When the boy heard this, he was grateful, and kowtowed again and again to thank him.

Zhao Yingluo turned to Qiu Ju again and said, "You take him to change into clean clothes, and then arrange some light work for him." As for the relief money that has been withheld......"

She paused, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes, "I will send someone to find out the truth and give these poor students justice!" ”

After a night's rest, Zhao Yingluo finished her breakfast refreshed, the sun had sprinkled all over the earth, and at three o'clock in the sun, she was ready to take Wen Boyuan and Chun Tao and Lu Pothos to the countryside to investigate the incident of deducting the money

However, just as Zhao Yingluo and the others were about to leave Drunken Hibiscus, they suddenly heard a commotion in the distance.

They followed the prestige and saw a group of people rushing in the direction of the Wu County Mansion.

Zhao Yingluo's heart moved, and she hurriedly rushed over with Wen Boyuan and the maids.

When they rushed to the outside of the Wu County Mansion, they saw that dozens of ordinary people had gathered outside the mansion.

Some of these people were in rags, some were yellow-skinned, and they were obviously people living in poverty.

They stood or sit, or whispered, or shouted loudly, and for a time there was a lot of excitement outside the palace.

In the crowd, a man dressed as a farmer and a seven or eight-year-old child knelt outside the hall of the government office, which stood out in particular attention.

The farmer's face was full of vicissitudes and his hands were rough, apparently due to long-term labor.

The child next to him was childish, and his clothes were shabby.

I saw the peasant raise his hands and shout hoarsely: "Please know that the county master will distribute relief money, so that this child can have a private school to study!" Ask for the grace of the county master! ”

There was endless pleading and despair in his voice, as if this was his last hope.

The surrounding people also cried out, and their voices were deafening one after another.

Zhao Yingluo and the others stood in the crowd, silently observing all this.

They saw the helplessness and anger of the people, and they also saw the helplessness and longing of the child.

At this moment, the door of the government office slowly opened, and a government official walked out, his eyes swept over the people gathered outside the government office, and then announced loudly: "The relief money has been distributed, so don't make any more trouble, if not, you will all be arrested and put in prison." ”

When the people heard this, they immediately exploded, and they rushed forward to ask for an explanation.

The farmer struggled to his feet, taking the child's hand and trying to rush into the palace.

However, he was stopped by the officials.

Seeing this, Zhao Yingluo couldn't bear it for a while, she took a deep breath and walked forward and said to the farmer: "Uncle, don't get excited yet. Can you tell me what the hell is going on? Why didn't the magistrate give out relief money? ”

The farmer was stunned when he heard this, "We ordinary people have worked hard for a year, but in the end we can't even eat. The imperial court obviously allocated the relief money, but when it came to us, there was only a little bit left. The child is of school age, but because he has no money to pay for the school fees, he has to help work at home. ”

Zhao Yingluo felt a burst of anger in her heart after listening to the farmer's story.

She didn't expect these corrupt officials to lose their conscience so much, and even embezzle the money of poor students.

Yingluo took a deep breath and tried to calm the turmoil in her heart, she turned to look at Wen Boyuan, and asked in a deep voice, "Wen Boyuan, who is the county magistrate of Wu County?" ”

Wen Boyuan frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he replied: "Back to the princess, the county order of Wu County is Fan Jian. ”

"Fan Jian?" Zhao Yingluo repeated the name in her mouth, as if searching for information about this person in her memory.

A hint of coldness flashed in her eyes, and she continued to ask, "How is this person's official character?" ”

Wen Boyuan shook his head and said in a low voice: "My subordinates have sent someone to investigate, although this person is a county commander, but he is an improper official, and he has a lot of greed. Princess, do you want to take this person down for interrogation? ”

Zhao Yingluo heard this, but slowly shook her head.

She looked at Wen Boyuan with deep eyes and said softly, "No." Although Fan Jian has a small fault, there must be a big fish behind this matter. If we act rashly and startle the snakes, we are afraid that the big fish behind us will be difficult to catch. ”

When Wen Boyuan heard this, he understood what Zhao Yingluo meant, this matter involved a wide range of things, and he must act cautiously.

"What does the princess mean?"

A hint of determination flashed in Zhao Yingluo's eyes, and she said slowly: "We must first collect the evidence of the crime, and after the evidence is conclusive, we will wipe out these corrupt officials and corrupt officials!" ”

When Wen Boyuan heard this, he suddenly had a bottom in his heart. He arched his hand and said, "The princess is wise." The subordinates will do it. ”

Just as Zhao Yingluo and the others were about to leave the mansion, the heavy door of the mansion suddenly opened slowly with a "squeak".

Sunlight shines through the crack in the door, dappled on the bluestone floor, reflecting a long shadow.

It was the county magistrate Fan Jian who came out, he was dressed in a gorgeous official uniform, with a big belly and a shiny face, obviously he was used to being pampered on weekdays.

He was preparing to go out of the palace to have fun and have a good time.

However, the noise of the civilians outside the palace broke his good mood.

Frowning, he glanced unhappily at the people gathered outside the mansion, and a sense of irritability surged in his heart. These people, what a nuisance! He waved his hand and ordered the officials beside him, "Go, take some of those people, and disperse the rest." ”

After receiving the order, the officials pounced on the innocent people like wolves.

For a time, the conflict between the government and the people escalated suddenly, with cries, angry scolding, and begging for mercy one after another.

Many civilians were beaten to the point that their heads were broken and bleeding, and they fell to the ground groaning in pain.

The father and son who knelt down bore the brunt of the attack, and were rudely arrested by several officials and dragged into the palace.

Zhao Yingluo witnessed all this, and a flash of anger flashed in her eyes.

She clenched her fists, stepped forward, and loudly accused Fan Jiandao: "Fan County Order, as a parent official, you don't want to ask for your life for the people, but you oppress the people so much, where is your conscience?" ”

Fan Jian was about to leave, but when he heard the words, he turned around suddenly. His eyes widened, and he stared at Zhao Yingluo with an angry face, as if he wanted to eat her alive.

He didn't expect that a young man would dare to denounce himself in front of so many people, which was simply a blatant provocation of his authority! He shouted angrily, "Where did the madman come from, how dare he spread wild here! Someone, take him down for me! ”

With Fan Jian's order, several officials immediately surrounded him, wanting to arrest Zhao Yingluo.

Seeing this, Wen Boyuan hurriedly stepped forward and blocked in front of Zhao Yingluo.

He glanced at those officials with a cold expression, and said coldly: "I see who dares to touch a single hair of her!" ”

Chun Tao and Luluo also nervously surrounded and protected Zhao Yingluo.

Fan Jian saw that although the number of the other party was small, his momentum was not weak at all, and he couldn't help but beat a little drum in his heart.

He yelled, "Who are you? What kind of place is this? Dare to go wild here, don't you want to live? ”

Zhao Yingluo sneered and met Fan Jian's gaze without fear.

She said loudly: "It doesn't matter who we are, the important thing is that you, as a county magistrate, oppress the people, abuse your power, and disregard people's lives!" Today, I want to get justice for these innocent people! ”

Fan Jian was furious when he heard this, he didn't expect this young man to be so arrogant. He waved his hand and ordered the officials, "Don't talk nonsense with them, give it to me!" Arrest them all! ”

After those officials received the order, they immediately rushed up, wanting to arrest Zhao Yingluo and others.