Although Ye Ziyuan's stone tomb has experienced the wind, frost, rain and snow this year, it has not changed at all, just like the way it was when Shao Xi just buried her.
There is no trace of weeds on the grave, and the surrounding area has been cleaned very clean. The tombstone looks as clean as new, and the colors on the words "Dead Wife Ye Ziyuan" have been repainted.
Shao Xi didn't know whether it was the shopkeeper of the coffin shop who kept his promise and had been taking care of Ye Ziyuan's graveyard, or whether Qingshan County knew that this would be the graveyard of the future fourth-grade imperial wife, so he specially cleaned it up.
No matter what the reason was, Shao Xi felt comforted when he saw that the stone tomb where Ye Ziyuan was buried was well taken care of.
Standing in front of Ye Ziyuan's grave, Shao Xi didn't know what to do for a moment. He just stood blankly and looked at the words on the tombstone.
The person who understands Shao Xi best is Lao Wu. Shao Xi didn't expect that Lao Wu had secretly prepared incense and candles as tribute.
When they set off from Daliang City, Lao Wu had already thought that Shao Xi would definitely come to pay homage to Ye Ziyuan's grave before entering Qingshan City, so he had already asked Fu Biao to prepare all these things in advance.
On this matter, Lao Wu was more thoughtful than Shao Xi himself.
At this time, Shao Xi stood in front of the grave in a daze. Old Wu waved to Fu Biao. Fu Biao also understood and hurriedly opened the package in his hand.
After carefully arranging the incense and candle tributes in front of the tomb, he lit the incense and handed it to Shao Xi's hand.
Only then did Shao Xi react and looked at Fu Biao and Lao Wu with a look of surprise and surprise.
Old Wu curled his lips at him and raised his chin, meaning that he should stop asking about these things right now and just burn incense and worship!
Shao Xi nodded gratefully to Lao Wu and Fu Biao, and offered incense to Ye Ziyuan.
Immediately afterwards, Lao Wu, Fu Biao, and Long Qitai also stepped forward to offer incense to Ye Ziyuan. Only Wu Qiu'er stood aside stupidly.
He didn't understand these things. He only knew that his master's wife lived in the stone house. The master took them all the way here just to give his master's wife food.
So, he took out the cloth bag containing dry food from his arms, took out a few cakes, ran over and placed them in front of Ye Ziyuan's grave.
Not to mention a few other people, even Shao Xi felt dumbfounded after seeing this move.
Wu Qiu'er was so straightforward and simple. Shao Xi didn't blame him. At least he was worshiping his master's wife in his own way.
After everyone finished offering incense and worshiping, Lao Wu waved to the other people. Everyone walked far away in tacit agreement and stood quietly, leaving only Shao Xi in front of Ye Ziyuan. In front of the grave.
Shao Xi knelt down, raised his hand and touched the stone tablet in front of him, and said with some choking: "Zi Yuan, I am finally back. This time when I come back, I want everyone to know that you are my wife, Shao Xi. You will no longer be alone." A helpless person.
"Now we have a big family in Daliang City, Kyoto. There are so many people that I can hardly take care of them. It would be great if you were still here and could take care of my family for me!
"But it's okay to be like this now. You have been through the hustle and bustle in your life, and now you can finally be alone here quietly. It's just that you are too lonely, and I can't be by your side every day.
"Another important thing when I come back this time is to seek justice for you. Today, His Majesty has decreed that all the corrupt officials in Qingshan County have been imprisoned. When I come back this time, I want them to pay for your life. You know what I am doing It’s time to feel at ease.”
Having said this, Shao Xi's tears flowed down unconsciously, and he raised his sleeves and wiped them gently.
He continued: "The Holy One has decreed that you will be granted the title of Fourth-grade Lady. In the coming days, a cemetery will be built for you here. There may be a quarrel for a long time.
"After the cemetery is repaired, you will have your own home. From now on, you will no longer need to rely on others. From now on, someone will come to clean the cemetery for you every day and replace the tributes. You will no longer have to force a smile to live. I can finally be a free person.
"I am about to enter the city. I will visit you every day in the following days. I will not leave until your cemetery is repaired. I will stay with you during this period."
After saying that, Shao Xi wiped the tears on his face again and touched the tombstone again for a while before getting up and walking towards the people who had been waiting quietly aside.
Shao Xi came to Xu Maocheng. Xu Maocheng knew that Shao Xi was going to arrange a task for him. Although he didn't speak, he bowed and waited there.
Shao Xi said to Xu Maocheng: "Mr. Xu, the rest of the matter depends on you. I hope you won't disturb her too much when building the cemetery. Please do everything."
Xu Maocheng hurriedly bowed again and replied to Shao Xi: "Don't worry, sir, everything here will be left to the official. The official will do his best and never make any mistakes.
"My lord will also keep in mind what my lord has told me. I will leave everything to my lord, and my lord can handle matters in Qingshan County with peace of mind."
What Xu Maocheng said about the affairs in Qingshan County was another important matter for Shao Xi, which was to supervise the execution of Chen Mohuai and others.
Xu Maocheng's statement was very clear. Shao Xi did not need to worry about building a cemetery for Ye Ziyuan at all. He would handle it by himself and would definitely satisfy Shao Xi.
Shao Xi only needs to concentrate on dealing with the enemy who killed Ye Ziyuan.
Shao Xi is still very confident about Xu Maocheng's ability to do things. Now that Xu Maocheng responded so solemnly, it proved that he regarded this matter as extremely important.
Then he doesn't have to worry about the cemetery anymore. He believes that Xu Maocheng will do his best to get it done.
So Shao Xi nodded to Xu Maocheng with satisfaction.
"If you handle this matter properly, I will definitely try my best to recommend you in front of the Holy Lord after returning to Daliang. I, Shao Xi, will never treat anyone I am kind to."
When Xu Maocheng heard what Shao Xi said, he was naturally happy and at the same time he was full of gratitude to Shao Xi.
He has been a Zuosi doctor for some years, but he still has no hope of advancing. It was Shao Xi's appearance that gave him the possibility of advancing again, so what Shao Xi told him was his own business.
So he raised his hands and said to Shao Xi: "I think it's better to just do this. Mr. Shao, you take the troops and follow Mr. Xing to Qingshan City. I will lead the people from the Ministry of Works to start construction on the spot. The construction of this cemetery does not happen overnight. It never hurts to hurry up a little bit about things.”
Shao Xi was very pleased to see that Xu Maocheng was so concerned about this matter, so he nodded.
"If anything happens, send someone to the city to tell me. As long as it is related to the construction of a cemetery, I will allow you to do anything."
"Yes, sir."
After Xu Maocheng agreed, he turned around and went to greet the officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, telling them that they did not need to go to the city and camped on the spot. From this moment on, the construction project of the cemetery was officially launched.
Shao Xi watched Xu Maocheng go to work, then turned back to Xing Wenxin and asked: "Then Chen Mohuai and others are now being held in prison in Qingshan City?"
Xing Wenxin quickly handed over his hand and replied: "Exactly, after the Punishment Department conveyed the Holy Majesty's decree, Chen Mohuai and others were arrested and brought to justice. They have been detained in the prison for several months, just waiting for Master Shao to come. Everything is at the discretion of Master Shao."
Shao Xi was also very reassured about Xing Wenxin's ability to do things, so he nodded slightly and continued to ask: "How many people were arrested in total this time? Have everyone been convicted?"
Xing Wenxin replied very seriously: "According to the decree of the Holy One, all the officials in Qingshan County who have been brought to justice are guilty of death, and according to the law, all the nine tribes will be executed.
"At present, in addition to the people involved in the case, plus the family members of each family, there are already over a thousand people involved in the case, and there is simply no room for them in the prison.
"The lower officials have detained all the old, weak, women and children in prison camps on the outskirts of the city. Proper arrangements have been made so that they will not be abused."
Shao Xi was shocked when he first heard this number. Nine families were implicated in this crime, and for larger families, hundreds of people were involved.
There are many officials in Qingshan County who have committed crimes, and now more than a thousand people are involved. How many people will suffer from this?
Although Shao Xi also understood that he had to accept his guilt if he benefited from them, but how many of these more than a thousand people had benefited from the corruption and perversion of the law by these officials?
Those relatives and relatives who knew nothing about the matter were dragged to death for no apparent reason. Isn't it unfair?
The matter appears to be open to debate.
However, Shao Xi was very satisfied with Xing Wenxin's arrangements for the relatives of these officials. He was indeed very thoughtful and did not anger these innocent relatives because of those who broke the law.
It seems that this trip is not as simple as I thought. It is better to go back to the city and discuss with Xing Wenxin and other officials from Qingshan County carefully on how to deal with the people currently in custody.
This is more than a thousand people! If everyone really wanted to die, wouldn't Qingshan City become a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood?
Although Shao Xi hated those people so much and wanted to skin them and cut their bones, he would not anger so many innocent people. If he did, wouldn't he become a murderous demon?
Thinking of Ye Ziyuan's tragic death at the hands of these people, Shao Xi still feels hatred in his heart, but he can still tell who is the person he wants to take revenge on.
Shao Xi really can't do anything to those who have no idea or can't help themselves.
Although it cannot be said that one person is responsible for the work, but it should not involve so many people.
Shao Xi is not particularly opposed to the method of sitting together. After all, it can serve as a warning, allowing people in various families to supervise and remind each other.
If someone breaks the law, the clan members will actively report it to the officials. To a certain extent, this is a high-pressure method to promote social stability.
Making many people who have the idea of violating national laws feel fearful and not take desperate risks can play a certain positive role in the stability of the people.
But everything must be done in moderation. Involving so many people like this is definitely not Shao Xi's original idea. It seems that many things in Qingshan County this time need to be handled with caution.
Shao Xi came here to seek justice for Ye Ziyuan, but not to kill so many people and bury him with him. He believed that this was not what Ye Ziyuan wanted to see.
She was kind-hearted during her lifetime, and she would never want to let so many people lose their lives because of her.
