Chapter 697 - 696 Distant Relatives, Close Neighbors
It turned out that Zhu Haoran had almost completely netted all the participants involved in the private mine case, leaving hardly anyone clean in the County Yamen; nearly everyone was implicated.
It makes sense, after all; if one didn’t get involved, one could hardly survive in the County Yamen.
Not to mention that there were also many officials from the Provincial Capital involved.
Following Zhu Haoran’s purge, the officialdom of Peace State was thoroughly shaken, and at least one-third of the positions were vacated.
The County of Qi City was particularly affected, having practically no officials left to run it.
Zhu Haoran had originally planned to arrest all the perpetrators and take them to the Capital City to stand trial at the Court of Judicial Review, and then report back to the Emperor.
But leaving Qi City County without governance was not an option, so he had to send an urgent report of eight hundred miles to the Emperor while staying in Qi City to handle official business.
The people of Qi City all knew that the one governing them now was a high official from the Capital City, the kind with an Imperial Sword. Hadn’t they seen the former County Magistrate and other officials being locked up in prison?
Not to mention the troops left behind to protect Zhu Haoran, which, once stationed outside Qi City and in the County Yamen, resulted in not a single thief or petty criminal daring to stir.
The streets became so safe that people did not pick up lost property, nor did they close their doors at night.
It could also be considered Wang Yongan’s luck. If Zhu Haoran weren’t still in charge in Qi City, the friends and relatives of those involved in the private mine case would have likely torn Wang Yongan to pieces.