Chapter 196 Completed
The prince thought this method was feasible, so he gave an order, telling his people to collect some less dangerous animals from the people instead of collecting ferocious beasts.
After hearing this, Murong Yi curled his lips. After leaving the court, he ordered the people of Mingyue Pavilion to issue a notice in the name of the prince to each county, requiring each village to hand over a live beast.
That's why Su Yue saw all this.
Of course, the county magistrates didn’t know about these things; they just followed orders.
The county magistrate looked at Su Yue's disbelieving expression and asked in surprise, "Madam, don't you believe it?"
Su Yuewen immediately regained his composure and shook his head, saying, "No, you misunderstood. I just think it's too absurd for the Crown Prince to issue such an order. An order like this is a bit unbelievable."
She stopped at the point and believed that the county magistrate would understand what she meant.
As expected, the county magistrate was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then his face changed drastically, as if he understood something. He stood up, bowed to Su Yue, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Madam, for your advice. After hearing what you said, I think there must be something we don't know. I have been an official for many years, but I am not as insightful as you. Madam, you don't have to go up the mountain to look for prey anymore. I have to go to the county government myself for this matter."
The county magistrate felt very ashamed. After listening to Su Yue's words, he finally understood what she meant. This matter was not as simple as it seemed. They had never thought about whether the prince would do this and what the consequences would be.
In fact, the county magistrate of this county is a member of the prince's party, and he is a distant relative of the county magistrate. He was taken care of and transferred here to serve as the county magistrate.
The emperor is far away here, and if anything big happens, the emperor is often out of reach of such places, so it is easy for a county magistrate to take advantage of the situation in such places.
But no matter what, how could the prince blatantly collect ferocious beasts among the people? Ferocious beasts eat people, so how could ordinary people hunt them?
When ordinary people go up the mountain to hunt wild beasts, there must be a lot of casualties. No matter how remote and isolated this place is, this matter will definitely be reported to the higher-ups and it will be impossible to conceal it. The truth will always come out.
Some other cases of corruption and abuse of power could be concealed, but this involved the deaths of many people, not just one or two.
There are more than ten villages with the same situation in this village. It is hard to imagine how many villages there are in the whole country.
Once this matter was known by the higher-ups, not only would the prince's reputation among the people be ruined, but he would also be known as cruel and merciless in the emperor's mind.
The question is, is a person with such virtue worthy of the position?
He didn't care about the lives of the people even before he came to power. Although the person above didn't care about the lives of the people, he still talked about benevolence, righteousness and morality on the surface.
If such a person comes to power, wouldn't he be a tyrant? How could the people support such a tyrant?
The emperor will definitely settle accounts with him.
Once the prince falls, what will be the fate of his party?
The county magistrate was terrified when he thought about it and broke out in a cold sweat.
Su Yue waved her hands. Actually, she didn't need to care about this matter at all. However, if this matter was not stopped in time, who knows how big the impact of this matter would be, how bad the impact would be, and who knows how many ordinary people would die. This was something Murong Li didn't want to see.
Of course she couldn't stand it either.
Even if we really want the prince to fall, we should not pay the price with the lives of the people.
Later they used normal means to bring him down.
Su Yue said earnestly, "No need to thank me. As the saying goes, a bystander sees more clearly. You should think about the possibility of this matter from the perspective of the prince, instead of blindly following his orders. You can no longer care about the people, nor can you ignore their lives and treat them as worthless."
The county magistrate felt deeply ashamed. After so many years in the officialdom, he was still not as insightful as a young lady. He said, "I am obsessed with appearances. Let's leave it at that for today. As for Lin Xi and her son, please rest assured. As long as I am the county magistrate here, I will ensure their safety. As for the villagers, I will also handle the matter properly."
The county magistrate was in a hurry to leave and immediately promised Su Yue.
Su Yue said seriously, "Not only should you keep them safe, but as the head of a county, you should also do your utmost to keep the people of this county safe, enriching them rather than harming them. So, please deal with the village affairs as soon as possible. I won't waste your time. I'll have you sent back after that."
The county magistrate nodded awkwardly: "Thank you very much, ma'am."
The way this county magistrate traveled was a bit peculiar; he was carried around by others.
"You're welcome. We hope you'll be a good official in the future. If not, we can take your life at any time."
Su Yue's words were not a threat to him, but were spoken seriously. The county magistrate took a deep breath when he heard them. He believed what this young lady said. He didn't know where this young lady came from. She actually didn't care about the lives of court officials.
He nodded hurriedly and replied, "Please rest assured, Madam. I was confused before, and I won't make such a mistake again."
Even if he had a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to disobey.
Su Yue nodded: "I hope so. I will have someone send you out right away so that I can explain this to the village chief."
After Su Yue finished speaking, she called An Yi and the others and escorted the county magistrate, the other two yamen runners, and the Lin Wang family out of the yard.
Lin Wang's family was very obedient and never dared to fart again. The county magistrate bowed and scraped in front of that lady, as obedient as a grandson. What were they?
After sending them out, Lin Xi and his mother came to Su Yue, knelt down and kowtowed heavily, saying gratefully: "Thank you very much, Madam, for your kindness. I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. I will definitely repay you when I have made a difference. Please leave your name and address."
Lin Xi understood that things here had been dealt with and Su Yue was about to leave.
Su Yue helped the mother and son up: "There's no need to repay me. We'll meet again in the future if we're destined to."
As Su Yue spoke, she went into the house, took out her own paper and pen from the space, and wrote down a recipe, which was a recipe for braised meat.
The village is close to the mountains, and hunters often go into the mountains to hunt. Relatively speaking, the meat here is cheaper. If they have this braised meat recipe, they can do this small business with very little cost and support them and their son for a long time.
Su Yue handed the written recipe to Lin Xi and said, "Read this recipe and memorize it. Then destroy this piece of paper. No one will be able to imitate it."
Keeping it will also be a disaster.
Lin Xi and her son expressed their gratitude again and again.
Just then, An Yi and the others came back. Seeing that things here had been dealt with, Su Yue hurried on her way. After saying goodbye to Lin Xi and her son, she went up the mountain from the edge of the village.
After Lin Xi and her son took them up the mountain, they watched them go down the mountain only when they could no longer see anyone.
After this separation, when they met again, Lin Xi had already made a name for himself and eventually became a capable general under Murong Li.
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