"Master, we're here!" Changjiang said to Li Yun.
"Find an inn to stay in first, and then go see the county magistrate tomorrow." Li Yun instructed.
"Yes, master!" Changjiang said, and drove the carriage to find an inn.
We arrived at the Fulai Inn, found the three best rooms, washed up, and the waiter brought us some wine and food. After we ate and drank our fill, we fell asleep.
The next day, after getting up and having breakfast, Li Yun took everyone out to see the situation in the county town.
As she had expected, the county town was full of refugees.
"Mom, there are so many refugees. They are so pitiful." Sanbao said to Li Yun while looking at the refugees on the street.
"Wait a minute, mother has sent people to distribute porridge, let's go to the government office first." Li Yun comforted Sanbao.
"Okay, mother! We will listen to you." Sanbao said.
Li Yun and Shangguan Feiyun took Changjiang, Erbao, Sanbao and Xiaohua to the county government office.
When we arrived at the yamen, there were constables guarding the door.
"Stop! This is a restricted area of the yamen, no outsiders are allowed to enter." A constable came out and stopped them.
"How dare you! Call your county magistrate out and see who the outsider is?" Li Yun said sarcastically.
"Just wait, I'll call the county magistrate to come out and deal with you." After hearing this, the constable stumbled in and called the county magistrate.
"Sir, something bad has happened. Someone is causing trouble up ahead." The constable entered the backyard and said to Yang Qianshan, who was having breakfast with his wife and concubine.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Yang Qianshan was interrupted while eating. He flew into a rage and scolded his men.
"Sir, there are a few people outside, very arrogant, saying they want to deal with you, sir?" The constable said to Yang Qianshan with exaggeration.
"Who is so bold as to want to punish me? Wouldn't you arrest them and put them in jail?
If you can't even do this little thing, what's the use of you?" Yang Qianshan glared at his men fiercely, calling them useless.
"Sir, they seem to be very capable. We are no match for them at all. Sir, why don't you go out and take a look?" The constable was scolded by the county magistrate and had to find an excuse to push everything onto Li Yun.
"Okay, I want to see who is so presumptuous here, talking nonsense, and trying to punish me." Yang Qianshan saw that the constable had completely shirked the responsibility and praised the other party so harshly, so he wanted to see what kind of monster came here to seek death.
"Madam, aunt, you guys eat, the master will be back soon." Yang Qianshan said to the county magistrate's wife and concubine.
"Master, you must deal with them. I will wait here for you to come back." said the county magistrate's wife.
"Don't worry, the master will make them wish they were dead, but unable to live." Yang Qianshan said with a sneer.
It seemed as if the people outside were already his lambs to be slaughtered.
Yang Qianshan brought the constables with him and planned to deal with the troublemakers without any regard for their relatives.
"Who is causing trouble in the county government office? And Yang Yan wants to punish me?" Yang Qianshan came to the gate of the county government office, speaking angrily in a sharp tone.
"Your aunt!" Li Yun cursed angrily.
"You are looking for death! You dare to insult me? You only know how to insult the imperial court. Your Majesty, I didn't know you were coming. Please forgive me!" Yang Qianshan was about to say that insulting an imperial official was a capital crime, but when he saw Prince Jin standing in front of him, he was so scared that he quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Wasn't County Magistrate Yang so powerful just now?
Aren’t you going to deal with me?
Why are you so cowardly now? Shangguan Feiyun stood there, looking at County Magistrate Yang with an air of authority, but his eyes were blazing with rage, as if to set him on fire.
"Your Highness, I was wrong. I didn't know you were my Highness. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to scold you even if I had ten times the courage." Yang Qianshan was so scared that he trembled and begged for mercy in a low voice.
"Weren't you so cocky just now? Why are you so cowardly now?
Tell me, what's wrong?" Shangguan Feiyun looked at Yang Qianshan sarcastically. He despised people who put down others and praised others the most.
Unexpectedly, last year's top scorer would be such a person. He even suspected that this top scorer was fake.
"Your humble servant, I was wrong to scold the prince!" Yang Qianshan said in a trembling voice.
"Is that all? Have you forgotten something?" Shangguan Feiyun saw that Yang Qianshan was avoiding the main point and kindly reminded him.
"No, this is the only mistake I made. Please forgive me, Your Highness!" Yang Qianshan said pretending to be crazy.
He was panicking, wondering if King Jin knew something.
Impossible, he just arrived in the county, there is no way he would know.
Besides, the people below didn't come to look for him, which meant that Prince Jin had never been to the towns below. Yang Qianshan comforted himself.
"It seems like County Magistrate Yang won't cry until he sees the coffin. What are those refugees outside doing?
And what about the refugees in Fuyong Town?
Shouldn't Lord Yang give me an explanation?" Shangguan Feiyun wanted to cut Yang Qianshan into pieces. He wanted to see how Yang Qianshan would defend himself and shirk responsibility.
"There are refugees in Fuyong Town? This humble official is unaware of this; the mayor didn't report it.
It is my fault for failing to supervise my subordinates properly. Please punish me for failing to supervise my subordinates properly.
As for the refugees outside, I have no idea. I didn't see any refugees yesterday. Someone must have flattered me and had someone dress up as a refugee this morning.
"I am loyal to the Emperor, dedicated to the court, and even more so to the people, loving them like my own children." Yang Qianshan shamelessly boasted about himself in front of Shangguan Feiyun, completely shifting all the blame onto those below him.
"County Magistrate Yang, ask yourself, can you really do this?
Don't think of yourself as a fool and don't treat others as fools.
You still dare to deceive me now. Who gave you the confidence that I would believe you?
If I had not been to Fuyong Town and knew the situation in Fuyong Town, would I say this?
Are you wondering why the mayor didn’t send anyone to inform me that I was in Fuyong Town?
That’s because I put them in jail and re-recruited the mayor and constables. Do you still think you’re not wrong?
Do you know what the consequences of deceiving this prince are?" Shangguan Feiyun scolded Yang Qianshan fiercely.
"My Lord, this is unfair!
I have never done such a thing. All of this is the result of the people below deceiving their superiors, falsifying information, and pretending to obey orders but actually disobeying them.
"I really don't know, Your Highness, please investigate!" Yang Qianshan still wanted to make a final struggle. He bet that Prince Jin didn't know, and this was his way of testing him.
"I advise you to confess obediently, so as to avoid physical pain.
If there is no evidence, would I be here dawdling with you?" Shangguan Feiyun gave Yang Qianshan one last chance. If he did not confess, he would not be spared.
"Sir Yang, I urge you to tell the truth and not to take chances.
We have the evidence of your guilt. We are not taking action now because we want to give you a chance to redeem yourself for your crimes.
If you miss it, you have to bear the consequences." Li Yun looked at Yang Qianshan with disdain. Such people are the most despised.
Those who dare to do something but not to admit it are the most shameless people.
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