C170 (1/2)
Cao Jin took a closer look and saw that not only were the county officials in the surrounding counties kneeling down, but even the county magistrate was kneeling down before them. At this moment, the few of them were kneeling at the foot of the hall, trembling in fear. They didn't dare to raise their heads to look at the people in the hall.
When Cao Jin looked at the people in the hall, he discovered that there was a gracefully dressed woman in the hall and beside her stood two awe-inspiring guards. This person was Luo Lingwei.
At this moment, Luo Lingwei saw Cao Jin pulling Wu Song over. She laughed and slapped the wooden log, saying, ”Good timing. I don't need to go and capture you!”
While Cao Jin was still in a daze, Luo Lingwei said, ”Take him away.” He saw two people grabbing Cao Jin's arms from both sides and kicking his knees. Cao Jin fell to his knees with a ”putong” sound. When Chief Li and the others saw the situation and wanted to escape, they were brought to the front of the hall by the other messengers.
Cao Jin's face was full of anger. He wanted to stand up and speak, but he was held back by the two messengers, unable to move.
”Who are you? How dare you tease me like this!” Cao Jin shouted at Luo Lingwei.
Hearing this, Luo Lingwei did not get angry, instead she laughed and said to the county magistrate kneeling down: ”You guys come and tell this reckless fool who I am.”
At this moment, he turned around and said to Cao Jin with a sullen face, ”Old Cao, quickly speak less. The person sitting in the hall is the current Guanling Princess, and she is the one who has been ordered to patrol the entire country!”
When Cao Jin heard this, he immediately felt the sky darken and the ground darken. He felt chills down his spine. He knew that he was finished today. He had managed it for so many years, but it seemed that he had fallen here.
At this time, Wu Song who was caught by Cao Jin was also stunned. He had never thought that the person who drank wine with him that day was the current Consort Wang. When he thought of how close he was to his wife, even if he didn't know, he deserved to die a thousand deaths. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Luo Lingwei. ”This humble one, Wu Song, does not know that the esteemed lady has offended the esteemed lady. I beg that the esteemed lady grant this death as a form of punishment.”
Luo Lingwei glanced at Wu Song and nodded, thinking to herself that she had not misjudged him. He waved his hand and said, ”Don't worry about it, those who don't know are innocent. Now that this Fengyang City has lost its backbone, I order you to temporarily take over the role of Fengyang County's Magistrate to pacify the refugees and to reorganize the security of this city. You can go first, I still have some matters to attend to here. ”
Wu Song listened to the order and left the county magistrate court. In this side chamber, Luo Lingwei was looking at the officials kneeling in front of the hall like a wisp of smoke. Among them were the county officials of the nearby disaster-stricken counties. There were also several scarecrows, as well as some officials in charge of the affairs of the prefectural cities in disaster-stricken counties.
At this time, Luo Lingwei looked at the seven to eight officials below her. She helplessly shook her head and asked softly, ”Do you know what crimes you have committed?”
When everyone heard this, their trembling bodies suddenly froze. Sweat dripped from their heads as they did not dare to speak. Luo Lingwei nodded and said: ”Okay, you don't have to say it, right? This palace will speak for you!”
”It has already been more than fifty days since the last flood. During this time, as a local official, not only were you unable to deal with the disaster in time, you were only taking the opportunity to raise the prices of the local merchants and force them to buy and sell! The imperial government had allocated fifty million silver taels to provide relief services, but now you were taking it for yourself! ”For this unrighteous gain, you all must know your crimes!”