Chapter 112: King Zhao: It's all a family pulling you
The officials in charge of the two departments did not leave the palace, but went to the side hall to continue discussing the war in the north and how they should cooperate.
The emperor was not in charge of these small details. The cabinet sent someone to look into it, and Zhuge Qingshan didn't have to be present.
"Your Majesty, do you want to go back to the Yangju Hall or go to one of the empress's palaces?" After the state affairs were finished, Wang Feng skillfully asked the emperor if he wanted to rest or play.
Xiao Pingsi rubbed the corner of his eyes, accidentally squeezed out two drops of eye droppings, stood up calmly, and then put his hands behind his back very skillfully.
Wiped it on the back of the dragon robe.
"Get ready, I'm leaving the palace." Xiao Pingsi thought for a while.
"Leaving the palace?"
Wang Feng said: "Do you want Commander Xuan Mo to accompany you?"
"Okay, I'll ask Mo Yuan to come, and you'll go with me." Xiao Pingsi still cares about personal safety.
"Where Your Majesty is going, there should be records in the inner court, if it is not top secret." Wang Feng reminded.
Xiao Pingsi said casually: "There is no need to keep the secret from the inner court. Go to Fangjiazhuang and pay a visit to the old pavilion master."
"According to the decree."
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Penal department, dungeon.
The dungeon of the Criminal Department is divided into three levels. Each single room except the mixed prison has its own name.
The most advanced cell among them is the one with the font size "Yu".
The environment of this cell is different from other cells. It is more like a palace in a dungeon than a cell.
Although the space is no different from an ordinary cell, the decoration inside is extremely gorgeous. Who would have thought that prisoners lived here.
For those who didn’t know, I thought it was a palace.
This is the prison named "Yu", which is specially used to imprison the royal family!
Those who are qualified to live here are at least royal relatives and nobles above the level of county king. Who else lives here except King Wei?
"Uncle Zhao Wang..."
In Yu Zihao, King Wei was still well-dressed and the royal family could not lose face, but his temperament and spirit had plummeted.
Faced with the visit from his uncle, King Wei felt a little bit alive.
The current King of Wei is very frightened, because several princes have committed crimes in the past six months, and he is the only one living in this prison.
Although everyone else was miserable, at least they were able to live in their own mansion while being held accountable.
However, His Majesty ordered the three divisions to hold a joint trial, with King Zhao presiding over the trial. King Wei could not even return to the palace and could only live in this dungeon.
Although the verdict has not yet been announced, it was enough for King Wei to understand that his situation was really bad. And the result of his treatment would definitely be worse than King Qi!
I'm afraid I won't even be able to return to my fiefdom.
"Yuanji, you are too bold this time." King Zhao came to visit this unfortunate child with food and wine.
Once you open your mouth, there are no words left.
Wei Wang Xiao Ji, Yuan is a descendant of the royal family.
Just like King Qin Xiao Chen, the real name on the royal family tree is actually Xiao Yuanchen.
In some eras, the generation of people's names will be hidden, because whether the family members are prosperous or not can be known at a glance by the generation. Therefore, some people who travel outside will not reveal the generation of the name easily, and will omit the generation of the name.
The royal family is naturally prosperous, but since everyone is playing this way, the royal family will naturally not force it deliberately. Following the crowd is also a kind of wisdom.
"Uncle King Zhao, what will Father Emperor...will do with me?" King Wei held the wine glass in both hands, which contained freshly warmed wine, as if he could feel the warmth in this way.
In fact, this is not what King Wei wanted to ask.
King Zhao also understood and knew what King Wei was afraid of: "You said that if you seize the direct descendants, you can seize the direct descendants, fight for power and profit, and form parties for personal gain. It's not a big problem. But you actually touch the military power and the people's livelihood and officialdom?"
"You have to pass even the cabinet's memorials through a sieve. You are incredibly brave!"
All memorials presented to the emperor must be screened first. Do you want to take charge of state affairs for your father?
After taking a sip of wine, King Zhao stared at his nephew:
"Why don't you speak? If you dare to do something, you don't dare to say it. This is just me asking you. If the people of Sanfasi are not so gentle."
"Uncle King Zhao, I, I'm afraid..." King Wei couldn't bear it anymore. He felt that he had acted a little daringly before.
"I really didn't think too much about it. I released people in the cabinet just to see if anyone would impeach me. It was not to mislead my father." King Wei explained.
King Zhao shook his head lightly:
"It's useless for you to explain to me. Do you know that His Majesty will never tolerate what you have done?"
Imperial power is nothing more than military power and administrative power. Anyone who comes to the core of these two points will be ruined.
What's more, this silly nephew actually touched both sides and stirred up deep trouble.
This is not seeking death, King Zhao is too lazy to accuse him.
"She is my mother-in-law?" King Wei finally remembered that he had a mother.
King Zhao said helplessly: "You should know that your mother, Concubine De, has never been favored. She has no words to speak to His Majesty. Don't expect her to save you."
"That's not what I meant. Will my mother and concubine be implicated by me, Uncle Zhao?" King Wei said in a trembling voice.
Seeing him like this, King Zhao was helpless and angry.
"If you were worried about her, you should have stopped getting involved in these things long ago and just be your prince, okay?"
"I don't understand, what's so good about that position? One after another flies to it like moths flying to the flame, and no one ends up well in the end!"
King Zhao rolled his eyes. He had looked away a long time ago. After thinking about it carefully over the years, he had long felt that being an emperor was not that good.
At least, not that happy.
Power is supreme, but so is responsibility. Unless you want to be a foolish king and be infamy for eternity, it is really not as comfortable as being a prince.
"Haha...Uncle King Zhao, if anyone is as idle as you, if your mind is calm, there will be no disputes in the world." King Wei shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Ambition is something difficult to explain, and once it is born, it is extremely difficult to erase.
Unless it fails completely, there will be illusions after all.
It is extremely difficult for people who are in the center of power to resist such temptation, because they clearly know how huge the power in that position is.
But there is only one position, but there are a lot of princes, what should I do?
"What happened to Qi Jingchun, was it you who did it?" King Zhao asked this, making King Wei look at him differently.
"Uncle Zhao Wang..."
King Zhao said calmly: "Do you think I am stupid, or do you think your Majesty is stupid? Although he has dealt with King Qin, it does not mean that he has no doubts about this matter."
"If you add this to your crime, I'm afraid you won't even be able to return to your fief."
"The clan mansion will be your destination for the rest of your life."
"Then..." King Wei said with lingering fear, "Why didn't you ask this during the trial?"
King Zhao sighed: "After all, we are a family. What good will it do to me if I put you to death? Moreover, when this matter is revealed, the royal family has lost all face. In order to frame your brother, you actually ignored the overall situation. Who, the He family or your majesty, can
Allow you?"
"Your Majesty also knows that you are probably involved, but if we really ask about this matter, the He family will not let it go... and the royal family will be even more embarrassed."
"So what I want to tell you is that no matter who asks you about this, you can't admit it."
"Otherwise, once the incident occurs, in order to appease the anger of the He family, you will never leave the clan mansion in your life."
Zongren Mansion...
The king of Wei was frightened. To the royal family, that place was no different than the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
Once you get in, you will not be as comfortable as in a prison named Yu in the clan's mansion. The most important thing is that you will not be able to have any power for the rest of your life. When you come out, you will be a person waiting for crime. It is almost certain that you will be demoted to a common people.
"I understand, Uncle Zhao, thank you for your advice." King Wei said in despair.
"Your case will be completed in the next few days. Before Your Majesty handles it, I suggest you write a letter to plead guilty. This will make it easier." King Zhao reminded.
King Zhao knew the imperial brother very well. As long as he admitted his mistakes quickly and with a good attitude, he would not be dealt with too severely.
Because the emperor always adheres to the principle and does not use heavy codes easily, because this is not a troubled time.
"Write a letter to apologize..."
King Wei smiled bitterly: "How should I apologize?"
He had already figured out that any of the crimes he committed would be enough to deprive him of the throne.
"Do you need teaching? You're going to be miserable." King Zhao said skillfully.
"Let's just say that you did all this to protect yourself and did not intend to offend the emperor's authority or disrupt the imperial court..."
King Wei listened for a while, and he understood somewhat. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Zhao, I know what to do."
"By the way," King Zhao asked before leaving, "Do you have anything unaccounted for?"
"No..." King Wei hesitated.
King Zhao said coldly: "Your Majesty asked me to ask you, according to your long history, most of the money paid to you by your merchants is still missing... Have you raised a private army, or used it to bribe some military attachés?
?”
"No..." King Wei swallowed.
What he still dare not say is this. This is absolutely unacceptable!
"It's best if you don't have it... You have to hand over this money, otherwise it won't be good for anyone if we investigate further." King Zhao reminded him intentionally or unintentionally.
Only after King Zhao left did King Wei understand what he meant.
"Yes, Uncle Wang is right. As long as I can raise the money, there is no reason to investigate me too deeply..."
"But……"
As soon as he thought about it, he realized how huge the money was. How could he collect it quietly now?