Although Chen Danzhu was very curious about Zhang Yao's letter to the Liu family, he did not lose his sense of caution and did not dare to act rashly for fear of causing Zhang Yao to be slightly affected.
She did not go to shopkeeper Liu to inquire about where she was, and she was studying medical skills at Taohua Temple, making medicine, and seeing doctors, trying to make a lot of money and gain a reputation as a doctor before Zhang Yao arrived.
Then Zhang Yao would come to her for medical treatment as a matter of course, and then keep him, let him divorce his engagement with dignity, go to the Imperial College with peace of mind, study and become an official without any worries, and write the book on water control——
The warm winter sun shines in the small Taoist temple, and Yan'er, who is baking medicine with charcoal fire, looks at Chen Danzhu in the corridor from time to time.
"What good things have happened recently?" she asked A Tian in a low voice, "Miss, she laughs from time to time while reading."
A Tian guessed that the young lady must be missing that old person. As long as she has been to the Huichun Hall, the young lady will be like this when she comes back. Of course, this matter must be kept secret. She also smiled: "There is nothing bad now, this is our most important thing."
Good thing."
That's true, Yan'er also laughed, the two talked in low voices, Cui'er looked a little uneasy from the bottom of the mountain.
"Big news, big news!" she shouted.
Today she delivered free medicine and helped in the tea shed. She could always hear all kinds of news when people came and went. As Wudu became the imperial capital, news came from all over the world, even from far away Qi State.
News, I heard a few days ago that King Qi is ill and is about to die——
But I usually tell you what I heard after I come back in the evening. Why did Cui'er come back so early in the afternoon? The tea shed business is very good now, and the old tea seller doesn't allow the girls to be lazy.
"What's the big news?" A Tian asked.
"At the foot of the mountain, there are people from Wu who disobeyed Your Majesty and had their homes confiscated." Cui'er said in a low voice.
King Wu didn't disobey His Majesty and was killed. How could the people do it? A Tian and Yan'er were puzzled. Chen Danzhu, who was reading, also looked over.
She asked: "Why are you so disobedient?"
Cui'er said: "Most people are happy that Wu wants to change his name, but there are also many people who are not willing to do so. Then some people spread rumors privately, saying some bad things about this matter, insulting the emperor, and calling his majesty unworthy.
Change the name of Wudu——"
So, Daxia belongs to the emperor, and Wudu is the territory of Daxia. It is really rebellious to scold the emperor for not being worthy of changing his name.
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Commander Li is still serving as a county governor and is responsible for civil security in the capital. He does not dare to expect to be a Jing Zhaoyi in the future. He will be very satisfied if he can serve in the third assistant.
Today's County Sheriff's Mansion is even busier. Of course, the court has also allocated more officials to County Sheriff Li. He doesn't have to deal with everything personally, except for a few cases, such as those who report disobedience, which he must personally deal with.
Sheriff Li looked at the crowd suppressed in the hall, took a few pieces of paper handed over by the officer, and looked at the poems and songs written on them.
"Mr. Cao, you said you have never said anything insulting to His Majesty." He asked coldly, "Then how do you explain these poems and songs? These are all your handwriting!"
The young man standing in the hall, his face was whiter than the powder he put on, and the drunken madness still remained in his eyes. He could insist that he had never said those words before, but these handwriting——
"I have never written -" he shouted, but obviously lacked confidence, "I drank too much, and many people were reciting poems -"
Hearing what he said, some other young people shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, we are not reciting these!" "You are reciting it yourself. We can't stop it, but you still have to write it down!" "This!
It's all your arrogance that has implicated us!" "You made arrogant remarks earlier, and I even tried to persuade you."
The young man's voice was instantly drowned out, and his expression became even more flustered. He had made some arrogant remarks before, but which young man didn't? How come he is now the only one who is rebellious?
At this time, an official came in and said to Governor Li: "We have searched Cao's house, and no more arrogant written evidence has been found yet."
Before Commander Li finished speaking, an official with slender eyebrows standing nearby said slowly: "Then search slowly and ask questions slowly."
His gaze swept across the hall.
Seeing his glance, the people gathered in the hall immediately backed away, leaving only the young man and an old man.
The official's cold gaze fell on the old man.
"Master Cao's family has a large population, so just ask them one by one."
The old man's well-maintained face shed two lines of tears. He knelt down tremblingly: "Sir, it was me who spoiled my son for my old age and failed to teach him well. I caused this trouble today. I am willing to bow my head and plead guilty, and I hope I can be forgiven."
Play family.”
The panicked young man probably saw his father kneeling down for the first time, and he was immediately frightened. He knelt down and said, "Father, we, I am the Cao family, and I am the Cao family of Wu County for a hundred years—"
Although the Cao family in Wu County is only a third-class noble family, they have been in Wudu for hundreds of years and are quite prestigious.
Wujun is about to disappear, so what if the century-old noble family is gone? The old man glanced at his son, and he saw that he had lived a peaceful life for hundreds of years. Suddenly, something unexpected happened, and he didn't even have the chance to teach his son. Your Majesty had just decided to make the imperial capital, and all parties were ready to make a move.
Thinking that the Cao family fell into a trap and became the first chicken to be slaughtered - just to save the lives of the Cao family.
Commander Li remained silent. The official next to him glanced at him and whispered: "Sir, this is an opportunity. You can't be as kind as a woman."
Of course County Sheriff Li understood, but - another official came hurriedly from outside, this time leading a eunuch.
"Chief Li, are you the one delivering the petition to His Majesty?" the eunuch asked, looking rather impatient.
Commander Li hurriedly stepped forward and saluted and responded: "This matter is so important that I have to disturb your Majesty." He looked at the officials aside, and the officials raised a few pieces of paper in their hands to indicate——
The old man kneeling on the ground turned pale when he saw this action, it was over——
Sheriff Li withdrew his eyes and looked down at the eunuch and said: "——Also, I have obtained the evidence. Please report it to Your Majesty, father-in-law."
The eunuch didn't care, and didn't look at the paper held up by the official: "Your Majesty, I understand. Isn't it that this family is dissatisfied with the fact that Wudu has become an imperial capital and misses King Wu? There is no need to go to war over some trivial matters - let's
Let them leave and go to the land of Zhou to find the King of Zhou."
That's it. It's just an expulsion, not a family execution. Commander Li was overjoyed and responded hurriedly. The old man kneeling on the ground seemed to have shed a layer of skin, became weak and fell down: "Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty is wise."
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The eunuch left quickly, without even looking at the man kneeling on the ground. He didn't care at all who boldly offended the emperor. No matter how famous the original Wu family was, they were just ants in the eyes of the emperor.
After the eunuch left, Sheriff Li and others were still busy, but one of the subordinate officials of the county guard was at leisure. He was sitting in a room holding a few poems and poems in his hands and seemed to be enjoying them.
Mr. Wen lifted the thick curtain and walked in.
"It's a pity." The subordinate officer said to him, "Submitting these poems could have killed them and confiscated their homes. Old Man Cao has saved a lot of good things in his life."
If they are expelled, they can't search and seize them by force. They can only watch the old man take away the treasure.
Mr. Wen didn't care about this at all. He frowned and asked, "Then the Cao family still has to spend money to buy the property?"
The Cao family was expelled and their property had to be sold off.
The subordinate officer laughed: "Why are you so cowardly now, Master? Although they were spared the crime of confiscating their homes and exterminating their clans, they are still sinners when they are expelled. They can just let them take away their gold, silver and property. Of course, the property and fields will be confiscated!"
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Mr. Wen then nodded with satisfaction and gave a name card to the subordinate official: "The matter is done. The banquet for the Geng family to move into their new residence, please be sure to attend it."
The Huayin Geng family is a first-class noble family, much larger than the Cao family, a third-class noble family in Wu County.
The official sat up straight, took the post with both hands, and said with a smile: "I will have someone deliver the deed to the house to you later."
Mr. Wen nodded, turned and left. When he walked out of the narrow yamen, he wiped his mouth and nose with a handkerchief. Alas, if King Wu and his father were still there, there would be no need for him, the dignified Mr. Wen, to set foot in this place personally.
Meet this little official.
What a grievance.
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People come and go in the city, and there are new faces every day. The departure of old faces is not so noticed.
In front of a house with white walls and gray tiles that occupies half of the alley, people are coming and going constantly. The cars are pulling heavy boxes and cages. There are several servants setting up ladders at the door to clean the door plaque. A picture of Cao's
The old plaque was removed and a new plaque was put up.
The people passing by took a quick look and left without commenting or daring to stay any longer, except for a carriage.
Chen Danzhu lifted the car curtain and looked: "This is the house of the Cao family who was evicted. It's a really nice house."
Zhulin looked nervous beside the car and asked: "Miss Danzhu, what do you want?"
