Chapter 445: Kill a Thousand Swords
System: [Because this Wanmin Umbrella is fake! ]
Crowd: !!!
How dare they fake the umbrella presented to the emperor?! Do they think they are idiots fooling people?!
Yuan Ruan was so surprised that he took a sip of the milk soup: [How dare this guy?! We are still here, isn’t he afraid of being exposed?]
System: [This person is eager to use power to turn things around, so he doesn't care about so many things. Moreover, this county magistrate is still a little smart. For example, this umbrella was signed by the common people of several local counties. But these people signed not to praise the emperor, but to pray for the emperor's mercy. ]
After these words were spoken, Qi Yue and the Third Prince sat up straight at the same time.
The three people who were accompanying him, the Junior Secretary of the Chancellery, the Chancellor and the Grand Scholar, were all alert and their eyes were sharp.
Yuan Ruan asked in confusion: [Please have mercy, brother? What happened around here? Is that bandit still disturbing the people?]
System: [No, no. There is no such thing as bandits. This guy directed and acted this thing himself. Just like this drama, it was created to promote his "virtue". It is not worth mentioning.]
Rongpin, the third prince and the seventh princess couldn't believe it: !!!
In order to gain fame, officials outside dared to collude with bandits? They directed and acted in this incident themselves?!
Although the Junior Secretary, the Prime Minister, and the Grand Secretary were also surprised, they were not very surprised.
Because in this era where officials rely on recommendation to become officials, many people below have done all kinds of outrageous things to gain fame in order to stand out.
For example, in order to show his filial piety, he lay on the ice in the middle of winter to catch fish for his parents. There are also stories of cutting thigh meat to feed his sick mother, and going into a bandit’s lair alone to save people... Many of them are fabricated.
Moreover, most of the people in the same village help to commit fraud in order to have their relatives become officials. Not only will their own families benefit from promotion, but they will also be blessed with tax reductions.
Yuan Ruan was stunned: [What? Is it for fame? Seventh sister and the third prince are really amazing. They can tell something is wrong at first glance. And they made it up! ]
When the system heard this, it immediately said, "No, no, no! This is not a fabrication. The talent of this county magistrate is not enough to support such a complete drama with a "beginning, development, turn, and ending". 】
Yuan Ruan: [Ah? It's not made up? The characters in the play have prototypes?]
System: [Yes, the characters in the drama all have prototypes. They are just put into a shell. For example, the real offender is Zhixian's biological son. But after the biological son colluded with bandits, he was afraid of hurting the interests of his biological father Zhixian, so he told Zhixian about it. Zhixian was furious, beat up his biological son and sent him away. At the same time, Zhixian announced that his biological son had passed away, and deceived the adopted son to contact the bandits to take the blame. The adopted son thought that his biological son was dead and Zhixian was the only one left, so he believed that Zhixian would rescue him, and then he agreed. Later, Zhixian colluded with bandits to invade, and Zhixian killed the adopted son to silence him.]
Crowd: !!!
The third prince clenched his fists: You son of a bitch!
Qi Yue narrowed his eyes and placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword.
The faces of Junior Chancellor, Grand Academician and Chancellor of the Chancellery also darkened. This was not only for the sake of self-promotion, but also involved multiple murders and crimes such as deceiving superiors and subordinates to gain fame.
Yuan Ruan was so angry that he drank another mouthful of sweet soup to suppress his surprise: [This man not only found a scapegoat, but also framed the scapegoat. He is really too cruel! He has been an official for many years. It is impossible that he only produced such a scapegoat. Look at his melon. ]
System: [Okay! Let me take a look!]
Crowd: !!!
System: [Wa Qu, this guy! Kill him with a thousand knives!]
Everyone: ???