As the document read Liu Ren's masterpiece aloud in a frustrated tone, the expressions of the people outside the hall were first puzzled, then surprised, and then shocked, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Not only the people outside the hall, but also the three officials of the three legal divisions who came to hear the trial were also stunned, looking at each other, stunned by the things mentioned in the last book, no one thought that the tax rate of Jiaozhi was so high, the tax rate of ordinary goods alone was as high as 10%, which was far from the two capitals and thirteen provinces.

Therefore, when the clerk finished reading Liu Ren's masterpiece, the people outside the hall blew up with a bang, and talked about the tax rate of Jiaozhi one after another.

In everyone's opinion, Jiaozhi actually levied such a high tax, and Li Yuntian really did as Liu Ren said, "leviing and extorting violently, preying on the common people".

Even those servants in the lobby couldn't help but whisper to each other about the tax rate of Jiaozhi, the Ming Dynasty has never levied such a heavy tax since the founding of the country, doesn't that mean that the people of Jiaozhi are living in dire straits?

As a result, the tall image that Li Yuntian had established before collapsed in an instant, and he became a traitor in the eyes of everyone.

Li Yuntian ignored the noise of the scene, picked up the fragrant tea on the table next to him and tasted it slowly, without being affected by the surrounding shape in the slightest.

However, the guards standing behind him were not as leisurely as him, and they subconsciously pressed their hands on the handle of the waist knife on their waists, vigilantly observing the surrounding shapes, and immediately stabbed to protect Li Yuntian's safety whenever something was wrong.

"Master, you died so miserably!" Just when the situation at the scene became chaotic, Liu Zhangshi suddenly burst into tears, beating his chest and shouting in a mournful voice:

"I personally persuaded you not to care about the idle affairs of Jiaozhi, we still have some private money and can still start again when we return to Jiangnan, but you can't get used to seeing the people being bullied and have to give them a head, this is good, even your life is put into it, how will our orphans and widows live in the future!"

Liu Zhang's crying suddenly aroused the sympathy of the people outside the hall, and secretly shook their heads to feel sorry for Liu Ren's death, and at the same time confirmed Li Yuntian's reputation as a traitor, many people looked at Li Yuntian's eyes full of disgust and anger, if it weren't for the fact that there were many Shuntianfu servants who maintained order at the scene, there might have been someone in the crowd and scolded Li Yuntian.

Li Yuntian noticed that the eyes of everyone present looked at him unkindly, and he couldn't help sneering in his heart, it seems that this is the scene that the person who is hidden behind the curtain wants to see, not only to put himself to death, but also to ruin his reputation, and then make himself ruined.

Ever since Liu Ren suddenly appeared outside the Daming Gate and sounded the Dengwen drum, Li Yuntian has been pondering about this matter, wanting to know who instructed Liu Ren to do this, but unfortunately he has no clue all along.

In fact, when Wu Xin unexpectedly impeached him in the court, Li Yuntian was already alert, he didn't believe that Wu Xin had the courage to deal with him, the kind of people in the officialdom who have a tendon in their heads are not nothing, but there are very few, Wu Xin is definitely not the kind of person who wants to become Li Yuntian's enemy.

Therefore, Li Yuntian can be sure that someone is bewitching Wu Xin behind his back, but unfortunately because he has too little information at hand, he can't guess who the other party is, but he just feels that the other party hates him to the core, and he tries his best to frame him.

Speaking of which, it is very simple to know who the other party is, tie up Wu Xin and beat him, Wu Xin will definitely tell the truth when life and death are at stake.

Although this is a way, Li Yuntian can't do this, if something goes wrong with the dignified imperial history, it will not only anger Emperor Xuande at that time, but also be disgusted and excluded by the officials in the officialdom, and the shape will undoubtedly be even worse.

However, Li Yuntian has enough patience to deal with the other party, and he believes that the person who is hiding behind the scenes and calculating himself will eventually be exposed.

"Quiet, what a noisy and noisy scene!" Seeing that the situation at the scene was getting noisier and louder, Zhao Muyu frowned and patted the startled wood hard, and shouted loudly.

"Mighty~~" Hearing this, the servants in the lobby suddenly shouted in unison with the water and fire sticks in their hands.

"Calm down, make any more noise and get out." The officers in the courtyard hurriedly maintained order at the scene, shouting at the people who were talking.

Under the deterrence of the officers, the noisy sound at the scene gradually quieted down, and people looked into the lobby one after another, wanting to see how Zhao Muyu would decide the case.

Zhao Muyu now felt extremely puzzled in his heart, he really didn't understand why Li Yuntian wanted to announce the content of Liu Ren's fate, it stands to reason that Li Yuntian should be very clear about the results after the announcement, but he still did this, could it be crazy? Or maybe it's still a broken jar!

"Lord Zhao, let the two of them copy the content on it as it is, and then sign it!" After the scene quieted down, Li Yuntian held up the tax seals in his hand, glanced at Liu Zhang's and Dong Youcai, and then said to Zhao Muyu quietly.

Zhao Muyu's eyes flashed with a look of doubt when he heard this, and he couldn't figure out the intention of Li Yuntian's move, in his opinion, Li Yuntian was purely full of food and had nothing to do, what was there to copy those tax seals.

However, since Li Yuntian had ordered, Zhao Muyu didn't dare not do it, so he waved his hand at the errand officers in the hall, and the servants immediately found pen, ink, paper, and inkstones for Liu Zhang's and Dong Youcai.

Liu Zhang and Dong Youcai didn't know what Li Yuntian wanted to do, so after the two glanced at each other, they copied the contents of the tax seal letter according to Li Yuntian's request.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, several Shuntianfu servants quietly slipped out the back door and reported to their respective employers on the progress of the court trial.

This court trial attracted the attention of the government and the opposition in the capital, and since it was impossible to enter the Shuntian Mansion except for the relevant people involved, some people in the capital paid off the servants in the Shuntian Mansion and asked them to report the progress of the court trial in a timely manner.

Soon, Li Yuntian's rumors of extortion and extortion in Jiaozhi and the people of fish and meat were flying all over the capital, and the high tax rate of Jiaozhi also became the focus of people's attention.

A remote tavern in the capital, a wing room in the backyard.

A man dressed in ordinary people's clothes reported the progress of the trial of the Shuntian Mansion to Fang Liang and Ah Qiu, who were sitting face-to-face at a table full of sumptuous wine and food.

Since today was the day when Li Yuntian participated in the court trial, Fang Liang, who was supposed to be on duty in the palace, deliberately went out of the palace to inquire about the news, and then returned to the palace to report to Emperor Xuande.

"Mr. Ah Qiu, Zhenguo Gong is now ruined, and he is like a lost dog, I'm afraid he is thinking about how to escape from Shuntian Mansion." After the man finished his report, Fang Liang couldn't help but proudly say to Ah Qiu, in his opinion, Li Yuntian was finished, and he didn't have the slightest power to fight back in the court trial.

"What is Zhen Guogong doing?" However, Ah Qiu was not as optimistic as Fang Liang, and asked the man who reported quietly.

"I heard from the servants of Shuntianfu that when he left, the Duke of Zhenguo asked Liu Zhang and Dong Youcai to copy those tax seals." The man thought for a moment and replied.

"Copying tax stamps?" Ah Qiu's brows suddenly frowned when he heard this, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, not understanding what Li Yuntian meant.

"It seems that the Zhenguo Gong has done such a ridiculous thing, does he think that copying the tax seal letter can prove that it is fake?" A look of disdain flashed at the corner of Fang Liang's mouth, and he poured a glass of wine for Ah Qiu, smiling and sarcastically mocking Li Yuntian.

"Zhen Guogong has been in the official career for more than ten years, and he is cautious and calm, do you think he will be beaten passively in the court trial?"

Ah Qiu shook his head when he heard this, took the wine glass and drank it all, and then looked at Fang Liang with a stern expression, Li Yuntian had been standing still except for asking Liu Zhang a few inexplicable questions in the previous court trial, which made him feel very uneasy, and it didn't feel like Li Yuntian's style.

"Now that Zhenguo Gong has been defeated, even if he can find out about this matter, it will take a lot of time, and the emperor will not give him this time, and then he will die." Seeing that Ah Qiu seemed to be very jealous of Li Yuntian, Fang Liang couldn't help but sneer.

No matter how powerful Li Yuntian is, he can't defeat Emperor Xuande, there is a good saying, the monarch wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die, in front of Emperor Xuande, Li Yuntian can't use all kinds of skills.

Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu were two powerful ministers in the Hongwu Dynasty, but what was the result, it was not easily eliminated by Emperor Hongwu, Li Yuntian does not have the same power as Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu now, and Emperor Xuande has become a monarch, and it is just a piece of cake to clean up Li Yuntian.

"Quickly go and investigate, and come to report as soon as there is the latest news." Ah Qiu frowned when he heard this, and ordered the man who came to report the news in a deep voice, and he didn't know why, he always felt vaguely uneasy in his heart, because Li Yuntian's actions were too abnormal, you must know that Li Yuntian is not the kind of person who is willing to suffer.

In fact, how could Ah Qiu not know that Li Yuntian was now in a predicament, and once Emperor Xuande had murderous intentions against Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian would be in a catastrophe.

It's just that instead of killing Li Yuntian, Ah Qiu wants to see Li Yuntian ruined, which is probably worse for Li Yuntian than death, so as to relieve the hatred in his heart.

"Mr. Qiu, when this matter is over, this official will help you take the Hetao." After the man who came to report the news left, Fang Liang smiled and raised the wine glass in his hand to Ah Qiu.

Since the Northern Yuan was driven out of Dadu, he has always been obsessed with the Hetao area with abundant water and grass, and there have been many conflicts with the Ming Dynasty around the Hetao area, Fang Liang decided to help Ah Qiu get the Hetao area after Li Yuntian, in order to show the sincerity of cooperation with Ah Qiu.

"Thank you, then, sir." Hearing this, Ah Qiu smiled and touched the wine glass with Fang Liang, and the two looked at each other and smiled before drinking the wine in the glass.