"It will take about six days to return to Your Highness."
"It seems that I haven't seen Mr. Zhang for half a month."
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After listening to the mutterings of several people, Long Lin became even more angry.
"Your Highness? What is going on? Everything is fine, how could Mr. Zhang be suddenly killed at home?"
An official spoke up and asked cautiously.
After hearing this, Long Lin smiled directly.
"Oh? It's fine? What did he do? Do you really not know? After the matter was exposed, others directly killed him and silenced him. But I am very strange, why only his family was killed, but you and your family,
Weren't they all killed at home by the people behind the scenes?"
After hearing this, everyone trembled in shock.
"Your Highness, I don't understand, what do you mean? Mr. Zhang is dedicated to the people and works hard for the government. How could there be evil people who brutally kill Mr. Zhang's family? Your Highness, you must uphold justice for Mr. Zhang.
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This man spoke directly with a righteous expression on his face.
Several people next to him immediately showed the same expression after hearing this. Like this person, they all looked at Long Lin with sadness and anger on their faces.
There were also a few people whose expressions turned dim and sighed.
"Of course, I will uphold justice for Mr. Zhang. How could I have wronged him? There are so many officials like you, and you have worked with Mr. Zhang all the year round. You must know his situation better than I do. Where am I today?
"It happens to be fine. I'm willing to listen. If you have anything you want to say, just say it."
After Long Lin finished speaking, he stood up and walked up the steps, came to the desk, and sat calmly on the government office chair.
After hearing this, the officials below all looked at the people next to them.
The people in front had strange expressions on their faces and looked at each other very firmly.
But the few people behind him showed hesitation after listening.
It was very quiet for a moment in the lobby. Long Lin was not impatient and simply leaned on the desk with his hands on his hands.
If no one is willing to speak, then he will naturally show no mercy and catch all these officials, big and small.
Anyone who is unwilling to speak is a determined person, and they must also be the ones who get the most money. These people must be very cooperative with Master Zhang in all his affairs. Keeping them alive is a shame for the dead Chicken King.
After a moment of calm, someone took the lead and spoke.
He first knelt directly on the ground and made a thud.
This sound alarmed everyone, making everyone look towards him.
"Your Highness, I am really helpless. The entire officialdom in Daizhou is like an iron barrel, indestructible. Since you said it, Your Highness, I will tell you truthfully. Mr. Zhang gave Xiaguan the money, and I will not be able to break it at all."
They were kept in the house untouched, and in each box of silver, the official marked the date of delivery."
"Did I give you a lot of money?" Long Lin said with a smile.
"Returning to Your Highness, I don't have a lot of money, but over the years, the amount is really not small. It must be as much as two hundred thousand taels. But I dare to guarantee my life. I have never touched this money.
One of them."
Long Lin nodded. In fact, he had noticed this person for a long time. The others were busy making eye contact with the people around him. He was the only one, with his head lowered in deep thought, his eyes very calm.
As the saying goes, if you don’t do bad things, don’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door.
The rest of the people looked calm on the surface, but he could naturally catch the panic flashing in their eyes. They were not afraid before because they felt that Mr. Zhang would protect their lives, but now, Zhang Heshun has died at home.
, who will care about their life and death?
But once some things are revealed, it will not only be Zhang Heshun who will die, but they may also be killed.
Long Lin looked at the kneeling person and smiled.
"Since the money has been sent to you, why don't you use it? Anyway, if others don't know, how much money did you take?"
"Your Highness, you are right. Others may not know it, but how much money I have received, how can I still not know it? My mother has taught me since I was a child, don't touch things that are not yours. The money comes from unclear sources.
If I am ignorant and unclean, how can I be worthy of my parents at home if I touch them? You must be upright and upright in life, worthy of others in life, and worthy of heaven and earth in death."
After hearing this, Long Lin suddenly became energetic.
When this person said these words, his eyes were full of determination.
He could not imagine that among the officials in Daizhou, there would be such an official. This was a great surprise to him.
In his mind, he had long thought that these people were Zhang Heshun's accomplices, and he was already prepared to eliminate them.
"That's a good point. Since you don't use the money, why do you need to collect it? Or wouldn't it be better if you give them to the court?"
Long Lin spoke slowly, with a smile on his face.
The other officials had cold sweat streaming down their foreheads. They looked at the official kneeling on the ground, their hearts filled with resentment, but there was nothing they could do in the lobby.
Wouldn't this person's words convince them? What should they do? Most of the money in their hands was squandered by them, and the rest was carefully hidden.
What if they were to hand it over to their descendants if they planned to leave it to future generations? They would be extremely reluctant to part with it.
The official who was kneeling looked at Long Lin with a sneer.
"Your Highness, if I didn't accept the money, would I still be alive today? If I didn't show obedience to them, how could they let me go? How could they let my family go? A man is born to be a human being, how can he implicate his family?
?Just like the sky now, the whole sky is in darkness. Even the bright stars can still light up the sky? It doesn't matter if I die, but my family is innocently implicated, and I am not that stupid."
Bang bang bang...
Long Lin immediately smiled and clapped his hands. This was the most satisfying person he had seen when he came to Daizhou and Shizhou.
He thought that only those beasts were left in the darkness in the imperial court. Unexpectedly, there were still people with red hearts.
"What's your name? What's your current official position?"
"Your Majesty, my subordinate's name is Zhang Rujing. If Rujing is a mirror, he is just a minor official in the state capital. He is not comparable to the adults in front of him."
After Zhang Rujing finished speaking, he smiled sadly.
He had been an official for decades and lived cautiously in Daizhou. He knew many things, but others spoke softly and did not dare to act rashly. Such a court made his heart full of despair, but these words of Long Lin today, on the contrary,
Let him see a glimmer of hope.
He felt that this man was a unique prince.
"Are you a junior official? Your Majesty has asked me to take charge of the affairs of Daizhou and Shizhou. This is not the first time I have met you. The affairs in these two states have really shocked me. I have mined secretly and forged weapons secretly.
They harmed the people and built large armies privately, one after another, all of which are shocking."
When Long Lin said these words, the officials who were standing below all knelt on the ground in shock.
Although they have not seen some things with their own eyes, they are not blind and have heard about them.
