But people change. He spent his days by Jiang Le'an's side, watching how extravagant and lavish his brother was. How could he not be envious?
He did nothing wrong.
Yes, he is absolutely right.
The Chiang family mansion was burned down, but before that, he had transferred most of the Chiang family's assets to his newly purchased mansion.
Jiang Ji lifted his foot, stepped over the corpse, and went to find Jiang Le'an's secret room.
He wanted to make sure the dark room was burned down before he could report back to Wang Yichun.
Jiang Ji found Wang Yichun in the dungeon of the government office.
"How could this Su Yan be fake! This is outrageous, utterly outrageous!"
When Wang Yichun's furious voice rang out, Jiang Ji's heart tightened. He realized he had come at the wrong time and turned to leave.
"Who's lurking around there! Get over here!" Wang Yichun shouted.
Jiang Ji had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward, saying, "This humble commoner greets Your Excellency."
Wang Yichun glanced at him. "How's the darkroom going?"
"They've all been burned to ashes, sir, don't worry."
Wang Yichun had just picked up her teacup when she heard this, and immediately smashed the teacup in front of him.
"Don't worry! You good-for-nothing! Your good brother has already given away the account books. Why didn't you come sooner!"
Wang Yichun's eyes were very cloudy, and he had been indulging in wine and women for many years, resulting in extremely swollen eye bags. However, this still frightened Jiang Ji greatly.
Jiang Ji quickly knelt down, "It's all my fault!"
Wang Yichun snorted coldly, "Jiang Le'an's family business is too big. I'm afraid you can't manage it by yourself. I'll send someone to teach you how to manage it."
Jiang Ji stopped breathing, his hands clenched tightly, and veins bulged on his forehead.
"What, you don't want to?" Wang Yichun had already picked up the cup of tea that the maid had just brought over and was slowly drinking it.
"This humble subject wouldn't dare; I'll follow your arrangements, sir," Jiang Ji replied with a smile.
Wang Yichun waved his hand impatiently, "Go away, don't get in the way."
Jiang Ji got up and walked out backwards.
He's a complete clown!
My heart was churning with mixed feelings, and all sorts of bitterness and pain welled up inside me.
Wang Yichun glanced at the corner of Jiang Ji's departing clothes and sneered, "A treacherous beast, daring to enter a respectable place, what a joke."
"Sir, the person has been woken up by the splashing," the constable said, bowing as he stepped forward.
Wang Yichun stood up, her obese belly trembling.
He walked toward the prison cell.
In the dark and damp room, only a candle was lit, and Yan Yu and Mei Hua Mi were hung on the wall by iron chains.
"I really owe you all..."
Mei Huami cursed weakly.
Yan Yu moved her eyes, but remained silent.
Wang Yichun entered Meihuami, and the yamen runners carried lanterns to light his way.
Wang Yichun tugged at Mei Huami's face, "How could this be fake?"
Mei Huami spat at him directly, "Pah! Don't touch me with your groping hands, you're filthy!"
Wang Yichun couldn't dodge in time and got sprayed all over her face.
He quickly wiped his face with his sleeve. "Guards! Give him a good beating and interrogate him thoroughly. Where is Zhen Suyan right now?"
With that, he didn't want to stay there any longer and quickly left.
The Wang family was very superstitious and always believed that the dungeon was an unlucky place, so they avoided going there if possible.
I barely managed to stay inside for a short while before I was unlucky enough to get spat on.
Behind him, the sound of a whip lashing against a body, tearing flesh, could be heard.
He was delighted to hear this.
Anyone who dares to be so disrespectful to him deserves it!
Two advisors followed closely behind him. One of them, a shifty-eyed man, whispered a suggestion in his ear, "Sir, Su Yan is rumored to be the most benevolent ruler, why not start with that..."
Wang Yichun's eyes lit up more and more as he listened. "Excellent! Sir, this plan is brilliant! It will surely make Su Yan come to me on his own!"
He patted his aide on the shoulder, "A reward, a generous reward, is a hundred taels of gold enough?"
The aide nodded repeatedly, "Enough, enough, thank you, sir!"
Wang Yichun beamed with joy and strode towards the west gate of Yangzhou.
The West Gate is the highest city wall in Yangzhou.
When he was carried up the city wall in a sedan chair by the yamen runners, the people below were also gathered up by the yamen runners.
Wang Yichun didn't want to shout; he had only taken a few more steps and was already tired.
He said something, and the soldiers guarding the city gate shouted something in response.
"Listen up, people below! Su Yan is a treacherous and despicable man!"
"He has now stolen the government silver from Yangzhou. This government silver is the tax silver collected last year. If we can't find Su Yan, we'll have to make everyone pay the tax silver again!"
The people below immediately erupted in uproar.
"How is this possible?! How could Prime Minister Su do such a thing!"
"It is said that Prime Minister Su loves the people like his own children, is extremely honest and incorruptible, and eats very simply every day. He would never do such a thing!"
Many of them are hard to believe.
There were also those who hated officials like the plague, saying, "All crows in the world are black; if someone is an official, they're all bad!"
"Su Yan is human too, with two eyes and a nose, how could he not be greedy! He just hid it well before, deceiving everyone!"
A shout quickly rang out from the city wall, "Silence!"
The people quieted down and listened attentively.
After all, this is something that concerns everyone.
"If Su Yan doesn't come out in a day, then everyone is protecting him!"
"Then they would drag one person out each day, behead them, and interrogate them for their crimes!"
The soldiers who were shouting were incredulous; their voices grew softer by the end.
Wang Yichun glared at him, "Didn't you eat?! Have someone else say that again!"
The people below were completely silent, each convinced they must have misheard.
Another soldier looked up at the sky and shouted it again.
Instantly, it was like water droplets falling into a pot of oil; everyone erupted in a frenzy.
"Why should I!"
"Aren't our lives also lives?!"
"Whoever is protecting Su Yan, hand them over right now! Don't drag us all down with them!"
Wang Yichun's ears were ringing from the noise. "Archers!"
The archers on the city wall quickly drew their bows, ready to release their arrows at any moment.
The people quickly fell silent, as if a pause button had been pressed.
A little boy shouted, "Kill me if you want! My life was saved by Prime Minister Su! I know Prime Minister Su isn't a corrupt official like you!"
This little boy was the one who was beaten when the porridge was being distributed earlier, and was later saved by Yan Yu at her own risk.
A gust of wind blew by, and the city walls were deathly silent.
Then someone else stepped forward, "Kill me! My old mother is dying, and it was Prime Minister Su who found a doctor for me!"
"Kill me! My son was able to enter the academy and become an official because the academy received money from Prime Minister Su for students from poor families!"
Kill me!
Kill me!
The incessant shouts gave Wang Yichun a headache.
This was something he never expected.
Based on his understanding, these lowly people cherished their lives the most, and once their lives were at stake, they would hand over Su Yan without hesitation.
Why did he previously think that Su Yan was the same kind of person as him?
Do you still feel a mutual appreciation and shared ideals?
"put!"
The archer hesitated; among the people below were their own parents!
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