C616 Path of Subjugation

Shu Jingcheng, 38 years old, Han. His braids were meticulously combed, and they hung at the bottom of his official hat. He was originally a Han outside of the pass and was even a small official in the city defense system. He was appreciated by Abahai and was promoted to a higher level in one go. In the end, he was promoted to a high position in the Shengjing Prefecture. He was one of the few high ranking officials in the Han Dynasty. Abahai's willingness to hand over the important land of Shengjing to him was enough to show his trust in him. Even though Abahai had passed away, he was still conscientious in his position. He did not dare to be careless at all. A scholar dies for the one who knows himself. He often used this sentence to encourage himself.

Now, even though this matter didn't seem to be too serious a problem, however, the experienced Shu Jingcheng could still smell something unusual from it. A sense of danger made his tired nerves tense up again. He liked this feeling.

Shu Jingcheng's subordinates were skilled in martial arts. Under his many years of management, Shengjing was already close to an iron bucket. He believed that it wouldn't take long for this case to come to light.

However, reality played a joke on him, or rather, gave him a ruthless sneer.

Two whole days had passed, but not only had the case come back empty handed, what welcomed them was an even more fresh case.

This time, there was only one person who was in trouble. However, this person was the Han official who designed the Shengjing's defense project, Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu was Shu Jingcheng's friend, although he was not that kind of friend. However, because they were both Han, he felt like he was helping them. He did not expect that under such a large-scale search and investigation, he would send more people to investigate. Furthermore, it was an important official, even though he was not a very high ranking official. Of course, in the end, his braids could not be kept in his original position.

It was impossible to keep fire in paper. Although Shu Jingcheng had already used all his strength to control and block the news, it was still the same saying that spread bad news for thousands of miles. In a short period of time, the entire Shengjing was in a state of panic. There were all kinds of rumors circulating in many of the city's well shops, and one of them was the most widely spread. It was saying that the Imperial Family must have done something wrong. This made the Heavenly God unhappy, which was why the Heavenly God wanted to punish the Qing Dynasty. As for why he said that, ordinary people shouldn't care so much. They were only responsible for spreading rumors, as well as blind trust. In the end, there might even be a certain degree of panic. Only then would they be able to complete the entire drama.

As for the panic, it was unsurprisingly transmitted to Q. That rumor had gone through countless changes. It had long since changed beyond recognition from the very beginning, but the matter of Q had always occupied an absolute position.

"The people who cut the braids are here. These people must have done something bad before they were taken away by the messenger who cut the braids. The one who cut the braids is the messenger of heaven."

"You must be even more careful when you go out! Watch your braids carefully. Don't let anyone touch them. Otherwise, it will be the same as those people from before..."

"The monks from Guangzuo Temple are selling Christmas charms. I heard that they have divine effects. As long as you buy them and hang them on your braids, you don't have to be afraid of touching them or touching them. Of course, you're still afraid of cutting them. You'll have to rely on yourself to polish your eyes."

Shu Jingcheng sent people to investigate these various excuses. He discovered that most of them were just fabricated by some bored people. As for the monks who made money from disaster... They were all fake monks. They randomly made some red cloth strips and drew a few talismans that no one could understand. They were able to sell for a huge price. Those ordinary people who bought talismans didn't even think about it. Drawing talismans... That was clearly the job of priests!

Shu Jingcheng severely dealt a blow to his actions of taking advantage of the situation to take advantage of the situation. However, he was also attacked by political enemies. He only knew how to do things that were neither painful nor itchy, but he could not even touch the edge of a real enemy.

Helpless, Shu Jingcheng could only run over to Fu Lin and ask for his help.

In fact, Shu Jingcheng could be considered to be a direct descendant of Fu Lin. This relationship was inherited from Abahai. Abahai owed Shu Jingcheng a debt of gratitude. Back then, Abahai also thought highly of this smart and wise Han young man. Therefore, he handed Shu Jingcheng's subordinate to Fu Lin, who liked Han culture since he was young. This pair of main officials did not let each other down. Shu Jingcheng had always been an important subordinate of Fu Lin. Although it was not obvious, it was a big deal in the capital. He basically could not escape from his eyes and ears. This time, Dorgon and Haoge had successfully discussed and elected Fu Lin as the Qing Emperor. Everything had happened in the inner courtyard of the palace, and it had only just happened. Therefore, Shu Jingcheng had no way of reacting, so Fu Lin naturally wouldn't blame him.

Now, such a major event had occurred in Shengjing, Shu Jingcheng understood. This matter was no longer something that his subordinates could handle. Helpless, he could only ask Fu Lin for help. At this point, everyone was scrambling to enter Fu Lin's mansion. What he did wouldn't be too conspicuous.

The news had already spread throughout Shengjing, so it was impossible for Fu Lin not to know about it. Furthermore, not long before Shu Jingcheng's visit, Big Brother Haoge had just arrived.

He did not come to the palace for no reason. Hao Ge was not proud of recommending Fu Lin to become the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Instead, he did not mention this matter. Just as Fu Lin was about to change the topic, he interrupted him. The main reason why Hagrid was here was that Dorgon had heard about the plain-cutting case. Now that the coronation ceremony was approaching, such a thing had happened. When Dorgon and Haoge met, they felt that this matter was clearly directed at the new Emperor of Qing Dynasty who was about to ascend the throne. It could be said that their intentions were very obvious. It was to cast a shadow over the coronation of the Emperor of Qing Dynasty, and make the Emperor of Qing Dynasty a laughing stock.

Hogg's words were euphemistic, but Fu Lin could still hear the hidden meaning behind it.

In order to prevent the emperor of Qing Dynasty from becoming a laughing stock, and to break the shadow that was floating above the Shengjing, in order to prove that he had the right to ascend the throne, he had to resolve this matter. It seemed like Hogg and Dorgon had reached some kind of mutual understanding. Both of them were biding their time and watching this matter. It seemed like they wanted to test Fu Lin's ability. It was also true. If the huge Qing Dynasty was located in the capital city of their home... If the ___ was still thrown into chaos by others, it would be a huge loss of face.

Therefore, before Shu Jingcheng arrived, the ball had already been kicked to Fu Lin's feet. The next step would depend on his ability.

Fu Lin comforted Shu Jingcheng warmly, but did not tell him about Hogg's visit and intention. Civilians could do whatever they wanted, but they could not know. Fu Lin had long been taught the way of subjugation.