Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 166 People Petition
After Wang Mang learned that the county government was surrounded by people, he immediately followed Lu Yuan to the gate of the county government.

At this moment, hundreds of people had gathered at the gate of the county government office. A row of more than a dozen people standing in the front saw Wang Mang and others coming out, and hurriedly saluted and said, "Young masters, I have seen you."

Wang Mang raised his eyes and took a closer look, and saw Sun Wufan among the dozen or so people, he couldn't help but raise his brows, thinking, what is this person doing here?
Lu Yuan was dressed in the Chinese clothes of the Xinyang Order, with a solemn look on his face, he said: "My elders, I don't know what is the purpose of you gathering here?"

Sun Wufan said with a twist on his face: "Lord Lu, the younger ones are from Lizheng nearby, and they were elected by the common people as representatives to meet you adults. The people behind the younger ones are all from different households. Representative, because the small one happened to be related to today's events, so he was elected as the general representative."

After Sun Wuhan finished speaking, the people around him nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Lu, Sun Wuhan is our representative."

"Then what's the matter with you?" Lu Yuan said.

"Master Lu, we want the truth!"

"We want the truth about the case of the Du family being exterminated!"

"We ask the government to thoroughly investigate this matter, and we must not let the villains who killed Du Hong's family go!"

"That's right, Mr. Lu, since ancient times our people in Xinyang have been simple and honest, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Today, such a bad thing happened, which is enough to be recorded in the annals of Xinyang. We and the people of Xinyang are filled with righteous indignation. I hope Mr. Lu can handle this case impartially!"

When Lu Yuan spoke, everyone began to express their opinions one after another. Sun Wuhan was a little helpless. He said just now that he was waiting for more than a dozen miles to be the representatives, but they didn't say anything. , the people behind them became noisy.

Seeing the embarrassment of Sun Wufan and others, Lu Yuan's eyes turned cold, and the yamen servant behind him immediately shouted: "Be quiet!"

After all, the authority of the government has a great deterrent effect on the people. After the yamen servant shouted loudly, the noise of the people became much quieter. Lu Yuan pointed at Sun Wufan and said: "Sun Lizheng, you are not their representative, tell me ,what happened?"

"Lord Lu, the news of Du Hong's extermination has spread throughout Xinyang City, and everyone is furious about it. After all, I believe that such a bad incident has not happened in hundreds of years. After knowing this, they fell ill one after another." Sun Wufan said with a face full of anger: "As a Xinyang person, I and a large number of Xinyang people are unwilling to see this kind of moral depravity happen, so Xiao People come here to petition your lord!"

"Petition?" Lu Yuan frowned.

"Yes, my lord, I hope that the government can find out the matter as soon as possible and announce the truth. Xinyang is definitely not a place to condone traitors. The simple and honest people of Xinyang will never let such villains go unpunished!" Sun Wufan said directly. He knelt down and said, "Lord Lu, please be the master of Du Hong's family!"

"I beg Mr. Lu to be the master of Du Hong's family!"

"I beg Master Qingtian to be the master of Du Hong's family!"

"I beg the imperial court to be the master of Du Hong's family!"

After Sun Wufan, all the people kowtowed one after another, and the voices of petitions kept coming and going.

Seeing all this before him, Wang Mang was quite moved. He glanced at Lu Yuan, and Lu Yuan hurriedly said: "Please, elders, even if you don't come here to petition today, this official will investigate this matter thoroughly, and the court will also Investigate this matter."

As he said that, Lu Yuan pointed to Wang Mang beside him and said, "The Lord Wang next to me comes from the six gates of the imperial court. The six gates are the yamen of the imperial court responsible for criminal investigation. Lord Wang has explained to me that the six gates The goalkeeper is fully cooperating with Xinyang in investigating the case of Du Hong's extermination, and besides, Mr. Wang has already written Chang'an, and an angel will arrive in the near future, all elders, please rest assured!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

"Thank you Lord Wang and Lord Lu, thank you court, thank you Your Majesty!"

"Long live the court! Long live Your Majesty!"

The people shouted one after another, and in a short while, a large group of people gathered around. When they saw that it was the people petitioning for a thorough investigation of the extermination of the Du family, they all followed suit and shouted.

Zhao Zhiheng and Zhao Zifan rode horses and stood in the distance, looking at the scene at the gate of the county government office, their faces were so gloomy that they were about to drip water.

Their original plan was to come directly to the county government office to deal with Zhao Si's matter, but they saw this scene before the county government office entered and before Lu Yuan saw him.

Zhao Ming, Li Xiaobai and other four major families are also in charge in Xinyang. At this moment, they all look panic-stricken. They have been relying on the prestige of the four major families to play prestige in Xinyang. Yuan saw that he and others had to give three points of face, but now... the four principals are afraid.

But Zhao Zhiheng and others were even more angry. Zhao Zifan couldn't hide his temper, so he hit Zhao Ming in the face with a horsewhip. Zhao Zifan pointed to the kneeling people at the gate of the county government office and said, "You bastards, what did you do in Xinyang?" What, let the people of Xinyang hate me and wait for Ruosi!"

Zhao Ming and others were at a loss, they were really confused!

Even now, Zhao Ming and others still don't know what happened. The intuitive world seems to have changed in the past few days. I don't know each other at all.

Seeing that Zhao Ming and others were stupefied, Zhao Zifan was even more angry, and he stretched out his hand to whip the horsewhip again. Zhao Zhiheng stopped Zhao Zifan from continuing to swing the horsewhip, and said, "Third brother, let's go back first!"

Zhao Zifan glared at Zhao Ming and the others fiercely, shook his hands, and left first. The more Zhao Zifan looked at the scene in front of him, the more angry he became, and the more he looked at it, the more he wanted to hit someone!
The figures of Zhao Zhiheng and his party did not intend to hide their figures at all. The movement was so loud that Wang Mang and others couldn't figure it out. After sending away the petitioners, Wang Mang and others quickly learned what happened on the street.

Hearing Zhao Zifan beat Zhao Ming with whip after whip, Wang Mang's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile, "What a trick!"

"Such an obvious trick, it seems that although the third son of the Zhao family has a flexible mind, he is not particularly clever." Lu Yuan also laughed.

Lu Yao couldn't understand Wang Mang and Lu Yuan often saying things that she didn't understand, so he sneered now and said, "Why are you proud, in this area, except Zhao Shixiu, the patriarch of the Zhao family, no one knows that Mr. Zhao San is a big idiot! "

"You said Zhao Zifan is a big idiot?" Wang Mang couldn't help looking at Lu Yao.

Lu Yao said with a smile: "That's right, as everyone knows, there are four sons in the Zhao family. The eldest son is the deepest in the city and the most scheming, but he is also the least liked by Zhao Shixiu. The second son has a gloomy complexion, scheming, often To advise Zhao Shixiu, the third son has an impulsive personality and is the most stupid, but he is born well, and his mother often blows pillow wind in Zhao Shixiu's ear, so he is the most favored by Zhao Shixiu. As for the fourth son, you have seen it. , the world gave him the nickname Smiling Tiger."

"Where did you hear the news?" Wang Mang said with a smile, "It sounds just like the truth."

"You guys know all about my methods!" Lu Yao smiled and gave Wang Mang a blank look.

(End of this chapter)