Eunuch Cao went to the imperial study room to announce that Yu Ji had come to see him according to Xiao Changyi's order. Xiao Changyi sat behind the imperial desk. Shao Xi stood facing Xiao Changyi and stood with a bow, looking out of the corner of his eyes at the imperial study room door.
Seeing Eunuch Cao and Yu Ji walking inside, he glanced at Xiao Changyi. Xiao Changyi understood, raised his hand and threw the tea cup on the imperial desk to the ground with a "snap".
He yelled and cursed: "You are really audacious! There are still people who dare to commit such banditry under the bright world of Jingyuan Dynasty, and they actually stay in Fengyang County and do evil for decades, openly plundering caravans and exploiting them. People still dare to collude with the local government? Who gave them the courage?"
Xiao Changyi's voice startled Yu Ji who had just walked in. Even Eunuch Cao who led him in was so frightened that he trembled all over.
Eunuch Cao said to himself that when he came in just now to report, he didn’t see anything wrong with His Majesty’s face! Why did the Holy Spirit become so angry when he turned around? Could it be that Mr. Shao said something again that made the Holy Emperor displeased, and Long Yan was furious just now?
But that’s not right either! I saw Master Shao smiling just now, why did the two of them fall out so quickly?
How did Eunuch Cao know that Shao Xi and Xiao Changyi had intended to put on this play for Yu Ji, who had just come in, so Eunuch Cao's reaction was very real, and Yu Ji was very frightened when he saw it!
Want to know who Eunuch Cao is? That is the oldest father-in-law who has served the Holy Emperor for many years! Even he reacted like this, which means that the Holy Spirit is really angry.
And the few sentences I just heard seemed to mention Fengyang County, and also mentioned looting caravans and squeezing people. Why do they sound so like the Tong family?
Is it possible that the Holy Spirit already knew the existence of the Tong family in Fengyang County and what the Tong family did in Fengyang County?
Seeing that the Holy Emperor is so angry, is it possible that the Tong family has caused some big trouble in Fengyang County? If that were the case, wouldn't they have gotten themselves into big trouble?
The father and son of the Tong family relied on themselves to serve as household ministers in the court. In Fengyang County, they did things without scruples and committed evil for many years.
If it weren't for the fact that people are sent to Kyoto every year to pay tribute to him with large sums of gold, silver, jade and jewelry, even I would be a little uncomfortable with them.
He had long advised them to act in a low-key manner and not to act too openly, but the father and son did not seem to take his words to heart.
Now if something really happened and made the Holy Emperor angry, let alone whether he could protect them, I might even be implicated by them. This was no small matter!
If the Holy One knew that they were relying on him, he might be in trouble. As a dignified minister of household affairs, if he was implicated in losing his official position because of some distant relatives doing evil in the local area, he might even be in trouble. Isn't it unlucky to be imprisoned for questioning?
It seems that we need to prepare for the situation in advance and clear away the relationship with the Tong family in time. Self-preservation is more important than anything else at this time, let alone whether we are relatives or not.
Yu Ji had such a plan in mind but did not dare to show any signs. He just walked into the imperial study room respectfully, lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, kneeling to Xiao Changyi.
He said loudly: "The humble minister Yu Ji, please bow to the Holy One!"
Xiao Changyi glanced at Yu Ji, who was kowtowing to him, and then looked up at Shao Xi.
Shao Xi raised the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly, and nodded slightly to Xiao Changyi, which seemed to mean "please start your performance."
Xiao Changyi was also unambiguous and said to Yu Ji, "Yu Aiqing, please be free! Just wait a moment, I have something to ask Shao Aiqing."
"Wei Chen accepts the order."
At this moment, Yu Ji didn't even dare to say any nonsense. He just stood up obediently and stood aside, listening to the conversation between Xiao Changyi and Shao Xi.
Now that Xiao Changyi has called him in, it means that what is being discussed does not need to be carried behind his back. He has to listen even if he doesn't want to hear it.
Xiao Changyi let out a heavy breath, and it seemed that the anger in his heart was still strong and had not diminished at all.
"Shao Aiqing, what you just said is that the Tong family has been entrenched in Fengyang County for many years and has done all kinds of evil and brought harm to the village. They even committed crimes such as robbing homes, seizing land, and bullying men and women. Is this true?"
Shao Xi bowed and cupped his hands and replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, there are many victims of what the Tong family did in Fengyang County. All the people in Fengyang County are witnesses. The evil deeds of the Tong family are well known in the local area. It seems to have become a harm to the local area. This matter was witnessed by Wei Chen with his own eyes. Everything Wei Chen said is true and is by no means alarmist."
"I will issue an edict to send capable officials from the court to Fengyang County to investigate the matter. The Tong family father and son will be taken to Kyoto for interrogation to see who gave them such courage to be so lawless. To harm the place?"
When Yu Ji heard this, he couldn't help but feel shocked. He felt bad! As expected, it was the Tong family and his son from Fengyang County who caused the catastrophe.
Listening to what I just said, it seems that the inspector Shi Shao passed by Fengyang County on his way to Nan Zhao as an envoy and learned about the Tong family's troubles in Fengyang County. Now he is reporting the matter to the Holy Master. , which made the dragon unhappy.
The Holy One immediately wanted to take the father and son to Kyoto for trial. This was a sign of strict punishment! If he were to be tried out from the mouths of their father and son, wouldn't that be a serious matter?
Yu Ji was panicking now!
The original care for the Tong family and his son was just to use them to collect some wealth in the local area to satisfy his own selfish desires. Now that the Holy Father knows about this matter and refuses to say anything, he wants to deal with the Tong family severely. Wouldn't he be in trouble?
If this matter is investigated, he will be the person behind the Tong family in the court. This is no joke! If you don't do it right, you will be executed, and all nine clans will be implicated!
Thinking of this, Yu Ji started to sweat and felt like his calves were getting cramped.
But at this moment, Shao Xi's words were like saving his life, as if pulling him back from hell to the world again.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to trouble. Weichen had a conflict with the Tong brothers in Shimen Town at the foot of Lingyu Mountain. I didn't want to pay attention to them. However, these two brothers were used to being arrogant and domineering in the local area. They were entangled with Weichen. He even injured a disciple of the Qian Yu Sect.
"Weichen had no choice but to kill the two brothers. Then his father Tong Tao went to Lingyu Mountain to seek revenge, but was also killed by Weichen. Now the harm to Fengyang County has been eliminated, but Li Rui, the governor of Fengyang County who colluded with him, has yet to be punished, so I am asking the Holy Spirit to judge him."
Shao Xi's words finally made Yu Ji breathe a sigh of relief. Good kill!
When the father and son of the Tong family died in the hands of Mr. Shao, there was room for change in his collusion with the Tong family. The person involved was dead, and the only person who knew the supporter behind the Tong family was Li Rui, the governor of Fengyang County. .
This is easy to handle!
He could find an opportunity to send someone to bribe him or threaten him, but if he couldn't kill him, he would die without any evidence. No one could tell the relationship between the Tong family and him.
Even if someone asks about it on the grounds of being a relative, you can still get away with it by making up lies.
While Yu Ji was making his wishful thinking, another conversation between Xiao Changyi and Shao Xi threw him back into the ice cave again.
"As a parent official of Fengyang County, Li Rui actually colluded with the local underworld forces and acted as a stooge to help the tyrants. Naturally, he cannot be leniently spared. Let's leave this matter to Shao Aiqing to investigate!
"Examine him carefully and see who is behind the Tong family to allow them to be so unscrupulous. As for how to deal with Li Rui, it is up to Shao Aiqing. He will give me a reply then."
Shao Xi quickly raised his hands and responded: "Wei Chen accepts the order! Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this matter will be investigated strictly and will not be tolerated! If the person who the Tong family relies on is found out, Wei Chen will report it to His Majesty in time. Help the Holy One to clean up the court."
Yu Ji couldn't stop hearing this?
The Holy One arranged for Mr. Shao to investigate this matter, so how could he get involved?
Who is this? This is the fourth grade inspector of the "Jingcheng Department"!
Even though he was a lower official than me, everything he did was done by the Holy Emperor himself. If he wanted to investigate Li Rui, who would dare to interfere?
Moreover, this matter was assigned to me in front of me today. If I interfere in the matter later, I won’t even need to investigate. Wouldn’t I be sticking my neck out to be chopped off by others?
At this time, Yu Ji was panicking. If Shao Xi found out his relationship with the Tong family, would Xiao Changyi let him go?
Originally, Xiao Changyi was unhappy because of allocating money to the Ministry of Industry to build warships in the past two days. If he was caught at this juncture, it would be strange if Xiao Changyi didn't squeeze his shit out. Woolen cloth!
It's okay to play tricks with Xiao Changyi on weekdays, but if he is accidentally caught by Xiao Changyi and gets the chance to deal with him, it will no longer be a joke!
Yu Ji has been sitting in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance for too long, and seems to have forgotten a little. He has forgotten that he is just a minister, and all his wealth and life are in Xiao Changyi's hands. He only thinks about it and is afraid when things are coming.
Xiao Changyi waved his hand and said: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you! Just now, King Cheng came over to ask me if you had entered the palace in the past two days, and said that if you came, he would ask you to go to the East Palace to find him and the prince. He also said that he has given you a sign for the East Palace Walk, so if you have nothing to do, you should hurry up and go there!"
Yu Ji grinned when he heard this, muttering to himself that this Master Shao is really awesome!
Now he actually has two walking signs, one gold and one silver, in his hand. He can come to the Imperial Palace and the East Palace at any time without announcing it. What kind of treatment is this?
If Fengyang County's affairs were handed over to such a person, wouldn't it be equivalent to putting the lives of his entire family into his hands?
I heard that my unscrupulous son seemed to have offended him before. What if he took the opportunity to take revenge this time?
Yu Ji couldn't help but secretly scold Yu Ming, a brat who goes out without his eyes open. Who are you going to offend? You have to offend him?
Now retribution has come!
Just when Yu Ji was having a headache over this matter, Shao Xi's words almost made him faint.
