"Go away, go away!" The Jingji guards waved their whips to chase the people away. The fat woman who had spoken was also chased away.
"This is a serious criminal of the imperial court. Your Majesty has to deal with them personally! How can you decide whether or not they have water to drink? Do they listen to you or the Son of Heaven? "
The Jingji guards' voices were loud and domineering. The people only dared to speak when they saw that these people didn't say anything and didn't stop them from approaching. However, now that they saw this scene, how could they dare to speak? Even if they were dissatisfied and had a sense of justice, not everyone would be willing to take risks for the sake of justice in their hearts.
Qin Yining lowered her eyes and restrained the contemplation in her eyes.
The Jingji guards and secret agents realized that they had chosen the wrong time to enter the city. At this time, they didn't know what Your Majesty's decision would be. Although they felt that Your Majesty's request for Prince Zhongshun to return to the capital wasn't a secret, they didn't ask for permission and could easily be blamed.
Therefore, they immediately pushed Qin Yining's group to speed up.
"Go to the Ministry of Justice's prison first. Lock them up and wait for the Son of Heaven to deal with them. "
"Yes!"
Everyone responded in unison and immediately pushed the group forward. Although the people on both sides of the road had objections when they saw this, no one dared to say anything this time.
Qin Yining closed her eyes. Her messy long hair fell by her cheeks as she lowered her head. She staggered for a moment and then stood up straight with difficulty.
However, everyone could see that Prince Zhongshun's consort was very weak.
Some people were already nervously clenching their fists. There were also people at the back of the group who stretched their necks and rushed forward.
Qin Yining was already very tired from the journey. Her frostbitten hands and feet, as well as the joints all over her body, were screaming in pain. Her hungry stomach was constricting and cramping from breathing too much cold air. However, she was too worried about her child, so she gritted her teeth and endured it all.
Although she could continue to endure if she wanted to, she knew that she didn't need to. These people arranged by Li Qitian were too arrogant. Just like their master, they ignored the people's hearts. Now was the best time for her to create public opinion.
Qin Yining gave up. She had been forcing herself to be numb and not care about the pain in her body. Now that she was indulging herself, the discomfort and weakness immediately drowned her like a tide.
She staggered two steps and almost couldn't keep up with the group. Her footsteps were as heavy as lead. When the Jingji guards on the side saw Qin Yining slowed down and her body, they immediately assumed that she was plotting.......
"Quickly! ! Stop pretending! Which one of you can take responsibility for delaying the emperor's matters? "
The whip landed on Qin Yining's back. She had been beaten a lot along the way. There were whips, sticks, branches, and slaps. She forced herself to get used to it. But now, the defense in her heart was broken. The heavy whip landed on her back. It was so painful that her eyes turned black. Her legs gave way and she fell down.
.... Wang Fei, how are you! "Everyone exclaimed.
Qin Yining's front and back were Bing Tang and Ji Yun. These people tied them to a rope. When she fell, Ji Yun and Bing Tang were the closest and were immediately pulled down. People in front and behind them also fell down. For a moment, the entire escort group was in chaos.
Ji Yun screamed and hugged Qin Yining who had fallen down. She shouted mournfully, "Wang Fei, Wang Fei!"
Bing Tang's face was also full of tears. She quickly checked Qin Yining's pulse.
Xie Yue climbed up with difficulty. Her hands gripped the rope tightly. She shouted with tears in her eyes, "Wang Ye fought for the country, but you captured Wang Ye's wife and child! Do you have any humanity? What did Wang Ye and Wang Fei do wrong? Along the way, you beat and scolded Wang Fei and humiliated her. Aren't you afraid that after you die, Wang Ye will put you in a pot of oil? "
"Shut up!" The Jingji guard stepped forward and kicked Xie Yue to the side.
But Jing Zhe, Liao Zhibing, and the others would not agree. Even if their hands and arms were tied, they still resisted with their feet.
For a moment, the streets were filled with horses neighing and people shouting. The sounds of fighting and insulting mixed together. The people in the capital were so scared that they retreated. There were also many people who felt a chill in their hearts when they saw this scene.
The Tatan were driven out of Da Zhou. Prince Zhongshun's family immediately suffered such a situation. Wang Ye fought for the country, but he did not receive any praise or trust. Even when he led troops to rescue the Emperor, the Emperor did not even let him enter the city gates!
Now that the battle situation had stabilized slightly, the Emperor urgently called Wang Ye back to the palace. Wang Ye wanted to continue fighting the Tatars, so the Emperor captured Wang Fei and Wang Ye's family and abused them like this.
Even if the rabbit was killed and the hound was cooked, it shouldn't be so ugly, right?
For the Emperor to do this, how could he live up to his conscience?
The common people did not understand too much. After all, they did not have access to those secrets. But they maintained a kind heart. They knew right and wrong, and they knew the bottom line of a person's life. Normally, they might bicker with their neighbors over some small things, but when it came to the big picture, how could they not remember who had done something beneficial to the Great Zhou Dynasty?
Seeing Wang Ye's family being abused like this, Wang Fei was so weak that she could not bear the burden. There was also the tragic cries of an infant in the carriage. Adding on the muffled sounds of punches hitting flesh when the Jingji guards beat the Wang Fu's family members.
Was this still Jing?
Was this still under the Emperor's feet?
Many common people almost didn't know where they were, and didn't know why they were here to watch such a farce. They didn't dare to say more because they were afraid of being implicated. But their respect for the Emperor was gradually being wiped clean. All that was left was the shadow of the Emperor abusing the family of a meritorious official.
"Stop, stop! All of you, stop! "
"Go over there and arrest all the rebels. Everyone in the Pang family, immediately take them to the prison of the Ministry of Justice!"
The people from the Warden's Office of the Five Cities quickly arrived. A group of people charged into the crowd like Moses parting the sea. They separated the people who were fighting and punched and kicked Jing Zhe and the Wang Fu's people. They tied them up tightly with ropes.
Qin Yining was still on the ground and could not get up. The other party could only cut off the rope tied to Qin Yining and tied Ji Yun to Bing Tang. Qin Yining's hands and feet were tied up and thrown into the carriage.
"Go!" Someone ordered and the group immediately moved forward. More than a hundred people from the Warden's Office of the Five Cities came and isolated the common people who were watching on the street.
Everyone looked in the direction where Qin Yining's carriage left. They were expressionless as if they were not thinking about anything.
But who could completely understand the people's hearts?
Imperial Study.
Li Qitian frowned as he looked at the three rows of secret agents kneeling in front of him.
"So, you brought back Prince Zhongshun's family, but you also alarmed the common people in the city?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. At that time, Prince Zhongshun's concubine suddenly fainted and delayed the process. In addition, the steward of Prince Zhongshun's residence cried loudly, which aroused the common people's discussion."
Everyone lowered their heads and didn't dare to look up at the Emperor's expression.
Li Qitian looked at this group of people, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing.
"Idiots, a bunch of idiots!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Everyone hurriedly kowtowed.
Li Qitian sneered: "You only know how to ask me to calm down after messing up your mission. Did you not bring your brains with you when you went out? Do you need me to analyze everything in detail? After capturing the Qin Clan and bringing them back, you would have used your brains and known that Buddha should have announced it to the public. But you are really good, you actually made things like this! "
"Your Majesty, we know our mistakes. Please forgive us, Your Majesty!"
Li Qitian stood up and walked slowly with his hands behind his back.
Xiong Jinshui and the other servants in the hall all held their breaths and restrained their thoughts. They didn't dare to let the Emperor notice their existence.
The secret agents also pressed their foreheads to the ground. Their bodies were covered in cold sweat as they waited for Li Qitian to deal with them.
After a moment of silence, Li Qitian thought things through.
Now that the famine in the South had been resolved, and the Tatan in the North had been defeated. Pang Zhixi was guilty of disobeying the imperial edict, and his family was still in his hands. He didn't believe that with Qin Yining and the two new children, Pang Zhixi wouldn't surrender without a fight!
In this world, the winner was the king, and the loser was the bandit. All history was written by the victors. As long as he captured Pang Zhixi, what was there to worry about?
Reputation? Fear of being cursed?
Those ignorant and foolish people, other than knowing how to talk, what else did they know how to do? Normally, they didn't care about what happened between the imperial family and the ministers. They only cared about whether they had enough to eat and whether they had a lot of money to spend. As long as he worked hard and changed the current situation, the people would naturally forget about irrelevant people and things. They would know who they should be loyal to!
Moreover, no matter what, he was still the Emperor. How much would these people dare to talk behind his back? Did they not want to live anymore?
Thinking of this, Li Qitian's furrowed brows finally relaxed.
Right now, he needed people, so he couldn't just dispose of all his subordinates. If he wanted to do something, he couldn't find suitable people.
Thinking of this, Li Qitian said calmly, "Forget it. You can all get up."
Everyone simply couldn't believe their ears. They looked at each other in dismay, then kowtowed to Li Qitian. "Thank you for Your Majesty's kindness in not killing us!"
Everyone stood up with their hands hanging by their sides.
Li Qitian said, "There will be no next time. If you do things without thinking and ruin my business, I will kick your heads like balls!"
"Yes!" Everyone answered in unison. No matter what, they had passed this hurdle.
Li Qitian then asked about what happened on the road, where and how they caught Qin Yining's group, and what happened along the way. He then asked seriously, "… Did you find any letters from Pang Zhixi? Or did you find any news from Pang Zhixi?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, we didn't find any letters from Prince Zhongshun. Presumably, even if there were, these important letters would have been hidden by the Princess Consort or simply destroyed. As for the account books, they were burned when we caught the eldest son's wife. We tried to snatch them from the brazier, but we didn't manage to get them! "
Li Qitian's expression became even more gloomy.
Everyone was afraid. The leader of the secret agents lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. "Your Majesty, actually, when we caught Prince Zhongshun's consort, we encountered another strange thing."
"Oh? What is it? "Li Qitian's attention was successfully diverted.
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