Hua Fushu climbed over the wall and entered Penglai Residence. Sanqiao closed the door and looked the girl up and down. Seeing blood on her body, she thought she was injured and became extremely anxious.
Hua Fushu said, "What a coincidence! It's not my blood, it's the blood of that Jiedushi Cai."
Hua Fushu told Sanqiao in detail about the ambush outside the Ministry of Justice. Sanqiao panicked when she heard that Ye Zelin was also present. "Did the uncle find you?"
Hua Fushu wasn't entirely sure. "I don't think so. But how come he's so well-informed? I just found out someone's trying to kill Jiedushi Cai, and he shows up right after. He's even more informed than me. Where does he get the information? Is there an intelligence organization that gets it faster than Yiren Pavilion?"
Sanqiao said, "No way, what intelligence organization could be faster than Yiren Pavilion?"
Hua Fushu stopped thinking and told his assistant Sanqiao, "Send a letter to Yiren Pavilion tomorrow and ask them to check it out."
Sanqiao said, "Okay."
Hua Fushu looked at the blood on his body and really disliked it.
When she arrived at the Ministry of Justice prison, Cai Yuanchang had already been kidnapped by a man in black clothes. She had been watching in secret, looking for the right opportunity to take Cai Yuanchang away. Unexpectedly, Ye Zelin and Side arrived.
Afraid of missing the right opportunity, Hua Fushu went after the carriage carrying Cai Yuanchang.
Little did she know that just as she took out the Flower-Eating Heartbreaking Sword and was about to attack, a tall man in black clothes and a mask appeared out of nowhere.
The tall man killed the man in black who was driving the car, and then wanted to kill Cai Yuanchang. Cai Yuanchang was also a good master. He picked up the weapon on the ground and fought with the tall man for many rounds. Although he was not killed, he was covered with wounds by the tall man.
As a doctor, Hua Fushu is a genuinely kind person, but she did not try to save anyone. She just watched everything happen in front of her.
First of all, she has some martial arts skills, but she is not a top master. If she fails to save the person and instead sacrifices herself, it would be too not worth it.
Secondly, Cai Yuanchang had done so many unscrupulous things and was a scumbag who deserved to die. The main reason she didn't take action was because of the second reason: Cai Yuanchang was not worth saving.
However, she didn't want Cai Yuanchang to die like this, so she had to get some information out of him before letting him die.
So, she used a feint to the east and attacked in the west to lure the tall man away, and took Cai Yuanchang away and dragged him into the alley. Cai Yuanchang was seriously injured and died without answering her questions.
After washing off the dirt, Hua Fushu changed into an ivory-white nightgown with dark patterns of pear and orange blossoms. At this time, Ye Zelin came back.
Hua Fushu was overjoyed to see her handsome husband return, but she still asked, knowing the answer, and then started to get sullen. "Look at what time it is! You've only just come back now. How can books be as pretty as me, your wife?"
"Lord Yu has something to ask me. He went to the Ministry of Justice." Ye Zelin did not hide anything and did not intend to say more. He took out the delicacies, snacks and fruits from the food box. "The rock sugar pork elbow at Lefeng Tower is particularly good. I thought you would like it. There is also lotus cake. Lefeng Tower's plum blossom snow wine is also good. I remember you said you liked it, so I brought it back."
Hua Fushu was just teasing him on purpose, and he had remembered the plum blossom wine she mentioned casually. After finishing his work, he still thought of bringing her a midnight snack, all of which were her favorite foods. He was really thoughtful.
Hua Fushu was so happy that she couldn't help but confess, "My dear, you are the best. I love you the most!"
Ye Zelin smiled.
Hua Fushu picked up the candied pork elbow with her little hands and started to chew it, completely disregarding her image as she ate it with relish.
Sanqiao, who was standing by, couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand and said, "Girl, can you please pay attention to your image?"
If it was in the past, it would be fine, but now that she is getting together with her brother-in-law, she should at least be careful in front of him.
However, Sanqiao secretly glanced at Ye Zelin a few times and saw that the son-in-law was looking at the girl with eyes full of doting, as if he didn't mind the girl's rudeness. So she didn't plan to remind the girl and would remind her tomorrow.
The son-in-law sat next to the girl. Sanqiao knew that she was redundant, so she walked out calmly and told Lizhi not to go in and disturb them unless the masters called them in.
The next morning, Yu Xuanji submitted a document to the palace, stating the murder of Cai Yuanchang. The emperor approved it, and the Yuezhou case ended.
The next day, at the morning court, Emperor Zhao Zixu of the Great Song Dynasty issued an imperial edict, which roughly meant to abolish Dongting County and change it into a prefecture, set up Xiangyin Prefecture in Luocheng, and put Xiangshui Town, Dongting County, Qingyun County and other local counties under the jurisdiction of Xiangyin Prefecture. Another official was needed to take up the post in Xiangyin Prefecture, but he had no candidate yet, so he hoped that all the ministers would actively recommend candidates.
As soon as the decree was issued, several officials opposed it. Their reason for opposition was that Dongting County had existed since the founding of the dynasty and was a land of fish and rice, with a complex network of forces. Abolishing the county and turning it into a prefecture would inevitably lead to trouble.
Zhao Zixu glanced coldly at several opposing ministers, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart, calling them idiots!
How could he withdraw the decree he issued because of the opposition of a few insignificant ministers?
Zhao Zixu was determined, and the opposition of these ministers was useless.
Zhao Zixu abolished Dongting County for two reasons.
First, Dongting County was vast, governing six prefectures: Yuezhou, Xingcheng, Yiyang, and Luocheng. The highest official in the county was the Jiedushi, who wielded military, political, and financial power. The Jiedushi was essentially the local emperor of the county, possessing supreme power and influence. Excessive local influence posed a threat to imperial rule, a fact the monarch would inevitably fear.
Second, there are historical issues. In the late period of the previous dynasty, Dongting County was one of the main forces of separatist regimes. Because these local separatist forces were too strong, the central government was weakened, resulting in the previous dynasty's demise. For example, the Huang-Wen Rebellion of the previous dynasty was the result of separatist regimes.
Seeing the emperor's firm attitude, the ministers in the hall found it difficult to oppose, especially those who were following the Qinghe Prince's faction.
The area around Dongting County was a prosperous place, and the ministers of the Qinghe King faction wanted to seek benefits. A minister named Qian recommended a man named Pei Youde to be the prefect of Xiangyin Prefecture. However, before the emperor on the dragon throne could speak, he was refuted by the Shangshu Ling Lu Jin, who said that the man had mediocre ability and was timid.
Minister Du of the Ministry of Revenue recommended a relative of the Lu family, who was the second cousin of Minister Lu. Before Minister Lu could object, His Majesty shook his head.
The ministers recommended several people with outstanding abilities, but Your Majesty was not satisfied with any of them.
Some clueless person recommended the young man Ye Zelin, causing the whole room to burst into laughter. The Minister of Chancellery could not help but roll his eyes and said in front of everyone, "Ye Zelin is a well-educated man, but he is just a useless figurehead in government affairs."
Of course, the inexperienced and incompetent Ye family kid is not in the eyes of His Majesty. Even the Minister of the Chancellery is not satisfied with him, so His Majesty will not agree. The person who recommended him is purely here to make people laugh.
A minister with foresight weighed the pros and cons and boldly recommended a fourth-rank official named Kong.
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