Moreover, with such a large population and such a large territory in the country, you have been searching for three days and you say you can’t find the royal bloodline?
And within one day, hundreds of officials persuaded you three times to make you the emperor. What? All the officials did nothing all day long. They all sat in the palace and kept persuading you?
At least you can persuade me three times a month, but if it really doesn’t work, you can persuade me three times in three days and some people will believe you.
I tried to persuade you three times a day, but then you agreed and said it was not an act. Who would believe it? !
On the day when King Zhennan announced that he would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, the whole country was in an uproar and the public was furious. Countless people were discussing this topic in restaurants, teahouses, doorsteps, vegetable markets and other places.
The Feng Kingdom is located in the north. The people are strong and the tough environment has created a strong fighting force. The people are also poor and ferocious, and they are not afraid of the government and the court at all.
They can discuss these things freely.
Whenever people mention King Zhennan, they all curse him, blaming him for regicide and usurping the throne, being unconscionable, and cursing him for a good death.
Countless literati wrote letters to the county magistrates where they were located, asking the magistrates to form an army to attack the usurper King Zhennan.
Some knew better and knew that the place they were in was actually under the jurisdiction of the four princes. They wrote letters to the palace one after another, asking the prince to respect the sixth prince as emperor, to suppress the rebellion, and to return the great wind to me.
Even many literati in the area under the jurisdiction of King Zhennan wrote letters to their county governors, demanding that King Zhennan be severely punished. There were even some who were not afraid of death and dared to write to the palace of Zhennan Prince, or directly Blocking the door of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, he yelled and cursed, reprimanded the Prince of Zhennan, and asked him to withdraw from the capital immediately, return the capital to the royal family, and punish himself.
Everyone in the palace was dumbfounded. Who the hell are these people? Are they so stubborn?
Although they do not understand each other's motives, it does not affect their use of thunderous means to deal with these people.
One by one, those who wrote letters in the area under the jurisdiction of the King of Zhennan were all arrested and beheaded.
When the other scholars saw this scene, they also knew that King Zhennan was determined to proclaim himself emperor. They were disheartened and became even more angry. They left their hometowns one after another and went to Weihu County, preparing to persuade the Marquis of Zhengbei. Make the sixth prince emperor.
Many literati and people who wanted to serve the country went to Weihu County one after another. Of course, not all of them wanted to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. There were also smart people who saw that King Zhennan had aroused public indignation. As long as Nie Chen, the Marquis of Zhengbei, was still a smart man and would choose to establish a sixth prince.
Now that the court is gone and the old officials have rebelled, the new emperor will definitely have to reorganize the court. Won't their opportunity come?
Whether they want to speculate or really want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, their destination is only one, Weihu County in the northernmost part of Gale!
At this time, Nie Chen and others had just entered Hukou Pass and arrived in Longxing County.
Hukou Pass is located in the westernmost part between Longxing County and Jinping County. It would be faster for Nie Chen to go directly to Longxing County to return to the county town.
When he arrived at Longxing County, it was already dark. Nie Chen decided to rest in the county for one night and then return to the county tomorrow.
This day is already the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Seven days have passed since King Zhennan rebelled, and three days have passed since King Zhennan declared himself emperor.
The intelligence collected by the Shadow Guard and the Red Armor Guard flew to Nie Chen like pieces of paper, allowing Nie Chen to master more information as quickly as possible.
Nie Chen and others stayed directly at the county government office, and the young county magistrate Zhang Xiucai warmly entertained Nie Chen.
It's embarrassing to say that Nie Chen still doesn't know Zhang Xiucai's name. He just remembers that when he went to invite Ouyang Ming, he saw Zhang Xiucai slashing corrupt officials and big business owners.
The dinner that Zhang Xiucai entertained Nie Chen was not sumptuous, and there were not many valuable things in the county government office. This shows that he was fairly honest as an official.
Nie Chen and others arrived suddenly, and Zhang Xiucai had no time to do superficial homework. What he saw at this time was the most real.
"Sir, I didn't have time to prepare, and the county government doesn't have much food in stock. Please forgive me."
Zhang Xiucai said with an embarrassed look on his face.
"It's okay. This is already very good. It tastes better than the dry food we eat on the road. Come and sit together."
Nie Chen pulled Zhang Xiucai to sit down and asked him to eat together.
"What's your name?"
Nie Chen asked.
"Sir, my subordinate's name is Zhang Qingming. He is a native of Longxing County. The people in the county are my parents."
"Therefore, you must be a good parent official, not treating the people as children, but treating them as parents and filial piety. Your idea is very good.
But you are thinner than the last time I saw you. Have you not eaten well in the past six months? "
Nie Chen asked.
Zhang Qingming said in surprise,
"Huh? Your Excellency, have you ever seen me? When I went to the county to report on my duties, I was always in contact with Master Zhou. I have never seen you, Your Excellency."
"When I went to invite Mr. Ouyang, I passed by Longxing County and saw you. At that time, you had just taken office and were about to chop off the heads of those corrupt officials. I took a look below and left.
At that time, you were so high-spirited. Why did you lose so much weight in just half a year? You still have dark circles under your eyes, and you look so haggard. Now that you've become an official, you don't have enough to eat? "
Hearing this, Zhang Qingming smiled awkwardly and said,
"It turns out that Your Excellency was looking at me at that time. I seem to have some impression. I remember seeing you, Your Excellency.
Speaking of which, it's not that you won't have enough to eat after becoming an official. It's just that Longxing County has been poor for a long time. The previous county magistrate was corrupt and perverted the law, causing many unjust cases.
During these days, the lower official was dealing with political affairs and redressing unjust cases for the people, one after another. There were too many things to do, and he was often too busy to take care of eating.
The lower official's ability is shallow and his skills are low, which makes you laugh. "
As Zhang Qingming spoke, he looked at Nie Chen cautiously, fearing that his immediate boss would feel that he was not capable of replacing him.
"Thank you for your hard work. Our Weihu County was in a mess before because of Liu Hu. It should be better now, right?"
"It's much better now, sir. People no longer have so many excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and they no longer need to be exploited by corrupt officials. Their lives are much better.
Moreover, many fields are now back in the hands of farmers. Once we have land, we will be full of energy. When the harvest is harvested next year, we will be able to relax and everyone in the county will be able to eat. "
"Well, what do you think about the rebellion of King Zhennan?"
Nie Chen suddenly changed the subject and asked.
He also needs to listen to the opinions of his people and see what their attitude is.
Zhang Qingming looked at Nie Chen cautiously and said,
"Xiaoguan has heard about this matter a little bit. If it hadn't been for the fact that since yesterday, people have been writing letters to Xiaguan, reprimanding King Zhennan, and Xiaguan still wouldn't know about it."
