Snow Color

Chapter 179 Tianlong 8 Part 5

Now, she finally understood that it was not what she imagined - she was abandoned by her parents. On the contrary, her parents made great efforts for her to survive. So, the original body decided to let go of the obsession in her heart and go after her biological parents. Maybe, one day in the future, they will have the opportunity to meet again and become a real family.

When the original body passed away, Xueying gave her a bit of merit, hoping that she could get what she wanted, and also wished her a safe and smooth life in the next life. In this way, the original body would become a girl who was loved and cared for by her parents.

At this point, the causal relationship between Xueying and her original self was finally clarified. Xueying felt that her body had become extremely light, as if all the burdens had been lifted. She sincerely hoped that the little girl could live a happy and fulfilling life in her next life, away from disasters and suffering.

However, Xueying still needs to face the next problem. She must find out the root cause of all this and why she suffered the unprovoked calamity of exterminating her family. To this end, she sent her men to conduct an in-depth investigation.

Xueying sat quietly in the chair, motionless like a sculpture, as if she was lost in endless contemplation. The Gu family had just returned to this small town not long ago, and these people must have come from the capital. After some investigation, she learned that the reason why Gu's father had advised a minister against corruption was because the minister's behavior had caused the people under his rule to live in poverty. Xueying also made some in-depth understanding of this minister and found that his power was like an impenetrable net, extremely large, almost covering the entire court. It can be said that many ministers came from his school.

However, Xueying did not find much useful information at first. Even after hearing that the outside world had a good evaluation of him, Xueying's eyes gradually became deep, like a bottomless lake. This person is either hiding his true colors and no one noticed what he did, or most of the people around him are in cahoots with him. If so, this matter becomes very difficult. It may not be difficult to bring him down, but it is a difficult task to completely expose all his crimes to the sun.

"Miss, this is the letter we intercepted from outside his yard. After detailed inspection, we found obvious signs of exchanges with the enemy country." Just as Xueying was thinking hard about how to start so that she could uncover the truth of the whole incident in one go, the person next to Xueying came in and reported the latest situation to her.

Xueying took the letter, read it carefully, and gradually came up with an idea.

"You must closely monitor Li Jie's every move, and at the same time thoroughly investigate who he has had contact with recently. If you find anything unusual, report it to me immediately." Xueying gave the order in a firm tone.

"As you command, Miss." Mo Yun responded respectfully. Then he turned and left, and began to deploy according to Xueying's instructions.

Xueying stood up and walked to the desk, spread out the paper, and used a brush to outline the geographical location of the court and the enemy country. Suddenly, a light flashed in Xueying's eyes, and she instantly understood Li Jie's intention - he planned to use the power of the enemy army to eliminate the generals who opposed him, and also colluded with the enemy army, preparing to wave the flag for the peace talks in the court.

Thinking of this, Xueying frowned tightly, her heart filled with worry and anger. She knew very well that if Li Jie succeeded, the Song Dynasty would face a huge crisis. However, facing such a cunning opponent, she needed to think calmly and formulate a perfect countermeasure...

Although Xueying had no interest in participating in the affairs of the court, and even had no good feelings towards the current dynasty, she still did not want to see her compatriots suffer, and even more unwilling to see them take their things away and be given to foreigners. After all, it is no longer the ethnic integration of modern society. How can we forget the history of the Han people being despised as "two-legged sheep" in the Jin Dynasty? Even in the Song Dynasty, the Han people still suffered endless torture. In border areas, the Han people are often the target of harm.

Xueying knew that her personal power was limited and it was difficult to change all this, but she really couldn't tolerate those who took up positions but did nothing. So, she began to investigate the people Li Jie had contacted recently, and was surprised to find that each of them was carrying many crimes. Xueying collected the evidence one by one and recorded it in detail. Later, she found an account book in Li Jie's secret room, which clearly recorded the names of all the people who had contact with Li Jie.

After Xueying collected all of these, she ordered people to make several more copies. Then, she personally delivered these things to the emperor's desk and to the study rooms of several honest and upright ministers. Xueying wanted to see what kind of punishment Li Jie would receive, so she stayed in the capital, waiting for the court's subsequent actions.

Not long after, Xueying heard the news that Li Jie was executed after his property was confiscated, but only he and a few others were punished. Xueying knew that many people had not received the punishment they deserved. However, from this incident, Xueying also realized that the emperor was actually a little indecisive and lacked his own opinions. The ministers that Xueying had found also made some suggestions, but this heavy sentence was actually decided by the important officials and royal family members in the court.

On the one hand, they wanted to secure some job vacancies for their disciples; on the other hand, although they could not eliminate all of Li Jie's followers, they could at least keep them away from those important official positions, so that they could promote and appoint their own confidants.