Xiao Feng glanced at Yan Shifan with a smile and said in his heart 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 part of the etiquette and law.
The beautiful women recruited by Long Live are kept in the palace and provided with fine clothes and fine food. They are used as usual. When they are older, they will also be given gold to leave the palace. How can these beautiful women have any resentment?
But those women who were deceived under the pretense of longevity were either reduced to playthings kept 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 what you said, it's been three years since the latest period, 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 this sentence. The smile on his face made Yan Shifan feel a little bit in his heart and he 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 of Taoism and immortality!
Therefore, long live the order, please order that all women who are deceived by officials, no matter where they are at the time, as long as they are returned home, the family can be reunited, and the resentment 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 have been deceived are threatened or even silenced, the Lord will charge them with treason and treason!”
Yan Song roared angrily, saying he could no longer 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?"
"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 will be 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 her 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, and she would not dare to run away even if she died. The tall and thick master also cried, out of fright, and knelt on the ground begging her.
"Auntie, I beg you to go. Over the years, although I have been a little rude, I still treat you as a human being. It is better than those people who treat women as human beings.
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 had issued an order in a messy manner.
If any girl who was defrauded in the name of recruiting show girls can return home safely, the buyer will no longer be held accountable. If the girl cannot return home, then we will investigate to the end, and she may 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 by everyone, and the nine clans will be implicated.
So she agreed, and the master was overjoyed. He made her the best clothes, packed her with a large bag of gold and silver, and let her 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 it was 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, younger brother, and younger 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.
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 money to redeem themselves, but even paid a small sum of money.
"Daughter, my mother has been kind to you over the years. Don't ever bear grudges against your mother. She also came from a miserable background. If you hate her, just hate those who defrauded 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 committed suicide because of their strong temper.
The lives of these girls were once like ants. Whether they were cheated, sold around, or finally perished in a dark room, no one cared.
But now, their lives are no longer like those of ants. Those who have harmed, tortured, and harmed them will be picked out one by one by the 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 openly, 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 have been wronged in prison, just like those girls crying for help in the dark room. Just like no one could save those girls in the beginning, no one can save them now.
They will die in pain and fear, and then be thrown into mass graves. When wild dogs chew on their bones, people will understand: those who treat others like ants will never escape themselves.
After this incident, most of Yan Party's local and county-level officials were lost. Yan Party's vitality was severely damaged, and it will be difficult for Yan Party to return to its full glory.
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 will be officially agreed by Jiajing to fully assist Yan Song as director.
The father and son completely controlled the government. Historically, the Strict Party reached its peak at this time. 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.