In the imperial study room in the capital, Shizong, who was out of breath by the ministers in the court, looked at the memorial presented by the eunuch on duty at Zuo Shunmen. Su Xiaolou actually handed it to him, which made Shizong a little unexpected. .
Zhu Houcong opened the memorial. Su Xiaolou stated in the memorial that the most filial behavior is to "respect relatives" so that his father can be respected. However, to respect relatives so much is to allow his father to enjoy the courtesy of the emperor. He also It was pointed out that Wuzong's imperial edict only allowed the eldest son of King Xingxian to inherit the throne, and did not require the successor to respect Xiaozong as the "emperor Kao". Furthermore, the mother of Shizong should enjoy the respect of the empress dowager.
Su Xiaolou's words were logically rigorous and the regulations were orderly. Since ancient times, people have attached great importance to filial piety. Su Xiaolou used filial piety as an excuse to silence the world and found a perfect choice for Zhu Houcong to honor his father as "Xingxian Emperor". However, he made no excuses and moved out the imperial edict of Emperor Wu Zong.
Shizong was overjoyed. After several months, he finally heard the advice he wanted to hear, and quickly ordered people to hand over the memorial to the cabinet for discussion. In the end, Yang Ting, Mao Cheng and others were forced to give in, and the Queen Mother (Empress Zhang of Xiaozong ) promulgated an edict to honor King Xingxian as the "Emperor Xingxian", honor Shizong's grandmother and concubine Chen Xianzong, Shao, as the "Empress Dowager", and honor Princess Xingxian Jiang as the "Empress Xingxian".
Shizong asked about Su Xiaolou's current situation and learned that the group of students at Donglin College scolded him bloody. Su Xiaolou publicly expressed his support for him at the ceremony. Zhu Houcong was very moved. Hearing that Su Xiaolou was falsely accused and imprisoned for this matter, Zhu Houcong couldn't sit still. He immediately sent someone to summon Cai Ping, the Minister of Punishment, and ordered him to personally investigate Su Xiaolou's case and make sure to clear Su Xiaolou's innocence.
Su Xiaolou's case caused quite a stir in Nanjing, and it actually involved so many unfounded things. How could the minister of punishment, who had been an official for many years, not see the fishiness involved? Many officials in Nanjing must have been involved, but he Since we have received the Holy Spirit's will, there is no need to fear the Queen Mother's party.
But during this period, Sejong's methods were seen by all the officials in the court. At a young age, he was able to stand alone and take charge of the central government with ease. He was neither humble nor overbearing in the face of a powerful cabinet. He would definitely be very successful in the future. He had already intended to join the emperor. As a party, it is better to use this to make a good sale to Shizong.
Cai Ping, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, quickly sent his most proud man, the Bao Bao Bao, known as the Iron Bun Zheng, to Nanjing to investigate Su Xiaolou's case. The Bao Bao led people overnight to secretly dig up the grave of Liu Kangyuan, the son of the Minister of Civil Affairs. After the autopsy, It was found that a silver needle was inserted into Liu Kangyuan's head, which caused an old illness for many years. Coupled with his frailty, Su Xiaolou's push was a fatal blow.
When Mr. Liu learned that his son's grave had been dug, he was so angry that he almost passed away. He took the nursing home at home and angrily went to the Bao Bao Bao to settle the score. Unexpectedly, he was caught by the Bao Bao Bao and used to forge false evidence. He was imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment for bribing officials. Mr. Liu really stole the chicken but lost the rice. .
As for the rumors in the streets that Su Xiaolou and Liu Kangyuan had conflicts, they were purely rumors. They were verified in the first two days of the arrest. The efficiency was amazing. A group of people who spread rumors and forged false evidence were quickly arrested. people, and officials who take bribes.
Rumors started and ended in the wind, and soon no one on the streets dared to say anything.
Naturally, the Donglin College student Bao Bao would not let go. After an interrogation of the group of young and innocent students, Bao Bao quickly identified the suspect, but it was still a step too late. The student had already hanged himself and died. He took all the charges in his suicide note, and the clues about the person behind the scenes were cut off.
Three days later, Pojiao's cell leader opened the chains and asked Su Xiaolou to come out of prison. It was originally not a smooth journey, so Su Xiaolou went to the door of the cell where Mr. Liu, the Minister of Punishment, was being held and wandered around.
"Master Liu, okay! I came here to visit Master Liu before I leave. After all, I won't see you again."
When Liu Shilang saw Su Xiaolou trembling with anger, he stood up immediately, stood at the door of the cell and cursed Su Xiaolou angrily: "Su Xiaolou, give me my son's life! Give me my son's life!"
"Hey! Mr. Liu, this is not a joke. I didn't kill your precious son. Every injustice has its own debtor, so go find the one who killed him. Why are you holding on to me and not letting him go?"
"Even if you didn't kill him, my son died because of you. You have nothing to do with it. Even if I turn into a ghost, I won't let you go." Liu Shilang looked at Su Xiaolou fiercely, wishing he could drink his blood and eat his flesh. .
Su Xiaolou enjoys the hatred at this moment. I am sitting in prison, watching you play all the cards in your hand, and still have no way to do anything to me. In the end, I can only stay in prison with no hope of recovery, and I will walk out of here in a fair and just way. .
"Master Liu, you are really pathetic! Your son was killed, and you were used as a flag. You didn't want to seek revenge from the people behind the scenes, but you held on to me. Now you are an abandoned child. I'm afraid no one will come to save you."
When Su Xiaolou came out, he saw that many people had come to pick him up from prison. It was no surprise that Xiong Er and Xiucai came. Lu Datong also came. The unruly Husky also showed his good will one day.
Some people are happy and others are sad!
Jia Shutang watched so many people being arrested one by one, even Liu Shilang was arrested, he was so scared that he couldn't do anything. In the past few days, he had been paying attention to the movements of the Ministry of Punishment. Even when he was sleeping, he would listen with his ears open to see if the arrester from the Ministry of Punishment was coming to arrest him. She was afraid that Liu Shilang would involve her, so she packed up and was ready to run away at any time.
After learning the news, Lei Zhen was furious and smashed a dagger he had bought at a high price two days ago. Su Xiaolou was really something to be reckoned with. He could actually get the emperor to send someone to rescue him. However, his game was flawless, even if something went wrong. , and cannot be found on his own head, and Su Xiaolou can't escape the death penalty. Even if the emperor deliberately favors Su Xiaolou, he can't be too blatant. After all, the new dynasty has just been established, the emperor is young and isolated in the harem of the previous dynasty. Every day, Being stared at by countless pairs of eyes, and being chased and scolded by officials if he made the slightest mistake, did Su Xiaolou think that everything would be fine if he came out? Still too naive!
Lei Zhen thought about how much he had trusted Su Xiaolou before and gave him his allegiance without reservation. If Su Xiaolou had not joined the emperor's party, he could have kept him. Thinking of this, he felt that Su Xiaolou could not stay.
