Chapter 1753
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"Nonsense, I don't even know you. You claim that this land belongs to your family, but do you have proof? You don't have proof. If you dare to accuse me, I won't let you off! "Zhang Shifan threatened.
Tian San hurriedly took out a crumpled land deed and handed it to Chu Xuanchen. "Your Highness, look, this is my family's land deed. Back then, Zhang Shifan's steward threatened me and told me to hand over the land deed. I used the reason that I lost the land deed and didn't give it to him. However, they don't care about the land deed at all. They're the local tyrants of Jiang Province. If he says this land belongs to his family, then it belongs to his family. Regardless of whether I have the land deed or not, he still wants to occupy it. Therefore, even if we have the land deed, it's useless. We can't get this land back. "
At this time, the others also said, "Your Highness, you're the imperial envoy and Lord Qingtian. You have to uphold justice for us. Our land has also been occupied by Zhang Shifan. They even forced several people to their deaths. "
"Your Highness, you have to see the suffering of the common people. Our land has not only been occupied by Zhang Shifan, but also by these landlords. They're in cahoots with Zhang Shifan. The reason why they have so much land is because they've occupied most of it. In order to take back their land, the common people ran over to reason with them, but they were beaten and killed by them. There were countless deaths and injuries, and blood flowed like rivers. They're simply too arrogant and have no regard for the law. "
"Your Highness, not only has my family's land been occupied by Moneybags Wang, but he also stole the land deed. Although I don't have the land deed with me, we've been farming this land for generations. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can send someone to ask the villagers. The villagers can testify for me. "
Hearing these villagers' confessions, the landlords immediately panicked.
They hurriedly looked at Zhang Shifan. Zhang Shifan gave them a reassuring look, indicating that they shouldn't be afraid.
At this time, Chu Xuanchen said, "Lord Zhang, if one or two people testified against you, Wang can still say that there's something fishy going on. However, with so many people testifying against you, what else do you have to say? "
Zhang Shifan's eyes were trembling. He didn't expect that these villagers would dare to testify against him.
In the past, he could do whatever he wanted here. Even if the villagers saw him, they would be scared to the point of running away. How would they dare to accuse him?
It seemed that Chu Xuanchen had put in a lot of effort to find them.
After hearing the villagers' testimony, the hundreds of workers who were watching the show angrily stared at Zhang Shifan.
What they hated the most in their lives were corrupt officials. When they heard that Zhang Shifan had seduced the landlord to take over the villagers' land, they immediately became angry and cursed.
"This is too much! These corrupt officials were already very rich, but they still wanted to occupy the villagers' land! Not only are they seizing people's land, but they are also forcing people to die. The officials are protecting each other, and no one is standing up for the people. They are simply forcing the people to rebel. "
"If it weren't for the arrival of the imperial envoy, I'm afraid that these villagers would have no place to complain and could only suffer in silence!"
"I hope the Imperial Envoy can make a decision for the villagers and take back the villagers' land. This dog of an official is unsightly, arrogant and despotic. He doesn't deserve to be the governor! "
Hearing these people's discussions, Zhang Shifan flew into a rage out of humiliation. He angrily shouted, "All of you, shut up! If anyone dares to speak nonsense again, be careful that my sword doesn't have eyes!"
"Lord Zhang, are you going to kill commoners in front of me? Could it be that Lord Zhang is so lawless that he doesn't even put this Prince in his eyes? With Lord Zhang's actions, aren't you afraid that Wang will write this matter into a memorial and quickly present it to the Emperor? "Chu Xuanchen said unhurriedly.
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