The Red Mansion's Doting Wife Maniac

The emperor glanced over the list of these aristocratic families one by one, his eyes filled with chill.

"These aristocratic families, do they regard my world as their back garden for making money?"

The tone was soft, but the young man kneeling on the ground was covered in hairs.

"You go down."

"Yes."

The young man bowed out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation as if he had received an amnesty.

Thinking of that list, the young man shivered.

This time, I'm afraid another group of people will die.

On the second day of the Lantern Festival, the imperial court opened the seal. As soon as the opening ceremony was over, the emperor ordered six ministers and ministers.

Among all the people, only Dali Temple Minister Chen Yunxian has the lowest official position and the youngest age.

Among a group of middle-aged and elderly people, he looked extraordinarily green and tender.

"Look at these." The emperor asked the eunuch to hand over a stack of papers to the officials for reading.

Almost everyone has a share, obviously prepared according to the number of people.

The Hall of Mental Cultivation was silent, everyone was looking at the information given to them by the emperor.

Before the first page was finished, the expressions on the faces of the ministers changed drastically.

The first page of this stack of papers introduces opium, which explains in detail the harm of opium to the human body and the ugly appearance of addicted people.

The second page records the total number of opium smokers. Most of them are in the south of the Yangtze River, especially in Jiangsu, Fujian, and Huguang, which are close to the coast. Not only children of aristocratic families, these opium smokes have flowed into the homes of ordinary people.

The third page records the number of people who died from smoking opium in the past four or five years. It is even more appalling, as many as 50 million people.

The whole country, including the old, the weak, women and children, has a population of only [-] to [-] million. In four or five years, such a high death toll has been reached due to smoking opium.

And the children of these opium-smuggling families are still trying to cover up the harm caused by the opium, the aristocratic families unite to deceive the public.

If Chen Yun hadn't traveled to the south of the Yangtze River and had to stay in that small village on a rainy day and met the persecuted old Mr. Cui's family, I'm afraid this matter would not have been exposed.

Even the epidemic does not have such a high mortality rate.

An average of [-] per year is simply appalling.

After reading these materials, all the ministers of the various departments fell to their knees on the ground with pale complexions, not daring to speak out.

Chen Yunxian didn't want to make himself special, so he also knelt down, but his expression was very calm.

He already knew these news as early as yesterday.

The people he sent out almost went to Jiangnan with the emperor's people. After all, the Chen family is a big family in Jiangnan, and they are familiar with the local area. However, the guards sent by the emperor were too conspicuous, and they were chased and killed until only one first class was left. The guard fled back to the capital.

If it wasn't for the help of Chen Yunxian's people, he might not have come back alive.

"You don't have anything to say?"

Half of the ministers present are from Jiangnan, especially the Minister of Rites is from Fujian Province, where opium is the most prevalent. Someone in his family smokes opium and covers for others.

The Minister of Rites was about his age, and his head was sweating profusely as he put his head on the ground, wishing he could dig a hole and bury himself in it.

"Wang Shangshu?" The emperor called his name.

Wang Shangshu is the Minister of Rites.

"The old minister was negligent, please Your Majesty... come down." Wang Shangshu closed his eyes and his voice was trembling.

He has been glorious for most of his life, without realizing it, when he reached the age of becoming an official, but because he was not filial to his children and grandchildren, he would not be able to protect his later festivals.

"Go home." The emperor read Wang Shangshu's hard work and did not ask him for the crime.

Wang Shangshu tremblingly took off his black hat and exited the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Although he saved his life, he knew that the Wang family was doomed.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the emperor's eyes swept over the faces of the ministers one by one.

"Brilliant."

Chen Yunxian stepped forward on his knees, "The minister is here."

"I order you to remove the smoke. This court does not allow such harmful things to exist." The emperor appointed Chen Yunxian as an imperial envoy, and even gave him the Shangfang sword, allowing him to cut first and then play.

The imperial envoy was originally a senior official, and with the Shangfang sword, Chen Yunxian could walk sideways.

"The minister obeys the order."

Chen Puhe, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, saw the horror of the opium smoke, and he did not want his eldest grandson to do such a dangerous thing. Once he was infected, it would be a disaster.

But the emperor had already issued an order, and it was impossible to change the order overnight, he sighed in his heart, and planned to send all the people in his hands to his eldest grandson to protect him no matter what the cost.

Xian'er is the most outstanding son of his Chen family for a hundred years, as long as he is around, he can protect the glory of the Chen family for another hundred years.

The emperor ordered Chen Yunxian to deal with the opium, and ordered the Ministry of Punishment to draw up a law against smoking, and all punishments would be strict.

Those who sell opium, if the amount is huge, their homes will be confiscated and the nine clans will be punished;

Each one is extremely strict, it is a dead end.

People who smoke opium have already been hollowed out, and then they are hit with three hundred boards. How can they be exiled for three thousand miles?I'm afraid that the board will die before the board is finished.

On the morning of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Chen Yunjue had just finished practicing martial arts, took a shower and changed clothes, had breakfast, and practiced calligraphy all morning. Just after noon, he heard that his grandfather and elder brother who had been called to the Hall of Mental Cultivation returned home, and asked his father , Second Uncle, and Third Uncle all went to the study, and there was such a big commotion that Chen Yunjue was also very disturbed.

After thinking about it, Chen Yun went to the elder brother's yard anyway.

Waited for a long time before the eldest brother came back.

"Big brother?"

"Yunjue?" Chen Yunxian was taken aback when he saw his younger brother, and soon laughed again, "Why don't you come to me to study in your own room?"

"The emperor didn't ask you to discuss the state affairs at the opening ceremony in previous years. Did something happen if he called you here today?" At this time, all Chen Yun could think of was the big smoke he discovered last year.

Chen Yunxian sighed, asked the servant to move the table and chairs under the tree, ordered tea to be made, and then told about what happened in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"The opium smoke is so harmful and so many people have died, the emperor was furious and ordered me to destroy the opium opium, and ordered the Ministry of Punishment to draw up regulations and penalties for banning smoking." Chen Yunxian said.

Chen Yun didn't expect the emperor to be so decisive, but when he thought of the death figures his elder brother said, he couldn't help but gasp.

"How did so many people die? The epidemic in the past two years didn't kill so many people."

Chen Yunxian took a sip of tea and said, "These aristocratic families didn't treat these people as human beings. Tobacco is so expensive that ordinary people can't afford it. They also mixed opium in the tobacco to make these people addicted. If you can’t afford it, you will pay on credit, and if you can’t pay the money, you will use the house, land property and even your children to pay off the debt. The people are forced to live, and they can only die.”

Chen Yun was choked up and couldn't speak.

This, this is terrible.

A group of aristocratic families who disregarded human life joined together to produce such terrible consequences.

"Brother, with such a big benefit, they even dare to chase and kill the imperial guards. If you go, they will definitely assassinate you." Chen Yun was very worried that his elder brother went to Jiangnan to destroy the opium.

Not to mention that these aristocratic families will assassinate his elder brother, even the big smoke is not easy to deal with, it is very addictive, even smelling it will have an effect.

Chen Yunxian said seriously, "The emperor has issued an order, I must go."

"Uh..." Chen Yun was in a very complicated mood at this moment.

Chen Yunxian rubbed his younger brother's head, and said, "A year ago, I reported the matter of the opium to the emperor, so I asked myself to destroy the opium."

So, it has nothing to do with you, it's my own going.

Chen Yunjue: "..."

He felt even more uncomfortable.

Chen Yunxian sighed, "Big smoke is extremely harmful. Not only must it be destroyed, but it must also be prohibited from entering the country again. When the source is found out, the source must be eliminated. This kind of thing will cause endless disasters and must not be left behind."

His eldest brother really deserves the name of being stern and selfless.

Chen Yun understood that it was impossible to keep his eldest brother.

After thinking for a while, he took off the wishful bell hanging from the jade pendant around his waist, and stuffed it into his brother's hand.

"This is a rare treasure. Sister Lin gave it to me for self-defense. If it is in danger, it will ring a crisp bell. Brother, wear it close to your body. Don't leave it." Chen Yun excused.

Chen Yunxian was surprised, "Miss Lin gave it to you?"

"Brother also knows that there is some strange connection between me and Sister Lin. She and I got some treasures because of our adventures. And..."

Chen Yun took out the Lingzhu from his sleeve and stuffed it into the elder brother's hand, "If you are unfortunately infected with poison, you can take this pearl and soak it in water for half an hour, and then drink the water, maybe it can detoxify?"

Chen Yunxian: "..."

Yunyu, why do you have so many weird things?

Chen Yunjue only has these two magic weapons that are useful now, but if they are given to Chen Yunxian, he can't feel at ease.

He couldn't help sighing, "I hope big brother can come back safely."

Knowing that his younger brother was worried about his safety, Chen Yunxian grasped the bell and the pearl in his hand, took a breath, and said with a smile, "When elder brother returns safely, the bell and pearl will return to their original owners."

Since it was obtained because of Miss Lin, it is tantamount to a bond of love between the two, which is of great significance.

If it wasn't for his brother's peace of mind, he wouldn't have accepted it either.

The matter of destroying the opium was urgent. The next morning, before dawn, Chen Yunxian left Beijing early.

By the time Chen Yunjuan got up early, his elder brother had already left for an hour.

The eldest brother was not at home, and Chen Yunjue hadn't passed the exam yet, so he could only go to the academy, but he was still in the academy, and he wandered around all day long, worrying about his elder brother's safety.

Fortunately, his elder brother went all the way south and made a great killing. He didn't hear that he was injured, but he wanted to fight him. All of them became the souls of Shang Fang's sword.

The children of the opium-selling aristocratic family, no matter what avenue they take, it doesn't work. Every time Chen Yunxian goes to a place, he directly arrests people one by one according to the list checked by the imperial guards, and then ransacks the family and punishes the nine clans.

When he left, all that remained was the undried blood on the guillotine.

Chen Yunxian killed and killed all the way, killing these people who sell opium. Some people even wanted to escape overseas, but Chen Yunxian expected that they would escape early in the morning, so people guarded the various customs. As long as they are on the list, they will It is not allowed to board the ship and leave the territory of the dynasty.

After killing all the opium-selling families on the list, the name Chen Yunxian was blood-colored in the eyes of everyone along the coast.

Before leaving, Chen Yun wrote a detailed strategy for destroying opium.

Chen Yunxian had asked someone to dig a huge pond on an island near Fujian long ago. After killing the people on the list, the confiscated opium was transported to an uninhabited island, where it was centrally destroyed, discharged into the ocean, and the pool was cleaned. After filling.

After finishing all this, it is almost the Ghost Festival.

The emperor's new punishment for opium spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River.

Those who sell opium, if the amount is large, their homes will be ransacked and the nine clans will be punished; if the amount is small, their homes will be ransacked and their heads will be beheaded.Those who smoke opium will be exiled for three thousand miles with a stick of three hundred.

Chen Yunxian actually dealt with these people who trafficked and smoked opium according to the new punishment.

Originally, some people thought that Chen Yunxian had too much intention to kill, but seeing the punishment personally drawn up by the emperor, everyone knew that Chen Yunxian was following orders.

It is their Majesty who is really murderous.