"Your Highness, this..." In front of the crowd, an official's expression changed and he said, "The government will pay for the property losses caused by mountain bandits. This, this is a bit unreasonable..."
What Magistrate Wei of Ji County said, it can be said that he spoke to everyone's hearts.
You can't bully officials like this. Not to mention how they can find out if someone lies about losses. Even if people really suffer losses due to bandits' robbery, they shouldn't be the ones to pay. After a long time, they can't afford to pay...
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The most important thing is that they can control the bandits they raise, but they can't control all bandits!
Li Yi looked at the middle-aged official and asked: "Are you..."
The official immediately said: "The next official is Wei Dapeng, the magistrate of Ji County."
"Magistrate Wei, do you have any objections to this king?"
"I don't dare!" The magistrate of Ji County looked flustered and said immediately: "I just feel that the banditry in Shuzhou is serious. Although the government is also responsible, there has never been a precedent for officials to compensate the people for their losses. I'm afraid it's a bit unfair.
OK, this matter, this matter should be discussed in the long term..."
"How to take a long-term approach?"
"Xiaguan, Xiaguan feels..."
Li Yi suddenly asked: "Where is the magistrate of Ji County?"
The crowd was quiet for a moment, and then, a man immediately walked out of the crowd and said respectfully: "Go back to His Highness King Jing, and come to the county magistrate of Guanji County."
"From now on, you are the magistrate of Ji County."
Li Yi said to him, pointed to the magistrate of Ji County on the side, and said: "Get Wei Dapeng for me. As the magistrate of a county, I passively respond to the suppression of bandits. I suspect that you have something to do with the bandits of Ji County."
The collusion will be dealt with after the investigation is complete!"
Immediately, two guards in armor came forward and captured the magistrate of Ji County.
The magistrate of Ji County was startled, his face changed drastically, and he immediately said: "Your Highness, Your Highness, I am unjustly accused, I am unjustly accused..."
"Unjustly?" Li Yi looked at the Jixian County Magistrate who had just been promoted to the county magistrate, and asked: "He said he was unjustly accused, what do you think?"
"Your Highness, I am not..." Ji County County Magistrate thought for a while, then paused and suddenly bowed and said: "Your Highness Prince Jing, I am reporting to you that Wei Dapeng, the former Magistrate of Ji County, and Liu Huzi, the famous thief of Ji County,
They have colluded and allowed Liu Huzi and others to act recklessly in Ji County, harming the people and seeking benefits from them for several years. I have evidence of their collusion in my hands, and I ask His Highness King Jing to give it a clear warning!"
The county magistrate of Ji County looked pale, pointed at him, and said in a trembling voice: "You..., you, you are spitting blood..."
His voice became softer and softer, and his face turned gray. He never thought that King Jing would act so decisively and take him down immediately if he disagreed with him. He also didn't expect that there would be a man beside him.
The traitor betrayed him at the critical moment...
Fire prevention, theft prevention, and county magistrate actually do such unconscionable things for the sake of superiority. The human heart is evil, the human heart is evil!
The magistrate of Ji County was quickly taken down, and after that, the magistrate of Yong County was no longer so lonely in prison.
Li Yi glanced down and asked, "Who else thinks what I just said is inappropriate?"
More than twenty officials looked around, and after a moment, they bowed down at the same time and said in unison: "Your Highness is wise!"
The magistrate of Ji County just told the truth, and then he was stripped of his official title and thrown into prison. Who among them dares to speak or have an opinion?
This King Jing is obviously not as kind as he appears on the surface. Just a few days after arriving in Shuzhou, two county magistrates were sacked one after another. Who knows they will not be next?
Li Yi shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter. If there are any problems, let's discuss them together. Only through discussion can we make progress. If you just let go, I won't blame you."
An official thought for a moment, stepped forward cautiously, and said, "His Royal Highness King Jing..."
"Who are you……"
"Your Majesty..." The official wanted to answer subconsciously. He seemed to have thought of something. His expression changed, and he suddenly held his stomach and said, "Your Majesty, I have severe abdominal pain. Can you, please go to the latrine first..."
"If you have three urgent needs, go ahead." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Who else has any opinions?"
The crowd was silent.
If it hadn't been for what happened just now, they might have thought that His Highness King Jing was reasonable and open-minded, but now, they would have fallen into such a clumsy trap only if their brains were broken.
An official showed a smile on his face and said: "Your Highness is wise, I admire you and I have no other opinions!"
"Flattery, disgusting!" Behind him, a person looked at him with extremely contemptuous eyes, stepped forward and bowed: "Your Highness has no plans left, and the admiration I have for Your Highness is like a torrential river, which is endless.
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"I have no objection..."
"I don't have any objections..."
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"Since everyone has no objections, then the matter has been settled." Li Yi looked at them and said: "You should go back to your own jurisdiction immediately to suppress the bandits. Someone will inform you in two days how to do it.
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Seeing His Highness Prince Jing walking out of the county government office, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.
An official suddenly turned around, looked at the other person, with a bright smile on his face, and said: "Zhang County Cheng, our colleagues have not had a good gathering for so long, so why not go back together? I will host a banquet at Chunxiang Tower tonight.
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"Lieutenant Fang, we haven't had a drink together for a long time. We need to have a good drink today..."
"Master Gou, I have offended you many times in the past, and it's all my fault. I will hold a banquet at home tomorrow, and you will definitely reward me..."
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On the way back, Lao Fang looked puzzled and asked: "Uncle, there are not many good people among these officials. Why don't you just kill them all? What are you keeping them for?"
When Lao Fang is smart, he is like a fox, seeing through the world and all the vicissitudes of life. When he is stupid, he is like a stupid fox...
When they first arrived in Shuzhou, the biggest problem they faced was that there was no one available.
For him, it was just a matter of one sentence to replace all the Shuzhou officials, but after they were replaced, would Lao Fang be allowed to become the county magistrate?
These people can pass the imperial examination and sit in the position of county magistrate and county magistrate. Which one of them is not really capable? What's more, they have been in Shuzhou for many years, and no one knows everything about Shuzhou better than them.
People are more suitable to sit in this position than they are.
Of course, the premise is that they must be obedient.
The sacking of the county magistrates of Yongxian and Jixian this time should allow them to live in peace for a while. Things in the future can be done step by step, and there is no need to rush.
He looked back at Lao Fang and said, "Go and call Wang Wei."
Not long after, a bald head appeared in front of Li Yi.
Wang Wei touched his head and asked expectantly: "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
"Don't you lack people to build roads and build houses..." Li Yi thought for a moment and said, "Let's put aside the matters in the chaotic land for now. The bandits and bandits in Shuzhou will be left to you this time."
Wang Wei was stunned for a moment, then said ecstatically: "Can we move out on a large scale?"
"Just pick a hundred brothers. I will ask people from the Liu League to assist you. This time, no bandits from Shuzhou will be allowed to stay!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty!" Wang Wei patted his chest and his eyes flashed: "How can we let these miscellaneous fish fool around in our place? This time we robbed them together with the money. After raising them for so long, it's time for them to arrive.
