After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 297 Fang Ruyu leaves
At first, Fang Ruyu said that she was going to visit a female student in a village below, and her original plan was to come home in ten days.

But the Fang family has been busy with government affairs at hand, and it was twenty days before they realized that there was one less person in the family.

Especially when they found a letter in Fang Ruyu's room.

The Fang family seemed to have been struck by lightning, only to realize that Fang Ruyu had run away again! !

You can't cover it up. Instead of waiting for a longer time to be reported to His Highness, it's better to give yourself a break.

After all, before leaving, the bedrooms of Fang Xun, Fang Ningmo, and especially Uncle Fang, who worked at the institute, had obvious signs of being disturbed.

Therefore, the fact that Fang Ruyu ran away with the mission from Qiongzhou was suddenly presented to Xu Zhenying.

Even though they knew that Xu Zhenying hated people kneeling down, Fang Xun and Fang Ningmo couldn't help but lead the Fang family to kneel on the ground to apologize.

Even Uncle Fang and Mrs. Fang knelt at Xu Zhenying's feet.

Twenty or thirty members of the Fang family had long been trembling with fear, but now they were kneeling in the large conference room, their faces unable to hide their shame.

He scolded Fang Ruyu a thousand times in his heart, and even hated the people who led the Fang family.

I think how good their family's life is now.

Everyone in the Fang family is literate, and they have followed Xu Zhenying to conquer the world since they were exiled. They learned Xu Zhenying's self-created knowledge system early, and thus established a firm foothold in Jinzhou Mansion early.

Nowadays, members of the Fang family have their own people in military affairs, logistics, education, and agriculture. Those who are officials, doctors, and generals can be said to be the entire eight prefectures of Jinzhou. In addition to the Xu family, their Fang family is the most powerful. monstrous.

But now all this has been ruined by Fang Ruyu!

Especially... they were already implicated by their eldest brother when they were in exile, and now they have to do it again!
Ruining someone's future is tantamount to killing their parents. The rest of the Fang family can say that they hate the eldest family member deeply.

Especially the second bedroom.

Nowadays, Fang Xun can be said to be the backbone of the Fang family. He has the highest official position and is also the youngest. He is deeply relied on by Xu Zhenying. He has a bright future and it is not known whether he will become a prince or prime minister in the future. However, he was beheaded by that idiot from Dafang on Qingyun Road. Break.

This tells them how not to hate.

This blood relationship that was finally repaired was completely destroyed by Fang Ruyu.

Even now, some of them were still glaring at them fiercely.

Fang Xun knelt at the front. The boy who had always been stubborn and refused to give in easily, and now the man who had grown into a young man, seemed to have his back crushed by reality.

He had never felt so humiliated as he did now. He clenched his hands into fists, then let go, and finally lowered his head weakly: "Your Highness, Fang Ruyu took away the firearm drawings from my uncle's room, and now he has followed the people from Qiongzhou. It’s gone, and now it’s irreversible, and all the consequences will be borne by our Fang family.”

Uncle Fang immediately shouted: "No, it's all my fault! It's me, it's me. I thought that the firearm was a unique thing, so I hid the original manuscript. I didn't even know Ruyu. How did you find it! Your Highness, this is all the fault of our Fang family. If you want to kill us, we will not frown. I just ask you... to let the other members of the Fang family go!"

Xu Zhenying ignored the people below and only said to Mo Jinchun: "If we send someone to chase him now, how sure are we?"

Mo Jinchun shook his head, "They have been gone for almost twenty days, and now they are probably leaving Jiangling Mansion. Even if we chase them now, or rush to deliver a letter to Minister Jiang, we may be too late."

The expressions of all the people in the room changed slightly.

Firearms are the foundation of their Jinzhou Mansion. Before, they had taken every precaution against them, but they never expected that it would be difficult to guard against thieves.

Ming Xiaoshuang said angrily: "Do you know how important that firearm blueprint is?! It was stolen so easily! Fang family, our Highness treats you very well! From the beginning of the exile, because of your Because of this, we almost died at the hands of King Ming. His Highness was so generous that he never kicked you out and even gave you a high-ranking official salary to take root in Jinzhou Mansion. Is this how you repay His Highness?"

Xu Yinxi was also very angry, "Fang Ruyu is such an idiot! Could it be that she thought that Prince Ming still had feelings for her? It would be better for her to steal the blueprints of the firearms and surrender, and she would not be afraid of being killed by Prince Ming!"

Qian Zhenniang said: "I knew that King Ming had no good intentions! Sure enough, the proposal to marry His Highness was a lie, but taking the opportunity to steal our firearms blueprints is the real thing!"

Xu Zhenying raised his hand to stop everyone, "Okay, now that things have happened, it's useless to complain. Let's quickly think about how to remedy it."

Lu Shiwen had no friendship with the Fang family. As the head of the Criminal Department, he was even more merciless at this moment. "Your Highness, before remedying the situation, should everyone in the Fang family be dealt with severely? Fang Ruyu collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. The Fang family did not do a good job in preserving the drawings, and most of the Fang family They are still officials in the court and occupy key positions. What if they and Fang Ruyu cooperate with each other? "

Fang Xun immediately said: "Your Highness, no matter what happens, our Fang family will never collude with Fang Ruyu. You will always be the only one we are loyal to!"

The other members of the Fang family panicked when they heard that Lu Shiwen came up and accused them of "collaborating with the enemy and treason."

This crime of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, no matter where it is placed, is the crime of being executed.

Although Xu Zhenying has affection for their Fang family, they know better that Xu Zhenying is a person who can completely separate public and private affairs! Just say that Hu Wei last time was also an old man who had been with her for so long, but in the end he was ruined.

It can be seen that Xu Zhenying's calm mind is different from ordinary people.

They hurriedly followed Fang Xun and immediately expressed their loyalty, and at the same time they even hated the eldest member of the Fang family!
Although the other people in the room couldn't bear it, they really couldn't plead for mercy.

If the firearm blueprint is stolen, if the craftsmen in Qiongzhou make it, then the offensive and defensive changes on the eastern battlefield will immediately change, and Minister Jiang and tens of thousands of soldiers will immediately be in crisis!

The people in the house were all those who had accompanied Xu Zhenying in conquering the world, and they had a deep relationship with the Fang family. But when they thought of the war in the east, they could only harden their hearts and remain silent.

Zhao Qiaonian said coldly: "Fang Xun, don't just think that you are an old man in the Xu family and try to escape the blame. Think about it, how many men on the battlefield to the east will die because of the fault of one of your Fang family members. How many people will be caught in the flames of war, and how long will your great cause be delayed? You, the Fang family, cannot escape the charge of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country!"

Fang Xun's body swayed slightly, like a falling leaf.

The Fang family members all turned pale and could not say a word to defend themselves.

They only hated and wished to kill Fang Ruyu with their own hands!
Fang Ruyu just walked away and went to live happily with Prince Ming, and maybe even get a princess.

But they want to stay here and be scorned by the people of the eight prefectures of Jinzhou Prefecture.

They will be stabbed in the spine and called "traitors" and "traitors"!
But they obviously didn't do anything. They were obviously loyal to His Highness. Even every brick and tile of Jinzhou Mansion was built with their own hands. They all loved this land deeply.

But now everyone is betraying their relatives and leaving—

Xu Zhenying ordered people to help up the Fang family and said solemnly: "Although I, Xu Zhenying, do not pay attention to sitting together, but after all, your status is sensitive, some of you are still in key positions, and Fang Ruyu committed a major crime of treason. If I don’t deal with you, it’s really hard to convince the public.”

For a moment, everyone in the room was a little nervous.

The Fang family members even looked ashen.

Fang Ruyu committed such a big crime, and she might not be able to escape the death penalty.

"From now on, everyone in the Fang family will be dismissed from public office and will not be allowed to leave Jinzhou Prefecture. They will not be allowed to participate in the official evaluation. All political benefits will be deprived. If any official takes the opportunity to embarrass you, you can report it to the government office. ”

When Xu Zhenying said this, everyone was shocked.

Everyone, including the Fang family, seemed unable to believe what they heard.

Not beheading? Not imprisonment?

Just...relegated to a commoner?
Zhao Qiaonian immediately retorted: "Your Highness, isn't this punishment too light? Even if the Fang family can be spared the death penalty, they can't escape the punishment of life! At least they should all be locked up to convince the public!"

Mr. Lin also showed disapproval: "Your Highness, treason and treason is a capital crime no matter which dynasty or generation it is placed in. You are too tolerant to the other party and cannot act as a deterrent. What if someone imitates you in the future?"

Xu Zhenying said: "No, I want to gradually separate the family power now. Since there is no such thing as a wife, there is no such thing as a family member. When I, Xu Zhenying, became the king, I did not give any honor to my family, and for the sake of To avoid suspicion, let them all step down and give up their positions. If the honor is not as good as that of the family, then the disaster should also be less than that of the family. "

Seeing that everyone still disagreed, Xu Zhenying had to continue: "Everyone is an individual and will not be implicated due to the faults of others. You only see Fang Ruyu's bad habits, do you ignore the loyalty of other people in the Fang family? This matter has a great impact on For the rest of the Fang family, it is nothing more than a disaster from heaven. Fang Ruyu, who committed the crime, walked away, but those who were loyal to the country stayed to be punished, and even lost their lives for it. Isn't this unfair to you? If the positions are reversed, in the future you will also be sentenced to death due to the negligence of your family members, how will you feel? "

"I have always emphasized freedom and fairness. Freedom means pursuing one's dreams and realizing one's own value without any restrictions. As for fairness, fairness means not being involved in unexpected disasters. Everyone has the same opportunities, and this opportunity also includes A chance to survive. I also take this opportunity to tell everyone under my rule that as long as the glory is not as good as the family, the disaster will not be as good as the family. The punishment of the other family is entirely due to their sensitive status and the consideration of being an official. Fang Ruyu, we have our own criminal department to pursue and punish her, she will never escape punishment, please don't worry!"

Xu Zhenying's words were so loud that no one present could refute them.

But even if he was just dismissed from the staff and his life was saved, it would undoubtedly be heartbreaking for everyone in the Fang family. Not to mention how they will face the people of the Eight Prefectures after they go out, they will inevitably be criticized in the future. The most intolerable thing is that they have devoted their efforts to the construction of Jinzhou Prefecture, and now everything has become A dream of Huangliang.

Xu Zhenying shook his head and sighed, "Is it true that I have gone too far? I actually want to implement the rule of law now."

However, this also reminded Xu Zhenying in disguise that she had to start legal education work.

The first thing to do is to separate and cut up the intricate family forces and get rid of this phenomenon of unity. Excessive family power poses hidden dangers to local governments, especially small structural units such as counties, villages and towns.

Secondly, it is necessary to accelerate the legislative work.

Nowadays, the Eight Prefectures of Jinzhou still use the "Dazhou Code", but the Dazhou Code is too vague and cannot realize the problems of equalization of crimes and punishments.

As a result, it is another huge project.

After the meeting ended, the former colleagues almost paid no attention to the Fang family members who stayed where they were. Only Mo Jinchun said with a cold face: "Leave quickly, the inner hall of the government office, and irrelevant personnel should not stay."

One sentence brought the Fang family back to the cold reality.

I often step in and out of the government office as if it were my own door. I am afraid it will be difficult to step into it again in this life.

Fang Xun shook his body, as if he had suffered a great blow, and his whole body collapsed, like a puppet being supported by Mrs. Fang's second wife.

Mrs. Fang's second wife was so distressed that her eyes were red, and she just wanted to curse at the person in the big room.

But who should be noisy and scolded? The Fang family has been in a state of turmoil these past few days, and they have been scolded with all kinds of unpleasant words.

Mrs. Fang was resentful that her son was implicated by that idiot Fang Ruyu, and Mrs. Fang had no temper. She had no choice but to cry these days.

Mrs. Fang and Mr. Fang gave some advice at first, but later they also fell ill.

In just a few days, the entire Fang family was torn apart, and relatives became like enemies.

Fang Ningmo's eyes were almost swollen from crying.

She couldn't understand why Fang Ruyu ran away with the people from Qiongzhou?

What kind of sweet words did the sixth princess use to deceive him, so that she didn't even want her family?
Zhou Heng is so ambitious, how come his sister falls into his trap again and again? !

It was obvious that her sister had already figured it out before, and even after working in education for a year, she became a lot more cheerful. The sisters even vaguely mentioned their future marriage. At that time, Fang Ningmo didn't realize that Fang Ruyu was interested in her. Zhou Heng’s lingering feelings are lingering!
Now that Fang Ruyu is rushing to Qiongzhou, what will happen to her?
That Zhou Heng was ruthless and ruthless, and if Fang Ruyu fell into his hands, she would probably be bitten to pieces.

No, Fang Ruyu ruined the future of everyone in the Fang family and caused such misery to the Fang family. She is not worthy of being a member of the Fang family at all!
Fang Ningmo walked out of the government office, looked at the gloomy sky in early autumn, turned around again, and glanced at the door of the government office with nostalgia with tears in her eyes.

At this moment, she seemed to have returned to that night of exile three years ago.

The same constant anxiety, the same heart full of fear, the same uncertainty about where to go in the future.

But this time, when she fell from a height, she really experienced the heart-wrenching betrayal and despair.

After everyone dispersed, Xu Zhenying left several military generals and Mr. Lin's confidants to discuss the matter. Xu Yinxi stepped forward and heard Xu Zhenying's voice: "Actually, firearms have been stolen. We need to change from passive to active." Then, we ask the research institute to improve the technology as soon as possible. As long as our technology is better than theirs, we will always be one step ahead of them. They will only pick up our backward and obsolete weapons. We are still in a proactive situation on the battlefield. Secondly, firearms manufacturing is not only about drawings, but also about process issues. As far as I know, Qiongzhou is not yet capable of producing steel with such high precision. They will not be able to break through this technical barrier for a year and a half unless he. Buy from us.”

At this point, Xu Zhenying smiled slightly and said, "How about this, let the channels in Guangzhou increase the price of steel, and let's hit them hard."

Mr. Lin also smiled and said: "This time, our military expenditure for next year is finally settled. No wonder His Highness was not very angry when he heard that the blueprints were stolen."

"King Ming is so tireless, it is only a matter of time before firearms are stolen. Everyone must also be mentally prepared. Don't hide any recipe forever. Instead of being wary of others stealing our things day and night, it is better to improve yourself or cooperate. Win-win.”

Mr. Lin nodded. He liked Xu Zhenying's policy philosophy very much, especially the words "win-win cooperation", "Yes, just like the sweet potatoes they took away before, even if we don't give them to them, they can still buy them from the people. It’s just a matter of a few taels of silver, so let’s just do it as a favor.”

Xu Zhenying sneered, "Favours are not in vain. Houfang, please inform your colleagues in the Propaganda Department that they must publish this matter in the next issue of the newspaper and vigorously publicize the sweet potatoes that they begged us to give. We are here for Qiongzhou The people reluctantly parted ways and let the people in Qiongzhou know who their real benefactor was."

Qian Zhenniang said: "Actually speaking, the people in Qiongzhou suffered a lot of bleeding this time. When they left, they took away some insignificant things, such as soap, toothbrushes, pencils, etc., as long as these things Once it circulates, our reputation will spread to Qiongzhou, and it will bring a series of profits. However, we must pay attention to preventing theft. These things cannot be invented by Qiongzhou people in the future."

"That's right, so we need to start patenting property rights. From the Criminal Department, Lu Shiwen, you can start provoking it for the time being. Our Jinzhou Prefecture's things cannot be stolen by others."

Lu Shiwen hurriedly responded, but also said: "Your Highness, it is necessary to establish the Legal Department. We are still using the "Da Zhou Code". In fact, our Jinzhou Prefecture has a special situation, and the "Da Zhou Code" is only a legal basis. There is no way to fully adapt to the problems in the development of our Jinzhou Prefecture, including the detailed laws such as patent law, marriage law, and contract law that you recently want to promote, which require a large number of lawyers and people with experience in court. Our criminal department is not professional enough, so we are afraid that the pace will be slower.”

"I know, I am also considering this issue, and will give an answer soon." Xu Zhenying frowned and thought deeply, yes, the construction of a rule of law society must be urgent, and the people must be separated from the concepts of family, clan, and clan as soon as possible, otherwise they will Like ants, eating away at her power step by step.

She cannot allow family power to override her political power.

Ming Xiaoshuang was obviously more equipped with military strategic thinking. He immediately said: "Since His Highness estimates that it will take at least a year and a half for them to make firearms, can we make a time difference and rush eastward during this time?"

This statement immediately made everyone's eyes brighten.

Especially the generals looked even more excited.

Nowadays, the occupation of Jinzhou Mansion is almost all based on defense.

There was Jiang Yongkang in the east and Liu Dazhuang in the west. Both battlefields were only defensive but not offensive. It was previously discussed that the people on both sides were too poor. Once they attacked, the first problem they faced was that a large amount of treasury funds had to be spent.

In short, it is “poverty alleviation”.

Xu Yinxi said, "Your Highness only asked Minister Jiang to hold the eastern defense line before, and refused to advance westward. He was simply worried that our logistics support would not be able to keep up, and that we would not be able to fully digest the cities we captured. We would dominate alone and the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Ming King would join forces to fight against us. But now it has been more than a year, and the people have rested. Now we are strong and powerful, and it is a rare opportunity. I think now is the best time to advance eastward!"

Mr. Lin actually agreed: "That's right, if we wait until King Ming and others really create firearms, we will really be passive."

"Whether to fight or not depends on the timing, but data must also speak for itself. Let the financial and logistics personnel bring the data of the past two years to the meeting. Now, immediately, immediately."

The secretary stood up quickly.

It's late at night, but the lights are still bright.

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Autumn is about to come, but Qiongzhou has gotten cold so early this year.

Qiongzhou is close to the sea, and the sea breeze is moist and salty, and the air seems to be filled with the smell of sea fish.

As the weather gets colder, the number of fishing boats decreases, and the whole Qiongzhou is filled with a sense of desolation.

In the palace of King Ming of Qiongzhou, the battle report from the front line was rushed to King Ming by 800 miles.

Even Prince Ming, who looked unhappy, couldn't bear to say three good words in a row, "Good! Good! Good!"

Master Meng on the side also smiled slightly when he saw this, as if he had a knot in his chest, "Your Highness, but our plan worked? Is the female queen willing to join forces with us to fight against the Zhou Dynasty?"

"That's not true. Xu Zhenying is an extraordinary woman with a proud heart. It is expected that she would not agree to this marriage."

"Then the look on His Highness's face indicates that the firearm drawings are in place?"

Prince Ming looked proud, "That's right. Ying'er's idea was good, and she actually deceived Fang Ruyu. It's not in vain that she traveled thousands of miles. My sister has made great contributions to this matter."

Master Meng frowned slightly: "Fang Ruyu? But didn't His Highness say that she is not of great importance in Jinzhou Mansion? Is this person useful to us?"

"Fang Ruyu is not reused, but her father Fang Zhi has a fierce relationship with the craftsmen in the research institute, not to mention Fang Xun, who is said to be in a high position." Speaking of the Fang family who almost became the Yue family, Prince Ming frowned, "I really don't know why the Fang family is willing to let themselves down. I think that Uncle Fang has been upright and upright all his life. After all, he is a good example. When he is old, he hangs out with a bunch of low-level craftsmen. It is really unseemly..."

Prince Ming's tone was filled with resentment that iron cannot become steel.

When it came to Prince Ming's Yue family, Master Meng was naturally smart enough not to answer the question. Instead, he said, "What useful thing can Miss Fang bring us?"

Prince Ming's expression improved, and he obviously couldn't hold back his joy, "She said she got the blueprint of the firearm."