Chapter 231 Officials don’t have to be feared, but the common people should never be looked down upon! (Ch 231)

[January, the thirteenth year of Yuanhuang.]
【Although the New Year has arrived. 】
【But the officials in the court were not in a good mood. 】
【because.】
【The plan to recruit him failed! 】
【”and.”】
【“Not only that.”】
[“The scale of the Julu rebels, or the scale of the Yellow Turban Army, has expanded even more than before!”]
[“Many places have already responded and joined the rebellion! That Chen Huaixin is simply ungrateful!”]
[The ministers kept cursing.]
【Since the envoy brought back the news. 】
[They all know who the leader of the rebellion is! ]
【Chen Huaixin! 】
【Chen Huaixin is a master of both poetry and lyrics! 】
【“Because I didn’t pass the palace examination.”】
[“So you’re going to rebel?”]
[“But we are all willing to give him an official position!”]
[“Even if you have been in the officialdom for your whole life, you may not be able to become a governor!”]
[“Why is he still not satisfied? Didn’t he come to Chang’an City to become an official?”]
[When these officials thought about this, their scolding increased even more.]
[Isn’t it just because you failed to take the palace examination? Why are you going to start a rebellion? ]
[Doesn’t Chen Huaixin know that many people need to settle down before they can serve as officials? He has read so many books, doesn’t he know that only those who endure hardships can become superior people? ]
[He was only nineteen years old at the time! He still has a long time to settle down! When he suddenly wakes up one day, won’t he be able to soar to the sky? ]
[“You have messed up the country and brought it to its current state, but you have gained nothing in return! And you don’t even want to be an official. Do you really think you are that great?!”]
[When they were cursing, they never thought about the fact that Chen Huaixin had been imprisoned in the Dali Temple! They didn’t care that the noble family had forced him to fail the exam! ]
【because.】
【In their opinion.】
【This is just part of the precipitation! 】
【This is just part of the hardship! 】
[There is no need for Chen Huaixin to be angry! ]
[“Young people…are still too impetuous!”]
[The ministers are shaking their heads.]
【but.】
【After criticizing Chen Huaixin. 】
【They also need to face the current situation! 】
[“How to deal with the Yellow Turban Army!”]
[“How to solve… the problem of the princess’ rebellion!”]
【Thinking of this. 】
[All the ministers suddenly felt a headache. ]
[Ever since the rebellious Julu rebels put a piece of yellow cloth on their heads, officials and people from all over the country have been accustomed to calling them the Yellow Turban Army. After calling them this, they feel that the combat capability of the Yellow Turban Army seems to be much stronger than before! ]
[“It’s just a name change.”]
[“Can it make them stronger?”]
[“Why is this happening?”]
[The ministers were puzzled.]
【But this is something the generals need to worry about.】
[What worries them more is the princess’ rebellion! ]
[“Obviously he is a royal noble.”]
[“But you want to be a traitor?”]
[“Even if you succeed in your rebellion, you will never become emperor!”]
[“What on earth are they thinking of destroying their own country like this!”]
[The ministers were very confused.]
【but.】
They know.
[If word gets out that the princess is rebelling, it will inevitably cause a stir in the government and the country.]
[The Cheng Kingdom, which is already in turmoil, will become even more turbulent! ]
【But.】
How to solve it.
[They don’t know either! ]
[“Because this has never happened before! We have no precedent to refer to!”]
[These ministers are so overwhelmed with thoughts! ]
[And Ji Qingluo’s expression was extremely complicated! ]
[Because she suddenly thought of the letter she had torn up before! ]
【”it……”】
[“It was actually written by my nieces?”]
[“The people are living in misery, so they choose to rebel in order to continue the succession of the country?!”]
[At that time, Ji Qingluo felt that the content of the letter was extremely absurd. ]
[Now that I know that my nieces really participated in the rebellion. ]
[She…still feels ridiculous!]
[“If you see anything, if you encounter anything, you can tell me!”]
【”they……”】
【“Why do you do this?!”】
【Ji Qingluo couldn’t understand it at all.】
[When a minister suggested that the third and fourth princesses be stripped of their status as royal princesses, this way even if people knew about the rebellion of the princesses, it would not affect the succession of the country.]
[Ji Qingluo directly chose to oppose! ]
[“No matter what.”]
[“I will not revoke their identities!”]
[“They will always be my princesses!”]
【Ji Qingluo is very determined. 】
[Changluo and Changxi are her nieces after all! ]
[Even if they rebel, she still recognizes them! ]
[“Bring them back!”]
【”I……”】
[“Interrogate them personally!”]
【Ji Qingluo looked at the generals. 】
[The generals looked somewhat embarrassed.]
[Because the Yellow Turban Army is already difficult to deal with, it is not so easy to bring back the princess who is one of the top leaders! ]
【”and.”】
【”His Majesty.”】
[“She must have requested that the princesses be brought back unharmed.”]
[“This… is even more difficult!”]
[A general lowered his head.]
[But more generals are still willing to give it a try. ]
[After all, for military commanders, war is their merit! ]
[If you are afraid of fighting, then you might as well just become a civil servant! ]
[“Your Highness! We will put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion! Bring the princesses back safely!”]
…
Outside the mansion.
Look at the predicted future.
Ji Changxi’s expression changed slightly.
Ji Changling laughed and said, “As expected, my aunt is very kind to us. Even though she knew that the third and fourth imperial sisters were rebelling, she just wanted to bring them back!”
“If it were any other emperor, they might have already expelled their princess titles to avoid the influence of public opinion!”
It should be said.
This is normal.
After all, the sensation caused by the princess’ rebellion far exceeded anything else!
This might cause the country’s legitimacy to collapse and spread the flames of war across the country!
Ji Changxi also felt a little guilty, even if it was for the people of Chengguo, but for his aunt, it was undoubtedly a blow!
“fine.”
“This is just a deduction!”
“Not reality!”
“Otherwise, my aunt might even get so angry that she gets sick!”
Ji Changxi thought so in his heart.
Ji Changning was paying attention to the ideas put forward by Chen Huaixin.
When I saw that the fighting power of the Yellow Turban Army had indeed become stronger.
She couldn’t help but sigh, Chen Huaixin is worthy of his name, such a simple method can improve the cohesion!
“And this.”
“It’s just one of Chen Huaixin’s plans.”
“Other methods will be implemented together.”
“Then the Cheng Kingdom in the simulation…won’t be beaten back step by step by the people?!”
…
[February, the thirteenth year of Yuanhuang.]
[An official discovered.]
[It seems that a folk song has appeared under my rule and is spreading among the people. ]
[He frowned and sent people to investigate and collect information to see what was going on.]
【”after all.”】
【“Now the Yellow Turban Rebellion.”】
[“It has the potential to sweep across the country.”]
[“If there were signs of rebellion under my rule, I should have run away earlier!”]
[The official thought so in his heart.]
[When the Julu County Magistrate fled, he was laughed at by these officials. How could a fatherly official be forced to abandon the city and flee by the local people! ]
【And now. 】
【You should know. 】
【How strong are the Yellow Turban rebels?】
[These officials suddenly felt that running away was the best option! ]
【”because.”】
[“If we are captured by the Yellow Turban rebels.”]
[“They will publicly try the captured official in front of the people!”]
[“If you don’t make mistakes on a daily basis, it’s fine. But if you have committed any acts of corruption or oppression of the people, you will be strangled to death on the spot!”]
[Many officials have already figured out how the Yellow Turban rebels will treat them! ]
[As for not making mistakes on weekdays, treating the people kindly and caring for the people? ]
[How is that possible! ]
[“Officials should not be greedy for money.”]
[“An official should not lie to his superiors or bully his subordinates.”]
[“Officials should not oppress the people.”]
【”That……”】
[“You still call yourself an official?!”]
[These officials all believed that the actions of the Yellow Turban rebels were too extreme.]
[If we follow their standards, then he is definitely a saint. But how could a saint be an official in a big company? ]
【and.】
【To put it bluntly. 】
[If there really is a saint who becomes an official of Dacheng, who is not greedy for money, does not lie to his superiors and bullies his subordinates, and treats the people in a friendly manner, then he will definitely be jointly driven out of the officialdom of Dacheng by his colleagues! ]
[If there are people like this, how can they be greedy? If they are not greedy, how can their superiors take it? If the superiors do not take it, how can we make progress! ]
【”so.”】
【“Those Yellow Turban rebels.”】
【“It is to kill our officials.”】
[“That’s why they came up with such an outrageous request!”]
[“They are deliberately making things difficult for us!”]
[The official was very angry.]
【But be very cautious. 】
【Anyway.】
【As long as you notice the signs. 】
[Abandon the city and flee immediately. ]
【Then there will be no more trouble! 】
[“As for this official position…”]
[“I can get it back later.”]
[“It’s better than losing your life!”]
[Officials were thinking while handling government affairs.]
[At least before the Yellow Turbans come, he has to take care of the affairs under his jurisdiction, otherwise how can he make money easily! ]
[Just as he was thinking this, the person sent to investigate came back with a grim look on his face.]
[He presented the folk songs he had collected to the official.]
[“Hair is like leeks, cut and it grows back again!”]
[“The head is like a chicken, cut it and it will crow again!”]
[“Officials do not need to be feared!”]
[“The common people should never be looked down upon!”]
[The more the official read, the more shocked his face became.]
[He originally wanted to write this folk song in a memorial and submit it.]
【However.】
[There was a commotion not far away. ]
[The people kept repeating “The common people should never be looked down upon” and gradually gathered together.]
[It made him realize immediately that he should run away, otherwise he might really lose his life! ]
[“Who on earth spread this folk rumor?”]
[“Are you trying to destroy our Dacheng Empire?!”]
[The official packed up his belongings and tried to escape quickly.]
【only.】
[Before he left the city gate.]
[The carriage he thought was hidden was stopped by the people.]
[He looked at the yellowed clothes that the people were wearing.]
[He suddenly understood who spread this folk song! ]
【”turn out to be.”】
[“I inherit the country…”]
[“The Yellow Turbans are everywhere!”]
…
Outside the Golden Palace.
After seeing the folk song that was spread.
All the ministers present understood immediately.
this……
It’s definitely the work of Chen Huaixin!
“As expected of Chen Huaixin, the master of both poetry and lyrics!”
“Even a rebellious ballad can be made up so well!”
“Although the words used here are the simplest.”
“But it is precisely because it is simple and easy to understand that people can understand it more easily and know its meaning more easily!”
Some ministers couldn’t help but sigh.
but.
In noting.
After seeing the strange look from their colleagues.
They suddenly realized that this was a rebellious folk song, a folk song that would destroy the country!
“and.”
“This deduction.”
“But everyone can see it!”
“When the people of Chengguo hear this simple and easy-to-understand rebellion ballad, what will they think?!”
When these ministers thought of this, their faces suddenly turned pale.
Just like Ji Changxi before, who chanted “There is no crowing of a rooster for a thousand miles” and marked Chengguo as the pillar of historical shame, the impact brought by this folk song and the shock it brought to Chengguo were definitely far beyond the deduction!
because.
That deduction.
It also needs to rely on word of mouth from the people!
But the reality is directly presented to all the people!
When the simulation is over, it would not be surprising if some people rise up in rebellion!
“Chen Huaixin…”
“He has done us a disastrous harm!”
Some officials complained.
But Ji Qingluo’s gaze made him shut up.
And the Prime Minister Wang Qianhe shook his head slightly.
“Did Chen Huaixin cause us so much harm? It should be us who gave Chen Huaixin the environment to rebel!”
“If my country could be like Yu Country, the people would have enough food to eat and even meat to eat!”
“Then even if there are more rebellious folk songs, it is impossible to make the country unstable and precarious!”
Wang Qianhe thought in his heart.
He looked at the deduced scene and sighed helplessly.
All this opportunity.
They were all given to Chen Huaixin.
The ones who helped Chen Huaixin rebel were not the princess, but…these ministers who inherited the country!
And the court officials felt helpless when faced with the predicted future scenes.
As the people from all over Chengguo listened to the rebellious ballad, the expressions on their faces suddenly changed.
“Officials should not be feared?”
“The common people should never be looked down upon?”
They repeated these two short sentences over and over again.
And in those eyes that had already become numb, there was suddenly a different light.
“The common people should never be underestimated!!!”