Early the next morning.

Ye Qiange got up from the quilt and felt a burst of cold air rushing towards him, and the residual sleepiness was completely gone.

After washing, I stepped out and saw that the courtyard had been covered with hoarfrost at some point.

In late autumn, winter arrives unexpectedly.

Ye Qiange tightened his clothes, opened his legs and ran.

Out of the Flying Frost Palace, there is a corridor, the corridor extends in all directions, and can reach all parts of the palace.

Ye Qiange was jogging, the guards and palace maids who got up early were already surprised, and when they saw Ye Qiange, they stopped and bowed their heads, quietly retreated to the side, and waited for Ye Qiange's figure to go away before returning to normal.

After running for a while, it wasn't until sweat wet his hair and cheeks that Ye Qiange stopped panting.

Although the running time is still short, the effect is very significant.

Xu is young and energetic, with strong recovery ability, Ye Qiange can now easily run for half an hour.

This may not be difficult for ordinary people, but it is definitely a qualitative leap for Ye Qiange.

I returned to the Flying Frost Palace, took a bath, and changed out of my sweaty clothes, and at this time, the sky was gradually brightening.

Outside the foggy, looking at it from afar, the white expanse, the distant scenery looms, between the moments, can only see its outline, can not see its true face.

However, in the next moment, the white mist flowed, and in a hazy way, it was never seen again.

Ten fogs and nine sunshines.

The rain finally ended, and the sun rose from the eastern sky, and the fog began to slowly dissipate.

After breakfast, Ye Qiange got into the carriage and rushed to Jingyang non-stop.

Eight days have passed since I came back from Jingyang.

In the past eight days, Jingyang has been purged.

The Criminal Department intervened, and the methods became more drastic, and the handling of things became more and more resolute.

In just a few days, dozens more were arrested.

Then the sentence was pronounced on the spot, or imprisoned, or exiled to the frontier, or confiscated family property, or even worse, beheaded.

Jingyang County has almost been turned upside down.

In addition to Wei Quan, the official gentry involved amounted to more than ten people, large and small.

The entire bureaucratic system in Jingyang County is rotten to the roots.

The evidence submitted by the Criminal Department is simply outrageous and shocking.

Xu Yichan and Ye Qiange were furious, and urged the Criminal Department to severely punish these officials and gentry, continue to dig deeper, and not let one go.

"Lord Wang, it's here."

Ye Qiange got out of the carriage, stretched his waist, and looked at the road when he came, there were potholes and mud everywhere, and he couldn't help frowning.

A few days of rain have made the road even more unbearable.

"It looks like the road is going to be built." Ye Qiange sighed.

"Meet the prince!"

At this time, there was a kneeling ground in front of the government office.

"Get up." Ye Qiange raised his hand, looked at the middle-aged man led by the side, and said, "You were sent by my mother?" ”

The man nodded hurriedly, and said with a respectful face: "Go back to the prince, not only the next person." ”

"In addition to the below, there are twenty-three others."

Ye Qiange was stunned for a moment, and then a warm current crossed his heart.

Now that Jingyang County has undergone a purge, it is in turmoil, and it is in urgent need of manpower to stabilize the situation, and these twenty-four people are tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow, which can help Ye Qiange take over and control Jingyang as soon as possible.

"What about the rest?" Ye Qiange took a look and found that there were only seven or eight people in the mansion.

"They were all transferred to various parts of Jingyang by the villain, and they couldn't come to meet the prince, and they asked the prince to forgive them." The man hurriedly replied.

"It doesn't matter." Ye Qiange couldn't help but glance at this person, and couldn't help asking, "What is your relationship with the old housekeeper Liu of the palace?" ”

"The prince's eyes are like pearls, the villain Liu Hua, and the old housekeeper Liu is the villain's uncle." Liu Hua smiled elegantly.

Ye Qiange was stunned, no wonder he was so kind.

"A few days ago, how did the king explain how things were done?"

"Back to the prince, the villain has all been done." Liu Hua arched his hand, picked up a few booklets from the table on the side, and handed them to Ye Qiange.

Ye Qiange opened it and took a look, it turned out to be the Jingyang household registration record book.

"Twenty-two thousand eight hundred and sixty-three in all!" Ye Qiange muttered, with a hint of surprise, "Why are you so human?" ”

In later generations, the population of a county town could count hundreds of thousands, or even more than one million.

In such a big place as Jingyang, there are only more than 20,000 people.

Liu Hua pursed his lips, not knowing how to answer for a while.

In Daxu, a county town of tens of thousands of people is very common, and it is normal for a few or even a few thousand people.

Ye Qiange frowned, picked up another book and flipped through it.

"So much?" Ye Qiange was taken aback.

This book is impressively recorded, and the stolen money and ill-gotten gains obtained by the Criminal Department have been raided and seized in the past few days.

As the king of the fief, these things naturally belong to him.

"It's better to raid the house and get money quickly."

A small county with a population of less than 30,000 has confiscated assets worth more than one million taels!

This does not include the fields!

Wei Quan alone accounted for nearly one-fifth.

Ye Qiange was speechless.

It's really petty officials and huge greed!

The corner of his mouth sneered, closed the notebook, looked at Liu Hua and asked, "Can the fields be sorted out?" ”

Liu Hua shook his head and stopped talking.

"Something to say." Ye Qiange furrowed his brows, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"The little one is brave, and the little one heard that the prince wants to reduce the tenant rent to thirty percent." Liu Hua said.

Ye Qiange nodded, not denying it.

"Lord Wang, this is not a must-"

"Oh no, Lord Wang, there are a lot of tenants outside, saying that they want to see the prince!" Just as Liu Hua was about to speak, a servant hurriedly ran in and shouted.

"Don't stop them yet." At this moment, even Liu Hua, who was calm and composed, couldn't help but change his face greatly, and he reprimanded the official with a loud shout.

"Well, let's go for the little ones."

"Wait, they didn't storm the government, so they don't have to be so nervous." Ye Qiange stood up, "Let's go with this king to have a look." ”

"Lord Wang, you-" Liu Hua, as a retainer of the Ye family, naturally had to think about Ye Qiange's safety and not let him be put in danger.

Ye Qiange didn't care, and strode outside.

"Meet the prince!"

Ye Qiange raised his eyebrows, taken aback by the magnificent scene.

There are several times more tenants here than last time, and there are at least thousands of people in sight.

"Get up."

The words fell, but no one got up, and they all continued to kneel, looking at Ye Qiange with blazing eyes.

Ye Qiange scratched his hair, a little unclear.

He looked around, and suddenly trotted forward, trying to help the old man in front of him up, "Old man, why are you here again?" ”

"Lord Wang, I can't afford to be small." The old man said stubbornly, with a resolute face.

Ye Qiange was a little dumbfounded, spread his hands, and said a little helplessly: "How can you be willing to get up?" ”

At this time, all the tenants spoke.

"Ask the prince to increase the tenant rent—"

Ye Qiange only felt that he had heard it wrong, and Liu Hua and Mo Mo on the side were also stunned.