jdhmnovel Chapter 487 Complaint
Chapter 487 Complaint
The three people in the flower hall were all very clear that the shadow of Emperor Tianqi was behind the imperial examination cheating case.
——This is also the point that makes the three of them feel indignant.
Emperor Tianqi was an emperor without any foundation, so it was understandable that he wanted to carry out a major purge of the court and replace it with his own people.
But why did he direct and act out a drama of cheating in the imperial examination, putting the reputation of the court, the laws of Daliang, and the lives of many innocent people at risk?
Has he forgotten that one of the main reasons for the fall of the previous dynasty was an imperial examination fraud scandal that was difficult to cover up?
Luo Xiaoran's words "minimize the impact of this case" are meaningful.
To put it bluntly, the incident eventually turned out to be a situation where Emperor Tianqi stabbed them in the back, and for the sake of the overall situation, they had to clean up his mess and save the reputation of the court.
"Hey~~"
Yun Tianying sighed deeply. Even though he did not suffer any life-threatening injuries in this disaster, he was still frightened.
As a great family of the previous dynasty, the Yun family's foundation is not comparable to that of ordinary powerful families. This is also the most fundamental reason why Emperor Tianqi wanted to reorganize the Ministry of Rites where Yun Tianying was, but could only raise it high and let it go lightly.
But it is precisely because this is a family that has gone from the previous dynasty to the new dynasty, and their ancestors have experienced glory and desolation, peace and war, that they are able to restrain themselves and return to propriety, and have a strict family style.
The Yun family has its own family rules. If any member of the family does anything that violates the law or ethics, the Yun family will ruthlessly expel that person from the family.
Therefore, even if the Yun family members who were removed from the family tree committed mistakes outside, they would not be harmed. This is also the reason why this big family can continue for hundreds of years.
The Jiang family, also a powerful family in the previous dynasty, has been declining in power compared to the Yun family since the founding of the Daliang Dynasty. This is because several family heads among them protected their own sons who did evil, which led to the suffering of the entire family.
"The Tang family, the Lin family, the Shuchang Hall, the imperial examination fraud... all of these things are not just aimed at suppressing the aristocratic families. Ji'er, you have to be careful in the future!"
As early as a year ago, the imperial court discovered that it could no longer control the northern army by controlling food and fodder.
Therefore, when the Minister of Revenue Jiang Bin proposed at the court meeting to increase taxes on the seven northern states, Emperor Tianqi agreed after just a little thought.
The emperor had made up his mind. No matter whether it was Chen Ji who was far away in Yizhou or Luo Xiaoran who was nearby, they were powerless to change the situation.
The people of the Northern Border, who once had trouble feeding themselves in order to support the Northern Border Army, finally had two years of relatively easy life, but the court is increasing taxes again!
"Why? Aren't the people in the northern border citizens of Daliang? Why does the imperial court want to increase taxes only in the northern border?"
"The men in the family go to war, and the women and children carry the entire family. It's good enough to have enough food to eat, and yet they want to increase taxes!"
"Oh my God! Open your eyes and take a look! The people in the North have only just had two years of peace!"
"The people of the Northern Territory are also human beings! We provide for the Northern Territory Army and help the court resist the Northern Barbarians' cavalry. How can the court treat us like this!"
"..."
When the news of the tax increase reached the northern border, the people complained bitterly. Although they did not discuss the matter in public, behind closed doors, everyone cursed the court.
"Lord Yun's concerns are justified."
Luo Xiaoran glanced at Chen Ji and said suggestively:
"Abolish the custom of His Highness returning to the capital every year to report on his duties, and prohibit him from entering the capital without an imperial decree."
"Increasing taxes in the North and even reducing the pay of the North Army are all attempts by Emperor Tianqi to test your Highness' bottom line."
"Under these circumstances, I really don't understand why Your Highness would agree to supervise the imperial examination fraud case?"
"Your Highness doesn't listen to what I say. Lord Yun, you are His Highness's uncle. Please speak to him!"
Luo Xiaoran was holding her breath!
Of course she knew that Chen Ji agreed to supervise the imperial examination cheating case in order to protect innocent people from being implicated and to bring the guilty to justice.
But he took everyone else into consideration but not himself, which Luo Xiaoran strongly disagreed with.
Chen Ji's pupils dilated. Xiao Ran had never complained to him about this matter before, so why was she complaining to her uncle today?
"Xiao Ran, it's not that I don't listen to you. For your sake, I will protect myself. At the court meeting that day..."
"Master Yun," Luo Xiaoran interrupted Chen Ji and didn't even listen to his explanation, "Xiaoran would like to thank you for the matter of the Imperial Divination Office!"
That was when Chen Ji had not yet returned to the capital. Someone passed a message to Luo Xiaoran, saying that some bad people wanted to use the Taibu Office to spread rumors, slander Luo Xiaoran, and say that her fate was unlucky.
Although Luo Xiaoran had many secret agents in Kyoto, she really didn't pay attention to the Taibu Office, which had not been taken seriously by successive emperors of Daliang.
After intercepting this matter, Luo Xiaoran spread some rumors in Kyoto, saying that she and Mo Shen were friends regardless of age difference.
In addition, this time when Mo Qing went to Beijing, he "inadvertently" praised Luo Xiaoran in front of Emperor Tianqi and his ministers.
The people behind the scenes understood that it would be a waste of effort to use the Taibu Bureau to fabricate the unknown facts about Luo Xiaoran's fate, so they stopped doing anything.
Luo Xiaoran only recently found out that it was Yun Tianying who gave her the message, so she took the opportunity of today's visit to express her gratitude.
Yun Tianying waved his hand, looking like a man who had hidden his achievements and fame.
"What's going on at the Taibu Office?"
Chen Ji felt like he had missed something, but after he asked, Luo Xiaoran did not answer him, and neither did Yun Tianying.
He was so ostracized by his fiancée and uncle~~
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In the imperial study, facing the powerful Emperor Tianqi three years later, Chen Lingyi had a smile on her face after paying her respects, but her heart was filled with mixed feelings of bitterness and anger, as if someone had punched her in the chest.
While she was alone in her fiefdom, her good brother sat on the throne and gradually gained power.
In three years, he not only took over most of her power in Kyoto, but also, with her planning and help, he was able to place his own people in all six ministries and nine temples of the court.
However, with all these plans and help, she only got a chance to return to Beijing temporarily. How could she be willing to accept this?
"Is everything going well for my sister in Yangzhou?" Emperor Tianqi greeted warmly.
Chen Lingyi bowed her head and said, "Yangzhou is prosperous and peaceful. The emperor gave it to Qingyi as a fiefdom. Qingyi is always grateful for the emperor's great grace."
The Emperor Tianqi pursed his lips almost imperceptibly. Before he sent Princess Qingyi out of Kyoto, he used the word "prosperous and peaceful" to describe Yangzhou during a conversation in the Imperial Study.
At that time, her elder sister was quite angry and did not want to leave Beijing.
I didn't expect that she would repeat what he said three years ago just after returning to Kyoto. Does this mean that she has never forgotten that she was forced to leave Kyoto?
When Emperor Tianqi saw Chen Lingyi, he still felt some warmth in his heart, but with the above considerations, all the warmth in his heart suddenly disappeared.
Look! His sister is still the same as before, without any change, and she still doesn't regard him as the emperor in her heart.