As soon as these words were spoken, it was as if a stone had stirred up a thousand waves, and the lecture hall instantly became noisy.
"Yunfu State is plagued by famine, corpses litter the fields, and ten out of ten households are empty in many villages. Have you ever taken a look at the Northern Territory?"
"The disaster relief grain was delayed for three entire months, and it turned out they mixed it with the dregs of Goddess Earth!"
"Last year, the court mobilized tens of thousands of laborers for canal dredging, but Qing Province's Transportation Commissioner embezzled thirty percent of the grain. Are you unaware of this?"
"You speak of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country, of benevolence and morality, yet behind closed doors, all you do are filthy deeds!"
"In my opinion, this lecture should be directed at those idle and gluttonous high officials!"
