Chapter 88 Su Jingge is recommended as a new county magistrate!
“If you hadn’t been in the wrong first, would I have thought of digging a new tunnel?” An Wanyu glared at her.
What a wonderful saying, "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you."
“Princess Yongzhu is really shameless!” Su Jingge sneered.
"Who are you calling a liar?" An Wanyu glared at her, then looked at Li Jingyi. "Royal brother, this person is so sharp-tongued that she dares to insult this princess. Why don't you seize her at once?"
Li Jingyi angrily said, "An Wanyu, when are you going to stop making a scene!"
"If it weren't for your mess, and Su Jingge coming to the rescue, who knows how many people would be dead by now. I think you're the one who should be taken down!"
An Wanyu's expression tightened, and she looked at him in surprise: "Royal brother, how dare you speak to this princess like that?" She sneered, "Be careful, or I'll go back and report to the Emperor!"
Li Jingyi chuckled and said, "That would be wonderful. It would be best if you used the money from the court that you had previously misappropriated to build your own private residence, including allowing your subordinates to mine mineral veins at will."
"And those who, in their arrogance, altered the refined numbers, causing a great disaster, tell the sage everything without missing a single word, and see how the sage judges your crime?"
"What, what did you say? I don't know." An Wanyu panicked.
Su Jingge stepped forward: "Princess Yongzhu doesn't know? It's alright, I know."
"My lord, this is the evidence I have gathered of Zhao Zhou's collusion with An Wanyu. She is in abject disregard for the law and spends all her time on her love affair. I urge you to take a look and bring the two of them to justice!"
Li Jingyi accepted it.
"Thank you for your hard work, Assistant Manager Su."
He then ordered: "Take Princess Yongzhu to prison and await trial tomorrow!"
An Wanyu shouted, "Let's see who dares! I am a princess appointed by the Emperor!"
Li Jingyi glared at her: "An Wanyu, don't be ungrateful. You say you are a princess, but have you ever done anything befitting one? Look at how you've governed Yuxiang County. Since you arrived in Yuxiang County, have you ever truly done a good deed for the people?"
"Not only that, you spend your days eating, drinking, and having fun, clinging to Xiao Ziyu and your lover, while ignoring the lives of ordinary people!"
"I feel ashamed for the sage! I feel ashamed for the court!"
“You are worlds apart from Su Jingge. She is devoted to the people, while you are constantly competing with her in secret. Not only do you not help her, but you also sabotage her and condone your subordinates. What is your crime?”
An Wanyu couldn't utter a single word.
"I, I..."
The crowd spat and cursed at her: "She is not worthy of being a princess at all!"
The people all glared angrily.
“The people see who treats them well. You can’t become a princess just by putting on a show, and you can’t gain the people’s support just by putting on an act!”
By this time, she had lost the support of the people, so who would recognize her as a fake princess?
They immediately took the person away!
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On the other side, Zhao Zhou woke up and found that it was already late.
He asked why he wasn't woken up.
Fan Tong said, "Sir, you are weak and your blood is insufficient. If you are forcibly woken up, you may lose your life!"
Zhao Zhou's eyes were empty; there was no way to save him now.
Fan Tong added, "However, my lord, Su Jingge has already made amends for the great mistake the princess made, and it has not become a major disaster. The two streams of water have now merged into one. Su Jingge's channel has truly been opened up beautifully!"
"She also received praise from the inspector."
"Now she advocates for land reclamation, and says that the county's land should be reclaimed and new seeds should be planted so that new fruits can be harvested next year."
"And the dam she advocated could store water when there was plenty of water and release it when there was a drought."
"They even said they're going to develop waterwheels to irrigate farmland!"
Zhao Zhou closed his eyes; he had lost.
He lost!
He accepted his defeat wholeheartedly!
She truly succeeded in her battle against the officials!
His face was pale, and disregarding his physical weakness, he told Fan Tong to prepare valuables and go to Yunque Restaurant.
Upon entering, the crowd looked down on him and blocked him from entering the restaurant.
However, Su Jingge called someone in.
Zhao Zhou smiled and said, "I heard that Assistant Minister Su has successfully managed the floods in the county, and the mines in Xishan have reopened. I've come to congratulate him..."
Su Jingge said sternly, "Lord Zhao, you might as well speak frankly."
He paused, his enthusiasm met with indifference: "I was wrong about what happened earlier, and I apologize to you."
She smiled and said, "Sir, there's no need for that. The law will decide!"
Judging from these words, Zhao Zhou felt that there was no chance.
"The inspector is aware of your numerous crimes. The trial will be held at the yamen tomorrow. I request that you return home, Lord Zhao!"
Zhao Zhou was like a down-on-his-luck dog, scorned and cursed by everyone on the street.
"You corrupt official! You eat people's salaries but do nothing like a human being!"
"Die quickly!"
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Five days later.
The floods are under control, and the weather has cleared up.
Because of Su Jingge's evidence, Zhao Zhou's crimes were exposed one by one.
He knelt on the ground, looking at the seat he once sat in, now being interrogated by Li Jingyi.
Things are different now...
"Do you admit to colluding with outsiders to illegally authorize the mining rights and embezzling the funds?"
Zhao Zhou's eyes were empty.
"recognize!"
"Exiled three thousand li, effective immediately!"
The people outside the yamen began to cheer, "Well done!"
Well done!
Su Jingge straightened her back, and Zhao Zhou logged off.
After that, Yuxiang County was without a magistrate, and the people said that the county seat could not be without a leader for even a day!
Xiao Yinhe stepped forward: "I hereby recommend Assistant Magistrate Su to be the new magistrate of Yuxiang County!"
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