And after hearing Huang Qiong's words, Mrs. Wen was a little confused? She was from an official family, so she didn't know anything about official positions in the dynasty. She still knew that the Commander-in-Chief was a military attaché. But her husband is obviously a civil servant, but he is still a civil servant who has worked hard in the Imperial Academy for half his life. Apart from traveling more often, he has not even been able to get a job abroad. He is a bitter civil servant.
After being married for so many years, I never knew that he was a military attache. I don't even know that he has also held official positions such as commanding and envoys. There are often people in my house who come to talk to my husband. But those people looked ordinary, not like military attaches at all. How come this young emperor has become the commander-in-chief of everything? Besides, isn’t the Commander-in-Chief a third-grade commander?
Turning his head, he looked at Mrs. Wen, still looking confused and confused. Huang Qiong shook her head slightly, but said directly: "Since Mrs. Wen really doesn't know, then I will tell Mrs. Wen clearly. Your husband is not a second-grade Hanlin bachelor. Since Enmeng entered the officialdom, , and has been working in Nanzhen Fusi. He has been able to reach the position of commander of Nanzhen Fusi."
"And he has held the position of capital commander for eight full years as of this year. As for the real reason why I wanted to capture him and imprison the entire Wen family, it would be okay for me to tell Mrs. Wen. That husband of yours , who controls the largest spy office in the Qi Dynasty and has been in command for eight years, not only did he not want to repay the favor of the country, but for his own ambition to seize the country, he joined forces with the traitor king to assassinate me."
"Not counting the dirty things he did when he was in charge of Nanzhen Fusi. Just for this thing he did, it would be no exaggeration for me to kill everyone in your Wen family. If I didn't still have a trace of kindness in my heart , how could it be your turn to question me today? I will tell you today that he is dead. As for you people, it still depends on whether your husband's confession will satisfy me. "
Huang Qiong's words made this man originally think about his husband being arrested and his home being ransacked innocently. This young emperor simply disliked his husband, an old minister of the Supreme Emperor, and wanted to clean up the old ministers of the Supreme Emperor, so he was innocently implicated. After all, there has always been one emperor and one courtier. This kind of thing where the subsequent emperor cleans up the old ministers of the previous emperor is not uncommon in all dynasties.
Mrs. Wen still knew how much her husband was valued by the Supreme Emperor. Not only fifteen years ago, she was appointed to her husband by the Supreme Emperor himself. This was extremely rare in the Da Qi Dynasty, and it was even more unique in this dynasty. Moreover, in these years, neither Zhuangzi nor the fields were rewarded. Although the husband did not find a real job to go out, his quality has never hindered his life.
But he never imagined that the reason why his husband was so favored by the Supreme Emperor was not because of his literary talent. It was the imperial envoy from Nanzhen Fusidu. As a person from a family of officials, although she is a woman, she also knows where the extremely mysterious Nanzhen Fusi is in the eyes of ordinary people. Originally, Mrs. Wen didn't believe this matter to her death.
But when I think about it, in the past few years, there have always been strange people visiting my door, but there has never been a visit from my husband's colleagues in the Hanlin Academy. My husband has never entertained any colleagues from the Hanlin Academy in his mansion. Even though her husband has a cold personality, he doesn’t even have a single good colleague in the Hanlin Academy? And when those strange people came to visit, my husband was always very mysterious when talking to them.
Moreover, the husband often disappears for a few months, even for a few months. When I asked myself, my husband always said that he was secretly sent by the Supreme Emperor to evaluate officials in other places. Originally, I thought it was my husband who kept his wife, but my husband made an exception and showed me the imperial edict twice. The envoy came to the mansion several times to read out the imperial edict and appointed his husband to go out on business, but he himself dispelled those doubts.
If the husband's identity is really what the young emperor said, the previous events would be explained clearly. After hearing the young emperor talk about her husband's true identity, Mrs. Wen was already a little uneasy. When she heard what he said again, that her husband actually joined forces with the rebel king to assassinate the emperor, Mrs. Wen almost collapsed to the ground.
Just in his mouth, he still held on to the last glimmer of hope: "Your Majesty, as a wife, I know Wen Taiyi's character well. If you say that he is corrupt and perverts the law, I will still believe it. But if you say that he assassinated Your Majesty, I will believe it. I absolutely don’t believe it. Since he has been the commander of Nanzhen Fusi for so many years, and he is so highly regarded by the emperor, he must have offended a lot of people, and someone is deliberately falsely accusing him.”
Regarding Mrs. Wen's quibbles, she might be looking for reasons to convince herself. Huang Qiong turned around, walked up to Mrs. Wen who was still kneeling on the ground, raised her delicate chin, looked into her stubborn eyes, and said softly: "Falsely accuse him? He did it in front of me. Join forces with the assassins sent by the rebel king to assassinate me. If someone hadn't rescued me, I would have become a short-lived king."
"All of this was done in front of me. Tell me, how could others falsely accuse him? I also tell you that in your mind, the husband who is loyal to the Supreme Emperor is very hypocritical, and his ambition is extraordinary. It's worth it. Someone in the south of the Yangtze River has the opportunity to cause rebellion, but he does not want to be a loyal minister like Guo Ziyi who can turn the tide, but wants to be a treacherous minister like Cao Cao, who holds the emperor hostage to order the princes."
"The reason why I haven't dealt with him yet is because up to this time, he is still playing tricks on me and deceiving me with false confessions. I will not kill him until I get his true confession. He thinks that he is very smart. He has been able to play around with the Supreme Emperor all these years, and he can also keep me under wraps. His thoughts can be hidden from the Supreme Emperor, but they cannot be hidden from me."
After hearing Huang Qiong say that her husband assassinated him in front of him, Mrs. Wen completely collapsed to the ground. She still knew what the crime of assassinating the emperor was and what the consequences would be. It would be easy to kill everyone in the family, and it would be most likely to implicate the nine clans. Not only this family, but also the whole family will lose their heads after him. Even his own natal family may suffer unreasonable disasters following him.
After being stunned for a long time, she covered her face and burst into tears. Even if his assassination was unsuccessful, even if the young emperor didn't seem to have a scratch on his skin, it was done after all. Everyone in the Wen family, young and old, will fall to the ground because of his decision. Assassinating the emperor was considered treason no matter what time it was, and it was the greatest crime in the world.
The woman who was kneeling next to her, who was somewhat similar to her, also looked at Huang Qiong with desperate eyes when she heard Huang Qiong's words. Just when one of the two girls was crying and the other was desperate. Huang Qiong stood up and said to the two girls: "The reason why I called you in alone and didn't tell everyone in your house is because I didn't want too many people in your house to know his true identity. "
"What I said to you before leaves this room. If even a few words get out, don't blame me for being ruthless. As for how to explain to them, that's your own business. But what you should say and what you shouldn't say is up to you. You have to be aware of it. He is bound to die. As for how you should deal with it, I haven't thought about it yet. But before he goes on the road, I will arrange for you to meet him."
After saying these words, Huang Qiong suddenly realized that he didn't want to stay here any longer. Just when Huang Qiong was about to lift his legs and leave. From behind came the weak voice of Mrs. Wen: "Your Majesty, I know that the things he did are unforgivable, and your Majesty will never deal with him too much. Even if your Majesty kills the entire Wen family, as a crime My wife also has nothing to say."
"But I beg your Majesty, can you spare a few children? And other old, weak, women and children in the house? I can guarantee that no one in this family knows the true identity of the commander of Nanzhen Fusi. Not to mention People knew and participated in the things he did. Everyone in the family thought that he only relied on the favor of the Supreme Emperor to become a scholar with a second-grade Hanlin bachelor's degree."
Mrs. Wen's pleading words only made Huang Qiong pause slightly, and finally turned around and left. It wasn't until he walked outside the courtyard that Huang Qiong looked back at the courtyard. But at this moment, behind him, the heartbreaking cry of Mrs. Wen could be heard. Nangong Zhen, who was following Huang Qiong, also looked back at the yard after hearing the crying coming from the yard.
Nangong Zhen, who originally wanted to say something, hesitated for a moment after seeing Huang Qiong's downcast expression, and swallowed back what she wanted to say. Back in the palace, Huang Qiong sent Nangong Zhen and his party to rest, but he sat in the Wende Hall and fell into deep thought. It wasn't until Gao Huaiyuan, who had obtained Wen Taiyi's detailed confession, arrived that he finally recovered from his long absence.
After carefully reading Wen Taiyi's confession on the paper, Huang Qiong pondered for a moment. Hand this confession to Gao Huaiyuan and ask him to deal with it as soon as possible. It's just that Gao Huaiyuan asked Wen Tai for instructions on whether he still needed to keep it for a while to see if he could find out something more. Huang Qiong did not answer him immediately. Instead, he stood up and walked around the Wende Hall for a long time.
Then he turned around and said to Gao Huaiyuan: "What he should say, or what he wants to say, or what he can say, is already here. There is no need for people to stay. He is in Nanzhen Fusi , and a large number of confidants. If they stay for a long time, they will be very easy to change. Tonight, you will send their brothers on their way. All the men of the two families and above ten years old will be sent to Ningxia Mansion."
"Female family members, those under the age of forty will not be slaves in the palace. If there are infant children, just find a place to place them with their mothers. However, people must be sent to monitor them secretly. I will tell Liu Chang , give certain preferential treatment to those Wen family members who are assigned to Ningxia Mansion. However, their surnames must all be changed. The surname Wen must not be used anymore, and they will all be changed to Leng."
"Although he has grievances with me, he is still loyal to the Supreme Emperor. He cannot say that he has not done any good deeds in these years. They brothers should not publicly betray their heads. Let him meet with his family tonight and give them a pot of poisonous wine each. Go on the road. Afterwards, each person will be rewarded with a coffin. Just find a place to bury them, but the tomb must be sealed or planted. The burial place must not be revealed to anyone."
Hearing Huang Qiong's decision, Gao Huaiyuan couldn't help but be stunned. Wen Tai also committed the heinous crime of secretly colluding with the rebel king to assassinate the current emperor. With just one pot of poisoned wine per person, the male family members were sent to the Ningxia Mansion, and the female family members were taken into the palace and became slaves. Is this punishment too light? You must know that in all dynasties, this kind of serious crime was punished by the clan, and even the nine clans were implicated.
Looking at his nephew who was in a daze and even somewhat unconvinced after hearing his decision on punishment. Huang Qiong frowned slightly, wanting to scold him for being careless, but finally endured it. Although this child is quite smart, he also has a good understanding and knows how to work hard. But after all, he is still too young, and his experience in many aspects is too immature.
