When the Song Dynasty Observer arrived, Mrs. Chu's backyard was very busy, with people coming and going. 1
"How are things going?" Observer Song patted Jiang Ming, who was standing in the corridor with his sleeves tucked in.
Seeing that he was the Observer, Jiang Ming nodded and said, "The windows have been removed and installed. The floor tiles will take two or three days to be repaired."
What do you mean? Song Zhan was startled.
"The floor is stained with a lot of blood. Change it when it's dirty." Jiang Ming explained, "Prepare another room for Madam first."
Just change the house to live in. What does it mean to tear down the windows? These are irrelevant. Inspector Song quickly shook off this idea and said hurriedly: "Master, I'm asking if this is not the case. What will happen to the lady after this matter?"
?The rumors outside are getting more and more outrageous."
It has been two days since I was thrown out, and more and more people have come to watch, and more and more people have asked me.
The unfinished follower found a doctor and gave him medicine. He didn't bandage the wound, but just made sure he wouldn't die.
Afterwards, I drank the medicine and gained strength, so I continued to kneel outside the door. I asked him what was wrong, but he didn't say anything.
When people came in and out of Mrs. Chu's back door, the people would ask questions. The people coming in and out would turn a blind eye and naturally not answer. The old concierge would look at her a few times and answer a few questions when asked.
"He made a mistake," he said.
Was it a mistake to allow the rebels to cross the defense line and put her in danger? People asked again, but the old concierge stopped talking and just shook his head and closed the door.
But this sentence was enough, and the news spread among the crowd like flying.
This unfinished business was really punished because he offended Mrs. Chu.
The people who came to watch pointed and looked at him with complicated expressions. They no longer questioned or sympathized. He had made a mistake. It was natural for Mrs. Chu to punish him, but
Mrs. Chu will also be angry and punish people, and
There are still blood stains left on the street, and there are human figures lying on the ground. The man is lying on the ground with his skin torn and bloody, and his face is as white as paper. When he wakes up, he kneels with his body propped up. He faints and falls down while kneeling.
The attendant next to him would come forward and ask the doctor to confirm whether he was dead. The doctor would prick him with a needle a few times or give him a few sips of medicine, and the man would wake up again.
Kneel down, fall down, wake up, kneel down again, fall down again, keep repeating, seemingly endlessly, until death
It's not that easy to die. There are doctors watching over you, not only treating your injuries but also treating your life.
This means that you can’t live but die.
"It's so scary."
Someone finally couldn't help biting his finger and said.
Although he didn't dare to say who was terrible, the people around him immediately retorted, "How can you say this is terrible?" "He made the mistake first." "If you make a mistake, you will be punished." Words like these suppressed the man's sighs.
Yes, of course you will be punished if you make a mistake. How can you say that Mrs. Chu is scary? Mrs. Chu also kills people and kills rebels. How come she doesn’t feel scary?
Probably because they were rebels and Mrs. Chu’s own people.
So although I think it is reasonable, the idea that Mrs. Chu is vicious is still dismissed.
The god who loves and protects the people turns out to be able to beat people, and the beatings are so terrible, which subverts the people's cognition.
But for the local wealthy families and officials, they knew it very well.
Of course Mrs. Chu is not a fairy, she is a human being, and of course she has a temper, and her temper is quite small.
"There are more than 100 members of the Huang family in Gwangju Prefecture who are still doing hard labor. No one knows how many of them are alive now, and no one cares. Mr. Huang has been domineering and prosperous all his life. When he died, no one even offered incense in his solitary grave.
, whose handiwork is it?”
"I just didn't agree to lend the land to the refugees for farming, and that's how it ended."
"Oh, that's not right. It was the Huang family who colluded with the rebel spies and massacred a village."
"That's just an official statement. The reason behind it is not because Mrs. Chu took in a large number of refugees to raise soldiers and horses. In order to resettle and feed these refugees, she killed the rich and gave to the poor."
"At that time, she was not Mrs. Chu, but Mrs. Wu. She dared to lead soldiers into the Huang family's mansion and kill people in public."
In the room with the doors and windows closed, the more detailed the conversation became, the more heated the atmosphere became, until someone coughed heavily.
"Everyone knows that when she was Mrs. Wu, she dared to send troops and kill people with swords. Now that she is the Taoist Master of Huainan conferred by the emperor, everyone is still criticizing her behind her back." He said, looking at the clothes and hats in the hall.
Gorgeous men, "If she wants to kill someone now, she doesn't even have to say anything. Just saying you made a mistake is enough."
The dragons on the charcoal fire disappeared in an instant, and the warm spring-like room seemed like an ice cave, and everyone's face was pale and their bodies were cold.
"Business has been hard lately."
"Yes, there are too many poor sellers coming in. They are eager to cut prices and sell goods, which has taken away a lot of our customers."
"No, this matter needs to be discussed carefully."
"If this continues, we will sue the government and the government will come up with regulations to regulate it!"
Discussions resounded in the hall again, and they were talking about everyone's own affairs. As for the punished Yizhou prefect, the dead Huang family, whether Mrs. Chu was terrible or not, it was as if they had never been mentioned before.
The people were puzzled by Mrs. Chu's behavior and temperament, and the wealthy people did not dare to talk about it. Officials were more casual. It was normal for Mrs. Chu to kill rebels or wealthy businessmen, but they were just a little uneasy.
Officials have maps and court documents and war trends, and they know many things very clearly.
"What mistake did you make in the end? An Shouzhong made a surprise attack from Fan Yang and passed the Xuanwu Road. Yizhou raised a lot of soldiers and recovered some places, but this matter was not close to their defense."
"I think Madam is angry that they couldn't help her enough."
"No one can help in that situation. Master Yuan is on Huainan Road. He came too late. Why don't you punish him?"
"If you ask me, please stop guessing. He is just a eunuch and the lady's slave. The master is in a bad mood, so his temper is nothing." An official interrupted, holding up hot tea, "This has nothing to do with us."
They are imperial officials and are different from eunuchs.
The atmosphere in the room was more relaxed, but some people put down their tea cups and smiled.
"What kind of imperial officials are we? Some of us were appointed by Mrs. Chu. Some of us handed Mrs. Chu a letter of surrender and asked her to be appointed. Some of us had previously surrendered to the rebel Ma Jiang and became officials in Ankang Mountain. Later Chu
The lady of the country allows her to continue to be an official of the Great Xia Dynasty regardless of the past grievances."
"How come the imperial court appoints officials? In Huainan Road, the ladies of Chu state appoint officials."
"Don't look down on that eunuch. To put it bluntly, we are just like that eunuch, we just have something extra."
The hall was quiet.
"Then tell me, if I make some small mistakes occasionally, will my wife keep them in mind? When I'm in a bad mood, my temper will change."
Give them a whip with a riding crop too
What can they do?
Go tell the emperor?
"If we say that Mrs. Chu punishes us at will, and Mrs. Chu says that we are the criminals of the rebels, or directly says that we are spies, who will the emperor believe?"
Nonsense, an official tossed his official robe
"Your Majesty relies on Mrs. Chu and her husband to fight the war and quell the rebellion, not on you and me."
"Many prefectures have heard the news. Some came to the Yamen in person to inquire about the news, and some sent close associates outside the door to spy." Observer Song took Jiang Ming and whispered, "This is not over yet, Madam, this is
What’s the plan?”
Jiang Ming said: "Madam is punishing him. He made a mistake."
Observer Song shook his arm and said anxiously: "I know he made a mistake. He also said it in front of others. His defensive mistake almost killed his wife. But, Mr. Ming, the people don't know. You and I are worried."
Clearly, the defensive error has nothing to do with the outcome."
Jiang Mingdao: "No."
Observer Song was stunned for a moment, wasn't he?
"That's it." Jiang Ming pulled Observer Song back and whispered, "Madam never punished him for this. He made his own decision and went to the street to hurt himself and slandered Madam's reputation. Madam then punished him.
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Song Observer blinked: "You mean that Madam is punishing him now because he punished himself earlier on his own initiative and slandered Madam's reputation?"
Jiang Ming nodded: "That's it. Master Yuan has gone to the camp. I was originally going to tell you that I was busy repairing the floor tiles for Madam before I had time. You are so smart that you thought of it yourself."
Song Observer was startled and then stamped his foot: "Mingye, it doesn't matter whether you tell me or not. This matter must be told to the people! Before it is thrown out, you should"
Before he finished speaking, the old concierge ran over.
"Master," he shouted happily, "Yizhou has sent ten carts of gold and silver treasures."
Jiang Mingdao: "Yizhou? This is to intercede with Wei to atone for his sins."
The old concierge nodded: "Yes, yes, I asked the boy to ask the lady whether to accept it or not."
After being interrupted, Observer Song came to his senses, turned around and stared at the old concierge and shouted: "We can't accept it."
How could the old concierge listen to him? He smiled at him, and the little boy came running over: "Madam said that all the gold and silver treasures in Yizhou were left to her by King Zhao. Take them."
The old concierge turned around and left in response to the call. Song Observer followed behind him and Jiang Ming held him back.
"Sir, are you saying that this matter should be told to the people?" he said, "I will tell you right away."
Observer Song stamped his feet again: "After collecting the money, it's useless to say it."
Although the Song Observer said it was useless, the government still arranged for an announcement.
The prefect of Yizhou was still greedy for fame and fortune. After his wife made it clear that An Shouzhong's raid had nothing to do with Yizhou, he punished her without permission to flatter others and slandered his wife's reputation, so he took away the post of prefect to serve as a warning to others.
Notices were posted in the city, and Huainan Road was governed by official documents. After kneeling for three days, he was driven away by the old concierge, and the people who had gathered to watch and discuss him dispersed.
So that's it, the people suddenly realized that Mrs. Chu Guo really knew how to punish people if they made mistakes, and she punished people in return.
Sure enough, the wealthy people understand that Mrs. Chu's temper is really bad, and she punishes people even with money.
That's good. The officials were relieved. Mrs. Chu was unreasonable but greedy for money.
Liu Fan frowned and sighed: "Madam, I finally listened to the unfinished words."
Jiang Liang took a sip from the teapot and shook his head: "This is not because I persuaded the madam, but because the madam made her own decision."
Liu Fandao: "Destroy your reputation, Madam, why bother? I don't believe Your Majesty would do this." He paused again, "At least not for now."
Jiang Liang laughed and said, "Go and persuade Madam. If you can give me some advice in the future, you can too." He rolled up his sleeves and said, "Come on, I'll whip you."
Liu Fan glared at him and said: "The situation is already like this, is there any use in further commenting? What's more, Madam is very stubborn."
Jiang Liang put the teapot away: "If you don't go, I will."
Liu Fan was a little surprised: "Are you this kind of person?"
Isn’t it true that everything Madam says is right and she never refutes it?
Of course he is not that kind of person. Jiang Liang smiled: "I'm going to see that Wei Wan."