Be an emperor from drawing cards

Chapter 124: Making announcements to calm the people creates trouble

Early the next day.

In front of the bulletin board in front of the county government office, there were people on three floors inside and three outside. A primary school student stood beside the bulletin board and loudly read out the announcement just issued by the imperial government's counter-rebellion army. His mouth was dry as he spoke. Dry tongue.

"Little General, you are saying that the government will exempt us from taxes for one year. Is this true or false?"

Among the crowd, a gray-haired old man asked.

Hearing the title of "Little General", the colonel's face turned red and he waved his hands repeatedly:
"My father-in-law is serious. I am not a general. I am just a pawn in the army. However, what is written on this list is absolutely true and cannot be false. This time, Quli's rebellion was led by His Majesty himself. Go south to put down the rebellion. His Majesty, mindful of the fact that the people of Qingyuan County were affected by the war, specifically issued an order to exempt the folks of Qingyuan County from taxes for one year in order to restore people's livelihood and encourage production. In addition, the government also provided relief to the people. To rent cattle and rice seeds, you only need to hand over [-] cents when harvesting.”

Taking this opportunity, the small school explained the promulgated policy again.

"Also, if the villagers discover those scoundrels and thieves who are taking advantage of the military turmoil to cause harm to the village, they can report it to the government. After the government captures them, they will pay rewards according to the number of heads. Get rid of these bastards as soon as possible. If we catch it, everyone can feel at ease earlier and spend their energy on production, don’t you think so?”

"well said!"

"Yes, that's right!"

The onlookers said loudly.

"But if the officers and soldiers make mistakes, will Your Majesty take care of it?"

An inappropriate voice suddenly came from the crowd.

"Don't worry, why don't you care?"

Xiao Xiao, who had just taken the opportunity to take a sip of water, said quickly.

"Folks, you don't know that His Majesty has extremely strict requirements for those of us who eat military rations. We are told not to take anything from everyone, otherwise we will be severely punished! For this reason, a military order was specially issued. Anyone who commits adultery or plunders will be killed. ! Those who take advantage of the situation and rob them, behead them! Those who oppress good people, behead them!"

Three murderous words "kill" came out of the mouth of the young man in front of him in succession, making the people watching only feel a chill on the back of their necks.

The area around the notice board suddenly became quiet, as if the pause button had been pressed.

"Hmph, officials protect each other. Who knows if what you kid said is true?"

Suddenly, there was another cold snort from the crowd.

Upon hearing this, the principal's face suddenly turned red, as if he had been greatly insulted. He looked at a certain part of the crowd with knife-like eyes and shouted sharply:

"If you are a hero, just stand up and speak. If you hide your head and show your tail, you are not a hero!"

"Stand up, stand up, I dare to say this even in front of that Prince Ning!"

A man with dark skin and calloused hands left the crowd, walked up to the primary school, widened his eyes, and said angrily.

"Since you said that, I guess you have some complaints in your heart," the principal snorted coldly, stared back, and said, "In that case, do you dare to follow me to see His Majesty and make it clear in front of His Majesty? ?”

"Why don't you dare!"

"Fellow fellows, please go to the county office first. Please be patient. A sergeant will come to explain the government policy to you later." He bowed his hands to the crowd of onlookers, and the principal glanced at the man. , raised his head provocatively.

"go!"

Having said that, let’s walk towards the county government office first.

The man hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and followed closely.

Soon, the principal led the man to the lobby of the county government office. He bowed his hands to Zhao Yu, who was sitting in the chair, and Wang Xiongdan, who was his deputy, and said:
"Captain Yuan Shu, see your Majesty!"

Because he, the captain of the army, was more familiar with the new policies he had promulgated than ordinary soldiers in the army, Zhao Yu asked him to be responsible for explaining them to the people in the city these days.

Of course, in order to improve efficiency, Zhao Yu sent soldiers not only outside the county government gate, but also around the four gates of the county seat to preach the court's policies. However, in any case, the area in front of the county government gate was where Zhao Yu was most concerned. Valued.

After hearing Yuan Shu briefly explain what happened, Zhao Yu frowned slightly, looked at the man, and said with a frown:

"I am the majesty you are talking about. From what Yuan Duwei said, do you have a grievance to avenge?"

From the moment he heard Yuan Shu's words after entering the lobby, the man felt a little unable to stand.

They talked about it in private, but when he realized that the young man in front of him was His Majesty the Emperor of Da Chu, the man only felt his calves trembling.

"me……"

I groaned for a long time, but didn't say anything.

"His Majesty."

Wang Xiongdan put down the brush in his hand and looked at Zhao Yu, who shook his head slightly.

He understood very well the country man's mood at the moment.

It’s almost the same feeling as when you suddenly see your idol in later generations...

"Captain Yuan, give him a cup of tea to calm down his shock and calm down. Just speak slowly."

"Thank you so much, young man."

The man took the tea bowl filled with water from Yuan Shu's hand, thanked him and drank.

Yuan Shu:? ? ?
Forget it, since he doesn't know much about writing, I won't compete with this guy.

After drinking the water in the bowl in one gulp, the man's mood gradually calmed down. He wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve and then told the story in detail.

It turned out that this man's surname was Fan Mingchen, and he was a farmer in Qingyuan County. Yesterday morning, he went to farm outside the city. When he returned from farming, he heard begging for mercy from his home before he even reached his home.

The next moment, a pot-bellied general wearing armor walked out of Fan Chen's home, followed by several personal guards holding a struggling girl.Behind them was an old man with white hair and a hunchback, begging for mercy, but was kicked to the ground by a guard impatiently.

Fan Chen could clearly see that the girl and the old man were his little sister and old father!

Just because the officers and soldiers had just captured Qingyuan County and the county had not yet settled down, he asked his younger sister to take care of his father at home, while he went out of the city to plow fields for others and earn the daily needs of the three of them. Unexpectedly, when he came back, at first sight, What he saw was such a tragic scene.

"Your Majesty, and this general, the villain only had a hoe in his hand at that time. He fought with those officers and soldiers, and it had no effect except losing his life in vain. The villain then thought of finding an opportunity to attack secretly, even if he died, he would I wanted to avenge this great revenge. But I didn’t expect that when I was wandering around the county government today, I heard what this young master said and couldn’t help but speak out. Then..."

At the end of the sentence, Fan Chen fell to his knees like a jade pillar pushing down a mountain of gold, and cried:
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for the villain! Even if one life is worth one life, the villain will not hesitate!"

After Zhao Yu heard this, he nodded and said:

"If what you say is true, there will be military law to deal with it, and you don't have to pay for it with one life. I ask you, do you remember that general's appearance?"

Fan Chen gritted his teeth and said:
"Even if he turns to ashes, the villain will still recognize him."

"Okay, tell me about your appearance to General Wang. He has a strong conscience for all the generals in the army." Zhao Yu said warmly.

After listening to Fan Chen's description, Wang Xiongdan pondered for a moment while stroking his beard, and then said:

"If what this strong man said is true, the person who committed the crime should be Chun Yuqing, the captain of the Sudu Army. This man has a bad reputation in the capital camp, and there are often rumors of corruption. There are generals with such looks in the army. , there is no one else but him.”

Wang Xiongdan loved martial arts. When he was in Shenjing, he went to the Beijing army camp to compete with Huang Zhong and Wei Yan when he was not on duty.After going back and forth, he became familiar with the generals in the Beijing camp.

Zhao Yu frowned, then his eyes turned cold and he made up his mind.

"Captain Yuan, go and invite Commander Chunyu, and say that I have something important to discuss with you. Master Fan, please hide behind the screen."

Soon, a short and fat general entered the lobby under the leadership of Yuan Shu and prostrated himself to Zhao Yu who was sitting on the main seat.

"General Chunyu Qing, please see your Majesty."

This person is the murderer mentioned by Fan Chen, Chun Yuqing, who was worshiped as the Su Duwei.

The Lieutenant Zhisu is responsible for the grain and grass in the army. He is often referred to as the grain transport officer and quartermaster.

Even though the official position is only at the level of captain, not even as high as a school captain, the oil and water in it is extremely rich. You only need to move your fingers to get a mouthful of oil.

Chun Yuqing also worked hard and spent a lot of money to get this official position in the Beijing camp.

In addition to the 5 taels of silver given to Shangguan every year, nearly [-] taels of silver can also fall into his own pocket.

For such a good job, even if Chun Yuqing was replaced by a general, he would not be worthy of it!

However, who would have thought that when the Miao border rebelled, nearly half of the Beijing camp followed His Majesty south to put down the rebellion, and he was unlucky enough to be named.

However, this Miao territory also has its benefits.

Chun Yuqing planned to collect some rare items from Miao territory and send them to the important people after his teacher returned to Beijing.

With various thoughts running through his mind, Chun Yuqing followed Yuan Shu into the lobby of the county government office.

The next moment, a cold voice made his hair stand up.

"Chun Yuqing, do you know your guilt?"

Chunyu Qing, who had prostrated himself on the ground, raised his head in astonishment and looked at the brave young man with an angry face sitting on the main seat, his heart trembled suddenly.

Could it be that he was found out about embezzling military rations?
After being stunned for a moment, Chun Yuqing's eyes showed confusion, and he asked in shock:
"Your Majesty, I am sorry that I am so stupid that I don't understand what your Majesty means."

"What do you mean?"

Looking at Chun Yuqing who seemed to be calm, Zhao Yu sneered in his heart.

This guy, he pretends to be quite the same!

Fortunately, I haven't completely finished the arrangements there yet, so it doesn't hurt to play with him.

"Well, let me ask you, yesterday I suddenly became interested and asked General Yin to accompany me to inspect the military grain depot. Why didn't I see you, the captain of the grain management department? Your subordinate told me that you brought this guy with you A few soldiers went to Rouge Lane to have a good time!"

Yesterday, I did go out to the military camp. Was it the military food depot that His Majesty went to at that time?

But when he came back, those little officials didn't tell him about this?
Chunyu Qing's mind changed rapidly.

Looking at Chun Yuqing with his eyes rolling around, Zhao Yu let out a cold snort from his nose.

"Why don't you speak? It seems you feel guilty!"

"Your Majesty, I am wronged. I didn't go to Rouge Lane at all yesterday!"

Chunyu Qing cried out.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Yu didn't give him any time to think, and then asked:

"Then where did you go?"

"Went to Guangping Alley."

Chun Yuqing blurted out subconsciously.

Guangping Lane is the alley where Fan Chen's home is located.

(End of this chapter)