Prince Ji was burying himself in reviewing the memorials when he suddenly stopped writing and paused on a memorial from Sun Chaoen, scrutinizing it and reading it several times over.
This memorial was an impeachment of Xiao Feixue, the son of Xiao Jingyuan, accusing him of taking advantage of the summer floods to acquire land at low prices. Just during August and September, he had accumulated over ten thousand acres.
The evidence in the memorial was detailed, accompanied by several maps and account books. Each county was clearly marked with which piece of land was acquired when, and how many taels were spent on each piece. The land marked on just these few maps totaled over eight thousand seven hundred acres. The account books meticulously recorded every expenditure.
