But all five officials were sent in together, so there must be something fishy!
Maybe the five of them conspired something, and that person discovered it, and that's why they were sent to jail!"
"Yes, yes, I think so too."
.......
The common people were not so easily led astray by the black-robed man's words.
The black-robed man was a little anxious when he saw this, but pretended to be calm, "Look, have you also been deceived?
This is exactly the effect he wanted! After all, he is a tyrant!
Only by making you feel that what he did was justified can we clear the tyrant's reputation!"
The man in black robe lowered his voice and spoke clearly.
Several people exchanged glances, some of them seeming to realize something.
"That's true. He was a tyrant after all. Who knows, those five officials might not have committed any crime at all!"
"That's right! Tyrants do everything according to their own will! They have absolute power! Who dares to say anything?
Not to mention the past, just recently, that imperial concubine was not in a legitimate position, and it was because that person liked her that she was forced to stay in the palace."
"Yeah, it hasn't been long since then, and that person is about to cause some trouble again.
This time it was five officials, who will it be next time?"
"Alas! I wonder when someone will be able to take control of this world!"
"Shhhhh! Keep your voice down! You shouldn't say that!"
The people around were terrified.
Everyone started talking in low voices again.
The man in black robe at the side saw that the situation had finally developed as he expected, so he left with satisfaction and prepared to go to the next teahouse to continue adding fuel to the rumors.
But when he reached the entrance of an alley, someone suddenly covered his mouth and pulled him in!
The man in black robe didn't even have time to see who the other person was. He felt a pain in the back of his neck, his vision went black, and he passed out.
When he woke up again, a strong smell of blood rushed into his nose.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the gloomy face of the tyrant Xiao Xieyun he had mentioned.
The black-robed man's pupils constricted, "Your Majesty?!"
Xiao Xieyun was playing with a dagger that was flashing with cold light in his big, bony hands.
"What? Are you surprised to see me?
I don't know when the Minister of Justice started going to teahouses to spread rumors and manipulate public opinion."
As soon as the words "Minister of Justice" came out, the man in black robe was shocked and immediately raised his hand to touch his face.
What you touch is your own skin, not a sterile human skin mask!
Xiao Xieyun looked at the shocked expression of the Minister of Justice with great interest, picked up the human skin mask from the wooden table beside him and shook it.
"You're looking for this?"
Xiao Xieyun threw the human skin mask directly in front of him.
The Minister of Justice tightly grasped the human skin mask, lowered his head and said nothing.
At this point, he can be said to have been caught red-handed.
"Come here, interrogate the Minister thoroughly. If necessary, you can ask him to experience the various torture instruments in the prison."
Xiao Xieyun threw down these words, stood up and left.
"yes."
The next day, following the five officials, the sixth official was thrown into prison and executed on a later date.
After hearing this, the people became even more convinced of the rumors they had heard yesterday.
For a time, rumors about the tyrant arbitrarily punishing good officials were rife in the capital.
Ying Xixi, who was in the palace, heard about this from Yueya.
"You don't know, my lady, the people outside are going too far!
They have no idea what crimes the officials thrown into jail have committed!
They will just follow the crowd and think that it is Your Majesty's fault!"
Yueya complained to Ying Xixi in indignation.
Ying Xixi didn't hear the discussions outside with her own ears, but she could guess how unbearable those words were.
She looked at the angry Yueya and asked her, "Yueya, do you know what crimes those officials committed that caused His Majesty to throw them into prison?"
Yueya shook her head, "I don't know."
"Then why do you feel so strongly that they have committed a crime?
Don’t people say that Your Majesty is a tyrant? Don’t you think so?
Ying Xixi asked this deliberately.
Xiao Xieyun did a great job keeping the secret this time.
Apart from her, his confidant, and the six parties involved, no one else knew why those six people were thrown into jail.
Yueya frowned and thought for a moment, "Your Majesty, although I don't know anything, I have been serving you for some time and can see you every day.
I don't think Your Majesty is a tyrant. People outside say that Your Majesty is cruel, likes killing, and will beat people to death if they disagree with him.
But these days, I have seen that Your Majesty is diligent in government affairs.
No matter how busy I am, I will always make time to accompany my mother.
My mother once said that a man who cares about his wife is definitely not a bad man.
Moreover, although His Majesty looks fierce, he is also cold.
But if we and others really make mistakes, Your Majesty will only punish us according to the regulations.
I won't beat anyone to death without any reason!"
Yueya said so much in one breath and scratched her head embarrassedly.
"My lady, have I said too much?
I just think that His Majesty is a good person, and the rumors outside must be deliberately instigated by someone!"
Ying Xixi smiled and looked across the crescent moon at the man who walked in quietly from outside.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of your concubine Xiao Yueya? Should I reward her?"
Upon hearing this, Yueya was frightened and fell to her knees, begging for mercy.
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