Hidden in the court

"If what he said is true, then this prince is not one of us? Why did he give silver to those lowly people after he took the money?"

Just when a group of people were confused, someone suddenly said, "Could it be that he wants both money and fame?"

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that?"

"This Ji Jun is really a scoundrel. It seems that we have underestimated his appetite."

"What are you afraid of? It's not like there haven't been such cases before. How can it be so good to be a whore and set up a memorial arch?"

Meanwhile, the palace

Nangong Lin felt a headache when he looked at the message sent by Ji Mingshang.

"Su Youde, go get the Prime Minister, the Minister of Rites, and the Minister of Personnel."

"Yes."

For no other reason than because there was a sentence written on the paper that Ji Mingshang sent.

"It is incurable. Your Majesty, please prepare officials to take up their posts in Nanjing."

It's easy to understand. Jinling is beyond cure. I'm going to kill someone, and you have to clean up the mess.

Nangong Lin also knew that he was powerless to change the situation. If he really wanted to solve the problem, he might as well be ruthless and deal with the person who created the problem.

I can already imagine what those people are saying about cruel officials, incompetent rulers, etc...

Jinling City

The team arrived at the gate of the government office.

Ji Mingshang looked at the people who had followed him along the way and was quite satisfied.

"I will open the court again to hear the case. Please notify all the officials in Jinling. I have something to discuss with them. If they don't want to come, forget it."

"this…"

"Um?!"

"Yes, I'll do it right away!"

If you can't figure it out, just stop thinking about it and do it. I have already determined in my heart that Ji Jun is a corrupt official, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

The Jinling government office is quite large, and the drum for complaining about grievances outside the door is also very impressive. There is no dust or cobwebs, so it seems that someone has cleaned it, but it is not certain whether anyone has been beating it.

"If you have any grievances or want to sue anyone, please come here. No matter who it is, even the prefect of Jinling can sue. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here and will definitely make the decision for you!"

But instead of the common people coming in, an uninvited guest arrived first.

"We pay our respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Marquis Jiangning!"

The huge government office was filled with people. At a glance, there were more than a hundred people. Leading the group was the prefect of Jinling. At this time, these people were unaware that a disaster was about to happen, and they gathered together, talking and laughing.

"Everyone is here?"

"My Lord, we are all here, but some people are unwilling to come, saying excuses like they are not feeling well."

"Write down all the things that didn't come, and I'll go and interrogate them myself."

"Cough cough..."

Ji Mingshang coughed violently twice, attracting their attention.

"I have something to say to you all. Let's close the door and speak from the heart. We can't let the people outside hear us."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black-armored guards at the gate of the government office immediately closed the door.

The common people became more anxious when they couldn't see the excitement, and the crowd immediately became agitated, but with three hundred personal guards in black armor guarding outside, no one dared to get into trouble.

Seeing the door shut heavily, everyone felt a little uneasy.

"My Lord, what does this mean?"

"Hey, there are some things I want you to know. The Crown Prince and I just want money, lots and lots of money!"

Everyone understood what was going on and couldn't help but sneer. This kid was greedy and now he was giving others an advantage. He was simply a joke as an imperial envoy of the court.

"Your Excellency is too kind. As long as you want, you can take whatever you want from the summer harvest. What's the difficulty?"

Ji Mingshang looked at these people's reactions and understood.

"Bah! I never thought that the imperial envoy of the court would be such a shameless person! And you, as the parents of Jinling, do not think about serving the country, but want to oppress the people. Snakes and rats are in the same nest. I, Tian Jiguang, am ashamed to be associated with you!"

"who!"

Everyone followed Ji Mingshang's gaze and pushed aside, revealing a middle-aged man.

"Ji Guang, good job!"

"Be more alert."

"Yes, don't lose face."

"Ji Mingshang, fuck you! You are a young general who was dismissed from his post. Why are you showing off here? Don't you want money? You don't have money! You want your life? I've already died once following the emperor!"

Ji Mingshang didn't care. My Golden Crow didn't provoke you.

"I remember you, Tian Jiguang, who was originally a fourth-rank official in the capital. Two years ago, you got angry and pointed at His Majesty and cursed him. As a result, you were demoted to Nanjing to look after the granary. Are you still so angry?"

"Tian Jiguang, you are so outrageous!"

Some people were angry, but Ji Mingshang waved his hand and said, "Forget it, since Lord Tian doesn't want to be with us, let's take him down to rest."

In a blink of an eye, two black-armored guards immediately stepped forward and took Tian Jiguang away.

"Is there any other adult who wants to go with us?"

As they were talking, another dozen people left angrily.

"Now that everyone who should go down has gone down, gentlemen, let's talk about some serious business. I want money, but I don't want to take the summer harvest money, it's too slow. I have a way to make money quickly, do you want to hear it?"

"What kind of method?"

"I'll sell my life for you. You guys can buy your life for 1 million taels per life, no bargaining, okay?"

"what!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately became nervous, "Please don't joke, my lord..."

Ji Mingshang walked off the stage slowly, forcing everyone to shrink back. He kicked the Jinling prefect who had just spoken.

"Do you think I'm kidding?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone slipped towards the door, ready to run away. However, as soon as he put his hand on the door bolt, he was forced back by the imperial guards holding knives.

"I would like to advise you all, there are 300 imperial guards here, and there are 300 black armor soldiers outside the door. Don't run out, or else the swords will have no eyes, and it will be bad if you hurt anyone!"

"It's only one million. You have worked hard for many years, I believe you all have this money. Besides, compared with your lives, a little money is nothing. What do you think?"

Ji Mingshang smiled, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, but without a trace of warmth, as if frost condensed, revealing an indescribable chill. Those eyes were deep and cold, flashing with light, as if to penetrate people's hearts and peek into the deepest fear in people's hearts.

"Ji Jun, we are all appointed officials of the imperial court. You killed them indiscriminately. Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's blame and the disgrace of the world?"

Hearing this, Ji Mingshang just found it funny, "I am the Imperial Envoy, Marquis of Jiangning, the Prince of Jin, His Majesty's adopted son, the Prime Minister's son-in-law, I executed first and reported later, with the special permission of the Emperor, would I be afraid of His Majesty's blame?

As for the people in the world, they can’t do anything to me anyway, and they can’t hear me, so what’s wrong with letting them scold me? "

"you……"

Unlike the others who were afraid or angry, the Jinling prefect was calculating, "You are serious about what you said. If we pay you, you will let us go."

"Of course, it's a business of integrity. Besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, and his reputation is better than mine."

Ji Mingshang pointed at Nangong Xiao behind him.

"Okay, then how do we pay and release the person?"