Chapter 373: Calling the Shots for the People
When Lord Zhao spoke, his fingers moved slightly, and he deliberately fiddled with the startling wood, which could not be more obvious, the standard action of asking for money.
His actions made the emperor angry, and he could no longer tolerate it, and the whole thing exploded.
"You shameless county magistrate, when you become a parent official, you don't make decisions for the people, what's the use of an official like you? You are simply the scum of the court......" The emperor pointed at his nose and scolded loudly, and wanted to rush over and beat him up.
Seeing the old man rushing up below, Lord Zhao was startled and wanted to dodge, but the emperor had already come to him, and it was a fist in his face, and Lord Zhao was beaten with blood from his nose and mouth.
He touched his nose and screamed when he saw the blood, wanting his subordinates to arrest the emperor and put them in prison first.
At this moment, Lord Shilang on one side appeared and delivered a token to Lord Zhao.
"Lord Zhao, you are so bold, you dare not kneel when you see the emperor!" Squire-sama's words are generous and powerful.
Hearing him say the word emperor, Lord Zhao was completely stunned, he never thought that the emperor would be here, he had seen the emperor ten years ago.
Now that time has passed, it has long been blurred, leaving only a rough outline. Seeing the emperor again, he naturally can't get to know him soon.
The emperor changed his disguise again, even if it was a Da Luo immortal, he couldn't have guessed that such a show would come.
After looking at it carefully for a long time, Lord Zhao instantly realized that it was the emperor who was standing in front of him, and the domineering between his eyebrows and eyes had never changed.
Lord Zhao pounced and knelt in front of the emperor and kowtowed to confess his guilt.
"Knock on the emperor, the guilty minister knocks on the emperor, it's really clumsy, I don't know it when I see Tianyan, please punish the emperor......" Lord Zhao really learned and said a lot of nice words, all of which were for the emperor to punish him.
He used this trick preemptively well, and the emperor didn't want to talk to him about this matter.
"Lord Zhao, as an official of the imperial court, you actually took the opportunity to collect money here, connived at the officers and soldiers to arrest people on the street at will, and made the people miserable, what crime should you be guilty of? I will dismiss you from your post and investigate you, are you convinced? The emperor scolded sharply.
Lord Zhao took a deep breath and slowly spit it out.
He closed his eyes tightly, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and didn't say a word, obviously telling the emperor that he admitted all this.
Although he is corrupt and perverts the law, he is also a talented and learned person, and he is also a smart person. knows better than anyone that as long as the emperor has a little check, he can know what he has done, and he can't hide it at all.
"Your Majesty, the guilty minister has lived up to the saint's entrustment and love, and he knows that he is guilty, and he also asks the emperor to give the minister the death penalty. But please forgive the minister's family, they are all innocent, please don't ask the emperor to ......"
Lord Zhao knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to the emperor, for fear that the emperor would connect the nine clans.
"Don't worry, I will only punish you for your sins, and will not implicate your family. Someone will come, Lord Zhao will take it down for me! The emperor pointed at Lord Zhao's nose and shouted.
The officers and soldiers next to them rushed up, took down their Lord Zhao, and temporarily put them in prison.
After arresting Lord Zhao, they were also arrested along with the local Zhou rich lords, and they were put in prison and handed over to special ministers for trial.
Even the fat and ointment looted by the rich man of Zhou, as well as all the money and property of the Lord Zhao, were confiscated and rewarded to the people here, and they hoarded rice and grain for them, so that they could survive the winter smoothly.
After the incident of Lord Zhao ended, almost the entire depressed and dilapidated street became lively again. Although they had a hard time, after raiding the homes of Zhou Caizhu and Lord Zhao, they had more money to rebuild their homes.
On the morning of the emperor's departure, many people came to say goodbye.
"Don't send it again, people, this is what I should do for you, and you don't have to be grateful to me. You are all my people, all my children, and all this I have done for you is what I should do......"
The emperor is really the emperor, and the words he said were very different, which made these villagers even more excited when they heard it, and they knelt on the ground to bid farewell to the emperor.
It was only after sending them out for a few miles that they were willing to go back. The emperor took these guards and ministers and gathered together with the large army after an hour.
Sitting in the carriage, the emperor's face was quite good-looking, and the whole person became radiant, and when he thought of what happened in Baiyun City, he couldn't help but feel agitated.
"I can't imagine that it feels so good to be supported by all the people!" The smile on the corner of the emperor's lips came strongly.
He had always been in a high position before, but he had never experienced this ordinary happiness. Now that he has really done a good thing for the people, he knows how difficult it is for these people to let him go.
The minister next to him greatly appreciated the emperor's approach, after all, the emperor has always been a benevolent gentleman and a wise man, diligent in government affairs, and it is normal for him to do this kind of thing that moves the people.
At the same time, the eyes also returned to the palace and went back to the dormitory as soon as possible.
However, when he came to the door of the dormitory, he suddenly came to face a woman wearing a green Luo skirt, and recognized her at a glance as the emperor's Lan noble.
"Isn't this Lan Guiren? What are you doing here? The eyes were puzzled, and he didn't have a good impression of this Lan nobleman at all.
Because the woman laughed contemptuously and sarcastically when she looked at her, and was absolutely uneasy and kind.
"Isn't this coming to see my sister, my sister didn't go hunting with the emperor, why did she come back early?" She pretended to be shocked, but she actually wanted to see the joke.
"It turns out that you are talking about this, it is because the two children suddenly cried and cried, and they were irritable because of the water and soil, so I had to take the two children back first."
The eyes explained a few words simply, and he didn't think too much, but glanced at Lan Guiren, and strode inside.
Seeing his slender figure, Lan Guiren was very angry in his heart. When I thought of getting along with the emperor for so long, I couldn't swallow this resentment in my heart.
"Damn slut, I still want to make excuses for myself!"
Lan Guiren suddenly thought about it, and strode to the imperial garden, where there were many concubines enjoying flowers and drinking.
After the emperor left, the atmosphere in the palace was much soothed. They are all women, and now there is no need to compete for favor, and they are naturally comfortable together.
When Lan Guiren appeared in everyone's place, it was like a pool of stagnant water being completely muddyed.
"Hurry up, I have something important to share with you, and I'm sure you'll be surprised." Lan Guiren made a frightened expression and beckoned the little sisters next to him to come over.
Everyone is curious, and in this deep palace compound, they are naturally happy to be able to find a pleasant topic.