Wei Yunyi was a little troubled.
This has been clearly stated in Song Gongwen's memorial.
The nobles colluded with the Baiyi Sect and committed a serious crime, and the evidence was conclusive, so there was no problem.
After Concubine Ying's explanation and his own guess, he was completely sure that this was true.
In theory, colluding with the White Clothes Sect is a crime equivalent to treason, and the person can be beheaded and displayed to the public, or the three clans can be exiled.
But Wei Yunyi felt that if he did so.
That is almost equivalent to wiping out the entire aristocratic family.
In the future, there will be no situation where the aristocratic forces threaten the court.
For a wise ruler, this is definitely the best choice.
But Wei Yunyi didn't want this to happen.
Because he still wanted to rely on these nobles to continuously weaken the fortune of the Wei Dynasty.
If I was sentenced to a serious crime like this, it would undoubtedly ruin my future plans.
After all, this was just a member of the Jiangnan gentry. Killing him would scare all the gentry in the world and make it easier for the court to manage the local area, which was not what he wanted.
What Wei Yunyi wants to do is to let the gentry continue to resist the court.
So these people must never be killed.
Keep it.
But you have to come up with an excuse.
After all, he also knew that these nobles exploited the people and acted recklessly.
Even if we have to rely on them to ruin the country's destiny, we can't let them go so easily.
Thinking of this, Wei Yunyi couldn't help but feel troubled.
What should we do?
now.
He is very conflicted.
Faced with Concubine Ying's question, I had no idea how to answer.
It is indeed difficult to teach these nobles a lesson while not being able to kill them.
Just when Wei Yunyi was thinking about it and couldn't find a solution, a sudden flash of inspiration came to his mind and he thought of something.
You know, I am the emperor. Why do I have to make all the decisions myself?
It would be better to leave this matter to the people below.
After all, this was caused by my father-in-law.
Why handle it yourself?
That's right.
I can let go completely, after all, there is no way out, right?
After considering this, Wei Yunyi's eyes brightened. He glanced at Concubine Ying, cleared his throat, and said, "Since this matter was led by Song Gongwen, let him handle it himself."
"Anyway, those Jiangnan nobles, besides colluding with the White Clothes Sect, are also accused of obstructing the implementation of national policy."
"So, approve the memorial and tell Song Gongwen to join forces with Jingzhao Prefecture to convict him."
"But one thing is for sure: no matter what, we must not take the lives of those nobles."
"We can't implicate the members of the noble clan yet."
At this point, he said solemnly: "In short, in this matter, I don't want bloodshed. I just want to teach them a lesson."
After hearing this, Zhao Lingying finally understood everything.
Your Majesty does not want to kill those nobles.
But she is strange.
The crimes those people committed were not ordinary crimes, they were colluding with the White Clothes Sect.
The White Robe Sect were designated as traitors by the late emperor, and they must be killed whenever they are seen.
What about the gentry? They have great influence in the court and in other places. Their every move needs to be watched. Now they are colluding with the White Clothes Sect. What is their purpose?
Zhao Lingying believes that this matter can be thoroughly investigated.
after all.
Once the nobles really have the intention of rebellion, and then unite with those nobles, the consequences will be unimaginable.
But from what His Majesty said, it seemed that he didn't want to investigate further, which made her very confused.
However, even though I was very confused.
But Zhao Lingying finally said, "I understand."
Hearing this, Wei Yunyi nodded. Saving the lives of those nobles was to tell them that they still had a chance and could continue to resist the court. As for what his father-in-law did, that had nothing to do with him.
Because he has already decided the most important thing.
Then.
Wei Yunyi chatted with Zhao Lingying for a while and then left on his own.
Today is the time for system settlement. Although he was backstabbed by his father-in-law, he is still certain in his heart.
Because of the two major projects that consume national strength, the luck of this month is bound to be weakened.
You must know that this is already a waste of time and money.
The national finances began to run into deficit.
Even if we prevent the gentry from destabilizing the imperial court, what good will that do?
As for whether the reform should continue, Wei Yunyi did not want to consider it for the time being.
But one thing is that the pace of implementing the land-based tax system across the country must be slowed down.
Otherwise, God knows what will happen.
He knows it very well.
Once this reform succeeds in the Wei Dynasty, the country's fortunes will surely rise.
Even if there are those two major projects that are continuously consuming national strength, with one positive and one negative, who knows if they will offset each other?
But he hasn't figured out how to do it specifically. Anyway, let's wait for the system to settle this time.
Of course, there is another question in Wei Yunyi's mind.
That's it.
How did my father-in-law collect such evidence of the collusion between the nobles and the Baiyi Sect?
Neither the gentry nor the White Robe Sect were simple forces, and during this period, Song Gongwen had been in the capital and had never left.
How can we get to the bottom of such a secret matter?
Even if my father-in-law has super powers, he can't do this, right? It's too outrageous.
There is also Taifu Zhang Zhengming, this famous official. It seems that every decision he made in recent times has been more or less problematic.
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