For some reason, the emperor suddenly wanted to laugh when he heard Qin Fang say this. He remembered that Qin Fang was a long-winded person. Only he and Du Ke had seen this kind of long-windedness. It would be very interesting if the ministers could also see it. Suddenly, the emperor had an idea. Some suffering should be borne by everyone together.
When the minister heard Qin Fang say this, he thought Qin Fang was afraid. He said in a cold voice: "General Qin, I heard news today that General Qin allowed his servant's son-in-law to bully others. I wonder if this is the case?"
Qin Fang was very confused when he heard this: "I wonder which servant of mine you are asking about? Some of my servants have daughters, some don't, and those with daughters haven't married yet, so I really don't know which servant of mine has a son-in-law. Could you please give me some advice?"
"You..." How could he open his mouth? "Regardless of which servant it was, shouldn't General Qin explain this matter?"
Qin Fang looked even more innocent: "I don't even know the truth. May I ask how I should explain it, sir? But from what you said, it seems to be very clear. Why don't you explain it to me?"
"you… "
"General Qin, I have also heard about this incident. I also heard that it happened in Laiwang County. For this reason, the county magistrate of Laiwang County went to the general's mansion to ask for advice, but General Qin avoided him. Could it be that General Qin is guilty?"
Qin Fang was even more puzzled: "Sir, when did this happen?"
The adult: “Six days ago.”
Qin Fang smiled and let out a sigh of relief when he heard this: "So it was six days ago. It wasn't that I avoided seeing you. Six days ago, I was not in Yunxiang County, but in the Imperial Palace. Speaking of which, I don't know who spread the rumor, Your Excellency. That person is really abominable. I was clearly not in Yunxiang County, but he still spread the rumor that I avoided seeing you. Please tell me, Your Excellency, what crime should be imposed for spreading rumors about an official appointed by the imperial court?"
That gentleman: "..." Who the hell knew that Qin Fang was not in Yunxiang County? So why was he putting on airs and avoiding meeting me? This doesn't make sense
However, suddenly, someone spoke up: "General Qin, as the garrison commander of Yunxiang County, cannot easily leave the capital. It is a serious crime for a garrison commander to leave the county."
“This…” Qin Fang turned to the emperor.
But the emperor did not say anything to explain for him and just continued to look at him.
The minister continued, "I wonder if General Qin left Yunxiang County with the emperor's order?"
Qin Fang answered honestly: "No."
As soon as Qin Fang said no, the ministers who had been silent before started to speak.
"Your Majesty, Qin Fang, as a garrison guard, left the county without permission. Please punish him."
"Your Majesty, Qin Fang, as a garrison commander, actually left the county town without permission. This is a disregard for the people in the city."
"Your Majesty..."
Qin Fang looked at their formation and knew that these people wanted to punish them, or in other words, to kill them? Qin Fang had just entered the court and saw this situation for the first time. He finally understood the truth. These people wanted to kill people without asking for reasons. They just wanted to bully anyone they caught.
Qin Fang said: "Although I left the county town without permission, I have something to ask the emperor."
"Oh? I wonder what General Qin is doing? Is it a great cause that is worth General Qin leaving the county town privately?"
"That's right. If the garrison commander says he wants to leave the county, then where is the law of the land?"
"In this case, what is the use of national laws?"
"good… "
All the officials complied with the requirements.
Qin Fang said: "But I cannot tell you what I want to do with the emperor. The emperor has given me a secret order. If I tell you, I will be guilty of deceiving the emperor. Ministers, do you really want to know?"
The Golden Palace, which had been quite lively, suddenly fell silent. They were blaming Qin Fang one by one, but Qin Fang had a secret order on him. How could they dare to know what the secret order was
Wei Hong has remained silent. From the moment Qin Fang showed up, he knew there was no hope. Qin Fang showed up in the capital, and the emperor summoned him to see him, which only meant that the emperor had seen him a long time ago. Putting these aside, as long as Qin Fang was not in Yunxiang County, there was no hope for them to suspend Qin Fang.
Originally, Qin Fang himself was not there, and other people's defense was pale. The court sent someone to investigate the matter, and then dragged it out for a while, but Yunxiang County had ore, and it couldn't be without defense, so someone else was found to replace Qin Fang. Then when Qin Fang's true situation was clear, he was transferred, and the matter was over.
But now, Qin Fang appeared in the Golden Palace, so there was no hope for this matter. Therefore, Wei Hong did not say anything.
Of course, he had no intention of speaking at first. If he spoke, it would surely arouse the emperor's suspicion.
Then, the emperor knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have been wronged. Please redress my grievances."
The emperor watched the show for a while and took note of all the people who targeted Qin Fang. He asked, "What's the injustice?"
Qin Fang said, "The ministers just heard about it and spread rumors about me in front of the emperor. They didn't ask me the reason at all. Is it because I am too low-ranking that you can let you spread rumors? Moreover, they refused to disclose the source of the information. In this case, are they helping to spread rumors about me and frame the court officials? Therefore, please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me."
"Your Majesty, I just heard it, but I forgot who told me."
"Your Majesty, I have also heard people talk about it occasionally."
"Your Majesty..."
"Report..." Suddenly, a voice was heard outside.
Chief Steward Chi walked down the steps and approached the door: "What's the matter? Didn't you see the emperor attending the morning court?"
Guard: "Chief Steward Chi, someone outside the palace is carrying a nine-foot-tall statue to ask for an audience with the emperor. The statue is a portrait of the emperor."
Manager Chi: "What? What's going on? Who is so bold?"
Guard: "It was Master Du. Master Du said that this was a portrait carved for the emperor by the people of Yunxiang County, so?"
Master Du? Wasn't he from Yunxiang County? He came back? And it was a portrait carved by the people of Yunxiang County for the emperor? What was going on? Steward Chi had a hunch that this matter was related to the General's Mansion, so he came to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty..." Steward Chi whispered about this matter.
The emperor raised his eyebrows, very surprised. The people of Yunxiang County carved a portrait for him? Interesting. "Xuan Du Xingran came to see the emperor."
Chief Steward Chi: "Xuan Du is awake and here to see you."
The ministers looked at each other.
"Who is this Du Xingran?"
"Why do we suddenly see another person named Du Xingran?"
Master Du was a nobody, so it was normal that the ministers present didn't know him. However, Wei Hong did know him. He and Du Ke were old acquaintances, and Wei Wu and Du Xingran often played together, so how could he not know Du Xingran? Wei Hong stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I wonder why the Emperor suddenly summoned Master Du to see you? What happened?"
Those who didn't know Du Xingran, when they heard Wei Hong mention the reputation of Master Du, some of them belatedly thought that in the capital, the only one who could be called Master Du must be the son of Minister Du, but... what did this son of Minister Du do
Everyone is still confused.
The Emperor said: "I don't know either. Lord Wei, just wait and see."
After a while, Du Xingran arrived, looking exhausted. However, Du Xingran did not come alone, but brought people to carry the statue to the door of the Golden Palace, so all the ministers in the Golden Palace saw the statue. The nine-foot-tall statue made everyone feel depressed, and some even looked up. Although it was not exactly the same, it still looked a little like the emperor. Moreover, the statue was wearing a ragged piece of clothing, which was full of patches. What was going on
Wei Hong said: "Du Xi, what are you doing? What's the matter with this statue of the emperor and this tattered and patched clothes?"
Du Xingran said, "Don't be anxious, Lord Wei." He bowed to the emperor and said, "Your humble servant Du Xingran greets the emperor."
The emperor raised his hand, motioning him to stand up, then pointed at the statue and asked, "What's going on?" You must know that if you carve the emperor's statue casually, you may be beheaded if you are not careful.
Du Xingran said, "Your Majesty, this is a portrait of your Majesty carved by more than a dozen carving masters in Yunxiang County. It represents the wishes of tens of thousands of people in Yunxiang County. The clothes on this portrait are not patches, but a thousand-piece garment. Each piece of cloth comes from an ordinary family, and the Lord of Bingyun Township personally sewed these pieces of cloth into a thousand-piece garment for the portrait to wear."
The emperor stood up, then got off the throne, and walked to the statue step by step. Although he didn't know what happened, he was still very touched when he heard Du Xingran say that this patched clothes was a thousand-piece clothing. What did it mean for the people to give him a thousand-piece clothing? It was what he wanted. He reached out and touched the thousand-piece clothing on the statue, looking at this lofty statue. At this moment, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that the statue looked like himself. The emperor turned around: "What exactly happened? Tell me in detail."
Wei Hong sighed. He knew that this time, he couldn't do anything to Qin Fang. When Du Xingran said that these were the portraits and the Wanli Clothes carved by the people of Yunxiang County for the emperor, he knew that all the tricks were over. But what did this Wanli Clothes mean
Du Xingran said, "Your Majesty, that day, I went to Yunxiang County to deliver a letter for Qin Fang. I saw that the road leading out of Yunxiang County was very busy, with many people working on the road. I was curious, so I went to ask, and I learned that the people of Yunxiang County were repairing the road."
The emperor was shocked: "Build a road?" Building a road requires a lot of money, "Where will they get the money?"
Du Xingran said: "It's the emperor's money. The emperor waived the franchise fee for the Qin family's royal grain franchisee, so the Qin family took out the agency fee of the county agent and the first month's profit of the royal grain factory to build the road. Bingyun Xiangjun said that the emperor's grace was great and he waived the franchise fee for the Qin family's royal grain franchisee. The Qin family had to be grateful, so in addition to the agency fee of the county agent, they also took out the first year's profit of the royal grain factory to build the road.
Moreover, the road was named Huangliang Road, and a monument was erected on Huangliang Road. The monument was named Huangliang Monument, and the inscription was engraved on it, praising the emperor's wisdom and intelligence. The inscription on the monument was thought up by the common people, written by the county magistrate of Yunxiang County, and carved by the engraver of Yunxiang County. The common people said, thank you for the emperor's Huangliang franchise plan, which gave the potatoes and sweet potatoes grown by the common people a place to go, and increased their income..."