After the villains heard my voice, they all lost their composure.

". A rat's nest of dogs and thieves, extortionate taxes, oppressing the people, using public weapons for private purposes, being beaten into submission, the crimes are outrageous, and the public sentiment is boiling."

"The court is unfair, imposes excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the people are miserable. Who can see it?"

In the Chengwen Temple, a group of gentry led by Zhang Yuanwai knelt down in front of countless memorial tablets, weeping in pain. Seeing that Zhang Yuanwai was the loudest, Mr. Li took some saliva from his mouth and smeared it on the corners of his eyes, and shouted, "The imperial court." Officials of orders, nobles of the royal family, and the spirit of the country, should regard the people of the world as their top priority and serve as a model for the world. Unexpectedly, they appear as beasts in clothes, regard the people as their pockets, and trample on them at will."

".The students are ashamed, the master is disgraced, and the family and country are miserable."

The onlookers were also affected by this miserable image and painful cries. Their eyes were scarlet and they were very angry. As the news spread, more and more people gathered towards Chengwen Temple, and then began to curse the court. He scolded the dog officer.

Just because of this battle, Magistrate Yang felt guilty, and he also understood how his predecessor left in despair, and was eventually dismissed and investigated. It is really hateful that these gentry can coax the public to threaten the court.

If the princess hadn't had someone in her hands and had some early planning, he would still have suffered a loss in his official career if he met her alone.

"Master Qian."

Master Qian stepped forward and said, "Sir, everything is ready. Supervisor Wangfu Lin has gone out."

Magistrate Yang took a deep breath and said, "Let's go."

The gate of the government office opened, and Magistrate Yang led a large number of people to Chengwen Miao. When they arrived, they saw that the place was already crowded with people, and the momentum was huge. He, a dog official, entered the temple under the guidance of the government officials.

This time, the fifty officers brought by Magistrate Yang did not do anything extreme to the people. They were just protecting Magistrate Yang. When the people saw the official, they subconsciously backed away and then crowded forward.

Zhang Yuanwai and others looked haggard and embarrassed. When they saw Magistrate Yang, their eyes burst with resentment. Now, they are completely torn apart.

Magistrate Yang swept his eyes and finally landed on Zhang Yuanwai, "Looking at today's situation, Zhang Yuanwai, you feel aggrieved. Do you think the court is unfair?"

Master Qian walked to the door and spoke at the top of his voice to the people who were watching, "The prefect is here today to give everyone justice. Since everyone feels aggrieved, then speak out and resolve it together today."

"Those who dare to make noise and cause trouble during this period will be sent to jail for disturbing the court and picking quarrels and provoking trouble."

The serious people were naturally speechless. They just wanted to see the final outcome of this matter. Just when those people inside were about to speak, someone in the crowd said, "Then let's listen to what your Excellency has to say. Is Zhang Yuanwai... A good man, I hope you will be more fair."

"Yes, we are just ordinary people, not unruly people. As long as the court is facing us and we are ordinary people, how can we think of making trouble?"

These were the people from Hua Guanshi and Ning Suo. They hid in there and acted as angels of justice. Those people arranged by Zhang Yuanwai and others were speechless for a while. The scene immediately became quiet. Qian Guanshi insisted and allowed some people to stand. In the temple, let them hear it more clearly.

At the same time, arrangements were made for what the person said just now to be spread out, so that everyone who came today must hear it.

Master Qian had a table brought over, but there were no stools. After all, sitting in front of the memorial tablets was not respectful enough. Master Qian opened the file and began to count the taxes and grain owed by everyone present. "In the eighteenth year of Yuanqi, the weather was good, and all the towns under Yongcheng had good harvests. The Zhang family had more than 5,600 acres of land and paid grain taxes of 50,000 yuan." The remaining 50% was paid in IOU and we agreed to make up for it in the coming year."

"In the 19th year of Yuanqi, there was a locust plague. Grain production in the towns under Yongcheng was reduced by 50%. The court reduced grain taxes by 50%. The more than 5,600 acres of land under the Zhang family's name were paid 20% of grain taxes, and the remaining 80% were IOUs. , we agreed to make up for it next year.”

"In the 20th year of Yuanqi, there was a flood. The grain production of the cities and towns under the city was reduced by 20%, and the imperial court reduced the grain tax by 20%."

The government may not do anything, but the record files will never miss a single entry. Master Qian's thought was like a stick of incense. None of the Zhang family, Zhao family, Li family and others present could pay the full grain tax.

When Zhang Yuanwai wanted to refute, Master Qian raised his hand and raised his voice, "In the eighteenth year of the Apocalypse, the Zhang family owed 50% of the tax. In October of that year, they sold 50,000 jins of grain and in November of that year, they sold 30,000 jins of grain."

"In the 19th year of the Apocalypse, the Zhang family owed 80% of the tax. In October of that year, they sold 50,000 jins of grain at a price that was 30% higher than the market price. In November of that year, they sold 50,000 jins of grain. They controlled grain prices for three years in the following year and made various purchases. In April of the same year, the city's grain supply was cut off, causing grain prices to skyrocket, and then another 100,000 catties of grain were sold at a high price. "

"Twenty Years of Apocalypse"

As these messages were read one by one, panic flashed across the faces of Zhang Yuanwai and others. They didn't know where the Yamen got these things from, and they almost subconsciously concluded that it was Magistrate Yang who had placed people in each house.

In fact, Magistrate Yang did deploy people, but the information found was not so detailed. A large part of it was provided by the palace, which shows that the palace had long wanted to deal with these people.

The messenger spread these things as quickly as possible, and the people watching were in an uproar. Someone said loudly: "I just said, why do these rich people need our pity?"

"Do you have food to sell or do you have to pay food tax?"

"In the year of the locust plague, production was severely reduced. The price of food in the city was one every day. Do these rich people really want to make decisions for us?"

Someone took the lead, and many people began to agree. After all, they were the ones who bought the grain at high prices. Soon, some people began to scold Zhang Yuanwai and others for being rich and unkind.

Someone in the official career brought public opinion back, "This is all what the Yamen said themselves. Is there any evidence? Who knows if it was just casually said to slander Zhang Yuanwai and others. Zhang Yuanwai and the others actually saved us and gave us charity." Porridge."

"He made us money and gave us a few bowls of porridge again. This is a good plan. Why should we still be grateful to him?"

The two sides started to quarrel again. Magistrate Yang looked at Zhang Yuanwai and others calmly, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

Zhang Yuanwai and others wanted to continue crying in the temple, crying that the officials were confusing right and wrong and oppressing the people. At this time, Lin Xun came.

The people outside were calmed down again. Lin Xun's eyes swept across the countless tablets, turned around and said, "The sages in Chengwen Temple are all transparent and open-minded people who can distinguish right from wrong. If they have spirits in heaven, they will know that they are dead." If you are used like this in the future, you will probably be so angry that you die again, right?"

The princess asked him to come here to fight with each other and drown these people with saliva, but she felt that the princess was too kind and overestimated these people. How could these roles be worthy of him? The sixth-grade trial in the dignified palace was wasting too much time and words. ?