Gongsun Baoyue suppressed his turbulent emotions and took a serious look at the woman in front of him who was similar to himself for the first time.
She wore a short jacket with exposed arms, overalls on the lower body, leather boots on her feet, and her hair was combed into a high ponytail. This look was so unique among women in the northern capital.
Before meeting Xu Yue, Gongsun Baoyue didn't know that a woman could show so much skin in front of outsiders without being arrested and locked up in the ancestral hall.
The dazzling sunlight from outside came in and formed a circle of light behind Xu Yue. Gongsun Baoyue suddenly realized clearly that the new world and new rules were rushing towards her without any warning, without any precautions!
She lowered her head and looked at the paper in front of her that was full of words. She recognized the words on it, which were the simplified words specially used by Xu Jiajun.
Gongsun Baoyue didn't know much about Xu Jiajun, the strongest enemy.
She recognized their writing, knew some of their ways, and had some knowledge of their military strength.
But there were more rules, such as the piece of paper in front of her that represented the laws of the Xu family, which she knew for the first time.
Gongsun Baoyue didn't know what kind of torture she was about to encounter, but based on her knowledge of the mine, this labor reform would never be an easy job.
Maybe, she would die there, quietly.
Signing or not signing actually makes no difference.
Gongsun Baoyue twitched his lips sarcastically. With this woman Xu Yue here, she had to sign even if she didn't want to.
"How can I sign when my hands are tied?!" She was filled with resentment as soon as she opened her mouth.
Xu Yue was not annoyed. She raised her eyebrows and turned behind her to help her untie the rope from her body. Just before Gongsun Baoyue secretly prepared to take action, he "clicked" twice and cuffed her hands tightly.
in front of you.
Handing over the charcoal, she helped the incredulous Gongsun Baoyue hold it steady. Xu Yue pointed to the place where he wanted to sign, "Sign here."
Gongsun Baoyue took a deep breath, then stabilized her trembling fingers and wrote her name quickly.
It was only in recent years that white paper became popular and people were willing to use it for writing. Gongsun Baoyue was not only good at soft-pen calligraphy, but also used a carving knife. The hard-pen calligraphy on the paper was actually pretty good.
Xu Yue picked up the paper and looked at it for a while, feeling even more satisfied.
It’s good if you can write. If you can write, you can do a lot of work.
"Let's go. I'm just about to go out. I'll give you a ride on the way. I'll reform myself when I go in and try to be a good person in my next life."
Xu Yue walked forward without looking back at Gongsun Baoyue's livid face.
Gongsun Baoyue reluctantly followed Xu Yue, thinking about the charges listed on the petition as he walked.
Why did you sit back and watch, which made the drought in Bingzhou worse? People fled into exile, and there were countless deaths and injuries.
He allowed his subordinates to use torture privately, causing twelve innocent businessmen to die in prison.
He also violated ethical standards by forcibly arranging marriage for a pair of cousins, causing the woman to become pregnant with a deformed fetus and eventually both mother and child died.
This is nothing. The paragraph marked in red says that as a queen and the mother of the world, she did not do anything for her people, increasing taxes, heavy labor, and wasting money and wasting the people.
Gongsun Baoyue accepted the latter item, because as early as when Zhao Yuanji wanted to imitate Xu Jiajun in building cement roads, she had already guessed how people in the world would scold her.
But for the first few items, she really felt that she was wronged.
The drought was not something she could save if she wanted to, nor could the refugees be comforted if she just said so. All these measures were the result of discussions between the Central Government and Zhao Yuanji.
And she just didn't do anything. Is this also wrong?
The matter about the cousins was even more funny. She couldn’t even remember when she had married such a couple. If it hadn’t been for the detailed year, month and day written on the petition, she wouldn’t have known that she had been invited to the palace the year before last.
The bride-to-be is marrying a pair of cousins who are not married to each other.
Of course, even now that she remembered it, Gongsun Baoyue felt speechless.
Since ancient times, it has not been uncommon for major families to join forces in order to consolidate their relationships.
This person has always been married in the same circle, so it is very common for the next generation to get married.
Why is it wrong to put it here? Should she be sentenced to five years in prison?
As for condoning the private use of torture by the palace people, it was just a dozen merchants, scholars, peasants, industrialists, and merchants, the lowest class of people. So what if she, the queen, asked her subordinates to deal with a few people?
Gongsun Baoyue felt in her heart that she had died unjustly, but in the final analysis, she did not die either.
Xu Jiajun didn't kill her, but threw her into the mines for labor reform. Did he not dare to kill her?
Xu Yue turned around and glanced at Gongsun Baoyue, knowing that this girl's mind had been poisoned, and letting her go through labor reform was indeed the most correct decision!
The two walked out of the Duwei's Mansion, and Gongsun Baoyue realized that the outside had changed drastically.
There are people everywhere along the street. At a glance, you can see a patch of turmeric, all soldiers of the Xu Family Army wearing the same uniform.
It’s already getting hot in April. When the sun is at its strongest during the day, I feel hot even wearing single clothes.
These military uniforms of the Xu Jiajun should be a two-piece set. The inside is a fold-collar short-sleeved top (shirt) that is exactly the same as Xu Yue's, and the outside is the Xu Jiajun's famous four-pocket narrow-sleeved button-up blouse.
Wear long trousers on the lower body, with a bag on the trousers, and a belt two fingers wide around the waist. There are buckles on the belt, and daggers, ropes, water bottles and other items are fastened to them so they can be accessed at any time when needed.
These are the Xu Jiajun soldiers walking around in the city, and the Xu Jiajun soldiers who guard the important entrances and exits are wearing a light leather armor on top of the original six-bag suit.
If you see someone wearing armor, you will know at a glance that he has an extraordinary status in the Xu family army, at least a general.
Gongsun Baoyue, who had just walked out of the Duwei Mansion, could not distinguish the men and women from the same uniforms of the Xu Family Army. But when she walked to the street and got closer, she was surprised to find that among the Xu Family Army soldiers on the street, there were five or six out of ten.
All are women.
These female soldiers have the same short hair as the male soldiers, with the longest hair reaching no more than shoulder length, and the shortest ones having their heads shaved.
Gongsun Baoyue was greatly shocked, staring at the bald female soldier unable to move her eyes away, and almost bumped into Xu Yue who suddenly stopped in front of her.
"Have you never seen a bald girl?" Xu Yue asked curiously.
Gongsun Baoyue swallowed his saliva, and when he saw Xu Yue's look, he was finally willing to retract his gaze, twitching the corner of his mouth and said proudly:
"Has Chief Xu ever heard of kun punishment?"
Of course Xu Yue had heard of the punishment of shaving a person's head bald or bald. For people at that time, it was a kind of torture.
"It's good to know." Gongsun Baoyue sneered coldly. She raised her chin slightly, saying that of course she had seen a bald head before, and she was not surprised at all!
Xu Yue kindly reminded her: "You also need to cut your hair short. There is no condition in prison for you to keep such long hair every day."
Seeing the other person's expression suddenly change because of her words, Xu Yue was satisfied and continued to move forward.