I've heard that the dean is young, only in his early twenties, and now I finally get to see him in person.
Magistrate Wang, with shackles on his hands, was brought before Zhao Jun. After glancing around, he bowed to Zhao Jun with a slightly frightened look and said, "I, the guilty official Wang Yingshi, greet the prefect."
"Um."
Zhao Jun looked at him and said in a deep voice, "Wang Yingshi, you know why we arrested you."
"well."
Wang Yingshi sighed and said, "The guilty official knew this day would come. Even in his dreams at night, he could hear the cries of the people of Huoqiu starving to death."
"It sounds like you still have some conscience, but within Shouzhou, the highest number of deaths occurred in Huoqiu County. Do you still feel a bit ashamed?"
Zhao Jun looked at him sternly.
There was a severe drought in Huainan, and both Huainan West Road and Huainan East Road were affected.
Historical records show that tens of thousands of people died.
There is no statistics on the exact number of people killed, but nearly 20,000 people died in Huoqiu County alone, and every household wore mourning clothes. If Wang Yingshi really had a conscience, the disaster would not have been so serious due to such sins.
Wang Yingshi smiled bitterly and said, "The prefect is so high up, how could he understand the difficulties faced by lower-ranking officials like us? If we had not agreed to Huang Wei and Sun Mian at the time, the guilty official would have been demoted to a remote area and given an idle position long ago."
"So, in order to keep your position and flatter your superiors, you have completely disregarded the lives of so many people?"
Zhao Jun shouted, "Those are tens of thousands of lives, not just weeds on the side of the road. Compared to your official position, aren't those many lives worth more?"
The king hid his face in shame and could not answer.
Zhao Jun stared at him for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Alright, it's time to confess. Tell us everything about who was involved. If you confess, your family will be exempted from the blame. Otherwise, Sun Mian's fate will be yours."
He did not say that Wang Yingshi's instructions would spare his death penalty, but they would spare his family from exile. Unlike Sun Mian, who was not only beheaded, but his family was also confiscated and all his family members were exiled as a warning to others.
"yes."
Wang Yingshi trembled and said, "In addition to Huang Wei and Sun Mian, there were also Li Yu, the then Huainan Road Shipping Commissioner, Guo Chengyou, the Bozhou Governor, Yang Chongxun, the Chenzhou Governor, and the Huainan Road Transport Judge..."
He listed the names of more than ten people in one breath, the lowest official among them was the Tongpan of a prefecture, and in addition to these senior officials of Huainan West Road at that time.
If we include the local county magistrate, chief clerk, county lieutenant and lower-level officials, the number of people involved in the case may reach hundreds or even thousands.
Such a huge amount of money, embezzlement of national assets and harm to the common people is truly an unforgivable crime.
As Zhao Jun heard these names, murderous intent gradually grew in his eyes.
Among them, Yang Chongxun, the prefect of Chenzhou, came to his mind the most. This man came from a military background and served as a Privy Councilor during the Tiansheng period. He was in a high position and had great power, and was decisive in killing people!
There is still one chapter after 12 o'clock. I slept too late last night and got up only this afternoon. Then my nose hasn't healed and my stomach is upset again. I feel like I'm about to become a sickly person and feel uncomfortable.
(End of this chapter)
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