Senator Yang was not really crazy. On the contrary, he was very sober now. Xiao Heng would never let him go. Seeing how much he cared about Su Yao, Madam and Qingyu had really offended them this time.
Originally, it would have been fine. I'm afraid Xiao Heng was eager to clean up some people first to establish his authority. Isn't this an opportunity that's been delivered to his doorstep
But Senator Yang has never been the kind of person who is willing to wait for death.
Now that the imperial court could no longer tolerate him, he could not just submit to being killed. After a moment of panic, he thought of a way to deal with the situation.
There are hundreds of ethnic groups living together in Yunnan, but the Yang family has always been the most prosperous ethnic group and has always been very prestigious in Yunnan.
The Yang Family Ancestral Halls are spread all over Yunnan. Many members of the Yang Family used to live in the mountains. It was Senator Yang’s grandfather who brought them down from the mountains, gradually letting them intermarry with the Han people and allowing them to settle down and start families in the mountains.
It is precisely because of this that even the imperial court commended Mr. Yang's achievements and awarded him a plaque.
Today, this plaque is placed in the Zhongwu Temple of the Yang family.
The Yang family attached great importance to their clan. Once, an official who was sent to quell a rebellion came to Yunnan and did not know the rules. The rebels fled into the ancestral hall. As a result, the officials entered the ancestral hall without any regard for the rebels and arrested them. They also destroyed most of the ancestral hall. As a result, a civil riot broke out among the local people. Countless people spontaneously came to surround the ancestral hall and did not allow the officers and soldiers to escape.
As a result, the earl was surrounded in the ancestral hall. Although other reinforcements arrived, they were helpless against these civilians. The earl was surrounded in the ancestral hall for seven or eight days and nearly starved to death.
This shows how tough the local people are.
Senator Yang is a local and he knows best how to incite the emotions of the people.
At this moment, he no longer had any illusions that this matter could be resolved peacefully. Since there was no possibility of a good ending, he naturally had to think of other ways.
The Yang family held an extraordinary position in Yunnan. Xiao Heng was indeed a nobleman, but so what? Yunnan had never been completely controlled by the imperial court since Emperor Taizu.
This should be the case in the future as well.
As long as Xiao Heng and others are driven out of Yunnan, the status of the Yang family will remain the same as before.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
When Xiao Heng got the news and sent someone to find Councillor Yang, his subordinates could not find any trace of Councillor Yang. Governor Liao looked embarrassed and said angrily, "He must have received the news in advance and ran away!"
Governor Liao was ashamed after such an incident. In fact, he did not like Senator Yang, but he had to take into account that Senator Yang was a local native. The situation in Yunnan was already complicated, and if it was not handled properly, it would easily cause more conflicts. But now that this incident happened, these concerns were no longer necessary, because there was no room for maneuver.
He took the initiative and said, "I will immediately order a team to go to his house and take him away!"
If we continue to indulge ourselves, who knows what kind of trouble will arise. In this case, we might as well cut the Gordian knot.
Xiao Heng nodded expressionlessly.
Su Rong immediately asked to return to the Ji family first. Although the letter he received said that Su Yao was fine, how could he, as a brother, sit still when such a thing happened
Anyway, Xiao Heng has plenty of manpower here. After thinking for a while, he said softly, "There has been no movement for so long. I'm afraid it's just the bandits in the mountains talking nonsense. In fact, Miss Mu San and Mu Qinglu are not in their hands."
The reason why Xiao Heng and his team left the city this time was because they received news that Miss Mu San and Mu Qinglu were actually kidnapped by bandits on Qiongyun Mountain, and they came to find out the details.
However, several scouts went out, but none of them brought back any definite news.
Su Rong was worried about Su Yao who was at the Ji family in the city, and he also felt that it wouldn't make much difference whether he was here or not, so he simply suggested going back first.
Xiao Heng was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I'll go back with you."
Everyone looked at him in surprise.
Especially Tang Yuan, he didn't react for a while. When he reacted, he coughed to cover up the shock on his face, and then he understood ----- to be honest, it was not something that was difficult to understand. His Highness had always treated the County Lady differently.
There is no need for anyone to tell these things; anyone with eyes can see them for themselves.
Not only did he notice it, but Cui Daru and others also reacted immediately.
Su Rong shook his head subconsciously: "Your Highness, there is no need to trouble you with such a small matter."
This time it was Cui Daru who spoke first. He stroked his beard and shook his head, "That's not the case. It's not a small matter. Since the Yang family is so disregarding the hierarchy and dares to do such a thing, it's possible that they will be even more daring and do something even more unbelievable. It's better for Your Highness to go back now, so that if something happens, you won't be able to handle it alone."
This is what Cui Daru thought, of course, there was also a bit of selfishness in it.
Cui Daru sincerely felt that Su Yao was much smarter than ordinary women. If His Highness was interested in Su Yao, he had very good vision. They were subordinates of Xiao Heng, people who had walked a bright path, and their future depended on Xiao Heng. He only hoped that everything would go well for Xiao Heng.
If they could have a Crown Princess like Su Yao, they felt that it would be much better than a virtuous Crown Princess who knew needlework.
Since even Cui Daru said so, others naturally had no objection and they all said it was true.
Since everyone says so, what else can Su Rong say
Su Rong went back to Kunming with Xiao Heng.
On the way, Xiao Heng glanced at Su Rong: "Yongding Bo once said that he would be in constant trouble and live a thrilling life around me. But has Bo ever thought that even without me, with Yaoyao's personality, she is not the kind of person who would be willing to be ordinary all her life?"
Su Rong remained silent.
Although he was unwilling to admit it, Su Yao really was the type of person who was prone to trouble.
If it is true that it is the same whether they are close or not, then does he really want to stop it
At least... ...
He looked at Xiao Heng deeply, and while he sighed deeply in his heart, he felt a little relaxed.
At least Xiao Heng has good character, and he really cares about Su Yao.
He shook his head and stopped thinking about it. After entering the city, he went straight to Ji's house. However, they could not enter the alleys of Ji's house. The streets and alleys of Ji's house were already crowded with people. There were so many people that they were packed in three layers inside and outside, almost blocking the streets. Moreover, many people were coming from all directions.
... ...
Su Rong was stunned for a moment. He and Xiao Heng reined in their horses and asked in disbelief, "What's going on? Are these people crazy?!"