"What bad words?" Li Yi turned to look at Miss.Liu and asked in surprise, "When did you come, Ruyi?"
"Not too early." Miss.Liu hugged her sword and said, "When you asked Xinyi to stay away from me."
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "You're kidding. Why would I say something like that …"
"Sister Ruyi spanked Brother's butt." Yong Ning looked at him and reminded, "Brother said that those who spanked others were bad people, so Sister Ruyi is a bad person …"
"Kids shouldn't listen to what others say." Li Yi looked at her and said seriously, "Spanking is a sign of affection and scolding is a sign of love. A family should love each other. If Xinyi is disobedient, Sister Ruyi will spank Xinyi's butt too. That's also a sign of love …"
Yong Ning immediately covered her butt and took a few steps back. She looked at Miss.Liu and asked, "Then, Sister Ruyi spanked Brother's butt because he was disobedient?"
Li Yi thought to himself that kids were so naive. Miss.Liu spanked him not because he was disobedient, but because he asked for it …
Yong Ning looked at Ruyi and said pitifully, "Xinyi will be obedient. Sister Ruyi, please don't spank Xinyi's butt, okay?"
"Spanking is a sign of affection and scolding is a sign of love?" Miss.Liu held her sword with one hand and held Li Yi's shoulder with the other. She said, "Let's go over there. Let me love you …"
Li Yi wanted to move her hand away. He shook his head and said, "There's no need for that. I'm your brother-in-law. It's not good for others to see …"
No matter how much strength he used, the hand on his shoulder did not move at all. Miss.Liu smiled and said, "You're welcome. We're a family, so we should love each other …"
"Spanking is a sign of affection and scolding is a sign of love …" Yong Ning stood where she was and watched the two of them enter another courtyard. She mumbled, "Is Sister Ruyi spanking Brother because she loves him?"
"Your Sister Ruyi spanked your brother's butt not because she loved your brother, but because your brother loved her …" Fang, who was squatting at the door, shook his head and looked at her. "You're still young. You'll know these things when you grow up."
While Miss.Liu was doting on Li Yi in the courtyard, the Chief Officer of Shu Province had just entered the Provincial Governor's Mansion.
Obviously, as soon as he arrived in Shuzhou, he encountered bandits and saw the collusion between the Yongzhou County Magistrate and the bandits. His Highness Gyeong Of Silla was really angry, and he was determined to eliminate the bandits in Shuzhou.
It was good that His Highness Gyeong Of Silla had such thoughts, but he had been in Shuzhou for many years. No one knew better than him how serious the bandits in Shuzhou were.
Not to mention the fact that there were as many bandits as there were hairs on a cow, it would take a lot of manpower and resources to completely eliminate them. He also didn't know if the county magistrates could afford it …
Just talking about the collusion between officials and bandits, the yamen was a den of bandits and a protective umbrella for some bandits. This was a huge obstacle to this matter.
The various yamens in the seven counties of Shuzhou were more or less involved in this kind of thing. When His Highness Gyeong Of Silla issued the decree, the people below responded passively for various reasons. Just like the previous times when they tried to suppress the bandits, it was impossible to achieve any results.
His Highness Gyeong Of Silla would lose face if he failed to suppress the bandits. He might vent his anger on them.
There was currently no Provincial Governor in Shuzhou. As the Chief Officer, he was temporarily in charge of all affairs. Naturally, he wanted to be promoted to a higher position.
If he messed up this first task and angered Gyeong Of Silla, it would not be a good thing.
Putting aside the success of suppressing the bandits for the time being, Her Highness had ordered that all officials of the seventh and eighth rank and above should appear in the Yong County government five days later. He had to handle this matter properly.
As soon as he entered the magistrate's office, he ordered the advisor who came to greet him, "Send someone to send a message to the other six districts immediately. Inform all officials above Rank-8 to appear in the Yong County Magistrate's office within four days. This is an order from King Jing. Anyone who disobeys will be severely punished!"
The advisor immediately nodded. "Yes, Your Excellency. I will arrange it immediately!"
In addition to Yong County, there were six other counties under the jurisdiction of Shu Province. Because of their remote location, the areas of these counties were much larger than ordinary counties. However, if one rode a fast horse from Yong County to the farthest county, Ji County, it would take them a day to get there.
…
Ji County yamen.
The magistrate of Ji County had just sent off the messenger from Yong County. When he walked back to the yamen, his expression was a little ugly.
This Gyeong Of Silla had only arrived in Shuzhou for a day. Why did he want to summon everyone? What was he planning?
He had just asked the messenger indirectly. This time, Gyeong Of Silla had summoned all the officials of the eighth rank and above from the seven counties to discuss the suppression of the bandits.
If the bandits in Ji County were really suppressed, he would lose his most important source of income. How would he be able to marry a seventh concubine?
"Your Excellency, don't worry. When the King of Shu was still alive, he also suppressed the bandits a few times. Over the years, he has suppressed the bandits many times …"
Beside him, a man with a goatee said with a smile, "Different situations call for different actions. If they want to suppress the bandits, we just have to cooperate. As for whether or not we can succeed, that will depend on the will of the heavens …"
"You don't know …" The magistrate of Ji County shook his head and said, "This Gyeong Of Silla is not an ordinary person. It's best to be careful. Send someone to tell Liu Huzi to stay put for the time being. It's best if he stays in his nest and doesn't come out. Otherwise, if anything happens, don't blame me for not showing mercy!"
"Alright, I will inform him immediately."
"Also …" The magistrate of Ji County thought for a moment and said, "Make some preparations. I have to leave for Lin County immediately. This time, I still have to discuss this with Huang …"
"I will send someone to inform Magistrate Huang first …"
"Go."
…
In a forest somewhere in Ji County, more than a dozen thatched cottages were scattered in picturesque disorder.
At this moment, in an empty space in front of the thatched cottages, a man with a big beard looked at his subordinates opposite him and frowned. "Look at how scared you all are. It's just a few words from outside, and you're already so scared. How much money has that Wei guy taken from us all these years? If we're done for, he'll be done for too. Would he dare to suppress us?"
"But Big Brother, I heard that this time, the authorities are serious …"
"Put your hearts back in your stomachs. We're in the same boat as that Wei guy. Instead of worrying about the authorities suppressing the bandits, we might as well worry about encountering those baldies again …"
At the mention of baldies, some people's faces immediately turned pale.
When it came to suppressing bandits, they should be the ones who should be suppressed the most. They were a bunch of immoral beasts!
They had no bottom line, so much so that they even robbed their peers. Robbing them once was not enough, and they could still find them even after they moved three times. Each time, they would rob the entire stronghold clean …
It even gave people the feeling that they were the pigs and sheep that were being reared by those baldies. Every once in a while, they would have to go through that kind of painful experience …
The man with the big beard thought about it and said, "No, we still have to inform others about this matter. If the authorities want to play, then we'll play with them …"
…
The Chief Clerk of Shuzhou was very reliable. When the five days were up, Li Yi arrived at the Yong County government. Of the seven counties in Shuzhou, except for the county magistrate who was still recuperating from his injuries in prison, none of the officials from the other counties were missing.
"Greetings, His Highness Gyeong Of Silla!"
As he approached the yamen, the people opposite him immediately bowed to him.
"Dispense with the formalities." Li Yi waved his hand and asked, "Do you know why I called all of you here today?"
The person at the front nodded and bowed. "Your Highness, Chief Clerk Zhao has already told us that His Highness Gyeong Of Silla has summoned us here because of the bandits in Shuzhou."
"That's right." Li Yi nodded and said, "The bandits in Shuzhou are serious. The bandits are rampant and lawless, and the people have no way to live. It should be the responsibility of the local officials like you to clean up the bandits and stabilize the law and order. With the situation in Shuzhou, you are duty-bound. Of course, I summoned you here today not to punish you for your crimes."
As soon as these words came out, all the officials present were relieved.
They were really afraid that this His Highness Gyeong Of Silla would punish them indiscriminately. After all, many people had done this in the past. Now it seemed that His Highness Gyeong Of Silla was worthy of Gyeong Of Silla. He was so reasonable that it was touching.
"I can let bygones be bygones, but as the parents of the Shu Prefecture, you are paid by the Imperial Court. You should also take responsibility."
Li Yi glanced at the crowd and slowly said, "From today on, in the territory of Shuzhou, if the property of the people is robbed, all the losses will be compensated by the local officials. When the property is recovered, it will be returned to the local officials to make up for the losses …"
When the officials heard this, they were all stunned.
The local officials will pay for the losses of the people's property first.
They, the officials, will take the blame for the crimes committed by the bandits …
Is there such a reason in the world?
Is there any law?
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