Zhu Di stared at Guo An with a gloomy face and asked in a cold voice: "Guo An, do you know your guilt?"
Guo An looked aggrieved and said, "Back to His Highness King Yan, since I took office as the magistrate of Wanping County, I asked myself that although I haven't accomplished much, I have been working diligently and I really don't know what crime I have committed."
"You are still not honest now?"
On the side, Li Wang angrily scolded Guo An, raised the account book in his hand, and reported to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, when the general captured this corrupt official, he was holding this account book in his hand, and he must be preparing to use it.
The reclamation of wasteland is an evil act of corruption!"
Zhu Di's expression became even more angry, "The evidence of the crime has been obtained by the guards under my command, how dare you deny it?"
At this moment, Li Wang had handed the account book to Zhu Di. Zhu Di slowly opened it. After reading it again, he couldn't believe it. He rubbed his eyes and looked down again.
However, there are still a lot of iron catalpas, iron hoe... and other farm tools written on it, and I can't help but feel confused.
Seeing no flaws, he once again handed the account book to Chief Shi Zhufu.
Then, he asked Guo An tentatively: "You are planning to embezzle the farm tools of the people of Wanping County?"
"Your Highness, you are wronged. These are the grain chiefs of various Jiali in Wanping County. They sorted out the number of farm tools they lacked for reclaiming wasteland and handed them over to the lower officials!" Guo An explained quickly.
"Will the grain chiefs and district chiefs give you the number of tools they lack?"
No matter how he thought about it, Zhu Di never figured out the reason behind this!
However, at this moment, Zhu Fu had also finished reading the account book, and he also had a thoughtful look on his face, as if it was exactly what Guo An said.
However, just to be on the safe side, he handed the account book to Monk Dao Yan aside.
Monk Dao Yan didn't refuse, he just opened it and took a look.
Soon, Monk Daoyan closed the account book in his hand with a strange look on his face.
Seeing this, Zhu Di understood that his two advisers did not see the secret of this account book.
He was angry and threatened again in a cold voice: "You guys, don't think that this king really can't find out. Now throughout Wanping County, tens of thousands of people are complaining about the reclamation of wasteland, and the public resentment is boiling.
There are even a large number of people who are abusing you, the magistrate of Wanping County, how do you explain it?"
Guo An smiled helplessly, "Your Highness, the official said that all this was arranged by the official. Do you believe it or not?"
"Did you arrange it?"
Zhu Di's eyes suddenly widened and he said angrily: "Do you believe this king?"
On the side, Li Wang, Zhu Liang and other Yan palace guards also sneered, stared at Guo An fiercely, and shouted sternly: "Your Highness, this thief officer seems to be honest, but he didn't expect to be so cunning. Now he is still...
Dare to quibble!
Please also ask Your Highness to hand this thief officer over to the general, and if the general and others treat him well, he will be honest!"
"No!"
Guo An panicked and quickly begged Zhu Di for mercy, "Your Highness, I have thin skin and tender flesh and cannot afford any punishment. Please listen to your explanation!"
Zhu Di slowly sat on the throne and looked at Guo An coldly, "How can you explain what happened now?"
Guo An quickly said: "Your Highness, the matter is like this..."
As Guo An narrated, Zhu Di, Li Wang, Zhu Liang and others in the hall all looked strange.
What the magistrate of Wanping County in front of me said seems to be true!
However, Zhu Di, Li Wang and others still couldn't accept it. They didn't believe that there was such a good magistrate in this world who loved his people like his own children?
In order to control the people, he actually united all the people to abuse him? Put on a show to show to those businessmen?
However, when he looked up and saw Master Dao Yan nodding slightly, Zhu Di was a little wavering again!
"How can you prove that what you said did not deceive me?"
"Your Highness, you can summon some of the old men who scold your subordinates the most, and you will know after you ask them!" Guo An said with a bitter smile.
Dig your own pit and bury yourself, and be the first person to travel through time!
It’s such a disgrace that it’s been over a thousand years!
Seeing Guo An's expression that didn't seem to be fake, Zhu Di squinted his eyes slightly and asked suspiciously, "Is it really you who made all the people in Wanping County complain?"
Li Wang and Zhu Liang still looked unbelieving, "Your Highness, these thieves are the best at deceiving superiors and deceiving subordinates. Please don't be deceived by them!"
Zhu Di waved his hand and said: "You will personally take people to Wanping County to find a dozen old men. I want to ask them personally!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Li Wang and Zhu Liang responded with unwilling expressions on their faces.
Then, he glared at Guo An fiercely and walked out quickly.
However, just as he led two teams of guards out of the gate of Prince Yan's Palace, he discovered that a group of old men were besieging him outside the gate of the palace.
They are all clamoring to meet King Yan!
"Who are you?"
Li Wang, Zhu Liang and others were overjoyed. Could it be that when these old men heard that the thief officer Guo An was caught, they all came to beg His Highness King Yan for severe punishment!
"Reporting to this general, I am the chief of Jinchengfang under the rule of Wanping County, and I have come here to see His Highness King Yan!"
"The grass-roots man is the leader of Mingyufang, and he came here to see His Highness King Yan!"
"Grass people..."
A group of old men reported, and several old men hurriedly walked in the distance again, their bodies still covered with mud and weeds.
"Lu Fangzheng, how is the situation of the county minister?"
"That's fine, how could the county magistrate be captured by His Highness King Yan?"
"Chief Ning Liang, we haven't gone in yet!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Daguang quickly looked at Zhu Liang, Li Wang and other hundreds of households who were already dumbfounded.
"The common man is Ning Daguang, the grain manager of Ningjia Village in the south of the city. He wants to see His Highness King Yan!"
"All of you are here to beg for mercy for that thief official...the magistrate of Wanping County?" Zhu Liang looked confused. It took him a while to come to his senses and asked in disbelief.
"Exactly!"
Ning Daguang and Lu Zan waited for the old man first and quickly replied.
Zhu Liang said with a strange expression, "Please wait here for a while, I will report to His Highness King Yan!"
However, before Zhu Liang could enter, a guard walked out of the palace.
"His Highness has an order to invite a group of old men to come in!"
"Thank you, His Highness King Yan, and thank you generals!"
Ning Daguang and Lu Zanxian waited for the old man with happy faces, and quickly patted the dirt and grass clippings on their bodies again, then followed Li Wang, Zhu Liang and others and walked in quickly.
After a while.
Still in the side hall, Zhu Di, Dao Yan and others looked at the old men such as Ning Daguang, Lu Zanxian and others kneeling below with strange expressions.
There was a look of disbelief on his face, and more of a disbelief!
"There is nothing false in what you said? If any thief official dares to threaten you, please tell me directly. After I find out, I will definitely uphold justice for you elders!"
"I would also like to ask His Highness King Yan to tell you that no one is threatening the common people. Mr. Guo is really a good official. When we are waiting on the street, or even when people in the countryside abuse the county, it is the county who taught us!