Zhu Yunwen looked at the prefect, who immediately panicked and hurriedly turned to the constables and yamen runners, saying:
"What's going on? Who is helping those landlords to prevent the people from going to the government office to resolve their problems?"
The constables and yamen runners all lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
At this moment, Zhu Yunwen spoke up:
"Is this how you act as the Prefect of Jingzhou? How could you be completely unaware of these events happening right under your nose? Are your subordinates working for the imperial court on their salaries, or are they being paid by landlords and nobles to do their bidding? Whose job are they really doing?"
The prefect hurriedly said to Zhu Yunwen, "Your Highness, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give Your Highness and the people an explanation."
Zhu Yunwen snorted coldly and said, "Then let's not drag this out and resolve it quickly."
The prefect nodded and said to an official behind him:
"Immediately investigate how many people in the government office have taken money from those landlords to do their bidding."
The official nodded and left in a hurry.
The prefect then said to the people:
"Since the Liu family, the landlords, rented your land at a low price, shouldn't they have some kind of proof?"
Among the crowd, many people took out simple taxi receipts from their persons, handed them over, and the prefect glanced at them before immediately saying:
"What a Liu family! They actually dared to forcibly rent these people's land at such a low price. They are truly audacious."
Then he said to Zhu Yunwen:
"Your Highness, I am prepared to lead men to the Liu family immediately. Once the facts are clear, we will arrest the head of the Liu family. What do you think?"
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said:
Let's go.
After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards the Liu family's manor.
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