Chapter 1421 The emperor’s daily life!
According to what the censor Wang Feihu said in his memorial, Yang Qinghe, the prefect of Hanyang, and Wang Lingling's father, Wang Yong, a big businessman in Hanyang, had some improper relationship. Therefore, Wang Lingling's marriage to Yang Ning was very likely a link to further bind the two families!
Therefore, at another private banquet attended by Yang Qinghe, he also met his future daughter-in-law, Wang Lingling, in advance, and was immediately stunned by her beautiful appearance!

Yang Qinghe, who was old but young at heart, also had evil thoughts. Finally, driven by desire, he found some random reasons to cancel the engagement between his son Yang Ning and Wang Lingling. Then he took Wang Lingling for himself and kept her as a mistress.

Yang Ning was even more heartbroken about this, but under the pressure from his father he could only remain silent and was forced to swallow his anger!

Wang Feihu believed that Yang Qinghe's adultery was against human ethics and morals, especially since he was still the prefect of Hanyang. Such behavior had a great negative impact on his and the court's image, so Wang Feihu petitioned Ye Mingsheng to arrest Yang Qinghe and put him in prison immediately!

Ye Mingsheng was also very shocked by what Wang Feihu said. He really didn't expect Yang Qinghe to do such a thing!

However, since the matter was too outrageous, and Yang Qinghe was the third-rank prefect of Hanyang and a high-ranking official in the imperial court, Ye Mingsheng did not want to act rashly and had to wait until the matter was investigated before taking any action!
But if it is true, then it is indeed a huge scandal, and I must severely punish Yang Qinghe!
Ye Mingsheng had met Yang Qinghe before when he was on his southern tour. At that time, he gave Ye Mingsheng the impression that he had good execution ability, but poor personal ethics and was very greedy!

Although Yang Qinghe’s crime was punishable by death at the time, Ye Mingsheng took into consideration the need for someone with strong executive ability like him to implement reforms, so he gave him a chance to reform himself...
Although Ye Mingsheng knew that Yang Qinghe had corrupt personal morals, he still had some doubts in his heart as to whether he had done such a shameful thing as snatching his daughter-in-law!

After all, this kind of thing is really embarrassing. To put it bluntly, Hanyang is the capital of Jingchu and one of the largest cities in central Daqian. As the prefect of Hanyang, Yang Qinghe has great power. What kind of women does he want?

However, stealing someone's wife's adultery is against human ethics. People who did such things in history, such as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Yang Guifei, and King Ping of Chu, are all despised by the world.

Therefore, if Yang Qinghe really did this and the news leaked out, he would definitely be severely punished by the court. Not only would he no longer be able to serve as the prefect of Hanyang, but his previous acts of corruption and abuse of power would also be exposed, and he would be in danger of death!

Yang Qinghe is also a veteran who has been in the officialdom for many years. He has seen countless beautiful women, both plump and thin. What kind of woman could be so charming to him that he loses his mind and commits such a big mistake?
Ye Mingsheng had contact with Yang Qinghe before, and Ye Mingsheng thought that Yang Qinghe was a smart man, so in his opinion, Yang Qinghe would be able to figure out the account!

This is also the reason why Ye Mingsheng was skeptical about what Wang Feihu said in the memorial!

Although he had some doubts about the authenticity of what Wang Feihu said in the memorial, since Wang Feihu, as the censor, had submitted such a memorial, Ye Mingsheng naturally could not sit idly by!
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Mingsheng approved the decision to transfer the case to the Coordination Office for investigation!
Since I don't know whether the matter is true or not, I will let someone investigate it thoroughly before making a decision. If it is true and Yang Qinghe has really done such an outrageous thing that is abhorrent to both humans and gods, then I will kill him to rectify the government!
On the contrary, if this matter is false and Wang Feihu framed Yang Qinghe, then kill Wang Feihu...

After making the decision, Ye Mingsheng continued to deal with memorials. As the emperor, Ye Mingsheng had a lot of things to deal with every day, and because there was a cabinet meeting tomorrow, there were some things that Ye Mingsheng had to read in advance and then discuss with several cabinet elders at tomorrow's meeting.

It gets dark very quickly in late September in Yijing. After a while, the lights in the imperial study dimmed. Ye Cheng knew that Ye Mingsheng didn't like dimly lit environments, so he took out three kerosene lamps to illuminate Ye Mingsheng. Ye Mingsheng, who was immersed in correcting the memorial, came back to his senses and subconsciously asked Ye Cheng:

"What time is it now?"

"Your Majesty, it is now three quarters past three in the afternoon!"

Hearing this answer, Ye Mingsheng realized that he had been working for two hours. At this time, Ye Cheng continued to ask:

"Your Majesty, it's getting dark. Do you want to light a lamp?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng did not answer directly, but flipped through the memorials that he had not finished dealing with and glanced at the contents.

Seeing that the contents of the several memorials were not too important, Ye Mingsheng also asked Ye Cheng:
"Any news about the Yunqian war?"

Having been with Ye Mingsheng for such a long time, Ye Cheng also understood Ye Mingsheng's working habits. Therefore, even if Ye Mingsheng did not specifically remind him of this matter, Ye Cheng also understood that Ye Mingsheng was very concerned about Yun Qian's situation. Therefore, as the director of the Attendant Department, he was also very concerned about this matter!

Therefore, facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Cheng answered without hesitation:

"Your Majesty, the latest situation in Yunqian was two days ago, when Commander Zhang Meng led his troops to Yunqian..."

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly when he heard this and then ordered:
"Pay more attention during this period of time and report immediately if there is any news about the Yunqian war!"

"Yes!"

After giving instructions to Ye Cheng, Ye Mingsheng stood up and prepared to leave. Although he still had about five or six memorials to deal with, Ye Mingsheng really didn't want to work under the lighting of a kerosene lamp.

Although he copied the kerosene lamp in Daqian, due to technical limitations, the workmanship of Daqian's kerosene lamps is still relatively simple and rough. When working at night, in order to ensure light, the kerosene lamp has to be placed on the desk. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng believes that working in such an environment is harmful to the eyes!
Ye Mingsheng is no longer a young man. As he grows older, Ye Mingsheng can feel that his eyesight has declined compared to when he was young.

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng usually tries to complete his work during the day and does not work at night unless necessary!
And because Ye Cheng would classify the importance of the memorials, he would usually remind Ye Mingsheng of the important tasks. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng had already completed the important work today. The remaining five or six memorials were not very urgent matters, and it would not be a big problem to delay dealing with them for a day or two.

After leaving the Imperial Study, Ye Mingsheng subconsciously headed towards Pei Zhixiu's courtyard. However, after walking about halfway, the guard Wang Ping'an beside him seemed to be aware of Ye Mingsheng's goal. After hesitating for a moment, he cautiously reminded Ye Mingsheng:

"Your Majesty, Concubine Pei is reflecting on her mistakes behind closed doors..."

Ye Mingsheng realized after hearing this that because of the affair some time ago, Pei Zhixiu had been punished by him to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors for three months!

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng's eyes revealed a hint of helplessness. Although after investigation, Pei Zhixiu did not do anything wrong, but after all, that palace maid was also someone close to Pei Zhixiu. According to the rules of the palace, Pei Zhixiu should also be punished!
Although Ye Mingsheng wanted to protect Pei Zhixiu, he had always emphasized the importance of the rule of law in the court and the palace. Therefore, in order to maintain the rules of the palace, Ye Mingsheng did not pardon Pei Zhixiu directly after hesitating. Instead, he chose to confine Pei Zhixiu for three months. Although the three-month punishment has only been over ten days, Ye Mingsheng still misses Pei Zhixiu. Today's working hours are a bit long, two and a half hours in the morning, two hours in the afternoon, a total of four and a half hours, and his mind is a bit confused. He actually forgot that Pei Zhixiu was confined.

Even though he missed Pei Zhixiu a little, if he really went to find Pei Zhixiu, there would definitely be people who would spread some rumors. Although he didn't care and no one dared to say it in front of him, this was not a good thing for Pei Zhixiu's situation in the palace.

This confinement punishment will last at least a month. By then, I can find any excuse to release Pei Zhixiu early.

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng shook his head, turned around and walked towards An Miaoyi's yard. He hadn't seen Jingren for a few days...
I happen to be free tonight, so I might as well check on how my eldest son is doing!

A moment later, Ye Mingsheng arrived at An Miaoyi's courtyard. An Miaoyi and Jingren, mother and son, seemed very happy about Ye Mingsheng's arrival.

The family of three had a good meal together. After the meal, when An Miaoyi was organizing her words and preparing to propose to Ye Mingsheng the idea of ​​promoting Jinyu to the position of imperial concubine, Jingren, who didn't know what his mother thought, took the initiative to talk to Ye Mingsheng about his recent situation.

Jingren told his father that his master Gu Sansi took him to Chunhuayuan Market and Yijing Library for inspection a few days before he learned about Ye Mingsheng, and also gave Jingren an assignment to write an article about his thoughts after visiting these places!

In order to allow Jingren to have sufficient time to think and summarize the incident, Gu Sansi gave Jingren three days to complete the assignment. Jingren also completed the assignment today. He originally planned to hand it in after meeting Gu Sansi tomorrow, but he did not expect Ye Mingsheng to come tonight. Jingren also wanted to show the assignment to his father.

Listening to Jingren's story, Ye Mingsheng was very curious about what Jingren would think, and immediately took over the assignment.

In his homework, Jingren wrote that his impressions from the several times he accompanied Ye Mingsheng on field inspections and investigations were that there were many poor people in Daqian!
In the past, as Ye Mingsheng's child, Jingren had lived a wealthy life since childhood. The people he came into contact with were all the dignitaries of Daqian. In addition, he seldom left the Ye Mansion. Even if he left the Ye Mansion, he would go to the Cui Mansion...
So even though Jingren had heard about the hardships of the lower class people, he had never seen their lives, nor those cruel scenes. This led to some of his ideas and cognition being naive, even close to the idea of ​​"why not eat meat?"
However, after several inspections with Ye Mingsheng, Jingren saw the life of the lower class and the real Daqian. He realized that there were so many poor people in the world, and so many people struggling on the food and clothing line, worrying about what to eat every day.

Jingren, who is kind-hearted by nature, also hopes to help these people live a better life, so that everyone has food to eat, clothes to wear, and a place to live!

On the way to the inspection, Jingren also asked Ye Mingsheng how to realize his wish?

At that time, Ye Mingsheng's answer was just eight words: work hard and develop science and technology!

Jingren looked up the idiom "work hard to govern the country" in the dictionary and knew what it meant, but he was a little confused about the development of science and technology!

Therefore, Jingren also wrote this question in his homework!

Seeing that Jingren was interested in this question, Ye Mingsheng smiled and asked Jingren:
“Do you want to know what technological development is?”

Jingren nodded seriously after hearing this, then nodded with some confusion:

"Dad, I've thought about this question for a long time, but I still can't understand it..."

Ye Mingsheng smiled and touched his head, then smiled and gave an example:
"Technology is science and technology. It's complicated to explain, but I can give you an example!"

"Before, an acre of land in Liaoyang could produce two dan of grain per year, but now with the help of farm tools and fertilizers, an acre of land can produce two and a half dan of grain per year! This extra half dan of grain is the result of scientific and technological development. Jingren, do you understand?"

Jingren thought for a moment and said:
"Dad, are you saying that those farm tools and fertilizers are technological development?"

"Jingren, the scientific and technological development you mentioned is one of the results. Scientific and technological development not only affects agriculture, but also affects all aspects of life!"

"For example, the weapons used in combat used to be swords and spears, but now they are all muskets and cannons. This is also one of the results of technological development!"

"Also, you used candles for lighting at night before, but now you use kerosene lamps. This is also the result of technological development!"

"Just imagine that in the future one acre of land can produce 500 to 600 kilograms of food, people can build buildings hundreds of feet high, and people can even travel in the sky on vehicles!"

After hearing Ye Mingsheng's explanation, not only Jingren was shocked, but even An Miaoyi beside him couldn't help but say:

"Your Majesty, are you telling the truth? If you can build a building a hundred feet high and fly in the sky, wouldn't that make you a god?"

Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:

"Based on the current development of science and technology, these conditions cannot be achieved at present. However, as long as Daqian's scientific and technological level continues to develop, I believe that in dozens or even hundreds of years, all of this will definitely happen..."

(End of this chapter)