Princess Promotion

Xueqing led people to collect all the beds in the palace and distribute them to everyone in the hall.

Elder Xiao took the quilt and asked, "What is this for?"

Yao Chuguang: "I'm sorry to inconvenience you ministers, but you will have to stay in this hall for the next two weeks."

Elder Xiao: "The bedding is all ready, are you so sure that Commander Wu won't just charge in?"

Yao Chuguang: "Don't worry, Commander Wu values my father more than his own life. As long as my father is still in my hands, he will definitely be cautious."

I always feel like there's something wrong with what I heard, but I can't put my finger on it.

Emperor Qi: "After all, these are the pillars of the court. There are still many rooms in the palace. Even if we can't have one for each of them, a room for a few people is better than being crowded in the main hall."

Yao Chuguang: "My troops are short of manpower, and I can't control them if they are scattered. But what the emperor said makes sense."

Yao Chuguang turned to General Park and said, "If any minister can't get used to living in the main hall, just drag him out and chop him into pieces."

General Park: "Yes, I obey your command."

As soon as he finished speaking, the only sound left in the hall was the sound of bedding being opened.

Yao Chuguang: "Commander Wu has not made any move so far. It seems that the external threat has been temporarily stabilized. It's time to deal with the internal troubles."

General Park's eyes flashed, and he looked towards the officials in the main hall, waiting for Yao Chuguang's order to draw his sword and kill them immediately.

Yao Chuguang: "No matter how fearful Commander Wu is, he can't really stay outside the city. If that happens, even if I keep my promise, he won't survive."

Yao Chuguang guessed that Commander Wu was probably waiting for an opportunity to return to work.

When is the best time?

Since the city gates will be closed for half a month, those people who have no food at home will definitely cause riots.

After all, when people are hungry, they can do anything. As long as a riot breaks out to disperse Yao Chuguang's troops, that will be the best time to counterattack.

Yao Chuguang: "Set up porridge stalls in the city and distribute food on time every day. Anyone who smashes, loots, or tries to take advantage of the situation will be executed."

"If any of the rioters are found to be children of prominent officials, or if they are instigating the people to riot, they will all be executed and their property confiscated."

Yao Chuguang imposed various harsh punishments on various causes that might cause riots, including fire prevention and theft prevention.

Even the porridge distributed free of charge to the people was mixed with sand. The really hungry people would even eat tree bark, let alone a bowl of porridge mixed with sand.

This is done to prevent those who have food but like to take advantage of it.

Yao Chuguang thought about it and felt that it was not enough, so he asked someone to bring a box.

Emperor Qi: "What is this box for?"

Yao Chuguang: "It's for drawing lots. I think just taking precautions isn't enough. Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys is the only way to have a strong deterrent effect."

The ministers gasped. It’s not enough that you have guarded the imperial capital like an iron barrel. You just accuse people of crimes even when no one causes trouble.

Yao Chuguang randomly pulled two slips of paper from the box and handed them to General Park, saying, "Starting tomorrow, I will draw lots every day and then you will lead your men to search the house. Kill those who deserve to be killed and imprison those who deserve to be imprisoned."

General Park took the note and was about to speak when he was interrupted by a voice.

Yu Zhijian stood up and said, "Your Highness, could you please let me see the note in General Park's hand?"

Yao Chuguang waved his hand, signaling the guards not to stop Yu Zhijian from coming over.

He used a gesture of invitation, indicating that General Park should give the note in his hand to Yu Zhijian.

Yu Zhijian unfolded the note and saw the name on it, then looked at Yao Chuguang in surprise.

Yao Chuguang pointed at the box and told Yu Zhijian to take a look.

Yu Zhijian took out the notes one by one, read them, and then carefully folded them and put them back.

Finally, Yu Zhijian looked up at Yao Chuguang and said, "Your Highness, I feel that my list is a little short. Why don't you let me add some more for you?"

At this moment, if the ministers had not taken into consideration the soldiers with swords around them, they would have really jumped up and cursed Yu Zhijian as a traitor.

Yao Chuguang: "You should know that if you do this, the civil and military officials will no longer tolerate you."

Yu Zhijian: "Your Highness, you said that Duke Li would rather die on the battlefield than live in disgrace in order to protect Daqing from foreign invasion."

"My long-cherished wish has always been to seek justice. Even if it's only for half a month, it will be enough."

In all the cases that Yu Zhijian handled since he joined the Ministry of Justice over the years, regardless of whether he could catch the real culprit or not, Yu Zhijian always kept the evidence and testimony.

Every time a prisoner was let off for various reasons, Yu Zhijian would write it down in a notebook, hoping that one day these crimes could be made known to the world and the deceased’s injustices could be redressed.

But as the notebook grew thicker, Yu Zhijian gradually began to feel numb. Sometimes he even thought that this notebook was of no use other than bringing him trouble.

When the eldest princess carried out the box and said she would find a few people to make an example of them.

Yu Zhijian sensed something was wrong. He didn't believe that the eldest princess was a person who killed innocent people.

Sure enough, the names on the note were so familiar, they were all the people in his notebook.

At this moment, Yu Zhijian knew that if he missed this opportunity to punish the murderer, his notebook would be of no use to him in the future.

Yu Zhijian happily went home, found the notebook, and walked towards the Ministry of Justice.

According to the original procedure, the case should be brought to the Ministry of Justice for trial, and there is a fixed procedure for whether to be imprisoned, exiled or beheaded after sentencing.

But Yu Zhijian decided to save the trouble, skip all the procedures, and directly bring him to trial and then take him to the execution ground to be beheaded.

After all, there is only half a month. If he doesn't move quickly, he might not be able to kill all the people on the notebook.