Chapter 2459 Empathy 2
"That's not the case," Bai Shan was not Manbao and had no experience in gossiping with the emperor. Therefore, he looked conflicted and decided to tell the truth after a while. "Your Majesty, this is someone's private matter. It's not right for us to talk about them behind their backs, right?"
The emperor was stunned. This was the first time he had been politely rejected in this way. So he perked up and became more interested. He immediately asked, "Why is it a private matter?"
The emperor said in high spirits, "Didn't you hear what Wei Zhi and the others said? There are no private matters in the royal family. They complained even when I skipped half a bowl of rice. Now, matters involving the promotion, demotion, and transfer of officials are involved. How can this be considered a private matter?"
He stared at Bai Shan and said, "It's obvious that you know the truth. Tell me, what's the hidden story? Could it be that the Daizhou governor rejected some request from Li Meng and others, offending them, and that's why so many people have been impeaching him recently?"
When Bai Shan heard the emperor's speculation, he quickly said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood."
He paused and said, "I don't know the details very well, but the Ma family and the Wang family are related by marriage. Spur Ma has a nephew who married the sixth lady of the Wang family..."
Bai Shan told the story about how Man Bao examined Wang Ruile and diagnosed her with multiple miscarriages and broken bones.
He didn't dare to reveal that Madam Tang had tricked Ma Hongzhong into going to Yongzhou and giving him a beating, but he did mention Wang's attitude. "Now Wang wants to cancel the engagement, but Wang's daughter loves her son and can't bear to be separated from him, so they are fighting over the child."
Generally speaking, when a couple divorces, the children will follow the father, and it is very rare for a woman to take her children away from her husband's home.
Obviously, Wang didn't want to give up the child.
The emperor understood what he heard. After a moment's thought, he asked doubtfully, "What is the relationship between Li Meng and the Wang family?"
I haven't heard that they are good friends.
Bai Shan said, "Aren't they all related to the Cui family by marriage? Perhaps it was a request from a relative."
The emperor narrowed his eyes. Li Meng had a very stubborn temper. If it was just a request from his in-laws, it would probably be difficult for him to say these words in private, right?
However, he also knew that Bai Shan was young and inexperienced, so it was not easy for him to talk about these things. Anyway, he already knew the most important thing, so he waved his hand and let Bai Shan leave.
As soon as Bai Shan left, he said to Gu Zhong, "Ask Yin Li to come to the palace."
Humph, Bai Shan doesn’t dare to say it, but does that mean Yin Li doesn’t dare to say it either?
As for whether Yin Li knew about this issue, the emperor really had no doubt. The matter had been brought to the court, so how could Yin Li not know?
Yin Li really knew. Not only did he know, he knew it even better than Bai Shan Zhouman.
He took a sip of tea first, and then started talking to the emperor. Not only the emperor, but even the attendant who was taking notes with a pen was stunned. They were a little confused for a moment, not knowing how to record this gossip briefly in the book.
It’s not good to be too short. If this incident causes some serious consequences later, what if future generations cannot find the cause and effect in history books?
If it is too long, it will take up too much space and lose the main point.
Although he had all sorts of random thoughts in his mind, Qiujilang still wrote them all down truthfully.
Yin Li noticed this matter because Madam Tang and others beat people in Yongzhou.
Although he only guarded the capital, Yongzhou was the secondary capital and was also under his control. Mrs. Tang and others beat people in the street, and his son was at the scene, so it was hard for him not to pay attention.
This attention revealed that both the Wang and Cui families were in conflict with the Ma family, especially the Cui family, who seemed to be ready to crush the Ma family.
So Yin Li sent people to investigate, and not only found out that Wang's daughter had been beaten and imprisoned, but also found out that Wang had sent Cui's daughter back to Cui's family.
The emperor's smile faded, and he asked, "How could Wang Shi have never discovered such a violent person?"
Yin Li sighed and said, "Wang Liuniang's parents are both dead. She has only one adopted brother, who is studying away from home all year round. Whenever she returns to her parents' home, she is entertained by her uncle and aunt. Her aunt is the daughter of the Cui family who was sent back to the Cui family."
The emperor understood immediately.
Yin Li said, "Women in the boudoir are trapped in the backyard, with few people to rely on. Once the channels for passing on information are cut off, and there is no one at home to care and ask questions, it is normal for outsiders to not notice anything unusual for three to five years."
"If the Ma family were smart, they could have completely tamed Wang Liuniang in the past few years, or even killed her outright. People outside wouldn't have noticed anything unusual. However, they needed to rely on the power of the Wang family's in-laws, so they were reluctant to kill her. And Wang Liuniang wasn't tamed, so this is why it happened."
The emperor snorted coldly and said directly: "This is Ma Hongzhong, is he also studying?"
"Yes, I took advantage of the Wang family's influence to study at Bingzhou Prefecture School. I heard that I took the Mingjing exam this year, but I didn't pass it."
"He can't even pass the exam at his age. He's obviously untalented. It's one thing to have no talent, but he's also unethical. It's a waste of a place to stay in the prefectural academy. I'll have Bingzhou expel him later."
However, the emperor was not most concerned about this matter. What he cared about most was Cui's attitude. "Cui has lost face."
"Yes, not many people knew about it, and the matter was suppressed. However, the Cui family did help the Wang family suppress the Ma family."
The emperor fell into deep thought, and after a long while he said, "Go, find someone to submit a memorial impeaching Governor Ma for his lax management of his family, and expose this matter."
Yin Li: "...Your Majesty, that's not the Ma Spurs family. Ma Spurs and his brother have long since separated..."
"I don't care. I just want someone to impeach her. You don't have to mention the Cui family's mistakes. Just say that Wang family's daughter was beaten badly. I'll submit a memorial tomorrow. Go find someone."
The emperor was ready to do something secretly, but he still felt a little uncomfortable when he returned to the harem, so he said to the queen: "When Mingda and Changyu get married, we should give them more personal guards. How about 800, no, 1,000 people?"
He said, "This way, if they are bullied at their husband's house, they won't have nowhere to turn for help."
The Queen: "...Your Majesty, one thousand personal guards is the rule of the Prince's Palace."
"What's wrong with me making Mingda a prince?" He said, "She is weak and cannot be wronged."
The Queen said helplessly, "The Bai family won't bully Mingda. Do you think Bai Er is someone who can bully Mingda? You gave her so many people, and she still has to find a place to put them. Isn't that a waste of talent?"
Moreover, the court officials would not agree. The queen swallowed the words and did not dare to mention it at this time, otherwise it would provoke his bad temper and might backfire.
The emperor said, "It's a waste, but it's only a thousand people. I can still afford to support them."
He said, "You don't know how evil people outside are. How does the Wang family compare to the Ma family? It's just like how our family compares to the Bai family. When Wang Feng chose the Ma family as his in-laws, he must have thought that the Ma family was of lower status and would not dare to bully his daughter. But in the end, the entire Ma family, even a servant, dared to humiliate Wang's daughter."
"Yin Li is right. A woman trapped in the harem, if she doesn't have some influence outside, once she's captured, she won't even be able to seek help." The emperor felt horrified and saddened to the point of wanting to cry. His eyes rimmed with red as he spoke, "When I think of Mingda being bullied in the future, with her words unable to reach the palace, while she suffers outside and we're still here in the palace hoping she's doing well, my heart aches."
Queen: ...
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