Time Travel: The Foolish Lady is Forced to Become a Female General

Chapter 119 Mo Ye’s Secret, How About You Being the Queen?

"Helpers?" Xia Qin's mind suddenly popped up the mysterious organization that Mo Ye had mentioned in the moonlit forest a few days ago - Root Shoot. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "The Root Shoot organization you mentioned before? Are they them?"

Mo Ye nodded slightly, with a calm expression on his face.

He glanced at the people behind him, and then solemnly announced: "From today on, there will no longer be an organization called Genya. These people will become subordinates of your Jinghai County Lord Mu and serve you completely."

Xia Qin knew a little about the local official system of Daxia, especially the establishment of official posts in the county.

As far as she knew, the county government had many subordinate officials, who could be roughly divided into two types: assistant officials and subordinate clerks, based on the different ways of appointment.

Officials whose annual salary exceeded fifty taels of silver were usually appointed directly by the central government, such as chancellor, chief secretary, and commander, and were called assistant officials; while those whose salary was less than fifty taels were recruited and employed by the county governors themselves and became subordinate officials.

Of course, high-ranking officials such as county magistrates, chief secretaries, and military commanders are generally recommended by the prefect and can only be appointed after going through certain procedures.

However, due to the current special circumstances in Jinghai County, Xia Qin has the full power to appoint these people on his own and report the list to the court.

As long as the court approves it, the appointment letter can be issued.

Apart from these three important assistant positions, the rest are almost all subordinates of the prefect. These subordinates are of many types and each has different duties and tasks.

The most important ones include Gongcao, Wuguanyuan, Duyou, Zhubu, Shaofu, Menxia Jiefangtai, and Fumentingzhang.

Xia Qin looked at the people Mo Ye brought with him and found that they were dressed like scholars. Each of them had a very elegant temperament and their eyes were extremely firm, which gave people a strange feeling.

"Are they your friends?" Xia Qin asked in a low voice, "Do they understand the county's affairs?"

Mo Ye gave a strange smile.

He walked over to the person he brought with him and said, "This is Gongsun Xin, the second son of Gongsun Yan, the former governor of Youzhou."

Then he introduced them to Xia Qin one by one: "This is the eldest grandson of Zhong Zhixing, the former Situ Sizhi, Zhong Fengxing."

"The original Grand Historian Sima Hui's eldest son, Sima Zhiru."

"Huo Yanruo, daughter of Huo Fei, former General of the Five Officials."

"One of the former Minister of Agriculture Shen Bing, Shen Nanfeng."

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"The grandson of the former Grand Herald Guan Longjiang, Guan Yunxiao."

Xia Qin took a breath as she listened to Mo Ye introducing these people, especially when he mentioned the last one, Guan Yunxiao. She remembered that wasn't this Guan Longjiang just executed by the tyrant emperor not long ago?

I heard that all his family members died of illness after being exiled. How come one of them appeared here?

Xia Qin naturally already had the answer to this question in her mind.

There is only one reason why so many people gathered around Mo Ye, that is, Mo Ye secretly saved them.

Regardless of how Mo Ye saved them, saving any of them would be a sure death sentence...

"Everyone, you have come from all over the place and must be tired from the journey. Let Ah Gui take you to rest first."

"Thank you, Mr. Mo!"

As soon as everyone left, Xia Qin couldn't help but ask again: "Mo Ye, you..."

"So, Xia Xia, do you know why I didn't go back to the Su Mansion?"

Yes, this thing is completely illogical in Xia Qin’s mind, and the reason is so simple.

Because what Mo Ye did was considered light by the three Yi tribes, there is only Mo Ye in the world, and no Su Yunchen.

"Then how did you rescue those exiled people? Why did you save them?" Xia Qin couldn't help but ask. She understood that today she would fully understand what Mo Ye had done over the years.

"Rescue them all? I don't have the ability to do that," Mo Ye said with a bitter smile, "You know how many ministers His Majesty has killed and exiled over the years, and what happened to these people."

Xia Qin understood this, and given the emperor's character, no one would care about the life or death of these exiles.

Mo Ye continued, "Why did I save them? At first, it was because there were a few good friends among them. Later, it was because I had my own ideas. As for how to save them, it was all thanks to His Majesty and the Qin family for being so tyrannical and vicious."

"What do you mean?" Xia Qin didn't understand what saving people had to do with the emperor's cruelty and viciousness.

"You know, in recent years, the family members of officials who were exiled rarely lived for more than half a year after arriving at the place of exile."

Xia Qin had heard that most of them died of illness due to unfamiliar climate and some were even killed by bandits. However, after thinking about it, she knew that they must have been murdered. Even ordinary people could understand the reason.

"So, we bribed and threatened a few people under us, and used some fake death drugs to try to rescue as many people as possible," Mo Ye said in a depressed mood, "But we can only rescue a very small number of people without being noticed, otherwise if the matter is exposed, everyone will be in trouble."

"So? These people and the men in black are the children of officials who were wrongfully killed?"

Mo Ye shook his head: "Not entirely. There are also the surviving martial arts sects that were wiped out by the Qin family in recent years, the border soldiers who were persecuted and framed, and of course, some old friends, like Brother Shaoqing."

"You are setting up the Avengers!" Xia Qin blurted out.

"Avengers?" It was the first time Mo Ye heard this term. He shook his head and said, "They are not so superficial. Just like the descendants of these important officials just now, they are not just seeking revenge."

"You don't really want to rebel, do you..." At this point, even a fool would understand that what Mo Ye did was tantamount to rebellion.

"That may not be the case." Mo Ye replied lightly.

"Maybe not?" Xia Qin leaned in and stared at Mo Ye, "Isn't this what you saved these people for?"

Mo Ye smiled and said, "That's not the case. There are also many people who just want a peaceful life and don't want to live a life of war and violence, so I found some jobs for them. I only took those who were willing to follow me under my command and found places for them to train as refugees. Now, all these people are handed over to you."

"Leave it to me? They all seem to be quite capable," Xia Qin said with some concern, "and they all have a blood feud with the Qin family, so they are reliable. But they won't be discovered by the court, right?"

"They are just young people. Except for a few court officials, how could anyone know them?" Mo Ye gestured to Xia Qin to rest assured. "Besides, they have been acting as refugees under aliases all these years."

"Is that so? I'll listen to you," Xia Qin glanced at Mo Ye, "You don't have any secrets from me now, right?"

"Xia Xia, originally it wouldn't be good for you to know too much about these things, but now the situation is different," Mo Ye's eyes suddenly became sharp and serious, "but it's different now, now you have become the most critical and important part of our entire plan."

"Plan? The most important part?" Xia Qin felt as if her brain had turned into a mess. She was totally unable to understand what Mo Ye meant. She looked at Mo Ye puzzledly, trying to find some clues from his face.

However, Xia Qin didn't know that what Mo Ye said next would completely confuse her brain.

Mo Ye's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a sly smile: "Yes, didn't I say before that I certainly don't want to be an emperor, but Xia Xia, have you ever thought about becoming a female emperor?"

Mo Ye's words were like a bolt of lightning that struck Xia Qin's brain, leaving her speechless with shock.

She widened her eyes and looked at Mo Ye in disbelief, as if she had heard the most ridiculous thing in the world.