Xie Wen was puzzled, but his face was not obvious, he said: "Since the prefect is not injured, if it is too late today, why don't you go back and rest first?" ”

The prefect didn't know how to deal with Xie Wen, and when he heard the words, he nodded hurriedly.

Looking at the back of the prefect who was anxious to leave, Xie Wen narrowed his eyes.

Originally, he just suspected that there was something strange in this, but now looking at the prefect's reaction, he is sure. It's just that I don't know who it is, but I let the prefect do this, and I don't dare to say it to him.

Xie Wen pondered, but found nothing.

ordered the mob to be put in prison, and Xie Wen also took people to the post station to rest. Originally, he said that he would live in the prefect's mansion for the time being, but looking at the prefect's appearance, Xie Wen felt that it was inconvenient to live in the prefect's mansion.

On the second day, Xie Wen ordered someone to secretly investigate in Cloud City and got the news.

"Your Highness, according to what the lowly post has discovered, the person that the people of Yuncheng are most afraid of is not the prefect, but the minor official named Zhou Shen next to the prefect."

Hearing this, Xie Wen raised his eyebrows in some surprise, "Have you heard why?" ”

The subordinate shook his head, "The time is too short, and the lowly post only found out about these." ”

Xie Wen nodded, "In that case, then I'll go to meet that Zhou Shen." As he spoke, he got up and went out. If there is no accident, the prefect will not dare to speak, I am afraid that it will be related to that Zhou Shen.

Subordinates are busy keeping up.

At this time, Zhou Shen was dealing with the affairs of Cloud City, and when he learned that Xie Wen was coming, he hurriedly saluted, "The lower official is the eleventh prince." ”

Xie Wen looked at this person and found that his appearance was ordinary, but his eyes were calm, and he didn't feel uncomfortable at all when he saw a powerful person.

"Get up." Xie Wen said lightly.

Zhou Shen thanked him and got up.

Subsequently, Xie Wen talked to Zhou Shen, and it seemed that he was just asking about Yuncheng casually, but he was actually secretly observing Zhou Shen.

Xie Wen found that Zhou Shen seemed mediocre, but he acted tactfully, wittily and cautiously, and was not a simple character.

After a while, it was already noon, Xie Wen said goodbye and left, went to the prefect's mansion to visit the prefect, and then went to the prison.

The leader of the mob this time was a rough-looking man, and his temperament was also very rough, and when he saw Xie Wen coming in, he scolded loudly: "Dog officer! Regardless of the lives of our people! ”

Hearing the words of the mob leader, Xie Wen felt strange in his heart, regardless of the lives of the people? What did the officials of Cloud City do?

Speaking of which, when he rescued the prefect yesterday, he found that these mobs were not only young and middle-aged, but also some women and children. Logically speaking, in the event of a riot, women and children will not be brought with them, because they will only cause trouble for them.

Xie Wen asked the mob leader to bring it up alone and put it in an empty cell, and then walked in.

"What's your name?" Xie Wen asked the mob leader with a mild attitude.

The leader of the mob did not appreciate it, and he sneered: "Posture! ”

Seeing him like this, Xie Wen's attitude did not change, and said, "I am not an official of Cloud City, but from the capital. The emperor knew that there was a riot here, so he asked me to come and investigate. Although it is your fault that there is a riot, I listen to you, and there seems to be a hidden meaning in it. I'll give you a chance to explain the secret. ”

Hearing this, the mob leader hesitated a little, and in the end, he seemed to be moved by Xie Wen's gentle attitude, and said: "My name is Zhang Daniu, and my family has been farming for generations, but over the years, rich businessmen have seized our fertile land. We, the people, have no power, no power and no money, so we can only endure it, but they have intensified, and in the end, almost all the fertile land in every household is gone!

We couldn't bear to go to the government to complain, but those people said that they would get justice for us, and when they turned around, they arrested us and beat us up in prison! ”

The more the mob spoke, the more resentful they became, their eyes red and full of hatred.

"I see." Xie Wen's eyes were gloomy, "I will find out, and I will uphold justice for you." These days, I have wronged you to stay in prison. He believed the mob leader's words eight points in his heart, but he still needed to investigate.

As for not letting them go, first, he has not been able to correct the name of the mob now, second, it is very troublesome to riot again after they are released, and third, these people will not be in danger in prison.

After being released from the prison, Xie Wen asked him to check whether what the mob leader said was true.

In the evening, the subordinate who had gone to investigate returned.

Xie Wen asked, "Did you find it?" ”

The subordinate replied, "I found it." What Zhang Daniu said is true. Then he told Xie Wen what he had found, "The fertile land was occupied, but the people still had to live, still farming, but the income finally fell into the hands of those rich merchants, and the people could barely satisfy their hunger." The people have no means of making a living.

After those people went to the government to complain, the government relied on the emperor to directly collude with the rich businessmen, and even more oppressed the people. The people were miserable. ”

After listening to his subordinates' reports, Xie Wen's face was gloomy.

Xie Wen first went to find those rich businessmen, and when he saw him coming, they greeted him warmly. Xie Wen looked cold, and questioned them about the encroachment on the people's fertile land.

The wealthy businessmen flatly denied it, and Xie Wen directly threw the evidence in front of them.

The rich businessmen were stunned for a moment, and after coming back to their senses, they admitted with a smile, but they didn't care - they didn't take Xie Wen in their eyes because they had the support of the officials of Cloud City behind them.

Xie Wen sneered and ordered someone to take down these rich businessmen.

"How dare you!" A wealthy merchant shouted.

"How dare I?!" Xie Wen said coldly: "Take it!" ”

"Your Royal Highness, what is this?" When Zhou Shen heard the news, he saw that the rich businessmen had been tied up. And the wealthy businessmen were also shocked when they heard Zhou Shen's title.

They only thought that Xie Wen was an ordinary Qincha, where would they have thought that it would be the prince! Don't dare to say anything more.

Xie Wen glanced at Zhou Shen and said, "It's just the person who captures the people who are under pressure." ”

After arresting the wealthy merchants, Xie Wen had the mob released, and then returned the fertile land to the people. The people were grateful.

When the officials of Yuncheng saw Xie Wen's actions, they were anxious and angry. These eleven princes are really unpleasant, and when they come, they will cut off people's financial routes!

And what made them even more unacceptable was that Xie Wen ordered them all to be imprisoned!

All the big and small officials in Cloud City were imprisoned!

"Your Highness! Why are you holding me and so on? We admit that we have not done anything wrong! "Some officials shouted.

"Heh" Xie Wen sneered, "Haven't made a mistake?" You all think the same way? His gaze swept over the faces of the officials one by one, and the expressions on their faces were all indignant.

"Oppression of the people, leading to rebellion, is this your infallible?" Xie Wen said coldly: "Relying on the high emperor of the sky, he dares to do such a thing!" Do you really think that there is no one in the DPRK? ”

The officials did not dare to say anything.

Xie Wen didn't stay any longer.

Because all the officials in Cloud City were imprisoned, and there was no one in charge of the city, Xie Wen sent his own people to handle official business temporarily. Then he sent people back to the capital, reported the situation in Yuncheng with Emperor An He, and also sent someone to privately talk to Xie Shiyun and Shen Sijun about the current situation in Yuncheng.