"Thinking about it, we have been away from the capital for half a year. Returning to the capital again, there is a reluctance to part with the freedom and unrestrained, but there is also a deep longing for our loved ones. However, the time we have been away is not short, the feeling of returning home is also a pleasant one." Jingwan sat next to Li Hongyuan and said with a chuckle.
Perhaps it was because, although most of the main road was in the water, the total amount of time spent in the carriage far exceeded that. Perhaps it was because of this that Jingwan's "motion sickness" symptoms actually lessened a lot. Now, they were about to enter the capital, but it was only a slight discomfort. Perhaps it was because her mood was good, her spirit was also good.
Li Hongyuan held Jingwan's hand and gently kneaded it, "We will find another opportunity in the future."
"It's very difficult, isn't it? This time, it can be considered a coincidence. " As a Qinwang or Jun Wang, under normal circumstances, they were not allowed to leave the capital without an imperial edict. If they were to leave the capital by imperial edict, it would usually be for official business. A certain person had no power or influence.
"Opportunities are always created by people." Just like this time, when he started to plan this matter, his first goal was to take his wife out for a stroll.
"This time, it took far more time than expected. There should be a lot of impeachment in the court, right? Moreover, there were so many things. The amount of rare treasures that were collected was quite a lot. Not to mention, we still had to buy things along the way, big and small. Sometimes, we had to transport entire ships. When we reached the capital, it would be at least a dozen carriages. It would be hard to not attract attention. "
"So what? No matter how they jump, they will not hurt me in the end. "
Jing Wan smiled faintly. That's right. According to the information they received when they were in Jiangnan, there was a period of time when Le Chengdi was completely engrossed in the conversation. Even important memorials had never been read in such a serious manner. Unsurprisingly, he accused Jin Qinwang of playing around in Jiangnan, delaying his return, harboring ill intentions, wantonly amassing wealth, and shaking the foundation of the country. Each of these charges was heavier than the other. Unfortunately, they were all suppressed by Le Chengdi.
Jin Qinwang, whether it was the cheating case of the college examination or the corruption of the salt policy, they were all handled beautifully. The former won a lot of reputation for the court, the latter filled the national treasury. He restrained his temperament and did not act recklessly in Jiangnan. He just spent some time touring Jiangnan and did not delay official business. At the beginning, he allowed him to not delay official business and not cause trouble. What was with these impeachments today? Did they want him, the Emperor, to go back on his words?
Le Chengdi might not be the kind of Emperor who made arbitrary decisions, but he was also not a puppet Emperor who was pinched in the palm of someone else's hand. In the end, he still held real power. When he was truly angry, the officials below could only tuck their tails between their legs.
Especially when it was mentioned wantonly amassing wealth, Le Chengdi's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Excluding the gold and silver ingots that were directly transported out of the treasury, the total amount of gold and silver ingots that entered the capital's national treasury was more than twenty million taels of silver. And the wealth that Jingwan obtained in the Jiangnan mountains, after conversion, was more than fifty million taels of silver. It should be known that the annual tax revenue of the entire Jiangnan was only slightly more than ten million taels of silver. The treasury, Jin Qinwang had reported to him, and Jingwan had reported to him.
In other words, his son went to Jiangnan and "plagiarized" nearly eighty million taels of wealth. Where did this money come from? At least ninety-nine percent of it was from stuffing his own pockets. At the beginning, when it was reported that it was more than ten million taels, it made him furious. But now, he really wanted to disregard everything and behead the entire family of those officials. The local officials had close ties with the capital and "went through relationships". He didn't know if these people were giving filial gifts to the Princes. How could it be that it was only a mere ten million taels? Each and every one of them now jumped out and said that Old Sixth and his wife were amassing wealth? Le Chengdi couldn't wait to slap them to death!
Le Chengdi used various reasons to deal with people in the court. Many people were demoted, their salaries were deducted, and the Princes who were conferred the title of Prince when they reached adulthood all suffered. All of them restrained themselves again and again for fear of angering Le Chengdi. And when Le Chengdi saw that they were acting timidly, he couldn't help but be angry. It was simply a vicious cycle.
When Li Hongyuan told these things to Jingwan, Jingwan gloated a little.
Moreover, after they left the Pei family, they further compressed the Pei family. In order to survive, the Pei family basically gave up more than half of their heritage collection. Moreover, the price was so low that it made people unable to restrain their anger. Finally, the head of the Pei family fell ill and couldn't take it anymore. But even so, he secretly executed the descendants of the previous dynasty. In order to control them better, this branch could be said to be a single descendant, so it was not difficult to deal with them. Li Hongyuan also stopped at this time.
In addition, Li Hongyuan also sent people to clean up the remnants of the previous dynasty. Without a "leader", coupled with the failure to kill Li Hongyuan in the Chuanzhou Prefecture and the shock of Li Hongyuan's bloody methods, they basically became a sheet of loose sand. The main thing was that some people were killed, and the rest were not to be feared.
These things were more or less dealt with, and basically became a more regular "daily". When there was a special situation, special treatment would be done.
After that, it was basically sightseeing. And from one day, Jingwan started to buy all kinds of things. After all, Jiangnan was rich and there were definitely many good things.
It was already the beginning of October when they returned to the capital. When they left the capital, it was the beginning of April, and it was spring. When they returned, it was winter.
When they left, it was naturally a grand occasion. Of course, the people who came back were all present. Undoubtedly, all the officials of Chuanzhou were already in place. None of the temporary officials stayed behind. After being busy outside for so long, returning to the capital should have been a joyous occasion. Unfortunately, most of them were not in good spirits. They were even more dispirited than Jingwan who had motion sickness.
Previously, Li Hongyuan had already changed into the imperial robes of a prince, but Jingwan did not wear the imperial robes.
At the city gate, several adult princes and the sickly Fifth Prince welcomed their brother back.
Li Hongyuan even gave them face. He alighted from the carriage and exchanged a few words with them.
And naturally, they brought Le Chengdi's verbal order, asking him to go back to the prince's mansion to recuperate. It would not be too late to go to the palace tomorrow.
Li Hongyuan had never been polite to Le Chengdi. He would not show any resistance and go to the palace in a travel-worn state. Therefore, he swung his sleeves, turned around, got into the carriage, and left these brothers behind.
As for these princes, they could only twitch the corners of their mouths and endure it. This person's bad temper had not changed at all. He was arrogant and did not take these brothers seriously. However, their main target was not them, but the accompanying officials. Although they kept exchanging letters, in fact, they could not know too much from these letters. Naturally, they had to ask in detail. Of course, these officials were not as lucky as Li Hongyuan. They had to go to the palace to meet the Emperor and report their trip.
With so many people, it would take a lot of time for Le Chengdi to ask them one by one. But they did not dare to go to the palace in batches. Even if it was not their turn today, they had to go to the palace and wait obediently. This was not a mental tiredness, but a physical tiredness.
As for Jin Qinwang fu, because they had already received the news, the steward of the fu had long been waiting at the gate. A dark mass of people knelt to welcome them.
Naturally, no one paid attention to them.
Returning to the main courtyard, Jingwan suddenly felt that her bones had softened. She sat down and leaned against the big pillow, not wanting to move.
The servant girls were busy, but it was something that they were used to doing. Because only Gong Mama and two senior servant girls were left to serve Jingwan, the others had returned to the capital first. At this moment, everything was in order, as if the masters of this fu had never left for a moment.
The back of Li Hongyuan's hand gently brushed Jingwan's cheek, with a bit of pity, "Wan Wan, go soak in a hot bath and relax. Then let Gong Mama help you loosen your bones. Rest well today, I reckon that there will be a lot of work tomorrow."
Jingwan nodded her head. Wasn't that right? When she went to Jiang Nan together, it could be considered as "sneaking away". Before leaving, she had married off all of her husband's personal servant girls. These were all crimes. The number of people who wanted to "settle accounts" with her was not a small number. As the "genuine mother-in-law", Noble Consort Su, she needed to be 120% alert.
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