A month later, a major case of collusion between officials and gentry in Shandong broke out in Shandong, from the governors to prefectures and counties, a series of corrupt officials were dismissed.

The imperial court followed the emperor's usual thunder storm and dealt with this case very simply and brutally. As soon as the imperial envoy arrived in Jinan City, he immediately ordered the Imperial Guard to blockade all major water and land transportation routes in Shandong, and then arrested the people in Huaixi on the spot.

Zhu Yuanzhang hated the fellow villagers who ruined their hometown and his reputation and issued an order to torture and force confessions. He easily questioned those rich people in Huaixi who committed crimes and officials who colluded behind their backs. No matter who was reported, they were immediately imprisoned and asked for crimes, and they were caught up with each other after being verified by the victim or witness. After being verified by the victim or witness, they would be convicted immediately if there were any traces to follow. Many other crimes were implicated, and the entire trial process was not delayed.

The family of the fourth-rank official and above was taken to the Ministry of Justice in the capital for trial, and the fourth-rank official and below were peeled and executed on the spot. As many as 38 wealthy families in Huaixi were confiscated most of their property, and the entire family moved to Yunnan to reclaim wasteland.

The whole of Shandong was cheering and the people were all proud. Shandong was ineffective in disaster relief, and there were tens of thousands of victims who died of starvation and illness. The people hated the rich and malfeasant officials who were unkind for their wealth.

Hundreds of old cases were overthrown and re-examined and closed, which made the people who were wronged and sad to be grateful for this. The victims who were in Huaixi who were seeking family property in the past returned their ancestral property and some money, and everyone was grateful to Xu Hao and regarded him as a reborn parent.

Of course, there are many people who have been wronged, and many people have taken advantage of it. Most of the time, if they don’t do anything bad in their lives, they will not be framed for no reason.

Xu Hao, the initiator, had already quietly left Jinan City, secretly went to Qingzhou and Liaocheng, etc., to observe the various situations of local people's lives and disaster relief progress, and then report to the emperor secretly based on the facts.

After finishing the business, Xu Hao, who was relaxed, and Ningxue and others, at the strong invitation of his cousin Xu Qinglin, went to Tai'an Mansion together. After lingering in the Xu family for several days, he reached the top of Mount Tai, which had been famous. In the deep clouds, Bixia Palace of Daiyue Temple gave the gold of Empress Daiyue and stayed for two consecutive nights.

After going down the mountain, Xu Hao came to Dezhou Guard without stopping, took the three official ships affiliated with the Yanwang Mansion that he had just arrived, and passed through Tianjin Guard along the Grand Canal of the Beijing-Hangzhou Guard, and went straight to the important northern town, near the future Ming capital of Beiping.

In this way, Zhang Lin, who had found Xu Hao's traces, could only sigh at the boat. He found an excuse to leave Beijing for more than a month and had to hurry back, otherwise the prince-consort would be left for a long time and be punished for death.

Without mentioning Zhang Lin, who was full of resentment, returned disappointedly, Xu Hao learned through a letter from the chief of the Yan Prince's Mansion that the Mu family sent people to guard Peiping, so he waited for him to fall into the trap.

So, Xu Hao took Mu Ningxue and did not enter the city of Peiping, but chose Xianghe County, Qianzhou under the rule of Peking Prefecture, which was later known as the "Pearl of the Capital".

Why choose Xianghe? It turned out that when I set off in Texas, I met an old couple with a very famous local reputation and were about to take a boat to Qianzhou to seek refuge with their relatives.

Xu Hao and Mu Ningxue both like to listen to some customs and customs. Besides, the long road is boring. Seeing two lonely old men standing on the dock, they asked to board the boat and walk with them together.

The old man agreed with confidence when he saw it was an official boat, but he was always uneasy. Xu Hao simply explained his identity when he saw this, treated him with the courtesy of his son and nephew, and was very respectful on his face. He quickly calmed down the old couple and told the girls about their youth and interesting things in their hometown every day. Everyone was very happy along the way.

Xianghe County is under the capital of Beiping Prefecture and is the fief of the Yan Prince's Mansion. This is close to Zhu Di's nose. Xu Hao does not need to worry about personal safety and he completely relaxes.

He also read too many books such as martial arts novels, and there is Mu Ningxue around him, and he cherishes his life as much as gold. This time he went out in the Ming Dynasty, for fear of meeting those legendary green forest heroes and lower-ranking black shop thieves, and the unpreventable world activities. If he was put into a drug and made into a human meat bun, or cooked some sober soup with his heart, or was caught by a hundred-year-old female devil who picked yang and replenished yin? Even if he was told in this life, he would become a slave to a group of female heroes.

In short, there is no big mistake to be careful. Xu Hao's caution allowed him to escape the disaster for luck, otherwise he might become a ghost under Zhang Lin's sword.

At this time, Xu Song, the fourth son of the Xu family, had already returned home. The arrival of Xu Hao made Princess Yan, who missed her son, very happy. In addition, her nephew who had not seen her for many years had already been under her husband's command and had a close relationship with her two sons, so she couldn't help but get closer. She treated Xu Hao like her own nephew Xu Jingqin and others, because of her sons, she even realized that she was closer.

Zhu Di was also quite happy. Xu Hao's importance in his eyes is increasing day by day and is increasingly valued by him. Since the respected younger generations rarely come to the north, no matter how busy they are, they have to take time to arrange a family dinner and entertain themselves.

Zhu Di and his wife were amused when they came to Mu Chun's family, but they did not stingy in action, and informed Xu Hao in time. And they helped him to the end. When Xu Hao was about to arrive, they ordered the Mu family to be driven away.

However, Mu Chun's generals were loyal to their duties and refused to leave. Zhu Di was not inconvenient to force the death to chase people, so he had to let them stay in Peiping. During this period, the Yan Prince's Mansion and Xu Hao communicated back and forth, and learned that his nephew's place was chosen in Xianghe County, the Yan Princess personally arranged for them to move into the Wang Mansion Manor.

In Xianghe County, Xu Hao looked at the old couple who insisted on breaking up. Knowing that the old man did not want to cling to the powerful, he said, "Then I won't force you, I wish you all the best."

After the old couple held the big donkey with a Texas specialty carrying luggage and left with a smile, Xu Hao ordered: "Li Qiu, follow me secretly, find out the inn where the old man stayed, and arrange a few people to protect him nearby."

"Yes." Li Qiu quickly lit a few guards and followed slowly.

"Wait." Xu Hao suddenly remembered that the old man had mentioned his relative's name Yu Tao. Speaking of it, he was not a blood relative but an old friend. When Yu Tao was in trouble in his early years, he relied on the help of the Chang family. On that day, the two families got along more closely than their relatives. Yu Tao later became an official and his family became prosperous. The disaster in Texas was also very serious. The land and houses of the old couple were washed away by floods. Therefore, they brought the only remaining ragged clothes and quilts and went north to surrender to the Yu family miserably.

"By the way, I inquire about the official voice of Yu Tao, the magistrate of the Qingzhou Province, and wait for you to come back and say to me."

After Xu Hao finished speaking, he turned over and said that Shandong had been in trouble for more than half a year. From the words of the old couple, he had never heard that the Yu family had sent someone to visit, and it seemed that there was no one at a time. Texas and Qianzhou were not far apart, so why was the Yu family indifferent to this? There was undoubtedly a problem here.

With questions, Xu Hao led his group to the Yanwang Manor Manor located on the northwest of Xianghe County. In order to raise troops, Zhu Di placed countless military households with varying numbers around the Beiping Prefecture. In order to facilitate inspections everywhere and not disturb local governments, almost every county town has an imperial village belonging to the Yanwang Manor.

Outside the village, there were eunuchs and many servants sent by Princess Yan personally, waiting for Xu Hao's arrival intently.

Mu Ningxue was still happy to pretend to be a maid, lifting the curtain and looking outside, but she saw the sky was blue and the green mountains were in a distance, with great scenery; nearby villages were filled with smoke, and the people worked hard in large fields, but unfortunately the food had been harvested, and they could not see the endless growing crops.

Instead of the desolate and uninhabited as imagined, the towns along the way are densely populated, and merchant ships come and go, quite prosperous, with cultivated farmland everywhere, and a prosperous scene.

It just feels much warmer than Jinling's. The north wind blows strong and powerful. The temperature difference is very large during the day and night. Sometimes the wind is mixed with sand and soil and it hurts to hit the face, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable.

However, compared to the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, it is like a jasper in the small family. The north is as wide and prosperous as described in the book, and people are generous and hospitable without taking care of the details, which makes people feel that their minds have become more open.

Faced with a group of wealthy slaves in the royal palace, Mu Ningxue looked at him with a smile and looked unchanged. She walked straight into the gate without even getting off the horse.

The carriage followed in and walked around the back house along the paved road paved with bluestone. Seeing him getting off the horse neatly, Mu Ningxue put down the curtain casually.

Zhiyan, opposite, smiled and shaved her cheeks with her fingers. Mu Ningxue glared at her angrily and bit her red lips. Zhiqing, who was sitting beside Zhiyan, covered her mouth and laughed secretly when she heard his voice coming from outside.

"The girls in the car are all distinguished guests I invited, so it's not easy to neglect them. You don't have to worry about serving you in daily life. We have been used to doing things ourselves all the way. By the way, no one is allowed to enter the yard where we live without asking for instructions."

"Isn't this right? Mr. Xu is the nephew of the princess's wife, that is, half of the master of our princess! You came from a long journey with a long journey, how could you not be able to serve me? You are so kind to be ten thousand times. When you came, the queen had already instructed me that no one would dare to blame me."

"No need to say anything more, it's not that I treat everyone as an outsider, but that the girls in the car are indeed distinguished guests from the capital, so naturally we must respect the opinions of the guests. Besides, you are not familiar with each other, and they are all unmarried girls' homes, so don't bother them casually. As for me, I don't like being served diligently by too many people, so I won't bother with everyone."

After Xu Hao's explanation, the servants of the royal family immediately understood that it was not only the Xu family but also others. No matter who these distinguished guests were, since the Xu family's son repeatedly reminded him, he could not be slow and he had to keep a distance.

They were even surprised. They thought that the Fourth Master of the Xu family had to be frugal in groups of servants this year. If they were a little dissatisfied, they would complain to the princess. They didn't think that his brother's temperament and habits were completely different from the Fourth Master's luxury.

I remember that when Xu Song left, he was reluctant and begged the princess to keep him. The princess finally invited him away. Everyone thought that this person was also of this kind, but they didn't expect that he was completely different, or because he was just a little reserved when he first arrived? Let's walk slowly and see.

Mu Ningxue felt sweet in her heart. She was probably treated with countless considerations and respects from Xu Hao along the way. In addition to adding a touch of touch, she was a little used to it.

At this moment, I couldn't help but think about it, getting used to his existence and protection. Sooner or later, I would never dare to think about what kind of fear it would be if I married a stranger?

Alas! In short, I can't escape it. Mu Ningxue, who is deeply trapped in the love network, has already realized that her heart has probably fallen to the end.

Mu Ningxue got off the carriage with a veil, then settled her luggage and residence and other trivial matters. With Xu Hao's reminder, the four or five father-in-laws who were used to walking around the inner house tactfully retreated to the outer house.

All the internal affairs of the Prince of Yan's Mansion were managed by Xu. Almost all the people arranged for this time were the servants of the Xu family who came to dowry, and there were no palace maids of the Zhu family's own.

No one dared to disturb the distinguished guests who lived alone, and a group of Xu family women surrounded Xu Hao and asked about their relatives' recent situations.

Unfortunately, Xu Hao didn't know much about the matter in the mansion. Those who knew it said they didn't know and said sorry. Anyway, some people were happy and some were worried.
Chapter completed!