Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

He defeated him in sumo.

Li Kui's martial arts skills were actually quite ordinary.

On ordinary battlefields,

Relying entirely on sheer courage,

Now, Jiao Ting has knocked him to the ground time and time again.

This black fellow is incredibly stubborn.

I've completely forgotten about causing trouble for Kong Mu.

He was only focused on fighting with Jiao Ting.

And the crowd of people below the stage,

But they were also enjoying watching it.

People kept shouting and stirring things up.

"Hey you, you dark-skinned guy, are you even up to the task?"

"Looks like a bunch of muscles, but he's all show and no substance!"

"What do you know? This black man only has brute strength; how could he possibly defeat a sumo wrestling master!"

......

The crowd of people were making a ruckus.

Seeing this perfectly good public trial,

Surprisingly, because of Li Kui's involvement,

It's about to turn into a bustling and noisy temple fair.

Chapter 563 Upholding Justice, We Still Need to Look to Liangshan

Fortunately at this time,

Lin Chong and Xu Ning had already arrived.

The two of them, along with Jiao Ting, were together.

They subdued Li Kui and dragged him off the stage.

"Hmph, they really are bandits!"

Upon seeing this, the clerk immediately snorted.

Even if Zhao Yuan had the best temper,

By this point, he was getting a little annoyed.

"Since Kong Mu likes my brother so much, shall I let him come up on stage and perform for you again?"

After saying this,

Zhao Yuan then raised his hand,

He made a gesture as if he was about to give an order!

That clerk isn't stupid.

Upon seeing Li Kui's rough and uncouth appearance just now,

He really wanted to play tricks on Li Kui.

I'm afraid it will only be a moment.

Then my life will be in danger!

Thinking of this,

The clerk immediately shrank back.

He dared not speak again.

Zhao Yuan was too lazy to argue with him anymore.

He immediately had someone hand over the complaint that Liu Huiniang had just received to the clerk.

"Take a look and see if everything written here is true."

After Kong Mu finished reading the complaint,

The expression on his face was incredibly complex.

The Liu Guang family got into trouble.

He experienced it firsthand.

It is naturally clear from this complaint that...

Everything written is true.

"I ask my uncle to be my witness,"

Liu Huiniang urged,

The clerk sighed.

"Niece, even if all of this is true, so what?"

"Do you really expect this bandit to uphold justice for you?"

"Uncle, if I don't expect Liangshan to get its leaders, do I expect the imperial court to give me high-ranking positions?"

Liu Huiniang followed up on the conversation,

He deliberately spoke loudly to the surrounding people.

"Who in the world doesn't know this nowadays?"

"The current court is filled with treacherous officials, and the officials are utterly incompetent and muddleheaded!"

"Take Gao Feng, the prefect of Yizhou, for example. He was originally a street urchin,"

"Simply because he is related to the former Grand Commandant Gao Qiu, he was appointed to an important position in a prefecture!"

"And then there's Ruan Qixiang, who caused my family to flee from Yizhou Prefecture,"

"He was originally a lowly soldier in the local army, but just because he offered his son to Gao Feng for his amusement, he suddenly rose to a high position!"

"The entire court, and the prefectures and counties, are filled with officials like this,"

"Uncle, with these corrupt officials around, how can my family possibly seek justice!"

"this....."

Kong Mu was immediately speechless upon being asked the question.

“Sun Kongmu, you haven’t answered my question yet,”

Zhao Yuan said in a deep voice,

"Is what is stated in this complaint true?"

"Sigh, what's said here is indeed true."

Sun Kongmu sighed helplessly.

After hearing what he said,

Ruan Qixiang, who was kneeling beside him, immediately turned pale and broke out in a cold sweat.

Zhao Yuan then summoned and questioned all the other relevant individuals.

The matter was quickly clarified in public.

Seeing that Zhao Yuan was about to announce Ruan Qixiang's punishment in public,

Liu Huiniang quickly got up.

He shouted loudly to the surrounding people.

"Fellow villagers, how much bullying have you suffered at the hands of these corrupt officials these past two years?"

"Now that we have heroes of Liangshan, why don't we seize this opportunity to demand justice?"

"Are we supposed to wait for those corrupt officials in the imperial court to give us justice?"

After saying this,

The people below the stage were immediately intrigued.

"This young lady is right!"

"We've been bullied by these corrupt officials for so long, it's time for them to pay the price!"

"These corrupt officials deserve their retribution!"

...

Amid the clamor of the people,

Soon, people came up on stage one after another to complain.

There were accusations that Gao Feng and Ruan Qixiang levied exorbitant taxes, causing their families to be ruined and their members to die.

He sued that his family property had been seized by the two men!

There was also a case where someone accused his daughter, wife, and children of being humiliated by Ruan Qixiang!

.....

The crimes of Gao Feng and Ruan Qixiang

All of them were recorded on paper, one by one, item by item.

Soon, a thick stack of notes had been accumulated.

Officials from other states

Many ordinary people have also accused him of embezzlement, bribery, and murder.

Zhao Yuan dispatched his soldiers one by one.

These officials were all captured and brought to the high platform.

The people accused him of a crime.

This has implicated most of the officials in the prefecture.

On the contrary, it was Zhao Xin,

Because he had just been promoted not long ago

Before they could even start to act arrogantly,

Few people in Yizhou Prefecture filed lawsuits against him.

But based solely on the matter of Anle Village in Rouge Mountain,

Zhao Yuan would not spare him then.

In addition, this fellow also kidnapped Old Master Gao.

Threatening Gaoliang to oppose Liangshan

Based on these alone,

This scoundrel already deserves to die a thousand deaths!

......

He was publicly tried in front of the Yizhou Prefecture government office.

This lasted for three days.

That was the end of it.

Meanwhile, a host of corrupt officials in Yizhou Prefecture...

He also received the punishment he deserved.