Chapter 238 Wang Jinnian Returns to Beijing
Chapter 238 Wang Jinnian Returns to Beijing
“As the saying goes, one day in heaven equals one year on earth. The goddess appeared in less than one day in heaven. She must have been reluctant to see those pious servants suffer and wanted to protect them. Therefore, their future life will be smooth and full of good fortune!
In addition, the goddess also said that she does not need a temple, probably because she does not want such a thing to happen again! So if anyone wants to build a temple for the goddess, they must be stopped in time! "
Yu Junqiu's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea! Nowadays, the people have great faith in the goddess, and they will definitely agree with this statement!"
Bai Zhaozhao nodded: "But it's not enough to just talk about it. You have to find as many waiters as possible and secretly create good luck for them, such as accidentally finding ginseng in the mountains or suddenly stepping on dog shit on the street... Um, I mean... do you understand?"
Yu Junqiu smiled and said, "I understand, don't worry, County Lady, just leave this matter to me!"
Bai Zhaozhao was very satisfied. Suddenly, she saw Yu Suxin standing at the entrance of the flower hall and asked, "Miss Yu, do you want to talk to me about something?"
"Yes." Yu Suxin walked over slowly, with a complicated look on her face: "County Lady, can I talk to you alone?"
Bai Zhaozhao glanced at Yu Junqiu, who understood and left immediately.
Then Yu Suxin asked: "County Lady, what is your relationship with...Xie Xingmeng?"
Bai Zhaozhao:!!!
Holy shit! Could it be that this girl from the Yu family is also related to Old Dog Xie?
Bai Zhaozhao asked tentatively: "You...know him?"
Yu Suxin nodded: "If I didn't want to wait for him, I wouldn't be over 20 and still unmarried."
Bai Zhaozhao:!!!
Yu Suxin continued to talk to herself: "At the beginning, I was only fourteen years old when I met him. I was out and encountered bandits. He happened to pass by and saved me. He also said that if my reputation was damaged because of this incident, he would be responsible. As a result..."
Bai Zhaozhao: ...
So Xie Xingmeng didn't dare to come to Jiangling County because he was afraid of seeing Yu Suxin?
Sure enough, he is a sea king!
Then Yu Suxin sighed, looking a little sad: "He gave the golden needle to you, which shows that you have a close relationship..."
Bai Zhaozhao took a deep breath. She felt that she should treat every "master's wife" equally, so she said sincerely: "I am Xie Xingmeng's apprentice!"
Yu Suxin was shocked and asked, "Are you his apprentice?"
Bai Zhaozhao: "Yes, Master's Wife!"
Yu Suxin blushed instantly, and said at a loss: "Um... OK... wait a moment!"
Yu Suxin ran out quickly, and soon she came back with a big box, saying with a smile, "County Lady, this is my gift to you. If you can bring your master here, the gift will be doubled!"
Bai Zhaozhao was cheered up: "Thank you, Master's Wife!"
After thinking it over, Bai Zhaozhao decided to move back to the Yang family first, because there was obviously a big show to be staged at the Yu family.
Under the candlelight, Bai Zhaozhao opened the reply letter from the Bai family. There were three pieces of paper inside. One was written by Bai Hao, saying that the emperor had granted him and Tang Yanyan a marriage, and now they had come to the stage of offering a betrothal gift. He hoped that Bai Zhaozhao could come back to attend the wedding, but it didn't matter if he couldn't.
The second piece of paper was written by Bai Lin, saying that everything was fine at home and told her not to worry. The capital city was not peaceful recently and it would be better for her to go home later.
The third letter was from Bai Shikang, saying that the Bai family workshop was now developing very well, and if anyone was short of money, they could go to Jishiditang to withdraw it and not be reluctant to spend it.
Although they were all commonplace words, Bai Zhaozhao read them several times. In this life, the Bai family finally became her real family.
"Zhao Zhao." Wang Jinnian's voice was heard outside the house.
Bai Zhaozhao ran out excitedly: "Hey, busy man, you finally remembered that you have a niece?"
Wang Jinnian sighed: "Zhao Zhao, I'm going back to Beijing."
Bai Zhaozhao: ...
Wang Jinnian: "I have already contacted Xie Laogou. He will take you to find He Anyu. If you can't help him, go back to Beijing!"
Bai Zhaozhao blinked: "What happened to Uncle He?"
Wang Jinnian smiled mysteriously: "You'll know when you get there."
"Then why did you return to Beijing, uncle?"
"Originally, the military expenditure issue could have been handed over to Bai Lin, but Li Rongyue asked someone to bring me a list, so I have to go back to Beijing."
"List?" Bai Zhaozhao understood. Li Rongyue's previous life must have been difficult. Theoretically, his biggest problem in this life is the supply of the Northwest Army. However, this year, with the advent of potatoes, military supplies do not seem to have decreased. What's more, she provided so much food to the emperor.
In other words, in addition to military supplies, Li Rongyue would take revenge on the Qin Party! That list should be the key figures he found based on the clues in his previous life, so Wang Jinnian had to go back because he also stood on the opposite side of the Qin Party.
"Okay, Uncle Master, be careful!"
"Ok!"
Soon, there was another major reshuffle in the capital. Prince An directly laid out all the evidence pointing to the Yang family and made a big fuss about the appearance of the goddess in the court. In the end, he said that it was impossible for Magistrate He to do such a thing alone and there must be someone behind it.
And Magistrate He was the most proud disciple of Lord Qin, so Prince An came for Lord Qin.
At this time, Bai Lin brought out evidence from the Jiangnan taxation case again, still pointing to Qin Ge Lao. Emperor Yongkang had no choice but to temporarily place Qin Ge Lao under house arrest. At the same time, he recalled Wang Jinnian and asked the Jinyiwei to cooperate with the Dali Temple in the investigation.
Of course, all those involved in the case, like Prefect He, were beheaded by the emperor. The rest depended on how many officials involved could be investigated.
For a moment, all the officials were waiting and watching, wondering whether the big tree of Qin Ge Lao would fall. If it fell, the birds clinging to the tree would move to another tree.
This tense and angry mood reached its peak until Wang Jinnian returned to Beijing.
That day, Bai Lin went to the Qin residence, and he and Lord Qin sat in a pavilion playing chess.
"This is the first time that Mr. Bai and I have sat face to face."
"Indeed, this is the last time."
"Oh? Are you so confident that you can defeat me?"
"Yes!"
Elder Qin narrowed his eyes and looked at Bai Lin sharply, as if trying to find any guilt from his expression, but unfortunately, there was none.
Bai Lin always looked calm and steady.
Finally, he said with emotion: "Master Guiyuan is worthy of his reputation. You have grown so fast!"
"Thank you for your praise, sir!"
"You are much sharper than when I was young! Back then... Oh, never mind, let's not talk about it!"
"Sir, I know about your past."
"Oh? Tell me!"
"You have single-handedly exposed the enclosure and occupation of land, and later went to Jiangnan to rectify the grain transport. After returning to Beijing, you threatened to die in order to stop the late emperor from building a temporary palace... All these things were done for the people!"
"Haha! You're right. My achievements are enough to be recorded in history!"
"But then you changed! You liked the feeling of making a contribution, and you also liked holding power in your hands!
You wanted Marquis Guangping's military power in the patrol camp, so you found a patient with lung heat.
You knew that the Xu family wanted to use the Yuzhou incident to throw mud at Prince An, so you went along with it and helped cover up the drought.
During this period, perhaps you valued my talent and sent people to win me over. After the failure, I was assassinated several times. Was you involved in that?
It's not that you were unaware of the tax problem in Jiangnan, but you deliberately exaggerated it, hoping to find an opportunity to expose it in one fell swoop and use it as a stepping stone for your political achievements.
The matter of Jiangling County is another stepping stone. It will not only make Prince An lose the support of Yue Family, but also completely occupy the first capital city in Jiangnan and even gain some military power!
It’s a pity that in every village, people’s lives are treated as worthless!
So, you have finally become the person you hated the most when you were young!"
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