C28 The tragedy in wajia village

Qin Ao never thought that Shen Zhui, who had fought with Lin Tai Ming over political disagreements, would suddenly take action for him. Qin Ao came to the Heavenly Capital manor condescendingly with a peaceful expression. No one knew how this young emperor would deal with the Grand Preceptor.

Logically speaking, the Grand Preceptor wasn't just the emperor's tutor, but also the country's ruler. In an ordinary family, a son-in-law to his father-in-law would always be kind and amiable. But even the ordinary citizens, who had some political ideas, knew that the Grand Preceptor was choking on the emperor in the imperial court time and time again. The emperor had already reached his limits of patience. Thus, the final outcome was entirely in the hands of the emperor. The life and death of the Grand Preceptor depended entirely on the emperor. The Emperor's heart was unpredictable. Every commoner outside the Heavenly Abode was eager to have their clairaudient ears and clairvoyant eyes, fearing that they would miss out on any details.

Your majesty, this old subject is guilty. This old subject deserves to die a thousand times for his crimes!" As soon as Qin Ao sat down, Shen Zhui fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face. Shen Zhui intentionally wore a large robe according to Shen Xin's request. He was originally thin and weak, and because of the fact that his only beloved daughter had entered the palace, his heart had actually grown some white hair. At this time, even Qin Wu, who disliked Shen Zhui, was able to see a pitiful look in his eyes.

"What crime has a beloved official committed?" Qin Ao was the emperor after all, so he would naturally not be moved by the hidden compassion. He stared at Shen Zhui who was kneeling down and spat out a few words with his thin lips.

"The guilty officials did not restrain their families well enough to make them commit murder, and the guilty officials neglected to discipline them. If it weren't for the fact that the criminal had come home from court today with a broken carriage, he would still be in the dark after hearing the rumours of the market. The evidence is conclusive, and the criminal official does not dare to quibble. I beg the Emperor to grant us his death to comfort the souls of the innocent citizens who have died a miserable death! " Shen Zhui's tears flowed down, her expression was sorrowful as she kowtowed again and again. When he received Shen Xin's letter, he investigated the matter overnight. He originally thought that the Second House was just greedy for money, but he never thought that they would actually burn so many innocent people to death just for a single coal mine.

"What did you do?" Hearing the words "innocent and tragic death of his citizens", Qin Ao's expression turned serious. As the emperor, he definitely wouldn't allow his citizens to die an innocent and in vain.

"Your Majesty …" Eunuch Chen leaned towards Qin Ao and whispered into his ear, only after receiving his nod of approval did he start shouting into his duck throat: "Men, summon the witness, Lady Zhang Wu!"

"This humble woman, Zhang Wu's wife, pays her respects to the Emperor and all the lords." It was an old woman with a lame leg. Her voice was extremely harsh as she spoke. Half of her face had already been ruined.

"Come, sit. Zhang Wu Shi, quickly tell me what you know about the time. " The person who spoke was still Eunuch Chen who had received Qin Ao's orders.

"I'm from Wa Village, Sander County. Three years ago, a Master Shen came to the village to hire a laborer, and the son of a common woman, Gou Zi, went to buy tonic for Nannan, who was pregnant with a child. However, in less than half a year, that pitiful dog was left at the village entrance. My pitiful Nannan was unable to bear the pain and actually ended up red, dying with one corpse and two lives! It didn't take long for the bandits to come and burn down the entire village. The woman's legs and face... The village woman reported that there was no door, so Tian Tian didn't answer. There were no more than 300 people in the entire village. Please help this humble woman, Your Majesty! " Thinking that her grievances could finally be exposed, the old woman actually crashed into a pillar after she spoke. The officials were unable to stop her even if they wanted to.