Xiao Feng glanced at Yan Shifan with a smile and said to himself that today we will finally compete face to face.
"Master Yan, what you said is wrong. Long live recruiting beautiful women is a common practice of the emperor, and it is a matter of etiquette.
The beautiful women recruited by Long Live are kept in the palace, with fine clothes and fine food, and are used as usual. If you are older, you will be given gold to leave the palace. How could these beautiful women have any resentment?
But those women who were deceived under the pretense of longevity were either reduced to playthings maintained by high-ranking officials and wealthy families, or were thrown into the alley of fireworks and tortured to death. How can the two be the same?
It would be really treason for Mr. Yan to forcefully compare these two completely different things! "
These words actually beautify Jiajing a lot. It is certain that the beautiful women in the palace are well-dressed and well-fed, but it is nonsense to say that there is no resentment, otherwise Comrade Jiajing would not have been almost strangled.
But Jiajing was very happy after hearing this and was very dissatisfied with Yan Shifan's remarks.
He actually knew that Xiao Feng had objections to his recruitment of beautiful women, but at least it gave him face in front of everyone, and he could discuss the matters behind the scenes slowly.
Of course Yan Shifan knew that he was suspected of being messy, but for the sake of the strict party, he had to fight bravely.
"Even if it's like you said, the latest period has been three years now, and the women who were recruited several times before are even more confused now.
Even if you kill all the officials now, apart from making the people of the world suspicious, what good will it do to Long Live? "
well said! Xiao Feng had been waiting for these words. The smile on his face made Yan Shifan feel a little nervous and realized that he might have been tricked.
"Long live, what Master Yan said is exactly the key among the keys!
Punishing lawless officials is not the purpose, the purpose is to reduce the resentment that affects Long Live's cultivation and immortality!
Therefore, please give an order that all women who are deceived by officials, no matter where they are at the time, will be released to their homes so that the family can be reunited and their grudges can be resolved, and the person who bribed them will not be held accountable.
All women who cannot return home must be investigated to the end, no matter who handled it or who died in the end, they must be investigated to the end and will never be tolerated!
If any of the women and their families who were deceived were threatened or even silenced, they will be charged with treason and treason! "
Yan Song roared, he could not let his son fight alone.
"Xiao Feng, you are arrogant! The crime of treason and rebellion is to implicate the nine clans. There is no greater crime in the world than this. How can it be used lightly?"
Xiao Feng categorically defended Jiajing's interests.
"To prevent Long Live from cultivating Taoism and ascending to immortality is a treason and rebellion. What's wrong with that?"
Jiajing was excited, pointed at Xiao Feng and said: "You are right! Just do as you say!"
The final word. As long as those girls are still alive, they are covered with a layer of amulet.
A mysterious carriage, covered from head to toe, even the driver's face was covered with a piece of cloth, for fear of being recognized.
At dusk, the carriage stopped in front of a simple courtyard.
A beautiful woman got out of the car. She looked confused and panicked. She didn't know if what she heard last night was true.
The master gave her a lot of money and told her that he had treated her badly over the years. He hoped that she would not take it to heart and begged her not to settle the debt.
She was so frightened that she knelt on the ground. She was so scared to the core that she didn't even dare to run away from this military attache who usually beat and scolded him at every turn.
She was taken away from her home when she was ten years old, raised in Yangzhou for three years and then sold to this official. She suffered a lot after that.
She also thought about running away, but she couldn't even get out of the house and would be beaten severely, so she gradually gave up the idea.
She cried and begged the master not to test her. She would not dare to run away even if she died. The tall and thick old man also cried. It was because he was frightened that he knelt on the ground and begged her.
"Auntie, I beg you to go. Over the years, although I have been ruder, I still treat you as a human being. It is better than those who treat women as human beings.
Husband and wife are blessed every day, and we have slept together many times, so please spare my life. "
She finally understood that it was an adult named Xiao Feng, or some real person, who gave an order in a messy manner.
All the girls who were defrauded in the name of recruiting show girls, if they can return home safely, the culprit will no longer be held accountable. If the girl can't return home, then get to the bottom of it, and she might have to pay for it with her life.
If you dare to kill people and silence them, don't even think about it. If you are found out, you will be executed and all nine clans will be implicated.
So she agreed, and the master was overjoyed. He made her the best clothes, and packed her with a large bag of gold and silver. He asked her to sit in this carriage that was covered with black cloth, almost on her knees. Sent out the door.
As soon as the woman got out of the car, the carriage ran away quickly, as if running away.
The woman looked at the familiar door and couldn't help but shed tears. Carrying the heavy baggage, she raised one hand, with a bracelet on her wrist that the master had forced on her.
As soon as the door was knocked, there were chaotic running sounds in the yard, and the door was opened with a bang.
Father, mother, brother, and sister were all there, all there. The woman stood blankly, as if she was afraid that if she moved, she would wake up from this sweet dream.
Her mother wailed and hugged her tightly, for fear of being snatched away again.
Father wiped away tears: "I heard someone from the Yamen say a few days ago that a group of people will be released from the palace. The list is uncertain, and you may not be among them. We have been waiting at home every day. Now it's better. You really are. came back."
The woman opened her mouth and wanted to tell her parents that she had not been in the palace all these years, but looking at her joyful younger siblings and her crying mother, she changed her mind.
"Yes, I'm back, Dad, Mom, I brought money back, so our family doesn't have to live a hard life."
Scenes like this are happening in many places.
Most of the women who returned home were directly given to high-ranking officials. The younger ones were trained as Yangzhou thin horses and sold to people as concubines.
Some were sold into brothels and became red cards. The old madam didn't even ask for any money to redeem her body, but instead paid a small sum of money.
"Daughter, my mother has been kind to you over the years. Don't bear any grudge against your mother. She also came from a miserable background. If you hate her, just hate those who deceived you."
But more girls will never be able to return home. They may have died under the torture of a high-ranking official, or under the whipping of a perverted person, or they may have had a strong temper and committed suicide themselves.
The lives of these girls were once like ants. No one cared about them, whether they were deceived, sold around, or finally perished in a dark room.
But now, their lives are no longer like ants. Those who have destroyed, tortured, and harmed them will be picked out one by one by Jin Yiwei.
There is no need to doubt the Jinyiwei's ability to investigate cases. As long as there is no reason to restrain their hands, they can be called the special scouts of this era.
These people will not be punished, because if so, the whole world will know that there were such big mistakes in the emperor's selection of maidens, and the people may not cooperate with the selection in the future.
They will be imprisoned for other crimes, such as taking a step with their left foot first when walking on the street, and not washing their hands when using "Jiajing Tongbao", touching the word "Jiajing" with dirty hands, which is disrespectful!
They will cry out in despair that they are wronged in prison, just like those girls crying for help in a dark room. Just like no one could save those girls back then, no one can save them now.
They would die in pain and terror and then be thrown into mass graves. When wild dogs gnaw at their bones, people will understand: Those who treat others like ants will never escape themselves.
After this incident, most of the local and county-level officials of the Yan Party lost their lives. The Yan Party's vitality has been severely damaged and it will be difficult to return to its heyday.
Originally, they still had a chance to turn around. According to the trend of history, Yan Shifan will be appointed as the chief minister of Taichang Temple next year, and Jiajing will officially agree to fully assist Yan Song as director.
The father and son completely controlled the government. It was at this time in history that the strict party reached its peak. Famous talents such as Shen Lian, Zhang Jing, and Yang Jisheng were all killed during this time.
But that was history, and at this moment Xiao Feng stood in front of Yan Shifan, becoming a mountain that he was destined to be unable to cross.
