There were voices in the court calling for Su Jijing to be sent out of the city to appease the public anger. Even the four regent ministers agreed. Even if there was no money, something had to be done to appease the victims.

Zhao Liangchen was very nervous. He didn't know whether Su Qin had persuaded the victims in prison to do as she wished. This would be pushing her father to his death.

After sending Su Qin to the prison last night, he went to the home of the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and stole the seal and his letters. He then asked someone to forge false evidence and threw it at the door of the Ministry of Justice. However, he didn't know whether Tong Zhongqian had seen it or whether he had any suspicion about it.

He often patrolled and knew who was good at forging things, but he didn't know if they had reached the level of being indistinguishable from the real thing. The time was too short and he didn't have time to do it thoroughly.

Originally, it was thought that this matter would take a few days to ferment, but unexpectedly, things developed so quickly. Su Qin only took half a night to make the prisoners riot. Tong Zhongqian had no time to verify the authenticity of the evidence. Su Jijing and others were still the most suspicious people.

If things don't go as Su Qin expected, then her father will really be beyond saving.

Seeing that everyone agreed with this proposal, the emperor issued an edict: "Tong Zhongqian will go and fetch Su Jijing and the others, and take them all out of the city. Taishi Yan will follow them out of the city and announce their crimes to the victims. Zhao Liangchen will lead his men to the government office and the prison to take the victims out of the city together."

Tong Zhongqian saw that the emperor and the ministers were all looking at him, and there was a hint of urging in the emperor's eyes. He could only make up his mind and choose to obey.

He closed his eyes helplessly, and when he opened them again he regained his composure and accepted the order.

In fact, he has always had doubts about Su Jijing's corruption case. He still has some doubts that have not been clarified. Now there is new evidence. He does not want to send Su Jijing to death so early, but now so many officials want Su Jijing to die, and the emperor has also issued an edict. If the death of a few people can quell the public anger and avoid causing greater casualties, he will not be so pedantic as to go against so many people, so he accepted the edict.

Zhao Liangchen had no choice but to accept the order. He could only choose to trust Su Qin. She was so smart, and everything should develop as she expected.

After the discussion, the court meeting was over and Zhao Liangchen went to check the troops. The imperial guards camp was outside the city, so he did not leave the city. Instead, he took the imperial guards on duty in the palace with him.

Zou Tai was here today. Seeing Zhao Liangchen, he curiously asked, "Aren't you supposed to be on duty in the palace today? What are you doing here?"

Zhao Liangchen didn't explain: "There are some things. Bring two hundred people with me to the government office jail."

Zou Tai was puzzled: "Why bring so many people? Is the emperor going to kill them all?"

Zhao Liangchen: "Send them out of the city."

Zou Tai breathed a sigh of relief: "It's better to send them out of the city. I'm tired of arresting people these days. They haven't committed any serious crimes and cannot be beaten or killed. Why bring them back?"

Zhao Liangchen was anxious and didn't chat with him as usual. He said with a sullen face, "Go and get some people."

Zou Tai sensed something was wrong, but didn't dare ask any more questions. He turned around and called for people, and soon everyone was gathered.

By the time they arrived at the government prison, the prisoners had already torn down the cell doors. All the prisoners rushed to the prison gate, which was slammed loudly and became shaky from the constant banging. All the jailers were looking at the gate nervously with knives in their hands. When they saw the imperial guards coming, they all breathed a sigh of relief and made way for them.

Zhao Liangchen walked in front and said to the jailer, "Open the door."

The jailer at the door hesitated: "Sir, these prisoners are crazy. They will run out as soon as the door is opened."

Zhao Liangchen drew his knife, stared at the door, and gave a concise order: "Open the door."

Zou Tai followed behind him and drew his sword: "Open the door quickly if I tell you to. I want to see who dares to cause trouble today. If you are not afraid of death, rush out." The imperial guards behind him drew their swords.

When the jailer saw this situation, he hurried to open the door. As soon as the door opened, the prisoners inside rushed out, but as soon as they rushed out of the door, they stopped in fright when they saw the situation outside.

There were so many prisoners that the ones at the back couldn't see what was happening in front. When they saw the ones in front stopped, they pushed them in dissatisfaction: "Let's go! Why are we stopping? The prison door is open. What are you waiting for?"

The person in front didn't dare to move because Zhao Liangchen's knife was already across someone's neck.

Zhao Liangchen's eyes searched the crowd nervously. He was looking for Su Qin. After searching for a long time, he found Su Qin who was almost crushed in the crowd.

He looked at Su Qin worriedly, thinking it was inappropriate for a girl like her to be squeezed in among grown men, as it would affect her reputation and easily ruin her.

He was also worried that Su Qin would not be able to control the refugees.

Su Qin also saw Zhao Liangchen coming. She nodded slightly at him, and then persuaded those who kept pushing forward: "Everyone, please stop pushing. The court has sent people. Let's hear what the court has to say first."

The people behind her listened to her words, stopped pushing, and the crowd gradually calmed down.

Zhao Liangchen didn't give a long speech, but simply said: "Don't make trouble now. The emperor ordered me to take you out of the city, and I will explain it to you there."

The victims subconsciously looked at Su Qin, and Su Qin said loudly: "Let's follow them out of the city and see what happens. Anyway, we won't let it go unless they give us a reasonable explanation."

"Yes, it can't be counted."

"Let's go and see. If they don't return my money, I'll fight them."

The victims began to walk out in an orderly manner. The imperial guards were divided into two teams and stood guard on both sides with knives to prevent anyone from escaping and causing trouble.

Su Qin also followed the crowd out. Zou Tai kept staring at her. He touched Zhao Liangchen and said, "Liangchen, do you think that little guy who just spoke looks familiar?"

Zhao Liangchen didn't want Zou Tai to notice Su Qin pushing him and said, "Most of the people here are captured by us. It would be abnormal if they don't look familiar. Let's go quickly. It's important to get down to business."

Zou Tai was pushed by him and said, "No, it's not that kind of familiarity. I just feel that she is different from others. What is it? Why can't I remember it? Hey, don't push me, I can walk by myself."

The long escort team began to leave the city. The people on both sides of the street looked at them curiously. They didn't know what they were doing and didn't dare to ask the imperial guards. Some curious people wanted to follow and see, and soon a group of people followed the criminal team.

When passing by a blacksmith's shop, Zou Tai saw a large iron pot hanging on the wall and suddenly an idea flashed through his mind and he blurted out: "Turtle spirit, he is the turtle spirit from that day."

The shout was quite loud and many people looked at him.

Su Qin, who was whispering to the person next to her, felt her fist harden when she heard this: Damn it, you are the turtle spirit, your whole family is turtle spirits, you are the big turtle, and you gave birth to little turtles. Your turtle pond collapsed, and a turtle kid like you with no quality ran out and ran wild in the streets.

She turned around and glared at Zou Tai fiercely. The villain in her heart had already raised the knife and stabbed Zou Tai thousands of times: Boy, wait, I will definitely avenge you for the last time you teased me.

Zou Tai saw Su Qin glaring at him, but he couldn't speak because Zhao Liangchen had covered his mouth. He could only point at Su Qin and yell at Zhao Liangchen excitedly: Woo woo woo... (See, I was right, that's the bastard. He glared at me, let me go, or I'll pop his eyes out)

Zhao Liangchen didn't let go. He tried hard to control the excited Zou Tai: "Behave yourself. You are on duty now, so be serious."

Zou Tai looked around and found that everyone was looking at him, so he calmed down. He patted Zhao Liangchen's hand and signaled that he would stop moving.

Seeing that he was really obedient, Zhao Liangchen let him go. Zou Tai glared at Su Qin: You wait, kid, if you dare to glare at me, I will deal with you after we get out of the city.

Seeing him glaring at her, Su Qin gave him the middle finger, then turned her head away and ignored him.

Zou Tai (⊙_⊙)? He looked at Zhao Liangchen: "What does he mean?"

Zhao Liangchen had no idea what it meant, but he could tell it wasn't a good thing. However, he said calmly, "It means admitting defeat."

Zou Tai was pleased with himself: "Yeah, I think so too. Not many people dare to go against me."

Zhao Liangchen nodded seriously: "Yes, you are amazing, very amazing."

By the time they left the city and arrived at the place where the disaster victims gathered, Tong Zhongqian had already escorted Su Jijing's family there, along with other criminals involved in the same case.

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