Chapter 62: Advice from the Former Dynasty

I observe Guanyin and see the self-satisfaction; I observe Zhenwu and see my true self.

Untying the old shackles of the past, today I know who I am.

Yun Zhuan wrote elegant and graceful words, like flying dragons and dancing phoenixes on the paper.

Duhuo was grinding ink nearby, without making a sound.

Yun Zhuan admired it for a while, but didn't smile at all:

"Burn it, don't let anyone see it."

Lu'e came in to collect her young lady's writing materials. When she heard what was said, she was about to speak but then she shut up.

No matter how beautiful the handwriting is, if it is not well-written, the lady will order it to be burned.

The entire Youfenglai Ceremony does not have any rules or regulations.

What is presented is exactly the daily life of a well-behaved young lady from a noble family.

Practice calligraphy, fine brushwork, and read books.

Yun Zhuan didn't care. She believed that the prerequisite for going far was to walk steadily, and she was not afraid to sacrifice the things she loved.

But she was afraid of making mistakes that she could not reverse.

Concubine Su had prepared all the evidence yesterday, so today is a good day.

"Miss, there is a newly promoted official in the court. His name is Wenlin, and his courtesy name is Yuting. Although his official position is low, he has the rank to attend court and consult on affairs. He is an official from a poor family who was sponsored by Mr. Ye according to your request." Duhuo put down the ink stick, "He said that many officials have started to write letters today to request a re-investigation of the case files of the officials in the Ministry of Justice..."

"Five officials, including Lord Chu Tian, ​​Lord Wei Yu, and Lord Qiu Shenze, have submitted letters of remonstrance."

Yun Juan stopped spreading the paper.

Chu Tian, ​​courtesy name Chunshi, is currently the second-rank minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He was a classmate of Su Taifu. In the same year, Su Taifu passed the imperial examination and Chu Tian passed the imperial examination and was ranked third. They were close friends, but no one knew about it.

Wei Yu, courtesy name Jinzhi, is currently serving as a fifth-rank academician of the Wenyuan Pavilion. The Wei family is full of upright people who are good at explaining books and have compiled countless books. They once set up a stall on the street to provide students with the opportunity to answer their questions and resolve their doubts. They are regarded as a sage family in the hearts of students and scholars, and are the emperor's confidants. They are upright and incorruptible, and are on good terms with the eldest master of the Chu family.

Qiu Shenze, with the courtesy name Lianggong, comes from Lingshu Wu Se: "Shenze is called Lianggong". He is currently serving as the Chief Secretary of the Censorate. Although Qiu's family has few members, they supervise all officials with almost no mistakes.

Yun Zhuan knew this because in his previous life, the Yun family had been a successor family for generations, and the Chu and Su families were hesitant in exchanging letters with each other, and ultimately chose to protect themselves.

This is because Yun Huai and his generation in the Yun family were almost seriously injured and disabled, and there was no one who could establish the Yun family.

It's just that the emperor's heart is unfathomable. Even though the Yun family is in such a state of decline, in order to dispel his doubts, the old man still attacks the Yun family under the instigation of treacherous ministers such as Shen's family court.

Even if it was saved, it would have been useless. No matter how much regret and sigh it was, the court was in chaos at that time, and most of the loyal officials chose to preserve their own families as the first priority.

He was even more afraid that his career would be ruined because of the charge of forming a clique for personal gain without any reason.

Everyone is in danger.

Yun Ju'an calmed down.

Even though Qiu Lianggong wanted to clear the name of the Yun family, he was still opposed by countless colleagues and criticized by the emperor.

She didn't blame anyone, but only blamed herself for not knowing the people well enough to save the Yun family from the dire situation.

"Lord Qiu is an upright man. I'm sure he has noticed the inappropriateness of this." Yun Zhuan said calmly.

Major cases are usually heard by the three judicial organs together.

Censorate, Dali Temple, Ministry of Justice.

However, when there are not so many factors involved, it is when the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice are involved together.

In the harem, she had never heard of any interactions between Concubine Shu and Concubine Zhen.

But it was also good this way. After all, Concubine Shu had two princes to rely on, so she didn't need to curry favor with Concubine Zhen.

She had some means to get to the position of one of the four concubines, otherwise, she would not have been able to reach this level with her family background as a fourth-rank Dali Temple official.

“What’s the matter?” Yun Zhuan picked up the pen and wrote the Heart Sutra.

The Queen Mother's favorite small calligraphy with flowers in it, and the gold-sprinkled rice paper smoked with the scent of bergamot.

In the harem, being obedient is the most important thing.

Whether Rong Fei went to the Empress Dowager to put on eye drops, she couldn't be wrong, right?

The sun was shining outside and the wind was blowing. Duhuo closed the window tightly, leaving only a crack.

But the light fell on Yun Ju'an, as if a god had descended.

Duhuo was a little flustered, lowering his head and not daring to look directly at her: "It's because of the Jiangzhou disaster relief case."

The Jiangzhou flood happened three years ago.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Industry worked hard at that time, and even though there were natural disasters and man-made disasters of varying sizes in the past three years, Jiangzhou finally survived.

Nowadays, the harvest is abundant, but the granaries in the south of the Yangtze River are not like this.

"It wasn't just the Yu family who were imprisoned at that time. The Wei family was also included in the investigation?" Yun Ju'an remembered this incident.

Emperor Yuan was furious and ordered more than 40 people to be brought to the capital for questioning. In the end, more than 20 people were beheaded.

The execution ground was stained with blood.

Yu Huaide, the head of the Yu family, was the governor of Jiangzhou. At that time, he colluded with the prefect Wei Changqing to embezzle and accept bribes of 1.6 million taels of silver. He also arranged for bandits to rob and kill the transporters who were escorting supplies and silver, resulting in tens of thousands of people in Jiangzhou being affected by the disaster, most of whom were killed or injured.

These included famine, disasters, disease, and at the worst times, corpses were everywhere and the land was deserted.

For the ruler and the people, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.

The people of Jiangzhou were uneasy and some riots broke out.

The country was unstable, so Emperor Yuan was furious.

Who would have thought that there would be a turn for the better?

Yun Ju'an suddenly thought of Chen Shan, whom he had met a few days ago, who had left in a hurry and looked unwell.

The Chen family was a family of military commanders in later times, but because of corruption and bribery, and because they were disloyal to the emperor, their property was confiscated. All members of the Chen family, regardless of gender, were exiled to Maoerdong, 2,000 miles away from the capital.

Only Chen Shan was left alone to support the capital. Although she was a female official who had been freed from slavery, she was still looked down upon.

"After hearing the truth, the student of Zheng Heluo started to provide relief grain and relief money in order to show his filial piety to Zheng Heluo. Later, he wrote to Zheng Heluo for help, which led to the incidents of the Yu and Wei families." Duhuo said very clearly, "These are just some of the details that Lord Wen Yuting and his friends have found out. If we want to discuss the hard evidence, it may not be easy."

"I also heard that this man is the nephew of the late Madam Zheng Heluo, and she loves him very much."

After Yun Zhuan finished writing, he admired it.

The hairpin-flowered small regular script is indeed beautiful, worthy of being the font that women in the capital city vied to learn.

"Send a letter to Ye Shuchen. Pick out the talented students from the poor families and send them to Shangjing. I will invite famous teachers for them." Yun Zhuan handed the copied Heart Sutra to Lu'e and said, "Send it to Yongshou Palace at noon."

Luye agreed and tidied it up carefully.

"Also send a letter to Banban, asking him to send someone to Jiangzhou to help Lord Qiu." Yun Zhuan smiled, "After all, Lord Qiu has a hard time handling affairs in the court, and his hands and feet are not long enough."

So what if he is a nephew? If this matter involves Emperor Yuan’s own nephew, Emperor Yuan will have to personally order the execution!

After all, the Su family loved Su Nanran, so Concubine Su must have sent a letter outside the palace, which led to today's memorial.

But this may be just one of the reasons, just a fuse.

The real ambush has never been discovered in this lifetime...

Jiangzhou Disaster Prevention Case.

Woohoo, this one has so much content. I need to read it over and over again. It was like writing a toilet paper.

(End of this chapter)