A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 505: Not even close

Until now, he still didn't understand that he was being plotted by those noble, powerful, and official families. What these people did last night was to deliberately provoke themselves.

Deliberately in this severe drought situation, he created a luxurious scene of wine ponds and meat forests to stimulate himself and make him lose his mind. He directly lifted the table and arrested all these people and ransacked their homes.

If this time we ransack the house and find evidence that these people oppressed the people, embezzled land, and stole Changpingcang, it would be worth it even if I was dismissed from office. But now that I look at it, not only did I not find the evidence this time, but I also have to Folded in.

But the thing has been done, there is no room for regret, and this time he also got 80,000 stones of food and grass from the house raid, which is enough to last for a period of time. As for the property, he has no intention of touching it. You can't eat or drink this gold and silver, and you can't buy food now. If you take it, you will only be resented.

"Has the embroidery envoy gone to search?" Liu Jing asked.

"I have searched three times and even found some hidden compartments in the cellar, but except for some gold and silver treasure books, there is nothing else." A captain of the embroidered clothes next to him came forward to report.

"Well, you go down and resettle the victims. The grains are also put into the granary. Don't touch other things until His Majesty handles them."

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"There should be food in the manor outside the city. Remember to bring all the food!" Liu Jing continued to order. Since he already knew that he was being plotted, he would not be polite anymore.

After saying that, Liu Jing asked them to continue their work, while he went to the hall to prepare to meet those people.

In the main hall, many family heads had just eaten a portion of porridge. When Liu Jing came in, no one paid any attention to him. They were still chatting to themselves. Since they had already broken up with each other, they naturally would not care about anything.

"You guys are so scheming!" Liu Jing said with a stern expression.

"What's the plot? Are you locking us here because we're plotting against you?" one of them sneered.

Liu Jing naturally knew that if he could endure last night and did not use this method that broke the rules, he would not be in the current situation. In the final analysis, it was because of his inferior skills, so he immediately said:

"You are also high-ranking officials and nobles. You should know that state affairs are of paramount importance. The people outside the city are short of food. I want to know who stole the 400,000 shi of food from Changpingcang?"

"Didn't Liu Yushi confirm that we stole it? Are you here for interrogation now?" The man sneered.

Liu Jing shook his head slightly and said: "You didn't steal the food, otherwise you wouldn't have set up this trap for me to get in. But even though you didn't steal the food, you can't get such a large amount of food without anyone noticing." It is impossible to transport it away. You are nobles and officials of Handan, so you must know something."

"Liu Yushi wants to find those grains? I'm afraid it's too late." The man shook his head slightly.

Since then, the imperial court has periodically purged nobles, powerful officials, and officials from aristocratic families. Although they were all well-known teachers, they were also aware of the court's attitude.

Therefore, they also changed their methods. As for rebellion being impossible, they knew the power of the court. Rebellion was a dead end, but they could do it to preserve the family.

"Where is the food? How was it stolen?" Liu Jing asked.

"It was the previous Handan Order and the Cang Shou who did it together. Although we were aware of it, he is the landlord and we are all under his control. As for the remaining grain in the granary, it should be to prevent being discovered and deal with it. Checked.”

"In the granary, firewood is piled underneath and grain is covered on top. As long as you don't dig underneath, you don't know whether there is grain underneath."

"As for where the food went? We really don't know. Zhao Pei, the current commander of Handan, saw that there was no food in Changpingcang, so he could only exchange food for wheat bran to help the victims, but he was just a little stupid." Liu Jing's expression Gloomy, he originally thought that Zhao Pei and these noble and wealthy people had collaborated to steal the grain from Changpingcang, but he did not expect that it was the previous Handan Order who did it. A year has passed now, and I am afraid that the food has been sold by him long ago.

Now he can only wait to see if there is still food in the manor outside the city.

The situation in Handan was quickly reported by the Embroidery Envoy, and it only took three days to reach Luoyang. After seeing what Liu Jing did, Wang Che immediately frowned, but he continued to read. After learning what happened next, he slapped the table.

"What a pity for Liu Jing!" Wang Che sighed.

Liu Jing was a talent he was optimistic about. He started as an inspection censor, then served as county magistrate, county guard, and then gradually rose to the position of censor doctor. He originally planned to let him serve as prime minister in the future, but problems arose in Handan. Not only was Liu Jing's future gone, but even his layout in the court was affected.

Liu Jing had no evidence and ransacked the officials' homes in search of evidence. This was a taboo of the imperial court and a serious violation of the "Daqian Law". If this matter was left lightly, big problems would arise in the entire court.

Once he does not pursue Liu Jing's actions, or agrees with what he has done, then those people below who want to make meritorious service and get promoted will immediately use the same method to arrest and confiscate their homes without any evidence, and the whole world will be in chaos. .

This time, even if Liu Jing catches evidence of those people's crimes, Wang Che must dismiss Liu Jing from office and even hold him accountable.

When Liu Jing did this, Wang Che understood that he wanted to do something for the people, and he had already thought of dying together when he did it. But the same cannot be said for others.

Regarding the Handan matter, Liu Jing could no longer stay. He had to be replaced and taken to Beijing for trial. Even if Wang Che wanted to be merciful, he could only save his life.

"Wang Zong."

"My brother is here!" A handsome middle-aged man in the hall stepped forward and said.

"Things in Handan are complicated, so you'd better go there!" Wang Che said.

"Wei!" Wang Zong cupped his hands and said.

"I'm going here to appease those nobles, powerful people and officials from aristocratic families. The imperial court will not confiscate the homes of nobles and powerful people and exile them."

"Brother I understand!" Wang Zong said.

"By the way, how much food have you prepared?" Wang Che asked.

"Your Majesty, we have prepared 500,000 stones and are transporting them to Daliang through the canal. According to the time, it will arrive in three days at most." An official next to him replied.

"Brother, please bring the food with you this time. The drought in Hebei is severe. This time, we will use it to repair canals, dams and dig several reservoirs in Hebei." Wang Che said.

In fact, there have always been two opinions among the royal family regarding the drought in the North. One is to use the Divine Artifact to rain and relieve the drought, and the other is to refuse to use it.

The reason is very simple. Using the Divine Artifact of Destiny requires the consumption of family luck. If a disaster occurs in a place and one is used, then the Wang family's luck will not be enough.

(End of this chapter)