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Chapter 79 List

Yuan Man glanced around the yamen. With her internal strength, she could still hear the voices inside.

The county magistrate had already handed down a verdict that the lawyer was not guilty, but the person who sued the lawyer was to be given twenty lashes of the cane.

"The county magistrate is like this, and no one cares?"

The middle-aged scholar shook his head. "Who can manage it? The emperor is far away. Besides, the prefect of Lingchuan City has a relative of the county magistrate. I heard that he was able to become the county magistrate of Wangdong City because of that person's efforts. Who can manage it? Who dares to manage it?"

Well, it’s another case of officials protecting each other and selling official positions and titles.

If she wants to buy land from such a person, she won't be able to get the land without spending a lot of money.

Yuan Man thought to himself that if he wanted to get rid of the county magistrate, he would also have to deal with the prefect.

"What's the name of the Lingchuan City prefect?"

The scholar glanced at her, lowered his eyes and said, "Qu Wu, seems to be the county magistrate's father-in-law."

Yuan Man looked at him and said, "You know quite a lot."

The scholar sneered and said, "This is a well-known fact."

Yuan Yi, who was standing next to her, suddenly looked up at the sky, then threw Hu Wei to Qin Han and left quickly.

Yuan Man took a quick glance and walked to the teahouse across from the county government office. "Sir, how about we have some tea together?"

The middle-aged scholar glanced at the teahouse and nodded, "It is better to obey than to be respectful. Please go first."

As soon as they left, the people gathered outside the county government office began to disperse, and none of those who left did not shake their heads.

As soon as the tea was served, Yuan Yi came back and whispered in Yuan Man's ear, "Yuan Er sent a letter saying that the prince wants to come with him to see you."

Yuan Man paused, nodded and said, "It's okay, let's go together."

She can then change back into women's clothes.

"Let them go directly to Zengcheng. We will go there after we finish our business."

"Also, take this Manager Hu away and sell him to the mine."

I guess the county government here can't do anything practical, so just sell the people to the mine.

Otherwise, without evidence, he would just be sentenced to the mines.

"Okay." Yuan Yi glanced at the scholar before turning and leaving.

Yuan Man took a sip of tea and looked at the scholar and asked, "May I know your name, sir?"

The scholar immediately bowed and said, "My surname is Tong and my given name is Li Yang."

Yuan Man nodded and said, "Mr. Tong, how much do you know about the county magistrate?"

Tong Liyang hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's just a little more than what ordinary people know."

"The county magistrate Luo Zikun took office three years ago. He was fine in his first year in office and showed love for the people. But he changed after the famine in the north."

"The lawyers started to amass wealth without caring about the lives of ordinary people, even in small towns and villages."

"Last year, the people of Quanhe Village in Tongli Township had to survive on wild vegetables and leaves, all because Luo Zikun suddenly increased taxes by 40%."

"In the same year, he also robbed Baiyue Village of its 50,000 kilograms of grain."

"It's not that they haven't thought about suing, but the most they can do is to sue the prefectural government, and the prefectural government is the father-in-law of the county magistrate. They have no place to appeal, and they are ordinary people, so they can only accept it."

Yuan Man frowned slightly, then looked up at him, "Since you know all this and you are a scholar, why don't you write a letter?"

Tong Liyang smiled bitterly and said, "How could there be no petition? In the past two years, I have submitted more than a hundred petitions, but not a single one has been replied to. The county magistrate and the legal advisor are still acting recklessly."

Qin Han, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked, "You have submitted so many petitions, how could the prefect and the county magistrate let you go?"

Tong Liyang chuckled and said, "Because I didn't use my own name, and I wrote with my left hand, they can't trace it back to me."

"Where do you send your letters to?" Yuan Man asked, supporting his chin with his hands on the table.

Tong Liyang frowned slightly when he saw her action, and then said, "Jingdu City Jufa Division."

After hearing this, Qin Fa gave him a thumbs up.

Yuan Man shook his head and said, "You are a scholar, and your letter will be intercepted in the capital at most. How can it possibly reach the hands of the Jufasi?"

"If the name of Jufasi or a certain department appears on the envelope, the letter will not be delivered."

After all, he is just a scholar, and without experience, his thoughts are naturally not comprehensive enough.

Tong Liyang shook his head and said, "No, I thought about it. I wrote only the name of a certain official, but I didn't receive a reply either."

Yuan Man tapped the table lightly and said, "Write down the names of the people you passed the letters to for me."

"Let me see if your letter wasn't delivered, or if there's something wrong with these people."

After hearing this, Tong Liyang was shocked, knowing that he had bet right, and immediately stood up and ran towards the bookstore in front.

Qin Han looked at Yuan Man and asked, "Boss, are you going to help the people with this?"

Yuan Man looked at the teacup in his hand and said, "I guess so."

Whether he can come to the fore or not depends on whether the county magistrate has done enough bad things.

Moreover, there seemed to be something wrong with this scholar. She didn't believe half of what he said, if not all of it.

However, the name Luo Zikun sounds familiar.

The surname Luo is not a common surname. I don’t know if it is related to the Luo family in Mingzhou City.

Tong Liyang came back quickly and placed a piece of paper filled with names in front of Yuan Man. "These are the officials I sent letters to."

Yuan Man looked at those names and raised his eyebrows in surprise, "You know a lot."

Tong Liyang smiled and said, "When we take the college entrance examination, the teacher will tell us which important officials are currently in office."

"And the other thing is, I found out from everywhere."

"Oh, you have also written to the Prime Minister." Yuan Man looked at those names and found that they were all important positions.

This is interesting.

After putting the list away, Yuan Man looked up at Tong Liyang and said with a smile: "I will hand these lists over to someone who cannot be stopped by anyone. They should have an answer soon as to whether they have received your message."

Tong Liyang's eyes flashed and he smiled, "Thank you very much, thank you for upholding justice for the people of Wangdong City."

Yuan Man had been looking at him since he finished speaking, so naturally he did not miss the change in his eyes.

He smiled, stood up and said, "Thank you for the compliment. I didn't do anything."

"I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

When he turned around and left, Yuan Yi, who had already returned from Yuan Manchao, gave Qin Han a wink and took him to find an inn to stay in.

Yuan Yi nodded and followed Tong Liyang secretly.

Yuan Yi didn't come back until the evening at 11 p.m.

"Master, before he went home, he went to Mingzhe Bookstore and stayed there for two and a half hours before leaving. He was reading the whole time."

"After leaving the bookstore, he went to Xiu Li Pavilion, which sold rouge for women. He went in and met a woman, stayed there for a quarter of an hour, and then left and went home."

Yuan Yi copied the conversation between the two and said, "After he left, the woman went to the Earthly Immortal Pavilion."

"Dixian Pavilion is a brothel, and its business is booming."

Yuan Man propped up his chin and looked downstairs. "A brothel is a good place to get information, and it is also a good place to sell information."

"Yuan Yi, send a message to Yuan Er and ask them to come directly to Wangdong City. We can't go to Zengcheng until this matter is completed."

"Also, tell the prince about what happened here so he can be prepared."