Chapter 132: Honesty and Integrity
"Okay, Lord Xu, you don't need to be polite, Sister Li'er," He Jin smiled faintly, signaling that they didn't need to be polite.
Immediately, under the greeting of Xu Yun and his wife, everyone walked towards the house.
"Father-in-law, isn't there Wang Han's Admiral's Mansion? Why do you have to be so wronged by your stepmother, your child, and your tiger. ”
Xu Yun's mansion is very small, only two courtyards, and he is an honest official, and the surplus of the family is not very much, from the few carved and painted attics in the house, only the simple wing rooms with blue bricks and green tiles can be seen;
After following him into the living room, Liu Huayun smiled faintly and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him who was thin and had gray sideburns.
"Brother, my father said that the people affected by the disaster outside the city were not well fed and clothed, so we didn't enjoy it too much.
The money in the family, except for some left for daily expenses, was replaced with rice and grain, and even the lighting candles were made by my mother and me;
He once said that we can't move to a big house until everyone can live and work in peace......"
Before Xu Yun could speak, Xu Lian'er, who was tired of Liu Huayun's side, had already stuck out her little tongue and said so.
"Girl, don't talk nonsense that is not big or small, I can't discipline it, don't blame His Royal Highness the Prince!"
"Alas~~, Lord Xu's hard work, how could this prince not understand, but don't worry, the imperial court will definitely not abandon the people here......"
Through what he saw and heard along the way, Xu Yun's reputation and the recent situation of the victims, He Jin already knew something.
As a second-rank member of the imperial court of the governor of the two places, the reason why Xu Yun did not move into the more comfortable governor's mansion was that he wanted to save the part of the silver taels hired by his subordinates and use it for relief to the victims.
Although it is useless compared to the base of hundreds of thousands of victims, this loyalty to the king is still worthy of praise.
Seeing that He Jin did not have any displeasure, but praised Xu Yun a lot, the two women in the room had unconcealed joy on their faces.
"Madam, Li'er, you go and prepare a good banquet, I want to wash the dust for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Huayun."
Xu Yun glanced at the sky outside and instructed the Wang family beside him.
"Yes, sir, I'll arrange it."
The gentle woman nodded in response, and when she walked out of the door with Xu Hu and Xu Li'er, there was a flash of gloom on her face.
There is not much silver in the family, if it is really a big fish and meat hospitality, their mother will have to gnaw on the nest in the next few days.
"Wait, Li'er, my brother has something to tell you."
is so smart, how could Liu Huayun not see the situation of Xu Yun's family, he has a group of more than 100 people, and he can easily make ends meet with the Xu family's food, so he hurriedly got up and chased out.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
After being pulled aside by Liu Huayun, Xu Li'er asked puzzled.
"Li'er, I came in a hurry this time, and I didn't bring any greeting gifts for you and my stepmother, you take these as a little bit of my heart."
Liu Huayun took out a small bag from his arms and stuffed it into Xu Li'er's hand, and then, without waiting for her to check, he quickly returned to the living room.
"This~~, so much gold."
Xu Li'er carried a heavy small bag, and after catching up with the Wang family, she opened it curiously, and when she saw the contents clearly, the two daughters widened their eyes in amazement at the same time.
"Father-in-law, I see that you look a little haggard, have you not been able to find the lost disaster relief silver?"
The reason why Liu Huayun and others wanted to take a detour to Kaifeng was to take a look at their sister-in-law Xu Li'er, who had been separated for a long time, and to learn about the recent situation in Yulu and Lu, he and He Jin also had to learn about it.
"Hey~~, it's all the old man's incompetence......"
Although I don't know what Liu Huayun was doing when he suddenly went out? However, the prince came, and said that he didn't have to worry, and Xu Yun, who was under a little less pressure in his heart, told everything again.
Well~~, many clues are that Wang Han's old guy is suspicious, and the so-called most dangerous place is the safest, "Father-in-law, I don't know if you have searched the Admiral's Mansion carefully?" ”
I heard Xu Yun say that the people and merchants came to report that they had not been able to find the silver taels of the place where the cronies who had seen Wang Han had secretly went;
And this batch of stolen silver is a major event related to whether millions of people can fill their stomachs after the autumn harvest, Liu Huayun scratched his forehead and asked meaningfully.
"I've checked, before Master Ji rushed to Liangshan, he and the old man carefully checked it, and they didn't find any hidden organs......
Thinking that he was looking for clues at Wang Han's home more than once, Xu Yun answered very firmly.
"Brother He Jin, while it's still early, let's go to the Admiral's Mansion to have a look, maybe there will be an unexpected harvest?"
Xu Yun's family is too small to entertain more than 100 people to eat and live, and there are still so many horses to be fed, the best solution is to go to the Admiral's Mansion to live temporarily.
Anyway, Liu Huayun has gold tickets and silver tickets, and there is a lot of cash in the carriage, even if he goes to the restaurant for three meals a day, he can afford it.
"Huayun, His Royal Highness the Prince, he has already gone to handle the wine and food, and it is not too late to go tomorrow after the wine banquet."
They were going to the Admiral's Mansion now, obviously not wanting to cause trouble for themselves, Xu Yun hurriedly got up and stopped them.
"No need, it's important to get down to business, please let Master Xu lead the way."
These days, in order to avoid suspicion, although she and Liu Huayun did not share the same bed, every time they rested, they were in the adjacent room;
Glancing at the afterglow of the sunset in the west, He Jin, who also felt that it was not convenient to live in Xu Mansion, waved his hand and smiled.
The prince spoke, Xu Yun didn't dare to be disobedient, hurriedly left the mansion, and led them to the governor's mansion.
The Admiral's Mansion is located in the north of Kaifeng, covering a large area, and the pavilions and pavilions in it are carved and painted, which is not a grade at all compared with Xu Yun's house.
"Grandma, Wang Han will really enjoy it, so he doesn't care about the lives of the people, and he will not be able to spare him after he is caught."
Since Wang Han fled with his family and Xu Yun was reluctant to move in, the Admiral's Mansion was turned into a forbidden place, and the two seals on the gate had faded a little, thinking that they had withstood the rain;
Tearing open the seal and walking into it, just after looking at a few courtyards, Liu Huayun couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse in his heart.
He Jin on the side, frowned unconsciously, at the beginning of the year, the imperial court had allocated hundreds of thousands of disaster relief silver taels, but they all fell into the hands of such people, how could she not be cold.
However, at this moment, Wang Han fled to Liangshan Water Village, even if he wanted to make an example of him, he could only wait until the rebellion of King Ming was exterminated.
"Father-in-law, why is there so much wood here?"
Now that he has come to the Admiral's Mansion, before the sky is completely dark, Liu Huayun must search all the ways to see if he can find clues.
Finally, when he came to this courtyard and saw five or six wooden purlins with a diameter of about 20 centimeters placed horizontally and vertically inside, as well as the green tiles stacked on the wall, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he asked Xu Yun beside him.
"Oh, this courtyard is the original residence of the Admiral's Mansion, it has not been repaired for many years, some time ago, Wang Han had the whole thing renovated......
Later, I must have heard the wind and went too quickly, so I didn't transport the remaining timber out. ”
Since he and Ji Xiaolan searched carefully, Xu Yun asked people to temporarily seal this place, because he has been busy pacifying the victims and finding stolen silver;
The things in the house were not touched at all, and when he asked, he explained casually.