Ning Xuan picked up the memorial and threw it straight at Minister Shen's face.
He was indeed quite dissatisfied with the Shen family recently.
Minister Shen immediately knelt down, "Your subject is guilty!"
When he gets back, he'll throw this unfilial son straight into the army camp!
At this critical juncture, how did we end up running into this mess!
Ning Xuan ignored him. "Wang Helu, the Yangzhou canal transport reports frequent maritime disasters this year. Are you aware of this?"
Wang Helu's mind raced for a moment before he finally replied, "Your Majesty, this old minister has never heard of such a thing."
Ning Xuan looked at him, her mind and heart filled with hatred.
These corrupt officials are in cahoots, their eyes only on power struggles and personal gain!
It's completely unrecognizable!
He said coldly, "Prime Minister Su, I order you to go to Yangzhou immediately, with two thousand taels of gold, to show compassion to the disaster victims and appease the people! I also bestow upon you the Imperial Sword."
If Su Yan really dies in Yangzhou, he will make the Wang family pay with their lives and the extermination of their entire clan!
Last night he tossed and turned, thinking over and over about the court officials. He concluded that Su Yan still needed to intervene in this matter concerning the Wang family.
Su Yan is the sword he has been sharpening for nearly twenty years. It is extremely sharp, yet he is already reluctant to part with it.
Su Yan knelt and thanked him, "Your subject obeys!"
Sheng Ping's face turned pale with shock. She opened her mouth weakly, but said nothing.
She was also very uneasy.
Wang Helu remained calm. He already knew about this matter; last night, Su Yan went to his residence and asked for a letter bearing his personal seal.
He gave it to him without hesitation. Su Yan is a good person, and the Wang family can't afford to upset him.
Su Yan turned and left the main hall. After receiving the gold, he quickly left the palace.
After returning to the Su residence, he changed out of his court robes and into a white dress.
Yan Yu had already prepared his luggage, and the two of them mounted their horses and rode swiftly towards Yangzhou.
The capital city is not far from Yangzhou; a day's journey by fast horse is all it takes.
But he still had to take a detour. "How's it going over there?"
"My lord, Plum Blossom Pavilion is ready."
Su Yan cracked his whip and rode towards the villa in the capital.
After staying there for a good half hour, the three of them rode forward on horseback.
Throughout the day's journey, the sound of geese could be heard from time to time.
"What you're doing is wrong; it looks far too undignified!"
"No, no, that's not right. You should try to speak less."
The man in white, "..."
As night fell and they approached the outskirts of Yangzhou, Su Yan patted Yan Yu on the shoulder and said, "From this moment on, this man is your master. Don't mess up your attitude."
Yan Yu clasped her hands in a fist salute, "Please take care, my lord!"
He then turned to the man in white and bowed respectfully, "Sir, shall we go?"
The man in white looked exactly like Su Yan. He gently shook his fan, spurred his horse forward, and rode off.
Su Yan, however, had already disguised himself and become a different person. He started to hunch over and put a white beard on his chin.
He had just forcefully raised the riding whip, but halfway up, he lowered it with a trembling hand.
He's an old man now, and even if he has some strength left on horseback, he's not as agile as before.
When Yan Yu and her servant arrived at the city of Yangzhou, the city was brightly lit, and yamen runners were lined up, holding torches.
After watching for half an afternoon and a whole night, Wang Yichun's eyes were sore from looking at the screen, and he was starting to feel sleepy.
Heaven knows, when he received this news in the early hours of last night, he was still working hard in bed with his eighth concubine, and now he has to be so well received today.
I'm so tired and sleepy.
Seeing the scene before him, the fake Su Yan was not afraid at all. He waved his fan again, looking every bit the spoiled young master.
Yan Yu's eye twitched, and he immediately dismounted. "My lord, we've arrived."
The fake Su Yan nodded, gracefully dismounted, and closed his fan as he walked away, saying, "Everyone has worked hard. There's no need to stay any longer. You can go home now."
He thought to himself that Su Yan's greatest characteristic was that he cared about the people and disliked anything that wasted money and resources on the people.
He certainly didn't like this grand welcome.
"Welcome, Your Excellency the Prime Minister!" the yamen runners shouted in unison, all kneeling in obeisance.
Even the people in Yangzhou City knelt down.
"Welcome, Your Excellency the Prime Minister!"
The name Su Yan was known throughout Daliang, and was especially renowned among the common people.
Yan Yu was anxious. If this scene reached His Majesty's ears, he would surely be displeased!
The Wang family is truly wicked!
He stepped forward and said, “My lord has never been fond of such things, please rise!”
The fake Su Yan also bowed and helped the yamen runner up, saying, "Please get up quickly."
The noise woke Wang Yichun, who was on the city wall. He had been an official for thirty years and had become much fatter.
He lifted the hem of his robe, adjusted his official hat, and hurriedly walked down the city wall.
When he reached Su Yan, he was already panting heavily. "Prime Minister! Your subordinate is late in welcoming you!"
The fake Su Yan bowed to him, saying, "Lord Wang, you are too kind."
Wang Yichun wiped the sweat from his brow, saw the yamen runners standing there, and kicked one of them. "Who told you to get up? Kneel properly! If you displease the Prime Minister, let's see how you handle the consequences!"
Fake Su Yan frowned and quickly waved his hand, "Brother Wang, I was the one who asked them to start. Quickly tell them to disperse. You and I haven't seen each other for many years and have been wanting to catch up."
Wang Yichun smiled obsequiously and waved his hand, "Disperse, disperse. You should thank the Prime Minister for his kindness."
The yamen runners dispersed, but the people remained kneeling.
Yan Yu was in a real bind.
The fake Su Yan raised his voice, "It's getting late, everyone should go home. Don't let me cause any trouble!"
As he spoke, he bowed deeply to the kneeling people.
He was also anxious at this moment. If Su Yan really lost his job and went to jail because of this, he would be a big sinner.
The people kowtowed to him again before gradually standing up.
Su Yan, who had already infiltrated the city, saw this scene and his eyes reddened.
He will be grateful for the people's kindness and will surely dispel all the dark clouds that are obscuring the sun in Yangzhou!
He was now dressed in coarse linen clothes with many patches, and his face was disguised as dark and shriveled.
He was holding a basin in his trembling hands.
The horse has already been lodged at the inn.
In the dark alley, a sallow-faced and emaciated beggar approached him. "Uncle, I have two steamed buns here. A kind person just gave them to me. Here, take one."
The beggar's hands, covered in chilblains, were so black they made the steamed bread look exceptionally white.
Su Yan made two indistinct "oh" sounds, took the steamed bun, and took a big bite.
He didn't care at all that there was some dirt on the steamed bun.
He peered out onto the street and saw the backs of two women, one in black and one in white, but there was no one else in his sight.
These must have been steamed buns bought by these two kind-hearted people for the beggar.
He ate the steamed bun quickly.
He hadn't experienced this kind of life in a long time, so it felt quite novel.
He was an orphan who had been begging on the streets since he could remember.
He grew up slowly thanks to the charity of kind-hearted people, and when he was six years old, he met a fortune teller.
He picked up his small, scarred hand, looked at it, and said that his life was extremely precious, so he took him with him.
He followed this master to many places, and gradually became enlightened, learning many fortune-telling skills.
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