Once the imperial edict was read out, the people present burst into anger and were very angry.

Because they had heard rumors that the court was going to levy, many people had fantasies, thinking that the court would not be able to fish in such a way, and to suck the marrow to the people, this is killing chickens to get eggs. It was just that people with ulterior motives spread rumors and cause trouble. After experiencing this thing now, they have made them lose their hearts.

Chen Tongwen suffered so much anger at Liu Yuanqiao and was embarrassed. He wanted to see if this imperial edict was issued, could Liu Yuanqiao still laugh? He was just waiting to see Liu Yuanqiao look ugly. Whether the other party was pale, lost in his soul, or was so angry that he cursed, his tone was even more out of his voice.

Who knew that after Liu Yuanqiao heard the imperial edict, he said: "God has the virtue of being a virtuous person. The sage should govern the people with kindness and forgiveness. Now the court has exhausted the people and fished out of the waters. But what are the livelihoods of the people in the three palaces? Is it a mess? I am forgiving my ministers to accept the imperial edict."

According to the formal process, after the imperial edict was read out, the minister must say: "I will accept the imperial edict!"

If you refuse to accept it, you must also explain the reasons. It takes a lot of courage and strength to return the imperial edict. You must know that the imperial edict represents the dual orders of the royal family and the court, and also represents their authority.

If you refuse to enforce it, they will definitely deal with you and kill you. Generally speaking, only those who are purely civil officials dare to refuse and return the imperial edict. Like Li Sancai, the governor of Fengyang, who was famous for the world and the full support of the Donglin Party, he dared to return the imperial edict. He dared to mock the emperor. However, Li Sancai was a civil servant. The entire Donglin Party shook the flag and shouted for him and supported him behind his back. Looking at the military generals of the Ming court, no one dared to do this. Even if they were really unwilling to hand over so much money, they might be able to follow the imperial edict first and then have a soft confrontation.

It is not a strange thing for a local governor like Liu Yuanqiao to return the imperial edict, but Liu Yuanqiao, a governor, is different from many governors. He is not an orthodox civil servant, born in a guild and in a righteous way. Although he is the son-in-law of Yan Shenggong, he lacks the support of Shilin.

He actually returned the imperial edict in public. How confident is he? You must know that only those noble civil officials dare to do this. They have a backstage, a reputation, and are a bachelor. They are not afraid of the emperor. People like the Liu family who have great careers and wealth in the world should not dare to do this. Even the emperor and the emperor thought that although Liu Yuanqiao and the others would be very angry and angry, they would eventually hand over the money because their arms could not bear the thighs.

But he actually refused in public, not in private or in secret, but in public, without hesitation.

Chen Tongwen couldn't help but be angry, and he said loudly: "You are disobeying the imperial edict, but you know the consequences of disobeying the imperial edict."

Liu Yuanqiao said, "This is a mess of fate and I dare not obey the order!"

Chen Tongwen was very angry and said, "Rebellion! Rebellion! Come on? Take down this crazy man who disobeys the imperial edict."

At his order, Chen Tongwen, these Jinyiwei, who were traveling with him, were all going to take Liu Yuanqiao. You know, they had long disliked Liu Yuanqiao. They were Jinyiwei and the emperor's personal soldiers. Unexpectedly, Liu Yuanqiao didn't take them seriously at all. Seeing that the other party was so arrogant, they had long disliked him and just wanted to deal with him. Now he dared to openly disobey the imperial edict in public. This is a death penalty.

These Jinyiwei took out the embroidered spring sword together and were about to pounce on Liu Yuanqiao, but Liu Yuanqiao did not move at all, without any fear. This kind of demeanor seemed to be like Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without changing color.

At this time, an old man stood up and said loudly: "The Governor took the imperial edict for the people of Dengzhou. We and the people should also stand up to protect the Governor!"

This old man should be an elder in the local area. With his order, countless people stood up and actively stood in front of Liu Yuanqiao, protecting him from letting the Jinyiwei hurt him.

Shao Junwen was very angry, and he said, "Rebelled! Rebelled! You know that this is a disobeying the imperial edict, but it is a serious crime to kill the nine clans. Are you going to destroy the nine clans?"

After all, the current court has great authority. They can scare these people with the authority of the imperial court, so that they dare not do anything randomly. They often scare these troublemakers with the reputation of the court. Who knows that after hearing this, these ordinary people are not afraid, but instead look back and take a step forward.

Especially the old man in the lead, he said, "I'm not afraid!"

What the old man said was so decisive that Shao Junwen was a little curious, and he asked, "Why?" Who gave you courage?

The old man strode forward and said to Shao Junwen: "Because I died, there are thousands of me, and there are only one governor."

The old man strode forward and forced the Jinyiwei. The people behind him also followed him and strode forward fearlessly. These were more than a dozen Jinyiwei holding the embroidered spring sword, but they were so scared that they retreated repeatedly. Although they were holding the sword, there were thousands of people on the other side.

Now even Chen Tongwen is stubborn and unscrupulous, he understands one thing. This is Liu Yuanqiao is openly disobeying the court's orders. Moreover, with these unruly people as support, he doesn't have to be afraid of anything. He said loudly: "Liu Yuanqiao, you are trying to confront the unruly people against the court."

Liu Yuanqiao said loudly: "There are no unruly people? Under the rule of this official, there are only the people, and there are no unruly people. As long as you give them a bite of food, they will be the people. If you don't give them a bite of food, they will be bandits.

Liu Yuanqiao said this, but he was completely dead. Chen Tongwen also knew that the other party was a local tyrant, had the power of soldiers, and had the support of these troublemakers. If he didn't miss the court, he would have no choice but to say loudly: "What a Liu Yuanqiao, you have been deeply favored by the emperor and guarded the shepherd party, and now you have done such a traitor."

After Chen Tongwen said this viciously, he waved his hand and called on his men to leave quickly. He knew that if he wanted to forcibly take down Liu Yuanqiao, who disobeyed the imperial edict with dozens of people, it would be impossible for the bridge to be the only one. They would not be able to win the battle with these people, let alone the Liu family army as their backing.

Chen Tongwen believed one thing. Although the Liu family army has not emerged now, they must have hid in the dark. Once they dare to catch people, these people will rush out and kill them.

Chen Tongwen also understood this, so since the other party ignored the court's face and publicly refused to execute the imperial edict, he would leave immediately. If he did not leave, would he wait for the other party to kill himself and sacrifice the flag?

Chen Tongwen and his party were majestic when they came, and when they left, they were like a stray dog, because countless people rushed over. If they could not be good today, perhaps these angry people would beat them to death in public. Even though they were like this now, these people looked bad and took out stones and threw them at them, just like they were bad people.

Chen Tongwen was very angry. He thought: "I didn't expect that Liu Yuanqiao was deeply favored by the emperor and was also the son-in-law of Yan Shenggong, but he was so arrogant and did not look down on the court. If we sued this case in our family, it would only make him die."

Chen Tongwen would have thought about what would happen to Liu Yuanqiao's whereabouts, but there was one thing he thought of, that is, the emperor ordered him to promulgate, but he actually broke the errand. What should we do?

You should know that the emperor is a very powerful and cruel person. He kills some people who are not good at doing things. For example, the governors and ministers, he kills them as soon as possible, not to mention the eunuchs and slaves like him. He has not completed the imperial edict now, and has recovered the silver from Liu Yuanqiao, and people openly contradict the imperial edict. If this is passed back to the capital, it will cause the imperial court to lose all its prestige, and he will not be able to escape.

When Chen Tongwen left the Dengzhou city gate, he happened to see Lu Jiude returning from inspecting the city. As if he saw the savior, he quickly knelt down and said, "Ancestor Lu saved me!"

When Lu Jiude saw the other party, he bowed, but he did not dare to accept it calmly. He even dodged aside and said, "How dare you be the great gift of Eunuch Chen?"

In fact, in terms of true identity, Lu Jiude is more prominent than Chen Tongwen both inside and outside the palace. You must know that he is a person trusted by the emperor after all, and was sent by the emperor to supervise the army. He also did a lot of beautiful things and made a lot of money.

He has a very good connection in the palace. No matter what the ranking is, he is more advanced than Chen Tongwen. Of course, he can bear the courtesy of Chen Tongwen. He dare not accept the gift from the other party. Because he knew that after receiving the gift from the other party, he would be a contradictory force for the other party and deal with the Liu family.

Although Lu Jiude was a eunuch in the palace and a military commander sent by the emperor, he cooperated with the Liu family. He knew that if he left the Liu family, he would be nothing. He was sent to the Liu family army, but he just couldn't control the other party, and he had to rely on the other party's breath to live. If the other party didn't miss him, he would be nothing.

Now Chen Tongwen is here to be a messenger. He follows the other party himself and will only drag himself down.

Chen Tongwen burst into tears, and he said, "If Zuzong Lu, you don't save me, no one can save me."

Lu Jiude hurriedly said, "Eunuch Chen is so serious. You must know that there are many people who can save you. It is definitely not Lu. Lu has official duties, so he said goodbye."

Lu Jiude was also treated with courtesy at the Liu family, with good food and accommodation and great joy, so he was unwilling to go against the Liu family, especially offending the Liu family for a fool without money or power, which was not worth it in any way.

Lu Jiude also knew about the imperial court and the emperor's plan, but he understood one thing, this is the dream of the Emperor in the daytime. It is true that the East Three Mansions are rich, but are there few places with rich Ming Dynasty? Why didn't the court go to other places to make money and come to the East Three Mansions? Is it easy to bully the East Three Mansions? If the court is really so capable, he should go to other places to collect taxes immediately and collect from those officials, are they still afraid that they can't collect money and grain?
Chapter completed!