But...it seems that after finding all the housekeeper Zhang and others, Wen Yuan made no move.
Zhang Qiaoer was puzzled and went to Wen Yuan to ask her why she didn't take action yet.
"Of course I have my own plans, so don't worry about them. Just know that I will never let these evildoers go."
Especially the father and son, who have done so many evil things and can still get away with it in this world, Wen Yuan will never allow such a thing to happen.
This wait is a full month.
But the news from the capital just suited Wen Yuan's wishes. As expected, the emperor still attached great importance to this matter, and the letter he sent Shen Huaiyan played a key role.
"Miss, now the capital has begun to thoroughly investigate the affairs of officials protecting each other and accepting bribes. The emperor is coming down with thunderous force, which will blow up those officials. We can take action." Wen Yuan was in the yard at this time. Looking at the flowers, the sound of the falcon startled the birds on the branches, and the corrupt officials, just like the birds, were busy running away.
Wen Yuan, however, watched the fish swimming in the pond contentedly, threw a handful of bait into it, and then said leisurely, "Don't worry, it's just the capital now. After a while, those officials from the capital who specialize in investigating corrupt officials will It will be around here. When the adults in the nearby state capitals are very busy, we will take action again. By then..."
On one side are senior officials in the capital who are strictly investigating corruption, and on the other side is Princess Xianyang who has evidence and witnesses. How should the Liang family and his son deal with this?
I'm just afraid that when the time comes, we can't call Tiantian to respond, and we can't call the earth and earth to work anymore. Let's see who can still protect them.
As Wen Yuan expected, only half a month later, officials sent by the capital came to Qingfeng and Feihua cities. Apart from them, there were naturally responsible officials in other places.
But with Wen Yuan's letter, the emperor took special care of Qingfeng City and sent two ministers of the court to supervise it.
This will shorten Sheriff Liang's life span by ten years. "My lords, is there any big movement in the capital? How did you find out that we are in such a remote place?"
Mr. Du looked through Qingfeng City's tax books without raising his eyelids, "Yes, didn't His Majesty pay a private visit to the people incognito a few days ago? Many problems were discovered, so why don't we strictly investigate corrupt officials and do this?" Leave no one behind and leave no one behind.”
So cruel? Sheriff Liang kept wiping the sweat on his forehead with his sleeves, fearing that these adults would find out some mistakes and lose his official title.
"The tax revenue in your place is not low. No wonder even the official residences are built so luxuriously." Mr. Du raised his eyes and scanned the place where he was. He was really generous. I'm afraid even the official residences in the capital could not be this grand.
What does this mean? Sheriff Liang frowned imperceptibly, "No, no, I think this official residence is a place to serve the people, and it can also be regarded as our face, so it shouldn't be too shabby."
"Ha." All the adults around him sneered in unison.
Sheriff Liang was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He didn't understand why the Holy Emperor suddenly sent so many officials to Qingfeng City, but he had a vague feeling that this incident was directed at him.
That night, Governor Liang wrote a secret letter and gave it to his secret guard, but soon the secret letter was returned intact, "Sir, Lord Feng said that he is now a mud Buddha and cannot save himself when he crosses the river. , I don’t have time to deal with the master’s affairs... I asked around, and it seems that all the officials who have a relationship with you, master, have been investigated.”
How could this happen... The man paced back and forth in the room. Thinking of Feihua City, he immediately asked: "What about Wen Yuan? Has anyone gone to Feihua City to investigate?"
"No, how could anyone from Princess Xianyang go check it out? Even if there is, it's just for show." After all, that's Wen Yuan's territory. She reports it to the emperor alone every year. No one knows about her flight. What is going on with Huacheng? I only know that the emperor always praises her for her good governance and that there is no problem at all.
Sheriff Liang thought this was Wen Yuan's trick at first, but now it seems that she does not have that much power to mobilize so many officials to investigate the case.
Just when he was most worried, Wen Yuan came to the Yamen with the witnesses he had found.
"Governor Liang, what I want to sue today is Commander Liang's son, Liang Chao."
The man glared and roared: "What are you talking about?!"
At this time, Mr. Du and others from the capital also came to the court. They sat below to hear the trial, "Governor Liang, this Liang Chao is your only son. I really want to hear what Princess Xianyang wants to sue him. What, you haven’t ascended to the throne yet?”
With Mr. Du and several others suppressing him, Sheriff Liang had no choice but to go to court to hear the case.
"I want to sue Liang Chao for raping a woman to death and then abandoning her body. The method was cruel and the circumstances were egregious. The case of floating corpses by the river a few days ago was Liang Chao's fault!"
Wen Yuan's words were heartbreaking. Sheriff Liang's hands had long been clenched into fists where no one could see them, "Take people! Take Liang Chao!"
When the government officials brought Liang Chao up, the man denied all the things he had done, "Sir, this is clearly a malicious frame-up by Wen Yuan!"
"Oh, Liang Chao, do you dare to say to God that you have never done these things? If you lie, you will die without a complete body. Do you dare to say that?" Wen Yuan pressed forward step by step, and Sheriff Liang had to maintain order in the courtroom. .
He could not favor his son in front of these people sent by the imperial court, but since Wen Yuan sued him, it meant that she was fully prepared...
What to do, what to do...
Mr. Du couldn't wait any longer and urged Sheriff Liang, "Why are you dazed? Let's review the case."
Only then did Sheriff Liang react. He patted the table and asked Wen Yuan, "Do you have any evidence?"
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be here today." Wen Yuan turned sideways and winked at the Falcon not far away.
The man immediately brought up the man whom the owl had rescued that day, "Liang Chao, Sheriff Liang, do you know this man?"
As soon as they saw the man's face clearly, the father and son took a deep breath at the same time, "How do I know him? Could it be that this is the witness you mentioned, Princess Xianyang?"
"Governor Liang! How can you say you don't know me?! I've done a lot for you, but I didn't expect you to want to get rid of me!" Upon hearing that Sheriff Liang said he didn't know him, the man's sanity suddenly exploded, "Four Months ago, you gave me fifty taels of gold and asked me to clean up the two female corpses. Have you forgotten? I still have thirty taels hidden under the stove at home. How can you say you don’t know me? ?!”
After hearing his words, Lord Du and the others all looked at Governor Liang, "Is it possible that the person Princess Xianyang wants to sue today has something to do with you, Governor Liang?"
The people in high positions were so nervous that their palms were sweating. Wen Yuan took over what the adult said, "Mr. Du is wise. Today Wen Yuan wants to sue the governor Liang. I want to sue him for shielding his son. Not only did he fail to He did what a local official should do, even turning a blind eye to the lives of the people."
As for his corruption and bribery under false pretexts, Wen Yuan didn't bother to talk about it. She had no evidence, so she would wait for Mr. Du and the others to verify it. "So Wen Yuan thinks that County Magistrate Liang is not suitable to hear this case. I beg Mr. Du to take the seat and help those people." The women who died in vain redress their grievances!”
As soon as Wen Yuan finished saying this, thunderous applause erupted in the courtroom, "Okay! We support Princess Xianyang! Let the father and son pay with blood!"
Mr. Du naturally followed her words and sat on the main seat, "Okay, I will formally hear the case today. Wen Yuan, you are suing Liang and his son, but this piece of evidence is not enough. You have other evidence." ?"
"Of course. Go and bring our important witness."
After a while, Butler Zhang was brought to the court. When the father and son saw him, they were so frightened that their legs became weak and they couldn't even kneel down.
"Hey, what's going on? He seems to be an important person, and his legs were so frightened when he saw him." Mr. Du teased the father and son.
Butler Zhang knelt on the ground and saluted the adults present, "The common man's name is Zhang San. He is the steward of the county governor's house. He has been with County Sheriff Liang for twenty years. All the common people are aware of all his crimes."
"Oh? Then you can start from the beginning."
Let’s start from the beginning... This made Zhang San difficult. How early should we start? But Butler Zhang still said honestly: "At first, County Sheriff Liang was indeed a good official who cared about the people, but later his power gradually increased. He also changed some of his state of mind. It is not an exaggeration to describe him as being greedy, squandering money and drinking money. The most frightening thing is that after he had his only son, Liang Chao, he was so doting on him that he let this child go. On the wrong path."
"Liang Chao's favorite thing is all kinds of beauties. He often goes in and out of Goulan House, and usually brings back one, two or even three or four brothel girls to play with each other every night. Later, these women can no longer satisfy his desires. He started to rob civilian girls, and any pretty girls in Qingfeng City were taken back to the Sheriff's Mansion for his pleasure."
At this time, Butler Zhang glanced meaningfully at Sheriff Liang next to him and continued to add, "In the beginning, Sheriff Liang would stop him, until one time later, Liang Chao presented him with two incredibly beautiful women, and he No longer pretending not to see it. And this Liang Chao's method of treating women can be described as cruel. He would pinch, hit, and whip lightly. He would use a whip soaked in salt water to severely beat those women just to listen to them. wailing for mercy. Not to mention forcing those girls to eat red-hot charcoal..."
Wen Yuan frowned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Liang Chao was so perverted that he would abuse those women in such a cruel way.
"The two female corpses by the river a few days ago were the work of Liang Chao. He imprisoned and tortured the two women with cruel methods. After they tortured them to death, Sheriff Liang ordered his men to deal with them. And he was one of the people responsible. There were three people who dumped the corpses, two of them had been killed by the secret guards of Commander Liang. It was this boy who was lucky and was saved by the secret guards of Princess Xianyang, so this happened. It’s about today.”
