The Xu Family!
Xu Sha paced back and forth, looking extremely anxious.
He did not even notice Yun Wanyi pushing the door open and walking in.
"Husband, what is wrong?"
It was not until Yun Wanyi asked in surprise that Xu Sha finally reacted, his face full of bitterness.
He sighed and said, "Just now, Lord Su Jin of the Demon Suppression Bureau sent someone to deliver a letter, ordering me to oversee the execution of Zhou Zhi and Xu Qin in three days..."
As he spoke, Xu Sha recounted the outrageous behavior of these two people to Yun Wanyi one by one, leaving her jaw dropped in astonishment.
"Are these two really that reckless?"
"Exactly, it is absolutely absurd!" Xu Sha said in distress. "But the most crucial thing is that with these two acting up like this, I am afraid the Duke will start doubting my competence."
"Huaian City is in such a mess."
"How could the Duke feel at ease leaving Huaian City in my hands?"
"If this ends up implicating our Xu family and your Yun family, it will be even more troublesome."
Yun Wanyi immediately understood Xu Sha's worries. She reached out to hold his hand and said, "Husband, there is no need to worry too much."
"The chaos in Huaian City originated from Yunjing, and it did not just happen overnight. Previously, neither you nor I had the authority to manage the major affairs of Huaian City, so we could not intervene."
"Besides, both of us have maintained our clear minds."
"The Duke is not an unreasonable man; he certainly will not blame us. However, since the Duke has now ordered a public trial for Zhou Zhi and Xu Qin in three days, his intention is clear."
"He intends to tell everyone in Huaian City that the city is about to break the old and establish the new. As long as the two of us can handle this matter solidly, making it impossible for Zhou Zhi and Xu Qin to retract their confessions and turning it into an ironclad case."
"We will deliver a thunderous strike to Huaian City."
"The Duke will definitely see our capabilities."
Xu Sha had thought the same before, but having been suppressed by his eldest brother Xu Shang for a long time, his status was low. Never having faced a major event, it was inevitable for him to panic.
Comforted by Yun Wanyi, his heart settled down a lot, and he said, "Wanyi, you are right."
"As long as we can settle this matter, the Duke will certainly not blame us."
"Furthermore..." Yun Wanyi smiled and said, "Our Huaian City is not even deep in the heartland of Yunjing, yet it is already in such chaos. The Duke must be prepared for the turmoil in Yunjing."
"For the Duke, taking over Yunjing is difficult, but cleansing its atmosphere is even harder."
"If you and I can handle this matter beautifully, we might just earn the Duke's heavy reliance in the future."
Xu Sha's spirits were immediately lifted.
That was right!
Given the state of Yunjing, although he had never been there, he had heard a lot about it. After the Duke took it over, he could not possibly kill everyone, right?
It needed governance!
The Demon Suppression Bureau was a fine sword, and he could absolutely clean up these messes!
With his confidence restored, Xu Sha was full of motivation and immediately began to discuss and study the matter with Yun Wanyi.
Soon, proclamations were issued one after another from the City Lord's Manor.
...
"The new Duke is going to deal with Zhou Zhi, everyone come and look!"
"Xu Qin is also going to be tried in three days? She acts like a boss in my shop, and I still have to pay her wages. In three days, I will definitely arrive early to watch from the front row."
"Is this true? Hongluan Wenyuan Pavilion is going to be burned down? Is this deeply harmful Hongluan Wenyuan Pavilion really going to be burned down?"
...
In front of the city wall, as the notices were posted, countless people gathered in no time. After the scholars read them out one by one, everyone found it unbelievable.
The atmosphere of Huaian had not been formed in a day.
It had been deeply rooted for over a decade, and countless people had suffered greatly from it. Now that the Duke had arrived, he was going to try Zhou Zhi, who was in charge of the city's penal system, as well as Xu Qin from the Love Mutual Aid Alliance.
More importantly, they were going to burn down the Hongluan Wenyuan Pavilion.
It was simply unbelievable.
Then, wild joy ensued!
"The rumors were indeed true. Now that the Duke is here, we finally have clear skies!"
"The notice asks us to provide clues. I have evidence of Zhou Zhi's crimes that ruined people's livelihoods. I am going to report him."
"I will go too!"
"Let us go together!"
...
For the entire Huaian City, this news was like a sudden clap of thunder on level ground, causing it to spread throughout the city in a very short time.
Almost everyone knew about this matter.
The crowds gathered outside the city wall to read the notices were three layers deep and lingered for a long time.
However, upon hearing this news, some were happy while others were worried!
In the Huaian City Love Mutual Aid Alliance, the most prestigious Young Master Qi was completely devastated.
His family was in the book business. This wave of actions would bear the brunt of the impact, directly cutting off his family's source of wealth.
Of course, this was not the most important thing...
The most important thing was...
They actually wanted to burn down the Hongluan Wenyuan Pavilion?!
That was the Hongluan Wenyuan Pavilion, the spiritual sustenance of their Huaian City Love Mutual Aid Alliance, the god in their hearts, their everything!
How could it be burned down!
"No, absolutely not!"
"Definitely not!"
"I must stop this with my brothers and sisters!"
Young Master Qi thought this way and planned this way.
At the same time, the Huaian City Love Mutual Aid Alliance and many people who believed in the supremacy of love were thinking and planning the same way!
These people, almost by prior agreement, all arrived at the Spring View Restaurant.
However, the scale was larger and the number of people was greater than when Xu Qin treated them last time, totaling a full hundred people.
The massive crowd packed into the largest private room of the Spring View Restaurant, causing the restaurant owner to once again show an expression of a breakdown.
He really did not know if the new Duke was determined to eradicate these tumors. If he was steadfast, he would damn well dare to kick these people out on the spot!
"Brothers and sisters, the Hongluan Wenyuan Pavilion has reached a moment of life and death. At a time like this, we all have a responsibility."
"We absolutely cannot allow the Hongluan Wenyuan Pavilion to be burned down just like that!"
"Absolutely not!"
Young Master Qi had the highest prestige and was impressively the organizer and leader at this moment. Standing at a high point and shouting, a multitude of people below responded.
"Yes, protect our Hongluan Wenyuan Pavilion."
"Xu Qin is our sister. She was only pursuing love, what is wrong with that? We must also protect Xu Qin."
"Lord Zhou Zhi is a good official who truly thinks of the people. He absolutely cannot be harmed by the newly arrived Ren Tianye. We must protect Lord Zhou Zhi!"
...
The opinions of the people in the Love Mutual Aid Alliance instantly became highly unified, and everyone's emotions ran extremely high.
Young Master Qi immediately continued, "The new Duke does not understand the beauty of love, nor does he know that our true hearts are entrusted to the clouds."
"I see him as a man naturally devoid of affection and love."
"For a person like him, we must let him know how formidable we are!"
"Brothers and sisters, what do you think?"
Without a doubt, there was another chorus of agreement.
Then, everyone quickly organized their strategies. In just half an hour, they came up with several plans.
Each one was something they had verified early on and was extremely effective.
And the first one was to write letters!
Call on everyone to write letters together!
Moreover, the format must be unified!
The letters must form mountains and seas!
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