"Come for us? What nonsense are you talking about?!" Ning Xing was displeased, but his eyebrows furrowed and he said in confusion: "Are you sure you are really the officials who accompanied the First Emperor? Aren't these people already confirmed to have left? Are you sure? That’s right.”
He was suspicious.
The clerk quickly said: "It's absolutely true."
"How dare we make a mistake on this kind of thing? We have been keeping an eye on it for a long time. It is absolutely impossible to admit our mistake. Could it be that someone is pretending?"
Ning Xing shook his head: "It's unlikely to be counterfeit."
"Could it be that these people didn't get any benefits before, and now that the First Emperor is not here, they want to get benefits from us?" the clerk asked with a surprised look.
Ning Xing said: "This is possible."
"No matter what, let's deal with it first."
"You first send a few people to summon the three elders and village stingymen from nearby villages and ask them to find ways to collect some money and food. If these officials really want money, then give it to them. As long as these officials can If you fool him, everything will be easy to talk about." Ning Xing said nonchalantly.
The clerk hurriedly responded and hurried to deliver the message.
immediately.
Ning Xing looked at Wu Guang and sneered: "You are lucky today. A court official is here, but I have already told you. In a few days, you can pack your bags and prepare to hit the road. If you dare to run away again, then you will Don’t blame Qin Fa for being ruthless.”
Finished.
Ning Xing suddenly rolled up his sleeves and hurried towards the countryside.
Seeing Ning walking away, Wu Guang's eyes relaxed, but his face was already ashen.
He couldn't help but cursed angrily: "They are all the same."
"My dear, are you okay?" the woman quickly said to comfort her.
Wu Guang glared angrily, and could no longer hold back the anger in his heart. He sneered, "Everyone in the Qin Dynasty is in ruins. No matter the county magistrates, the village stalwarts or the pavilion chiefs, they all tried their best to occupy local fields and oppress them." We Guizhou chiefs, once this 'Heavenly Official' comes, the money the villagers spend will eventually fall on us."
"I, Wu Guang, have had enough of this!"
"Since Da Qin doesn't give us a way to survive, then we might as well just stop living."
"What bullshit nobles, bullshit officials, and bullshit government? I, Wu Guang, want to see if they will be afraid if the sword blade falls on their necks?! Will they die!"
Wu Guang held Tie Lei tightly in his hand and made up his mind completely.
He's had enough.
Since this world is so rotten, let’s just overthrow it.
He didn't want to feel so aggrieved anymore.
He turned around and looked at the frightened and uneasy woman, with a hint of boredom in his eyes, and finally left without looking back.
He is not a commoner, just a man.
But it can still make these damn officials splatter three feet with blood.
When Wu Guang arrived in the countryside, the Xiangting Pavilion was extremely lively. All the Li Zhengs in the nearby miles were there. In addition to Li Zheng, the local officials such as Xiangshu, Youyou, Youzhi, and Xiangzuo all arrived. Only the Xiangting's There was something strange about the atmosphere.
Wu Guang frowned.
He tightened the iron in his hand, hugged it to his chest, and looked at it curiously.
At this moment, Ning Xing has confirmed the identity of the other party. He is a censor under the Yushi Mansion, named Tao She. He used to serve as a bronze officer under the Shaofu.
Ning Xing said flatteringly: "What is the purpose of this unexpected visit?"
Tao She glanced at Ning Xing coldly and said indifferently: "Are you Zuo Ningxing from Yangxia County?"
"It's the lower official." Ning Xing said quickly: "If the superior has any instructions, just tell me. I, Ning Xing, still have some status in Yangxia County, so I should be able to meet some of the superior's requirements."
Said.
Ning Xing's waist bent further.
Tao She sneered, glanced around indifferently, and said solemnly: "You can be satisfied, because I am here just for you this time."
"For me?" Ning Xing was stunned and said in confusion: "I don't understand."
Tao She took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve and said loudly: "I have been ordered by Your Majesty to investigate the land of Jingchu. In the past few years, the conquest of the head of Guizhou has been carried out. During this period of investigation, you would rather be accused." As an official, there were serious "passing money" and "taking advantage of the official position" during your tenure. However, after several days of investigation and evidence collection, the evidence is conclusive. In addition, when you were the county magistrate, when you tried the case, there were also "indulging prisoners" and "misleading". This time, I, Tao She, have been ordered to arrest you and bring you to justice."
"Someone's coming."
"Capture the criminal Ning Xing!"
Tao She read out the crime statement and immediately ordered the arrest.
When he was grabbed by the Qin soldiers on the side, Ning Xingcai suddenly woke up, his face changed drastically, and he said angrily: "What are you doing? Do you know who I am? I am from the Ning family, I want to see the county magistrate, I want to see Censor, even if I am guilty, I should be arrested by the Censor in charge of my Yangxia County. When will it be your turn?"
"Let me go."
"You, the censor of Chen County, can't protect themselves, how can they protect you?"
"What do you mean?" Ning Xing was completely stunned.
Tao She looked at the frightened local officials below and said indifferently: "As officials of the Qin Dynasty, if you know the law and break the law, you will be punished with an additional penalty. In the past, the court only had time to investigate, but this time His Majesty is on patrol, how can you let everyone go?" The imperial court will not tolerate officials who are involved in recruiting officials who are not straight in Guizhou."
"We will definitely investigate to the end."
"As for the ministers in the head of Guizhou who have been recruited many times in recent years, the court will vigorously correct them in the future."
"This will never be allowed to happen again."
Said.
Tao She looked at Ning Xing and said indifferently: "You are not the first to be arrested, and you will not be the last."
"The imperial court will identify all officials who have committed fraud in recruiting and recruiting people, and have repeatedly shielded and framed them, and will provide justice to all people in the world."
"Return the world to its glory!!!"
"Now that all the officials from the township are here, I will solemnly reiterate it."
"Any official involved in this should surrender as soon as possible, otherwise when the government finds out, there will be no mercy."
Finished.
Tao She strode away.
At the same time, Ning Xing's mournful cry followed him.
Wu Guang stood in the crowd, looking at Tao She's retreating figure. He also stumbled away from the pavilion, but when he was near the end of the field, he suddenly changed direction and hurried forward to pursue him.
Seeing someone intercepting him, Tao She frowned.
The Qin soldiers all around were waiting with spears and swords in hand.
Tao She stopped and said coldly: "Who in front of us knows the crime of blocking the officers and soldiers."
Wu Guangdao: "I am a scholar from Yangxia County. Wu Guang just met the superior in the township pavilion and arrested the county's Zuo Ningxing. I have been targeted by this person many times in the past few years, so I want to ask the superior about this person's skills." What kind of crime will he be sentenced to? If a villain has been wronged, can he complain to his superiors?"
After saying this.
Wu Guang's heart was pounding.
He only hoped that the official in front of him was a truly good official.
If this person is the same as Ning Xing, the little fire of hope that he just kindled in his heart will be completely extinguished.
While talking.
Wu Guang subconsciously tightened his grip on Tie Lei.
Because he still has some distrust of government officials.
The iron blade in his hand was his last hope.
Hearing Wu Guang's words, Ning Xing, who was already frightened, became even more panicked. He quickly said: "Shangguan, don't listen to this man. This man is a well-known gangster in Yangxia. He clearly wants to frame me. I, Ning Xing, am loyal to the imperial court and have never had any dissent. I am also loyal to fulfill all the imperial court's instructions without any compromise."
"This official is really unjust!"
Tao She, who was on horseback, looked calm. He was holding the reins in one hand and the whip in the other. He looked at the iron in Wu Guang's hand, then looked at Ning Xing's panicked look, and said coldly: "If the government The information found is true. This person has really committed such a crime and will be punished for several crimes. Even if there is a commutation of the sentence by a noble title, he will at least be subject to corporal punishment before being exiled. If there is no commutation by a noble title, he will be sentenced to death."
"As for whether it is 'beheading', 'abandoning the market', 'killing' or 'heading', it all depends on the person's crime."
"As for your complaint to the official, it is not within the scope of my authority."
"You need to 'report' to the local government."
"If you are dissatisfied with the local government's judgment, you can go up to the county to beg for help, and finally fall to the Tingwei Mansion. At that time, the court officials will execute the sentence. However, in the next period of time, the court will focus on cracking down on the local government's use of tax. If the corvee misbehaves, the court may send some officials to the local area to investigate."
"But only for the collection of corvees."
"What about other grievances?" Wu Guang asked unwillingly.
Tao She said: "The imperial court's energy is limited now, so it can only do one thing at a time."
Hear the words.
Wu Guang was delighted.
Ning Xing, on the other hand, looked horrified.
Naturally, he heard Tao She's foreign voice. The court clearly wanted to rectify the local government, but how could this be possible? How dare Qin Ting take action against them? Isn't Qin Ting afraid that local officials will collude with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms? Aren't you afraid that the place will be messy?
Is Qin Ting crazy?
Tao She did not know the confusion in Ning Xing's heart and would not answer it.
After briefly replying to Wu Guang, Tao She waved his hand and ordered everyone to continue on their way.
They still have a lot of places to go.
Wu Guang had already retreated to both sides of the road. After hesitating for a long time, he loudly said again: "Dare you ask the official's name?"
Tao She didn't look back and said calmly: "Censor of the Censor's Office - Tao She!"
"Tao She." Wu Guang muttered it several times and remembered the name firmly.
There are many officials like Tao She around Jingchu Yunmeng. A large number of county sergeants and sergeants from nearby counties were arrested. Moreover, these arrested officials were not detained in the local county jails or county jails, but were escorted directly. When they arrived in Xianyang, local officials were panicked for a while.
The local people cheered for joy.
They had long been fed up with the corruption and oppression of officials. Now that they heard that Qin Ting had taken action against officials, they were so happy that they went all over the place to tell each other.
This kind of thing is also something that many people in Guizhou did not dare to think about in the past. In the past, the world was dominated by aristocratic families. Even if officials broke the law, they would only punish them with demotion or reduction of salary, and they would be dismissed from office. Few dared to directly Those who use the butcher's knife against officials, and officials protect each other seriously, as long as no big trouble occurs in the local area, there will basically be no danger.
Even if something goes wrong, as long as it can be settled in the end, it still won't have much impact.
At most, he could be an official in another place.
Therefore, the Qin court launched a massacre of officials, which had a huge impact on the people of the world.
It also made many people have a changed view of Qin.
That's an official.
An official who has always been aloof!
Qin Ting's actions not only shocked Jingchu, but also shocked the world.
The nobles and scholars from the six countries who heard the news were all shocked and did not recover for a long time.
When I came back to my senses, I felt a chill running down my spine.
Qin Ting went crazy.
He was so crazy that he even killed officials for some Guizhou leaders, and they were all officials of the Qin Dynasty.
Does Qin really want to be enemies with the nobles and scholars of the world?
Does Qin really have no fear at all?
Only after a brief shock, the nobles of the Six Kingdoms cheered up. The Qin court was trying to trap itself, completely pushing the originally wavering local officials to the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, and pushing most of the scholars in the world to oppose Qin. .
Because the nobles and scholars in the world have always respected the idea that "the punishment is not as good as that of a great official, and the courtesy is not as good as that of common people".
Because of this, Qin Ting was once again criticized by the world for being violent.
Qin Zheng was also criticized for tyranny.
at the same time.
Hengshan County.
Hu Hai looked a little unhappy.
Ever since the First Emperor made up his mind with Dun Rui and Shi Lu, he had been encouraged by Zhao Gao to participate, thinking that he could gain more prestige. However, with Zhao Gao's constant encouragement and the fact that there were not enough officials around the First Emperor, Hu Hai finally decided He also took the initiative to write a letter and participate.
However, after the relevant officials of Hengshan County were arrested, Zhao Gao seemed unwilling to do so.
He wanted Hu Hai to do more.
To gain more fame and more prestige.
However, Hu Hai was a little reluctant.
He believed that what the First Emperor had asked them to do had been completed, and to do other things was undoubtedly an act of their own accord. The First Emperor never liked people trying to be smart. He knew the First Emperor very well and did not want to offend him. First Emperor.
But Zhao Gao refused to let go.
Zhao Gao said: "I know that the young master is somewhat reluctant."
"What I want you to do is indeed outside the scope of your Majesty's instructions."
"But Young Master, do you want to know that with such a big move, has Your Majesty directly arranged officials for the counties that are lacking?"
"Never."
"What's the reason?"
"The reason is that these vacancies are reserved for His Highness Fusu."
"Your Majesty favors one over the other, and I also complain about the young master."
"Furthermore, this time the army's search around Yunmeng was not smooth, and few gains were made. But have all the remnants and scholars of the Six Kingdoms really escaped?"
"I don't think so."
"I think some of them are still hiding in the local area, secretly watching every move of the court."
"At present, many officials in Hengshan County have been arrested. Your Highness only needs to issue an order. As long as they reveal the whereabouts of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and the restorationists, they can be given a lighter sentence. I believe that the vast majority of these officials are happy to do so. If you confess, the Master will not only arrest the 'evil officials', but also many 'restorationists'."
"How can this not please His Majesty?"
"Young Master, don't you want His Majesty to be happy?"
"Right now it's just a matter of convenience, why wouldn't you do it, sir?"
"Moreover, the restorers are the mortal enemies of Great Qin. The more restorers you capture, the more stable the empire of Great Qin will be. This is also a move that benefits the country."
"Why is the young master so hesitant?"
"Young master, for the sake of Great Qin and for His Majesty, you should show some respect."
Historically, it was Tao She who killed Wu Guang.
(End of chapter)
