Because of Empress Xiao, Yang Jian's family members were not very restless.
There are three sons, four daughters, and seven or eight wives and concubines, including the main concubine Yuwen Hermione, the side concubine Yuan Aqi, the concubine Cui Lingzi, and the Wang concubine Liu Jinzhi. It is difficult to settle these four.
If the husband, as a member of the royal family, died and was charged with treason, then their qualifications as foreign wives must be gone. Logically speaking, they should be treated as civilians, that is, sold as official prostitutes.
This is definitely impossible, and Yang Ming doesn't dare to do it, so he should go to Jingzhao Nunnery in Zhongnan Mountain as a nun as a member of the royal family.
As for the heirs, they were demoted to common people.
The people in the East Palace did not agree with Yang Ming's tolerance. They felt that among the heirs, all the men should be killed and the women should be demoted to slaves.
Their suggestions are very reasonable and absolutely not wrong, but judging from the current situation, they are not feasible.
Yang Ming is still the prince, not the emperor yet. If he does this, he will offend too many people.
What he needs now is someone who can understand his difficulties and share his worries. Zhu Can once again stepped forward.
He dared to attack Yang Guang, but how big of a deal was it to kill Yang Jian's son?
Instead of coming forward on his own, this kid hired some ruffian killers. On the night before the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, Yang Jian's eldest son Yang Yin and second son Yang Chang were hacked to death on the street, leaving only Yuan Ah Qisheng.
Yang Ji, the third child, escaped by chance.
It's okay now, things are getting serious.
Yang Jian's eldest son, Yang Yin, was born to his first wife, Wei Qiong. Even though he became a commoner, the Wei family had been taking care of him secretly. As soon as the murder case came out, Wei Yunqi, who was in charge of the security of Dongdu, took care of the thirty-three people who committed the crime that night.
All caught.
So some cases are not unsolvable, it just depends on whether you want to solve them or not.
Zhu Can was not very rigorous in his work this time, and the murderer sold him under severe torture.
So on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there was no court meeting, so Yang Ming was forced to hold an impromptu meeting to discuss the matter.
In the main hall, Zhu Can, whose hands were tied behind his back, was thrown to the ground. Wei Yunqi was also very nervous. He knew that this was the prince's person, and he also knew that people cannot be resurrected after death, but he really couldn't suppress his anger.
Several other Wei family bosses looked at Wei Yunqi angrily. They didn't care about Yang Yin's death, but they knew that Wei Yunqi would not be able to survive this time.
Queen Xiao looked at her son with a gloomy face.
Yang Ming was undoubtedly defeated this time.
Zhu Can, Zhu Can, you are too impatient. You have to be careful when doing this kind of thing. How about you, someone caught you in one night?
"Did you do it?" Yang Ming said coldly without any emotion in his tone.
Zhu Can raised his head and said: "Prince Mingjian, I was framed for my humble position. The Hussar Mansion will kill me and frame the prince just because of a single word. Someone must be behind this."
"Fart!" Yang Xuanzang stood up and kicked Zhu Can down. He pointed and cursed: "No one dares to frame the prince. Tell me the truth. Did you do it?"
When Xuan Zong beat him, he was beating up a subordinate. Zhu Can was recommended by the fourth brother Xuan Jia, and the Yang family must be protected in order to avoid being implicated.
Zhu Can groaned in pain and lamented: "My humble position is just that of a general under the prince's command. How dare I murder your majesty and the queen's relatives? The perpetrators caught by the Husband's Palace are all scoundrels. Can their words be believed? Slander.
I'm just trying to seduce the prince. Isn't this a trap? What is it?"
A big boss like Pei Ju knows that it will never come from the prince, because the prince is too safe in doing things. If someone wants to kill you, there are many ways to do it, and it is impossible for you to get the handle.
"Did you ask him to do it?" Queen Xiao looked at Yang Ming sadly.
Yang Ming sighed: "Now even the mother is suspicious of my son. It can be seen that Zhu Can is right. There is someone behind this incident. I would like to ask the mother, if I have the intention to harm my two nephews, why should I let the people from the East Palace do it?
What? It’s still the day before the Lantern Festival. Aren’t I afraid of causing criticism?”
Pei Ju hurriedly said: "Prince Renyi, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with the prince. When the court was discussing how to convict Yang Yin and others, it was the prince who advocated light punishment, and the queen knew it."
Wei Yunqi also hurriedly said: "I definitely did not frame the prince. The murderer caught last night did identify Zhu Can. I brought him to the palace and asked all ministries to cooperate in the investigation. I have no intention of convicting him. This matter has nothing to do with it.
The prince has nothing to do with it."
"Haha..." Yang Xuanting sneered: "You tied up the person and carried him here without checking clearly. I said Yunqi, are you too impatient?"
Wei Yunqi started to break out in a cold sweat. Indeed, he was furious last night. Instigated by the equally furious Wei Ting, he captured Zhu Can directly at his home and reported it to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.
Thinking about it now, I was too impulsive. This matter is not that simple.
This is his personal character. He dared to fight Yang Jian in Jiangdu, which already showed that he was a straight-tempered person. In addition, the person who died was Wei Ting's nephew. Wei Ting was also young and energetic. The two of them didn't think much about it at the time.
Without consulting the clan members, the matter was brought to the court.
Now think about it, the prince is no different from the emperor now. Doesn't this mean he is facing off against the emperor?
Wei Zhen, Wei Kuangbo and others also spoke one after another, scolding Wei Yunqi for being frivolous and incompetent. Wei Yunqi and Wei Ting were so frightened that they knelt on the ground.
After everyone discussed this, Queen Xiao also felt that this matter should have nothing to do with her son. After all, everyone knows that the third child is kind. Besides, Yang Ming has treated Yang Zhao's children very well over the years.
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Yang Xuangan said: "Yunqi is impetuous and should be removed from his post. The case will be handed over to the Dali Temple for trial."
Wei Zhen also hurriedly said: "I second my opinion, Wei Yunqi is not worthy of his responsibilities, and it is completely out of his mind to do things like this."
Wei Yunqi sighed inwardly and pressed his forehead tightly to the ground.
Yang Ming chuckled, looked at Empress Xiao and said, "My son, it's better to avoid suspicion. The empress will arrange for someone to review this matter."
"No need!" Queen Xiao said: "My son is a benevolent and righteous person. This matter has nothing to do with you. After all, it is because the Husband's Palace does not understand the criminal law and is frivolous and reckless."
Yu Zhongwen also laughed and said: "If a person wants to do something bad, he will definitely find a way not to let others know that he did it. In less than one night, Zhu Can was identified as the mastermind. It is really incredible.
I have seen cases investigated so quickly, and Wei Yunqi cannot absolve himself of the blame."
The Husbandry Mansion is an independent department. Others can only suggest that Wei Yunqi be killed, but they do not have this right.
It can only be Yang Minglai.
But Yang Ming still likes Wei Yunqi's temperament. He is cunning when he should be cunning and upright when he shouldn't be. In fact, he can get things done.
After all, Yang Ming could guess that it was Zhu Can who did it, because he had hinted it in the East Palace, but he didn't expect that Zhu Can would do it so quickly and in such a sloppy way.
In fact, many people in the East Palace were secretly planning how to kill Yang Jian's son, but none of them had the guts to do so.
There are many ways to kill people, the lowest is hiring a killer.
"When encountering trouble in the future, be calm and calm. In fact, you have nothing wrong with it." Yang Ming looked at Wei Yunqi who was kneeling on the ground and said: "After all, he is not from a criminal background. I don't blame you. As for Zhu Can, leave it to Dali Temple.
My nephew was assassinated on Changjie in full view of the public. This matter is not trivial. I must get to the bottom of it."
Zheng Shanguo of Dali Temple nodded and said: "Prince, don't worry, we will definitely find out."
Wei Yunqi returned to his seat in a cold sweat.
After the court meeting, he and Wei Ting were taken to Wei Kuangbo's office in Youbeishen Mansion and were severely criticized.
"Are you two fools?" Wei Zhen was also here, pointing at the two of them: "Let's not say whether it was His Highness's instruction. Even if it was, this matter cannot be blamed on His Highness. Two idiots, if any of you dares to make a mistake.
I can’t forgive you for Aze’s (Wei Gui) big deal.”
Wei Ting hurriedly explained: "I was so angry that I was too impulsive, but it was so late at night that I didn't have the chance to discuss it with everyone."
"I was indeed impulsive," Wei Yunqi said with a guilty look on his face.
"Does this still need to be discussed?" Wei Kuangbo was stunned, staring at Wei Yunqi and said: "You only think that Zhu Can is from the East Palace, so you can't do this. When beating a dog, it depends on the owner. Wei Ting is still young, you don't know
What's the importance? This is why you are only on duty in the imperial city and cannot enter the Shangshu Province, because your brain is not good."
Wei Yue said at the side: "You guys thought Zhu Can was of humble origin and despised him, so you arrested him. Wei Fu's heir Wei Yijie is also in the East Palace. If Dali Temple doubts them, do you think Dali Temple dares to be like you?"
Are you arresting people like this? You need to understand now that the prince today is not just a prince, he is already a king, and you are not looking for death."
Wei Zhen snorted coldly and sat down angrily: "I see that Zhu Can is smarter than you. He immediately implicated the prince and said that someone was plotting against the prince behind his back. If the prince is serious today,
You two are young and have to go home to take care of yourself."
Wei Yunqi sighed and said: "I didn't lie either. Those people just identified Zhu Can. However, I did not consider it at the time. As my uncle said, I underestimated Zhu Can's background and ignored that he was now on errands in the East Palace.
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"This matter was definitely not ordered by the prince," Wei Yue said: "It was probably Zhu Can who was eager to do meritorious service and mistakenly guessed the prince's intentions. He did it himself. Why did he frame the prince? Yu Zhongwen has become a tortoise. Who can do it in the court today?
Are you brave enough to frame the prince? Your boy was almost killed by Zhu Can this time."
Wei Yunqi was also frightened for a while, nodded and said: "This bastard, sooner or later I will have to settle today's debt with him, and almost drag me into it."
It is absolutely impossible to expect Jing Zhaowei to be afraid of Zhu Can. Today, because Zhu Can involved Yang Ming, Wei Yunqi could only swallow this breath.
If there is a chance in the future, with Wei Yunqi's level, it will be very easy to kill Zhu Can.
In the eyes of the aristocratic family, there is no difference between a poor family and a commoner. What's more, Zhu Can is not even a poor family, he is just a landowner.