Although the street was noisy and noisy, Zhu Yan and Xia Yuanqiu heard clearly what Jin Ba and Liu Ji said. If a person doesn't want to live anymore and wants to die, they will naturally help him.
Zhu Yan ignored Jin Ba and said to Liu Ji: "Liu Ji, it seems that this is not the first time you have brought troops to Jincheng, right?"
Liu Ji's face turned pale, he lowered his head and remained silent.
Zhu Yan added: "Since you came here on the orders of General Wei, although you are at fault, you are not the main culprit, and the Jingwei who obeyed your orders are even more innocent. In this case, you should immediately take people back to Kyoto and let you, General Wei, Go to the emperor to accept your guilt yourself."
Liu Ji's face became increasingly pale, and Zhu Yan said again: "It's best not to wait for me to return to Kyoto to deal with this matter. The emperor's methods and my methods are different, do you understand?"
Liu Ji didn't understand that the prince had given General Wei a way out. If the emperor decided on this matter, he would be demoted and fined at most, and lose his official status at the worst, but his life would definitely be saved.
But if the prince is left to handle this matter, there is no question whether his life can be saved.
Liu Ji didn't dare to say "no" in front of Zhu Yan, so he immediately left Jincheng with three thousand Jingwei in despair, even though Jin Ba shouted from behind and did not look back.
Liu Ji really hated Jin Ba now. Not only did he harm General Wei, but he, Liu Ji, who was just following orders, also suffered great misfortune.
When Jin Ba saw his patron running away in despair, he was also panicked. He thought Liu Ji would listen to him, but he was like a mouse seeing a cat, and sent him away with just a few words. He immediately wanted to run away. If he stays any longer, the situation will be very unfavorable for him!
Unfortunately, when he wanted to escape, Zhu Yan did not stop him, but the people who had been watching surrounded him. Some people knelt down towards Zhu Yan and said, "Your Majesty is a thousand years old. Please make the decision for us, the people of Jincheng!"
"Your Majesty, Jinba did all kinds of evil in Jincheng, bullying men and women, and doing all kinds of things. It hurt us common people, and the county magistrate didn't care. Those who went to Kyoto to complain, either died on the way, or they had just arrived in Kyoto before they could be sued. After handing it over, he was knocked unconscious and brought back, and then he had to endure a lot of torture from him. Over the years, countless innocent souls have died in his hands. If the prince cannot make the decision for us today, this Jincheng will also be Just like in the past, the people are in dire straits due to the chaos he has caused."
Zhao Si, who had been standing behind Zhu Yan and Xia Yuanqiu, squeezed forward and said to the people: "Everyone, please get up first. The prince will definitely take care of this matter, so get up first!"
Seeing that everyone was being helped up by Zhao Si, Zhu Yan said, "There is such a bully in Jincheng, causing the people to suffer so much. This is the court's dereliction of duty. Since I have been called Prince by you, what do I represent?" It’s the imperial court, here, I’ll excuse you all first!”
Zhu Yan bent down and bowed to everyone, and then said: "Since this matter has happened to me, I will definitely take care of it to the end."
The people clapped their hands and cheered. At this time, another group of people came running from a distance. They were dressed like county government servants. Behind them, there was a middle-aged man following on horseback. He was wearing a seventh-grade official uniform and looked nervous.
Zhu Yan secretly said that he came just in time, and said to the county magistrate who got off his horse and was about to kneel down to salute: "No need to be polite, you immediately take people to Jinba Mansion and ransack the house. Zhao Si also followed, and the money that was copied was All of it will be put into the reserve warehouse of the orphanage."