How is this possible?

Everyone present showed horror and his heart was raised to his throat. How did the King of Qi know about these things? Could it be that he came to Qingzhou this time to provide disaster relief, but to raise an army to ask for guilt?

The cold words accompanied by unspeakable murderous intent were scared to death, and everyone in the hall immediately knelt down and knocked on the ground with their heads, not daring to say a word. The words of the King of Qi were like sharp blades, putting all the hidden thoughts in their hearts on the table.

"Your Highness calms down. Even if we don't make any contributions, we will work hard. Why did you say this?" At this time, among the silent people, the county magistrate Tang Mingzhao was kneeling on the ground, but he was still defending them.

Although they did not value the King of Qi too much at the beginning, although the King of Qi was a royal family, he was far away in the capital and was not even the crown prince. Even if he was in the court, even in Qingzhou, no matter how powerful he was, he would not be able to shake the entire officialdom.

Because the entire Qingzhou officials and gentry families have already formed a consortium of interests.

Since the severe drought began in Qingzhou, officials and gentry here have begun to hoard grain and resell official warehouses. The disaster broke out, which made them make a big profit.

Not to mention, after the court provided disaster relief, they secretly joined forces to embezzle money and grain, and each made a fortune. Even to put it bluntly, the reason why the Qingzhou victims rebelled was because they were forced out by their group of people.

For them, a group of disaster victims were nothing but a mustard disease. They could be destroyed by a blink of an eye, but the loss was not worth the loss once they wiped out. So they began to raise the enemy and work but not work hard, in order to defraud the court of disaster relief funds.

"Is that so? I, why did you wrong? The facts are right in front of me, and I need to say more?" Li Nian stood up from her seat, held the jade crown, and her eyebrows were filled with murderous intent.

If it weren't for the overall situation, there would be one person here, and he would have wanted to cut them all.

Now, almost everyone felt the anger in Li Nian's words, lowering their heads deeper. The heavy pressure had already made them feel a little breathless. After all, they were the noble of kings and princes, noble bloodlines and strong aura.

At this moment, the county magistrate Zhao Xuan stood up, looked directly at Li Nian, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Tang is right. I don't know where Your Highness heard these rumors. However, since the severe drought, Your Highness and his colleagues have been sleeping at night and actively rescued disasters, so that millions of people in Qingzhou can survive. If we had not been for the night of clothes and food, Your Highness would have seen not the victims, but the white bones."

That's right, it's reasonable. If they hadn't helped the disaster, the people wouldn't be able to survive. But they embezzled 90% of the food, which could have saved more victims and eliminated the rebellion in Qingzhou.

But it was because of their greed that the situation was so corrupt. They could have achieved 100 points, but they only did 100 points, which made Li Nian the most angry.

"You!!!" Seeing Zhao Xuan's righteous and upright look, Li Nian was so angry that she couldn't speak. The officials in Qingzhou were so strict that they were so honest!

When the others heard Zhao Xuan's words, they quickly exchanged their gazes and did not stand out. The situation is still unclear, so it is not a good thing to stand out rashly.

Although there have always been rumors in the officialdom that the law does not blame the public, if they anger the King of Qi and cut them down, who can I find a reason? They came with the imperial edict.

"Okay, it's really good!" Li Nian quickly calmed down when he heard his words. Anger could not solve the problem. Faced with this chaos, he had to solve it as soon as possible.

"Puff!"

Suddenly, a trace of blood splattered under the hall. Zhao Xuan, who had just said it was just right, immediately separated from his head, a Liuyang leader flew high, and the look of astonishment on his face had not yet dissipated.

The strong smell of blood filled the lobby, and all the sounds disappeared. The people who were kneeling in the hall did not dare to whisper again, but just knelt there, motionless!

He really dared to take action!

The county magistrate Zhao Xuan, who had just spoken righteously, became a corpse in front of everyone, which no one expected.

"You'd better be honest and spit it out for me to eat it, otherwise he will be your role model! Moreover, I don't have much, only 70% of the money and grain, and you can take out 70% of the money and grain to help the people. The remaining 30% will be spared, and even help you try to cover it up."

"But, you must deal with this disaster relief with all your strength and there must be no gap, otherwise...." At the end of the speech, Li Nian glanced at them meaningfully and sat in the seat again.

Now, the pressure has moved to the officials and gentry below.

This question is not difficult to ask for money or death.

But for them, it makes them feel a little unwilling to share 70% of the money they have earned with hard work for nothing.

Just when they wanted to bargain with King Qi, their eyes swept over Zhao Xuan's head on the floor. His bloody look and disbelief immediately made them retreat.

Yes, isn't it good to be alive?

Even if they spit out 70% of the money and only get the remaining 30%, they will make a lot of money from this disaster and will never spend it in ten lives.

Not to mention, after the disaster relief, the King of Qi promised not to pursue the investigation and help them cover up their crimes. In this way, their illegal income became legal. Even if they were to bring up old accounts in the future, if the King of Qi endorsed them, no one would pursue them again.

Thinking about this clearly, the people kneeling on the ground looked at each other without any trace, and then they understood what the other person was thinking.

The county magistrate Tang Mingzhao saw the opportunity, stood up decisively, shouting, "The emperor is willing to fully support His Highness the King of Qi to provide relief to the victims." During this process, he didn't even look at Zhao Xuan.

If he was the one who just said those words, the one who was lying there was now himself. The two of them were the ones who were the ones present.

At first, they were also the ones who connected the major families to make money. Now that Zhao Xuan is dead, it means that his money has fallen into their hands, and Zhao Xuan will also bear the charges for them and drag them out to the jar.

"The officials also support it."

"I also support King Qi and I am willing to do my best." Another person stood up and expressed his support.

"Thank you for your support." On the seat, Li Nian smiled and his eyes fell on the others. With three people taking the lead, the others finally couldn't bear Li Nian's oppressive gaze and expressed their opinions.

"Very good, you finally didn't disappoint me anymore. I hope this is the last time. Next, we will have a happy cooperation! Drink together!" After saying that, Li Nian picked up the wine bottle filled with sake on the table, stood up again, and drank it all in one go.
Chapter completed!