The people of Kefu City had never imagined that the awe-inspiring young man standing on the stage was actually the Emperor of Wei. For a moment, they were stunned. The first few people standing in the front knelt on the ground, followed by the entire crowd below, who all knelt and chanted, "Long live the Emperor of Wei."
Regardless of whether what Eunuch Li said was true or not, in the eyes of ordinary people like them who had only seen the mayor of Kofu City and the county magistrate at most, being able to see the emperor of a country was undoubtedly an extremely shocking thing.
Chu Fan said, "Everyone, stand up."
Eunuch Li then announced loudly, "Your Majesty has asked everyone to stand up. No need to be polite."
The common people slowly stood up, still feeling a bit of fear and awe. It was difficult for ordinary people to suppress their awe in the face of an emperor, because in this world, imperial power was supreme, controlling the life and death of all.
Eunuch Li continued to read aloud, "I have specially invited you all here today. First, to distribute some food so you can get through this difficult time. Second, His Majesty the Emperor of Wei will judge these corrupt officials who have exploited the people of Kefu before all the citizens of Kefu. If you have any grievances, please come forward and testify against these corrupt officials!"
After a moment's silence, an old man finally stood up tremblingly to testify against the person on the stage.
At the end of the day, only three members of the aristocratic families in Kefu City were left behind. Because these three families had not participated in the oppression of the people, but had instead provided relief to disaster victims and helped the orphans and widows during the reign of the Gan Kingdom, the three families were acquitted.
As for the rest of the aristocratic families, they were all liquidated due to the accusations of the people. Of course, these three families were also very tactful and "voluntarily donated" most of their property to the Emperor of Wei.
Most merchants "voluntarily donated" part of their property and were allowed to continue their business, but they had to abide by Wei's commercial tax policies and accept Wei's supervision.
Of course, food distribution was necessary; the Wei State no longer lacked food. All the food stored by the confiscated aristocratic families was used to provide relief to the people of Kov. Carts of food were delivered to the square, and the people collected it in an orderly manner, their faces filled with long-lost joy and gratitude.
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