I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

"Seek justice? Seek justice for what?"

Liang Ming was quite impatient, "Who dares to complain? These unruly people are so bold that they actually disturbed Lord Ma from handling the case!"

He spoke sternly, glancing sideways from time to time, waiting for Ma Hengwei's reaction.

Ma Hengwei still had that majestic face. He was silent for a long time, his eyes fixed on the door.

A moment later, a guard from the Thousand Cavalry Division walked up to Ma Hengwei and said a few words to him.

Liang Ming couldn't help but suggest at this moment: "Master Ma, I will order someone to drive those unruly people away immediately."

"Wait a minute."

Ma Hengwei stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Go out and take a look."

"This..." Liang Ming's face looked ugly, but he didn't dare to say anything more.

When we arrived at the main gate of the yamen, we heard a lot of noise. When we opened the door, we saw the street was full of people. At a glance, there were at least hundreds of people.

Such a scene is unheard of.

"What crime did Lord Jiang commit? Why were they suddenly arresting him?"

"This is so unfair. Lord Jiang treats us ordinary people well. We ordinary people can't just watch him go to jail and suffer. Don't you think so?"

"Correct!"

"That's right!"

"Let us meet Lord Jiang!"

Everyone shouted loudly, as if they would not give up until they saw Jiang Zuo that day.

Liang Ming didn't dare to walk out of the government office. He hid behind the guards and shouted, "Shut up, everyone! Anyone who dares to say one more word will be arrested and imprisoned immediately."

"We, the common people, are seeking justice for you. It is reasonable and legal. What crime have we committed?"

The people were not afraid.

How can you scare people with death if they do not fear death?

Seeing that the other side had more people and more power, Liang Ming continued to bully others and raised his voice: "You bunch of unruly people, are you rebelling?"

"We, the people of Anding County, abide by the law and guard the border for the imperial court. We have killed so many barbarians from the grasslands. How could there be any rebellion?"

Someone in the crowd objected loudly.

"That's right!"

With this voice, others echoed one after another.

"How dare you! Whether you are a commoner or a local official, it is natural for you to contribute to the court. Are you trying to take credit for what you said today?" Liang Ming asked in an aggressive tone, "How about I submit a memorial to the emperor on your behalf? Ah? If you don't want to, get out now!"

"Release Lord Jiang!"

"We want to see the county governor!"

"The Thousand Cavalry Division is here, who among you dares to be presumptuous?" Liang Ming saw that the situation was about to get out of control, and hurriedly shouted to stop it.

Ma Hengwei stood aside calmly, his eyes scanning the people outside the door like a falcon.

If all the people in the world are like this, then where is the dignity of the imperial court or the Thousand Cavalry Division?

At this time, an old man in his seventies came to the front with the help of two young men.

Judging from the situation, this old man seems to be a person of high moral character and respect.

Although the old man was frail and old, his voice was still deep and powerful. He said, "My life is worthless, and I have lived for most of my life. It is hard to keep some things in my heart without saying them out loud!" The old man cried a little, and continued, "You say that Lord Jiang is corrupt and oppresses the people, but now most of the people in Anding County are here to speak up for Lord Jiang. Don't we know whether Lord Jiang has oppressed the people or not?"

"Haha, you bunch of unruly people, you must have received a lot of benefits from Jiang Zuo on weekdays, so you must speak for him today. What's so strange about this?"

Liang Ming is high and mighty and doesn't care about the demands of the people.

Ma Hengwei fell into deep thought and remained silent.

Looking at the current situation, he had traveled all over the country as the commander of the Thousand Cavalry Division, and had never seen the common people spontaneously pleading for the county magistrate.

But as a commander of the Thousand Cavalry Division, Ma Hengwei will not be swayed by emotions.

Liang Ming turned to look at Ma Hengwei, and seeing that the latter seemed to be hesitant, he quickly said, "Sir Ma, why don't you go back to the government office first and ignore these unruly people."

Ma Hengwei still did not answer.

"Master Ma, please do not trust the words of these unruly people. When I was the governor of Daizhou, I already knew about Jiang Zuo. He is best at winning people's hearts and forming cliques for personal gain. This group of so-called people seeking justice must have been deliberately arranged by Jiang Zuo."

Liang Ming spoke from the side, with a hint of cunning in his eyes.

"Master Jiang is innocent!"

Someone yelled.

"That's right, Lord Jiang is not guilty!"

Everyone responded to the call.

"That's enough! All quiet."

Suddenly, Ma Hengwei roared, with great deterrence.

After these words were spoken, the others stopped making a fuss.

The name of the Thousand Cavalry Division is known to everyone in Dayan.

Ma Hengwei added: "Master Jiang of yours stole and sold the relief grain from the imperial court, and he also took bribes and committed capital crimes. Regardless of whether he oppressed the people or not, he should be tried."

Hearing this, the people in front of the yamen looked at each other. Even though they had doubts in their hearts, they did not dare to say anything at this moment.

"Disperse immediately, or else you will go in and accompany Master Jiang!"

Ma Hengwei ordered again.

Naturally, the people did not dare to disobey the orders of the Qianqisi.

What's more, there were at least a hundred guards from the Thousand Cavalry Division in the yamen at this time.

This group of unarmed civilians naturally could not compete with them.

"Lord Jiang once said that if you keep the green mountains, you will never worry about lack of firewood. Everyone go back first, and we will naturally find a way."

The old man said to everyone.

"Go back. I think even if Lord Jiang were here, he wouldn't want to see the people like this."

After a while, the people dispersed reluctantly.

"How could Lord Jiang be corrupt?"

"Yes, although Lord Jiang is rich, everyone knows that this is money he earned with his own ability, not stolen money from exploiting the people..."

There were still people in the crowd whispering and expressing indignation.

"Lord Jiang couldn't possibly steal and sell the relief grain. This must be a misunderstanding."

"But some government grain was indeed sold at today's auction."

"Really? Then Lord Jiang's life will be in danger?"

The people were worried.

"I just hope someone can save Lord Jiang..."

The crowd gradually left.

"We should arrest some of these troublemakers to prevent them from being so arrogant and lawless." Liang Ming kept chattering.

Chen Qingyun was on the second floor of the inn not far away at this time, watching all this.

She quickly came to a conclusion.

In the eyes of the people, Jiang Zuo's status is indeed very high, which shows that he does not oppress the people on weekdays. But if Jiang Zuo is allowed to develop like this in Anding County, he will inevitably become a local tyrant...

The empress, who is at the center of power and controls everything, naturally would not allow this to happen.

At this moment, the empress had even more conflicting thoughts in her mind.

Whether Jiang Zuo can stay depends on his future performance.

At the government office, after receiving the instructions, Ma Hengwei announced: "Bring Jiang Zuo to the court tomorrow and I will interrogate him personally."

"Master Ma, now that the evidence is irrefutable, it will be difficult to conduct a trial."

Liang Ming lowered his head.

He now wishes that Jiang Zuo would be sentenced to death immediately, so that his Yuzhou gang can move into Anding County.

"Do as I wish."

Ma Hengwei's eyes were sharp.

"Yes, yes...sir."