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Cao Jin took a closer look and saw that not only were the county officials in the surrounding counties kneeling down, but even the county magistrate was kneeling down before them. At this moment, the few of them were kneeling at the foot of the hall, trembling in fear. They didn't dare to raise their heads to look at the people in the hall.

When Cao Jin looked at the people in the hall, he discovered that there was a gracefully dressed woman in the hall and beside her stood two awe-inspiring guards. This person was Luo Lingwei.

At this moment, Luo Lingwei saw Cao Jin pulling Wu Song over. She laughed and slapped the wooden log, saying, "Good timing. I don't need to go and capture you!"

While Cao Jin was still in a daze, Luo Lingwei said, "Take him away." He saw two people grabbing Cao Jin's arms from both sides and kicking his knees. Cao Jin fell to his knees with a "putong" sound. When Chief Li and the others saw the situation and wanted to escape, they were brought to the front of the hall by the other messengers.

Cao Jin's face was full of anger. He wanted to stand up and speak, but he was held back by the two messengers, unable to move.

"Who are you? How dare you tease me like this!" Cao Jin shouted at Luo Lingwei.

Hearing this, Luo Lingwei did not get angry, instead she laughed and said to the county magistrate kneeling down: "You guys come and tell this reckless fool who I am."

At this moment, he turned around and said to Cao Jin with a sullen face, "Old Cao, quickly speak less. The person sitting in the hall is the current Guanling Princess, and she is the one who has been ordered to patrol the entire country!"

When Cao Jin heard this, he immediately felt the sky darken and the ground darken. He felt chills down his spine. He knew that he was finished today. He had managed it for so many years, but it seemed that he had fallen here.

At this time, Wu Song who was caught by Cao Jin was also stunned. He had never thought that the person who drank wine with him that day was the current Consort Wang. When he thought of how close he was to his wife, even if he didn't know, he deserved to die a thousand deaths. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Luo Lingwei. "This humble one, Wu Song, does not know that the esteemed lady has offended the esteemed lady. I beg that the esteemed lady grant this death as a form of punishment."

Luo Lingwei glanced at Wu Song and nodded, thinking to herself that she had not misjudged him. He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it, those who don't know are innocent. Now that this Fengyang City has lost its backbone, I order you to temporarily take over the role of Fengyang County's Magistrate to pacify the refugees and to reorganize the security of this city. You can go first, I still have some matters to attend to here. "

Wu Song listened to the order and left the county magistrate court. In this side chamber, Luo Lingwei was looking at the officials kneeling in front of the hall like a wisp of smoke. Among them were the county officials of the nearby disaster-stricken counties. There were also several scarecrows, as well as some officials in charge of the affairs of the prefectural cities in disaster-stricken counties.

At this time, Luo Lingwei looked at the seven to eight officials below her. She helplessly shook her head and asked softly, "Do you know what crimes you have committed?"

When everyone heard this, their trembling bodies suddenly froze. Sweat dripped from their heads as they did not dare to speak. Luo Lingwei nodded and said: "Okay, you don't have to say it, right? This palace will speak for you!"

"It has already been more than fifty days since the last flood. During this time, as a local official, not only were you unable to deal with the disaster in time, you were only taking the opportunity to raise the prices of the local merchants and force them to buy and sell! The imperial government had allocated fifty million silver taels to provide relief services, but now you were taking it for yourself! "For this unrighteous gain, you all must know your crimes!"

At this time, the Prefect of Eastern Li Prefecture was about to say something, but Luo Lingwei waved her hand towards Zhao Hu, who shouted, "Bring him here!" A group of businessmen dressed like this were escorted up and then kneeled down in front of them.

"These, along with the few scumbags Cao Jin brought just now, are all people who colluded with you. It would be good if all of you took the initiative to confess now. Otherwise, I'll let you have a taste of my punishment!" Luo Lingwei said with a sneer. Zhang Long also cooperated with Luo Lingwei and pulled out a dagger, nailing it to the official's desk.

At this moment, everyone in the hall was terrified. However, they all looked at each other in dismay. They looked at each other, not daring to speak. They were afraid that if they were to say something wrong, they would be implicated.

Seeing that these people were not going to confess, Luo Lingwei waved them on. A few messengers received orders and picked up several large baskets from the back of the hall. When he opened the lid of the basket, he found that it was filled with food like bread and bread.

Luo Lingwei expressionlessly said: "In the past few days, the citizens have been displaced and homeless. Their hearts and minds are all set on eating a full meal. Today, I will let you experience the wishes of these citizens. Let's start with the Lord Prefect. Someone come and feed the Lord Prefect a biscuit! "

After one of them used a pair of chopsticks to pry open his mouth, the other two were responsible for stuffing the bread inside. At this time, the magistrate wanted to throw up, but he was interrupted by another messenger using a wooden pestle. The Prefect wanted to speak, but nothing came out.

"Esteemed Empress, I have my orders for the Grand Ancestor, I can't punish the doctor! I'm afraid that the Empress's treatment of the Prefect does not make sense! "

Luo Lingwei smiled and glanced at that person. He realized that the person was the Fengyang County Magistrate. Then, he coldly snorted and said: "If that's the case, then I have bestowed a treasured sword upon Shang Fangjian. If you do not wish to be punished, then I can give you my choice."

When everyone heard this, they mused that this princess was indeed as unruly and rude as the rumors had made her out to be. She couldn't be guessed with common sense. While they were talking, the Prefect couldn't take it anymore. At this moment, he had used all of his strength to break free from the restraints of these few officials. He coughed loudly and spat out the blood ribbon cake. At this moment, he was completely out of strength. He collapsed on the ground and could only pant heavily, not saying a single word.

"Is there anyone else who would like to try this?" Luo Lingwei looked around and found that no one said anything, she could not help but become angry, thinking to herself that these dog officials, even before their deaths they still dared to be so stubborn, and immediately slammed the table and shouted: "Alright, people are bitter insects, you can't beat them without beating them, and people are wood sculptures, if you don't hit them, you can't hit them, but you ask about other things, but you just can't admit it! Someone, go to torture! "

The officials standing at the side didn't know whether to laugh or cry. These words were originally meant for others, but now they were being used on themselves. In the end, before they could say anything, a few more people came and brought out a few torture instruments.

Everyone took a look and discovered that they had never seen any of these torture instruments before, but they were all extremely terrifying.

"Come! "Please judge Liu Tong!"

At Luo Lingwei's order, two people were sent to sit on the tiger seat while carrying an old man around fifty years of age. After adding three bricks, the old man let out a "Ao" and fainted.