"Your Highness, Rao Qinghe is Rao Dacang's nephew. He has always been lecherous and domineering.”Luo Fuhua said carefully.
"As the Chief Historian, why didn't you report the matter of Rao Qing and the villagers to the Imperial Court?”Li Jian stared at Luo Fuhua and said.
"Your Highness, this humble official has only been transferred from Cangzhou to Bingzhou for three months. I only know a little from the previous Minister Li. Minister Li and the others did not dare to report it because all the official documents had reached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If they fell into the hands of Lord Zhangsun, they would suffer a blow from Rao Dacang.”
Hearing this, Li Jian really felt that the officialdom of Bingzhou was rotten.
All the commoners looked at Li Jian with eager eyes.
"Please save us, Your Highness!”
Looking at the pale faces of the commoners, it was obvious that they were suffering from severe malnutrition. One could imagine how much Rao Qinghe had exploited the people in Kuang County.
The people are not worried about the lack of people, but about the uneven distribution of people!
Rao Dacang, Rao Qinghe, and the others sucked the blood of the commoners dry, but the commoners were on the verge of collapse.
There was actually such a living hell in the Great Tang!
This was intolerable!
The pleas of the commoners kept on instilling Li Jian's anger.
In the eyes of the commoners, the acting king was their only hope and their only reliance.
Li Jian slowly stood up and personally helped one of the elders up. He said,""Old man, this king will make the decision for you. Now, go and stay. The best restaurant in Bingzhou City will be your residence. This king will definitely clean up all the corrupt officials under the jurisdiction of Bingzhou!”
"Thank you, Master Qingtian! Thank you, Master Qingtian!" The commoners instantly burst into tears and became grateful.
"Luo Fuhua!"
"I'm here!"
" I order you to immediately arrange for all the people of Kuang County, whether they are present or not, to stay in the best restaurant in Bingzhou City. There must be no mistakes!" Li Jian said in a deep voice.”
"Understood!" Luo Fuhua bowed and obeyed.
The commoners reluctantly walked out of the hall, their faces revealing a gratified smile.
Two hours later, Xue Rengui and Luo Binwang stood in front of Li Jian in a side hall of the Provincial Governor's Office with solemn expressions.
"This king has decided to personally make a trip to Kuang County. If everything is true, this king will chop all the corrupt officials alive!”
Li Jian said indifferently.
"Your Highness, this is a 200-mile journey. Let me investigate.”Xue Rengui said.
"No, this king must go personally. This is Bing Province, this king's fief. This king will not allow any scholars, corrupt officials, or rogue officials to take advantage of the people in this fief!”Li Jian said firmly.
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The next day.
The autumn weather was clear and refreshing, and there were no clouds for thousands of miles.
Early in the morning, Li Jian ordered Xue Rengui to bring the soldiers back to Kuang County to protect the people.
According to the people, County Magistrate Rao Qinghe had privately raised a thousand soldiers, including Turkic soldiers who had been defeated by the Great Tang.
It was precisely because of this that the five counties next to Kuang County were under Rao Qinghe's tyrannical power, and his authority was akin to that of a minor provincial governor.
Li Jian led Luo Binwang and a few of his followers to go ahead.
Two hundred miles, under the speed of the horse, they had already arrived in six hours.
Li Jian didn't go directly to Kuang County's government office. Instead, she went to Houxi Village, where Xiao Qingran lived.
As the name suggested, there was a clear stream flowing slowly behind the village.
In such a picturesque place, the house was very dilapidated.
At the entrance of the village, a few skinny old men were picking up the seeds of a kind of wild grass to eat.
However, there was a lot of farmland around Houxi Village. There was a small stream flowing through it. Under normal circumstances, it was absolutely impossible for there to be a shortage of food. However, the common people did not have enough to eat.
One could imagine that these farmlands had already been taken over by Rao Qinghe, or the farmers had to hand over most of the grain after a busy year.
Seeing this, Li Jian's expression changed. She looked at everything coldly.
Tuyuhun was just past here, and he could hear the neighing of warhorses.
Li Jian ordered Luo Binwang to lead the soldiers to distribute the food to the starving villagers.
Looking at the pale faces of the commoners, Li Jian whipped his horse and it galloped on the official road towards the county town.
After walking for two hours, they arrived at Kuang County at noon.
Along the way, Li Jian saw many troops. They were tall and mighty, showing off their strength and arrogance. They berated the commoners on the official road and whipped them when they moved.
If it wasn't for the fact that he was going to deal with Rao Qinghe, Li Jian would have killed them on the spot.
These soldiers were simply bandits!
It seemed that the soldiers guarding against Tuyuhun had become the common enemy of the Tang people!
Kuang County was built halfway up the mountain according to the terrain. The entire county was slanted, and there was a big river at the bottom of the valley.
After climbing up a large hill, Li Jian saw that the highest point of the entire county was Kuang County's government office.
Looking from afar, it was clear that there were many military camps surrounding the county government.
King Luo Bin said," Your Highness, the Hu and Han people live together here. It's completely different from the mainland. Moreover, the border guards are under the control of the local court officials. Should we wait for General Xue to come before entering the county?"”
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