flstandardbreds Chapter 156 Princess Yongning
Chapter 156 Princess Yongning
The case was tried in Jingzhao Prefecture in private. Only the criminal was brought to court, and the victim was not allowed to appear in court. This was mainly to protect the victim, and secondly to protect the criminal's family.
Because in the final analysis, the criminal's wife and children did not benefit from his criminal activities. On the contrary, their future may be overshadowed by it. They are also victims.
Parents' crimes will affect their children. This situation has existed since ancient times. There are reasons for institutional design and social guidance. To a certain extent, this is an effective measure to reduce criminal behavior, hoping that criminals still have some humanity: even for the sake of their relatives and future generations, they will try their best not to commit crimes.
From another perspective, we should also encourage family members to supervise each other and prevent criminals from appearing in our families. After all, if one person commits a crime, the whole family will suffer.
If this idea is promoted well, it can have a very good effect.
Just like the "Ten-Family Card Method" invented by Wang Yangming when he was suppressing bandits in Jiangxi, it was very effective. In order to avoid being implicated, everyone became Lord Wang's spy and was very active in reporting bandits. There were also many who killed their own relatives for the sake of justice.
In this case in Anye County, all the victims were women. Lord Wen was quite compassionate and did his best to protect their privacy. In this feudal society, he was considered a very enlightened and righteous official.
After the criminal was caught, Yun Xi began to prepare for the trip.
The so-called Anye County is far from the capital, but in fact it is only more than a hundred miles away. In later times, this distance is nothing. But in this era, it is really far. Before, the detectives of Jingzhao Prefecture went to handle cases on horseback, and it took half a day to get there. If they took a carriage, it would take two days.
There is no need to sleep outdoors. Qingyun Posthouse, an official posthouse, is seventy miles away from the capital. You can rest there and continue your journey the next day.
Even so, there was still a lot of things to prepare, and it was expected that three carriages would be needed that day.
Because the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, the couple decided to set off after the festival.
The August Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, is a day for family reunion, when everyone enjoys and worships the moon together.
Yun Xi saw the mooncake making in this era. There were even molds. The mooncakes made had nice patterns, but they were just good-looking solid dough cakes. With sugar added, they tasted sweet and not bad. However, in Yun Xi's eyes, these were really not mooncakes.
She missed the mooncakes of later generations. In order to satisfy her appetite, she directed the craftsmen to build an improved earthen oven and asked Aunt Zhong to prepare jujube paste, red bean paste, mung bean paste, and meat. Since she was going to make them once, she wanted to have some of both sweet and salty.
After making it, she went back to her parents' home, gave some to Yun Die, and kept the rest for herself.
During the August Festival, friends and relatives have the custom of giving each other mooncakes, and the mooncakes are all made at home. This year, the mooncakes given out by the Mu family were made by the kitchen according to Yun Xi's method. Although their skills are not as good as Yun Xi, who has been certified as an "intermediate chef" by the system, they are much more delicious than before.
Yes, Yun Xi is not idle at ordinary times. She continues to study in the system space. Her skills have improved, basically from the elementary level to the intermediate level.
Mu Sheng suggested to her that she could open a dim sum shop and use the core of moon cakes to make dim sum, but the appearance could be varied.
Yun Xi said to the system: "This is to create an ancient Daoxiang Village."
System: "It's not impossible. Your husband has tasted the sweetness of doing business. The 'Re-employment Plan for Veterans' led by their Ministry of War is progressing very well. The general who used to be good at nothing but fighting has now started to take care of people's livelihood. He is quite progressive."
Yun Xi: "He's not stupid. As long as he has a good brain, knows how to adapt, and isn't old-fashioned, then he can do anything. But has the steamed bun shop risen to the level of a 're-employment program for veterans'?"
"Yes, that's what it means, but it's not called that. In addition to the snack bar chain, the Ministry of War has also started training soldiers in various places to teach them a skill."
Yun Xi: "...Isn't this a technical school?"
The system laughed: "Yes, yes, you can say that. So, don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. Just give them a little inspiration and they will learn from it. This technical school has been transferred to the county. Moreover, because the Ministry of War attaches great importance to it, the social status of veterans has improved overall. Everyone knows that these people have made contributions to defending the country, and the court has not forgotten them. The veterans are very moved."
“They are quite efficient then.”
"As a soldier, you need to be resolute and decisive."
"But even though it's called the Ministry of War, it's actually a civilian agency."
"It's different now. The head of the Ministry of War is a former military officer, so the overall style of doing things has changed. You follow whoever you follow. For an organization, the role of the head cannot be underestimated."
Yun Xi looked at Mu Sheng with admiration in her eyes.
"That makes sense, but the cost of dim sum is quite high, so we need to think carefully about the business model. Decorate the store better, set the price higher, and maybe sell it in limited quantities."
Ancient version of luxury goods√
Mu Sheng thought about it and quickly nodded, agreeing with this point of view.
"We'll do this after we return from Anye County. There are few fresh foods to eat in winter, and this snack of yours will surely be very popular once it's released."
Yun Xi was also very confident about this. The temptation of delicious food was unimaginable.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the emperor officially issued an edict, recognizing Yun Xi as his sister, making her a princess and giving her the title of Yongning, in recognition of her contribution to finding good prescriptions and good seeds.
The princess, of the first rank, has no fiefdom, but she has a salary. She now receives two salaries, which together are more than what Mu Sheng receives.
Everyone in the Mu family was very happy. To celebrate, Old Madam Mu gave everyone in the mansion an extra month's salary. Yun Xi also gave everyone a reward, and gave an extra portion to the people serving in her own courtyard.
This year, the Mu family also celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival in an especially festive manner.
The fact that Yun Xi was named a princess also caused a great stir in the capital. No one had expected that a little village girl would have such good fortune.
When she married Mu Sheng, everyone thought she was marrying above her station and felt sorry for Mu Sheng. Now, everyone is amazed at her good luck and even more amazed at the Mu family's vision and luck.
Not all marriages in this world are between people of equal social status. Occasionally, some people insist on pursuing love, or get married by accident, resulting in a marriage between people of equal social status. However, these marriages all prove the correctness of the idea of being well-matched.
However, the marriage of Mu Sheng and Yun Xi has made everyone slightly shaken about the idea of a good match. It seems that as long as the person is good enough, it is not impossible to consider a bad match. It's just that the risk is too great, so no one dares to try it easily.