Ziying stood in front of the door, his body trembling slightly. The wind outside the hall mixed with snowflakes fell into the room.
The temperature inside the house seemed to be as cold as outside.
Ziying stood there, with countless doubts, desires and even final confusion in his eyes.
He doubted what his two uncles were doing, longed that Chen Ke's guess was correct, and was confused about what he should do if his uncles made different decisions from his own.
This is a very serious problem.
Simply speaking, his uncle didn't keep him waiting for too long, he just looked at Ziying and smiled gently.
"Come on, come in."
"It's cold outside."
At this time, both Duke Chuanmu and Lord Chuanyang had relieved themselves of their burdens. After the Great Court Meeting, Duke Chuanmu no longer considered the country of Great Qin, and Lord Chuanyang was no longer the so-called "great righteousness".
They are just ordinary old people, an elder who has a child.
The temperature inside the house was much higher than outside. As soon as Mr. Chuan Mu came in, he felt that his cold and numb body was getting better.
A warm feeling spread from the ground.
He turned back to look at Ziying, with a humble expression and a hint of encouragement in his eyebrows: "Ziying, do you have any questions?"
"Today, no matter what you ask, we will answer it for you."
Ziying looked at many uncles and even ancestors who suddenly relaxed and relaxed for some unknown reason, with some hesitation in their expressions.
He repeatedly built things up in his heart, and his emotions continued to improve. Finally, he looked at Duke Mu of Chuan and said, "Ancestor, Governor Chen said that you are actually helping His Majesty."
"Some of the previous actions were just to clear out some moths in Da Qin."
"Is that so?"
Duke Mu of Chuan picked up the teacup in front of him. There were a few tea leaves floating in the teacup. This was Chen Ke's newly invented drinking method.
They sent people to find a tea tree from Wuyi Mountain and protected it, saying it was a rare Dahongpao mother tree.
Soaking in the water so easily and casually, it tastes a bit bitter when you drink it.
Duke Mu of Chuan liked it very much, and Ying Zheng knew that he liked it, so he sent a lot of it, enough for him to drink.
After savoring the taste in his mouth, Duke Mu of Chuan looked at Ziying: "Ziying, that guy Chen Ke said this, how do you feel about it?"
He chuckled: "What do you think my purpose is?"
"Is it like what Chen Ke said, or is it like what's going on outside?"
"Is it for power and money, or something else?"
Duke Mu of Chuan threw the question back to Ziying, but Ziying remained silent.
He raised his head, with a firm light in his eyes, like a seed of hope sprouting.
"Ancestor."
"You often teach Ziying that one should not seek small profits or gain great power in one's life."
"Doing your duty well is the best way in life."
"There are countless roads in the world, and each road has different directions, and these directions will lead people to different endings."
"As long as you keep looking at your feet, you won't go the wrong way."
"Zi Ying doesn't believe that you would want your Majesty to implement the enfeoffment system and cause chaos in the world for the sake of power and fame, as you said outside."
"You certainly won't be like this."
"Zi Ying feels that you are doing it for Great Qin, just as Governor Chen said."
Duke Mu of Chuan held the teacup and looked at Ziying quietly.
Ziying's small body seemed to be bursting with huge energy at this time.
He sighed silently, sighed again and said, "I didn't choose the wrong person."
Mr. Chuan Mugong leaned forward with all his strength. The expression on his face looked a little lonely, but also a little proud.
"You're a good boy."
"Not like those people."
He looked at Chuanyang Jun on the side, and then said: "Your uncle and I have expressed our stance in the court, and now there are probably not many clans in the world who are capable of jumping around."
"For those few people, His Majesty has already laid out a dragnet and is waiting for them."
"Your uncle has already stepped down from his position as Zongzheng. From now on, you will be my Zongzheng of Great Qin."
After saying this, Duke Mu of Chuan looked at Chuanyang Jun who was standing aside: "Let's go."
Ziying sat there on her knees in a daze. The sunlight outside the house shone slantly into the room, but the angle of the wall blocked half of the dazzling sunlight.
Sunlight and shadows were mixed on his face, making it appear that light and shadow were intertwined.
...........
Penglaizhou
Outside Hu Chuanjun's residence
Wang Ben and Li Xin stood at the door of Hu Chuanjun's mansion, looking at this elegant and luxurious mansion with emotion in their eyes.
Watching him rise from the Zhulou, watching his building collapse.
This Hu Chuanjun was a famous and powerful clan half a year ago, or even a few months ago.
But now, he is about to become a prisoner.
In the near future, Mr. Hu Chuan will even be reduced to the point where he will be beheaded by the Queen of Autumn.
Neither Wang Ben nor Li Xin doubted this.
Wang Ben is a stupid person, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know the dangers involved.
He looked at Li Xin aside and said with some regret: "Once you are a prince and once you are a prisoner, if you go the wrong way, everything will go wrong."
Wang Ben sighed and said, "Fortunately, you stopped me that day. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would be the prisoner today."
As he spoke, Wang Ben waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him knocked away the mansion in front of them as if they were coming back from a dream.
At this moment, Hu Chuanjun and Jingyang Jun were still drinking and having fun in this courtyard.
The sound of silk and bamboo wind instruments mixed with the sound of chimes echoed in the courtyard. Several women, wearing thin clothes and shivering in the biting cold wind, but could only force smiles on their faces, stood in the center and danced.
Jingyang Jun sat aside with a flushed face, still holding a woman in his arms.
As for Mr. Hu Chuan, he was holding a big wine jar and drinking crazily, but the woman next to him had a few red marks on her body.
At this time, the soldiers swarmed in and frightened the group of people.
Jingyang Jun stood up with his eyes wide open, with anger in his eyes: "Bold! This is the residence of me and Mr. Hu Chuan. Are you tired of living here?"
Hu Chuanjun also managed to stand up straight, looked at Wang Ben and Li Xin who were walking in, and said disdainfully: "Who did I think they were."
"It turns out to be Chen Ke's two dogs!"
"Why, your master asked you to arrest me?"
He sneered: "Do you think I am the same as Wang Kande?"
"I belong to the Great Qin clan! Without His Majesty's imperial edict, who would dare to arrest me!"
Hu Chuanjun glared at the surrounding environment with an extremely cold expression on his face.
He scolded: "Even if you arrest me today because of the large number of people, I will still be released when His Majesty's decree arrives tomorrow!"
"At that time, you will be the first to be settled!"
"You just want to see if Chen Ke can protect you!"
At this moment, just as his voice fell, Li Xin also spoke.
He calmly took out a black decree, then looked at Mr. Hu Chuan and said, "Your Majesty has a decree."
"Capture Mr. Hu Chuan and Mr. Jingyang immediately. If they resist, they will be killed without mercy!"
Li Xin seemed to have not heard the offensive words of Hu Chuanjun and Jingyang Jun, and just looked ahead blankly.
There was a slight sneer on his face.
"Both of you, are you going to be captured without mercy, or are you going to be shot to death?"
Li Xin almost said the last four words through his mouth, one by one, hitting the ground heavily.
Ying Lun and Ying Ku were stunned immediately, but they knew that if it weren't for His Majesty the First Emperor's imperial edict, no one would dare to do this!
Unless he doesn't want to live anymore!
And what they know even more is that if they dare to resist, even a little bit, Li Xin will definitely kill them directly!
Li Xin is so courageous!
It was at this moment that Lord Hu Chuan and Lord Jingyang knew why the commander-in-chief of the state army in Penglaizhou was Wang Bi, and the deputy commander-in-chief was Li Xin!
Firstly, because these two people have great backgrounds, but also because these two people are both ruthless characters!
Wang Ben is like a stupid but loyal dog, and he is a dog with no flaws in his identity, background, status, and even military achievements!
Li Xin is a vicious and vicious dog that doesn't bark but will kill someone if it bites!
Just enough to deal with both of them.
Immediately, the two people, shivering in the biting cold wind, stood there and stopped moving.
I'm afraid that if there is really any movement, I will be killed by personality.
Li Xin sneered: "Whether we are Governor Chen's dogs is another question, but you two are really drowned dogs now."
"Come here, arrest him!"
He turned around, looked at the plaque hanging on the mansion, sneered, and then returned with the soldiers holding down the people.
Then, the entire Penglaizhou started cleaning up!
.........
It was not just Penglaizhou that started the cleanup, but the entire Great Qin.
Berkshire
Somewhere village
Several women who were pounding clothes by the river suddenly saw the village chief leading a few soldiers, with anger on their faces.
Before they could react, the soldier walked up to them and pushed a woman to the ground.
"do not move!"
The soldier's voice was sharp. He turned around, looked at a woman behind him and said, "Is it her?"
The woman nodded quickly: "She was the one who kept talking about fox talk in the past few days."
"I heard it several times from people passing by."
The village chief looked at the soldiers with respect, but he was not humble.
If this had been the case before, he would have nodded humbly, but now that Governor Chen's policies have been implemented across the country, he, the village chief, can be regarded as one of the minor officials.
In terms of status, it is even higher than these official positions.
"This poor man should be this person. I haven't seen any other people who are talking nonsense."
"Do you want to take her away now?"
The officers and soldiers are also more polite. Since the reform, they actually have evaluations, and this evaluation is still relatively important to them.
If you perform well, you can get more money every year.
In this case, why not treat these people who have the right to evaluate them well?
Dang Ji said: "I will take him away right away, so I won't bother you getting old."
He turned his head, looked at the women who were making clothes, and said, "When you go back, you will also teach them a lesson."
"Tell them that there are some things they shouldn't say carelessly and some things they shouldn't do carelessly."
"If you do it and violate a taboo, you will be punished. Although Qin's laws are not as harsh as before, they are still relatively strict."
"Why get into all that trouble when you can live a good life?"
The village chief nodded and said with some sincerity: "If the county hadn't reacted quickly, this person would have spread random rumors in the village."
He shook his head and said: "When I look back, I will definitely educate them well!"
.........
Hadong County
Meng Qiu was sitting in the yamen, handling government affairs, when he suddenly heard a burst of noise outside, but there was no surprise on his face.
Instead, he said in a very familiar voice without raising his head: "Take the person to the prison first, and then take a look at the evidence sent. It has been verified by the five parties of the clerk, clerk, clerk, county magistrate, and general judge. After that, bring the case and the person’s case to me.”
In the past few days, people in their village, township, town, and county who were spreading rumors and were acting strangely, were constantly being tied up and sent to him.
Among them, the people sent by the county were okay. Those people had been reviewed and approved by the county magistrate, county magistrate, and magistrate, and most of them had no problems.
Even if they still need to go through it again, it is relatively easy.
But those who were sent directly from the villages, towns and villages were not so relaxed.
There are many people who have been wrongly accused. After all, ordinary people do not have such a strong ability to distinguish and can tell who is intentional and who is not intentional.
When facing this kind of person, generally speaking, if the person has been wrongly accused, after it is found out that he was really wronged and was not defrauded of money, the county will send someone to send the person back and give him a compensation.
This is what I did before, watching Chen Ke's movements.
Now it has been implemented very well in local areas.
Meng Qiu pressed his forehead: "When will these days end?"
"I hope it will end soon. I still want to have a good year this year."
...........
In an official residence.
This official residence was the former palace. Since Ying Zheng lost interest in going on tour, he left the palace to Chen Ke and asked him to see if it was of any use.
Chen Ke naturally renovated the palace, removed some excessive patterns and ornaments, and used this place as a place to temporarily receive important envoys from other countries.
Only those who play an important role in their own country, and that country itself is relatively powerful, or has a good relationship with Da Qin, can stay here.
At this time, Shang Wang Di Lun lived here for half a month.
Living here with him is Xu Fu.
Di Lun pressed his forehead and looked at the book in his hand.
When he opened his mouth, it was in very standard Da Qin Mandarin: "Xu Shiling, when do you think His Majesty will have time to see me?"
Xu Fu looked a little embarrassed: "As the New Year approaches recently, Your Majesty has too many things to do."
"But it can be speculated that it will definitely be seen years ago."
