Chapter 172: Rumors in Yanzhou
"So what are we going to do now?" Mu Xiwen asked.
Wei Ziyin turned his head and said lightly: "Leave this matter to me." With that, he picked up his pen and began to write.
Mu Xiwen frowned suspiciously, but based on her trust in Wei Ziyin, she didn't ask anything.
This matter must be two-pronged, it is not enough to make the people of the Wei family and the Xu family vigilant, they also need to find a way to prevent Emperor Shunping from making trouble.
Since Emperor Shunping is now on the same front as the people of the Wang family and the Yi family, let them fight in the nest.
Thinking like this, an old thing unexpectedly broke into her heart.
Zhaozhuang Village Embankment Case!
Isn't the truth about this incident secretly found out by them back then related to the Yi family?
According to Emperor Shunping's thoughts, he must have wished that all the gold and iron mines in the country were his personal private property. The Haoqiang family is too powerful, and he wants to get a piece of the pie from him, and he has nothing to do about it.
But the gold mine in Zhaozhuang Village belongs to the imperial court, that is, it belongs to Emperor Shunping, and the Yi family secretly occupies this gold mine, isn't it equivalent to riding on his neck to make a tiger?
With Emperor Shunping's character, he would definitely not be able to tolerate this kind of thing.
Although it is not possible to bring down the Yi family by virtue of this matter, it is still possible to make a split between him and the close cooperation between the Yi family and the Wang family.
And, one more point.
The book mentioned the fraud case of the township test, but it was said in a hurry that Emperor Shunping sent King Yan to Tai'an Mansion to investigate the matter.
After King Yan found out the truth, he was not afraid of the powerful and severely punished all the people involved, winning the admiration and praise of countless students, and greatly enhancing his prestige among the people.
Since King Yan will also be involved in this matter, don't blame her for being polite.
The Yi family dared to mine gold unscrupulously for more than ten years, and Emperor Shunping didn't hear any rumors, and there must have been other royal family members intervening in the middle.
Although she hasn't found out whether the person behind joining forces with the Yi family is King Yan, I'm sorry, he has set his back.
No matter how much Emperor Shunping favored King Yan, she didn't believe him and was not angry when she learned that her son was colluding with his important ministers.
Thinking of this, she immediately sat down and sent a letter to Yang Guang, asking him to find a way to spread the word that the Yi family and the Yan King secretly colluded in Yanzhou City to secretly mine gold mines behind the back of Emperor Shunping.
Over there, Wei Ziyin also wrote a letter, stretched out his hand to beckon 444, and asked him to bring a letter to Wei An, who was far away in Yanzhou.
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Thousands of miles away in Yanzhou, Wei Mansion.
Wei Hanbang, who is in his thirties but still looks polite and magnificent, is sitting in front of the desk to deal with official documents.
This time, His Majesty appointed him and Xu Mingzhao, the Imperial History Zhongcheng, as the examiners of the Yuqing Provincial Township Examination, and in another month he will set off to go to Yuqing Province with Lord Xu, and assist Lord Xu in producing the examination papers.
He was writing quickly when the housekeeper Wei An suddenly hurriedly walked in from outside.
"Master, Xiao-Ziyin has a letter."
Wei Hanbang's pen froze, and the end of the pen left a black mark on the paper.
Wei Ziyin, the child of his former favorite sister. The incident many years ago, his father, who valued etiquette and reputation the most, ruthlessly drove his sister away.
The noble girl of the high family was reduced to the countryside, and he couldn't believe what kind of life his sister had lived in the past few years.
He knew that this nephew had always hated his father and the Wei family, and after his father died a few years ago, after he took charge of the Wei family, he asked Wei An to bring Wei Ziyin back, but the other party refused without hesitation, today, how could he suddenly write a letter?
"Sir?" Seeing that he was stunned, Wei An urged again. The little young master finally got in touch with the Wei family, which is a good phenomenon.
Wei Hanbang came back to his senses, took the envelope, and at first there was still warmth on his face, but soon, his expression became serious. After reading the letter, he looked up at Wei An, his eyes were dark.
"Master, what's wrong?"
Wei Hanbang looked at Wei An directly, "Uncle Wei, how are you doing in the Wei family?" ”
Wei An replied with some trepidation: "All the masters of the Wei family are very good to the old slave, and they also gave me the surname Wei, and the old slave is grateful to the Wei family all his life." ”
After all, Wei An watched him grow up, Wei Hanbang was still willing to trust him once, and he handed over the letter in his hand, "Take a look." ”
Wei Anhu took it suspiciously, and soon his face turned blue and white, looking extremely ashamed.
"Master, I-I-old slave killed Wei Xi, this bastard!"
After he finished speaking, he turned angrily to go out.
"Uncle Wei, wait." Wei Hanbang grabbed him.
"Uncle Wei, you watched me grow up with Jingya, and I believe in your loyalty. I'll leave this matter to you. Don't startle the snake first, and secretly investigate whether the person who seduced Wei Xi is from the Wang family, and what is the purpose. ”
Although he asked what the purpose was, he actually knew it in his heart. He is about to become the deputy examiner of the township examination, what else can he do at this time to buy the subordinates around him?
"By the way, who else are the examiners in Yuqing Province this time besides me and Lord Xu?"
Wei An hurriedly replied: "There is also Lord Wang Zhenkui, the governor of Yuqing Province,"
"Wang Zhenkui......" Wei Hanbang's eyes crossed a trace of coldness.
Recently, the people of Yanzhou have been panicked, the curfew has been greatly advanced, and even the number of soldiers patrolling everywhere has doubled.
To say that there is no festival that requires His Majesty to go out on patrol and enjoy the sky recently, and there is no sudden hearing that thieves from any place are going to enter Yanzhou, why is Yanzhou suddenly under martial law?
All of this is because of the rumors that King Yan will seek to usurp the throne that has suddenly gone viral recently.
I don't know which thief it came from, but when Yan King Shen Jinchen noticed this, news had already spread in Yanzhou City about his collusion with the Yi family's attempt to rebel.
Naturally, he was furious, and after ordering a thorough investigation, except for catching a few beggars and homeless people, he couldn't catch a single culprit.
Soon, this matter reached the ears of Emperor Shunping.
In the Heart Cultivation Palace, Shen Jinchen bowed his head respectfully, and said sincerely: "Father, the sons and daughters are full of devotion to their father, the sun and the moon can be seen, and there is absolutely no second heart!" ”
Emperor Shunping, who was lying on the top, laughed twice, and there was no trace of gloom in his tone, "Who is Chen'er, don't you know what kind of father the emperor is?" It's just a rumor in the market, and of course my father won't take it to heart.
You and the Yi family are both the right-hand men of your father, and your father must believe in you. ”
Shen Jinchen, who was bent over, instantly lowered his face, although Emperor Shunping still expressed his trust in him, but as keen as him, how could he not hear Emperor Shunping's hidden dissatisfaction under his love?
But soon he regained his usual gentleness and elegance, and said in a grateful tone: "The son will not live up to the trust of his father!" ”
"Okay, go down, my father sees that you have been working hard lately, so you should pay more attention to rest."