Chapter 412: One stone stirs up thousands of waves
After a while, He Qizhou knew what he was looking for. Wang Zhiyi had close relatives, but there was no suicide note when he committed suicide? The Ministry of Punishment is not very rich, so why should it compensate the father and son who made trouble without reason?
Whenever major cases occur in various places, they will be filed with the Ministry of Punishment, especially murder cases. Every case must be approved by the Ministry of Punishment. Wang Zhiyi's family lives in Jizhong Prefecture, and Ye Xu's family lives in Jiangling Prefecture. Therefore, He Qizhou decided to find out what happened in Jizhong and Jiangling after the case.
Murders within a few years!
Looking through the archive directory, He Qizhou smiled slightly and found that he had what he was looking for. In the thirty-seventh year of Tianxi, that is, the second year after the riot in Wang Zhiyi's family, the names of Wang Zhiyi's father and brother appeared in a massacre reported by the Jizhong government.
name;
In Jiangling Prefecture, almost no cases were reported, but in the thirty-seventh year of Tianxi, a massacre occurred in Jiangjun County, and the deceased happened to be named Ye. He Qizhou knew that before Lin Chuan "kicked" Hei Pi to death,
There has not been a murder case in Jiangjun County for more than ten years, presumably starting from this case.
What made He Qizhou a little embarrassed was that after searching for a long time with the archive room official who accompanied him, he could not find the files on these two cases.
Fortunately, the person in the archive room explained: "We also have a confidential archive in the Ministry of Justice. The Minister and the Vice Minister can directly check it. Others must obtain the approval of the Minister before they can access it."
He Qizhou became more confident. Even the case in Xifengkou was not considered top secret, but the murder cases in the two places were included in the secret file. What kind of hidden secrets were there? This matter must be entrusted to Wan Zhiyuan.
Wan Yuan supervised it.
Before He Qizhou could find him, Mr. Wan himself came to the door. He Qizhou, who was still searching for files in the archive room, was called to Wan Zhiyuan's official office.
"You've gotten into big trouble!" Wan Zhiyuan backed away from the others, pulled He Qizhou into the back room, and shouted.
"That memorial?" He Qizhou didn't expect that he would express his feelings and make Wan Shilang so frightened.
"Why don't you, kid, let me take a look first? Do you know how many civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty are not relatives of the emperor? All three families are relatives of the emperor! Even Xu Qinghan is a relative of the emperor!"
"He also objects? No way?" He Qizhou was a little unbelievable.
"Of course he won't object, but you screwed him up a lot because he spoke for you and stood in front of you with all his strength. Now Party Chen, Party Xiao and nobles have joined forces to deal with him. Not even Qingliu, who was originally a monolith, has many people.
Speak for him!" Wan Zhiyuan said.
"I really didn't expect this. I was just making a suggestion. As for how much the royal family is willing to do, that's not something I can control."
Wan Zhiyuan said: "Can you say this casually? You have offended even Prince Cheng with your exaggeration! Now there are people in the Zhang family who can help you say a few words. It is not convenient for the prince to speak up, and he does not dare to call all the princes at once.
I'm offended. Please write a letter of apology as soon as possible. It's best to wait until the big thing becomes a minor matter before it gets bigger!"
"I don't know how to write, can't the court be reasonable? Is it just deceiving the scholars by despising the emperor and the people?" He Qizhou said with his head clenched.
"What do you think?" Wan Zhiyuan retorted, and said: "That article is being used as a weapon now. The Chen and Xiao families united their clans to purge Yang's party and attack the prince's line; and
The prince wanted to take the opportunity to weaken the clan's power. On the way back, I was warned by Hu Shangshu not to be too aggressive. I guess Liu Cifu will not blatantly help you tomorrow. So just relying on Xu Qinghan,
There is no way to compete with them! Do you understand?"
"Understood, I will advise Mr. Xu not to get involved. If you have any punishment, just come to me." He Qizhou said.
"What about punishment? The Chen family wants your head!" Wan Zhiyuan said anxiously.
"The imperial court belongs to their family? I don't believe that the emperor will not distinguish between right and wrong. If he continues to divide the feudal states like this, sooner or later the world will be in chaos!" He Qizhou said.
"This is something that the Jiang family needs to consider. What's the point of being anxious? Why don't you come up with another plan? How about I help you draft it?"
He Qizhou didn't want to dwell on this matter anymore, so he said: "No, I'll think about it when I go back. I want to write another memorial."
Wan Zhiyuan said: "Remember not to blindly reduce the rights of clan members, and then erase your idea of 'extending grace orders'! This court is far from as simple as you think."
He Qizhou said: "I asked Su Tuo to help submit the last letter. How should our Criminal Department submit it?"
Wan Zhiyuan said: "That guy is from Jiang Di. After reading it, he will definitely send it to you. You can hand the memorial to the concierge before midnight tomorrow morning. Someone will naturally send it to the palace. Remember to write it."
"Okay, I understand. Sir, I have something to ask you for help," He Qizhou said.
"What's the matter?" When Wan Zhiyuan heard that He Qizhou was willing to remedy the situation, he felt a little relieved and his tone softened.
"I would like to ask your help in accessing the secret files of two murder cases."
"I heard from the concierge that you have been in the archive room. Is there any urgent case that needs to be transferred to the confidential file? Haven't you been helping in the Privy Council these past two days?" Wan Zhiyuan asked.
He Qizhou didn't want to hide his purpose and told Wan Zhiyuan his thoughts on investigating the Xifengkou case.
Wan Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and said: "This matter is of great importance. If you want to go and see it, you need Master Hu's approval. Under the current situation, there shouldn't be any more trouble. Well, let me use an excuse to go in and have a look.
, try to remember some important links when the time comes, and then write them down for you."
"That's fine, thank you for your hard work."
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Liu Mansion, Shen Shi
"Junzhi, have you spoken to him?" After Liu Yan came out of the Privy Council, he went straight to Liu Junzhi's place in the inner city without returning to his official residence in the imperial city.
"As I said, he didn't want to. He went to the Criminal Department early in the morning and never came back."
"Alas... I can only let the prince think of a solution later." Liu Yan shook his head and sighed.
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Xu Mansion, Youshi
"Is he really lonely?" Xu Muxue asked.
"You knew this already? Why didn't you tell me?" Xu Qinghan asked.
Xu Muxue said: "We talked about it on the road. We feel that the people's downfall is mainly due to the enfeoffment. What did he say in the memorial?"
"According to his wishes, in ten years there will no longer be a hereditary prince and a tax-free prince in this world!" Xu Qinghan said.
"Wow, isn't this more powerful than Yang Zheng's proposal back then?" Zhang Ling interjected.
"Are you stirring up a hornet's nest? Dad, why do you look so ugly?" Xu Muxue realized something was wrong. She didn't expect He Qizhou to hand it over so quickly, let alone that his idea was so radical.
Seeing that Xu Qinghan's face was ashen, Zhang Ling was a little panicked and said, "There is always someone there to help the prince speak, right? That's clearing the way for him."
"Liu Yan did say a few words, but the prince didn't say a word. I also helped a few words, but after King Cheng spoke, no one dared to say anything." Xu Qinghan said.
"When Yang Zheng proposed this proposal just last year, others were afraid of his high position, so they united and attacked him. How can he, a naive little boy, be worthy of the public outcry?" Zhang Ling said.
"Don't forget that he is Yang Zheng's adopted son, and he is also the enemy who ruined the good things of the Chen family!" Xu Qinghan said.
"Then His Royal Highness should help him." Xu Muxue said.
Xu Qinghan just shook his head and said to Zhang Ling: "I didn't see him rushing ahead back then, so I shouldn't have listened to your father. If my memorial had gone up last year, that kid wouldn't have bumped into it."
"Mo Yan, your face is so ugly, could it be that you seconded the proposal? They are all coming for you? You should go to the emperor first to find out what's going on." In the world, only Zhang Ling understands her husband, an upright official, best.
Xu Muxue asked: "Dad, does it matter? I heard that after the court discussed this matter, it was eventually settled. Why are you so worried?"
"It's okay, it's okay. If I don't help him, my daughter will really not be able to get married." Xu Qinghan forced a smile, knowing that tomorrow's court meeting would be even more dangerous!
"Mom, grandpa asked me to bring a letter over. Please read it quickly." Zhang Mufeng came from outside the door.
Zhang Ling couldn't help but be surprised when she received the letter. There were only two sentences in the letter: Let your stupid husband say a few words tomorrow, and I will direct the arrow to the prince. In addition, I have secretly reported to the emperor to beg him.
Forgive me for congratulating Qi Zhou for his ignorance.
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Tao Ranju, Xu Shi
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is very fond of He Qizhou. You cannot punish him just because you have turned against him. This is a good opportunity to weaken the power of the three families and their clansmen!" Liu Yan was a little desperate. Among the several people attending the meeting, he seemed to be the only one who could take charge of He Qizhou.
proposal.
"Lord Liu, I know you appreciate that boy, but rashly making too many enemies is not a good thing for His Highness," Hu Mao said.
"If it was really not good for His Highness, would you still hand over that memorandum? Besides, if we don't treat them as enemies now, they won't treat us as enemies?" Liu Yan said.
Hu Maodao: "I only learned about it after the fact. Ming'an, I'm not saying that this memorial is not good for His Highness. What I mean is that we don't have to rush to the front. We just need to let the emperor know that people all over the world are looking forward to reducing the vassal status. As for the
Those people will take care of it after His Highness ascends the throne."
Pang Yuan continued: "That kid's thoughts are exactly the same as those of Yang Zheng and Xu Qinghan. Not only did the Zhang family not jump out to oppose him, they seemed to be a little protective of him, so there is no need for us to step forward, someone will naturally block it."
Jiang Shan said: "Ming'an, you have also seen that King Cheng is already a little unhappy. If I come forward again, it will cause chaos. Let's wait for two days to calm down before discussing this matter. As for He Qizhou, let's try our best to protect him then.
That’s it. By the way, Mr. Hu, Wan Zhiyuan’s place..."
"Your Highness, there have been a lot of things going on in Tianxingyuan recently. I will ask him not to go to court tomorrow and go back to the academy to have a look."
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Imperial Study Room, Haishi
"What's going on?" Jiang Cong pointed at the three memorials on the case, one bright, two dark, and frowned. The bright one was the one handed over by He Qizhou, which had been transferred from the East Palace. And the secret one was Zhang Zhiren's.
The one who begged for mercy, the other one was Chen Yu who asked for severe punishment.