Now that the Ministry of Works' assessment was completed, they only needed to wait for time to verify the feasibility of this method. After that, they would be able to spread it to the whole of Dahuan. Then, they could start preparing for another plan.
Before that, they needed to let more people of Dahuan learn how to read.
However, this was not something that could be accomplished in a short period of time.
The changes in the imperial court were most directly felt by the people in the capital. The appearance of the people's newspaper deepened their understanding of the Great Huan Dynasty. The more they understood, the stronger their sense of belonging. The people's hearts were united, and there were only benefits to the development of the Great Huan Dynasty.
In the quiet afternoon, Shen Yu sat on the swing in the courtyard and basked in the sun. The warm sunlight shone on his body, bringing a burst of warmth.
He was holding a storybook in his hand. It was one of the most popular storybooks outside the palace. It was written based on him and Shang Junlin. It was sandwiched in a pile of other storybooks and was dug out by Shen Yu.
Shen Yu originally thought that with Shang Junlin's temperament, he wouldn't let this kind of thing spread among the people.
After flipping through a few pages, Shen Yu roughly understood. This novel didn't have the original explicit description, but the relationship between the two was very delicate. Compared to the original novel, it was more touching.
Shen Yu was unknowingly immersed in the novel. He didn't even notice Shang Junlin walking over.
The golden sunlight shone through the gaps between the branches and leaves and fell on the young man. The breeze blew the leaves and the light spots jumped with the wind. The young man sat on the swing made of green vines. His eyes were lowered as he focused on the book in his hand. Time was quiet and beautiful.
Seeing this scene, Shang Junlin's heart calmed down.
The palace servants wanted to greet him, but he raised his hand to stop them.
"Mu Xi, pass that plate of chestnut cakes to me." While speaking, Shen Yu's eyes never left the book in his hand.
After waiting for a while, the chestnut cakes appeared in his sight. The hand that picked them up obviously didn't belong to a woman. Shen Yu looked up and met a pair of smiling eyes.
"Why didn't anyone inform me that Her Majesty was coming?" Shen Yu was stunned.
Shang Junlin fed the chestnut cake to his mouth. "I saw that you were so engrossed, so I didn't let them disturb you. What are you looking at? Why are you so engrossed?"
Shen Yu took a bite of the pastry. The sweet taste spread in his mouth. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Mr. Qingli wrote the story well."
Qing Li, a person who had the guts to write a novel based on the emperor and the nobles.
As soon as the name came out, Shang Junlin knew what Shen Yu was looking at. He walked over and sat beside Shen Yu. He held a small plate with chestnut cakes in his hand and fed Shen Yu from time to time.
"A Yu likes his work?" Shang Junlin asked.
"The writing is very moving. This book is sold very well outside the palace, right?" Shen Yu didn't forget that he had found this book from a pile of popular novels.
The novels sent to Shen Yu's palace were specially bought by palace servants. They would be distributed according to popularity. Shen Yu would often start reading from the most popular novels.
"People are very curious about things that they can't see. Although this book doesn't say it explicitly, people who read it all think that it's talking about you and me." Shang Junlin didn't deny it.
Shen Yu closed the book and turned to look at Shang Junlin. "I thought that Your Majesty wouldn't allow such a novel to be circulated among the people."
"What's wrong with letting everyone know that I love A Yu deeply?" Shang Junlin said lightly.
Shen Yu didn't expect that this was the reason why Shang Junlin allowed the novel to be circulated.
"Your Majesty, have you seen Mr. Qingli?"
"What does A Yu want to do?"
"This person's writing style is very good. It's a waste of his talent to only write novels. Your Majesty, why don't you recruit him to do something for the people?"
The People's Daily was a newspaper sponsored by the imperial court. It was directly under the emperor's name. Recruiting him to be the chief writer of the People's Daily was considered giving him a proper position in the imperial court.
"I asked someone to ask him. He said that he didn't want to be restrained and writing novels is good."
For some reason, Shen Yu didn't find it strange. People who dared to write novels for the emperor couldn't be judged by common sense.
Since the person was unwilling, Shen Yu didn't say more.
"Your Majesty, try this chestnut cake. It tastes good."
Under the influence of Shen Yu, the cooks in Yuzhang Palace were very keen on studying delicacies, especially all kinds of pastries.
After the results of the examination of the Ministry of Works came out, some people were happy and some were sad. Those who passed the examination began to pack up and prepare to work in the Ministry of Works. The Ministry of Works was now short of people. The minister of the Ministry of Works waved his hand and recruited those who passed the examination.
Several cement roads had been paved in the capital. After the roads were paved, many people admired them and became officials. The money needed to pave the roads was sponsored by several tycoons in the capital. After the roads were paved, the tycoons were given the right to name the roads after discussion.
This was a great honor for the businessmen. In addition, there would be a small tablet on each road with the sponsor's information written on it.
In the Yingxing Tower, the largest restaurant in the capital, several businessmen gathered together. Yan Zheng, who had returned to the capital, was also among them.
"Now the roads built by the imperial court have tablets with our information engraved on them. In the past, who would have thought that there would be such a day?"
"Yes, I heard that the imperial court is still preparing the stone tablet with the list of the people who assisted Subei. Boss Yan, do you have any inside information?" A businessman raised his wine glass.
Now, they were all guessing that Yan Zheng, this foreign businessman, had some important official behind him. Otherwise, how could he know so much inside information?
Yan Zheng clinked his glass with his and drank the wine in it. "The news I received is that the roads will be repaired before the New Year. At that time, the promised rewards will also be given out. Also, after this year, the imperial court will probably revise the new commercial law."
Yan Zheng's words were like a sudden clap of thunder in everyone's ears. Even Boss Jin couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
"Is this true?"
"Revise the commercial law? In what way will it be changed? "
"Actually, it's quite good. For us businessmen, it's already much better than the previous dynasty."
"Brother Yan, do you have more accurate information?" Boss Jin asked in a low voice.
"Boss Jin, don't worry. The new commercial law will only be more beneficial to us than the previous one. I'm not too sure about the other details. The imperial court has only proposed an idea. As for the specifics, it needs to be discussed by all the ministers before a decision can be made."
Yan Zheng naturally knew about this because Shen Yu revealed it to him. Shen Yu had previously mentioned this matter to Shang Junlin, and Shang Junlin was very tempted.
The information from Hanzhou City was sent back to the imperial court, and every piece of evidence proved the truth of the Xu Family's daughter's words. With conclusive evidence, the Xu and Cheng Families were finished.
"Your Majesty said that Lord Xu had no idea about what Madam Xu and Xu Wanjun did?"
The flickering candlelight illuminated the beauty's face. Shang Junlin put down his pen and stared at Shen Yu's face for a while.
"Your Majesty, why are you looking at me?" Shen Yu touched his face. "Is there something on my face?"
"No matter how many times I look at A Yu, A Yu will always move my heart." Shang Junlin raised his hand. "Come over to me."
Shen Yu walked over. He had changed into a set of pajamas, but the simple clothes didn't reduce his elegance. On the contrary, it highlighted his exquisite face.
Shang Junlin hugged Shen Yu in his embrace and smelled the fragrance of Shen Yu's hair. His irritation from the imperial court was instantly swept away.
"Xu Linhua had no idea about Xu Wanjun's murder in Hanzhou City. When Xu Wanjun and her son's crimes were announced, the shock on his face didn't seem fake. After the Xu Family was interrogated, the results of the interrogation also confirmed this."
"How did they manage to hide such a huge matter from Xu Linhua? With so many murders, it's impossible for him to not have heard about it, right? "Shen Yu felt that it was inconceivable.
"I don't know what Madam Xu and the Cheng Family did, but Xu Linhua trusted them greatly. In addition to the Cheng Family's coercion, the victims didn't dare to make a big deal out of it. The officials that relied on Xu Linhua didn't dare to speak, and they all thought that Xu Linhua knew about it."
Since their boss knew about it, who would want to bring trouble to themselves by revealing what their boss's daughter did?
"Furthermore, they received benefits from the Cheng Family. For the sake of those benefits, they just closed their eyes and didn't speak about it."
Shen Yu could hear the sarcasm in Shang Junlin's voice and rubbed his face. "Now that the matter has been exposed, those who chose to keep their mouths shut have now become accomplices. I wonder if they regret their choice."
No matter what they were thinking, it had already happened. It was useless to regret now. After all, people had to be responsible for their own actions.
Hanzhou City wasn't big, and it wasn't like Su Bei, where a single move could affect the entire situation. Changing a few officials was a simple matter.
After the truth was found out, those guilty would be demoted, and the law of Great Huan Dynasty clearly stated how they should be dealt with.
Shang Junlin caressed Shen Yu's hair. "The Prime Minister has also found out the truth and transferred them back to the capital. It's because Xu Linhua's resume was outstanding, and there hasn't been any major incidents in Hanzhou City, so they didn't investigate further."
A moment of carelessness nearly led to a huge mistake.
"They can cover the sky with their hands in Hanzhou City, so it's normal for the news not to spread out. Even Hanzhou City itself didn't dare to speak about it, so how could it spread out? If it wasn't for the offense of the Xu Family's daughter, and His Majesty sent someone to Hanzhou City to investigate, this matter might have been hidden forever. "Shen Yu leaned back.
In his previous life, Shen Yu had never heard of this matter. Until the end, the Cheng Family was still living well, and Xu Linhua had always been in Hanzhou City. It was only until he sought refuge with King Yue that he left Hanzhou City for the capital.
Xu Linhua never expected that his daughter, who he had always thought to be obedient and unruly, would do so many terrible things behind his back. When he returned to the prison, he was still in a daze.
After Xu Wanjun and her son were tortured, their spirits were dispirited. Only the Xu Family's daughter had a bizarre light flickering in her eyes.
She had been waiting for this day for a long time.
As the days passed, the Cheng Family's deeds were exposed one after another. Countless people with hatred in their hearts couldn't wait to pounce on them and devour their flesh.
The Cheng Family was like ants on a hot pan as they ran around in circles.
"Big Brother, did that Lord reply? What should we do now? Don't tell me that you're just going to sit here and wait for your death and your family's destruction? "
"It's in the next two days. That Lord's men will be here soon. We will leave when they arrive."
"Leave? Aside from Hanzhou City, where else can we go? "
"The Imperial Court's decision has yet to be announced, so we have to leave before it's announced. Otherwise, we won't be able to leave even if we want to. That Lord said that someone will be coming to pick us up."
"But …" Wouldn't they become fugitives if that was the case?
At night, King Yue's group secretly appeared in front of the Cheng Family's manor.
A servant knocked on the door of the Cheng Family's Patriarch, "Old Master, the guests are here."
The Cheng Family's Patriarch put on his clothes and got off the bed.
At the same time, the Hidden Dragon Guards that were guarding the Cheng Family also noticed the commotion.
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