After their minds were read, the entire court trembled with fear.

Chapter 233 The Temple Dedicated to the Prefect of Yunzhou

[That shameless woman still has the nerve to pretend to be virtuous? She's incredibly brazen.]

As Shen Zhiyi continued reading, she clearly underestimated the shamelessness of the Prefect of Yunzhou.

Even so, it still shocked the old emperor and his entourage.

The governor of Yunzhou was no fool. Seeing the expressions on the faces of the old emperor and his entourage, his initial suspicions deepened considerably.

That voice was really strange. How did he know about what he was doing?

It shouldn't be.

The fact that he drowned his child is probably known only to the people in the mansion.

He tilted his head slightly to look at the person next to him.

One or two quickly concealed their shocked expressions.

[Erecting a memorial arch is nothing compared to what I've finally discovered: who is enshrined in the temple at the city gate of Cai County? Good heavens, it's enshrining the Prefect of Yunzhou himself!]

Shen Zhiyi rolled her eyes speechlessly, ate a wonton, and then looked up at the busy shopkeeper.

"Boss, that temple at the entrance of your county is very popular with worshippers. What does it do? Is it very effective?"

"Young man, you must be from out of town?"

"Yeah, yeah."

The shopkeeper handed his work to his son and then spoke to Shen Zhiyi.

"That is the statue of the governor."

Shen Zhiyi didn't understand and was greatly shocked.

Why would they enshrine the local governor?

"What else could it be but to have a son? The governor of Yunzhou has twelve children, all of whom are boys. Every child he has is a boy. It's so enviable. I have to go pray again tomorrow to pray for a grandson next year. Oh dear, I already have three granddaughters. If I don't have a grandson soon, it won't do."

Shen Zhiyi felt that the wontons in her hand no longer smelled good, and she didn't want to eat them anymore.

the other side.

The old emperor sneered and looked at the governor of Yunzhou, saying, "When I arrived, I noticed a temple at the city gate. I'd like to ask which deity is enshrined there?"

The governor of Yunzhou's legs went weak, and he began to kowtow frantically.

Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites was quite pleased with what he saw.

It didn't work; his kneeling wasn't as powerful as it had been when he was in the main hall.

But what he enjoys most now is watching others kowtow frantically.

"Your Majesty, this matter is truly a long story."

The Prefect of Yunzhou closed his eyes.

"That temple is actually dedicated to your humble servant."

"But I have warned the people of the state many times not to do such things, but I can't stop them at all."

The group of people behind the old emperor remained expressionless, but inwardly they all thought, "Tch."

That bastard is shameless; no wonder he's so thick-skinned.

What a contradictory statement, but it was very satisfying to hear.

The old emperor and his entourage decided not to pursue the matter of Shen Zhiyi's repeated inappropriate remarks.

[What warning did you give? When you did, you couldn't hide the smile on your face at all.]

[Moreover, you were involved in the rapid construction of so many temples in Yunzhou, and you even encouraged it from behind, erecting memorial arches and building temples for yourself, essentially portraying yourself as a god who gives birth to sons.]

The old emperor and his entourage were truly amazed.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

"Ha." The old emperor scoffed, "I didn't even build a temple for myself, but the governor of Yunzhou did."

The governor of Yunzhou began to kowtow frantically.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me! I will immediately order those people to demolish the temple."

There are over 2,300 temples dedicated to the prefect within Yunzhou, and each one is incredibly popular with worshippers.

The governor also spread a rumor that if a son was born, it was because the woman had prayed at his temple; if a daughter was born, it was because she hadn't been sincere enough and hadn't given enough incense money.

Shen Zhiyi gasped.

[The temple of the Prefect of Yunzhou must collect a considerable amount of incense money each year. Previously, a clerk from some county swindled money from ordinary people in a very foolish way. The Prefect of Xuzhou used various methods to specifically swindle money from the wealthy. This Prefect of Yunzhou is truly something else! What kind of new scam is this?]

"Your Majesty, you must believe me. I didn't take any of the incense money!"

The Prefect of Yunzhou kowtowed frantically: "If you don't believe me, you can search for it yourself!"

"Heh, I will investigate this matter thoroughly."

The old emperor rubbed his temples, his eyes filled with exhaustion.

"You can go to jail to sleep tonight."

After saying this, the old emperor left.

The Dragon Scale Guards emerged from the shadows, seized the Prefect of Yunzhou, and left.

This made other local officials feel insecure.

what happened?

What happened?

How could the governor of Yunzhou suddenly be gone?

Could it be that what that voice said was true?

The magistrate of Cai County said irritably, "So worshipping at the governor's temple is completely useless!"

He also spends so much money every month hoping to have a son soon.

"I thought it was because I wasn't sincere enough, but it turns out it was all fake."

The news that the Prefect of Yunzhou was imprisoned quickly spread throughout Cai County.

The following morning, the temple of the Prefect of Yunzhou was crowded with people.

"Money back!"

"Money back!"

"Money back!"

Shen Zhiyi, mingling in the crowd, was overjoyed and raised her hand to shout: "Refund!"

An unsuspecting person pulled someone aside and asked, "What's going on here?"

"Brother, you don't know yet? The story that the Prefect of Yunzhou only has sons is a lie."

"This can be faked???"

"Why not? That governor of Yunzhou is truly a scoundrel. He drowns daughters when they are born, but boasts about sons when they are born. That's why we have the misconception that he can only have sons. Isn't he just trying to swindle money?"

"Yes, yes, refund us!"

Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites was pushed away by the crowd. He watched helplessly as Shen Zhiyi enthusiastically joined in the fun.

"What? Aren't you going to go find them and bring them back?"

The Vice Minister of Revenue appeared out of nowhere, startling Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites.

Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites shook his head: "It's not a big problem. She'll come out on her own when she's hungry. But the Minister of Personnel is ruthless. In this way, the local people can demolish one temple each without waiting for the court to destroy them."

The moment the words left his mouth, the temple dedicated to the Prefect of Yunzhou collapsed.

Good heavens, they really demolished it.

The people of Cai County were full of complaints, so they started causing trouble at the county government office again.

The magistrate of Cai County was at his wits' end, and respectfully looked at the Prefect of Yunzhou beside him: "What should we do?"

He's a victim too; his money should be returned to him.

The Prefect of Yunzhou pursed his lips tightly.

"You stay here and keep watch, I'll go think of something."

As he spoke, the Prefect of Yunzhou ran away, leaving the Magistrate of Cai County alone to face the group of people.

Its enormous body looked so small, helpless, and pitiful at that moment.

About a quarter of an hour later.

Shen Zhiyi, who had been joining in the fun, got so hoarse from shouting that she bumped into someone as she was about to leave.

【Roar! 】