Because of his excessive anger, every bone in Zimo's body was fighting. From his five viscera, from his six bowels, from his pores, he was roaring from the bottom of his heart.
He clenched his fists and said, "Those so-called denunciations were all written by the local tycoons! Back then, my father begged them to open the granary out of benevolence to save the villagers who were about to starve to death, seeing that saving a life was more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda. However, those rich gentry didn't care at all. They even took advantage of the shortage of rice and wantonly hoarded and raised the price of rice to make a fortune, forcing more villagers to die. My father was so angry that he ordered a group of unscrupulous merchants to be executed. Only then did the price of rice stabilize, but they also bore a grudge against him. After that, my father walked on the path of no return, and these people jumped out to add fuel to the fire. These despicable people should all go to hell in the future! "
"So this is how Zhao Mingzhen deceived you …" Cao Zheng Wei said bitterly, "It's true that merchants value profits, but they are not idiots. How could they not know that no egg can remain intact when the nest is overturned? If they forced the people to die, where could they go to do business? It was clearly your father who wanted to extort and blackmail, but failed, so he used this as an excuse to seek revenge. Even if it was as you said, that Zhao Mingzhen executed a group of tycoons, then how could the family property that he collected disappear in the blink of an eye without a single mention in the accounts? It's obvious that he embezzled it! "
Cao Zheng Wei continued, "I wonder if there are any people who were brought here from the Han Jiang Prefecture?"
Soon, three to five people in the crowd responded, "Yes! Yes! We were brought here by the Han Jiang Prefecture to make a living! "
Cao Zheng Wei staggered back and bowed to the few people, "I heard that the first batch of disaster relief from the imperial court arrived in the Han Jiang Prefecture, but it was not distributed to the people. The people finally became suspicious, so they banded together to demand an explanation from Zhao Mingzhen. However, they were beaten and suppressed by him. Is this true?"
The few people were furious, "It is true! Back then, my uncle was involved. He was beaten up by Zhao Mingzhen and was locked in prison, almost dying! Zhao Mingzhen had personally said that the life of an ant was not worth mentioning. Since he dared to clamor against a celestial, his death was not to be regretted! It was because of these words that a few of his loyal followers rebelled and released the innocent people locked in prison. This saved my uncle's life. Zhao Mingzhen is truly shameless! " The other people echoed in agreement, and the people on the Meridian Gate who had just started to waver, leaned back to their original position when they heard this.
Cao Zhengwei sneered. His shrewd eyes fell on Zimo and the others again. Holding his crutch with both hands, he raised his chin and sighed. "So, children, you have been deceived! It's not too late to mend the pen after the sheep is lost. Repent and be saved as soon as possible … "
"Nonsense! Nonsense! " The three children were so angry that they were trembling all over. Blood surged up from Shaoyuan's wounds again, but in the face of such a vicious Cao Zhengwei, other than the pale and powerless word "nonsense", they could not refute with a single word. They could only let more and more evil intentions come from all directions and completely drown them.
Rotten eggs and cabbages were smashed from the revelry crowd. "Bastard, shut up and get lost!" She Yan frowned in pain and raised his hand to wave the umbrella, protecting the children who were about to collapse behind him.
Before the evil carnival was about to begin, a round of applause sounded from under the iron umbrella. The voice of the person under the umbrella was like jade hitting copper, crisp and clear, deafening, "Uncle Cao is indeed a man with iron teeth and copper teeth. You can turn black into white, the truth into a lie, and the dead into a living thing. No wonder His Majesty once praised Uncle Cao as a national treasure and a pillar of the country! Ning Shu really admires you! "
Cao Zhengwei narrowed his eyes and looked at the little girl in front of him who was a few years younger than his daughter. His face darkened as he said, "What, did I just say something wrong? Or do you suspect that I have colluded with the people of the Hanjiang Prefecture and colluded with them? "
Ning Shu shook her head and said, "Of course not. Otherwise, there would be another person of the Hanjiang Prefecture who would immediately expose this lie. Uncle Cao, the loss would outweigh the gain. So, the people were indeed injured by Zhao Mingzhen's order, and those cruel words did come from his mouth. "
Cao Zhengwei immediately sneered, "Then what nonsense do you have to say?"
Ning Shu met his fierce eyes without fear. Her eyes were shining like obsidian, showing her sharpness. "But who says that what you see with your own eyes must be true, and what you say must be true? What seems to be true can't be false!"
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