Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 765
He Liu went to Shunde Mansion under the pretext of confiscating Zhao Sheng's property.This seemingly ordinary move actually has a different meaning.

He Liu knew that the Yanguan Group, Zhang Jing, Shen Yiguan, Zhang Wei, and even Zhao Zhigao wanted to use the gold seal theft to crush their political opponents.But he turned the gold seal theft case into an ordinary theft case.It seems that no one is at a disadvantage.However, no one has suffered a disadvantage, which means that no one has taken advantage of it.All factions were dissatisfied with him.

He Liu is here, a 36 plan is the best.Although none of the various factions in the court can move, or dare not touch the sixth master of Jinyiwei.But He Liu has been a Jinyiwei for 56 years, and he is already tired of fighting in the court.He didn't want to get involved in the right and wrong of the court anymore.Simply out of sight.

As for what Zhang Kangchen said, the theft of the gold seal was only for that pile of gold, and no one ordered it.Whether this statement is true or not, only God knows.Emperor Wanli means that big things are turned into small things, and small things are turned into nothing.Of course, He Liu would not ask further questions.

Five days later, the Shunde Mansion Yamen Houya.

He Liu looked at his grandson Li Hanjiao with a smile: "Hanjiao, you have been acting as the prefect for more than half a month. How is it? Are you doing business smoothly?"

Acting prefect, to put it bluntly, is acting prefect.Li Hanjiao was young, and he became the official magistrate in his 20s. It is inevitable that some officials who are full and have nothing to do will criticize him for being in the honor of his grandfather He Liu.Zhang Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was very considerate of He Liu, and deliberately added the word "acting agent" after Li Hanjiao's official position.

Li Hanjiao replied: "It's pretty smooth. Don't worry, grandpa, I will definitely be a good official who will benefit the common people."

He Liudao: "You send an inspector to collect Zhao Sheng's [-] mu of land in Shunde Mansion in the afternoon. Then find a buyer and sell the land. The money you get will be given to you, Uncle Hong Lang. Let him take it back to the capital. I won't leave, I will stay with you for three to five months."

Li Hanjiao was at a loss: "Grandpa, there is something I don't understand. You are always the dignified prince Shaobao, the left governor of the Jinyiwei. Why do you come to Shunde mansion in person when you search a mere [-] acres of land? The errand was conveniently given to us by the magistrate's Yamen... What does this mean?"

He Liu smiled and said, "Can't you see it? Grandpa is hiding something."

Li Hanjiao wondered: "Grandpa, as far as I know, you have never been afraid of things, why do you hide? In fact, I think you should help Shen Yiguan, a capable minister, to replace Zhao Zhigao, a mediocre minister."

He Liu looked up to the sky and sighed: "Oh, I have served in Jinyiwei for 56 years. During the Jiajing period, I fought against Yan Song and the traitors. During the Longqing period, I assisted Xu Jie to eliminate corrupt officials. In the early years of Wanli, I assisted Zhang Juzheng to implement the New Deal... In those years, I have done all the things that I can do to help the country, the country and the people. When I am old, I understand one thing. No matter how capable a person is, no matter how good he is, he cannot change the destiny of a dynasty. .My personnel are exhausted, and the rise or fall of the Ming Dynasty depends only on the destiny."

He Liu took a sip of tea and said, "From now on, I will not interfere in the affairs of the court. I can hide if I can. Now that I am old and immortal, the only reason to live is to find out who killed your uncle. fierce!"

Li Hanjiao said: "Grandpa, why are you so pessimistic? I still believe that everything depends on human effort."

He Liu smiled: "It's a good thing for young people to believe that everything depends on people's efforts. Heh, you said just now that I should help Shen Yiguan to replace Zhao Zhigao? Son, that's impossible! Because the emperor wants to see a mediocre person in charge of the cabinet! Only The mediocre Ge Kui will not threaten the supreme imperial power in his hands! Do you want Grandpa to fight against the emperor?"

Li Hanjiao was astonished when he heard this.

He Liu said again: "Grandpa can punish corrupt officials and bring down traitors. But grandpa will never be able to defeat the most selfish person in the world! You should know who the person grandpa is talking about. Oh, man, do what you are doing right now Well, it’s fine to have a clear conscience in everything. For you, treating the people of Shunde prefecture well, so that the people of this prefecture don’t suffer from hunger and cold, is your greatest contribution!”

Li Hanjiao said: "Grandpa, I remember."

He Liu asked again: "How many months is Gui Er going to give birth?"

When mentioning his wife who was pregnant with Liujia, Li Hanjiao had a happy smile on his face: "I'm going to give birth in two months."

He Liudao: "I sent a letter to your mother. She will go to Beijing in two days. After I let her go to Beijing, she will come directly to Shunde Mansion to take care of Gui'er."

In the next afternoon, Li Hanjiao sent the government office to inspect and confiscate all the properties under Zhao Sheng's name.Land property is a hard currency, so you don't have to worry about selling it.In addition, the seller is the magistrate's yamen, so the local wealthy family will naturally buy the [-] mu of fertile land with a little bit of help.

The next day, a wealthy family named Li bought all five hundred acres of fertile land.Li Hanjiao handed over the money he got from the sale to Hong Lang.Hong Lang took the silver and went back to the capital to make a business trip.He Liu stayed in the Yamen of Shunde Mansion.During the day, he went fishing on the Ziya River outside Shunde Mansion.In the evening, I personally cook and stew fish to make up for my grandson and daughter-in-law.The days are so pleasant.

More than ten days passed in a blink of an eye.

In the evening of that day, He Liu returned to the government office with a fishing rod in his left hand and two fat carps in his right hand.

Li Hanjiao came up to greet him: "Grandpa, you are back. There is something that I can't figure out even if I try to break my head. I still need to ask you for advice."

He Liu put the fishing rod and carp on the table, moved a chair, and sat in front of Li Hanjiao: "Oh? What's the matter?"

Li Hanjiao said: "The imperial court has always encouraged the people to open up wasteland. There are [-] mu of wasteland in the south of Shunde Prefecture. A wealthy family named Cao bought all the [-] mu of wasteland from the magistrate's office at a low price."

He Liudao: "It's a good thing for rich people to buy wasteland and hire people to reclaim it."

Li Hanjiao said: "Grandpa, please listen to me. This is very strange. At the beginning, he hired a hundred laborers to open up wasteland. He paid them thirteen guan wages every month. Later, the number of laborers became 300." .He only pays five pennies per month. Fortunately, the labor force to help him open up wasteland has become 500 people! He doesn’t pay a penny! But these five hundred laborers are still working hard for him all day long.”

He Liu frowned: "Could it be that Cao is a bully? Using force to coerce poor people to work for him?"

Li Hanjiao shook his head: "It would be easy if this is the case! I'll just arrest that surnamed Cao! But these days, I disguised myself as an ordinary person and inquired about a lot of laborers working on the wasteland. Everyone praised those laborers. Mr. Cao is a very good man. I asked them, Mr. Cao is such a good man, why didn’t he pay you wages? Everyone kept silent about the labor.”

He Liu became interested: "Oh? This is interesting. Tomorrow I will go to Funan Wasteland with you."

(End of this chapter)