Chapter 175 Siblings Turn Against Each Other
[Yes, yes, it was your people who burned it.] Xiangxiang added a fitting comment.
"Second Brother, how many are dead or wounded?" Ji Yingying didn't reply to anyone else, focusing instead on the casualties.
"Zero casualties, everyone has been brought under control and is now being held in the mortuary ten miles outside the city."
"What? A mortuary? A place for the dead?"
"Yes, that place is big. We drugged everyone and locked them all up there."
"Drowned? Will he wake up?"
"He can't wake up. He's been given medication. That medication keeps him in a deep sleep."
"With so many people, how did you manage to do that?" I didn't go to bed until after 2 a.m. yesterday. The fire was started last night. How could it have been so fast?
Even with space and a car, it wouldn't be possible to get it done this quickly.
“Each person carries a few, and it only takes half an hour to carry them all. Then, at the fourth watch of the night, a fire is set off. Don’t forget, His Highness the Crown Prince has given you the most men.”
"That's true, that's fine too. Let's go to the teahouse to watch the excitement today, and I'll take you to eat some melon seeds."
“Sister, I have already told Mother about what you did yesterday. You will have to kneel in the ancestral hall when you get back.”
"What..." Ji Yingying shouted angrily, the sound so loud that even the birds in the big trees outside took flight.
"Second brother, from today onwards, we are no longer related. You are no longer my second brother, and I am no longer your sister. Now get out of here..." Ji Yingying was furious. What kind of brother is this?
She's investigating a case!
The people of Li County outside were dumbfounded. What had happened that made the brother and sister turn against each other?
Just as they were about to call for the government office, the carriage curtain was lifted, and Ji Jiayu came out.
"Have we arrived at the government office?"
"right."
Ji Yingying also came out. When the magistrate saw that Magistrate Li had returned, he hurriedly came up to him and told him about the burning of the brothel. The yamen runners did not find Magistrate Li suspicious, but Ji Yingying did.
What happened? Wasn't Magistrate Li imprisoned for a long time?
You forgot, there are also imposters, those are just human skin masks.
[Oh right, right... I almost forgot, wasn't that fake Magistrate Li from yesterday also in a brothel?]
Yes, they've all been moved to the mortuary now; the fake Magistrate Li's disguise has been exposed.
Who is it?
[I didn't see anyone, so I don't know how fragrant the melon is.]
【All right. 】
After washing up in the backyard of the yamen, Ji Yingying took Rong Yi out and went straight to the largest restaurant in Anmin County.
Anmin County has only two streets, which are divided into streets for the poor and streets for the rich. This is something that has been in place for some time.
The poor people's street was sparsely populated, with very few people, and even fewer buying things. Not only were there few people, but those who did buy things were dressed in rags, and they treated their two copper coins as if they were ten.
Those people are obviously malnourished.
The rich man's street was frequented by wealthy businessmen and ladies; everything on the street was exquisite, even the food.
To sell things in the wealthy district, you had to pay protection money, thirty coins a month, and if the goods weren't good, you couldn't buy them.
[Host, the tax problem is overwhelming the people here. Also, if you want to enter the rich man's street to buy things, you have to pay two copper coins.]
Good heavens, this county magistrate is simply exploiting the people!
Yes, Magistrate Li is back. Hopefully, he can ensure the people have enough to eat and drink.
【Then you need to have someone distribute the supplies, otherwise it will be very difficult. All the grain grown by these people has been requisitioned, and the same goes for other small villages. There's no way to escape; they can only wait to die.】
This group of people is really good at hiding problems.
After spending half a day outside, Ji Yingying returned at noon. The first thing she did was send people to control the so-called rich street. The entire street was cordoned off, and anyone who caused trouble was to be either killed or subdued.
"Go and summon all the people in the county, and also bring back that fake Magistrate Li."
Goodness, do you know where all that food is kept?
[Have someone check out this place, xx, so we can just pull it out when we need it.]
"An Yi, take a team of men to this place and bring back all the grain."
There's one more thing you need to deal with.
Where is it?
Xiangxiang gave an address, which was located in a rocky mountain outside the county town.
Wow, this requires the army.
Yes, we have to surround and annihilate them, otherwise we can't win. Those are all soldiers.
[What's the point of a campaign of encirclement and suppression? Isn't our dynasty short of soldiers? Let's just take them back to that old emperor, Deng. They're all people; if we kill them all, their families will be heartbroken.]
Then let's plan slowly.
"Rong Yi, do we still have anyone left?"
"There aren't many people left. These people can't be transferred. Your safety still depends on their help."
"Okay, I'll handle it."
Just as Ji Yingying was about to eat some melon seeds, Ji Jiayu came in.
"Little sister, everything outside has been arranged. Are you going to get involved?"
"I...yes," Ji Yingying grumbled, stood up and ran outside. At the door, someone called out, "The Princess Protector of the Nation has arrived."
Wow, this is so grand! It's really pretentious, hehe, but I like it.
[I like it too! Let's go out and get some juicy gossip, there's so much to see!]
"Hehe, I don't have time, I have things to do."
The chair was placed, and Ji Yingying sat down. The people immediately knelt down and shouted, "Long live the Princess!"
"Get up."
[Hehe, how impressive!]
The people all lowered their heads, not daring to look up. Anmin County had become a den of iniquity. They had no idea what the princess was doing here.
"When I passed through here, I noticed something was wrong with Anmin County. Today, when I arrived at the government office, I learned that the county magistrate had been taken into custody and a fake magistrate had been installed to abuse his power and commit all sorts of evil deeds. I was furious. A fake magistrate has caused so much suffering to the people of Tianyou Dynasty. So, I arrested the imposter and rescued the real Magistrate Li."
"For the sake of future developments, I will convey this message to all the people, so that you may know that the person who has brought such devastation to Anmin County in the past six months is this villain."
"After he tied up Magistrate Li, he killed Magistrate Li's wife and children, sold Magistrate Li's son, and forcibly abducted women, causing the people to suffer greatly. If I hadn't passed by, I wouldn't have known that Anmin County was like this."
"This person is yours to deal with. If you have a grievance, seek justice; if you have a grudge, seek revenge. You have half an hour. After half an hour, I will have this villain executed."
"Also, if you are worried about Jiangnan City, that's alright. Our Crown Prince and Prince Qi have gone there to punish corruption."
Ji Yingying waved her hand, ordering the fake magistrate's mask to be removed, and at the same time, ordered him to be taken downstairs.
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