Medical Doctor Travels Through Time to Train the Prince to Become a Wife-Controlled

Chapter 60: The prince secretly investigates the pension issue and deals with corrupt officials

The prince and Tianyi changed into simple clothes and entered the village. They asked the old man next to them for some water to drink. The old man walked into the house with a hunched back.

"Please take a seat, my two young men. My home is too simple and I only have boiled water. Please make do with what you have!"

The prince looked at the houses around him. They were already rotten to the point of being rotten. It was estimated that if it rained heavily, they would be buried underneath. "Old man, you are the only one in your house. Don't you have any children?"

The old man touched a wooden sword beside him and looked into the distance, as if he was missing something. "My son is dead. He died on the battlefield and never came back. I have lost both of my sons!"

The prince felt a pain in his heart. The royal family had let them down. They had sent their children to the military camp to serve the Southern Kingdom, but in the end...

He choked up, not knowing what to say.

"Then you should have a pension, which is enough for your old age. Why are you living such a miserable life?"

When the old man heard this, his expression became extremely serious, even full of hatred, and he seemed to be gritting his teeth.

“It’s all that damn official’s fault. He said my son was a deserter and didn’t go to the battlefield, so he refused to give me a pension.

Several elderly people in our village starved to death. I must stay alive to vindicate my son, or I will never be at peace in my life."

When the prince heard this, he knew that there was something wrong with the government here, "Old man, do you dare to go with me to the government to report it and give justice to your son and others?"

The old man grabbed the prince's hand and said, "Young man, if you are serious, you can help us."

Suddenly he thought of something and felt relieved. He sat on the ground, sighed, and waved his old hands weakly.

"Forget it. We can't let your future be implicated. This official has someone backing him up in Shengjing City. We can't afford to offend him. Just drink some water and leave quickly."

The prince grabbed the old man's hand and helped him up. "Come on, I'll take you to report to the authorities. I don't believe that there is no law here."

At this time, a girl rushed in from outside the door, immediately knelt on the ground, and tears flowed down her face uncontrollably.

"Master, please take me with you. My husband also died on the battlefield, and my parents-in-law were beaten to death by the government. I have not married yet just to seek justice for my husband. Please help us, Master."

Several elderly people and young wives followed behind, all kneeling on the ground and shouting, "Please help us get justice, our child was wronged."

The prince saw the dozen or so families kneeling behind him. This was just a village, but he couldn't imagine how many connections there were between that city, that continent, and that southern country.

Let Tianyi help them up and take them to beat the drums in front of the yamen.

As soon as the prince arrived at the government office gate and beat the drum, someone tried to drive him away, but he ignored them.

Tianyi kicked the door open, drew his sword, pointed it at the county yamen runners, and said, "Tell your county magistrate to come out quickly. Don't you even look at who's here?"

The county yamen runners were used to being arrogant, and they said with their heads tilted, "No matter who comes, it won't work. Our master is still staying in the aunt's bed, and he has no time to care about you poor guys."

Seeing some young wives behind him, he even showed a lustful look and touched his chin, "Why don't you let these young ladies come with me to the room, and when I'm done playing, the county magistrate will naturally be done too."

Everyone laughed.

Tianyi felt so disgusted that he was about to show his sign, but the prince stopped him and gave instructions to the people behind him.

"Come here, seal up the government office, confiscate all the things inside, and pull the man out of bed. I want to see how the county magistrate enjoys himself with the people's hard-earned money."

Suddenly, a group of people appeared out of nowhere and surrounded the county government office. The bailiff felt that something was wrong and was about to report it, but his leg was broken and he collapsed on the ground groaning.

Several old men in the village were also frightened. Who was this person? He came and searched the county government office as soon as he came. They must have met a big shot.

The prince helped the old man into the county government office. The interior was decorated magnificently, but it was covered in dust and it was obvious that it had not been used for a long time. It seemed that there was a lot of filth and dirt here.

The shadow guard picked up a naked man wearing only underwear and threw him to the ground. The man on the ground stood up instantly, pointing at the person opposite and cursing.

"Who the hell are you? How dare you act wildly here? I have connections in Shengjing City. If you dare to offend me, you will be dead soon."

The prince turned around and looked at the fat man in front of him, "Qi Dong, the county magistrate of Mingcheng County, there are 20 concubines in the mansion. Tell me how you can afford to support all these people with your monthly money."

Seeing the person in front of him, Qi Dong was instantly frightened. Why did this prince come here? He immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, I know I was wrong, but some people were given to me by others. If I don't accept them, does that mean I am not united?"

At that time, he had not yet realized the importance of the matter. He just thought that the prince was investigating his concubine, and there was still a smile on his face.

The common people at the back suddenly heard the county magistrate address the young man in front of them as the crown prince, and they all knelt on the ground in fear. "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May His Royal Highness live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years. I did not know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was here. Please forgive me for my sin."

The prince leaned forward and said, "Everyone, please stand up. I am here today to plead for the people. Just speak up and I will make the decision for you."

The prince then asked Tianyi to help the man up.

The county magistrate then realized that there were other people in the county government office. He pointed at the common people and started to curse, "What are you poor devils doing here? This is the government office, not a vegetable market. Get out of here quickly. Can't you see that I have something to discuss with the prince?"

Then he pointed at the yamen runners and cursed, "You bastards, why didn't you inform me in advance? How could you not go to greet the Crown Prince when he arrived? You really have no manners."

The old man knelt on the ground and shouted loudly, "Please, Prince, make a decision for my son. My son died for his country, he was not a deserter. He deserves to be loved by the people and should not die without peace."

The old man took out a letter from home and a few copper coins from his arms. His hands were shaking slightly, and it was unclear whether he was excited or heartbroken.

"Prince, this is a letter from my son. This is the military pay, which was issued by the court. It cannot be fake. I even have clothes issued by the court. My son also sent them to me. How can the county magistrate say that he did not join the army?"

The prince took it, he didn't expect that the old man would not spend the money even if he was hungry. This was the evidence left by his son!

The prince stepped forward and kicked the county magistrate to the ground. "What else do you have to say? Did you do this? Why did you do this? The court treated you well, but you are so corrupt and pervert the law."

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