After transmigrating into the villain's daughter, I lie down and win

Chapter 777 The whole family is a rebel (61)

The prince killed someone in the street and was only punished by being confined to the palace to reflect on his mistakes, while the palace guard who had followed him for many years ended up with his head and body separated.

Although the emperor repeatedly ordered to block the news, there is no wall that is impenetrable, and the result of the handling soon spread in Chang'an City.

Not to mention how the prince's guards and entourage viewed this matter, those who advocated justice could not accept such an outcome.

Many scholars spontaneously went to the Supreme Court and the Censorate, requesting them to report to the emperor and severely punish the prince.

In any case, this matter should not end with a slap.

At this time, a man who claimed to be the prince's retainer came forward and said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was too tired from understanding the people's sentiments and killed the couple in a trance. Killing was not the Crown Prince's intention. Moreover, the Crown Prince had already been punished, and more than 50 people in his entourage had died. He also had a good burial of the family and apologized to their relatives.

Once these words were spoken, instead of calming down the anger, it was like lighting a fire in an already boiling oil pan, igniting everyone's anger.

punish?

A slap in the face as punishment?

Besides, the prince's guards and entourage were implicated by the prince and died for him, not because of the poor family of three.

As for the "apology", if they had truly understood the family's situation, they would not have sent gold and silver to the hands of their relatives who oppressed them after their family members died in vain.

If killing a person, burying him properly and sending gold and silver to his enemy is considered an apology, and if one can have a clear conscience, then there would be countless innocent souls who have died in vain in this world.

Furthermore, it is hard to say whether the remains that were “properly buried” were actually those of the family of three!
Faced with the doubts of scholars and the resentment and fear of the people, the court took the measure of arresting those who spread the "rumors" and killing them as a warning to others!
But everything has its limits. The more pressure the court exerts, the more agitated the people's grief and indignation will become, and the more difficult it will be to suppress.

People's anger and resentment spread like a plague, from inside the palace to outside the palace, from Chang'an to nearby counties and towns, and then spread throughout the world.

After several incidents of scholars being killed and civilians being massacred, which triggered several small-scale resistance riots, the court seemed to realize that suppression alone could not quell the anger of the people, and they needed to do something.

But what to do?

The man was killed by the prince.

The order to suppress was issued by the emperor.

Now that he realizes he is heading in the wrong direction, can he still make the emperor admit that he made a mistake and apologize to those lowly ants under his feet?

Obviously it is impossible.

Therefore, public grievances will only become more numerous, deeper and more serious.

Therefore, the resistance of the ants will become more frequent and fierce.

Even if they will pay a terrible and heavy price for it!

……

At the beginning of the new year, it was snowing heavily in the morning.

Just as Jin Yan woke up, he heard Xiao Quji's voice coming from outside, "Is the princess awake?"

Without waiting for the maid to answer, Jin Yan called her brother.

When Xiao Quji entered, he saw Jin Yan wearing her old clothes, so he stopped her and showed her the new clothes he had brought.

A very beautiful red dress and cape, the embroidery is very delicate, and the word "Yan" is hidden in the pattern.

Jin Yan was overjoyed after taking a look. She grabbed the clothes and looked at them, then asked excitedly, "Someone from the North is coming?"

This is the dress hand-embroidered by my mother. Xiao Quji rubbed her messy hair from sleeping and said softly, "My mother sent it here. Try it on and see if it fits you. I will draw a few pictures and send them to the north later."

They had been away from the North for too long, and their mother didn't know how much they had grown, whether they had gained weight or lost weight. She was always worried that their clothes were not enough or didn't fit them well, so she made several sets of clothes for them. The one he gave to Jinyan was the smallest one.

But after Jinyan put it on, it was still a little too big.

After being in Chang'an for so long, Jin Yan fell ill much more frequently than in previous years in the north. He also saw too many sufferings in the world, worked hard, and was always very thin.

If my mother knew, she would be heartbroken.

As if knowing what Xiao Quji was thinking, Jin Yan immediately said, "Second brother, this dress fits me well. I like it very much."

Xiao Quji's eyes were slightly hot, he touched Jin Yan's cheek, and said angrily: "You are so smart, just like the worm in my stomach, I know how to reply."

Jin Yan smiled, "Then second brother draws me, and I draw second brother and cousin!"

Xiao Quji laughed when he heard this, "I'm afraid that won't work. When my cousin comes back, he will definitely compete with me for this job."

Just as he was speaking, a hearty and laughing voice rang out from outside the door, "You are speaking ill of me in front of Xiao Yan'er again!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Xing, dressed in white, came up to the two of them.

Noticing a wet spot on his shoulder, Jin Yan couldn't help but take a closer look. After noticing her gaze, Zhong Xing explained, "I went out this morning."

Jin Yan looked doubtful, "Did he go out in the morning, or did he go out at night and come back in the morning?"

Zhong Xing: “…”

Xiao Quji: "..."

After a brief silence, Zhong Xing glanced at Xiao Quji out of the corner of his eye. Xiao Quji sighed with an innocent look on his face.

Did he say anything?
He didn't say anything.

It’s just that my sister is too smart!

Zhong Xing was not embarrassed after being exposed. He smiled and said, "I know you are smart, and I didn't mean to lie to you. Is this the new dress sent by my aunt? Our little Yan'er looks so beautiful in it."

Faced with the high praise, Jin Yan remained calm and just looked at Zhong Xing with scrutiny.

After staring at each other for a while, Zhong Xing also sighed, "Don't look at me, don't look at me. If my cousin hadn't been killed by the emperor's guards, he would have been scared to death by your eyes."

Jin Yan and his brother immediately looked at him worriedly.

Zhong Xing understood and had to turn around in front of them to show that he was not injured. However, the lingering fear in his eyes when he recalled something showed that things were not that simple at all.

Jin Yan was so moved that he asked, "Cousin, have you seen the rebels?"

Ever since the prince's murder, public resentment caused by a series of actions taken by the court is still boiling.

The winter lasted for a long time and the snow kept falling. Many people knew that they could not survive the winter, so they joined the rebels who gave them porridge and food and joined the ranks of those who caused trouble for the court.

The reason why we say "adding trouble" is not because we look down on their uprising, but because their numbers are too small to form an organization, and their members are all old, weak, sick and disabled people who can't survive, and they have no clear action program. They do things based on their mood. They revolt frequently, but only fail, and it is like an itch in the air, unable to cause any substantial impact on the court's rule.

Because of this, the court only regarded them as a "mob" and did not take them seriously at all. Even many officials intentionally or unintentionally condoned these uprisings, hoping to waste their lives and let them die miserably in one uprising after another. In this way, the court would not have to go to the trouble of preparing for disaster relief, and they would not be punished for poor supervision.

But are those who dare to pick up the butcher knife really a mob?
Jin Yan sneered.

The emperor, the powerful, the aristocratic families, all those who think so will pay the heaviest price for their arrogance and stupidity!