Xu Daquan's case did not stay with Yu Tingzhang for long before it was taken over by officials from the Ministry of Justice.
The main reason is that too many people are involved, and they are all important officials in the court.
When Emperor Zhou learned about this, he ordered a thorough investigation.
Behaviors before the founding of the country can be forgiven, but if anyone attempts to overthrow the regime after the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, especially after the fall of Shangjing City, he must be severely punished.
The atmosphere in the court was so oppressive that no one dared to speak.
Those who came from the capital and had not yet established themselves wanted to kill Xu Dachun.
I thought if you want to take revenge on Xu Daquan, just take revenge on Xu Daquan, why drag them into this?
But Xu Dachun was just a servant, so how could he understand all these twists and turns?
When he saw the account book, he thought he had caught Xu Daquan.
Who would have thought that Xu Daquan was Qin Huang's man and was secretly plotting something big!
Oh my, they all rejected Qin Wenchang's invitation to restore the country, but who knew that at the last minute, someone would bring up the old accounts.
It’s so annoying!
If I get implicated, I'll have to skin that idiot alive!
Xu Dachun had no idea that he was about to face a disaster. The yard was full of servants, but he was the only one who had been granted the privilege of freely entering and leaving the Xu Mansion because of his meritorious reporting.
Xu Dachun was very proud. He dug out the private property of Xu's housekeeper and went to find Ruyan with a bag of silver.
This time he received unprecedented preferential treatment. Aunt Hong not only arranged for him to have a private chat with Ruyan, but also gave him a girl to spend a night with.
It’s not that Xu Dachun doesn’t covet the colorful world outside, it’s just that he didn’t have money before, so he had to restrain his desires.
Now that he has made a fortune, he is highly praised by Aunt Hong.
His mind, which was already not very rational, shattered in an instant and he was unable to get out of the land of sweetness.
When he returned home satisfied, the smell of makeup on his body made his son and daughter-in-law explode.
The three of them fought each other, and in the end no one knew who won. Anyway, they all suffered a miserable defeat, and the gate of Xu's mansion was never opened again.
Half a month later, Chi Xingyue learned about the Xu Mansion again.
It was already midsummer, and the vegetable market was bustling with activity.
"I don't know what Xu Daquan did wrong to deserve to be beheaded in public!
Even the women of the Xu family were not spared. I heard they were taken to the military camp and used as slaves!"
"Oh my god, so miserable? What kind of thing has he done that has angered heaven and man?"
"I don't know. Lord Yu said it's a confidential matter and told us not to pry into it, lest we get into trouble."
"It seems like it's a big deal."
"Of course, I heard that Xu Dachun was commended by the government.
I gave them a bonus of over one hundred taels of silver and also returned the indentures of the family of three."
"It's unheard of for a servant to be this kind of person. The government has really taken every aspect into consideration.
If Xu Dachun was still a slave, no one would dare to take him home and entrust him with important tasks!
It's rotting in my hands, so I have to take it to a dentist to take care of it. Who can afford to take care of it with that size?
"Hahaha, who says it isn't?
Even if they were looking for a permanent worker, they wouldn't dare hire him. After all, everyone's life is theirs!
So, the government is using one hundred taels of silver to buy the rest of their lives!"
“Who says it’s not?”
Xu Dachun hid in the crowd, listening to everyone's comments about him. At first he was quite proud of himself, but gradually he realized that something was wrong.
God, why didn’t he think that his future was bleak?
I thought that I would be treated as a guest of honor after receiving an award from the government.
It's not a problem to find a job that pays 70 or 80 taels a month.
Fortunately, he had hidden some silver, so he wouldn't be in trouble in the short term.
But all spending without earning is not a long-term solution. I have to discuss it with my son and daughter-in-law when I get back.
At worst, they would just leave Youzhou.
If we go far away, no one will know what happened in the Xu Mansion!
Xu Dachun smiled again and waited for the scorching sun to shine on his head.
The executioner announced: "It is three quarters past noon. Execution!"
A shining big knife fell from the sky.
The blow hit Xu Daquan's neck, splashing blood all over the ground.
Until his death, Xu Daquan never thought that he would not have a good end.
Obviously, he got whatever he wanted in the first half of his life!
His head rolled several times on the ground, and he died with his eyes open.
Coincidentally meeting Xu Dachun's shocked and frightened eyes, Xu Daquan seemed relieved and his eyes dimmed.
But this scene scared Xu Dachun.
He developed a high fever that night and eventually died of suffocation due to the fever.
Everyone said that Xu Daquan was unwilling to accept his fate and had captured his soul so that he could take revenge on the underworld.
But Chi Xingyue knew that things were not that simple.
Xu Dachun touched the interests of so many officials, there is no reason why he could still live so prosperously.
From the moment he produced evidence of Xu Daquan's collusion with the previous dynasty, his death was already doomed.
But I didn't expect it to happen so soon.
Perhaps God couldn't stand his betrayal and punished him.
Anyway, that's how it ended.
Apart from being Ruyan's master for a period of time, Chi Xingyue had no connection with her at all.
Of course, she was also investigated because of this relationship.
But the Ling family has a clean identity and has close ties with the Zhou family.
Not long after the investigation began, Emperor Zhou called a halt to it.
He said, "When the Great Zhou was established, the Ling family was still farming in Qingshan Village. What is there to investigate?
Instead of focusing on these insignificant ordinary people, it is better to focus on investigating who Qin Wenchang is still connected to.
The king of a fallen country still has a rebellious heart. Even in prison, he still dreams of restoring the former dynasty.
It seems that I am too kind, which makes him have thoughts that he shouldn't have!"
Although these few words gave the Ling family a reputation of "farming", it was not difficult to see that Emperor Zhou was familiar with the Ling family.
Although the ministers in the court did not say it explicitly, they all planned to investigate privately what the relationship between the Ling family and the Zhou family was.
How can I be noticed by Emperor Zhou just by farming?
Only Cui Jingzhong was calm and composed, looking as if he was sure of victory.
Someone with good connections asked, "Master Cui, do you know the background of the Ling family?"
Cui Jingzhong laughed and said, "They are just an ordinary peasant family. I had the honor of meeting them once in Yunrou County.
I heard that the sweet potato was found in the mountains!"
Nowadays, sweet potato seeds are grown in Youzhou soil, and it doesn’t matter who discovered them.
Cui Jingzhong's statement could not only cover up the relationship between the Ling family and Emperor Zhou, but also indirectly claim credit for the Ling family.
Although the Ling family thought it was unimportant, the discovery of sweet potatoes did change the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Make everything seem so destined.
Thus, before anyone knew it, the Ling family became the focus of everyone's attention.
One morning in mid-June, an imperial edict came down, which shocked the Ling family with ecstasy.
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: The Ling family has a daughter-in-law, virtuous and intelligent...
For the meritorious service of discovering sweet potatoes, Chi Xingyue is specially appointed as the Princess of Le'an County and awarded 10,000 taels of silver!"
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