I'm really not the carpenter emperor

He got up on the ground and kept kicking his legs.

"No, don't... I didn't mean to..."

The cavalryman didn't hesitate at all, just drew out the steel knife at his waist, drove his horse forward, and stabbed the man in the head.

After a scream, blood splashed all over the ground, and the man fell down immediately.

The cavalryman lowered his steel knife and looked around the crowd with tiger eyes, "Whoever takes a step forward will be killed! Don't go any further!"

Even an ordinary soldier is so strong, and the iron-like discipline of the brave guard battalion makes all the rebels present terrified.

Soon, the tens of thousands of people in the audience were silent, so quiet that even the sound of the wind blowing on the sand could be heard clearly.

Zhu Youxiao rode his horse forward a few steps, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on him.

"I ask you, is it really as Wang Er said, is it because the local government did not follow the imperial court's decree and imposed taxes!"

"Those who dare to speak falsely will kill the Nine Clans! Speak!"

Faced with Zhu Youxiao's stern questioning, the people hesitated for a long time, but no one dared to stand up and answer, Wang Er was about to cry.

But soon, neat voices began to appear in the crowd.

"Yes!"

An old man came out tremblingly, and the Yongwei Battalion was about to make a move. Seeing Zhu Youxiao raised his hand, he immediately put away the gun.

"Your Majesty, I'm over half a century old, so I won't lie to you! County Magistrate Sun Yizhi and master Fang Zhou have colluded with each other and have been collecting taxes in Baishui County."

"Aren't we people also the people of Daming?"

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes and asked, "There are so many rebels, is this the only one to say? How can you tell me to believe you?!"

"I can testify for him!" A middle-aged man walked out from the crowd, looking resolute and generous to die.

"We can all testify."

A woman holding a son and a daughter came out and knelt on the ground. Gradually, the surrounding people knelt down in groups, and there seemed to be a thousand words in the silence.

"You..." Zhu Youxiao's eyes were a little moved, and even Chen Ce and the generals of the Yongwei Battalion sighed a lot.

After a long time, Zhu Youxiao sighed, got off his horse, walked up to the old man, helped him up himself, and said loudly:

"Get up, since I've come, I'll check it out myself."

"If this is true, I will never tolerate it!"

Even so, the Yongwei Battalion moved immediately and stopped Zhu Youxiao, separating him from the many common people.

Chen Ce was also staring at the old man closely, as if if there was any abnormality, the goose-wing knife in his hand would cut his throat.

"If this matter is true, you will be spared the death penalty, but now you must stay in Baishui City honestly, and I will let you out after I find out."

The old man had already been tearful, and chaotic tears welled up in his eyes. He never expected such a time in his life.

A family's grievances will be taken seriously by the current emperor, and he even stood in front of him and promised to stand up for them.

Out of nowhere came a loud shout, "Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live!!"

This shout seemed to ignite the fuse, and all the people were prostrate on the ground, worshiping continuously, and let out a mountain cry from the heart.

Chen Ce's hand gradually left the goose-wing knife, he had never seen such a scene, an emperor could be loved to such an extent.

With such an emperor, Ming Dynasty must prosper!

Nearly [-] people gathered around spontaneously returned to the city, and the Yongwei Battalion also entered the city, recovering the entire Baishui County without a single soldier.

The governor of Shaanxi came late at this time, and sent people to provide porridge for these thousands of people.

At this moment, looking at Qiao Yingjia, the governor of Shaanxi who was kneeling and shivering in front of him, Zhu Youxiao's face was as cold as ice, "I only ask once, Baishui County, what's going on?"

Chapter 839 Taking the governor to the knife

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, I only found out after the fact that Sun Yizhi, the magistrate of Baishui County, has been collecting taxes indiscriminately for many years. He is planning to go to Beijing to present..."

"Stop talking, your evasive words make me sick!" Zhu Youxiao suddenly stood up and kicked Qiao Yingjia to the ground.

"Even a person like you can be the governor of a province, causing the people to rebel. It's not their fault, it's my blindness!"

"Dog, I won't be relieved even if I kill you ten thousand times!"

Qiao Yingjia got up in a hurry, and then prostrated herself on the ground with extremely skillful movements, "Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty forgive me! This matter is due to my mishandling, and I, my minister should be punished!"

"Yes, you should be punished!" Zhu Youxiao sneered, "Such a big incident happened in Baishui County. The hungry people rebelled and seized the county government."

"You governor of Shaanxi, you came later than I did. Do you wait until the hungry people hit Fucheng before you leave?"

"What's the use of you as a governor? Where's Chen Ce?"

Chen Ce immediately stepped forward and shouted in a low voice: "The minister is here!"

"Take Qiao Yingjia, an incompetent governor, down here. If he is still alive, take off his official uniform and throw him on the street to die."

"Let such a person wear my Ming's official uniform, I feel ashamed, cut off his head, and dirty the knives of the Yongwei Battalion!"

When Chen Ce heard this, he immediately turned around.

The two generals of the Yongwei Battalion stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, and supported Qiao Yingjia. Regardless of the latter's howls, they clamped firmly and came to the wide square in Baishui City.

The people of Baishui who were distributing porridge with the help of the governor's yamen saw this scene, they all gathered around, and when they found out who was being pinned down, they applauded for a while.

Obviously, Qiao Yingjia, the governor, is not well-known in Shaanxi.

"Your Majesty has an order to take off Qiao Yingjia's official uniform and give him eighty shovels. If he is still alive, throw him into the street and let him fend for himself!" shouted the chief executive of the Yongwei Battalion.

After shouting, he turned and ordered:

"You four, hold down this incompetent governor and give me the killing stick. I want to do it myself, otherwise it will be too cheap to beat him to death with thirty or forty sticks."

Mr. Qian must have a lot of skills. Hearing this, the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion all smiled and held Qiao Yingjia's limbs firmly.

Mr. Qian held the killing stick in his hand, and it was a sap if he didn't say anything.

"it is good!"

"Good fight!"

"Don't beat him to death, it's too cheap for him!"

Hearing these discussions, Boss Qian laughed from the bottom of his heart, and murmured: "Don't worry, the eighty sticks of the uncle are enough for him."

Not long after, Mr. Qian returned to Zhu Youxiao who was sitting on the steps listening to the secret performance with a blood-stained killing stick.

He said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the eighty sticks have already been beaten, and the only way to save this killing is to throw it to the people in the city. I'm afraid it will be torn to pieces by now."

Zhu Youxiao didn't reply at first, and after listening to the man in Mr. Bai's clothes finished speaking, he motioned for him to leave, then turned his head and said with a smile: "You did a good job, this Qiao Yingjia deserves to die."

"He is the 'talent' recommended by Wei Zhongxian in the third year of Tianqi, right? Send someone back to Beijing and send a message to Wei Zhongxian, telling him to have a look at this great talent he recommended to me!"

"What to do, let him figure it out for himself!"

"According to the order!"

A cavalryman turned around upon hearing this, got on his horse and galloped away from the north gate.

Just now Zhu Youxiao got the exact news from the Jiaoshifu that Wang Er, Zhong Guangdao and others were indeed urged by the master Fang Zhou and the poor Liu Si.

Moreover, it was not Wang Er who wanted to be an official post first, but Zhong Guangdao.

The ins and outs of this incident, after the secret report of the Jiaoshifu, as well as the understanding of the original events in history, Zhu Youxiao basically already knows about it.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao turned his head and glanced at the people who were distributing porridge.

But rebellion is rebellion after all!

No matter what the reason is, the rebellion must not be tolerated easily, otherwise, in the future, everyone will feel that there is a wrong and rebellion will not die, and it will be troublesome.

Zhu Youxiao thought about it, and said lightly: "Tell Wang Er to come here."

Chen Ce nodded, and then went to bring Wang Er over in person.

Wang Er still didn't know why the emperor asked him to come alone, but the first time he came, he knelt down and saluted.

"Get up, I just got the news that this is indeed Baishui county government's arbitrary collection of taxes, and the rebellion of the people of Baishui. There is a reason for the incident, so we can avoid being implicated."

Having said that, Wang Er grinned, surprised and delighted, "Cao Min thanked Your Majesty, Your Majesty is Holy! Your Majesty is Holy!!"

Zhu Youxiao's face turned cold, "I won't implicate all the people gathered in Baishui this time, but you have to tell me which of the two of you called the official post first."

The joy on Wang Er's face stopped immediately, even though he was an elm-headed man who didn't understand anything, the emperor heard what he said just now clearly.

It means that someone must die, and the official who kills first will be No. 1 who takes the lead in the rebellion, and must be killed as a model.

There is no rebellion against the undead, and this time is no exception.

Naturally, Wang Er knew that Zhong Guangdao was the first to kill the official, but he couldn't open his mouth. He knew that Zhong Guangdao was also forced by life.

After standing stupidly for a while, he said silently:

"It's me, Your Majesty, kill me!"

Zhu Youxiao was a little surprised, looked at him twice, and chuckled: "Wang Er, you and Zhong Guangdao have only known each other for a few days, so is it worth it to lose your life for him?"

"To confess him is to tell the truth, your future is very bright."

Facing the emperor's teasing and oppression, Wang Er's waist could no longer straighten up, and he suddenly felt sore all over his body.

As soon as his knees softened, he immediately fell to his knees in the loess.

His sweat rained down on the ground, and he gritted his teeth.

"Your Majesty is a generation of enlightened rulers. Kill me alone and save the lives of all the people in Baishui City. If Your Majesty can calm the situation, I will die well."

"It seems that you know everything." Zhu Youxiao smiled, "Do you have any last wishes? Tell me."

Wang Er's throat choked, "It's ridiculous to say that I'm thirty-six this year, and I've accomplished nothing. Apart from the [-] mu of land passed down by my family, I have no money, and I have never seen a woman."

"If His Majesty hadn't been aware of the details, the forty acres of my family's land would probably be taken by the corrupt officials and magistrates. Please also ask Your Majesty to find a woman and leave a seed for my royal family. I can also taste it."

"Ha ha ha ha--"

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao laughed out loud.

He laughed a few times, but didn't answer directly, but said: "Okay, what a real man with love and righteousness! But, Wang Er, I can't satisfy you..."

"This wish, you still have to fight for it yourself."

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Wang Er was stunned, and was about to ask, but someone knocked him out with a strong force, and covered him with a burlap bag.

It was Chen Ce who made the move, and then asked: "Your Majesty, Shengming, it's a pity that such a man is cut off like this. Where are we going to take him?"

"Liaodong." Zhu Youxiao looked in the direction of Jianzhou with twinkling eyes, "I heard that Fang Zhou, the master of Baishui County, has a younger brother named Fang Ran, who does all kinds of evil and creates disasters."

"Catch Fang Ran, put Wang Er on the head, and cut him off in the street."

8 Chapter Forty

"Where am I?"

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Erhun woke up in a daze, and found himself on a moving carriage. He raised the roller blind, and the flying smoke came into view.

"You have to thank the current Majesty. His Majesty saw you as a man and spared your death penalty, but your death penalty is exempt, and living crimes are hard to forgive. Make meritorious deeds and atone for your sins!"

Wang Er seemed to understand but didn't understand. He was confused and thought about it carefully, but suddenly he figured it out, so he slumped in the carriage.

"Is that right?"

The man in front of the car said this and chuckled lightly:

"Wang Er is dead. He was chopped down in the street in Baishui County, Shaanxi Province for agitating and rebelling. Now you are Liu Si, a frontier soldier in Liaodong."

"Wang Er, no longer exists."

"Liu Si..." Wang Er murmured, "Is this the new name Your Majesty gave me?"

The man laughed and said, "Who do you think you are? Do you think His Majesty came to Shaanxi this time because of the mess you caused in Baishui? Your Majesty came to Shaanxi to rectify the local chaos!"

"This is the name given to you by Governor Chen of the Yongwei Battalion. Don't think too much about yourself!"

"In a while, I will send you to Penglai, Shandong. From there, you will go to Jinzhou along the waterway, and go to the military camp to find Mr. Qian, surnamed Zeng, to report."