Lian Sheng inquired about it thoroughly and reported back through the car curtain.

Ruan Mianmian couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly. This little girl was still daydreaming. Why did she want her daughter to marry the prince so much.

Doesn't she know that the road to seizing the right to be the heir is full of thorns every step of the way, and she will be shattered into pieces if she is not careful?She wouldn't go anyway.

Let them go. Ruan Mianmian lay on the soft cushion and felt sleepy again. She felt sleepy just by taking a car. She planned to sleep all the way to the capital.

The convoy traveled fast and slowly on the pipeline, sometimes resting at the inn, and sometimes stopping outside lively villages and towns to replenish some food and water.

After walking back and forth like this for three days, Ruan Mianmian finally couldn't lie down anymore and got out of the carriage. What he saw was a stretch of green mountains and acres of farmland.

Makes people feel comfortable.

Dang, Dang, Dang!The rapid sound of gongs sounded from far away, and the people who were still busy in the fields all got up and ran towards the east.

"What's the big deal?" The honest Que'er couldn't help but ask.

Seeing that people from all over the country are running towards the same place, it is obvious that something big has happened. If so many people get together and another conflict breaks out, the county magistrate here will not be able to be intimidated.

"Qingluan, go take a look." Xiao Wujiu frowned. It was roughly estimated that hundreds of people had passed by, not to mention there were still people rushing there on the road.

After a cup of tea, Qingluan came back and said, "Your Majesty, someone... someone melted down the Buddha statue in the temple, causing public outrage."

Jingguo believed in Buddhism. From the empress dowager to the merchants, farmers and beggars, they all believed in Buddhism. Every village, county or town had its own temple, and even officials had to take a break on the Buddha's birthday.

This man dared to melt the Buddha statue, and he was afraid that he would be trampled into a pulp without waiting for the officials to come.

Ruan Mianmian felt that this section was a bit familiar when he first heard it, so he asked, "Did you see who it was?"

Qingluan glanced at his prince and immediately reported back, "The magistrate of Ji County—Wen Qingya."

Ruan Mianmian was startled and subconsciously looked at Xiao Wujiu. This person was the real culprit who killed Xiao Wujiu!
Wen Qingya is the most successful student from a poor family, and he is also a truly poor family. He couldn't be more miserable.

When he was at his poorest, he basically relied on begging for a living. In this way, he was able to obtain fame and become an official in the court, and he also had some luck.

Because of this, he looked down upon those dignitaries and aristocratic families, and had a deep-seated hatred for them.

I hope that Jingguo will have a new monarch to reorganize the government.

Ruan Mianmian took a look at Xiao Wujiu's face and could not see any strange changes on his face.

Thinking about it, he must not know Wen Qingya yet, so is this meeting the beginning of their feud.

Ruan Mianmian felt her heart pounding for some reason and beat wildly.

"Qingluan, let's go take a look." Xiao Wu rescued the horse and took Qingluan and ten other guards to the small temple in the village.

The small temple was already crowded with people inside and outside, and everyone was extremely angry. If this continues, something big will happen.

Ruan Mianmian followed them quietly. She just wanted to see what happened between the two of them to make Wen Qingya so cruel.

"The county magistrate can't be rebellious!"

"No, it's blasphemous."

The two leaders had not read much, but they had heard some of the words. At first, the villagers sent them to reason with Wen Qingya.

But Wen Qingya was like a gourd covering his mouth, unable to utter a single word.

As soon as Xiao Wujiu and Huxiao's personal guards appeared, everyone fell silent, and the two leaders expressed the hope that Xiao Wujiu could make the decision for them.

Looking at the clothes of the person in front of him, Wen Qingya knew that he was a big shot, but he didn't recognize him. "Why do you want to cast a Buddha statue? Don't you know this is illegal?" Xiao Wujiu said coldly.

The villagers inside and outside the temple had never seen such momentum before, and they were all shocked.

But Wen Qingya just frowned and didn't speak. There was something strange in his eyes as he stared at Xiao Wujiu, as if he was planning something.

Xiao Wujiu raised his eyebrows. Matters in the capital were imminent. He was in a hurry to return to the capital and did not want to waste time on this boring gourd.

So he asked the guards to tie up Wen Qingya, straighten the Buddha statue that had not yet been melted, and then arranged for someone to find a foundry master to rebuild the Buddha statue.

Only then did Wen Qingya react. He was so strong that even after struggling desperately, several guards were brought down by him.

Qingluan unsheathed his sword and struck at Wen Qingya. The scene was in chaos.

"If you kill me, they will all die." Wen Qingya held a sword on his neck and pointed at the villagers who were too frightened to speak.

Seeing that Xiao Wujiu had no intention of paying attention to them, he shouted again, "The imperial court has heavy taxes and is short of money. If they don't melt the Buddha and cast copper coins, they will all be fined."

Everyone looked shocked. Although they knew the fate they were about to face, they would never be able to cope with the task of melting the Buddha statue.

I have endured hardship in this life, but if I do this, I will probably suffer even more hardship in the next life.

Many villagers began to protest.

Wen Qingya cried and laughed after listening for a while, "If you don't want to, what about your children? Where are your parents? Let them starve to death? Or become slaves?"

Wen Qingya's life was like this. If he hadn't met that person and had no special opportunity, he would never be where he is today.

But if he didn't take action, these villagers would definitely have no way to survive.

A cold light flashed in Xiao Wujiu's eyes. He rushed back to the capital in a hurry because Jingguo's money shortage was about to break out.

If we do not make preparations in advance, we are afraid that a popular uprising will be triggered, the country of Jingguo will no longer be peaceful, and the people will be in dire straits.

"Someone is here to tie up Magistrate Wen County and send him to Zhizhou to be punished."

Xiao Wujiu ignored Wen Qingya's words at all, because he felt that to solve the problem of money shortage, it needed to be solved at the source. This method would not only arouse people's anger, but also fail to achieve the desired effect.

After once or twice, what about a year or two?
But something changed in Wen Qingya's eyes. He was already hostile to high-ranking officials, and now he regarded Xiao Wujiu as the murderer who massacred a whole village.

"You will kill them." Wen Qingya was trapped tightly by Qingluan and knocked him unconscious with one palm, leaving him no chance to speak.

All the villagers thanked Xiao Wujiu repeatedly, and then...begged on their knees to ask if they could be exempted from paying taxes for a year.

Xiao Wujiu frowned, and just as he was about to say something, he heard a pleasant female voice coming from behind him.

"Don't worry, Mr. Qingtian will return to Beijing with County Magistrate Wen and report your requests to His Majesty's Holy Judgment."

When everyone heard the last four words, they didn't dare to make any more trouble. This man who can see Tianyan must not be an ordinary official.

Everyone kowtowed together and kept kowtowing.

Xiao Wushu frowned and glared at Ruan Mianmian, wanting to see what this woman was up to.

Ruan Mianmian smiled at him and didn't care.

After a while, Xiao Wujiu responded to everyone and left with Wen Qingya.


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