In the past twenty years, Xuanyiwei has not made any big moves for a long time.
The biggest news in recent years was when Song Xuan went to Mingzhou and wiped out seven major families in Jianghuai Prefecture, and in Qingzhou, when Song Xuan killed a million Qing troops with one sword.
But these things are too far away from the imperial capital, and it is difficult for the great men in the court to empathize with them.
Xuan Yiwei has been quiet for too long. After more than twenty years of dormancy, many rising officials in the court lacked a correct judgment on the power of Xuan Yiwei.
They knew that Xuanyi Wei was powerful, but they didn't know exactly how powerful he was.
Only veterans like Wang Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet, who have experienced three emperors, know how ferocious and terrifying the Xuanyi guards back then were.
"Lord Chief Assistant!" The Minister of Punishment frowned and said, "Two of the nine people impeached by Lin Daiyu were sent to prison. What should we do with the remaining seven?"
"Just do whatever you have to do!"
Wang Yan glanced at him and said in a low voice, but with a sense of oppression, "If you are guilty, you will be punished, and if you are innocent, you will be investigated!
It's better to have your internal personnel from the Criminal Department investigate than Xuan Yiwei to investigate! "
The Minister of Punishment nodded quickly, "My lord, what you are saying is that during our internal investigation, the most they can do is lose their official position and be dismissed from their posts, but if Xuanyi Wei intervenes, it will be more than that!"
Wang Yan nodded, "This case has already been paid attention to by Song Xuan and the Emperor at the court meeting. Don't think about He Xini. Find two typical examples and punish them severely. This will give an explanation to the Emperor and Xuan Yiwei!"
The Minister of Punishment sighed, "I understand the truth, but I still feel a little aggrieved. I wonder why I had to be so cautious when the old emperor was in power."
"Be careful!"
Wang Yan glared at him, "Emperor and courtiers, times have changed. Today, the emperor is a pragmatic person, so everyone should do things honestly. Whoever has a dirty butt should be dealt with as soon as possible.
If you don't deal with it cleanly, just take the blame honestly and don't bring trouble to everyone! "
"That's what my lord said!"
The Minister of Punishment lowered his head slightly, feeling somewhat disapproving.
If you are not clean, who can compare to you, Wang Yan?
You took advantage of Zhao Kuangyin's benefits more than anyone else. You took the shares of the Chamber of Commerce that King Wei secretly gave you without any mercy. Now that you feel that the situation has changed, you started to think about wiping your butt?
Did you wipe it clean?
...
After leaving the imperial city, Song Xuan met Lin Daiyu again on the street.
She sat in the carriage and raised the curtain, with a bit of embarrassment on her pretty face.
She was yelling at people in the court today, which was very different from her image as a lady in the past. I wonder if her cousin would laugh at her?
Song Xuan walked to the carriage and gave a thumbs up to his little cousin, "Okay, Yushi Lin, I haven't seen you for a few years, so my words are getting sharper."
"Let my cousin see the joke!" Lin Daiyu lowered her head slightly shyly.
"What's the point of telling a joke?"
Song Xuan praised: "Life is all about living happily. Cousin, I am also very happy that you can find something you like!"
Lin Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief. Although she knew that she and her cousin were not destined to be together, she still hoped to leave a good impression on her cousin. In front of the person she liked, Lin Daoyu, who had always dared to defy the sky and the earth, also did so at this moment. Some worry about gains and losses.
After approving, Song Xuan asked directly: "I heard that your name is on the inspection team going to Songzhou?"
"There is such a thing, I asked for it myself."
Song Xuan frowned, "Does your father know about this?"
"I know." Lin Daiyu whispered softly and said, "My father didn't agree at first, saying it was very dangerous. He only agreed after I repeatedly asked him."
"It is indeed very dangerous!" Song Xuan said with a serious face, "It involves the rebellion of a state pastor. If the situation becomes urgent, those people can do anything. I say hello, you better not go!"
Lin Daiyu shook her head, extremely determined, "I have to go!"
"Why? What's so attractive about Songzhou that you must go?"
"Songzhou is not attractive." Lin Daiyu looked at him with faint eyes, "Cousin, you are going to get married in half a month, right?"
Song Xuan nodded.
"Given the relationship between the Song family and the Lin family, I am going to congratulate you on your marriage, right?"
"right!"
"But I don't want to go, what should I do?"
Lin Daiyu didn't know whether she was shy or mustered up the courage, her face was flushed, and she looked directly at Song Xuan, "I don't want to see the person I miss most marry someone else, I just want to escape from here as soon as possible!
Cousin, please stop making things difficult for me, okay? "
Song Xuan rubbed his forehead.
It's not that he didn't know that his little cousin was interested in him, but since he was a child, with his outstanding appearance and his status as a member of the Xuanyi Wei family, he had actually seen many young girls who were interested in him in the imperial capital, so he never took him too seriously. Something happened.
After all, he actually didn't have much contact with Lin Daiyu, especially in the past few years when he went out for several years at a time, and the number of times they met was even less.
Who would have thought that this girl's vagina could be so deep.
Seeing that Song Xuan was deep in thought, Lin Daiyu completely let go, "Now that it's all said and done, cousin, I won't hide it anymore.
After you took me away from Jia Mansion that day, I already had you in my heart.
I know that you and the eldest lady of the Lu family have grown up together, and I don’t expect to take you away from her.
But let me watch you marry someone else, I really can't accept it.
Cousin, don't embarrass me, let me go. Don't worry, I won't disturb you. For the rest of my life, I just need to look at you from a distance in the court, and that will be enough! "
After saying this, she didn't dare to see Song Xuan's reaction and urged the driver to drive away.
In the carriage, Lin Daiyu clenched her fists and tears fell down her cheeks.
She is the daughter of the current court elder Lin Ruhai, and she is a lady that everyone admires and yearns for. But unfortunately, this status that everyone admires has become the biggest obstacle between her and her cousin.
Putting aside how her cousin felt about her, even if Lang You was interested in being a concubine, this status alone made it impossible for her to have any relationship with her cousin.
How could Lin Ruhai's legitimate daughter be a concubine?
Even the emperor would not make such a rude request!
Lin Daiyu can be shameless for the one she loves and doesn't care about her status, but she can't ask her father to be shameless.
After a long sigh, she still had worries and couldn't be as free and easy as cousin Song Qian!
If it were Song Qian's cousin, if she met the person she was obsessed with, she probably wouldn't care about the world's opinions at all, and would just knock her sweetheart out, kidnap her and elope, right?
...
Song family, in the yard, Song Qian, who is idle and bored, is learning carpentry from an old carpenter and wants to build some furniture for her brother.
Suddenly, she sneezed out of nowhere.
"Is someone talking bad about me?"
She wiped the corners of her mouth, then rolled on the big bed she had just made, and couldn't help but smile proudly.
"Hey, I'm really good at my craftsmanship. It must be very comfortable for me to sleep!"
