Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 344: Chapter 333: The Excitement Never Ends

“Who is this Assistant Imperial Censor?” Yang Zhenshan curiously asked.

“Lu Zhensu, a major corrupt official!” Luo Chen expressed a dark resentment.

“Corrupt official!” Yang Zhenshan was astonished, but soon he chuckled and did not ask further.

Corrupt official!

Isn’t that quite normal?

No merchant is without cunning, no official without greed; this is the norm.

Drag a hundred officials out, ninety should be beheaded, of the remaining ten, eight should have their families seized and be exiled, one is probably new to the post, the last might be clever at hiding his misdeeds, or he might be seeking a reputation, of course, he could also genuinely be an honest official.

Anyway, among the officials Yang Zhenshan met, the only one who could be called honest was Xu Jin.

Xu Jin was extremely rigid and serious about his duties, truly an oddity.

As for others, they seem not corrupt on the surface, but sometimes they do seek personal benefits, like Zhou Lan; naturally, she wouldn’t engage in embezzling salary funds, but she would still uphold the interests of Duke Ning Mansion, and as long as she’s looking out for the private benefits of Duke Ning Mansion, that’s seeking personal gain.

Yang Zhenshan wasn’t concerned about corrupt officials; he also counted as one, but he had his limits and wouldn’t oppress the commoners or military households under him.

Shifting his gaze back, Yang Zhenshan picked up his tea and took a light sip, but just as he was drinking, a clamor of shouting and killing suddenly rose from the streets.

“Kill the corrupt official, avenge the blood feud!”

A group of masked figures wielding weapons rushed into the ceremonial procession, and screams erupted as the surrounding commoners scattered in panic.

Yang Zhenshan watched the scene in amazement.

This Jiangnan is not as gentle as it appears on the surface!

There’s also blood and swords!

Lu Zhensu had quite a few guards around him, but there were even more masked people, at least forty or fifty, and they seemed strong.