Chapter 337 The Truth of That Year
Su Shengsheng snuggled in Xie Xuan's arms, looking at the lines on the map that interspersed the states and counties of various countries, feeling melancholy for a moment.
"Do you think there will be a day when they can reach zero?"
At this moment, many officials of the Ministry of Justice were ashamed.
Looking at the shocking red above and the unimaginably large number, they could only feel ashamed.
Little did they know that so many bloody incidents were buried underneath.
Every single incident made their faces turn red with anger.
This is only half of the people in Nanling...
There are still countless cases that have not been reported...
Looking at the cases that continued to pour in, the officials fell silent.
At this moment, they suddenly understood the princess's intervention.
Because they turned a blind eye, the people no longer trust them.
I don't trust that they can or will solve it.
But to clear it to zero...will that day really come?
Even they were confused at this moment.
I also understand that the princess's question is not to bring all the criminals in the case to justice.
But there is no sorrow in the world.
There are no longer so many tragedies.
Xie Xuan felt helpless and painful in his heart, and only now did he understand why she was angry about ignoring him.
"The justice of heaven is clear, and retribution will come." Xie Xuan didn't specify the exact time of reckoning, but his attitude changed drastically, "That day will come."
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The summary center has come to a temporary end, and each state is also summarizing and then going to the county government.
Unlike the usual complaints, officials everywhere remained unusually silent.
Only the court was still busy selecting a crown prince.
Zong Zheng Ruijin lost his son in middle age and took many concubines into his harem, but he did not have another son.
Now that the two saints have returned, he has to hurry and appoint a crown prince.
He ignored the surge in the number of cases across the country, and spent his days weighing pros and cons, watching the powerful people playing games.
To put it bluntly, it is a new round of power division.
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While the central system of Nanling was running frantically, the two states of Nanling that had lost their territory were also not idle.
As soon as the grain seeds arrive, they get busy farming.
The coldest winter has passed, injuries have been effectively treated, and all that remains is to wait for the change of seasons.
The combined aquaculture has achieved remarkable results, and the flood discharge channels have been completed one after another, bringing peace of mind.
In addition to the two states affected by the disaster, there are three states rebuilt in Nanling.
In order to pay off their debts, they worked hard during this period of opening up trade with other countries.
The Bai family's ocean-going ships have been completed, and it now only takes a month or so to travel to and from various countries.
In the past, I couldn’t even imagine such a thing.
But now their goods can be delivered to the southern border in three days, and they can travel by ship on the same day.
As long as there is no bad weather, the money will be transferred to the Su family bank in less than half a month.
In the past, they could earn no more than a hundred coins a day from their production, but now it has increased several times.
And the big orders were falling like snowflakes.
The rivers in Nanling are frozen, but the climate is suitable for traveling between southern Xinjiang and the coasts of various countries.
Thanks to information exchange, price information from other countries can be obtained within one day.
Placing orders, transporting and buying and selling are all done almost in one go.
If it weren't for the heavy amount of repayment in their hands, they would almost suspect they were dreaming.
Today's Nanling is even better than before and is changing with each passing day.
As for the court's appointment of a crown prince, they had long stopped paying attention to it.
I just want to do my job well, get the money, send my children to school, and ensure that my elderly parents no longer have to wear patched clothes.
The two lost states, which were short of supplies and had an environment different from Nanling, also gradually became well-organized in the spring.
The medical staff who went to the two states taught them how to fish, and then returned to Nanling one after another.
This time, they cooperated perfectly with the women in Nanling.
When the open-air movie "Zhu Yingtai" was shown, many men sneered at it, thinking that women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children.
But the courage of the nursing team and their bold actions made them feel ashamed.
Those rumors could no longer affect him.
Which man would dare to enter the two states and help with reconstruction?
The Beirong soldiers allowed women to enter, but did not necessarily allow men to enter without permission.
This time, the nursing team completed the task successfully and all the patients returned.
Not only did they win the respect of the people of the two states, they also commanded the respect of the Beirong soldiers.
Even though there were family feuds and national hatreds, the women's tenacity deeply impressed them.
It is said that women are inferior to men, but who can do what they do?
Faced with the male patient's non-cooperation, the world's misunderstanding, and Beirong's provocation, she never thought of retreating.
Regarding the controversy over the separation of men and women, what they value most is human life.
And this is the real reason why the Beirong soldiers looked down on them.
Perhaps it was because the Princess Xuanming was not easy to mess with, but the woman from Nanling was equally difficult to mess with.
The same belief burns in their hearts, just like the flamingo flag that hangs in the two states and is still eye-catching today.
It shines brightly and brilliantly, like a blazing flame.
The embankments along the river spanning the two countries have all been completed, including the two states where the information was out of sync.
This silent transnational cooperation has been proceeding steadily, rotating with the months.
Now, the first batch of grain produced in the greenhouses built in the fourteen states has been harvested, and the national treasury is fuller than ever before.
Even the Baishang Kingdom, which had accumulated strength before launching its attack, also achieved considerable gains.
Everything seems to be moving in a good direction...
And the east wind that Xie Xuan wanted to borrow finally arrived.
Almost at the time when Zong Zhengrui was planning to appoint Prince Wenrui as the crown prince, a breakthrough was finally made from Wang Yongshou's mouth.
Perhaps it was the general trend, or perhaps he sensed the turbulent changes, but he finally spoke out.
Prince Jingyuan, who had been supervising the case, did not let up.
Even though they had some guesses about the truth of that year, it was actually more cruel.
When Prince Jingyuan received the imperial edict from the "thief", Wang Yongshou felt that he could not escape.
Before Nanling was destroyed, the Northern Rong marched southwards. Under their coercion, the retired emperor and the former sage issued an order to lure Zong Zhengrui into the capital.
Originally, the imperial edict was in the hands of the vassal prince Zong Zhengrui, who was recruiting troops and preparing to rush to the aid of the old capital.
However, Wang Yongshou hated the retired emperor for killing his father, so he alienated the two and did not send troops to rescue.
As for the two saints being coerced, they had no way of knowing at that time.
Therefore, the unexpected result later on allowed Zong Zhengrui to promote Wang Yongshou to the position of prime minister.
The unjust case of the Qilin Army was just as Xie Xuan and General Zhang had guessed.
It was Zong Zheng who advanced to compete for the position of crown prince, but because his biological mother's status was not prominent, the former saint who was still the crown prince at the time was not at fault.
Even though he was weak and incompetent, he married the general of southern Xinjiang and the legitimate daughter of the Xie family as the crown princess, and his position was as solid as a rock.
That's why he used Concubine Liu, who was beside the former Saint at that time, to stir up a dispute over the position of Crown Prince.
Wang Huanqi, a member of the Privy Council, saw that the retired emperor was afraid of the Xie family's Qilin Army, so he took the opportunity to sow discord between them.
The original intention was just to suppress the arrogance of the Qilin Army and to let Princess Shuhua marry the eldest son of the Xie family in order to win them over.
Unfortunately, it was not a coincidence that Yunzhou Heng Hongbo abandoned the city and surrendered and rebelled against Baishang Kingdom, resulting in the massacre of 100,000 soldiers and civilians.
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