Chapter 278 Zhou Yunke's Methods and Ambition (Part )

Logically speaking, although Xue Chengyi and others were officials of the previous dynasty, they had almost nothing to do with the word "powerful and wealthy", so the fire this time should not affect them much.

But because she is now married to Zhou Yunke, their position has suddenly become awkward.

Su Liuyue was worried that they would be suppressed by both sides because of this.

When Su Liuyue arrived at Xue's house, it was already noon. Seeing Su Liuyue coming suddenly, Yun was very surprised. While welcoming her in, she said, "Liuyue, why did you come here suddenly? You didn't even tell your aunt in advance.

Have you had lunch yet? Your aunt is about to have lunch with your cousin's wife..."

Su Liuyue smiled at her and was about to interrupt her chattering to talk about business, but suddenly Xue Chengyi's annoyed voice came from outside the door, "...I said, I can't help much with this matter! The emperor wants to thoroughly investigate the officials of the previous dynasty now, so we just need to cooperate with the investigation! Can't you see that the more our officials of the previous dynasty act in this matter, the more counterproductive it will be!"

"Brother Xue, that's not what you said! His Majesty now...now obviously has a prejudice against us! It would be fine if only the Cui family was in trouble, but who would have thought that even the Wei family would be implicated! We all know how powerful these two families are. Among the officials of the previous dynasty, how many have not been involved with these two families? Many people are involved...quite deeply!

Now who knows what the emperor wants to investigate us for? If everyone who has had any connection with those two families is charged with a crime, we...we will be finished!"

"Brother Xue, among all the former officials, you are the only one who has the most say in the court! We all know that the only family the Crown Princess recognizes is your Xue family! In this matter, you must ask the Crown Princess to help us..."

"Stop talking! I am only the Crown Princess' uncle. I cannot influence what the Crown Princess and His Highness decide to do!"

Su Liuyue was listening with a frown on her face when the sound outside suddenly stopped.

Just when she was stunned and had an intuition that something had happened, Xue Chengyi suddenly walked in with a sullen face. Seeing Su Liuyue was also there, he was obviously stunned, but he didn't say much. He just walked quickly in front of her and Yun and said, "Get ready, there are angels coming to the palace."

Angels are the messengers of the emperor. If an angel comes to their house, it must be with an imperial decree.

A strong sense of foreboding suddenly arose in Su Liuyue's heart.

Sure enough, the angel did not bring good news, but an order to suspend Xue Chengyi and Xue Wenbai from their duties and wait for an investigation at home.

Fortunately, perhaps because Xue Wenjin is not in Beijing now and does not hold a high official position, Xue Wenjin was not mentioned in this imperial edict.

The emperor could have directly listed the Xue family on the list of families that needed to be investigated, but he didn't. Instead, he sent an angel with the imperial edict to the Xue family and issued this order.

I'm afraid that within an afternoon, this matter will spread throughout the streets and alleys of Xinjing.

Su Liuyue couldn't help but sneered in her heart.

His Majesty is doing this specifically to target the Xue family.

His intention against the Xue family was probably to warn her and Zhou Yunke not to get involved in this matter.

He was determined to take action against the powerful people of the old dynasty.

After the eunuch who came to announce the imperial edict handed it to Xue Chengyi, he glanced at Su Liuyue standing beside him intentionally or unintentionally, and said in a shrill voice: "This time, because of the Cui and Wei families, the emperor was furious. The Cui and Wei families will be closed down today, and everyone will be thrown into prison.

Xue Yushi is actually the family of the Crown Princess. When His Majesty issued this decree, he was also very painful. However, this matter concerns the foundation of the country. No matter who it is, no one can override this matter. I hope Xue Yushi will cooperate with the investigation. As long as Xue Yushi is innocent, His Majesty will clear Xue Yushi's name.

But...if Master Xue attempts to do something and accidentally supports the rebels, His Majesty...will have to bear the pain and kill his relatives for the sake of justice."

After saying this, he glanced at Su Liuyue vaguely, then flicked his dust whisk and turned away.

Su Liuyue couldn't help but sneer.

This guy was really worried that she didn't know that what he said was meant for her.

Xue Chengyi clenched the imperial edict in his hand, sorted out his complicated and heavy mood, then turned to Su Liuyue and whispered: "Liuyue, you heard what I said just now. During this period of time, for the sake of safety, we should... meet less often."

As he spoke, he looked around, pulled Su Liuyue into the inner room, and whispered, "Your Majesty is already very wary of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, not to mention that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's reputation in the court has been growing over time. I'm afraid that he has already touched His Majesty's bottom line.

The thundering wrath that the eunuch just described was still an understatement. During the morning court session just now, the emperor was so angry that he wanted to dismiss all the former officials above the sixth rank on the spot. Fortunately, most of the officials in the court were clear-headed and stepped forward to persuade the emperor not to do so.

Among officials above the sixth rank, at least half or even more are officials from the previous dynasty. If they were all dismissed at once, most of the government offices in the court would be paralyzed, not to mention the chaos that would occur at the local level.

Nowadays, there are still many remnants of the previous dynasty who are ready to make a move in secret, not to mention that the surrounding ethnic groups have been eyeing our Daqing, hoping that our Daqing will become chaotic so that they can get a piece of the pie.

Therefore, most officials would certainly oppose this matter proposed by the emperor in anger, but not all of the opposing officials would stand on the side of the officials of the previous dynasty.

They were mainly divided into two factions - one faction advocated keeping a close eye on former officials who held important positions in the court, conducting multiple assessments on them, and selecting truly outstanding talents to stay.

One faction advocates that regardless of whether they are officials of the new dynasty or officials of the previous dynasty, they are all officials of Daqing now and are loyal to Daqing. If only officials of the previous dynasty are treated so harshly and they are frequently assessed, it will discourage them. Their demand is that officials of the new dynasty and officials of the previous dynasty should be treated equally.

And I see that most of the officials in the second faction are pro-Crown Prince.”

There are only so many officials in the court, and they are all shrewd. No matter how well they hide, after observing them for a long time, you will naturally know which force they are closer to.

What's more, Zhou Yunke has been showing his edge since the last incident with King Wei. Many officials who were previously close to King Wei have turned to be close to Zhou Yunke.

Su Liuyue immediately understood what Xue Chengyi meant and said in a cold voice, "This incident has made His Majesty's anger burn even more fiercely, right?"

So, not long after the morning court session, he sent someone to give the Xue family such a big gift.

Xue Chengyi sighed, nodded, and whispered, "Officials who are close to the Crown Prince have suddenly reached such a consensus and are making remonstrances together. It is impossible to say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not done something behind the scenes.

Liu Yue, I don’t know what you and the Crown Prince are going to do next, and it’s not right for me to ask you.

But... judging from what happened today, His Highness's methods and ambitions are probably far beyond people's imagination of him.

I believe in your character, but I am only worried that you might get hurt in the process."