Chapter 83 The Concubine Does Not Understand, The Countryside
In modern times, she has also made a lot of contributions to the country. Because her income is too high, the taxes she pays to the country are measured in hundreds of millions every year.
At this time, Hong Dahai's eyes were full of contempt, "Ignorant woman."
Mu Lingwei was not angry either. She had no need to be angry with him, so she still had a good temper and said: "Excuse me, Mr. Hong, who is in charge of Linzhou's population?"
Mu Lingwei directly found out the key, because the head is indeed the basis for paying taxes.
Mr. Hong didn't know why and looked very arrogant. After all, he was the highest-ranking official in Linzhou. He had always been the one to yell at others. No one had ever dared to order him to do something like this.
Therefore, Hong Dahai also pretended not to hear.
Immediately, Mu Lingwei calmly sat down in the empty seat next to him, glanced around at the officials present, and said in a deep voice: "Is it possible that among the many officials in Linzhou City, no one has counted the number of officials in Linzhou?"
Number of people, then on what basis do you collect taxes from the people?"
She looked at Jun Mohan again, and saw that he looked sick. He didn't look at her or anyone else, and she couldn't tell what the look on his face was.
She was still calm and said: "Now I finally know why so many people are throwing dirt on Prince Anyang. It turns out that it is all because of the inaction of his officials. Today I am doing it in front of everyone."
Let's make it clear. In the past, he was sick and didn't care about things. Now that the prince's health has improved, it's impossible to ignore him. Those who don't want to do anything can submit their resignations and resign, and everyone can go home and farm and live a comfortable life."
Suddenly, all the officials looked at her, then at Prince Anyang who was "not doing anything", and even at Governor Hong, feeling a little guilty.
Governor Hong had already said hello just now. King Anyang and Princess Anyang came to serve in Shu because they were looking for trouble. They just wanted to embarrass them, but no one was willing to let them resign at this time.
The concubine also looked at her and asked the officials to submit their resignations. She did not say how many people from the concubine were involved.
How dare Mu Lingwei say such things?
There was anger in the concubine's eyes, and she said coldly: "Mu Lingwei..."
Mu Lingwei also glanced at the concubine and said respectfully: "I don't know, the prince is covered with dirt because he was smashed by the people. They say he is a corrupt official, that he is cruel and unkind, that he is extravagant, that he has ruined the palace.
When I arrived in Phnom Penh, before I married the prince, I broke every penny and used it as two pennies. But now I was framed like this. I was also smashed with dirt all over my body, and my forehead was bleeding.
My dear, look."
Mu Lingwei moved her face towards the concubine again, and saw that her forehead was really soaked in blood and black and blue, as if she had been hit by something.
In front of everyone, Shangguan Ruizhu naturally had to put on a show. Jun Mohan was beaten to such a state. How could she be worthy of her dead "sister" if she didn't protect her nephew.
This sentence that she often talked about turned out to be a stone that smashed her own feet.
I heard Shangguan Ruizhu say in a cold voice: "Whoever dares to be disrespectful to King Anyang will be dragged out and beaten."
"All the people in Linzhou City have been scolded. Are you going to punish all the people in Linzhou City? Doing so will only make the people in the world scold you even more harshly, and will not solve the problem."
Mu Lingwei said with a good temper: "Now the only way is to clear the prince's innocence so that he will not be beaten when he goes out, and the reputation of the royal family can be preserved."
"Thinking about today's assassin, I am really scared. I guess I misunderstood the prince and came to take revenge on him." Mu Lingwei pretended to be scared.
At this time, Mu Lingwei had already stood up, walked to the side of the concubine, and whispered: "It was because of the misunderstanding that Grandma Li wanted to adopt her godson that the prince was assassinated in Xisuo Yamen." She said.
Then she stared at Grandma Li behind the concubine and whispered, "Why would Grandma Li accept a fake eunuch as her godson?"
Because there were only a few distinguished people such as Jun Mohan sitting at the main table, and the officials were all sitting far away, Mu Lingwei controlled the volume, so others could not hear her, but Jun Mohan did.
Mu Lingwei was also the first person who dared to threaten the concubine in public.
He thought that she really wanted to seek justice for Mu Lingyu. She was really a smart woman. Telling the scandal about the concubine would only bring the matter to a deadlock. Suppressing the concubine alone was not her purpose.
It turns out that every step was planned by her.
Immediately, Aunt Li looked at her with gloomy eyes, as if she needed a man, and if something really happened, she would be the only one to take the blame.
At the same time, although Shangguan Ruizhu was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood and wanted to torture this bitch to death in various ways, she couldn't move or have any emotions. She could only suppress all the grievances in her heart. She felt like
It feels so uncomfortable to swallow a dead fly.
In the end, she could only say calmly: "That's all, for the sake of the prince's reputation, it is necessary to find out the matter."
Hong Dahai knew that the concubine was the spokesperson of the Queen Mother, and since the concubine had already spoken, he would naturally find a few people to come over and deal with it.
So, under the signal from Hong Dahai's eyes, another man in official uniform spoke up, "That gentleman is not here, and we don't know exactly how many people, households, men and women there are?"
It's so complicated. If you let this woman check it out by herself, she won't be able to figure it out in the next life.
"Didn't you just say that everyone is here?" Mu Lingwei knew that they were deliberately making things difficult. Even if they acted like a princess, they would not buy it.
"You saw it wrong." The man said again: "Why should a woman come to the official office to point fingers? The world is really declining. King Anyang has been ill for so many years. He is confused because of his illness. He brought women into the official office to show his power.
Blessings are made for whom to see..."
Mu Lingwei was not angry either. In this era, the status of women was low. She just said calmly: "My dear concubine, I have something to ask you."
Shangguan Ruizhu was quietly drinking tea aside. She didn't want to talk to Mu Lingwei at all. She was almost mad at her, but she came over again and had to ask: "What's the matter?"
"Do the officials in the imperial city dare to be arrogant to the Queen Mother? Do they also look down on women? The Queen Mother should be a woman too. I don't understand. I am from the countryside. I want to ask you for advice. If this happens, the Queen Mother
How did the empress do it?" Mu Lingwei looked like an idiot.
The concubine looked at her, almost spitting out the tea she had just taken into her mouth, and said angrily: "How shameless, what is the queen mother if she is not a woman?"
Suddenly, everyone heard it, and the adult just now was so frightened that his legs weakened and he knelt down.
Jun Mohan was also drinking tea and was stunned for a moment. Mu Lingwei was not so courageous!
At the same time, the tea accidentally spilled onto Shangguan Han's hand. The tea was slightly hot, and Shangguan Han still groaned slightly. Jun Mohan quickly asked the maid to get a handkerchief to wipe it for her, showing the same concern.
Here, Mu Lingwei was so frightened that she froze for a moment, and the concubine lowered her voice again: "No one dares to criticize the Queen Mother's dignity. Mu Lingwei, what are you talking about?"