Chapter 317: Very Happy (asking for monthly ticket)
The person who was sent out came back soon. The bully was already notorious in Shanfu County, and many people hated him to the core. They could find out what he had done with just a few questions.
Many people have suffered greatly from forced buying and selling.
When they heard that the bully had been arrested by the Queen Mother, many people ran to the entrance of the post station crying and accused the bully of his crimes.
Comparing the information we got here with the actual situation, it becomes clear what this bully had done.
Zhao Yuanxi summoned the magistrate of Shanfu County and threw the case before him, "Tell me how to deal with this person!"
The county magistrate was panicked and kowtowed repeatedly, "I really didn't know my nephew had committed so many crimes. I admit my guilt and beg the Empress Dowager to punish me!"
"How to punish you must be dealt with one by one. First, tell me how your nephew should be executed."
"He should be sentenced to death for multiple crimes." The county magistrate collapsed to the ground, trembling all over.
Executing him in public was already too easy for him, because he caused so many people to be separated from their wives and children, to sell their children, and so many people to starve to death because of him.
Zhao Yuanxi looked down at him, "It's good that you know. He's kneeling outside now. Do you need me to teach you what to do?"
"I understand, I understand!"
The county magistrate supported himself on the ground and climbed up, his steps unsteady. When he walked outside and saw his nephew still kneeling on the ground, his eyes were full of pity.
When the bully saw his uncle coming out, his face lit up with joy, "Uncle, has the Queen Mother spared me? I knew it, uncle is worthy of being an uncle!"
He was about to stand up when the county magistrate shouted at him and he knelt back down.
The county magistrate took a deep breath and read out the verdict. "We have discovered that Lu Ji has encroached upon the land of others, forcibly purchased hundreds of acres of private land, destroyed over ten houses, and raped five women, forcing them to become slaves and concubines. Lu Ji is sentenced to be beheaded in the market tomorrow. All his property must be confiscated, and the seized land must be returned to its original owners. All other accomplices will be tattooed and sentenced to life imprisonment. Anyone who was forced to become a slave or concubine as a result of his actions will be returned to their original place of residence."
The bully couldn't believe it. He knelt down and cried, "Uncle, uncle, what do you mean? I just went to beg for some money. Why am I going to be beheaded? Uncle, uncle, you clearly said that as long as I kneel here, I will be fine!"
The county magistrate's eyelids jumped, and he kicked the bully hard, grabbing him by the collar and saying, "No one can save you now. If you want to implicate your family, then make trouble here!"
The bully's lips trembled and he cried very ugly, "But uncle, I don't want to die! I really don't want to die! Please save me! I have been filial to you all these years——"
The county magistrate shook him off and asked in a low voice, "Do you want the Lu family to die with you?"
"I—I—I plead guilty!"
When the verdict came out, the whole county of Shanfu was in an uproar. They called their friends and discussed this good news with each other.
I heard that the evil man was going to be executed in public in the downtown area this morning, so many people came to watch. As the county magistrate read out the man's crimes, even those who had come to watch the fun couldn't help but think that the killing was a good thing.
Until the moment his head fell to the ground, everyone applauded.
The people even praised the Queen Mother for her wisdom and justice.
This move also frightened other powerful people in Shanfu County. When they learned the reason why Lu Ji was beheaded, many of them secretly returned the land or paid a sum of money to keep quiet because they were worried that the empress dowager would find out.
Zhao Yuanxi didn't expect that killing one person would change the current situation in Shanfu County. Moreover, this was not just a matter for one county, but a problem that existed in the entire world.
When she left the post station, the people around her lined the streets to see her off. Some old women even knelt on the ground and cried loudly, as if they wanted to cry out all the grievances they had suffered over the years.
Ziying peered through the window and asked in confusion, "Grandmother, why are they crying? The bad guy is dead, shouldn't they be happy?"
“Because they have suffered so much injustice.”
"Is it because someone bullied them? Do they want Big Mother to seek justice for them?"
"yes!"
"I can also seek justice for them in the future!" Ziying clenched his fists, very seriously.
Zhao Yuanxi patted his head with satisfaction, "Then Ziying, you must study hard. Don't be lazy anymore when you copy those Qin laws that Fusu asked you to copy. Only when you have learned all of these can you make decisions for them in the future!"
Ziying scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Then I will study hard in the future."
Zhao Yuanxi laughed. Who can tell what will happen in the future?
The little guy sets the ideal of serving the people today, but maybe tomorrow he will have to eat a roast chicken every day.
"That bad county magistrate, won't Mother punish him?"
"Let your uncle worry about this matter." Zhao Yuanxi winked at Ziying. This matter involved the issue of Qin's land. If Ying Zheng was not made aware of the seriousness of the matter, it would not be easy to reform it.
Ziying nodded, and then saw the carriage that the Grandmother had sent out that morning following behind the convoy. "Is that Sister Lu going to follow Grandmother from now on?"
"Yes! She will follow the eldest mother, and Ziying must get along well with her."
Lu Zhi sat alone in the carriage, feeling a little scared when she saw many people following her. But after finding out the reason, she couldn't help but admire the Queen Mother.
Is it such a satisfying thing to kill evil people?
She also wanted to be like the Empress Dowager, who could get rid of these villains just by speaking.
But she is too weak now and can do nothing. She doesn't know what the Queen Mother sees in her. But no matter what she sees in her, she will not let the Queen Mother down!
The journey back was smoother than the journey here, because the locust plague had subsided and the number of refugees on the road had decreased a lot. Some people heard that the person passing by was the Queen Mother of Qin, and they would even come out to take a look out of curiosity.
What happened in Shanfu County soon spread to all parts of Qin State.
Only then did the people of Qin realize that their Queen Mother was not only good at farming, but also could uphold justice for them. For a time, rumors spread that Zhao Yuanxi was directly portrayed as a goddess who saved people from suffering, saying that she could make the land harvest good with a wave of her left hand and kill the evildoers with a wave of her right hand.
When Zhao Yuanxi heard these rumors, she was amused at first, but as they became more and more outrageous, she had to be more cautious.
He immediately had Ling Yin called over and demanded, "Tell me the truth, did you do this?"
Ling Yin cried out in injustice, "Empress Dowager, you know me. Although I like to make up stories, I never write about ghosts and gods. This really has nothing to do with me! If I really did this, how could I not admit it!"
Seeing him crying and pretending to be pitiful, Zhao Yuanxi felt a little disgusted and said, "Okay, stop crying!"
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