Wei Zhongzhi took a few glances and his expression became solemn - because the involvement was too wide.
Does Feng Mingda, or rather the Feng family, really have so much energy?
But if they weren't involved, why would Feng Mingda confess them?
Could it be that because death is imminent, he starts biting randomly?
However, this document clearly follows the investigation results of the black-clothed guards. What crimes did these people commit? How did their in-laws prey on the people in their ancestral land? Even if they were really questioned and executed, they would not be unjust.
Chang'an was under martial law. Liu Xuan and Li Chun were sent by the emperor to assist the imperial army in maintaining order in the imperial capital. Wei Zhongzhi, Wang Yue, and a former minister, Zuopu, were here to discuss follow-up matters when they shot Dong Chang.
Wei Zhongzhi lowered his eyelids and while talking to several colleagues, he reviewed the entire incident in his mind...
From the day when the emperor ascended the throne, to the emperor's sudden attack on the first court meeting, from the withdrawal of the Xingqing Palace from the court meeting, to the death of Mrs. Feng due to poisoning, the period was mixed with Cao Yang's provocation to the clan and Lu Chong's concern for the security of Chang'an. Vigorous rectification...
The east and west are the latitude, the north and the south are the longitude, and the southeast and northwest are criss-crossed, forming a large and airtight network. In the end, the clan, nobles, and courtiers will almost be caught in one catch.
He gradually found a clue.
This dynasty has been established for too long.
As the political system develops more and more maturely, the shadows hidden behind the prosperous age become more and more intense. From the imperial capital at the feet of the emperor to the places under the jurisdiction of the governor, high-ranking families and noble houses are intertwined, and there are in-laws and in-laws. Huge and ferocious interest groups gradually formed, power and wealth flowed uncontrollably to a small group of people at the top, and land annexation became more and more serious...
If nothing unexpected happens, in a few years, this dynasty will follow the same path as the previous dynasties. The people are in dire straits, the grassroots are revolting, and warlords are separatist. After more than ten years of fighting or even longer, there will be a powerful A man was born out of nowhere, integrating the scattered sand and creating a new dynasty.
But now, the country has a young and powerful emperor, who is carrying out drastic reforms, and does not hesitate to use a knife to cut off the rotten flesh on his body, making the world full of vitality again...
The most rare thing is that the entire process of such operations has not aroused vigilance and large-scale counterattack by interest groups.
If Feng Mingda intends to rebel, then he deserves to die!
If there is a clan member who is causing trouble, then he really deserves to die!
You still dare to argue that you are unjustly accused, right? There are all the witnesses and material evidence!
If an official hugged Feng Mingda's thigh and rebelled together, then he really deserves to die!
What a tough-tongued person, yet he still refuses to admit it when he is in this position!
If Xun Gui is hooking up with Feng Mingda, then he is indeed——huh? !
Damn it, when did I become familiar with Feng Mingda? Stop talking nonsense! ! !
Your Majesty, I am wronged! ! ! !
Wei Zhongzhi thought of this and even guessed the emperor's next plan.
Reform the official selection system to allow more capable and energetic young people to fill vacant positions.
Use the large sums of wealth gained from ransacking homes to expand the treasury and enrich the armament.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the large tracts of unowned fertile land were distributed to the people...
He couldn't help but raise his head and stared at the emperor sitting at the top for a long time.
Ying Zheng noticed his gaze and couldn't help but said: "Wei Lingjun, what's wrong?"
Wei Zhongzhi withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyelids, and fanned himself with the document in hand: "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly felt relieved."
Ying Zheng: "Huh?"
Wei Zhongzhi paused for a moment, and then said slowly: "Now, there are about four-fifths of you. I didn't come to work overtime because I lost to Your Majesty in a bet."
"?" Ying Zheng didn't raise his head for a moment to realize what he meant.
Wang Yu glanced at his colleagues funny and said: "What he means is that although he is convinced by His Majesty's personality charm, he is too embarrassed to say it directly!"
Wei Zhongzhi immediately lowered his head and acted as if he was busy at work.
Ying Zheng asked "?" for a moment, then he realized what he was doing and couldn't help but laugh.
…
Government orders were issued in an orderly manner from the Taiji Palace, passed through the chamberlains and the officials of the three provinces, and were finally conveyed to all parts of Chang'an. On this day, the thunder that covered the sky and the sun almost covered the imperial capital.
The former minister Zuo Pu was not spared when he shot Dong Chang.
There was no way, his position was too important, which meant that many of the things the late emperor had to do were not able to bypass him. When this happened, it was inevitable that he would also take the blame.
Ying Zheng had worked with him for a long time, and he understood his nature and knew that he was not a follower of the rebels, so he only ordered that his official position should be removed and that he should be given twenty responsibilities with a staff. He would not use him again until he was fully recovered from his injuries.
It's just that it's impossible for Shangshu Zuopushe to do it.
As an emperor and a minister, Dong Changshi was a good minister, but he was not the kind that Ying Zheng could use easily. He would choose another suitable position for him.
Dong Changshi was quite happy about this result - after seeing so many former colleagues who were about to lose their heads, he just received a beating, what else could he be dissatisfied with?
I was impressed by PUA's taste.
He thanked him, took off his official uniform, and went outside the palace to receive his punishment.
Twenty sticks are said to be heavy or light.
Especially since the situation in Chang'an was unclear at the moment, the executioners did not dare to cut corners. After beating him with twenty sticks, Dong Changshi could no longer stand up.
The chamberlain who was watching the execution hurriedly came forward to help him. Dong Changshi used his arms to support him, but at this moment a pair of black official boots appeared in front of his eyes.
He forced himself to raise his head, only to see a familiar face.
Wang Yue looked at him with a smile and said condescendingly: "Hey, isn't this the former minister Zuopushe? Why is he so embarrassed?"
Dong Changshi ignored him, leaned half on the arm of the chamberlain, and stood up with difficulty.
Wang Yue took two steps forward and blocked his path: "Why, you can't even speak when you see me, the minister's right servant, She?"
Dong Chang was exhausted physically and mentally, and had no energy left to fight with him. He glanced at him, reluctantly lowered his head, bowed his hands to him and said in salute: "Your Majesty, please be safe."
Wang Yue crossed his arms, looked at him, and said twice: "I still like your unruly look."
With that said, he turned to Dong Changshi, and he and the chamberlain supported Dong Changshi on the left and right.
Dong Changshi looked at him in bewilderment as if he were seeing him for the first time.
Wang Yue said angrily: "Look at what I am doing, there is a road on my face!"
Dong Changshi then looked away again.
Maybe it was because the spanking she had just received was too uncomfortable, or maybe the wind was too hot that day.
He endured it again and again, but in the end he still couldn't hold it in any longer. Somehow, he asked out the doubts he had been holding in his heart for many years.
"Wang Yue, I have never understood why you hate me so much?!"
Dong Changshi was puzzled: "Have I ever offended you? We have different political opinions? But according to my memory, you have always been at odds with me since I became an official in Chang'an?!"
Wang Yue sneered.
If this was normal, Dong Changshi would have forgotten it, but now that he had said it, he had to get to the bottom of it.
"Wang Yue, please speak. Don't act dumb here. I know you are listening!"
Wang Yue said nonchalantly: "How can I compare with you? You are a genius. You can write at the age of three and poetry at the age of seven. You are famous all over the world. You wrote "Xunjie Notes" at the age of fifteen. "come out……"
Dong Changshi blushed when he heard this and said quickly: "I was young and frivolous at that time. Looking back later, I saw countless mistakes and omissions. It's really embarrassing!"
Wang Yue's eyelids twitched suddenly and he cursed: "You fucking know it too! Can you still do it?! Do you know how much I admired you at that time? That "Xunjie Notes" It was so rough that I turned it over!"
Dong Changshi was shocked and could hardly believe his ears: "Ah?! You?! Adore me?! Turn over my book?!"
Wang Yue sneered: "Yes, yes, I believed in you too much at that time. When I took the Jinshi exam, I wrote the answer you gave on the test paper without hesitation - it was a fucking mistake. In that place, someone with the same background as a Jinshi fell down!!!"
Dong Changshi: "..."
Dong Changshi: "????"
Dong Changshi's face turned red: "You fart!"
He said: "You are obviously a Jinshi, do you think I don't know?!!!"
Wang Yue's roar was even louder than his own: "My mother is the daughter of Emperor Zhuangzong, and my grandpa slipped me away to be a Jinshi after reading the papers!!!"
Dong Changshi: "..."
Wang Yue's imperial examination title: "My Grandfather, the Emperor"
Wang Yue: "I was young and vigorous at that time. I felt deeply ashamed and did not want to be embarrassed in Chang'an. I invited myself to a remote state and county and stayed there for seven years. Do you know how much I suffered? !”
Dong Changshi: "..."
Dong Changshi's voice was so low that he felt guilty: "But I remember that your evaluations after becoming an official were pretty good."
Wang Yue sneered again: "At that time, my grandfather was the minister's minister!"
Dong Changshi: "..."
Wang Yue's work report: "My Grandpa, the Prime Minister"
Dong Changshi was contemplating the words, but he hesitated to speak, and finally couldn't hold it back: "So you hate me for something!"
Wang Yue seemed to be puzzled by the question. He thought thoughtfully for a long time and finally said: "I'm probably just taking a gamble..."
Dong Changshi stopped in Bengbu: "What the hell -"
"Former Minister Zuopushe, I advise you to swallow your words."
Wang Yue snorted, looked at him sideways, and said lightly: "Don't you know that villains like me will be punished for their anger?"
Dong Changshi: "..."
Dong Changshi: (￣～￣;)
I owed you something in my previous life!
Chapter 37
The martial law in Chang'an lasted for three full days.
The Imperial Guards were constantly carrying out orders to capture people, traveling everywhere, from the clan and nobles to the officials in the court, no one was spared.
When the catastrophe was over and the regular court resumed three days later, the number of people who went to court was reduced by 23/10. This was just the group of people who were qualified to go to court.
Immediately afterwards, the ministers finally got the long-awaited truth - before his death, the late emperor went crazy and became mad. He teamed up with the former minister's right servant to shoot Feng Mingda and the empress dowager, and conspired to make the heirs of the Feng family pretend to be sons of the clan. They are looking like fish, trying to steal the throne.
