The magistrate of Xiagu County, Mr. Wang, was found guilty of corruption and perverting justice by the imperial court. Just as the court was about to [Expand All]
The magistrate of Xiagu County, Mr. Wang, was found guilty of corruption and perverting justice by the imperial court. Just as the court was about to send an imperial envoy to investigate, Mr. Wang was killed by a mysterious person to silence him. The imperial court appointed Kou Zhun as the magistrate of Xiagu County. At the very beginning of his tenure, Kou Zhun, with his ingenious memory, resolved a case of two people competing for a fur coat. Little did he know that this case was deliberately set up by the Eighth Prince, who was conducting a covert investigation. Through this case, the Eighth Prince secretly observed and became increasingly impressed by Kou Zhun's character and ability. Just as the disaster relief funds allocated by the imperial court to Xiagu County were about to arrive, Kou Zhun's official seal was snatched away by a group of mysterious people who claimed to be bandits in the mountains. They claimed that Kou Zhun needed a huge amount of money to redeem it, which was exactly the amount of disaster relief funds allocated by the imperial court. Meanwhile, the corruption syndicate of the imperial court, composed of the imperial commissioner Cui Gonggong, the Minister of Personnel, the commander of the imperial guards Long Wei, the Lord Ding of Yumu County, and the Secretary Zheng, once again reached into Xiagu County, attempting to embezzle the disaster relief funds of the imperial court and make Kou Zhuncheng the scapegoat. With the assistance of righteous groups such as the Eighth Virtuous Prince, the Prime Minister, Song Yanran and Liu SAN Niang, Kou Zhun used his wisdom and courage to bring the corrupt group to justice.[Collapse]
