Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

The shouting and cursing almost reached the dark sky, deafening.

Zhuo Jing put one hand behind his back and slowly walked down the steps to the yamen gate. He climbed onto the horse that had been prepared by the people below. A hint of cruelty appeared in his eyes: "Tell them to go slower."

The people along the street heard what he said.

How could they not understand the goodwill this imperial envoy had for them? This was to give them a chance to take revenge!

"Thank you, Master Zhuo!"

Everyone had a relieved smile on their face, and while they were thanking and cursing, they worked more diligently and vigorously. Pieces and lumps of black stuff kept flying from both sides of the road to the prison vans in the middle.

It caused a series of shrill screams.

Zhuo Jing rode his horse leisurely at the front of the prisoner carriage team, with a gentle smile on his face, and even started chatting and instructing the surrounding people:

"Now is the time to have some fun with your revenge."

"Skinning and stuffing them with straw... It's certainly satisfying, but the scene is ultimately too horrific. Watching it can easily give you nightmares! So it's best if you don't go along to watch it. Beat these bastards to your heart's content, and then just live your life in peace! My Great Ming Dynasty has His Majesty here, so from now on... nothing will change!"

Zhuo Jing said this with utmost sincerity.

In other words, it is unlikely that you can ask a guy who is so honest that he doesn't care about the ties between his nine clans to tell lies against his will.

He saw everything.

Perhaps it was Zhuo Jing's smiling and casual manner that made him quite approachable. A commoner on the road nearby, compacting a lump of mud mixed with snow and throwing it forward, couldn't help but ask, "Master Zhuo, you've seen the skinning and straw stuffing punishment so many times. Have you ever had a nightmare?"

Zhuo Jing originally intended to slow down.

The horse beneath him merely strolled leisurely, grinning as he said, "Hey, I'm doing things for Your Majesty, acting on behalf of Heaven! I have a clear conscience! But the people deserve a peaceful life! That's why our current emperor has issued a special decree, ordering the execution to be carried out in the suburbs. The human skins used as straw should also be thrown into the wilderness to be exposed. Such filth is unworthy of polluting the eyes of the upright people of our Ming Dynasty."

Although he said this in casual conversation, it was all true.

This is also why he said sincerely, "As long as the current emperor is in our Ming Dynasty, things will be fine in the future!"

The current emperor is cruel and murderous.

However, in some subtle details, there is always a hint of meticulousness, kindness and rationality that was not seen in the previous emperor.

At this thought, an uncontrollable smile formed at the corners of his mouth. His eyes wandered among the clamor of the people, and he took a deep breath. He thought to himself, "With such an emperor, how can the people's lives be bad? This is what a ruler should be like!"

He did not forget the horrific scenes he had witnessed in the previous dynasty.

The previous emperor was brutal and cruel. After skinning and stuffing those corrupt officials with straw, he hung them at the vegetable market and the city gate for public display... The people were terrified, and even Zhuo Jing himself was nervous for a while.

Zhuo Jing felt that this approach was just right.

He finished speaking.

Many women and children in the crowd nodded in agreement. "Although Yuanzhou City has never experienced anything like this before, it's not unheard of by us. Just thinking about it makes me terrified. The current emperor truly cares about us, the common people."

When this matter was mentioned, the crowd immediately started discussing:

"That's right! Isn't it because Your Majesty pulled out the account books of the Yuanzhou Prefecture mine and asked for them to be checked that this major case of ours was brought to light this time?"

"I heard… His Majesty may not be very old, but he's incredibly capable! He just randomly pulled out a few account books for me to check, and he found problems in all of them! He's like a god!"