At the beginning, I became a county magistrate with greed of 500 million. The empress asked me to be

Xia Yun had a bitter smile on his face, he knew that the empress was blaming him.

"If the king wants me to die, I have no choice but to die. If your majesty wants me to punish you, I will bear the consequences."

Xia Yun simply stopped explaining.

After all, the empress had seen everything he did in Dai County and Hangzhou.

Explanation has lost its meaning.

"Oh, really?"

The smile on the empress's face became brighter and brighter, and she suddenly moved closer to Xia Yun.

The distance between the two was only half a step.

"Xia Yun, I want you to die, are you really willing to die?"

There was a hint of amusement in the empress's voice.

Even at such a close distance, Xia Yun could clearly sense the empress's breath.

The empress's stunning appearance at this moment made Xia Yun's body tremble.

My goodness, what on earth does this woman want to do? !

Xia Yun was puzzled. If Xiao Ling'er was not the empress, how could she dare to act like this in front of him?

He would knock the opponent down without hesitation.

"But your majesty is a wise ruler. I think he will not do such a thing as killing court officials without reason."

Xia Yun responded.

Hearing this, the empress burst into laughter.

"What a sharp-tongued Xia Yun! With the crimes you have committed, even if I chop off your head a hundred times, I'm afraid it will be difficult to atone for your sins."

"However, you have made great contributions in governing Dai County, Zhejiang, and Nanzhili, so I pardon you."

The empress continued to speak.

With just one sentence, Xia Yun was pardoned of all his crimes.

After all, Xia Yun's greatest crime was disrespecting the court's etiquette.

Apart from this, although Xia Yun's other things were somewhat unorthodox, he never really abused his power for personal gain or violated the law.

Therefore, to this day, the empress has long given up her intention to kill Xia Yun.

Especially after she arrived in Hangzhou.

My inner view of Xia Yun has undergone a drastic change.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me."

Xia Yun sensed the playfulness in the empress's voice, so he immediately cooperated with her.

"Humph, you should thank me more."

"In the past few months, you have killed so many court officials in Zhejiang and Nanzhili. You can imagine how much pressure I have to bear in the court."

"If I hadn't protected you, those ministers in the court would have wanted to put you in prison long ago."

There was suddenly a hint of anger in the empress's voice.

Xia Yun's unconventional style of doing things successfully controlled the famine in Zhejiang and Nanzhili.

But he offended almost all the ministers in the court.

After all, many of the officials killed by Xia Yun had extremely complicated nepotism or teacher-student relationships with ministers in the court.

"Your Majesty has asked me to deal with the famine in Jiangnan, but corruption among officials in Jiangnan is rampant and cannot be dealt with without drastic measures."

"I hope your majesty will forgive me."

For the first time, Xia Yun spoke frankly about the difficulties of controlling the famine in the south of the Yangtze River.

He is not an executioner, and he would not lightly lift the knife if he could avoid killing.

After all, he wished to make money in a peaceful manner.

But it is an indisputable fact that corruption is rampant among officials in Jiangnan. If some corrupt officials are not killed, it will be completely empty talk to control the famine.

"Forgive me, of course I forgive you. You've already killed the person, what else can I do if I don't forgive you?"

The empress stuck out her tongue, a helpless look on her face.

Xia Yun smiled bitterly upon seeing this.

The empress's temperament was completely different from what he had imagined.

He originally thought that the empress was at least a decisive and cold person.

But now after some contact.

The empress looks just like a little girl.

No wonder Wan'er said that the empress was moody.

So that's how it is.

"Your Majesty, yesterday, my lieutenant general led his troops back from Ningdu City, and brought back a Japanese pirate commander named Nakamura Masao."

"Your Majesty, please make your decision."

Xia Yun changed the subject and decided not to argue with the empress about whether he was guilty or not.

According to the appearance of the empress.

If we continue to pester her, it will be difficult to appease her without a day and a night.

as predicted.

When the empress heard the word "Japanese pirates", she quickly restrained her little girl side and a look as cold as ice appeared on her face.

"Where are the people?"

The empress asked.

"The person is currently being held in the Xiamen military camp, awaiting your majesty's decision."

Xia Yun responded.

The reason why he handed Masao Nakamura over to the empress for punishment was also to vent her anger.

After all, all the way from Huwei Mountain to Ningdu City, the empress was chased by the Japanese pirate army.

If you don't vent this anger.

It's probably difficult for the empress to calm down.

"Take me to see him."

The Empress said in a gloomy voice.

"The minister obeys the order."

Xia Yun clasped his hands together and accepted the order.

Soon, Xia Yun took the empress and left the palace.

On the way to the military camp.

Xiao Yan, Sun Maocai and others rushed over quickly after receiving the news.

At the same time, a large number of guards were also brought.

As the empress's uncle, Xiao Yan's behavior is naturally easy to understand.

Sun Maocai wanted to show his face in front of the empress.

After all, not everyone has the opportunity to follow the empress.

……

At three poles in the sun.

Xia Yun led the empress and her entourage into the military camp.

Qin Tianye, Chong Heihu, Zhao Xinlei, Chen Bao and other generals under Xia Yun all brought their troops to welcome them.

They received the news early, and when the empress entered the military camp, they showed a very strong military appearance.

The empress felt deeply moved by this.

If it weren't for the powerful army under Xia Yun's command, it's hard to imagine how the situation in Jiangnan would have turned out.

"Decree that all the generals under Xia Yun's command be promoted to fifth-rank captains of the imperial court and rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver."

The empress immediately gave the order.

Upon hearing this, Qin Tianye and others instantly turned their attention to Xia Yun.

Xia Yun smiled and nodded.

Only then did extremely respectful words come from the mouths of Qin Tianye and others.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward!"

Although they had followed Xia Yun as generals early on, they had never been registered in the list of military generals in the imperial court.

Now, the empress promoted Qin Tianye and others to the rank of fifth-rank captain, and they officially became generals of the Daliang Dynasty.

When the empress saw the reactions of Qin Tianye and others, she glared at Xia Yun fiercely.

The generals under Xia Yun only knew Xia Yun, not just the emperor.

If someone else were to become the emperor, he would certainly regard this as a serious concern.

Fortunately, the empress is not an incompetent monarch, and Xia Yun is not a treacherous minister.

The rift between the ruler and his subjects was destined not to happen to them.

Seeing this, Xia Yun smiled bitterly and shook his head.

But soon, the group arrived at yesterday's flagpole.

Masao Nakamura, who had been hung on the flagpole for a day and a night, also appeared in the empress's sight.

At the same moment, the empress's gaze suddenly became extremely cold!