Chapter 157: A Variety of Reasons (Second Update)

Tian Yangni's words were a clear denial of any suggestion that they had received instructions from the Official Government.

Powerful clans like these have the confidence to deny such things; it doesn't matter whether the instruction came from the County Noble or not, as long as the County Noble didn't explicitly say so, they won't acknowledge it.

Is there a possibility of the Official Government acting in private? Yes, but that's usually within the Imperial Court, the Provincial Prefecture, or the City Mansion, where the Imperial Court might want to handle some thorny issues without alarming others and might resort to underhanded tactics.

But at the county level, this possibility is really quite small; this is basically the lowest level of government officials appointed by the Imperial Court. What problem could there be that couldn't be dealt with openly?