The news that Ran Fang was going to build a road in the city spread throughout the court in less than two days. At the same time, there was also news that Ran Fang said that the court was going to cancel corvee service. The people were all smiling and felt that they were living a good life. coming soon.
But some officials in the court didn't know about this news. It suddenly spread in the city, and everyone thought it was Ran Fang's lie.
At this time, some people who already disliked him immediately began to complain to Ying Zheng, thinking that Ran Fang had evil intentions.
Especially the cement plant, which was supposed to be managed by people from the DPRK, but Ran Fang took over privately after he was released from prison and did not allow anyone to covet it.
Now that the cement factory had disappeared for so long, news suddenly came out that Ran Fang wanted to build the road himself, and most importantly, Ran Fang not only paid the craftsmen building the road, but also told them that the imperial court was about to cancel the corvee service.
Ran Fang would not know what this means to Da Qin!
An official standing in the Qilin Hall looked very distressed. He stood there and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Your Majesty, Ran Fang is shaking the foundation of the Qin Dynasty!"
"If Ran Fang builds roads on his own today for free, what should we do if other people follow suit in the future?"
"The Qin Dynasty is in need of people. If Ran Fang's words cause a riot among the people, can Ran Fang alone be able to withstand the people of this world?!"
"Ran Fang relied on Your Majesty's trust to do such a ridiculous thing. Your Majesty, please punish Ran Fang severely to serve as a warning to others!"
After the man finished speaking, other officials immediately followed suit, standing there and saying in unison: "Your Majesty, please punish Ran Fang severely to serve as a warning to others!"
Regarding the matter of corvee service, Ying Zheng had been thinking about it after discussing it with Ran Fang. He also discussed it with Li Si.
Although Li Si was not optimistic about this matter, he also felt that Ran Fang's words were reasonable. Later, he suggested that Yingzheng should not announce the matter during this period when the affairs of the DPRK and the Central Government were complicated, especially the commercial law matters that had not been decided yet, otherwise it would cause chaos in the DPRK. The Chinese officials were excited.
Unexpectedly, such a big thing happened this time.
Ying Zheng did not believe that Ran Fang could be so stupid and told the matter before the matter of corvee service was finalized.
But the facts were before his eyes, and he was not allowed to investigate.
"Li Si, what do you think we should do about this matter?"
Looking at Ying Zheng's expression and tone of voice, Li Si knew what Ying Zheng was thinking. It was just because he couldn't bear to punish Ran Fang, so he wanted these words to come out of his mouth in a legitimate and smooth way.
He stepped forward respectfully, glanced at the other officials and said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter has nothing to do with Ran Fang."
"Serving as corvee has been a tradition of the Qin Dynasty for many years. How can Ran Fang attract the attention of the people just because of his words?"
"There must be someone behind it who is just adding fuel to the flames."
"Especially now that the Commercial Law has just been promulgated, it is inevitable that some nobles will be dissatisfied and want to use this matter to deliberately frame Ran Fang."
"So, I think I should ask Ran Fang personally about this matter to see what he says."
"If Ran Fang admits it, it won't be too late to make a decision."
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction. He didn't believe that Ran Fang would do such a thing.
"good!"
"Inform Ran Fang to enter the palace immediately!"
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At this time in the commander's residence, Ran Fang was sitting on a chair, looking at the person kneeling on the ground with a very serious expression.
Standing next to Ran Fang were Zhang Liang and Liu Bang. They both looked at Ran Fang worriedly and then at the person kneeling on the ground.
Jiang Guangqi, who was kneeling on the ground with a guilty look on his face, had an expression of regret on his face, and he was a little at a loss as he knelt on the ground.
"Sir, I really don't know why this news got out!"
"At the cement factory, my subordinates specifically told Wu Lecheng, telling him that this matter must not be spread out! Otherwise, his life will be in danger!"
When the disgraced Wu Lecheng, who was kneeling there, heard this, he quickly knelt forward a few times and kowtowed three times on the ground.
"Sir, this matter didn't come from my subordinates!"
"I have been with you for so long, so I still know which one is more important. Besides, Guard Jiang specifically ordered that this matter must not be spread. Even with a knife on your neck, I don't dare to betray you!"
"Besides, we just found a few road builders, and my subordinates just told them to come and do work for the commander, so they came without talking about wages at all."
"It will never be spread by my subordinates! Your Excellency is aware of it!"
As he said that, he started kowtowing on the ground again, until blood oozed from his forehead, and then he gradually stopped.
Ran Fang didn't speak, and just watched the two of them's arguments quietly. His sharp eyes made everyone present stop breathing.
Especially the two people kneeling on the ground, their clothes soaked with sweat, but they did not dare to make the slightest move.
I don't know how much time passed before Ran Fang spoke.
"Zhang Liang, Jiang Guangqi is one of his subordinates. What do you think about this matter?"
Zhang Liang, who was named, glanced at the two kneeling men and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "My lord, this subordinate feels that this matter is very strange."
"Jiang Guangqi is really guilty of spreading this news. He should not be let go easily, but the crime will not lead to death."
"But in such a short period of time, this matter has spread so much. There must be someone behind it."
"My subordinates also went to the cement factory to inquire about it. The workers who knew about it also heard about it from outside. Because the adults have always paid them wages, those people didn't take it to heart at all."
"Therefore, my subordinates can conclude that this matter definitely did not come from the cement factory."
"But there is no news about where it came from."
Ran Fang didn't speak, and Liu Bang, who was standing aside, also said: "My subordinates have the same idea as Zhang Liang. This matter should be investigated first before making a decision."
"The road will be built soon. If this road is completed, I am afraid that in the future, all roads in Daqin will be built according to your method. Then your responsibility will definitely be yours."
"If someone is concerned about this matter, it is not impossible to slander Your Excellency."
These are what Ran Fang was thinking, otherwise when he received the news, the two people who brought the news should have been imprisoned by him.
It's just that in his opinion, these methods are not worth mentioning at all, and they can only use some inferior methods. This further shows that those who don't like him have no other options.
"You think that it would be impossible for one person to publicize this matter so quickly."
"Do you know what this means?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Bang immediately spoke: "Is someone trying to unite to deal with you?!"
Zhang Liang followed closely, and then spoke about his conjecture: "I'm afraid that's more than that. Knowing that Jiang Guangqi told the story so quickly, I'm afraid someone is watching our house."
"You have to be more cautious in your actions in the future."
Ran Fang is still very satisfied with this answer. Zhang Liang's thinking ability is indeed higher than Liu Bang.
Before he could tell his men what to do next, he saw Wei Liang walking in, followed by some guards, who looked like soldiers around Ying Zheng.
With this posture, it was obvious that he was here to escort Ran Fang into the palace.
Wei Liang stepped forward and smiled at Ran Fang: "Commander, Your Majesty summons you to the palace."
"Please take a trip."
Zhang Liang and Liu Bang immediately took a step forward to block Ran Fang behind them. It was obvious that they also saw this situation.
However, Ran Fang was relatively calm. He pushed the two of them away and said calmly: "Okay, I will enter the palace with you now."
"Keep these two people in the house first, and wait until I come back to talk about anything else."
