Chapter 9: The Queen Mother of the Red Chamber (9)
Early in the morning of that day, at the lunar hour
To be precise, before the sun rose and the sky was still a little dark, a large group of people appeared in the east district of Beijing, surrounding the Zhen family and the Zhong'an Palace located in the east district of Beijing.
They didn't have to go through the gatekeeper's permission, and they broke through the gate and broke into it.
Whenever you see someone, you will be arrested. If you want to resist, you will kill them all. The same is true for those who want to escape and report the news. You will never let anyone go, or even a fly, leave.
"Bold, who made you break into this official residence? Get out of here!"
At this time, Zhen Yingjia had just gotten up and was about to wear her official uniform to court when the door was forcibly pushed open, and a team of imperial guards rushed in.
Although Zhen Yingjia was very panicked, she still calmly scolded her loudly, and dragged her shoes and wanted to break out.
But, the main thing to catch is him. How could Wei Xiang let him leave?&1t;i>&1t;/i>
"Mr. Zhen!
I think you should be very clear about how many corruption and abuses have you done. Where are you going? I brought the emperor's imperial edict and the imperial edict of the empress dowager, but why didn't you kneel down to accept the edict?"
Wei Xiang laughed and signaled the people around him to push Zhen Yingjia to the ground, and ordered him to say.
Zhen Yingjia was not stupid either. His resistance just now could be called "unbearing the ignorant". But now Wei Xiang has clearly stated that the imperial edict has come. If he dares to resist, he will have to add the crime of disrespectfulness of the order and the violation of the holy order. Therefore, he could only kneel down and accept the order with fear.
The content of the imperial edict is very simple. It is nothing more than a list of the crimes committed by the Zhen family, announcing the house to be confiscated, and the Ministry of Justice detained.
Waiting for a verdict.
The imperial edict was not read out because the imperial edict was changed two days ago. From the beginning, the reprimanding Zhen family was changed to reminding the head of the Ministry of Justice that even the targets had been changed, Wei Xiang naturally would not read out the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager to Zhen Yingjia.&1t;i>&1t;/i>
As for what has the content changed?
It’s just one meaning, that is, to remind the Minister of Justice what to do with my parents’ family and what to do with the Zhen family, and not to betray the law for personal gain.
Originally, the Zhen family had nothing to do with the Empress Dowager and had no connection at all. The Empress Dowager had no reason to issue an imperial edict. If the Empress Dowager issued an imperial edict, it would make people feel that there was suspicion of interfering in politics in the harem. However, with the case of the Zhao family in the previous case, everyone thought that the Empress Dowager was in a very bad mood. This imperial edict might even be considered by some people as the imperial edict that the Empress Dowager forced the emperor to pardon the Zhao family's crimes.
It is the kind of person who severely punishes my mother's family and cannot tolerate any other official.
Of course, that is just a few people who don’t know the situation of each school. Those ministers who know the situation of each school will instantly understand that this is the emperor united the Empress Dowager to deal with the Emperor! Even the Empress Dowager did not hesitate to sacrifice his parents’ family.&1t;i>&1t;/i>
The Empress Dowager issued an imperial edict and asked the Ministry of Justice to severely punish it, so the Emperor would not be easy to intervene, because if the Emperor intervenes again, it would inevitably make people feel unfilial.
Disobeying mother's will!
Of course, if the Empress Dowager's decree is unreasonable or even a mistake in itself, then it doesn't matter if the Emperor stops it. Everyone will naturally help find reasons, but now the Empress Dowager's decree is obviously not wrong.
Is it wrong to demand severe punishment of corrupt officials?
That's right, no matter where you put it, there is nothing wrong with it.
The same is true for the royal palace on the other side, and the house was confiscated and captured after the imperial edict was read.
At the same time, another team of troops sent to the Zhen family in Jinling successfully seized all the evidence of the Zhen family in Jinling, and escorted all the personnel of the Zhen family in Jinling, preparing to escort them to Beijing for trial.&1t;i>&1t;/i>
However, something unexpected happened halfway through.
“Big…sir!
Mrs. Fengsheng is gone!"
Because the house search was a bit too much, and the Madam Fengsheng was indeed very old, he was inevitably scared. In addition, there was a blow to deprive the imperial edict from the Empress Dowager, which could not bear for a moment and fainted directly.
Although Liu Yinyi, who was responsible for the house search, had sent someone to ask a famous doctor to help with the diagnosis and treatment, he still failed to save the Saint Lady.
After all, I didn't get over it.
I went there early the next morning.
The little official who came to report this time was trembling and scared. It is obvious to everyone how this Madam Fengsheng received the emperor's favor over the years. Now, Madam Fengsheng died in their hands and returned to the capital. I wonder how the Supreme Emperor would blame him.&1t;i>&1t;/i>
How can you not be afraid?
"Fortunately, fortunately, with the imperial decree of the Empress Dowager, even if you and I have some sins, I think it would not be possible to confiscate the family and destroy the clan!
The emperor should not let it go!
Otherwise, let’s make her a charge!
It is not considered as an editor, so we can directly say that the Holy Madam was very angry after listening to the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager and died of anger!
In this way, we should have nothing to do in a short period of time. After all, the Supreme Emperor cannot pursue the crime of the Empress Dowager's imperial edict, and we who read the imperial edict naturally have no reason to blame!
Moreover, she was dissatisfied with the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager and even died in a hurry, which was a crime!"
Although Liu Yinyi felt a little panicked when he heard the news at first, the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager in his hand gave him some confidence.
At the same time, ventilation is also started.
After all, there is a big difference between the two of the Madam Fengsheng who was shocked by their house search and the Queen Mother's decree being angry with her.
The former is their sin, while the latter is the sin of the Holy Madam himself. Even if they are vented, they will not be targeted openly.
"Your Madam is right. After listening to the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager, he died of qi and blood. This is because he is dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager!"
There were a few officials involved in it, and Tu Minghui could not send a few lazy men to do things, so everyone quickly understood the differences between different causes of death.
He immediately agreed.
Several other officials also agreed and soon determined the cause of Madam Fengsheng's death.
They are not afraid of something wrong.
Because the real cause of Madam Fengsheng's death was indeed shocked and angry, and there was also a cerebral hemorrhage, these deaths were indeed quite in line with the appearance of dying in a hurry, so even if they turned back to the capital and were tested by the coroner, they were not afraid of detecting something wrong.
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The morning court that day
Some people pleaded for the Zhen family, some asked for severe punishment and verdict, and some people were mixed with Ximeng. Tu Minghui sat on it coldly. This time, he made up his mind not to let the Zhen family go. Now, looking at the situation below, we can just determine which people are from the Zhen family and which are not from the Zhen family.
Chapter completed!