The room immediately fell silent. Fang Qian could not continue halfway through his sentence.
Di Renjie's face was terrifyingly gloomy, and it actually made Fang Qian feel suffocated.
" Mr. Fang," Di Renjie looked at Fang Qian coldly and said with a cold face," Is it really as you said?"”
"What do you mean, sir?" Fang Qian asked in surprise. Please tell me."
Di Renjie sneered." Di Mou has given you enough face by calling you Lord Fang. But what about you?" You're full of lies."
"Fang Qian, it was clearly your poor administration that led to those corrupt officials embezzling the consolation funds issued by the Imperial Court and seizing the people's fields, causing the people to be in dire straits. The people entered the city to complain, but you didn't look at the complaint paper, nor did you go through a court trial. Instead, you privately sentenced them to death, which incited the people to revolt.”
"After the incident, you actually didn't repent and pushed all the responsibility to the people.”
Di Renjie saw that Fang Qian was about to explain, but he snorted coldly and interrupted him,""You don't need to rush to explain yourself. You have committed the above crimes, but now that you have seen me, you are actually using all sorts of sophistry.”
"Let me ask you, what do you think of me, the imperial envoy?”
"Where is the Imperial Court?"
" Where is the Son of Heaven?!"
Towards the end, his tone had already reached the point of being stern and cold. Fang Qian was completely stunned.
What happened? How did things suddenly turn out like this?
He quickly got up and shouted,"Aiya, my lord!"”
Then, he and the chief historian knelt on the ground and kowtowed."Aiya, my lord! I'm innocent! This humble servant has distributed all the consolation money distributed by the imperial court to the county, and the county magistrates are in charge of distributing it. This humble servant will not dare to deduct a single cent!”
"Speaking of seizing the people's fields and privately setting the death penalty, this humble official is even more wronged. This is simply nonsense!”
"If any of the things that Milord said are true, I, Qing Yuan, will die to atone for my sins!!”
After Fang Qian finished speaking, he bowed deeply.
If the person sitting here wasn't Di Renjie but someone else, perhaps Fang Qian's " heartfelt " words might be useful.
However, the person sitting here was Di Renjie, not anyone else.
"In that case, I have wronged you?”Di Renjie knew that this guy would never admit it, so he asked indifferently.
Fang Qian quickly raised his head and smiled bitterly." I wouldn't dare. I'm afraid you've misunderstood my words and believed me."”
Even with Di Renjie's temper, he was infuriated by this.
"Humph!"
He slammed the table and said angrily,""Fang Qian, if I hadn't personally experienced all of this and seen it with my own eyes, I'm afraid I would have really believed your slanderous words.”
"However, I saw all of this with my own eyes, yet you are still spouting nonsense and saying that you have misunderstood my words.”
At this time, Fang Qian did not blindly "compromise". He actually said with a look of dissatisfaction,"This humble servant will not accept any of the crimes that Milord has pointed out! Since Sir mentioned the villagers of the Great Willow Village, I will send someone to invite them over. I am willing to confront them in court!”
He said righteously,"If that really happened! I'm willing to accept my punishment!"
"Hehe, Lord Fang is really smart. Even now, you still mention the villagers of Great Willow Village? Do you really think that I don't know that the young and powerful people in that village have long been forced into a corner by you and have become bandits? The remaining old, weak, women, and children have also been captured by you and hung at the city gate.”
"Last night, I even saw a farce of villagers attacking the city and seizing prisoners personally presented by Lord Fang.”
Hearing this, Fang Qian's expression changed slightly.
However, Di Renjie continued,"Now, those women and children are nowhere to be found. It can be said that the dead have no evidence."”
When Fang Qian heard this, he still hardened his neck and said angrily,"Sir, do you have any evidence to accuse me of slandering you?”
"Evidence?" Di Renjie laughed angrily. If you run, I won't be able to find evidence? When the evidence is conclusive, you will die!”
Fang Qian stood up from the ground in a fit of anger."I'm not convinced! I want to go to the capital and ask the emperor to judge! Give me justice!"
"I'm afraid the word 'justice' will no longer be used on corrupt officials like you!”
Di Renjie said rudely, not giving him any face.
Just as Fang Qian was about to argue, Hu Jinghui suddenly walked in and said loudly,""Milord, Li Yuanfang is currently leading the villagers of Great Willow Tree Village to stand outside the Provincial Governor's Office.”
Fang Qian's expression changed drastically. He exchanged a glance with the chief historian, and his face instantly turned pale.
Di Renjie looked at the change in Fang Qian's expression and smiled.""That's good. Didn't Lord Fang want evidence? Alright, this pavilion will now go to the hall to inquire. Let us see if this provincial governor is as incorruptible as you say.”
Fang Qian's expression was dark and gloomy, as if he had been struck by lightning on a clear day. A sense of uneasiness instantly swept over him.
First, Di Renjie had given him a head-on blow. Now, he had actually managed to find the villagers of the Great Willow Village first. Wouldn't he be completely finished?
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