"However, one family of in-laws, the son-in-law of Li Taiyuan, the head of the Li family, was very shameless. Not only did they not help, they also added insult to injury by divorcing their daughter and sending her back to the Li family. They are really shameless people." Qin Song had a look on his face.
He looked disgusted and said.
As an in-law, you are afraid that there will be bigger officials who can't be offended later, so you don't want to help. To divorce your married wife at this time, even Qin Song himself is not a good person, but it seems
Not on.
"This family is indeed shameless." Yunxi also commented. It's not a big case of killing everyone, so there is no need. After saying this, he was about to ask a few more questions, but suddenly remembered something and asked again: "
How many daughters does the head of the Li family, Li Taiyuan, have?"
"Your Majesty, Li Taiyuan has three daughters." Qin Song replied, feeling a little strange at the same time. When Yunxi told him this matter, he did not say who reported it, so he did not know that it was related to Li Yonglin.
"How many of them are already married?"
"Only the eldest daughter is getting married. Li Taiyuan's second daughter is thirteen years old, and his third daughter is nine years old, and they are all under hairpin age."
'It seems that Li Yonglin lied to Yunlan. But why did she tell this lie? Yes, she was abandoned by someone, so naturally she couldn't save her face and didn't want to mention it.' Yunxi thought to herself.
‘Maybe there is another possibility?’ Yunxi suddenly thought of something again and asked: “Did the Li family’s in-laws assist officials in plotting the Li family’s property?”
"This, your majesty, please forgive me for my sins. I did not consider this, nor did I order my subordinates to investigate." Qin Song apologized hurriedly.
"It's only been a few days. Even if you thought about it, you probably wouldn't be able to find it out. How could I blame you?" Yunhe said with a smile.
"I will definitely order my subordinates to investigate this matter immediately," Qin Song said again.
"That's all, it's Chinese New Year. Let the captains of Jinyiwei spend the Chinese New Year well at home. You don't have to order them to investigate the case diligently these days. But you need to let your subordinates know that I ordered you to investigate this matter." Yunxi added.
road.
That’s it for other festivals. On days like the Chinese New Year, most people don’t want to be busy outside. Forcing them to work means they can’t work hard. If they’re not happy yet, it’s better to let them rest. But as long as you care about this
Once the news of the incident is released, people who are eager to make meritorious deeds and be rewarded will naturally take the initiative to work overtime, and there will be no delay in verification.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Qin Song rolled his eyes and understood what Yun Xi was thinking. He couldn't help but secretly admire him: 'Your Majesty is really smart.'
Yunxi asked a few more questions, and seeing that he really didn't find anything else, he said, "My dear friend went to Suzhou to investigate the case for me personally on New Year's Eve. I was very relieved. Lu Yi, go and tell me about the case."
Bring me the deerskin coat and give it to him."
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!" Qin Song immediately said: "How can I be so virtuous that I can get royal clothes from your majesty!"
"It's not a dragon robe, so why can't I use it?" Yunxi said with a smile: "Besides, Aiqing has a tiger skin coat, a wolf skin coat, a bearskin coat, a sheepskin coat. She even wore a dog skin coat when she was a child, and Li also has one.
Fox skins are all that are needed for deerskin clothes. I have given you this deerskin coat, which will help you complete your winter fur clothing."
Yun Xi said this with a smile, but Qin Song was surprised and happy when he heard it. Although it was not a secret that he had any leather clothes, it was unusual for the emperor to know about it. Qin Song was happy that Yun Xi cared about him.
, and at the same time, I was also secretly frightened, so I didn’t dare to refuse anymore and bowed down to receive the reward.
"That's it. A deerskin coat is nothing." Yunxi said again.
The monarch and his ministers said a few more words, and Qin Song bowed and left. Yunxi then ordered: "Lu Yi, ask Wang Xi to come." After a while, Wang Xi came over and asked: "I asked you to search Suzhou.
Have you found any memorials about the 'Li family' or 'merchants' submitted by the government?" Yunxi himself did not want to spend all his time searching for the memorials, so he pulled over Wang Xi, who was hosting a New Year's Eve banquet with the queen.
Responsible for this matter. With so many eunuchs and maids in the palace, including Wang Jin, Wang Bu and others whom he re-enlisted, the one Yunxi trusted the most was Wang Xi. He would not be involved in this matter, even if he did.
Bribery, when he heard that he asked him to investigate this matter, he would not cover it up even if he immediately pleaded guilty to himself.
"Officially, I did find two memorials submitted by Suzhou Prefecture regarding the 'Li family' or 'merchants'. One of them was submitted in March this year, claiming that the imperial court established an industrial park, which caused the merchants to suffer less harm than the former government officials.
But instead of being grateful, they actually evaded taxes and requested that merchants’ tax evasion and tax evasion be strictly investigated and severely punished.”
"The second letter was sent in August this year. It first apologized, claiming that the public security in Suzhou has been poor in the past few months, and then requested that the perpetrators be punished more severely."
"My servant searched for the memorials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate again. In February this year, a censor named Mingliang reported to Your Majesty to impeach Li Qianshan, the magistrate of Dingyuan County. Your Majesty also ordered others to go to Dingyuan for verification, and it was found that this person was indeed corrupt and perverting the law.
Regarding the matter, I ordered him to be dismissed from office and return to his hometown." Wang Xi replied.
"It seems that they decided to take action against the Li family in February this year at the latest." Yun He sneered: "Are they still very patient? From February to December, they have been forcing the Li family calmly.
"
Hearing Wang Xi's report, Yunxi became even more angry. This was a premeditated and long-planned attempt by officials to embezzle the businessman's property. If they had just made a temporary move, Yunxi would not let it go, but he would not let it go.
I won't be so angry.
"There must be someone in the Ministry of Justice who is colluding with them, and his official position is not too low. He is at least a member of the Communist Party of China. I just don't know who this person is. Ru Yu, even if he was not involved in this matter and I don't know the details, he has probably received bribes. If he has not
Although I won't punish him for not participating in this matter, I can't help but give him a warning. It just so happens that he has been in the Ministry of Punishment for several years, and it's time for him to change places."
"There is also Dali Temple. According to the regulations, cases that have been tried by the Ministry of Punishment must be re-examined by Dali Temple before they can be convicted. Could it be that *** is really involved in this matter?" Yunxi said to himself.
Lu Yi and other eunuchs had already left far away and did not dare to approach him. Although Wang Xi stood beside him, he kept his nose and nose in mind and pretended that he had not heard anything, let alone spoke to him.
Yunxi muttered a few words to himself, turned to Wang Xi and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard, it's not hard." Wang Xi said with a smile: "Compared with organizing the New Year's Eve banquet, searching for memorials is not hard."
"That's right," Yunxi also said with a smile: "The New Year's Eve banquet is the most important thing in the palace all year round. We don't dare to be careless. It is indeed more difficult than searching for memorials."
"But if you are serious about your work, I cannot help but reward you. Your nephew has been studying in the Imperial College for five years, and it is time to be promoted to the highest level Suixing Hall. After studying in Suixing Hall for one year, he will be assigned errands. I will assign errands.
Give your nephew a good job."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Wang Xi immediately knelt down and said, his face full of joy. This nephew was the only one in their family who studied well. After being selected as a scholar, he entered the Imperial College and looked forward to becoming an official in the future. But he saw that
The official date is getting closer and closer, and the debate in their family is becoming more and more intense.
The nephew's father, Wang Xi's third brother, was sensible, but his wife, Ma, was not. Ma felt that her brother-in-law, as a highly valued eunuch around the emperor, could not be affected by major events, so she arranged for her nephew to be a good person.
Can't she do such a "little thing" as an official position? So she asked Wang Xi to arrange a good position for her son in the capital. The official rank does not have to be high, but it must have a bright future and not many errands.
Hearing this, Wang Xi wanted to make a difference at that time. The major chosen by his nephew Liu Yiguo was the criminal law department. This major is one of the majors with the largest number of students and is in great demand, but most of them are sent to the local areas to serve as county lieutenants.
Or he is an envoy to the Si Yamen who rarely stays in the capital. It is not easy for him to keep his nephew in the capital. It is absolutely impossible for him to arrange an official position with a great future and not many errands. Such a good position
There were many people watching, and most of them were personally arranged by the Minister of Civil Affairs. He could not influence the Minister of Civil Affairs, and he was not a regular attendant during the reign of Emperor Huanling of the Han Dynasty.
But after thinking about it, he felt that his sister-in-law was just an ignorant village woman, and it was useless to talk to her. He could only think of a way secretly, but he was already prepared to be scolded by his third sister-in-law; but at this time Yunxi told his nephew
If your son arranges a good position, he won't have to worry.
Moreover, his nephew has registered with His Majesty. As long as he works diligently and does not take bribes, he will not be slow in promotion in the future. This is another benefit. Wang Xi is certainly happy with these two benefits.
"Get up quickly. It's Chinese New Year. You don't want to congratulate me on the New Year. You don't have to kneel down all the time." Yunxi said.
"Yes, official." Wang Xi agreed and stood up, but his face was still full of joy.
Yunxi glanced at him and thought: 'My reward has a second meaning. It seems that he didn't expect it. But it's okay.'
It was already noon. Yunxi got up and went to Kunning Palace to have a meal. When he arrived at Kunning Palace and saw Xiyao in the palace, he was a little surprised at first: "Has the New Year's Eve banquet been arranged? Why is she here?" But
Then he thought: 'She has been working hard for days. I should first care about her health. How can I wonder whether things are done well?' So he said: "You have been so busy these days, don't tire yourself out."
"I can get a little more rest today. The New Year's Eve banquet has been arranged." Xiyao was very happy to hear this and said with a smile: "After I arranged it, I checked it carefully several times to make sure there were no omissions."
"Husband, are you busy with court affairs these days? Husband is no better than me. The twelfth lunar month is the busiest day of the year for me, and I am not very busy at ordinary times. Husband, you are very busy on weekdays, and you are only busy during the New Year.
How can you still worry about court affairs when you can rest?"
As she spoke, she said bitterly: "It must have been because I saw the memorial submitted by those ungrateful ministers that day. My husband, who is celebrating the New Year, why should your mood be affected by a few ungrateful ministers?
"
"A memorial filed by a few unscrupulous ministers?" Yunxi was stunned for a moment, but when she recalled, she was referring to a memorial filed by a few civil servants who rewarded Cao Zheng heavily for his advice.
"I actually forgot about them!" Yunxi couldn't help but say. Because he was busy with the Li family these days, he had forgotten about that matter.
"That's not the case? Husband," Xiyao wanted to ask him what he was busy with, but stopped abruptly and continued, "No matter what it is, if you are celebrating the New Year, you don't have to worry about it."
"How did you know about those people who came to remonstrate? Yes, the memorial is not a secret memorial, and the General Affairs Department has to make a copy, which can be seen by officials all over the world. Your sister-in-law must have told you."
"My husband promises you that you won't think about court affairs for the next two days," Yunxi said.
"That's good." The remonstration was because she told Lu Yi to suppress any impeachment memorials in the past few days, so as not to let Yun Xi see it, so as not to affect his mood during the New Year. Lu Yi did not stop him that day, and asked Xiyao for forgiveness. She probably didn't know until she talked about what was written in the memorial. Although Xiyao had good intentions, it would not be a good thing for Yunxi to find out.
Having said this, the couple walked into the palace, said a few words to the children, and went to the dining hall to have a meal.
As soon as they sat down, they heard a message from the eunuch: "The eldest princess of Huainan is asking to see you." As soon as they raised their heads, they saw Yun Zhi running in in a hurry and said to Yun He: "Brother, my mother The concubine is ill, please ask the emperor to send an imperial physician to take a look at her."
"Is the imperial concubine sick? Wait for Shi, you go to the imperial hospital immediately and ask the imperial doctor to come over for treatment." Yunxi saw Yun Zhi's anxious face. The illness must be serious, so he immediately ordered.
"Yes, the official family." He didn't dare to delay when he was waiting for a poem. He agreed and walked out of the dining hall and ran to the Imperial Hospital.
"Okay, why did the concubine suddenly become ill?" Xiyao said to Yunzhi with concern.
"The wind was nice and sunny the day before yesterday, so my concubine went out to bask in the sun. Unexpectedly, there was a strong wind suddenly, and she accidentally fell down and sat on the ground, catching a cold. Her stomach was not used to what she ate yesterday, and she had diarrhea. , alternating between the two will make you sick." Yunzhi said.
"As you get older, you should be careful. Especially if you catch a cold first and then have diarrhea. If both occur at the same time, you will not be sick. You must pay attention in the future." Xiyao said.
"Sister, I will definitely pay attention in the future." Yunzhi nodded in agreement.
She was about to say something more when suddenly Yunxi said: "Yunzhi, what did you just say?" (To be continued)
