Chapter 318 - 119 Father
The remaining few hundred households seem to require no further inquiries.
The sudden outpouring of villagers was already sufficient to serve as witnesses for Xue Huaiyuan. Upon hearing Jiang Li’s intention to enter Yanjing City to overturn Xue Huaiyuan’s case, they all expressed willingness to accompany her. This resolved the earlier concern of having an insufficient number of people.
Ye Mingyu felt greatly satisfied, patting his chest to guarantee that all expenses for the journey to the capital, including transport, food, and lodging, would be covered by him. Tonger and Bai Xue were also extremely pleased. Ye Mingyu found a moment to speak to Jiang Li, "Arlie, have we completed our task ahead of schedule? What can we do now?"
"With so many people, and Feng Yutang’s forces greatly diminished, the unarmed villagers have long harbored deep resentments against Feng Yutang. It’s time for them to vent their frustrations. The order to punish Xiangyang will come sooner or later. Since Feng Yutang likes to lord over Tongxiang, this time, let him taste what it’s like to be dominated by others. Uncle, lead these villagers to the county government office, we’re going to put on a play called ’Binding the Official to the Throne’."
"I’ve heard of ’Binding the Son to the Throne,’ but never ’Binding the Official to the Throne’." Ye Mingyu laughed.
"I’ve never seen it either, so I want to witness it for myself. There’s no time to lose. I believe that Feng Yutang, having received this news, is plotting to slip away. We can’t let him escape; we need to arrest him. Once we wait for Tong Zhiyang’s dispatch order to arrive, we can release County Magistrate Xue from prison and escort the official to the capital."
Upon hearing this, Ye Mingyu cried out in approval. His favorite thing was to act swiftly and decisively. He had been feeling suffocated these days, and now he could finally breathe easy and arrest Feng Yutang, whom he had long found intolerable—a truly wonderful turn of events!
"Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!" Ye Mingyu urged impatiently.