After Liu Yu was thrown into prison, every official post in the Ning'an City county government underwent a reshuffle. Some officials had previously been dismissed for incompetence or serious mistakes; now, all of them were reinstated.
Yu Bachi and the other officials Fang Yun had once entrusted with important responsibilities were all transferred to idle posts.
That day, notices appeared throughout Ning'an City announcing that acting county magistrate Fei Chang intended to review the past year's wrongful convictions and fabricated cases. Anyone with a grievance could come to the government offices to seek justice.
Early the next morning, crowds blocked the gates of the Ning'an County Government, with many kneeling on the ground and crying out at the top of their lungs.
"My lord, I've been wronged!"
"I've been wronged!"
Several hundred people crowded the entrance to the county government, while even more residents of Ning'an County stood nearby, watching the spectacle.
"Hah, yesterday, I heard someone over drinks say that Ji Zhibai's first words upon arriving in Ning'an City were, 'I, Ji Zhibai, am back!' I didn't believe it then, but looking at this spectacle today, I have no choice. This is exactly what happens when a petty man gets his way."
"Just look at the people crying injustice: thugs who beat innocent physicians, idle hoodlums who bully men and prey on women, little beasts who torment others at school... I can't go on. Saying any more would foul my mouth!"
"Look over there. Before the Imperial Examination that day, the students' parents came of their own accord to the Ning'an County Government to pay their respects to the Void Sage. To seek good luck, they tossed little blessing pouches and silver coins onto the two lions outside the gates. Whenever you passed by, you could see them covered