With Liu Changqing's official position, he could not investigate Xia Ping unless Xiao Yuan gave him special authorization.
Therefore, he could only organize all the files at hand and rush back to the capital to resume his duties.
A few days later, in the Qin Palace, the court meeting hall.
A series of files on this case have all been placed on Xiao Yuan's Wang case, and Liu Changqing is also making a detailed report below.
By the time he finished speaking, Xiao Yuan had almost finished reading. Then he put down the bamboo slips and couldn't help but say: "In order not to destroy her innocence, Hu Qingqing actually wanted to die to clarify her ambitions. What a chaste and fierce woman!"
Hearing this, Shangguan Wenruo stood up, bowed his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, although Gou Ju did not kill anyone and set fire, this matter is worse than these! Just imagine, if Li Erzhu hadn't sued the capital, then the Gou family would have Isn’t it really lawless? You know, she is the wife of our Qin Army soldiers. Our soldiers fought bloody battles on the battlefield, and many of their sons died for the country, but at home, they still don’t get the protection of the country. "
"That's right!" Xiao Yuan said immediately: "We must catch a typical example in this matter! Even if the Gou family is not wiped out, I will kill them all!"
"As for Gou Ju, he paraded through the streets and quartered his body with five horses! From then on, the Qin Code added another line, raping a soldier's wife, which is a heinous crime! He will be punished with death!"
"I am Wang Yingming." Shangguan Wenruo said quickly.
Xiao Yuan added: "In addition, I sincerely admire Hu Qingqing, a weak woman, for having such ambition, so I drafted a royal edict and named her the fifth-grade Madam Zhenlie."
This is the only folk woman who has been awarded a title, which was very, very rare at that time.
When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
This court meeting mainly talked about some things about Ningyang. Liu Changqing's report was also clear, and it emphasized the death of Ningyang County Governor.
But Xiao Yuan seemed to be deliberately avoiding it, never mentioning Xia Ping's name.
Is your Majesty secretly shielding a senior general? Liu Changqing's thoughts were changing. He didn't think that Xiao Yuan didn't see the problem. This can only be said that the king did it on purpose.
After going to court, Xiao Yuan returned to the palace study and did two things.
The first thing was to write a letter in his own hand, praising Xia Ping and saying that he had made great achievements in intercepting Yu Fang. The letter was full of praise.
The second thing was to summon Liang Yuan and tell him: "The Duwei Battalion immediately sent a large number of elites to lurk in Ningyang to secretly investigate Xia Ping."
When the latter heard this, he was shocked at first, and then quickly bent down and handed over his hands: "Wei Chen takes orders!"
Next, after giving instructions on some memorials, Xiao Yuan also went to Gu Xue's place during dinner time.
The couple were eating at the same table. During this period, Gu Xue also said with great interest: "Husband, I have also heard about the incident in Ningyang. The wife of that soldier is called Hu Qingqing, right?"
"Well, what's wrong?" Xiao Yuan nodded.
"Mrs. Fifth Grade Zhenlie, I want to meet you." Gu Xue said with a smile.
"That's fine, why are you meeting this person?" Xiao Yuan was confused.
As a result, Gu Xue was unhappy: "What? I just want to make a friend, but the princess can't make friends? Such a woman must be strong and kind."
"..." Xiao Yuan was a little speechless, and then said: "Okay, okay, it's up to you. I have to go to Longyou in two days. You can send the message to Ningyang yourself."
"Oh." Gu Xue responded, "You're leaving again."
"The construction of Chuanjiang Weir is about to be completed. I have to go and take a look." Xiao Yuan said and brought her some vegetables.
A few days later, Ningyang, Longan County.
In an ordinary residence, Hu Qingqing was carefully arranging Li Erzhu's armor.
She stood in front of him, with scars still on her forehead. After cleaning them up, she hugged her husband's waist with slightly red eyes.
Li Erzhu comforted him gently and said, "Okay, I have to rush back to Qinzhou Military Camp."
"Husband, I'm waiting for you to come back."
"If I go to the battlefield again and I don't return for three years, I promise you to remarry."
"Let you say such things! Let you say such things!" Hu Qingqing's tears fell immediately and she began to beat Li Erzhu hard.
"Okay, okay, don't say it, don't say it."
This is a very loving couple.
Just as the couple was saying goodbye, a shout suddenly came from outside the house:
"Two pillars! Two pillars——"
"Ah? This seems to be the voice of County Magistrate Wang." Li Erzhu was stunned for a moment, Hu Qingqing also quickly wiped his tears, and the couple went out to welcome him.
The person who came was indeed Wang Shao, dressed in the uniform of a county magistrate, followed by several guards, one of whom was carrying a tray.
The two parties met and after saluting, Li Erzhu also clasped his fists and said, "Thanks to Mr. Wang's secret dealings this time, otherwise, my husband and I might have been killed by an adulterer."
"Huh?" Wang Shao waved his hand and said with a smile: "How can I, a small county magistrate, defeat the county governor? These are the soldiers who are the king's favorite."
"Yes, you are a great king, but you are still willing to stand up for me, a small foot soldier. This king's kindness will be remembered forever." Li Erzhu said sincerely.
"It goes without saying that the king's kindness is great, but this time the county came here for business."
After Wang Shao finished speaking, he turned slightly sideways and stretched out his hand: "Please give me an edict from the king."
"No!" the guard responded and immediately brought the tray over respectfully.
Wang Shao picked up the silk book on it, unfolded it, and coughed slightly: "Hu Qingqing accepts the order."
ah! ? Seeing Wang Zhao, the couple were shocked and hurriedly knelt down.
"The king's decree."
Wang Shao began to read:
"Today there is a daughter of the people named Hu, who is not afraid of power, loyal, kind, courteous and thrifty. Neighbors near and far have often commented on her beauty and loneliness. The king has issued a special decree to confer Hu Qingqing as the fifth-grade Madam Zhenlie..."
When he finished reading, the couple were dumbfounded.
When Wang Shao saw this, he closed the edict and said with a smile: "You still don't accept the edict?"
"Ah? People's daughter, people's daughter..." Hu Qingqing looked at a loss.
After Li Erzhu reacted, he pulled her and kowtowed again, shouting loudly: "Kowtow to thank Wang En——"
Wang Shao handed the edict to Hu Qingqing and said with a smile: "Madam Zhenlie, get up quickly. From now on, we will also have a fifth-grade lady in Long'an County. She is the first in the Qin Kingdom."
"Ah? Mr. Wang, I, I..." Hu Qingqing became even more panicked, and her face turned red.
Li Erzhu also held Hu Qingqing's little hand nervously, not knowing what to say.
Seeing his husband and wife acting like this, Wang Shao didn't say much more, but smiled and said: "In addition, I just received a letter from Shangguan here, saying that the princess has an order, asking Mrs. Zhenlie to take some time to go A trip to the capital.”
"What? King... Princess..." Hu Qingqing opened her mouth wide.
"Oh, it's a good thing that the queen wants to see the madam." Wang Shao explained.
"But me, but I..."
Hu Qingqing looked at herself, obviously nervous and at a loss.
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