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These Town Chiefs, not even being part of a Ninth-Rank Aristocratic Family, were always extremely respectful towards the Zheng Family. As for the matter of the tribute, they dared not slack off in the slightest.
Because the Zheng Family was just looking for an excuse to replace these disobedient Town Chiefs with members of their own clan.
In addition, various kinds of news about Zheng Gongxuan's family kept emerging, and anyone with a bit of common sense could sense that trouble was brewing for the Zheng Family.
Although no signs had appeared yet, the air throughout Qingchuan County had become exceptionally oppressive, to the point that such oppressiveness seemed to turn into irritability.
Zheng Ba was drinking, his eyes somewhat bloodshot. By the time his father, Zheng Yongen, returned, his eyes were already reddened.
