Chapter 508: The new dynasty was established, and the people returned to their normal
lives. After a night of fierce fighting, the rebels were wiped out.
The streets of Shangjing were still dead silent.
The old woman held her breath and closed the doors and windows silently, trembling with fear and unable to sleep all night.
After all, the grandson in her arms was still young. Even if he was frightened, how could he feel sad? He was sleeping soundly in her arms at this moment.
She looked at her daughter-in-law who was walking back and forth in the house with a worried look.
"Don't shake it, it gives me a headache."
"I don't know what's going on outside?"
After all, the old woman was old and had lived for a long time. She saw things clearly and analyzed it incisively: "No matter whether the second prince, the traitor, succeeded or the fifth prince rescued the emperor in time, whether the emperor was well or dead, it made no difference to us ordinary people."
It was just a corrupt dynasty.
At most, every household would hang an unlucky white lantern at the door to show mourning.
"As long as the dust settles, no matter how vicious and evil the evildoers are, they will never break into our homes and kill us."
Her skinny hands were covered with brown age spots. She gently touched her grandson, whose facial features resembled her son's.
A moment of fear.
The woman choked up and said, "Many people were trampled under horses last night. Aunt Zhou next door cried and screamed. The family probably covered her mouth tightly because they were afraid that she would bring disaster. If my mother-in-law hadn't gone to look for her yesterday, this child... This child might be..."
"It shows that he is blessed."
The old woman said, "His father's spirit in heaven is protecting him."
She warned, "Stay at home for the next few days. I've seen the rice jar at home. It's enough to eat for several days."
- Bang!
A loud noise.
The trembling sound of the street gong spread in the air like water ripples, and the lingering sound has not yet died.
- Bang!
The moment the Luo hammer collided with the copper surface, the second sound followed.
The old woman looked up suddenly and met the frightened eyes of her daughter-in-law.
For a moment, all the people who heard the noise pricked up their ears to listen to the movement outside, but no one dared to open a crack to peek.
——Bang!
The gong sounded three times, and someone shouted loudly.
"The matter has been settled by the will of heaven!"
The gong sounded three more times.
"The two rebels have been executed!" The gong sounded
three more times, and the voice was deep and powerful.
"The new dynasty has been established, and all people are back to normal."
There was no more knocking, but the voice became louder and louder.
"The rebels have been eliminated, and the new emperor has ordered——"
"From today on, the whole country will have additional examinations for the special examinations. Candidates from poor families can apply for travel expenses, reduce taxes, simplify the tax system to prevent officials from exploiting them at all levels, allow citizens to file complaints with the emperor, and set up a drum to directly complain about grievances..."
This...
this is too good to be true.
But it's not right.
Every household whispered.
"Two traitors were executed? Didn't the fifth prince go to rescue the emperor?"
"He was supposed to go to the disaster area but he showed up out of nowhere, leading a group of soldiers and horses. I knew he had bad intentions."
"Bah! What kind of good guy is he? It's good that he died! "
Someone continued to be confused.
"No, the second and fifth princes are dead. Since there is a new emperor, it means that the emperor is also dead. Then... who will ascend the throne?"
"Are you scared silly? How could you forget that we still have a fourth prince."
The brave boy climbed up the wall carefully and stuck half of his head out to look out.
Under the slanting morning light, the corpses lying in the street cast interlaced shadows on the street. They were dragged silently by the soldiers and thrown onto the cart.
This scene...
The boy was so scared that his legs went weak.
He was about to fall down, but suddenly he saw that among the soldiers, there were several soldiers wearing the uniforms of the Wei Family Army.
! ! !
"Wei--"
The voice was too loud, and the family members were scared.
He was pulled down fiercely.
"You bastard! What are you arguing about? Aren't you afraid of getting yourself killed?"
"Don't think everything is over outside, but who knows if it will still be chaotic!"
The boy forgot his fear and shouted in surprise.
"Mom! It's the Wei family army, it's the Wei family army outside."
He was scolded harshly.
"The soldiers of the imperial court are all fierce and vicious! If you displease them, you..."
The voice stopped abruptly.
Wait.
Who?
Is it the Wei family army that always treats people as human beings?
At the same time, the old woman who heard this voice felt a little relieved, but she dared not let go of her fear.
"Bang bang"
the door was knocked.
The old woman was startled.
"Auntie, it's me, Lingzhe, from the same military camp as Dege. I wonder if you still remember me? I came to visit you and your sister-in-law last year."
"I just happened to pass by. Thinking of the bloody storm yesterday, you and your sister-in-law must be panicked."
"Auntie, can you hear me? It's okay now, there is no danger."
With a creak, the door was pushed open by the old woman.
The old woman looked at Lingzhe.
Before she could be happy, she heard her grandson's startled voice behind her.
"Uncle Ling!"
The people nearby also opened their doors and found that notices were posted in every household.
Shangjing...
No, apart from the disaster area, it can be said that people from all over the Jin Dynasty tore down the notices on their doors.
Some gathered together.
"What does this say? We can't read." They
can't read, but they can tell the difference.
"It's strange, why are the ones we have different?"
Of course they are different.
Wei Zhao took the evidence of the crimes of various emperors and the scandals of the royal family from Lu Huaizhang and announced them to the world.
What if some people can't read?
There are always people who can read.
Someone began to read.
"The benevolent Prince of Yan never rebelled, but he was feared by the hypocritical emperor, and all the people in the palace were exiled!"
"Duke Shun did not die of illness, but was forced to die by the emperor."
"The Prince of Yan has always been treated harshly. When Censor He went to investigate the cause of death, the emperor had done something."
"Zhou Tan was corrupt during the famine, and the emperor condoned it! He condoned the people to suffer and starve to death."
"Before the late emperor ascended the throne, in order to secure his rule and win over court officials, he raised high hopes to recruit talents from all over the world to consolidate the foundation of the country. In fact, the cinnabar resumes of many new scholars were forged, and the test papers were covered instead, so that several children from poor families failed the exam."
"The imperial treasury is empty, but the private vaults left by emperors of past dynasties are filled with countless gold, which is just gathering dust."
"..."
"..."
One by one, everyone who hears it will curse loudly.
It is not easy for a poor family to become a student! The whole family has to tighten their belts to support a scholar, so how can they let those beasts who are full of wine and food take the ranking?
Of course, the people also told each other.
"Have you heard about it! The second prince is having an affair with a man!"
"I heard about it, there is nothing strange about it. His great grandfather Emperor Yingwu likes women."
"What's wrong with liking women? It's not worth your fuss."
"A minister's woman! Or a minister's wife who just came out of confinement after giving birth to a child, do you think it's appropriate?"
"Lipin in the palace is pregnant with a bastard."
"Ah, she is so bold! How dare she confuse the royal bloodline!"
"It's so funny, the dog emperor must have been very proud before he died, and he could still let the concubine kick a baby in his belly at such an old age."
Liang Yue withdrew his troops at the border.
Various disaster areas.
It is not as cloudy as before, the water level is decreasing, and the sun is shining brightly.
There are also people beating gongs and drums over there.
In addition to the previous summons from Emperor Ying Qian, there is another supplement.
"Listen carefully, this is the grace of the court."
"Emergency relief measures, prevent plague and clear the river. For each corpse collected, you will be rewarded with five liters of brown rice."
"Those who bring out the remaining corners of the house deed can exchange it for a straw raincoat."
"Except for the elderly, the weak and the disabled, we will provide work-for-relief, develop water conservancy, build city walls, and those who can write will register the drowned population. They will be provided with three meals and wages."
Today's chapter is so long,
this kind of plot can finally come to an end.
The later stage is to fill in the gaps, and then write about what you like to read, and then wrap up and write a sequel.
It can be completed this month
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