Chapter 430 I have never been so speechless in my life
However, they sent people to inform everywhere that His Majesty had died, and then they found a few mourners to come and give His Majesty a good cry.
Dugu Tianxin didn't know about this and just kept walking towards Wangjiang Tower.
At first he walked very fast, almost running, but when he was almost in front of Wangjiang Tower, he felt timid and did not dare to go any further. His steps were slowing down and the emotions on his face were so complicated that it was difficult to describe in words.
After recognizing Di Jiang, the time they spent having meals together and handling state affairs every day was so beautiful that scenes of it flashed through his mind at this moment.
That was the most satisfying, happiest and happiest time he had ever lived after losing his beloved...
Time is priceless.
He has always cherished it.
But--
Such times are gone.
He was going to return to the time when he was alone, without any warmth or kindness.
But in an instant, Dugu Tianxin seemed to have aged several years, and his back didn't look as straight as before.
When Di Jiang inside heard that Dugu Tianxin had arrived, he was worried that Dugu Tianxin had really misunderstood that something had happened to him, and he would be anxious and worried and unable to accept it, so he hurried out.
Jiujiu also followed behind him.
When Dugu Tianxin saw Di Jiang again, he thought he had seen it wrong. He rubbed his eyes and looked again, and it was really his Jiang'er.
Jiang'er was fine.
What is going on?
Dugu Tianxin breathed a sigh of relief, thought about it carefully, and soon he figured it out.
It must be these stupid county magistrates who have misunderstood something!
His Jiang'er is fine.
When Dugu Tianxin thought of this, his spirit instantly returned, and he looked at the county magistrates questioningly.
The county magistrates had no idea what Dugu Tianxin was thinking. They thought Dugu Tianxin was looking at them and asking them if this person was the one who killed His Majesty.
Several people knelt down hurriedly, pointed at Jiujiu, and said, "Prime Minister, this is the woman who killed His Majesty."
Then he pointed at Di Jiang and said, "That man pretended to be your Majesty, he deserves death!"
"We should really exterminate his entire clan to serve as a warning to others."
Dugu Tianxin: "..."
Destroy Jiang Er’s nine clans?
Fuck you...
This was the first time in his life that Dugu Tianxin was speechless.
How dare someone destroy Your Majesty and his nine clans? You must be tired of living!
"Do you know what you are saying?" Dugu Tianxin's rationality had completely returned at this moment. He was no longer depressed and impulsive. The feeling of being fooled suddenly came up in his mind, and was magnified many times because of the county magistrate's stupid words.
He was very unhappy.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I know!" said one of the county magistrates.
"Then do you know who he is?" Dugu Tianxin clasped his hands together and said towards Dijiang.
"He... is a liar!"
"But something seems wrong. Prime Minister, why are you so respectful to him?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dugu Tianxin took two steps forward, knelt down in front of Dijiang, kowtowed, and said respectfully: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty and Princess Yongle. Long live Your Majesty, and may the princess live a thousand years and a thousand years."
The people following Dugu Tianxin did the same.
This scene stunned several county magistrates, and they couldn't recover for a long time.
Is this person really His Majesty?
Even Prime Minister Gu Du has admitted it, so it can’t be fake.
As for them, they are probably going to be in trouble.
Next, they faced the serious crime of recognizing the wrong monarch, speaking for the fake monarch, opposing the real monarch, slandering and insulting the real monarch, and unreasonably arousing the Prime Minister's tension and bringing the Prime Minister here.
These crimes are all crimes of great disrespect, and combined they are enough to punish them by beating to death.
They don't want to die!
Especially since their official positions were bought by their families at great expense, and they have only been in office for a few years, and they have not enjoyed enough.
Several people were sweating profusely, not knowing what to do?
Just at this time, the people they invited to help with the mourning arrived, and they were shouting about who they wanted to help mourn. Their voices were so loud that they were afraid that others couldn't hear them.
This is really adding fuel to the fire!
Several people were so frightened that they had difficulty breathing.
They didn't dare to peek at Dijiang and Dugu Tianxin's expressions. They were like turtles, shrinking their heads and hiding tightly.
"What are you all standing there for? Why don't you come over to see His Majesty?" Seeing that they didn't move for a long time, like a bunch of fools, Lao Yu reminded them unhappily.
Upon hearing this, several people hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed, paid their respects to His Majesty, and asked for His Majesty's forgiveness.
"Forgive?" Di Jiang was speechless. "Do you think it's possible?"
"Or do you mean that you don't need to be punished for not fulfilling your duties and only care about coming here from afar, paying to see a fake monarch, and opposing the real monarch?"
“……” Several people didn’t know what to respond and were so scared that they broke out in cold sweats.
Emperor Jiang ordered Dugu Tianxin to personally investigate what else happened to these people and whether they had falsified their performance evaluations in recent years.
Otherwise, why are they so stupid and so ostentatious?
Once we have found out the truth, we will do it together.
Let them die clearly.
The county magistrates never imagined that they were just joining in the fun and meeting His Majesty, but they would get into such a big trouble.
Even your underwear will be checked.
This time, I'm afraid we're in big trouble.
They blamed the fake emperor very much because he had caused them so much trouble. They also hated themselves for not being able to see clearly when they should have.
Those who pretended to be eunuchs and maids were also arrested.
These people were all gangsters who had followed the dead counterfeit to defraud money for many years. The first time they slipped, they fell into the water.
It can be seen that if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet.
Half an incense stick later, all the people who should be taken away were taken away, the sky was completely dark, and the onlookers dispersed.
Jiujiu and Dijiang finally calmed down. They were hungry, so they sat down and prepared to have a good meal. Then they asked the owner of the restaurant when the counterfeit appeared and what he said.
They can follow these clues to track down the people behind the counterfeits.
When the restaurant owner learned that Dijiang was the real emperor, he kept his head down out of guilt, not daring to look at people, and was always worried that his head would be moved off.
When he was called by Dijiang for questioning, he thought he was being held accountable for his crimes, so he started to kowtow wildly. He kowtowed so hard that his head was broken, but he didn't take it seriously.
"Your Majesty, we were wrong."
“We were really wrong.”
"We were blind and misjudged you, and we were disrespectful to you. Please forgive us and don't kill us."
"Please don't kill us! We didn't do anything bad, we just mistook the wrong person."
"I know I was wrong and I am willing to repent. Please don't kill me, Your Majesty. My son has passed this year's imperial examination and will soon become an official. I want to see him wear an official uniform and become an official. I don't want to die like this, and I don't want my son to have a guilty father."