"Brother Hong, how could you be so confused? Even if the official family gave the world a general amnesty and the Cao family was pardoned from the crime of exile, the Cao family had committed such a big mistake. After pardon, they would only be returned to their original place. How could there be any private
The principle of returning to Bianliang."
According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, even if the emperor granted a general amnesty to the world, not everyone could be freed from sin and fully forgiven.
Spies who maliciously rebel, people who spread cults, and people who deliberately damage public facilities are all within the scope of unpardonable punishment.
The remaining people will also be dealt with differently according to their crimes.
Prisoners with minor crimes can be acquitted and regain their freedom.
Prisoners whose criminal behavior is serious and who have committed crimes that are harmful to nature may not be fully pardoned, and their sentences may be reduced based on the crime.
The degree of commutation of sentence is probably the degree to which a person who committed a serious crime of murder earlier was originally imprisoned and waiting to be executed in the future. If a general amnesty happens, the sentence can be commuted to life.
"No matter what, Bianliang is the most virtuous place under the emperor's feet. The interrogation of criminals is the most stringent. The Cao family came to Beijing to seek refuge with you. After being exposed, how can you afford to be involved?"
Sheng Changbai continued to question He Hongwen.
It is good to be a doctor, and Sheng Changbai also admires He Hongwen's original intention and determination to devote himself to medicine.
But without an official position, in this feudal society, there is no ability to withstand risks.
Any lawsuit would be a big trouble for He Hongwen.
Although there are people from the He family who serve as officials in the court, it is not He Hongwen himself.
There is a big difference between the rights of clan members and the rights of oneself.
"My aunt's family suffered a disaster, and all previous relatives, friends, and old friends lost contact with them. Now their family has no one to rely on, and they can only rely on our family." He Hongwen said sadly.
It can be seen that He Hongwen still attaches great importance to emotion and kindness.
If you have a choice, study not for the imperial examination, but for the purpose of practicing medicine to save people.
This is enough to prove that He Hongwen has a pure nature.
"Brother Hong, I have to remind you a few words. Even if you want to help your aunt's family, there is no need to place them in Bianliang. If you let their family go to Beijing, you will have to bear a lot of responsibility.
He said: The capital city is big and difficult to live in, and it is not suitable for your aunt and your family who have no way of making a living."
Just don't let the Cao family enter Beijing, and there will be no further trouble in this matter.
"Brother Bai, you have a lot of experience. Please help me think about this matter. How can I solve it?"
He Hongwen still lacks some work experience.
I haven't been a doctor for a long time.
After being a doctor for a long time, I can meet all kinds of people and encounter all kinds of situations.
After you gain more experience, you will also be able to become more skilled in dealing with people and affairs.
"If you let them come to the capital, you are just asking them to take shelter and depend on you. As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man how to fish than to teach him how to fish. Instead of supporting their family with money, it is better for you to help them return to their hometown and send them to their hometown.
Only when people help them set up some fields so that they can settle down and be able to support themselves can we truly be helping them."
It also shows that He Hongwen's attitude is very emotional and he can't let go of the Cao family.
Sheng Changbai gave a relatively suitable suggestion.
If this were not the case, Sheng Changbai would not sympathize with this family at all.
"After I go back, my mother and I will discuss how to settle my aunt's family." He Hongwen thought for a moment and then said.
"My aunt is in good health and needs rest. It's best not to worry about this kind of thing. Your grandmother is the most transparent person and handles things thoughtfully. You might as well listen to what your grandmother has to say."
He's mother is a confused person who doesn't know what's important, but Mrs. He is a transparent and thoughtful person.
After He Hongwen's father died, Mrs. He helped his three sons divide their families.
This prevented He Hongwen's orphaned and widowed mother from being worried about their property or bullied by the other two families.
Let He Hongwen grow up in a friendly environment, and you will know that the old lady of the He family is still a person who understands the world and knows how to run a family.
"Yes, this matter needs to be discussed with grandma."
"Okay, you go to the backyard to meet the old lady."
He said he was going to meet the old lady. After meeting the old lady, he went to see Minglan.
At this point, Sheng Changbai ended his conversation with He Hongwen.
If Sheng Changbai didn't know that the Cao family was returning to Bianliang, the Cao family might become a hidden danger and cause some trouble.
Now that Sheng Changbai knows about this, the Cao family can no longer be considered a threat.
The worst outcome is that Sheng Changbai sends someone to Kaifeng Mansion to report the Cao family.
Let the government punish the Cao family and expel them.
Because of the delay, Sheng Changbai forgot to urge He Hongwen to go through the process with Minglan as soon as possible and go through the six rites.
Although it may be useless to urge him at this time, the He family has to settle the Cao family, and they can't take care of anything else during this time.
The matter may have to be postponed for a few more days until the Cao family is settled.
"Salt, tea, wine, and iron are part of the annual income of our court. Now the salt tax is unclear and the amount collected does not match the reality. It is difficult to check easily. If the court is not on guard again, I am afraid that the tax revenue will drop sharply in the future, causing
disaster."
In the court hall, officials from the Third Division were writing a memorial to the emperor, asking for an inspection of the salt tax.
Sheng Changbai knew that even though Zhao Zongquan had confiscated many nobles and officials' homes and made a fortune, he was still almost short of money.
The officials of the Third Division submitted a memorial to inspect the salt tax, which was of course a signal from the emperor.
If he had not communicated with the emperor in private, these matters would not have been brought up rashly.
Salt, tea, wine, iron, no matter which item it is, there are quite a few problems.
No matter which item it is, it involves a whole chain of interests up and down.
The implication is very wide. If you want to find out clearly, it is inevitable that a large number of people will be involved.
As long as it is a tax audit, it will be a major case. This kind of major case affects a large number of people. Without the emperor's permission, no one will take the initiative to raise it in the court.
If the emperor does not support it, the person who submitted the memorial will have caused a wave of hatred for himself for no reason at all.
Not getting any benefits, but also being resented by countless vested interests in the salt tax.
"knew."
The treasury has money but no money, and the Queen Mother lacks interest.
Relatively speaking, the Queen Mother is not a troublemaker, and she has not done any major civil work or construction of palaces.
As long as she can ensure support at the Queen Mother level, the Queen Mother has no interest in financial power.
"I have received the memorial from the Qing family. I will make a decision after I have inquired in many ways and understand it clearly."
That's what he said, but it was obvious that the emperor was ready to investigate the salt tax.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
After finishing speaking, it was Qi Heng who spoke up again. Although Qi Heng is a troll, he is actually much more dedicated than Sheng Changbai.
"What's going on?"
"I want to report to the palace that the deputy commander of the Imperial Palace, Ningyuan Marquis Gu Tingye, has unclean personal ethics and has corrupted the official authority..."
On the surface, this thing is that Zhu Manniang returned to Bianliang, wanted to reconcile with Gu Tingye, wanted to be Gu Tingye's concubine, and even dreamed of becoming Mrs. Hou.
But Gu Tingye did not agree and drove Zhu Manniang out of the Gu family, and even wanted to drive her out of the capital.
Then Zhu Manniang started making trouble on the streets of Bianliang.
Qi Heng targeted Gu Tingye, probably because of the Queen Mother's suggestion.
Now the Queen Mother cannot compete with the Emperor in her fight for power, so she can only let Qi Heng, a troll.
He kept picking out the faults of Zhao Zongquan and his group in Yuzhou to undermine the emperor's prestige and face.
Although these are errors in etiquette, morality, and process, they cannot directly bring people down.
But Zhao Zongquan's group of confidants kept making mistakes.
It also proves the immaturity of the emperor and indirectly proves the necessity of the queen mother to listen to politics behind the curtain.
The result of Qi Heng's participation this time was that Gu Tingye was reprimanded by the emperor and fined half a year's salary.
"Zecheng, can you go and talk to Yuan Ruo and ask him to stop staring at me all the time."
After going to court, Gu Tingye approached Sheng Changbai and was tormented by Qi Heng.
"Why don't you go talk to him yourself? You are his second uncle."
It didn't take long. When Qi Heng got married for the second time, Gu Tingye even ran over to have a wedding banquet.
Only a few months have passed, and the two of them have become like enemies in the court.
It cannot be said that the two parties are enemies. Basically, Qi Heng is unilaterally holding on to the people of Yuzhou.
With Qi Heng's character, he won't make any mistakes when doing things.
A group of people in Yuzhou, even in the officialdom, couldn't understand how they could find an opportunity to join Qiheng.
"I have contacted Yuan Ruo, but he has a business-like face and is not humane."
Even if two people have never competed for the same woman, because the Queen Mother and the Emperor are hostile to each other, the relationship between the two cannot be happy.
"In fact, Qi Heng is not to blame for this matter. You said that if you didn't cause these things, Qi Heng would have no reason to interfere with you. Your family has hundreds of acres of gardens, and there is no place for Mannia to live alone.
With your millions in wealth, you don't have a mouth like that of Manny."
When Gu Tingye dealt with Mannia, what stood out was his indecisiveness.
Even if you have no feelings and want to drive people out of Bianliang, you can just tie them up and throw them out.
She still insisted on nagging, trying to let Zhu Manniang leave by herself, which caused Zhu Manniang to make a big fuss in the street.
This time it can be said that Gu Tingye has completely embarrassed himself.
Today is different from the past. Gu Tingye is actually a shameless person now.
In the past, Gu Tingye was white, so it didn't matter what his reputation was.
But now Gu Tingye has risen from the third-grade title, is the first person in the Forbidden Army, and has hundreds of thousands of people under his command.
After you reach a high position, you will no longer be shameless.
"I almost forgot to ask, now that Mannia has returned to Beijing, has she brought her son back to you?"
Sheng Changbai continued to ask. Ever since Gu Tingye's son was taken away by Zhu Manniang, Sheng Changbai had tacitly assumed that he was gone. He wanted to ask more questions to see if a miracle had happened.
"It's because she didn't bring Brother Chang back that I wanted to force her to leave and see where she would go. I hope I can find Brother Chang by following her."
"When Mannia doesn't show up, it's normal that you can't find anyone in the huge crowd. But now that she has shown up, can't you find out where she has been in the past few years?"
Now that Zhu Manniang has shown up, it will be easy for Gu Tingye to find out Zhu Manniang's past whereabouts.
How did people get to the capital? By boat or carriage.
With Gu Tingye's current power, it would be easy for anyone looking for clues to uncover Zhu Manniang's whereabouts in the past few years.
"I have sent people to check, and now I have only found out that she came on the Bai family's boat from Yangzhou."
"The Bai family, Mannia, your stepmother, and all the people who have a grudge against you are all gathered in the capital now. If they get together, it will be lively. Maybe they can really make these people do something.
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Gu Tingye looked like a very cruel person. When he went to the battlefield, he was also a decisive person in killing.
But when it comes to these enemies who want to harm me, I don't see any decisiveness at all, and I am just like a girl.
Originally, Sheng Changbai did not want to interfere with Gu Tingye's affairs.
But now these people are causing trouble, causing Gu Tingye to be in trouble and easily affecting the progress of military reform.
Sheng Changbai also gave Gu Tingye some hints.
"Even if all of them were put together, there wouldn't be any trouble."
Gu Tingye didn't take Sheng Changbai's words to heart.
Although the words are a bit arrogant, these people really don't see any big threat to Gu Tingye. It can be said that together they are not enough to fight against Gu Tingye.
All I can do is make small moves behind my back to scare people away.
Gu Tingye doesn't have a wife now, so it can be said that there are no flaws.
"You don't have to worry about me, I can handle it. Zicheng, if you are willing, help me persuade Yuan Ruo to go."
"Okay, I'll try it."
It's still the old rule, if you are with Gu Tingye, just go drinking.
As for making an appointment with Qi Heng, we still made an appointment to have tea in a teahouse.
"Yuan Ruo, when we were studying together at my house, we could never have imagined that at this moment, we would both be standing tall in the court, and we would both become public officials at the same time."
During this period of time, the two of them had less private communication, so they still need to be polite.
"I didn't expect that you and I could become officials at the same time. But when we were studying together, I was convinced that both of us could stand on the court. Brother Changbai, you took the first step, and now I have caught up.
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Power nourishes people, and Qi Heng has become a lot more confident during this time.
Compared to before the imperial examination, it was a completely different mental state.
"You're just catching up. Now Yuanruo you have surpassed me by a lot, and your official position is far above mine."
"I'm just enjoying the remnants of my family background and taking one step ahead of Brother Zecheng."
After the two of them chatted for a while and drank two cups of tea, Sheng Changbai started to talk:
"Yuan Ruo, I'm here to help people make a case this time. Zhong Huai wants me to help him make a case so that you don't embarrass him too much in the court?"
"When I was in court, I didn't target anyone. I just discussed the matter as it happened."
After entering the court, Qi Heng could be said to have changed.
He can also tell lies with his eyes open, and the sincere Qi Heng has also evolved into a political figure.
"Yuan Ruo, I know you have never spoken nonsense. The evidence for interfering with people in the court has always been conclusive and true. But is Zhong Huai being implicated a little more by you? After all, your two families are still related, so you still