The uprising that broke out in this imperial village soon swept through the northeastern part of the river.

To Xiao Jing's surprise, there were even more Huangzhuang in this area than he had previously determined: when he set out on his return journey from Xue'er's aunt's house a month later, his subordinates told him that there were nearly 30,000 serfs and homeless people gathered here!

What a terrifying number!

It can be seen that the Huangzhuang he went to was really the smaller one of all the Huangzhuang.

Even though everything seemed to be out of control, he wasn't worried, because he had already laid a dark chess game.

The leaders of this group are all the Xia family members who have been ordered by him to sneak in and lurk in them!

"Tell them to stop it, that's the end of it!"

Seeing that the "righteous army" was about to form a climate, Xiao Jing gave an order, and these leaders disbanded the team in the same place:

"The goal of breaking the imperial village to save the people has been achieved, if we are enemies with the imperial court again, we will face a large army to suppress it, why should we seek our own death? As the saying goes, the law does not blame the public, brothers should find their families as soon as possible and then find a place to settle down, and live a peaceful life in a down-to-earth manner! ”

The serfs had little fighting spirit, and everyone only persevered to this day with one breath. After hearing this, they didn't want to fight anymore.

Hedong is vast and sparsely populated, and the wind and rain have been smooth in recent years; Being an outcast, it's not like there's no way to live, so why bother with the crime of rebellion!

Someone is driven by ambition to keep doing things? It doesn't matter, Xiao Jing's people have secretly eliminated it in advance, and there will never be any opposition in the team.

The snake can't do it without a head, and the leaders all say that they are going to break up, how can the others have any cohesion?

In this way, the "righteous army" dispersed in a hurry in only half a day.

After receiving the news, Xiao Jing, who was not far from Ruidu, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, in the palace.

Chen Borui sat behind the imperial case, and there was no joy or anger on his face.

Not far in front of him, a man was kneeling on the ground tremblingly. If Xiao Jing saw this scene, he would be surprised: Isn't this his father-in-law!

The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat solemn. After a long time, Chen Borui finally spoke: "Xia Aiqing, this matter is not your fault, you should be even." ”

Xia Honghan refused to get up, but said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, if it weren't for the negligence of the ministers, how could the criminal son-in-law cause such a disaster!" Now, the minister knows that you care about the feelings of the monarch and the minister, but the minister's heart is full of fear...... I only ask Your Majesty to issue an edict and punish earlier, so that the minister's heart can feel better......"

Chen Borui sighed and slowly stepped off the throne.

"Your Majesty......"

The moment he was helped up by his son today, Xia Honghan, who was in tears for a long time, even cried when he spoke.

"Xia Aiqing doesn't have to blame herself too much." Chen Borui said gently: "Although this matter is not small, it has finally ended well...... I received a report this morning, and the rioters have dispersed, and finally there is no bigger trouble. ”

As he spoke, he took a stack of documents from the old eunuch Song Qian and stuffed them into Xia Honghan's hands.

"Xia Aiqing, I appreciate your kindness, but you better take the things back." Chen Borui said with a straight face: "These fields and properties were all given to the Xia family by Emperor Taizu, even if I am not good, I can't take them for myself, otherwise what will I see under the Nine Springs in the future?" ”

Xia Honghan was still arguing, but Chen Borui waved his hand to signal him not to speak, and then said emotionally: "It just so happens that I also plan to talk to Qing about my heart...... Da Rui's splendid rivers and mountains were originally laid by the ancestors of the Chen family and the ancestors of the Xia family. In terms of credit, the Xia family's efforts were even greater, and everyone did push the Xia family to sit on this country back then.

However, Qing's ancestors were free and easy by nature and did not want to be bound by this throne that weighed more than 10,000 jun, so Emperor Taizu ascended to the throne.

Therefore, he left his ancestral teachings: the Chen family and the Xia family will always be brothers, and the Xia family will be prosperous for generations and rest with the country!

In the past two hundred years, the Chen and Xia families have married several times, and even I have the blood of the Xia family in my body...... Qing and Nai's father are both my humerus and the dry city of the imperial court, and they have made many contributions to Da Rui in the past few decades.

If nothing else, let's talk about Qing's son-in-law, isn't he also a great contributor to the country? In my opinion, he is a hundred times stronger than many inactive people in the court!

Now that the younger generation has made some mistakes, it's not a big deal to say it, a small punishment is a big precaution. If I really blame him for taking Qing's land, then what will others think of me? Doesn't this chill the hearts of people all over the world and make people say that I am mean and unkind?

Xia Aiqing just go back, the Chen and Xia families have been friends for generations, and I won't take this little thing to heart. As for Xiao Jing...... He is the son-in-law of the Xia family, so naturally Qing will discipline him, so I won't ask too much. ”

After saying a long paragraph, fine beads of sweat appeared on Chen Borui's forehead, and his originally steady breathing turned into a rapid and heavy wheezing.

Song Qian hurriedly stepped forward to help him back to the throne, and after resting for a while, Chen Borui's face finally improved.

"I'm tired, Xia Aiqing should retreat first." He nodded lightly towards Xia Honghan and said, "Call Qing to speak another day." ”

"Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon's body, and the minister will retire."

Xia Honghan, who burst into tears, withdrew from the main hall. With the sound of "squeak" of the closing door, Chen Borui, who was originally closing his eyes and recuperating, opened his eyes again.

"Bring it."

Song Qian understood and put a few thick notebooks in front of him.

If you look closely, you can see that one of them is still stained with some blood - yes, it is the account book that Peng San found in the imperial village!

Afterwards, this ledger fell into Song Qian's hands under Xiao Jing's design.

The other books were the account books of other imperial villages, all of which were found by Song Qian's subordinates.

This is not the first time Chen Borui has flipped through these books. Even so, his hands were shaking because he could barely believe what was inside.

What annoyed him the most was that if it weren't for this turmoil that uncovered the old bottom of Hedong, he would have thought that there were only two or three imperial villages there!

Actually, it's nothing. The emperor is rich all over the world, and the whole world is his, and it is impossible for him to know everything about everything.

However, the accounts were like a loud slap in the face of Chen Borui:

Judging from the actual situation, only two imperial estates took out about one-tenth of their income to support him, the son of heaven or for the use of the royal family, and the rest of the money and goods were all missing!

The other emperors are even more ruthless, and they simply have nothing to do with him, the emperor!

Even more terrifying is yet to come: why are there so many armor and crossbows hidden in so many young and strong places?

It's shocking!