Liu Jian and Xie Qian were both worldly-wise and knowledgeable.
Li Dongyang first mentioned the vassal kings and then the clan affairs office. Several thoughts flashed through his mind and his expression changed.
"The imperial envoy delivered a memorial, saying that the prince's palace colluded with profiteers, set up gambling houses, traded with pirates, and secretly amassed a lot of wealth."
"The evil of their actions is worse than occupying the people's land and exploiting the people."
"Previously, Sun Tang, the county lord of Cheng County, Qin Prefecture, broke the law and was punished with a stick, stripped of his title, dismissed from his post as a civilian, and sent to guard the northern border. The county lord knew about it but did not report it, but reported it to the clan office, where the clan elders gave him a warning; the chief secretary failed to dissuade him and assisted Zhou in his cruelty, so he was handed over to the officials to be severely punished according to the law."
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