Xue Baichuan, who was standing there with a bow, was suddenly frightened. He answered bravely: "Go back to His Majesty the Crown Prince, common people..."
Xiao Yi directly interrupted him and asked: "Xue Baichuan, I remember the ancestral system of Daqian. Merchants are not allowed to buy houses or land in the capital. Not only did you buy a house in the capital, you also occupied half of Pingkang Square. This is Do you regard the Daqian ancestral system as nothing?"
The morning sun rose, and the afterglow shone on Xiao Yi's body.
His still somewhat thin figure was bathed in the morning sun, his expression was indifferent, and his voice was cold and full of majesty.
In this quiet Pingkangfangqian Street, the news spread far and wide.
The people who heard His Highness the Crown Prince's words of questioning applauded in their hearts.
They have long been unhappy with these three major grain merchants. On weekdays, the goods sold by their merchants are the most expensive. Not only that, there is not much grain in the city now, and they also raise the price once a day, so that many people cannot afford to buy grain. , almost chewing the bark.
The guards standing at the front of the palace were ready and ready to capture Xue Baichuan at any time. Their eyes were like wolves and tigers. As long as the prince gave an order, Xue Baichuan and his family would be taken into custody immediately.
Xue Baichuan was sweating profusely, and a cold air rushed up from the soles of his feet to his head.
He didn't understand how the Crown Prince, who had just gained power, dared to directly show off his power and accuse him and accuse him in front of the gate.
Just because the ancestral merchant was not allowed to buy a house in the capital, he should be blamed?
He is from Gongxiang Li!
However, until now, no one from Mr. Li has come, so he was in a dilemma for a while.
Xue Baichuan explained with a trembling voice: "The common people are wronged. This house was rented by the common people, not purchased. Please be clear to your highness."
This was really rented by him, so as not to leave any clues to Mr. Li's opponents.
Therefore, even if His Royal Highness is about to investigate, he will not be afraid. He will not be afraid of the lease contract, black and white writing and the dental chamber as witnesses.
However, the person standing there was the prince after all, and he directly killed a minister of household affairs yesterday.
If he doesn't handle it well, he may follow in the footsteps of the Minister of Household Affairs and be killed directly.
This is the reason why Xue Baichuan is afraid.
Xiao Yi naturally knew that the Xue family's mansion was nominally rented. The reason for this was to frighten him first, just like the interrogation method, to attack his heart and break his defenses.
"I will let people investigate this matter."
"As I said at the beginning, I want to borrow grain. You are one of the largest grain merchants in the capital, so you should have a lot of grain in storage, right?"
"Don't say you don't have any. Gu Ke knows very well how much food you still have in your granary."
"Gu will not take it for nothing. In front of the people of the capital, Gu will directly sign a letter. After appeasing the people and solving the drought on Shaanxi Road, he will slowly exchange it for the grain he borrowed today."
"Now Shaanxi Road has suffered from droughts for many years, and the people have been displaced, and even the Yizi cannibalize each other."
"As the saying goes, if one side is in trouble, all sides will support it. Now there is a severe drought in Shaanxi Road, and there is a food shortage both inside and outside the capital."
"As a big dry food merchant, you should do good deeds."
"I won't let you donate food. After all, you bought the food with your money."
"Gu only gives you two choices, one is to borrow, the second is to buy with money."
"You, the Xue family, are one of the grain merchants. At a time when people in and around the capital are short of food, and you have eaten one meal but not another, you grain merchants are holding back your grain and would rather mold it than sell it at the normal price. Selling grain has increased the price of a pound of white rice on the market tenfold. This has greatly enriched the country, and even if I give you ten heads, it won’t be enough to kill you!”
"Gu Ke will be more generous. If you can come up with food today to help the people in the capital and solve the crisis of food shortage, Gu Ke will let you continue to live in the capital."
"If you make any excuses again and tell lies without conscience, it will be the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
"I will chop off your head directly in front of the people of the capital."
"When the time comes, open warehouses to release grain and help the people!"
Xiao Yi's words were very resonant, and the countless people behind him who were watching the excitement were all excited.
Couldn't help shouting.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is unparalleled in his benevolence and righteousness!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is virtuous and wise!"
"His Royal Highness is a good person!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince said it well!"
Over the past few days, they have really had nothing to eat. They don't have much money at home, and all their valuable possessions have been pawned, but they still can't afford the food that's rising in price every day.
Some families really starved to death.
Therefore, they hate these grain merchants who have grain in stock but maliciously increase prices at this time, and they want to peel off their skin and drink their blood.
Now Xiao Yi's words are from their perspective, completely thinking about them, and he also denounced these evil-minded grain merchants.
Why don't they support it?
Several old men in the crowd immediately knelt down and shouted excitedly.
Immediately afterwards, the people knelt down in large numbers and shouted that the prince was merciful.
This was to stand on the moral high ground, leaving Xue Baichuan speechless, sweating like rain, and pale.
He finally understood why His Highness the Crown Prince was able to obtain the power to supervise the country.
How can Mr. Li defeat such an eloquent, mighty and resourceful Crown Prince?
"The visitor is a businessman from the Xue family. The head of the family, Xue Baichuan, drove up the price of food when Shaanxi Road suffered from droughts for many years. Many people starved to death in the capital and the people were miserable. This was a heinous crime and he took advantage of the opportunity to make money. , disregarding benevolence, justice and morality, and disregarding the life and death of the people is extremely disrespectful."
"According to the edict of the orphaned prince, Xue Baichuan was beheaded in public display. All adult males within the three clans of the Xue family were demoted to slaves and served as corvees. All females aged fourteen and above were sent to the Jiaofang Division. The remaining old, weak, women and children were If they are expelled from the capital, they will never be allowed to enter the capital. All the property they hold will be transferred to the national treasury for disaster relief purposes."
Xiao Yi gave an order, and the guards in front of the palace immediately dispatched.
Xue Baichuan only felt that his eyes were darkening. He wanted to deal with it carefully and was willing to take out the food at this time, but he didn't expect that after a few words, His Highness the Prince directly ordered his head to be chopped off!
"Your Highness, please spare your life. The common people are willing to provide food without a penny, and directly provide relief to the people of the capital. I beg Your Highness to show mercy beyond the law!"
Xiao Yi just pretended not to hear and stood there quietly.
At this time, the morning sun in June has risen.
The people applauded one after another!
His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, has killed corrupt officials and eliminated shady businessmen. He is truly the wise master of Da Qian!
Those words spoke to their hearts.
There is help.
They need to have food to eat.
Very good!
Woohoo….
It's a pity that my poor son, who was only three years old, died of hunger.
Woohoo….
My poor old mother, why can't you hold on for two more days? Look, His Royal Highness has come to rescue us. His Highness directly beheaded the evil Xue Baichuan and used his food to help us!
The guard in front of the palace grabbed Xue Baichuan, who was already limp on the ground. He raised the knife and dropped his head.
As for Xue Baichuan's family, they were naturally detained.
For a while, the manpower was not enough.
Xiao Yi immediately said to the Sanbao eunuch: "Go and call Lu Ming to bring people to take charge of the overall situation. Also, let people investigate Xue Baichuan's past crimes. If there is anyone who has been wronged and wronged, he should be vindicated!"
His words reached the ears of the people, and immediately some people shouted that their families had been destroyed by Xue Baichuan's son.
And at this moment.
Lu Ming hurried over with the people from the front office, and at the same time, there were also officials such as Cai Jin and Zhu Mian.
