It turned out that on the way to the south of the Yangtze River, robbers appeared again, with powerful methods and a large number of people, and many people had died. Such a matter cannot be handled by local officials, so it was reported to the court and waited for the court's decision.
This matter is considered a major event, so the emperor discussed it in the court. Everyone felt that there were so many robbers and they were hidden deep. The aura of the robbers makes people panic, which is not good for the court.
Now, only the historians have one army in the imperial court, and the rest are not enough. It is even more troublesome to dispatch troops.
Naturally, the historians would not go against the emperor's will, they only said that when they went to the south of the Yangtze River, the soldiers would have to spend money for food and drink, which probably wasn't something the historians could afford. In this way, money is very important, but the emperor is stingy, and the treasury will be short of a corner, and it takes more than half of the money to raise the army every year. Developed temper.
In this way, the Yun family was involved.
Some people said that the same robbers from the south of the Yangtze River, who were also numerous and powerful, could they be the bandits who robbed and killed Yun Qing and his wife? Some people in the Yun family even suggested that it was for revenge for Yun Qing and his wife, and the Yun family had no shortage of money, so the Yun family should be allowed to pay this money, which could not only avenge Yun Qing and his wife, but also express their sincerity to the emperor.
How high-sounding these excuses are, if they are stronger, they will refute them to some extent, but it is very strange that this time, not only Yun Tao agreed, but even Yun Lingxuan, who is the crown princess, also nodded in support. The Yun family has the final say.
Historians said that the time to eradicate those bandits is uncertain, and the amount of money spent is uncertain-that means that if such support continues, it will be a bottomless pit.
Yun Tao hadn't been in the palace since the day he returned to Beijing, and he was summoned into the palace today because of this ridiculous reason.
After hearing the Shi family's excuses, he didn't refute, didn't nod his head in agreement, but looked at the emperor and asked seriously: "How long will it take to ensure that the bandits are wiped out? If the Shi family's army can't wipe out the bandits in a year, it's like letting the Yun family support them for a year? If it can't be wiped out in ten years, the Yun family will have to support it for ten years?"
These words are mocking Shi Jiajun's lack of that ability. It is really useless to dispatch Shi Jiajun without guaranteeing to take down those robbers organized in one fell swoop.
Shi Honglie looked at Yun Tao's straight back, wishing he could kick it over. But now in the Golden Luan Hall, he couldn't help being presumptuous, and could only think in his heart how to get the most benefit from the Yun family.
"General Shi, how long do you think it will take for the Shi family's army to take down those robbers?" The emperor also knew that this matter was to embarrass the Yun family.
General Shi is Shi Honglie's father, and also the father of Concubine Liang. Although he is a bit old, but because of his martial arts practice, he looks energetic and not a bit old.
"My Majesty, there are a lot of robbers here, and the terrain they occupy is the most important thing. I really can't guarantee it!" General Shi said ambiguously, still not sure how long it would take to take it down.
Anyway, apart from the Shi Jiajun, the emperor couldn't send anyone else, so he just let them speak.
"Mr. Yun, the Yun family is not short of that little money. Anyway, it can be regarded as revenge for your parents, so don't worry about it!" Someone kindly persuaded them, thinking that the stalemate would not do them any good.
Yun Tao didn't even look at him, he just asked in a cold voice: "How does this lord know that my parents were killed by those people? If not? Is it possible that this lord wants to avenge my parents?" The fact that the Yun family can tolerate it doesn't mean that they can tolerate everything.
The grown-up blushed when he was asked such a question, he snorted coldly, and fell silent.
"Your Majesty, this is not an option at this time." Prime Minister Ning came out and suggested, "In the long run, the Yun family alone will not be able to support the food and grass of the Shi family's army!"
"Isn't the Yun family the richest man in the East Yan Kingdom? They care about that bit of money, and I don't know if they have other thoughts!" Those words had a deep meaning, and they couldn't help but arouse many associations.
No one knew that the fourth wife of the Yun family was the heir to Sifang City, and she just lamented that fate played a trick on people and ended up in her current fate.
What he said, it seemed that the Yun family's disapproval of the historians meant that they were condemning the East Yan Kingdom.
Everyone was discussing, and they must have listened to the words. The sharpness of the words made even Ning Cheng and others frowned, thinking that those in the court who had shallow eyelids and heard the wind was rain really wanted to argue. Otherwise, even if the Yun family didn't have that kind of heart, they would be forced to have that kind of thinking.
"So what if the Yun family is the richest man in the East Yan Kingdom? They didn't steal or rob, let alone kill people. How come the suppression of the bandits in the East Yan Kingdom requires the support of a merchant from the Yun family, and the court wants them to stand on the Golden Luan Hall with their salaries and force the people to come out?" What is the use of the courtiers protecting the country with silver? If you think it is useless, you might as well take off the court clothes on your body and let me wear them. Maybe the Yun family really wants to bring the entire Yun family to accompany everyone Play!" Yun Tao's words were not polite at all, on the contrary, his anger grew even more vaguely.
He learned of Wanqi Lingxuan's intentions from Wanqi Chengyan's mouth, and he didn't know the origin of those robbers who appeared suddenly—and the death of his parents, as Xuan'er said, was completely dead In the hands of masters, it is definitely not those robbers. It's just that it's been eight years since his parents died, but someone caught him giving out money. If it's tricky, he won't believe it.
The reason why he wants to pay the money is because the matter is not clear, and it is not appropriate to scare the snake... But if someone wants to hold the Yun family right now, they have to weigh the consequences of angering the Yun family.
Those courtiers who were ridiculed by Yun Tao and couldn't step down were red-faced and wanted to scold Yun Tao angrily, but after being ridiculed by him like that, they found that they couldn't even speak.
Seeing that everyone was blocked by Yun Tao, Wan Cheng Lingxuan knew that Yun Tao was powerful. After all, he had experienced so many things in Beihan Country. If he had a soft temper, he would have been dead for a long time.
"Father, I haven't figured out how many robbers there are, and whether there are any forces behind them. I just know that there are a large number of robbers, so it is imminent for the Shi family's army to set off. Why don't you let the Yun family take out some money first to solve the immediate problem?" The matter may be resolved immediately, and there will be no problem!" Wan Qi Lingxuan said good things, which made the emperor happy.
The emperor nodded, and Yun Tao didn't want the emperor to bear grudges against the Yun family, so he said aloud, "The Yun family is willing to pay 50,000 taels of silver to solve the current problem of the Shi family army, but if the 50,000 taels of silver are used up, then the Yun family will not return." Get over it."
"Your Majesty, fifty thousand taels is too little," Shi Honglie said immediately upon hearing this.
Yun Tao remained silent. Seeing this, the emperor frowned and said, "Let's do this first, and then discuss it later!"
The Yun family gave out 50,000 taels of silver to suppress the bandits, and it was discussed by people. Some people said that the Yun family was generous, while others said that the Yun family was stingy. They were not willing to do more things for the country and the people. They were simply profiteers. Therefore, it also caused a lot of disputes.
Such a situation simply led the Yun family into a trap of being rich and unkind, so that the common people would misunderstand and ruin the Yun family's business.
"The Shi family has been stable for so many years, but after Shi Hongzhen came back, so many things happened. Thinking about this person's mind, it's really not easy." Yun Tao discussed.
He sent someone to investigate, but he couldn't find out what Shi Hongzhen was doing outside for more than ten years. On the contrary, Shi Minglei's whereabouts were often known. And this result shows that Shi Hongzhen is not an easy person.
Keeping it mysterious is nothing more than being a bit shady.
"The historian made a good calculation. Let the Yun family pay the money and destroy the Yun family's business. It can be said to kill several birds with one stroke!" Ling Xuan sat next to Wan Qi Chengyan, mocking in a cold voice.
"It's not so easy to take away the money from the Yun family for nothing!" Yun Tao's eyes were shining with scorching fire...
Yunyu looked at the crowd, was silent for a long time, and then said thoughtfully: "I always feel that the robbers on the Jiangnan side are a little weird, especially when I know that King Xuan is colluding with Nanyu State... It's a pity that I can't do it without authorization." Get out of Beijing, otherwise you must go to investigate, "
"I'm going to the south of the Yangtze River," Yun Tao explained under the astonished eyes of everyone: "If Shi Jiajun wants to become famous, he must do something to better support King Xuan. However, people like King Xuan, They can even do it by treachery and seeking glory. Who knows whether there are robbers or someone in the south of the Yangtze River, let alone where the large number of robbers came from, so we must investigate clearly, otherwise, we will wait for the Yun family. Yes, I'm afraid it will be a bigger storm."
"Brother, this is too dangerous," Lingxuan disagreed.
This Jiangnan is about to become the territory of historians now. When Shi Jiajun goes, what forces can stop him? The eldest brother refuted the Shi family's proposal at the Golden Luan Hall. If he saw the eldest brother in Jiangnan, would he show mercy
"Brother, you don't want to go there, I'd better send someone there," Wan Qi Chengyan also felt that Lingxuan's worries were a bit reasonable, but it was a pity that after he got married, his actions were watched by others, and without the freedom he had before, even There is no excuse for escaping marriage, so I can only stay in the capital.
Yun Tao shook his head, and said earnestly, "If you just investigate this matter, nothing will be solved at all... After the news spreads, historians will have a firm foothold in Jiangnan. And the entire Dongyan Kingdom belongs to Jiangnan The richest, the voice of Lian Yun's family, one-third is from Jiangnan, so Jiangnan must not be lost!"
He was even more worried that the historian had no plans to come back after going to Jiangnan, and he would not worry about eating and drinking while occupying the affluent Jiangnan.