The Yue Pingchuan case was only exposed by Emperor Zun Pavilion after Fang Jue sent people to investigate. As a result, the King of Qin lost power.
Lin Hu and Tian Deyi exposed Xiao Luoye, and Fang Jue personally killed them.
As for the later King of Qi, although he assassinated Ye Hongyi because of disturbing Chao Gang...but it was also because of Fang Jue that he made such a foolish move.
So from the emperor's perspective, Fang Jue felt a little sad for him.
Although one of the three princes was fake, they were real in name, and they all fell because of themselves.
Force him to demote the fourth one again...
Fang Jue felt a little bit unbearable, and this kind of thing happened too frequently, and both the emperor and the royal family lost face.
Of course, criminals should be punished, but this is an era of human rule, and the imperial power is supreme. If the emperor is repeatedly dissatisfied, something will happen.
Write two copies of the confession, one of which does not involve the King of Wei, and hand it over to the Sanfa Department for questioning and clarify the correct punishment.
Only the emperor knew about the part involving King Wei. As for how to deal with it, whether to make it public... it was all up to the emperor's whim.
I've already saved you some face, so you can figure it out yourself. You can't pass the blame on me anyway.
The emperor did not defend Xiao Luoye's case last time. Fang Jue felt that it was partly because the prince was fake.
It's different this time.
"Young Master is so considerate." Bai Qing suddenly realized why he was excluded from Fan Xi's case.
Compared with other people, my worldliness is only a little higher than Lin Bei's.
No wonder people become high officials.
"Do it." Fang Jue signaled.
Bai Qing took the confession back, wrote another one on the spot, and asked Chu Huairen to sign it.
After everything was finished, Fang Jue stretched out his hand, and Bai Qing handed the confession involving King Wei into his hands.
"This in your hand will be stamped and sent back to the capital." Fang Jue ordered.
Bai Qing said: "Young Master, are you still worried that there will be problems with the evidence?"
Fang Jue said calmly: "It's not that I'm afraid something will go wrong, but that something will probably go wrong...and this Chu Huairen probably won't live for a few days."
He said: "Don't look too closely at the person who calls you, lest you sacrifice a few brothers in vain when they come to silence you."
"Ah?" Bai Qing was surprised and immediately understood the meaning, "How is that possible?"
When Chu Huairen heard this, he gritted his teeth and shed tears.
He knew that if he betrayed King Wei, he would end badly.
The King of Wei, knowing that Chu Huairen was imprisoned, would definitely send someone to silence him and destroy the evidence when the time comes... In this way, the loss would be stopped.
Because no matter whether it is King Wei's own affairs or the Northern Chamber of Commerce, King Wei is not allowed to be exposed to the eyes of the court.
Once exposed, he will be put on the bright side and will no longer be able to be the sixth child.
Of course, the most important thing is the fear of being dealt with by the emperor.
"Young Master, do you want me to guard here personally? Even if the people on the master list come, I can win!" Bai Qing was very confident.
The fact that he can serve as second-in-command under Fan Xi'an, the most martial of Xi Chu Nei and the best in the world, has already proven his strength.
Bai Qing and Dianyi also fought against each other during this period, and there was not much difference between the two. He was only slightly inferior to Dianyi.
Bai Qing is confident that he can take down anyone who comes to silence or jail him.
"No need."
Fang Jue said: "If you leave that person behind, you won't be able to capture him alive. King Wei will be cornered by then. What if he sends troops to intercept and kill us when we return to Beijing?"
"He dares?" Bai Qing glared.
"Disguised as a Northern Liang army, or a bandit, what can you do to catch him?" Fang Jue spread his hands and looked at him.
Even a down-and-out prince like Xiao Luoye was able to deceive Tian Deyi, the former commander-in-chief of the Yulin Army. Only then did he realize that if he didn't believe that the King of Wei had no one in the military.
Fang Jue said: "Let King Wei's men kill him, but don't give him a chance to question him."
Bai Qing nodded helplessly: "That's all we have to do. In this way, King Wei will relax his vigilance. At least he won't dare to risk raising his troops to kill us and silence us."
"Then I'll ask Qin Mengchi to give him some medicine." Bai Qing said.
"Qin Mengchi has arrived in Suzhou?" Fang Jue was surprised.
Bai Qing nodded: "She has arrived, Master Ye will also enter the city soon. They have brought a surprise for the young master."
surprise?
Fang Jue smiled, it seemed like a surprise that this little girl could hide it from me.
"Brother Dian, why haven't you come back yet?" Bai Qing said as he sent Fang Jue out, "I'm a little bit nervous, I want to learn a few tricks from him."
"I sent him to do dirty work." Fang Jue said.
Bai Qing immediately coughed and said, "Ahem, I didn't ask anything."
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The cold Saibei is indeed not as warm as Jinling.
Although it snowed since the beginning of winter, it was not cold, and pedestrians on the street were still wearing thin clothes.
As a letter came to the capital from the north, this winter seemed to have suddenly become colder.
In the Nuan Pavilion of the Yangju Hall, Xiao Pingsi had already put on cotton-padded clothes under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
He always felt a little redundant. He was still very young and did not need to pay so much attention to maintenance. He wore too many clothes and felt a little hot.
However, the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is always to supervise and urge, and the imperial concubine often comes to persuade, and even asked the young prince Yong'an to come and give cotton-padded clothes.
Xiao Pingsi was very helpless and had no choice but to ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to provide new winter court clothes, and casually put on the cotton coat sent by the young prince.
After reading memorials from various places, Xiao Pingsi felt that he should wear thicker clothes because the more he looked at them, the colder he became.
"Over in Lizhou, several counties were also hit by snowstorms. Isn't it the beginning of winter?"
Xiao Pingsi held the memorial with a helpless expression on his face, because since the beginning of winter, there have been too many disaster reports from various places!
Wang Feng was waiting beside him and said:
"Your Majesty, it's cold early this year. The capital is fine, but it's a bit cold everywhere, especially in the north."
"I'm afraid the young master will have a hard time in the north, but has he brought enough cotton clothes?" Xiao Pingsi suddenly asked.
Wang Feng was startled, then smiled and said: "I don't know, but you can buy new clothes in the north..."
Xiao Pingsi coughed and then realized that he had regarded the boy as a child.
"Yes, you can buy it."
"But where can people in bitter cold places buy it?"
Xiao Pingsi felt a little sentimental again, put down the book about Lizhou, and said: "Speaking of Lizhou, I remembered the deputy general who stopped the Beiliang army from stealing new grain in the snowy mountains."
"What's his name?"
Wang Feng had an excellent memory, but he deliberately smiled and shook his head: "I also forgot..."
So Xiao Pingsi rummaged around and took out the summary of the recent memorial and read it.
"Ning Wu...yes, this is Ning Wu. This man has meritorious service. Did the Ministry of War summon him to Beijing to receive a reward?" Xiao Pingsi asked.
Wang Feng replied neatly this time: "Your Majesty, this person is already on the way."
"That's good. When he enters the capital, I will summon him in the imperial study and ask personally what the situation in the north has been like these past few years."
Xiao Pingsi would not easily trust local officials, censors, or inspectors of the Xuanjian Division. These people might cause problems, so they had good intentions.
"No." Wang Feng wrote it down.
After giving the instructions, Xiao Pingsi picked up another memorial.
When I opened it, I felt helpless again:
"Nanqing is here again and wants to occupy more of Gyeongju's borders!"
Wang Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not answer. He was not in a position to make casual suggestions on military and government matters.
I read another memorial, and then I felt better again when I saw a memorial from the north.
"Young Master's secret, this time you didn't go through the Xuanjian Division's passage and passed through the cabinet?" Xiao Pingsi was surprised.
Wang Feng smiled and said: "During the battle with the Northern Liang Army, it was an emergency at the border. It is naturally different on weekdays. According to the rules, the procedures of the Yushitai and the cabinet should be followed."
"Young Master has always been measured." Xiao Pingsi smiled with satisfaction.
But after he opened it, the smile on his face instantly froze.
"His Majesty?"
Wang Feng: "But the disaster in Suzhou?"
"yes."
Xiao Pingsi trembled his hands and said in a serious tone: "Some people have died of hunger in Suzhou, and the signs of changing food are beginning to show up. The young master is worried that grain merchants will take the opportunity to raise prices, so he has rushed to Suzhou first, planning to attack these merchants.
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"Will Shaoshi's move trigger a backlash from northern businessmen?" Wang Feng said.
"Hmph! If the Northern Chamber of Commerce continues to be ignorant and repeats its old tricks this year, I will never tolerate it!"
In previous years, it was not that Xiao Pingsi had not noticed the tricks used by northern grain merchants.
However, for the sake of disaster relief, they had to be accommodated, and there were people in the court who defended them, saying that they were still within the law and did not go beyond it.
And the names of those people have already been included in Xiao Pingsi's little notebook.
"I'm afraid those businessmen only care about food and not fights." Wang Feng also had no good impression of the Northern Chamber of Commerce.
"Businessmen are greedy for profit and forget the law, but they are indispensable... Just An Daolun, who knows how to be on good terms with the court and not embarrass the people." Xiao Pingsi shook his head.
I also reviewed some memorials.
When it was almost time for dinner, a notice from the eunuch suddenly came from outside the door.
"Your Majesty, the Chief Assistant would like to see you."
Wang Feng looked at the emperor.
Xiao Pingsi rolled his eyes and said: "This old dear, every time he sends me a message, he always comes during meal time. I won't invite him to dinner next time."
"Hey, Xuan Shoufu." Wang Feng understood and shouted toward the door.
The door was pushed open, Zhuge Qingshan held a letter and greeted him: "Your Majesty..."
"Okay, get up, sir, and have dinner with me." Xiao Pingsi stood up, his whole body was a little stiff, and his joints were crackling.
Zhuge Qingshan smiled and said: "The king's kindness is not easy to relinquish, but the minister is disrespectful, obey the order!"
Wang Feng suppressed his laughter, walked over and handed the letter in Zhuge Qingshan's hand to him.
"Secret message?" Xiao Pingsi was surprised, "Sent from the young master?"
Even the wax seal is perfect, with no trace of it being opened.
Zhuge Qingshan nodded: "The Young Master sent someone to say that no one can read this content except His Majesty, and the veteran came here as soon as he got it."
Xiao Pingsi frowned. The more cautious the young master was, the more worried he became.
This may not indicate anything wrong.
Driven by curiosity and worry, Xiao Pingsi tore open the envelope and took out the secret letter inside.
"Bang!" After just a few glances, Xiao Pingsi kicked the imperial desk, sending the several hundred kilogram table flying out. His face turned red with anger.
Zhuge Qingshan and Wang Feng were so shocked that they said in unison: "Your Majesty, please calm down..."
