Chapter 325 King Wei is exiled and arrives at the Ministry of Industry
"Your Majesty, this is the closing memorial submitted by King Zhao."
In the Yangju Palace, Wang Feng walked up to the emperor and carefully presented the memorial.
It's the end of the year, and King Wei's case has been dragging on for a month or two. There is really nothing left to interrogate.
King Ning has been defeated and died, and the biggest hidden danger in King Wei's case has been eliminated, so the next step is to deal with King Wei.
"..." Xiao Pingsi was silent, took the memorial, opened it and glanced at it.
Then he threw it on the imperial desk very casually.
"Your Majesty..." Wang Feng appropriately showed concern.
Xiao Pingsi shook his head: "I'm fine."
How could it be okay?
Wang Feng sighed secretly, but he didn't know what to say. As the emperor's closest minister, he understood the emperor's mood during this period best.
The great victory in the Northern Expedition should have been a great joy, but the case of King Wei was always on the emperor's mind.
This case has become too big to be handled quietly.
The case against King Wei is about to be finalized. Another prince has been disobedient and immoral. How can a father not feel frustrated?
"Your Majesty, this case has been delayed for a month or two. It doesn't have to be dealt with immediately. Why don't we wait until after the New Year?"
Wang Feng asked. He knew that it was difficult for the emperor to make a decision. After all, he was his biological son.
"What are you dragging?"
Xiao Pingsi shook his head: "The imperial court has its own laws. Now that King Zhao has closed the case and there are still a few days before the Chinese New Year, the decree should be issued anyway."
"Your Majesty, Concubine De is...kneeling outside the palace again." Wang Feng whispered.
"Concubine De?"
Xiao Pingsi frowned slightly and said angrily: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. She has violated the ban many times. I didn't blame her. Why are you here again today?"
"I will go and ask Concubine De to leave." Wang Feng understood, nodded slightly, and walked out of the palace with small steps.
Soon, Xiao Pingsi heard heartbreaking cries coming from outside the palace.
When Wang Feng came back, he looked a little embarrassed. He didn't expect Concubine De to be so ignorant.
"Your Majesty, Concubine De was dragged back by the imperial army."
Generally speaking, Wang Feng is not willing to say bad things about his concubines, but this concubine is really ignorant.
When he went out to deliver the order, Concubine De refused to listen and started acting up, so she had to be dragged away by the Imperial Army.
Anyway, His Majesty also dislikes her, so if she offends her, she will be offended.
"Ignorant of general knowledge and lawless. With a mother like her, no wonder she taught a rebellious son like Yuan Ji!" Xiao Pingsi said angrily.
As soon as he heard this, Wang Feng knew that Concubine De would have to live in seclusion in the palace for the rest of her life, and would never be favored again.
"Since she is so anxious, I don't want to wait, so I will deliver the order today."
"Secretary of the Xuanting Prefecture!"
"Your Majesty... I obey." Wang Feng was a little surprised, but he could only respond.
Xuan Tingwei's Mansion is more serious than the cabinet issuing decrees or having the Ministry of Punishment deal with it.
After all, in Daxia, the Tingwei Mansion is the highest law, binding the three law divisions, and issuing an order to deal with a sinner through the Tingwei Mansion... That is really a heinous crime.
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"Have you heard? Today, Your Majesty issued a decree that the King of Wei will be deprived of his title of prince, demoted to a commoner, and exiled to Linzhou."
"Linzhou? Is it the Linzhou that the young master just conquered from Beiliang during the Northern Expedition?"
"Isn't that true? I heard that Linzhou is very cold, several times colder than Liangzhou, and many people freeze to death every year."
"Your Majesty is so ruthless...well, so fair and strict? He is the prince after all?"
"If you knew the crimes committed by King Wei, you would understand that His Majesty is really lenient in doing this."
As the carriage left Fangjiazhuang and headed to the Ministry of Industry, Fang Jue heard many people talking along the way.
The biggest thing today should be this imperial edict.
"Master, the emperor is so cruel. He sent his own son to Linzhou. I'm afraid he will die on the road to exile this season, right?" Noriichi drove the carriage and gloated with a smile.
"Exile to Linzhou?"
Fang Jue felt that the emperor's choice of this place of exile was somewhat deliberate.
Qianzhou, Liangzhou, Xiongzhou...these places were popular places for exile.
Linzhou is really too far away, and the road leading to Linzhou has not yet been built.
The road out of the expedition is too far and there are many detours. I am afraid that I will be delayed for a month or two on the way.
"It seems that His Majesty is planning to completely devour the four states of Beiliang and is preparing to build roads."
"Building roads? Isn't there a road?"
Fang Jue rolled his eyes: "To go from the capital to the four northern states, you have to go around Lizhou, Liangzhou, Shuangzhou and other routes. There are too many checkpoints."
"In order to support the northern border faster, an official road will probably be built to connect Ganzhou or the north to the camp."
"Oh, then I don't understand." Noriichi drove his horse happily.
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"Ministry of Industry?"
Fang Jue raised his head and looked at the plaque. There was some dust falling on it, and there were burning ashes floating up.
The night before yesterday, there was a fire in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, half of which was burned down, and the warehouse suffered heavy losses.
Not only were some ordnance samples and drawings burned, but more importantly, four million taels of Jiangnan Water Conservancy start-up funds were found missing.
At this moment, the entire Ministry of Industry Yamen was half-taken away, and a wide range of people were involved in the case.
Both the minister and the minister were not able to escape the crime and have been sent to jail for secret investigation.
"This is the yamen of the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court. No idlers are allowed to enter." Those guarding both sides of the yamen were not soldiers from the Ministry of Industry, but the Imperial Guards.
The imperial army took over the government office of the Ministry of Industry. It can be seen how worried the Ministry of Industry was.
"There is no one in the entire capital who doesn't know my young master. Are you pretending not to know him, or are you really ignorant?" Dian Yi followed Fang Jue closely, and when he saw the imperial guards blocking him, he stepped forward and said.
"Huh?" The Imperial Guard frowned, and then thought of something, "Is it the Young Master?"
He said: "I beg your pardon for my ignorance, but the decree has just come, appointing a young master to serve as minister of the Ministry of Works. I didn't expect that the young master would arrive so soon."
Fang Jue: "Oh? The decree came so quickly?"
It is not yet noon, and there is no morning court today. His Majesty's decree came so quickly, which means that it was delivered early in the morning.
You really can’t wait, are you afraid that I will regret it?
"Yes, it was General Manager Wang who came personally to convey the order. All the officials in the Ministry of Industry are aware of it. Master Young Master can join the job directly without waiting for any further procedures." The Imperial Guard said.
"please……"
"Hard work." Fang Jue nodded and led Dianyi into the gate of the Ministry of Industry.
As soon as you walk in, the unique smell of fire combined with the fresh morning air makes you feel a little stuffy.
The imperial guard walked in front, ran quickly into the courtyard, and shouted several times from the front:
"The new Minister of Industry has arrived, and officials from the Ministry of Industry have come out to pay their respects!"
"Your Majesty the Young Master has arrived, and the entire Ministry of Works has come out to greet you!"
He yelled very hard, obviously apologizing for not recognizing the young master's fault just now.
Fang Jue smiled secretly. With his identity and structure, he would naturally not be in trouble with a small soldier.
"Reward him." Fang Jue said.
"Yes, young master." He took out a sling of money, tossed it casually, and landed in front of the forbidden soldier.
"Young master rewards you." Dianyi waved his hand.
