After leaving the army behind and returning to Kuaiji, Wang Yue also began to deal with the piled up affairs. Although many of them were handled by the small cabinet, he always had to look over them himself.
A few days after Wang Yue returned to Kuaiji, someone came to visit him. It turned out to be his acquaintance Xiao Jingrui, who also brought Wang Yue news from Jinling.
The case of Duke Qing's land invasion has been tried by the upright prince Xiao Jingyan.
The fact that the lineage of Duke Qing was confiscated and their clan was exterminated was considered gratifying to the people. Only Prince Yu was unhappy because he was his right-hand man after all.
The trial of the Lanyuan corpse case was also over, and the Minister of Revenue Lou Zhijing ended up in jail, and the prince was also in trouble.
After Xiao Jingrui finished speaking, he sighed and said, "These two people are parasites of the country. Bai Ye was originally a local tyrant, but he was still unsatisfied and occupied the land of the people. He really deserves to be killed."
He came to Kuaiji this time to find Wang Yue for something, so he paid special attention to Wang Yue's expression. He saw that Wang Yue looked indifferent after listening to his description, so he asked curiously,
"My Lord, what do you mean by this? Am I wrong?"
Wang Yue looked at the innocent Xiao Jingrui and said helplessly, "You are just lucky. You don't think that Duke Qing is the only one occupying land in Daliang, right?"
Xiao Jingrui shook his head and said confidently, "Of course that's impossible, but if there is such a person, we can kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and it can also make those greedy people dare not occupy the land at will."
Wang Yue nodded, agreeing with this statement, but immediately reminded, "Look at our Yue State. Whether it's national strength or military strength, isn't it thriving?"
After hearing what Wang Yue said, Xiao Jingrui said with great admiration, "Your Majesty, this is what I admire most about you. It only took you more than ten years to develop Yue into the richest country among all the countries. The people are also well-fed and well-clothed. It is really amazing."
Wang Yue listened to Xiao Jingrui's praise and explained with a smile, "That's because the common people have enough land to farm, so they have spare money to buy things, which then stimulated the development of commerce in Yue State, which made Yue State prosperous and strong."
Xiao Jingrui seemed to be mistaken. He still said uncertainly, "My Lord, are you saying that the reason why our Majesty of Daliang severely punished Duke Qing is because he wants to learn from the Kingdom of Yue?"
Wang Yue shook his head and said pointedly, "An important part of a country's tax revenue comes from the common people, and those aristocratic families can't get much money from them.
I heard that Emperor Liang is implementing a national policy. Although he cannot distribute land tax equally, he also wants to ensure that the people have land.
Duke Qing's occupation of the common people's land at this time has seriously affected Emperor Liang's implementation of state affairs. State affairs are the foundation of a country. Duke Qing's actions are obviously a slap in the face of Emperor Liang! Therefore, he must die!"
What Wang Yue didn't say was that Duke Qing, as an important military figure, actually clearly supported Prince Yu. This was something that Emperor Liang could not tolerate at all and was a way to seek his death.
Therefore, when the case of Duke Qing's land occupation broke out, Emperor Liang did not punish him, but directly confiscated his property and exterminated his clan.
Emperor Liang also took this opportunity to weaken Prince Yu's faction and prevent him from developing too quickly, lest he become another combination of Prince Qi and Lin Xie.
Xiao Jingrui felt that what Wang Yue said was absolutely right. If a person goes against the country, he deserves to be put to death.
No one had ever told him these things before. He just let him do whatever he wanted.
Now Wang Yue told him the cause of Duke Qing's death in a frank manner, which made him understand why Emperor Liang punished Duke Qing in such a way.
He said to Wang Yue with gratitude, "Your Majesty, thank you for telling me this. In your opinion, why was Minister Lou imprisoned?
Is it just because of a female corpse? After all, it was just a slave. I heard that many families have such cases, and few of them are severely punished. "
After all, he came from a wealthy and aristocratic family. Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, he had heard that many maids died in many families, but he had never seen anyone from any family go to jail.
But when it came to Lou Zhijing, the punishment was suddenly so severe that Xiao Jingrui felt a little confused.
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Wang Yue saw that Xiao Jingrui didn't understand these things, so he realized that Xie Yu had no respect for Xiao Jingrui at all. He said with some sympathy, "In fact, the reason why he fell is similar to that of Duke Qing."
Xiao Jingrui was stunned for a while, then asked incredulously, "Could it be because he also influenced national policy?"
Wang Yue saw that Xiao Jingrui was cute and silly, so he decided to teach him a lesson. After all, this man was his eldest brother-in-law, and it would not be good if he was too silly.
He remembered that Yuwen Nian in the play liked this brother very much, so he just regarded it as a favor to his concubine.
So, he stood up and took out a secret letter from the bookshelf. The letter recorded how Lou Zhijing used a small trick to transfer the national treasury's body, and handed it to Xiao Jingrui.
After Xiao Jingrui read it, he was a little surprised and said, "Your Majesty, could this be the reason why Lou Zhijing was dismissed from office?"
Wang Yue saw that Xiao Jingrui didn't quite understand, so he patiently explained, "If Lou Zhijing was just doing it for himself, Emperor Liang might still tolerate it, but he was trying to make money for the crown prince, and all the money he made was given to the crown prince. Do you understand what this means?"
Xiao Jingrui didn't understand again, he asked anxiously, "Prince, just tell me directly."
Wang Yue was a little amused. He thought that Xiao Jingrui didn't have to inherit the title, nor did he have to promote the gang. This situation seemed pretty good.
He suddenly didn't know whether teaching Xiao Jingrui in this way was good or bad?
But since the topic has come to this, Wang Yue said directly, "Because he made a lot of money for the prince, but no one knows where the prince spent it. This is a very scary thing."
Xiao Jingrui opened his mouth. He felt that what Wang Yue said made a lot of sense, but he still couldn't accept it.
Wang Yue knew what was going on when he saw Xiao Jingrui's expression. He thought it was normal for an official to make money for himself. If you don't go too far, the emperor will be more confident in you. If you go too far, the emperor can just find an opportunity to replace you.
But helping the prince make money is a different matter. An emperor would not tolerate it.
The two chatted for a while, and Xiao Jingrui said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, my mother admitted what we guessed. She let me choose whether to go to Nanchu or Daliang."
Wang Yue looked at Xiao Jingrui's tangled expression and said with a smile, "I think you should stay with me. Your father's situation is not very good either. He is my brother-in-law here. I will give you the life you want."
Xiao Jingrui also wanted to escape this time. He said seriously, "Then I would like to thank you, Your Majesty. I actually want to find a place to be quiet."
Wang Yue saw that Xiao Jingrui was willing to stay in Yue State, so he took Xiao Jingrui to meet Yuwen Nian.
Yu Wen Nian always thought that he had no other brothers and sisters, but she didn't expect that he actually had an older brother. She valued this brother very much.
So, when they heard that Xiao Jingrui was coming to visit, they were extremely enthusiastic.
But after all, she had never been with her brother, so she could only try her best to express her thoughts.
Xiao Jingrui was a little overwhelmed by Yuwen Nian's enthusiasm, but fortunately, Yuwen Nian's daughters Chu'er and Jing'er were very curious about their uncle, and the atmosphere was less awkward because of their two little jokes.
Feelings are developed through getting along with each other. Xiao Jingrui is a sincere person, and Yuwen Nian is a gentle and kind person. The two get along very well and soon eliminate some barriers between them.
When Xiao Jingrui discovered that Jing'er and Chu'er were practicing martial arts, he spontaneously began to teach Jing'er martial arts, and even Wang Yue learned a few moves of Tianquan swordsmanship.
……
While Wang Yue was waiting for the opportunity to expand his territory, he lived a very comfortable life, but it was different for Mei Changsu.
Mei Changsu originally came to weaken the Crown Prince and Prince Yu, so how could he allow Jinling to remain peaceful?
He used the land invasion case to get rid of Duke Qing, who was a man of Prince Yu, and used the Lanyuan Gang corpse case to get rid of Minister of Revenue Lou Zhijing, who was a man of the Crown Prince. At the same time, he supported a loyal minister, Shen Zhui, to become the Minister of Revenue, and this man knew Prince Jing, and they seemed to be close friends.
After doing all this, he felt that Jinling City was too safe, so he asked Li Gang who was following him to flip a sign at random, and it happened to be Prince Yu’s Ministry of Personnel.
So, he used his secret agents to let Gong Yu signal Yang Liuxin's top card to create an accident, causing He Wenxin, the son of the Minister of Personnel, to kill Qiu Ze, the son of Wen Yuanbo.
The reason why these two top stars agreed was because their younger brothers were beaten to death by Qiu Ze, and they dreamed of avenging their brothers.
Gong Yu had known about this for a long time, so she deliberately approached the two girls, acting like a good sister to them, and even planned to help them get revenge.
After following Mei Changsu and Mr. Thirteen for a long time, Gong Yu clearly took advantage of the two girls, but still made the two girls grateful to her. It must be said that her wisdom is extraordinary.
Mei Changsu certainly knew that it was impossible to bring this matter to the attention of the Minister of Rites, so he indirectly instigated someone to give the Minister of Personnel an idea, which was to find someone who looked very similar to his son to replace him.
The Minister of Personnel was eager to save his son, and although he knew that this was wrong, he still did it. After all, he only had this one son.
Those who had been keeping an eye on the prince for a long time, of course, dug up the matter without hesitation and even brought it to the emperor.
Thus, the ministers around Prince Yu lost another Minister of Personnel, and with Duke Qing included, two were lost at once.
Moreover, during the trial of this case, Mei Changsu felt that he had nothing to do, so because of the matter of Concubine Yue's restoration, he planned a court debate and successfully brought down the Minister of Rites on the prince's side.
Now, two people from each of the Crown Prince and Prince Yu have fallen, and it looks like the game is tied again, which also eliminates some of Prince Yu's suspicions.
In the short time that Mei Changsu had been in Beijing, he had successfully stirred up the situation, causing the fall of three chancellors and a general in the Daliang court.
……
Chen Qingzhi listened to the news from Jinling and found that Mei Changsu and Jingjing had done so much in such a short time. He suddenly felt that Wang Yuerang was right to wait for two years.
With Mei Changsu's energy, it wouldn't take long for the Daliang court to be in chaos. No, it should be said that it is already in chaos now.
Moreover, after the death of Duke Qing, Binzhou no longer had a backbone, and the northern border of Yue State was temporarily safe, and even became somewhat weak.
After all, after Duke Qing fell, when the new general took over, he had to clean out Duke Qing's old subordinates and replace them with his own confidants.
At this special time, the soldiers did not know their generals, and the generals did not know their soldiers, which caused panic among the people, and the Jinyiwei of Yue State also took advantage of the opportunity.
If Xie Yu also died, it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the State of Yue.
After all, Duke Qing was stationed in Binzhou, and his main purpose was to guard against the States of Yan and Yue. Once there were problems on the borders of both sides, his army would be sent to provide support.
Although Xie Yu was in Kyoto and in control of Jinling's patrol camp, his command over the Western Border Army was not withdrawn. The Western Border Army was on guard against Dayu Yeqin and Xili.
If these two people fall one after another, the other countries will definitely make a move. In that case, Yue State will have another chance to fish in troubled waters.
Chen Qingzhi now admired Wang Yue very much, so he smiled and sighed, "It would be great if Mei Changsu could also bring down Xie Yu."
Wang Yue didn't expect that Chen Qingzhi actually guessed Mei Changsu's next target. He asked curiously, "This Xie Yu is not so easy to deal with. Do you have any good ideas?"
Chen Qingzhi thought Wang Yue was testing him, so he said disdainfully, "Isn't this old guy very infatuated? As long as Princess Li Yang comes to Yue State, or Prince Sheng comes to Yue State, he will definitely send someone to come. Then, it will be much easier for Xie Yu to deal with it."
Wang Yue raised his eyebrows. He was still worried that he had brought Xiao Jingrui to Yue State, and it would be troublesome for Mei Changsu to target Xie Yu, but he didn't expect that Chen Qianzhi would come up with this idea.
He asked curiously, "Xiao Jingrui likes playing games and is most unwilling to participate in any fights. How can you use him to invite Princess Li Yang or King Nan Chu Sheng?"
Chen Qingzhi laughed and said straightforwardly, "Of course it's a beauty trap. According to what the prince told me, Princess Li Yang must feel very guilty towards Xiao Jingrui. If she heard that Xiao Jingrui fell in love with a woman, she would definitely come to take a look."
Wang Yue frowned and said hesitantly, "I'm afraid the beauty trap is not appropriate. Jing Rui is my concubine Nian's brother after all. Let's think of other ways."
Chen Qingzhi stared at Wang Yue for a long time, and when he was sure that Wang Yue was not joking, he said helplessly, "Since the prince has given up on doing this, we can only think of another way."
Wang Yue nodded. It was no problem for him to scheme against others, but he still couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart when it came to scheming against his friends.
Chen Qingzhi originally thought that this matter might just end like this, but he didn't expect that there would be a turning point within two days.
It turned out that when King Sheng of Southern Chu heard that Xiao Jingrui had come to the Kingdom of Yue, he immediately requested Southern Chu to send a letter allowing him to come to the Kingdom of Yue to see his son.
When Chen Qingzhi saw this memorial, he couldn't help but say to Wang Yue, "Your Majesty, this is a godsend opportunity. You won't refuse this, will you?"
Wang Yue looked at Chen Qingzhi's resentful expression and said helplessly, "No problem, but you should go and discuss it with Concubine Nian yourself."
Seeing that Wang Yue was about to pass on the blame, Chen Qingzhi immediately bowed deeply to Wang Yue and then said solemnly, "Your Majesty, for the Kingdom of Yue!"
Wang Yue looked at Chen Qingzhi's determined look and could only nod helplessly, agreeing to go find Yuwen Nian himself.
Yuwen Nian was very confused when he saw Wang Yue coming. After all, at this time Wang Yue was usually in the conference room, discussing the important affairs of the Yue State with the already grown cabinet.
She guessed what Wang Yue was going to do, but she still respectfully took off his cloak. After Wang Yue sat down, she couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, what are you doing here now?"
Wang Yue hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your father has sent a letter to visit Xiao Jingrui in Yue State. Qingzhi and I have discussed this matter and want to use it to pull Princess Li Yang of Daliang over, or let Xie Yu take action so that we can use evidence against her.
But if you do this, it will put your father in danger to some extent, so I will discuss it with you first."
Yuwen Nian didn't understand the interests involved here, so he said with some doubt, "Your Highness, although Princess Li Yang is the elder sister of the Daliang Emperor, she may not be that important in the eyes of the Daliang Emperor.
You won't forget about Princess Jinyang, right? Even if Princess Liyang is a hostage, it won't affect Daliang's decision."
Wang Yue saw that Yuwen Nian didn't understand, so he patiently explained, "Of course our target is not Princess Jinyang, but Xie Yu. He is Princess Jinyang's husband, Xie Yu."
Of course Yuwen Nian knew who Xie Yu was. Although more than ten years had passed, ordinary people had long forgotten the war that took place ten years ago.
However, as a concubine of the State of Yue, she knew that Xie Yu was the number one enemy of the State of Yue and a target who must be retaliated against.
She hesitated for a moment and then said, "But Xie Yu is deeply trusted by Emperor Liang, so I'm afraid we can only assassinate him. That would be very difficult, right?"
Wang Yue knew that assassination was difficult, so he said confidently, "This Xie Yu is a vicious and murderous person. He has been watching for so many years and has killed countless officials in Daliang. We only need to catch the knife he used to kill people."
Yuwen Nian was stunned for a moment, then said uncertainly, "Are you talking about Tianquan Villa? But they may not be easy to catch, after all, they are in Daliang."
Wang Yue looked at Yuwen Nian and said very seriously, "Xie Yu is still somewhat sincere to Princess Li Yang. If he heard that Princess Li Yang was going to meet your father here, or that your father came to Yue State to meet Xiao Jingrui, he would definitely send people from Tianquan Villa to assassinate him."
Yuwen Nianxin immediately raised the question, and she asked uneasily, "Your Majesty, will you protect my father's safety?"
Wang Yue knew that Yuwen Nian was worried, so he smiled and comforted her, "Of course, he is your father, how could I let him get hurt? Our Yue Kingdom's Jinyiwei are not vegetarians. No matter how many people come to Tianquan Villa, I guarantee that they will never return."
Yuwen Nian was very convinced by Wang Yue's words. When she heard Wang Yue's promise, she immediately smiled and said seriously, "Since the prince has made arrangements, is there anything I need to do?"
Wang Yue reached out and shook Yuwen Nian's hand, saying comfortingly, "I just came to inform you. This is a sign of respect for you."
Yuwen Nian's eyes turned red, and she couldn't help but throw herself into Wang Yue's arms, whispering, "My Lord, you are so good to me."
Wang Yue was being affectionate with Yuwen Nian when he suddenly saw Yuwen Nian's personal maid coming over. After hearing Yuwen Nian's question, she told the two that Princess Nihuang was here to visit.
Of course, Wang Yue couldn't entertain Princess Nihuang here in Yuwen Nian, so he could only leave here and go to the front hall.
……
After Nihuang came to Yue State, she had been wandering around the country. She was very curious about everything in Yue State. Two or three months had passed since then.
Wang Yue was very curious about what Nihuang wanted him to do. After he asked Nihuang to sit down, he asked curiously, "Why are you free to come to the palace today? You are not going out to play anymore."
Nihuang shook her head and said with great appreciation, "Yue State is only this small. I have been traveling here for two or three months and have already made it all the way here. I have to say that Yue State has really opened my eyes!"
Wang Yue raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Are you still planning to do this in Yunnan?"
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