After Pei Wenxuan finished speaking, he and Li Rong smiled and turned around. Shangguan Xu walked up to Li Rong and bowed to Li Rong. Without even looking at Pei Wenxuan, he said, "Your Highness, could you step aside and have a chat with this old official?"
"Uncle, you're too polite."
Li Rong smiled and turned to Pei Wenxuan. "Wait for me at the palace gates."
Pei Wenxuan cupped his hands in acknowledgement and bowed to Shangguan Xu before leaving. Li Rong turned around and looked at Shangguan Xu. "Uncle, are you going back to your residence or to the government office?"
"This old official plans to return to my residence. Does Your Highness want to leave the palace?"
"Yes."
"Then let's go together."
Shangguan Xu gestured for Li Rong to leave with him.
The two of them walked out together. Li Rong held a folding fan in his hand and walked out of the main hall with Shangguan Xu. Shangguan Xu said slowly, "Your Highness, why did you suddenly want to meddle in the affairs of the Qin Clan?"
"Didn't I just say it?" Li Rong said slowly. "Miss Qin came to me. I couldn't bear to see the Qin Clan being wronged."
"Your Highness is already married." Shangguan Xu sighed. "Why do you need to meddle so much?"
"Uncle …" Li Rong hesitantly turned around. "Do you mean I shouldn't meddle in this matter?"
Shangguan Xu and Li Rong walked down the stairs together. "This matter in the northwest was originally a mess His Majesty handed to the Crown Prince. This old official was worried about Your Highness, so I contacted several clan relatives and tried my best to stabilize the northwest. Before the great victory, His Majesty made a temporary change in generals and forced Xiao Su to be the main general. There were many problems with the reward list Xiao Su submitted to His Majesty. I wonder if Your Highness is aware of this. "
Li Rong lowered his head slightly. "I'd like to hear the details."
"Most of the people on the list are from the Han Clan. This time, the descendants of the aristocratic families didn't receive any rewards. That's why the court is arguing. This old official understands that Your Highness wants to seek justice for the Qin Clan. However, this old official's justice … "Shangguan Xu looked at Li Rong with an oppressive expression." How does Your Highness intend to give it to them? "
Li's heart to manage the clan's court. For a moment, she felt., felt the same way Li's's when he had just ascended the throne in her previous life..
If he wanted to control them, these people were not only relatives, but also benefactors.
. was disregarding them, disregard.. was..
Li Rong was silent. After a long time, she slowly said, "Then is the Qin Clan guilty?"
Shangguan Xu didn't speak. The two of them walked in the square. Li Rong looked up at the palace gate in the distance and watched the birds fly over the vermilion wall. She said softly, "I know Uncle cares about me and Chuan'er. Chuan'er and I also care about Uncle. The imperial court collects taxes and exempts the aristocratic families from paying taxes. The Shangguan Clan owns nearly half of the land in Youzhou. Every year, they pay taxes and even more taxes to the imperial court. "Li Rong smiled." However, the border was disturbed and there was a natural disaster. When the imperial court couldn't take care of both sides, Imperial Father wanted to forcibly recruit the aristocratic families. It was Chuan'er who cared about Uncle and discussed with His Majesty and persuaded His Majesty. "
Li Rong's words seemed casual, but Shangguan Xu's face became cold.
The aristocratic families owned land and were exempt from paying taxes. They also had many privileges. The imperial court didn't pay enough taxes, so they had fewer people and less money. When Rong country invaded, the aristocratic families hid behind the imperial court and watched the imperial court pay the money. The imperial court sent the money to the border, which was controlled by aristocratic families like the Yang Clan. The Yang Clan was afraid of weakening themselves, so they spent money to bribe the enemy country.
The Shangguan Clan supported Li Chuan, and Li Chuan also had to protect the Shangguan Clan. Even if the aristocratic families had accumulated all kinds of abuses, Li Chuan still had to protect them.
"I'm not very clear about what happened during the war at the northwest border. But according to my partial understanding, the imperial court was in charge of everything. Although Rong country is a small country, it must have involved many people. Uncle is the Minister of the Minister of State and has worked hard. It's Imperial Father's fault for not understanding. "
"Your Highness is too kind." Shangguan Xu said stiffly. Li Rong said that she was understanding, but he understood the meaning behind her words.
According to the operation mechanism of the imperial court, if the aristocratic families didn't obstruct them and attacked Rong country together, it wouldn't be a big problem. It was just that everyone had their own plans. So, there had always been various problems in deciding whether to fight, preparing for the army's pay and provisions, allocating funds, transporting provisions, and so on. This time, if the Shangguan Clan hadn't persuaded the aristocratic families to promise them all kinds of benefits, it wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
The northwest was a mess, and so was Huajing.
But this mess was originally the aristocratic families' fault. The Shangguan Clan came forward to clean it up, but they were also one of the instigators.
Shangguan Xu squeezed his ceremonial tablet so hard that his knuckles turned white.
Li Rong couldn't bear it. When she reached the palace gate, she suddenly said, "Uncle."
When Shangguan Xu heard her call him uncle, he raised his head. Li Rong looked at him and said slowly, "When I was young, uncle often came to the palace to bring me a windmill. I liked it very much."
Shangguan Xu was a little stunned. Li Rong stared at Shangguan Xu and said seriously, "Uncle is still my family. I hope that my family can be well. When the water is full, the moon is full. When the moon is full, it will be in deficit. I hope uncle will remember the way of the saint. "
Shangguan Xu didn't say anything. Li Rong took a deep breath and turned around with a smile. "We've reached the palace gate. I won't see you off, Lord Shangguan. I'll take my leave first."
After saying that, Li Rong bowed and left first.
When Li Rong was far away, a few ministers walked over to Shangguan Xu and asked anxiously, "Lord Shangguan, what did Her Highness say?"
Shangguan Xu was silent. After a long time, he said slowly, "Her Highness said a lot to me just now. With her knowledge, she shouldn't be able to say these things."
The ministers looked at each other. After a while, Shangguan Minzhi said slowly, "I'm afraid we'll have to talk to Pei Lixian. That child of his family is a little too presumptuous."
"Young people." Shangguan Xu laughed. "They're still full of vigor."
Li Rong bid farewell to Shangguan Xu. When she walked out of the palace gate, she happened to see Pei Wenxuan standing at the gate.
He was wearing a black court robe with red stripes and was waiting for her by the carriage. When he saw Li Rong come out, Pei Wenxuan smiled.
Although Pei Wenxuan was a person with a belly full of evil tricks, he was handsome and upright. When he smiled, it was like the spring breeze blowing on the green fields in April. His gentleness was full of vitality.
When Li Rong saw his smile, her mood also relaxed.
Pei Wenxuan came forward and looked at her with a smile. "Do you need this humble subject to help Your Highness up?"
"Why do you ask?"
Li Rong was a little puzzled. Pei Wenxuan stretched out his hand and said, "If Your Highness is tired, please help this humble subject."
Li Rong looked at him and put her hand on his, allowing him to help her into the carriage.
After getting into the carriage, Pei Wenxuan said, "Let's go back first. When we get home, His Majesty's imperial edict and token should be here. After that, we'll go to the Ministry of Justice to investigate the Qin Clan's case and take a look at the Qin Family's situation. "
Li Rong nodded and went home with Pei Wenxuan. Not long after they waited in the Princess' residence, Li Ming's imperial edict, which ordered her to focus on investigating the Qin Clan's case, arrived. Along with the imperial edict was the special token that Li Ming had given to her from the Monitoring Department.
After receiving the imperial edict and token, Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan rushed to the Ministry of Justice together. As soon as they arrived at the entrance, they were stopped by the Ministry of Justice's people. Li Rong showed the token in her hand and said directly, "I've come here under imperial edict to look for the Secretary of the Imperial Household's case files."
The Ministry of Justice's people were stunned. It was obvious that they hadn't received the order yet. Li Rong looked at them and said, "What's wrong? Do you not trust me, or do you not trust the imperial edict?"
"We don't dare." The guards at the door hurriedly stepped aside and said to Li Rong, "Your Highness, please come in."
Logically speaking, these people should be leading Li Rong in to look for the Secretary of the Imperial Household, but none of them showed any intention of leading the way. Fortunately, Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan had already familiarized themselves with the various ministries in their previous lives, so they didn't bother arguing with them. They walked in alone and went straight to the place where the case files were kept.
When they arrived at the warehouse where the case files were kept, Li Rong asked the officials below to summon the commanding officer. After Li Rong gave the imperial edict, she said directly, "Bring out the case files on the Qin Clan's case. I'll be taking them away."
Hearing this, the Secretary of the Imperial Household hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Your Highness, it's not that I want to make things difficult for you, but the Ministry of Justice has its own rules. If you want to bring out the case files, I'll have to ask Your Highness for permission."
"Permission? The imperial edict says that I'm in charge of this case, and no one is allowed to stop me. With my rank, do I really need permission? "
"Your Highness," the Secretary of the Imperial Household smiled bitterly, "this is also a rule. Unless His Majesty personally comes, permission is required. Even if it's the Minister of Justice, he still has to follow the rules. "
Li Rong didn't say anything. She and Pei Wenxuan both knew that the Secretary of the Imperial Household was making things difficult for them.
It was easy to find the King of Hell, but difficult to deal with the little devils. Li Rong hadn't been so entangled with the little devils for many years. She couldn't help but smile, "Then who should I look for for this batch of orders?"
"You can look for Manager Gao and tell him that Manager Gao has given his permission. I'll immediately hand over the case files on the Qin Clan to Your Highness."
"Then where is Manager Gao?" Li Rong continued to ask. The Secretary of the Imperial Household raised his hand and said, "He should be working in a room up ahead on the left. Your Highness, please follow me."
"Okay." Li Rong nodded, "I'll go take a look."
After Li Rong finished speaking, she and Pei Wenxuan went to look for Manager Gao. When they arrived at Manager Gao's room, they saw that it was empty. Li Rong raised her eyebrows and glanced at the guard at the door, "Where is Manager Gao?"
"Manager Gao is out on official business," the guard said carefully, "Your Highness … Your Highness, do you want to come back tomorrow?"
Li Rong didn't say anything. She looked up at Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan looked at the guard and said indifferently, "What did Manager Gao go out to do?"
"This … this humble servant doesn't know."
The guard looked troubled. Pei Wenxuan fell silent. After a long time, Li Rong laughed, "Alright, then I'll come back another day."
After Li Rong finished speaking, she turned around and led Pei Wenxuan out of the Ministry of Justice.
After they left, Pei Wenxuan hurriedly said, "Your Highness, there's no need to be angry. The Ministry of Justice probably hasn't received any news yet …"
"What news?!" Li Rong shouted in a low voice, "Do these people think I'm a monkey? Why are they looking for Manager Gao? If Su Yongqing was here today, I don't think they would need Manager Gao! They're clearly bullying us for not being sensible! "
Pei Wenxuan didn't say anything. When he saw Li Rong angrily walking out, he followed and whispered, "What does Your Highness plan to do?"
"What do I plan to do? They bully me because I'm young. I'll let them know what it means to be young! "
Li Rong said as she walked to the side of the carriage and strode into it. Pei Wenxuan saw that she was angry and was afraid that something would happen. He hurriedly pulled her and said, "Where does Your Highness plan to go?"
"I'm going to find people! Don't follow me. Go to the barracks and call ten of the people I took a fancy to. They'll be there in a moment. "Li Rong raised her hand and pointed to the teahouse next to them," I'll wait for you there. "
"I'm going to find people. Where's Your Highness?"
"I …"
Before Li Rong finished speaking, she heard Shangguan Ya's somewhat happy voice, "Ah, Your Highness." Shangguan Ya waved from not far away, "What a coincidence!"
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