Royal Little Fortune

Chapter 149 Interrogation
Everything is exposed, how will he die?There was only one thought in Wang Xian's mind, and he only hoped that he would not die too badly.

After the emperor entered the governor's yamen, Wang Xian was supported by two yamen servants into the lobby of the front yard, because he couldn't stand up at all.

Looking at the emperor sitting high on the throne, Wang Xian didn't know how to describe his mood at the moment.

The position where the emperor sat belonged to him in the past. He was the parent officer here, the person who ruled over all life and death here, but now he is like those people who were sentenced by him in the past, kneeling down and waiting to be dealt with.

Things are so impermanent.

The emperor waved his hand lightly, and the hidden guards immediately drove all the servants out.

"Your Majesty, I'm guilty of capital crime. Please kill me." Wang Xian immediately pleaded guilty.
I hope the emperor can spare him from death.

"Wang Xian, you also know that you are a capital offender. Let me ask you, where is your fault?" , don’t blame me for executing you Ling Chi, cutting you in ten thousand pieces, and punishing your nine clans as an example.” The emperor slammed the gavel on the table and shouted in a deep voice.

Wang Xian lay limp on the ground, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, it's my fault. Everything is my fault. Please forgive my family."

"Even now, you still want to protect your family and prove that you are not a madman, so why did you drive out more than 2 people in the ruins?" the emperor asked very angrily.

"Your Majesty, I have no other choice. They want to escape from the ruins. Wei Chen has no choice but to order the guards to kill them, lest those people bring out the plague. Since I took office last year So far, only more than 2000 people have been killed, and there are still 2 people living in it." Wang Xian said quickly.

After hearing this, the emperor was furious, he picked up the gavel suddenly, and threw it at Wang Siam viciously.

Wang Xian didn't dare to dodge, a big cut was made on his forehead.

"You daring fool, don't you think that 2000 lives are nothing?" The emperor was really angry.

"No, Your Majesty, my humble servants have always loved the people like children, it's just because the people in the ruins were infected with the plague, if they come out..."

"Shut up for me." The emperor interrupted his words and said sharply: "How dare you lie to me now? The people in the ruins didn't suffer from any plague at all. Since you refuse to tell the truth, keep it You are useless, come on..."

Wang Xian could hear that the emperor had murderous intentions, so he quickly kowtowed and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I must be honest, this plague was not caused by me, but was done by Lord Wu Jingdao when he was still in office the year before last. The 30 taels of silver that you decreed to allocate to Henan were also pocketed by Mr. Wu. When I came here, I was just an empty shell. I still have to support the more than 2 people in the ruins. The governor’s office has been unable to make ends meet. The money from the imperial court is delayed year by year. I want to make up for the money owed to the court earlier, so as to win the praise of your old man and further my career, so... I think that I can save some, since Mr. Wu said these things When a person has the plague, I can't publish an obituary in the whole province, saying that Mr. Wu is at fault, right? So I made the mistake and ordered that no more rice and grain be given to them, trying to starve them to death. They rushed out once, dared to fight with the officers and soldiers, and ordered the killing in a fit of rage, and they killed nearly 2000 people in that conflict, and hundreds of our soldiers also died."

"When did I force you to pay back the money owed to the imperial court by the provinces? You are so anxious to pay it back, so anxious to make political achievements, get promoted and get rich, but exchange the lives of ordinary people. A gentleman can do something. Don’t do anything, Wang Xian, you really disappointed me, said...is there someone behind you?” The emperor felt a little comforted when he learned that Wang Xian did not embezzle the money, but he was ignorant of the people in order to get promoted and get rich. Life and death, this is absolutely unforgivable.

"No one instructed the envoy." Wang Xian shook his head.

But the emperor could see that he was a little hesitant, so the emperor was sure that there must be someone behind this, and did the money really only go into Wu Jingdao's pocket?

The emperor was unfortunate, but after returning to Beijing, Wu Jingdao was imprisoned and interrogated.

"Your majesty, the governors of the provinces, in order to make political achievements, they will do everything possible. The troublemakers in the ruins are all survivors of the previous dynasty. They don't respect the laws of the Qing Dynasty, don't shave their heads, don't wear robes, Moreover, turmoil often occurs. They are actually grateful to the bandit Li Zicheng who dug the embankment and flooded the city of Kaifeng. I feel that they are completely rioters. It is not a pity to die. Your Majesty, you can’t kill Wei Wei because of these rioters. Minister." Wang Xian prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed to the emperor a few times.

"My minister is loyal to the emperor and to my Qing Dynasty. This heart can be learned from the world, and the sun and the moon can show it. Since I took office in Henan, although I sometimes use harsh policies, this is also forced. My Qing Dynasty established a court. It has only been ten years since you ruled the world, how many people in the world have sincerely surrendered to you, the emperor? If the humble ministers were not stricter, they would have been like the previous Lord Lei who came to take over the position of governor. He was still on the way. He was robbed and killed." Wang Xian couldn't help complaining and defending himself, he knew that he had done something wrong, but he was indeed loyal to the court.

After hearing Wang Xian's justification, the emperor didn't speak for a long time. Wang Xian's words were indeed true. He knew that it was really difficult for the officials of the provinces to govern the region in this chaotic world, and what about the common people?He was also dissatisfied with them, even had grievances, but he dared not express his grievances, but no matter what, no matter what the reasons were, he couldn't justify Wang Xian's indiscriminate killing of innocent people.

"Wang Xian, why didn't you report to the court that Wu Jingdao embezzled the money that the court used to relieve these disaster victims? But you want to follow him and use rumors of the plague to deal with these ordinary people. His heart is damnable." The emperor's face sank when he said this : "I limit you to give a clear account of the matter at hand within three days, and return to Beijing immediately to report on your work."

After Wang Xian heard this, he slumped on the ground. The emperor dismissed him for investigation. It sounds nice, he was returning to Beijing to report on his duties. When he returned to the capital, he must be dead.

After Wang Xian withdrew, the emperor's face remained ugly. Ya Ruo knew that the emperor was very sad at the moment. She wanted to comfort her, but she didn't know what to say.

To be honest, she doesn't understand the affairs of the officialdom, but this Lord Wang is not a good person who carelessly ignores human life, and the emperor punished him well.

　[Chapter 1 arrives! 】

　　
　
(End of this chapter)