Chapter 8: Confiscating a house is a technical job
Zhang Yan, who has a gentle personality, breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Her character is that of a good old person. If she were a real ruthless person in palace fighting, she would have wiped out the Hakka family long ago.
Now Li Yunze has left a way for the Hakka family to survive, which she thinks is a good thing.
As for how the Hakka family, who had lost everything, would survive after being kicked out of the palace, and how to save their lives when facing those enemies of Wei Zhongxian, this was something Zhang Yan could not think of.
People who are too kind cannot imagine how cruel the real darkness is.
After talking about the Hakka incident, Zhang Yan breathed a sigh of relief and took a sip of tea.
At this time, the former Princess Xin and the current Queen Zhou beside her couldn't help but stretched out her hand and gently pulled her.
Zhang Yan sighed helplessly, put down the tea bowl and said again, "It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty that Your Majesty is busy with state affairs. But while you are busy, you must also care about your children and heirs."
Speaking of this, Zhang Yan felt a little sad. After all, the fact that Emperor Tianqi had no children was not because he was incompetent, but because all the children he gave birth to died young.
When she said this, Li Yunze understood what she meant.
In the eyes of modern people, marital affairs are private issues that can be resolved individually.
But it was completely different in the ancient world, especially the emperor, who affected countless people's hearts.
If the emperor does not have a son as his successor, it will lead to turmoil in people's hearts.
Not just Zhang Yan, many people are concerned about this matter.
It's just because Li Yunze is still young and it's not time for anyone to take the initiative to bring it up.
If it really came time to raise the issue, a mountain of memorials would fly over, urging the emperor to have a child.
Now, it is obvious that Zhang Yan is standing up for her sister-in-law.
At this time, Li Yunze finally looked at Queen Zhou seriously.
Queen Zhou was also very good-looking, especially her complexion was as white as jade.
"Chongzhen Palace Ci" records that "the queen's face is like jade, and she does not care about the beauty of the country."
Sensing Li Yunze's heated gaze, Queen Zhou lowered her eyelids shyly.
She must be a good girl, she manages the house well and keeps the palace in order.
But the problem is that she has a shameless father who wants money.
According to the tradition of the Ming Dynasty, all queens came from small families to prevent relatives from interfering in politics.
But after all, you are marrying a daughter-in-law, so you still have to give her the benefits she deserves. Usually, you will give your in-laws a title.
Queen Zhou's father, Zhou Kui, was granted the title of Jiading Bo.
Historically speaking, in the last days of the Ming Dynasty, when Emperor Chongzhen asked noble officials to donate money, this Jiading uncle trampled on his son-in-law's face and stamped his feet several times.
What's even more shameless is that Queen Zhou couldn't stand it and secretly gave her private money, totaling five thousand taels of silver, to Jiadingbo and asked him to take the lead in donating.
But Uncle Jiading, who regarded wealth as his life, took his daughter's two thousand taels of silver and only handed over three thousand taels.
After the news spread, it became a joke throughout the capital.
And the entire Ming Dynasty, under the strange operations of these nobles, headed for the final grave.
When Li Yunze thought of the Jiading uncle, he wanted to send him to prison. "The emperor's sister-in-law is right, she will go back when she is done with her work."
Men, as everyone knows, are pretentious.
Even if you are eager to make a hole in the bed board, you still have to be pretentious on the surface.
The girl who got the promise quickly said goodbye and left.
In the evening, after processing the memorial documents sent by the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Li Yunze reached out and picked up the official kiln tea bowl worth tens of thousands in the modern world.
Wang Chengen, who was waiting on the side, stepped forward with great discernment and saluted, "Your Majesty, the night is already dark. Do you want to get up and go to bed?"
After finishing his tea, Li Yunze nodded slowly, "Yes."
Wang Chengen hurriedly followed and asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, where are you driving from?"
When Zhu Youjian was King Xin, in addition to the princess, he also had two concubines. These were all legacies left to Li Yunze.
In addition, Wei Zhongxian also presented three delicate beauties before.
There is only one golden cudgel, so how to choose is also a difficult problem.
After thinking for a moment, Li Yunze waved his hand, "Go to the queen's side."
The fair-skinned Queen Zhou was beautiful, but her personality was gentle and gentle, and she was able to manage the household, which simply hit Li Yunze's weakness.
Moreover, he also wanted to discuss with Queen Zhou about Jiadingbo.
Wang Chengen quickly sent someone to the Queen's Palace to inform him in advance and prepare for the reception.
As the emperor, even if he moves within the palace, the scale is very large.
There were at least a hundred or ten people who led the way forward and backward, held lanterns, escorted, and carried the people away.
All the way to the Queen's Palace, the Queen, who had already received the news and was ready, led the palace staff to greet him.
Li Yunze stepped forward to help the fair-skinned and beautiful girl, "Zitong, there is no need for such courtesy between you and me."
Empress Zhou was very good in all aspects, but she was the prefect's proprietor.
She declined the ideal courtesy very dignifiedly, and said that the courtesy should not be broken.
This is indeed the Queen's style.
The queen is a wife and a mother who respects the world. Being dignified is a must.
If you want something less dignified, there are plenty of them in the palace.
Empress Zhou had not received any love for a long time. After going to bed, she gradually opened her heart and welcomed Li Yunze.
Li Yunze, who was in the sage state, gently stroked Queen Zhou's hair, "The Jin Yiwei sent a secret report the day before yesterday."
Queen Zhou, whose eyes were blurred, raised her head in confusion.
In the Ming Dynasty, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. She was very confused as to why Li Yunze told her about Jin Yiwei.
"Do you know what the secret note says?"
"I don't know."
Li Yunze smiled calmly, "It's about Jiading Bo who indulged his slaves and hurt people, and forcibly demanded money from shops in the capital. There is a sentence in the memorial that says, 'He yells at Shuntian Mansion like a lackey in the house.' I was also surprised. By the way,
How did everyone in the Tianfu become the lackeys of Jiading Bo's mansion? Could it be that the royal family in this world is surnamed Zhou?"
Queen Zhou suddenly felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
She hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Long live my forgiveness."
Looking at the tearful girl, Li Yunze sighed, "If I didn't forgive my sin, I wouldn't have told you this. I would have sent Uncle Jiading to prison long ago."
The choked Empress Zhou immediately saluted again, "Thank you for your grace."
"Go back sometime and tell Uncle Jiading that the slaves who hurt others will be sent to Shuntian Mansion immediately for punishment, and those who have been raped will be rewarded with double the amount. From now on, you will be an honest man and will not go out if you have nothing to do. Otherwise, you will be sent to prison.
Leave a private room for him!"
"Yes~~~" Empress Zhou, who was crying with pear blossoms in her eyes, bowed with choked sobs to express her gratitude.
It has been customary for emperors and relatives to do these things in all dynasties.
It's just that others can tolerate it, but not Li Yunze.
The Ming Dynasty ship was almost sinking, and people like Jiadingbo were still digging at the bottom of the ship.
If his daughter hadn't been so beautiful, she would have been accused of being an eunuch and sent to prison.
Looking at Queen Zhou with eyes that were gradually burning with fire, Li Yunze's heart gradually became hot.
He lifted the quilt and said, "Come here first and atone for your sins."
Royal study room.
Cao Huachun, with a smile on his face, held a thick stack of many account books and saluted, "Your Majesty, my servants have lived up to your Majesty's instructions and have searched the homes of Wei Ni and others in the capital for interrogation. Here are the records of the searches in Wei Ni's homes."
Wang Chengen stepped forward to take the account book, turned around and put it on the desk.
Li Yunze picked it up and looked through it. He couldn't tell whether there were any expenses simply from the account book.
Over there, Cao Huachun was still expressing his merits: "I have sent people out of the capital to arrest and interrogate Wei Ni in various places. There are also those who have worked with internal funds before, and they are also interrogated one by one."
"Don't accuse a good person wrongly."
Li Yunze put down the account book casually and said, "Please report the total number."
"Yes." Cao Huachun responded respectfully, "Replying to the emperor's words, the total amount of cash seized from Wei Ni's houses was 4,730,520 taels, gold, 6,816 taels, and many more.
Homes and shops, fields and manors, antique calligraphy and paintings, etc.”
"There's not much gold and silver."
Li Yunze picked up the tea bowl, "Everyone in Wei Ni is so greedy that they even brought the silver from the vassal treasury from various places back to the capital. Why is it so small? Is it because some of you have dirty hands and feet?"
Historically, Li Zicheng went to Beijing to pay his salary and made tens of millions of taels.
It's not right that there are so many eunuchs with so many talents.
After hearing Li Yunze's words, the smile on Cao Huachun's face quickly disappeared and turned into a look of horror.
He kowtowed repeatedly, making a dull sound when the gold bricks were smashed under his feet: "I am loyal to the emperor, I would never dare to do this~~~"
Wang Chengen, who was standing aside, had an expressionless face, but he was smiling in his heart. "Our emperor is very knowledgeable, and you can't hide the little tricks you played. Old Cao, Old Cao, don't become the next one."
Lao Wei.'
"I do want to believe you."
Li Yunze took a sip of tea and said calmly, "But the money is not enough, there must be an explanation. Let's go to Luo Yangxing and ask him to bring Jin Yiwei to help you recover the debt. I will give you ten days and come back after ten days.
Pay the bills. If that’s not enough, hum.”
Li Yunze didn't say what would happen if it wasn't enough, but Cao Huachun was still frightened and trembling all over.
He has witnessed with his own eyes these days what kind of punishment those Wei rebels who were imprisoned in prison suffered.
Thinking that he would end up like this, Cao Huachun was shaken and kowtowed repeatedly. After exiting the imperial study, he swung his legs and hurried to the prison.
He was really anxious this time, and for the sake of his own future and life, he went ruthless.
"Commander Luo." After arriving at Fusi in Beizhen and seeing Luo Yangxing, Cao Huachun said nothing nonsense, "The Emperor said, if we can't get the stolen money that satisfies the Emperor within ten days, our family will definitely be doomed. But
Before our family is destroyed, I will definitely bite your Jin Yiwei hard!"
During the previous inspections, it was all Dongchang's thieves who did it. Jinyiwei was unable to get this good job and complained a lot.
But now, Li Yunze turned Jin Yiwei and Dongchang into grasshoppers on a rope with just one word.
If Li Yunze can't get enough goods to satisfy Li Yunze after ten days, the people below will probably be fine, but they, the governors, all commanding envoys, commanding colleagues, etc. will definitely not end well.
It was Luo Yangxing who was proud of the spring breeze, but also fearful, and hurriedly turned around to look at his father who was sitting drinking tea.
"Eunuch Cao, there is no need to be like this."
Luo Sigong, who once again served as the commander of the Jinyi Guards, put down the tea bowl with a calm expression, "Before, it was the people from Dongchang who were doing the torture. To be honest, the method was too rough. Since the words have been said to this extent, let me ask my father-in-law to see it.
Ichiban, the methods of our Jinyiwei!"
"Call Niucheng, why should He Shouyi go to jail?"
After instructing his men, Luo Sigong smiled and explained, "Eunuch Cao, these two are the torture masters of our Jinyi Guard who have been passed down from generation to generation. The prisoners are under their hands, not to mention the private property. When I was a child, I had to peek at who was taking a bath."