Chapter 28 Confrontation
Taishi Jiang raised his tablet with both hands, took a step forward, and said respectfully: "This time when I went to Jiangxia Province, I have distributed all the 4,000 shi of rice and 500,000 taels of silver allocated by the court to the disaster victims." "
I led the local officials to work hard and built 300 porridge sheds within three days. Half of the 4,000 shi of rice was used for porridge and the other half was directly distributed to the disaster victims."
"In the two months of disaster relief, I also summoned 80 local doctors to set up a free official clinic to provide free medical treatment for the sick people in the disaster area."
"I also purchased a large amount of wormwood and lime to disinfect the disaster area to prevent the occurrence of epidemics."
"Thanks to the efforts of our subjects, all 39 disaster-stricken counties in Jiangxia Province have received relief, and there has been no outbreak of epidemics."
After recounting all his achievements in one breath, Grand Tutor Jiang curled his lips with pride.
Jiang Zhiyuan and Sun Chaogui couldn't help but straighten their backs, their eyes full of smiles that they couldn't hide.
Officials on both sides cast approving glances at him.
[Wow, old man Jiang, you are really good at bragging! ]
[You are the most shameless among the Jiang family. Have the common people seen money? Have they seen free doctors? Have they received rice distributed by the government? ]
[Emperor, please expose his lies! ]
Xia Miaoyuan glanced at Grand Tutor Jiang with a squint and said angrily.
"Oh? Really?" Xia Zhengqi smiled.
"By the way, the deputy envoy of disaster relief has one more thing to report. During this disaster relief, some local officials have abused their power for personal gain and ignored the people." Grand Tutor Jiang had a serious look on his face, then turned his head and winked at Sun Chaogui.
"Yes, yes, today I want to impeach Liu Tiefeng, the magistrate of Kuqiao County." Sun Chaogui stood up hurriedly.
"Oh? Impeach him for what?" Xia Zhengqi frowned slightly.
"I want to impeach him for corruption, perverting the law, and taking human lives lightly." Sun Chaogui had a righteous and solemn expression.
[Woqu, you haven't caught Liu Tiefeng yet, but you're playing the villain and accusing him first! 】
【In the book, after you killed Liu Tiefeng, you also accused him of being absent from his post and embezzling disaster relief funds. 】
【Now, Liu Tiefeng has escaped from your clutches, but you still framed him. 】
【You are all really bad. 】
Xia Miaoyuan clenched his fists tightly.
"What did Liu Tiefeng do? Tell me." Xia Zheng asked with interest.
"He embezzled 500 taels of silver from the disaster relief funds of Kuqiao County, and not a single tael of silver was distributed to the victims."
"Grand Tutor Jiang distributed lime and mugwort to each county for disinfection, but he resold these things, causing an epidemic in Kuqiao County."
"After the epidemic broke out, Liu Tiefeng concealed the incident and did not care about the lives of the people in order to protect his black gauze hat."
"In order to cover up his crimes, he actually captured the infected people and buried them alive." Sun Chaogui said this with a hint of tears in his voice.
[I am finally enlightened. Not only are you evil-minded and thick-skinned, but your acting skills are also really good. You can cry at any time. ]
[See how my emperor father will slap you in the face in a while! 】
Xia Miaoyuan rolled his eyes speechlessly.
"There are thousands of innocent people who died tragically like this!"
"Now that Liu Tiefeng has seen that the matter has been exposed, he has fled with the money."
"Your Majesty, please quickly issue a wanted order to arrest Liu Tiefeng, this extremely evil dog official!" Sun Chaogui looked up at Xia Zhengqi with a righteous look.
"Ah, Lord Sun, Grand Tutor Jiang, what a coincidence!"
"Look who this is!" Xia Zhengqi said in a stern voice, and then winked at Eunuch Debao.
Eunuch Debao immediately shouted in a shrill voice: "Call Liu Tiefeng and others to the palace!"
Grand Tutor Jiang, Jiang Zhi and Sun Chaogui were all shocked.
Liu Tiefeng led five young men from Kuqiao County, wearing neat robes and walking into the hall with their chests puffed out. For
a moment, the civil and military officials whispered to each other, wondering what was going on today.
Sun Chaogui glanced at Liu Tiefeng, and his legs went weak and he almost fell.
Master Jiang and Jiang Zhiyuan both had sullen faces and froze in place.
"I am Liu Tiefeng, the county magistrate of Kuqiao County. I kowtow to the emperor. Long live the emperor!"
Liu Tiefeng and the five young men saluted in unison.
"No need to salute." Xia Zhengqi looked at Liu Tiefeng.
"Lord Sun, do you know the leader?" Xia Zhengqi raised his eyebrows and asked with pretended curiosity.
"This... this..." Sun Chaogui stammered.
"You were just listing Liu Tiefeng's crimes so clearly, and now you don't recognize him?!" Xia Zhengqi shouted angrily.
"I'm not sure if he is Liu Tiefeng. After all, I'm not familiar with him..." Sun Chaogui stammered.
"Not familiar? You know his crimes so well even if you're not familiar with him?! Those crimes you just mentioned, I'm afraid you made them up?" Xia Zhengqi glared at Sun Chaogui viciously.
With a bang, Sun Chaogui knelt down and kowtowed in fear: "I dare not, I dare not!"
"My dear ministers, this is the one Sun Chaogui mentioned, the magistrate of Kuqiao County, Liu Tiefeng." Xia Zhengqi looked at the civil and military officials and said loudly. "
I have found out that Kuqiao County, where Liu Tiefeng is located, did not receive a single cent of disaster relief money during the flood."
"Liu Tiefeng argued with reason, but his superiors wanted to bribe him with money."
"Later, an epidemic broke out in Kuqiao County, and Liu Tiefeng could not afford to pay for everyone's treatment, so the people could only suffer." Xia Zhengqi stated the facts in a sonorous and powerful manner.
"How could this happen? Didn't Lord Sun say he was corrupt?"
"There must be cat poop in this."
"What's going on?"
The ministers were discussing.
[Haha, look at my emperor daddy slapping you in the face! ]
Xia Miaoyuan raised her little feet and looked at Master Jiang and the other two with pride.
"What's even more disgusting is that his superior, at the instruction of the disaster relief minister, buried all the infected people in Kuqiao County alive!" Xia Zhengqi's angry voice echoed in the hall.
"Oh my God, they buried patients alive!"
"How cruel!"
The ministers were filled with righteous indignation.
"Liu Tiefeng, today in front of all the civil and military officials, you and a few fellow villagers, tell us about the situation in Kuqiao County." Xia Zhengqi suppressed his anger.
Liu Tiefeng and the five young men, one after another, described the tragic situation in Kuqiao County in detail.
For a moment, the hall was in an uproar.
"Your Majesty! Don't let them deceive you!" Master Jiang and Jiang Zhiyuan fell to their knees.
"These five disaster victims must be in cahoots with Liu Tiefeng. You can't just listen to their one-sided words, right?" Master Jiang showed an expression of great injustice.
"Oh? They only said one side of the story, and Sun Chaogui said the truth?" Xia Zhengqi questioned.
"You mean I am confused?" Xia Zhengqi's eyes were fierce.
"I dare not, I don't mean that." Jiang Taishi's face turned from white to black, and from black to yellow.
"Summon the crown prince to the palace!" Xia Zhengqi shouted.