At this moment, in the middle of the court, the violent shock caused by a maid beating the Dengwen drum has begun to take shape.
This maid's name is Xinglan, she is a Hanlin bachelor, a maid in the Confucian family of Zhang Shi, the magistrate of Cizhou, and her mother's personal maid.
Xinglan unexpectedly attacked Dengwengu and sued Zhang Shiru's mother, Xue, for murder rather than illness.
When officials from the DPRK and the Central Government were involved, the chief official of the Procuratorate did not dare to neglect, and immediately handed over the case to the Yushitai in accordance with the emperor's decree.
Deng Pinzhong, the censor Zhongcheng, interrogated Xinglan and related personnel overnight. Finally, he realized that the case was serious and found it difficult to handle it, so he directly took the case to the chief minister Li Gang.
Although Zhang Shiru was only a fifth-rank official, his background was not simple.
This man is the grandson of Zhang Shangying, the Prime Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Zhang Shangying, courtesy name Tianjue and nickname Wuwujishi, was a native of Xinjin, Shuzhou.
Zhang Shangying became a Jinshi and later served as a supervisory censor and became a follower of Wang Anshi's reform. He went through the ups and downs of the officialdom and served as a prisoner in Hedong, Zhengyan on the right, admonishing on the left, Zhihongzhou, minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Sheren of Zhongshu.
In the fourth year of Daguan, he was promoted to Youpushe and also served as the minister of Zhongshu.
The two women's faces turned even redder and they both lowered their heads.
Seeing that the emperor's face was not good-looking, Deng Pinzhong fell to the ground in fear and said: "Your Majesty, I came into the palace at night and disturbed Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Deng Pinzhong hesitated for a long time, but finally bowed deeply and saluted, and then left angrily.
He pondered: "No need to beat around the bush, just say it directly!"
Wang Lin gently touched Zhu Shuzhen's shoulders: "You don't have to think too much, these are human nature and unavoidable. If you think there is something that must be done, you can tell me and I will make arrangements."
Deng Pinzhong said: "Reporting to your Majesty, I have already reported to Prime Minister Li, but Prime Minister Li said that the matter is of great importance and cannot be decided except by Your Majesty!"
Seeing that Li Gang did not want to be involved in the case, his heart became even heavier. He said worriedly: "Teacher, it is unusual for the maid to sue the master of the family. Moreover, it involves the cabinet minister. If there is no one behind the scenes, the students will not believe it.
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Wang Lin was very annoyed. What important things had to happen at night and he had to go to the palace to trouble himself? Especially since he had already had a lot of thoughts in his heart.
He stood up suddenly and said in a deep voice: "Do you really mean what you said?"
Li Gang took a deep breath, slowly walked into the study, and continued to review memorials from various places.
Wang Lin smiled and allowed Li Qingzhao to take off his outer robe, but he heard the slightly trembling voice of the female officer Chen Yuelian coming from outside: "Your Majesty, word has come from the front court that Deng Pinzhong, the imperial censor Zhongcheng, has entered the palace to see your majesty!"
Deng Pinzhong smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, how dare I speak nonsense! I interrogated the maid Xinglan last night, and also interrogated many servants and maids of the Zhang family. The results and clues show that Zhang Shiru and his wife are highly suspected of murdering his mother Xue..."
At the beginning of the year, the Zhang family moved from Tokyo to Yanjing along with the dignitaries of the DPRK.
Zhu Shuzhen laughed and said: "Your Majesty, Yanjing Book Company has recently been publishing sister Qingzhao's collection of poems and essays and the collection of concubines. As your majesty said, sister Qingzhao and I cannot take this money."
Wang Lin's expression changed drastically!
Wang Lin looked at Li Qingzhao and Zhu Shuzhen.
Wang Lin said lightly: "That's all, Ping Shen. It's already so late. Why can't you let the Prime Minister deal with it first? Why do you have to come into the palace to disturb me?"
If Zhu Shuzhen wanted to do things for her mother's family, she would have to use foreign ministers. Therefore, Zhu Shuzhen knew her sensitivity and simply ignored the requests of the Zhu family's relatives who heard about it and did not even see them.
Wang Lin was slightly startled when he heard this. Deng Pinzhong was ordered to handle a case involving Fa Deng Wengu. He went to the palace overnight, presumably for this matter, but... how could a mere maid, Fa Deng Wengu, cause anything big?
Wang Lin's mouth twitched.
Zhu Shuzhen felt moved when she realized the emperor's care and favor. She was a very emotional woman, and she shed tears immediately after hearing this.
Li Qingzhao sighed and said: "Your Majesty, it's not easy for Sister Shuzhen. Her aunt from her mother's family came to Yanjing with some relatives from the Zhu family to find an official position for her son. Sister Shuzhen made an exception to meet her aunt.
On the one hand... I cried a lot when I came back."
Watching Deng Pinzhong's leaving figure, Li Gang stood in the courtyard and looked up at the vast night sky. The spring breeze was warm and the stars were bright, but his heart was extremely solemn.
Deng Pinzhong was a student of Li Gang.
Wang Lin met with Deng Pinzhong in the imperial study.
For such a long time, the two of them have always served the emperor together and have become accustomed to it.
Over the past year or so, Li Qingzhao and Zhu Shuzhen have compiled the emperor's collection of essays and poems. As long as there are no problems after the emperor's review, they will be published and distributed to the world immediately.
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Zhu Shuzhen sighed and choked up: "Your Majesty, these country fools are so... She actually asked my concubine to greet the cabinet and give her son an official position, and also named her to be an official in her hometown of Yuyao County.
The county magistrate...
"Deng Zhongcheng, His Majesty has ordered the Yushitai to take the lead in handling the case. If you feel that the case is complicated, you can report it directly to His Majesty. I..." Li Gang raised his eyebrows, "I will not ask further questions."
Speaking of Deng Pinzhong, he stood in front of the main entrance of the palace and hesitated for a long time. Finally, he stepped forward and conveyed his request to see the emperor at night through the imperial guards guarding the palace gate.
Wang Lin was surprised: "How do you say that?"
Wang Lin did not expect that among his many female relatives, Zhu Shuzhen, whose parents were both deceased, would have the most relatives seeking help.
Matricide case!
Wang Lin's expression changed slightly, but he heard Deng Pinzhong say again: "Your Majesty, Zhang Shiru is the grandson of the former Song Dynasty Prime Minister Zhang Shangying, and his wife, whose surname is Wu Minglan, is the direct granddaughter of Prime Minister Wu!"
Wang Lin laughed and hugged Zhu Shuzhen in his arms and said: "Shuzhen, I heard that your Zhu family's relatives in Jiangnan have recently come to Yanjing. Many people are looking for officials, and Tuomen Road's Tuomen Road...
I've come to bother you a lot, right?"
Wang Lin frowned: "Deng Pinzhong?"
When Wang Lin said this, he raised his head and looked at Chen Yuelian, the female officer who was standing in the room with respect and respect. She was responsible for serving Li Qingzhao and Zhu Shuzhen and said in a deep voice: "In the future, you will handle all these matters. Shuzhen cannot be allowed to see those messy relatives again."
, Do you understand?”
Li Qingzhao shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have no place to spend money...what do you need money for?"
After becoming a prime minister, the court officials actually conspired with their husbands to kill their biological mothers. Once word of this inhumane tragedy spreads, it will definitely be the first scandal since the founding of the Yan Dynasty.
Wang Lin flipped through it casually, pushed it aside, and said with a smile: "Qingzhao, Shuzhen, you two compiled it, if I have any concerns about it, just print it as it is. However, all the proceeds from the book sales will be donated to Yan
Beijing Academy, as the emperor, I will never be able to make money from the scholars in the world."
Not to mention Chen Yuelian, even Li Qingzhao and Zhu Shuzhen, who had low emotional intelligence, reacted immediately. Their faces turned red, they looked at each other, and quickly cooperated with each other to clean the bed.
It is strictly forbidden to associate with foreign ministers in the harem, which has been a taboo in all dynasties.
Wang Lin smiled and said: "That's fine. If you use money, you will have to pay for it. No matter how frugal I am, I can't treat you badly."
Chen Yuelian was listening attentively to the conversation between the emperor and the two concubines, when suddenly she heard the emperor's solemn voice. She was startled, and she quickly knelt down and responded repeatedly.
As women, they do not want the emperor to leave at this critical juncture, but as two of the most talented women in the world, their sense tells them that if the ministers of the court enter the palace overnight, something big will happen.
"Go." Wang Lin waved his hand.
According to the confession of the maid Xinglan and the existing evidence, Zhang Shiru's wife Wu Lan is the most suspected of the death of Zhang Shiru's mother Xue.
Deng Pinzhong raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Xinglan, the maid of Zhang Shiru's Confucian family, Fa Deng heard the drum and sued Zhang Shiru and his wife for murdering his mother!"
Chen Yuelian's pretty face blushed twice, knowing that the emperor was just using an excuse to expel her, which meant that the emperor was going to have a rest with the two empresses.
The concubine immediately refused, and she actually ridiculed the concubine at all times, asking the concubine to not forget each other even if they were rich and noble..."
Zhu Shuzhen quickly put the emperor's robe back on and put a large cloak on him, "Your Majesty, it's still a little cold at night."
Wu Lan is the granddaughter of Prime Minister Wu Min.
After listening to Deng Pinzhong explain the case in detail, Li Gang's already ravaged face became even more gloomy, and Li Gang had a very bad premonition in his heart.
Li Qingzhao smiled softly: "I obey your order."
As it concerns Prime Minister Wu, who ranks second among the cabinet ministers of the current dynasty, it is inevitable that Deng Pinzhong, the censor Zhongcheng, feels he is in trouble.
A month ago, Zhang Shiru reported to the court that his mother had died of illness, and Ding You returned to the capital. At this time, he was in mourning in Yanjing.
Wang Lin took a deep breath: "I'll go first, you guys wait for me!"
Zhu Shuzhen looked embarrassed and said quietly: "I didn't expect that all these things would reach your Majesty's ears... Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what's appropriate and will never..."
Wang Lin chuckled, "That's right. All your expenses are paid by the palace. However, you all have family members behind your back. It is inevitable that there will be some miscellaneous things that need to be taken care of behind your back. Yesterday, I asked Wan'er to allocate funds to each of you.
Some money is at your daily disposal."
Wang Lin was not angry but smiled: "Shu Zhen, you know how to be rich and honorable, but how can you still be a foolish woman in the countryside? You don't have to be angry or annoyed with this kind of person, just throw some money and send him away. If
If you continue to pester me, my imperial guards will not be vegetarians."
Li Gang sighed and said: "Go to the palace and report to Your Majesty. The only thing I can do to help you is that I can appease Prime Minister Wu as appropriate. You can just investigate and deal with it, but I want to remind you not to act too hastily. Whenever there are major clues,
We must report to His Majesty and listen to His Majesty’s opinions.”
Wang Lin rested in the garden of Li Qingzhao and Zhu Shuzhen tonight.
Zhu Shuzhen's face turned red, she bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
But at this moment, the maid of the Zhang family suddenly exposed such a shocking case, how could it not shock the government and the public.
"Your Majesty, this matter concerns the cabinet minister. It involves many things. The case is of great importance. I dare not specialize in it, so I came here to request an order!"
Deng Pinzhong bowed down.
Wang Lin was silent for a long time and said slowly: "Prime Minister Wu is the pillar of the country and my humerus. He has worked hard for the Yan State. Deng Pinzhong, you have to investigate carefully. If the evidence is not conclusive, don't touch the Wu family easily. You understand what I mean."
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