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

Han Zheng and his companions will first go to the palace to meet Emperor Tianyuan, and then set off for Donghaizhou.

Li Yu couldn't keep up, so she had to give Han Zheng a few more instructions before he got on the carriage.

Han Zheng agreed to all of them.

Han Xiaomei was very scared and followed the carriage for a short distance before stopping.

Li Yu waved: "Xiaomei, come back."

Han Xiaomei walked back to Li Yu, looking back every few steps, and tugged at her clothes in panic: "Second sister-in-law, Third Brother...Third Brother will definitely come back safely."

Li Yu touched her head and looked towards the direction of the palace: "He will come back safely, don't worry."

*

Not long after Han Zheng left, Mr. Su came.

He was so angry that he first scolded Minister Huang, then King Hui, and finally even muttered about Emperor Tianyuan.

"That Huang guy is always causing trouble every year. What is he thinking?" Mr. Su slammed the table so hard that the teacup shook.

Li Yu sat beside him and comforted him softly.

After a while, she felt that Mr. Su was no longer so angry, so she whispered, "Sir, do you have any evidence that Shangshu Huang's misconduct violated Dayu's laws?"

Mr. Su turned his head suddenly, "What do you want to do?"

Li Yu spoke in a calm tone, as if he was talking about something unimportant: "I want to remove the man surnamed Huang from the position of Minister of Revenue."

*

Mr. Su looked at her in shock.

Li Yu looked back and said, "Just because Han Zheng did not accept the invitation to the Shangshu Mansion after the examination results came out, Shangshu Huang made trouble like this, which shows that he is extremely petty and holds a grudge.

If we don’t find a way to pull him down, this kind of thing will happen again and again in the future.”

Mr. Su sighed, "I understand what you said. The problem now is that the emperor doesn't deal with him. Do you think the emperor doesn't know what he did? After Huang became the Minister of Revenue, he did a lot of things, such as opening a gambling house and embezzling money and grain. I can find out about these things, and the emperor must know everything."

Li Yu: "I understand that the emperor must have his reasons for not dealing with Huang Shangshu, but I want to give it a try. Even if I fail in the end, I want to destroy Huang Shangshu's reputation and prevent him from doing things recklessly in the future."

In the past year, she did not take the initiative to cause trouble for Shangshu Huang because she was concerned about Emperor Tianyuan, but this year she did not want to do that again.

Mr. Su: “…”

Li Yu: "Don't worry, Mr. Su. Before I do it, I will ask the Crown Prince if he can do it. The Crown Prince often discusses political affairs with the Emperor, so he should be able to give some good suggestions.

I will also be very careful and will never let Minister Huang find out that I am causing him trouble."

Mr. Su stroked his beard for a while, then said, "I have some evidence of the Huang family's gambling house oppressing the people. I'll have someone send it to you this afternoon. But you must be careful, don't fail to strike down the Huang family, but instead provoke the emperor and drag yourself into it."

Li Yu nodded.

*

Inside the palace, Emperor Tianyuan looked at the officials who were going to Donghai Prefecture.

A total of six officials died in Donghai Prefecture, including five county magistrates and one prefect.

By assigning two officials to each of the six locations, I think the truth can be found out more quickly.

After saying a few words of encouragement to Minister Pei who was taking the lead, Emperor Tianyuan shifted his gaze to Han Zheng.

When he made the decision yesterday, he just thought that as the top scholar, Han Zheng could go to other places in Dayu Dynasty to see more things.

Today, when Han Zheng stood with other officials, he felt that Han Zheng was too young.

He is only sixteen after this year, and he has no experience in investigating cases before. Can he do a good job? Don't let the case be investigated thoroughly and people get hurt again.

Emperor Tianyuan felt a little regretful, but at this point everything had been arranged, and it would be too frivolous for him to go back on his word.

Forget it, just let him go. If he does a good job this time, I will promote him when he comes back.

Having made up his mind, Emperor Tianyuan looked at Han Zheng with an especially gentle gaze, "My dear Han, this journey is long, you must take good care of yourself."

Han Zheng was flattered and quickly knelt down in response.

"Get up." Emperor Tianyuan waved his hand, thought for a moment and said, "This time when you go to Donghai Prefecture, you should follow Minister Pei and learn more from him."

Other officials who were entrusted by Minister Huang to let Han Zheng go with them and take the opportunity to make Han Zheng suffer: "......"

*

After staying in the palace for half an hour, the group left the palace and boarded a carriage to leave the capital.

There were quite a few people going this time, including the twelve officials, their attendants and court soldiers.

There are about a hundred people.

Among them, Minister Pei and Han Zheng went to the Donghaizhou capital to investigate, while the other officials worked in pairs and were responsible for one of the five counties where the incident occurred.

Han Zheng and Minister Pei don't have much contact on a daily basis, but he knows that Minister Pei is an upright official, so he feels relieved.

Because they had to get there as quickly as possible, even though there was snow on the road, they kept on traveling all the time except for lunch at noon.

There was a minister who had a good relationship with Shangshu Huang and couldn't stand the bumpy ride. When the car stopped at the post station in the afternoon, he went straight to Minister Pei and asked to rest for a day on the road.

"It's already happened. What's the point of us rushing? Why don't we just take our time and figure out the case when the time comes?"

Upon hearing this, Minister Pei silently took out his whip.

The minister had heard of the power of the whip. Seeing this, he took three steps back and asked with a pale face: "Minister Pei, what are you doing?"

Minister Pei raised the whip and swung it. The whip made a crisp sound when it touched the ground. At the end, he said leisurely, "Of course, I am practicing with the whip. Sir Yuan, do you want to practice too?"

The minister waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No need, no need." This thing is not for humans to play with at all. He is an old man and would rather not suffer this.

Pei Shilang: "But aren't you feeling unwell? To be honest, whip training helps maintain your health."

The minister shook his head and said, "I am not in any bad condition. It is getting late. Minister Pei, please have a meal and rest early. We still have a day to travel tomorrow."

After saying that, he ran away without looking back. Because there was snow on the ground, he was not careful and stumbled and almost fell.

*

Li Yu quickly got some evidence that Shangshu Huang had done something bad.

It has to be said that Shangshu Huang was very bold. Just from donating official positions, he made at least 50,000 taels in the past two years.

Add to that the other things he did, and it's enough to chop his head off.

So what is Emperor Tianyuan waiting for? He knows there is a corrupt official but doesn't deal with him. Does he want him to influence other people in the court?

Li Yu shook his head while looking through the evidence.

After searching for half a day, she discovered one thing. It turned out that it was not just Shangshu Huang. There was also an official named Fan who ran a gambling house beside King Hui. However, because his gambling business was not doing well, he was often scolded by King Hui.

King Hui always said, "Look at Lord Huang. His gambling house makes a fortune every day. And you, what do you do? You can't even manage a gambling house."

Over time, although Lord Fan was loyal to King Hui, he looked down on Shangshu Huang. He even took advantage of King Hui's absence to oppose Shangshu Huang.

Li Yu pointed at the word "Fan" and decided to start with him.