Everyone was confused when they saw Sun Zuo and Tu Kui kneeling in front of King Nan.
At this time, they had to kneel down one by one and salute, "I'm going to see the King of Chu, King of the South."
But they didn't know that Sun Zuo and Tu Kui performed the "kneel down" ceremony because they were so frightened that they knelt down and their legs became weak.
Fang Tong was grateful to King Nan for saving his life. This kneeling represented gratitude.
Nangong Yuanyi looked at the officials who were kneeling on the ground indifferently. He had no intention of asking them all to get up. He only said to Tong Fang: "Magnificent Fang, please get up."
Among these dozen people, he only asked Fang Tong to stand up, and Nangong Yuanyi treated them differently.
Fang Tong stood up gratefully, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Nangong Yuanyi said again, "Master Fang, please take a seat first."
At this time, everyone was even more uneasy, and they were all secretly guessing what King Nan meant?
I heard King Nan continue: "Today, I have summoned everyone here because I want to know the situation of the snow disaster in Zhangzhou and Yuzhou. I believe that all of you are well aware of the disaster situation in your jurisdiction, and I hope that you will come up with it as soon as possible. Regarding issues such as a food distribution and rescue plan, and the livelihood security of the people after the disaster, I hope to get a result within today."
As soon as everyone heard this, they were going to come up with a plan and get the results today. I am afraid that His Highness the Southern King was not deliberately trying to embarrass them.
At this time, the officials' faces showed signs of distress.
Nangong Yuanyi saw the colorful expressions on everyone's faces and said: "As for the case of Zhangzhou people robbing grain and the case of government grain being stolen from various yamen, I will re-investigate the cause and effect of the whole thing. What do you have? You can also tell me the clues."
"I would like to remind you all not to hide it by chance or play tricks in front of me. Once discovered, I will not be lenient. You adults should also think carefully about whether the heads on your necks can be stable and safe. Have a safe year."
Although Nangong Yuanyi's voice was soft, everyone felt a heavy pressure hitting their hearts, and they felt that the air was so heavy that they could not breathe.
"I don't dare," the officials replied quickly in unison. Some officials who were already guilty even had beads of sweat on their foreheads and cold sweat on their backs, which wetted their clothes.
Immediately, Nangong Yuanyi changed his expression and said calmly: "Of course, if you all serve the country and the people with all your heart, actively provide disaster relief, and relieve the people's difficulties as soon as possible, I will give you a reward from His Majesty."
Tu Kui raised his head and heard what he said. King Nan did not arrest him. Was he saying this to remind him that if he took the initiative to confess, or even accused Uncle Huo of being corrupt and perverting the law, King Nan would also punish him? His own chance of survival.
Now he finally figured it out. King Nan pretended to be a wealthy businessman from Jiangnan and deceived him miserably. All the evidence he got from himself pointed to the Huo family. At this time, it was not difficult for him to guess that King Nan had played with him so much. The purpose is to find evidence of Huo's crime.
At this time, Nangong Yuanyi suddenly said: "My lords, please stop kneeling and please get up." He slapped them in the face and then gave them a sweet date in a friendly manner.
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, and finally stood up tremblingly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Nangong Yuanyi glanced at Sun Zuo and Tu Kui, and said coldly: "Are the legs of Tu Taishou and Lord Sun numb? Do you want me to help you up personally?"
