Turbulent Times Chapter 396: Cruel clan battle

Sighing, Li Zongxian said with a complicated expression: "Just now, Marquis Qin An said he wanted our Li family to help, so I don't know what to do?"

Wang Junlin said: "The younger generation hopes that Patriarch Li can do two things for you. First, spread rumors with all your strength, guide public opinion, and try to convince the people of the world and the court that the rebels in Tieqiangzhai attacked Wushan County. Otherwise, the prophecy has already said that your Li family rebelled, and it turned out to be the Yang family. This contrast is too great, and the court and the people may not believe it. Second, the younger generation has a list here, and I hope the Li family leader can arrange it. People put these things in the compound of Yang’s branch in Yangjia Town.”

While talking, Wang Junlin took out a note from his bosom and handed it to Li Zongxian. After the latter took it and read it, his pupils shrank, he sneered, and said, "The contents of this note have been written in advance. Alright, Marquis Qin An is really a good idea!"

Wang Junlin smiled slightly, and said: "Patriarch Li has won the award, but it's just some unappealing means."

Li Zongxian suddenly said: "Where is the eldest son Li Fengmu now?"

Wang Junlin said: "Brother Feng Mu should have arrived at the Li family's ancestral house by this time."

When Li Zongxian heard this, he stood up suddenly, took a deep look at Wang Junlin, and said, "The old man will deliver two hundred thousand taels of silver and Chen Danying to Qin Anhou within three days as agreed. The old man will also send people to do the two things. I also hope that Marquis Qin An can follow the agreement."

Wang Junlin got up and said solemnly: "Patriarch Li, don't worry, although this junior is young, he has always kept his word."

After hearing this, Li Zongxian stopped talking nonsense and turned around to leave.

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Not long after Li Zongxian left, the Li family began to make moves.

The family of a thousand-year-old family has been operating in Jin for hundreds of years. It is flourishing and famous. There are countless Confucian scholars and famous scholars under the family. There is no need to be merciful anymore, whether it is to betray an ally or to protect oneself from evil, the shot is extremely decisive.

After a short confrontation with Wang Junlin, Li Zongxian also understood the emperor's bottom line.

In just one day, the ground in Longxi County and even the entire Yongzhou was full of murderous aura.

First of all, the famous Confucian scholars under the Li family in Longxi created public opinion, and the protests against rebellion were all over the place, some were posted everywhere in written form, and some were spread by word of mouth among the common people. They were carried out by the Li family in baskets. As for how much of these evidences are true and how much is false, no one cares at this time. In the eyes of the common people and scholars, the Hongnong Yang family is a rebellious and black-hearted clan. The kind that pleads guilty to the law and dies ten thousand times without being wronged.

In addition, the prophecy about "Peaches and plums, there is the world, the Yang family will be destroyed, and the Li family will prosper" was also secretly fabricated by the Hongnong Yang family, and gradually spread in the capital. The emperor's attention, so that they can carry out the great cause of treason.

Hongnong's Yang family became street rats that everyone shouted and beaten overnight, while the Li family in Longxi became the victim.

The power of public opinion cannot be underestimated. At this time, Wang Junlin also deeply realized how terrifying the background of a thousand-year-old clan is. Turning black into white in one day, the ups and downs of his own territory, swaying the hearts of the people, but the people are very willing to buy it, and the Li family believes what the people say.

As for the inexplicable shooting of the Yang family, the Yang family was also in a hurry at this time, and the Confucian scholars under their sect were also busy defending themselves, but to the people of Yongzhou, the Yang family was only a branch of the Hongnong Yang family after all. Moreover, it has not been long since they moved to Longxi County, and they have not yet won the approval of the people. Whether it is Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, who is the patriarch of the Hongnong Yang clan, or the hasty layout of the Hongnong family, they never thought of Longxi. Mrs. Li would suddenly dump the blame on them.

On the ground in Longxi County, the Li family is the leading big family, with the ability to influence the local government and the people's hearts. The Yang family wants to fight against the Li family in Longxi County. From the moment he started, the Yang family was doomed to lose.

Overwhelming accusations and scolding swept towards the Yang family, the Yang family was devastated, but there was nothing they could do. The evidence presented by the Li family cannot be refuted. The truth is mixed with falsehood, and the falsehood is mixed with truth. It is impossible to argue. Moreover, in terms of the power of the local gentry in Longxi County, the Yang family is not the opponent of the Li family at all. When the landlords and wealthy households in various villages and villages in Longxi County criticized the Yang family, the Yang family had been beaten to the point of being powerless to fight back.

In just a few days, the tone of public opinion in Longxi County has been forcibly set by the Li family, and the Yang family has suffered a crushing defeat.

In the early morning of the third day of the public opinion battle between the Li and Yang families, Wang Junlin personally took Zhou Wen, the Prime Minister of Longxi County, and led a thousand cavalry to rush towards Yangjia Town in the south of Longxi City. There are undulating mountains, patches of forest, and a winding river. The scenery is particularly beautiful. There are farmland and cottages along the way. The wide official road has disappeared, leaving only narrow field paths.

But everyone continued to run without stopping. After running for about fifty miles, a small town appeared in front of them, which was quite rich. In the middle of the town was a mansion covering an area of ​​more than 30 mu, which was quite majestic and gorgeous.

"Master Hou, this place is the Yang family town where Hongnong's Yang family branch is located, and this house is the mansion of the Yang family branch." Zhou Wen said to Wang Junlin.

Wang Junlin nodded, waved his hand, and said: "Surround all around, don't let anyone go, take all the people inside, and search thoroughly!"

Before all the soldiers started to move, suddenly there was a mournful cry from inside the Yang family mansion. Wang Junlin ordered the soldiers to open the door and found that more than a hundred members of the Yang family, men, women, young and old, all hanged themselves. No one survived, only an old butler knelt in the courtyard and wept bitterly.

Even though Wang Junlin had killed many people in the past year and had experienced such cruel scenes on the battlefield, he still couldn't help his expression changing drastically at this time, and his heart felt a chill.

When Zhou Wen came, he also brought Wu from Longxi County as servants. After these people checked the corpses one by one, they further confirmed that these people had indeed committed suicide.

Zhou Wen's face was also a little pale, he took a deep breath and said, "Are these people committing suicide in fear of crime?"

The evidence of "suicide" is obvious. The men and women of the Yang family not only dressed neatly and neatly, but also looked calm when they hung the beam. The people of Li also implicated Hongnong's family and Yue Guogong. Many evil deeds were committed by the Yang family in Longxi County, and had nothing to do with Hongnong Yang's family and Yue Guogong. The reputation of the Yang family is extremely regrettable, and I live without face in the world...