Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

At this moment, Old Man Lin is just a poor man who has lost his loved one and family.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on him, casting a long, lonely shadow, making him look even more desolate.

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After seeing off Father Lin, Lin Xiaoyue went to see Miao and several sisters, and found that everyone was in a bad mood, so she naturally thought of the reason. However, she was not good at comforting people, so at most she patted the shoulders of several sisters and turned around to work in the iron room.

After a few days, when Grandpa Lin brought everyone in the Lin family back to Linjiazhuang, although Lin Xiaoyue wanted to keep Xiaosi, Xiaowu and several sisters in Xianyu Villa for a while longer.

But the sisters, even the two youngest ones, felt worried when they saw that Miao was not in a good mood, so they followed her back to comfort her.

Seeing that everyone insisted, Lin Xiaoyue did not stay any longer. She asked someone to drive a carriage to send everyone back to Linjiazhuang safely. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief. She then arranged for someone to send the letter she wrote overnight to the imperial city through a special channel.

Actually, it was nothing serious. She just told Uncle Seven that she had used the black jade pendant he gave her to solve some problems. In order to prevent rumors from spreading to the imperial city, she was not afraid, but she hated trouble.

For a period of time afterwards, Lin Xiaoyue stayed on the farm, eating, drinking, and doing some business. She lived a leisurely and comfortable life every day and was quite happy.

It's just that she doesn't go out and doesn't get involved in the world, but the world is still in turmoil because of her.

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The military settlement was filled with tension and awe. After three captains were beheaded by Lin Xiaoyue one after another and the last captain, Zheng, was thrown into a water dungeon, the chaotic military settlement returned to an orderly and clear situation after Commander Mu eliminated the remaining poison and Captain Wu was cleared of his grievances and returned to work.

After the execution of Princess Le'an in the military settlement, the dead Liang Qianhu, Gu Qianhu, Yang Qianhu, and the half-dead and disabled Zheng Qianhu were either killed or imprisoned. Even the personal guards, school officers, the sixth-rank assistant secretary, centurions, and the seventh-rank military cavalry who were involved with the four were all removed from their horses.

When leaving, although Princess Le'an did not specify how to deal with Captain Zheng and those who participated in the arrest and lynching of the people in Linjiazhuang, Captain Mu could not let this matter go and reported it to the court truthfully.

While waiting for the court's approval, the relatives of the four captains and all the soldiers involved were not thrown into prison, but were guarded and imprisoned, and were not allowed to leave their residence without permission.

When the families of those involved in the case learned the bad news, they were horrified and in panic they just wanted to plead with the princess, hoping that the princess would show leniency and spare them.

Not to mention whether the princess would sympathize with them and not pursue their involvement. But even if they wanted to beg for mercy, they still had to go to their residence.

The guards seemed to have anticipated this and were afraid that these people would disturb the princess's peace, so they strictly guarded against them and refused to allow them to step out or pass on letters. This made the prisoners even more miserable and desperate.

Of course, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. There are always people who grit their teeth and take risks to help them for money or the indirect connections.

Therefore, when Lin Xiaoyue saw the thick stack of letters of appeal and a considerable amount of silver bills handed to her, there were letters written not only by the relatives of the four thousand households, but also by the families of the people involved that day, full of tears, sincere words, repentance and pleading.

Lin Xiaoyue, who was so bored that she had hair growing on her face, opened and checked the letters one by one, and found that the format of each letter was basically the same.

In addition to detailing the evil deeds of several thousand households, they were unaware of them and expressed that they had always treated people with kindness. Now, some thousand households have been executed or thrown into death row. The remaining relatives know that they have committed serious crimes and only ask for their lives to be spared. They will reform themselves and do more good deeds in their remaining lives. These banknotes are used to repay the harm to the princess' family. I hope the princess will spare their lives generously.

After reading it, Lin Xiaoyue smiled but said nothing. She flipped through the considerable amount of silver bills, picked up a pen and wrote a letter. She packed the letter of appeal and all the silver bills together and sent it to the Seventh Uncle in the Imperial City through a special channel.

She didn't want to get involved. A princess with an empty title interfering in the trial would definitely hand the evidence to someone with ulterior motives. Moreover, the amount of silver bills sent by these people was obviously inconsistent with their official salaries. Where did they come from? There was no need to explain more.

Besides, she now owns Pinquge and Food Street, two cornucopias of money making every day, so why should she take the risk and associate with wolves?

Half a month later, the court's final verdict finally came down amidst the trembling of the people, who felt that every day was a year long.

Putting aside a bunch of flowery words, the general meaning of the decree is that the four thousand households committed treason, not to mention the death, the surviving Zheng Dai households and their immediate family members were all sentenced to death. The relatives of the four thousand households, as well as the families of officials and soldiers at all levels involved in the case, were also unforgivable. All their property was confiscated, and all the males with meritorious service were stripped of their meritorious service, and all were sent to the pass as soldiers, and no one would be pardoned.

At this point, all those who had originally held out hope could not help but burst into tears, crying more than if their parents had died, unable to accept this cruel fact. Some who had not given up, after the eunuch who delivered the decree left, were still trying to find ways to pass on messages to people they knew, eager for that tiny glimmer of hope.

Yes, although their place is now considered a border area, it is at least the rear base of the entire border. On weekdays, apart from training and patrolling, they also farm.

If they really went to the pass, they would reach the border of the three dynasties a few hundred miles away. It was the epicenter of the storm. Once a war broke out, the casualties and death rate would be extremely high. Not to mention that they were guilty, and they would be used as the lowest-ranking vanguard to attract firepower...

Unfortunately, once the imperial decree is issued, no one can change the situation unless the emperor himself comes out to overturn his own order.

But, is that possible?

Not to mention that after receiving the order, there were special people watching and the execution was immediately carried out, and the person was sent to exile.

General Qian, who was in charge of this matter from thousands of miles away and pushed it behind the scenes, was also in a state of panic at this time.

Not only did he fail to capture the military settlement, but he also lost several of his trusted aides. This was a small matter. His own plan was disrupted, and he had obviously exposed himself.

So, he fled overnight with his confidants and defense maps. Before leaving, he messed up several cities and garrisons under his charge, burned several granaries, and left behind a mess.

By the time the other generals stationed there came to their senses, they ordered a blockade of the military camp and surrounding towns and sent out a large number of troops to search for the perpetrators, but unfortunately, the camp was already deserted and everything had been covered up.