Zhang Yuanshan's eyes were cold and ruthless, like the cold wind in winter, which made people shudder. His face was tense, and he looked at County Magistrate Liu without a trace of smile, "How dare you, County Magistrate Liu, to take bribes and pervert the law. For your own selfish desires, you dared to cover up the crime of abducting and selling girls in Huawu Village! Do you know your crime?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people watching were all shocked.
Are the Royal Guards trying to redress their grievances? Are they not trying to put them to death?
After they realized what was happening, they couldn't help but feel a surge of sadness in their hearts.
After waiting for so many years, someone finally came to speak for these ordinary people.
Beads of sweat had already appeared on County Magistrate Liu's forehead. Fear surged in his heart, his heart was beating wildly, and his body was shaking involuntarily.
These things are so secretive, how did the Jinyiwei know about them?
Could it be that they were testing him on purpose?
He cried and shouted, "Sir, please investigate! I will never do such a shameless thing. Please find out the truth and clear my name!"
Zhang Yuanshan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a cold smile, and said softly: "Haha, I think you won't cry until you see the coffin!"
His cold eyes shot towards County Magistrate Liu like an arrow, as if he wanted to see through him. This grim look made County Magistrate Liu shudder involuntarily.
Zhang Yuanshan slowly took out a booklet with a blue cover from his pocket. The color of the booklet looked deep and mysterious. At the same time, he also took out a few letters filled with words. The words on them were densely packed, as if telling unknown secrets.
The appearance of these brochures and letters made the atmosphere tense, as if a storm was about to come. Everyone held their breath and watched Zhang Yuanshan's every move, their hearts filled with excitement and curiosity.
Zhang Yuanshan sneered, turned to one of the pages, and began to read, "In the sixteenth year of Jiwu, at the first hour of the first month, a gift of ten thousand taels of silver was given to County Magistrate Liu."
"In the sixteenth year of Jiwu, at the fifth quarter of the evening on the Mid-Autumn Festival, I presented County Magistrate Liu with twenty-three thousand eight hundred and eighty ounces of silver and thirteen gold hairpins."
"In the seventeenth year of Jiwu, at the hour of Hai on the Lantern Festival, a gift of fifteen thousand eight hundred taels of silver and three hundred taels of gold was presented to County Magistrate Liu."
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Zhang Yuanshan closed the blue book in his hand, opened one of the letter sheets, and looked at County Magistrate Liu coldly, "The villagers of Huawu Village have confessed all their crimes and signed their names. It's clearly written above, and you still want to deny it?"
He stared at Magistrate Liu and said coldly, "Do you really think that what you did can be concealed from the world?"
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Magistrate Liu's forehead. His lips moved, but no sound came out.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuanshan continued, "You colluded with those people for your own selfish interests. Have you ever thought about those innocent people?"
County Magistrate Liu's body began to tremble. He tried to explain: "Sir, I... I had no choice! They threatened me that if I didn't cooperate, they would harm my family."
Zhang Yuanshan shouted angrily: "Haha, will anyone believe you when you say this? You are an official and they are civilians. Can they do anything to you?"
County Magistrate Liu lowered his head, not daring to look Zhang Yuanshan in the eye. He knew that he had no way out, and his heart was filled with regret and fear.
He hated Huang Da for being unreliable and remembering the bribe so clearly.
I also hated myself for not hiding my tracks well and getting caught.
But he never regretted the crimes he committed.
Zhang Yuanshan pulled out a golden medal from his bosom, held it high, and said in a loud voice, "This medal was given by the emperor. Seeing the medal is like seeing the person. We have the right to execute officials. County Magistrate Liu is corrupt and has committed numerous crimes. He will be beheaded at the vegetable market at 15:30. In addition, all the money in County Magistrate Liu's mansion will be confiscated and handed over to the national treasury!"
"And all the county yamen runners will be arrested and interrogated. If they have committed a crime, they will be severely punished!"
As soon as the order was issued, County Magistrate Liu's face instantly turned pale, as if he were dead, and his body collapsed to the ground. The yamen runners also looked pale, their eyes filled with fear and panic.
The people were in tears, their faces were filled with excitement, and there was crying in the crowd.
"Woo, woo, woo, oh great judge, finally caught this dog official who oppressed the people, woo, woo--"
"My daughter, rest assured that you will be reincarnated. Your great vengeance has finally been avenged!"
“Wow wow wow wow——”
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Hearing the miserable cries of the people, everyone present almost burst into tears.
No one knew who started it, but they all knelt down before Zhang Yuanshan and his group of Jinyiwei.
"Thank you, Lord Qingtian!"
"Thank you!"
"You are our second parents! Great Lord of Heaven!"
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Zhang Yuanshan was very pleased to see the people kneeling down to thank him and calling him "Great Lord".
Feng Jiuyan opened the small window on the carriage a little, and through the tiny gap, she saw Zhang Yuanshan's smug face.
Although Feng Jiuyan didn't particularly like Zhang Yuanshan, she could use him to punish those corrupt officials and the evil villagers of Huawu Village, which would save her a lot of trouble.
Of course, there is another very important reason. It is also a pleasure to search the criminal's house before Zhang Yuanshan does, so that he can search the house for nothing and cause trouble for the emperor.
Zhang Yuanshan held his head high with a proud look on his face. "Come here, escort the criminal to the government office immediately and search the residence of County Magistrate Liu immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he kicked his horse and rushed towards the town.
He couldn't wait any longer. Just looking at the account in the blue book had already made him excited. Add to that the money that Magistrate Liu had extorted from the people, and the amount of money was absolutely staggering.
He had already imagined how happy and delighted the emperor would be when the money was escorted back to the palace.
The emperor might be so happy that he would promote him from deputy commander to a full commander.
Zhang Yuanshan’s mouth was so wide open that it almost reached his ears.
Feng Jiuyan looked at Zhang Yuanshan's anxious look, and the smile on her lips grew bigger. Thinking of Zhang Yuanshan's disappointment later, she was in a good mood.
Zhang Yuanshan, who knew nothing about it, still rode his horse hurriedly towards the yamen, extremely excited.
Soon, he successfully found the yamen.
At this time, the vermilion gate of the yamen was wide open.
Zhang Yuanshan fell off the horse, his feet slipped, and he almost fell. He never paid attention to it. After stabilizing himself, he rushed into the government office impatiently without even tying up his horse.
When he ran to the backyard, Zhang Yuanshan saw a group of women crying and holding their heads in the yard, and he thought to himself that something was wrong!
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