People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

1000 taels of silver!

The eunuch continued to announce the emperor's oral order, and each family should compensate Lao Meng 500 taels of silver.

500 taels of silver, this is definitely not a small amount.

Even Hu Weiyong and Changfu have to peel off a layer of skin.

Under the new salary standards of the Ming Dynasty, even a first-rank official in the court, the money and food in hand are only about fifteen hundred shi.

Converted into silver, it is only seven hundred and fifty taels of silver.

With more than 700 taels of silver, the official has to support a large family.

In fact, under normal circumstances, if Chang Fu and Hu Weiyong were asked to spend 100 taels of silver, they would have to grit their teeth just relying on normal income.

It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang has seriously punished the other party.

Seeing the bill of 1000 taels of silver, Mrs. Li was also in a daze.

There is too much money, she may not have seen so much money in her life?
But, no matter how much money you have, can you buy back your husband's life?

Li's tears couldn't help shedding.

The Chang family girl took the initiative to stuff the money into her hand, went in and burned three sticks of incense, said goodbye and left.

Hu Weiyong followed suit and left in embarrassment.

"This is the legendary Hu Weiyong. I didn't expect that the meeting with the last prime minister in history would start like this..."

Zhang Yi was no less shocked than the others.

Because the emperor's way of handling this matter was too contrary to common sense.

Lao Meng's death was very important to Zhang Yi, and it was also very important to Li Shi and Meng Yao.

But he also understands that it is absolutely normal in this era for an ordinary person to be beaten to death by the son of a high-ranking official.

Even if the emperor loved the people, he was wary of the indulgence of power.

In Zhang Yiyuan's cognition, Zhu Yuanzhang would beat Chang Mao up for this matter, and that was already the limit.

Politics is a game of weighing pros and cons.

No matter how important Lao Meng is, he is too insignificant compared to Chang Yuchun, who are like the pillars of the empire, and Li Shanchang's confidant, Hu Weiyong.

Unless, behind this apology, there is another weight that I don't know, enough to make the emperor attach great importance to this matter.

Zhang Yi didn't know what this weight was, but this incident made him have a slight liking for the legendary king.

The so-called gentleman does not care about his deeds, as long as the result satisfies himself, that is enough.

Zhang Yi looked back at Mrs. Li, she was in a daze with a 1000 taels of silver in her hand.

The eyes of the people around have become very different.

greedy……

Zhang Yi saw naked greed in the eyes of Lao Meng's relatives.

These people didn't have much affection for Lao Meng in the first place, and now they were all focusing on the 1000 taels of silver.

"broken!"

When Zhang Yi saw the atmosphere, he felt something was wrong.

He is not a person who does not understand the world. On the contrary, because of his relationship in the workplace in later generations, he has a deeper understanding of the intrigue between people and the complexity of human nature.

Fortunately, Li Shi herself has enough understanding. After she woke up, she walked up to Zhang Yi and handed the bank note to Zhang Yi.

"Master, little landlord, I can't hold so much money as a woman, you have a way, can you save it for me temporarily?"

Give the silver to yourself?
Zhang Yi can feel Li Shi's distrust of the people around him in such a depressing environment.

He grinned:
"I remember that old Uncle Meng always said that if he has money in the future, he will buy my medicine garden and grow vegetables for my aunt. I will accept the money, and the medicine garden will be my aunt's in the future..."

Li Shi was taken aback when she heard the words, and immediately understood Zhang Yi's approach.

The 1000 taels of silver was indeed a hot potato for her.

She nodded silently, agreeing with Zhang Yi's approach.

"Wait a minute..."

Just as the two were about to hand over, an old man among the relatives of the Meng family walked out tremblingly.

"This is the money given to my grandnephew, how can it be decided by outsiders, although this little Taoist leader is an expert, he is also an outsider after all.

Daughter-in-law of the Meng family, you don't understand anything like a woman, so don't make up your mind!
In my opinion, the people in the clan should be asked to help hold these silver coins. "

After he finished speaking, other relatives echoed.

For a while, everyone's attention was on the 1000 taels of silver, Zhang Yi sighed, the thing he was most worried about happened.

Huaxia is a patriarchal society.

Below the county magistrate level, squires and clan elders are to a large extent the enforcers of the law.

After Lao Meng died, he left no males.

The situation of Li Shi and Meng Yao itself is very delicate.

In short, the mother and daughter may not even be able to take care of themselves, let alone money?
It's just that Zhang Yi didn't expect that these people couldn't wait until the old Meng's body was still cold.

"Daughter-in-law of the Meng family, this is the life money of our old Meng..."

"Who asked you to move our family's money?"

"A woman from a Taoist family, really thinks that after reading a few books, she can make the decision?"

"It's a shame to leave a loser..."

All kinds of vicious words stimulated Li Shi and Meng Yao.

The faces of the mother and daughter turned pale immediately.

There was a trace of gloom in Zhang Yi's eyes.

He understands, understands the underlying logic of the operation of this society, and knows that this matter was a matter of course in ancient times.

It's just that when it falls on him, he won't be used to these people.

Zhang Yi took the 1000 taels of silver in a leisurely manner and put it in his arms.

"Old Mo!"

Zhang Yi shouted.Lao Mo walked to his side.

"Paws!"

He pointed to the loudest shouters in the crowd.

Hearing this, Lao Mo walked over and slapped the man who yelled the loudest just now on the face.

"Beating someone..."

"Beating someone..."

Zhang Yi's domineering behavior was like stabbing a hornet's nest, and everyone was blown away...

The men of the Meng family rushed over one after another, wanting to make a move.

But since Li Qingmo made a move, he would not be polite.

It didn't take long for these people to be brought down to the ground.

The old man who proposed just now turned pale with fright, and pointed at Zhang Yi:

"You...you...do you still have Wang Fa?"

Zhang Yi smiled and said:

"Why, old man, you were afraid of high-ranking officials just now, even if your own family members were beaten to death, you didn't dare to stand out, so you are not afraid of poor people?

Lao Meng is a poor man, and the orphans and widows he left behind will naturally be taken care of by the poor.

You people, if you care about family affection, you shouldn't start bullying orphans and widows without even passing the seventh day.

One by one, let the poor get out!
Otherwise, Pindao will be rude to you! "

The old man was trembling with anger, and the relatives and friends who had not been beaten to the ground by Lao Mo were also indignant.

They didn't feel Lao Meng's despair, but they were very angry by Zhang Yi.

Looking at the expressions of these people, Zhang Yi shook his head and smiled wryly.

If there is no money to move people's hearts, these people are just obedient people.

However, why do they think that there is no reason for the 1000 taels of silver sent by Hu Weiyong and Chang.

"My lord, you have to decide for us!"

The elder of Lao Meng's family found out that the father-in-law and the servants he had brought with him hadn't left yet, so he pointed at Zhang Yi and shouted.

The father-in-law looked at each other coldly, and the servants did not move.

At this time, in the distance, another carriage came.

"It's the carriage of Duke Xinguo's mansion..."

That father-in-law was like a stone Buddha, and he didn't care about other people at all, but when he saw the chariots and horses of Xin Guo's mansion, he immediately became enthusiastic.

The carriage opened and a lady got out of the carriage. ,
Behind her was a pair of siblings carved in jade.

"The lady of the country is polite!"

The eunuch immediately revealed the identity of Mrs. Xie, she was Mrs. Xin Guogong...

The people in the village were shocked again.

A general and a high official of the court are enough to open the eyes of these common people.

Duke, that is the title second only to the emperor, and in the eyes of the common people, he is like a god.

Those who wanted to yell and fight, immediately shrank like a mouse, trembling.

Mrs. Xie got out of the carriage, saw Zhang Yi, went over first, and saluted.

Zhang Yi returned the salute and said:

"Thank you Madam Dayi!"

Madam Xie said:

"You child, are you still being polite to me?"

The intimate behavior of the two made the relatives of the Meng family who wanted to do it just now shudder.

By the time Miss Xu ran into the mourning hall and hugged Meng Yao for the first time, the old man's face had lost all color.

Zhang Yi saw all this in his eyes, squinted his eyes, and walked out of the mourning hall.

After Mrs. Xie offered incense to Lao Meng, she walked up to Mrs. Li and comforted him softly.

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Xie are not familiar with each other, but they are also very grateful for the kindness of the Duke's wife.

Xie's kindness, like Zhang Yi, is the best protection for her today.

Mother didn't notice anything unusual in the mourning hall, but the girl from the Xu family felt it precisely.

She took a chance to find Zhang Yi outside and asked what happened?

Zhang Yi smiled and told the Xu family girl what happened just now.

Xu Miaoyun was very angry, she turned around and went back to the mourning hall, deliberately telling Mengyao that the Xu family would protect them from now on.

Those who still made an idea of ​​1000 taels of silver turned green.

Give them a hundred guts, and they wouldn't dare to provoke Xin Guogong's mansion.

In the eyes of the common people, if Lord Xin Guo's court is given to slaves, they have to curry favor with them.

"Brother Zhang..."

The Xu family girl not only supported Meng Yao, but also ran over to carry Zhang Yi's sedan chair.

Zhang Yi was angry and funny,

The appearance of the Duke's daughter's obedience to a little Taoist priest is indeed very lethal.

The eyes of those who said they wanted to teach Zhang Yi a lesson were full of fear.

They probably only realized at this time that the eunuchs from the palace were also very polite to Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi rarely enjoyed the pleasure of bullying others.

Under the deterrence of Xin Guogong's mansion, those relatives of the Meng family not only dared not act like monsters anymore, but were submissive instead.

Zhang Yi didn't pay attention to these people, and he also understood that this was inevitable under the operation of the underlying rules of the world.

He also made up his mind to pick up Li's mother and daughter immediately after Lao Meng's funeral.

In the medicine garden, at any rate, the mother and daughter of the Li family have a way to survive.

If they stayed in the village, not only their money would be missed by the clan members of the Meng family, but even their people... would be troublesome.

The rules of the patriarchal society have its tender side, but also its own cruelty.

If Mengyao was a boy, he would most likely get some help from the clan.

But there is no male in the family. In the eyes of these people, Mrs. Li is not even a person, an object that can be manipulated at will?

This is probably what those people think.

Xie Shi is a talkative person, and she seems to like Li Shi very much.

When Zhang Yi walked out, she was still chatting with him.

Zhang Yi walked out of the mourning hall again, followed by the girl from the Xu family.

"Have you lost your anger? Your Majesty has already dealt with them... Hu Zhongwen should have died..."

The girl from the Xu family told Zhang Yi about the gossip in the court hall. Their family has their own channels, but she told the story in a very close manner.

Zhang Yi listened with great interest.

The court was a faraway place to him, even if he was Zhang normal's son, even if he had an encounter with some officials in the court at this time, he might never see that emperor in his lifetime.

Regarding Hu Weiyong, Zhang Yi couldn't help taking a high look.

In history, he was an extremely domineering prime minister and a representative of lawlessness.

Even if there is imperial power to suppress him, he can use this trick to get his son out, which can no longer be described as a red and ruthless person.

People who can be prime ministers are really not good at anything.

Zhang Yi savored the story with relish.

"Although Hu Zhongwen got his life back, he didn't dare to make trouble after a long time..."

After Xu's girl finished talking about Young Master Hu, she continued to talk about Chang Mao.

Regarding Changmao's handling and process, it is also very exciting.

"Speaking of which, I owe your family a great favor. This time, your family and the Chang Mansion may be completely torn apart. Without the intervention of the Xu Mansion, the emperor would not be able to do this..."

Zhang Yi thanked the Xu family girl very seriously. The Xu family's behavior style is very conservative, and most of the time it is non-stick.
For troubles in the court, the Xu family will choose to be wise and protect themselves.

But this time, it hardly gave Changfu any face.

Regardless of whether the two mistresses of the Xu family and Chang's mansion had secret conflicts in private, it would actually be troublesome for Xu Da to clarify the contradictions.

With Lan's temperament, the letter from home to the front line will definitely not have any good things to say.

Chang Yuchun and Xu Da, the golden pair, might have a rift because of this.

Xu family girl: ...

It is because of you that the emperor can really make this level possible, and the Xu family dares to intervene vigorously...

The Xu family girl naturally knew that this matter could not be said, she thought of another matter, and asked cautiously:
"So, have your demons subsided?"

Zhang Yi's smile froze, and then another mysterious smile appeared.

This smile made the girl of the Xu family unable to see whether he would let him go or would not give up. She was about to ask, but found that her mother had already walked out of Meng's mansion.

Mrs. Xie called the housekeeper who accompanied her, and asked the Duke's mansion to come to some servants, some of them were female relatives, which just relieved the current embarrassment of Mrs. Li and her daughter.

With the signboard of the Duke's Mansion under the cover, Zhang Yi finally didn't have to worry about Shi Shi's mother and daughter. He asked Lao Mo to stay in the place to take care of him, and then someone sent him back to Qingxinguan.

……

"If I deal with it this way, the kid should calm down, right?"

There was a car and horses who also went to Qingxin Temple. Lao Zhu asked Zhu Biao who was beside him, but Zhu Biao was not sure.

"It's just that this kid is difficult to deal with. If I didn't cut the mess with a sharp knife, who knows what kind of moth he can make...

If it's the son of Hu Weiyong's family, it's fine, if you kill him, it's not a big deal!
That boy Chang Mao is your brother-in-law.

I can't beat him to death, then you and him will also have knots in the future! "

Zhu Yuanzhang is very serious:

"If that little devil really goes crazy, many people can't stand it..."

When Zhu Biao mentioned Chang Mao, his head suddenly grew bigger. (end of this chapter)