Chapter 119 If there is no torch from now on, I will be the only light
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Your Majesty's will is very simple.
Unconditionally support Xu Qingxiao.
He even dispatched 30,000 soldiers from Shenji Battalion and Qilin Army, leaving Xu Qingxiao in temporary control of the army.
This is a great favor.
What does the emperor care about most? It is nothing more than military power.
Xu Qingxiao's plan to purge the Wei merchants required more than 300 people to be killed. This was indeed excessive. Under normal circumstances, the empress would have come out to smooth things over.
Unexpectedly, the empress did not come out to smooth things over this time, and even supported Xu Qingxiao unconditionally and granted military power.
This is how much you value Xu Qingxiao.
At this moment, many powerful people in the Wei Dynasty suddenly realized something.
Everyone thinks that Xu Qingxiao has no background, and even if he does, they are just from the Duke's group. However, the relationship between these people and Xu Qingxiao is not that good. To put it bluntly, it is not strong at all.
There are no interests tied up.
The military attachés will help Xu Qingxiao with small matters, and these military attaches will also consider big matters. After all, self-interest is the most important. Where can there be a saint in this world?
Isn't that the old fox in the court?
So they have always been curious about why Xu Qingxiao dared to make such a fuss, making a fuss unscrupulously, doing whatever he wanted, doing whatever he wanted, causing trouble in the Ministry of Justice, beheading the king of the county, and now he is attacking this group of merchants.
On a smaller scale, it affects the interests of many people and involves many things.
On a larger scale, these merchants represent foreign races from various countries, and they may really cause some local wars.
Xu Qingxiao, why should he?
What does he rely on?
At this moment, they completely understood.
The person behind Xu Qingxiao is the empress.
Why does Xu Qingxiao dare to be arrogant? Because the Empress of Wei supported Xu Qingxiao and even dared to hand over military power to Xu Qingxiao. Damn it, who else is Xu Qingxiao afraid of?
Let alone killing a county king, it is not a very excessive thing to kill a prince.
Outside the Ministry of Justice.
As His Majesty's decree came, Xu Qingxiao showed no expression on her face. Instead, she looked at King Zhenxi.
King Zhenxi's face was ugly, and his eyes were slightly gloomy.
The empress's will is clearly to support Xu Qingxiao, and she will support it to the end.
puff!
puff!
puff!
Several more heads fell to the ground.
King Zhenxi's face was gloomy. He knew that the empress supported Xu Qingxiao unconditionally and that he could not turn the tide.
But if Xu Qingxiao is allowed to kill like this, no one can bear the loss.
This group of merchants means a lot to them. If Xu Qingxiao takes over all of them, they will really get into big trouble.
But if you want to play hard with Xu Qingxiao, Xu Qingxiao will not agree at all.
Thinking of this, King Zhenxi couldn't help but take a deep breath. He looked at Xu Qingxiao and his tone became much gentler.
"Sir Xu, these merchants have indeed committed extremely serious crimes. But in the final analysis, they are just extorting people's money. This is not a big deal. If they are really killed, they will cause big trouble."
"How about this? I can make the decision. I will ask them to repay the money they embezzled ten times, and at the same time fine them ten times more to replenish the national treasury. What do you think?"
King Zhenxi still wanted to save them and hoped that Xu Qingxiao would give up.
"Your Majesty!"
"The Criminal Department is not a place for bargaining."
Xu Qingxiao answered very coldly.
Are you kidding me? If one of these businessmen is killed, it will cost millions of taels of silver and the fine will be ten times that. What do I need the money for? Wouldn’t it be good to just confiscate the house?
"Master Xu, if you do this, it will only cause war. And if all these merchants are really killed, who will dare to do business in Wei in the future?"
The king of Zhenxi was unwilling to do so.
"My lord, what does it matter to me whether they do business in Da Wei? Besides, they don't pay taxes. What good does doing business in Da Wei do to Da Wei? I might as well let the people do business."
"At least it can increase tax revenue, which will benefit the Wei Dynasty. If there is nothing else, Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to sit aside and stop disturbing me."
Xu Qingxiao just couldn't make enough money.
Now that they have decided to kill, the gang of businessmen who want to kill are frightened.
As for whether this group of merchants will do business in Dawei in the future? Xu Qingxiao is not panic at all.
There is no other reason. There is really no shortage of businessmen in the Wei Dynasty.
Businessmen are driven by profit.
If there is a 200% profit, the merchants are not even afraid of death, not to mention that their profit in Wei is more than 200%?
In fact, Xu Qingxiao investigated this group of merchants and found that they mainly provide three types of things.
Jade, precious medicine, delicious food.
These things have good effects. For example, there is a kind of blood jade that warriors wear on their bodies to nourish their qi and blood. Although the effect is not very great, if it is worn for ten or twenty years, the effect will be very good.
The dignitaries in the capital all like this kind of thing very much, and some cheap blood jade can also be bought by ordinary people. The effect is not as good as the better ones, but it has some advantages. At least it can enhance the blood energy a little, so that you will not get sick easily.
The price is not expensive. Normally, you can buy it for thirty or forty taels of silver. And the purchase price of these merchants is not expensive either. Ten taels of silver, including the shipping fee, is about 20 taels of silver.
If you sell it for thirty or forty, the profit will be 50% or 100%, which is actually quite considerable.
In the beginning, these merchants did trade in this way, and everyone made quite good profits. Later, in order to make profits and unable to lower the price, some people used inferior jade or fake jade to deceive people.
Then there is forced buying and selling. After all, people are not stupid and they will definitely not buy fake things.
And those who deceive people make a lot of money, and those who don't deceive people feel uncomfortable. After all, no matter how cheap the real product is, can it be cheaper than the fake one?
In the end, everyone did this together, a typical phenomenon of 'bad money drives out good money'.
Therefore, Xu Qingxiao did not think that killing a group of businessmen would have a bad impact on the Wei Dynasty. Even if the sword fell today, each of these businessmen would be honest and the market would be regulated.
At that time, people can buy with confidence and merchants can make money, but I will have to pay the taxes honestly.
Once this happens, it will be a great good thing for Wei.
Therefore, Xu Qingxiao didn't listen to a word of what King Zhenxi said. Is it okay to let such people go to war, but let them study economics? It's better to let them sit at home and eat and drink.
At least it won't bring any burden to Da Wei.
at this time.
Heads fell to the ground one by one, and with each head falling to the ground, King Zhenxi's face became uglier.
He sat there, furious in his heart.
These merchants have great collusion with them and give them an unknown amount of money every year.
Now that they are all killed, it has a huge impact on them.
To put it mildly, tens of millions of taels of silver are lost every year.
Speaking more broadly, it is a major event that will affect their future.
It was precisely because of this that he came here specially and even risked going to Beijing. But what he didn't expect was that he still couldn't stop it.
He even felt inexplicably that Xu Qingxiao seemed to have known that he would come for a long time and deliberately killed these merchants in front of him.
Hateful! Hateful! King Zhenxi clenched his fists.
But soon, he let out a long breath.
"Xu Qingxiao! Do you really think you have a chance to win? You have no idea what trouble you have caused."
King Zhenxi said to himself that he could only vent his anger in this way now.
"Originally, the big thing I was waiting for took three years to wait, but now you have killed all these merchants. You are forcing us to fight back."
King Zhenxi lamented that in his eyes, he actually believed that stopping Xu Qingxiao was for his own good and for the good of Wei.
The vassal kings from various places have already had other ideas, but everyone feels that the time is not yet ripe. For example, in terms of money, they can make a little more money and wait until their wings are full before starting to rebel.
The merchants in the capital account for about 20% of their income. If their income is less than 20%, their plans will have to be delayed by one or even two years.
Now I don't know how many feudal kings are very unhappy. They are afraid of long nights and dreams, and they all want to rebel as soon as possible.
Now everyone's idea is to take action within three years, and not five years at the latest. Everyone agrees with this statement. After all, we have waited for so long, so what if we wait another three to five years?
It just so happens that in these three to five years, I can earn more silver and use it to train the army and fatten myself up. When the time comes to fight for the carving up of the Wei Dynasty, I will have more confidence.
But what they didn't expect was that Xu Qingxiao ruined their plan and touched the piece of meat they cared about most.
If this happens, how can everyone not be angry? Do you dare to continue delaying?
This matter is very likely to become a fuse. Once it is ignited, it will be a big deal.
Therefore, he is confident that today's revenge will be repaid soon.
Xu Qingxiao, Xu Qingxiao.
When I enter the capital, I will wipe my ass with your dog's head.
King Zhenxi roared in his heart.
Finally, after half an hour, the execution was over.
Three hundred and ninety-five corpses were all covered with white cloth. Even so, the image was extremely shocking.
But the people had no fear or fear, and some were just happy.
All the big bosses of Fanshang were beheaded.
The rest of the merchants have also been frightened. They are not as good as these big merchants, but they are not far behind. It can only be said that these 395 people are the top group.
"Pass it to other merchants."
Xu Qingxiao opened his mouth, and in an instant, four to five hundred people were escorted up. Among them, a group of merchants had long been frightened and fainted.
Then he was awakened by officials from the Ministry of Punishment and continued to be tortured.
"Sir, we have realized our mistake. Sir, we will never dare to do it again."
"My lord, please spare my life. My lord, I am an old man above me and a young man below me. I beg you to spare my life."
"Sir, I am willing to give up all my belongings to compensate the people. I hope you will spare my life."
They shouted loudly, and Xu Qingxiao didn't even need to speak. One by one, they actively shouted that they would give all their property to Xu Qingxiao, hoping that Xu Qingxiao would spare their lives.
"quiet!"
Xu Qingxiao patted the gavel and looked at the group of merchants with an extremely cold look.
Everyone fell silent instantly and did not dare to say anything more.
At this time, Xu Qingxiao continued to speak.
"You have done a lot of evil in the Wei Dynasty. According to your official style, your heads will fall to the ground today."
"But it is good to have a good life by thinking about God. Moreover, you may be deceived by others. It is not impossible for me to forgive you for your death penalty."
"It's just that in order to avoid this happening again, I have set down three rules. If you agree, you will be exempted from the death penalty today. If you don't agree, then you will go to hell with them."
Xu Qingxiao said, "It's enough to kill to this extent. It's close to 400 lives. This is no longer a show of authority. This is killing crazy."
If the killing continues, His Majesty will probably step in to stop it, so when it is time to stop, we will stop.
However, as soon as he said these words, King Zhenxi was speechless.
Does God have the virtue of a good life? Well, uncle, you killed four hundred people before you say this?
It’s such a good life virtue.
"Sir, we are willing, we are willing."
"Sir, we promise, we promise, as long as you let us live, we will promise anything."
"Yes, yes, sir, we agree."
After listening to Xu Qingxiao's words, the merchants directly answered that they would definitely agree.
If you still don’t agree to this? Doesn’t that mean there is something wrong with your brain?
Xu Qingxiao's sword was really cruel, killing four hundred big merchants. How could they have the courage to bargain with Xu Qingxiao now? To put it bluntly, Xu Qingxiao would punish them with all their property, as long as they could survive.
They are all willing.
"Don't be impatient yet, listen to the rules before speaking."
Xu Qingxiao opened her mouth, asked everyone to be quiet, and then continued to speak.
"First, from now on, you are no longer allowed to cheat, buy or sell by force. You must abide by the laws of the Wei Dynasty. Once you make a mistake, you will be punished by an additional level, ranging from confiscation of your home to beheading."
Xu Qingxiao said the first rule.
At that moment, all the businessmen nodded, they had no objection to this rule.
And the people also nodded,
"Secondly, from now on, when you do business, you will all pay 40% of the tax. At the same time, as a punishment, you need to pay back taxes for three years. However, considering your current situation, you only need to pay 30% of the tax, okay?"
Xu Qingxiao said the second rule.
"I am willing, I am willing."
"I agree to everything your lord says."
"Promise, promise."
The merchants are now scared to death, let alone 40%, 100% is fine, let's save our lives first.
However, at this moment, King Zhenxi could not sit still.
Thirty percent of the tax payment? And it requires three years of tax payment? Isn’t this equivalent to giving all of last year’s income to Xu Qingxiao?
This is okay, it’s nothing more than a fine. At worst, it will mean you lose a year’s income, and maybe even 40% tax on Qingxiao!
Forty percent! What is this concept?
Ordinary merchants in the Wei Dynasty were only taxed at 2 and a half percent. If this was a direct tax of 40 percent, then the advantage of these foreign merchants would be completely gone.
In this case, where can they find any silver to hand over to them?
This is no longer touching their interests, but directly destroying them completely.
So this is absolutely impossible.
"Xu Qingxiao."
"The taxation of foreign merchants is the will of the late emperor to demonstrate the prestige of our country Wei. If these foreign merchants are allowed to pay taxes, wouldn't it mean that Wei has broken its promise? How will the foreign races in the world laugh at my Wei? This is absolutely not allowed!
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King Zhenxi spoke directly to stop Xu Qingxiao's statement.
Each of these merchants had been frightened to death, but he was not frightened. If this rule had been established, the loss for the vassal kings would not have been millions of taels, but tens of millions of taels.
In the long run, it will be a huge loss.
This is absolutely not okay!
"Your Majesty."
"I have one final question for you: Is it me or the prince who is trying the case today?"
Xu Qingxiao looked directly at King Zhenxi and said in a cold tone.
"Xu Qingxiao, don't go too far. This matter affects Wei Guowei."
"You killed people before to establish your authority, and I could agree to it, but what you are doing now is humiliating the great Wei Dynasty. If you go back on your word, without national prestige and credibility, who will dare to submit to the great Wei Dynasty in the future?"
The King of Zhenxi doesn't care about this or that of Xu Qingxiao, he must argue vigorously on this matter.
"The exemption of taxes for merchants by the late emperor and our ancestors is a sign of the emperor's grace and the country's generosity. I hope they can be grateful."
"And this group of merchants were doing evil in the Wei Dynasty, cheating and abducting people. If the late Emperor were still alive, wouldn't he be chilled to see this scene?"
Xu Qingxiao said coldly.
"All in all, it can't be like this. It must be decided by His Majesty's court. What you say is useless!"
The King of Zhenxi ignored Xu Qingxiao at all and did not allow Xu Qingxiao to set this rule.
"Okay! Your Majesty is right."
"Come here, here's my order. All officers from the Ministry of Punishment, all officers from the Ministry of War, 30,000 elite soldiers from the Qilin Army, and the Shenji Battalion will come to the capital to arrest Fan Shang."
"All merchants will be captured and beheaded in front of King Zhenxi!"
"Everyone, I have decided to let you go, but the King of Zhenxi doesn't want to let you go, so I can't blame you."
Xu Qingxiao gave the order directly.
Stop me, right? OK, then kill all the merchants.
Could there be any innocent people inside?
There must be.
But so what? If you want to blame it, blame King Zhenxi for causing trouble here, not yourself.
Sure enough, this order fell.
Officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice spoke one after another.
"Respectfully obey your orders."
After saying this, everyone started mobilizing directly. They were not joking. Xu Qingxiao gave an order and they had to carry it out.
When the sky fell, it was Xu Qingxiao who came to fight, and it had nothing to do with them.
"Xu Qingxiao!"
"You've gone too far!"
King Zhenxi was a little incompetent and furious. He didn't expect Xu Qingxiao to be so mean. He would smash the plate if he didn't do what he wanted.
Killing all the merchants will cause even greater losses to them.
And Xu Qingxiao is too lazy to pay attention to King Zhenxi. If you stop me, I will kill him.
You don’t think I dare not promise someone, do you?
So what if we really kill them all? At worst, we will start a war. If all the merchants are killed, the Wei treasury will definitely be full, and we won't be out of money if we really go to war.
As for the raging flood behind, Xu Qingxiao didn't care at all.
If these foreign races were really willing to go to war against the Wei Dynasty for their people, then Xu Qingxiao would have nothing to say.
"Master Xu, we promise, don't listen to King Zhenxi's nonsense, we promise, we promise."
"Sir Xu, we agree to tax 40% and make up for 30% of the tax. King Zhenxi, why are you doing this?"
"King Zhenxi, why can you make the decision for us? We completely agree. Mr. Xu, we definitely did not agree because of fear of death. We agreed sincerely."
"Yes, Mr. Xu, I have something to say. Over the years, Dawei has been very kind to us, and we also want to do something for Dawei."
"Master Xu, my brother is right. We have had good food and drinks in Wei over the years, and we can also make money. If nothing else, we can't bear not paying taxes."
"Yes, yes, sir, to be honest, we have thought about paying taxes before, but we never knew how to ask. Now that you have spoken, we are very happy. We are very happy to pay taxes."
But after Xu Qingxiao gave the order.
The merchants were the first to cry out. They really didn't know why King Zhenxi liked to meddle so much.
Who cares? Are you sick? If we want to live now, we must pay taxes.
To put it bluntly, although we usually don’t pay taxes, we still pay a lot of protection fees, right? What’s the difference between these silver coins and taxes?
There is no difference at all, so why not leave it to Da Wei?
Fan Shang's voice sounded, and Xu Qingxiao stretched out her hand to stop the officers' actions.
"Don't say these words to me, but to King Zhenxi."
As soon as he said this, King Zhenxi's expression changed.
And the merchants couldn't help but cursed.
"Your Highness, please take pity on us. We are just businessmen. We really don't want to lose our lives here. You have benefited from us a lot over the years, so that's about it!"
"Your Majesty, please stop meddling in other people's business. We really don't need your help."
"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with this tax. Please, don't help us. We don't want your help."
The merchants were crying and shouting.
In their eyes, King Zhenxi was not here to help them at all, but here to harm them.
Faced with Fan Shang's denunciation, King Zhenxi was so angry that he vomited blood.
Xu Qingxiao's move to divert disaster was simply perfect, almost flawless.
First, kill the merchants to establish a fierce prestige, and then induce the merchants to agree to pay taxes. If anyone comes to stop them, Xu Qingxiao will smash the market and kill them all as a warning to others.
Because of the previous events, Xu Qingxiao dared to kill even the county king. They really believed that Xu Qingxiao dared to kill all the merchants.
Especially just now, Xu Qingxiao killed four hundred people and planted a seed in almost everyone's heart, the seed of a madman.
In this case, who dares to bet whether Xu Qingxiao will go crazy?
If you win, that's okay.
If they lose, their lives will be lost.
Naturally, these merchants will support Xu Qingxiao unconditionally.
This move really makes you move forward and retreat freely.
Thinking of this, King Zhenxi took a deep breath. He stood up and came to Xu Qingxiao's side. He almost suppressed the endless anger in his heart with a very gentle tone.
"Xu Qingxiao."
"Calm down first and listen to what I have to say."
"This matter really has a great impact. I can guarantee that your killing of Prince Huaiping is far less troublesome than this matter. It is not only for you, but also for Wei and His Majesty.
trouble."
"In this way, half of their property will be confiscated as punishment. After this matter is over, I will have a good talk with you."
"Mr. Xu, you are a smart man. Sometimes you just give up when things go well. There is no big grudge between you and me. Maybe we can become friends."
"Also, these businessmen have not really offended you. There is no need to be so stiff. They are submissive now because they are afraid of the knife in your hand."
"But once they come to their senses, even if they agree to pay taxes, I can guarantee that they will not be so happy."
"Xu Qingxiao, you have to think carefully. There is no need for you to offend so many people because of these people."
King Zhenxi suppressed his voice and said this in front of Xu Qingxiao.
By this time, he knew that if he was still so tough, he would probably make matters worse.
He is King Zhenxi, a vassal king. He knows what is right and what is wrong.
Again, determination determines everything. As long as there is no tax, it doesn't matter even if all the family property is confiscated. The worst is to start over again.
As for deceit and abduction, let’s not do it for the time being, or before Xu Qingxiao is removed from power, he can still make money by being more honest.
But once the tax is levied, it is absolutely impossible for these merchants to hand over the silver to them. After all, the Wei tax is 40%.
60% profit, after deducting various costs, the real profit is not much.
Are you going to ask them to pay again? These merchants are unwilling to do anything.
Confiscation of family property is nothing more than a slap in the face, but once taxes are imposed, it will break the bones.
So he didn't want Xu Qingxiao to continue making trouble. It was almost done at this point and he could stop.
If Xu Qingxiao is willing to stop, then this matter will end here and he will not say anything more.
Of course, when he enters the capital in the future, he will still have to wipe Xu Qingxiao's head. This is his principle in life, and he must do what he says.
As for being friends? Fox friends and dog friends are also friends.
Unfortunately.
How could Xu Qingxiao not know his thoughts?
What I did today has affected the interests of this group of people.
So King Zhenxi said to let him go? Or even be friends with him?
is it possible?
Even if King Zhenxi agrees, will King Huaining agree? Will other vassal kings agree?
So this is already a deadly feud.
At this point, do you agree to reconcile? You're out of your mind.
But what King Zhenxi said made Xu Qingxiao feel even more disgusted.
At this time, all the people watched King Zhenxi come to Xu Qingxiao, and they didn't know what they were whispering.
For a moment, the people were inexplicably panicked. They were afraid that Xu Qingxiao would be threatened, and they were also afraid that Xu Qingxiao would be persuaded by King Zhenxi.
They support Xu Qingxiao no matter what, as long as Xu Qingxiao is for the people.
This group of merchants did evil in the Wei Dynasty, and Xu Qingxiao punished them severely. The people saw this and they were very excited and happy. This was to eliminate harm for the people.
As for increasing taxes, they even applauded it.
After all, these merchants do not pay taxes when doing business, which is equivalent to eating for free. But now that Xu Qingxiao has ordered them to pay 40% of the tax, they are naturally extremely satisfied.
Although the silver was not given to them, it was given to the treasury, and if the treasury had money, it would naturally benefit the people of Wei.
Everyone still understands this truth.
Outside the Criminal Department Hall.
Xu Qingxiao felt the eyes of the people. He looked at King Zhenxi again and said in an extremely calm tone.
"Your Majesty."
"Xu respects your identity, but please don't repeat what I just said a second time."
"Xu punished these merchants today because of the people. In Xu's heart, Xu is a minister of the Wei Dynasty, so Xu will definitely protect every common people."
"Whether it is one person, a hundred people, or ten thousand people, as long as the people of Wei are wronged, Xu will definitely come forward."
"Your Majesty, please don't make too much trouble over these people."
"Xu will solemnly tell the prince today, which can be regarded as Xu telling the world."
"In Xu's heart, people are more important than Zen Mountain."
Xu Qingxiao said with great seriousness, he was not suddenly feeling emotional, nor was he pretending, but was expressing his state of mind.
He knew that after His Majesty's decree came to pass, everyone in the world would think that the reason why Xu Qingxiao was so arrogant and unafraid of power was because he had a female emperor standing behind him.
But they all thought wrong.
The reason why he Xu Qingxiao dared to act so arrogantly and not be afraid of power, whether it was a great scholar, a minister, a prince, etc. The reason why he Xu Qingxiao dared to act like this was not because of the empress.
But the people.
People of the world.
As so many things happened, Xu Qingxiao gradually understood many truths.
He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.
The emperor needs to win the hearts and minds of the people.
Officials also need to win the hearts and minds of the people.
If you cannot win the support of the people, everything will not go smoothly.
If you win the hearts of the people, everything will go well.
There was nothing impassioned about Xu Qingxiao's words, and it felt like he was just explaining the truth again.
But these words seemed different to the ears of the people.
There was no excitement or blood, but these were Xu Qingxiao's words from the bottom of his heart, and the people all understood them.
Simple, clear, and true.
At this time, King Zhenxi looked extremely ugly. He was so humble, but he didn't expect that Xu Qingxiao still wouldn't give him any face.
Moreover, he directly made his words public and used the opinions of the people to attack himself.
How to stop yourself from being annoyed?
At this moment, King Zhenxi stopped pretending. Since Xu Qingxiao had no intention of talking about it, King Zhenxi didn't waste any time and directly spoke sarcastically.
"Xu Qingxiao, you always serve the people, but I would like to ask, are you really doing this for the people?"
"You are angry at the great scholar, saying that you are redressing the injustice of the people, but I know that it was your subordinates who committed the murder first. Although you are nice and good-tempered, you go to Yan Ru to apologize, but if you can be cruel, you are committing murder. It is normal for Yan Ru to refuse, but
You relied on your talents to humiliate me, a great scholar in the Wei Dynasty. Is this what you said was for the people?"
"You made a big fuss in the Ministry of Punishment, claiming that you were redressing the grievances of your subordinates and thinking that the Ministry of Punishment was unfair? But I also know that when you entered the Ministry of Punishment, Shangshu Zhang Jing was worried that you had just entered the Ministry of Justice and would do things indifferently, so he deliberately left you idle for a few days.
You need to temper your patience, but you are taking advantage of the situation and punishing the officials of Wei Dynasty. Is this what you said is for the people?"
"You angrily killed the Duke of Huaiping, saying that the Duke of Huaiping was embezzling money for disaster relief, but I also know that the Duke of Huaiping had a grudge against you before. In front of Chen Xin, he used his power to suppress you and made you lose face.
So you held a grudge and acted recklessly in the Ministry of Punishment. Prince Huaiping came to help you, and you held a grudge against him even more. Finally, you invited the Holy Will to kill him. Is this what you said was for the sake of the people?"
"Xu Qingxiao!"
"I would like to ask you, the chief treasury of the Ministry of Punishment tried to punish your subordinate Zhou Nan, and you became furious? Then your subordinate Yang Hu and Yang Bao committed murder and beat up scholars, why are you so partial?"
"You said that Prince Huaiping killed countless people and regarded human life as nothing. Then you killed four hundred businessmen today. Although they have done many evil things, their crimes are not worthy of death. Are these people not human in your eyes?"
"You use the slogan of serving the people, but everything you do is for yourself."
"Today, if you can't tell me a reason, I will never let you go."
"You can dispatch the Qilin Army and the Shenji Battalion to subdue this king."
"But I can guarantee that you will not survive seven days."
King Zhenxi was completely unconcealed at this moment. He questioned Xu Qingxiao every word.
He knew a lot of things, knew a lot of things, and he clearly explained everything Xu Qingxiao had done during this period.
He even didn't care about the empress anymore, and his last words were Chi Guoguo's threat.
If you dare to touch me, the vassal king will offend you.
Sure enough, as soon as these words were said, the expressions of the three ministers changed. As ministers of the six departments, how could they not understand what King Zhenxi meant?
At this time, the people didn't know what to say. They naturally believed Xu Qingxiao, but King Zhenxi was so angry. As ordinary people, how could they fight with the prince?
And faced with the rebuke from King Zhenxi.
Xu Qingxiao didn't change her expression at all, but said extremely calmly.
"Angrily rebuking the great scholar, Xu was indeed angry because of several subordinates at first. There is no doubt about this."
"But on the day of the banquet in Nanyu Mansion, when a woman knelt in front of Xu with her children, she cried loudly and heartbroken. Her husband was arrested and was very likely to be sentenced to prison.
Sent thousands of miles away."
"At that moment, Xu spoke out for the people."
"Xu made such a fuss in the Punishment Department that he was initially angry because of the Punishment Department's neglect. There is no doubt about this."
"But when Xu came to Zhou Nan's home, Xu saw the people in the courtyard, and they all felt a kind of resistance to Xu. Xu was a parent official and a minister of the Wei Dynasty. Xu often thought, why did the Wei
The people will resist the officials."
"It wasn't until Xu saw Zhou Nan's tragic situation with his own eyes that Xu understood!"
"It turns out that the reason why people are afraid of officials and don't want to see them is because in their eyes, officials and businessmen collude, and officials protect each other. They are just people at the bottom. When they encounter injustice, they have no way to speak out or fight."
"At that moment, Xu still spoke out for the people."
"The reason why Xu killed the county prince in anger was because of the anger in his heart. The prince is right. Prince Huaiping did use his power to suppress me, and Xu did hold grudges against Prince Huaiping."
"But when Xu learned about Pingqiu Prefecture's disaster relief fund and saw with his own eyes the content written in a few ink marks and a few words on the paper and pen, Xu thought about it for a day. Millions of hungry corpses, Yi Zi eating each other, eight
This word kept Xu awake for several nights."
"At that moment, Xu still spoke out for the people."
Xu Qingxiao explained slowly.
Yes, that's right, King Zhennan is right.
These three things did happen for a reason, and they did have a grudge in mind.
But why did these three things come to the end? It was not because I was really short-tempered, but because of other factors.
A woman's cry.
The fear of the people.
Yi Zi eats each other.
A few words can't describe the suffering of the people and the endless hurt.
"joke."
King Zhenxi shook his head and sneered.
"Xu Qingxiao, you are really glib. Why should I believe what you say?"
"How can what you say be true? You say you have no selfish motives? Who can prove it?"
King Zhenxi doesn't accept this trick at all. His current meaning is very simple.
If you can't produce any evidence that can convince him, you, Xu Qingxiao, will not have an easy time today.
Why do you say you are dedicated to the people?
The voice sounded.
Xu Qingxiao remained silent.
The ministers were also speechless, and everyone was speechless.
Because there is really no evidence for this.
How can you make the world believe that you are serving the people wholeheartedly?
Is it useful?
Even if you do it, it may not be useful. The people must understand it.
But the King of Zhenxi insisted that Xu Qingxiao produce evidence, how could he do so?
This is already embarrassing.
But, right now.
A voice sounded.
"Master Xu, I believe you!"
The sound was not loud, but in such a quiet situation, it seemed particularly harsh.
In an instant, all eyes couldn't help but look over.
The speaker was an ordinary citizen. He clenched his fists and his face turned red. After feeling the gazes of everyone, his heart beat wildly. He was a little uneasy and panicked, but his eyes were extremely firm, and so was his tone.
Extremely certain.
"I believe Master Xu!"
He braced himself and shouted again.
"quiet!"
King Zhenxi yelled and stared at the other person fiercely, telling him to shut up.
However, the next moment, voices sounded one after another.
"I also believe Master Xu!"
"Yes, we all believe Mr. Xu."
"Master Xu is dedicated to serving the people. We, the people, see him as a good official. He is a good official."
"Master Xu is the real parent official, and I believe in you too."
"I support Mr. Xu."
"I believe too."
At this moment, countless voices sounded, and one after another people spoke up for Xu Qingxiao. They shouted one after another that they were willing to support Xu Qingxiao and believed in Xu Qingxiao's innocent heart.
The voice gradually grew louder. Facing the angry rebuke of King Zhennan, the people shared the same hatred. They were not afraid of power and looked at King Zhenxi.
Soon there were more and more voices, and the voices became louder and louder. There were voices of support for Xu Qingxiao everywhere in Kyoto, and there was an uproar of people.
"Wait! Stupid!"
King Zhenxi turned pale with anger. At this time, he did not expect that the people watching would be so partial to Xu Qingxiao.
Originally, he had already forced Xu Qingxiao into a desperate situation.
But I didn't expect that Xu Qingxiao would resolve it like this.
He's angry!
He is angry!
He is really dissatisfied!
However, at this moment.
Xu Qingxiao suddenly spoke up.
"Your Majesty."
"You asked me just now, how to prove that Xu is for the common people?"
"Then today, Xu will prove it to you."
Not loud.
next moment.
Xu Qingxiao walked out slowly and looked at the countless people around her.
He bowed deeply and thanked the people for their support.
Then the voice was loud.
"I promise Qingxiao."
"Today, in the capital of the Wei Dynasty, outside the Ministry of Punishment, Confucianism and Taoism are established."
This voice was extremely loud and spread throughout the entire capital of the Wei Dynasty.
And along with Xu Qingxiao's voice sounded.
At this moment, the whole Kyoto was boiling again.
Xu Qingxiao made a statement?
Didn't this just break through the seventh level? Why did you make a statement again?
This upgrade speed is too fast, right?
The first thing to be shocked was the Wen Palace of Wei Dynasty.
Xu Qingxiao entered the seventh level two months ago.
Now two months later, you are making another announcement? If the announcement is successful, it really shouldn’t be underestimated.
Before the seventh level, it is useless no matter how fast you rise.
Because after the seventh level, each level is completely different from heaven and earth.
Outside the Ministry of Punishment.
Xu Qingxiao’s voice sounded.
"I hope that the people of the world will not be bullied or wronged, and they can farm every day, have a good meal at noon, and have a good bed at night."
"I hope that all the officials in the world will get rid of the cold air and don't have to listen to self-defeating words. Those who can do it will do it, and those who can speak out will speak out."
"If there is blood, there will be light."
"Even like a firefly, there is still a glimmer of light."
"After this, there will be no torch."
"I am the only torch."
Xu Qingxiao's words rang out.
This is his statement.
I hope that the people will no longer be bullied and resented. They can farm during the day, have a full meal at noon, and have a place to sleep peacefully at night. I also hope that the officials in the world can get rid of this environment and stop giving up on themselves. Those who can do things can do things and speak out.
happened.
Even fireflies have a ray of light in the night sky.
If so, even if there is no light between heaven and earth.
Xu Qingxiao wishes to be the only light.
This is what Xu Qingxiao said.
It is not such noble words as establishing a heart for heaven and earth, nor establishing a destiny for the people.
Because he can't do it and it's difficult to do it.
What can be done is this.
This is his lifelong pursuit.
For the people.
For the people of the world.
Be the only light.
The only torch.
The voice fell.
At this moment, there are no dark clouds.
At this moment, there is no light reaching the sky.
At this moment, there were no visions of heaven and earth.
Everything seemed very peaceful.
Countless eyes from the entire Wei Dynasty fell on Xu Qingxiao.
Many Confucian scholars in the Wen Palace of the Great Wei Dynasty breathed a sigh of relief.
Many dignitaries in the Wei Dynasty also breathed a sigh of relief.
Because there is no vision, it means that Xu Qingxiao has not entered the sixth level.
fine.
fine.
However, at this moment.
In the palace of the Wei Dynasty, a terrifying bell rang.