I am a corrupt official, but they say I am a loyal minister!

The sound was so sharp that it instantly pierced the entire audience!

Everyone was very horrified and turned their heads to see who was so bold as to make such arrogant remarks!

I found that it was a tall man with a somewhat burly build and a dark complexion.

He stood out, pointed at Lin Beifan, and said angrily:"This dog official is completely nonsense! Your Majesty cares about us? The court cares about us? It's just a joke!"

"Think about the grievances we have suffered over the years!"

"Over the years, we have worked diligently, farmed the fields, obeyed the laws and stayed out of trouble, but what have we gained? It’s exorbitant taxes, harsh corvee work, and endless oppression!"

"We were bullied by powerful people and went to report it to the officials, but the officials didn't care about our life or death at all! Their officials protect each other and protect the powerful, but they will only bully us and steal money from us!"

"Think about it, everyone, where was His Majesty at that time? Where are the officials of the imperial court?"

"Have they ever... thought about us?"

At this time, everyone's hearts were shaken.

Yes, where is His Majesty and where are the officials of the imperial court these years?

We have suffered so many grievances, can we just forget about it?

Everyone fell silent.

The black-faced man continued to shout angrily:"Don't sell your life to them just for a small favor! They deserve to give us food! Because these are the taxes we pay, our people’s anointing, and the blood drawn from us! Haven’t we paid enough taxes over the years?"

"It seems to me that the imperial court was simply afraid that we would cause trouble, so it had to let go of the granary! They are only after their own status and power, definitely not for us!"

"There is definitely no good person in this Dawu court!"

"The empress is a coward, and all the officials are traitors!!!"

The expressions of the officials and soldiers on the scene changed.

"shut up! How dare you slander His Majesty!"

"Someone come! Get this guy quickly!"

……

Lin Beifan waved his hand and said with a smile:"Everyone, please be patient. I will talk to him first!"

The officers and soldiers stopped and did not take action.

Lin Beifan smiled slightly and asked:"Where is this strong man with a great surname and his birthplace?"

"What, you want to investigate me? I’m not afraid to tell you, my name is Da Heiniu, I’m just a small farmer from Jiangnan, I’m alone, so I’m not afraid of death at all! I just can't stand the way you officials behave, saying one thing and doing another, pretending on the surface, and making money crazily behind the scenes, so I can't help but expose your true colors!"The black-faced man hummed.

Lin Beifan asked:"Have you ever been to the capital?"

"I am just a small farmer. I am busy farming and fielding all day long. I am so busy that I have never even been to the local village. Where can I have the chance to go to the capital? Imperial Envoy, are you confused for asking such a question?"The black-faced man sneered.

Lin Beifan smiled:"Then I am very confused! Since you have never been to the capital, or even to the local village, you have been guarding the one-third of an acre of land at home! Then how do you come to the conclusion that His Majesty is a coward and all the officials in the court are traitors?"

"This...I heard it from others!"The black-faced man was vague.

Lin Beifan asked:"Who said that?"

"I forgot who it was, but someone else told me! Imperial Envoy, by pursuing this question, are you trying to deliberately change the topic?"The black-faced man said nonsensically.

Lin Beifan laughed again:"Big Black Bull, your words are really ridiculous! As the saying goes, without practice, there is no right to speak! You haven't even been to the capital, yet you actually use other people's words to refute my own words, saying that His Majesty is a foolish king and all the officials in the court are traitors... Aren't other people's words just fabricated? Can't others confuse right and wrong? Lin

Beifan clicked his tongue and shook his head:"Da Hei Niu, Da Hei Niu, I really don't know what to say about you!" You actually would rather listen to the words of a passerby who doesn't even remember you, but don't want to believe the words of this officer! Did you have water in your head a few days ago and your brain was full of mush, so that’s why you said such nonsense?"

"Ha ha!"Many people laughed.

This is such a classic remark, use the other's spear to attack the other's shield!

"me me me……"The black-faced man became angry:"But, over the years, we have been bullied by officials and powerful people. It can't be a lie, right? I have so many ordinary people here who are all witnesses!"

Lin Beifan asked:"I am asking you, you Which official has he been bullied by?"

Da Hei Niu replied:"Jiangzhou Magistrate!"

Lin Beifan asked:"Where is he an official?"

Da Hei Niu replied:"He is an official from Jiangnan!"

Lin Beifan asked:"Why did he bully him? You?

Dahei Niu replied:"There is no reason, he just bullied me and wanted to make money from me!

Lin Beifan asked:"Who is the biggest in the land south of the Yangtze River?""

Da Hei Niu replied:"Of course it is His Highness the King of Jiangnan! Lin

Beifan asked:"If you were the prefect, would you listen to King Jiangnan?" The big black cow replied:"

Of course!"

Lin Beifan asked:"Do all officials in Jiangnan listen to the words of the King of Jiangnan?"

The big black cow replied:"Of course you listen!""

"So, who is really bullying you?"

"Of course it's King Jiangnan... No! That’s not how it was calculated!"The big black cow was a little panicked.

"Why can't it be calculated like this? Lin Beifan smiled and said:"Look here, there are not only people from Jiangzhou, but also people from Nanzhou, and people from Hezhou. Without exception, they are all people from Jiangnan, and they are all oppressed people!" Now that they are all gathered here, it can only show that the entire Jiangnan bureaucracy is broken!"

"As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked! It is precisely because King Jiangnan failed to take care of the people under his command, and even indulged in the people under his command, that he caused you to suffer so much! Lin

Beifan said loudly:"So, the one who bullies you all this time is King Jiangnan, not His Majesty, not the officials in the court!" If you want to hate, you should hate King Jiangnan, not His Majesty, not the officials in the court!"

The whole place was in an uproar!

But thinking about what Lin Beifan said, it makes sense!

In the whole Jiangnan, the King of Jiangnan is the biggest!

All the officials in Jiangnan obey the orders of the King of Jiangnan! The reason why they take bribes, protect each other, and oppress the people is because Only those who have received orders from King Jiangnan, or have been protected by him, dare to act so wildly!

Therefore, the real root cause lies with King Jiangnan! It has nothing to do with the empress!

It has nothing to do with the officials in the court!

The black-faced man was sweating profusely:"You can't That’s how it’s calculated, it can’t be calculated like that……"

"Why can't it be calculated like this?"

"Officials in Jiangnan are, after all, officials of the imperial court, so they must obey His Majesty!"

"What you said...the mountains are high and the emperor is far away! Lin

Beifan said with a smile:"This place is 800 miles away from the capital. It takes a day and a night to convey an order 800 miles away. It is easy to get away with it!" If you offend His Majesty, you still have a chance to escape! But if you offend King Jiangnan, you can’t even run away! If it were you, would you listen to His Majesty or King Jiangnan?"

"this……"The black-faced man was speechless.

Again, he was messing around:"Our prince is wise, mighty, and considerate of the people. He is definitely not what you said!"

Lin Beifan nodded with a smile:"Okay, since you said that the king of Jiangnan is wise, mighty, and considerate of the people, and now millions of people in Jiangnan are displaced, why is he Don't open the warehouse to put grain?"

The black-faced man replied:"Because there is no grain!"

"How did he raise his 600,000-strong army?"

"this……"

Lin Beifan blinked:"Looking at it from another perspective, would he rather have millions of people in his jurisdiction starve to death than lose one person in his private army! Is this what he meant?"

"I...can you fucking stop talking?"The black-faced man became furious.

The more he kept talking, the more his prince's reputation would be ruined!

How should he explain to the prince when he goes back?

"So, things are clear!

Lin Beifan said loudly to the victims:"It was the King of Jiangnan who abandoned you!" Over the years, all the taxes and grain you have paid have been used by the King of Jiangnan to support his private army! But when you are in need, he is not even willing to give out a grain of rice! I also drove you out of the land south of the Yangtze River and watched you starve to death!"

"The oppression and grievances you have suffered over the years were all inflicted on you by King Jiangnan. They have nothing to do with our court, let alone His Majesty! So all this time, you have hated the wrong person!"

"However, at the critical moment, our Majesty and the imperial court ignored the past grievances and opened warehouses to release grain to provide relief to you!"

"Which one is better and which one is worse, which one is higher and which one is lower, is clear at a glance!"

"With such a great kindness from the Emperor, shouldn’t you be grateful?"

"Is this your attitude towards your benefactors?"

The victims knelt down one after another, filled with guilt and crying bitterly.

"I was wrong! I've always been wrongGood guy!"

"His Majesty, the grassroots are wrong!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

……

Only the dark-faced man and a few people were still standing, looking very awkward.

Lin Beifan pointed at the big man with a black face:"Get them for me, life or death!"

"Yes, my lord!"All the experts from the imperial court came out.

When the black-faced man and several people saw the incident exposed, they jumped ten meters high and fled away.

At this time, the victims could not tell that they were being used by others..With such good martial arts, there is absolutely no way he is a disaster victim!

With good martial arts, he can go into the forest and kill wild animals to fill his stomach. Why do he need to wait for the government to provide relief?

He obviously has ulterior motives among the victims!

So, in my heart, I was even more ashamed.

In the end, due to being outnumbered, a few black-faced men were captured.

Lin Beifan waved his hand:"Kill those who deceive the public with monstrous words!"

"Yes, my lord!"

There were a few clicks, and several heads fell to the ground.