Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 159 Valuable Things

After several days of careful verification, the Dali Temple reported the Liang family's crimes to the emperor.

In the Tongxiang case, the evidence of the Liang family's guilt is conclusive.

Saltpeter is rare in Southern Wu, and such a large saltpeter mine is even more valuable than gold.

In the past few years, the Liang family has been secretly mining and reselling saltpeter, and the amount of profit they have made can be imagined.

The Duke of Liang massacred all the people in the six villages in order to make huge profits.

Not only that, in order to cover up their atrocities, they blew up the dam on a rainy night.

Several villages adjacent to Tongxiang also suffered floods to varying degrees, and the crops in the fields were almost completely lost that year.

The crime is obvious and truly heinous!

Now that the case had been decided, the prince had no choice but to cut off his responsibility and immediately submitted a memorial to His Majesty, asking His Majesty to severely punish the Duke of Liang and his family.

The queen took off her hairpin and apologized. She knelt outside the imperial study for a long time in the hot weather.

Emperor Hongyang never saw her until she fainted from the heat.

Early the next morning, the official document regarding the punishment of the Liang family was posted.

All adult males of the Liang family were beheaded, and those under the age of ten were exiled to Liangzhou.

Adult women were registered as slaves, and those over ten years old were registered as prostitutes.

As soon as the government's notice was posted, the people applauded.

With the end of the Liang family, the wind direction in the city was deliberately changed.

Many people began to slander the prince for pretending to be kind, after all, the Liang family was the prince's maternal ancestors.

It is unknown whether the prince had any involvement in the Tongxiang case.

At the same time, the reputation of the second prince Xiao Wenche was rising, and the people were full of praise for him.

That day, he stood in front of the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture and threatened to give an explanation to the people.

I never thought I could actually do it.

Muxue Teahouse.

Yue Niang knelt on the ground, bowed her head, and kowtowed to Shen Beiqi to express her gratitude.

"Thank you very much, benefactor. Without your help, I'm afraid that Yue Niang's mayfly strength would be unable to shake the giant tree."

Shen Beiqi: "I also have selfish motives, no need to thank me."

Yue Niang looked up at him, with affection in her eyes.

"Yue Niang doesn't understand the affairs of the court, but Yue Niang knows that Ben Gong is not a cold-blooded person."

Luo Jue leaned back in his chair, fanning himself with a fan, and smiled when he heard this.

"You're not wrong. Although his face looks very stinky, he is not a bad person after all."

Yue Niang pursed her lips and smiled, then called Song Huaian over.

"Huai'an, I have come to thank you, my benefactor. Remember to repay a drop of kindness with a spring. If you are ever needed by your benefactor, you must serve him at your service and not shirk your responsibility."

Song Huaian kowtowed on the ground, "Huaian kowtows to thank you, sir. Your kindness and virtue will never be forgotten."

Yue Niang and Song Huaian left the house, leaving only Luo Jue and Shen Beiqi in the side room.

Yueyang was guarding outside the door. In the lobby on the first floor, there was a storyteller who was telling the rise and fall of the Liang family in a vivid way.

I watched him build a tall building, and I watched it collapse.

The aristocratic families seem to be prosperous and flourishing.

In fact, they are all living on the edge of a knife, with their lives in danger at any time.

Of course, Duke Liang brought this upon himself and he cannot blame God or anyone else.

The slender fingers picked up the teapot, poured a cup for Luo Jue first, and then filled the cup in front of him.

The warm tea emits wisps of hot steam.

"The Crown Prince and the Second Prince have been fighting more and more fiercely recently. Look at today's morning court session, they were about to fight." Luo Jue said nonchalantly.

Holding the teacup with his fingers, Shen Beiqi curled the corners of his lips slightly.

"The good reputation that the Crown Prince had worked so hard to build up over the years was destroyed in one day, and he was even used as a stepping stone by the Second Prince to ascend to the throne. How could he not be anxious?"

"That's right, let them fight."

Luo Jue asked, "Hey, has your Majesty decided on a date for the expedition?"

He paused for a moment while drinking his tea, his eyes dimmed a little, "Ten days later."

"Ten days from now?"

This emperor is so high and mighty that he really doesn't regard these soldiers as human beings!

Luo Jue complained, "Your Majesty, you are really annoying. It is already June and the dog days are almost here. How hot is the North now!"

"The soldiers are wearing such thick armor that they sweat profusely when they move. They are all suffering from heat stroke. How can they fight?"

Shen Beiqi knew very well that it was not a good time to go on an expedition.

However, Emperor Hongyang was too utilitarian, and Xiao Wenhao was fanning the flames from the side.

Although he held military power, he still had to follow the words of Emperor Hongyang.

A wave of weakness surged in his heart. After a while, he spoke calmly,

"Your Majesty only knows that the North is hot, but he doesn't know how hot it is. After all, he has never been there. Since he has never been there, he cannot experience it firsthand, so naturally he doesn't feel how unbearable it is."

Luo Jue was silent.

The emperor who wants to be high and mighty should put himself in the shoes of people like them.

It's just a fool's errand.

Luo Jue changed the subject and asked, "It seems that Jiang Minzhi is not worthy of being reused. Should we wait for the Lin family's matter, or?"

After finishing the tea in the cup, Shen Beiqi played with the porcelain white teacup.

"If Jiang Min is useless, don't we still have Jiang Cheng? This matter can't wait any longer. If we don't seize the opportunity to pursue the victory, the prince will find an opportunity to turn the tables one day."

Luo Jue thought for a moment and nodded heavily.

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After the falling out that day, Zou and Jiang Li became increasingly at odds with each other.

When I see them every day, they either look at me with a frown or with a cold gaze.

When Jiang Li woke up this morning, he sat in the living room waiting for a long time before he caught a glimpse of Zou's figure walking towards him from afar under the corridor.

Jiang Li pursed her lips and took out a white jade pendant from her arms.

Pretending not to notice Zou, he said with regret, "Xingping, look at this jade pendant. There is a crack on it. It's such a pity."

Xingping nodded and deliberately raised her voice.

"That's right. This jade pendant is made of rare Tianshan white jade. Even a small piece of it is worth a fortune. But don't worry, young lady. Even if it has a small crack, it is still very valuable."

--valuable?

Zou, who was extremely sensitive to this word, paused slightly.

She bent over, tiptoed closer to the door, pricked up her ears, and listened carefully to what they were talking about.