Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Li Yu’s guess was correct.

Something big had indeed happened.

More than ten days ago, the prefect of Donghai Prefecture and several county magistrates in the prefecture were all killed. In addition to them, their families were also massacred overnight.

This situation had never happened before. The few county magistrates who survived in Donghai Prefecture were terrified. After discussing it, they wrote memorials to the capital overnight.

Finally, the memorial was delivered to Emperor Tianyuan's desk on New Year's Eve.

*

Emperor Tianyuan was in a bad mood a few days ago, but he has become somewhat happy in recent days. Who would have thought that such a memorial would come during the New Year? He was so angry that he almost overturned the imperial desk.

“How dare you kill an official appointed by the imperial court! How audacious!” Emperor Tianyuan walked around the imperial study for a few times with his hands behind his back. Finally, he waved his hand and asked the eunuchs to call several princes and major officials.

When Boss Bai went to Li Yu's house to "pay New Year's greetings", Emperor Tianyuan was listening to a discussion between the princes and ministers above the fourth rank.

The family members of the prefect and the county magistrate of Donghai Prefecture, totaling nearly 200 people, were killed on the same night. It is truly horrifying and we must find out what happened as soon as possible.

In addition, people should be sent to Donghaizhou to stabilize the situation.

You know, because the county magistrate and the prefect were killed, the people in Donghai Prefecture are in a panic and all kinds of rumors are flying around. If they are not stopped in time, there may be even bigger troubles in the future.

*

It was already afternoon when Li Yu learned the details of the situation.

Emperor Tianyuan did not hold a grand court meeting, so no one came to their house, but just in case, they did not go out.

Who knows if Emperor Tianyuan will suddenly arrange something, so it’s better to stay at home.

"Who do you think killed the prefect and the county magistrate of Donghai Prefecture?" Li Yu asked while sitting by the stove and looking outside.

Han Zheng thought for a while and said, "I've heard about the governor of Donghai Prefecture. He seems to be a good official, honest and upright. Maybe it was someone he offended who did it."

Li Yu: "I heard that all his family members were killed, what a shame..."

It's so pitiful that the whole family lost their lives.

*

The snow had stopped in the evening, so Li Yu and his friends had dinner early and went to bed early.

It's cold, there's no need to sit outside in the cold.

As a result, just as Li Yu lay down, Boss Bai from next door came.

Because it was night, he walked directly over the wall and crossed the courtyard.

When Li Yu heard the noise, he immediately stood up, put on his clothes to make sure it was not impolite, and rushed to the main hall.

*

This time, Boss Bai was mainly delivering the letter on behalf of the Eastern Palace.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to give it to Boss Li and Lord Han. You can take a look."

Li Yu and Han Zheng looked at each other and took the letter hesitantly.

The letter was written by the prince himself. In the letter, he briefly talked about the situation in Donghai Prefecture, and then changed the subject and mentioned Han Zheng.

"The emperor plans to send someone to Donghai Prefecture to investigate the case. Minister Huang strongly recommended Han Xiuzhuan, and the emperor also thinks he is a good candidate. I, Master Jiang, and Scholar Jiang have tried to stop him several times, but all failed. Therefore, it is tentatively decided that Han Xiuzhuan will be among the people going to Donghai Prefecture this time."

Li Yu: “…” Han Zheng was a sixth-rank official, and also from the Hanlin Academy. Why did Emperor Tianyuan let him go?

Han Zheng: “…”

"The decree will arrive early tomorrow morning, and I hope you will be prepared. The murder of officials in Donghai Prefecture is full of mysteries, and there may be someone behind the scenes, so you must be extremely careful. But you don't have to worry too much, I have arranged for someone to protect you secretly.

In addition, among the people traveling this time is Pei Shilang of the Ministry of Justice, who is smart and upright, and Han Xiuzhuan can take the initiative to make friends with him. "

At the end of the letter were the names of other officials going to Donghai Prefecture, and those who were not part of the Prince's party were marked.

*

Li Yu remained silent for a long time.

Boss Bai waited for a while, and seeing that she remained silent, he could not help but ask, "Boss Li, do you have any questions? I can help convey them."

Li Yu sighed silently and smiled reluctantly: "Nothing, Boss Bai has worked hard to deliver the letter. Please tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that we thank him for his reminder. We will make arrangements tonight."

Boss Bai didn't know the content of the letter and nodded when he heard it.

*

After Boss Bai left, Li Yu put the letter on the table, stared into Han Zheng's eyes and said, "Han Zheng, there may be trouble in Donghaizhou. I don't really want you to go. If you don't want to go, I will go to Prince An's Mansion and see if Prince An has any solution."

Han Zheng shook his head: "Second sister-in-law, the prince also said that this is decided by the emperor, and we can't change it."

After saying that, he took a deep breath and smiled slightly: "Actually, I can go. I have been in the capital and have not seen the situation in the state capital. My writing will inevitably be narrow-minded in the future. I might as well take this opportunity to see the world."

This is not the way to meet the world, but what Han Zheng said is indeed right. It is the decision of Emperor Tianyuan, who can refuse?

Li Yu sighed: "That Minister Huang is really petty. I just rejected his invitation last year, but he still remembers it and spares no effort to make trouble for you. He is really unworthy of being an official. When the future prince..."

No, as long as she has the chance, she will make sure Shangshu Huang has no peace.

*

Fearing that time would be tight tomorrow, Li Yu immediately packed Han Zheng's luggage.

Han Zheng packed his own clothes because it was cold and they didn't know when they could return, so Han Zheng had to bring not only winter clothes but also some spring clothes.

As for food, they were all appointed officials of the imperial court, so they shouldn't have too bad of an meal on the road. After thinking about it, Li Yu brought some braised meat and snacks for Han Zheng, as well as a sheepskin bag for water.

The temperature is low, so the braised meat and snacks can be stored for at least seven or eight days. In case you are in a hurry on the road and don’t have time to eat, these things can fill your stomach.

Han Zheng also put away the other Li language used.

Finally, there is money.

Li Yu directly took out two thousand taels of silver notes.

Two hundred taels of silver were kept outside as a backup, and she sewed the rest into his clothes. If anything happened, these silver notes could save his life.

*

The two of them were busy for more than half an hour and finally packed up everything.

Li Yu checked it one last time and went back to his room to rest after seeing that there was no problem.

Early the next morning, the imperial edict arrived as expected.

Han Zheng was asked to pack his luggage as soon as possible, as a carriage would come to pick him up and take him to the palace in an hour.

Li Yu pretended not to know about this and looked surprised when he heard the imperial edict.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict also felt that Han Zheng was unlucky, but he didn't say anything. Unlucky officials appeared every year, not just Han Zheng, and he simply couldn't sympathize with them all.

After the eunuch left, Bachelor Jiang from the Hanlin Academy came.

As Han Zheng's direct superior, he was quite helpless.

But he had done what he should do. He couldn't make Emperor Tianyuan change his mind, so he could only remind Han Zheng to be careful on the road.

Han Zheng bowed deeply to him.

*

After seeing off Master Jiang, Li Yu called out the other family members to make arrangements.

Mainly Miao Da.

Although the prince sent people to protect Han Zheng when he went out this time, he still had to have someone by his side.

In fact, Lu Xuan was the most suitable person, but Lu Xuan was not there, so Miao Da had to go.

Miao Da was asked to pack his luggage immediately, and Li Yu gave him another thirty taels of silver as a subsidy for his trip. If he did a good job, there would be a big reward when he came back.

*

Time passed quickly, and an hour later, the car that came to pick up Han Zheng arrived at the door of his house.