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Hua Mulan instinctively said: "Impossible, Mr. Gao is such an upright person, how is this possible?"

Zhao Junsheng asked back: "Could it be that I or someone else secretly sent someone to his home to frame him? Such a large amount would be impossible if he wasn't alarmed. Who would use so much money to frame him? Alone? Even if there is, you have to spend so much money! Who has the financial resources?"

Hua Mulan was stunned and remained silent for a while.

After Zhao Junsheng finished his tea, he rubbed his face and asked, "Is dinner ready? I'm hungry!"

"We're hungry too!" Several children ran in from outside and shouted, all sweating profusely from playing.

Hua Mulan came back to her senses, "Okay, let's serve dinner!"

During the meal, Hua Mulan picked up food for the children one by one, but couldn't help but ask, "How do you plan to deal with this matter?"

Zhao Junsheng said while eating: "The amount is too big, it's shocking! Didn't you see that all the hundreds of carriages were loaded with property stolen from his home, this matter must be dealt with seriously, otherwise it will not be enough Intimidate others."

Hua Mulan sighed: "I haven't recovered from it until now. How could Gao Yun be such a person? This is completely different from his usual behavior. It always feels a bit unreal!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "It is not uncommon for people to have a face in front of them, and another face behind them! Many people are confused by such a person's appearance! To be honest, I knew about Gao Yun before. Some, there was a piece of news mentioned by chance in the report of the Black Clothes Guard, saying that Gao Yun’s second son bought a large amount of leather and wool. The quantity was so huge that the price of leather and wool in the entire northern market tripled. You Do you think Gao Yun doesn’t know about this? Gao Yun’s salary and the rewards I usually give are enough for their family to live comfortably and live a life of superiors. The family will never have so much money to control the price fluctuations of the leather and wool markets in the entire north!"

Hua Mulan asked: "Do you think this is Gao Yun's corruption and bribery, or the Gao family's business activities?"

Zhao Junsheng shook his head: "How do I know this? I can only let the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Yushitai and Dali Temple handle the case!"

"I think this matter is definitely not Gao Yun's greed for ink or accepting bribes. If he loves money, he will not use this method!"

Zhao Junsheng paused his chopsticks after hearing Hua Mulan's words, "We'll find out when this case is cleared up, it's useless for us to guess here!"

Two days later, Gao Yun's son, Gao Jie, went to Jingzhao Mansion to surrender, claiming that the Gao family's money was earned by doing business. In the early years, he borrowed money from some rich families under the banner of his father, and Hidden from his father and in his father's name, using power for personal gain and opening up his business, that's how the money in the family was earned!

Zhao Junsheng listened to the eunuch amused by talking about this incident as something new outside the palace, and asked, "Has the interrogation of Gao Yun by the Sanju Division started? Did Gao Yun explain where the money came from?"

"He confessed that he didn't discipline his son well. He knew that his son was doing business outside in his name to make money, but he didn't stop it. This is his crime!"

A few days later, Liu Yuan, Minister of Dali Temple, went to see him and reported the progress of Gao Yun's trial.

Zhao Junsheng looked at the case file submitted by Liu Yuan, raised his head and asked, "So you can't find any evidence of Gao Yun's corruption and bribery? Evidence is one thing, but whether there is corruption or bribery is another matter. You have been interrogating these days, do you think he is greedy for ink and accepting bribes?"

Liu Yuan replied: "Judging from the interrogation process, I can't see that he has a look of concealment and sophistry. The possibility of corruption and bribery is unlikely. His son did not stop him from engaging in commercial activities, he ignored the ban as nothing, and even allowed his son to use power for personal gain in his name, cover up secretly, and transfer the family business and business to other people's names to avoid the investigation of the imperial court. These crimes did not go away. !"

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Do you think this case can be closed?"

"Your Majesty thinks that the case can be closed at this level. I wonder what Your Majesty means?" Liu Yuan thought that Zhao Junsheng wanted to dig deeper or get involved.

Zhao Junsheng thought about it for a while, and felt that this matter should be done in moderation. If there is a lot of involvement, the courtiers and officials will be panicked, and no one has the heart to deal with official affairs. If the government's yamen agencies stop operating, this matter will be troublesome.

"Okay, close the case as soon as possible! Someone, bring Gao Yun to see me!"

Soon, several soldiers brought Gao Yun out of the dungeon, and his second son Gao Jie came with him.

"The sinful minister pays homage to His Majesty!" Gao Yun seemed to have aged a lot, in just a few days, he seemed to have aged ten years, and he looked haggard and staggered.

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Gao Yun, are you convicted?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the minister is convicted, but the minister is not corrupt or accepting bribes!"

Zhao Junsheng looked at the dossier on the table, looked up at Gao Yun and said, "The chief judge of the third department said that there was no evidence of your corruption and bribery, and I also believe that you are a dignified Confucian who has been educated by Confucius and Mencius for many years. You will do this kind of thing, but you violated the prohibition and condoned your son's business activities, and you also shielded him and used your banner to gain huge profits and disrupt the market. All these have caused extremely bad effects. I will remove your official position and let You go to prison for ten years, let your second son spend five years, can you father and son be convinced?"

Gao Yun and his son thought they were doomed, but they didn't expect that Zhao Junsheng didn't kill them, but let them stay in prison for a few years. The father and son immediately kowtowed: "The guilty minister thanked your majesty for not killing, thank you for not killing... "..."

Chapter 772

There is no court today, and there is no memorial to deal with. Zhao Junsheng plans to go for a walk in the city. During breakfast, he asked: "Mulan, I plan to go for a walk in the city today. Are you and the children going to relax?"

Hua Mulan said: "Today some ministers' wives are going to visit the palace. I have to meet them. I have to keep them for lunch and go to the garden in the afternoon. I'm afraid it will take a whole day. The children also have Homework, how can I have time to go out and play?"

Zhao Junsheng complained in his heart, the children in the kindergarten don't have such a heavy homework, okay?He was also quite helpless, the children grew up in the palace, unlike the children of ordinary people, they had to learn various rules and etiquette since they were young, and when they grew up, they had to learn a subset of classics and history from the teacher.

"Okay then, I'll go alone!" Zhao Junsheng said, picking up the rice in the bowl.

Hua Mulan reminded: "Go out and bring a few more guards, just in case!"

"Well, I know that there will be arrangements with the Imperial Guard Division. I didn't go out secretly, so I must report to them!"

Hua Mulan remembered something, "By the way, I haven't seen Yutong for a while, after you go out, stop by to see her, and bring me a few bottles of perfume and essential oils for him, and bring a bottle of each fragrance! "

"Okay, I remember!"

After the essential oil and perfume were produced, Hua Mulan sent people to open a perfume shop in the city as quickly as possible. The shop opened in the name of the royal family and caused a lot of commotion. The common people had a strong interest in this shop. Curiosity, since the perfume shop opened, there have been a steady stream of people coming and going in the shop every day. Although perfume is a luxury item that ordinary people cannot afford, there is no shortage of rich people in Qianjing City. The business in this shop is very good up.

In the past few days, Hua Mulan has decided to expand the scale of perfume production, and according to Zhao Junsheng's suggestion, perfumes are divided into three grades: high, medium and low. .

Hua Mulan also personally gave this perfume a name: "Yu Kou", because it is the background of the royal family, whether it is in the eyes of high-level officials and dignitaries, or in the eyes of ordinary people, the royal family is mysterious, noble and tall, but All things enjoyed by the royal family must be expensive and luxurious, and people subconsciously yearn for and possess them.

In just a few days, Royal Kou Perfume has become famous in the entire Gyeonggi region, especially those ladies and boudoirs who are eager for it. Women often bathe with fresh flowers, which can make their bodies emit fragrance , There are also other spices to make the body emit fragrance, and the fire can cover the unpleasant body odor, but compared with perfume, taking a bath with flowers or using spices is not as long-lasting as the fragrance of Yuko perfume.

After breakfast, Zhao Junsheng asked someone to bring a bottle of each scented perfume and essential oil, wrap it in a gift box, and walked out of the palace gate with a few guards in ordinary clothes.

There are people coming and going on the streets in Qianjing City. There are special soldiers at each intersection to direct the traffic, and special traffic laws have also been formulated. The most basic ones are pedestrians, vehicles and horses on the right, and the left side is the sidewalk, and there is a carriageway. And ride on the chariot road.

Qianjing City is very large, with a circumference of more than 80 miles, and each city wall is 40 miles long. Therefore, it takes an hour at the fastest to walk from the east of the city to the west of the city. The permanent population in the city exceeds [-], and the floating population is [-]. In order to make it easier for the people to travel, Zhaofu established a carriage and horse shop, assigned special personnel to manage it, and ordered people to make large carriages specially used to carry passengers. This is the public carriage. There is a special route. Stand and sit to the terminal.

"Let's go, let's take a public carriage today!" Zhao Junsheng did not take the carriage that followed from the palace, but was going to be a public carriage. After speaking, he walked to a nearby public carriage station to wait for the carriage.

Li Bao followed with a few guards, Zhao Junsheng asked Li Bao for a couple of pennies, and said to Li Bao and the others: "The car will come later, each pays his own fare!"

Li Bao and the guards nodded in agreement.

Not long after, a public carriage arrived, and a group of people lined up to get on the carriage one after another. Zhao Junsheng, Li Bao and others were also mixed in the crowd, and each sat in a seat.

This public carriage has four wheels and sixteen seats. It is a two-horse cart with a roof, supported by wooden supports, and covered with oilcloth. Put down the tarpaulins on both sides to shade the sun and keep out the wind and rain.

After the carriage drove, Zhao Junsheng felt that the carriage was fairly stable and not very bumpy. This was mainly because the road surface was relatively smooth. Zhao Junsheng poked his head out of the carriage and saw that the wheels were wrapped with a thick layer of leather for shock absorption.

At every stop, the public carriage stops, some people get off, and some people get on.

Li Bao said with a smile: "Master, don't tell me, this public carriage is quite convenient, it is indeed a move to benefit the people!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "The achievements of the Jingzhao Mansion are quite outstanding. By the way, do you know where the perfume shop is?"

"I heard it's on Suzaku Street, look ahead, isn't that right?" Li Bao said, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he pointed to a large shop not far ahead.

Zhao Junsheng saw that the plaque hanging on the lintel of the store read: "Yu Kou Tian Xiang—Royal Jewelry"

The carriage stopped, and Zhao Junsheng, Li Bao and others got off the carriage one by one and came to the store.

This shop is very big, it mainly focuses on perfumes, and also sells some rouge and gouache specially used by people in the palace.

All the utensils used by the royal family have special supplies and special supplies. For example, the porcelain produced by the porcelain kilns dedicated to the royal family is only supplied to the royal family and is not sold to the outside world. Other workshops and craftsmen that supply the royal family only serve the royal family. The buildings, workshops and craftsmen are all supported by the royal family.