Chapter 43 The prince continues to collect evidence, and the people complain about grievances
Li Si was entrusted by the emperor to serve as the superintendent, and began to collect evidence of corruption and perversion of the law by officials of the Dong faction.
On this day, Li Sishen went down to the morning court as usual, and walked to the gate of the palace and heard the guards guarding the door whispering about the recent expropriation of some old farmers' land by the government.
"Hey, brother, you know, I've got to keep an eye on my land lately!"
"What's wrong? What wind are you hearing again?"
"Not long ago, an old man's land was expropriated by the government...... Those officials were so powerful that the old man refused to sign and forced him to sign the title deed. ”
Not only that, but the group of officials spoke in a very tough tone, looking like they were not afraid of heaven and earth. ”
"Hearing you say that, there shouldn't be anyone behind you, right?"
"I can't guarantee that it is a ...... of the Dong faction officials and the gate valve family"
Just as the guards were chatting, Li Sishen walked over. One of the guards saw the Six Princes walking towards them, and quickly motioned to the guards next to him to stop talking.
"What are you talking about?"
"Your Highness, Your Highness...... We were on duty and didn't talk about anything......"
"Yes, Your Highness seems to have heard you talk about the government's land requisition?"
Li Sishen was very interested in what they had just talked about, and when the guards heard this, they had to tell her and the six princes not to mention it. Now the Dong faction officials are powerful...... Li Sishen heard that the guards were very jealous of them, so he promised not to say anything.
"This master, let's do it......"
After leaving the palace, Li Sishen saw that there were more beggars on both sides of the road in the capital, and they asked passers-by along the way to ask for them. She went up to one of the beggars and gave him some taels of silver. The beggars were grateful when they saw that there were well-wishers who were willing to give them alms. Li Sishen chatted with the beggar casually, and found that the beggar didn't do this originally, but because the government had recently requisitioned land and there was no rice and grain at home, he dragged his family to the capital to beg. Li Sishen remembered that the guards at the door had also told her about a similar situation, so he asked a few more questions.
The beggar spoke of other farmers who had the same experience as him, including the old man who had been guarded by the guard. Li Sishen felt that there must be evidence in order to make the Dong faction officials confess their guilt, and thinking of this, she followed the direction of the beggar to find the old man.
Walking to the outskirts of the capital, it was originally a field that was busy with spring ploughing, but now there is no one to raise seedlings to cultivate, and there are only a few small officials wearing official uniforms to handle the fields.
When he arrived at the old uncle's house, after Li Sishen revealed his identity, the old man suddenly burst into tears and grabbed her hand tightly.
"Please make the decision for us!"
The old man knelt on the ground on his knees, and saw that he was very excited, Li Sishen first helped his body up, and calmed his emotions, and waited until the old man calmed down and told her about the land acquisition by the government not long ago.
"My lord, this is the cause and effect of the incident...... Lao Er dared to touch his conscience and said that there was no half a lie. After listening to the old man's statement, Li Si felt extremely angry.
Do these people think that they are backed by powerful backers, and no one dares to investigate? They openly requisitioned land for the official family, but in fact they abused their power for personal gain, secretly encroached on fertile land, fabricated figures, and lied to the imperial court.
It is not enough to have witnesses, Li Sishen also needs other evidence. Thinking of this, Li Sishen gave all the silver taels he was carrying to the old man, and asked them to temporarily fill their stomachs first. After making up his mind, Li Sishen said goodbye to his uncle and prepared to go to the official mansion.
Just as Li Sishen walked out of the village, some villagers looked at her, and the official uniforms on her body were different from those of the officials. The peasant who passed by her stopped with a hoe and tried to build a cavity.
"Your Excellency is from the government?"
When Li Sishen heard this, he identified himself to them, saying that he was a newly appointed supervisor by the emperor and was responsible for supervising hundreds of officials. When everyone heard this, they saw her eyes eagerly.
They wanted to step forward and talk to Li Sishen about what happened to them, but when they saw the fierce eyes of the guards in the field, everyone didn't dare to approach for a while.
Li Sishen saw the inconsistent villagers, and he wanted to tell her but was timid. She glanced back at the servants in the field, as if to warn them. Xu is Li Sishen is imposing, and the official does not dare to look up at the new supervisor. When the villagers saw this scene, they dared to come forward and tell her.