For the first time, she complained about the live stream's blocking function.

That evening, a weary Lin Rushu came to report, "There are a total of 132 accusers, of whom 83 have evidence. The others have no evidence due to the passage of time. This is only the case of Xiao Renyi alone. The crimes of his accomplices will be judged tomorrow."

Xiao Zhixing coldly said, "Tell the executioner to sharpen his knife and wait."

After Lin Rushu left, she gave Yin Yi an order to make Xiao Xin suffer even more, subjecting him to both mental and physical torment.

And those remnants of the late Shang dynasty, find them something to do, one by one, so they don't get bored and cause trouble.

As for Zhao Yunqi and the Emperor System, she barely managed to suppress her killing intent.

The next day, even more people came from all directions, including clients and petitioners from other counties.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhixing postponed the trial by ten days. Unexpectedly, people from the seven northern counties risked their lives to file complaints against their local officials.

Xiao Zhixing was in a gloomy mood, and the people working on the task were not in a good mood either.

This is only Mengzhou. How many injustices exist in the thirteen provinces of the world?

Xiao Zhixing sent a report to Shengjing directly, using elegant yet veiled language to berate the Six Ministries, especially the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel, for a full two thousand words.

In summary: You are all incompetent officials who waste public funds and occupy positions without contributing to the country's affairs!

It is extremely satirical.

Feng Liyan and Zhao Kun almost covered their faces and left, while the other ministers were filled with shame.

The Emperor System was also furious, feeling that she was making veiled attacks.

Xiao Zhixing: I'm cursing you, you dog!

On the seventh day, Mu Wan escorted the officials from the five counties to Pantou County, which also gave Xiao Zhixing the idea to go to Changyukou in Mengzhou.

"Your Highness, there are a total of 632 criminal officials from the five counties. In order to avoid any omissions, I have brought all those who should be taken away."

If someone is innocent, they can simply be released after the trial.

Mu Wan was exhausted from traveling to five counties in one go, but she was full of energy and clearly enjoyed it very much.

Xiao Zhixing patted her on the shoulder and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Mu Wan went to rest, but unexpectedly Lin Rushu came to ask for instructions, "Wanwan brought back more than a hundred girls, how should we arrange them?"

What girl?

After investigation, the matter is infuriating.

It turns out that these girls were all innocent peasant women abducted by a county magistrate.

They were kept in a separate courtyard for that man's pleasure, and were even subjected to various forms of humiliation by other officials and wealthy merchants he associated with, who took pleasure in doing so.

It's basically an ancient version of Lolita Island.

Xiao Zhixing angrily smashed his teacup; every word on the case file was so glaring.

After Mu Wan rested, she said to her, "These girls don't want to go back. They said they wouldn't survive if they went back. The other dozens of girls have already been taken away by their families. You don't know, I wish I could kill those beasts on the spot."

Xiao Zhixing calmed down and said, "Here's what you do: go talk to them and ask if they'd be willing to become female soldiers in my Xiao Family Army's Women's Corps."

Mu Wan's eyes lit up instantly. Yes, how could she not have thought of that? Although these girls were gentle and weak, they were already quite courageous to follow her.

"Don't force them. If they don't want to, we'll make arrangements on the spot. They can go to Ning's Trading Company or be sent to Guixiong New City."

Mu Wan responded and left excitedly.

Xiao Zhixing thought she had an excuse to go to Changyukou: to train the female soldiers with Mu Wan.

This shows her high regard for the female soldiers' camp and also allows them to grow up quickly.

We're conducting on-site training with our troops as we head north, isn't that intentional?

Having made up her mind about this matter, she focused on reviewing the case files of convicted officials that Lin Rushu had sent over.

At this moment, Mo Mei came to report, "Your Highness, Liu Yufeng, the governor of Beizhou, has come to pay his respects with his men."

Xiao Zhixing was not surprised; since Asayi had come, Liu Yufeng dared not not to.

Now, with bandits and civilians causing unrest in five counties, he, as the governor in charge of military affairs, cannot escape blame.

If he doesn't come forward to apologize more readily, Xiao Zhixing might even take him down directly if he were to be more extreme.

Oh, she remembered, Liu Yufeng was Liu Yuguan's cousin, a member of the same clan beyond the fifth degree of kinship.

Upon seeing this enormous fat man weighing nearly 300 pounds, Xiao Zhixing wondered just how peaceful the border region of Mengzhou really was.

A military officer, so fat that he could barely walk, was almost unbearable to look at.

Seemingly noticing her frown, Liu Yufeng awkwardly and nervously wiped away his cold sweat and bowed, "This humble general Liu Yufeng greets Prince Yuansheng."

For Liu Zizai's sake, Xiao Zhixing gestured for him to sit down:

"General Liu, His Majesty has appointed me as Imperial Envoy to handle the internal strife in the five counties. Now all the officials who committed crimes have been apprehended and will be sentenced soon. As for the remaining bandits who refuse to surrender, General Liu is still needed to lead troops to suppress them. Does General Liu have any plans?"

Liu Yufeng struggled to shove half of his buttocks into the small armchair and said cautiously, "This humble general is dull-witted and will leave this matter entirely to Your Highness's arrangements."

Xiao Zhixing remained expressionless. "How many troops did General Liu send to me?"

Liu Yufeng chuckled dryly, “Of the 30,000 men under my command, 20,000 are border troops and cannot be moved without permission, 5,000 are stationed in various counties for security, and of the remaining 5,000, only 2,000 can be mobilized.”

His voice trailed off.

Xiao Zhixing put down the ink stick he was playing with, his smile faint. "You mean, with 1,500 Xiao family soldiers plus your 2,000, you want me to use this small force to wipe out tens of thousands of bandits?"

Liu Yufeng's face grew increasingly stiff, and he could only nod reluctantly, saying like a submissive wife:

"Please, Your Highness, forgive me. Mengzhou has always been poor and has few soldiers. I have no choice but to leave. There are only so many men."

Xiao Zhixing wasn't angry. He glanced at him, then picked up a pen and wrote a transfer order in front of him, handing it to Bai Mei. "Send a message to the Xiao family army in Xincheng, and transfer 20,000 men over here."

Liu Yufeng almost slid off his chair. "Your Highness, it's just a small matter, is it really necessary to trouble the Xiao family army? The Xiao family army is quite far from Ghost Hero New City, will they be able to get here in time?"

He was about to cry. Once most of Xiao's army entered Mengzhou legitimately, would Mengzhou still be under Liu Yufeng's jurisdiction in the future?

Xiao Zhixing slammed his pen down.

"General Liu, the people of five counties in Mengzhou have revolted. As the governor, you have already failed in your duty. Whom am I doing this for? My Xiao family army has always fought against foreign enemies. Now, we have to suppress the people internally because of your negligence. I feel uncomfortable about this."

Liu Yufeng's fat jiggled, and he hurriedly stood up, his face flushed, unsure of what to say.

Xiao Zhixing coldly said, "If you can give me 20,000 men right now, this order will indeed be unnecessary. What do you think, General Liu?"

Liu Yufeng's thick shoulders slumped, and he finally gave in helplessly, "This subordinate obeys."

That evening, his subordinates came to report the news they had gathered: "Most of Xiao's army has entered Mengzhou, General! She...she planned this all along!"

Otherwise, how could the 20,000 troops still in the new city have arrived so quickly?

Liu Yufeng grew increasingly wary and whispered, "So, is this what they're all about?"

Was it premeditated? Otherwise, it wouldn't have been such a coincidence that the refugee uprising happened while she was in Mengzhou, and she even planned out the troops to suppress the bandits.

As he thought about it, a chill ran down his spine and his face turned pale.