An imperial edict had already been sent to Shuzhou. Shuzhou would become the fief of His Highness Gyeong Of Silla. In the future, all the financial and military affairs of Shuzhou would be decided by His Highness Gyeong Of Silla. They only needed to report it to the imperial court.
The former provincial governor of Shuzhou was recalled by the imperial court, and the other assistant officials stayed. The new provincial governor would be appointed by His Highness Gyeong Of Silla.
This almost made the whole of Shuzhou independent and had very little contact with the imperial court. It could be said to be a pioneering act that had never happened since the founding of the country. Of course, it was also unprecedented in the history of the Jing Kingdom that a foreign minister could be conferred the title of king.
Based on these two points, it could be seen that His Majesty trusted His Highness Gyeong Of Silla. Shuzhou had a new master, so the local officials naturally had to be more careful.
After all, before this, they had learned all kinds of legends about His Highness Gyeong Of Silla.
Two days ago, people from Gyeong Of Silla's Mansion arrived in Shuzhou. These days, they had been waiting anxiously. Now that His Highness Gyeong Of Silla had finally arrived, the ignorant county magistrate of Yong County was so daring. The chief official of Shuzhou and Sima Sheng wanted to tear him apart.
The person in front of them was a close friend of His Majesty and Princess Fu Zheng, the powerful His Highness Gyeong Of Silla. How could he frame Gyeong Of Silla as a bandit?
"Seize this criminal official for me!"
The chief official of Shuzhou turned around and said. Immediately, soldiers picked up County Magistrate Zhang, who had collapsed on the ground.
"Your Highness, please spare my life, please spare my life …" County Magistrate Zhang wanted to kneel down, but he couldn't. He could only look at Gyeong Of Silla with desperate eyes and said loudly, "Your Highness, please spare my life!"
A county magistrate colluded with a bandit and wantonly framed a good person. It was enough to show how arrogant and corrupt the officials in Shuzhou were.
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Take off his official robes and take him to the market. Whether he will be spared or not, the people will have the final say."
The Chief Clerk of Shu State bowed and said, "Understood!"
From today onwards, His Highness Gyeong Of Silla will be the new master of Shu Prefecture. In Shu Prefecture, his words are equivalent to an imperial edict.
"Your Highness, Gyeong Of Silla …" Wang Chang's face was pale. He walked over and said with a trembling voice, "I didn't know Your Highness's identity. I have offended Your Highness in the past two days. Please forgive me …"
"Those who don't know are innocent …" Li Yi shook his head and said, "I haven't thanked you for your care along the way. Do you have time? I'll treat you to a drink!"
Hearing this, Wang Chang was stunned. From the beginning, he could no longer treat the young man in front of him as the Li Brothers who could drink tea and chat with him. One was just a lowly escort, and the other was the most powerful Gyeong Of Silla. His Highness Gyeong Of Silla was actually inviting him to a drink?
Old Fang walked over, put his arm around Wang Chang's neck and said, "You're like a woman. After drinking this wine, we'll be real friends in the future. If you encounter any difficulties in Shuzhou in the future, I'll protect you …"
Wang Chang naturally knew that this was a blessing that could not be obtained in several lifetimes. He bowed and said, "Then, then, thank you very much, Your Highness Gyeong Of Silla …"
County Magistrate Zhang was dragged away. The Minister of Shuzhou walked forward, pointed to the government runners in the yard, and asked, "Your Highness, how should we deal with these people?"
The person in charge of the government was County Magistrate Zhang. These people were also following orders, so it was impossible for them to be punished as severely as him. Li Yi thought for a moment and said, "Each of them will be flogged ten times as a punishment. If they do evil again in the future, they will not be forgiven easily!"
"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!"
The government runners immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic. Even if they would be flogged, they did not dare to resent His Highness Gyeong Of Silla at all.
The others also had time to raise their heads and quietly look at His Highness Gyeong Of Silla.
In the past two years, they had heard a lot about Gyeong Of Silla. Today was the first time that they saw this legendary figure. They only felt that although he was so young, he had a bearing that was different from ordinary people …
A little girl skipped into the county government. Looking at Li Yi, she said in a crisp voice, "Brother, Sister Ruyi said that if you don't go back, your food will be eaten up by Sister Ruyi …"
After saying that, she skipped out again.
Li Yi's expression changed. He hurriedly chased after her and said, "Ask her to leave some for me …"
Seeing the figure disappear outside the door in an instant, the people were stunned for a moment. Once again, they felt that His Highness Gyeong Of Silla did have a bearing that was different from ordinary people …
…
The people in Yong County were a little uneasy today.
The sergeants guarding the city hurried over and surrounded the county government. Although they did not know what had happened, the situation at that time looked extremely serious. Something big must have happened.
It turned out that something big had indeed happened.
Otherwise, how could the corrupt county magistrate Zhang be dragged to kneel at the entrance of the food market and attract countless people to watch.
The people first felt uneasy and confused. This corrupt county magistrate had been the county magistrate for many years and had done all kinds of bad things. After he was promoted to the county magistrate, he became even worse. He colluded with mountain bandits and extorted the wealth of the people everywhere, which made the people in Yong County anxious and hated him to the core …
But he was the county magistrate, and no one dared to offend him. The people could only grit their teeth and swallow it.
But what was this corrupt county magistrate doing today?
Soon, some warm-hearted people inquired about the ins and outs of the matter.
His Highness Gyeong Of Silla, who was widely known in Shuzhou, finally arrived in Yong County today.
Before His Highness entered Yong County, he caught a group of mountain bandits and wanted to hand them over to the government. Unexpectedly, the mountain bandit Scarface Lin was the brother-in-law of the county magistrate of Yong County. In the past, they colluded with the government and the bandits and did a lot of evil things. Now they even framed His Highness Gyeong Of Silla as a bandit …
Then …
Then County Magistrate Zhang was stripped of his official uniform and hat, and knelt here.
"Bah, corrupt county magistrate, you have done all kinds of bad things. I never thought that you would have such a day!" Finally, someone couldn't help but spit at him fiercely.
A stone stirred up a thousand ripples, and the onlookers finally became excited.
"Corrupt county magistrate, how dare you frame His Highness Gyeong Of Silla!" In the crowd, someone threw a rotten egg.
"You have done all kinds of evil things. You deserve such a day!" Another stone was thrown out from the crowd.
"Damn it, who threw a stone at me?" A man jumped out from the opposite side, covering his head.
More stones and eggs were thrown at him.
The crowd was suddenly in a mess and divided into two groups. They began to fight with stones and rotten eggs, and finally, it became a close combat.
"I saw it. It was you who threw it at me just now!" A man pointed at the opposite man and kicked County Magistrate Zhang.
"Don't you know why I threw it at you? Who threw the rotten egg at my head just now?" The man pointed at him angrily and punched County Magistrate Zhang in the nose.
The crowd rushed over and soon drowned County Magistrate Zhang.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the soldiers next to him immediately stepped forward to stop them …
When County Magistrate Zhang was dragged out, his head was bleeding, his face was swollen, and he was out of breath …
A man in armor changed his expression and immediately said, "Go and get a doctor!"
…
The former King of Shu's Mansion was now the temporary Mansion of Gyeong Of Silla.
Since they had just arrived in Shuzhou, there were still many things to deal with. After eating, Li Yi did not delay for long. He met some senior managers who had stayed in Shuzhou in the past two years.
"Your Highness, we have subdued almost all the bandits around us. If we go further in, there are still two more difficult to deal with. I am afraid that the loss will be too great, so I dare not act rashly …"
At this time, in front of Li Yi, a shiny bald head was shaking rhythmically.
Li Yi nodded and said, "I know what you have done in the past two years. You have done a good job. As for the future, we will take our time to think about it."
The bald head's face showed excitement and said, "Your Highness, this time we must kill them all …"
Wang Chang stood at the door in a daze, only feeling that the bald head inside was particularly familiar.
He soon remembered where this sense of familiarity came from.
Once when they were escorting a convoy, they encountered a large group of bandits. When the entire escort team was almost destroyed, it was this bald head who saved them.
They were also bandits, but they were bandits who specialized in robbing bandits.
This bald head appeared here, it seemed that he was a subordinate of His Highness Gyeong Of Silla, so …
It turned out that His Highness Gyeong Of Silla did not lie to him.
He suddenly felt that his mind was a little confused and needed to be sorted out.
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