Well, this is another crazy one!
The argument among several people soon reached Qiao Xin's ears. She also knew that her recent state was not quite right. She couldn't suppress the anger in her heart. If she didn't take action against the bandits, it would be difficult to relieve the hatred in her heart!
She was somewhat surprised that Shunzi could see through her thoughts in one sentence.
The sight of Qiao Xin going on a killing spree really shocked a lot of people. She was always a kind person in daily life, and no one expected that she had such a cruel side.
In the past few days, the subordinates who came to reply have become much more serious!
Qiao Xin said lazily: "Your studies are not in vain. You can see through the root of the chaos in this world at a glance. Don't say these words outside in the future. Just keep them in your heart."
"I only dare to be unruly in front of you a few times! You have eaten more salt than I have eaten rice, so why do I need to be so talkative?" Shunzi grinned.
"If I really eat more salt than you eat rice, I will die of saltiness!"
Shunzi:.......
"But they are right. I did go too far. Did I scare everyone?" Qiao Xin glanced at him sideways.
Shunzi lowered his head subconsciously, then raised it again, his eyes clear: "At first, I was a little bit, but then I thought about it, none of these people are innocent. Since the court law can't control them, then what we are doing now can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people and acting on behalf of heaven, so there is nothing to be afraid of.
I just know one thing, the old lady has never hurt anyone for no reason. If she did, it must be that person did something wrong! "
Qiao Xin was comforted by Shunzi's words. The hostility between her eyebrows disappeared without a trace, and the corners of her mouth gradually rose. This kid, it was not in vain to raise him!
Qiao Xin is resurrected with full health!
When Qiao Yunqing came over, Qiao Xin was already as normal as ever!
"Mom, are you okay?"
"What can happen to me? Why don't you hope for my own good?"
Qiao Yunqing: "I just received an urgent letter, so I'm worried about you, right?"
Qiao Xin cleared her throat and said with a guilty conscience, "I'm fine, but you have something to worry about! The wealth that Yizhou was about to transport to Nanliang was intercepted by us, and I killed more than a dozen noble families. If they can't find out, they may also suspect you!
But I temporarily misled the group and led them to the Xia family in Anhua County! As for how long I can keep it a secret, I can’t say!”
Before she left, she asked Magistrate Wu for some items copied from the Lou family, which were related to other noble families in Anhua County, especially the Xia family. If they were scattered at the scene carelessly, it would be better if they could play a role, but if they didn't, there would be no loss. It would be better if they could mislead for a while!
Anyway, the noble families in these two places are closely connected to each other. Isn't it normal for them to retaliate against each other if there are conflicts?
Qiao Yunqing's eyes widened. He never expected that his mother could do such a big thing. More than a dozen children from aristocratic families, this was simply digging up their roots!
And the level of skill with which they framed others, it doesn't even look like it's their first time.
Shunzi was also confused. The things given by County Magistrate Wu were delivered by him personally. How come he didn't even know when they were thrown away?
"Hey, I didn't kill innocent people. They deserved it. I know a lot of them. I was just so angry that I couldn't stop myself..."
Qiao Xin felt a little short of breath. Under Qiao Yunqing's direct gaze, she gradually couldn't continue her story and just said whatever was on her mind.
"Forget it, I won't lie to you. I'm just angry that he committed so many sins, why can he just walk away without any punishment?
I am doing justice for the heavens! But later on, I felt that these noble families seemed to be desperate and were desperate to run to Nanliang! "
Qiao Yunqing looked at Qiao Xin in surprise. He had just received the news. After the death of the third supervisor sent to Yizhou, His Majesty was furious and dismissed Dou Qian, the Grand Commander of Yizhou. The Dou family was dissatisfied and made a big fuss in Yizhou.
His Majesty has already dispatched General Bo Qing of Zhennan to Yizhou to maintain order. Taking this opportunity, he has also carried out drastic reforms in the court and started to merge states and prefectures into provinces, but this has been met with strong opposition from the aristocratic families!
While the Yizhou noble families were resisting the imperial court's orders, they were secretly flirting with Zhu Zhen of Southern Liang.
This time he simply broke off relations with the imperial court, planning to seize the land once more and then move his entire family south, but he didn't expect to be intercepted by Qiao Xin!
It’s time, it’s luck, it’s fate!
It was at this time in his previous life that problems in Yizhou broke out. After his eldest brother from his family was involved in the development of private mines in Yizhou and was exposed, his good parents used all means to save his life.
When the two forces were fighting each other to the death, he was finally pushed out as a scapegoat to take the blame for all the crimes for his good brother.
Now that Qiao Xin has appeared, everything has changed. She is alive and well. Not only has she not died unjustly, but she has also been promoted step by step. It depends on who they will find as a scapegoat now?
Seeing Qiao Yunqing remained silent, Qiao Xin thought that the trouble she had caused was out of repair!
After a long silence, he decided to change the subject.
"Your Majesty has always been taking steady steps, right? Why are you suddenly so radical?"
"The local administrative divisions are too fine, and the number of officials required is increasing day by day. The burden on the people is unbearable. Mandajing has a population of less than three million, how can it afford it?
In recent years, natural disasters have been frequent and people's lives have been difficult. In the face of foreign enemies spying, the aristocratic families still did not know how to restrain themselves and annexed large amounts of land, resulting in an empty treasury.
Your Majesty has been patient for a long time, how can you miss this opportunity to reorganize the court?
Your Majesty is currently only planning to change the prefectures, counties, and counties into two levels. The country is divided into six provinces, and the military and political affairs have not yet been separated. The noble families are already in an uproar. "
Qiao Xin immediately understood. Isn't it just about merging local administrative regions, cutting civil servants, streamlining institutions, and reducing fiscal expenditures? This might be a common thing in modern times.
But in ancient times, rashly carrying out such "innovations" would be seen as destroying the livelihoods of local tyrants and aristocratic families in the eyes of those old-fashioned people who always believed that ancestral laws could not be changed. Even the new scholars in the imperial examinations might not fully support it.
Ruining someone's future is like killing their parents. No conservative will willingly withdraw from the stage of history. It seems that Kyoto is about to experience another bloody storm!
But reform is necessary. With a population of less than three million, how can we afford to support nearly 60,000 officials and clerks of all ranks in this era of extremely low productivity?
Faced with a dilemma of whether to advance or retreat, Emperor Wu chose to burn his boats!
Qiao Xin couldn't help but admire Emperor Wu's determination and courage!
But when she thought of her grandson who was left alone in Laohu Town, Qiao Xin felt a little worried again!
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