bayedsolid Chapter 364 Implicated
Chapter 364 Implicated
Ye Changyan, who had thought it through, asked Li Ping with a smile on his face.
"Could your family be one of the powerful people behind this?"
Li Ping looked at Ye Changyan in surprise, but heard Ye Changyan hurriedly continue speaking.
"Don't worry, we are brothers. Jingcheng and I both believe that you will not get involved in this."
Li Ping's expression changed from surprise to a grin, then he raised the wine glass with both hands and politely toasted Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng.
"Brother, you two really understand me. Come on, let's drink this cup!"
Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng also stretched out their hands, picked up the wine glasses, the three of them clinked the rims of the glasses lightly and drank them all in one gulp.
"The reason why I mentioned earlier that some people were secretly hoarding grain in an attempt to drive up grain prices was because I heard a rumor that the Dragon Boat Festival match-fixing case being handled by the three departments seemed to involve a wide range of people, and one of them was that some powerful people were hoarding grain in an attempt to make a fortune."
I didn't expect that this matter was actually related to the Dragon Boat Festival match-fixing case. However, from Li Ping's tone, it seemed that the Dragon Boat Festival match-fixing case involved much more than just secretly hoarding food and raising prices.
Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng stared at Li Ping with sharp eyes, waiting for him to continue speaking.
Seeing the two people staring at him, Li Ping put the food he had just picked up with chopsticks into his mouth and then continued.
"I heard that in addition to the rich and powerful hoarding goods, it seems that many high-ranking officials and nobles in the court are also involved in the sale of official positions and titles."
Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng's expressions suddenly became serious.
Scholars study hard for more than ten years in order to achieve academic success, pass the imperial examination, and serve the court one day. If the matter of selling official positions and titles were to be heard by students all over the world, I wonder how many students would be discouraged.
Once such a bad precedent is set, it will bring endless disasters to the imperial court.
"I didn't expect that this match-fixing case on the Dragon Boat Festival would involve so many people. Did His Majesty already know about it and want to take this opportunity to reorganize the government and restore order to the world?"
Hearing Li Ping mention this matter, it seems that many high-ranking officials and nobles in the court are involved. If this is true, then with the influence of these people, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple and the Supervisory Yuan will inevitably encounter great resistance.
Ye Changyan had a hunch that if the emperor didn't have the backing behind this matter, the three divisions wouldn't necessarily dare to conduct a thorough investigation without scruples. The Baiqi Division, which was assisting from the side, would surely play a role far more than just an assist.
"From what I have heard so far, this Dragon Boat Festival match-fixing case has indeed implicated a wide range of people. The extent to which this case will be investigated in the end will depend on whether Your Majesty has made up his mind to rectify the government."
Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng both nodded silently. Li Ping's words were indeed the key. If His Majesty really made up his mind, there was no telling how many families in Shengjing City would have their properties confiscated and their clans exterminated.
Thinking about how the eldest senior brother had never revealed any information about the Dragon Boat Festival match-fixing case in front of his fellow apprentices, while Li Ping had told himself and Liang Jingcheng about this secret that he knew, it seemed that Li Ping really did not treat himself and Liang Jingcheng as outsiders.
At this moment, Ye Changyan thought of the inexplicable premonition in his heart that had become stronger and stronger since he sent his parents and Mr. Cai to Yujing Palace. The premonition in his heart in the past two days seemed no longer so vague. Ye Changyan's intuition told him that Shengjing City and its surrounding prefectures would usher in continuous heavy rainfall in the near future, and even cause floods.
Although Ye Changyan felt that his intuition seemed a little too absurd, his premonitions never seemed to deviate too much since he came to this world.
Last night when he was hugging Liang Jingcheng, he mentioned to Liang Jingcheng that he had been having a bad premonition in his heart for some time. When Liang Jingcheng heard Ye Changyan's intuition, which sounded a bit ridiculous, he turned over from Ye Changyan's arms and sat on his waist and abdomen, looking at Ye Changyan solemnly.
Liang Jingcheng has been with Ye Changyan for such a long time that he knows clearly that Ye Changyan's luck is incredibly good. Liang Jingcheng is also the only person besides Ye Changyan himself who knows about Ye Changyan's sharp intuition.
Hearing Ye Changyan say this, Liang Jingcheng thought of the tragedy that his senior brother became an orphan because of the flood. He became a little agitated for a moment and planned to ask Ye Changyan about the details of this intuition.
Liang Jingcheng didn't realize that his sitting posture at this moment inexplicably aroused Ye Changyan's desire.
When Liang Jingcheng was about to ask further questions, he felt that some kind of physiological reaction seemed to be happening where he was sitting. Only then did he notice that Ye Changyan's face had already flushed.
Liang Jingcheng's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment. He originally wanted to talk to Ye Changyan in detail about Ye Changyan's intuitive thoughts, but his thoughts were extinguished by the surging desire in his heart.
Just before going to bed, Liang Jingcheng, with a flushed face, remembered the important question he wanted to ask. He stroked Ye Changyan, who also had a flushed face and looked a little tired, and then began to ask.
Only then did Ye Changyan tell Liang Jingcheng in detail about the intuition that had been lingering in his mind for some time.
Liang Jingcheng seemed to believe it without a doubt and began to worry, but it was useless for him to trust Ye Changyan's intuition. Others would only regard it as a joke.
Liang Jingcheng could only take care of his own affairs first. He had to ask housekeeper Dai to go to the farm in Sanyuan County and ask Yang Lin and others to repair the drainage ditches on the farm and dig a few more reservoirs. In addition, the flood prevention tools must be fully prepared on the farm during these days.
This farm in Sanyuan County is his first serious property and he cannot let it be destroyed by the flood.
Perhaps this is all Liang Jingcheng can do right now. When he is not yet able to influence other people's thoughts, he can only do his own thing well.
Ye Changyan thought of Li Ping, and he did not treat himself and Liang Jingcheng as outsiders. Since Li Ping was able to find out the latest news about the Dragon Boat Festival match-fixing case, his family must have a prominent position in Shengjing City, and the family industry must be huge.
If floods really hit Shengjing City and the surrounding prefectures as he had predicted, Li Ping's family would suffer some losses. So Ye Changyan was thinking about how to tell Li Ping about his premonition which seemed too absurd.
Ye Changyan cast a look at Liang Jingcheng, who immediately understood Ye Changyan's plan. Liang Jingcheng nodded, agreeing that Ye Changyan should tell Li Ping about his premonition, but he didn't know what words Ye Changyan would use to remind Li Ping. Then Ye Changyan looked at Li Ping and spoke.
"Last night, I dreamed of Mr. Gongshu."
When Liang Jingcheng heard Ye Changyan's words, he almost couldn't help laughing out loud. However, for this overly vague intuition, Ye Changyan's words seemed to be a good excuse.
Sure enough, Li Ping looked over with curiosity.