The whole family of villains criticized her wildly, but the princess treated her with medical treatm

Miss Su family?

Su Wanwan?

"You can still spend money to redeem someone in this prison?" Mu Tingxue was a little surprised. Is it the ancient version of bail money?

"Your Highness is not aware of this. This situation is not uncommon. Children of aristocratic families do mischief in local areas and are imprisoned in local state and county jails. Their wealthy relatives will come with bribes, and the local officials will most likely release them. The charges have been wiped out and he will not be sent to Yundu for thorough investigation by the Criminal Department."

After all, Xiao Wangzhi is an old man who has lived through three dynasties and knows these things very well.

He took a piece of information.

Presented to the eldest princess for review, "You see, this Su Zi must be a habitual criminal. He was arrested seven times in total. He was arrested in Guangzhou for disrespecting sacrifices, in Dingzhou for occupying civilian fields and robbing civilian girls, and in Zhuzhou for He was arrested after beating the county magistrate to death in the street. He was imprisoned in Shizhou for being disrespectful to the royal family. Now in our Baidizhou, he was arrested for stealing divine food. Every time he committed a crime in the local area, the Su family came to arrest him with a lot of money. Fish it out. Most of the local governors and governors do not dare to offend the Su clan, which holds military power in the southeast. They just take the money and settle the matter, and the case is written off."

Mu Tingxue said that it was really an eye-opener!

She looked through the information carefully and found that a total of five innocent people's lives were involved in these seven arrest records.

Xiao Wangzhi said solemnly: "Had it not been for the Ministry of Punishment promulgating the "Divine Food Law" a few months ago, which strictly prohibited the crime of stealing divine food, Su Ziying would not have been arrested in our Baidi Prefecture."

Mu Tingxue asked a very sharp question: "Are the local government offices the only ones that accept bribes?"

Xiao Wangzhi was silent for a long time.

Release a bombshell——

"The person who took the most bribes was not the local government, nor the Ministry of Justice in Yundu, nor the Dali Temple, but the emperor. Once a thorough investigation order was issued, some aristocratic families began to be active and tried every means to send tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of silver to the emperor. Ask the emperor to revoke the review of the Three Laws Division."

Mu Tingxue's pupils were shaking.

I wonder if the queen mother has ever accepted it?

"When your military budget was insufficient, you deliberately provoked serious crimes and thoroughly investigated the high-ranking officials of the third rank and above who were extremely wealthy. These people were afraid of being deprived of their titles and dismissed from their official positions, so they sent money to the harem through concubines. Your grandpa Huang has military expenses in his hands."

"...I have learned a lesson." He is worthy of being the Emperor of Zhongxing.

It's a good way to force a fat family to bleed.

Sustainably grabbing money, this trick can be played back and forth and snatched repeatedly.

"Haha, your imperial grandfather's harem is full. Almost every big family has at least one concubine, which is why this effect is achieved."

Xiao Wangzhi looked at the eldest princess with a smile and meant something.

Don't always stare at men named Yan.

It will be good for you in the future to look at young talents from other families.The way of an emperor doesn't talk about so much love and affection, it only talks about interests.

Mu Tingxue pretended not to understand and said with a smile: "The last harem must have been bloody. Concubines often became seriously ill and princes and princesses died young."

Having a full harem is a double-edged sword.

The advantage is that you can win over people, and you can use your concubines as cash machines for aristocratic families. The disadvantage is that you can fight like a charm, and death can happen easily.

Xiao Wangzhi seemed to be remembering the sad past: "Yes, one of my cousins ​​was buried in it."

Mu Tingxue added: "The troubles are endless. You see, as soon as the emperor's grandfather passed away, the demons began to dance. Prince Ling was tainted and rebelled, King Wu entered the situation, and several princes and princesses unfortunately died. In the end, he was the one with the worst qualifications. The late emperor took over the throne during the turmoil. From then on, Yunhuang began to decline rapidly, and this was the fate of Yang Gu."

When he mentioned his beloved disciple, Prince Ling, and the hundreds of Xiao family members who were killed due to the rebellion, Xiao Wangzhi's expression completely darkened.

Yes, the Lanling Marquis Xiao was also a victim.

Mu Tingxue patted Lao Xiao on the shoulder and said: "There are many ways to replenish the treasury. Raising voodoo is too dangerous. Even if the fire it attracts does not burn you, it will backfire on future generations. I am timid. , my heart is simple, and I still like to be a couple for the rest of my life."

Lao Xiao was speechless.

Timid?If you are timid, there will be no desire to compete for the throne, and our monarch and his ministers will not have the heart-to-heart talk just now.

Simple-minded?There are not only ten thousand ditches in your mind, but also nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine.

Lao Xiao finally saw that the eldest princess was determined and only wanted Yan Yang as her partner.

He is a smart and wise old man, and from then on, the relevant topic was never mentioned again.

"Your Highness, Su Wanwan has been waiting outside for an hour and keeps urging."

Huang Zhu came over here. He had already learned three methods of growing sweet potato seedlings. Even Jin Yu and his brothers knew it, and tried the cutting method and hydroponics method.

Mu Tingxue said: "Let's just say that this princess is discussing political affairs with Mr. Xiao and it is inconvenient to meet guests."

Two more hours passed.

Huang Zhu came over again to report: "Your Highness, that Su Wanwan is very good at causing trouble. Hundreds of government servants and servants took the tea money she gave them."

Mu Tingxue frowned slightly: "The Yamen servants and servants in Baidizhou asked Su Wanwan for bribes?"

Huang Zhu hurriedly shook his head and denied: "No, it was the woman named Su who forced the money. The tea money was 100 taels. Basically, what was sent to the Jianbing camp was handed over to the subordinates. But the government office I don’t know how many of his subordinate officials, disciples, and maids have been taken in.”

Mu Tingxue knew that this was a matter of loyalty.

Mr. Xiao said in a deep voice: "I will go and thoroughly investigate hundreds of lower-level officials in Baidi Prefecture."

Officials are nothing more than county magistrates and prefects, but there are only a dozen or so.

There is a big difference between officials and officials. Officials have grades, while officials are grassroots civil servants who have no grades. They serve officials, such as masters and clerks. There are many officials and they can be hereditary.

The mere fact of being hereditary makes it easy for officials to collude with local wealthy families, or the officials themselves are children of wealthy families, and then interfere in the political affairs of county, government, and state governments.

After Xiao Wangzhi took over as the governor of Baidizhou, he had vigorously replaced at least half of the officials, but there was still darkness brewing.

Mu Tingxue ordered: "Let her come in."

Su Wanwan's behavior style can be said to be very similar to that of a girl from an aristocratic family. She bribes, fights openly and secretly, and snatches men to gain the upper hand.

Su Ziying was arrested, and it was not Su Shixing who came to redeem him, but her. This shows that she has a strong say in the Su family, and she is like a moonlight in the hearts of the people.I'm afraid that the direct descendant Su Mianmian who had an affair with the second son of the Nangong family is not as high as Su Wanwan's actual status in the Su family.

For a moment.

With a fake smile on her face, Su Wanwan walked in and knelt down: "Greetings to Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess. Ziying is ignorant and offended you. Wanwan came to apologize to you on his behalf. A little respect will make everyone happy." .”

With that said, he ordered the fifteen boxes at the back to be opened.

There are five boxes of gold ingots, five boxes of silver ingots, and five boxes of jade and precious jewelry.

Suddenly, the huge government hall was illuminated with bright light.