Female supremacy: The evil woman only wants to ascend the throne

"Your humble servant, Tian Lin, respectfully wishes Your Highness the best of health!"

Tian Lin stood up from his knees and crawled in fear, bowed deeply to Wan Qingyan with great respect, and greeted him.

However, despite her outward humility and courtesy, her uneasy eyes revealed her extreme nervousness at the moment.

Wan Qingyan looked angrily at the official in front of him, whom he had once placed high hopes on, and sternly questioned, "Tian Lin, Tian Lin, you really disappoint me! I promoted you to the position of Qingzhou prefect because I saw your ability and believed that you had enough skills to govern Qingzhou in an orderly manner.

But look at what you've done! I told you to compile a detailed census of the population and land in Qingzhou, and submit it to me. And what's the result? I haven't even seen a copy yet! Is it because I'm too nice to you that you dare to fool me like this?

And those daring subordinates of yours, they actually dared to collude with those lawless landlords, wantonly annex land, oppress and exploit the people...

As the prefect of Qingzhou, were you really unaware of this? What did you do? Did you just watch them do whatever they wanted?

Wan Qingyan asked questions in rapid succession, and these questions were like thunder exploding in Tian Lin's ears. She immediately knelt down heavily on the ground with a thump.

On the way here, Tian Lin had already learned the general situation of the matter from other people, so she knew the reason why Wan Qingyan was so angry.

This matter was indeed caused by her incompetence, but there were also unspeakable difficulties. After all, she had just taken office not long ago, and many problems left over from Li Guoan's tenure needed to be solved urgently. Those shady activities and favoritism and fraud needed her to sort out and correct one by one. As a result, the affairs at hand piled up like a mountain, making her overwhelmed.

In order to find out the actual number of fields and population status, she sent people to conduct in-depth field investigations. Unexpectedly, a major flaw occurred in this key link.

Those who were sent down there actually said one thing to her in front and another behind her back, pretending to obey her orders but actually disobeying her. They deliberately concealed the real land conditions and security situation in the suburban areas.

However, she was too busy all day long and had no time to go to the site to conduct inspections and verifications in person, which ultimately led to the current difficult situation!

Tian Lin knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to apologize: "Your Highness, this is my fault for failing to do my duty. I am willing to accept the punishment and leave it to Your Highness to decide!"

She spoke sincerely, without any intention of arguing. She knew very well that no matter how much she explained at this moment, it would be of no avail. Instead, it might make Wan Qingyan think that she was not only incompetent, but also good at sophistry.

"Tian Lin, I'll come back to settle your accounts for your sins. Now, watch me and see how I deal with this bunch of lawless gentry and corrupt officials!"

Wan Qingyan's face was as gloomy as water. She criticized Tian Lin coldly, then she raised her right hand slightly and waved to Tian Lin, indicating her to stand behind her quickly.

She did this obviously to protect Tian Lin, so as to prevent those desperate people from suddenly attacking her and causing accidental harm to her!

Wan Qingyan's mind was as clear as a mirror. She knew very well that Tian Lin was an honest and upright official, and was truly a good official who was dedicated to serving the people. She also did a lot of practical things in her daily life. The only drawback was that she lacked decisive and ruthless means in handling political affairs.

If she can't make up for this shortcoming as soon as possible, the position of Qingzhou prefect must be replaced! If a leader in a high position cannot suppress the people working under him, the result is self-evident and will only be a mess!

Not long after Tian Lin moved behind Wan Qingyan, he heard a hurried sound of footsteps coming from afar. Officials of all levels in charge of urban and suburban affairs, as well as a group of yamen runners, rushed over.

Each of these people looked nervous, with beads of sweat on their foreheads. They were obviously shocked by the sudden situation here.

After a while, there was a sudden noise in the crowd. He Yue and A Nian led many people from nearby and hurried here.

For a moment, the originally spacious venue suddenly became crowded, and people's gazes, some curious, some puzzled, and some awed, were all directed at Wan Qingyan who was in the center of the crowd.

Wan Qingyan felt everyone's gaze and stood up from her chair calmly. She waved to everyone and said loudly, "Everyone, I am Wan Qingyan, the current fifth princess. The reason I sent someone to invite you here today is mainly because I need your cooperation on three matters!

First, I am here to speak for the poor people. If you have any grievances or land disputes, you can complain to me, and I will solve them for you all at once today!

Second, I am also here to punish corrupt officials. Anyone who has evidence can hand it over. I will never tolerate it!

Third, I have also invited you to witness the execution today. These lawless local gentry dared to kill my people and even attempted to assassinate me. I am sure you have all suffered greatly from this. Today, I will execute them all and bring justice to everyone..."

Wan Qingyan's voice exploded in the crowd like thunder, and the poor people who had just looked numb suddenly had a barely perceptible light in their eyes.

This ray of light was like a candle in the darkness. Although it was weak, it was enough to ignite the spark of hope in their hearts.

Immediately afterwards, thunderous applause came from all directions. The people were so excited that they even wanted to kneel down and kowtow to express their gratitude to Wan Qingyan.

However, Wan Qingyan saw through the people's intentions at a glance. She quickly stood up and shouted, "You don't have to kneel now. Wait until I have dealt with everything properly and given you a satisfactory explanation. Then you can perform this ceremony later!"

After hearing Wan Qingyan's words, the people looked at each other, but in the end they did not dare to go against her wishes. Their knees, which had been bent, slowly straightened again.

They stood up silently, their eyes fixed on Wan Qingyan, hoping that she could truly change their tragic fate.

Wan Qingyan's expression was solemn. After she looked around at the people around her, she spoke again, "Don't worry, everyone. I will first deal with the corrupt officials and local tyrants. These two are of the utmost importance to everyone's livelihood!"

After saying that, she sat back in her chair, ready for the next accountability and execution!