We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

As an experienced hunter, Jie Ming lived a relatively good life among the people from the outer city.

At the same time, he was also one of the first people to recognize the true face of these officials and wealthy families in the inner city.

The difference between inner-city people and outer-city people is greater than the difference between humans and dogs.

He once saw with his own eyes that the steward of the inner city bought a prey from him that was enough to feed an ordinary family in the outer city for a week, and then turned around and fed it to his own vicious dog.

He also knew that when it was freezing cold and difficult to hunt, the dogs kept by the aristocratic families would eat human flesh!

Now someone told him that the new prince had overthrown the masters of the inner city and let the people of the outer city take charge, but he refused to believe it.

But when he really saw Li Che walking slowly from a distance, he felt a little doubtful.

Unlike the masters in the inner city, Li Che did not ride in a sedan chair, nor was he surrounded by groups of servants and maids.

He was just riding a tall horse, followed by a dozen murderous armored warriors.

As he walked along, he did not drive away the people, but the people consciously made way for him and burst into cheers.

Jie Ming curled his lips in disdain, thinking what a bunch of idiots.

The prince's ousting of the aristocratic family was just a transfer of power.

Next, a new group of nobles will take over and sit high above the heads of the people. Do they really think that it will be the turn of the poor people to be in charge?

However, this prince really looks like a bodhisattva.

With red lips and white teeth, she is prettier than a woman.

Li Che sat upright on his horse, his eyes fixed on the crowd, his brows slightly furrowed.

I always feel like someone is watching me with malicious eyes in the dark...

He turned sideways and asked Qiu Bai, "Have all the remaining members of the aristocratic families been apprehended?"

"Your Highness, most of them have been wiped out. However, the situation in the city is complicated and we brothers are not familiar with it, so a small number of them still slipped through the net."

Li Che said, "Hurry up and catch them. If you don't find them all, how can you sleep well?"

"Yes." Qiu Bai replied in a low voice.

Li Che looked at the Ninggu soldiers who were maintaining order around him, and his thoughts began to wander.

Letting the military be responsible for public security is not a long-term solution.

It is still necessary to establish a law enforcement unit similar to the police station in later generations, which is specifically responsible for maintaining public order in the city.

The best medicine is not to cure illness, but to prevent it. Similarly, the way to maintain social stability is not to catch all criminals, but to prevent crime.

After all, the military is not professional and cannot do this.

When Li Che and others walked onto the wooden platform, more and more people were gathering around.

There were tens of thousands of people bustling about, and although they were scattered on both sides of the street, it still looked densely packed.

Li Che ordered the city walls to be opened so that some people could stand on the walls to watch in order to avoid a serious stampede.

The trouble is almost over, it’s time to start the real show.

The soldiers pushed the noble families onto the wooden platform in groups, led by the heads of each family.

The big man who was usually high and mighty was now reduced to a prisoner. Unexpectedly, the people no longer had the hatred they had for the barbarians yesterday.

Although the aristocratic family has been taken down by Li Che, its influence still remains.

The oppression day after day made the people afraid to get angry for a while.

Yuwen Tai raised his head and saw the wooden platform filled with heads. He felt disdain in his heart:

'Untouchables!'

Wherever his eyes swept, none of the people dared to look him in the eye, which made him even more determined.

What qualifications do these untouchables have to judge themselves?

Li Che sneered, looked at the people below the stage, and said gently: "The public trial has begun. If there are those who have been wronged, feel free to report it. I will make the decision for you."

The audience was silent.

In a corner of the stage, Qian Bin sighed secretly and said to Wang Xi beside him, "The remnants of the previous dynasty have been tyrannical for a long time. I'm afraid the people dare not speak out."

Wang Xi nodded: "Your Highness is still anxious. How can the punishment of a noble family be left to the common people to decide?"

Jie Ming crossed his arms, looked around, and his heart was full of contempt.

Just now he regarded Prince Ninggu as his savior, but now he dares not even say a word.

He only felt pity for their misfortune and anger at their lack of resistance.

I made up my mind and was about to be the first to speak out.

But a strong man squeezed out of the crowd, raised his right hand, and shouted in a somewhat exaggerated tone: "Your Highness, I have a grievance."

Li Che looked at the familiar face and said with a smile, "Tell me about it."

The man walked up to the stage and was about to go on stage, but Qiu Bai stopped him and said, "Wait a moment, I need to search you."

The strong man immediately froze and said flatteringly, "I know the rules, steward."

Qiu Bai suddenly became anxious and angry and almost kicked the idiot down.

Butler, butler, butler, I am so confused!

If others hear it, won’t the secret be exposed?

He glared at the man unhappily, searched him roughly, and then let him go.

The strong man stood in front of Li Che, bowed with admiration and said:

"Your Highness, please allow me to report that I have a thirteen-year-old unmarried girl in my family. She was accidentally spotted by the third young master of the Yuwen family and was forced to become a maid."

"I refused, so the third young master sent his vicious servants to beat me half to death and abducted my sister."

"A few days later, someone brought back my sister's body and gave me one ounce of silver."

The sturdy man was crying and sobbing, and the big man stood on the stage and howled.

"I'm wronged, and so is my sister! Please, Your Highness, make the decision!"

Li Che was speechless for a moment and glanced at Qiu Bai secretly.

I told you to find someone smart, not someone who's a dramatic actor!

Qiu Bai lowered his head in shame and anger.

Okay, okay, someone will do the job of emptying the chamber pot for the next month.

Although the strong man's acting was awkward, it was good enough to fool the people.

When the people heard his experience and remembered their own experiences, they were all filled with righteous indignation.

Seeing that the actor was still trying to act, Li Che quickly shouted, "Come here, record this: Yuwen Qingshan is forcing the people to commit human trafficking and causing death!"

After saying that, he looked at the strong man softly and said, "Go, I will make this man pay for your sister's life."

The strong man knelt on the ground and was about to express his gratitude profusely, but Qiu Bai quickly asked someone to pull him away.

Li Che looked down at the stage and asked again, "Who still has grievances?"

People tend to follow the crowd. When they see someone standing out, the bold ones immediately become eager to take action.

Suddenly, someone hiding in the crowd shouted:

"Your Highness, my father was just in the way, but he was whipped several times and died the next day. Does this count as an injustice?"

Li Che said loudly: "Forget it, who did this?"

The man mustered up his courage and pointed at one of them with red eyes: "Tang Guanzhong!"

Li Che looked at the Tang family's patriarch, whose face was pale.

He had done so many evil things that he really couldn't remember such an incident, but this was indeed something he was capable of doing.

"Remember this!" Li Che said coldly.

After the first one, there was soon a second and a third, and the people began to speak out, accusing the various aristocratic families of oppression against them.

A few literate soldiers took notes quickly, but soon they could not keep up.

Almost all the people in the aristocratic families are full of evil.

It seems that if one does not have dozens of crimes and evil deeds, he is not worthy of calling himself a child of a noble family.