I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Yang Cheng's eyes widened and his whole body trembled with anger.

What does it mean that God has eyes? Doesn’t that mean that the Yang family has committed many evil things and their ancestral tomb was struck by lightning?

"Lu Fang! What nonsense are you talking about? You're slandering me and making things up. I never thought you could be so shameless!"

Lu Fang straightened his back and said confidently, "Who is slandering me? The rumor has spread a long time ago. The night watchmen said that hundreds of thunderclaps were heard from the Yang family last night. You are the only ones who don't believe it. I have solid evidence!"

Duanmu Xiongtu glared at Chen Liu and said, "How can I not tell some of Lu Fang's words are true and some are false?"

"Alright, stop arguing. I'll consider this matter for a while. My two beloved ministers, please go back for now."

Lu Fang and Yang Cheng naturally didn't dare to say anything more and could only walk out of the imperial study.

"Haha! You've done so much evil, you'll be punished by God!"

"Good chop!"

Lu Fang's gloating voice came from outside.

"Bullshit! Whether you are punished by God or not is none of your business. Don't you feel ashamed of auctioning the bones of my ancestors?" Yang Cheng's furious voice sounded.

"Yang Situ, you are wrong. Your ancestor was just a minor historian, and his net worth is only a few thousand taels of silver at best."

"After this auction, its value has increased more than tenfold, and you didn't thank me and even scolded me. I can only say that you are narrow-minded!"

Duanmu Xiongtu couldn't stand it any longer after listening to the trash talk outside.

"If you two have the guts, go out into the streets, stand on the city walls, and let millions of people in the capital watch you quarrel. I want to see if you two still have any shame left in you!"

After this roar, the two people outside the door gave up.

Duanmu Xiongtu couldn't help rubbing his temples. Both the Yang and Lu families were prominent families in Kyoto. They had been entangled for hundreds of years since ancient times. He really didn't want to get involved in this mess.

"Chen Liu, what do you think about this matter?"

Chen Liu pondered for a moment, then spoke immediately, "Your Majesty, I heard the argument between the two men just now, and according to the East Factory's investigation, it's pretty much the same as what Lu Sikong said."

"I'm asking for your opinion, don't talk nonsense." Duanmu Xiongtu said somewhat dissatisfiedly.

Chen Liu quickly bowed, "Your Majesty, there's no need to worry about these two people's argument. In my opinion, just order me to arrest both of them and put them in jail. Wouldn't that solve the problem?"

Duanmu Xiongtu's mouth twitched fiercely a few times: "What nonsense are you talking to me? Let them both go in. Why are you doing their job?"

"Hurry up and investigate to see if what happened last night was a divine punishment or was someone's doing."

Chen Liu felt a little bitter. What a ridiculous investigation! The rain last night had washed away all the evidence. What could be found out from the investigation?

But it was Duanmu Xiongtu's order after all, so he could only salute and turn back to the East Factory.

"Wei Yong, call a group of brothers to follow me and take a stroll around the Yang family." Chen Liu said nonchalantly.

Anyway, Duanmu Xiongtu didn't want to get involved in this matter, so he just went through the motions.

Soon, Wei Yong and ten fully armed men stood in front of Chen Liu.

"Let's go to the Yang family." Chen Liu waved his hand.

A moment later, when Chen Liu stood in the inner courtyard of the Yang family, he felt a little dry in the mouth.

This is too tragic. It doesn't need hundreds of houses to be destroyed to be punished by God.

This isn't even a case of divine punishment anymore. This is Thunder God and Lightning Goddess taking advantage of the Yang family to boost their performance.

"Consul Chen, please give my Yang family justice!" Yang Cheng said with a sad face.

Chen Liu nodded slightly and raised his hand behind him: "Look around for any clues."

As soon as the words fell, the ten people immediately began to act separately.

Some people flew onto the roofs to see if there was any problem, and some went into the damaged houses to check.

"Take me to the ancestral hall." Chen Liu said slowly.

Based on past experience, Chen Liu has basically concluded that this is definitely not a natural disaster, but must be a man-made disaster.

But what puzzled him was that it would take at least a few hundred people to bring about the destruction of the Yang family.

If the Yang family was really invaded by hundreds of people and they were unaware of it, then we can only say that all the guards of the Yang family should go eat shit.

Walking into the ancestral hall, Chen Liu was immediately attracted by the racks filled with bones.

"Yang Situ, why don't you let our ancestors rest in peace?"

Yang Cheng sighed, "General Chen, you may not know that we also chose to bury the dead in the ground at the beginning, but within half a year, we would find that the burial objects in the graves were stolen."

"Even if we sent guards to watch over it, it was still the same. Those tomb robbers would even dig holes in from miles away. It was really hard to prevent them. Over time, we stopped burying the bodies and instead used a special method to make skeletons of all the bodies and stored them in the ancestral hall."

"This will prevent tomb robbers from visiting and make it easier to clean the remains of our ancestors so that they can remain intact for a hundred years."

"As for the third point, it also makes it easier for the descendants of the Yang family to admire the glory of their ancestors."

Chen Liu couldn't help but curl his lips. What's the point of admiring him? He's just a skeleton. How can he be so glorious? You really know how to flatter yourself.

"Where did all the flesh and blood go?" Chen Liu asked curiously.

Yang Cheng said with pride, "The flesh of the ancestors was carefully removed and sealed in iron cans. They are right at the feet of each ancestor."

After saying this, Yang Cheng patted Chen Liu on the shoulder and said, "Master Chen, you can also use this method a hundred years from now, so that the descendants of your Chen family can admire your glory."

After hearing what he said, Chen Liu was actually a little tempted: "How did you remove the blood and flesh?"

"Of course, we have the craftsmen carefully remove them, so there won't be any missing pieces!"

Chen Liu: “…”

Isn’t this just Lingchi?

Who would want to endure the pain of being tortured to death after death? Moreover, you let those skeletons sit on your own flesh.

What is this? I'm stepping on myself?

Chen Liu licked his lips, and for a moment he actually felt a little sorry for the ancestors of the Yang family.

"No need. It's better for me to be buried."

After saying that, Chen Liu widened his eyes and carefully observed the corner of the Yang Family Ancestral Hall. Suddenly he stopped.

"Huh? What is this?"

Chen Liu muttered to himself, quickly walked to a tablet, took it out, and carefully examined the base.

A deformed piece of iron was embedded deep inside, and it would be impossible to see it unless you looked carefully.

After putting down the tablet, Chen Liu immediately looked elsewhere and his face suddenly darkened.

There is more than just one piece. A rough look shows that there are at least seven or eight fragments.

There are pieces of iron in lightning? That's ridiculous!

After a brief thought, Chen Liu made a judgment.

This matter is definitely not a punishment from God, and there is definitely something behind it that is not simple.