"Brother Wucheng, you are still thoughtful." Chaoyan grabbed his outstretched hand, used the strength of his arm to lift himself up, and was gently pulled onto the horse's back.
"Princess, sit still." Wu Cheng put his arms around Chao Yan, pulled the reins, and then galloped with her to catch up with Jia Fu's prison car.
…
"What? Have you already chopped off Uncle Xue Guo?"
In the palace, Qin Zheng, who was looking forward to seeing what was going on, heard the frank report from Jia Fu who was escorted into the palace. He was so shocked that he slapped the dragon case and stood up.
"Your Majesty, this man has occupied people's fields and committed many evil deeds. The crimes he committed in Chengyang have been too long to be recorded. Here are the testimonies of the local people. He deserves death for his crimes." Jia Fu knelt on the ground calmly and took a picture from his sleeves.
He held out a thick stack of papers and looked up at him with firm and focused eyes: "Since your Majesty has asked me to govern Chengyang, you should strictly enforce the law, so I will put my uncle on the spot according to the laws of Cangdong.
The Dharma has been rectified.”
"You...!" Qin Zheng couldn't help but point at him with difficulty after hearing this, but he was speechless and speechless.
The eunuch on the side went down and took the papers and presented them to him.
Qin Zheng took it and took a quick look. Sure enough, they all accused him of bullying men and women in Chengyang, robbing people's fields and other evil things. He couldn't help but stroke his forehead with a headache: Since there are complaints from the people
Here, the uncle's death was not unjust at all. However, it was really difficult for the Empress Dowager Zhengci to explain...
Finally, he helplessly looked at Jia Fu who was kneeling below and sighed: "I love you! When you are an official, you must put benevolence, justice and morality first. How can you kill people as soon as you take office? Then even if Uncle Xue Guo is really
He is so heinous that you can sentence him to life imprisonment instead of hacking him to death on the spot! At least, you have to tell me first..."
"If I tell your majesty, will your majesty still agree to execute this Xue Qiang?" Jia Fu took over the conversation and said without fear: "This man has made the world angry and resentful in Chengyang. If he doesn't kill him, the people will not be angry. Now we in Cangdong
Due to the tyranny and cruelty experienced in the hands of the late monarch, the people's hearts were scattered and the government was in chaos. It was the autumn of troubled times. As the saying goes, troubled times are important, and I was ordered to work with your majesty to govern Chengyang. I devoted myself to eradicating the treacherous and lawless people for your majesty.
Not killing this person is not enough to establish authority and shock thousands of corrupt officials. If Your Majesty thinks that I cannot eliminate traitors and stabilize social order, I am willing to be punished. If you say that I am too cruel, I really dare not accept it.
!”
"You..." Qin Zheng was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He looked down at Jia Fu silently for a long time without saying a word. Finally, he laughed loudly, clapped his hands and praised: "Good! What a critic and official! Mr. Jia Fu, wow, you
It makes sense. In troubled times, we must pay great attention, and I need talents like you who are not afraid of power. You are a capable minister in managing troubled times, and you are the kind of talents I need most, Guan Zhong and Zichan!"
After saying that, he stood up and walked down. Under the envious eyes of other courtiers around him, he personally helped Jia Fu up, looked into his eyes sincerely and said, "Sir, it was my fault just now. I made a mistake, sir. I hope you don't
You have to blame me. Sir, you are my Jiang Ziya, Zhuge Liang, I am truly lucky to meet you in this life..."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." A eunuch who was waiting behind him whispered worriedly.
"What?" Qin Zheng turned to look at him, only to hear the eunuch say tremblingly: "It's already noon, and the Empress Dowager Zhengci is still waiting for your reply."
"...Sir, please go back to the post house to rest first. I will come to visit you personally in the evening." After hearing his reminder, Qin Zheng's face darkened and he suddenly returned to the cruel reality. He had to say a few words to Jia Fu in embarrassment.
Then he shouted "dismissal". Jia Fu looked at him looking a little stressed and asked: "If your majesty goes like this, won't the queen mother make things difficult for your majesty?"
"Sir, there is no need to worry. I have my own reasons. Just wait for me in the post house. I still have many things to ask you." Qin Zheng said as he hurried to the harem.
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When Chaoyan and Wu Cheng arrived at the palace gate, they saw Jia Fu striding out of the palace. Not only was he unscathed, but he also looked calm and relaxed, as if he had not been criticized at all.
"Ah! Sir!" Chaoyan hurriedly jumped off Wucheng's horse, ran to him, looked him up and down carefully, and asked: "What did the emperor brother say? Did he reprimand you? Sir, you are really suffering."
"Princess! You are wrong. I'm afraid it's Your Majesty who will suffer this time." Jia Fu raised the corners of his thin lips slightly, with a smile on his face, "I told you that Your Majesty is a Holy Emperor. Not only did he not
He scolded me and understood me very well. It's a pity that such a wise emperor has to be wronged today to take the blame for someone."
"Ah?" Chaoyan was confused when he heard this, and saw that Jia Fu had already strode away. As he walked, he said to Wucheng who was coming over: "Wucheng is here too. Just in time, please go and buy some wine.
Come back after weighing the beef, I have to thank Your Majesty tonight!"
"Sir, it's so strange. I can't understand a word he said..." Su Lingjiao scratched her head and tilted her head to look at his retreating back.
Finally, she thought about it and saw that Wucheng had gone to get a drink and Jia Fu had returned to the post house. She blinked and ran directly into the palace to ask Qin Zheng in person what was going on.
She ran into the tall and wide main gate of the palace: Qinglong Gate, passed through the majestic Dingqian Palace on the outside, ran through a small alley with red walls and gold tiles on both sides, and ran straight into Jiayi in the harem.
He opened the door and looked at the flowers, plants and trees around him, but stopped.
"Where should my brother be at this time?" Chaoyan looked around. To the east were the two palaces of Qin Zheng and the Queen, to the west were the two palaces of the Queen Mother, and to the north in the middle were the Imperial Garden and the concubines of the harem.
Where should I go to find him?
She thought about each idea for a long time, then asked the guards standing at the door: "Have you seen where your Majesty went?"
"Back to the princess, Your Majesty has just gone to the Nanfeng Palace of Empress Dowager Zhengci." A guard told her.
"Nanfeng Palace?" Chaoyan thought for a moment, then ran towards Nanfeng Palace.
Nanfeng Palace is a low-key and elegant palace. From a distance, you can see two gilded golden unicorns as tall as one person guarding the door, one on the left and one on the right. The twelve eunuchs guarding the door are holding white Buddha dust.
Standing in a light yellow official robe and wearing a black gauze hat. Under the white stone steps, there are twelve guards on each side in golden armor guarding him. Each one holds a sharp spear in his hand, looking solemn and solemn.
The vermilion door is open, and you can see the courtyard and palace paved with blue bricks inside.
"Ouch! The princess is back?"
Before Chao Yan had time to run through the gate, she was stopped by a eunuch in yellow clothes who walked out. She took a closer look and saw that it was Zhao Xuan, the eunuch in charge of Qin Zheng's side.
"Why did the princess come here?" That Zhao Xuan is a middle-aged man with a kind face, fair and fat, his eyes are always slightly bent upward, and he looks like he is smiling warmly anytime and anywhere.