Chapter 2460 Impeachment
The queen hesitated for a moment. She was not afraid that Mingda and Changyu would be bullied by their husband's family. The Wei family had a clean and upright family tradition. If Wei Zhi's character ranked second in Dajin, no one would dare to rank first.
Regardless of his talent, the son he taught had decent character, at least he was a gentleman.
She was only worried that Changyu would bully others, and never worried that others would bully Changyu.
As for Mingda, that’s even worse.
Everyone in the Bai family is honest and loyal. She agreed at that time because of this point, and another reason was Bai Er's affection for Mingda.
However, personal guards are still necessary, not to prevent them from being bullied by their husband's family, but because having personal guards makes it easier for them to do things outside.
No one knows a daughter better than her mother. She knows the personalities of her two daughters, so it would be good to have some personal guards around her.
But a thousand is not necessary.
According to regulations, the princesses of the Jin Dynasty all had their own personal guards, ranging from eighty to five hundred, depending on the emperor's favor and rewards for them.
Currently, the emperor's sister, Princess Zhao, has the largest number of personal guards. However, Princess Zhao has passed away. Among the remaining princesses, most have two hundred or three hundred personal guards.
It’s not that the emperor is stingy, but these guards are paid by the national treasury, so except for the princess who is particularly favored, few people can get the highest level of 500.
The emperor originally selected five hundred personal guards for Mingda, but he now feels that five hundred are not enough.
Didn’t Ms. Wang have any dowry?
Of course there is, but she was still bullied. Why?
That was naturally because her dowry was not big enough. If her dowry was big enough, could the Ma family have taken it down and destroyed it in one fell swoop?
It's a pity that the Queen is unwilling, otherwise he could afford to support them with an extra 500. At most, the extra people could be put into his private treasury. Well, otherwise Mingda could support them herself. If she was given more property, even if she did nothing, the money would be enough for her military pay.
The emperor was making plans in his mind, and then he said to the empress, "Yin Li mentioned earlier that the capital city is overcrowded. Even the houses in Yongzhou are sparse and crowded. Many people who come to the capital have to live in the villages below, which makes travel very inconvenient. I think it would be better to expand Yongzhou City and build a new city street."
The Queen looked at him and asked, "Your Majesty, where do you want to expand?"
The emperor coughed lightly and said, "I think the southwest of Yongzhou is a good choice. It's close to the Wei River, the land is flat and wide, and it's close to the capital. By the way, Yongzhou City is not far from Liyang, and Liyang is close to Wannian County. If it is expanded, Yongzhou and the capital will almost be connected in the future. This will make it even closer to the capital and more convenient for travelers."
Although the Queen knew he had selfish motives, she briefly considered that this would benefit the people, so she smiled and nodded, but still reminded him, "Your Majesty, please don't go too far."
The emperor was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly. He reached out and held the queen's hand and said, "I know, don't worry."
The emperor mentioned this matter to his court officials the next day. Wei Zhi and others also knew that the capital was now crowded, especially now that the country was peaceful and the people were prosperous. More and more people came to Chang'an, including people studying, doing business, and working every year. There were all kinds of people here.
Rich people can naturally buy or rent a house in the capital, but what about those who have no money or limited assets?
Even local people may be forced to leave the capital.
Wei Zhi had proposed expanding the city of Chang'an two years ago, but it was shelved due to various problems. Now it is not the time to expand the capital, but expanding Yongzhou is also a good idea.
Yongzhou is the secondary capital, not far from the capital, and can be reached in two hours. The area chosen by the emperor for expansion is even closer. When the road is built, it will basically take only one hour to reach Wannian County from the new city, which will be convenient for many poor students studying in the capital.
So everyone discussed it and decided that the scope needed to be surveyed jointly by people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works, and after reporting the data, it would be submitted to the court officials for discussion.
After this major event came to an end, Yin Li found someone to submit a memorial to impeach Governor Ma for failing to manage his family properly, and brought to light the affairs that the Wang, Cui, and Ma families had kept secret.
The ministers in the court didn't show much change in expression, but they were all complaining in their hearts and were extremely surprised.
Among them, the one who suffered the most serious damage was not the Wang family, nor even the Ma family, but the Cui family.
Although it was not pointed out in the memorial, anyone who asked around would know that Wang was sent back to the Ma family by her aunt Cui, and that was why the Ma family tortured Wang unscrupulously.
When people feel pity for Wang's daughter, they can't help but question Cui's upbringing. This is a fatal blow to Cui, who now relies on her in-laws for survival.
In the capital, the Cui daughters in the backyards of each family hated Wang Cui to death at once, but at this time they could do nothing and had to pretend to be united against a common enemy to deal with the Ma family first.
Mrs. Tang hadn't expected this matter to reach the court. They had already been keeping a low profile enough. Therefore, she couldn't help but frown, feeling a little worried.
Lord Tang smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry. If this matter gets out of hand, the Cui family won't let it go. Don't worry, even if your father doesn't take any action, the Cui family won't let the Ma family go. They will definitely put all the blame on the Ma family."
He added, "Now all you have to do is keep a close eye on the Ma family and don't let them become desperate and attack the child."
Mrs. Tang said, "I have already written to my father."
She sighed and said, "Once this incident happened, our Wang family has become famous."
Lord Tang smiled and said, "We still have Cui at the front, so we are not afraid."
Madam Tang glanced at him and said, "What's there to be happy about? We, the Wang family, have quite a few daughters of the Cui family in our harem."
Not to mention distant relatives, her grandmother’s surname was Cui!
Lord Tang touched his nose and said, "It's my husband's fault. I shouldn't be so gloating. Let's send a letter of comfort to father."
"Go away. Do you think your father isn't annoying enough?"
In fact, Patriarch Wang was not really worried. Taiyuan was not far from the capital, and news always traveled faster. He had just received the news that Ma Hongzhong had returned to Bingzhou with a bruised face, and the next thing he knew was what happened in the court.
Bingzhou is not far from Taiyuan, and the Ma family lives in a county town near Taiyuan. It only takes one hour to get there by fast horse.
Before Ma Hongzhong entered the county town, Wang Cheng stopped someone and beat him up again. This time, there was no Mrs. Tang to stop him in a deterrent way. He kicked the man a little hard. Although he didn't cripple the man, the injuries on his body looked terrible.
After the fight, Wang Cheng went home with his fourth and fifth sisters and their couples.
Patriarch Wang met them in person and asked Ma Hongzhong for his reaction. Then, upon receiving the news from the capital, he summoned a steward and said, "Go to the Ma family and bring the young master out."
Wang Geng was stunned for a moment and then said, "Uncle, if we take the child out now, the Ma family will sue us for stealing the child..."
(End of this chapter)
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