Chapter 351 To Eliminate Future Trouble

Marquis Changning was handsome.

If he hadn't been so handsome, Princess Heyue wouldn't have taken a liking to him.

It was precisely because he married Princess Heyue that he brought the Suzhou royal family to a new level.

In Suzhou, the Wang family were like local tyrants.

No matter what kind of official comes here, the first person they have to pay their respects to is the Wang family.

Whoever comes here, if they want to hold their position peacefully, they have to go along with the Wang family; otherwise...

The Wang family had grown accustomed to this life of being the center of attention.

Unexpectedly, the current imperial family suddenly sent an imperial envoy to handle the wasteland affairs...

At first, the Wang family and the nobles of Suzhou did not take this imperial envoy seriously.

The officials in Suzhou changed frequently, and every new official who came to the city seemed eager to accomplish something.

And what was the result?

Either you end up standing with them or you slink away in disgrace.

The newcomer... is definitely no problem either.

No matter who you are, you'll always like at least one of them: gold and silver jewelry or beautiful women!

However, as news from this imperial envoy continued to arrive, everyone quickly became uneasy.

This imperial envoy was very young, only in his early twenties.

This imperial envoy is also a member of the imperial family, and is the eldest son of the late Duke Dingguo. He has only inherited the title for less than two years and is now the youngest Duke in Dayu.

When this news came back, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

The eldest son of the old Duke Dingguo, the current Duke Dingguo, isn't he the emperor's direct cousin?

I heard that before the Tian family came to power, they frequented the Duke of Dingguo's mansion every day and had a very good relationship with their cousins.

The imperial family sent someone like this...

This person is clearly up to no good!

When the Wang family and those nobles realized that they couldn't use their status to suppress others, they immediately thought of a second way.

Since we're here, and of such high status, let's stand together!

So, a stream of jewels and beauties were sent to that temporary residence.

To everyone's surprise, without exception, they were all sent back, without giving these nobles any face at all.

At this point, everyone knew that this young imperial envoy was determined to punish them, these nobles.

Sure enough, the imperial envoy compiled a list in less than a month.

That was a list of owners of wasteland in Suzhou.

All the noble families were on the list, with the Wang family at the very top.

At the same time, the imperial envoy also produced a list of all the noble families' tax payments over the years.

This time, the Wang family is still on the list, but they are at the very bottom.

They have the most land, yet pay the least taxes.

Even a fool would know there's something fishy going on here!

The Wang family asked many people to help them meet this imperial envoy.

But the imperial envoy consistently refused, citing being too busy...

Later, someone from the Wang family found out that the imperial envoy had written a memorial to send back to the capital, requesting His Majesty to severely punish the Wang family and their accomplices.

Originally, if it were just a matter of occupying wasteland, the Wang family wouldn't have been too worried.

At worst, we can just return the land.

However, when the Wang family occupied the land, their subordinates committed many bad deeds.

They forcibly abducted women and drove their tenants to their deaths.

There were two wealthy families because they owned two plots of land that happened to be next to the Wang family's land.

In order to seize those lands, the Wang family actually colluded with mountain bandits and wiped out these two wealthy families...

If these incidents, one by one, were to reach the imperial court, they would surely lead to the confiscation of their property...

As the deadline drew ever closer, the Wang family finally couldn't sit still any longer.

"If he doesn't want to live a good life, then he shouldn't live at all!"

Marquis Changning contacted the Ruyi Alliance, the most famous assassin organization in the martial arts world, through a third party...

"Should we let Mother know about this?" Marquis Changning asked Princess Heyue.

Princess Heyue thought for a moment and then shook her head.

"It's best not to let Mother know; these are all minor matters."

To avoid her saying anything more.

Killing an imperial envoy is nothing, even if he is the youngest duke in Dayu.

"He's just a young punk, killing him is no big deal. Suzhou is such a big place, who knows if he offended someone?" Princess Heyue sneered.

It's just a little guy, how much trouble can he cause?

Killing this guy will at most cause the emperor on the throne to feel sorry for him for a few days.

Who can say that the Wang family did this?

Okay, so even if it turns out the Wang family did it, so what? Can you execute the entire Wang family?

The Wang family doesn't just have me, a princess; there's also my mother, the Grand Princess!

In terms of seniority...

Even the current emperor has to call his mother "Imperial Grandmother"...

Marquis Changning shared the same sentiment: his mother-in-law was getting on in years, and they shouldn't let her worry about such a small matter.

"Have all the people been arranged?" Princess Heyue suddenly asked.

"Everything is ready! They say they'll arrive in Suzhou tomorrow."

As for the itinerary of the Duke of Dingguo... that has also been found out.

"I heard that he will come out to see the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival, saying that he will share the joy with the people," said Marquis Changning hurriedly.

Princess Heyue was astonished upon hearing this.

Sharing joy with the people? Ha! That's the day you'll be sent to heaven.

"Is that person reliable? Will there be any problems?" Princess Heyue was a little worried.

"Princess, rest assured! They are from the Ruyi Alliance, the number one assassin organization in the martial arts world."

It took me 200,000 taels of silver to hire them.

"They have a very good reputation. Even if they make a mistake, they will commit suicide on the spot and leave no clues," said Marquis Changning with a smile.

Princess Heyue was astonished when she heard that it cost 200,000 taels of silver.

"So expensive! Looks like they really have some skill. Hopefully, they can hit the bullseye on the 15th."

As long as we get rid of this kid.

From now on, no matter who is sent from the capital, the person sent should think carefully about whether they have the life to return.

In terms of status, this Duke of Dingguo was quite a figure.

If he can't do it, how can anyone else?

"This is called making an example of someone!" Princess Heyue said fiercely.

Marquis Changning nodded.

That's right, that's exactly what it means.

Even the youngest Duke of Dingguo of Dayu died in Suzhou, so anyone else would have to think twice before coming.

"But this way, we'll offend the imperial family and the Duke of Dingguo's mansion," Marquis Changning said with a smile.

"Just a little kid and a penniless family."

So what if we've offended them? Are we afraid of them?

With the emperor far away and the mountains high, as long as his mother was still alive, the young emperor had no way to harm the Wang family.

"What we need to do now is to eliminate any future troubles," Princess Heyue said calmly.

Marquis Changning stroked his beard, also expressing his approval.

Yes! This is called eliminating future troubles.

Once this is removed, everyone will obey whoever comes next...