Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

Chan Yi was still playing with Li Tianliu.

Chan Yi questioned Li Tianliu: "Who told you that my medical skills are very good?"

Li Tianliu was still confused, "Aren't you studying medicine?"

"I did study medicine well," Chan Yi said angrily, "but who told you that I am a good doctor?"

Li Tianliu dodged her fist and said as a matter of course: "If you are not a good doctor, how could Master Chen allow you to stay with her?"

Chan Yi snorted and sneered, "You are right, my medical skills are indeed very good, but..."

"But what?" Li Tianliu asked.

Chan Yi rolled her eyes, "Why should I tell you?"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and saw the woman in white.

Fu Jiu was originally watching their fun from the side. When she saw Chan Yi stop, she felt that it was not enough and wanted to add fuel to the fire. But in the blink of an eye, she also saw the woman in white.

The woman in white met their gaze and turned away again.

Fu Jiu immediately went after him.

Chen Shao reached out to stop him, "No need to chase!"

Fu Jiu was so anxious that she jumped up and down: "Why not? Didn't you ask her about this some time ago?"

"I asked her some time ago," Chen Shao said as he walked towards Chengfeng Courtyard, looking at the direction where the woman in white disappeared. "At that time, the Gu family, the Fan family, and the Qi family had not yet been resolved, and there was not much to do, but I just mentioned it casually. Now, I am busy with work and I don't have time to pay attention to her for the time being."

Zhu, Gu, Fan, Qi's second and third branches, Ding Lisheng and others did not know about the existence of the great-great-grandson of the previous prince, and Zhang Boshan's family certainly did not know about it. Knowing that the woman in white was most likely Zhang Boshan's daughter, Chen Shao knew why they were so mysterious without having to guess.

She really didn't have time to listen to their demands now.

Let's leave them alone for now.

After being left alone for too long, they can no longer hold it in.

Although the result of actively chasing them and asking them is the same as having them come to you for help, the priorities should not be confused.

Return to Chengfengyuan.

Sit down in the study.

After slowly drinking a cup of hot tea, Chen Shao asked Quan Shuyu: "Apart from their parents, are there any other people causing trouble in Wang Su and Xu Chengmei's family?"

Quan Shuyu said: "And their brothers, sisters-in-law, brothers and sisters."

Chen Shao looked at Chan Yi and said, "When you go to Huimin Pharmacy to give them acupuncture tomorrow, release their mother, sister-in-law, younger sister, etc., and let them take care of Wang Su and Xu Chengmei. In addition, let them do all the work, such as feeding, wiping, decocting medicine, cleaning the ward, etc. If they refuse, tell them that according to the Datong Law, they are guilty of selling their children and should be executed. Also, let their father, brother, younger brother, etc. be responsible for cleaning the inside and outside of Huimin Pharmacy before their illness is cured. If they are unwilling, tell them that they should be executed as well."

Chan Yi agreed: "That's how we should punish them!"

Quan Shuyu reminded: "It's okay for their fathers, brothers, and younger brothers, but when their mothers, sisters-in-law, and younger sisters are doing things, they still need to have someone watching them, so that they don't get tortured to death by them in secret after they are finally rescued."

"Don't be afraid!" Chan Yi blinked at her slyly and said, "I'll tell them that Wang Su and Xu Chengmei will recover in ten days at most. If they don't recover in ten days, I'll hold them responsible! I've chopped off so many heads from the Gu, Fan, and Qi families, I don't believe they won't be afraid!"

Quan Shuyu smiled and said, "It's time to discipline them properly, or they will take advantage of your love for the people and cause trouble at the slightest instigation."

Chen Shao raised his eyebrows slightly.

Quan Shuyu smiled and said, "Young Master has done so many things for the people, and it is only natural that he is loved by the people. However, there are a hundred kinds of flowers and a hundred kinds of people. Some are grateful to you, while others think that you are soft-hearted and easy to manipulate. Manager Shen of Fenglong Company, Wang Su and Xu Chengmei in the past, and their families now all think that you are soft-hearted and easy to manipulate."

Chen Shao said: "Fortunately, they all learned their lesson."

"Yes, fortunately they all learned their lesson." Quan Shuyu agreed, "It's also not bad, the majority of people love the young master."

After chatting with them for a while, Chen Shao took the interrogation records of the past few days and read them from beginning to end. He handed them to Li Tianliu, who was leaning against the door with a thoughtful look on his face: "Take it and have a look. From the current situation, this is all they know about the prince's party or the great-great-grandson of the prince of the previous dynasty."

Li Tianliu took the interrogation record woodenly, his eyes were empty, he couldn't read a single word, his mind was still repeatedly pondering the words after Chan Yi's "but..." His intuition told him that the word "but" was most likely followed by something like her medical skills were not as good as her son's.

But does Chen Zhao know medical skills?

If he knew medical skills, why did he stay in bed for so many years?

Li Tianliu really couldn't figure it out.

Chen Shao did not notice his abnormality and continued, "Go write a letter to the General of the State and tell him about the Prince's Party in the previous dynasty. Although the General of the State is upright, it is inevitable that he will be deceived by people like Ding Lisheng who like to judge others by themselves."

After he finished speaking, there was no response from him. Fang Jue looked up at him curiously. Seeing his absent-minded look, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and tapped the desk lightly twice.

Li Tianliu came back to his senses, glanced at her, then looked back at the interrogation record in his hand, and said calmly, "I understand."

Chen Shao asked: "Know what?"

"Isn't it just asking me to write a letter to the General?" Li Tianliu snorted and turned to leave. Chen Shao stopped him, "Wait a minute, I haven't finished my words yet."

Li Tianliu stopped.

"When we were at Huimin Pharmacy, Master Qi mentioned Fenglong Commercial Firm, which reminded me that the caravans of the Gu, Zhu, Fan and Qi families that had business dealings with the Shan Kingdom are all clearly written in this record. Go back and pick out the people from these caravans, arrange a few of our own people to mix in with them, and have the people from the Gu, Fan or Qi families take them to contact the Shan Kingdom and see if we can find some other clues."

Having said this, Chen Shao paused before continuing, "Also, go and interrogate Shopkeeper Shen of Fenglong Trading Company tonight and ask him who are the members of the Fenglong Trading Company's caravan and how they do business with the Shan State. After finding out, pick out a few capable people from the detained caravan and arrange for a few of our people to mix in with them. Let the person in charge of this area of ​​the Ren family take them to contact the Shan State."

Li Tianliu looked at her again and turned away.

Chen Shao looked at his back and pondered the arrangements for the caravan for a while.

Never mind. She had no experience dealing with the Shan Kingdom. Let's try it first and solve the problem after finding it out. Retracting his gaze, he glanced at Chan Yi, Quan Shu Yu and Fu Jiu. After a pause, Chen Shao looked at Fu Jiu and ordered, "Go and invite Ding Lisheng, Zhao Lin, Hu Qinglu and Lei Dehou to Chengfeng Courtyard early tomorrow morning."

After Fu Jiu agreed, she looked at Chan Yi again and said, "Have you posted all the evidence of the crimes of the Wen, Zhu, Fan, and Qi families?"

Chan Yi nodded: "It was posted two days ago."

"Let's post another notice tomorrow," Chen Shao pondered for a moment before continuing, "so that the people who have been beaten and killed by these families but whose crimes are not listed in the evidence can come and report them."

Cicada shells should be good.

Chen Shao looked at Quan Shuyu again, "How long will it take to check the Wen family's treasury?"

"We are already finishing it up," Quan Shuyu replied, "We will be able to complete the investigation by tomorrow at the latest."

"Zhu family, Gu family, Fan family, Qi family...how to check in the future, you should make arrangements in advance, you don't have to do everything yourself." After she agreed, Chen Shao continued, "The Wen family's farm has been dealt with, you have to arrange people to count the amount of surplus grain as soon as possible. In addition, the shops and villas of each family cannot wait until the treasury or surplus grain is checked before checking them one by one. You must make a good division of labor and move forward at the same time. If there are not enough people, go to the second and third branches of each family who are detained and pick some available people to help."

Quan Shuyu nodded.

"Also, Shopkeeper Fang's idea of ​​integrating all the cloth shops into one is a good one. You should urge him a little." Chen Shao pinched his brows. "Also, the total number of their shops is at least 800, if not 1,000. You also have to think carefully about how to use so many shops to maximize profits."

Quan Shuyu asked tentatively, "Sir, do you want to keep those shops for your own use, or sell them off?"

Chen Shao replied, "The taxes of the people in Hongyuan County will be reduced for at least three years, and most will be reduced for five years. During these three to five years, the expenses of the prefectural government will have to be solved by themselves, so those shops must keep a portion for their own use, and the rest will be sold or sublet. It depends on your decision."

Quan Shuyu's scalp tightened: "Then I will try my best. If there are any shortcomings, please bear with me, young master."

Chen Shao encouraged: "Don't feel burdened, just do it boldly. Even if there are things you can't take care of, you can always come back and correct them."

The night was long and they were busy here, with no time to think much. However, Zhang Chunyan, who returned to Jingyuan, got very angry.