Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1467: The crime of deceiving the emperor?

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's mumbling, Zhang Hu was stunned for a moment, then cautiously tried to probe:
"Your Majesty, do you really want to do this?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng suddenly had an idea and asked back:
"Zhang Hu, do you think I would do this?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Zhang Hu was speechless for a moment, not knowing what Ye Mingsheng was thinking.

Although Zhang Hu did not give an answer, Ye Mingsheng was still a little frustrated. He always felt that even if he was not a good person, he was definitely not a bad person. However, Ye Mingsheng did not expect that his personal bodyguard could not be 100% sure that he would not do such a thing!

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng patted Zhang Hu on the shoulder and said:

"I am not Ying Zheng! Ying Zheng is not me!"

After saying this, without waiting for Zhang Hu to react, Ye Mingsheng took the lead and walked towards Fanjia Town.

Originally, Ye Mingsheng wanted to find the village head of Fanjia Town. Since ancient times, the imperial power did not extend below the county level. In the countryside, there were only clans, and the clans relied on the gentry. The village head was the local leading figure, and basically they were all gentry from various places, who were responsible for local conditions.

Ye Mingsheng came to Fanjia Town this time just to take a look at the rumored meteorite from outer space and see what it was all about!

So Ye Mingsheng planned to achieve his goal through this village chief.

However, what Ye Mingsheng did not expect was that as soon as he asked the villagers where the village chief was, someone told him that the village chief had already run away.

It turned out that the residents of Fanjia Town discovered the meteorite with the words "The traitor is dead and the world is divided" engraved on it last night. The village head Fan Qiang realized the seriousness of the situation. He did not make it public at first, but blocked the news and took a few people to throw the meteorite into a small ditch overnight, hoping to destroy the body with the stone...

But no one expected that the meteorite that had been thrown into the ditch would appear on the river beach again this morning. This matter spread in Fanjia Town. People were not panicking at first, but this afternoon, the villager Fan Qiang left Fanjia Town with his family!

Then the story that a thousand years ago, Qin Shi Huang killed everyone within a hundred miles in anger because a meteorite from outer space had inscribed with "Shi Huang's death and the land would be divided" spread immediately in Fanjia Town.

At first, it was about the events of Qin Shi Huang, but later it gradually evolved into a story that Ye Mingsheng was furious and sent a large army to attack Fanjia Town, razing it to the ground and killing everyone, including women, children, the elderly, chickens, dogs, cattle and sheep.

Because of this, the people of Fanjia Town, who were still afraid of being beheaded, packed up their belongings and fled, even though they had not yet figured out the whole story!

Ye Mingsheng was also very helpless after hearing this, and then asked the villagers:

"Is there anyone in charge in Fanjia Town?"

"There is no one in charge! The clan leader and the village chief have all run away. We have to leave now. You two should run too. Otherwise, when the army arrives, you will all die!"

After saying this, the kind-hearted villager put on his small bag and walked out of Fanjia Town.
Looking at the other person's leaving back, Ye Mingsheng wanted to persuade him that these were just rumors and there was no need to take them seriously...

But Ye Mingsheng changed his mind and gave up this plan. After all, the other party seemed to believe the news so firmly. What else could he say?

He said he was the emperor and just wanted to be a good person. Are you all deceived?

That being said, it’s really stupid just to think about it!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng immediately instructed Zhang Hu:
"Take my token and transfer 1,000 dan of grain and 5,000 pieces of cloth from Yijing to Fanjia Town, and then call on all the people in Fanjia Town to come back and receive the grain and cloth!"

"Yes!"

After giving the order, Ye Mingsheng headed towards the direction of the riverbank pointed out by the villager. Although Ye Mingsheng had already classified this matter as a man-made incident in his mind, Ye Mingsheng really wanted to see what those who opposed him had concocted!
Half an incense stick later, Ye Mingsheng arrived at the small river. Although it was already dark and the river beach was pitch black, Ye Mingsheng quickly found the so-called meteorite under the illumination of the torch.

As soon as he saw the stone, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but smile.

To be honest, Ye Mingsheng had never seen a meteorite before, but he did know some information about it.

The color of meteorites is not fixed. Some are gray, some are black, and some are silver-gray.
Although the color is not fixed, because meteorites come from outer space, when they enter the atmosphere, the intense friction with the atmosphere will cause the surface temperature of the meteorites to be extremely high, and there is a high probability that features such as fusion crust and air prints will be formed···················

However, the stone in front of him did not have any characteristics of fusion crust or gas print. Although it looked a little strange and a little different from the stones in Yijing, in Ye Mingsheng's view, it was still an ordinary stone!

At most it's just a strange stone!

It has nothing to do with meteorites from outer space!
The most ridiculous thing is the text above. The meteorite discovered by Qin Shihuang back then was engraved with "The First Emperor Died and the Land Was Divided" and the font was small seal script!
But the line of red words engraved on this stone, "The traitor will die and the world will be divided," is in running regular script!

So seeing this situation, Ye Mingsheng couldn't stop laughing. You have to be more professional when it comes to forgery!

Seeing the smile on Ye Mingsheng's face, the guards around him looked at each other in surprise, wondering why Ye Mingsheng would be so happy.

After half a cup of tea, Ye Mingsheng also restrained his smile and instructed the attendant Zhang Yufeng beside him:

"Send a message to Ji Xian! Tell him to catch the culprit who forged the meteorite and plotted rebellion tomorrow morning!"

After saying this, Zhang Yufeng hesitated for a moment and said:
"Your Majesty, isn't it a bit too hasty to catch the culprit tomorrow morning?" Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:

"No hurry! Not at all! Just pass the order to Ji Xian. Ji Xian is very smart. He knows how to get this done!"

Zhang Yufeng was still a little confused when he heard this, but since Ye Mingsheng had ordered him to do so, he could only get this matter done!
After Ye Mingsheng ordered the remaining guards to move the stone back to Fanjia Town, he returned to Fanjia Town and found a house to sleep in. Although Fanjia Town was not far from Yijing, only thirty miles away, Ye Mingsheng was still a little tired after such a long journey...
So you have to have a good rest now, Ye Mingsheng still has a lot of things to do!
Ye Mingsheng slept until noon the next day. When he opened his eyes, he received a report from Zhang Yufeng that the food and cloth Ye Mingsheng wanted had been transported from Yijing to Fanjia Town overnight.

In addition, according to Ye Mingsheng's request, Ji Xian also solved the case overnight. According to Ji Xian's investigation, the case was done by a man named Lu Zhongxian!
This person was a former head of the Ministry of Justice. Later, because he was not active at work, not only was he late and left early, he also drank and slept at work, and he also accepted bribes and illegally helped people reduce their sentences. So he was fired by the Ministry of Justice in July this year!

After being expelled from the Ministry of Justice, Lu Zhongxian did not participate in skills training and employment training as required, but continued to eat and drink at home. Even when drunk, he did not forget to criticize the court, so he was caught by the Coordination Office!

In order to avenge his brother, his younger brother found a few accomplices and planned this so-called meteorite case!
After hearing Ji Xian's clear explanation, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly without asking any more questions. Then he asked Zhang Hu:
"How many people from Fanjia Town have returned?"

Zhang Hu said without hesitation:
"Your Majesty, after learning that the story was false and that you were going to distribute food and cloth to the people of Fanjia Town, nearly three thousand people from Fanjia Town returned!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. There were originally more than 3,900 people in Fanjia Town, and almost all of them were about to be shot yesterday. Now that 3,000 people have returned, it shows that he still has some credibility!
After a simple breakfast, Ye Mingsheng ordered a meeting of the people of Fanjia Town. At the beginning of the meeting, under the gaze of more than 3,000 people, Ye Mingsheng revealed his identity and told the people of Fanjia Town that he was the emperor of Daqian. When he heard about the meteorite yesterday afternoon, he immediately came to check it out...

Hearing that the emperor was actually coming to Fanjia Town, the more than 3,000 people were very surprised, and then they all knelt down and shouted in unison:

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor! Long live His Majesty, long live His Majesty!"

Ye Mingsheng raised his hands, signaling everyone to stand up without being polite, and then he said loudly:

"The court's layoffs are not aimed at ordinary people, but at those who are just sitting there doing nothing. The court will use the saved money for the people. The court will open free public schools so that all children of school age can learn to read and write. In addition, the court will also open free libraries for people who want to study to continue their studies!"

"In addition to investing in education, the court will also use the money saved to build roads, dams and other infrastructure, in order to make the lives of you people better."

After explaining the original intention and purpose of his layoffs, Ye Mingsheng also changed the subject:

"But these bad apples are not willing to give up their power and their treatment. They still want to ride on your heads and bully you. Do you agree, people of Daqian?"

Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, the crowd immediately became agitated. As the first person shouted out his disapproval, a roar like a tsunami soon rang out in Fanjia Town. Ye Mingsheng nodded with satisfaction and said:

"This meteorite incident was a conspiracy they concocted!"

"They think that if I die, they can stop the reforms, and they, the bastards, can continue to enjoy their power and continue to act like their Master G and bully others!"

"But I want to tell them that you are totally wrong to think so! It's wishful thinking!"

After saying that, Ye Mingsheng asked Ji Xian to bring up Lu Zhongxian and several of his accomplices. Under the gaze of more than 3,000 people in Fanjia Town, Ji Xian recounted in detail how Lu Zhongxian and several of his colleagues were laid off by the Ministry of Justice for being late, leaving early, and drinking at work, and how he held a grudge and finally called these people together to plan this incident.

In the end, Lu Zhongxian deeply repented that he shouldn't have done that. He was ashamed of the people, the court, and His Majesty. He was guilty of a grave crime and deserved to die!

Hearing about Lu Zhongxian's bad behavior, the people of Fanjia Town were very indignant and they began to curse Lu Zhongxian!

After hearing Lu Zhongxian's detailed account of his crimes, Ye Mingsheng's eyes couldn't help but flash with a strange look...

When Lu Zhongxian and his accomplices were covered with vegetable leaves and rotten eggs by the people of Fanjia Town, Ye Mingsheng directly announced that they would be executed.

Upon hearing Ye Mingsheng's decision, Lu Zhongxian and his accomplices were very surprised. They all looked at Ji Xian at the same time. However, before they could say anything, a piece of rag was stuffed into their mouths, and then several people were beheaded amid the cheers of the people!
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng also took the opportunity to announce:

"The people of Fanjia Town are clear about good and evil, loyal to the court, and are all meritorious officials. All of them will be rewarded with ten kilograms of grain and one piece of cloth, and the rewards for the elderly and children will be doubled!"

Ye Mingsheng's decision immediately caused cheers to rang out again at the scene. Everyone's faces were filled with bright smiles and they shouted excitedly:

"Long live your majesty! I wish you a long life!"

"Your Majesty is such a good emperor! My mother-in-law and son can have new clothes to wear during the New Year!"

"We can get 20 kilograms of food! Thank you so much, Your Majesty!"

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Amidst the cheers and blessings, Ye Mingsheng led a group of people on the road back to Yijing. As the emperor of Daqian, Ye Mingsheng's daily schedule was very full. Although this sudden visit to Fanjia Town only took about a day, it also delayed a lot of time and delayed a lot of things!
Now that the meteorite incident has been successfully resolved, Ye Mingsheng must hurry back to work.

Two and a half hours later, Ye Mingsheng returned to the palace, and Ji Xian and other officials also returned to their respective offices. However, just as Ji Xian returned to the headquarters of the Coordination Office, his centurion Zhao Li found him and asked with a heavy heart:
"Director Ji, do you think this is really possible? We are committing the crime of deceiving the emperor! According to the law, the whole family should be executed!"

Ji Xian picked up the teacup and took a sip. Seeing Zhao Li in front of him being so timid and cowardly, he felt a little disappointed. Zhao Li was one of the few people he promoted in the Coordination Office. Originally, Ji Xian admired him very much, but Ji Xian never expected that Zhao Li was so timid.

Feeling Ji Xian's disappointed gaze, Zhao Li realized that he should not have asked this question, and his expression became a little ashamed.