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

"Don't worry, I will definitely make the decision for you."

Zhang Tingye patted his chest and made the promise.

As the imperial commissioner heading north, this is his duty.

No matter what Jiang Zuo's background is, Zhang Tingye will personally report Jiang Zuo's crimes to the emperor.

After hearing what Zhang Tingye said, those who were crying out for justice shouted "Judge!"

"What happened?"

At this moment, someone suddenly came over and asked.

The person who came was Master Guo.

He was usually busy handling various affairs for Jiangzuo and often had to run around the streets and alleys of Yecheng.

Just now when I passed by, I saw people crying and shouting over here, so I couldn't help but come over to take a look out of curiosity.

Zhang Tingye didn't know Master Guo, but he answered every question: "These common people are seeking redress for their grievances."

"Appeal for justice? Who is appealing for justice? If someone has any grievances, why don't they go to the government office to file a complaint instead of shouting on the street..." said Master Guo in confusion.

"The government office is still a government office. How can ordinary people like us dare to go there?"

The old man said helplessly.

"It seems that Jiang Zuo has lost its trust with the people." Zhang Tingye sighed silently in his heart.

Hearing the old man's words, Master Guo was immediately unhappy. After all, he was also a member of the government. These words seemed to mock the government's lack of credibility. Master Guo hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with the government? I am a member of the government. If you have a grievance, just tell me. Don't shout like a ghost here. What on earth do you want to do?"

The old man suddenly seemed to be in a panic, and hurriedly shouted: "No injustice, no injustice, I dare not have any injustice."

Zhang Tingye saw this scene and felt very uncomfortable.

"Are you from the Yamen?"

Zhang Tingye asked.

"That's right. My name is Guo Jinpeng, and I'm the chief of staff to the Zhenbei Governor-General Jiang Zuojiang. May I ask who you are?" Master Guo turned around and asked Zhang Tingye.

Zhang Tingye's face was serious, and he said, "The emperor has specially appointed an imperial envoy, Zhang Tingye."

"Ah?" Master Guo was quite surprised and thought to himself, "This is bad. Let's go and inform Lord Jiang."

"I have something to do, so I'll take my leave now." Master Guo turned around and was about to leave.

"and many more."

Zhang Tingye called out to Master Guo, then turned around and said to the frightened people, "Repeat what you just said."

The old man seemed very embarrassed and repeated it reluctantly, saying: "The governor-general imposed forced labor and oppressed us ordinary people..."

Hearing this, Master Guo was immediately unhappy and said angrily: "You bunch of bastards, Lord Jiang treats the people of Yecheng very kindly, but you took so much money from others and actually brought it in front of the Imperial Envoy to slander Lord Jiang like this!"

Jiang Zuo's achievements in Yecheng are witnessed by all. It is impossible for you to say that these so-called common people who came here to complain for no apparent reason did not receive instructions from anyone.

Zhang Tingye carefully observed the people in front of him. They were all pale and thin, with dirty hands and feet, completely fitting the image of disaster victims.

After a careful look, Zhang Tingye came to a conclusion: "This Master Guo slandered them for pretending to be disaster victims, but he was actually worried that these people would expose their evil deeds, right?"

"We are not telling lies." the old man said again.

At this time, Master Guo cursed again: "You bunch of old guys, you are really tired of living. How dare you slander Lord Jiang here? What is your intention? Since Lord Jiang took office as the governor-general, he has been loyal and dedicated, and has never treated any ordinary people unfairly!"

"I am not lying. My son was forced into labor and died of exhaustion..." The old man cried miserably again.

"Asshole, you slandered the imperial officials. Come back to the government office with me."

Mr. Guo grabbed the old man's hand and was about to take him to the yamen.

At this moment, Zhang Tingye suddenly stopped him.

"Come here, capture this man for me."

Zhang Tingye had already believed what these "common people" said and ordered his men to arrest Master Guo.

His mission as the imperial commissioner was to collect evidence of crimes committed in Jiangzuo.

After all, the "impeachment of hundreds of officials" incident had caused a lot of uproar in the court. Zhang Tingye came to Yecheng on the orders of the emperor this time, so naturally he did not dare to be careless at all.

Master Guo was in such a daze, being controlled by a group of guards, and was completely unable to move.

"Humph, a legal advisor has such great authority. The governor-general must also have great authority."

Zhang Tingye said sarcastically that this time his first impression of Jiang Zuoyi and others had become extremely bad.

Oppressing the people has always been a taboo for court officials.

"Sir, you have misunderstood. These so-called common people are actually sent by corrupt officials and profiteers. Their purpose is to deceive you. Don't believe their words."

Master Guo was also panicked at this moment and hurriedly explained to Zhang Tingye.

Zhang Tingye's mouth twitched slightly, and he said unhappily: "Whether they deceived me or not, can't I judge for myself? You, the master, are so rude to the common people. I guess you are used to oppressing the common people and you don't care about the law!"

Master Guo was really speechless and could only explain: "Sir, I am just a layman, and I just speak like this. I am not arrogant. Our Lord Jiang really cares about the people. What's more, he is the governor of Zhenbei and came here to provide disaster relief. How could he bully the people? These people must be making it up!"

"Take him away!"

Zhang Tingye didn't listen to Master Guo's explanation at all.

"Oh, I am really wronged. Sir, please meet Lord Jiang first. He is the governor-general of Zhenbei..."

Master Guo struggled helplessly.

"Even if this Jiang Zuo is the governor-general of Zhenbei, even if he is a royal relative, if he breaks the law, I will definitely arrest him and bring him to justice before the emperor!"

Zhang Tingye's voice and expression were stern, and he was upright and incorruptible.

When dealing with people, he always deals with things based on the facts rather than the people.

"Your Excellency, please do not bother me. I, Jiang Zuo, will go to see the Emperor myself."

At this moment, someone suddenly heard a loud voice.

Follow the sound.

Jiang Zuo slowly walked towards Zhang Tingye, followed by several people.

Zhang Tingye looked at Jiang Zuo, examining this man carefully.

"I am Jiang Zuo, the Governor-General of Zhenbei, and I am honored to meet the Imperial Envoy."

Jiang Zuo stepped forward and bowed.

Zhang Tingye stroked his beard, feeling a little surprised: "This Jiang Zuo is so young?"

This person is very different from what Zhang Tingye imagined.

"Sir, why do you want to capture the master and arrest me?"

Jiang Zuo smiled faintly, not showing any nervousness at all.

Zhang Tingye still had a serious face and replied: "There is no need for me to say more. This Mr. Guo has violated the law with his own body. I am just following orders."

"What law did Master Guo break?"

Jiang Zuo asked.

Zhang Tingye didn't know how to answer this question. After thinking for a while, he said, "Not only did this advisor break the law, but I'm afraid you, Lord Jiang, are also to blame."

"Oh? I'd like to hear more about it." Jiang Zuo was quite calm.

Zhang Tingye pointed at the old man kneeling on the ground and said, "This old man is seeking justice and accusing you, Lord Jiang."

"What injustice are you seeking?" Jiang Zuo asked