Another World Da Ming: I use a hundred lives to become holy

Chapter 555 Zhou Xian’s Blessing

"Master Zhao! Master Zhao!"

Zhou Xian's inner hesitation continued until he met Zhao Zheng.

Why do I say so? Because the moment Zhao Zheng turned around, Zhou Xian unexpectedly discovered that his inner hesitation automatically turned into understanding in an instant.

boom!

"Your humble servant Zhou Xian, a doctor of the Guanghu Qingli Division of the Ministry of Revenue, greets Lord Zhao!"

At the side door, the old coachman who was still waiting for the doorman to let him go saw this scene, slapped his forehead, shook his head and smiled before looking away.

"Mr. Zhou? I've heard my family mention you. Why are you being so polite to Zhao? Get up quickly!"

Today, Zhao Zheng has fewer eyes outside, and most of the remaining ones are sent to the Academy of Human Sciences.

But the field of vision was not affected at all, and was even wider than before.

"Master Zhao, have you ever heard of me?"

And Zhao Zheng’s answer also had a different meaning for Zhou Xian.

Zhao Zheng's puppet as the Minister of Works has never left the capital, so there is only one possible way to know him, apart from the court.

The Holy Palace Inspector mentioned him!

In the court, even though the reforms led by Zhao Zheng were aimed at the group he belonged to, every individual in the group never had confidence, and naturally no one thought that they alone could make Zhao Zheng feel fearful, otherwise there would be no need to engage in any alliances.

Therefore, he directly rejected this approach of going to court.

"Of course, in the Nanhe incident, it was thanks to Lord Zhou's mediation that the victims were saved in time."

"I dare not, it is my duty."

Zhou Xian just wanted to hear this sentence, just this sentence. Instantly, he felt his whole body unblocked, and he was happier than when he was promoted quickly after that bloody night.

By the way, confession also gives me confidence.

boom!

"Sir Zhao, I am guilty!"

"I failed to resist the temptation, and failed the expectations of my fellow villagers, and even failed the goodwill of Lord Zhao!"

"Please punish me, sir!"

Looking at Zhou Xian kneeling down again in front of him, Zhao Zheng knew that it was time to pick the fruits.

"Why do you say that, Lord Zhou?"

He walked quickly forward with a puzzled look on his face and tried to help him up. Zhao Zheng performed all the movements in one go.

boom!

He quickly retreated, with a guilty look on his face, and confessed his guilt again. Zhou Xian then thoroughly implemented the reminder given by his old driver.

"Master Zhao! I have violated the law and embezzled, and I deserve death! Please punish me!"

He deserves death, but he only seeks punishment.

This is the most valuable skill that the old driver taught Zhou Xian.

It is thanks to this trick that the former horse feeder has the opportunity to whip the horse today.

"Master, the key is that when you admit your mistake, you must think about how much you regret it and how you really feel about it."

"When emotions come up, everything is left to fate."

"But no matter what, Zhao Zheng is definitely more merciful than Master Zhou Xian!"

Thinking back to the specific content of the life-saving skills taught to him by the old driver, Zhou Xian still remembered his previous subconscious rage.

It turns out that this old coachman, who had clearly angered him so many times in his memory but was still safe and sound, and even became an old servant that he was unwilling to touch anymore, had this trick!

Also, what do you mean Zhao Zheng is more merciful than me no matter what? Can't you just praise me for my kindness?

......

"This is well within the scope of my authority, but first of all, Lord Zhou had better confess all his crimes, otherwise..."

Breaking through the memories, Zhao Zheng's shadow just nodded, and Zhou Xian instantly broke out in a cold sweat. At this moment, his confidence was uncontrollably shaken.

Can you really survive?

But now that things have come to this, he can only continue and dare not hide anything.

"Please punish me, sir!"

"Then let me ask you first, when you were managing the land tax, did you falsely report the population and land, and set up miscellaneous fees, causing suffering to the people under your rule?"

"Your Excellency, I dare not do so. With the lessons learned from the past and the inspection of the Holy Palace, I dare not have the guts to do it even if I have the intention to commit a crime."

"Very good, you still have some conscience. Then when you were calculating the finances, did you make mistakes in the income and expenditure, deduct salaries, tamper with the account books, or enrich yourself?"

"Your Excellency, I dare not hide anything, there is..."

When Zhou Xian heard Zhao Zheng praising him for having a conscience, he was about to look up, but the next moment he was knocked to the ground by this question and dared not act rashly.

"Which ones?"

Zhao Zheng naturally noticed Zhou Xian's little trick, but overall, in the big melting pot of the Sun and Moon Dynasty, as long as the officials were not involved in the first point, he would say that the previous sentence was well thought out.

There is no other way, I have to pick the tallest one among the short ones.

“…both.”

However, he did not expect Zhou Xian to give him this answer tremblingly.

He wanted to glare at him, but Zhou Xian had already prostrated himself.

"Then you must have gained a lot from the salt tax, commercial tax, gold tax, and granary transportation, right?"

"Your Excellency, yes! I am guilty...but I am timid. For example, in terms of grain storage and transportation, because of the high-yield grain varieties of the Holy Palace, the grain production in the world has increased greatly. I only took a part of the increase!"

"Please be more careful, sir!"

Originally, Zhou Xian wanted to ask for mercy as usual, but he still remembered his old driver's advice that he must never ask Zhao Zheng for mercy, as that would only make Zhao Zheng hate him even more.

After all, people who come out of Zhao Shengfu are famous throughout the world for their hatred of evil.

When Zhao's inspection tours were still covering all the provincial governments in the country, there were people who wanted to redress grievances and would rather wait for Zhao's inspection tours to come to their places before filing a complaint.

"Clear?"

"Zhou Xian, do you know what crime you should be punished for according to my Sun and Moon Laws?"

No effect! ?

You old coachman, you have made me suffer!

Zhou Xian's inner relief was instantly shattered as Zhao Zheng said this, and he suddenly felt there was no hope of survival.

But his brain was still intact and he knew what to do at this time.

boom! Bang bang bang!

"I know that what I have done is punishable by death!"

"I only ask Lord Zhao to pardon my wife and grandson!"

After Zhou Xian learned that his wife and a group of female relatives entered the Academy of Human Sciences, he actually embarked on a bright and prosperous path and learned the sacred principles of the Holy Palace.

I will know once this news gets out, I will definitely not be able to compete with others.

So at that time, he made a decision immediately and ran to apologize to his wife, asking her to take his grandson, who could at least raise some questions about the Holy Principle, to the Academy of Human Sciences the next day.

This was also the reason why he dared to leave the yard before.

Unexpectedly, it has now become his only hope to continue the Zhou family's bloodline.

"..."

Zhao Zheng watched Zhou Xian's actions without saying a word.

It’s not that he wanted to intimidate and punish Zhou Xian first. He has never been used to these pretentious actions.

I am just waiting for the message to be sent back. Things are different now than before. The puppet computer has become slow.

So when the information about Zhou Xian was first transmitted, he took action immediately.

At the same time, a smile appeared on his face.

"Alright, get up! What crime has Lord Zhou committed?"

"Hmm??? Sir?"

After kneeling on the ground for a long time, he had already thought about where he wanted to bury his wife and grandson if he could keep his body intact.

He thought that Zhao Zheng had not replied, and he must be thinking about pardoning his wife and grandson. The longer he thought about it, the greater his hope. As for himself, he didn't even dare to think about it.

Unexpectedly, there was a ray of hope after all the difficulties!

Looking at the natural smile on Zhao Zheng's face that didn't seem fake, Zhou Xian felt that everything was worth it.

Am I, Zhou Xian, a good official?

But, what's the good thing about it?

"Thank you, Lord Zhao, for your kindness!"

After his joy, Zhou Xian came to his senses, but he had not yet thanked Zhao Zheng, his wife and grandson, and the old driver for his reminder.

All of a sudden, a series of gratitude plans began to automatically emerge in my mind.

"It's not my mercy, but your own blessing, Lord Zhou."

"I already knew that you, Lord Zhou, have received all kinds of praise from the people under your rule. Some even went to the governor's office to praise you."

"Just now, I saw that Lord Zhou is a man of sentimental character. He did not mention anything and he loves his wife and children even more. This made me intoxicated for a while. I hope Lord Zhou will not blame me."

If there were a professional ranking for compliments, Zhao Zheng would definitely be ranked last.

But now, every word Zhao Zheng said touched Zhou Xian's little heart.

"Woo, woo, woo, I am willing to sacrifice my life for the world!"

"I am ashamed!"

Zhou Xian thought of Zhao Zheng’s magnanimity, the relationship between his wife and grandson, and the old driver’s reminder.

But he didn't expect that in the end he would not dare to speak out, because he came to thank his people for saving him just for a small favor.

boom!

This time, Zhao Zheng did not help anymore. He just watched in the distance as more carriages squeezed past the people and headed towards him.