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Mrs. Su's voice was shrill and sharp, attracting many people's attention.

She continued to shout loudly: "My master did not embezzle any money. He was wrongly accused. The person who actually embezzled the disaster relief funds is still at large. You have all been deceived."

Zhao Jian, who was standing in the distance, heard Madam Su's cry and his expression changed. He hurried forward and shouted, "Shut her mouth."

The guards of Su Jijing and the others were all from the Ministry of Justice. They would not listen to Zhao Jian. The guards all looked at Tong Zhongqian, who was also standing in the distance. He heard what Madam Su shouted but did not stop her. Instead, he put his hands in his sleeves and looked away, pretending not to hear.

If he doesn't stop it, the people from the Ministry of Justice will not take any action.

Zhao Jian ran to Madam Su. He couldn't pull Madam Su away by himself, so he could only signal a few of the yamen runners with his eyes.

When the yamen runners saw his eyes, they turned around to look at Tong Zhongqian. Seeing that Tong Zhongqian was not looking at them, they dared to step forward to shut Madam Su's mouth.

Mrs. Su's mouth was blocked and she was pressed to the ground.

As soon as he pinned Madam Su down, Su Jijing straightened his back and shouted at the top of his voice, "I, Su Jijing, swear on the honor of my ancestors that I have absolutely not embezzled a single cent of the disaster relief funds. They framed me to hide the true whereabouts of the relief funds. Even if you kill me, you won't be able to get the relief funds."

This time, Zhao Jian didn't need the yamen runners. He rushed over and covered Su Jijing's mouth. "Su Jijing, don't try to make excuses here. The evidence is irrefutable. You can't deny it. The emperor ordered you to be executed here to give an explanation to all the victims and let everyone know the consequences of corruption. As for the silver, even if you insist on not telling us, we will find it sooner or later."

Su Jijing did not struggle even though his mouth was covered by his hand. He just stood with his back straight, staring at the direction of the victims with a firm gaze. His face was covered with blood and his whole body was soaked in blood. The autumn wind blew, and his messy hair was blown wildly.

Originally, he should have looked very embarrassed, but at this moment he had the courage to die rather than surrender, especially when compared with the furious Zhao Jian next to him, it seemed that he was right and was being wronged.

Before Zhao Jian could breathe a sigh of relief, Su Jin, who was standing beside him, burst into tears and shouted, "Fellow villagers, my father did not embezzle funds. He is from Chanzhou. My grandmother is still in Chanzhou, and all the Su family members are there too. We still don't know if they survived the flood. How could my father embezzle disaster relief funds without caring about the lives of my grandmother and the family members?"

We are being wronged. Please believe us and save us, don't let the real criminals go unpunished."

After she finished shouting, she kowtowed to the victims. Soon her forehead started bleeding and the blood flowed down her forehead. She looked very miserable.

Before she could be held down, the five-year-old Su Sheng burst into tears: "It's unfair, Daddy has been wronged..."

He didn't quite understand any big principles, he just knew that his family was innocent, so he cried and shouted desperately.

Influenced by their instigation, the families of other prisoners involved in the case also began to cry and protest for injustice. For a while, there was a lot of crying out for injustice, and the yamen runners Zhao Jian signaled were overwhelmed and didn't know who to subdue.

Zhao Jian was so anxious that he was sweating. He looked at Tong Zhongqian and other officials from the Ministry of Justice. Tong Zhongqian not only ignored it, but also retreated.

He didn't care, and other officials didn't dare to move. Even if there were officials who were privately on Zhao Jian's side, they didn't dare to show up now because they knew Tong Zhongqian's temper. If Tong Zhongqian knew that they had secretly defected to others, they would not be able to stay in the Ministry of Justice.

The victims, upon seeing this scene, began to shout excitedly: "Why aren't they allowed to speak? Are you feeling guilty?"

"Yes, let them go. We want to hear the truth."

"Hand over the silver."

"Let them go."

"Hand over the silver."

......

The victims began to push forward, and the situation got out of control. The imperial guards all drew their swords, and some excited victims directly rushed towards the imperial guards' swords: "We are going to starve to death anyway. The court doesn't care whether we live or die. We might as well die today."

The imperial guards were frightened and retreated, leaving a gap. The man seized the opportunity and rushed out. He was about to rush towards Zhao Jian. Zhao Jian was so scared that his face turned pale. Suddenly, he saw his son and shouted for help: "Liangchen, catch him."

Zhao Liangchen was also afraid that the situation would get out of control, so he flew over to grab the person who rushed out. He grabbed the man's collar in a few steps and threw him back hard, throwing him towards Zou Tai.

Zou Tai caught the man and threw him back into the crowd. He swung his knife at the person in the front, and the frightened person quickly dodged backwards.

Zou Tai glared at the victims and ordered, "Everyone, listen up! Anyone who tries to rush forward will be killed without mercy."

"Yes."

The imperial guards returned with a deafening roar, advancing with their swords raised. The victims were frightened for a moment and retreated one after another.

Zhao Liangchen was already standing in front of his father, holding a knife in defense, then turned his head to look at the prisoners. He was looking for Zhao Kuo. In his previous life, Su Jijing and the imperial guards who were co-defendants were also chopped down in this situation. At that time, he thought that Zhao Kuo had also died at this time.

However, when the rebels attacked the palace, Zhao Kuo unexpectedly appeared. He was so surprised to see Zhao Kuo that he lost his focus and was stabbed in the chest by Zhao Kuo.

Before he closed his eyes, he saw Zhao Kuo's smug face: "Are you very curious about why I am still alive? Since you are about to die, I will be kind enough to tell you that everything was arranged by your father. It was he who arranged for Su Jijing to embezzle, it was he who arranged for me to expose Su Jijing, and it was he who rescued me.

Tsk tsk, look how pitiful you are. You are his son but he has been using you all the time. You are worse than me, a member of the same tribe. I hope you can be reborn into a good father in your next life."

If Zhao Kuo had not died in his previous life and was saved by his father, then it is possible that Zhao Kuo would not be here now.

Zhao Liangchen glanced at everyone, but as expected, he couldn't find Zhao Kuo.

But while everyone was crying out for justice, a few people kept their heads down and said nothing, which was very strange.

He walked a few steps over there, pretending to hold down Captain Wu Bin, who was in charge of escorting the disaster relief silver, and then looked carefully at the people who lowered their heads and did not speak. Zhao Kuo was not there.

Although he was in charge of a part of the imperial guards, not everyone knew him. Wu Bin, who was pinned down by him, struggled desperately: "Zhao Liangchen, let me go. I've been wronged."

Zhao Liangchen pressed down hard, then leaned close to his ear and asked, "Where's Zhao Kuo?"

Wu Bin was stunned and turned his head with difficulty but did not see Zhao Kuo. Suddenly, he saw the silent prisoners. After careful identification, he found that they were not the people responsible for escorting the disaster relief silver.

He was walking in the front as they were escorted out of the city, and he didn't notice that the person behind him had changed. He immediately realized something was wrong and started struggling, shouting, "No, no, the person is wrong. Someone has changed, the prisoner has been replaced."

Zhao Liangchen pretended to be unable to suppress him, but he broke free. Wu Bin immediately went to find Tong Zhongqian. He knew that Tong Zhongqian was fair and would not take human life lightly. After seeing Tong Zhongqian, he shouted, "Master Tong, the prisoners have been replaced. They are not my people."