Grand Tutor Jiang raised his tablet with both hands, stepped forward, and said respectfully, "This old minister has already distributed all the 4,000 dan of rice and 500,000 taels of silver allocated by the court to the victims during his visit to Jiangxia Province."
"I led local officials to work tirelessly to build 300 porridge sheds within three days, providing 4,000 dan of rice, half of which was used to provide porridge and the other half was distributed directly to the victims."
"In the past two months of disaster relief, I have also gathered 80 local doctors to set up a government-run free clinic to provide free medical treatment to sick people in the disaster area."
"I also purchased a large amount of mugwort and lime and disinfected the disaster area to prevent the outbreak of epidemics."
"Thanks to the efforts of our officials, all 39 disaster-stricken counties in Jiangxia Province have received relief, and no epidemic has broken out."
Grand Tutor Jiang finished recounting all his achievements in one breath, curling his lips in pride.
Jiang Zhiyuan and Sun Chaogui couldn't help but straighten their backs, their eyes filled with unconcealable smiles.
Officials on both sides cast approving glances at him.
[Woqu, Old Man Jiang, you really can brag! ]
"You're the most shameless among the Jiang family. Did the common people see silver? Did they see a free doctor? Did they receive rice from the government?"
Emperor Daddy, please expose his lies!
Xia Miaoyuan glanced at Master Jiang and said indignantly.
"Oh? Really?" Xia Zhengqi smiled.
"By the way, the deputy envoy of disaster relief has one more thing to report. During this disaster relief, there were some local officials who abused their power for personal gain and ignored the people." Grand Tutor Jiang had a serious expression on his face, then turned his head and gave Sun Chaogui a wink.
"Yes, yes, yes. Today I want to impeach Liu Tiefeng, the magistrate of Kuqiao County." Sun Chaogui hurriedly stood up.
"Oh? Impeach him for what?" Xia Zhengqi frowned slightly.
"I want to impeach him for corruption, abuse of power and disregard for human life." Sun Chaogui had a righteous expression.
[Woqu, you haven't caught Liu Tiefeng yet, so you're playing the villain and complaining first!]
[In the book, after you killed Liu Tiefeng, you also charged him with desertion from his post and embezzlement of disaster relief funds.]
Now that Liu Tiefeng has escaped your clutches, you're still framing him.
【You guys are so evil. 】
Xia Miaoyuan clenched his two fists tightly.
"What did Liu Tiefeng do? Tell me." Xia Zheng asked with great interest.
"He embezzled 500 taels of silver from the Kuqiao County disaster relief fund, and not a single tael was distributed to the victims."
"Taishi Jiang distributed lime and mugwort to each county for disinfection, but he resold them, leading to an epidemic in Tartary Buckwheat County."
"After the epidemic broke out, Liu Tiefeng concealed the truth and did not report it in order to protect his official position, and he did not care about the lives of the people."
"In order to cover up his crimes, he actually captured the infected people and buried them alive." Sun Chaogui said this with a hint of tears in his voice.
[I've finally opened my eyes. Not only are you mean-spirited and shameless, but your acting is also amazing. You can cry at any moment.]
[Just wait and see how my Emperor Daddy will slap you in the face!]
Xia Miaoyuan rolled her eyes speechlessly.
"Thousands of innocent people died tragically like this!"
"Now that Liu Tiefeng has seen his true identity exposed, he has absconded with the money."
"Your Majesty, please issue a warrant as soon as possible to arrest Liu Tiefeng, this extremely evil official!" Sun Chaogui looked up at Xia Zhengqi with righteousness.
"Ah, Lord Sun, Grand Tutor Jiang, what a coincidence!"
"Look who this is!" Xia Zhengqi said sternly, and then winked at Eunuch Debao.
Eunuch Debao immediately shouted in a shrill voice: "Summon Liu Tiefeng and others to the palace!"
Master Jiang, Jiang Zhi and Sun Chaogui were all instantly shocked.
Liu Tiefeng brought five young men from Turbulence County, wearing clean and tidy robes, and strode into the hall with their chests puffed out.
For a moment, civil and military officials began to whisper to each other, wondering what was going on today.
Sun Chaogui glanced at Liu Tiefeng, his legs went weak and he almost fell down.
Master Jiang and Jiang Zhiyuan both had ashen faces and froze in place.
"I, Liu Tiefeng, the magistrate of Kuqiao County, kowtow to His Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"
Liu Tiefeng and five young men saluted in unison.
"No need for formalities." Xia Zhengqi looked at Liu Tiefeng.
"Sir Sun, do you know this leader?" Xia Zhengqi raised his eyebrows and asked with pretended curiosity.
"This...this..." Sun Chaogui stuttered.
"You were just listing Liu Tiefeng's crimes with such certainty, and now you don't recognize him?!" Xia Zhengqi shouted angrily.
"I'm not sure if he is Liu Tiefeng. After all, I'm not familiar with him..." Sun Chaogui stammered.
"Not familiar with him? How can you know his crimes so well even if you don't know him well? I'm afraid you made up those crimes you just mentioned?" Xia Zhengqi glared at Sun Chaogui fiercely.
With a thud, Sun Chaogui knelt down in fear and kowtowed: "I dare not, I dare not!"
"My dear ministers, this is the Kuqiao County magistrate Liu Tiefeng that Sun Chaogui mentioned." Xia Zhengqi looked at the civil and military officials and said loudly.
"I have already found out that Liu Tiefeng's hometown, Turbulence County, did not receive a single cent of disaster relief funds during the flood."
"Liu Tiefeng argued forcefully, but his superiors tried to bribe him with money."
"Later, an epidemic broke out in Kuqiao County. Liu Tiefeng couldn't afford to pay for everyone's treatment, so the people had to endure the hardship." Xia Zhengqi stated the facts in a sonorous and powerful voice.
"How could this happen? Didn't Lord Sun say he was corrupt?"
"There must be something fishy going on here."
"What the hell is going on?"
The ministers were talking about it.
[Haha, look at my Emperor Daddy slapping you in the face!]
Xia Miaoyuan raised her little feet and looked at Master Jiang and the other two with pride.
"What's even more hateful is that his superior, at the instruction of the Minister of Disaster Relief, buried alive all the infected people in Kuqiao County!" Xia Zhengqi's angry voice echoed in the hall.
"Oh my God, they buried the patient alive!"
"How vicious!"
The ministers were outraged.
"Liu Tiefeng, today in front of all the civil and military officials, you and a few fellow villagers should tell us about the situation in Kuqiao County." Xia Zhengqi suppressed his anger.
Liu Tiefeng and five young men talked one after another and described the tragic situation in Turbulence County in detail.
For a moment, there was an uproar in the hall.
"Your Majesty! Don't let them blind you!" Grand Tutor Jiang and Jiang Zhiyuan fell to their knees.
"These five disaster victims must be in cahoots with Liu Tiefeng. You can't just believe their one-sided words, right?" Grand Tutor Jiang showed an expression of having suffered great injustice.
"Oh? What they said is just one side of the story, and what Sun Chaogui said is the truth?" Xia Zhengqi asked.
"You mean to say that I'm confused?" Xia Zhengqi's eyes were fierce.
"I dare not. That is not what I meant." Grand Tutor Jiang's face turned from white to black, and from black to yellow.
"Call the Crown Prince to the palace!" Xia Zhengqi shouted.
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