The stolen money was quickly traced, and Xingyang began to engage in business.
Then, the three corrupt officials and the grain merchant were interrogated in the same court.
In the past, only the grain merchant's confession could not bring Ji Kui to justice, but now, with Fang Xiangui and Xingyang involved, and the huge amount of stolen money, the evidence is irrefutable.
In the hall, in order to reduce the crime, Fang Xiangui and Xingyang engaged in talking and fighting for leniency.
This is especially true for grain merchants, who dare to hide it.
Seeing that the matter was exposed, Ji Kui pointed angrily at Fang Xiangui and cursed: "You stupid thing! Liu Changqing has no solid evidence at all, how dare you kill the imperial official! I'm just scaring you! You didn't bring it upon yourself!"
Listening to his curse, Fang Xiangui knelt on the ground and couldn't help but glance at him secretly. Ji Kui said it nicely, but King Qin's sword was almost on his neck, how could he not be afraid.
"Quiet!" Liu Changqing glared: "Ji Kui! Now that things have happened, what else do you have to say!"
The latter took a deep breath and said unwillingly: "I just hate that I am blind and associate with fools like Fang Xiangui!"
"Presumptuous!" Liu Changqing was furious: "You are such a bad official! You have made a lot of money out of disaster! God cannot tolerate it! You still don't know how to repent!"
"Hahahaha!" Hearing this, Ji Kui raised his head and smiled, staring at Liu Changqing and saying: "Liu Changqing, I fell into your hands today, but one day, you will also die under the king's sword!"
"Take these four people off and put them on death row!" There was nothing more to say, so Liu Changqing waved his hand.
"Liu Changqing! One day, you will also die under the king's sword——"
When being dragged out, Ji Kui was still screaming at the top of his lungs.
The Xingyang corruption case came to an end, and the amount was staggering. Although Liu Changqing had Wang Jian in hand, he did not dare to kill the county guard easily. Instead, he organized the case files, prepared the details in detail, and sent them to Wang Ting.
A few days later, Xiao Yuan received his letter and learned what had happened. He became furious and threw the bamboo slips in the court meeting hall on the spot.
There was a crash and the bamboo slips hit the ground. The ministers on the left and right tensed up and bent their waists even more.
"Corrupt officials!" Xiao Yuan cursed angrily: "These worms! In order to enjoy extravagance and pleasure, they ignore the safety of the country! They are corrupt and exploited, and they do everything they can! It's really hateful!"
In his rage, the jade beads on his forehead trembled.
Under the might of the illustrious king, many people were so frightened that they fell into silence. Yan Ming secretly swallowed his saliva and bravely went out and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Corrupt officials are inevitable in all dynasties. Ji Kui and others should be punished for their crimes." , but the king also needs to take care of himself..."
"Retreat!" Xiao Yuan couldn't calm down, he stormed down and left directly.
"Farewell, Your Majesty——" All the ministers saluted in unison.
After the court ended, people came out of the palace in twos and threes. Xiao Yuan was in a bad mood, so he went for a walk in the back garden.
Coincidentally, I met Lu Yunyan here. The couple walked together. After sitting down in the pavilion, she saw that his face was not good. Lu Yunyan said softly: "He is still angry."
Xiao Yuan shook his head and sighed as if he was very tired: "At the beginning, the world was humble and we were poor and desolate. The whole country worked together to create the Qin State today. At that time, there was no corruption anywhere, but now , as the country becomes more and more prosperous and wealthy, there are more and more corrupt officials..."
"Okay, don't get so angry. There are only a handful of officials like Ji Kui after all." Lu Yunyan comforted: "There are still many trees and weeds."
Xiao Yuan said angrily: "You would say that he would repay a serious disaster without disaster, just to provide money for corruption. How courageous is he?"
"If an official is innocent, the people will not be loyal, and if the people are not loyal, then the industry will remain undefeated. Although this tree is crooked, it will be upright if it is roped." Lu Yunyan held his arm.
This is the former Queen Xuan.
After chatting with his wife, Xiao Yuan seemed to be in a better mood.
Soon, his royal order reached Xingyang. In anger, Ji Kui and others were beheaded without mercy.
At the same time, officials appointed by the imperial court also arrived in Xingyang and served as county governor temporarily.
After Liu Changqing finished handling the matters here, he also rushed to Guiyang County.
On the way, Yang Zhao couldn't help but ask: "In the Xingyang case, did Fang Xiangui start the situation? Is this your lord's mistake?"
"Haha." Liu Changqing smiled heartily and said, "We have the King of Qin's Sword in our hands. We can use the king's power to frighten his courage."
"Your Majesty, this move is quite dangerous, right? If a dignitary resists it at that time, he might really want to behead him." Yang Zhao said.
"It can't be beheaded." Liu Changqing sighed: "After all, our evidence at the time was insufficient. Fortunately, under the king's sword, the souls of corrupt officials were wiped out."
While the two were talking, they saw a large number of refugees appearing on the official road ahead. All of them were in ragged clothes, mostly supported by wooden sticks, carrying luggage on their backs, looking sallow and thin, and rushing on the road weakly.
Seeing this scene, the two couldn't help but look at each other, then turned over and dismounted.
Liu Changqing was about to step forward to ask, but this group of refugees also noticed him, and someone immediately started shouting: "They are rich people, they must have food on them!"
Following this voice, the scene suddenly became commotion, and countless refugees involuntarily surrounded Liu Changqing and others.
When Yang Zhao saw this, he immediately drew his sword and stood in front of Liu Changqing. He glanced at Liu Changqing and said, "How brave! What do you want to do!?"
All the green-clad guards also drew their swords, forming a protective circle.
Needless to say, these refugees must be fleeing famine. They are all so hungry that they are dizzy. They have not eaten for an unknown number of days. Now, some well-dressed people riding horses suddenly appear. You can imagine the result. The reason for surrounding us.
Seeing that they were all holding sharp weapons, the group of refugees did not dare to act rashly, but everyone's eyes were fixed on the burden on the horse.
Finally, a woman couldn't bear it any longer, and she knelt on the ground with a thud in her arms, holding her skinny child, and begged sadly: "Please do me a favor and save my child..."
"I just want to give the child something to eat. He is almost starving to death..."
The child no longer had the strength to speak, but his eyes were still clear. He was nestled in his mother's arms, looking at Liu Changqing and the others.
Yang Zhao was stunned.
Liu Changqing sighed, "See how much dry food is left and give it to them."
"But sir." Yang Zhao said anxiously.
Liu Changqing raised his hand to interrupt him: "We are almost to Guiyang. We can leave some for ourselves and leave the rest to them."
"This, yes." Yang Zhao could only respond, and then ordered the Tsing Yi Guards.
The group of people all carried baggage and a lot of food. If they were divided, it would be enough to fill the bellies of these refugees.
The woman was handed a piece of cake first. After taking it, she kowtowed repeatedly and cried with joy: "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir..."
But Liu Changqing's brows furrowed.
