Qichi handed the things into Liu Zhang's hands. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Liu Zhang slowly shook the paper open and looked at the content on it attentively. He flipped through the pages, and large beads of sweat emerged from his forehead and ran along the bark of the tree. His withered cheeks slid down, he trembled his lips, trembled his hands, and never made a sound.

"Mr. Liu's cry of injustice was like a loud bell before. Why is he mute now? My master asked you to recite it!"

Qi Chi urged in a cold voice.

When Liu Zhang heard the sound, he woke up as if from a dream. He trembled and lay on the ground, "I'm an official, I don't dare..."

"What are you afraid of?"

Gu Cheng sneered, stood up and looked down at him, "In the fourth year of Qian Ding's reign, there was a flood in Yunzhou, and the low-lying Huanhua County was the most severely affected. The imperial court sent food for disaster relief, but you withheld it and worked with local merchants to pass it off as official food for private use. It's malicious Raising prices caused nearly ten thousand people to starve to death."

"In the sixth year of Qian Ding's reign, you invaded and occupied people's fields in order to expand your private residence and ancestral temple. Those who wanted to file a lawsuit were provoked and imprisoned by you, and they have not been released to this day."

"In the ninth year of Qian Ding, you colluded with the gentry and wealthy families to maliciously seize resources, bully the market, and make the people resentful. You ordered people to suppress it with brutal force, causing the long street to be burned down, twenty-seven people were burned to death, and eighty were seriously injured."

"Twelve years of service, you..."

He recounted the contents of the letter one by one, as if he were familiar with it. At the end, he leaned forward and said angrily: "Everything written on this letter has its origin. There are letters between you and the merchants and the squire, and your private seal of Liu Zhang is on it. There are joint letters from disaster victims, detailed accounts of your bribery over the years, and confessions from thugs who killed people under your orders..."

"Liu Zhang, any one of the crimes you have committed is enough to kill you a hundred times!"

The thin figure lying on the ground felt the overwhelming murderous intent, and his body shook like chaff. Suddenly, there was a sound of gurgling water in the hall. Everyone took a closer look, and a large water stain spread from between Liu Zhang's legs and penetrated. Floor tiles, spread around.

Along with this scene, the smell of urine gradually spread...

"How dare you do such a filthy thing in court, you bastard, and why don't you drag him out!"

Gu Cheng's expression was extremely sad. He had seen many greedy, shameless and vicious people, but this was the first time he saw someone like Liu Zhang who was greedy and cowardly with blood on his hands.

It's off-putting just to look at it.

The government officials were ordered to step forward, and they grabbed Liu Zhang's arm in disgust and dragged him outside. His toes crossed the water beach and dragged him along two long paths on the ground.

The trace became narrower and narrower as he went further.

Eventually it disappeared.

Just like him, his power has been overwhelming for decades, but when huge waves come, he cannot escape the consequences of being overturned in one day.

Sun Li looked at the direction in which he disappeared and exhaled with relief, "I have produced the evidence you asked for, but I don't know if you can bear the result!"

"Sir, what should we do now?"

The class leader asked carefully.

Gu Cheng did not reply directly, but turned towards the screen, as if waiting for Yan Yun's final decision.

At this time, a riot suddenly broke out outside the government office. The unwatched people pushed the fence and poured in desperately. The silver-armored guards were almost unable to stop them, "Back off, all of you, back off!"

"Sir, please make the decision for the common people and deal with the dog officials!"

"He has harmed so many people and he doesn't deserve to live anymore!"

"grown ups--"

The sound came overwhelming with long-suppressed grief, anger and roar. When Gu Cheng saw this scene, he was about to order the yamen servants to help. Seeing the situation, Surao intervened: "Your Excellency, you might as well listen to what they have to say before making a decision."

A voice also came from behind the screen, "Let them in."

"But if there are too many people, it's easy to lose control. What if..."

Gu Cheng was not at ease because the man in front of him was so delicate and expensive that nothing could go wrong.

"There is no such thing as a chance."

Yan Yun's words were concise and concise, and only one sentence blocked everything Gu Cheng said after that. Gu Cheng reluctantly handed over his hand and nodded to the outside. The silver-armored guards removed the obstruction knowingly, and allowed the people to pour in like a flood.

The first few men ran to the threshold of the court, stopped, and knelt down with a thud.

"Please make the decision, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, to kill Liu Zhang on the spot and give the common people a way to survive——"

After hearing the sound, the people behind him knelt on the ground in unison, repeating this sentence in one voice. The words were like a tide, rolling up the sky, and the thick clouds covering their heads suddenly moved with the wind, and were blown much thinner, revealing some of them.

The sun is coming.

"What do you mean by this?"

Yan Yun never showed up behind the screen, but everyone knew that he was the one who really made the decision. For a moment, they didn't know how to explain this question.

"Let me tell you."

Surao took over the conversation, "I mentioned earlier that officials came to the county to inspect performance appraisals. When the people heard the news, they were unwilling to be oppressed by the Liu family anymore and jointly submitted a petition to the county magistrate, detailing their crimes. Those officials ostensibly accepted the case and said they would

After a rigorous investigation, the results dragged on for more than a month and ended without a cause."

"And the people who led the complaint died at the feet of the horse bandits not long after they left."

"Calculate the time, what happened to Miss Bai happened during that time."

As soon as she finished speaking, the people below all started talking, "Yes, the snakes and rats they serve as officials are not good things!"

"Magistrate Liu has been in control of the county all these years. What bad things have he not done? My girl was defiled by the Liu family and his son, and she is still hiding at home and afraid to see anyone."

"There is no point in complaining. They are covering up for each other. Who cares about the life and death of us little people? If the adults hadn't captured their father and son today, ordinary people would never dare to say these things."

"The lives of the grassroots family, young and old, are in the hands of others. They can be beaten and killed whenever they want. Should those who have no power and power deserve to die, sir?"

"..."

There were many faces in front of him, both old and young, some babies were crying, some old people were weeping, and every word was piercing to the heart. Gu Cheng frowned and looked at this scene. He had grown up in Kyoto since he was a child, and he had seen the prosperous scene, drunken music and singing, and the common people.

Not to mention that Kangping is rich, he is still happy and happy.

Where have I ever seen such a tragic scene!

Who would have thought that in a small town thousands of miles away from the imperial capital, a small county magistrate, who could not even flatter him on weekdays, could actually stir up trouble here and cover the sky with one hand!

The family’s decision to let him out this time was indeed the right one!

If he doesn't come, he will never see that hidden behind the prosperous times, some people are walking alone, some are staggering to survive, and some are struggling until they are covered in blood and still have no good death.

If Huanhua County is like this, how many maggots like Liu Zhang are living among the tens of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in Dayong!

"grown ups!"

Gu Cheng cupped his fists and bowed deeply to the screen, and said in a cold voice: "I request Liu Zhang to be killed according to the law, to show that I, Yong Dynasty, have strict laws and great grace!"

Su Rao followed the voice behind the screen and saluted: "Please, sir, kill Liu Zhang."

Her words were sonorous and resounding, like a sharp blade cutting through the insurmountable gulf between the people and the officials, and delivering the final fatal blow to this farce!

There was dead silence in the hall for a moment, and Yan Yun spoke softly with thin lips, "I agree to everyone's request, Liu Zhang and his son Liu Tang will be sentenced to execution immediately. The people outside the official office will bear witness and they will be executed immediately!"

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