A simple and secluded courtyard, behind the vermilion lacquer carved door, Xiao Yan was sitting on the head, brocade clothes standing beside him, taking things from Jing Ping Caosi's hands, and standing quietly as usual after placing them.

In the corners on both sides are two small bronze incense burners, the smoke is thick, and there is a faint fragrance coming from the holes, floating in the air as if there is nothing.

Jing Ping Cao Si reported the truth, "On the orders of His Royal Highness, the ministers picketed the recent situation of the fields in 15 prefectures and counties on Jingping North Road, and measured hundreds of acres of land that had not been taxed. These are the names of all those involved and the taxes on the acres of land involved, please take a look at them. ”

Xiao Yan pushed open the scroll and read it quickly, his face sank like water, "After a few years of peace, these people have become more and more bold and have seized so many fields, no wonder the people have to risk death to sue the emperor!" ”

Jing Ping Caosi stood quietly aside, not daring to say more.

"But they've all been withdrawn?"

"Returning to His Highness, the ministers have all withdrawn. It's just that what to do in the future, please show Your Highness. ”

Xiao Yan put his hands on the chair handles, "The encroached land is returned to the people who cultivated it, and the taxes are as usual." The remaining seven cents were allowed to be paid to the common people, and the tax was halved for two years. The other three ...... paused, his dark eyes clear, "all of them did not enter the public field." ”

"Yes, the minister wrote it down."

"You will write down the details in the fold and submit it to the household department, and these hundreds of acres of land will be included in the book of money and grain in the future, and there must be no loss."

"Minister, obey Your Highness's words."

Looking up at the person behind the case, I saw that he was reading with his head down, and he didn't know whether to say the words that stopped on his lips.

"What, what's the matter?"

He quickly bowed his head, "The ministers are stupid, I don't know how to punish these officials and relatives involved?" In addition, there are some officials who have neglected their duties in the 15 prefectures and counties on Jingping North Road. ”

"The law of Daqi is on the books, so naturally follow the rules, how can there be doubts?"

There was a slight shock in my heart, if I followed the rules......

I didn't dare to think about it, and I immediately responded.

Xiao Yan looked through the scroll again, his face was grim, "There are only pickets on Jingping North Road here, didn't you count Pingcheng in it, why didn't you mention it at all?" ”

Na Cao Si was a little surprised, "Back to His Highness, it's not that the minister forgot His Highness's orders, but that the Xue Governor of Naping City had already cleaned up all the affairs in the city before His Highness arrived in Liyang, and the review was neat." As far as the minister knows, Governor Xue has prepared a song to send to Huai'an a few days ago, and now he thinks that he has arrived in Kyoto. ”

"Did I deal with it before I arrived?" Xiao Yan lowered his eyebrows and looked thoughtful.

"Yes."

There was no response in the middle of the ring, and Cao Si neither advanced nor retreated, he stayed in place in silence, and he didn't dare to look directly at the person above him.

Xiao Yan closed the thin curl and said in a low voice, "Go down." ”

Jing Ping Caosi saluted, respectfully withdrew from the door, did not stop at the slightest step, and hurriedly went outside the courtyard, and did everything he had just heard.

"The prefect of Heijo is Xue Yi, the prince of Kyoto County who was demoted three years ago?" If he remembered correctly, his stupid daughter was seriously injured by the Jiang family's sister-in-law three years ago, so he was implicated and demoted.

Jin Yi was stunned for a moment, and quickly replied, "Back to Your Highness, it's him." ”

The name was not new to him.

In the tenth year of Jianxing, Xiyue raised a large army to attack, and his father drove the emperor to conquer in person, but because of carelessness, he was trapped in the mountain, surrounded by enemy soldiers, and there was no help. Thanks to Xue Yi's elopement with Song Haiyao, the second daughter of the Song family, and left Beijing, he happened to be in the mountains, and resolutely proposed to pretend to be the king and risk death to lead away the enemy army, so that Daqi was saved in danger, and his father was in good health.

After the defeat of Xiyue, he ceded the thirteen states of Longxi, retreated to Taiheling and Wumeng Mountain, and returned in disgrace. The father was overjoyed, and with a stroke of his pen on the spot, he not only gave Xue Yi and the daughter of the Song family to marry, but also promoted his commoner to the rank of Zhengerpin County Duke, allowing the descendants of the Xue family to inherit it. Although this identity is not a real job, it is also very honorable.

It's a pity that Song Hai Yaoxian went to Jianxing in the fourteenth year, Xue Jingning, the only bloodline of the Xue family, was chaotic, and the Song family was unwilling to interact with the Xue family.

The only thing that is gratifying is that it has recently been rumored that Miss Xue has returned to her roots.

Even if he realized this time that he would definitely investigate the invasion of the land, he would investigate the matter of invasion of the land clearly, and he would not pursue it again.

Retracting his thoughts, he took a sip of warm tea, "Is the old lady still in his original residence?" ”

Jin Yi knew that His Royal Highness must have this question, so he ordered someone to investigate, "Since the old lady Liang retired, she has been in the north of Junyi Bridge Street in Pingcheng, and her residence has never changed. Your Highness wants to take a look at the old lady this time? ”

"Since I came to Jingping North Road, I naturally want to see it." Xiao Yan raised his hand, "Distribute these few copies of the music, and set off after dinner, you and I don't need to alarm any officials." ”

"Yes."

……

In the twenty-seventh year of Jianxing, the words of Wuhe in Jiangzhou gradually faded in the community, but the encroachment of Liyang on people's land was still a sensation. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally went to Liyang to rectify the matter, sorted out the fifteen prefectures and counties on Jingping North Road, investigated more than a dozen perfunctory state and county officials, and sentenced them to demotion. He also severely punished those involved in the other cases of encroaching on the people's fields, even those who were powerful and powerful. As soon as this news came out, officials from all walks of life in the world were shocked, and they became more cautious and cautious in handling affairs, and the people felt a little less suffering.