Chapter 454: The Unlucky Hou Yuanji

Xuan Yi felt that he had to go and keep an eye on them, lest those people get desperate and do something stupid, as Xuan Qi would be unable to handle it alone.

After a while, Xuanyi returned with a strange look on his face: "Master, the people have gathered at the gate of the county government office and won't leave. They say they want to see the emperor and empress of Dasheng."

Lu Wanyin smiled and stood up: "Maybe he has recovered now and is a little scared. Let's go and take a look."

The momentary passion in their minds turned them into the rumored mob.

If the imperial court wants to settle accounts later...

Lu Wanyin thought about this all the way, and had already thought of countless words to comfort them in her mind.

Unexpectedly, the scene when I got closer was completely unexpected.

A huge group of people sat on the ground, seemingly exhausted.

There was a sense of relief and confusion in his eyes, as if his revenge had been achieved.

They looked at Lu Wanyin.

Before she could introduce herself, everyone got up from the ground and knelt on the ground facing Lu Wanyin and the other person.

"Thank you for avenging us!"

The sound of kneeling became continuous.

Mixed with their shouts, it made people's scalps numb.

Lu Wanyin thought about what she was going to say all the way, but swallowed it back.

Finally, it became just two words: "Please stand up."

She understood.

The people didn't even want to confirm her identity.

Even if she is not the real queen, it will not affect their gratitude.

Lu Wanyin smiled slightly and threw aside all the words she had prepared.

"Since everyone is here, I have something to announce.

I believe this is not the only case like this.

The people worked hard for a whole year, but in the end, they couldn't even get a single bite of good food to eat."

Her gaze paused and fell on the old farmer's face.

All the good grain for the whole year was handed over, and the only bag of bran was the last food for the whole family.

She felt a little sad and took a deep breath: "Don't worry, everyone, the court will send people to register all the grain collected this year and return it in full.

There is one year of tax exemption within the territory of Dasheng.

Within half a year, we will assign someone to supervise grain sales, strictly control grain prices, and send someone to conduct inspections.

If anyone discovers such acts of deceiving superiors and concealing the truth from subordinates, all nine generations of the clan will be punished."

The people below were crying bitterly.

"The Emperor's grace is immense!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Your Majesty, for taking care of us."

Lu Wanyin's lips curled slightly.

This is the result of her using hundreds of lives.

If it weren't for these three days of satisfying revenge, the people who had been tortured to death by the county magistrate's hypocritical sale of grain would have found it difficult to have hope for her new orders.

Seeing that it was almost done, Lu Wanyin clapped her hands gently.

All the people fell silent, waiting for her to speak.

Lu Wanyin chuckled loudly: "Today's events are over. I suggest that everyone give themselves two days off, go back and have a good rest, and count the food and property they have.

For those who have children at home, each child can go to the bookstore in the city to pick up two sets of books, free of charge.

I hope that in next year’s imperial examination, the winners will be among you.”

The gloomy and sad atmosphere was swept away.

Many people were amused by her words.

They saw endless hope.

Especially those who had children at home, they kowtowed to Lu Wanyin several times, and happily took their children to get the books.

At this time, Lu Wanyin was no longer just the Queen of Dasheng.

He is definitely a living Bodhisattva sent by God to save them.

He personally stood at the gate of the county government office and sent all the people away.

Lu Wanyin brushed the dust off her sleeves: "Okay, now it's your turn. Tell me, what happened?"

Hou Yuanji, who was hiding in the corner and trying to reduce his presence, shrank his neck and walked to Lu Wanyin with a guilty look on his face, "Boss, this is really just a misunderstanding.

Yes, I was a bit of a jerk in the past, but I’m definitely not their backer.”

Hou Yuanji almost cried out of grievance: "Boss, I was really just confused for a moment. I wanted to rob a commoner girl, but I didn't succeed."

He cried bitterly and recounted in detail the whole story that he had found out over the past two days.

Lu Wanyin was furious when she heard this: "You said you were scammed by a woman."

"Yes, yes."

Hou Yuanji's face was full of injustice.

Although I don't understand what "碰瓷" means, it seems to make sense.

He himself couldn't remember how many years ago it was.

There was a woman here who entered the imperial city. He was wandering on the street and saw that she was quite pretty. He flirted with her and wanted to bring her to his house to "be a guest".

When the woman heard Hou Yuanji's reputation, she was unwilling to do it.

When Hou Yuanji said this, he also emphasized to Lu Wanyin: "Boss, I released the person back at that time.

real.

Although I, Hou Yuanji, was not considered a good person in the past, I was the only son of the Hou family. I could have any woman I wanted, but I would not do such a despicable thing for a little peasant girl.

She didn't want to, so I didn't force her.

After sending the person away, my grandfather somehow heard about it and took me to the ancestral hall and beat me up.

I heard that a lot of money was given to the girl’s family as compensation.”

He glanced at Lu Wanyin cautiously and said, "Boss, you know, before I met you, I still had some money."

After meeting you, he became so poor that he was almost left with only his underwear.

Of course, he wouldn't dare to say the second half of the sentence directly even if he had ten times the courage.

"After that, I never had anything to do with that woman again. If it weren't for what happened today, I almost didn't even remember what happened back then."

Hou Yuanji felt that he was really unlucky: "But that woman looks honest, but she has evil intentions.

After learning that Your Majesty ascended the throne, I was deeply trusted by Your Majesty and the boss, and was even appointed as a general.

She felt that if she had any connection with me at this time, not only would her reputation not be ruined, but she would also be able to rise to prominence and bring honor to her family.

After discussing with the county magistrate, her status changed and she became his distant cousin, and she lived directly in the county magistrate's mansion.

She even went out of her way to brag about how my grandfather sent someone to her house to give her money. Even now, everyone thinks it was a betrothal gift from our mansion."

Hou Yuanji was baffled and felt as if he was being treated unfairly: "Boss, I am innocent.

I don’t even know when I ended up having such a wife who is not even married to me.

Moreover, the woman claimed to be a distant cousin of the county magistrate, but in fact she had been having an affair with him for a long time.

Now she is his eighteenth concubine. It really has nothing to do with me."

He felt aggrieved, saying that he was wronged and that it didn't matter.

After saying that, he turned around and yelled behind him: "You bitch, come here quickly and explain everything to my boss."

Only then did Lu Wanyin realize that there was a person huddled in the corner in the distance.

As soon as the woman came within ten meters, Lu Wanyin smelled the pungent scent of powder on her.