Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

After all, no one wants to accidentally offend this newcomer who seems ignorant of the world and get into trouble for no reason!

Especially those officials who were the most greedy and reaped the most benefits were quite frightened.

They lived in fear all day, fearing that the new king would suddenly have the urge to thoroughly investigate their properties.

Let’s talk about the county magistrate. He is a weak person and gets along well with his colleagues on weekdays.

Now faced with this situation, it is naturally impossible for him to easily abandon the friendship of many years with his comrades just because of the arrival of the new king.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, the county magistrate finally decided to stand firmly on the side of his colleagues.

In this way, everyone gathered together to discuss and plan, and soon reached a consensus.

Afterwards, a series of memorials that seemed to be praising the emperor but were actually whitewashing the situation appeared in the court today.

However, it now seems that the young King of Lingnan is not as easily deceived as they had expected.

When he cast his eyes on the memorial, the expression on his face clearly showed the word "disbelief"!

The next moment, His Royal Highness the Prince of Lingnan waved his arm, and the memorial flew out instantly, and fell straight to the front of the hall with a "bang".

Then he said sternly:

"Master Zhang, is it true that Nanhai County is as you say, with no starving people on the streets and the people living and working in peace and contentment?"

Not to mention anything else, you should know that as early as when Xiao Heng was a prince, he had heard many times that Lingnan was a remote and poor place.

Moreover, on the way here, Shen Qingge also told him in detail about the harsh climatic conditions and severe food shortages in the Nanling region and a series of other difficulties and hardships.

But why is it that in the mouths of these officials, this place is just a little poor, and everything else is extremely good?

There is only one explanation, it is obvious that they want to make a fool of him, the new king!

Faced with the sudden questioning from the King of Lingnan, County Magistrate Zhang seemed a little at a loss. He broke out in a cold sweat and stammered for a long time, not knowing how to respond.

At this moment, the county official Zhao Chuan, who was standing nearby, quickly stepped forward, took over the conversation, and answered cautiously:

"Your Majesty, these memorials may indeed contain some exaggerations, but overall, the situations described are quite true!"

He said this calmly, and did not forget to stroke his gray beard.

The other officials also echoed:

"Yes, my king, how dare we lie to you? Of course we will tell you the truth!"

As the officials spoke, they exchanged glances with each other!

All these subtle and elusive changes in their expressions could not escape Xiao Heng's sharp eyes and were seen by him.

He pursed his lips slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile, and then said slowly:

"Well, since you all say so, I will naturally choose to believe you.

But... since I am the king of Lingnan, I absolutely cannot be ignorant of the situation among the people.

So, Magistrate Zhang, as the saying goes, "It's better to do it now than to wait for a day." How about you take a group of officials and accompany me for a tour of the city after the court session today?

As soon as he finished speaking, the Chief Clerk Ma Jing stood up impatiently and shouted anxiously:

"You absolutely cannot do that, Your Majesty! Although you love your people like your own children and wish to be close to them, their hearts are unpredictable. I'm afraid some cunning and tyrannical people will take advantage of this opportunity to harm you.

If you truly wish to personally inspect the situation, I hope you will allow me to mobilize personnel to first eliminate all suspicious individuals in the city and ensure that there are no risks before proceeding."

Xiao Heng shook his head, still with a faint smile on his face, and responded:

"Eliminate suspicious individuals? Is Lord Changshi planning to use this opportunity to rearrange the streets and deliberately create a false image of prosperity to deceive me?

This time I originally planned to go on a private visit, traveling in casual clothes with a small entourage, and didn't want to make too much of a fuss.

Besides, my personal guard commander and many other personal guards will be accompanying us for protection, so why make such a fuss?

In my opinion, the Chief Secretary is a little too nervous!"

Everyone listened carefully to Xiao Heng's words and soon understood the implicit meaning - no matter what, they had to go on the street patrol today.

For a moment, everyone couldn't help but look embarrassed, and they all turned their eyes to Zhang Junshou who was standing beside them.

The county magistrate Zhang also frowned, sighed heavily, and replied helplessly, "As you wish!"

Hearing this, Xiao Heng finally showed a satisfied smile on his face. He then announced the adjournment of the court and told everyone to gather at the gate of the palace after one stick of incense.

Not only that, he also specifically instructed Yun Yi beside him to prepare ready-made clothes for the guards to wear daily for the ministers so that they could change out of their court robes.

This move made the old ministers very angry, but they could only be angry but not say anything.

After Xiao Heng left the court, many officials gathered together and whispered to each other in low voices.

Someone said worriedly:

"The new king doesn't look easy to deal with! Looking at the situation, I'm afraid he'll have to uncover some issues before he's done with us!"

Others echoed this sentiment, expressing their deep concern and uneasiness about the matter.

"Why are you all so panicked? He's just a young brat. Even if he can cause trouble for two or three days, can he really do anything to us experienced old officials?

Besides, this man is just a banished and impoverished prince, and he doesn't have any military power at all!

Let him mess around. Although the streets and alleys of Panyu City seem a bit run-down and old, at best they are just a little poor. Apart from that, what else is there to be surprised about?

Hearing this, Captain Song Lin beside him sighed with worry:

"Oh no, it's bad! I just handed the seal of command of the army to him today. What should I do now?"

However, Zhao Juncheng just smiled contemptuously upon hearing this, waved his hand and said:

"Hey, I don't mean to criticize you, Captain Song. What great things can you accomplish with just those old, weak, and defeated soldiers under your command?

It's good enough that they can guard the city gate honestly. Do you still expect that the newly arrived King of Lingnan will use them to make things difficult for us?

It's simply an Arabian Nights fantasy, the most ridiculous thing in the world! So, don't worry too much, just calm down and relax!