Ye Xingyuan was stunned, Uncle Fu's next sentence almost shocked him. Uncle Fu lowered his voice and said, "From the master's opinion, Juren Wang was killed by the order of Magistrate Zhou."

This is absolutely impossible, Ye Xingyuan subconsciously thought. He had seen Zhou Zhixian. Although his ruling style was fierce, he was also a cunning official.

He was able to come to Guiyang County alone and gain a foothold in this county with huge gentry power and gain an upper hand. He was definitely not a reckless person.

Even if he established his authority in order to attack the scholars in the county, Zhou Zhixian would not have done such a big deal of despicable things. This dynasty governs the country with scholars, and it is absolutely impossible to do so unless he wants to cut off the scholars.

"Is there any evidence?" Ye Xingyuan was not trying to distinguish Zhou Zhixian County, nor did he believe Zhou Zhixian's character, but he knew that this matter was very important and had to ask clearly.

"If there was evidence, the man would have sued the provincial capital long ago. How could everyone be in danger?" Uncle Fu burst into tears. "I don't know what kind of demon Zhou Zhixian colluded with and acted viciously. I saw the man sighing day and night, and he had never seen this in the past ten years."

Juren Ouyang can be regarded as the gentry leader of the county. Even if he fights with Zhou Zhixian head-on, he will not be easily defeated. He is worried that this will be the case, which shows that there must be some inside information.
Chapter completed!