He has not lived enough

Now everything is on the right track, and it is no longer out of reach to save enough points to complete the ultimate goal.

The only problem is that large sums of money are needed to build firearms and build schools, and the national treasury usually has a certain budget, so a sudden increase in expenditure will definitely have an impact.

but……

Zhao Yu counted the time. It has been several months since Andrew returned to China. A large number of merchant ships have also set off from the coast of Dajin to Luotuo. If all goes well, the merchant ships will be full of gold and silver when they return.

At that time, not only will the funding problem be solved, but the treasury will also have a large surplus.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu rarely praised the system. This guy is really stingy, but it is still reliable to follow it.

Just when Zhao Yu was looking forward to the return of the Luo Tuo merchant ship as soon as possible, something strange happened in the capital half a month later.

Night is approaching, the government office in the capital.

It's long past the time to disperse the yamen, and none of the people in the yamen left.

The prefect Feng Yuanzhen shook his dizzy head, only feeling that today he is more tired than usual in a month.

Being able to sit in the position of the magistrate of the capital, he no longer needs to look through many case files in person, unless some cases involve important cases or cases involving important people.

But today's case...

"Zhang Yuan made my concubine concubine go crazy...Liu Shilang's wife hurt people for no reason..." Feng Yuan threw the file on the table feebly, and then looked at the next case in his hand, completely lost his temper, "Yes, Huang Shilang's family Crazy too."

These matters cannot be resolved in a short while, Feng Yuanzhen put a file aside, took the tea handed by his subordinates and drank it in one gulp, only then did he feel better in his mind.

"Don't worry, my lord, they have been visited by someone today."

His subordinate, Yang Tongpan, comforted his boss, and said after deliberation: "These women are sometimes sober and sometimes crazy. When they have seizures, they are painful and manic. When they are sober, they are no different from ordinary people. You can't see anything even if you call a doctor. It is said that he may have suffered from hysteria..."

Feng Yuanzhen let out a "hum": "Then they all have hysteria? If it's an ordinary family, it's fine, but these...Look, who comes out and doesn't overwhelm us, a third-rank official? It's really enough to look down on me!"

This is also what makes Feng Yuan really embarrassed, and it is also the reason why his subordinates dare not jump to conclusions.

He is already the third-rank magistrate of Kyoto, but the most indispensable thing in this capital is a wealthy family. In these few cases, some of the ranks are directly higher than him, and some seem to have insignificant official positions, but they are all behind the family. None of them he can handle. I can offend you.

Many of the wives and concubines of officials of these high-ranking families suddenly went berserk within a day, hurting themselves and even others.

After the case happened, all these families reported to the Kyoto government office, and Feng Yuanzhen sent someone to investigate and found nothing.

Not to mention that these people are not something they can casually check, and those women are just crazy and didn't kill anyone, and they can't go to those houses to check thoroughly, so they are all at a loss now.

But the rumors had spread.

There are rumors that he was bitten by a mad dog and contracted a mad disease. It is also said that he suffered from hysteria, and even more outrageous that he angered the upper body of gods and ghosts.

Although no one came over from the Zhengshitang at this moment, Feng Yuan was sure that Bai Xiang knew about it already, and it would be a matter of time before he went over to question him.

Just when Feng Yuanzhen was thinking about whether to take the initiative to meet Bai Xiang to show his diligence and attention, someone from outside rushed in, it was his servant.

"My lord is not good! Something happened in the mansion!"

When someone came in, they shouted in a panic.

Feng Yuan was really upset, and even more anxious after hearing his yelling, he put the tea cup heavily on the table, and reprimanded the man: "Presumptuous! What's the point of yelling, don't even look at it Where!"

"Master calm down!"

The young man said tremblingly while pleading guilty: "It's not that you're being rude, it's, it's that something happened at home and the madam made the young one hurry up and report to the adults!"

Hearing this, Feng Yuan really had an ominous premonition, and he slowly asked the servant: "Tell me in detail, what happened at home?"

The servant didn't dare to delay, wiped off his sweat and said quickly: "Shortly after taking a nap in the afternoon, Aunt Zhou complained of having a headache and itching all over her body, Madam invited a doctor to check her pulse, but the doctor said there was nothing unusual about the pulse. , but Aunt Zhou still said she was uncomfortable, she started talking nonsense when she saw it, and rolled her head on the ground..."

Feng Yuanzhen stood up abruptly, this week Auntie was brought into the mansion by him a year ago, she was gentle, caring and considerate, she was quite favored by him, and now she is pregnant again, how can this tossing make him not impatient!

But after all, Feng Yuanzhen still has a bit of brains. He suppressed his anxiety, exchanged glances with his subordinates, and asked the young man, "Is she always like this, or is it good and bad?"

The boy said: "This is the strange thing. Aunt Zhou went crazy for a while and then she recovered. She just asked her and didn't say anything. She kept her head down and kept silent. Madam sympathized with her pregnant body and looked at her again." There is nothing else to do, so let someone help her back to her room to rest, and let a few strong women wait outside, so as not to cause any accidents."

"Aunt Zhou fell asleep shortly after she went back, but when she woke up, she screamed and felt uncomfortable again, and she looked worse than last time. Madam was afraid that she would hurt herself, so she asked the women to stop her, and two or three people She didn't hold down Aunt Zhou, and she injured her nails with a hairpin, and stabbed her body with blood... Madam couldn't help it, so she had to be arrested by two young and strong boys .”

Feng Yuanzhen and his subordinates were dumbfounded when they heard it. They just looked through the files before, and when they saw those women, they were all tied up, so they didn't think that they could be so crazy.

This matter... I'm afraid it's more serious than they thought.

Seeing that Feng Yuanzhen was silent and silent, the servant urged with a mournful face, "Master, you should go back and have a look! Some people say that Aunt Zhou is contagious when she catches the disease. I'm so afraid that the house is in chaos!"

"The sky hasn't fallen yet, why panic!" Feng Yuanzhen glared at him, and ordered: "I'll send a few yamen servants to go with your house, and you go back and explain to Madam, first get Aunt Zhou under control..."

He hesitated for a moment, and said cruelly: "Whether it is tied or tied, don't let her hurt anyone again, and stay by your side for a while. As for the woman who was hurt by her, take care of her first, and see if there is any harm." Nothing unusual."

"In addition, Aunt Zhou's food and clothing these days have been handed over to the government officials for inspection, and the people she has come into contact with have also been reported, telling Madam that I personally ordered it, and there is no need to hide anything!"

The young man hurriedly nodded in response, and boldly asked again: "Then... Master, won't you go back?"

In the past, the master doted on Aunt Zhou the most, and would go to coax her for a long time in person, but today the master is not in a hurry to go back for such a big matter, so it's no wonder he asked this question.

Feng Yuan was naturally anxious in his heart, but if he left the stall here and went home at this time, it would be a lot of trouble if those censors knew about it.

Clearing his throat, Feng Yuanzhen straightened his official hat and said solemnly: "If you are an official in the court, you should put state affairs first. How can you delay state affairs because of family affairs?"

Yang Tongpan repeatedly praised: "Your Excellency is virtuous, and the officials are amazed!"

The boy didn't dare to say anything more, and went home with a few yamen servants sent by Feng Yuanzhen.

After the processing here, Feng Yuanzhen was about to order to prepare a sedan chair and go to the political affairs hall, when another yamen servant came to report that someone had reported the crime.

The so-called is not afraid of itching when there are too many lice, Feng Yuanzhen has become numb at this moment, and asked where and who reported the crime as usual.

The yamen servant looked a little weird, but he still answered truthfully: "My lord, the person who came to report the case is a young lady, who said she is from Prince Ning's residence."

When Feng Yuanzhen heard the words "Prince Ning's Mansion", his eyebrows twitched. Come on, there are quite a few concubines in this mansion.

It's just that Prince Ning's Mansion is deserted, so how can a little lady come to report the case?

Before he had time to think about it, Feng Yuanzhen continued to ask: "What did you report? Is it also the woman in the palace who went crazy?"

The yamen servant shook his head and denied it. Before Feng Yuan could breathe a sigh of relief, he continued: "Crazy...it's His Royal Highness."

"puff--"

Yang Tongpan, who had just drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat, accidentally spit out all the tea he had just drank.

But at this moment, Feng Yuan really couldn't care less about his subordinate's disrespect, and his shock was only a little bit more.

The son went crazy... This is not a trivial matter, especially the relationship between Prince Ning's Mansion and His Majesty is not so close.

But soon Feng Yuanzhen realized that he was too shocked, and only heard the yamen servant submit a complaint and continued: "But the little lady came to sue for nothing, she...she wants to sue Prince Ning and his son for buying and killing the young girl." , Occupying the fields, and controlling the women with the following poisonous methods, forcing them to go to various prefectures in central Beijing to serve as spies and many other crimes."

Every time Feng Yuanzhen listened to and read a sentence, his heart became more startled, and at the end of hearing it, a vague and appalling guess emerged in his mind.

If these cases are true, then each of them is a felony, especially the last one...

Feng Yuan really had a hunch that if he accepted this case, Beijing and China would be turned upside down.

Thinking that Aunt Zhou at home might also be involved, Feng Yuan's inner anxiety was replaced by fear, and he couldn't help thinking about what he should have said in front of Aunt Zhou on weekdays.

But now this case is not the next one, so why not investigate secretly first...

At the moment Feng Yuanzhen was staring at the pleadings and his mind was fluttering, Yang Tongpan stood up with a respectful expression, and gave him another wink quietly.

Feng Yuan really felt something and turned to look, but it was Bai Qingyu standing there with his attendants, so frightened that he hurriedly bowed down to salute: "I don't know that Prime Minister Bai is coming, but I am not far away in welcoming you, my lord, forgive me!"

At the same time, he courteously invited Bai Qingyu to sit on the right seat.

Bai Qingyu didn't sit down, but said: "It's already past the time to pay off, so there's no need for prefect Feng to be polite. I heard some weird rumors in Beijing today, so I came to ask you on the way home."

He glanced at the standing yamen servant and the pleading paper in Feng Yuanzhen's hand, and asked casually: "When I came in, I saw a woman outside the government office, but she also came to report the case?"

The yamen servant subconsciously went to look at Feng Yuanzhen. Feng Yuanzhen also had a sudden feeling in his heart, but he didn't dare to hesitate, and respectfully sent the pleadings to Bai Qingyu: "The woman really has a case to sue, and the matter she is suing is of great importance. If you dare to make a judgment, please take a look at Baixiang."

The author says:

——Going to clean up King Ning——