Xie Yuan clenched her fists secretly. She wasn't the instigator of this civil unrest, but she was still somewhat involved.
If civil unrest occurs, innocent civilians will inevitably be affected.
However, a short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one. For Lingnan to truly stabilize, a change is needed!
"Chief Secretary Zhou, something's not right!"
“Our palace has been cut off from supplies; some people are trying to starve us to death.”
"What are they trying to do? Are they plotting a rebellion?"
"I did obtain some evidence of Cui Boyong's crimes, but he didn't need to be in such a hurry to kill him to cover it up."
Xie Yuan summoned Zhou Wencheng, the chief secretary of the Prince's residence, and said with a worried expression.
Zhou Wencheng felt a chill run down his spine.
In fact, he also discovered some of Cui's illegal activities.
A few days ago, Zhou Wencheng wrote a secret memorial and sent it to the capital along with the evidence.
Judging by the time, those items had already been delivered to the Emperor.
But even if the sage knew that Cui Boyong was corrupt, tyrannical, and oppressed good people, what difference would it make?
Yuezhou is already in Lingnan, so where else should Cui Boyong be exiled?
It's definitely not a capital offense; Cui comes from a prominent family.
Now, the emperor is engaged in open and covert struggles with powerful families in the court, and has finally gained a slight advantage amidst their combined attacks by implementing the imperial examination system to select officials.
The powerful families had no choice but to back down, but the sage could no longer "provoke" them.
Therefore, even if Cui Boyong committed heinous crimes, the emperor could not actually arrest him, bring him to the capital, confiscate his property, and exterminate his entire clan!
It was just corruption, not a rebellion.
Xie Yuan: ...Who said there was no rebellion?
Besides, forcing law-abiding citizens to rebel is no small crime!
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