Qinglong bowed, "As you wish."
"Sir," Zhuque said, puzzled. "Hasn't the imperial court ignored us? Why do we continue to submit petitions to the higher-ups?"
"This memorial..." Xiao Yunze paused, a fierce look flashing in his eyes, "Xuanwu will deliver it personally."
Qinglong was very fast. Before Xiao Yunze finished writing the memorial, the county magistrate was pushed into the hall.
Xiao Yunze didn't say anything, just left him hanging. When the writing on the memorial had dried, he gave all the silver coins on the table to Xuanwu and ordered him to make sure to submit the memorial to the capital.
The magistrate of Feng County was fat and had big ears. He had been in the dungeon for a month, and his clothes were shabby. His originally arrogant temperament seemed to have been worn away. From the moment he entered the door until now, he knelt on the ground and did not say a word.
After a long time, Xiao Yunze finally spoke, but what he said frightened the county magistrate on the ground so much that he lost control of himself.
"The epidemic is rampant, the people are suffering, and you, as the local official, are feasting on delicious food, singing and dancing every day, and even keeping this matter secret from the court. What is your intention?"
"Your Highness!" The county magistrate crouched on the ground, lowering himself even lower. "Your humble servant is terrified. That day..."
"Your Highness?" Xiao Yunze sneered, playing with the sharp dagger in his hand. "I have been deposed. Now I am at most an unfavored prince. In Feng County, the emperor is far away. You are the boss. Even the king of heaven cannot rule over you, let alone me, a deposed prince who was driven out of the capital."
"What Magistrate Zhang said that day is still fresh in my mind."
Zhang Guangxue trembled and burst into tears, "Your subordinate, your subordinate knows your fault, your subordinate...your subordinate..."
"Qinglong, do you still remember how many singing girls there were that day?"
Qinglong glanced at Zhang Guangxue, who was shaking like a sieve, and said, "Master, there are nine in total."
Xiao Yunze sneered: "If he was born with two hands but doesn't do anything for the people, then I will chop off his nine fingers."
"Your Highness! Please spare my life, Your Highness!" Zhang Guangxue kowtowed repeatedly. "That day, I was set up. I spoke incoherently and offended you. My words were pure nonsense and cannot be counted! Please spare me!"
"Your humble servant, it turns out that County Magistrate Zhang always remembers that he is the father and mother of the region." Xiao Yunze glanced at Qinglong and said calmly, "As a father and mother of the region, you cannot see the suffering of the people. You should have your eyes gouged out."
Zhang Guangxue's begging for mercy was in vain. He was shaking with fear all over and watched Qinglong slowly approaching with a dagger and stabbing him!
“Ahhhhhh!”
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