The emperor is handling official business in the imperial study at this time.

The prince originally wanted Chao Yu and the other man to send Ji Qionghua back so that he could explain to his mother later, but he saw Eunuch Cheng coming to greet him.

As the eunuch in front of the emperor, he was allowed to come in person, which must be because of the emperor's order.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Princess, Lord Liu."

Eunuch Cheng first greeted him.

"The Emperor has ordered that Her Royal Highness the Princess go with him."

Ji Qionghua, whose eyelids were still fighting because of sleepiness in his arms, was unhappy when she heard this.

How can you disturb a baby's sleep time?

She complained in her heart.

He simply nestled in Lingyu's arms and refused to show his head.

Resistance is written all over my body.

"Yes."

The prince responded and could only hold back his smile as he took Ji Qionghua.

"You two should go and inform the Queen Mother first. I will send my sister back later."

The two were ordered to leave.

Ji Qionghua was tormented again and completely lost her temper.

Therefore, when the emperor saw his daughter, he saw her face full of depression.

Those big, watery eyes seemed full of accusation.

What's this?

His eyes questioned the prince.

The secret guard had been following the two of them, and he knew a lot about what had happened in the past half day.

"I, the common people, pay my respects to our emperor. Long live the emperor!"

When Fan Wen saw the emperor, he knelt down immediately.

This interrupted the eye contact between father and son.

"Get up."

"I know your story, you can tell me everything."

"As long as everything is true, I will give you a satisfactory answer."

As the emperor, his words are naturally binding, which makes Fan Wen very fortunate.

At first, he came to the capital just to seek justice for the people of Qingshui County by beating the drum to report the incident.

But who would have known that, by some strange coincidence, he would end up meeting the emperor directly.

He calmed himself down, knelt on the ground again, looked at me with a sharp gaze, and spoke in a loud voice.

"Your Majesty, I am reporting to the Qingshui County Magistrate Dong Dali for being a cruel official who murdered loyal officials."

"Second, accuse Dong Dali of appointing cruel officials and oppressing the people."

"He was accused three times of corruption and bribery, and of plundering the people's wealth."

"This is a petition from me and the people of Qingshui County. On behalf of the people of Qingshui County, I hope that Your Majesty can give us justice."

"These are the evidences collected by the common people."

Fan Wen took out all his things. He had been displaced along the way, but his things were intact, which shows Fan Wen's dedication.

The emperor signaled to Eunuch Cheng to present his things.

He looked through them one by one, his face gradually turning pale.

The atmosphere in the entire imperial study dropped to freezing point.

Even though I was prepared to prove my point with my own death, I still broke out in a cold sweat.

The emperor's anger filled the room.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

At this time, Liu Heng stood up without fear of the emperor's power.

He presented the letter with both hands.

"I want to report to my superior that Lu Wenbo, the Minister of Personnel, is using nepotism to appoint people based on personal connections, buying and selling official positions, and using this to make huge profits."

"During my investigation, I accidentally learned that the county magistrate of Qingshui County where Fan Wen was located, Dong Dali, had bought his position from Lu Wenbo."

"After learning that Fan Wen wanted to go to the capital to file a complaint, Lu Wenbo sent assassins to kill Fan Wen several times."

"I received a secret report and learned that Fan Wen was hiding in Qingyun Temple, so I went there to take him away safely."

"I unexpectedly met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the way. Fortunately, His Royal Highness helped me and I was able to save my life."

Speaking of this, Liu Heng's face was full of sorrow.

When talking about his boss, Liu Heng felt heartbroken.

He lifted his sleeve to let the emperor see his bandaged wound. The blood oozing from the snow-white bandage was shocking.

【My uncle has suffered. 】

Ji Qionghua was still in the prince's arms, and these words undoubtedly made the emperor's heart lean towards Liu Heng.

Liu Heng continued speaking.

"Dong Dali's case is definitely not an exception."

"I have found out that over the years, Lu Wenbo has sold more than thirty official positions."

"Among them, no less than half are similar to Dong Dali."

"The people in those places were oppressed and terrified of the officials."

"People's resentment towards officials will lead to resentment towards the emperor, which will damage the dignity of the royal family. Over time, the people will surely complain. This is absolutely unacceptable."

"I beg the emperor to thoroughly investigate the Minister of Personnel Lu Wenbo, so as to rectify the official style of the court and restore justice to the people."

Liu Heng bowed his head and did not stand up for a long time.

The words are sonorous and filled with tears of blood.

When Liu Heng presented the evidence collected to the emperor, he was stern in his tone.

"What a great Lu Wenbo, what a great Dong Dali."

"I didn't know there were such evil officials under my rule."

"Order that the Imperial Army immediately set out for Qingshui County, search the county government office, arrest Dong Dali, and bring him to the capital to await execution."

"In addition, Lu Wenbo will be stripped of his position as Minister of Personnel from now on and thrown into the Heavenly Prison. Once the investigation is complete, he and his ilk, Dong Dali, will be beheaded at the Meridian Gate as a warning to the public."

"I will never tolerate such evil officials."

"Anyone who dares to shake my kingdom will be killed by me!"

A slap hit the table hard, and some of the documents on it were knocked to the ground.

At this moment, even Eunuch Cheng lowered his head and did not move.

I’m afraid many people will die again this time.

When the emperor is angry, millions of people will die, but this is not just talk.

[My father is a wise ruler. It's a pity that people like Dong Dali can't be killed.]

【In the final analysis, the supervision is still too weak. 】

[If everything needs to be done by the Imperial City Army, it will take too long. ]

Only Ji Qionghua's voice was clear and distinct in the imperial study.

She was not affected by these cases.

She has read too much history. In ancient times where transportation and communication were not well developed, people like Dong Dali, as long as they were properly controlled, could be guaranteed to remain hidden throughout their lives.

If we really want to clean up the whole country, we can't expect every place to come up with a model document.

What's more, it is too late to report some things to the capital for processing.

Once an injustice is done, the dead cannot be brought back to life.

The innocence after death is nothing but a handful of earth.

Ji Qionghua's meaningful words reminded the emperor.

He looked at Liu Heng and sighed.

In fact, the position of Minister of Personnel was originally prepared for Liu Heng.

But now, Liu Heng had just been promoted to the Minister of Rites, and his big jump in just half a year was really hard to convince the public.

We'll have to wait a little longer for Liu Heng.

The emperor was thinking about who could temporarily take the position of Minister of Personnel.

If you come to power now, you will definitely have to go through a bloody storm.

Although the memorial said that Lu Wenbo had dealt with local officials, he didn't believe it at all that no officials in the court were involved.

After all, a Shangshu does not have the ability to mobilize the local officials of the entire Dachen.

The emperor drummed his fingers on the table, thinking deeply.

【By the way, this fake essay is a talent. 】

[Who would have thought that a killer organization would have such a strong sense of serving the country and the people. ]

Ji Qionghua admires Fan Wen.

[As a killer leader, going deep into the palace alone, you should be prepared to be beheaded. ]

[But it was thanks to him, otherwise the real Fan Wen would have died long ago. ]

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