When the door of the mansion opened, Zhao Xun saw an old woman with a withered face.
She was dressed in coarse linen clothes and had many patches on her body.
Judging from her age, this old woman must be sixty or seventy years old, and her face is covered with wrinkles.
When she saw Zhao Xun, she kowtowed desperately and cried: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, please make the decision for me. I can't live anymore. I have been wronged. Please redress my grievances, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"
Zhao Xun said quickly: "Old man, get up quickly. If you have any grievances, you can tell me."
Zhao Xun hated seeing the people being wronged the most, and his heart ached when he saw the old woman like this.
Little children.
If everyone loves more, the world will become a much warmer place.
This is by no means poisonous chicken soup, but Zhao Xun realized it from his own experience.
This is the teaching of the sage, and Zhao Xun dare not forget it.
The old woman stood up tremblingly and said with tears: "Master Imperial Envoy, my son Liu Neng works in the quarry in the north of Hanzhou City. He usually comes back once every few days to buy some meat and vegetables for me. But recently he has not been here.
After returning home, I was worried about his safety and planned to go to the quarry to have a look."
At this point, the old woman choked up and couldn't even speak.
Zhao Xun comforted him: "Old man, I can understand your feelings. Don't be anxious and speak slowly."
The old woman obviously knew that she had met a good official, so she suppressed her sadness and choked up: "I didn't know that my son was dead until I got to the quarry. They said that my son was hanged, but my own son
I know what I am doing. My son has a good temper, how could he commit suicide? I was dissatisfied, so I reported it to the official. But who knew that the official would indiscriminately beat me up. My bones were not good at all, and I was beaten.
After such a beating, my legs became weak, and now I am dragging my feet when I walk. The official in Hanzhou City did not make the decision for me. I originally wanted to hit him to death, but I couldn't bear the thought of my son dying unjustly. I happened to know that the imperial envoy was passing by.
Hanzhou, I just want to try my luck."
Zhao Xun was furious when he heard this.
This Governor Liang looks like a man of five or six, and looks like a dog. He never thought that he would be so unworthy of a man.
If what the old woman said is true, then Governor Liang should really be killed.
"Don't be afraid, I will make the decision for you."
Now Zhao Xun really wanted to question Governor Liang face to face as to what was going on.
Is it possible that a dignified official can’t even make decisions for the people?
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Governor's Yamen, backyard study room.
Liang Wennian was holding a cup of hot tea and sipping it carefully.
Tasting tea requires slowness.
The slower you taste it, the more flavorful it becomes.
In front of Governor Liang was a complete set of tea sets. He was busy handling various tea sets and never tired of it.
It is very important for him to enjoy life. A busy life will be no fun at all.
As for the official affairs of the yamen, you can put them off and start doing them when they must be done.
"Dong Weng, something serious has happened."
Just when Governor Liang was indulging in the tea ceremony, he suddenly heard a cry.
He looked sideways and saw Wang Lian, his staff member, hurriedly came to the study and reported: "Dong Weng, the imperial envoy is here!"
Hearing this, Governor Liang almost spit out the hot tea from his mouth.
"What? Didn't the Imperial Envoy just stay? Why did he come to the Yamen?"
Governor Liang thought to himself that this imperial envoy must be too enthusiastic about his work and would not stop at all.
No, what is he panicking about? What is he afraid of?
The imperial envoy is going to Jiangnan Road, and is just passing through Hanzhou to stay here temporarily.
There must be other matters that need Governor Liang to deal with.
"Where is the Imperial Envoy now?"
"Second Hall."
"Second hall..."
Hearing this, Governor Liang felt a chill in his heart.
The second hall is regarded as the front office. The imperial envoy stopped in the second hall to prove that it was official business.
Governor Liang did not dare to delay and hurriedly walked towards the front office.
He was calm just now, but now he has become furious.
"Dong Weng, the imperial envoy is coming from a bad place. You must be more careful!"
Staff Wang Lian reminded him while chasing after him.
Governor Liang couldn't care less about this at the moment. The imperial envoys had great power, and they could even kill officials below the fourth rank first and then punish them later.
Who can withstand this?
No matter what, Governor Liang had to figure out the situation first.
But he said that he walked all the way through the courtyard, and when he came to the second hall, he saw Zhao Xun sitting at the top, and he quickly came forward with a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy is here with great splendor. I am sorry to hear you come from afar, but I hope you will forgive me."
"President Liang, you seem to be in a good mood."
Zhao Xun mocked coldly.
"What do you mean, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy? If I have done something wrong, please express it clearly."
"Have you ever handled the case at the quarry in the north of the city?"
Zhao Xun got straight to the point and pointed directly.
Governor Liang's mind was buzzing, and his whole body felt bad.
How did the Imperial Envoy know about the case in the quarry?
"Reporting to the Imperial Envoy, I have indeed handled this case."
As a veteran official, Governor Liang knew very well that there was no point in lying at this time.
"Did you know that the victim has already complained to this imperial envoy?"
Zhao Xun glanced at Governor Liang and asked, "Explain to me what is going on!"
Faced with Zhao Xun's storm of questioning, Liang Jishong was immediately stunned.
What should he say?
Take responsibility for this case?
But can he bear the burden? After all, this is a murder case.
But if you don't take responsibility, the consequences seem to be serious.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, this matter is a long story."
Governor Liang sighed and said with a bitter look on his face.
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After listening to Governor Liang's narration, Zhao Xun felt heartbroken.
Before, he thought that the Zhou Dynasty was a people-friendly government, but he never imagined that it would be like this.
Perhaps Hanzhou City is just a microcosm of the Zhou Dynasty.
Many places look shiny on the surface, but are completely rotten at the root.
However, the bureaucracy has reached a tacit understanding to deliberately cover up this corruption.
If you think about it carefully, it's really heartbreaking.
Zhao Xun wanted to take care of it but he knew that he couldn't take care of everything.
However, Zhao Xun will still try his best.
At least he can take care of what he sees.
"Take me quickly to the quarry in the north of the city to have a look."
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There are mountains to the north of Hanzhou City, and there are quarries in the mountains.
This quarry is the property of the Yao family, the largest wealthy family in Hanzhou.
Lianshan is rich in stone materials, including not only stones that can be used as inkstones, but also various ores. It can be said that the products are rich.
Zhao Xun, Governor Liang and his party came galloping in bright clothes and angry horses.
The steward of the quarry naturally recognized Governor Liang and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"Oh, what kind of wind has brought you here, Mr. Liang?"
"Don't make any noise. This is Mr. Zhao, the imperial envoy. He is here to investigate the case. Please serve him carefully."
The quarry manager was stunned when he heard this.
"Investigating a case? What case are you investigating?"