Chapter 274 Rebellion
Gu Huan got into the car, still filled with anger.
Duan Yu actually dared to tease her in person!
She didn't take Mu Junyan and her seriously at all.
Zhou Zhilan was even more angry: "He's going too far! Why don't we kill him and then head straight to Dali."
Donghua nodded vigorously: "Yes, if anyone dares to insult the master and the lady, we can't forgive him!"
Gu Huan quickly calmed down: "The important thing is that he must marry a princess from Daliang. Who is suitable?"
When Gu Huan said this, Zhou Zhilan was dumbfounded and thought about it for a long time.
"It seems that there is no suitable one. Could it be that His Majesty should look for another woman from the royal family?"
"You noticed that he was afraid of marrying someone he didn't like. That means no matter who you choose, he has to agree with it."
When Gu Huan thought of this, she was no longer angry.
Maybe it was a signal sent by Duan Yu.
Does he have a goal?
Of course, it wouldn't be her.
She got married and had a pair of children. How could the king of a country look down on her? He just used her as a raft to pass on a message to the emperor.
"Don't think too much. Jiang Ruoxi and the others will be here the day after tomorrow. Everything will proceed as planned."
As long as Duan Yu doesn't marry Jiang Ruoxi, he will win.
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In order to welcome the peace delegation, Gu Huan and Zhao Luoxuan spent money to decorate the government post station.
At noon, the peace negotiation delegation finally arrived in Juzhou City.
The prefect led the officials from the Juzhou government office to greet him.
Officials headed by Wang Heng led the way, and hundreds of guards escorted Princess Jiang Ruoxi's procession to the city gate in a grand manner.
The commander of the city defense army and the governor were waiting at the city gate. The people of Juzhou had already heard the news and knew that another princess was coming to marry, so they all rushed to watch the fun.
There were also businessmen from various countries who, upon hearing that Princess Daliang had arrived, came to watch.
At this moment, the East City Gate was packed with people and was extremely lively.
The officials headed by Wang Heng were all arrogant and looked unhappy when they saw the groups of people from Juzhou and the onlookers in strange costumes.
Why was it only the governor who came to greet them?
Wang Heng asked, "Sir Wu, why didn't the generals of the Mu family army come to greet us?"
Governor Wu said with a smile, "Your Excellency should know that the military and the government have always been separate. Your Excellency Wang and the princess came to discuss peace, which does not involve military affairs. The generals still have their own duties, so it is normal for them not to come. There is nothing wrong with that."
This reply was very disrespectful.
What's more, there are so many people watching.
Wang Heng sneered.
The purpose of his coming was to recruit Mu’s army.
A warning must be given!
"How could the wife of the Duke of Yong not come to greet the princess? As a lady of the imperial court, she should have come to greet the princess. It is so rude. Does she have official duties?"
Governor Wu hurriedly clasped his fists and replied, "Lord Wang, the Duke's wife just gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and they were born prematurely, so her body has not yet recovered. And Old Madam Mu is a super-first-rank official, so it is naturally not appropriate for her to come to greet her. Instead, Lord Wang and the princess should go to the Duke of Yong's mansion to greet Old Madam Mu."
Jiang Ruoxi, who had been sitting in the car feeling cramped for two months, could no longer sit still.
She suddenly lifted the curtain of the carriage and said angrily, "I am going to see her? I am the Princess of Southern Xinjiang who was appointed by His Majesty! If I hadn't risked my life to come here, how could she have lived a peaceful life! Shouldn't she have come? Shouldn't she have kowtowed to me?"
Jiang Ruoxi was filled with rage. She could have entered the palace, but was murdered by that bitch Gu Huan.
Now that she has come to marry into the imperial court with all her might, the people of the Mu family army dare to humiliate her!
Governor Wu smiled calmly: "Your Highness, you are only a second-rank princess promoted by the county lord. You are still short of the rank..."
"presumptuous!"
Jiang Ruoxi simply lifted the car curtain and stood out.
He looked down at the governor, with an air of superiority, pointing at him and shouting, "You are a mere fifth-rank governor, and you are guilty of great disrespect!"
Wu Taishou remained neither humble nor arrogant: "I wonder how I have been disrespectful or disrespectful?"
"If you dare to talk back, you are disrespectful!"
This person was going to be replaced anyway, and Wang Heng also brought evidence of his guilt, but it was no longer needed now, so he could just be sentenced to death for the crime of disrespect.
Jiang Ruoxi became impatient. Even the prefect dared to disobey her. It was simply a rebellion!
"Sir Wang, according to Daliang law, those who commit disrespect must be beaten to death on the spot!"
Wang Heng frowned.
Unexpectedly, Governor Wu suddenly knelt on the ground and took off his black hat with both hands: "I have been doing my job impartially, but I have been treated so harshly. You can always find a pretext to accuse me. I resign now."
The onlookers, merchants, officers and soldiers were suddenly in an uproar.
Prefect Wu was originally an official under the previous prefect. He was diligent and kind-hearted.
After he took office, he devoted himself to the reconstruction of Juzhou, working day and night and gaining a good reputation.
Suddenly, a group of officials and princesses from the capital came and started to make things difficult for people, and even though Governor Wu had done nothing wrong.
This princess is going too far by wanting to kill someone right away.
"Grandmaster Wu is innocent!"
"Yes, Governor Wu is telling the truth. We cannot convict him arbitrarily."
"Shou Wu, you cannot resign. After Duke Yong passed away, you have become the best official for the people of Juzhou."
Seeing that Wang Heng didn't speak for a long time, Jiang Ruoxi's face also darkened.
He turned to look at the noisy crowd and sneered: "It just so happens that the emperor has sent a new governor. Since you have taken the initiative to resign, let the new governor take over immediately."
"Princess."
Wang Heng couldn't help it and interrupted her immediately.
When officials are dismissed and replaced, is it a woman's turn to speak?
Wang Heng said coldly: "Shou Wu, do you admit your guilt?"
Governor Wu raised his official hat above his head and said loudly, "I don't know. Please tell me clearly, sir."
Wang Heng looked back at the officials around him.
This official was the new governor who was to replace Governor Wu.
His surname is Lu and his given name is Lei.
Lu Lei opened the memorial book in his hand and read a lot of it while shaking his head.
At last, Lu Lei closed the letter and asked: "Do you know your guilt?"
The discussions around suddenly quieted down.
What does this say?
They actually said that Lord Wu enriched himself and profited from the national crisis?
They also said that Lord Wu collaborated with the enemy and sold intelligence about the Mu family army, leading to the death of Duke Yong?
Governor Wu was stunned for a moment.
When Mr. Min and the Duchess discussed with him, they only planned to tell the truth in public, anticipating that they would accuse him of a crime if they wanted to dismiss him. So he took the lead in resigning before they revealed their cards, thus arousing public indignation and letting the people and everyone in Juzhou see through Wang Heng and their conspiracy.
Then he just went with the flow and walked away.
Anyway, the trap in the government office is ready, just waiting for them to jump.
But he never expected that they would be so vicious as to fabricate such a serious crime and pin it on him.
This is to make him die!
Magistrate Wu stood up slowly, holding his official hat, his eyes darkened and his face firm: "These are all trumped-up charges! I cannot admit to anything I have not done!"
Wang Heng didn't want him to admit it. Whether he admitted it or not, he had to kill him. Otherwise, how could he take over all the authority in Juzhou?
He said coldly: "Come here, take him down!"
The general defending the city was fed up with this and immediately kept Wu Taihu behind him.
The city guard clasped his fists and said, "Sir Wang, are you going to convict Sir Wu based on just one memorial? Isn't that too much of a joke?"
Wang Heng said coldly: "Of course I will not convict based on the memorial, but based on the imperial edict."
He raised the imperial edict in his hand and said, "Do you want to disobey my order?"
The general defending the city is not afraid of any imperial edict. There is still Madam Mu and the old lady in Juzhou City, and also Princess Zhao Luoxuan.
"Your Excellency did not read out the imperial edict, so how can we be considered as disobeying it? Your Excellency Wang really likes to talk nonsense!"
Jiang Ruoxi was getting impatient: "Lord Wang, what are you wasting time on? These people want to rebel, just arrest them all!"
As soon as the word "rebellion" was uttered, it was like a bucket of cold water poured into a pot, stirring up a chorus of anger.
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