Quick Wear: Everyone knows I am a good person

Zhao Yuan's ability to get things done is beyond reproach.

The next evening, Zhao Yuan sent a secret guard to wear a veil and disguise himself as Shu Jiao and go to the eighth courtyard in Sanliu Lane.

As expected.

This is not the real transaction place. Under the tree outside the yard, there is only a thin man waiting with a monkey.

The night was hazy and the light was dim, so it was hard to see the face clearly.

When the thin man saw Shu Jiao coming alone and saw that she was wearing a mask, he asked her a few questions. She fooled him, so he didn't suspect anything. He quickly took her through two intricate alleys and knocked on a seemingly ordinary courtyard door.

If the people who followed us this time were not experts, we would have been lost halfway.

After entering the yard, it’s not over yet.

There is a secret room further inside.

Walk a little further down, there is a huge exhibition hall underground. There are quite a few people coming here to see the curiosities.

The secret guards left marks along the way, figured out the secret door inside, and blocked it tightly. Then they cooperated with the people outside and captured them all.

When the news came back, Shu Jiao, who was about to go to bed, sat up suddenly, changed her clothes casually and went out to see.

"Why did it alarm you?"

Zhao Yuan was a little surprised.

To be honest, he didn't really want the Empress Dowager to see these bloody and disgusting things, so as not to upset her.

"I can't sleep unless I see it with my own eyes."

Shu Jiao responded.

Zhao Yuan couldn't stop her and could only take her with him.

When I arrived at the yard, I saw the group of people who had come to join in the fun. Now they were squatting there one by one, holding their necks and lowering their heads. They were trembling and looked so scared that they were out of their wits.

The guards carried those strange "things" out from underground.

To be honest, they can no longer be called "human beings".

A "beauty snake" trapped in a cage, its pale face painted with bright red rouge, looks extremely beautiful.

Looking down, I saw a long snake tail.

It is said that the beauty was abducted, skinned, and then covered with freshly peeled snake skin. When the flesh and blood grew back, she became what she is today.

Among a hundred "beauty snakes" created using this method, not even one may survive.

There is also the "Beauty Vase", which looks like a little girl of about ten years old, with only her head exposed outside the vase, while her body is inside the vase; the "Blind Bear" that can sing and the "Human-faced Dog" that can write are made with the same technique...

Their eyes were numb and their faces were adorned with ingratiating smiles; even when they were lifted up from underground, their expressions did not change at all.

Shu Jiao took a deep breath and closed her eyes unable to bear it.

Zhao Yuan's face turned dark and cold, "Good~ Very good!"

He was so angry that he was out of his mind. If Shu Jiao hadn't been there, he would have found it hard to believe what he would do.

Dexi sighed lightly and brought two chairs for Shujiao and Zhao Yuan.

"Go and call the governor of Wuzhou, the junior governor, the commander... all of them to me."

Zhao Yuan sat down and said grimly.

Shu Jiao did not speak, but looked down at the "person" locked in the cage with pity in her eyes.

These people are dying soon.

Perhaps living is a torture for them.

But she did not deprive a person of the right to live.

Thinking of this, Shu Jiao called the imperial physicians and asked them to check on these people first. Who knows, maybe they can be saved?

The guards took orders and moved.

In the middle of the night, the high-ranking officials of Wuzhou heard the summons, and when they saw the guards' obviously unhappy faces, they all rushed over, crawling.

When we got there, we saw...

Finished!

What else is there to say about the several real-life cases of sexually assaulting and dismembering people that have been exposed to the public?

Such horrific things happened under their rule. To put it mildly, it is due to poor supervision and incompetence in governance. To put it seriously, it is a dangerous dereliction of duty and a sign of collusion with the wrong people!

According to the Dayan Law, once the crime of human trafficking is involved, no matter whether it is the principal offender or the accomplice, they will all be executed by slow slicing.

If local officials turn a blind eye, they will be beaten with 80 sticks and dismissed from their posts.

If someone accepts bribes, he will be beaten with a stick 100 times and his whole family will be exiled.

In an instant, the laws that they were familiar with every day emerged in their minds. The faces of a group of officials in Wuzhou turned as pale as ghosts, and their hearts were beating rapidly.

"have a look!"

Zhao Yuan calmly pointed at the group of people who were receiving treatment over there, "Look carefully for me! This is what you told me, that the people are prosperous and happy! Open your eyes and look carefully!"

"How dare you to sing praises in front of me!"

"Who gave you the courage to do such a thing?"

Do you know how important population is?

They even dare to kidnap and sell people, and even dare to use the tactics of cutting people alive!

You're simply asking for too much life!

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was my fault for not noticing such a sinful thing happening in the prefecture! I will investigate it with all my heart and punish severely!"

The governor of Wuzhou said hurriedly.

Zhao Yuan sneered.

How could he feel at ease letting Wuzhou’s people investigate again?

The guards he brought with him had just pried open the mouth of the owner of the yard, and were now searching one by one according to the list.

Summoning the governor and others would just trap them here, making it impossible for them to destroy the evidence or do anything else.

Shu Jiao sat upright in the chair.

To the Yin hour.

Zhao Yuan tilted his head and asked in a low voice with concern: "Master, it's late at night and the dew is heavy. Why don't you go back and rest first?"

The Empress Dowager is already old, and it’s not good for her health to stay up all night!

Zhao Yuan was really worried.

Although his royal grandmother looked younger than him and still had some life left, in his memory, she was always old and frail.

Shu Jiao shook her head slightly. "How can I rest assured that you will be alone in such a big matter? I'll just think of it as accompanying you."

how many years.

For many years, no one stood by his side and said such words.

Zhao Yuan let out a breath slowly, and his mood seemed to improve a little. However, when he looked at the group of officials still kneeling below, his eyes were still terrifyingly cold.

From dusk till dawn.

When the sunlight broke through the clouds and shone down, accompanied by the hurried footsteps of the guards, the matter was finally settled.

Zhao Yuan flipped through the evidence brought by the guard and handed it to Shu Jiao without saying a word.

Shu Jiao finished reading in silence.

"What does the Imperial Master think?"

"Investigate, handle, and kill!"

Shu Jiao's expression was slightly cold, "There is no room for leniency in matters concerning population."

"Right on my mind."

Zhao Yuan nodded slightly, and when he looked at one of the officials who had been kneeling all night, he seemed to be looking at a dead person. "What do you think? Liao Dongsheng."

Liao Dongsheng, Chief Secretary of Wuzhou.

The duties of the Chief Secretary were rather broad and he had no specific responsibilities. He usually served as the deputy of the Inspector and was usually called "Banshi" and had great power.

When Zhao Yuan called his name, the people who had just been kneeling on his left and right immediately moved their numb feet to the side, using their actions to show that they were not the same kind of people as him.

Even if I fell, I would fall to the side and would not be even a centimeter away from him.

Liao Dongsheng's body swayed, and his heart, which had been uneasy all night, finally calmed down.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

Liao Dongsheng immediately kowtowed, "I was bewildered for a moment and fell into a trap, so all these years..."