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Chapter 941: Chapter 944 Pig Teammate
"I’ll speak, I’ll tell everything, Lord Li never intended to provide disaster relief. He ordered other County Magistrates not to distribute medicines to the victims, wanting the Imperial court to issue more disaster relief money,"
"Later, he discovered that Lord Qin was more astute than he had imagined. Filled with resentment for not getting his hands on the Treasury Silver, he wanted to burn down the counties affected by the plague. He even said he would give all the silver to Prince Liang."
Jia Wenjing spilled the truth like beans being poured out.
Tan Zhenghong asked, "Why arrest Lord Qin?"
"I don’t know that. Lord Li personally led the arrest, claiming Lord Qin trafficked in private salt and iron."
Jia Wenjing’s body couldn’t help but tremble.
Lord Qin was no saint either, taking Treasury Silver for himself and profiting from salt and iron. His arrest wasn’t without reason.
The only regret was that with him out of the way, Lord Li’s plan was largely successful.
"Really?"
Jia Wenjing nodded firmly, "I truly don’t know, but I do know that Lord Li sold all the medicine supplied by the pharmacy for silver, and gave it along with the disaster relief silver to Prince Liang."
Qiao Duo’er looked at Li Zhengtian with sympathy – this was the so-called teammate that was as useful as a pig.
"Useless thing!" Li Zhengtian was so angry he felt internal pain.
He was so scared he hadn’t said a word, yet this fool had blurted out everything, things that should and shouldn’t be said.
Tan Zhenghong commanded, "Someone has accused Lord Li of abusing his power for personal gain. Lock him up in the dungeon immediately. Monkey, draft another public announcement to let the people know what’s going on."
With Jia Wenjing’s accusation, there were no issues left unresolved.
"I’ve said everything I should, can you let me go now?" Jia Wenjing looked at Tan Zhenghong with pleading eyes.
He had only followed orders; it shouldn’t be associated with him.
Qiao Duo’er, finally having a break, patted the dust off her hands, "I can only ensure you won’t die right now, nothing more." 𝘯𝘰𝑣𝘱𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
She didn’t quite understand the laws of the Daxing Dynasty.
However, from her experience, Jia Wenjing’s fate didn’t look too good.
The term ’to sacrifice the pawn to save the chariot’ fits well; Jia Wenjing, who had little value, was likely the first to be discarded.
But he didn’t deserve pity, for though a learned man, he had chosen to assist in tyranny.
The guards took away Li Zhengtian and Jia Wenjing, and Qiao Duo’er felt quite cheerful.
She had been displeased with these two for a long time, and now they were finally being dealt with.
The only inconvenience was that Qin Longyun would have to stay in the dungeon for a few more days until the case was reviewed.
"I hope that damn Prince doesn’t interfere this time, and even better if a tougher character comes along and takes care of him too." Qiao Duo’er clasped her hands together and made a wish.
Prince Liang, daring to covet silver obtained at the expense of people’s lives, was surely no different from Li Zhengtian.
If such a person could ascend to the throne, the days ahead would be even harder.
Tan Zhenghong strongly agreed, "Evil will be met with evil retribution, there surely won’t be a good end. But for now, you need to come home with me for dinner!"
His wife had barely eaten breakfast and had been busy for so long; she must be starving.
"Alright, let’s go!"
Qiao Duo’er tossed the blood-stained dagger to Tan Zhenghong.
Ever since she had Tan Zhenghong, she only had to cause trouble; all the aftermath and cleanup were his tasks.
Li Zhengtian was locked up in prison, and all his subordinates were disheartened; by noon, all the needed medicinal materials were delivered to the Government Office, filling up the courtyard. Tan Zhenghong could finally relax.
"Send a message to every County Magistrate; any more negligence in disaster relief will be immediately reported to the Imperial court, demanding severe punishment."
An Inspector doesn’t possess real power but has the right to supervise.
Moreover, once a report is submitted, it will definitely cause a sensation throughout the capital and the court.
Several guards saluted, "Yes!"
