Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 73 Li Mu is a letter
Since the Royal Study Room suddenly descended from the imperial palace that day, people in the capital and surrounding states and counties have come to worship the miracle bestowed on Daqin by God Haotian.

Meridian Gate, the gate of the imperial palace closest to the imperial study, standing here, if you have good eyesight, you can have a panoramic view of the imperial study, and there is an endless stream of people who come here to worship every day.

Early this morning, the common people saw a team of palace guards carrying a three-foot-long log at the Wumen Gate, and posted a notice next to the log.

"Whoever can carry this log from the Meridian Gate to the gate of Jingzhao Yin Yamen will be rewarded with 1000 taels of silver."

Looking at the content of the notice, the people onlookers gasped. What is the concept of 1000 taels? A family of three spends only a few taels of silver a year, and 1000 taels is enough for a family to change from a commoner to a small rich man in an instant.

"Is this fake?"

"It doesn't look real. It's hard work to carry a piece of wood, 1000 taels of silver? Let's play, shall we?"

"Indeed, it's only five miles from here to the Jingzhaoyin Yamen. This piece of wood is three feet long and weighs no more than a hundred catties. The market price for this kind of wood is three kuai for five miles."

"That's right, no more than five taels of silver, and 1000 taels must be a joke with everyone."

"I think so too. It should be made by some nobleman in the palace to fool us."

"Everyone, don't be fooled. It's okay to move a piece of wood. If you make a big joke, you will have no face in the capital."

"But this is a notice posted in the palace. If it is said that other people are joking with us, it is still possible. I don't think our Majesty will joke with us ordinary people."

"You don't think it's a joke, you carry it?"

"I'm not going to join in the fun, I've never liked to join in the fun."

"Ha ha."

Before the announcement at the gate of the afternoon, a large group of people discussed, you look at me, I look at you, but no one is willing to carry logs, everyone thinks this is impossible.

But the people of Great Qin like to join in the fun, so more and more people gathered in front of the Meridian Gate, and more and more people participated in the discussion. Suddenly, the Meridian Gate of the Imperial Palace was more lively than the vegetable market.

In the end, Jing Zhaoyin Lin Guodong also rushed over. He also sat idle at home, and the incident happened unexpectedly, because the wood was carried from the Meridian Gate to Jing Zhaoyin, so Jing Zhaoyin’s yamen must know about it, and the people dare not rush into the palace. , but the Jingzhaoyin Yamen still dared to break in, so Lin Guodong, who was sitting in the mansion, was yelled by the people.

Looking at the notice, Lin Guodong's eyelids twitched. Just looking at the notice, he felt that the matter might be true. It must have been something the emperor sat in his study and slapped his head.

But Lin Guodong couldn't figure out the emperor's intentions, so he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he finally had to comfort the people and said: "This thing should be true. If you have the strength, let's move down and try."

Although Lin Guodong was very prestigious among the people in the capital, his statement was a bit of an attempt to cover up the obvious. Immediately, many "smart" people felt that Mr. Lin was speaking ironically, which must not be true.

Looking at the people who thought they were smart, Lin Guodong couldn't help laughing. He didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to order Jing Zhaoyin to send a team of yamen servants to maintain law and order.

At this moment, Lin Guodong's eyes lit up, and he suddenly called out to a person walking out of the Meridian Gate: "Master Shang, what do you think is going on?"

Lin Guodong had never met Shang Yang before, but as Jing Zhaoyin, he had his own connections, and he had already made people figure out Shang Yang's appearance. When he saw Shang Yang, he cried out overjoyed.

Shang Yang had never met Lin Guodong, but for a person who was determined to reform, the officials of the main yamen of the Great Qin State had long been engraved in their hearts, interests, hobbies, and official style abilities. When they saw Lin Guodong, they knew that this was Jing Zhaoyin.

"Master Lin." Shang Yang nodded.

Lin Guodong was stunned for a moment, wondering how Shang Yang knew his name, but then he said calmly, "Master Shang just came out of the palace, do you know what's going on?"

Lin Guodong's movement here has already seen a group of common people surround him, the so-called law does not blame the crowd, they don't care who is coming out of the palace, and what kind of high-ranking official is speaking in front of the palace gate.

Shang Yang glanced at the people around him, cupped his hands and said, "Fellow folks and elders, this official, Shang Yang, the reform minister appointed by the imperial court, if you have anything to say, you can tell me."

"My lord, is this notice true?"

"Naturally it is true." Shang Yang said: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. He can promise you everything, and it is hard to follow. If you say it, it is a certainty."

Although Shang Yang said well, the people around him looked at each other in blank dismay, Shang Yang?Never heard of it, Minister of Reform?What's the matter? Shang Yang's words not only did not dispel the doubts of the people, but on the contrary made more people not believe the content of the notice.

For a while, the atmosphere in front of the Meridian Gate was a little awkward.

"I come."

Just when everyone was looking at me and I was looking at you, a mighty big man suddenly stepped out from the crowd. This big man was more than eight feet long, with a black face and short hair, and a strong man on his side.

As soon as the man stood up, some people recognized him and shouted, "Isn't this Zhang Fei who cut firewood at the west gate?"

"Zhang Fei, is that Zhang Fei who can chop a thousand catties of wood a day and lift three hundred catties at a time?"

"It's not him, I didn't expect this poor boy to stand up."

"Anyway, he was a woodcutter and sender, so he won't suffer much from carrying a hundred catties of wood."

Zhang Fei turned a deaf ear to the discussions around him, walked up to Shang Yang, and said loudly: "My lord, is it true that what the notice said, as long as you send this wood to Jing Zhaoyin, you can get 1000 taels of silver?" .”

"That's right." Shang Yang nodded.

"Who can I ask for it?" Zhang Fei asked again.

"Get it from me." Shang Yang pointed to himself.

"it is good."

Zhang Fei responded, walked to the side of the log, rolled up his sleeves, picked up the log and strode towards Jing Zhaoyin. The people in front of the Meridian Gate followed Zhang Fei all the way, waiting to see what happened to Zhang Fei. lively.

Shang Yang stood where he was, squinting his eyes, and there was a smile in his heart. Thanks to this big man who stood up, otherwise he didn't know how long he would sing in this play.

It's only five miles from Meridian Gate Road to Jingzhao Yin, and with Zhang Fei's footsteps, it only takes a stick of incense, and this strong man ran back with a large group of people like flying.

As soon as Zhang Fei came back, he stretched out his hand towards Shang Yang and said, "My lord, the wood has been delivered, and they can all testify. Now give me the money."

In front of the Meridian Gate, countless people threw all the wood at Shang Yang at once. Shang Yang smiled and clapped his hands. A guard walked up to Zhang Fei with a tray. It's all spent.

Zhang Fei looked at the silver on the tray, and his body trembled a little. He was just kidding around, never thinking that there was real silver, but looking at the silver in front of him now, he didn't dare to take it.

Shang Yang took out an ingot of silver from the tray, stuffed it into Zhang Fei's hand, and said loudly to the surrounding people: "This notice is pasted at the gate of Wuwu, and the content on the notice is His Majesty's will. Your Majesty is the Holy Son of Heaven. What His Majesty said is a promise, and it is a certainty."

"One promise, one thousand gold, Your Majesty is truly the Son of Heaven!"

At that time, some people shouted loudly, and then countless people knelt down in front of the Meridian Gate.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Looking at the people kneeling at the Meridian Gate, Wang Mang, who had been staring at the situation at the Meridian Gate on the palace wall, couldn't help but smile.

(End of this chapter)