Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 192 Li Qingchen was terrified!

It comes like thunder to absorb its wrath, and ends like the clear light of the river and sea.

Under the blow of advanced productivity, He Ruining and Du Wuwang bowed their heads and confessed their crimes, because they both knew that if there were ambiguous areas, the people behind them could save them.

But in front of the clear account books, the people behind them have no choice but to stay away, and no one will come to save them.

Su Yun did not want to exaggerate the situation. Within two or three days, he collected the key evidence and released the news. The outside world was in an uproar, but also calm.

The market is boiling, while the court is calm.

The people in the market were all discussing how a Su Qingtian had appeared in Kaifeng, and how as soon as he took office he had subdued two big parasites who had been lurking in Kaifeng Prefecture for many years.

In the court, no one wrote a letter to discuss the matter, and no one intervened. It was so peaceful as if nothing had happened.

The reason why Su Yun spread the news was to scare off He Zhengchen and others. Otherwise, if they really ran into him again, they would have to fight again, which would be too troublesome.

Secondly, he had to explain the inside story to those who were interested: I am not a troublemaker, they provoked me, and I had no choice but to deal with them.

This attitude was very useful. After Su Yun finished dealing with the affairs of the Southern Court, he went to Su Zhe and Zhang Dun's houses respectively to report, and both of them gave him extremely high praise.

Don't provoke trouble, don't be afraid of trouble, and when trouble comes, take drastic measures. Once you start to fight, you must go all out and don't have any mercy in your heart.

Su Yun carried out this sentence to the end.

Regarding the incident in Nan Ya this time, from the time Li Qingchen plotted against Su Yun, it was only a few hours before he actually took action.

Li Qingchen proposed to inspect the storehouse in the hall, but after getting the promise from He Ruining and the others, he cancelled it on his own initiative. After Su Yun refused, it took only half an hour for the yamen runners to control the left and right halls as well as He Ruining and others.

Afterwards, Professor Su Yun taught the accountant of the household department to do double-entry bookkeeping, which directly pried open He Ruining's mouth. After that, he confessed the crime, signed a confession of guilt, and so on. The whole process took only a few hours.

As for the next few days spent, they were mainly used to clarify the facts of missing property from the treasury, corruption and abuse of power by clerks, and so on.

It can be said that Su Yun's methods were both extremely domineering and extremely swift. It was like someone just threatened to beat you up, but a moment later, you came to their door with a knife and killed everyone in the family.

Like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, it was quiet the moment before, but suddenly a gust of autumn wind came and swept away all the dead leaves on the tree!
Li Qingchen was terrified.

Others could only hear the general news at most, but he was the one who actually witnessed everything that happened, and it was he who figured out these things!
If Li Qingchen had not used Su Yun, the new judge, to coerce He Ruining and Du Wuwang into agreeing to help him clean up the Huimin River, He and Du would not have ended up like this.

To be honest, the fate of He and Du was all because of me. If it weren't for me, they might have some conflicts with Su Yun, but it wouldn't have reached this point.

Now Su Yun swept the left and right halls like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves. Two judges, two prosecutors, and hundreds of clerks were all swept clean!

But he, the instigator, is still fine.

Doesn’t Su Yun know who instigated these things?

Of course he knew it, but he had just arrived at the Southern Court and no evidence had appeared yet. If he had not been clear-headed at the time and had insisted on protecting He Ruining and Du Wuwang, he might have been dealt with by Su Yun.

But one thing is certain, he has completely offended this young man Su Yun!

It is not scary to offend someone, what is scary is that this person happens to be standing behind you with a knife in his hand.

The Tongpan was the man holding a knife behind the prefect.

Ever since Su Yun took He Ruining and Du Wuwang away, Li Qingchen was in a state of disarray, especially when he heard the news that He Ruining and Du Wuwang had confessed their guilt. Li Qingchen was shocked three times in one night.

Seeing that Li Qingchen was distracted, his old wife, Mrs. Han, hurriedly asked what was going on. Li Qingchen's old wife's surname was Han. She was a daughter of the Han family in Xiangzhou, and the niece of Han Qi. She was also a very powerful woman.

Li Qingchen told Han what happened during the day. Han was a little shocked after hearing it. She said, "So, this is to say, he did it completely on the spur of the moment? But if it was done on the spur of the moment, how could he have done it so quickly and without any mistakes? I'm afraid he had planned it all along."

Li Qingchen shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be possible. The main force that allowed him to take over the Left and Right Offices so quickly this time came from the Six Ministries. When he took office, the heads of the Six Ministries set up traps and made things difficult for him."

Han narrowed her eyes upon hearing this and said, "What's going on here? Husband, tell me about it."

Li Qingchen explained the whole story of how Deng Qi had set up a trap to frame Su Yun. After listening to it, Han's eyes lit up. She reached out and grabbed Li Qingchen and said, "My husband, now there is a good opportunity. Tomorrow you go visit Su Zhe and tell him that Han Zhongxian's young daughter from Xiangzhou has grown up and is willing to marry Su Yun!"

Li Qingchen exclaimed, "How can a married woman like you make the decision for the Han family on this matter?"

Han shook her head and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter, but my elder brother Han Zhongyan must appreciate Su Yun's talent, and he would definitely be willing to marry his younger sister to such a talented young man.

Moreover, regardless of whether this matter succeeds or not, if you bring it up and show your willingness to marry, then even if Su Yun hates you, it will probably be less of a burden."

Li Qingchen smiled bitterly and said, "This matter is not possible. Su Yun has already married the daughter of Zhang Dun, the Vice Minister of State Affairs, and the marriage date has already begun."

Han was immediately very sorry and said, "It's a pity for my younger sister... It's okay, my husband should go to the Su Mansion tomorrow. You and Su Zhe used to have a close relationship. This time, you should have a good talk with Su Zhe and ask him to help turn the situation around.

This young man Su Yun is ruthless and cruel, but in my opinion, he is not a good person. Whether it is the dispute with Deng Qi or this incident, he was just passively counterattacking.

Wow, this young man is really amazing. Deng Qi set a trap for him, but not only did he fail to trap him, he got himself trapped in it.

This time, Deng Qi disregarded the rules and brought the yamen runners to surround your escort hall. If his vitals had not been caught by Su Yun, how could he dare to do such a thing that broke the rules!
This young man Su Yun is incredible!"

Li Qingchen was also shocked when Han said this. He had not thought so much about it before, but when Han reminded him, he immediately found something wrong.

Logically speaking, Su Yun, like himself, had just arrived at the Southern Court, had no foundation at all, and had been harmed by others. How come he was able to mobilize the yamen runners and the household officials this time?
I think it was because Deng Qi was completely convinced!
In other words, Su Yun had only been in the Southern Court for five or six days, but he had already beaten up the heads of the six ministries, the judges of the left and right halls, and the prosecutors. Now even the prefect himself was trembling with fear...

While Su Yun was doing all these things, he was reading books in the Tongpan Hall most of the time. When someone provoked him, he would just hit them and knock them dizzy!
Li Qingchen suddenly remembered that he had heard that Su Yun had written a book called Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The political schemes described in the book were said to be the culmination of Chinese political schemes. He had even mocked him in private before, saying that it was just a novelist's talk and how could a young man understand what political schemes were.

Li Qingchen stood up hurriedly.

The old wife quickly asked, "Husband, what are you going to do?"

Li Qingchen said, "I'll go find Qishuo."

Li Qishuo is the eldest son of Li Qingchen.

Han was surprised and asked, "It's already so late, Qishuo has already fallen asleep, what are you looking for him for?"

Li Qingchen didn't say anything, but ran out barefoot. Han quickly chased after him, muttering in her heart, "Could this old man be going to beat Qishuo to vent his anger?"

Li Qishuo had not gone to bed yet. It was unusual for a young man to go to bed so early. He was reading a book with great concentration. When he was about to move, the door was suddenly kicked open.

A figure rushed in. Li Qishuo was horrified, thinking it was a thief. He was about to call for help, but he heard his father Li Qingchen say, "Don't shout, it's you, my father!"

Li Qishuo quickly shut up, but found that his father snatched the book from him, and he was immediately shocked.

Li Qingchen took a look at the book and immediately became angry. He said, "You are so young, and you are already reading such obscene books!"

Li Qingchen looked at his son's loosened belt and said angrily: "Don't you have any maids at home? You have to provide yourself with enough food and clothing!" Li Qishuo was speechless but he was not convinced in his heart: those maids recruited by mother, which one is worth eating? It's all because of your lack of power as a husband, huh!
Li Qingchen didn't care about these things and said, "Where's the Romance of the Three Kingdoms? I remember you like reading that book. Give it to me now!"

Li Qishuo quickly picked up his trousers, rushed to the desk, picked up the book and handed it to Li Qingchen. Li Qingchen took it and immediately left like the wind, leaving Li Qishuo in a daze.

After a while, he picked up the spiritual food that his father had thrown on the ground by holding up his pants, closed the door, and continued to complete the unfinished business!
Before Han followed her son to his room, she saw her husband rushing back with a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms in his hand. She was immediately surprised and asked, "You came here in the middle of the night just to get this book?"

Li Qingchen chuckled and said, "I looked down on this book before, but now I have to read it carefully to understand this young man Su Yun!"

Li Qingchen wanted to go back to read as soon as possible, but he stopped and said, "Let's change the maids at home to some beautiful ones."

Han's eyebrows immediately raised, and she was about to scold him, but she heard her husband say, "Qishuo was so hungry that he did it himself. I am so old that I don't have the heart to do that anymore, but the child is still young, you have to consider him."

Han was stunned when he heard this.

Li Qingchen ran away like the wind.

Li Qingchen returned to the house and studied under the lamp. He had no idea when his wife would come back. He just thought the story was exciting. When he looked up again, it was already bright outside.

Although Li Qingchen felt tired, he was energetic and said with emotion: "If I had seen this book one day earlier, why would I have provoked Su Yun?
If I had read this book ten years earlier, I would have been a prime minister.”

The back garden of the palace.

Zhao Xu had a rare half-day of free time, so he accompanied his mother to stroll around the back garden.

The weather was very warm at the end of May, and the flowers were in full bloom, making it quite lively.

Zhao Xu chatted and laughed with his mother, and his queen and concubines also followed suit.

During the conversation, I don't know what they talked about, but someone mentioned Su Tongpan, the recent judge of Kaifeng Prefecture.

When Empress Dowager Gao Taotao heard Su Yun's name, she immediately became interested and asked, "Then Judge Su must be the new champion Su Yun. I heard that he looks like a man from the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty, is this young man really that handsome?"

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "He is a man of great stature and bearing, a rare talent. Your Majesty, you have seen Di Yong when he was young, right? Yes, he has a similar figure and appearance, but he is more bookish and wise."

Empress Dowager Gao exclaimed: "That is really handsome."

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "In fact, appearance is the least noteworthy advantage for Su Yun."

Empress Dowager Gao smiled and said, "Yes, talent is the most important thing. After all, he is the top scholar."

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that Su Yun is actually a great scholar of classics. The two books he wrote, "Collected Commentaries on the Mencius" and "Collected Commentaries on the Four Books", may be the most important works on classics in this dynasty!"

She asked the Queen curiously, "Your Majesty, I don't know much about the classics. You said these two books are very important. How important are they?"

Empress Dowager Gao said with a smile, "Queen, your great-grandfather was Duke Wenjian, and your Xiang family has been passing down poetry and books. How come you don't know how important this book is?"

The Queen smiled and said, "My daughter-in-law is uneducated and unskilled, how can she know these things?"

Everyone laughed together.

In fact, everyone knows that Queen Xiang is providing topics for the emperor. Su Yun was promoted by the emperor. Everyone knows that Zhao Xu is extremely satisfied with Su Yun. The emperor is naturally happy to talk more about this person.

Sure enough, Zhao Xu smiled and said, "How important is it? Let me give you an analogy. It is similar to the importance of "Spring and Autumn Annals" to Emperor Wu of Han."

Although everyone knew that the emperor valued Su Yun, the metaphor used by the emperor was as heavy as Mount Tai.

After Emperor Wu of Han adopted Dong Zhongshu's suggestion of great unification, he implemented the policy of "rejecting all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone", making Confucianism the orthodox thought, which gave rise to the unique Chinese Confucian classics and Confucian classics tradition. The Five Classics Doctors established in the Han Dynasty and the selection of scholars based on their knowledge of the classics formed the Confucian classics trend, and Dong Zhongshu was regarded as the "ancestor of Confucian scholars".

Chun Qiu Fan Lu is Dong Zhongshu's most important work. The government compares Su Yun's work to Dong Zhongshu's Chun Qiu Fan Lu. Doesn't this mean that Su Yun is comparable to Dong Zhongshu and has the potential to become a Confucian master?
That's really amazing!
At this time, Empress Dowager Gao said: "I heard recently that Su Yun went to the Southern Court to serve as a judge and did something big.

It is said that he had only been in the Southern Court for a few days, and he had already sent two judges, two prosecutors, and more than a hundred clerks to the Dali Temple?"

Everyone looked sideways.

This kind of thing is very sensitive. Generally speaking, for a newly appointed official, if he does this right after entering the officialdom, he will usually be regarded as restless or even a cruel official.

Zhao Xu was naturally very familiar with the matter. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Su Yun can't be blamed for this. I really had no choice..."

Zhao Xu explained the whole story, and then said bitterly: "...the left and right halls of the Southern Court are really useless. First, they are corrupt and accept bribes, and they dare to prevent the prefect from doing his job.

When Li Qingchen wanted to clean up the Huimin River, they repeatedly obstructed him, forcing Li Qingchen to use Su Yun, the judge, to force them to support the management of the Huimin River.

Su Yun originally did not want to get involved, but being forced to this point, he had no choice but to act impartially. After the investigation, he was shocked to find that the Left and Right Offices had embezzled the court's property amounting to hundreds of thousands of strings of cash over the years!

I have made great efforts to reform the government over the years, and have only increased the income of the court. However, they, the left and right halls of the Southern Court, colluded with each other and took hundreds of thousands of strings of money into their own pockets. It is not a pity that these people should die!"

Zhao Xu's statement set the tone for the affairs of the Southern Court.

Empress Dowager Gao was somewhat dissatisfied when she heard about the new law, but she had advised the emperor many times, and each time she always ended up in a bad mood. She did not talk about it anymore, but just smiled and said, "Then Su Yun did a good thing."

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "Of course it's a good thing. I put him in the position of Tongpan of the Southern Court. It seems that I did the right thing."

Empress Dowager Gao hummed and said, "The management of Huimin River is also a big deal. Bao Xiaosu managed it once before, turning the Haimin River into the Huimin River.

Now, decades have passed, and the Huimin River has begun to harm the city of Bianjing again. Li Qingchen has this idea, and he deserves more support.

But now that the Left and Right Offices have been taken over by Su Yun, can the management of Huimin River continue?"

Zhao Xu frowned when he heard this. The Queen Mother's words seemed to be blaming Su Yun for ignoring the overall situation. If it were someone else, Zhao Xu would have retorted on the spot.

But after all, this was his own mother, so he couldn't say anything too harsh, so he said, "Don't worry, mother. Now that Su Yun has taken over the left and right halls, he will naturally have a way to solve the current predicament. We will just wait and see."

Although Empress Dowager Gao was unhappy, she didn't say anything more.

Over the years, Empress Dowager Gao was dissatisfied with what Zhao Xu had done and the people he promoted. She believed that everything he did was in violation of the ancestral laws and that the people he promoted were all villains.

With this prejudice in mind, she was not very fond of Su Yun, especially his style of doing things, which she thought was quite like that of a cruel official, which she disliked even more.

However, Su Yun was the nephew of Su Shi and Su Zhe after all, which made Empress Dowager Gao feel a little comforted.

Especially the fact that Zhao Xu promoted Su Che recently made her feel a little comforted: the emperor seemed to be somewhat aware of the mistakes he had made over the years and was now slowly starting to correct them.

After accompanying his mother, Zhao Xu returned to Chongzheng Hall. Thinking of his mother's words, he still felt uncomfortable. He called Sun Sigong and told him, "Go tell Su Yun that the matter of Huimin River is very important, remember to pay attention to it."

Sun Sigong hurriedly accepted the order and went to leave. Zhao Xu suddenly called Sun Sigong and said, "Yes, tell Su Yun that he did a good job and I am very happy."

(End of this chapter)