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Chapter 357 Killing the Chicken ()
Three days later, Yang Huan followed Qin Hu to the Xi'e County Government Office.

"I have met the princess!" Yang Zheng bowed his hands and saluted the princess.

Speaking of which, Yang Zheng didn't have much respect for the young princess that day. Over the past three years, Jiang Shaohua has firmly controlled the palace and Nanyang County, and Yang Zheng has become much more honest.

Jiang Shaohua was in the capital before and had secret contacts with Yang Zheng's uncle, Yang Shilang of the Ministry of Justice. Looking at Yang Shilang, Jiang Shaohua was also willing to give Yang Zheng the dignity he deserved, and smiled and said: "You have worked hard all the way, Yang Wenxuan."

Yang Zheng was almost flattered and said quickly: "I receive a salary from the palace, and it is natural for me to share the princess's worries. I dare not say how hard it is. The princess just sends orders!"

No one is perfect. Yang Zheng has many shortcomings, but he also has some advantages. After training, he can be used.

Jiang Shaohua glanced at Chen Jinyu. Chen Jinyu understood and took a step forward to tell Mr. Zhao about his embezzlement of food.

Yang Zheng understood immediately and immediately said in a deep voice: "According to Daliang law, it is a serious crime for officials to embezzle ink. Anyone who embezzles ink and silver exceeding a certain amount can be executed."

"Execution is a bit excessive." Jiang Shaohua said lightly: "Save Master Zhao for his life."

Yang Zheng accepted.

On the second day, an announcement was posted outside the government office in Xi'e County. The government officials posted a notice and loudly shouted to the people who came to join in the fun: "Master Zhao has embezzled grain, and a public trial will be held in two days. You can come outside the county government hall to watch the public trial."

The news spread throughout Xi'e County like the wind.

The reason why the date of the public trial was set two days later was so that people who got the news could come to watch the public trial.

Even in the village where the hungry people were settled, everyone was discussing the matter excitedly.

As for the trial, everyone has seen it. However, holding a court to interrogate a chief registrar was new to the people. The low-ranking chief clerk at the bottom of the officialdom is a great figure in the eyes of the common people.

"The food was given to us by the princess. That Chief Zhao dared to deduct the food, of course the princess couldn't spare him!"

"You're right. Our princess can't hold a grain of sand in her eyes."

I don’t know when it started, but everyone said, “Our princess”.

The two old men who were questioned by the princess in person that day were surrounded by everyone. They held their heads high and their faces were bright: "The princess wants to make decisions for us. No one can try to steal our food."

"It's not that we can't eat wild vegetables. However, the princess doesn't want us to eat wild vegetables and wants us to eat food to fill our stomachs. That Chief Zhao is really black-hearted and bold and dares to deceive the princess. Don't think twice about it this time!"

"How about we also go to see the public trial."

"Can we go too?"

"Why not! The princess said that day that when we come to Xi'e County, we are the people of Xi'e. If the princess wants to hold a public trial of Master Zhao, we should go and have a look."

This proposal was immediately echoed and echoed by the hungry people.

People who leave their hometown always feel a little uneasy and uneasy when settling in a foreign land. Somehow, after this incident, everyone straightened up and became more confident.

On the day of the public trial of Master Zhao, the young and middle-aged among the hungry people still went to reclaim wasteland, and those who were old and weak and could not go to the fields came to the county government office.

The people in Xi'e have lived a pretty good life in the past two years, and everyone wears clean cloth. These later hungry people, all of whom had food and shabby clothes, were no better than beggars.

Standing outside the county government office, there is automatically a dividing line. The hungry people who had originally mustered up the courage to come forward unconsciously bent their straight waists under the gaze of the people in Xi'e.

At this moment, the county government main hall opened the door, and two tall and strong guards came out and walked in front of the hungry people: "The princess has an order, Master Zhao records the corruption case, and you are the one who suffers. Now from you Please invite some of them to the court to accuse Chief Zhao in person. "Who among you dares to go?" The hungry people suddenly became excited and confused. Soon, the two old men who had spoken to the princess stood up, and three hungry men of different ages also stood up.

Meng Sanbao said loudly to the people of Xi'e: "If anyone among the people of Xi'e wants to go to the court to bear witness, you can raise your hand and recommend yourself."

Everyone likes to watch the excitement, but you have to be extra courageous to testify in the courtroom. There was a commotion in the crowd for a moment, and finally three men stood up.

Qin Hu and Meng Sanbao led these eight people into the county government hall.

Yang Wenxuan took the seat of the presiding judge with a solemn expression, the princess sat on the left, and Magistrate Zou on the right.

Director Zhao, who had been held in the county jail for several days, was quickly slipped out. The chubby Chief Zhao lost a lot of weight in just a few days. He knelt in the courtroom and began to cry bitterly.

"Snapped!"

Yang Wenjian slapped the crowd hard and shouted sternly: "Quiet! Don't roar in the court!"

He is not roaring in court, he is clearly crying and begging!

Master Zhao was filled with grievances, but he did not dare to say anything.

Yang Huanxian worked as a judge in Nanyang County for several years and was in charge of the prison. Yang Cheng is proficient in criminal law, good at trying cases, and has considerable official authority. In the past three years, Yang Cheng often accompanied the princess on inspection tours and reviewed cases, but he always followed the princess' orders. Gradually, it became known as the dog-leg trial.

His reputation is not very good, but he has secured his position as the chief judge in the Nanyang Palace.

Judge Yang first asked the five hungry people who came into the court: "How much food did you receive every day at the beginning? When did the rations start to be halved?"

After the hungry people answered one by one, they asked with a cold face: "Master Zhao, are they telling the truth?"

Chief Zhao had confessed his crime a few days ago, and now he did not dare to quibble, but kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Jiang Shaohua looked unmoved.

Yang Judi's heart was as cold as iron. He announced in court that it was true that Mr. Zhao had embezzled grain. He would be convicted according to the Daliang Law, remove the black hat, and give him a heavy blow. Then he was expelled from Nanyang County.

Master Zhao's face turned pale and he opened his mouth to shout "Princess, please spare my life". As soon as the words came out of his mouth, a piece of smelly rag was stuffed into his mouth and blocked it tightly.

Immediately afterwards, Chief Zhao was dragged to the open space outside the court hall, and in front of all the people, he was beaten with forty sticks.

The princess looked on coldly, wondering how the government officials dared to show mercy, and waved the wooden stick in her hand vigorously. After being beaten for more than a dozen times, Mr. Zhao's skin and flesh were torn apart, his back was bloody, and his screams became weaker and weaker.

Jiang Shaohua glanced at Yang Zheng.

Yang Judi immediately said loudly: "Stop for a moment. Bring Chief Zhao in and find a doctor to take a look. Use the remaining twenty sticks to beat Master Zhao when he wakes up."

Jiang Shaohua was quite satisfied with Yang Xuan's handling.

Magistrate Zou, who was sitting aside, felt cold in his heart.

Half an hour later, Mr. Zhao, who woke up leisurely after being given a bowl of tonic soup, was carried out again and received the remaining twenty strokes.

After finishing the beating, the half-dead Chief Zhao was put on the carriage and sent out of Xi'e County that day. He left Nanyang a few days later and was never seen again.

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