Ji Zeyu was still expressionless when he heard the words, he only looked down at his soap boots, and did not express any opinion on the words of the saint. It was as if he hadn't seen Li Qitian's panicked appearance just now.
Li Qitian naturally knows Ji Zeyu's temperament. He has always treated people coldly. Even if he is loyal to the imperial court, sometimes it is still not easy to hear some favorite things in his mouth. If he does not speak, it means that he does not care about this matter. , Although Li Qitian didn't want people to see his appearance, Ji Zeyu's silent appearance was really unpleasant.
Taking a deep breath to calm down, Li Qicai remembered what happened in Ma Chengshang Shuzhong, and the mood that had just eased became tense again with anger.
"It's not a treason, but the people of Danfu County seem to have suffered great grievances." Li Qitian raised his lips indifferently, "They will take Qiao and even run away when building our future mausoleum. Pang Zhixi has petitioned. They really know how to choose people."
Ji Zeyu frowned when he heard Li Qitian's words. This passage doesn't sound important, but it has already greatly expressed the displeasure of the Holy One. He was already displeased that the people were unwilling to build the emperor's mausoleum in peace, and he was even more displeased when these people went to ask Pang Xiao to petition.
Obviously, Li Qitian had forgotten that Pang Xiao's official title of the premier supervising the construction of the imperial tomb was sealed by him. Since the main official supervising the construction of the imperial tomb was present, would the people still come to the capital to petition
But Li Qitian didn't like Pang Xiao, so naturally what Pang Xiao did was wrong.
Ji Zeyu wanted to distinguish a few words for Pang Xiao, but after thinking about it, he swallowed the words in the end, so as not to cause more suspicion from Li Qitian.
Therefore, Ji Zeyu was silent again, and after a long time he said, "The people still have to consider the petition of the Holy Spirit."
Seeing Ji Zeyu like this, Li Qitian thought it was quite boring. Sometimes these knuckle-like ministers were not as good as Xiong Jinshui, who was serving him personally.
This is also why the emperor has somewhat complicated feelings for the inner prisoner who serves around him. At least he has been with him for a long time, and it is normal for him to be close.
Li Qitian said solemnly: "I will naturally think about it, but I'm just making trouble for the people, and I dare to push back on the matter of the emperor's mausoleum. There are too many people in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Do they think that the emperor's mausoleum has left them? Can't it be built?"
Speaking of the atmosphere, Li Qitian slapped the table heavily.
"Sacred Lord, calm down." Ji Zeyu and Xiong Jinshui knelt down and gave a big salute.
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Cheng Zhixian knelt outside the camp for a whole day without seeing the news of Pang Xiao, and knew that either the prince's injury was extremely serious, or his actions made the prince displeased, even if the prince woke up I don't want to see him anymore.
In fact, Cheng Zhixian was not as contemptuous and hostile to Pang Xiao as the rest of the Lu faction officials. In his heart, the stability of the country is the most important thing, and Pang Zhixi, as a hero of pioneering and expanding the land, has contributed a lot. What's more, he is of good character and has no intention of sacrificing the people of Danfu County.
He was willing to tell the truth of the locality, and did not conceal all the troubles during the construction of the imperial tomb, but wanted to take responsibility. His actions made Cheng Zhixian admire him very much.
I just don't know how the Son of Heaven will judge this matter.
However, it was an indisputable fact that he still calculated someone, and he couldn't make Pang Xiao completely forget about it. If he offended him, he was offended. He didn't expect Pang Xiao's forgiveness.
Cheng Zhixian struggled to get up in the evening.
Kneeling for a long time, the legs seem to be artificial legs. Cheng Zhixian stood there for a while before staggering toward the county seat.
Most of the children of the three major families in the city were instructed to look around and investigate in front of the city gate. Seeing that Cheng Zhixian came back limping, everyone hurriedly supported them and reported the news to their home.
The heads of the three families and the elders have been paying attention to the external situation for a long time. They thought that the magistrate would be convicted by the prince, but unexpectedly, the prince did not do that, and the magistrate came back safe and sound.
"Sir, what's the situation now? The imperial court sent troops to come, but it would be detrimental to the people of Danfu County?" The head of the family asked the question everyone wanted to know.
Cheng Zhixian smiled, his leg hurt so bad, but he was still able to talk to the people in a leisurely manner.
"Have you seen those cavalrymen?" He turned around and pointed to the newly added large camp. The horses were managed by the people of the Fifth Army Camp. Looking from a distance, the snow-white tents in the camp were scattered in the evening sunset. It looks amazing under the light.
It was as if those soldiers and horses had stepped on their hooves before they rushed up.
The faces of the people were pale, and they didn't know what to do for a while.
"I see, I see. My lord, what are you doing now?"
"Yes, my lord, when we took the children and grandchildren of each family to the palace to seek advice from the prince, didn't we listen to your advice, sir. You can't ignore us now!"
As soon as someone mentioned this, the rest of the people didn't care about their feelings. They talked about the matter in a row.
Cheng Zhixian was a little dumbfounded.
Everything he did was for the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the people in front of him did not understand his actions at all, and even held resentment in their hearts, hoping to pull him out of the tank.
O fools!
Cheng Zhixian shook his head and said, "If this county really didn't care about you waiting, and would have left long ago, would it be possible to kneel and beg for mercy at this time?"
The people who were still talking about it at first heard Cheng Zhixian's words, and immediately became condensed. Under the huge panic, they had selectively ignored some things. Now that they are reminded, they naturally know their complaints. reason.
They did listen to Cheng Zhixian's idea, but that idea was also the idea that they came up with when the heads of the three clans and the elder were present, and they actively asked Cheng Zhixian. Without their request, Cheng Zhixian, as an official of the imperial court, why would it be like this
The crowd fell silent for a while.
Seeing this, Cheng Zhixian softened his tone and said, "Don't worry, since you are a local parent official, you know how to do some things. This official will meet the sage, state the facts, and ask the sage to decide. Go straight to Tianting, I believe that the founding emperor of the previous generation will never let you down."
The heads of the three families, as well as the elders and the common people, were overjoyed when they heard the words, and they all knelt down and kowtowed to Chengzhi County.
"Thank you sir, thank you sir!"
With Cheng Zhixian's guarantee, their chances of surviving will be increased. If the sage knows the inside story, maybe he will understand their hardships, and they will not be cured of their treason and assassination of the prince.
Cheng Zhixian went back to the yamen and saw his wife and child without hesitation. First, he ordered his servants to send the wife and child back to their hometown to serve the old grandmother. In the tears of the wife and child, they said goodbye freely, and when they went back, they picked up a lamp and wrote Chen. Love fold.
Zhezi from Chengzhi County roughly wrote the truth of the incident, but the most important thing was to clearly express his request not to build the imperial mausoleum.
Cheng Zhixian knew that once this book was passed into the hands of Sheng Shang, he would probably have no way to survive. But in addition to fear, there is more joy in the success of the strategy.
Regardless of his death or immortality, for a normal monarch who wants the stability of his kingdom, if such a thing happens, he will not continue to build the imperial mausoleum, and he has to pass the limelight. Once they have such an idea, they can use their limited silver on the upcoming natural disaster. His plan was completely successful!
Cheng Zhixian was full of joy, and in high spirits ordered someone to send out the book.
Because the matter in Danfu County was very important, the book was quickly passed on to Li Qitian.
After Li Qitian read it, he smashed all the blue and white porcelain vases in the imperial study on the spot. The inmates headed by Xiong Jinshui were so frightened that they knelt down and kowtowed, not daring to make any more noise.
"This is useless! There are also those bad people! All of them are persecuting me! I am the king of a country. I am building a tomb at this age, and I may not be able to repair it well in ten thousand years. They are still pushing three and four. The magistrate of Danfu County, who has no way to govern, caused great chaos, did not know how to plead guilty, and even dared to ask me not to continue to build the emperor's mausoleum, he simply did not take me seriously!"
"Sacred Lord, calm down." Xiong Jinshui's voice was soft and cautious.
Li Qitian's chest heaved violently in anger, like a bellows being pressed, panting heavily.
Li Qitian paced for a while, just as he was about to formulate the decree, someone outside the hall communicated.
"Your Majesty, the secret recitation of Prince Zhongshun."
Li Qitian's forehead jumped with blue veins, and it took a long time to calm down his anger, and read Pang Xiao's so-called secret performance.
The events written above are more detailed than what Cheng Zhixian wrote, and the previous tragic situation of Danfu County's ten thousand husbands was also written clearly, and it was explained that this time was really excusable. Never punish the people.
Li Qitian sneered, and Pang Zhixi still has this virtue.
Could it be that if he is the emperor, he will not treat the people well? Can you take the lives of ordinary people with your own hands? Just to show that he, Pang Zhixi, has the heart of benevolence and love for the people
Li Qitian turned around and drew up a decree, ordering people to be quickly sent to Danfu County.
On the third day of Pang Xiao's "severely injured" recuperation, the inner supervisor beside the emperor came to Danfu County with the will of the Holy Spirit.
In the past few days, the people of Danfu County have been living in dire straits. Come in. How can they resist then
Panic made the air thicker, and the people were so desperate that they dared not go out. Even the shops that were lined up on the street were closed, and the city was desolate.
There are also those who trust Cheng Zhixian and feel that the county magistrate will definitely ask for their lives.
But someone immediately told the desperate truth: "In the eyes of the sage, Cheng Zhixian and us are all a group, right? The old man still thinks that we are the soldiers and horses used by Cheng Zhixian for rebellion!"