The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 868 Inside the City

The martial law lasted for two days, and all the dignitaries in Jing'an Mansion were sent to prison.

That's right, all of them were sent to prison.

Regardless of whether they participated in the treason or not, in order not to let go of any suspects, everyone except Shengdou Xiaomin was arrested.

The latest data shows that this time nearly [-] people were arrested in total. According to the prison cells of the procuratorate, Si Jing'an's government office, most of them were sent to military camps outside the city.

It is also a problem for these people to eat. Fortunately, these big households have a lot of food in their homes, and it is not a problem to support them for several years.

According to past practice, except for those who will be beheaded, everyone else will be sent to the northwest within two to three months.

It just so happens that the northwest is sparsely populated and there is a shortage of manpower. It will be a great help for these people to go.

In the cell, Liang Shiyu was in a very bad mood because he was also caught in the cell.

His Liang family made a lot of "contributions", but everyone else insisted that he was also involved in the rebellion, and the government could only put the Liang family in prison.

At this moment, Liang Shiyu could only hope that the official did not lie to him, and would let him go when the imperial envoy arrived.

"Could it be that your majesty, even Mr. Xie Ge can't believe it? Do you have to send an imperial envoy?" Liang Shiyu was full of suspicion.

His son Liang Zhengxian was sitting next to him.

At this time, the old man was still worried about Mr. Xie Ge, and Liang Zhengxian was extremely speechless.

"Father, we have to find a way to protect ourselves!" Liang Zhengxian said in a deep voice.

"It's all at this stage, how can I protect myself?" Liang Shiyu has no interest in life.

Looking at the other people in the cell, Liang Zhengxian said: "If someone framed us, they will arrest us. As long as someone proves our innocence, won't we be released?"

I only heard Liang Shiyu ask: "Who can prove our innocence?"

"Of course they are!"

Liang Zhengxian's gaze turned to the other people in the room. These people were all arrested gentry.

Only those with higher status will be locked up in the cells inside the city, while the servants and guards will be locked up in the barracks outside the city.

"them?"

"Reporting to the group to keep warm and prove each other's innocence will always be useful!" Liang Zhengxian sighed.

Those who were locked up with them were all people who did not participate in the uprising, so Liang Zhengxian thought of reporting to the group to keep warm.

But I heard Liang Shiyu say: "I just hope that Hu Yushi didn't lie to us!"

Liang Shixian didn't answer, although he also believed that Hu Lizhen was upright and honest, but he would not pin his hopes on outsiders.

Besides, outside the cell, after two days of martial law, the Dusi Yamen announced the lifting of the martial law.

Including the imperial army, other troops are withdrawing one after another.

It's just that in order to ensure safety, Juan left a thousand troops in the city, and the troops who withdrew from the city were still in a state of combat readiness.

With the withdrawal of the army and the Chief Secretary Anmin, the order in the city gradually returned to normal.

Of course, although it is back to normal, Chengna is still much depressed compared to before the accident.

Because all the people who were arrested were big households, most of the shops in the city were controlled by them, so that [-]% of the shops in the city were closed.

As a result, the supply of various living materials was almost cut off, which greatly affected the lives of the people.

As a result, in the afternoon when martial law was lifted, the government could only assign stores that were still open to operate for other stores.

The situation was so difficult that Xie Xiaofang had no choice but to express his feelings to the capital, hoping to release those who were less guilty and restore the city to normal as much as possible.

After listening to the narration, Zhao Yanxun was silent for a few breaths, and then asked, "How many people do you want to let out according to Elder Ge?"

Zhao Yanxun didn't comment on Xie Xiaofang's proposal, but instead asked this question, which made Xie Xiaofang a little at a loss.

The answer to this question is flexible. If you deny the emperor's will, it is tantamount to shooting yourself in the foot.

"The supply of materials inside and outside the city is stagnant, and the involvement is too great...In my humble opinion, more than 100 people have been released, and it can barely return to normal!"

Facing the "telephone call", although he did not meet face-to-face, Xie Xiaofang was still apprehensive and apprehensive.

The silence on the other end of the phone made Xie Xiaofang feel uneasy, and now he feels more tormented than when the rebels were besieging him.

After a few breaths, a voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Jing'an Mansion has arrested a total of [-] families, and you are going to let more than [-]% of them go with this sentence. Why don't you just let them all go?"

Although the voice was flat, the dissatisfaction in the words made Xie Xiaofang tremble with fear even thousands of miles away.

"Your lie, I will die!" Xie Xiaofang hastily pleaded guilty.

"How to deal with these people, I have sent a special person to take care of them, so you don't have to worry about it!"

"There are so many food supplies on display, but there are a few gatekeepers missing, can't they be separated?"

Hearing this, Xie Xiaofang couldn't help being stunned, he suddenly understood a truth at this moment.

Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's ministers on the shore of the land? In the eyes of the emperor, the gentry's possession of wealth is only for the emperor to keep.

"How to restore order, how to ensure the peace of the people, you have to find a way!"

"The minister takes orders!"

When Xie Xiaofang finished the last three words, the phone had already been hung up, and he stood up tremblingly after kowtowing.

He had a hunch that more people would die in this big case than last time, I'm afraid...

Xie Xiaofang didn't want to think too much, at the moment he just wanted to be innocent, and after completing the investigation of the land, he immediately told his old man to live a peaceful life.

When Xie Xiaofang walked out of the room, he saw Hu Lizhen asking: "Old Man Ge, what did the Emperor say?"

Hu Lizhen just arrived, so she doesn't know the conversation in the room.

"The emperor said, let us figure out a way ourselves!"

"Many of the people locked up in this prison have nothing to do with conspiracy, and Ge Lao didn't tell the emperor?" Hu Lizhen asked.

In the past few days, he has not been idle at all. He has visited and investigated many people and is gradually recovering the truth of the matter.

Looking at Hu Lizhen, Xie Xiaofang said calmly: "The emperor has sent an imperial envoy to review this case, so we don't have to worry about it anymore!"

"This……"

Hu Lizhen wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she held back, because after all, it was the holy will.

"Let the Chief Secretary and the government office take care of the mess in Jing'an Mansion. You must clear up the accounts as soon as possible for the taxes collected by the prefectures and counties this time, and start transporting them to the capital after confirming that they are correct!"

Jiangxi County is next to Gyeonggi County, so the additional "Pinglu Salary" will naturally be sent to the capital first.

"Impressive order!"

This job is equally important, so Hu Lizhen has no objection.

Of course, Xie Xiaofang also has his own affairs, after all, the investigation of the fields is still going on.

In the past two months, two-thirds of the land in Jiangxi County has been cleared, and it may be completed in another month.

When Xie Xiaofang was worried, someone was going out with joy.

This person was Liu Quan. On the surface, the turmoil was caused by him, but he didn't know it.

"Brother, why don't we go back, now that we survived a catastrophe, don't try to die!"

The one who said this was Liu Quan's brother, and he was already flinching.

"This...is such a reason!" Liu Quan nodded.

The current situation is turbulent, and he himself thinks that suing is more like a farce. At this time, stabbing the government is just to add trouble to others, and he is most likely to ask for trouble.

"Then let's go back?"

"Don't worry, these masters in the city are in trouble, our chance has come!"

"Brother, what do you mean..."

Liu Quan laughed wickedly twice, but didn't say clearly what was going on, and then the three brothers left the house.

And in the next room, No. [-] and No. [-] of the editorial supervisor listened to the words of Liu Quan and the three of them.

After the case about Liu Quan and the others reached Zhao Yanxun's ears, he asked the supervisor to send someone to protect him.

In fact, since the incident was brought to the government office, Liu Quan suffered a total of three assassinations, all of which were resolved secretly by the supervisor.

If it wasn't for Zhao Yanxun's actions, this guy would have died a long time ago.

"Still protecting him?"

"If you don't have a will, you can only protect it!"

"This bastard, this turmoil was caused by him, I think he deserves to die!"

At this moment, the leading man scolded in a low voice: "Don't complain, the Lord has his own judgment, you and I can just follow the order!"

(End of this chapter)