Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Wu Sheng's face was pale, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

However, his head lowered deeper and deeper, not daring to look up for fear of being seen through by Emperor Jing.

Emperor Jing quietly stared at Wu Sheng, without saying a word.

After a while, Wu Sheng opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, I know that Taoyuan County is a small county on the edge of Hengjiang Prefecture."

"The population is only over two thousand, and there have been famines for years. Even seven years ago, the county magistrate starved to death in office, so the prefecture specially exempted it from taxes."

After speaking, Wu Sheng remained kneeling, motionless.

Li Yuanzhao curiously sized up Wu Sheng. It was the first time he had seen an official willing to kneel for so long.

His father didn't even ask him to get up.

After a long while, Emperor Jing slowly said, "Raise your head."

Wu Sheng trembled as he slowly raised his head.

"Why is your face so pale, Qing?"

Wu Sheng tried his best to smile: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. In order to meet you as soon as possible, I traveled day and night, and I am a little tired."

"How many times have you been to Taoyuan County in these seven years?"

"Your Majesty, since I took office as an inspector, I have been there three times."

"Then has Taoyuan County improved?"

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Wu Sheng hesitated for a moment, and said: "Yes! To this day, the number of people is still only over two thousand, but the famine has been resolved, but it is still poor."

"Liar!" Emperor Jing slammed the table and stood up, angrily saying: "Wu Sheng! How dare you deceive me!"

Wu Sheng looked at Emperor Jing in astonishment, and then slammed his head to the ground.

His voice was full of fear: "I dare not! I dare not! Everything I said is true. If there is a single lie, may I be struck by lightning and torn apart by five horses!"

Emperor Jing was shocked.

Judging from Wu Sheng's performance, he clearly knew the situation in Taoyuan County, but he still dared to hide it in front of him.

He even swore a poisonous oath in order to cover up the matter of Taoyuan County!

What kind of magic power did Fang Zheng have that made Wu Sheng work so hard!

Guo Tianyang, standing aside, was also stunned, constantly thinking about this question in his mind.

Emperor Jing slowly sat down: "Guo Banban, what should be the punishment for deceiving the emperor?"

Guo Tianyang opened his mouth and said: "Lightly, beheading; severely, implicating the nine generations. Wu Sheng is stubborn and even deceives the emperor in person, so he should be severely punished, implicating the nine generations!"

He hadn't slept for two days and was too tired. Hearing that he was going to be beheaded and his nine generations implicated, Wu Sheng's thoughts were completely confused.

The fear in Wu Sheng's heart grew deeper and deeper, and he kept kowtowing, repeatedly begging for mercy.

"Wu Sheng! What else do you have to say?"

Wu Sheng raised his head, blood flowing down his forehead, his face ferocious, and gritted his teeth: "How can Your Majesty kill your subjects indiscriminately! What crime has Wu Sheng committed! At least let the guilty subject die knowing why."

Emperor Jing's tone was still unhurried: "I have already been to Taoyuan County. Do you have anything else to say?"

"What!!" Wu Sheng couldn't help but speak out.

He couldn't figure out how the emperor could personally visit Taoyuan County, such a godforsaken place!

Originally, according to his idea, it was probably the Ministry of Revenue who checked the tax evasion of Taoyuan County for several years.

Although the situation was bad, he should be able to muddle through with some sophistry, but he didn't expect the emperor to have been to Taoyuan County!

Seeing his disheartened expression, Emperor Jing asked again: "Wu Sheng, I am now curious about one thing. What benefits did Fang Zheng give you that made you risk your life to deceive me!"

Wu Sheng's heart was as dead as ashes. Now, he was going to die anyway, so he might as well confess everything.

He kowtowed again, and said sadly: "Guilty subject! Deserves to die ten thousand times!"

"But I am wronged! I have something to say! It's not that I want to deceive the emperor, it's just that Fang Zheng is not human!!"

Li Yuanzhao's eyes suddenly lit up while kneeling in the corner.

He was very bored kneeling here, and suddenly there was such a big melon.

Tears flowed down Wu Sheng's eyes along with the blood, his face blurred, and he cried: "I first arrived in Taoyuan County a few years ago, and at that time Taoyuan County had already become a scale."

"The outer earthen city wall is even more than ten meters high, and the people live a prosperous and peaceful life. It is completely unlike the poor appearance recorded before."

"I was so happy at the time that I was eager to report my achievements to the court, but who knew... who knew that Fang Zheng didn't allow it!"

"He tied me to the county government office and forced me not to tell anyone about Taoyuan County. I even saw his subordinates sewing up a person's anus on the street!"

"I was extremely scared and didn't dare not agree...."

The other three people present suddenly felt their chrysanthemums tighten. It was really too TM bad! Was this something a human would do?

Li Yuanzhao thought for a while, and shivered all over. If it were him, he would probably give in too.

Emperor Jing and Guo Tianyang looked at each other, Zhang Biao! It must be that Zhang Biao!

However, Emperor Jing was curious again: "Then they let you go?"

"This is unreasonable. Since you have already left Taoyuan County, why didn't you report it to the superiors? Could it be that you still have something in their hands?!"

Wu Sheng seemed to be immersed in extremely painful memories, looking up at the roof, saliva flowing from the corners of his mouth...

Then he closed his eyes and made up his mind: "Yes!"

"They also seized my weakness! At that time, I had already agreed not to spread the news about Taoyuan County, but how could that treacherous Fang Zheng trust me!"

"He... they stripped off my clothes, tied me to a chair, and called a person called a sketch artist to paint me."

"That painting... was simply lifelike... I have never seen such realistic painting skills."

"After finishing the painting, they continued to threaten me. If I dared to tell it, they would print thousands of copies of the painting and spread it all over the world! To ruin my reputation!"

Emperor Jing and Guo Tianyang looked at each other again, their eyes showing shock.

Too tm despicable! There are actually such ministers in the world! This is banditry! Even bandits are not so bad!

Wu Sheng closed his eyes and continued to speak: "This is not the end."

"After they finished painting, they didn't let me put on my clothes either. I was carried naked to a loudspeaker, and they... they forced me to swear a poisonous oath... saying... saying..."

Speaking of this, Wu Sheng's emotions seemed to be greatly stimulated, and he had already fainted.

Guo Tianyang quickly pressed his philtrum a few times and poured a cup of tea to make his breathing smoother.

"Say it! Say it quickly! What poisonous oath did you swear! And what happened afterwards! ?"

Emperor Jing asked eagerly, that loudspeaker must be the loudspeaker placed in the room when they signed the contract!

At that time, he was very curious, and now with Wu Sheng's performance! Emperor Jing could be sure that the loudspeaker had other mysterious functions!

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Li Yuanzhao's eyes were full of joy.

This trip was not in vain! This trip was not in vain! This melon is so delicious to eat.

His heart is also scratching like a cat, and he can't wait to know what kind of poisonous oath Wu Sheng swore.

And what if he swore a poisonous oath! ?

Could it be that this Wu Sheng is a fool, and he believed it himself after swearing a poisonous oath?

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