Chapter 209: The Military Honored Ones Are Not Obedient
Xu Qin said that he had pointed out the unreasonable aspects of taxation. After hearing this, Xu Huizu frowned. Xu Qin had said something similar before, but Xu Huizu did not ask in detail at that time.

Seeing his father frown, Xu Qin knew that his father did not understand the situation, so he could only start to report, including the issue of equalizing the land tax and maintaining integrity with high salaries, and told Xu Huizu everything.

After he finished speaking, Xu Qin was still standing while Li was sitting there. He didn’t quite understand what Xu Qin said, but seeing that Xu Huizu took it so seriously, he felt a little proud in his heart. The fact that Xu Huizu took his son’s words so seriously showed that his son had grown up and become a successful person.

Li remembered vividly the grievances Xu Qin had suffered in the past few years. As a prince of a duke, anyone could step on him. In the past few years, he came back with injuries almost every day.

“Well, Zhu Di can probably sleep well now.” Xu Huizu sighed and said with a smile.

“Master, what did Baoer say?” Li asked immediately when she heard Xu Huizu say this.

“God has been kind to Zhu Di. Bao’er, you can help His Majesty with this matter. Do it well. This is very beneficial to the people, the officials, and His Majesty. The only disadvantage is that it will be detrimental to corrupt officials. That’s fine. My Xu family is honest and upright, and we are incompatible with corrupt officials.

You should help His Majesty with this matter. If you do it well, even if His Majesty wants to deal with you in the future, you will leave a deep mark in history. “Xu Huizu looked at Xu Qin with satisfaction in his eyes.

Xu Huizu was not satisfied with Xu Qin helping Zhu Di do things, but was satisfied with this matter. As for who to do this with, it didn’t matter to Xu Huizu, as long as he could leave his name in history. And what Xu Qin was doing now was something that could be recorded in history.

“Hehe, yes. Anyway, I feel sad when I see those people are so poor. You say those people are able to endure hardships and work, so why at the end of the year, there is still no money left, and the court has no money either. Where did the money go? I will investigate and find out why the people are poor.” Xu Qin said with a smile while standing there.

“Sit down and talk. His Majesty hasn’t announced this matter yet, so don’t go around complaining. Wait until the dust settles before you speak up. In addition, this time His Majesty used the fire in the East Palace to clean up the officials in Yingtian Prefecture in order to free up more positions.

In addition, through this interrogation, we can see who is trustworthy and who is a fence-sitter among the people around the prince. “Xu Huizu asked Xu Qin to sit down.

Xu Qin bowed and sat down beside him. The three of them began to chat. They waited until the servant outside said the meal was ready before they came out of the study.

Mrs. Li felt sorry for her son, so when they arrived at the dining room, she let Xu Qin eat the stewed old hen first, and only stopped when Xu Qin could not eat anymore.

Xu Qin returned to his own courtyard, and Shiyue came to serve him with a smile. Before, Mu Feng always followed Xu Qin, and now that Xu Qin was back, Shiyue naturally wanted to come and stay with Xu Qin more often. Xu Qin was the lifeblood of Mu Feng and Shiyue’s lives.

Moreover, if Xu Qin was going on a long journey, he would definitely leave one of them behind to look after the courtyard. It could be said that in the courtyard, Li would not change what the two of them said, because this represented Xu Qin’s words. As a mother, how could she change her son’s words?

For example, the study and bedroom, without Shiyue’s consent, the lady could not enter. When Xu Qin was at home, Li could still enter, but when Xu Qin was not at home, no one could enter.

If any servant was so ignorant as to dare to enter without permission, Shiyue would have him beaten to death, even if the lady came to plead for him.

“Is everything alright at home?” Xu Qin leaned back in the recliner and asked Shiyue who was pouring him tea.

“It’s nothing. When you were away, those people in the yard were lazy, so I gave them a good beating. Those new maids and servants were flirting with each other secretly, so I asked Madam to kick out two pairs of them.” Shiyue brought the teacup to Xu Qin and handed it to him.

“Well, why chase him out?” Xu Qin asked casually.

“They just flirt with each other all day long and don’t do any work! Everyone in this courtyard has their own things to do. If they are lazy, others will have to do more work, which is not acceptable. Besides, the maids in this courtyard may become the young master’s concubines one day in the future. How can we let them do whatever they want? If they are not clean, they will be beaten to death.” Shiyue stood there and said.

“Nonsense, am I a lustful person?” Xu Qin said, staring at Shiyue.

“That won’t work. Madam has already told us that all the maids in this courtyard are pretty. If they can give birth to children for the young master, it will be a great virtue accumulated by their ancestors!” Shiyue said stubbornly.

“Okay, okay, you handle it!” Xu Qin took a sip of tea and handed the teacup to Shiyue, who took it and placed it on the coffee table next to her.

Xu Qin was about to take a nap after talking for a while, and Shiyue stood beside him and said, “Master, the eldest daughter of the Xiao family came to the mansion to look for you once, but when she found out that you were not there, she didn’t say anything.”

“Okay, I’ll go ask her later.” Xu Qin nodded.

“Master, I see she is frowning, I think something is wrong.” Shiyue continued.

“Yeah!” Xu Qin nodded, closed his eyes and prepared to sleep. Shiyue picked up the blanket and covered Xu Qin with it, then carefully walked out of the study. After waking up, Xu Qin felt refreshed, stood up and stretched. Shiyue had been guarding outside, and when she heard the movement inside, she pushed the door open and immediately prepared tea for Xu Qin to rinse his mouth.

After Xu Qin simply rinsed his mouth, he left the study and went outside. The sun was still high in the sky. It was summer now, and the days were not only long but also hot.

Xu Qin thought about it and decided to go out for a look. Just as he went out, he ran into Zhu Gang who was riding towards him.

“Hello, second brother!” Xu Qin saw Zhu Gang coming and knew that he was looking for him.

“Well, Sakyabao, when I heard that you were back, I thought you should take a rest, so I came here just now. Are you going out?” Zhu Gang got off his horse and asked Xu Qin.

“I’m getting ready to go out. I haven’t visited the workshop for several days. Is there anything wrong, second brother?” Xu Qin nodded and looked at Zhu Gang.

“Yes, how about we talk while walking? I want to go and see your workshop too?” Zhu Gang looked at Xu Qin and asked.

“Okay, let’s go!” Xu Qin nodded. He could also drink tea at the workshop anyway.

Soon Xu Qin and Zhu Gang rode to the glass workshop. Xu Qin then realized what Zhu Gang wanted to talk to him about. It was about the children who were burned to death. Now everyone was very dissatisfied because the civil officials were still begging for mercy.

Those young men still go to the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate from time to time to inquire about the progress. However, now the officials involved in the case have been imprisoned in the imperial prison, and it is difficult for them to find out the situation.

“What do they want to know? There are no children of ours in the imperial prison, and they won’t tell us when we ask them?” Xu Qin asked Zhu Gang while riding on his horse.

“They don’t know much, and they don’t know exactly. Many of our military honored sons are here to arrest people, but they have no idea how deeply this person is involved in the case. These sons are planning to take revenge on their families. So, even if they know, some of them dare not say anything, for fear of causing even greater trouble.” Zhu Gang sighed and looked at Xu Qin.

“Revenge the families of the officials involved in the case? Isn’t that a bad idea?” Xu Qin frowned and said to Zhu Gang.

“But if we don’t do this, those civil officials will be afraid. They set fire to so many of us and killed them, and they are some very promising young men. If we don’t take revenge, we will not be able to swallow this. I agree with this. It is necessary to give those civil officials some warnings.

But I am worried about His Majesty. I don’t know what His Majesty thinks about this matter. If we go to retaliate, how will His Majesty deal with us? “Zhu Gang turned his head and looked at Xu Qin and asked.

Xu Qin nodded and said, “What’s the point of taking care of those people’s families? Killing those powerless people is not satisfying. Now there is something that you may need to do.”

“Oh, what’s the matter?” Zhu Gang looked at Xu Qin curiously.

“Wait for my news. I will talk to His Majesty and ask you to deal with the corrupt officials. I will also give you some benefits then.” Xu Qin said with a smile. If Yingtian Prefecture wanted to clean up the corrupt officials, it would probably be difficult to rely on the Jinyiwei.

However, this group of young men are very familiar with the situation around the capital. If they cooperate, they will probably be able to find the corrupt officials easily.

“Oh, to deal with corrupt officials?” Zhu Gang was very interested and asked Xu Qin while staring at him.

“Well, let them wait for a few days. As for the officials involved in the case and their families, the least they will do is probably exile. After all, burning the Eastern Palace is no small matter. Also, let them continue to put pressure on the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate.

If they put pressure on the Censorate and it remains indifferent, then it will be easier for us to deal with them. We can deal with those corrupt officials in the future and the civil officials will have nothing to say.

I’ll go with you guys tomorrow to meet Chen Ying from the Censorate.” Xu Qin said with a smile.

“Of course it would be better if you go. If you go, everyone will be more excited. Now you are the leader of our children of military honors. Everyone admires you. I heard that you have beaten many people before, but those people still respect you very much.” Zhu Gang said with a smile, and this was also the truth.

If Xu Qin had no ability, that group of people would find a way to retaliate, but Xu Qin was so capable that not only did he restore his title, he also conferred a title on himself. The key was that he could make money. The children of military honors had very simple minds. If you asked them to spend money, they were very good at it, but if you asked them to make money, they really couldn’t do anything else except robbing.

“Well, we have to come forward and talk to them. They burned more than twenty of us to death, so they need to give us an explanation.” Xu Qin nodded and said.

(End of this chapter)