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Chapter 57: Thousands of People Complain

The petition hangs high in the hall.

It's like a splash-ink landscape painting, but the difference is that the content above is even more shocking.

The complaint written by tens of thousands of people read: "Su Tianyang has served as the governor of Jingzhou for more than ten years, but he did not think about benefiting the people, but instead set up troops to cause chaos. His crimes are difficult to classify and can be divided into three categories. One of them is Daxing.

Water conservancy, but no thought to repair it, led to river siltation, frequent floods every year, and spent countless money; secondly, the disaster relief grain was half mixed with sediment, and the people had no rice to cook. Su Tianyang stayed behind closed doors and committed evil acts, which made

Complaints arose among the people; thirdly, they were corrupt and perverted the law, colluding with grain merchants to drive up grain prices in order to seek personal gain. There is no sun and moon in Jingzhou, and the people have no blue sky. Today, the palace is in front of thousands of people. I implore the Holy One to see clearly and severely punish Su Tianyang, the governor of Jingzhou. "Three calls for me."

Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Later, people signed and inscribed it with their own hands.

Thousands of red palm prints are like the blood and tears of the people of Jingzhou. Their hatred and pain are left on this piece of paper every stroke.

"Since the floods this year, Nanyang County has been far away from the river, but the city has also received many victims."

"This complaint was written by them themselves and submitted jointly with the people in the city, begging His Highness the Crown Prince to uphold justice for them!"

When Li Yunxing saw the ten-foot-long petition, he felt his heart heavy, as if he was being pressed down heavily by something.

"This is false, I don't believe it."

Su Tianyang was already crazy, and he was surrounded by many officials, who were pointing fingers at Su Tianyang.

He looked like a walking corpse, neither crying nor making trouble, just sitting there stupidly, motionless, his eyes were empty, as if there was no focus, and he could only see some dark shadows, as if he was

in the eyes.

"Your Highness, all the people on this list are in our Nanyang County. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to verify it."

Yang Tinghe was also in court for the first time. He had experienced too much gloom in officialdom over the years.

Countless times he tried to enter the capital to file a petition, but was always stopped.

This time, I finally got a chance, and I didn't want to be covered up by Su Tianyang's few words again.

Of course Li Yunxing would not doubt that there was anything wrong with the people on this list.

He just felt shocked.

Unexpectedly, Su Tianyang secretly bought and sold official grain to make money. Wouldn't this mean the death of the common people?

"I believe in you."

These four words alone are enough to soothe Yang Tinghe's resentment and grievances for so many years.

It turns out that the imperial court did not give up on him or Jingzhou.

Li Yunxing took a deep breath and turned to look at Su Tianyang: "Do you know your guilt?"

After hearing Li Yunxing's words, Su Tianyang slowly turned his head, his eyes were cloudy and dull, as if he didn't know what he was talking about at this time.

His lips trembled slightly, and his voice was low and weak: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

At this time, Liu Zhongqing slowly spoke and said, "Your Highness, this matter can be concluded. Su Tianyang pretended to be a public servant for personal gain and put the people of Jingzhou in dire straits. He has already committed a heinous crime. Please ask for the Holy Judgment."

"I second the proposal!"

"Second!"

"Second!"

Li Yunxing sneered in his heart as he listened to the voices of support from all the ministers in the palace.

This group of people really followed the wind, and when they saw that the situation was not going well, they immediately abandoned their vehicles to save their troops.

What Li Yunxing wants is for them to be like this.

Now that the matter has been settled, there is only one last step left -

"I have heard that countless people in Jingzhou have died of illness due to greed for food. As the Supreme Being of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, I should shoulder the responsibility of the common people and will never allow this to happen again!"

After he said these words, all the officials responded.

"So we must send someone to Jingzhou to thoroughly investigate this matter. Dear sirs, is there any one who is willing to recommend himself?"

The ministers were silent, this imperial mission was by no means a good job.

They all know that Jingzhou has become a mess.

Not to mention how the matter of Su Tianyang's corruption will be resolved, it is an extremely troublesome matter to appease the people.

If someone has an accident, he can't afford it.

What's more, with the entanglement of interests in the middle, a casual investigation would mean pulling out the carrots and bringing out the mud.

When the time comes when there is a conflict with the Liu family's interests, then the gain outweighs the loss.

But Lian Zhan stood up and said, "Wei Chen is willing to go!"

After saying these words, the whole court suddenly exploded!

Lian Zhan had been an idle general in the court for nearly ten years. Not only did he often take leave and refuse to go to court for various reasons, even when Emperor Wu sent him to train in the military camp, Lian Zhan refused, and he didn't even bother to go to the military camp.

Why did he suddenly take the initiative to go to Jingzhou?

What is going on!

Li Yunxing pretended to be surprised, "General Lian is willing to accept this important task?"

Lian Zhan raised his head, looked directly at the prince on the throne, and said loudly: "I am willing."

"Lian Zhan listens to orders."

"I'm here."

"I will appoint you as the imperial envoy. You can lead troops from the imperial guard to Jingzhou to thoroughly investigate the corruption and bribery case of Jingzhou's governor, count the embezzled money, count the number of victims, resettle the victims, and complete the matter as soon as possible!

"

At this time, the ministers, who had been silent all this time, suddenly started to make a noise, and even Liu Zhongqing could no longer stay out of it.

"etc!"

Liu Zhongqing raised his head, looked at Li Yunxing, and said slowly: "Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. I think it needs to be considered in detail."

"I have objections. Grand Sima Lian Zhan is a criminal official of the court. How can His Highness the Crown Prince use him so easily?"

The doctor ordered Zhao Gao to immediately stand up and object. He was in charge of the palace guards, served the emperor, participated in discussions, and had a very important position.

However, Emperor Wu was seriously ill and the prince was vicious, so he was repeatedly abandoned.

Now the prince actually wants Lian Zhan to directly seize the military power of his imperial guard. This is simply too much!

Moreover, if this move is successful, he will completely lose control of the palace guards, and the prince will become even more arrogant and domineering.

He will never allow such a thing to happen!

"I second the proposal!"

For a time, the opposition voices of many ministers sounded in the court.

"What crime did General Lian commit? Can you tell me why?" Li Yunxing frowned.

The doctor's order, Zhao Gao, snorted coldly and said, "General Lian colluded with the Xiongnu and committed treason and collaboration with the enemy. Isn't it considered a crime of collaboration with the enemy?"

"Is there any evidence?"

"It was the emperor who issued the imperial edict himself. If General Lian had not been a border guard, he would have been executed long ago!"

Lang Zhongling's words aroused applause from both inside and outside the court.

The news that Lian Zhan had colluded with the Xiongnu was almost known to the entire capital.

At first Lian Zhan was demoted because he was adept at making suggestions and colluding with the Huns, but he was recalled after repeatedly performing extraordinary feats in border defense.
Chapter completed!
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