Now, judging from the city lord's words, it is indeed Princess Heze!

Luo Fanjin's eyes moved, and an idea immediately came to his mind.

Soon, the group arrived at the government office in a mighty manner. They were interrogated by Luo Fanjin, and the city lord confessed everything he knew.

Afterwards, Luo Fanjin sent people to arrest him and behead him on a chosen day. As for his family, she did not break her promise. However, not killing them does not mean that they will not be guilty of collusion.

All the people in the city lord's mansion, who were within the five generations of mourning, were exiled to the border.

This is also a warning from Luo Fanjin to everyone. This is the consequence of offending the queen.

Wei Dong stood aside, watching Luo Fanjin handle the matter coldly, and was horrified.

She is so cold-hearted at such a young age, and she didn't even blink when she suggested killing someone. Is this the courage of a queen?

"Your name is Weidong?" A female voice sounded and he quickly came back to his senses.

"Yes! I am Wei Dong." He bowed and replied.

"From now on, you are my personal bodyguard." Luo Fanjin said.

The ruler of a small town could actually become the personal bodyguard of the queen, this is simply astonishing!

Wei Dong knelt down immediately and said excitedly, "Thank you, my lady. I will definitely fulfill my duty and protect your safety with my life!"

"Very good!" Luo Fanjin said with a smile.

When she saw Wei Dong's clear eyes and upright character, she knew that he was a gentleman who could be used in important positions.

Next, under the guidance of Wei Dong, Luo Fanjin took a good tour of the city.

This city is called Anyi, located on the border of Linxi, Xia State. It is a grassland with mountains, where the people mainly graze, and the vast land and sparse population make it look extremely desolate.

Standing on the city wall, Luo Fanjin could see vast grasslands in the distance with herds of cattle and sheep, which was extremely beautiful.

However, against the backdrop of clear skies and light clouds, the low-rise houses, the ragged clothing of the people, and the stench of cow and sheep dung all showed how poor this city was.

The State of Xia is located in a remote area and the entire country is very small. The reason why it is so sparsely populated is simply because there are too few people, the land is not suitable for farming, and most of the wealthy businessmen have moved away to live in other countries.

Over the years, the Xia Kingdom became increasingly impoverished and suffered severe population loss.

Luo Fanjin's fiefdom Anyi was just one of many poor cities, and among the more than 30 cities in the Xia Kingdom, there were only three or five wealthy ones.

This is also the reason why Princess Heze assassinated her in order to seize the city. The more cities she had, the more taxes she would collect, and the more comfortable her life would be.

The current king of Xia is seriously ill and has no sons. The thirteen princesses he gave birth to have also gone to their fiefdoms one after another.

The king was unwilling to accept that he had no male heir, so he spent the past few years seeking immortality and medicine, expanding his harem, and his health deteriorated. The treasury also gradually became empty.

Luo Fanjin was the last princess to leave the palace. Other wealthy cities or cities with fertile lands had already been distributed by the king to the favored princesses. Princesses as unfavored as her could only come to the poor city of Anyi.

Looking at the vast grassland, Luo Fanjin did not feel that it was barren, but rather full of infinite vitality!

Next, Luo Fanjin returned to the City Lord's Mansion and changed it into the Lady's Mansion.

It was common sense that the officials had to prepare a welcoming banquet for Luo Fanjin. Both the host and the guests had a great time at the banquet, and Luo Fanjin did not show any intention of strictly controlling the city.

This made many people feel that this young lady had no real abilities, and they put their worries to rest.

However, as the banquet was coming to an end, Luo Fanjin suddenly gave an order.

All officials present, regardless of their rank, had to take an assessment and write down the things that were within their responsibility.

She said it lightly, but to the ears of the officials in Anyi City, it was like an earthquake.

Corruption among officials has become the norm in Anyi. The emperor is far away and the city lord does not care about anything, so the officials below are appointed based on personal connections. There are almost no talented people among them. How can they possibly know the situation within their management area?

In this situation, facing Luo Fanjin's assessment, many people have begun to panic, but unfortunately, it is useless to beg for mercy, Luo Fanjin has already sent people to surround the female monarch's mansion. No one can escape from here.

Finally, out of desperation, the officials had to pick up their pens and write. Luo Fanjin frowned and walked past one official after another, anger rising in his heart.

Although she was prepared, she didn't expect that the officials in Anyi would be so corrupt. Some of them put down their pens after writing only one or two lines, and some even dripped ink on their pens but couldn't write a single word. After further questioning, Luo Fanjin found out that one-third of the officials in the field couldn't write! And after a quarter of an hour, no official could write down the actual situation under their jurisdiction!

"Ridiculous! It's really ridiculous!" Luo Fanjin was so angry that he kicked an official who couldn't read a single word. The official fell to the ground but didn't dare to say a word.

"You are eating the emperor's salary, but you have done nothing to be loyal to him. I didn't expect Anyi to be so corrupt. Officials protect each other and appoint people based on personal connections. Even illiterate people like you can become officials. It seems that you have lived too comfortably and regard your father and me as fools!"

Luo Fanjin frowned and sneered, then ordered Wei Dong, "Come here, take these rubbish away to me and put them in jail to await punishment!"

"Also, send out another army to surround their residence. I want to see how they embezzle taxes and exploit the people when Anyi is so poor!"

Luo Fanjin's tone was unfriendly, which made the captured officials even more frightened.

No one expected that today's joyful banquet was held, and they originally wanted to appease the lady so that they could continue to enjoy themselves carefree and do whatever they wanted in Anyi City. However, who could have thought that people had already prepared a cage, waiting for them to get in!

Some officials were indignant and cried and shouted that they were innocent. Others broke free from their restraints and stood up, saying that they had a good relationship with a certain female monarch and that if they were detained, it would be tantamount to offending the other female monarch.

Such threatening words were truly outrageous, but the official was not afraid of Luo Fanjin at all. In their opinion, Luo Fanjin was just an unpopular princess, otherwise how could she be granted a title in a remote place like Anyi?

Luo Fan had a cold face and without saying a word, he snatched the sword from Wei Dong and stabbed the official's heart with lightning speed.

The official was still talking nonsense before he died, but he didn't expect that Luo Fanjin would stab himself in the chest with a sword.

With a "puff", blood gushed out.

"I, I, you actually!" The official fell to the ground with his eyes wide open in disbelief before he could finish the rest of the words.