"Chun'an County Registrar? Wang Yan?"
Prince Yu frowned at Feng Bao, who was kneeling before him, and asked uncertainly.
At the beginning of the drama, Feng Bao had beaten Zhou Yunyi of the Directorate of Astronomy to death, then bypassed Lu Fang and the other senior eunuchs in his rush to report good news to the Emperor. Unable to remain in the palace, he had been sent by Lu Fang to Prince Yu's side...
The young Feng Bao said, "Yes, Master. The old ancestor said Wang Yan shared Hu Zongxian's view. He feared that if the grain price for purchasing fields was too low, the officials would drive the people into rebellion and ultimately bring chaos to the southeast. So Wang Yan exposed this matter in order to confiscate the Hangzhou assistant prefect's household and take the money and grain back for disaster relief..."
Prince Yu actually laughed as he listened, then turned and asked, "What do you gentlemen think of this?"
"Just as we were getting sleepy, someone sent us a pillow. This Wang Yan is not bad," Gao Gong said. "Since he has lifted the lid, we cannot waste this opportunity. We can send people to investigate the case. I refuse to believe we won't be able to trace it back to the Yan Party."
Zhang Juzheng shook his head. "Elder, I fear this case will not be easy to investigate. By now, the Hangzhou assistant prefect has likely already met with foul play. To continue investigating, and to investigate on the Yan Party's own turf, will be exceedingly difficult."
"Even so, it must be investigated. The Yan Party is not an unbreakable block. The more chaotic things become, the more mistakes and loopholes they will reveal, and the more opportunities we will have." Xu Jie spoke calmly,