The daughters of these two people are both in the emperor's harem, so it's not necessarily a case of trying to frame him for favors.
Therefore, it is not a good thing to have a father who is too wise and powerful. Prime Minister Song has not yet realized that it is not the encirclement between Jiang Yankun and Jiang who wants him to die, but the emperor.
"There are all the witnesses and material evidence. Even the officials who were imprisoned confessed that the Song family instigated them to commit evil. Do you still dare to make excuses?"
Emperor Xuanwu said this very skillfully, and he did not say that it was the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty who instigated it, let alone the first assistant of the Song Dynasty.
Anyway, in the end, whether it was Prime Minister Song who took the blame on himself in order to clear out the Song family, or whether Song Chief Fu sacrificed himself to save his son, the emperor made a fortune.
In fact, the person Emperor Xuanwu wanted to marry most was not his son, but me.
Song Jiangming was just an obedient puppet under the guidance of Song's chief minister. His ability to become the prime minister was all because he had a good father.
Although he has no great talent, he also has no ambition. He will do whatever Song Chief Fu says. He must be meek and obedient in order to sit firmly in the position of prime minister for decades.
As long as Song's chief minister falls, the Song family has nothing to fear.
Song Jiangming really didn't understand. What his father did was obviously very secretive. How did Jiang Yankun and Jiang find out about the encirclement?
He looked at Jiang Yanxi who was huddled in the corner with resentful eyes. He was the meddler. If he hadn't reported corruption to the prefect of Qinzhou, how could the emperor have followed the clues and traced the Song family?
Jiang Yanxi still felt that he was wronged!
He had just accidentally discovered that the prefect was secretly buying and selling places in the summer palace. He thought that after reporting it to the court, he might be rewarded by the superiors. In this way, he would be able to make great contributions and it would be easier for him to be promoted in the future.
He used a little trick and mixed the report letter with the letter that the prefect was sending to the capital. It was also his luck. The servant of the Song family who sorted the letters was not feeling well that day, and he was dizzy and regarded the report letter as a "recommendation" letter".
There were two ways to become an official in the Great Yan Dynasty, one was the imperial examination, which was a long and arduous task, and the other was a shortcut recommended by ministers of civil and military affairs of fourth rank and above.
The servants of the Song family directly regarded the report letter as a recommendation letter and compiled it into a memorial to the emperor.
The emperor was very diligent in handling government affairs. Chengqian Palace and the Imperial Study Room were both his office locations. In both places, eunuchs and maids arranged by Wang Dequan organized the documents that the emperor needed to read every day.
As soon as the report letter appeared, it was reported to Wang Dequan by the young eunuch. Wang Dequan did not dare to delay and immediately presented it to the emperor.
This was the reason why the Song family was accused of a series of corruption, official selling, and murder cases that shocked the entire Yan Dynasty.
Jiang Yanxi encountered several rounds of assassinations on the way to the capital. Fortunately, the emperor knew that the matter was of great importance and arranged for dozens of internal experts and secret guards to escort him, saving him from death.
But he didn't quite believe that the emperor would deal with the Song family. He was afraid that he would encounter Concubine Li's murderous hand as soon as he entered the palace, so he proposed to go to his brother's house to sort things out first.
Seeing that he was going to the Jiang family, the emperor knew that he was worried, so he used Jiang Xinyue's mouth and promised that as long as he testified against him... no... he was telling the emperor that he was well aware of the things the Song family had done, and used this matter to explain everything come out.
If there is no evidence, they can create evidence. If there are no witnesses, they can use coercion and inducement to turn criminals into tainted witnesses and accuse the Song family of crimes.
Aren’t all the witnesses and physical evidence now available?
When Song Jiangming was taken to the prison in Dali Temple, Song Shoufu was still convening a family meeting with everyone in the Song family.
Everyone was advising him to give up his son and think about the overall situation. He should not destroy such a huge foundation of the Song family just because of a descendant.
However, he was only a biological son like Song Jiangming, and the other descendants were all clan members of the clan, so they had only a weak blood relationship with him.
Those people kept asking him to give up his biological son for the sake of the clan, but when he proposed to use the bastard son of any of them to take the blame, those people refused with high-sounding reasons.
"Our Sheng'er is just a concubine. You let him take the blame. Even I don't believe it. Don't you think the Emperor is a fool?"
"It's not like us, who are incompetent! He is a seventh-grade sesame official. How can he instigate so many people? Uncle, this really can only make the Prime Minister confess his crime."
"Yes, yes, uncle, you are the backbone of our Song family. Don't do stupid things and go to the emperor to confess your sins!"
Song Shoufu's energy seemed to have been drained in an instant, and his hair turned mostly white: "Ni'er is still in the palace. If something happens to Jiang Ming, she, the noble concubine, will also be in trouble. Over the years...she has done everything for you. Ask yourselves how much benefit you have obtained. If her father commits the crime of beheading, will the ladies in the palace be overthrown by everyone?"
"The Emperor likes Concubine Li. At most, he will be demoted to a lower position. His life will not be in danger. He might even pity Concubine Li because of this matter, thus making more compensation to our Song family."
"If you want me to say that this is all the fault of Jiang Yanxi from the Jiang family, I have never heard of this person before. His sudden appearance this time must have been instigated by Jiang Yankun. I heard that when his daughter entered the palace, Concubine Li once punished her, and the two became enemies."
"This kid Ni'er has made a lot of enemies in the palace in the past few years. She doesn't know how to restrain her sharp edges. She has offended so many people. This time she has hit the wall! I said at the beginning that her temperament is not suitable for entering the palace, so she might as well Let my daughter go, she is the most cautious and will never make enemies everywhere."
Before Concubine Li fell, someone was thinking about replacing her, and this person was from her own clan.
Song Shoufu smiled coolly, adjusted his clothes, and stood up from the imperial chair: "Okay, then I will go to Dali Temple now and persuade Jiang Ming to plead guilty and be executed."
Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
If Song Jiangming is sentenced to death, then the position of prime minister will be vacant. With the ability of their clan leader, the prime minister will have to be the Song family, so each of them will have a chance.
"Empress! Empress! Something bad has happened!"
For the first time, Xia He was so unruly and rushed into Concubine Li's bedroom.
Concubine Li frowned fiercely. There was still sweet seedless watermelon in the ice basin in front of Concubine Li. She stood up impatiently: "What are you doing so restlessly?"
Xia He's face was full of panic: "Prime Minister... Prime Minister, was... no... Chief Assistant... No, no, Prime Minister was captured by Jiang Honglu and Jiang Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel. In order to save the Lord, Chief Assistant Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, is now taking off his hat in Dali Temple to confess his crime."
"They dare?"
Concubine Li suddenly stood up from the concubine's bed and ran outside with bare feet.
Xia He quickly caught up with the pair of embroidered shoes inlaid with South Sea pearls.
"Bang!"
Concubine Shu had just stepped off the chariot when she was pushed back by a slender figure: "Get out of the way!"
Concubine Li didn't even look, she just knocked the person away and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
