Chapter 1256: Investigate to the End (6)
As Lin’an was the capital under the Emperor’s rule, there were the most nobles here, but that didn’t mean that the commoners here were the most bullied.
Although the commoners behaved cautiously when they were out, the taxes and contributions they faced were relatively light. After all, in the capital under the Emperor’s rule, maintaining appearances was still necessary.
Therefore, most of the people in Lin’an merely scolded Qin Fang out of patriotism. Very few people there had really lost their families because of him.
However, it was different in the south of the city. 60% of the people in this area were refugees who had been taken in after the war.
People tended to feel a special affection towards their hometown since they likened it to their roots. Thus, they would not leave home easily. While there were various reasons why they became refugees and migrated here, war and heavy taxes were the two most important reasons.
Therefore, if one wanted to know how much the victims hated Qin Fang, the teahouse in the south of the city was the best place to go.
With tears in their eyes, many older middle-aged men and elders gathered together to denounce Qin Fang by recalling their tragic lives more than ten years ago.
The young men in their early twenties sitting at the side also talked about their childhood with emotion.
13 years ago, they were still young thus they did not share the deep hatred of their elders. Nonetheless, the sufferings they endured during their childhood were still deeply engraved in their hearts.
Mu Yangling looked at the dozen or so prisoners. Seeing their gloomy faces, she knew that this was working.