Strictly speaking, Tinto feels like he's taking the blame.
After all, he had only been the prefect of Kaifeng for four months. Although he had not done anything, many of the cancers had already existed and had been like this for decades.
However, some of the filth had actually been cleaned up during Fan Zhongyan's time, and the yamen runners below no longer dared to act so brazenly.
As a result, after Tinto took office, his inaction led to the rapid spread of evil.
Therefore, the main reason why Bianliang became what it is today is that the Song Dynasty had serious land annexation, which caused a large number of landless people to move into the city. In addition, the underground drainage system fostered a breeding ground for crime. The inaction of successive Kaifeng governments is naturally a secondary responsibility.
Even during the time when Fan Zhongyan and Bao Zheng served as prefects of Kaifeng, they only cracked down on these evils but did not completely eliminate them. As long as there is soil, they will continue to breed.
But it is undeniable that if Ding Du had continued Fan Zhongyan's approach after taking office, implemented strict laws and harsh punishments, implemented the rules and regulations of Kaifeng Prefecture, dealt with the bad apples in the lower-level institutions within the prefecture, and managed the upper-level judges and magistrates well, Kaifeng Prefecture would not have degenerated into its current state in just four months.
Therefore, when Zhao Jun said that Dingdu was extremely stupid, it was not empty talk.
At this moment, the hall was silent. The evidence on the ground made Ding Du almost speechless. He was trembling all over and couldn't speak. Liao Yu and others behind him saw that the situation was not good and were about to leave, but found that the door had been blocked and there was no way out.
Now the entire Kaifeng Prefecture is surrounded. In addition to the outer wall being too large to be enclosed, all the main gates, side gates, and back gates are blocked. The people in each prefecture hall are also controlled and no one can escape.
This place has become a besieged city.
The common people called their friends and the news spread quickly throughout Bianliang. Countless Bianliang citizens and even high-ranking officials came out to watch from outside Kaifeng Prefecture.
For a time, the originally wide road outside Kaifeng Prefecture was crowded with people, comparable to the annual temple fair at Xiangguo Temple.
In the hall, Zhao Jun noticed Liao Yu hiding behind the crowd. He had seen him on the street last time and pointed at him and said, "Di Qing, bring him out."
Di Qing rushed over like a wolf or a tiger and pulled Liao Yu to the side like a chicken.
The officials of the Left and Right Halls were also beaten like dead dogs. Kaifeng Prefecture had ready-made torture instruments, which were originally used to torture prisoners, but now they were used on them.
They were all put in shackles and tied together with iron chains.
Zhao Jun lowered his head and looked at Liao Yu, then suddenly smiled and said, "Liao Yu, your schemes and tricks are indeed good, but unfortunately they are useless to me."
Liao Yu forced a smile and said, "I'm honored to meet you, Director Zhi. Is there any misunderstanding?"
"There's no misunderstanding."
Zhao Jun said in a deep voice: "You still have a chance. Tell me where the clan daughter is. Otherwise, your fate may not be good."
Liao Yu felt nervous. It was he who sent people to find Gui Fanlou to do this to the princess. He originally wanted to cause some trouble for Zhao Jun, but he released the princess afterwards.
After all, if the princess is lost and Kaifeng Prefecture cannot find her, the emperor will probably be furious and vent his anger on both the Imperial City Bureau and Kaifeng Prefecture. At that time, he might injure one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of his own.
So the princess was indeed hidden by him and provided with good food and drink every day.
But the problem is that now they don't follow the procedures and even rush to Kaifeng Prefecture to arrest people. This is something he never expected.
This is totally breaking the rules.
Now the other party has no intention of continuing to follow the rules. If the matter of the clan daughter is really brought up, he will be completely finished.
Therefore, Liao Yu gritted his teeth and said, "I don't understand what the chief said."
"Well, I'll make you understand."
Zhao Jun smiled and said, "There's a torture chamber in Kaifeng Prefecture. I'd like to borrow yours to interrogate you. Where's the stone jade?"
"I am here."
Shi Yu stood up happily. Ever since he had tortured Li Dewen, he had come to like this way of dealing with those high-ranking masters, watching their painful expressions and the way they begged him with snot and tears.
Zhao Jun said, "Drag him to the torture chamber. Don't leave a single finger. Even if his fingers are gone, you can still cut off his teeth and toes. Cut them off one by one until he can speak. If he dies, start with his son."
"yes!"
Shi Yu brought a few people and dragged Liao Yu out like a dead dog.
Liao Yu was still shocked and kept struggling, "Chief Zhi, Chief Zhi, there must be some misunderstanding here."
Seeing that Zhao Jun was unmoved, when he was dragged to the door, he had already turned into "Zhao Jun, you will not die well! The emperor will not let you go, and the officials of the court will not let you go either!"
"Prefect, Prefect!"
The sound became smaller and smaller at the end, and it was obvious that he was being dragged to the torture room.
Zhao Jun watched all this indifferently.
If he continues to dig deeper into this matter and everyone in the room doesn't let him go, then we'll all continue to fight.
If Zhao Zhen obstructs me for this matter, and even turns against me and takes away all my power, then it's no wonder that I have to make a decision that goes against my ancestors and punch Zhao Zhen in the face.
Anyway, this was Zhao Jun's impression of the Song Dynasty. If it weren't for his ancestors' connections, he might have really rebelled against the Song Dynasty, a cowardly dynasty that sacrificed the people to please the literati.
"Chisi, all the people on the list have been arrested."
Cao Xiu walked in from outside and said to Zhao Jun, "There are 127 of us in total, with another 80 or so on duty outside. Some yamen runners tried to stop us, but over 20 of them were killed by crossbows."
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