When Zhu Cixuan took the Jinyiwei to arrest corrupt officials and arrested them in the imperial prison for a raid of torture, the bandits even applauded.

At this time, Lishi Fangtan, the Jinyiwei Guard, stood up and bowed: "Everyone, please listen to my words. I am not talented, and I interrogated the dog officials Wei Zaode, Chen Yan, and the eunuch of the eunuch. The eunuch in the military war bureau was called Jia Chuanxiao. These dog officials were killed and plundered the people's wealth and ointment, and acted in a bad way in the capital. His Royal Highness saw that this was amazing, and all of them were arrested and tortured. In this way, I took these dog officials into the punishment room and gave them two hundred whips each. The whip outside was just an appetizer. First, soak the vine whip with salt water, and the whip was covered with barbs..."

Fang Tan said the details were talked about by people. Although most of these bandits were ignorant, they also heard that the Jinyiwei did not lie. Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince of Beijing was still a person who distinguished right from wrong and hated evil. To put it this way, it seemed that there were still good people in this officialdom.

For example, Li Tiewen asked Lord Li, isn’t he a typical example of serving the country and the people? Lord Li died of illness and many people built monuments and temples for him. Can you say that such a good official is a bad person in this officialdom?

Someone shouted, "So what? The crown prince can't see us here in Beijing. The dog officials here are still fishing and meat and plundering people's wealth. No matter how wise the crown prince is, we are not living a hard life."

Then someone immediately echoed: "That's right, we are all important criminals arrested by the court. What's the use of these? What does the matter in Beijing have to do with us!"

In the crowd, they were immediately filled with righteous indignation. Whether the stories you told were true, what does it have to do with us? We are still living in dire straits and everything has not changed. We are still overwhelmed with heavy taxes, and the people are still living in difficult situations.

Li Yan glanced at Li Hao, Li Hao nodded and said to everyone: "Everyone, this is the edict of pardon given to you by the Lord Long Live. Madam Hong, please take a look at it yourself."

The emperor's edict? Everyone was stunned.

They never thought that their small Jigong Mountain would alarm the emperor of Beijing. When the Hongniang saw the edict of Chongzhen, they became even more surprised.

Li Yan stood up: "Everyone, the emperor of Beijing has pardoned everyone's crime of rebellion. The emperor also said that Luoshan County Magistrate Duan Tiande and Dongmenqing are extremely guilty. Hong Niang eliminated the disaster for the court and ensured the safety of the people in the country, and made contributions and no mistakes."

The bandits on Jigong Mountain suddenly became in chaos, and the emperor did not punish them. So, they did a good thing. It seems that the emperor is not stupid and knows how to distinguish right from wrong.

The Hong Madam looked at the emperor's personal edict, and the more she read it, the more she became more and more shocked. Are they really recruited?

Li Hao bowed: "Mr. Hong, Long live the imperial edict, and ordered Hong Niang to temporarily take over the position of Luoshan County Magistrate and reach the seventh rank. Take your troops down the mountain to garrison to protect the people. Hong Niang, you still don't accept the imperial edict."

Hong Niangzi temporarily serves as the magistrate of Luoshan County?

Please note that Emperor Chongzhen's words were used in a temporary era. There was no precedent for women to become officials in ancient times, and Chongzhen's move was still the first to be defeated. There could be military generals, such as Qin Liangyu, who was as good as men. Emperor Chongzhen wrote four poems to praise her. That's because Qin Liangyu was indeed powerful and restrained the bandit troops of Jiannu and Zhang Xianzhong.

As for civil officials, especially local county magistrates, there seems to be no precedent for women to become officials throughout history.

However, the reason why Chongzhen asked her to temporarily serve as the magistrate of Luoshan County was a helpless move.

First of all, Luoshan County has long been the hands of bandits. The court is no longer able to control it. If the Hong Niang was allowed to temporarily replace it, it can calm the hearts of the local people, and it can also win over Hong Niang. It means that the court will also value you.

The reason why she was given a temporary, rather than formal appointment involves the ethical principles of the feudal era. Because once she was formally appointed, for the scholars and officials of this era, this was something that was regarded as a disaster. Women who became officials would not be able to rebel against the sky.

The temporary generation is to calm the public opinion in the court. For the bandits of Hong Niangzi, it is a great honor. If you rebel, I will not only let you blame the county magistrate, but also let you temporarily let the position of the county magistrate. This is enough grace and tolerance.

The Hongniang and the bandits never expected that the emperor of Beijing would actually enthrone himself as the temporary magistrate of Luoshan County and was awarded the title of the seventh rank.

At this time, the Hong Niang felt so many difficulties. She never expected that she would actually be the position of a county magistrate. She did not do it, but she would continue to fight against the court. As a county magistrate, she was a woman's family, and she had made a living by performing her skills before, how could she become the leader of a county?

But the bandits under his command didn't care about this, and after being shocked, they turned into great joy.

"My Lady Hong, the emperor gave you a county magistrate. How can you miss such a good thing? You are the one who takes the initiative to do so."

"That's right, Madam Hong, if you become the magistrate of Luoshan County, it will be something everyone wants."

"That's right, Hong Niang is the county magistrate, so you can keep the people safe. It's better than sending dog officials and fish to the people. Hong Niang, everyone supports you!"

The Hongniang didn't want to agree, and she didn't want to be recruited. However, as Li Yan went up the mountain, they learned that the crown prince in Beijing seemed to be a wise monarch. Li Dawen was recommended by him, and the crown prince used the 2 million taels of silver for the rectification of the military to provide disaster relief. In this way, the crown prince seemed to be worthy of assistance.

The Red Lady looked at Li Yan hesitantly until she saw Li Yan nodding slightly at her. At that moment, the Red Lady waved a big red cloak, stepped on the tiger-skin chair with one foot, and bowed to Li Hao: "Okay, since the emperor respects me, I am the magistrate of this county. However, we have to make three rules. My brothers have to go down the mountain with me. Your court cannot break up us in the name of recruiting peace."

The court has never done such a thing. Isn’t this the heroes of Liangshan in the Northern Song Dynasty the end? After recruiting peace, they will break up the bandits and then clean up one by one.

The general routine of the imperial court is to give these bandits who were recruited to the peace. Then, they will disperse their teams and disperse them everywhere. This will not be a problem, and the bandits who were recruited will become toothless tigers and be allowed to be manipulated by the court.

Li Hao smiled slightly: "The decree of this Long Live Master is not explicitly stated, but on the way down, His Highness the Crown Prince has instructed that if Mrs. Hong is willing to go down the mountain, your people will still follow you. Moreover, the court will not participate in any matters in Luoshan County. But one thing is, Mrs. Hong must restrain his subordinates and abide by our Ming laws. Otherwise, if you indulge your subordinates in arbitrary manner, the court will still send troops to encircle and suppress them."
Chapter completed!