Zhang Siwei was stunned for a while after hearing this, and then he just smiled helplessly and did not argue with his brother about family matters in front of outsiders.
Zhang Sijiao didn't say anything more.
They are all people who only want to benefit themselves, and no one can blame anyone.
"Why did the court do this?!"
"Even if Yuan Fu has some bad qualities, can't the emperor be merciful to his old ministers?!"
Yin Chang, Zhang Siwei's student, couldn't help but come to Wang Zhuan and question Wang Zhuan.
Seeing this, Wang Zhuan looked at Yin Chang and asked, "Dong, is this thing hurting its own kind?"
Yin Chang immediately shut up and said nothing.
Zhang Siwei followed the sound and came over and said to Yin Chang: "No need to say more, this is all fate."
Yin Chang couldn't help but said: "But, this is the result."
"It's normal! The straw mats won't burn, but if people in the world want to continue to keep warm, they can only burn rotten wood!"
When Zhang Siwei said this, he suddenly said seriously: "Yes, we should burn the rotten wood to create a glorious and prosperous age! Burn to create long-term peace and stability!"
Immediately, Zhang Siwei burst out laughing, then stopped smiling, and bowed his hands to Wang Zhuan: "Please hand over the criminal."
Wang Zhuan nodded, then waved his hand and asked the sergeant to come up and cuff Zhang Siwei. He raised his hands and said to Zhang Siwei: "Don't blame me. I believe that if it was us who had our house ransacked today, you would not be lenient."
Zhang Siwei did not deny it.
However, as soon as Zhang Siwei was handcuffed, he fell to the ground and became out of breath.
Wang Zhuan was shocked when he saw this and hurriedly helped him up and asked in a deep voice: "What's wrong with you, sir?"
"If you want me to die, I have to die!"
Zhang Siwei said with a sad smile.
"You old man, did you take poison in advance?! Did you guess that this would be the result?"
Wang Zhuan suddenly tightened his grip on Zhang Siwei, with a look of horror on his face, and started to curse.
Zhang Siwei was dying and said: "I want to die early! No matter whether the emperor has sinned against me or not."
"Those who reform the system hate me, and those who maintain the system also hate me. There is absolutely no chance of my ideas being realized by relying on my father. What can I miss in this world?"
"And if it were you people whose homes were ransacked today, some of you would definitely do the same thing. If you don't take care of yourself, are you still waiting to be humiliated?!"
After hearing this, Wang Zhuan threw Zhang Siwei away and said to Chen Zheng: "Eunuch, I think we have to rush to Beijing to let His Majesty know."
Chen Zheng nodded.
…
"Master, there are many mule carts and royal guards."
"My cousin's house was really ransacked."
This morning.
Wang Zhizhen, Wang Chonggu's grandson, stood on a high hill at this time, pointing to the mule cart and the Jin Yiwei that were taking them to the Zhang family, and started talking to Wang Chonggu.
Wang Chonggu only stroked his beard that was fluttering in the wind and looked at this scene without saying anything.
"Master, look!"
"My cousin was carried out. He seems to be old!"
Wang Zhizhen suddenly exclaimed again.
After hearing this, Wang Chonggu quickly took a closer look, and sure enough he saw Zhang Siwei being carried out by the Jin Yiwei and parked on a mule cart.
After watching, Wang Chonggu only looked at the fiery red sun on the horizon and murmured to himself: "What kind of emperor is your Majesty?"
…
"Zhang Siwei has committed suicide by taking a large amount of tiger and wolf medicine in advance?"
Shi Yusi.
After Zhu Yijun learned about this, he asked Zhang Jing.
Zhang Jing nodded: "The report returned by urgent delivery said that residual pills were found in his underwear."
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing and others: "He probably only knew that the crime was serious, and he was extremely disappointed because he knew that there would never be a chance to liquidate Mr. Zhen, so he had already prepared to do this."
Then, Zhu Yijun asked Shen Shixing: "I remember Qiu Li's confession mentioned that Zhang Siwei and the others plan to have his coffin cut open and his body whipped after his death even if he is favored by me and returns to his hometown."
Shen Shixing nodded: "Your Majesty, we didn't expect that he hates the Grand Master so much!"
"It's better to say tolerance than hatred."
"Then the decree is issued! Although Zhang Siwei is dead, in memory of his old friendship with Fu Bi, he is allowed to be buried in the village; but his crime must not go unpunished! With the order, the imperial envoys sent to Puzhou will dissect this man's coffin, whip his corpse, crush his bones and scatter the ashes After that, he will be buried in a grand manner, and a sin monument and a white iron kneeling statue will be erected in the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial College, and the Ming Dynasty Governing School, so that those who will succeed in becoming officials will take this as a warning!"
"In addition, his younger brother Zhang Sijiao, in view of his meritorious service in confessing and cooperating, shall be given a lenient sentence and sentenced to death by hanging! His son, who knew the treason but refused to retaliate and violated the law and committed the crime, was sentenced to hang himself;"
"The former official Qiu Li colluded in collusion and willingly acted as a pawn of the powerful. He had no shame and instigated the powerful to murder the minister who was entrusted by the late emperor's decree. This can be said to be a heinous crime! It is also suspected of deliberately destroying the foundation of the country! He was sentenced to death by splitting a car and losing his family property. With their nationality gone, the entire clan was exiled to Liaodong;"
"In addition, all the other members of Zhang Siwei's clan, except those who need to be executed according to law, are exiled to Yunnan!"
Zhu Yijun ordered at this time.
Zhao Zhigao, the minister who accepted the decree, looked shocked and looked at Shen Shixing.
But Shen Shixing said yes without hesitation.
Zhu Yijun said here again: "In his position, he must seek his own government! Anyone who wants to harm the country's political affairs cannot be tolerated!"
"What your Majesty is saying is that he has been serving as Prime Minister for many years and has made no achievements. Not to mention his body position, he still has ulterior motives. He must have known that if he returned to Beijing again, he would only be questioned."
"But he knows that after all the truth is revealed, he will no longer be able to see His Majesty, so he has already prepared to return to his hometown and return to his roots."
"At that time, the Grand Master was also able to return to his hometown and return to his roots thanks to His Majesty's grace. If he had just stopped at that time and did not want to liquidate the Grand Master again, he might not have come to this day."
Moreover, Shen Shixing also expressed his own opinions at this time.
"Draw up the decree!"
"yes!"
Zhao Zhigao finally finished the decree with trembling fingers.
Because Zhang Siwei was hated by both the reformists who supported the New Deal and the conservatives who opposed the New Deal, only a few civil servants would sympathize with him, but some civil servants did not dare to risk the world's disapproval and speak out for Zhang Siwei at this time.
Therefore, Zhao Zhigao did not dare to say anything at this time.
Even Zhang Siwei's own protégé, Gu Jiu, had to keep his tail between his legs and try his best to wash away Zhang Siwei's imprint on himself.
Puzhou.
Zhang Siwei’s hometown.
After Zhu Yijun's new order arrived, Wang Zhuan and others formally followed the order, whipped Zhang Siwei's corpse and crushed his bones to raise ashes.
Zhang Sijiao, who was about to be escorted back to Beijing, burst into tears when he saw this scene:
"Brother! You have been planning carefully all your life, but you ended up like this, wuwu! Logically speaking, it should have been Zhang Jiangling who was whipped to death!"
After Zhang Sijiao cried, he and his son, nephew, and slave were escorted to the capital.
After Zhang Sijiao and other Zhang Siwei tribesmen and their slaves were escorted to Beijing, Cheng Jiu, a slave of Zhang Siwei's family, happened to see Shen Shixing in the prison car who was returning to his official residence in a sedan chair and raised the curtain to look over. He couldn't help but shout to Shen Shixing. road:
"Shen, you promised our master that you would do your best to help us if you could! You even accepted the wine my master poured for you, but why did you turn around and turn your back? You despicable and shameless villain, God How come someone like you is allowed to succeed!"
Shen Shixing didn't say anything and just left here in a sedan chair.
Zhang Sijiao also looked over because he heard Cheng Jiu's shout, but didn't say anything.
Not long after, Zhang Sijiao was placed on the gallows. After the rope tightened around his neck, he still couldn't help but look at the sky and asked: "Why is it our Zhang family?!"
Zhang Jiazheng was also given a glass of poisoned wine and died in Jinyiwei's prison.
At the same time, Cheng Jiu was also hanged.
Qiu Li, the man who forced Zhang Juzheng's eldest son Zhang Jingxiu to death in history, and the man who led Zeng Shengwu to pursue the stolen goods and died tragically, was also tied to five carriages at this time, waiting to be torn apart by the carriages.
When Qiu Li was put on the quilt, his whole body began to tremble, and he kept asking:
"How could this be the result? How could it be the result? Why is it us? It's us! If I had known it, I wouldn't have wanted to take revenge on Jiangling!"
As he spoke, Qiu Li shouted loudly to the sky: "God, I was wrong. I dare not have a conscience anymore and instead of thinking about Jiangling's contribution to the country, I only think about revenge! Please ask your majesty to spare me! Woo woo!" "
"Execution!"
But it was useless for Qiu Li to regret at this time. Not long after he shouted, he was executed by being torn apart by a car, and his body was exposed in the market.
