As luck would have it, Ouyang Yuqing was right next to the desk.
He picked up the brush and paper that the magistrate usually used and began to write the notice in a flowing, elegant style.
The notice was finished in no time, and Ouyang Yuqing took out his personal seal from his spatial storage and stamped it on.
Then he picked up the notice, blew on it, and waited for the ink to dry completely before instructing Yin to post it.
Ouyang Yuqing was eager to go to the areas most severely affected by the famine to provide disaster relief; he didn't have time to investigate this dog of a county magistrate.
Besides, there's a group of private soldiers waiting for him to deal with on Tiger Roar Mountain.
The meaning behind his posting of the notice was that he had taken down the corrupt magistrate.
If any common people have been wronged, they are welcome to come to the county government office to testify against this corrupt magistrate.
After finishing writing the notice, Ouyang Yuqing walked out of the study and looked at the hundred people.
Believe it or not, three of the magistrate's concubines were forced into his household by that corrupt official.
Some of these slaves were children from ordinary families who were forced to sign indenture contracts and become slaves.
Now that the corrupt magistrate has fallen from power, these forced concubines and slaves are angrily accusing him of being inhuman.
The indictment alleges that the corrupt county magistrate embezzled public funds, abused his power, and harmed innocent citizens.
Ouyang Yuqing instructed his subordinates to write down the crimes of the victims and then have them sign and affix their fingerprints.
After these people signed and affixed their fingerprints, Ouyang Yuqing told the victims to wait for further processing.
Of course, Ouyang Yuqing couldn't just listen to one side of the story, so he warned these people.
If they're making things up because the corrupt magistrate fell from power, then they should be careful what they do.
Those who were forced into the mansion nodded in agreement, and then angrily accused the magistrate's wife of being a scoundrel who colluded with the corrupt magistrate.
The magistrate's wife also had several lawsuits involving heads.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Yuqing was shocked to learn that the wife of a county magistrate was disregarding human life.
He angrily ordered his subordinates to investigate, and if the allegations were true, he and the corrupt magistrate would be beheaded and their heads displayed to the public.
And so, Ouyang Yuqing made arrangements one by one.
After everything was investigated and clarified, Shen Yingying couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.
This magistrate of Pingyuan County is a ruthless man.
From local tycoons and gentry to impoverished common people.
There's no wool he hasn't taken advantage of.
Now, in this year of famine, the corrupt magistrate has set his sights on grain.
He secretly instructed the owners of major rice shops to raise grain prices, while he reaped the benefits behind the scenes.
Although the owners of the major rice shops did not want this to happen, they had no choice but to accept it due to the influence of the authorities.
As for the local gentry of Pingyuan County, the corrupt magistrate also extended his reach.
Under the guise of disaster relief, he forced local gentry to donate grain and silver.
That wasn't enough, after Ouyang Yuqing pressed him for answers.
This corrupt magistrate has set up a private casino in Pingyuan County.
The old man also ran a brothel.
The corrupt magistrate schemed to amass wealth, all in an effort to curry favor with his superiors and pave the way for a meteoric rise in his career.
In a fit of anger, Ouyang Yuqing set up a court in front of the people.
In front of the people, he swiftly and decisively beheaded all the guilty officials in the county magistrate's household on the spot.
With this beheading, the county magistrate was temporarily left without any officials to guard him.
Ouyang Yuqing found a well-regarded scholar among the local scholars to temporarily replace the county magistrate.
When the higher authorities send someone down, those who have passed the imperial examinations will be given priority in recruitment.
After the county magistrate's case, the people were deeply grateful to Ouyang Yuqing.
Ouyang Yuqing then ensured the rice shop continued to operate normally.
They also distributed some disaster relief food.
As for the gold and silver jewelry in the study, Shen Yingying confiscated it.
These treasures were registered and recorded to serve as funds for future expenses and disaster relief in Pingyuan County.
After the case in Pingyuan County was resolved, Ouyang Yuqing and his wife led their men to Huxiao Mountain without stopping.
They were going to get rid of all the private soldiers on Tiger Roar Mountain.
These private soldiers robbed merchants traveling to and from Tiger Roar Mountain; not one of them was any good.
Keeping these people around is like having a ticking time bomb.
It's better to clean it up completely.
No matter how well-trained the private soldiers on Tiger Roar Mountain are, they are still just ordinary people.
The approximately one thousand private soldiers were wiped out by Ouyang Yuqing and his group in less than fifteen minutes.
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