Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Huang Dun panicked, "Your Majesty, these unscrupulous people are the most greedy and the easiest to be deceived. They can say all kinds of things against their conscience just to get something!"

Zhu Di smiled coldly and stared at Huang Dun with a strange expression, "Why, in your Jiangning County, except for you and the gentry, everyone is unruly?"

"..."

Huang Dun was speechless and didn't know how to defend himself for a moment.

And outside.

As some people happily went to call their friends, the remaining merchants, people, and craftsmen surrounding them became even more agitated.

None of them have ever been exploited and oppressed by these officials and gentry.

However, they are few and weak, and have nowhere to redress their grievances, so they can only swallow their anger and compromise.

But now, this dog-officer is in the hands of His Majesty and Marquis Dinghai, and depending on His Majesty's will, he will seek justice for them.

Therefore, many people shouted angrily and loudly counted the crimes of these rogue officials and gentry.

"Your majesty is wise, this dog officer deserves death. He should be cut into pieces with a thousand cuts. Hang him up and let him..."

"Your Majesty, this dog official allows those gentry to harm the people. He should be allowed to experience our pain!"

"His Majesty……"

Huang Dun and the gentry such as Huang Gongchu and Zhou Wenzhi couldn't help but feel even more frightened when they looked at the ferocious faces around them with claws and claws and twisted faces that wanted to eat them.

As scholars, they are not so afraid of death.

However, even if they die, they should die with a clean reputation and a good name, instead of being cursed by a bunch of unscrupulous people. Even after death, they should have a reputation as a corrupt gentry.

It didn't take long.

In the distance, there was a chaotic sound.

Zhu Di, Guo An and others looked over and saw a group of people, like a torrent, surging towards this side.

These common people were running and cursing, with ferocious looks on their faces, and it was clear that they had accumulated a lot of resentment.

Jiang Hu quickly made a few secret gestures to the surrounding internal guards, who silently approached Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, protecting them in the middle.

Guo An also quietly approached Zhu Di, hoping that these internal guards still had some conscience and could protect him if something happened.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, a fist-sized clod of earth flew in from nowhere and hit Huang Gongchu directly on the head.

The frozen clod of earth, as hard as stone, directly smashed a gash in Huang Gongchu's head.

"what……"

Huang Gongchu wailed and quickly raised his hands towards Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, the common people are a kind family, and they still have fame... How can you condone these unruly people and bully us like this?"

While Huang Gongchu was talking, another bunch of messy things were thrown in from outside the crowd, hitting Huang Dun, Huang Gongchu, Zhou Wenzhi and others on their heads and bodies!
The faces of the people who were smashed were filled with horror and they kept wailing.

Zhu Di had a sneer on his face, "Aren't you all from a kind family, often helping the people, and being praised by the people endlessly? How could these people bully you?"

At this time, Huang Dun had several cuts on his forehead and face, and blood was flowing down. He looked very miserable.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen is the magistrate of Jiangning County appointed by you, and he is the parent of these unruly people. They are bullying Wei Chen like this, there is no doubt that they are all unruly people!"

"Humph!"

Zhu Di said angrily: "If you really love your people like a son, how could your people be willing to humiliate you like this?
I am also blind and will agree with the officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs to promote you to the position of magistrate of Jiangning County! "

Huang Dun was shocked and hurriedly defended: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen, as a county official, there will always be people who are weak and feel that Wei Chen is unfair and let Wei Chen favor them..." "In this case, it will be easier to distinguish! "

Zhu Di smiled sarcastically, "Come here, tie up Huang Dun and these thieves, drag them all the way to Jiangning County, and parade them through the streets. We want to see how all the people in Jiangning County treat their parents and officials?
Will someone come out and say a kind word to you, this thief? "

After hearing this, Huang Dun trembled, as if he saw all the people in Jiangning County cursing, beating and humiliating him with ferocious faces...

"No, not like this!"

Huang Dun suddenly turned pale and wailed towards Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, I am an official of the Ming Dynasty and a Jinshi. I have read the books of sages and know benevolence, justice, integrity, filial piety, loyalty and trustworthiness... I shouldn't suffer such humiliation!"

Zhu Di was even more furious. He couldn't bear it any longer. He stepped forward quickly and kicked Huang Dun, causing Huang Dun to moan again.

"You, a thief official, still know that you have read the books of sages and know about benevolence, justice and integrity. Look at the good things this thief official has done?

As a parent official, you actually joined forces to rule the gentry, harmed the people, and even blocked the road and robbed. I am ashamed that the Ming Dynasty has officials like you! "

"Today, we will definitely tie you up and drag you out on the street, as well as you losers, so that the common people can vent their resentment and let everyone in the world know that as officials and gentry, you dare to exploit and harm the people at will. I will definitely not make it easy for him!

I will give you a salary increase and a year-end bonus for you, but you dare to betray my trust like this. I am determined to let the people and scholars all over the world know the evil deeds you have done, and make you notorious and infamy for thousands of years. …”

At this time, Zhu Di became more and more satisfied with the salary increase and year-end bonus for all officials.

As long as he punishes some corrupt officials, this matter can become his best excuse.

"His Majesty……"

Huang Dun's face was pale, he was so frightened that he just wanted to open his mouth and beg for mercy.

However, Zhu Di no longer wanted to listen to Huang Dun's words, and directly waved his hand, signaling the internal guards to drag Huang Dun, Huang Gongchu, Zhou Wenzhi and others away.

In response to this, all the government servants and healthy servants just trembled all over and prostrated on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.

However, Guo An was not prepared to let them go.

"Your Majesty, although some of these government servants and evil servants were coerced by these dog officials and evil gentry, they still aided the evil tyrants and deserve to be punished!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

"Can!"

"Come here, tie up all these thieves and parade them through the streets together. If it is found out that some of them are innocent, they can be released!"

"Here!"

Several stewards of the Guo Mansion who had just come down from the military academy, together with a group of workshop stewards, craftsmen, and laborers, tied up the government servants and evil servants, and followed Huang Dun, Huang Gongchu, Zhou Wenzhi, and others. , and headed toward the capital in a mighty manner.

Behind him, there were a group of people who were filled with indignation and would break into the team from time to time, kicking or slapping them.

"I didn't know how bad these dog officials and evil gentry were!"

When the street became quiet, Guo An couldn't help but cursed again.

Zhu Di couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Guo Qing didn't know about these dog officials and evil gentry before?"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then said with a look of humiliation: "Your Majesty, if Wei Chen had known before that the dog officer dared to send the evil gentry to block the road and rob those merchants, Wei Chen would have taken Xu Yong and the others to beat up the dog officer and the evil gentry. Beat him up!
Weichen spent so much money and manpower to carefully build such a large workshop and worked hard to build a Jiangjunshan business park. How could he allow these dog officials and evil gentry to secretly corrupt it? "

Without thinking, Zhu Di nodded slightly, "Well... what Guo Qing said makes sense. If Guo Qing had known about this earlier, he would definitely not be able to bear it now!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Guo An flattered.

... (end of this chapter)