The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 425: Multiple Cobblers

They tried to catch the adulterers and the couple, and the thieves and the stolen goods, but they turned Yin's house upside down and found nothing.

There is no evidence, and even Yun Yan begins to doubt himself. Is their inference correct?

But An Chen came up and whispered, "Master Qian Hu, I can guarantee with my head that the person I saw in Yin's house this morning was Hu Jing."

"Now that he's gone, what's the point of saying this?" Yun Yan lowered his voice and said, "I believe you, but Your Majesty, although Yin Song is only a sixth-rank official, he is a Xia official with a high level of cultivation. He has corrected the calendars for the past two years. Moreover, he made great contributions in the Battle of Luchuan. If he were not a Taoist priest, he would only be an official in the Imperial Observatory, and he would definitely be able to make further progress."

The Jinyiwei were not very afraid of the civil and military officials in the court. They even dared to investigate Yang Shiqi and Wang Ji, but they did not dare to be too presumptuous towards the Taoists in the Imperial Observatory.

Especially someone like Yin Song who has a great reputation.

Who knew if he might secretly curse them?
Others may not know, but Yun Yan knows that there are some mysterious powers in this world.

After thinking for a while, Yun Yan clasped his fists towards Yin Song and Pan Yun and said, "We have already checked. Sorry for the inconvenience."

After saying this, he was about to say goodbye and leave with his men, but Yin Song stopped him, "Master Yun, are you sure you have checked everything? Don't come knocking on the door in the middle of the night and say you haven't checked everything yet."

Yun Yan said word by word with a straight face: "I have investigated it thoroughly. I will report it to His Majesty truthfully."

Yin Song looked at Cao Ye who was silent beside him, "Master Cao, have you found out the truth too?"

Cao Ye didn't expect that he would come to him, so he looked a little displeased and looked at him fixedly.

Yin Song's eyes were gentle, but he didn't retreat at all. He looked at him firmly and asked, "Did Lord Cao find out the truth?"

Cao Ye's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Yin Song knew about it, and knew that the team he led was arranged by Wang Zhangyin.

He lowered his eyes to avoid his gaze and replied, "I have also checked it out, and there is indeed no suspicious person."

Yin Song asked, "Is there anything suspicious?"

Cao Ye gritted his teeth secretly, but still replied: "Nothing suspicious was found."

Yin Song finally relaxed a little, leaned over and said, "Thank you all for clearing my name. Please come in."

The Jinyiwei turned and left.

Yun Yan clasped his fists towards the two brothers and sisters. When he turned around, he saw the food on the table behind them. He paused and turned back to ask, "Master Yin, it's so late, are you having dinner?"

Yin Song said unhappily, “If you hadn’t come over unexpectedly, we would have been full by now.”

Yun Yan: "It's too late."

Yin Song: "That can't be helped. I only have one servant at home, and he doesn't know how to cook. He followed me out today, and when I come back, I have to cook for myself. Alas, Taoists are poor, unlike the wealthy families of the Jinyiwei masters."

Yun Yan just listened to this.

Yun Yan calculated the time they had spent searching, then stepped past the two of them and touched the sides of the bowl and plate. Feeling a little warm, he withdrew his hands and said, "The food is still hot, so we won't disturb you guys from eating."

Yun Yan turned and left, and the Jinyiwei were really gone this time.

Pan Yun exhaled, and Tao Yanbai patted his chest and said, "Luckily, I was worried that the dishes would get cold after I cooked them, so I put them on the pot cover. There was hot water in the pot, and the hot steam came up through the pot cover, so the dishes were always warm."

Yin Song praised him, "Well done."

He lifted up his robe and sat down at the table, picked up his chopsticks and said, "Eat quickly, or it will get cold soon."

Then they sat down again.

Hongyan, who was squatting by the door with Pan Xiaohei as a mascot, immediately turned into a human, with her tail swaying behind her. "I want to eat, too."

Everyone immediately made room for her, some served rice, some moved stools.

Pan Yun exhaled and asked Yin Song: "They can't do anything to us now, right?"

"But the Royal Guards can confirm that Hu Jing has appeared in our home."

Pan Jun was very optimistic. "It's okay. Once Hu Jing is caught outside, this matter will be over."

Everyone:...

Everyone thought it was just her angry words, but it would be safer for Hu Jing to leave Yin's house at this time.

After dinner, Yin Song warned: "You must be careful when you act these two days. The Jinyiwei will definitely keep an eye on you for a while."

He said to Wang Cong, "Especially you, don't contact anyone for the next two days."

Wang Cong agreed.

Pan Yun held the teacup and drank warm water, saying leisurely: "Do what needs to be done, it will be done in two days. Cong'er, since you can't go out, you can list the amount of food and cloth and copper coins that can be provided to the two places for me, I will need them."

Wang Cong responded.

Now that everything was in his space, he could calculate the overall amount.

For those that needed to be sold, he calculated the lowest price he could offer, and then converted it into grain and cloth, and the list came out. Yin Song also felt around and took out a stack of papers and gave it to him, "This is the data I asked someone to secretly extract from the Ministry of Revenue, you can use it as a reference."

Wang Cong opened it and glanced around, surprised, "How could so many people have left Runing Prefecture?"

Yin Song sighed and said, "This is the data reported by Henan and Runing Prefecture. Local governments are used to whitewashing the situation. The actual situation is only more serious. I heard that even the bark of mulberry trees in Runing Prefecture has been stripped. You should prepare more food."

"Those who are still alive have survived the winter. They may not freeze to death, but they may starve to death."

Wang Cong pondered, "I understand. I will focus on giving them food and copper coins. I know a few caravans. Their business is not very big, but they are loyal. I can ask them to transport food to Runing Prefecture."

Pan Yun: "We also need to select the right people to distribute the relief grain."

Yin Song said: "The county magistrates of Zhengyang and Xincai are honest and methodical. The grain of these two counties can be directly handed over to them and they will be designated to provide relief to the people affected by the disaster. They will do a good job."

"The county magistrate of Xiping is quite talented. This time, the whole of Runing Prefecture is suffering from drought. The drought in Xiping is more serious than in other counties, and there is even a locust plague. But I heard that his county is also the best governed. The gentry in the county are all willing to reduce rent and taxes, and are willing to donate grain and money. Although this person never treats himself badly, he is greedy for three out of ten, but he can do seven out of five out of five. If you can get over the hurdle in your heart, you can also hand over the relief of Xiping County to him."

Pan Yun: "Leave it to him."

She raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Why should I be upset? Just think of it as paying him to do something. As for the relief, I only care about the results."

Yin Song nodded slightly, and then said: "For the rest of the counties, you can ask someone to do the relief work yourself. If you can invite someone with prestige, you can also unite with the local gentry and use one-third of the grain to do ten times the work."

Pan Yun: "Will they be willing? If they use this as a bridge to encroach on people's houses and fields..."

Yin Song couldn't help but laugh: "Junior sister, you understand them, but you forget that they are also human beings, and human beings have humanity."

"Since you don't want the Royal Guards to find you and Cong'er, then stir up the situation. The hotter the better. The water is muddy enough, and it will be difficult for you and Cong'er to be discovered if you hide in it."

Wang Cong understood what he meant, "Master, do you mean to involve the Taoist priests from Runing Prefecture as well?"

Yin Song glanced at him and said, "Why are you so rigid? It doesn't matter if it's monks or Taoists. We can recruit any other martial arts gangs we can. The martial arts world is already bustling because of the pirates' treasure map. If that's the case, let's make it even more lively."

Pan Yun and Wang Cong both widened their eyes and couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "Second Brother, you are really awesome and courageous."

Yin Song stroked his beard and said with great pride, "I am a few years older than you, but I am not stupid."

Miao Zhen: "Does that mean we should write a Wulin Post?"

Yin Qingjun frowned and asked a practical question: "Who will mobilize so many gangs? Should I write a letter back to tell Master Uncle?"

Everyone present, including Yin Song, shuddered and refused in unison.

Yin Song frowned and thought, "Write an anonymous post, and then ask a storyteller to publicize it and stir up trouble. No matter if it is the gentry or the martial arts sects, they all attach great importance to reputation, so there is no need to worry about them not joining the party."

Pan Yun: "Of course, it's possible, but isn't it too slow? I know a few people from the Wulin League, I can ask them to write posts for me and use the name of the Wulin League to hype up the place."

Yin Song was surprised. "You are so powerful that you know the top leaders of Wulin League? But if you show up in person, won't you expose yourself?"

"Fortunately," Pan Yun insisted, "They don't know me and won't expose themselves."

Yin Song frowned, "I don't know you, why would I write to you? Lend you the sign of the Wulin League?"

Pan Yun: "I have my own way."

Yin Song: "You...are you trying to intimidate them with your fists? Who are those people? Those people in the Wulin League are very protective of their people, so don't let them get away with it."

Pan Jun said confidently: "No, they are just ordinary martial arts allies."

"How can ordinary members be qualified to post messages?"

Pan Jun shook his head confidently and said, "As men, when you go out, you give yourself an identity. If I say they are high-ranking members of the Wulin League, who dares to say they are not?"

Yin Song: ...

Wang Cong: "... Junior Master, they didn't give it to them themselves. You gave it to them, right?"

Pan Yun waved his hand and said, "It means the same thing. What's the difference between me saying they are and them saying they are? You can arrange your own identity."

Yin Song had nothing to say, and only warned, "If something happens, don't report the name of Sanqing Mountain. We have few people in Sanqing Temple and cannot defeat so many people in Wulin League."

Pan Yun: "Whenever I go out, I always spread the reputation of Longhu Mountain."

Yin Song exhaled, "That's good, that's good."

Yin Song was extremely grateful that when her senior brother sent Pan Yun to the Longhu Mountain Academy to learn martial arts, she had been right in reporting the name of Longhu Mountain.

Spring plowing was approaching and this matter could not be delayed. Wang Cong worked overtime to count and calculate all night.

For this purpose, Yin Song added a layer of protection to his room, and even Pan Yun asked Xiaohong to go to the roof to protect him.

As long as someone approaches, Xiaohong can tell him in the room.

Xiaohong readily agreed.

(End of this chapter)