"What did you say? What did Li Yonglin say to you at that time?" Yunxi looked at Yunzhi in disbelief and asked.
After Yunxi recovered from his illness on this day, he reviewed the memorials of the past few days in the morning. After seeing Yunlan again, he felt that he was so prone to getting sick, perhaps because he had less time to practice martial arts recently, so he beat him again in the palace.
With the fist of time, it is noon.
At noon, he dined with Miao Jin and Wen Kun at Yanxi Palace. After taking a nap, he played with the children for a while. In the evening, he went to Kunning Palace to have dinner with Xiyao. It happened that Yunzhi came to have dinner again.
, he remembered that he asked her to meet Li Yonglin in the afternoon, so he asked them what they had said in the afternoon (actually, Yun Zhi Cengfan came by the way, mainly to tell him what Li Yonglin said to her). He was playing with the children in the afternoon.
At that time, he had already thought about it. Li Yonglin was either swaying people with love and begging Yunzhi to help her; or she was swaying people with benefits and using her family's property to lure Yunzhi to help their family. He also considered that Li Yonglin might say a few things that might involve
Yun Zhi was told to write down the name of the official involved in this matter in advance and tell him later. But he never expected that Li Yonglin would say such a thing.
"It's absolutely true!" Yunzhi was also surprised when she heard this, but she had recovered now: "Brother, Li Yonglin said that her original husband's Dan family secretly communicated with the White Lotus Sect."
Yes, the last thing Li Yonglin told Yun Zhi was that her former husband's family was secretly collaborating with the White Lotus Sect. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect has been cracked down on, and the rewards for whistleblowers were also heavy. She saw that she invested her family's property in Yun Zhi's command
His attempt might fail, and naming an official who might be involved in her family's affairs didn't attract much attention, so he told Yunzhi his final trump card, hoping that by making great achievements, His Majesty would pay more attention to their Li family's affairs.
"The White Lotus Sect is a folk cult that is strictly prohibited by grandpa. All believers are punished by death. If the Dan family is a White Lotus sect, their actions must be very secretive. How could she know about it? If she is informed because she is the daughter-in-law, how can the Dan family let her go?
Leave your home alive?" After the shock, Yunxi thought of something fishy.
"Brother Imperial, Li Yonglin told her sister that because the matter is so important, even some of the Dan family's children don't know about it. They will only tell the married daughter-in-law after she gives birth to a son and repeatedly confirm that she and her family are of the same mind.
.Li Yonglin has not given birth to a child yet, and the Dan family will not tell her such a confidential matter. She said that she discovered it by accident, and even her husband did not know about it."
Yun Zhi then told how Li Yonglin found out, and continued: "Li Yonglin was very scared when she found out about the incident. She wanted to sever ties with her parents' family so that they would not be implicated after the Dan family incident. However, she did not expect that her parents' family suddenly encountered a sudden disaster. Dan
The family divorced her again, so she told her sister about it."
"She is really ruthless." Yunxi suddenly laughed and said: "If this matter is true, the direct descendants of the Dan family and those who know about it will be executed, and the rest of the clan will be exiled. This is a ruthless revenge on her part."
A handful from the original husband’s family.”
"The Dan family is unkind, so you can't blame her for being unjust!" Yunzhi said: "If the Dan family is willing to help the Li family, even if they don't help, as long as they don't add insult to injury, Li Yonglin will not do such a thing. The Dan family will
This is your own fault."
"Brother Wei has no intention of blaming her." Yunxi heard that Yunzhi was defending Li Yonglin and hurriedly explained.
He really didn't mean to blame Li Yonglin. At the most minor level, she was taking revenge, and revenge has always been allowed and even encouraged by the cultures of various countries. At the most serious level, this was an expression of her loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and she should be severely commended.
.It’s just that this era is very harsh on women. People heard that, although they did not dare to say anything publicly because of the rebel incident, they would definitely be very contemptuous of Li Yonglin in private: "As a woman, you should marry and obey your husband forever."
If you are abandoned, you should commit suicide; even if you don't commit suicide, how can you take revenge on your husband's family like this?'
But Yunxi has no such idea. If the Dan family is in trouble and Li Yonglin takes the initiative to divorce and reports the illegal activities of her ex-husband's family, Yunxi will look down on her very much; but now that the Dan family is adding insult to injury, don't blame others for biting her back.
Already.
"She is quite cautious. She is probably afraid that this matter will be known to the White Lotus cultists hidden in the court through many people, so whether it is Jin Yiwei people, they will ask her or her brother (without revealing the identity of Jin Yiwei, just for investigation)
(I went to ask questions about the Li family in the name of an official), or your second sister, and didn’t tell you until you met her in person. After all, telling you and then telling your brother is just a reversal and telling others.
Maybe it will take a few different conversations; and if I tell you about this instead of your second sister, I can still sell it well in front of you." Yunxi said again.
"So it turns out that there are so many twists and turns about telling someone something like this, and she is so scheming? My sister didn't realize it at first." Yunzhi said.
"Nearly seven years have passed, and her family has gone through great changes. How can it be the same as before? But in the future, you must remember that there is a good saying: 'Those who talk about right and wrong are right and wrong.' No matter it is
Whether it's a servant or someone else, when he talks to you, you have to think about it several times and think about the purpose of this person talking to you." Yunxi took the opportunity to educate Yunzhi.
"Sister, I know, Brother Huang." Yunzhi immediately expressed that she had learned from it.
"Brother Imperial, do you want to send someone to arrest the entire Dan family for interrogation?" Yunzhi asked again.
"Of course there will be interrogations in the future, but not now. The Dan family probably doesn't know that their own family has been exposed, so my brother sent the Jin Yiwei to monitor him first. Don't rush to do it." Yunxi said. He even dared to leave a few Bai Lian in the capital.
The believers are free to move around, not to mention other places. For a secret organization like the White Lotus Sect, it is useless to dig out a single point. It must be uprooted. Even if it cannot be destroyed at once, it will still be damaged.
It took a long time to recover.
The brother and sister discussed for a while about the fact that the Dan family is a White Lotus sect, and Yun Zhi returned to the story about the Li family. "Brother, this can be regarded as Li Yonglin's meritorious service to the country. My sister also asked the elderly elders in the palace before coming here.
Eunuch, I said that when my grandfather was in power, people who reported the White Lotus Sect would be rewarded with a hundred or even a thousand hereditary households, a hundred taels of gold, and a mansion in the capital. As a woman, Li Yonglin certainly cannot be granted a hereditary official title, but the Li family should also be rewarded more.
A little more biased."
"Also, she said she would dedicate her family's property to her sister. Can my sister agree?"
"As a brother, I will still deal with the Li family impartially. At worst, after this matter is over, I can choose a husband with both political integrity and talent for Li Yonglin, and then give his family a hereditary future as a reward. As for property, you can't afford most of it.
Yes, but only a small part of the industry." Yunxi hesitated again, and finally said: "I'd better think about it later as a brother."
"Then let's wait until Brother Huang has made up his mind." Yun Zhi doesn't care about this. She will get married this year, and the shares in Citian and the steel factory have been prepared for her. She is not as wealthy as Yun Lan.
I think a lot about it, and I feel that these are enough for a few lifetimes, and it doesn’t matter if I have more or less.
"By the way," Yunzhi thought of something again and said to Yunxi: "My sister suddenly remembered what the owner of the bookstore said when Wenqi went to a bookstore to choose books for Wenyuan when he left the palace a few years ago.
"Brother, could you please tell the ministers to check it out?" Although she was not present when the old man said that her friend's book had been switched, she heard Wen Qi mention it on the way back, so she remembered it and asked.
"Brother Wei has told Auxiliary Officer Xie that he will be able to find out the compilation of the Ming Dynasty." After Yunxi finished speaking, he seemed to be talking to himself, and whispered: "Why?
How can brother forget this matter? This matter is very important."
Yunxi was about to say something more when he suddenly heard Xiyao's voice coming from outside the house: "Husband, Yunzhi, the imperial kitchen has delivered all the food, but do you want to eat now?" Because what they were talking about was confidential.
, so I found an empty room to talk and closed the doors and windows.
"Let's go have a meal." When Yunxi heard this, he thought that he had nothing to say to Yunzhi, so he agreed and said to Yunzhi again.
"Eat and eat." Yunzhi said with a smile: "I heard that there is a new chef from Zhejiang in the imperial dining room. The Zhejiang cuisine he cooks is very good. My sister wants to try it."
"If you like it, let this chef cook Zhejiang cuisine for you every day." Yunxi also responded with a smile.
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After lunch, he took a nap again. In the afternoon, Yunxi called Qin Song into the palace again and told him two things. Qin Song was very surprised when he heard that the Dan family, a well-known merchant in Suzhou, was also a White Lotus believer.
, first apologized to Yunxi, and then immediately said: "After I retire, I can send people to Suzhou and replace the local people to keep an eye on the Dan family." The last time he went to Suzhou to investigate in person, he did not alert the local Jinyiwei, but he encountered
Such a major incident could not help but alarm him. He was afraid that some of the local Jinyiwei had been bribed by the Dan family, so he decided to replace them all.
"We must keep a close eye on this matter." Yunxi urged again. Although the Li family's affairs are also very important, they are inferior to those of the White Lotus Sect. Moreover, the basic facts of the Li family's affairs have been investigated clearly, and there are only a few shortcomings.
Perhaps the officials hiding behind the scenes have not been dug out, and the Jin Yiwei does not need too many manpower.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Qin Song agreed again.
Then he mentioned Li Shilu. "I have another clue, saying that Li Shilu, who promoted Su Songdao, may be involved in the Li family's affairs. Check it out to see if this is the case."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Although Qin Song agreed, he was surprised again. Li Shilu was a well-known Confucian official, of the same faction as Fang Xiaoru, and had good moral character. How could he be involved in this matter?
"Hey, first Mr. Fang, then Li Shilu, how come these Confucian ministers who are quite trusted by me are involved in trying to engulf the businessman's property?" Yunxi sighed and said.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The matter between Fang Siqing and Li Qian must be domestic servants or clan members who are cheating in their name. I will investigate the matter clearly and make sure that these two wise ministers are innocent." Qin Song speculated on Yun Xi's reason.
Attitude, said.
But I heard Yunxi say: "I also think that their family members or servants are cheating outside in their name. But Mr. Fang and Li Shilu are too careless in running their families. The so-called cultivation of one's family and one's family to bring peace to the world, the Qi family is still running the country."
Before, I couldn’t manage my family well, but this is not possible.”
"It's true that two worthy ministers are so busy with state affairs that they don't take care of their families for a while." Qin Song paused and then said.
"In my opinion, we should organize the family first." Yunxi said: "Teach the clansmen first, and the servants will obey the words and deeds of the sage, and then teach the courtiers. Naturally, there are also those who are naughty in nature and cannot teach well no matter what. Such people
For the time being, everyone who can be educated well in the clan should be educated well. Look at me, the descendants of the clan, no matter my elders, juniors, or common people, I all inherit the ideas of Emperor Taizu and take people seriously.
Teach them and most of them will become talented.”
Yunxi ignored the vast number of county kings who were waiting for death or doing evil in other areas, and classified the twenty-fifth uncle Zhu Yi as a person with a "naughty nature". He even ignored the deceased Zhu Xi, Zhu Zi, and Zhu who had dethroned the throne.
He continued: "So to govern the country, we must first manage the family. We should first manage the family."
Qin Song was even more confused about Yun Xi's thoughts, but he didn't dare to ask, so he could only agree. Yun Xi said a few more words and ordered: "Qin Song, please step back. When you go back, you can continue to investigate Zhao Yan and Mingliang."
Are there other officials behind the two who are involved in the embezzlement of the Li family's property, and whether Mr. Fang, Li Shilu and *** are indeed involved in the embezzlement of the Li family's property, or are they servants, and the clan members are using their names to defraud."
"You must investigate all these matters and find out the truth. No matter what the truth is, I must know it and must not hide it."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"On the 18th of the first lunar month, you will officially go to court. I order you to thoroughly investigate these matters before the 17th of the first lunar month and report them to me in full." Yunxi finally said.
"I must thoroughly investigate the matter before noon on the 16th and report to His Majesty." Qin Song saluted and said.
"Okay, if that's the best, you can go down."
"I obey the decree." Qin Song agreed again, stood up from the chair, turned around and left Qianqing Palace.
But even after listening to Yunxi's final instructions, his doubts were still not solved at all. On the way from Qianqing Gate to the outside of the imperial city, he kept thinking: 'Why does your Majesty say this? Although most of them can't do practical work,
But haven't Fang Xiaoru, Li Shilu and others always been ministers that His Majesty relies on very much?'
While he was thinking about it, two young eunuchs suddenly walked by and said as they walked: "Today there is another memorial to remonstrate with His Majesty about the heavy reward to Cao Jianfu. What do you think is going on? Your Majesty, isn't it?
How come you have rewarded an official so much that they all come together to remonstrate like this? It has been more than ten days, and it is still the Chinese New Year, but there are always people coming to remonstrate."
"Who knows? The person who came to remonstrate today is still a minister with a high official rank. Zhejiang Province promoted Su Songdao and Li Shilu according to Chaqian Affairs, and became a fourth-rank official. Among all the people who came to remonstrate, he is considered to have a higher official position." (To be continued)