Chapter 921: Accusation

Translator: Atlas Studios    Editor: Atlas Studios

The land-owning cla.s.s had done their illegal smuggling very secretly. Even King Li of Zhou had spent a lot of effort on it back then, but in the end, it was left unsettled.

However, who was Yin Huaixi?!

He had sent the Hidden Dragon Army to disguise themselves as bandits in the area of Shanxi. They occupied the mountains and specially plundered the goods of the novles. They also cooperated with other bandits and further partic.i.p.ated in smuggling and plundering.

In the beginning, King Li of Zhou could not agree with his son’s behavior.

In the end, Yin Huaixi still knew his old father well. In order not to be nagged at by his old father, he also said for his old father’s sake, “It’s better for villains to fight each other for profit than to dig graves.”

King Li of Zhou was shocked. It was simply no small matter. Could it be that this kid was not in the business of stealing from others, but was in the business of digging graves and robbing tombs?!

How could that do?!

Why was the North called the ancient capital of the 13 dynasties?

As the saying went, the scholars of Jiangnan were the generals of the north, and the emperor was buried in the yellow soil of Shaanxi!

In history, in order to make up for the lack of salary, Cao Cao had established the ranks of grave robbers, tomb raiders, and so on. They specialized in tomb

Those who disobeyed were treated as traitors.

From then on, there were endless “gold raiders” in every dynasty.

However, could one do such a wicked thing as digging graves?!

Fighting other villains for profit was better than a living person going to a dead person’s tomb. King Li of Zhou sighed as he helplessly accepted reality.

Sigh, it was all because they were poor!

His son had used these scams to make a killing. Not only did he earn a lot of money, he was also involved in the Shanxi and the Shaanxi area. He would exchange horses, fur, and various rare gems of the Great Zhou Dynasty with the Di people in the huge smuggling business. Then, he acc.u.mulated a batch of wealth to support 300,000 You soldiers. If King Li of Zhou found out about this, he probably wouldn’t even be able to hold down the coffin board.

At the same time, the smuggling that the n.o.bles thought was secret was exposed in Yin Huaixi’s eyes.

Yin Huaixi had evidence of the n.o.bles colluding with the enemy to betray the country, but he restrained himself from making a move. He was waiting for a suitable time to nail the soldiers to death.

Three days later, Ye Xiaoci arrived in Xi’an. After receiving Yin Huaixi’s evidence, he set up an office in Xi’an County. On the same day, he sent an official letter to the Han Clan and summoned them to the court for trial.

At the same time, it was said Sixth Young Master Han had colluded with Steward Mu to murder a commoner, Liu Dagen, and frame the Bai Residence, the owner of the People’s Relief Hall.

He instigated Liu Dagen’s widow to stop Princess Shaoyi’s carriage on the street and plead for her husband.

He had also bribed some local hooligans in Xiangping City many times to maliciously spread rumors about Princess Shaoyi, slandering and harming her reputation.

He tried to frame Princess Shaoyi by taking her actions out of context and preventing the spread of sweet potatoes to alleviate the drought, causing riots and epidemics in the refugee camps.

He skimped on the national policy and looked down on the court.

He colluded with mountain bandits and was suspected of more than 20 cases of illegal smuggling of salt, cloth, horses, tea, and so on.

He dealt with the Di people for profit and colluded with the enemy, betraying the country.

He forged the groundless crime of King Li of Zhou “collaborating with the enemy to betray the country.”

He exploited the commoners and robbed the people.

He occupied the fields of others by force.

There were more than a dozen crimes. In less than half a day, the news had spread throughout Xi’an City.

Immediately, the entire city was in an uproar.

Many people realized that once the implementation of the national policy failed, what would happen to the more than a million refugees? What unbearable consequences would the North, who had been attacked by the refugees, bear? Furthermore, would King Yue Fei, who was responsible for taking in the refugees, settling them down, and implementing the national policy, be punished?

King Yue Fei’s sudden order for the entire territory to be under martial law suddenly had a more reasonable explanation.

At the same time, the government’s four notices also spread throughout the various government offices in Shanxi and Shaanxi. At this moment, someone realized that there were already local people who had succeeded in trying to grow sweet potatoes.

As soon as they asked around, they found out that in order to promote the planting of sweet potatoes, Princess Shaoyi had bought farmsteads in all areas of the North. After breeding them, she distributed them to the nearby commoners for free.

Although Shanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, and the other areas had suffered more damage, the sweet potatoes were resistant to drought. There were still some cols and plains beside mountains and water where sweet potatoes could be planted.

As soon as the news spread, the name of Princess Shaoyi’s good deed spread widely.

As the culprit who had slandered Princess Shaoyi, the Han Clan was criticized by everyone.

All the scholars and calligraphers in the world jointly signed a pet.i.tion to the Imperial Court. The commoners spontaneously wrote a joint pet.i.tion and submitted it to the Imperial Court.

At this moment, Ye Xiaoci and Princess Shaoyi’s memorials were also sent into the capital one after another.

Princess Shaoyi did not mention much about being framed by the Han Clan. She only mentioned the benefits of breeding sweet potatoes. The first and second batches of sweet potato vines had already been distributed free of charge to the refugees. Preparations for the locust plague were also being carried out. She mentioned all the measures related to preventing the epidemic in the refugee camp.

It was also mentioned that there were already a few areas in the Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia areas where sweet potatoes had been successfully planted. It was expected that as long as the sweet potatoes grew to the thickness of a finger, the local situation would be relieved.

This news was undoubtedly exciting.

Princess Shaoyi had proved to everyone in the world that it was feasible to implement a strategy to accommodate refugees and resettle them in the Liaodong area. Moreover, she had already achieved good results.

The Imperial Court’s implementation of a national policy was a major national policy that would benefit the current era.

The court officials praised Princess Shaoyi for her magnanimity.

In order to express their support for the national policy, the Imperial Court immediately collected a sum of money and food in the areas of Jingzhao, Hebei, and Jin County and sent it to the refugee camps in Longcheng.

However, less than two days later!

Ye Xiaoci’s memorial exploded in the royal court. It said that the Han Clan had framed Princess Shaoyi, targeting the Empress Dowager and even the Empress behind the royalists.

The royalists immediately couldn’t take it anymore. They fought with Elder Han in the royal court until their faces turned red and their spit flew everywhere.

The entire hall was like a market.

However, Princess Shaoyi had promoted the planting of sweet potatoes previously. Her generosity was like a resounding slap to the faces of the court officials led by Elder Han. They could only refuse to admit that all of this was done by the Han Clan. They felt that there must be some misunderstanding or that someone had framed the Han Clan.

Ye Xiaoci explained in the memorial that Princess Shaoyi had joined forces with the Xie Residence to resolve the predicament of the n.o.bles skimping on the national policy, causing a lack of supplies in the refugee camps. She had further promoted national policy. She had also actively prepared medicinal herbs to prevent the epidemic and vigorously promoted the planting of sweet potatoes. Ye Xiaoci had brazenly asked the Imperial Court for credit for Princess Shaoyi.

In the memorial submitted by Princess Shaoyi, she had only mentioned a few words about what she had done. She had no intention of taking credit from the Imperial Court.

However, as a local official, Ye Xiaoci could not lie to the higher-ups and lower-ups. He avoided the main point and explained everything clearly.

It was as if the successful implementation of the national policy was all thanks to Princess Shaoyi and the Xie family..