Chapter 150 Returning to Beijing
Chapter 150 Return to Beijing
He had to go against Ye Xuan, the Jinyiwei, but even a fool could see that he was going to defect to Ye Xuan.

If I don't take this opportunity to overthrow Li Guodong, how can I, a mere promotion from the best, have a good life in Beishan Royal Manor in the future?
After thinking it through, Yao Guang personally stood up and listed Li Guodong's crimes to the people.

Li Guodong didn't expect Yao Guang to be so bold as to expose his past in front of him. He almost fainted from anger!
"You are so good, Yao Guang, you..."

Seeing Li Guodong glaring at him, Yao Guang knew that it was either you or me today, so he continued to incite, "I, Old Yao, am also risking my life today. It's up to you whether you want to report Li Guodong while Lord Ye is here. Don't regret it later and say that I, Old Yao, didn't warn you!"

"In the future, when you see your children starving or your parents having no food to eat, don't beg me to give you more time!"

After saying this, a young man in the crowd said fiercely: "Damn it, I'm going to risk it all!"

As he spoke, he stood up and said to Ye Xuan: "Mr. Jinyiwei, I, Tieniu, have accused Li Guodong of increasing the rent without authorization!"

As this young man stepped forward, more and more people stood up.

"The rent was originally 10%, but Li Guodong actually charged us 30%!"

"Last year, they said the imperial court was at war with the Mongols in the north, and they were demanding that people like us who couldn't even get enough food to eat donate to pay for the war!"

"Yes, yes, yes. If anyone doesn't donate, we'll have to drag them down with us!"

As more and more evidence was revealed, Li Guodong moved his lips, unable to understand why he just wanted to teach Ye Xuan a lesson and force Ye Xuan to obey his orders in order to fulfill the emperor's order.

He just wanted to make the officials in the court realize his "talent" so that he could be transferred out of Beishan Imperial Farm. However, in just a moment, it turned into an accusation meeting against him!
While listening to the people's words, Ye Xuan looked at Li Guodong and sneered, "Sir Li, I'm afraid you have to go to the Jinyiwei prison with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Guodong collapsed to the ground as if he had lost all his strength.

Seeing Li Guodong's behavior, the people who were originally hesitant believed more that Ye Xuan could do justice for them, and they became more active in reporting Li Guodong's crimes!
While Ye Xuan was listening to the people's accusations against Li Guodong, he instructed Yao Guangdao, who was beaming at the moment, "Get paper and pen immediately and write down the people's accusations. I will take it to Yingtian Prefecture to present to His Majesty as evidence of Li Guodong's guilt!"

At this point, Yao Guang completely believed what Ye Xuan said. The Jinyiwei standing in front of him could indeed see the emperor at any time, and he couldn't help but feel even more awed in his heart.

As Yao Guang left, Ye Xuan was not idle either. He looked at the men brought by Li Guodong and said, "I believe you all know what Li Guodong has done in Beishan Royal Manor over the years!"

"According to the laws of our Ming Dynasty, harboring someone is also a crime! If you don't want to die, you'd better give up your evil ways and obey my command now. Otherwise, don't blame me for killing you all!"

The sounds of "plop" and "plop" were heard one after another. Seeing these officials from the Ministry of Revenue who used to be so arrogant in front of them now kneeling down, the people became even more excited.

Ye Xuan nodded and said softly: "You made the right choice!"

Immediately, Ye Xuan began to direct these Ministry of Revenue officials to bring desks and cases, and imitate the incident in Shangyuan County, recording all the accusations against the people and having them signed and sealed.

Then, they found a hemp rope and tied up Li Guodong, who was so scared that his hands and feet were powerless.

By the time we finished all this, it was already afternoon.

Ye Xuan selected several civilians as witnesses, and took all the officials from the Ministry of Revenue to escort Li Guodong back to Yingtian Prefecture.

When they returned to Yingtian Prefecture, they entered the city just in time for the curfew. After throwing the frightened Li Guodong into the prison, Ye Xuan ordered Wang Feihu and others to settle the people who testified and Yao Guang and other officials of the Ministry of Revenue, and then he returned home to rest.

The next day, Ye Xuan came to the palace.

Standing outside the Wuying Palace, Ye Xuan was slightly hesitant.

Once this case is brought to the attention of Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Guodong will certainly be killed, and the people of Beishan Imperial Farm will also be treated fairly.

But Ye Xuan also knew that the case of Beishan Imperial Farm would inevitably involve the Ministry of Households and Zhu Di.

The Ministry of Revenue didn't care. After all, supervising all officials was the duty of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The Ministry of Revenue couldn't say anything. Ye Xuan didn't target them intentionally. If they wanted to blame someone, they could only blame themselves for being unlucky and having to deal with someone like Li Guodong.

Ye Xuan originally just wanted to find a way to bring down Li Guodong, and didn't want to involve too many people. But who knew that Li Guodong was looking for death and actually dared to pull up potatoes.

The only person that Ye Xuan was a little worried about was His Royal Highness Prince of Yan, Zhu Di.

According to the original historical trajectory, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying died of illness, and the eldest grandson Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne.

Zhu Di used the issue of reducing the power of the feudal lords as an excuse to launch the Jingnan Campaign in an attempt to usurp the throne.

With tens of thousands of people marching all the way from north to south, sweeping away millions of elite troops of the Ming Dynasty, this combat effectiveness is beyond doubt.

The fathers, sons, grandfathers and grandsons stationed there were later called the Five Dragons in the Same Court, which shows that Zhu Di's family is not easy to mess with.

Although Ye Xuan has now cured Zhu Biao and rescued the prince's concubine Lu, there are always too many uncertainties in fate.

No one dares to guarantee that Zhu Di will not rebel in the future and will have no hope of ascending the throne.

Or if Zhu Biao was guaranteed to live a long life, then if Zhu Biao died, wouldn’t Zhu Di’s chance come again?
Even without discussing whether Zhu Di would have the possibility of ascending the throne in the future, it is better not to provoke a person like Zhu Di if possible.

However, Ye Xuan is not the kind of person who would regret only when things are at the critical moment. Li Guodong has now been arrested and taken to the Wei Prison, and Ye Xuan cannot just stop like that.

After calming himself down, Ye Xuan strode into the Wuying Hall.

"Is it done so quickly?" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and looked at Ye Xuan.

He found that he liked this young Jinyiwei more and more. Not only was he extremely talented, but he also brought him potatoes. He was simply a lucky star for the Ming Dynasty.

Ye Xuan first bowed and then told him what he had seen and heard at Beishan Imperial Manor.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Li Guodong had not only been passive and lazy, but had even exploited the farmers in Beishan Huangzhuang for three years, he could no longer bear it. He slammed the imperial desk and said angrily: "This Li Guodong is simply courting death!"

"Ye Xuan, after the investigation, peel off the skin and send it to each government office!"

(End of this chapter)