"Think, think clearly, Your Majesty, Your Highness, you may have heard some rumors. Those words cannot be true!" Luo Datian lowered his head and said respectfully.
"Really? But I heard that Li Aifu from Junling County said that he was under your instructions to take bribes and pervert the law!" Xiao Han frowned and looked at Luo Datian and said. It sounds like it's true. He didn't even give Li Aifu a chance to say this, so he pulled Li Aifu out and chopped him up. He was really angry at that time!
"No, no! That's nonsense. He wants to frame the official! Your Highness, please take a closer look!" Luo Datian quickly kowtowed to Xiao Han and said. Xiao Han was really right. Half of the money collected by Li Aifu ended up in his pocket!
"Oh, check it out! I will check it out! Magistrate Luo, how do you think I should check it out?" Xiao Han smiled, looked at Luo Datian and asked.
"This, this, this lowly official is stupid, I don't know how His Highness the Crown Prince can understand clearly!" Luo Dadian said softly, lowering his head. At this moment, his face was covered in cold sweat. Not to mention him, all the other officials were sweating on their foreheads.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Magistrate Luo! It seems you are not very cooperative!" Xiao Han smacked his lips, looking at Luo Datian, and said with a sad look on his face.
"Cooperate, cooperate, I will definitely cooperate with His Highness the Crown Prince!" Luo Datian kowtowed quickly and said.
"Since Magistrate Luo is cooperating, let Magistrate Luo tell the truth! If there is no evidence, would I say this? My Magistrate Luo?" Xiao Han looked at Luo Datian and said with a smile. The smile was sinister. In fact, he has no evidence at all.
"Misunderstanding. Misunderstanding, this must be a misunderstanding!" Luo Datian lowered his head and said quickly.
"Since Magistrate Luo doesn't want to tell the truth, my lords, do you want to tell the truth? If you tell the truth, I can spare his life!" Xiao Han looked at the group of officials on the other side and said with a smile.
???????????? These officials, you looked at me, I looked at you, and hesitated. then. An official stood up, knelt down to Xiao Han and said: "The guilty minister deserves to die! The guilty minister has something to say! The prefect Luo has increased taxes in recent years and asked us county officials to siphon off the people's wealth for him. If we don't obey. He He will eradicate us without hesitation! I and we have no choice but to ask His Highness the Crown Prince to take a closer look!"
The man who spoke was Xu Mingde, the magistrate of Junping County. Hearing what Xu Mingde said, Luo Datian quickly pointed at Xu Mingde and shouted: "Xu Mingde, why are you talking nonsense and falsely accusing me?"
"Oh! Magistrate Luo, why are you so excited? Could it be that you have a guilty conscience? The pure will become pure, and the dirty will become dirty. As long as you act upright and stand upright, are you still afraid of being framed by others?" Xiao Han looked at him Luo Dadian asked with a smile.
"Yes, His Highness the Crown Prince is teaching you that your subordinate has lost his composure!" Luo Datian nodded quickly and said. It sounds like it's true. In fact, he was really very guilty.
"Well, I wonder what I call this gentleman?" Xiao Han looked at Xu Mingde and asked with a smile.
"The guilty minister Xu Mingde is the magistrate of Junping County!" Xu Mingde quickly lowered his head and said.
"This is Xu Zhi County. It is a serious crime to frame an imperial official! Do you have evidence in your hand?" Xiao Han looked at Xu Mingde and asked softly.
"Yes, yes, Xiaguan has it! Every tax that Magistrate Luo asked Xiaguan to collect, Xiaguan has detailed records! And the people of Junping County can testify for Xiaguan!" Xu Mingde lowered his head. Said respectfully. In fact, he had already had problems with Luo Dadian. It's just that the mountains here are high and the emperor is far away. As the prefect of Junzhou, Luo Dadian is the local emperor here. In order to survive and for the sake of the average people, Xu Mingde can only obey Luo Dadian. He is considered an upright official. Except for the fees that Luo Dadian asked him to collect, he has not levied any fees from the people. He even subsidized all of his own salary! When he learned that Xiao Han was coming, he knew that the opportunity had come. Even if Xiao Han did not check Luo Datian, he would take the initiative to find Xiao Han.
"Very good, as long as you have evidence! In fact, I also have evidence! Xu Zhixian, please get up!" Xiao Han smiled and looked at Xu Mingde and said.
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince! I hope Your Highness the Crown Prince will make the decision for the people of Junzhou!" Xu Mingde looked at Xiao Han and thanked him quickly. Then, he stood up unsteadily.
"Yes! I hate those corrupt officials who bully the people the most!" Xiao Han said with a smile, looking at Xu Mingde.
Seeing Xiao Han asking Xu Mingde to get up, the other officials looked at each other. No matter how stupid they were, they knew that Luo Datian's big tree was going to fall. Then, they all knelt down and said all at once: "Your Highness, the guilty minister also has something to say! The guilty minister also has something to say!"
Seeing these officials like this, Luo Dadian's face instantly turned pale. He knew that he was finished, completely finished.
"No, you don't need to say any more! I will take care of myself??Verified! "Xiao Han looked at the group of officials and said calmly. Xiao Han despised these wallflowers the most. Just now Xu Mingde stood up to testify against Luo Datian without hesitation, Xiao Han saw that Xu Mingde should still have some conscience, and he should not be a person. Corrupt officials.
Hearing what Xiao Han said, the officials were stunned for a moment, and then they all kowtowed and said, "Your Highness, the guilty minister pleads guilty! The guilty minister pleads guilty!"
"If you admit it, then you should admit it one by one! Others will supervise, and whoever adds the most will be given a lighter sentence by this prince!" Xiao Han looked at the group of officials and said lightly. To be honest, Xiao Han was indeed very insidious. He scared those people into biting dogs without the slightest evidence.
Next, Xiao Han did not sit in his chair and listened quietly to the crimes committed by these officials over the years. After listening to the accounts of those officials, Xiao Han discovered that several of them were indeed forced to do so. It seemed that not all officials here were bad. However, the worst thing is this Luo Datian. He bullies men and dominates women, marries many concubines, kills many good women, and even destroys their families!
Luo Datian also listened quietly, keeping his head lowered and silent, his eyes full of evil. He was thinking of a way. There was no one here now. He had to capture Xiao Han. As long as he could capture Xiao Han, he could escape from here. However, he also heard that Xiao Han's martial arts was extremely high. So he didn't dare to take action easily. Originally, he thought he could trap Xiao Han with beauty. What I didn't expect was that Xiao Han didn't do this at all. The main reason is that he is too greedy, reluctant to run away, reluctant to bear the black gauze hat on his head.
"Xuzhi County, you go down and pass on my oral instructions and transfer the officials from Junzhou City!" Xiao Han looked at Xu Mingde and said lightly.
"Yes, let's do it now!" Xu Mingde said quickly, holding his fists.
Seeing Xiao Han going to call for help, all the adults were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and did not dare to breathe. And the group of girls on the other side. Everyone looked at Xiao Han tremblingly.
Knowing that he was about to die soon, Luo Dadian couldn't help it. He suddenly jumped up and reached out to clasp Xiao Han's throat. It seems that he wants to win Xiao Han in one fell swoop. Xiao Han smiled at Luo Datian, and then shook his head slightly.
Luo Datian didn¡¯t even understand what was going on. He felt as if his lower abdomen had been hit by something of several kilograms, and then his body flew out. Then he spit out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground unconscious!
¡°Ah¡ª¡ª¡± Liu Furong screamed in fright, then rolled her eyes and fainted. Xiao Han, with quick eyes and quick hands, stretched out his hand to support Liu Furong.
"Cough cough cough" Seeing Xiao Han reaching out to support Liu Furong, Zhang Qing coughed a few times again. Then he glared at Xiao Han fiercely and took Liu Furong from Xiao Han's hand. Put Liu Furong on the chair.
"Hehehe" Xiao Han smiled awkwardly at Zhang Qing.
The officials who were kneeling on the ground turned pale with fright when they saw Luo Datian lying motionless on the ground. They thought Luo Dadian was dead, but Luo Dadian deserved his death. If he dared to sneak attack on the prince, that would be a serious crime that would implicate the nine clans!
When the girls over there saw Luo Datian lying motionless on the ground, they turned pale with fright and did not dare to say a word!
"Now there is no need for any evidence, he actually wants to kill me! What do you think? What should I do?" Xiao Han looked at the group of officials and asked with a smile.
Liu Furong, who had been woken up by Zhang Qing, was so frightened that she rolled her eyes again and fainted when she heard what Xiao Han said. She is Luo Datian's fifth aunt, except Xiao Han and others. Everyone else knows. If Luo Dadian assassinates Xiao Han, then none of them can escape. They all have to lose their heads!
"Luo Datian has done extremely bad things and deserves to die!" An official looked at Xiao Han and said harshly. He said it as if he wanted to go up and kick Luo Datian in the face. This man's name is Zhou Ming. He is the general judge of Junzhou. He is not a good guy. He is definitely the same as Luo Datian!
"Hey, as Lord Zhou said, you seem to have done a lot of bad things, right?" Xiao Han looked at Zhou Ming and asked with a smile.
"No, no, Your Highness, the guilty minister was just forced! The guilty minister had no choice!" Zhou Ming quickly kowtowed to Xiao Han and said. He said it as if he had been wronged.
"Is there any way? I believe the people here will know if there is any way!" Xiao Han looked at Zhou Ming and said with a smile. Then, Xiao Han sat down on the chair, stopped talking, and waited for Xu Mingde to come over.
After a while, Liu Furong woke up again and saw Xiao Han sitting next to her, looking at her with a smile. Liu Furong was trembling with fear.
"Miss Liu, you're awake. I'm so sorry for frightening Miss Liu just now!" Xiao Han looked at Liu Furong and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the slave family, the slave family was also forced!" Liu FurongLooking at Xiao Han, he said tremblingly.
"This" At this time, Xiao Han was puzzled: was he forced? Could it be that this coquettish woman has also done a lot of bad things? Why do such beautiful people do bad things? It seems that I need to be educated!
"The slave family was forced by Luo Dadian, and the slave family dare not disobey!" Liu Furong looked at Xiao Han and said with a miserable look on her face. After saying that, she started crying, as if she was really that miserable.
"Okay, if Miss Liu has any grievances, just tell me!" Xiao Han looked at Liu Furong and said softly.
Next, Liu Furong briefly described her marriage to Luo Datian. She was Luo Datian's woman. This was an unchangeable fact. She knew that she could not hide this from Xiao Han, so she admitted it to herself. She also said that she was sent by Luo Dadian this time to deliberately come here to seduce Xiao Han. In fact, she was very pure in nature and what she said seemed to be true.
"Damn, such a good cabbage is really a pig!" Xiao Han thought angrily as he looked at Luo Datian lying on the ground.
"Don't worry, Miss Liu, I will punish those who commit crimes, those who have not committed crimes. I will not embarrass them!" Xiao Han looked at Liu Furong. He said with a smile. He couldn't do something like implicating the nine clans! When he becomes emperor, he plans to abolish this criminal law!
"Thank you, thank you His Highness the Crown Prince for not killing me!" Liu Furong thanked her quickly. Then he stood up and kowtowed to Xiao Han, but Xiao Han stretched out his hand to support him. In front of Zhang Qing and others, he was embarrassed to comfort Liu Furong. It seemed that he had to wait until no one was around to comfort this "injured" woman!
"You're welcome, Miss Liu! I will only kill the people who deserve to be killed!" Xiao Han looked at Liu Furong and said with a smile.
At this moment, Xu Mingde came over with a large group of officials and government servants. He looked at Xiao Han. He said respectfully: "Your Highness, the prince has been brought here. Please give me your orders!"
"Okay, Xu Zhixian. I'll leave the matters here to you first! What should they do? I hope you can handle it impartially. I'm a little tired and want to find a place to rest!" Xiao Han looked at Xu Mingde and smiled. Said hehe. In fact, he was testing whether Xu Mingde was a useful talent. If he was, he was going to hand over the position of Junzhou prefect to Xu Mingde. Anyway, these things were for him. Just one sentence!
"This, this, the guilty minister is guilty and has a humble official position, so he may not be able to take on such a big position!" After hesitating, Xu Mingde lowered his head and said with fists in his hands.
"What do you mean by Magistrate Xu, that such a trivial matter needs to be solved by me personally?" Xiao Han looked at Xu Mingde and asked with a smile.
"No, that's not what the guilty minister meant. The guilty minister obeyed the order, and the guilty minister must be lucky enough to live up to his orders and handle this matter well!" Xu Mingde lowered his head and said with clasped fists again.
"Well, check carefully. Try to hurry up, I still have things to do. I can't stay here for a few days! The evidence is already there, and you know these people very well. I believe you know better than me what to do. ! I don¡¯t ask for anything else, I just want justice for the people here! Justice for the families who have been persecuted!¡± Xiao Han looked at Xu Mingde and said seriously.
"Yes, Your Highness, don't worry, the guilty minister will definitely live up to his fate!" Xu Mingde lowered his head and said with clasped fists again.
"Okay, I'll leave this to you! Now you will temporarily serve as the prefect of Junzhou!" Xiao Han looked at Xu Mingde and said with a smile.
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Xu Mingde lowered his head and said with clasped fists again.
"Well, Miss Liu, I'm a little tired and want to take a rest. Are there any good inns here?" Xiao Han looked at Liu Furong and said with a smile.
"This, this, the third floor is the slave's boudoir. If His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't mind, you can rest there!" Liu Furong looked at Xiao Han and said respectfully.
"Well, there are a lot of people here!" After thinking about it, Xiao Han looked at Liu Furong and said with a smile. If he was alone, he wouldn't mind going to Liu Furong's boudoir to rest. Anyway, he didn't force Liu Furong, she did it voluntarily. Xiao Han is really lustful. Whenever he sees a woman he likes, he wants to sleep with her!
"There are still a few empty guest rooms on the third floor. If His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't mind, I'll ask the maid to clean them up so that His Highness the Crown Prince and a few girls can stay!" Liu Furong looked at Xiao Han and said respectfully.
"This, cousin, what do you think?" After thinking about it, Xiao Han looked at Li Yinping and asked.
"How long are we going to stay here?" Li Yinping looked at Xiao Han and asked lightly.
"Well, wait until this matter is over! I estimate it will take at most two days!" After thinking about it, Xiao Han looked at Li Yinping and said. Another two days were delayed. In fact,The cold is very urgent. However, Xiao Han understands the principle that one must first make peace with foreigners. Now that they have encountered one, Xiao Han will definitely resolve the matter here before leaving! In addition to here, there is Xingyuan, and there is a big head there. The prefect of Xingyuan must be eliminated.
Thinking of Xingyuan, Xiao Han looked at Xu Mingde and said, "Master Xu, block the news. I don't want people to know that I have come to Junzhou!"
"This, this" This time, Xu Mingde was in a dilemma. Xiao Han has arrived. Everyone in Junzhou City knows it, and I believe everyone in other places also knows it. How can he block it?
"Well, forget it, they just know it!" After thinking about it, Xiao Han looked at Xu Mingde and said. All the people outside knew that he was really making things difficult for Xu Mingde by doing this.
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Xu Mingde thanked him quickly.
"Okay, Mr. Xu, take these people and leave! It's up to you how to deal with it. I just want to know the result!" Xiao Han looked at Xu Mingde and said with a smile.
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Xu Mingde said quickly, cupping his fists. Then, he ordered the government officials and officials to escort Luo Datian and the officials on the ground away. Luo Dadian didn't die, he just fainted. Although Luo Dadian was hateful, Xiao Han didn't want to kill him with his own hands. He didn't want to see blood on his hands again!
After Xu Mingde and others left, Xiao Han walked towards the group of girls with a smile, and then he took out five thousand-tael silver notes from his arms. Seeing Xiao Han coming, the girls were so frightened that they all lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Xiao Han.
"Hahaha, girl, I've made it difficult for you. I've made you stand with me for so long and you haven't eaten anything. Here is a five thousand tael of silver. Take it and buy some nice clothes, and then find a place to have a nice meal. Have a meal and then go back!" Xiao Han handed the banknote to the leading girl and said with a smile.
"No, no need, His Highness the Prince. It is our honor to perform for His Highness the Prince. How dare we accept money from His Highness the Prince?" The leading girl lowered her head and said respectfully. She is the Xiaolan that Luo Datian just mentioned, the leader of this group of people, and the number one in Lanxiangyuan!
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