Wu Zhou and others rushed to Xiang County and saw Pang Tong bring out a bunch of evidence found from the Cai family and the testimony of farmers who were forced to sell land at a low price. They were at a loss.

With this evidence, no need to think about it, either of them can settle the case, but in that case, Cai Yang will die and the Cai family will die. The Cai family is very involved, and if you touch it, those people may not dare to cause trouble for Sun Ce, but they may have the hatred on them. The rabbit dies and the fox is sad, and the entire Yuzhou family may regard them as enemies.

At that moment, Wu Jian wanted to abandon his official position and not take on this task. While he was struggling, Sun Ce walked out from behind with his hands behind his back and greeted enthusiastically: "Don't come so fast, thank you for your hard work, please sit down." He also ordered someone to drink and eat. Wu Zhou yong said to him and swallowed the words he said, greeting Sun Ce, holding the steaming teacup, and didn't know how to speak.

Sun Ce saw Wu Zhou's expression in his eyes and smiled in his heart. "Wu Biejia, take the liberty to ask, is there such a thing in your Wu family?"

Wu Zhou was shocked and his eyes were flustered. "What is the general saying...what is it?"

"Like the Cai family, they are forced to buy and sell, invade people's land, force people to become slaves, compete with the country for household registration, hide illegal things, and so on."

"No, no." Wu Zhouya denied it, but his tone was not very firm. He seemed to know that his words were not convincing. He explained: "If someone took the initiative to sell land, my family would buy some, but he could not do anything to force people to sell land. As for hiding illegality, my family did not have that kind of strength. Raising a ranger and a disciple would cost money."

Sun Ce did not believe Wu Zhou's explanation, but he did not pursue it. "I think so, don't be a scholar, how can you do such a thing? In fact, even the Cai family, I think it's incredible. If Cai Yan was alive, I wouldn't have done such shameless things with his integrity as a person in the eight-guyu family. It would be a shame for the ancestors."

"The general is right, right." Wu Zhou bowed and quietly wiped the sweat beads on his forehead.

"Wu Biejia, the reason why I bothered you is because this matter involved Cai Yan's reputation. Cai Yang did those things and hated him. If he harbored personal grudges, he would inevitably be punished that he should not be punished. He could not do so, right? I have no other requests. I just hope that Wu Biejia will handle it impartially and act according to the law. No one who should be punished should be punished, and no one who should not be implicated will be wronged. After the case is handled, the file will not only be reported to the court, but also be published in the whole province, so that they can know that although our father and son have little study, they dare not do anything randomly, and there are still laws to do things."

Wu Zhou smiled bitterly.

Sun Ce turned the teacup and said, "In addition, I hope that the families in Yuzhou can discipline their children well, and do not implicate their ancestors like Cai Yang. Of course, people are not sages, and no one can do anything wrong. Every family has great achievements, and it is inevitable that there will be a few unfilial children and grandchildren who have poor care. I will give them a month to check and check it out. If there is something that should be handed over but forgot to hand over, and if you should not take it in but have no intention of taking it in, clean it up within this month. In the twelfth lunar month, I will send someone to check it out and invite the heads of each family to have tea, and thank them for their cooperation."

Wu Zhou responded and suddenly woke up. "General, do you want to investigate the whole province?"

"Is there any problem?"

Wu Zhou was scared and sweated. Sun Ce was not just a joke, he was going to do something big. He was bitter, but he was not easy to persuade him. Inspection of a state was originally the responsibility of the governor, and Sun Ce was acting on behalf of his father, so there was no problem. The problem was just that he took soldiers to investigate. Once the handling was not done well, the powerful people who committed the matter would be like the Cai family.

"General, I have a great deal of work. I cannot hurry up. Should I discuss it with General Ling Zunsun first? Even if I am the prefect of each county and country, the prime minister should discuss it. It is probably inappropriate to act rashly."

"Prince, Prime Minister?" Sun Ce sneered: "I even investigate them, and I still need to notify them? The Cai family is so unscrupulous. I have to investigate and deal with the magistrate of Xiang County or the indulgence of the prefect of Runan. Wu Biejia, this case must be done well, as a role model for handling similar cases in the future. You are a scholar, and it may be a bit reluctant to let you do this, but I believe in your ability and morality. If you don't handle it well, I will not expect any famous scholars. I will find someone who is familiar with the Legalists to deal with it."

Sun Ce originally had a smile on his face, but in the end he became very serious. Wu Zhou became even more uneasy. He understood Sun Ce's meaning and asked him, a scholar, to deal with it in the hope that he would not break up and retain the last touch of warmth. If he couldn't do it well, Sun Ce would have to use thunderous means and send literati officials to deal with it. Confucianism and Law have been fighting over for so many years, and Confucianism has been suppressing the Legalists. If Confucianism disappoints Sun Ce, the Legalists will have the possibility of turning over.

This is not only his honor and disgrace, but also the rise and fall of the entire Confucian school. As a Confucian school, he has no choice but to do so.

Wu Zhou stood up and bowed, "General, I will do my best, but I may not be able to satisfy the general. If the general must ask me to do this, please allow me to act according to the existing law."

Sun Ce smiled. "Wu Biejia, you seem to have forgotten. I said it from the beginning, handle it impartially and act according to the law. When did I say I want to satisfy me? You are injustice."

Wu Zhou felt relieved and was a little embarrassed, so he quickly apologized.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you here. I'll go back to Pingyu." Sun Ce stood up, dusted his clothes, shook his sleeves, and walked step by step.

Wu Zhou looked at the pile of evidence in front of him and sighed inexplicably, with heavy shoulders on his shoulders.

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Sun Ce caught up with Liu Cheng. When he learned that Sun Ce had dealt with the Cai family, he handed over the follow-up matters to Wu Zhou. Liu Cheng shook his head with some regret.

"Do you think Wu Zhou will be favored?"

Liu Cheng smiled bitterly. "General, who can be a tyrant in the governor's office is not a tyrant? Even if there is no direct relationship between the tyrant and the tyrant, they will have the same sympathy. How did they truly act according to the law? In the end, it will be lost."

Sun Ce did not take on Liu Cheng's topic and said, "You can't use your skills in Xiang County, is it because you lack strength?"

Liu Cheng sighed. "General, when I was studying in the Imperial Academy, I was also full of energy. I felt that once I became an official, I could report to the court and the people. But only after I became an official, I realized that it was not easy to do something. The county magistrate was alone and was not familiar with the place. If you want their support, how could you move their interests? If you want them to support them, you would not only be unable to move, but you would also be blamed. Maybe a letter from someone can ruin your future. But if you don't touch their interests, you can only be accomplices for the tiger and become their bullying good job. It's really a dilemma."

"Then I support you now, do you dare to do it?"
Chapter completed!