บท 282: Chapter 259 Li Family's Brain-made Beijing View_1

Zhao Yan continued in a loud voice:

"Yesterday, the imperial court discovered that Li Shui, the county magistrate Li Jie, and their families, ten miles outside the city of Jiangpan Village, were secretly developing an iron mine and establishing an iron factory. They produced three hundred suits of iron armor, with intent to rebel..."

Zhao Yan loudly explained the reason for today's public trial.

As for why they didn't mention the Li family secretly developing gunpowder with intent to rebel, it was because affairs related to gunpowder were secret and could not be disclosed to the outside world.

Many family heads below the high platform wished they had not seen anything yesterday, and no one would willingly step forward to expose Zhao Yan's lies at this moment.

After a succinct explanation, Zhao Yan's tone suddenly changed.