Rebirth Wenli Yangfulang

On that day, a group of people dressed in linen and mourning filial piety entered the city from the south gate with the coffin, and an old woman was supported by an old woman walking in the front.

They went straight to the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment and sounded the drum of grievances.

The old lady stepped forward and asked for an imperial decree, saying: "I am a third-grade gentleman bestowed by the late emperor, and I come here to avenge my grievances."

The yamen servants were taken aback, and one of them hurried inside to report.

The people who passed by were also stunned. It is common to see ordinary people complaining about grievances, but it is rare to see people who have returned to the official family complaining about grievances.I don't know who among the people yelled "Sanpin Shuren beat the drums to cry for grievances", and more and more people gathered to watch.

The minister of the Ministry of punishment and the servants of the left and right came out in person, and wanted to invite them to speak in the inner hall.

But the old lady insisted: "My family and my family came from Cangzhou to the capital to seek justice, please ask your lord to ask the case."

Wang Shangshu glanced at the group of people in sackcloth and filial piety, and the conspicuous coffin, his eyelids twitched instantly.

To show his respect for the old lady, Wang Shangshu personally accepted the case.

It was the family members of Hong Zhaoxi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry who retired more than 20 years ago, who filed the grievance, and the coffin contained the bones of Hong Zhaoxi.

Mrs. Hong presented the pleadings and said word by word: "My lord, I sue Zhongyong Bo Yan Jianchun for murdering my husband 23 years ago."

Immediately, Wang Shangshu's eyelids twitched even more, "Madam, please explain in detail."

"23 years ago, Yan Jianchun came to Cangzhou to visit his late husband. Seeing that he was polite, young and promising, his late husband thought he had forgotten his friendship, and even betrothed his beloved daughter to him. However, the second day after Yan Jianchun said goodbye God, my husband disappeared. Our family searched hard for more than [-] years, and finally found my husband's bones in a cave." The old lady burst into tears.

"How did the old lady confirm that the skeleton belonged to the old lady, and why did she say that Uncle Zhongyong killed the old lady?"

"A few days ago, a young doctor sent my husband's blood book. He accidentally discovered that cave when he went up the mountain to collect medicine. He saw the bone and a porcelain vase next to the bone. The porcelain vase bears the imprint of our Hong family. , My husband carried the pills he took every day with him, and the blood book was stuffed in the porcelain bottle with my husband's handwriting on it."

"Where is the blood book now?"

The old lady took out the blood book from her bosom and asked the eldest son to present it.

Wang Shangshu was shocked when he saw it. The blood book not only exposed Yan Jianchun's murder, but also stated his motive. When the old Zhong Yongbo was in charge of building the embankment 23 years ago, he cut corners and caused the flood.

The old lady continued to state: "23 years ago, a flood broke out outside the capital, flooding the royal garden, and the late emperor was furious. At that time, my husband had already retired from his official position at home, and an old colleague from the Ministry of Industry wrote to ask my husband for advice. I did not expect that The chief culprit of the flood was Yan Jianchun's father. Yan Jianchun deliberately approached the late husband, destroyed the evidence in his hands, and finally killed him. These things were clearly written in the blood book."

A lot of cold sweat broke out on Wang Shangshu's forehead, and the people onlookers were already in an uproar.

Feeling extremely distressed, Wang Shangshu patted the gavel and said: "This case is of great importance. I will discuss it with my colleagues for a while, and then try it later."

After returning to the back hall, Wang Shangshu immediately summoned officials of the Ministry of Punishment to discuss matters.

"My lord, Mrs. Hong came prepared, it is impossible to reconcile this matter in private."

"My lord, according to my opinion, it is better to enter the palace to face the saint and report to the emperor."

"..."

The officials said one by one, everyone thought that the case could not be resolved, and that the Ministry of Punishment alone would not be able to solve the case in the end.

Therefore, Wang Shangshu asked the members of the Hong family to rest at the official office of the Ministry of Punishment, and went to the palace to face the saint.

At the same time, the old Zhongyongbo built the embankment and cut corners and materials. Now the story of Zhongyongbo's murder and silence spreads rapidly in the capital.Uncle Zhongyong's mansion, who was supposed to be beaming and preparing to marry the princess, felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

When Wang Shangshu had an audience, the princes happened to be in the imperial study, and Li Chengyun, who had just taken office as the commander of the imperial army, was also there.

After the salute, Wang Shangshu presented a memorial, truthfully reporting the Hong family's lawsuit against Uncle Zhongyong.

The emperor's face was terribly dark, and he asked the princes and Li Chengyun to pass the memorial.

The crown prince first said: "Report to the emperor, the two generations of loyal and brave uncles have committed such a heinous crime, and they should be thoroughly investigated and severely punished."

The other princes all agreed.

The emperor's eyes fell on Li Chengyun, "Chengyun, what do you think?"

Li Chengyun replied without changing his face: "Reporting to the emperor, I think what the prince said is very true."

The emperor asked again: "In your opinion, who should investigate?"

"If you go back to the emperor, I think that the Ministry of Criminal Justice will come out in large numbers, and Dali Temple is like a god in judging cases. This case involves an old case from more than [-] years ago. It is better for the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple to jointly investigate and handle it, and finally let the emperor decide."

The emperor pondered slightly, and then said: "Just do as Cheng Yun said."

After Wang Shangshu resigned, Li Chengyun, who had finished his report, also knelt down.

On the way out of the palace, Li Chengyun stopped Wang Shangshu.

"My lord, the officials of all dynasties who have retired from their old age and returned to their hometowns are like crucian carp crossing the river. If a minister of the Ministry of Industry who has become an official is going to die with injustice, wouldn't all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty be chilled?"

Wang Shangshu added: "My lord is merciful and compassionate, I will definitely investigate this case to the bottom."

"I trust Lord Wang."

The two said goodbye at the gate of the palace, and Li Chengyun watched Wang Shangshu hurriedly get on the official sedan chair and leave, then turned around and boarded the carriage.

He counted the time to go to the palace to report on his work, and deliberately disclosed his itinerary to the princes, so that they were all present when Wang Shang wrote the book.

He had just taken over the post of commander of the imperial army, and the royal family was in full swing. The princes all wanted to win him over, and even if they had no intention of winning over, they would not offend him easily.

And his mind, is it hard to guess?I'm afraid that if you just ask someone on the streets of the capital, you can tell.

That night, Qin Tianjian went to the palace overnight to plead guilty.They miscalculated the auspicious time of Princess Shuhua, and it was not suitable for marriage in the past three months.

The next day, a young man rang the grievance drum outside the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion.

The young man is a foreigner, and he went to Beijing to look for relatives, only to learn that his distant cousin's family is now in Uncle Zhongyong's residence.

The cousin of the uncle's family was born beautiful and pleasant, but was tortured to death by the master of the house at a young age.The uncle and the aunt were just such a daughter, and they were severely beaten when they wanted to seek justice for the daughter.Now even my cousin has gone, only my cousin is still dying.

Zhao Xuehai, who had just been promoted to the post of governor, suddenly felt his mind go blank.

The Hong family's lawsuit against Uncle Zhongyong has been widely spread overnight.Zhao Xuehai knew very well in his heart that any case concerning Uncle Zhongyong's mansion, no matter how big or small, should not be closed hastily, otherwise it will only cause trouble to the upper body.

On the same day, the two censors Huang Bowang and Chen Gui, who have never dealt with each other, had a tacit understanding and impeached Zhong Yongbo for several crimes such as occupying fertile land, embezzlement and bribery, and murdering his son.

The emperor was furious on the spot, and ordered Dali Temple and the Criminal Department to find out all the truth within three days.

The Minister of Dali Temple and the Minister of the Ministry of Justice accepted the order tremblingly and helplessly, and they all scolded Uncle Zhongyong's mansion in their hearts.

When Yunlan came to Nan'an County Prince's Mansion again, Li Chengyun was in the outer camp of the Forbidden Army.

This time he didn't ask to see Li Chengyun, but asked to see the princess.

Luo Chengyu was dismissed first, but Yun Lan still refused to leave. Thinking of Yun Lan's life experience, she finally decided to see him again with soft heart.

Yun Lan's eyes were red again, but this time it was different from the previous two times, this time there was more sincerity in his eyes.

"Princess, Yunlan came here cheekily, and wanted to ask the concubine to say a few good words for Uncle Zhongyong's residence in front of the prince."

Luo Chengyu was slightly taken aback, and said, "Last time it was the young master of the Marquis of Yongjia, why is it the Zhongyong uncle's mansion again this time?"

The sarcasm in the words was very obvious, but Yun Lan didn't care anymore, he only cared about Yan Hengrui.

"To tell you the truth, Princess Yan, I am in love with Shizi Yan, and Young Master Ding is Shizi Yan's friend."

Luo Chengyu didn't say a word, he wasn't interested in it.

Yunlan pursed her lips slightly, and then said: "I know that because Princess Shuhua is going to marry Second Lord Yan, the prince has some prejudice against Uncle Zhongyong's residence..."

"Wait!" Luo Chengyu frowned, "Why does Mr. Yun talk about my prince?"

"Yunlan offended, but this is a well-known fact. Everyone said that the royal family of Nan'an County is in prosperity, and whether the Zhongyong Bo's mansion is good or bad depends on what the county king says."

Luo Chengyu's brows twitched, "Young Master Yun, who are you talking about?"

"It's the sound I heard around me." Yun Lan didn't dare to tell the truth.

Luo Chengyu took a deep breath, and said as calmly as possible: "The relationship between my prince and mother is not good, I am afraid that the whole capital will know it. But even so, the prince will not do anything against his conscience. Mr. Yun can go around again and again for Prince Yan. Looking for a relationship to plead, it shows that you have a deep affection for Yan Shizi. However, there are two sentences that I want to give to Mr. Yun."

"Princess, please tell me, Yunlan is all ears."

"Do everything within your means, and don't be blinded by emotions."

The expression on Yunlan's face was a little stiff, she still begged Luo Chengyu to speak well for the Yan family again, and then left with heavy steps.

When Su Yao came, he happened to see Yun Lan coming out of the palace, and couldn't help frowning.

The first thing he said when he saw Luo Chengyu was: "Princess, it was Yun Lan from Chunxue Pavilion who came to intercede for Uncle Zhongyong's residence just now?"

Luo Chengyu was about to ask "How do you know", when he suddenly remembered that the person in front of him had something to do with Yan Hengrui, and said in a flat tone, "He came to beg for mercy, how about you?"

Su Yao chuckled lightly, pretending to be coquettish and said, "He's here to make trouble."

Luo Chengyu got goosebumps all over his body, and gave him a sideways look angrily, "Speak well."

"Yes," Su Yao smiled wantonly, "I'm here to watch the jokes about Uncle Zhongyong's mansion with the concubine."

"What's the situation between you and Yan Hengrui? How much do you know about Yunlan?" Luo Chengyu was really curious about this.

Su Yao said very proudly: "Yan Hengrui took a fancy to my family's status, pretended to be false, and wanted to take advantage of me. I made false claims with him, and played with him instead."

Luo Chengyu was ashamed, because he was worried about him just now.

Su Yao laughed heartily, and then said: "As for that young man, I know he has an affair with Yan Hengrui. Although he is also a poor man, he doesn't know people well, so he can't blame others."

Luo Chengyu sighed softly.

Su Yao reminded: "Princess, you can't be soft-hearted towards him. I heard that before you married the prince, the prince went to Chunxue Pavilion to meet him for several days. Be careful that he will come into the house one day, and you will have no place to cry. "

Luo Chengyu rolled his eyes in a disfigured manner, "You really dare to say anything."

Su Yao still smiled happily, "Isn't it because I dare to say it in front of the princess?"