All of a sudden, the hut was boiling.

"Master Jun, are you telling the truth?"

"Master Jun, will you really be exempted from paying taxes for three years?"

"Master Jun, will there really be relief food?"

Listening to the gossip of the captives, Lei Shisheng's smile became even brighter.

"Of course! Your Majesty said that hundreds of thousands of stone grains will soon be transported from Luoyang and escorted by the army, and no one will want to be greedy for ink this time! You don't have to worry about going hungry this year.

Your Majesty personally said that you will reduce the money and food for three years, and you will not have to pay any taxes within three years! ”

"This relationship is good, this relationship is good." The captives were so excited that they didn't know what to say. With disaster relief food, you don't have to worry about going hungry this year, and you don't have to pay any taxes in three years, so life will definitely get better and better.

"But Your Majesty can't stay here forever, if Your Majesty leaves, will the county officials still ask us to collect taxes?" There is a way for the captives to worry.

"Your Majesty has taken this into account," Lei Shisheng laughed, "so your Majesty will purge the officials and punish those corrupt officials." Of course, these need evidence, if you have been blackmailed and bullied by officials, if you have been bullied and humiliated by inferior gentry, you can write a paper and submit it to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will make decisions for you and punish those corrupt officials and bad gentry! ”

"This relationship is good, Your Majesty is really a good person!" The captives shouted for joy. Who hasn't been bullied, now that the emperor is in charge of them personally, it is the time to revenge and revenge!

"But I can't write." There are people who are embarrassed.

Lei Shi said: "It's okay, Your Majesty will send literate people to help you write the pleadings." ”

A similar scene occurred everywhere in the prisoner camp, more than 100 soldiers of the Praetorian Guard went deep into the prisoner camp, preaching the emperor's will, and for a time the entire prisoner camp was boiling, and the prisoners were no longer afraid of being punished and killed, nor did they have the intention of rebelling, and one after another shouted to sue for revenge.

For the vast majority of captives, the rebellion at the beginning was for the sake of stuttering, and if they could survive, a fool would do something to kill their heads. And now the arrival of the emperor has given them hope to live again.

Zhu Youzhen sent all the people who could read and write, and even Zhao Sheng, the anti-thief leader, was released to help write the paper.

Zhu Youzhen sent someone to interrogate some prisoners and asked Zhao Sheng about his situation these days, and was surprised to learn that this Zhao Sheng was not bad, there were not too many murderous crimes, and he even tried his best to restrain his subordinates and not allow them to kill people indiscriminately.

Zhu Youzhen decided to give him a chance, and at the same time to show those prisoners, even the leader Zhao Sheng is fine, they naturally don't have to worry about being punished in the future, so they can quickly stabilize people's hearts.

As for Zhao Sheng, who lit the lamp, his rebellion was indeed forced to be helpless.

Zhang Shize personally led people into Qingjian City, emptied the bookstore in the city, and transported all the papers to the prisoner camp. Within a few days, thousands of copies of the pleadings were written and sent to Zhu Youzhen's tent, and dozens of eunuchs accompanying the army were busy sorting the pleadings.

Zhu You inspected and looked at some of the pleadings, most of which were against the gentry and officials, and many of them were insulted, which made people angry. And many of the pleadings are filed against the same person. For example, Xue Zheng, a person from Xuejiagou in the south of the city, received more than 300 copies of the papers, most of which were accusing him of forcibly occupying the fields, amounting to as much as five or six thousand mu.

Zhu Youzhen immediately decided to convene a trial meeting outside the north gate of the county seat three days later to openly try these cases.

As for why it was three days later, because it was necessary to wait for professionals who were proficient in interrogation, these soldiers who had not even read the Da Ming Law could not do it.

Who are the professionals? Of course, it was Xu Xianchun, who was rushing here, and his brocade guards. When it comes to interrogation, no one is better at it.

......

In the city of Qingjian, the county government has a flower hall.

Peng Youmin of Qingjian County is like sitting on pins and needles, and the gentry are like mourning.

"How is this good, how is this good?" There was a gentry muttering.

The news of the prisoner camp outside the city had reached the city, and all the gentry knew that His Majesty was going to punish corrupt officials and evil officials, so they all came to the county office and asked the county magistrate Peng Youmin to take an idea.

Peng Youmin just lowered his head and drank tea, his face was as ugly as theirs, he couldn't even see the emperor's face, so where did he have any ideas?

"Peng Xianzun, what should you do, but you have something to say!" Seeing Peng Youmin pretending to be a dead dog, Xue Zheng couldn't help but say.

It's a grasshopper on a fucking rope, you are more greedy than anyone else on weekdays, don't even think about it!

"In the event of such a big mess, Your Majesty will personally conquer and quell the rebellion, how can you give up? Someone must be responsible for the civil change, and I will not hide it from you, and this official is ready to dismiss or even exile. Peng Youmin smiled bitterly.

The emperor didn't see himself at all, the parent official of Qingjian City, which made Peng Youmin realize that he was afraid that his future would not be good. Perhaps the emperor will take his anger on himself for the cause of the civil unrest.

"The county lord has defended the county seat, which can be regarded as meritorious, how can Your Majesty be like this?" A gentry questioned.

It is merit to defend the county seat, but if there is civil unrest in the jurisdiction, the biggest responsibility is still my own county order. Peng Youmin shook his head and didn't explain.

"As for you, I guess the stakes are not too big, after all, you did not participate in the rebellion, and you have contributed to assisting the officials in defending the city. However, no one knows what those rebellious Diao people will say, in the opinion of this official, it is better for you to behave and raise as much money and food as possible to send outside the city, maybe your majesty will not pursue you as soon as he is happy. ”

The gentry looked at each other, and so far, it was all about.

"I am willing to give one thousand taels of silver, no, two thousand taels, and five hundred stones of millet."

"I'll give 1,500 taels of silver, and 400 stones of millet."

The gentry said one after another, and in a short period of time, they raised 20,000 taels of silver and more than 8,000 stones of grain.

"Peng Xianzun, there should be a lot of money and grain, right?" Xue Zheng asked with a smile.

Peng Youmin was a little speechless, most of the gentry in the entire Qingjian County, except for being caught by the rebels, are here, and more than seventy percent of the fields in the entire Qingjian County are yours. You're dealing with the Emperor!

"Maybe it's less." Peng Youmin said helplessly.

Xue Zheng said with a painful face: "Then, then add some more." ”

After some discussion, the gentry raised a total of 30,000 taels of silver and 15,000 stone of millet, and all the gentry went out of the city in person to deliver the money and food to the camp of the Praetorian Guard.

Looking at the list of money and food in his hand, Zhu Youzhen sneered. Just this money and food, not as much as the defeat of the exile army captured by yourself!

"Since these people are here, I will arrest them one by one, so let's find a tent and lock them up first." Zhu Youzhen said lightly.