Backstage, Qianlong watched Xiang Nan and Du Xiaoyue biting their ears, with a very intimate attitude, and couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"Master, don't be angry. Yunzhou Mansion is kind to entertain you. If Ji Xiaolan doesn't appreciate it, he will offend others." Seeing this, He Shen added fuel to the fire.
"Hmph! He Shen, I don't think Ji Xiaolan is just acting on occasion." Qianlong gritted his teeth.
"Master, Ji Xiaolan is also a human being." Seeing this, He Shen was secretly happy and said with a smile.
"Oh, this sentence is very popular now. I have dealt with many corrupt officials, and most of them use this sentence to explain themselves. It is as if these officials are the only people in our Qing Dynasty, and the common people are not human beings." Qianlong heard this. , sneered.
"Master, you can't blame Ji Xiaolan for this official entertainment and making a show of things." He Shen further poked the fire.
"Oh, are you speaking for him?" Qianlong glanced at him and said more and more displeased.
"No, Master, this slave is just telling the truth." He Shen sighed, "Officials also have their own difficulties."
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At this moment, Du Xiaoyue stood up, raised her wine glass, came to Wu Zui, hooked her arms around his neck, and said softly, "Mr. Wu, Xiaoyue would like to toast you~"
"Oh, thank you, Miss Xiaoyue." Seeing Xiaoyue's beautiful smile, Wu Zui suddenly became obsessed with her appearance, showing a pig-brother look on her face.
Du Xiaoyue took the opportunity to take off the token from his waist, and then returned to Xiang Nan.
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"Master, I am sure that this white lady is not the person you are looking for." He Shen whispered in Qianlong's ear.
"Well, she is too young?" Qianlong frowned and nodded displeased.
"No, no, no, look at her, she is White Snake, she is clearly Pan Jinlian." He Shen sneered.
Qianlong also sneered when he heard this.
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When Xiang Nan saw that she got the token, he immediately stood up and said, "Master Wu, I'm too drunk, so I have to go first."
"Sir, you haven't drunk much wine." Wu Zui said with a smile.
"This means that everyone gets drunk unless they are drunk." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Oh, okay, okay, someone will prepare the sedan and take Master Ji back to Gongyuan." Wu Zui immediately ordered.
"Ah, I won't bother you all. I just need Miss Xiaoyue to take me back." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile.
When Wu Zui heard this, he smiled even more ambiguously.
Xiang Nan immediately left the government office with Du Xiaoyue.
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"Heshen, Ji Xiaolan is not just putting on a show, he is clearly trying to make it real." When Qianlong saw this, he said angrily.
"Master, don't be angry, be careful of exposing your identity." He Shen quickly advised.
"Humph, Ji Xiaolan is so outrageous, the true nature of a scholar is actually lust!" Qianlong gasped in anger.
"Master hit the mark, Ji Xiaolan is indeed a scholar!" He Shen immediately echoed.
"This hypocrite, fake Taoism, I must punish him!" Qianlong said loudly, fanning himself.
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Xiang Nan took Du Xiaoyue away from the government office. When the sedan was halfway carried, he ordered the bearers to stop at the sedan chair.
"Okay, you all go back first. The moonlight tonight is sultry, and I want to take a walk." Xiang Nan immediately ordered.
"Sir, this..." The bearers hesitated.
"Go back, go back." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
The bearers did not dare to disobey, so they had no choice but to carry the sedan back.
"Miss Xiaoyue, go change into this servant's clothes, and let's go to the cell to see your sister." Xiang Nan then ordered Du Xiaoyue.
Du Xiaoyue nodded and went quickly. After a while, she changed into men's clothes.
Xiang Nan immediately followed her to the prison.
"Hey, you see clearly, this is the token of Master Wu, the prefect." Du Xiaoyue raised the token high and said.
"Master Wu doesn't allow anyone to visit Mochou, so why would he send someone here with an order now?" The prison boss asked in surprise when he saw it.
"You, the cell leader, are really dedicated to your duties." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan stepped forward with a smile, "Well, in that case, I won't care about this matter, so I can go back to bed early.
Go tell Wu Zui yourself and let him interrogate the prisoner himself. Fukangan will take off his hat when the time comes, and he deserves it. And the cell boss, I'm afraid you, the forty-year-old boss, are inevitable. "
The prison boss saw Xiang Nan wearing the official uniform of a third-grade official, looking like a high official. When I heard his words again, I was immediately frightened.
"My lord, my lord, you are just a fool. Please go to jail, please go to jail!" He quickly apologized.
"Bastard, why did you ask me to go to jail? Are you cursing me?" Xiang Nan deliberately scolded with a straight face.
The prison boss became more and more frightened and quickly changed his words, "Please review the case, please review the case."
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Xiang Nan then took Du Xiaoyue into the cell and saw Mochou imprisoned.
"Sister, I brought Mr. Ji to see you." Du Xiaoyue shouted happily.
"Mr. Ji?! Are you really the Ji Dayandou who pleads for life and speaks for the people?" Mochou looked at Xiang Nan and asked excitedly.
"It's guaranteed to be a fake!" Xiang Nan said, showing the bags under his eyes.
"Sister, Mr. Ji is a good man. As soon as he heard that you had been wronged, he immediately agreed to come with me." Du Xiaoyue said happily.
"Mr. Ji, Mr. Ji, we have been waiting for you." Mochou knelt down excitedly.
"Girl, please get up quickly. Don't be so polite. We don't have much time. Let's make a long story short. Tell me what grievances you have, please tell me quickly." Xiang Nan said quickly.
Mochou nodded and started telling.
It turns out that since last year, there has not been a drop of rain in the area. The farmland is dry and cracked, with no grass growing and no harvest. Not only were the grain funds allocated by the court for disaster relief misappropriated by local corrupt officials, they also continued to impose exorbitant taxes and forced the people to sell their children and women to make a living.
The hungry people were so hungry that they could only rob grain trucks, but they were falsely accused of being mobsters and rebels, and were not even arrested and sent to jail. Mochou escaped with his life and went to the government to complain, but was falsely accused of being a rebel leader and sent to prison.
"It is outrageous and cruel! These corrupt officials should confiscate their homes one by one and kill them! Use their necks to kill people and give the people justice!" Xiang Nan couldn't help but said angrily after hearing this.
Every penny and every grain of food embezzled by these corrupt officials represents a human life. It is really abominable.
"Mr. Ji, you said it well!" Du Xiaoyue said, giving a thumbs up, "Then please help us redress our grievances."
"Oh, but I am just studying politics. I can only manage scholars, not the local area." Xiang Nan explained, "I want to kill thieves, but I can't save myself. Alas!"
"Master Ji, you are the most talented person in the world. You have no power, but you have intelligence." Du Xiaoyue said, "If you don't stand up for justice, the people will have no hope."
"Mr. Ji, on behalf of the people in the disaster area, I beg you." Mochou said, kneeling down again.
"Don't, don't, please get up, please get up. I will definitely help you with this. You people still have loyalty, and I, Ji Xiaolan, cannot be an unjust person." Xiang Nan nodded, "However, we must punish these corrupt officials. There has to be evidence.”
"We have it. I have an account book, which was recorded by a conscientious money and food master. It contains evidence of corruption in various prefectures and counties." Mochou said immediately.
"What a master! Miss Mochou, may I ask what the name of this righteous man is?" Xiang Nan asked, cupping his hands.
"His name is Huang Keming. He has recorded all the evidence of corrupt officials." Mochou explained.
