Chapter 646: National Anger and Zhao Ji's Final Ending (End)
Chapter 646 The anger of the whole country and Zhao Ji’s final outcome (End)
Author: grid fish
Zhao Gou was so scolded by Wei Ying that his face turned red, his head bowed and he was speechless.
"Gou'er, mother is doing this for your own good. From now on, you can no longer live in the palace. Your majesty is tolerant to you because of mother's sake. But after all, you are a man and the prince of the former Song Dynasty. You
Despite such disregard for the palace ban, the rumors behind it have been flying all over the world.
If you ever displease His Majesty... your life will be at stake!"
Zhao Gou was startled and was covered in cold sweat.
In fact, there is no one in the world who fears the emperor more than Zhao Gou.
Wang Lin has always played the role of a strict teacher, a harsh father, and a fierce spirit in front of Zhao Gou. When he thought of the emperor's majestic and angry look, Zhao Gou couldn't help but feel a thrill in his heart.
"Mom, will master kill me?"
"Who do you think you are? Even in the past, your father was still the emperor, and the world was still the world of the Song Dynasty. You couldn't be unruly in the palace. Besides, it's the Yan Dynasty now, and you are just the former Song Dynasty.
Prince, your Majesty has conferred the title of Prince of Henan Province, you must know what is appropriate!"
"But my son just wants to see Sister Maode and the others, and he won't act recklessly. Your Majesty also allows it."
Wei Ying scolded: "Okay, you go live in the prince's mansion outside the palace. You can visit your sisters and mother in the palace in the future, but you are never allowed to live in the palace anymore. Someone will come and sort out the gifts from the prince of Henan.
Send him out of the palace immediately!"
Zhao Gou left in anger, and Wei Ying looked helplessly at her son, worried.
Zhao Gou was a little clever, but in the eyes of the emperor, all his tricks were little tricks.
Just don't bother paying attention to him.
When something happened to Zhao Ji, Zhao Gou actually didn't accompany Zhao Fujin and other girls to plead with the emperor. Wei Ying guessed that after this incident, Zhao Gou's bad feeling in the emperor's heart had become worse. If he was not kicked out of the palace, he would not be allowed to appear in front of the emperor again.
If the emperor is angry, Zhao Gou's life will be lost.
Wei Ying thought for a long time and decided to go to Zhao Fujin's palace in person to explain to Zhao Gou, although she also knew that these explanations were in vain and even more feeble.
But something is always better than nothing.
In the future, Zhao Gou will not only count on her as his mother, but also on the protection of his sisters, Zhao Fujin. Otherwise, how can he enjoy a wealthy life?
At this moment, Zhao Ji's car slowly entered Yanjing City.
Jin Yiwei escorted a not luxurious carriage into the city without attracting much attention. Even Zhao Ji got off the car outside Chaotianmen in accordance with the emperor's order and entered the palace to meet Zhao Fujin's daughters, without attracting much attention from the palace officials.
Due to the special attention from others, almost no personnel in the Yanjing Palace recognized Zhao Ji.
This once all-powerful Emperor of the Song Dynasty was the last emperor and the king of subjugation.
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When Zhao Ji and the four daughters of Zhao Fujin met, they naturally hugged each other and cried. Zhao Ji kept complaining to his four daughters about how he was deceived by Dekang, how he was taken advantage of, and how he almost died in Shi Yucheng.
Such was the case in the hands of others, Zhao Fujin and other girls naturally also sighed and consoled him.
Girls, relax.
The emperor was able to arrange for Zhao Ji to meet with them, which meant that the emperor's promise not to kill Zhao Ji was serious.
Otherwise, the emperor was determined not to let them see Zhao Ji again.
In order to avoid embarrassment, Wei Ying, Guo Yuan and Zhu Lian naturally avoided these.
Zhao Fujin held a banquet in the palace to honor Zhao Ji. After three drinks, Zhao Ji felt drunk and happy. He felt that with these four daughters as his backers, the danger of his death would definitely be gone.
All the girls also drank a few glasses of wine with Zhao Ji, their pretty faces slightly flushed.
Ma Hongyan, the female officer next to Zhao Fujin, hurriedly walked to Zhao Fujin's side with a heavy face, bowed and whispered for a while. Zhao Fujin's expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly looked up at Zhao Ji, then he spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.
I don't know.
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In the royal study.
Wang Lin's expression was extremely gloomy.
Because the atmosphere was very wrong, Kong Lin, who was walking in the imperial study, had already retreated.
Li Gang's five cabinet ministers and six ministers were all gathered here.
Wang Lin was holding an urgent military report from Niugao at Gubeikou and a secret report from the Jinyi Guards. These double reports showed that the Jin army was moving, that troops were being dispatched in the direction of Bei'an Prefecture, and that the Zhao family's rebellion was the mastermind.
The man in question was Dekang's son Shi Yucheng, who actually secretly colluded with the Jin people, intending to lure the Jin army to invade the Central Plains, and then the Zhao family would like to seize the chestnuts from the fire.
This is Chiguoguo’s treason!
The nature has completely changed.
Wang Lin's eyes were filled with fire, and he said in a cold voice: "Pengju, have you brought any witnesses to the capital?"
"Back to Your Majesty, this person's name is Shi Xiu. He is from Jiangnan. He was living in the rivers and lakes. After being saved by Shi Yucheng, he took refuge with his confidant.
However, this man still had good conscience and knew that the matter was of great importance, so he immediately fled back to Hebei from the Jin Kingdom, blocked the pass at Gubeikou, took the initiative to plead guilty to General Niu Gaoniu, appealed to the court, and reported the fact that the Shi family had collaborated with the enemy and treason.
In fact, the Jin army was marching into Bei'an Prefecture, and the leader was Wanyan Zongpan.
This time the Jin people are watching with eager eyes, and the signs of invading the Central Plains are very obvious."
Zongze was furious and said: "This thief should be punished! He actually dares to collaborate with the enemy and treason! Your Majesty, the Zhao family is trying to collude with the Kingdom of Jin and engage in internal and external attacks. This matter must not be underestimated. We, Dayan, must organize our army immediately
Prepare for war, if the Jin people dare to attack, give them a head-on attack!"
Wang Lin's heart was filled with rage.
He never expected that Shi Yu would become a personal ambition and actually associate with the Jin people. This intention was not to subvert the imperial power of Dayan, but to put hundreds of millions of people in the Central Plains into dire straits. If one person failed, the entire Central Plains would be destroyed.
Will fall into the hands of foreigners, and the people of Yan will become slaves of the country's subjugation!
"Pengju, without further ado, you immediately lead an army of 100,000 troops into Gubeikou and prepare for war. At the same time, order Han Shizhong to assemble the army at Juyong Pass, and Guan Sheng and Yang Zhi to assemble their troops at Dayu Pass, waiting for my order."
Yue Fei knew that the military situation was urgent and immediately took orders to retreat.
Wang Lin looked at Yan Qing again: "Xiao Yi, has Shi Yucheng been arrested?"
Yan Qing's face turned red: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I haven't caught him yet, but I have ordered the Jiangnan Jinyi Guards to step up the search. This person must be brought to justice!"
"When this man is caught, he will be escorted to Yanjing immediately. I want to ask him face to face. Is he not afraid of becoming a criminal who is accused by thousands of people for being so crazy and treasonous with the enemy? In addition, the nine clans of the Shi family in Luoyang were detained and escorted to Beijing. They were led by three people.
The judge discusses the crime!"
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Because Shi Yucheng had colluded with the Jin Kingdom, collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, the Jin army was about to invade, the Zhao clan's rebellion in Luoyang and Zhao Ji's involvement in the case could not be concealed anymore and became known to the world.
The government and the public were shocked.
It can be said that people were in a rage and the whole country was outraged.
The royal censors in the court wrote letters one after another, requesting the emperor to kill all members of the Zhao family from Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty on down, regardless of whether they were involved in the case, so as to avoid future troubles forever.
The public was even more excited and indignant. Groups of scholars gathered outside the imperial city, strongly demanding that the emperor and the court severely punish the Zhao family members involved in the case. The former Song emperor Zhao Ji must be executed to express the anger of the people. Their voices were louder than ever.
There were waves, and the palace gate was in turmoil.
The reputation of the Zhao family in the former Song Dynasty was completely ruined because of this, and was firmly branded as a collaborator and traitor, nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
Of course, the four daughters of Zhao Fujin were the ones who were most shocked by the crusade outside the palace. Zhao Fujin suddenly heard the news at Zhao Ji's wedding banquet that day and was so angry that he fainted on the spot. Fortunately, he was fine after being diagnosed by the imperial doctor, but Zhao Ji's death was demanded outside the palace.
Public opinion undoubtedly made things worse for Zhao Fujin, who fell ill and could not afford it.
Wang Lin knew that Zhao Ji's matter could not be delayed any longer. If it was delayed for a long time, public opinion would become even more heated, and Zhao Fujin and the others would be under greater ideological pressure.
Therefore, Wang Lin cut the knot quickly and openly handed over the Zhao family's rebellion case to the Three Laws Division for discussion at the court meeting. At the same time, he put forward his own suggestions for how to deal with Zhao Ji. In fact, he used Huang Qishan and Guo Zhishun's mouth to make his ideas public.
Zhao Ji replaced himself with beard and hair, and outside the Meridian Gate, he announced the canonical punishment and rectified the national law.
After that, Zhao Ji became a Taoist monk and was imprisoned in Qingyun Temple, never to be born again.
Zhao Fei was coerced into rebelling, but his behavior was pitiable and he was demoted to Yong Dingbo.
Although the central government was not very satisfied with this handling, the emperor's strong stance was in front of him. Although there was a wave of opposition from the officials, the cabinet and the emperor were insisting, so the matter was left alone.
The masterminds of this case were Shi Yucheng and the Shi family in Luoyang. After Shi Yucheng was brought to justice, the nine clans were exterminated and the clan members involved were killed. The rest of the Zhao clan was exiled for three thousand miles, usually to the Western Regions, Vientiane and overseas Ryukyu.
After the news was released, public anger gradually subsided.
But in Yanjing Academy, students' anger was growing day by day. Many students even wrote articles denounced the imperial family of the former Song Dynasty for losing power, humiliating the country, and collaborating with the enemy for treason.
Zhao Ji, who was imprisoned in Qingyun Temple and dressed as a Taoist priest, felt like he had narrowly escaped death.
The four girls of Zhao Fujin watched Zhao Ji, an old man wearing Taoist robes and cloth, walking slowly into the depths of Qingyun Temple. They couldn't help but burst into tears and choked up.
This quiet Taoist temple will be completely and permanently closed from today on, and will be guarded by Jin Yiwei. This means that from now on until Zhao Ji's death, their father and daughter will never see each other again.
Zhao Gou, who was hiding behind Zhao Fujin's four daughters, had a complicated look on his face, murmuring at the corners of his mouth, and hesitated to speak.
Now Zhao Gou really hates Zhao Fujin's four daughters. They actually proposed to the emperor that Zhao Gou should also enter Qingyun Temple and serve his father with his son until Zhao Ji dies.
Fortunately, Wang Lin did not agree.
Wang Lin felt that there was no need to confine Zhao Gou. Now Zhao Gou, he saw clearly, had long been reduced to a contented and happy playboy. He hid in the palace and did not go out to live. In fact, he wanted to isolate himself from the outside world.
Keep in touch with others to avoid harming yourself.
Wang Lin saw through Zhao Gou's little thoughts, so he pretended not to know and let him stay in the palace.
Zhao Yupan sighed quietly and said: "Let's go back to the palace. Your Majesty, despite the huge pressure from the government and the public, pardoned my father and allowed him to live in Qingyun Temple for the rest of his life. In fact, it is not a bad thing."
Zhao Fujin nodded, wiped away the tears on his face, glanced back at Zhao Gou, and suddenly lost his temper: "Ninth brother, looking at you looking so timid, how could you ever have the slightest bit of decency as a prince of Henan?"
?Have you ever had any sense of responsibility and passion as a man? He has been obsessed with us in the palace all day long..."
Zhao Gou lowered his head and muttered: "Gu Ruo is outside the palace. Maybe it will be Gu Ruo who is unlucky this time, not Zhao Chu."