Chapter 223 A show of force?
"What's your grievance?" Shen Qingzhou looked at Qin Prajna in front of him, and his originally happy mood dropped a lot. He originally thought that he could increase his talent and take this opportunity to let everyone in the government office know his way of doing things. Who could have thought that it was this woman.

Although he has skill points, he currently does not have any skills that can add skill points, so they are temporarily useless.

There was another person who made him frown. This woman was somewhat famous in film and television dramas, so how come she only had 500 points? He knew that in the rest of the world, skill points wouldn't be as easy to come by as in "Joy of Life", but he didn't expect them to be so few. Could Mei Changsu have 5,000 points?
"Lord Shen has issued a notice that anyone with grievances can go directly to the government office. I have come here to appeal for justice. I want to sue Zhang Sanjiang, the household affairs officer.

When collecting taxes, his subordinates failed to get money, so they not only made up excuses to increase the tax amount, but also punished the shop to close down. A restaurant that was once thriving collapsed just like that.

Later, they went to the Household Department to seek an explanation, but were driven out by the runners from the department, who even threatened that they would not be able to get an explanation in Dongyang Prefecture.

The original restaurant has been delayed in opening, and we have no choice but to sell it at a low price to the only buyer, Zhang Sanjiang's wife's family. This is clearly robbery, please ask the prefect to make the decision. "Qin Prajna was dressed in white and looked very aggrieved.

"There is such a thing, Sanjiang." Shen Qingzhou said. Shen Sanjiang appeared directly. Shen Qingzhou would not take office without bringing his own people.

"Go get Zhang Sanjiang, the household affairs officer, and have the government officials check whether what this woman said is true. I want to see the result today."

"Yes." Shen Sanjiang didn't hesitate at all, he knew why he could get to where he is today, he is now a ninth-rank governor, a real official, and the same rank as the Dianshi that the old man wanted Shen Qingzhou to be, but the governor is an official in the government office, which is different.

"Sir, this." Qin Prajna felt a little uncomfortable. You didn't even ask who I was. I said I had a grievance, but you just ordered someone to arrest me.

"What else do you have to say?"

"Don't you want to know who I am? Is there any false accusation?"

"The reason why this government allows people to go directly to the government office to appeal is to clear up the atmosphere in Dongyang Prefecture. If you talk nonsense, this government will naturally not let you have it too easy."

Under normal circumstances, if you go to the prefect to appeal for justice, you will be punished with a beating. This is to prevent people from going to the officials for trivial matters, and also to prove their determination. But nowadays, this has become a shackle.

"Governor Shen, this is our own brother. It would not be a good idea to just take him away directly." When Shen Sanjiang went to mobilize the yamen runners, someone raised an opinion that Shen Qingzhou had just arrived and had not yet completely gained control.

"It's okay, I just call them over for questioning." Shen Sanyang said, but in the end, only a few people went with him.

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"Open the court." Zhang Sanjiang was captured by Shen Sanyang and a dozen men with a confused look on his face. Not many people tried to stop him. He directly took Shen Qingzhou's warrant and many people didn't react.

Everyone knew some of what Shen Qingzhou did down there, but no one expected that he would still do the same thing when he arrived at the government office.

Zhang Sanjiang looked at the woman kneeling next to him. This girl was quite pretty, but he didn't think he had offended her.

However, as the woman started to accuse him, his face changed drastically. It seemed as if she knew more about each and every matter than he did. There were family descendants and relatives who relied on his position as the head of the household to bully others. Moreover, he had also been accused of accepting bribes. This was not right. How could she make it sound as if she had given it to him?

"Sir Shen, I am responsible for not disciplining my students strictly, but there must be a misunderstanding regarding the bribery." Zhang Sanjiang could only lower his head. He couldn't understand why they were waiting to see how the new prefect would win them over in the past two days. Although he was a superior, they were all local tyrants.

"Zhang Sanjiang, your relatives relied on your fame to force sales and brought disgrace to the government. The evidence is here, what else do you have to say?" Shen Qingzhou threw the document on the ground. He was not a god, but he had the Righteous Song. If he did something wrong, the Righteous Song would show it.

"Your subordinate." Zhang Sanjiang was shocked. Are you crazy? You are targeting me like this. Don't you want to gather our group together?

"Come here, peel off his tiger skin and put him in jail. Sanyang, you will guard him personally and check his meals three times a day carefully." Shen Qingzhou's words surprised not only Zhang Sanjiang himself, but also Qin Banruo and the ordinary people who were watching the show. They thought the sentence was a bit too heavy.

It would be enough to just punish Zhang Sanjiang normally. No one could have imagined that he would be removed from his official position just because of a restaurant. However, he really had the power. Except for the Tongpan and Tongzhi, who were officials of the sixth or fifth rank, he had to report to them. He had the decision-making power over the rest of the people.

However, being an official does not allow one to act on one's own, one needs assistance. Under normal circumstances, no one would do this. Who made them meet Shen Qingzhou, a righteous man?

"I cannot tolerate any injustice in this government. As the governor of a region, I have to ensure peace in that region. If you have any grievances, please feel free to tell me."

"Sir, I have been wronged." Suddenly, a bribed man rushed out. This was arranged by Shenjia Village before coming. He was originally intended to be an induction. Now, it's okay. He himself did have a grievance. His soap was taken away by the people in the county government as stolen goods.

Qin Prajna was a little stunned. She came here to test Shen Qingzhou, to cause trouble for the prince's gang, and also to bring Shen Qingzhou under her command. Is it so easy?

In reality, Zhang Sanjiang is a subordinate of the Tongpan, who has connections in the imperial capital. Although they are not powerful, he is able to hook up with the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War. These are all the prince's cronies.

Case after case, Qin Banruo, who had been observing Shen Qingzhou carefully, began to admire Shen Qingzhou a little. This prefect really worked for the people. In one day, he tried 35 cases in a row. He did not care about the powerful and wealthy, but just made decisions. His ability was very strong.

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"How dare he?" The entire government office was stunned.

"Why doesn't he dare?"

"He does hold a very powerful position, but he is not afraid. Without us, how can he do anything? Without our help, he has no achievements. In three years, he will be demoted."

In a certain mansion, several important figures in the eyes of common people are gathering.

"Sir, it's bad. Many brothers in the express team have received notices to go home and rest temporarily. The government office has posted a notice to recruit runners."

"He has been deserted by his friends and relatives. Let's see who will work for him."

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While Shen Qingzhou was solving the case, Shen Sanjiang also reported to him to arrest someone. Most of the yamen runners did not cooperate. This was clearly a show of power. So he just replaced someone. There was really no shortage of officials in this world. Under normal circumstances, the prefect had the power but did not dare to have the final say. But he dared.

In just three days, all the people knew that the new prefect had stood up for justice for the people and had taken down many government officials one after another. Even many people from the third shift and sixth office had fallen.

(End of this chapter)