Sheng Fu

Tang Li knew that his career prospects were bleak, so he didn't care.

Zong Liang was helpless about this. It was difficult for a person with a dead heart to accomplish great things.

Zong Liang did not make any verbal promises to Tang Li. People of his age naturally would not believe in any promises.

After thinking it over, he said, "Qiushui County has maintained its status quo for many years under your governance. As far as I know, you, the county governor, are also a highly respected person in the local area."

"Sometimes what we say is more effective than what we outsiders say."

"I'll have to trouble you, sir, to maintain order from now on."

Tang Li is a veteran in officialdom and knows what Zong Liangan is thinking.

He said: "As long as you need me, I am willing to do anything without any complaints."

Even though Tang Li was the local official, he had no feelings for the barren land of Qiu Shui County.

Some difficult things can only be implemented through Zong Liang and Meng Huai.

Bullies must be killed.

Outside the mansion, Meng Huai returned quickly.

Meng Huai said: "My Lord has issued an order. For now, no outsiders are allowed to enter Qiushui County, and no locals are allowed to leave. As for the assessment, my Lord will only give the last question."

"How to revitalize Qiushui County, how to revitalize the north."

"As for the rest, we can do it at our own discretion."

An examination hall has been set up in the county and the examination will begin tomorrow.

Zong Liang heard this and immediately understood what was going on. He said, "The assessment needs to be delayed for a while. There are still many unresolved cases in Qiushui County, many of which are murder cases involving land grabbing."

"There are also cases of forced human trafficking and forcing women of good families into prostitution."

"The people here have been oppressed for so long that they have lost the courage to pursue fairness and justice deep down in their hearts. These issues need to be dealt with in advance."

"In my opinion, we should post a notice and open the doors of the county magistrate to anyone in Qiushui County who has any grievances. At the same time, we should also deal with the local bullies and tyrants."

Meng Huai glanced at Tang Li. The old county magistrate seemed absent-minded and had obviously handed over his power as county magistrate to others.

Today, Qiu Shui County is the back garden of the big shots, not the territory under Tang Li's rule.

Meng Huai thought: "How many heads do you expect to be chopped off?"

Zong Liang took a deep breath and said, "It is estimated to be tens of thousands. There are too many vicious cases that have occurred here."

"In my opinion, those who can be killed or not should be killed resolutely, and this trend must be eradicated."

"Give the people of Qiushui County a peaceful and clear world."

"All cases are tried publicly. If there are prisoners who have ordinary people pleading for them, they can be given a break and this can also be used to win the support of the people."

"As for the arena that Lord Qinghua prepared, it may not be used this time."

Meng Huai grinned and said, "That arena will definitely be useful, because some personal grudges are passed down from generation to generation and are difficult to trace thoroughly."

"Posting notices and letting people report on their own initiative is also a good thing."

Tang Li remained silent from beginning to end. After all this commotion, it seemed that he, the county magistrate, was useless.

But he didn't care about that at all now.

Zong Liang said: "I'll have to trouble the county governor to give the order."

Tang Li stood up, bowed slightly and said, "Yes, sir." The old county magistrate walked out of the mansion slowly. It was expected that the people in Qiu Shui County would know the news tonight.

Meng Huai then said to Zong Liang: "Is this county governor just a figurehead?"

Zong Liang sighed slightly and said, "Not really. Compared to the previous governors, the lives of the people in Qiushui County were slightly better during Tang Li's administration."

"But that's how the officialdom works. Once you're sent to a barren place to be an official, it's going to be hard to make further progress in your career if you don't have a backer."

"When this old county magistrate was young, he must have been a young man with high spirits and high aspirations. However, he gradually became corrupted in the officialdom."

"Everyone has integrity, but most people's integrity will be exhausted during a period of poverty, and they will lose their original intentions. There are very few people in the world who can remain faithful to one person."

The most frustrating thing is not seeing hope.

Meng Huai said: "You mean, we have to give Tang Li a good ending."

Zong Liang thought for a moment and said, "I will give the Prime Minister some advice so that he can step down with dignity."

"Besides, this is not worth going into too much. For officials, this is not a big deal. And if you count carefully, he has made some achievements."

"As he said, officials will not investigate unless the people file a complaint, and this is also true."

"Even under the feet of the Human Emperor, there are still some people who have been wronged and oppressed and have nowhere to seek justice."

Meng Huai quickly reminded: "My lord, please be careful with your words, my lord, please be careful with your words!"

Zong Liang quickly covered his mouth with his hands, looked around, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He sincerely said, "Thank you for your reminder, brother."

……

into the night.

As the city was under strict lockdown, all outsiders were cleared out, which made the local people feel a little lost, because many outsiders were relatives of the local people.

Some relatives are closely related by blood, while others are distantly related.

People living in barren areas attach so much importance to family ties that they feel their relatives haven't visited them for a long time. They are naturally happy when their relatives come, but they are observed to be driven away.

There is no way. Poor people attach great importance to their relatives, but they don’t know that those relatives never care about them. The reason why some emotions are simple may be because of blood ties, but it is more likely because they have not seen the world.

But as Tang Li sent people to spread the news to all parts of Qiu Shui County, the common people realized that something big was going to happen in Qiu Shui County and many old accounts would be brought up.

The phrase "seek justice for those who have been wronged" is undoubtedly a spark that can start a prairie fire.

Many people went to the county magistrate's office to file a complaint overnight.

In the county magistrate's office, Zong Liang and Meng Huai have organized hundreds of officials, and will set up hundreds of temporary courts starting tomorrow morning.

This excitement will not stop in just one or two days.

Inside the mansion, Zong Liang poured Meng Huai a glass of warm wine and said slowly, "Since I became an official, this is the first time I have such great power in my hands that I can do what I want."

"In the past, when doing things in the officialdom, one had to either consider the Li family's feelings or take care of the Zhang family's situation, and at the same time, one must not offend the Wang family."

"To be honest, I have done many things against my conscience in the officialdom, but I have no choice."

Zong Liang took a sip and thought of some things. He felt extremely regretful. He also knew very well that some people's crimes were not serious, but they hit the wall and were executed.

It is even clearer that some people are guilty of crimes punishable by death, but because they have powerful backers, they can only give the victims a small sum of money and hastily close the case.

I wonder if justice will remain as constant as the breeze in the years ahead? (End of this chapter)