After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 188 North City Xu Family

Lu Zhao supported his chin and thought, "I'm afraid it's difficult to check, because the situation in the North City has always been very complicated. Although it belongs to the territory of the Yuan Dynasty, it is close to the border of the Three Kingdoms. Most of the people there are hermits or famous families left over from the previous dynasty. They have never been restricted by the court. Even though the court has sent officials to govern, they probably can't even see those people, let alone manage them.

It is precisely because of this that the governors of North City rotate frequently. It is not that they do not want to stay, but that they simply cannot stay for long. After all, no one wants to have people in a city without discipline. So I am not surprised at all that Chang Sun Shang colluded with Mo Si officials and bandits to deceive the court and the people after only being there for more than a year. "

Yuan Qing looked at him, "Then why did you and Lu Huaizhou go to the Mo Mansion and do that?"

Lu Zhao said helplessly: "Do you think I can refuse? Or do you want people to think that the two brothers of the Lu family can plan and plan everything right after they were born? We should always give others the illusion that we are reckless and ignorant so that we have time to grow up. You should understand this principle the most, right?"

Yuan Qing just wanted to give them a thumbs up.

No wonder she felt something was strange at the beginning, but she just couldn't figure it out. Now that he pointed it out himself, she finally understood.

With just one play, he could keep everyone in the dark and escape unscathed from the encirclement of many forces.

As expected of the two Lu family academic masters, their brains are just so useful.

Yuan Qing leaned forward and half-lay on the table, looking at him expectantly and said, "Then please use your divine brain to help me think about who was in charge of the salt administration in Beicheng back then?"

She is now 100% sure that Lu Zhao definitely knows who this person is.

Sure enough, Lu Zhao picked up the pen and wrote a word on the paper: [Xu]

Yuan Qing frowned and tried hard to dig out information related to this word from his mind.

She suddenly raised her head and asked uncertainly, "Are you talking about... Wen Chengxuan's maternal family, Concubine Xu's maternal family?"

Lu Zhao threw away the pen and lay there unwilling to move. "I can't tell you anything more. You have to check it yourself."

Yuan Qing stood up and shook his head, saying, "Mr. Lu is worthy of being Mr. Lu. He is unwilling to use any extra energy."

Lu Zhao returned the account book she brought to her. "The token is hanging on the wall. Take it and go find Qin Ruishu. I'll take a rest first. Don't disturb me if you have nothing else. Wait until tonight if you have anything else."

He opened a book, covered his face with it, and fell into a deep sleep.

Yuan Qing closed the door quietly, said a few words to the person outside, and then took the token to find Qin Zhubu.

Qin Ruisheng is a minor official who was promoted from the local level. He is now over 40 years old and has worked hard for many years to get such an official position.

He has always disliked those dandy young men who have no ability but are able to make a living in Beijing.

Unfortunately, Gong Bin happened to be within his range of dislike, so he never gave him a good look every time he saw him.

If there was no token, Qin Ruisheng would probably ignore such a person.

Yuan Qing had a headache.

That idiot Shang Zhe set so many traps. Fortunately, Qin Ruisheng didn't play any shady tricks, otherwise she would have to spend a lot of effort just to deal with them.

But no matter what, Qin Ruisheng's official rank was higher than hers, so she had to greet him according to the rules every time they met.

It was this humble attitude that prevented Qin Rui from being hard-hearted and continuing to be embarrassed.

He was not in the Dali Temple today, perhaps he was out on business, leaving only Yu Shen to look after him.

Yu Shen and she were already good friends, so Yuan Qing didn't bother to be polite with him and walked straight in.

Yu Shen followed behind and asked hurriedly: "What are you looking for? I'll help you."

Yuan Qing stopped and asked, "Are you not busy?"

"Don't worry, these are old files that have been accumulated for many years, so I thought I'd take them out and sort them out. It's okay to put them aside for now."

"Okay then," Yuan Qing said as they walked, "Help me find the list of officials transferred from the North City during the Yuan Sheng period. I need it urgently."

Those are the files from the period of Emperor Heng.

Yu Shen looked on the shelf at the back, but couldn't reach the item on top, so Yuan Qing pushed the ladder over for him.

Ever since Yu Shen became a recorder at the Dali Temple, he often used his spare time to take out all the dusty and damp files in the file room, sort them out and dry them, so no one here knew the exact location better than him.

He quickly found what Yuan Qing wanted on the shelf. There was a thick layer of dust on it, which meant it hadn't been cleaned for a long time.

He rolled up his sleeves to brush off the dust, blew on it, and said, "Here you go, this should be it. Check it out for yourself. If not, I'll look for it again."

Yuan Qing took the file from him, walked quickly outside, and opened the seal in the light.

From front to back, it records in detail all the high-ranking officials sent by the court to Beicheng from the first year of Yuansheng to the twenty-fifth year of Yuansheng, and even detailed information such as their origin, term of office, achievements, and destinations are marked next to them.

Great, this is what she is looking for!

Wen Chengyu recovered from his illness and returned to court, and order was restored in the government.

Yuan Qing presented the relevant evidence and the list to the emperor.

Wen Chengyu approved the case that day and ordered Duke Rong to personally escort Ji Kang to the capital to await trial. He also sent several secret envoys to the various prefectures involved to investigate.

Lu Zhaocai had just returned home when he was blocked by Yuan Qing at the door and was not allowed to enter the house.

He pressed his forehead and said, "Tell me, why did you come to see me?"