Chapter 477 478 [The True Colors of a Scholar] (Pictures for book friends and more)
Backstage, Qianlong looked at Xiang Nan and Du Xiaoyue biting their ears with a very intimate attitude, and couldn't help feeling a little angry.
"Master, don't be angry. The Yunzhou government has kindly entertained you. If Ji Xiaolan doesn't appreciate it, you will offend others." Seeing this, He Shen added fuel to the flames.
"Hmph! He Shen, I don't think Ji Xiaolan is acting just for fun." Qianlong gritted his teeth.
"Master, Ji Xiaolan is also human." Seeing this, He Shen was secretly happy and said with a smile.
"Oh, this sentence is very popular now. How many corrupt officials I have dealt with, most of them are justified by these words. It's as if only these officials are human beings in the Qing Dynasty, and ordinary people are not human beings." Qianlong heard , sneered.
"Master, Ji Xiaolan can't really be blamed for this official social gathering and acting out every occasion." He Shen further poked the fire.
"Oh, are you speaking for him?" Qianlong glanced at him and said with increasing displeasure.
"No, master, the slave is just telling the truth." He Shen sighed, "An official also has his own difficulties."
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At this moment, Du Xiaoyue stood up, raised her wine glass, came to Wu Zui, hooked his neck, looked at him, and said softly, "Master Wu, Xiaoyue respects you~"
"Oh, thank you Miss Xiaoyue." Seeing Xiaoyue smiling like a flower, Wu Zui was so beautiful that she was immediately fascinated, revealing the look of a pig brother.
Du Xiaoyue took the opportunity to strike, took off the token around his waist, and then returned to Xiang Nan.
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"Master, I can assure you that this white lady is not the one you are looking for." He Shen leaned into Qianlong's ear and said.
"Well, she's too young?" Qianlong frowned and nodded displeased.
"No, no, no, look, she is the White Lady, she is clearly Pan Jinlian." He Shen sneered.
When Qianlong heard this, he also sneered.
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Xiang Nan saw that she got the token, and immediately stood up, "Master Wu, I'm too strong to drink, so I have to go ahead."
"My lord, you haven't drunk much." Wu Zui said with a smile.
"This is why everyone gets drunk if they don't get drunk." Xiang Nan laughed.
"Oh, good, good, come and prepare the sedan chair, and send Mr. Ji back to the Gongyuan." Wu Zui immediately ordered.
"Ah, don't bother everyone. It's fine to have Miss Xiaoyue take me back." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled.
Wu Zui laughed even more ambiguously when he heard this.
Xiang Nan then left the government office together with Du Xiaoyue.
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"He Shen, Ji Xiaolan doesn't just act on occasion, he clearly wants to do a fake show for real." Seeing this, Qianlong was furious.
"Master, don't be angry, be careful of revealing your identity." He Shen hurriedly advised.
"Huh, Ji Xiaolan is too outrageous, the true color of a scholar is actually a color!" Qianlong was panting with anger.
"Master's words are right, Ji Xiaolan is indeed a scholar!" He Shen immediately echoed.
"This hypocrite, hypocritical Taoism, I must punish him!" Qianlong fanned loudly.
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Xiang Nan took Du Xiaoyue out of the government office, and when the sedan chair was halfway lifted, he ordered the bearers to park the sedan chair.
"Okay, you all go back first. The moonlight is alluring tonight, I want to take a walk." Xiang Nan then ordered.
"Go back, go back." Xiang Nan waved his hand.
The bearers did not dare to disobey, so they had to carry the sedan chair back.
"Miss Xiaoyue, go and change into the servant's clothes. Let's go to the cell to see your elder sister together." Xiang Nan then instructed Du Xiaoyue.
Du Xiaoyue nodded and left quickly. After a while, she changed into men's clothes.
Xiang Nan followed her to the prison.
"Hey, I see clearly, this is the token of Lord Wu, the prefect." Du Xiaoyue held up the token high and said.
"Master Wu does not allow anyone to visit Mo Chou, why would he send someone here with an order now?" The prison boss asked in surprise when he saw it.
"You are really dedicated to your duty, prison boss." Hearing this, Xiang Nan stepped forward with a smile, "Well, if that's the case, then I don't care about this matter, so I can go back to sleep early.
Tell Wu Zui yourself, let him interrogate the prisoner himself. Fukang'an is going to take off his top hat at that time, and he deserves it. And the prison boss, I'm afraid your 40-year-old board will be unavoidable. "
The prison boss saw that Xiang Nan was wearing the official uniform of a third-rank official, looking like a high-ranking official. Hearing his words again, I was immediately terrified.
"My lord, my lord, the villain is confused. Please go to jail, please go to jail!" He hurriedly begged for mercy.
"Asshole, why put me in jail? Are you cursing me?" Xiang Nan trained with a straight face on purpose.
The cell leader became more and more frightened, and quickly changed his words, "Please handle the case, please handle the case."
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Xiang Nan then took Du Xiaoyue into the cell and saw Mo Chou who was imprisoned.
"Sister, I brought Mr. Ji to see you." Du Xiaoyue cried happily.
"Mr. Ji?! Are you really that Ji Dayan pleading for life and speaking for the common people?" Mo Chou looked at Xiang Nan and asked excitedly.
"If it's fake!" Xiang Nan showed his bags under the eyes.
"Sister, Mr. Ji is a good person. As soon as he heard that you have been wronged, he immediately agreed to come with me." Du Xiaoyue said happily.
"Mr. Ji, Mr. Ji, we are expecting you." Mo Chou knelt down excitedly.
"Girl please hurry up, don't be so polite. We don't have much time, let's make a long story short, what is wrong with you, tell me quickly." Xiang Nan said quickly.
Mo Chou nodded and began to talk.
It turns out that since last year, there hasn’t been a drop of rain in the local area. The farmland has been dry and cracked, with no grass growing and no harvest. Not only the disaster relief funds allocated by the imperial court were embezzled by local corrupt officials, but they also continued to levy exorbitant taxes, forcing the people to sell their children and women to make a living.
The starving people were so hungry that they could only rob the food trucks, but they were falsely accused of being mobs and rebels, and they were not caught in prison. Mo Chou escaped with her life and went to the government to complain about her grievances, but was falsely accused of being the leader of the rebels and sent to prison.
"It's outrageous, it's horrible! These corrupt officials should be executed one by one! Use their heads to give the common people justice!" Xiang Nan couldn't help being angry when he heard this.
Every penny and every grain of grain embezzled by these corrupt officials represents a human life, which is really abhorrent.
"Master Ji, what you said is good!" Du Xiaoyue picked Thumbs up and said, "Then you should quickly help us avenge our grievances."
"Well, but I'm just a student of politics, and I can only manage scholars, not the local government." Xiang Nan explained, "I want to kill thieves, but I can't bring them back to heaven, alas!"
"Master Ji, you are the most talented person in the world. You have no power, but you have intelligence." Du Xiaoyue said, "If you don't come out to uphold justice, the common people will have no hope."
"Mr. Ji, I'm begging you on behalf of the people in the disaster area." Mo Chou said and knelt down again.
"Don't, don't, please, please. I will help you with this job. You people still have loyalty, and I, Ji Xiaolan, can't be unjust." Xiang Nan nodded, "However, to punish these corrupt officials, There has to be evidence."
"We have, I have an account book, which was recorded by a conscientious master Qian Liang, and it is full of corruption evidence from various prefectures and counties." Mo Chou said immediately.
"What a master! Ms. Mochou, may I ask what is the name of this righteous man?" Xiang Nan cupped his hands and asked.
"His name is Huang Keming. He has recorded all the evidence of those corrupt officials." Mo Chou explained.
(end of this chapter)