Then he said to his second aunt, "Second daughter-in-law, take a look. All the women of marriageable age in that courtyard should be sent out to find husbands. Don't waste the young women's prime years."
Moonlight: Old ginger is spicier, it found an excuse for the Qing people so quickly, you have to admire it.
“Mother, the people in Boming’s room are all his usual servants, this…” Before Aunt Yu could finish speaking, Uncle Yu said, “Madam, listen to Mother, just leave a few servants in his courtyard.”
Yue Fuguang glanced at Yu Boming's back. Xi Liu's face was a little pale, while Bao Ping's face showed a hint of joy.
Time flies, and the New Year is less than half a month away. Here, Yue Fuguang is nestled in the armchair that Grandpa Qian made for her, which is like a sofa, and is half asleep.
It's still better to have Eunuch Qian. Not only does Emperor Mingxi need him, but Yue Fuguang also feels that Eunuch Qian serves her more attentively and can handle things to her liking.
She felt a little unaccustomed to his absence the other day.
Just as I was thinking of this, I heard the voice of Cai Xuan, the Minister of Justice, in my ear: "Your Majesty, reports have come from Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Yizhou and Jiaozhou in the past two days."
Five days ago, the local powerful families Zhou, Fan, Zhao and Bai led outsiders disguised as bandits into our territory to plunder grain and other valuables.
This has caused significant property damage and loss of life. It is reported that several ringleaders have been apprehended. What should be done with the others? Your Majesty, please advise.
[Huh? According to the records, these families were supposed to be very meticulous in their investigations. How come they were discovered so quickly? And the ringleaders were caught, weren't they just family heads like Bai Yu's father?]
Logically speaking, all of these people, except for Fan Shiping, lived to see the fall of the Dayan Kingdom.
"These companies are far away from me, they couldn't have been controlled by me. There must be something we don't know about that happened."
You Mingmin also stepped forward to report, "Your Majesty, the people who went to Jiaozhou to look for Bai Yu recently sent word that Bai Yu has indeed returned to the Bai family, but they did not find the Northern Li man Chonghua there."
They speculated that Chonghua might have been hidden somewhere by Baiyu, and they were still secretly searching for him.
Therefore, when the Bai family is escorted to the capital, I will personally interrogate Bai Yu and Na Chonghua about their whereabouts, as a way to give the Third Prince of Beili an explanation.”
Emperor Mingxi nodded and said, "I approve of what Minister You has said."
After a moment's thought, he said to Cai Xian, "Minister Cai, you will coordinate with the Ministry of War to send a team to each of the four prefectures to escort all the family members of the four families to the capital for trial."
A flash of golden light appeared in his eyes. "Minister Dong and Lord Wang, send people to accompany them. Sixty percent of the four families' property will be inventoried, sealed, and transported to the capital. Forty percent will be left for disaster relief and compensation to the people."
Lord Wang's main task was to clarify the ownership of the land and property of the four families, returning any seized property to its rightful owners, while the remaining land would be cataloged and placed under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.
He said with a serious expression, "It must be completed before spring plowing, so as not to miss the farming season."
The group responded in unison, "Yes, Your Majesty."
[Master, the emperor has suddenly acquired so much land. Do we have enough seeds? He said he would soon have a large amount of land coming in; could he be referring to the land belonging to these four families?]
"If so, does that mean Emperor Mingxi had already noticed the schemes of those families and was just waiting for them to walk into his trap?"
Yes, when did this emperor become so clever? Normally, he would die without ever knowing the truth.
Emperor Mingxi: How did you know? It's because of you, you big mouth, always chattering away!
"As you said, these families have quite a lot of land. We don't have enough seeds. If we want to plant them all, we'll have to wait until the year after next."
[The year after next? The people of Dayan are lucky; they can still grow two crops before the famine strikes. If they take good care of them, perhaps fewer people will die.]
The emperor and his ministers of Dayan were greatly shocked. What famine? Where is there a famine? Please explain clearly!
They were about to obtain high-yield, high-quality seeds, and now they had large tracts of land. Before they could even celebrate, a famine struck.
No wonder the original Dayan collapsed. If all these events had occurred normally, the broken ship Dayan might have truly sunk.
【Master, the recent events in Dayan have all deviated from the original historical timeline, and now the four traitorous families, the biggest cancers, have been uprooted.】
If some subsequent events had been changed, wouldn't the Dayan Kingdom might not have perished so early?
"If the same person were to succeed to the throne, they would only be able to prolong their existence for a few more years. What, are you disappointed that the Great Yan Kingdom did not perish as expected?"
Who was it that told me before that they wanted to help the common people of this world?
"That...that's different. The changes in the Great Evolution are too much; I just find it a bit strange."
"It is a bit strange, although our appearance has become the biggest variable in this world, affecting everything in the process?"
But everything is changing for the better; the Great Yan Dynasty is far too lucky!
It can't be that their Great Yan shouldn't have perished, and that their ancestors were protecting them!
[That's probably not the case. Although they were emperors, they went to the underworld after death, not our heavenly realm. Only those with great merit and who have been judged by Yama, the King of Hell, have the opportunity to enter our heavenly realm after death.]
These two ancestors guessed and guessed, while the emperor and his ministers of Dayan dared not even breathe loudly, thinking to themselves that it had indeed come. They had already anticipated that this commotion would be too great and that it was far from the capital.
After the fates of the four families deviated from the historical timeline, these two were bound to have doubts, but fortunately they had made thorough preparations.
Could these two ancestors please clarify which prince ultimately succeeded to the throne?
"Then what do you suggest we do? Putting everything else aside, whether Dayan becomes better or worse doesn't really affect us much, it won't affect our good lives."
Aren't you curious, Master? Why does everything deviate so much from history? Look at the court, there are so many people with short-lived fates, such as Xie Zhiyan, Wei Ping, Wu Yong, Feng Tang, and so on.
Or those who suffered a tragic old age, such as Wu Yuanjing, Cai Xian, Gu Yutong, Huo Ying, and so on.
The fates of these people seem to be slowly improving with the arrival of their master; those who were destined to die young are no longer dying young, and those whose later years are bleak seem to have a chance of salvation.
Those whose names were chosen silently lit three incense sticks and solemnly bowed to the moonlight. When they returned home, they instructed the women in their families to secretly set up a longevity tablet for the Junior Tutor and offer three incense sticks every day.
Moonlight: Is it possible that I don't want to live forever with you?
Those whose names weren't called felt a little panicked. Were we among those in the "wait and see" group? They just didn't know if they died young or faced a miserable old age!
No, I have to go back and set up a longevity tablet for these two, and burn three sticks of incense every day, otherwise I won't feel at ease!
"Who can still be saved?"
If Wu Yong hadn't died young, Wu Yuanjing wouldn't have had such a desolate old age.
Cai Xian reported on the four major families; he must have known a lot about the inside story.
The master might as well go and find out what's going on with him. His youngest son's leg will be broken at the Drunken Red Pavilion tonight. You can use this opportunity to remind him and ask him about the Four Great Families.
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