Young Master Liu smashed the rice paper in his hand on Zhou Guangming's head and snorted with anger in his eyes.
"Huh, sin deserves death, sin deserves death.
Do you think that you just want to pay off the evil deeds you have committed just because you deserve death?"
"The guilty minister dare not, the guilty minister dare not."
"Don't you dare? I see how brave you are!
You can do things such as bending the law for personal gain and caring about human lives, but what else in this world can you not dare to do?"
Young Master Liu ignored Zhou Guangming, who kept kowtowing, and walked unhurriedly to the middle-aged official on the far left.
"Hezhou Governor Hou Changbin."
"The guilty minister is here."
Young Master Liu picked up a piece of rice paper and turned to look at a middle-aged man sitting in the corner of the hall.
"Where is Zheng Kuo from Hezhou Farewell?"
The middle-aged man who was looked at by Young Master Liu looked stunned. After reacting, he hurriedly ran towards Young Master Liu.
"The guilty minister is going to Hezhou to leave Zheng Kuo to see your Majesty, long live my emperor."
"No gift."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Zheng Aiqing."
"The old minister is here."
"You are Dalong's court official and my subject.
I have neither punished you nor dismissed you from your post, so why did you come to Hezhou to tell me about it?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Young Master Liu pinched the rice paper in his hand, looked at the contents again, and then threw it directly in front of Hezhou Governor Hou Changbin.
"Being corrupt and perverting the law, he secretly resold the government's grain and grass, and secretly increased taxes under clever pretexts.
When you served as a state official in Hezhou, in just two and a half years, all the things you embezzled amounted to more than 500,000 taels of silver.
More than five hundred thousand taels of silver, this is all the blessings of the people of Hezhou!
Hou Changbin, you have such a big appetite!
What a big appetite!
I really want to cut open your stomach with a knife and take a good look at how big your stomach is."
Hou Changbin looked at the confession in front of him with trembling eyes. After hearing what Liu Dashao said, he collapsed on the ground.
"The guilty minister knows his guilt."
"Zheng Aiqing."
"I'm here."
"You have meritorious deeds in writing a report to expose Shangguan Hou Changbin's corruption and perversion of the law. I will remember your merits in my heart."
"Reporting to your Majesty, this is the duty of the veteran, and I dare not accept the reward."
Young Master Liu waved his hand with a smile on his face, and took out a piece of folded rice paper from his sleeve.
"Any meritorious deeds must be rewarded, and any delinquent must be punished. This is the rule of the imperial court.
You have done great service to me and the court, so why don't you dare to be rewarded?"
"Old sir, thank you very much, Your Majesty. Long live our Emperor."
Young Master Liu shook his head happily and handed the rice paper in his hand to Hezhou Bijia Zheng Kuo.
"I love you, you have made such great contributions to the imperial court.
I have drafted a reward letter in advance, please read it first."
A flash of joy flashed in Zheng Kuo's eyes, and he took the rice paper from Young Master Liu's hand respectfully.
"Thank you, Sir, Your Majesty."
"Hey, you deserve this.
First, take a look at the reward I have given you, Zheng Aiqing. If you are dissatisfied with anything, please report it to me directly."
"I don't dare, I don't dare."
Zheng Kuo was humble and pretended to be calm as he opened the rice paper in his hand.
After seeing the content on the rice paper, the hidden joy in Zheng Kuo's eyes suddenly disappeared, replaced by a strong sense of fear.
Young Master Liu glanced at Zheng Kuo calmly, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
"Zheng Aiqing, how are you? Are you satisfied with your reward?"
Hearing Young Master Liu's question, Zheng Kuo's body trembled suddenly, and the rice paper in his hand quietly slipped from his fingertips.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty."
"Hehehe, it seems that Zheng Aiqing is very satisfied with my reward!
If that's the case, then you should keep it well."
Zheng Kuo's legs went weak and he collapsed directly on the ground.
"Zheng Kuo, Zheng Kuo, even I have to sigh for the things you have done.
He used the court's sword to get rid of his superior, and took this opportunity to cover up his crime.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, it’s really a good plan to kill two birds with one stone!”
"His Majesty!"
"Although Hou Changbin is greedy for money, he has never directly harmed the lives of others.
But you, you piece of shit, not only took bribes, but also took care of people's lives."
"Hou Changbin."
"The guilty minister is here, the guilty minister is here."
"Do you really think that the son of the wealthy businessman Lin family died young because of you?"
"ah?"
Young Master Liu looked at Hou Changbin's astonished expression and raised his foot to kick the rice paper that had fallen to the ground from Zheng Kuo's hand.
"Take a good look at it for yourself and see how your good colleague, who has been with you for three years, treats your superior officer secretly."
Hou Changbin came to his senses and subconsciously picked up the rice paper on the ground.
When he saw the content on the rice paper, Hou Changbin glared angrily at Zheng Kuo, who was sitting next to him.
"That bitch, it's you, it's actually you."
Young Master Liu ignored the two men and looked sideways at an official kneeling in the second row.
"Chunyang County, Yuezhou..."
After half a day.
Liu Dashao glanced at the officials who were slumped on the ground, put his hands behind his back, and paced gently in front of the remaining officials with the corner of his mouth slightly raised.
"Lu Changsheng, the governor of Lingzhou, Han Gaoju, the governor of Yue, and the magistrate of Yushan County under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou..."
Young Master Liu read out the names of ten prisoners in succession.
"My dear friends, what's wrong? Did you really not hear my voice?"
As soon as Mr. Liu finished his questioning words, four or five of the officials among them trembled suddenly.
"King Wuyi, Mr. Xia Aiqing."
"I'm here."
"My dear friends, they are waiting for you two to save their lives. Why don't you two come over and say hello to them?"
To be continued...