Rebirth of the Prime Minister's Wife

Zhou Li sat in the inn room and looked at all the news collected in the past three days. The things stated in each letter shocked him.

Liu Qu is a man who collects exorbitant taxes, enforces the law with brutality, and allows local wealthy businessmen to disregard human lives. The trend of donating officials is even more widespread, and he even deceives the superiors and the inferiors. The disaster that fell alone in Xinxiang this time is not even for Chai Sang. The prefect of the state knew nothing!

Each and every one of these incidents demonstrates Liu Qu's audacity and disregard for human life.

He took a deep breath, but still couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

Even at the risk of offending others, he would still stand up for the people of Xinxiang and save them from the hands of evil spirits.

Holding the information in his hand, he turned on the light and thought about it for a long time, and finally put pen to paper on the memorial.

At the same time, a carrier pigeon landed on the window sill. After hearing the noise, Zhou Li stood up and stuffed the note he had written into the bamboo tube at the pigeon's feet.

He patted the pigeon's head and said, "Go ahead."

The dove flapped its wings and quickly disappeared into the night.

The next day, he arrived in front of the notice board on time as he had on the first day. The young man arrived as promised and was waiting for him early.

Before Zhou Li could speak politely, he was interrupted by Qin Changqing, "Let's go."

Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile, stretched out his hand, "Please."

Qin Changqing looked at his movements inexplicably, muttered something, and led the way.

But after walking along the road, Zhou Li felt that he looked familiar.

Until he turned a corner, Zhou Li finally couldn't help but say, "Little brother... this road seems to lead to the Yamen?"

Qin Changqing raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but he didn't look back, "You know better."

Zhou Li was stunned. Hearing that he didn't seem to have any ill intentions, he couldn't help but wonder, "There is no place for people to live around the Yamen. Why did you bring me here?"

It’s not like that mysterious talented man lives around these square white walls, right?

Could it be that he is a poor student from a poor family?

He kept guessing in his mind, but he didn't realize that he was already standing at the yamen door.

Hearing the noise coming from the front, Zhou Li was pulled away from his thoughts. He looked up, extremely surprised.

People from all over Xinxiang crowded in front of the yamen, with faces ranging from anger to indifference, and all with burning eyes. Everyone stood like a blazing fire in the ice and snow, with a determined expression.

Zhou Li was a little flustered, "What's going on? Could it be a riot?"

But after saying that, he rejected his words.

Everyone was in order, and it was obvious that someone was organizing things in an orderly manner.

He wanted to walk through the crowd to the front, but he didn't notice that when everyone saw Qin Changqing standing behind him, they all tacitly opened a wide path for him.

After the passage was clear, he saw a masked young woman standing in front of the grievance drum, and a fat businessman looking at him.

The two turned around when they heard the noise and saw Zhou Li with calm eyes.

Zhou Li cleared his throat and asked as calmly as possible, "What are you doing?"

The people gathered together for no reason to cause trouble, and Liu Qu had every reason to punish everyone.

He was afraid that these people would suffer disaster if they acted impulsively.

Qin Zhaozhao looked at him, her dark and clear eyes making Zhou Li's body hairy. She spoke with a clear and sweet voice, "Master Zhou, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

If he was swept away by her just now, Zhou Li just felt chills for no reason.Now when Qin Zhaozhao opened his mouth, a chill suddenly shot up his spine.

Zhou Li asked, "Do you know me?"

"Now we don't have time to exchange polite greetings with Mr. Zhou. I would like to ask you to watch from the sidelines." Qin Zhaozhao reached out and pointed to the side. The people behind Zhou Li took a step forward. The momentum was so shocking that Zhou Li couldn't say a word. .

Qin Changqing pulled him and said with a smile, "Sir, just wait and see. After this happens, someone will tell you who and what you want to know."

Zhou Li fell silent and blended in with the people, just like an ordinary spectator.

Qin Zhaozhao raised his head and looked at Ming Yugu, who was much taller than her, with indomitable fear in his eyes.

Qian Wansan held the iron gall in his hand and saw her silence, "Are you scared?"

It was a simple joke, but there was no doubt in the tone.

He watched Qin Zhaozhao do something earth-shattering with his own eyes. This woman's thoughts and planning were more outright and ruthless than that of a man.

If she said she was timid, he wouldn't believe it even if she were beaten to death.

Qin Zhaozhao curled her lips, picked up the drum next to her, and beat it again and again.

The dull sound of drums sounded, echoing throughout the yamen.

Liu Qu was in a good mood when he got up early in the morning.

Thanks to Qin Zhaozhao's advice, he felt that his prestige in the hearts of the people had increased a lot. When he went out, those people's eyes would always fall on him.

He rubbed his chin, imagining his rise to prominence after his senior year, and narrowed his eyes with joy.

At this time, there was noisy movement outside.

Liu Qu was interrupted from the fantasy in his mind, and he cursed at the door in dissatisfaction, "Which dog thing disturbed my purity?"

The language is vulgar and there is no trace of the magnanimity that an official should have.

The door was pushed open and Master walked in, "Master, please put on your official uniform and go to the main hall."

"Main hall?" Liu Qu glanced at him impatiently, "I haven't received any cases, so why should I be promoted to the main hall?"

The master was unhurried and as usual, "The people are grateful for what you have done, so they gathered in front of the Yamen and want to see you."

Only then did Liu Qu smile with yellow teeth. He twitched his beard like a loach and said, "So this is what happened. It's easy to talk about. It's easy to talk about."

"But it's not just this, right?"

Liu Qu's expression suddenly changed, and he stared at the master tightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Master always leaves early and comes back late recently, he is very busy."

The master's expression remained unchanged, "I will naturally do my best to share your worries with you."

"I have been searching for traces of the supervisory censor these past few days, and I finally came to report it."

Liu Qu perked up and asked quickly, "Where is he?"

The master looked at him and said, "Just in front of the Yamen."

Liu Qu was stunned, "What is he doing there?"

"The supervisory censors have different personalities. Maybe this person wants to hide among the people and conduct secret investigations to find out what kind of official you are."

Liu Qu understood immediately. He stood up, picked up the official uniform hanging on the shelf and put it on while yelling, "His grandma, is this person sick? He is sneaky and sneaky."

"If the public opinion of this official hadn't been strong, I would have really fallen into his trap."

After putting on his clothes, he glanced at his master, patted his shoulder, and said with great satisfaction, "I have worked hard these past few days. I will wait for my promotion."

"You can be reunited with your father."

After saying that, he laughed loudly and walked toward the main hall.

Little did he know that the person who was always groveling behind him slowly straightened his back, and his numb eyes began to loosen, turning into the deep lingering hatred.

"Enjoy the last time you can speak these words arrogantly." He mocked, turned and walked towards the study.

Liu Qu walked to the closed door and put on a big smile after hearing the commotion outside.

This is a smile coming from the heart, laughing that his future will be bright, laughing that he will have a bright future starting from today.

The door slowly opened, and Liu Qu saw Qin Zhaozhao beside him at a glance, and felt even more at peace.

He waited for her to speak.

Qin Zhaozhao smiled at him, his eyebrows curved, and the words he spoke instantly knocked the smug Liu Qu from the clouds into the quagmire——

"Liu Qu, you harm the people and are only interested in profit. Not only do you seize fertile land, you also impose heavy and heavy taxes privately, you condone merchants' crimes, and you treat people's lives like nothing. You are in vain to serve as a parent official in Xinxiang!"

Her every word was like a cold sword unsheathed and struck at his head.As soon as he finished speaking, all the people gathered behind him shouted in unison, and every word shook like thunder, making Liu Qu blush and tremble all over.

"Harming the people for profit!"

"You are not welcome in Xinxiang, get out!"

"You are a beast, give my daughter's life back!"

Everyone's anger and hatred were like a fierce beast out of the cage, baring its fangs and claws and biting Liu Qu. He yelled, "You bunch of unruly people are going to rebel!"

He pointed at all the people who were eyeing him, and he was immediately angered. "You unscrupulous people should be grateful when I take office! Who lent you the courage to gather people in front of my door to cause trouble?"

Liu Qu pointed at Qin Zhaozhao and became furious, "Is it her? Is it her!"

After saying that, he pointed at Qian Wansan and said, "You damn fat man, I spared your life because I thought you were still useful. I thought you were smart, but I didn't expect that you would now seek your own death in front of me."

"Okay, don't want your money anymore, and don't want your life either!"

Liu Qu was so angry that he gave Qian Wansan an ultimatum in front of everyone, which immediately aroused raging public anger.

"You impenitent beast, you shouldn't live in this world!" Someone in the crowd shouted, and a rotten egg hit Liu Qu's face in the air. He was suddenly green and white, furious.

Qin Zhaozhao raised his hand, and the boiling public resentment behind him slowly stopped. Only the angry eyes almost wanted to pierce Liu Qu.

"Liu Qu, do you think you can still wear your black gauze hat until tomorrow?" Qin Zhaozhao was neither arrogant nor impetuous. He stared at Liu Qu with a sharp sword in his eyes, "The people are boiling with resentment and beating drums to express their grievances. You are the one who wants to Everything I wanted to hide can no longer be hidden."

Liu Qu suddenly laughed out loud and said arrogantly, "I can't hide it anymore? Nothing is safe in my hands, Liu Qu."

He shouted loudly, "Come here, surround all these unruly people!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several lines of officers and even policemen ran out from both sides of the Yamen. They held swords in their hands, and the cold light of the swords were pointed at these helpless common people.

Zhou Li watched from the side, the anger in his heart almost burning to the top of his head.

He finally couldn't help but stand up, took out the token of supervision of the censor from his arms and shouted, "Your Majesty personally ordered the supervision of the censor here, who dares to move!"

"All officers and police officers must obey my orders, put down their swords, and arrest Liu Qu!"

He held the token high, the bright yellow sign shining brightly in the sun.

But when he finished speaking, the officers and policemen were all indifferent, as if they couldn't hear a word he said.

Zhou Li was shocked. He suddenly understood why these people didn't move. They were obviously used to Liu Qu's orders.

This Xinxiang has really become an autonomous place where Liu Qu covers the sky with one hand. His move is tantamount to proclaiming himself a king!

The nature is bad and extremely abominable!

Liu Qu looked at him with narrowed eyes and suddenly smiled, "It turns out that you are the supervisory censor who came to visit you. You are really disappointed."

When he said this, his tone was not respectful at all, but filled with murderous intent.

"If you are smart, just pretend that you can't see anything today. You should know how to reply to the boss."

"If you are not smart..." he drawled his tone, "Of course I can only regret telling the governor and the magistrate that the censor died in an encounter with bandits on his way to visit."

"I feel very sorry for him. I caught the bandit with my own hands and executed him to comfort the censor's spirit in heaven."

When he mentioned the word "bandit", he glanced among the people, as if he wanted to find someone to replace him.

"How about you take on the role of this bandit?" Liu Qu pointed at him, and a young man in the front row suddenly turned pale.

Zhou Lihu stood in front of him and scolded angrily, "Liu Qu, you are so bold and reckless in front of me."

"Aren't you afraid that this will shoot yourself in the foot?"

"Joke!" Liu Qu sneered. He opened his hands, as if encompassing the entire Xinxiang into his arms, and laughed wildly, "Who can surpass me, Liu Qu, in this place!"

"Yes." Qin Zhaozhao suddenly spoke. Different from the changing expressions of the people behind her, and different from Zhou Li's extremely angry face, she looked indifferent from the beginning to the end, as if Liu Qu's threat was in her ears. , it’s not a big deal at all.

Liu Qu was stunned and looked at Qin Zhaozhao pitifully.

"You bitch!" She deceived him from beginning to end, and the source of such a big incident was this woman!

Without her, why would he have to face the accusations from these unruly people!

Liu Qu raised his hand, "Kill her immediately, chop her into pieces and drag her to the mass grave to feed the dogs."

After finishing his words, before the officers took action, Qin Changqing, who had been silent all this time, raised his head, his eyes filled with coldness.

He jumped out of the crowd like an arrow from a string. The officers only felt their eyes flickering as someone came whistling with strong Gang Qi.

In just a moment, the huge crowd was dispersed by Qin Changqing's palm, and the figures of the guards and police officers flew back like rubble.

Qin Changqing flew by like lightning, but because his body was so fast that he couldn't catch it, there was a faint hunting sound in the air.

He didn't use any weapons, but relied on his strength to defeat everyone with his hands and feet.

Silence, total silence.

Silence is no longer enough to describe this scene.Everyone's breathing stopped for a moment, and they didn't dare to take a breath. They were all dumbfounded, staring at the usually handsome and extremely polite young man in shock.

Liu Qu was completely stunned.

His legs were trembling, and when Qin Changqing looked over with real murderous intent, he fell to the ground.

At this time, the chaotic sound of horse hooves came from behind the crowd. Everyone heard the sound and passed by, only to see that everyone on the horse was wearing official uniforms and looking majestic.

Zhou Li's eyes lit up and he almost breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the visitor.

I sent the homing pigeon last night, but fortunately it was not too late.

He quickly stepped forward and raised his hand to the dismounted man, "Master Magistrate."

As soon as this statement came out, these people were in an uproar.

They all looked in disbelief. The person in front of them was actually the prefect!

This is a real high official!

Compared with him, Liu Qu is simply unsightly.

Zhao Ming dismounted and returned his hand.Following him was actually the master who had not shown up from beginning to end.

Qin Zhaozhao glanced at him, and their eyes met quickly, and she knew that the matter was settled.

Zhou Li and Zhao Ming met in Chaisang, and they met once before setting off to Xinxiang. At this time, they didn't exchange too many greetings, and walked directly to Liu Qu tacitly.

Zhao Ming stared coldly at Liu Qu, who was paralyzed on the ground and had not recovered, wishing he could send the man in front of him to the gallows immediately.

If Zhou Li hadn't revised a letter last night, I'm afraid he would still be kept in the dark by this little Xinxiang County Magistrate!

The Xinxiang disaster had not been reported and there were heavy casualties. If it had been reported, he would have been the prefect for the rest of his life.

"Liu Qu has committed many crimes. The Yamen Master personally exposed them, and the evidence is conclusive." Zhao Ming took out the account book handed to him by the Master, which contained Liu Qu's bribery record, as well as all the crimes he committed against the people of Xinxiang.

"Come here, take Liu Qu to prison and wait for His Majesty's decree to be issued."

The people who followed Zhao Ming all raised their hands and dragged Liu Qu in. All of them, including the police officers and policemen who were swaying around, were also arrested.

This matter is serious and it is no longer up to him to decide.

After hearing this, Liu Qu's eyes darkened and he fell to the ground.

Qin Zhaozhao heard the cheers of the people behind him and Qian Wansan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Qin Zhaozhao did not feel the same, but pulled Qin Changqing and turned around suddenly.

Her clothes rose up in an arc as she suddenly accelerated her pace. Qin Zhaozhao walked up to Zhou Li and Zhao Ming, and knelt down under the astonished gazes of everyone.

With clear eyes, she looked at the two people's words, "I would like to ask you two adults to seek justice for the daughter and brother!"

The cheers gradually died down, and everyone's eyes turned to him.

Zhou Li and Zhao Ming were stunned.

They had just learned from the servant's report that the person in front of them was a strange woman who saved the people of Xinxiang. Zhao Ming quickly helped him up, "If it weren't for you, I would have been involved in this matter. You are kind to me. , if you have any grievances, please tell me everything."

"Master Zhou and I are both here, and we will definitely seek justice for you!"

Qin Zhaozhao nodded with gratitude, "The daughter of the common people is the legitimate daughter of Gu Xuezheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Fourth Grade. Her mother was humiliated and died in a well after being framed by thieves. My father, who does not distinguish between black and white, took away the Gu family name from me and my brother. The general was less than six years old. We rushed to Xinxiang to fend for ourselves, and ignored us for nearly ten years."

Her words were sonorous and powerful, and her words were indicting all the shady and private things of the Gu family.

"It's fine if the Gu family is cruel to me alone, but I can't bear that my brother is obviously the young master of the Gu family, but he is reduced to a situation where he has no books to read and is wasted here all his life!"

Qin Zhaozhao's eyes were red, filled with tears, and his words were filled with sadness, making everyone who heard it feel sore in their noses.

Everyone suddenly realized that this woman who had been working hard for them was now no more than a hairpin-year-old girl.

They looked at each other, knelt down one after another, and begged for Qin Changzhao's sister and brother, "Master Guan, these two are a pair of good children, please help them!"

"Yes, Liu Qu has done many evil things. If the little girl hadn't been the first to stand up, I'm afraid we would still be in dire straits."

"They are all kind-hearted children. If the Gu family doesn't let them go home, all of us will go to Beijing to sue him!"

The people supported Qin Zhaozhao one after another, and the momentum was so great that it was not inferior to Feng Fangcai's battle!

Zhou Li and Zhao Ming took this scene into their eyes. Zhou Li solemnly said, "We will definitely find out about this matter and will never let the great heroes of Xinxiang feel cold."

Qin Changqing's eyes also turned red, and the grievances accumulated for several years suddenly erupted in an instant.

Qinglian had already burst into tears. She held Qin Zhaozhao's hand tightly and kept repeating a few words, "It's so good, girl, it's so good..."

Qin Zhaozhao smiled reassuringly at her, and couldn't help but look up at the sky amidst the cheers of the crowd. The dark clouds that had accumulated in the sky dispersed at some point, revealing the dazzling skylight.

She had been planning for a long time in the early stage and had already pulled the strings.

As long as she gently sets a fire, all these people standing around her will naturally detonate everything for her.

Winter is over and new life has come.