Shengbao quickly captured an extremely useful and crucial clue from the words of the leader of Taiping Army: Yang, the East King of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was from Leiyang, Hunan Province, and his family lived in a place called Sanjiaoping in Xixiang outside Leiyang City. Yang Dapeng is his father, indomitable in the face of evil forces. He once confronted the imperial court because the grain tax was against public opinion, only to violate the imperial edict and be executed on the spot. Getting this extremely important clue, Shengbao felt that it was urgent and immediately sent someone to the court on a fast horse.
The Qing court couldn't catch him, so it had to dig his ancestral grave. But he just finished digging the grave and died. It is surprising that Emperor Xianfeng was disturbed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Suddenly, he heard the news about Taiping Army. The road ahead was bright, and he immediately brightened up, and his joy was beyond words. He immediately wrote a letter to Luo and sent Luo to investigate the situation, so that Yang and his family were detained in Beijing for interrogation. Faced with the will, Luo did not dare to relax and immediately arranged for Zhang to go to Leiyang for an in-depth investigation. From the beginning, Zhang's ambition was greatly increased, and he was full of enthusiasm. He carefully and rigorously surveyed for several days and found nothing, which made him quite sad and discouraged.
This clue is true and reliable. There is a man named Yang Dapeng in this place. His real name is not Yang, but Ouyang. It was proved that he was the one who was killed for resisting the grain tax. He gave birth to two sons, Yang Shilai and Yang Erlai, and adopted a child, Zhong Shaozong, who was imprisoned because of Yang Dapeng's participation. Zhang's investigation is meticulous. He not only learned about Yang Dapeng's family, but also repeatedly investigated his ancestors and distant relatives. It is roughly like this: Yang Dapeng was originally from Yazishan, Xixiang, Leiyang County. There was only one family heirloom in the early stage. Until Yang Dapeng's generation, Dapeng's younger brothers were called Da Hong and Da Thief respectively, and they were unjustly imprisoned because of him. Because they are young and fashionable, Dahong and Dadov are not of marriageable age, so they have no family or children. Therefore, in Yang Dapeng's family, there is no one who has no relatives and does not go home for a long time.
After in-depth investigation, the rumor that Yang is his son was debunked.
In order to ensure that this matter is correct, Zhang consulted the genealogy of Xixiang area in Leiyang many times to find a family named Yang. Finally, people found a family named Yang outside the north gate, called Yang's family. However, Yang farmed at home to support his family. He is sincere and upright, and has three sons, all of whom are still young. Through his genealogy investigation, he found that there was no Yang. This further proves that this is indeed a rumor.
After several trips, Zhang truthfully reported the investigation results to Luo.
Although Zhang didn't find any important clues, his actions caused local riots. A few feet away from Yang Dapeng's residence, there is a place called Sujiaxiang. There is an old man who is nearly eighty years old here. When he heard that someone was looking for a man named Yang, his heart could not be calm for a long time. This person is Liang Rentai. His surname is not Yang, but his long-standing wife is Yang. Why does this make him so upset?