Emperor's Grace

In the 19th year of Zhaoyang, Xia Wuyue Bingzi, Xuande Hall.

It was an unremarkable early morning, and in the main hall, all the courtiers were drowsy, and there was nothing to play. Emperor Zhaoyang had already thought of retreating from the court, and was about to speak when Zheng, the censor of the capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Si Wen suddenly came out and said loudly: "I have something to announce."

Emperor Zhaoyang was quite surprised: "What's the matter?"

"I want to impeach Fang Chengpeng, the governor of Jiangnan, Liao Bingfeng, the salt transport envoy, and others for colluding with merchants, selling private salt, making huge profits, framing Zhongliang, and deceiving the emperor! Liu Liqian, the young minister of Dali Temple, and Deng Bao, the doctor of the Ministry of punishment, for taking bribes, covering up for personal gain, and dereliction of duty Unlawful!"

Shocked by the words, all the courtiers were refreshed, and even Zhu Yunjing, who had already started to doze off, woke up instantly and frowned subconsciously.

Emperor Zhaoyang's face darkened, and there were whispers in the hall, and it was difficult for the people around him to tell, but Fang Chengpeng, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, was a well-known upright and good official. Going down to the field ridges, they tried their best to alleviate the drought, and then they appealed to the imperial court in time to ask for tax exemption, motivating rich households to send grain seeds and agricultural tools to poor peasants, rushing to grow summer grain, and getting umbrellas from the common people, and Emperor Zhaoyang personally issued an imperial decree Give it a compliment.But now it is said that this Fang Chengpeng is actually a rebellious minister who deceives the world, steals his name, and deceives the emperor?

Liu Liqian, the only Shaoqing of Dali Temple who was named in the court hall, had already stepped out, knelt down on the ground, shouting grievances, but he didn't seem to have much confidence.

"I have evidence!" Zheng Siwen was full of fighting spirit, and presented the things in his hand, "This is the memorandum written by Du Tingzhong, the prefect of Qianjing Prefecture, before his death. They were accused of treason and even sat in the door, Liu Liqian and Deng Bao, as imperial envoys investigating the case, did not want to thoroughly investigate the truth, but accepted bribes, closed the case hastily, and framed Zhongliang, please Your Majesty to investigate clearly!"

There was an uproar in the hall, and cold sweat had already rolled down Liu Liqian's forehead. Emperor Zhaoyang accepted the memorial with a sullen face, and his face became more and more ugly the more he looked at it. Throwing the things in his hand, the ledger was falling at Zhu Yunjing's feet.Zhu Yunjing picked it up, quickly flipped through it, and was really surprised.

The things recorded here are so detailed that no one can believe it, and the extent of the involvement is even more jaw-dropping.

Zheng Siwen and Du Tingzhong are in the same class and rank in the same class, and they have a close personal relationship. They have been working on his affairs before, and no one thought that Zheng Siwen would actually be able to obtain such convincing evidence, and he would still attack in public at the court meeting .

After that, no matter how much Liu Liqian complained about his grievances, Emperor Zhaoyang still asked people to drag him down first, put him in prison pending trial, and then ordered Fang Chengpeng, Liao Bingfeng and others to be escorted to Beijing.

The whole hall was silent, and the officials were silent like cicadas. Emperor Zhaoyang asked all the cabinet ministers in a cold voice: "Why didn't Du Tingzhong's last memorial be presented to the imperial court?"

Chief Assistant Zhang Ge knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, forgive me, this is the first time I have heard of this matter, and I have never seen that memorial!"

"absurd!"

In this way, someone dared to intercept the memorial in private, trying to deceive the superior and the inferior, and bring trouble to the court!

"I want to thoroughly investigate this case," Emperor Zhaoyang suppressed his anger, his gaze coldly swept across the courtiers, and finally fell on He Huailing among the crowd, "Dingyuanhou!"

"The minister is here." He Huailing came out.

"You are in charge of this case, be sure to investigate thoroughly!"

"Minister Zunzhi!" Such an arrangement was not beyond He Huailing's expectation. He was the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and he had been at the border before.

After the morning court ended, no one dared to stay any longer, they all hurried back to their respective ministries, He Huailing was called by Emperor Zhaoyang to explain the matter, and Zhu Yunjing returned to the East Palace with a heavy heart.

Wang Jiu gave Zhu Yunjing the anti-fetal medicine that Zhu Yunjing drank every day. Zhu Yunjing rubbed her belly. It seemed that she could feel a slight bulge in the past few days, and the evil seeds in her belly were growing day by day. However, he suffered a great crime, and the abdominal pain was tolerable, but the feeling of nausea when he smelled everything was even more uncomfortable.As soon as the medicine was brought in front of her, Zhu Yunjing already lay down and retched.

Wang Jiu hurriedly put down the medicine bowl, supported Zhu Yunjing and handed him the handkerchief: "Your Highness, you have to drink even if you hold your nose. If your stomach really starts to churn after a while, you will be the one who suffers."

Zhu Yunjing pushed the person away angrily: "Shut up."

He picked up the medicine bowl, closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, poured down the medicine juice, and smashed the bowl hard.

Wang Jiu sighed, when is this going to be a head.

Half an hour later, Xie Xuanming came to the East Palace, Zhu Yunjing specially asked him to come.Xie Xuanming came in and invited Ann first, and seeing Zhu Yunjing's look was sleepy, he greeted him a few words with concern, Zhu Yunjing waved his hand to interrupt him: "Have you and your uncle heard about the morning court?"

"...Yes." Xie Xuanming nodded hesitantly.

Zhu Yunjing told him: "This case is very involved. I just watched most of the officials in the Jiangnan officialdom have to be dragged into the water. If any of the people my uncle had befriended before were involved, they should try to get rid of the relationship as much as possible. How, don't get caught up in the fire."

"I know... I know," Xie Xuanming licked his lips, his expression seemed to flicker, "No, don't worry, Your Highness."

Zhu Yunjing leaned on the soft couch, and was a little absent-minded when speaking because of her discomfort, so she didn't notice the hesitation in Xie Xuanming's tone.

Xie Xuanming asked cautiously: "Your Highness, the governor of Jiangnan...is he going to be killed this time?"

Zhu Yunjing sneered coldly: "The imperial censor came prepared, and the evidence in his hand is solid. Du Tingzhong's whole family lost their lives because of this incident. If it is proved that the father was really deceived and killed Zhongliang by mistake, this holy wrath will naturally have someone What's more, selling private salt is a serious crime, implicating the entire Jiangnan officialdom, and Fang Chengpeng's death [-] times is not enough."

Of course, the emperor would not admit that he was wrong. Even if Emperor Zhaoyang himself said that the poem written by Du Tingzhong was an anti-poetry, he was deceived by the people below. Pick it up high and put it down gently.Not to mention, the person appointed to investigate the case was He Huailing. Even for Xu Shixian, he would do his best to find out the truth of the case.

Thinking of He Huailing, Zhu Yunjing suddenly felt unexplainable uneasiness. Someone in Beijing dared to stop foreign officials from presenting the memorial to the emperor. Who would have such great ability and ability?He subconsciously glanced at Xie Xuanming: "Uncle has no relationship with the Jiangnan governor, right?"

"of course not!"

Zhu Yunjing frowned, Xie Xuanming's reaction seemed to be a little too excited, Xie Xuanming sneered at Zhu Yunjing's suspicious gaze, and closed his eyes guiltyly: "How can it be, Your Highness, you are overthinking..."

"Really not?"

"No, my father has no errands for a long time, and he has not been involved in official affairs for a long time, so how could he have any contact with an official from the south."

"It's fine if you don't have one," Zhu Yunjing thought it seemed unlikely, Fang Chengpeng had never been a Beijing official, and he shouldn't have had any contact with Xie Guogong, so he didn't ask further, "In short, remember to remind uncle, don't Get involved in this matter, try to keep a low profile so as not to be affected by Chiyu."

"……promise."

Xie Xuanming hurried back to the Duke's mansion. Xie Guogong, who usually listens to music in the opera garden in Fuzhong, was walking back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, restless.

Xie Xuanming relayed what Zhu Yunjing said to Xie Chongming: "Father, Your Highness still doesn't know...do you really not tell him?"

"It's useless to tell him," Xie Chongming said with a sullen face, "The imperial decree has been issued to go to the south of the Yangtze River to take people, and there is no room for turning things around."

"Then what should we do?" Xie Xuanming wept bitterly, "If we find out what we did, and then involve the past... His Majesty will definitely not let our Duke's Mansion go this time!"

"Dead people don't speak," Xie Chongming gritted his teeth viciously, "As long as Fang Chengpeng is dead, there will be no proof of death!"

Royal study.

After entering, He Huailing knelt down to plead guilty, and Emperor Zhaoyang asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I have already known what happened today. The things in Zheng Yushi's hands were all given to him by the minister. It was also my idea to impeach the governor of Jiangnan and others at the court meeting."

Emperor Zhaoyang frowned, looked deeply at He Huailing, who was standing still and resolute on the ground, and after a while, slowly relaxed his brows, and sighed: "You have evidence in your hand, you don't directly present it to me, but you choose to let me Yushi impeached in public at the early court, is it because he is worried that I will suppress the matter?"

He Huailing bowed his head: "I dare not."

Emperor Zhaoyang shook his head: "That's what you think. I killed Zhongliang by mistake, so you think that because I care about my face, I don't want to admit that I did something wrong."

"It's not His Majesty who's wrong, it's those who cheated."

"It's my fault after all," Emperor Zhaoyang closed his eyes, "That's all, but why do you have these things in your hand?"

"Xu Shixian, the former Hanlin editor who was implicated, was an old friend of the minister. Before Governor Du's accident, he gave the memorial and evidence to a close friend of his. Later, his close friend found the minister and handed it into his hands." He Huailing half said. True or false, even now, he can't tell the fact that Xu Shixian is still alive, he is dead when he is dead, otherwise it is another matter to care about.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhaoyang sighed, "You have a heart."

He Huailing didn't answer any more questions. As long as Emperor Zhaoyang's concerns were dispelled, he would no longer need to worry about investigating the case.

After coming out of the palace, He Huailing did not go to the yamen, but went back to the mansion directly, and called his confidants who had gone to Jiangnan to investigate the case for him before, and told him, "Take someone to Jingzhou again, and set off immediately. Bring more experts, we must protect Fang Chengpeng and Liao Bingfeng and others, and ensure that they are safely escorted to Beijing."

"But things have changed?"

He Huailing lowered his voice: "It's never wrong to be careful, you can go now."

"promise!"