Someone asked the judge to buy the life of the King of Hell
Chapter 93: Someone Asks the Judge to Buy the King of Hell’s Life
It took Chu Huaibei more than half a month to travel to several prefectures and states.
Most of the major officials of prefectures and counties have moved to Jianye.
It was better for them to run away, so she wouldn't have to worry about whether to continue employing them. Those who could stay now at least didn't oppose her rule.
One thousand soldiers were left to garrison each prefecture and state, both to deter and to guard, so as to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos.
First take people back to the North, it is already the end of February.
Chu Huaibei traveled around the northern border. Apart from the occasional gossip from the noble families, they were just angry, unable to win in a fight, and unable to move. Chu Huaibei allowed them to remain where they were.
The northern border has basically stabilized, and the next step is to focus on dealing with the newly acquired prefectures and states.
"Huzhi, I'm going to Fengjing for half a year. Will you come with me?"
Chu Huaibei originally wanted to take Qin Feng to deal with the follow-up matters himself, but on second thought, he decided to ask Hu Zhi for his opinion. Now that he was out, he didn't have to worry about him anymore.
"You go first. I still need to discuss the April Spring Examination with my uncle, Du Jiping, and Lord Yuan. I'll come back to you once everything is arranged."
"By the way, Jin Yi is already in Fengjing. You can go directly to him when you get there. He will take you to the residences of those who are eligible for official positions."
Sun Mingsi took stock of the things he needed to deal with and finally made a decision.
"Well, okay, I'll go ahead. Remember to bring Hengheng with you to visit my grandparents' home to get to know our relatives."
"Yeah, okay."
Seeing that he had already arranged everything, Chu Huaibei stopped interfering.
This time when he went to Fengjing, Chu Huaibei brought the remaining 1,500 personal soldiers with him in case of emergency.
"Grandfather, uncles, I'm here."
As soon as he entered the main hall, Chu Huaibei bowed first.
Then he looked up and took a closer look at everyone. Oh wow, except for my grandfather, everyone seemed to be a little sleep-deprived, especially my cousins.
"Huaibei is here, it's good that he's here."
Uncle Feng spoke first.
To be honest, after these two months, he finally realized that teaching and educating people was more in line with the temperament of their Feng family.
Although I can understand and keep up with the endless tasks in officialdom, it is still too tiring. No wonder the three highest officials all had thinning hair.
Mr. Feng noticed that when he combed his hair every morning recently, more and more hair was stuck on his comb.
"Well, I've made everyone tired recently. Huaibei will personally visit you today to relieve everyone's stress as soon as possible."
After Chu Huaibei finished speaking, everyone could see that they were quietly relieved. However, she still did not let them go.
"Grandfather, uncles and cousins, the Northern Territory will hold a Spring Examination in April. I will settle down in several prefectures and states as soon as possible. I hope everyone can organize candidates to be sent to the Northern Territory. I don't have a large number of people to hold the Spring Examination in the entire area north of the Huai River at the moment."
"Well, don't worry about this. I'll start making arrangements tomorrow and go to various places to compile a list of candidates for the Spring Examination."
Uncle Feng is familiar with this matter and can handle it easily.
"Thank you, uncle and cousins, for your help. Huaibei will go visit the master first and come back to have dinner with us in the evening."
"Well, go ahead."
Mr. Feng looked at his dusty grandson with mixed feelings of worry and joy.
After Jin Yi discovered Chu Huaibei's arrival in Fengjing, he took the initiative to show up and took her to the residences of ministers during the reign of the previous emperor. Chu Huaibei visited each of them one by one. After the previous emperor's death, most of them resigned on their own initiative.
Chu Huaibei has been busy for more than half a month. Let alone visiting the thatched cottage three times, she would have to visit it ten times to invite all the people out.
"Your Majesty, would you like me to perform a rescue scene to impress Master Xiao? We've already come here six times."
Qin Feng really couldn't do anything about these literati.
"Don't give me such bad advice. It's rare that Mr. Xiao has softened his attitude today."
Chu Huaibei rejected it immediately without even thinking about it.
Qin Feng softened his attitude towards what the prince said, and remained reserved. He took a basin of water and poured it at their feet. Is this called softening?
"Mr. Xiao is a leading figure in the hearts of these scholars. Only if he is truly willing to serve as an official will it be easier to invite others."
"If I wasn't so anxious about the people's spring planting, I could really take my time and invite them instead of being so annoying and hanging around people's doorsteps every day."
"The Northern Territory had a bumper sweet potato harvest last year. I plan to have all the prefectures and states in the Central Plains plant them. I've already prepared the sweet potato seeds and will distribute them for free. I can guarantee one acre of land per family. As long as we harvest this year, the people will be able to plant more than five acres next year."
"When the time comes, we can rotate crops with wheat to increase yields and soil fertility. Only when people have enough to eat can they consider other things, such as sending their children to school to learn to read and change their destiny."
Seeing Qin Feng pouting, Chu Huaibei understood his thoughts a little and explained them to him.
It's not that it's impossible, but Chu Huaibei just wants people to work for her willingly, not out of favors or out of gratitude to the late emperor, so she didn't even mention Hu Zhi's identity.
On the other side of the wall stood Xiao Lao, the protagonist of their conversation. He had been standing behind the wall since the first day Chu Huaibei came to visit.
Every day, he did the same as they came and left at the same time.
People who are familiar with the books of sages subconsciously think that the King of Zhenbei is a rebel, but there is another saying in the history books: Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species?
In the past few days, he has sent his men to investigate the northern border. It is true that every family in the northern border has been allocated land, and last year's sweet potato seedlings were distributed free of charge by the King of Zhenbei. The harvested sweet potatoes were not taxed at all and were all kept by the people.
"Open the main gate, welcome the King of Zhenbei to the main hall, and make a pot of good tea."
"Yes, sir."
Old Xiao put his hands behind his back and went back to the main hall to wait.
"My name is Chu Huaibei, nice to meet you, Mr. Xiao."
"My name is Qin Feng, nice to meet you, Mr. Xiao."
"Please take a seat, I am sorry for the inconvenience."
Chu Huaibei and Qin Feng exchanged glances. Oh my god, could it be that Qin Feng’s ridiculous remarks just now were heard by others?
Qin Feng pretended to be calm, as if nothing had happened.
"Thank you, Mr. Xiao."
As soon as the two of them sat down, Mr. Xiao got straight to the point.
"I know why the King of Zhenbei came. I have agreed to serve as an official. I hope the King of Zhenbei will not disappoint me."
Chu Huaibei thought he was hallucinating. This sudden success made it difficult for him to distinguish between reality and illusion.
However, Chu Huaibei was just a little slow. This was such a great opportunity that he had to seize it.
"Huaibei thanks Mr. Xiao for his righteousness!"
Chu Huaibei immediately stood up and walked to the middle of the main hall, bowing respectfully to Mr. Xiao.
"Your Highness, there is no need to be so polite. I have to be frank with you. If Your Highness fails to do what you ask, I will resign."
Chu Huaibei was now certain that this person had probably been eavesdropping on their conversation every day and had heard all of it.
"Don't worry, Master Xiao. Unless I die, I will never change my decree easily."
"Okay! Then I will naturally govern the state for the prince."
"Thank you, Elder Xiao. I will arrange fifty soldiers for you to ensure your safety during your tenure. Of course, it would be best if you could take up your post tomorrow."
Chu Huaibei is now very good at urging people to go to work.
"Sure, I don't have much luggage."
Although it was a bit outrageous, Mr. Xiao did not refuse. He had been staying here for almost ten years and did not expect to return to the officialdom in this way.
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After solving the problem of the most difficult person, the efficiency of recruiting officials increased by more than five times, and finally all the officials took office by the end of March.
The first thing he did after taking office was to confiscate the hidden fields of the aristocratic families in various prefectures and counties in the Central Plains. Since the aristocratic families in the north had set an example first, the smaller aristocratic families were relatively sensible.
But how could the aristocratic families that had been lingering in the Central Plains for hundreds of years tolerate such humiliation? That's right, the aristocratic families believed that the King of Zhenbei was humiliating them by doing this.
Confiscate their land and distribute it to the poor people for free. Do the lower class people deserve to enjoy the resources in their hands?
Even when things were not going smoothly, Chu Huaibei had already replaced the original minor officials from various prefectures and counties with his personal soldiers who had trained in the northern border.
For a moment, Chu Huaibei really wanted to execute the entire clan of one or two leading families to serve as a warning to others.
But she held back. Apart from refusing to cooperate in this matter, these noble families had not done anything harmful to the Northern Territory. They were different from the few families whose properties had been confiscated in the Northern Territory before.
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On this day, more than ten heads of the Qian family gathered together to discuss in the secret room at home. The King of Zhenbei was pressing forward step by step, and half of the family's hidden fields had been confiscated. They could not let him continue like this.
Finally, they unanimously decided that each family would contribute a share and pay a huge price to hire the most mysterious and reliable assassin organization in the world, the Owl, to assassinate the King of Zhenbei.
As long as he dies, this matter will not continue.
As long as the money is in place, the Owl organization will do its work cleanly and efficiently, leaving no clues to be found.
It is a new company that has appeared in the market in the past decade and has a first-class reputation in the industry. Any project they promise to take will not fail.
Jin Yi took the power of attorney and remuneration delivered through special channels, and felt sorry for these noble families in his heart.
He organized the Owl casually when he was collecting clues, and he only took on assassins who wanted to kill corrupt officials or those who had occupied the mountains and were responsible for many deaths.
The remuneration is used to pay for the daily expenses of the master. Well, the late emperor left a lot of silver and money for the master, but the silver and gold are all official silver with official seals. Using too much will definitely arouse the emperor's suspicion.
It takes a lot of effort to melt it and then beat it. Jin Yi did this with the master's consent.
Looking at the 300,000 taels of silver in their hands, they had to admit that they had spent a lot of money for the King of Zhenbei.
Jin Yi directly gave the letter of authorization and remuneration to King Zhenbei.
"Your Majesty, these noble families want to buy your life."
Chu Huaibei took it and took a look. Very good. He had been dealing with it patiently to begin with, and now he didn’t have to endure it any longer. The word “endurance” was like a knife in his heart that could draw blood!
Chu Huaibei gave a mysterious smile.
"Thank you, Jin Yi. Now the people can get more land."
"Your Highness is too polite. I will take my leave now."
When Jin saw the sharp murderous intent condensed at the corners of the prince's smiling mouth, he quickly ran away.
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"Qin Feng, go get five thousand men and follow me to raid the house."
"It's the prince!"
Qin Feng was even more excited than Chu Huaibei. During this period of time, he had suffered more than the prince, and more than he had suffered in the past twenty years in the northern border combined!
The first one was the Qian family. In order to prevent the remaining families from escaping, they sent troops to surround all the families involved in the incident.
Chu Huaibei sent someone to explain the cause of the incident to the people who were peeking out and watching.
Not only the common people were surprised, but the small families who were peeking from behind also found it outrageous. These families were used to lawlessness, and they actually dared to take action against the killing god, King Zhenbei. He has been able to protect the northern border for so many years. Is he someone you can control?
All the property was confiscated, and all the people from these noble families, regardless of gender, age or status, were sent to the fortification camp. She was planning to build an official road from the northern border directly to Jianye, and she ran into it and got into trouble.
On the second day after the property was confiscated, all the noble families in the prefectures and states were as quiet as a chicken. They obediently handed over all their hidden lands. There was no need for officials to check, as the drawings were all very clear.
It is said that he learned this from the former Tongpan of the Northern Territory. The prince likes people with interesting ideas.
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