The Young Emperor and the Fearless

Yuan Zhimi withdrew from the room, and there was a kind of unexplained turbulence in his eyes.

He bluntly straightened his somewhat messy hair, stood at the door for a while, and then walked towards his room.

At this time, someone came forward to pass on a message: "Master Yuan, Mr. Zhou has urgent matters, and is waiting for you and Mr. Li in the side hall."

It's already so late, what will happen?

Yuan Zhimi said: "Master Li has already fallen asleep, I'll go."

The side hall of the government office is equivalent to a study room, and the shelves around it are filled with various books, as well as organized case records.On the right is a large desk, where the four treasures of the study are placed, and the ink has been ground in the inkstone, and the brush has been placed on it, as if it has just been used.

Zhou Fu was standing beside the desk, and standing side by side with him were two middle-aged men.One of them, Yuan Zhimi, was acquainted with Liang Bojin, the Minister of Zhongshu.

This Liang Bojin usually has a lot of contact with Yuan Zhimi, apart from handling official affairs, the two also have a lot of connections.Liang Bojin and Yuan Zhimi were from the same hometown, and Yuan Zhimi had received kindness from Liang Bojin when he was a child.In terms of seniority, Yuan Zhimi wanted to call him an elder.

But now, the official status of the elders is lower than that of the younger ones. From outsiders' perspective, they seem to have lost their status. However, Yuan Zhimi doesn't care much about status and seniority. He and Liang Bojin get along like friends who hurt each other.

Yuan Zhimi was led in, and Liang Bojin saluted, "Master Yuan."

Yuan Zhimi narrowed his eyes, walked over and said, "Master Liang, what brought you here?"

Liang Bojin said: "Master Yuan can come here, why can't I?"

Yuan Zhimi was choked, and followed his words: "I didn't leave my post without permission. I never missed the records left by the emperor and the affairs in the palace. As for Mr. Liang, you left Beijing without asking for leave, which is negligence." duty."

Liang Bojin snorted: "Master Yuan, I came here for a matter, and you are here, so let's talk with you."

Yuan Zhimi asked, "What's the matter?"

Liang Bojin and Zhou Fu glanced at each other, and Zhou Fu said, "Lord Yuan, let me introduce you first. This is Zhang Daiqing, a grain merchant in Nudi City, and a distant relative of the Zhang family of Jingcheng Guangji Granary."

Zhang Daiqing bowed and said, "See Mr. Yuan."

It turned out that the relationship between Zhang Daiqing and Qing Dynasty was Liang Bojin, the servant of Zhongshu.This Zhang Daiqing and Liang Bojin came together, that is for Chang Zhang.

At the very beginning, Zhou Fu mentioned that Chang and Zhang were not active. Their family was huge and they controlled the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people. Those were things that the imperial court could not care about. Moreover, their annual taxes accounted for a large part of the income. In proportion, their industry feeds a lot of people.

On the other hand, the Zhang family has many ways to gain access to officialdom in the capital. They are close friends with many officials, and even get close to each other. If they want to use some small tricks, it will be very troublesome.

Yuan Zhimi suddenly thought of something, Zhang's probably tried every means to find Liang Bojin, because of the relationship between him and Liang Bojin, and the favor he had received.

If it was Uncle Liang who came in and out, Yuan Zhimi would still show some sympathy.

With him, everything is negotiable.

Liang Bojin spoke for Zhang Daiqing, and said: "Zhang Daiqing learned that his son has committed the greatest crime, and is willing to redeem him at the greatest price."

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If gold and silver can be used to redeem a sinner who has died, then what is the use of the law?

However, Liang Bojin was able to speak out boldly, so he expected that this matter might work.Because Yuan Zhimi and Zhou Fu have the same views on some things.

Sure enough, Yuan Zhimi said, "What kind of price?"

This time it was Zhang Daiqing who answered: "As long as my son Zhang Guangping can be spared, I can offer ten thousand taels of gold to the imperial court every year."

Yuan Zhimi showed interest, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Then?"

Zhang Daiqing's face was as heavy as water, and the bags under his eyes were deep, as if he was too worried and didn't sleep well.He said: "If there are other conditions, they can be raised at any time. As long as Zhang can do it, he will definitely do his best."

"A life of 10 taels of gold..." Yuan Zhimi asked Zhou Fu, "Do you think it's feasible?"

Zhou Fudao: "Today in the busy market, Zhang Guangping has allowed the people to beat and scold him. He must be very regretful in his heart, and he will never do it again. In addition, Zhang Guangping is a capital crime. Once a person dies, he will be fined. It is useless. If he can do something for the people in the end It’s okay to let go of something meaningful.”

Liang Bojin said: "Everyone knows that Zhang Guangping's crimes are serious and he killed a few people for no reason. But if he can do the opposite and save hundreds of lives, will the merits and demerits be offset?"

Yuan Zhimi pondered: "One million taels of gold can indeed save hundreds or thousands of people."

Liang Bojin said: "There is a village from the north to the west. It is called Han Village, which means perennial drought. There are more than [-] families in this village, with a family of seven or eight people. No matter what they plant, they cannot survive due to the impact of the land. Almost every year The life is getting worse and worse. There are a hundred people in this dry village, and several people died of starvation last year. The imperial court allocated funds to help, but the ability is limited, so it can only help for a while. If Zhang Daiqing can help , in the future, they can move out of the dry village and find another way of life."

The way of the rich is to only do profitable things, but it is difficult for them to take money out of their pockets to do good deeds.

This Zhang Daiqing is like this, if something happened to the son he held in his palm, he would not want to pay for it.

Zhou Fu said: "One person is worth hundreds of people, that's enough."

With hands behind his back, Yuan Zhimi paced and meditated, and after a stick of incense passed, he said slowly: "You each persuade me with one sentence, do you want me to persuade the emperor?"

Zhou Fu didn't speak, Liang Bojin said: "This matter doesn't need to be reported to the emperor, if Master Yuan agrees, it can be carried out."

Yuan Zhimi wondered, "No need?"

This matter made the emperor angry, and he even had to do the escorting of Chang Zhang and the two of them himself, how could he not go through him and let them go under his nose.

However, for Liang Bojin to be able to say that, he must have no idea that the emperor is here.

Yuan Zhimi said: "Lord Liang, I can't make the decision this time, I have to go through the emperor's decision. However, according to the emperor's temperament, he will definitely not agree. I can only persuade one or two, give it a try."

Yuan Zhimi knew that even persuasion would be of no avail.

In He Li's view, Chang Zhang and Zhang must die.

But Zhang Daiqing held a glimmer of hope, thinking that his son was safe and sound.

However, Yuan Zhimi moved out of the emperor, and Liang Bojin was helpless.

There was silence in the room for a moment, and several people had their own thoughts and were trying their best to find a solution.

Zhou Fu tried to smooth things over and said, "It's getting late, Mr. Liang, you've been running around for a few days, get some rest early, let's discuss it tomorrow."

Liang Bojin nodded and went out with Zhang Daiqing.