Chapter 124 Prologue
On the third day of the ninth month, a decree came out of the Xuanqingwei Commander's Office and left the highest secret to the Xuanqingwei West Pacification Office. Liao Chengfeng checked the decree three times according to the rules before opening the reading.
In the evening of that day, the highest secret order from the Xigongfu Office of the Xuanqing Weixi Punishment Office was delivered to Jiang Cheng, the official of the Qianhu District of Fengricheng. After signing and receiving it personally, Jiang Cheng left and checked it alone, and finally a smile appeared on his face.
The diameter above is consistent.
On the fifth day of the September 2018, the commander of Xuanqing Guard Pang Ban issued a rotation order to all military supervisors in the country, transferring the supervisory officers who had been in one place in the army for three years to a different place to rotate, requiring the rotation to be completed within half a month.
On the tenth day of September, news came out of the palace that the queen's seventyth birthday this year. The emperor wanted to prepare for her grand celebration one month in advance and would open the Hall of Ten People on the day of the Queen's birthday to invite all the ministers to congratulate the Queen.
As soon as this news comes out, the country and the government congratulate you.
All high-ranking nobles or high-ranking officials, even the sects, sent messengers to express that they would come to the imperial city to congratulate the queen's birthday that day.
The emperors of the Jingwu Dynasty were very "dull" and rarely chose to hold a grand ceremony. This time, the grand celebration of the queen was also the second grand banquet since the emperor ascended the throne, so they were very concerned about everything, and it was only one month before their birthday.
Starting from September 11th, the rare treasure pills in major auction halls have risen terrifyingly, especially the treasure pills of the stagnant species have risen three or four times faster than usual, scaring many people.
There is only an auction house in Fengricheng. It is very popular today. Many nobles with profound backgrounds in Licheng have taken out their wealth to try their luck at the auction house. Of course, they are all nobles who are qualified to participate in the imperial city banquet on October 11th.
As for ordinary people, it is also affordable. Each family can go to the local yamen to receive two kilograms of white flour or equal amount of rice. This is a celebration benefit for the yamen. If the yamen dare not send it, it means that it will not give the queen face. Should it become an official? Besides, the dynasty has been recuperating over the years, and there are plenty of official warehouses in various places. No one will say anything if this ration is sent out.
Take the people of Licheng for example. I heard that the yamen needs to distribute food, two pounds per person, although it is not much, it is rare! When will the people pay taxes turn back? It is strange!
However, no matter how strange it is, I dare not shout loudly. At most, a few friends or neighbors gather together to chat in a low voice. When I go to get things, I will go back quickly and dare not look around.
All are afraid!
It's almost half a month, and the Dong Market is beheading every day. Most of them are the "big brothers" on the streets or the "masters" in the vegetable market. Now they are imprisoned if they don't say anything but a few words of response. The next day they are pushed to the Dong Market and chopped their heads.
When the first beheading people were gloating, saying, "Oh, isn't this the long-haired brother from the west of the city? I usually feel arrogant and want to cut off the oil when I see anyone. Tsk, what's wrong, I'll behead my head?"
As a result, this time the beheading did not list the detailed charges as before, but only a strange word: provoking trouble.
To put it bluntly, it is a second-rate man and a big gangster.
The second, the third... When the thief was cut off his head, all the people in the Licheng area were a little scared. Who is right? Who hasn't had any trouble with anyone? Is the threshold for beheading so low now?! Is it not that I was accused of the old man Zhang next door yesterday?!
This is a crackdown. There are more than ten cities in the jurisdiction of Xuanqingwei, Licheng, and now, let alone thieves, no one dares to pick up gold on the ground, and even thinks that someone is digging a pit to harm people. There are seven or eight people reporting to the officials, and there will be no one who will approach before the yamen runners come.
However, after arresting so many people and cutting so many heads, Xuan Qingwei's evil aura was not enough, but his face was even more arrogant.
"I heard that the Baihu House in Licheng was smashed by thieves!"
"Puff! No! What thief is so bold?!"
"I don't know. I've been searching these days, just to catch people."
"Have you caught it? These thieves dare not let them go, otherwise we ordinary people will be the ones who are suffering from the trouble every few days!"
"If you catch it, can these Xuan Qingwei's uncles still be so red? I guess they ran away."
"Hey, if I run away, these Xuan Qingwei men won't be so strict, right? I'm not afraid to watch everywhere when I go out on the streets."
"I think this is good. I sleep well at night and don't worry about being thieves. I don't worry about being ill-intentioned when I go out to the streets."
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Beicheng Inn.
It's almost January, and the inn business has not recovered at all. The shopkeeper has been holding on and not closing his business, but he doesn't know how long it will last. In addition to a few regular customers who come to eat during the day, there are only those masters and servants who stay in the hotel.
A few days ago, Qin Yurou received news from the Licheng Baihu Station, which was transmitted by the previous test Baihu Station by the Wang family. Although it was a little slower, it was understandable that the Heiqi Camp's garrison was immediately closed for such a big deal, and it was only recently that news came out.
The news said: Many corpses were indeed dug out of the dungeon site of the Black Flag Camp, and they were squeezed out beyond recognition. One of the corpses and a pair of cross pillars should be the prisoner who was locked in the jail at that time. At that time, only Wen Renhai was alive in the dungeon of the Black Flag Camp, so Wen Renhai was sure to be dead.
When Wen Shiliu first heard the news, she was worried that her mistress could not bear it, but she didn't. On the contrary, Qin Yurou, who had been worried before, suddenly became excited. Not only did she take the initiative to start eating, but she even caught two doses of health care medicine to drink. However, she never mentioned the Wen family's request to return to Baideng Mountain.
Wen Shiliu served Qin Yurou attentively and slowly lowered her body. While she found that there was a wave of frost in Qin Yurou's eyes from time to time these days, she often sat for most of the day, as if she was thinking about something.
Three more days were gone in a flash.
On this day, the shopkeeper of Beicheng Inn cried again. This time he was very happy because Xuanqingwei, who had been standing for him for almost a month for free, had withdrew. The yamen also came to inform him that he would not come to patrol every day and that he could restore his previous business status.
Thankfully, this time finally passed.
I immediately bought two firecrackers and said it was a bad luck. I didn't know that the real bad luck had been with him for a month.
The people who have been evacuated were not only the staff at Dongcheng Inn, but all investigations in the entire Licheng Xuanqingwei area began to shrink as a whole. There were no clues in the strict investigation for a month. This form of crackdown cannot be continued for a long time. What else can I do if I don’t evacuate? If this is really the case, there will definitely be problems.
The firecrackers in the inn had just been set off, but Qin Yurou, who had been here for a month, came down to check out.
"Madam, are you going home?"
Chapter completed!