From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 366

Thousands of heads were piled high in the Caishikou Square, and Zhou Yuan did not order them to be buried. Instead, he asked Li He and others to light a fire with tung oil and burn them on the spot.

It took a whole night to burn them all.

"There, on the ruins, erect a monument for the victims of so many years."

Zhou Yuan was already very tired, holding the cold jade pendant on his chest. It was something Aunt Xue gave him before leaving, which made him feel at ease.

Time passed quickly, and it was almost July, and it had been almost four months since I left Shenjingdu.

I miss home.

I don't know if Jianjia is okay. She manages such a big family alone. Even with Ziyuan and Qingyuan's help, it must be very hard.

Ningyue must miss me. This girl is introverted. She never says anything when she has something in her heart, and she digests it silently.

Is Qu Ling still being urged to get married? It seems that Jinling puts a lot of pressure on her. After all, she is 24 years old this year, and I promised her to go to Jinling.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan was slightly startled.

He remembered.

Qu Ling once said: Don't forget what you did in Lin'an Prefecture.

Zhou Yuan really couldn't remember it at that time, but after such a long separation, he remembered it.

When he was in Lin'an Prefecture, he kissed Qu Ling.

Perhaps at that time, the two were destined to be inseparable.

War and killing will not bring people pleasure, only endless heaviness and fatigue in the soul.

Zhou Yuan hasn't been so tired for a long time.

So he became emotional and sober, remembering many things and many people.

He remembered the earnest teachings of his father-in-law, the kindness of his mother-in-law, and his heartfelt bold words when he walked out of the gambling house with Lord Wang Ang.

And there are many more.

Master's eyes of disappointment, and worries often appear in the clear eyes of the eldest sister.

Cai Ni is always so inferior and so stupid.

Qing Yuan likes to be beaten.

Zi Yuan is afraid of men and never dares to eavesdrop.

Princess Qinshui always has her eyes on me and Jian Jia. The stinky woman wants to have both husband and wife.

Ah... It turns out that I have been in this world for a year and a half.

I have met so many people and experienced many things. Time flies.

"Zi Yi, what is the way to be an official!"

"It's nothing more than looking up to the sky without shame, looking down to the earth without shame, being worthy of the king above, being worthy of the people below, and being worthy of the heart inside."

"Father-in-law believes that you can handle these."

Zhou Yuan shook his head violently and gradually regained consciousness, but he just sighed faintly.

More than a thousand people, just kill them, it's not a battlefield, saying that there is no psychological pressure, that's too arrogant.

But Zhou Yuan was open-minded and had the courage to face the ending he deserved.

He stood up, stretched, and shouted: "Virgin Sister! Where is Virgin Sister!"

Ye Qingying walked in, glanced at him, and said: "Stop shouting, she's gone."

Zhou Yuan glared and said: "Gone? She's my bodyguard, how can she leave her post without permission? The danger is not over yet."

Ye Qingying said: "She went to deal with the affairs of the Wusheng Sect and planned to disband that broken thing. Let you wait for him for three days."

"I will protect you for these three days."

Zhou Yuan said: "You? You may not be my opponent!"

"Bullshit!"

Ye Qingying was so angry that she cursed, then stomped her feet and said: " You don't know what's good for you! How many people have begged me for protection, but it's still impossible!"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Then are you willing to protect me, Second Senior Sister?"

Ye Qingying sighed and said, "Master Zhuang has already ordered that the Inner Court must unconditionally cooperate with you and obey you."

Zhou Yuan was slightly stunned, and then said, "Why didn't you say such a good thing earlier! Unconditional obedience is so good! Come, Second Senior Sister, help me put on my shoes."

Ye Qingying glared at him fiercely, and said with a pout, "If you weren't too tired these days, I wouldn't let you be so arrogant and rude, I must beat you up."

Her temper is obviously much better than before.

Zhou Yuan realized this change, so he stopped teasing her, but sighed, "Eat something and go out for a walk."

Ye Qingying said, "Deng Su has been waiting for you. The six major families have raided their homes and have countless money."

"Then talk while eating."

Zhou Yuan arrived in the dining room, and Deng Su hurried forward.

"Sir, you can't guess how much money the six big families have."

His tone was full of shock and anger.

Zhou Yuan said: "How much?"

Deng Su said in a deep voice: "Gold, silver, jewelry, jade, antiques, rare stones, silk, mansions, industries, and fields, everything added up, the preliminary estimate is more than 30 million taels of silver."

Zhou Yuan suddenly raised his head and glared: "How much?"

"More than 30 million taels of silver."

Zhou Yuan slammed the table and couldn't help butHe gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, the tax revenue of the entire Jin Dynasty last year was only more than 60 million taels. These bastards deserved to die."

Deng Su said, "Sir, this amount of money is too much. We dare not make the decision. We have to report it to the court."

Zhou Yuan nodded, and then said in a deep voice, "Withhold 2 million taels of it to compensate the victims and their families, and to rebuild the demolished houses in Kaifeng City."

"I will write it clearly in the memorial and ask the Ministry of Revenue to send someone to escort it."

Deng Su nodded and whispered, "In addition, sir, many families of the victims have come from all over the country and want to thank you in person."

These girls were not of low birth, and they had always thought that their daughters stayed in the palace, but they had not heard from them for many years. Now that the truth has come out, they learned the bad news and rushed to Kaifeng.

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "They are gone. Let them go home by themselves, receive the compensation, and live a good life."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan paused and whispered, "You can give them a proper warning and say that the court's inner court will pay attention to this matter for a long time."

This is from the perspective of protecting the victims.

It is not so easy for women in this era to start their lives again.

They have lost their chastity, suffered humiliation, and often received secular discrimination, and were as humble as ants in life.

"Relax."

Zhou Yuan stood up and walked on the streets of Kaifeng Prefecture with Ye Qingying.

The buildings here are densely packed and lined up, and the former prosperity is everywhere, but the scenery is like the setting sun, with an inexplicable sense of oldness.

It's like the sense of withering in "The Last Emperor".

Ye Qingying sighed, "A thousand-year-old capital, one of the few great cities in the world, has become like this."

Zhou Yuan said, "That's why we have to break the rules and rebuild the system. Only in this way can we be reborn from the ashes."

Ye Qingying said, "I've heard of the One Whip Law. Is it so magical?"

Zhou Yuan said, "It's not magical, it's in line with the needs of the times. The implementation of the One Whip Law must be coordinated with the land tax. In the future, there may be a series of measures such as abolishing silver and changing the currency, and returning fire consumption to the public."

"If this matter is done well, the world's population will increase several times in a few decades."

"With population, there will be domestic demand, and with domestic demand, there will be domestic demand. If there is a need, there will be a force to promote the development of productivity, and there will be deeper social changes. "

"Of course, during this period, we need to continue to learn from overseas, including but not limited to technology and laws, grasp the basis of the steam revolution, and finally hold the throat of the times."

Ye Qingying tilted her head, blinked her eyes, and said: "You said so much, but I didn't understand a word."

Zhou Yuan smiled lightly and said: "No need to understand, each generation will do its own thing, we just need to do our own part."

The sound of children playing came from the front. A dozen children seemed to be from this alley, and they seemed to be shouting something in a circle.

"Tease the fool, tease the idiot!"

"She's moving, she's not moving!"

"She can't hear, she's blind!"

Zhou Yuan frowned and walked over, but saw a skinny figure huddled in the corner of the alley, half-dressed and covered in blood.

Ye Qingying drove the child away, stretched out her hand to feel the pulse, and then shook her head and said, "She's dead, just died not long ago, her body is still warm."

Zhou Yuan sighed and said softly, "Let someone from the government office come and bury her."

After he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly focused and he saw the stains around the man's mouth.

"Shit?"

Zhou Yuan said, "She is the beauty of the Yun family!"

Ye Qingying checked and nodded, "She has multiple fractures all over her body, her hands and right leg are also broken, and bruises are all over her body. She was beaten to death."

"To be precise, she was beaten half to death, and then left here. She couldn't hold on for two days."

Zhou Yuan clenched his fists, then loosened them, and said, "She is really as lowly as an ant. This world..."

"No!"

Ye Qingying suddenly shouted, "Her pulse beat! She is not dead yet!"

Zhou Yuan hurriedly said, "Can she be saved!"

Ye Qingying said, "I don't have that ability. At most, I can help her live for a few days, but the one next to you should be able to!"

Zhou Yuan was shocked when he heard this, and he quickly lay down and picked up the girl, saying in a deep voice, "Go back and help her live. When Li Yu'an arrives, save her!"

A lowly, half-dead person like an ant...

Ye Qingying didn't ask why he saved her.

Zhou Yuan didn’t think about why he saved her.

This might be what makes them different from others.