Xie Ronghui's face was full of helplessness, and he felt a little uncomfortable being teased like this by his sister.
Xie Xiuwen only took them to stay at Fuyuan Villa for two nights before returning to the capital. With his salary, he had to work.
Xie Xiuwen just checked the house today and saw the relevant files on the housing acquisition case, which surprised him a bit.
"Xu Youcheng, isn't Fang Zheng's case being tried in Dali Temple? Why was this file sent to us?"
Before asking the question, Xie Xiuwen did not dare to look at the things on it carefully, for fear of violating the taboo again.
Xu Youcheng glanced at it and said: "Oh, it was sent by the officials. It must be that they also investigated some internal matters and got the results, so they submitted it to several pavilion elders for their decision."
Xie Xiuwen raised his eyebrows slightly, picked up the file and read it carefully, knowing that Fang Zheng was probably going to die.
It was obvious that he had been abandoned by his master.
Xie Xiuwen shook his head, but he couldn't do anything that wasn't his business.
Later, after sitting for a long time, Xie Xiuwen got up, stretched, and walked a few steps. He was still thinking about going out for a walk, when a chamberlain came to see him.
"Your Majesty thanks Prime Minister Zuo for his visit and will go to the Imperial Study Room immediately."
Xie Xiuwen didn't dare to delay. He straightened his clothes and asked Douzi to check for him to make sure there was nothing wrong before he was ready to go out.
"I wonder if this eunuch knows what His Majesty has ordered? Xie doesn't know if he needs to bring anything."
The chamberlain glanced at him lightly: "If the Holy One has not ordered it, there is no need to bring it."
"Thank you."
Before Xie Xiuwen entered the imperial study, he happened to pass by Xie Mingyi.
Xie Mingyi's face didn't look good, and he seemed to be walking a little hastily.
Xie Xiuwen restrained his thoughts and could not be distracted in front of the saint.
Emperor Jingwen called him over and asked him to take a look at Fang Zheng's case.
The submissions here are more detailed. In addition to those sent by the officials, there are also the results of the Dali Temple's personal review.
"Thank you Aiqing, what do you think?"
Xie Xiuwen knew that if the Holy Emperor intended to deal with Fang Zheng, he would not ask any more questions.
In this way, the Holy One should have intended to let Fang Zheng go, but he still didn't know the extent of his forgiveness.
"Back to the Holy Spirit, Wei Chen thinks that although this case can confirm that Fang Zheng is suspected of accepting bribes, it is not the whole story."
Emperor Jingwen's eyes lit up slightly, and he knew it was right to call Xie Xiuwen over.
"Tell me carefully."
Xie Xiuwen told some things he knew, and pointed out specifically that the amount of silver given by the briber did not match the amount of bribe received by Fang Zheng. Then the briber changed his confession and lied that he had remembered it incorrectly. This is obviously too fake and not convincing at all.
"Your Majesty, I think that Fang Zheng is guilty, but the crime does not lead to death, and Fang Zheng did not explain more, I am afraid it is not to protect anyone, it should be because there is no evidence in hand, so I know that it is useless to say it. It's better not to say anything at all, in order to protect the whole family."
Xie Xiuwen just said directly that if Fang Zheng dared to say a word to the outside world, the lives of his family would be at stake.
Emperor Jingwen understood these subtexts, but it was still a bit difficult to deal with Fang Zheng.
However, it was impossible for a mere fifth-rank official to make trouble in front of the imperial court.
But the problem is that this housing levy has caused a lot of noise in the cabinet in the past few days.
Now Xie Mingyi and Mr. Qin Ge have calmed down, probably not because they want to let Fang Zheng go, but because Mr. Zheng Ge and the others finally no longer focus on protecting Fang Zheng.
Emperor Jingwen had been emperor for more than ten years, so he was naturally familiar with this method of governing his subordinates.
If the courtiers are of one mind, then his position as emperor will be unstable.
And if the courtiers form cliques and are unable to deter them, that is equally inappropriate.
Emperor Jingwen didn't like them being too antagonistic, but he was even less willing to see them unite.
The appearance of Xie Xiuwen made Emperor Jingwen feel that he could train him well.
Such a person has no foundation. As long as he is his backer, others will naturally be nothing.
Fortunately, he did not make mistakes. In the past few years, Xie Xiuwen has really only focused on doing his own thing, and no matter how the two parties argue, Xie Xiuwen has always stood on the neutral side, as long as he is the emperor. He has never failed to give orders.
"I intend to forgive Fang Zheng, but Xie Aiqing and others seem dissatisfied. Do you have any good ideas?"
Xie Xiuwen was determined. He had already had an in-depth understanding of Fang Zheng. Wang Qinshan and others were confused. How could a talent like Fang Zheng be sent to the Ministry of Civil Affairs?
It may seem like a beautiful scene, but in fact it buries his talent!
"Back to the Holy Spirit, I have a plan."
Emperor Jingwen's eyes were shining, and he almost said yes directly.
"speak!"
"Back to the Holy Emperor, according to Wei Chen's knowledge, Fang Zheng is good at fortifications, and I have heard that before Fang Zheng became an official, he led people to build fortifications in his hometown to resist bandits, and the effect was remarkable. Wei Chen thought , instead of executing him, it would be better to let him redeem his merits, as bandits often commit crimes in the northwest, so it would be better to transfer him to the northwest to help the local bandits."
Emperor Jingwen was startled for a moment, then suddenly waved his hands and laughed.
"Hahaha! Okay, what a good man to put the merits at the end of the crime! Xie Aiqing really knows my worries and solves my confusions! That's right!"
Even if it is accurate, the Holy Emperor will not issue an order immediately.
This gave Xie Xiuwen room to operate, and he even thought that this was the intention of the Holy One.
Wang Qinshan sent someone to inform the Fang family, only saying that he was powerless and asking them to make plans in advance. The Fang family was already in a mess. Unexpectedly, someone else came to the door.
Chen Shuang came here on Xie Xiuwen's order. After seeing Fang Zheng's wife and several of Fang Zheng's young men, he said: "My master knows that you are worried about Mr. Fang, so I specially ordered this person to come and inform you. Mr. Fang's life is not in danger, there may be a decree issued in the near future, I would like to ask the ladies and gentlemen not to do any unnecessary things, just stay at home and wait for Mr. Fang."
Xie Xiuwen didn't dare not to let Chen Shuang come, because he was afraid that Mrs. Fang would be impatient and fall into the wrong trap again.
When Fang Dalang heard this, he was very happy: "May I ask your Excellency?"
"Oh, my master is Zuo Cheng, Minister of the Secretariat of the Secretariat. The words have been brought to you, so I will leave."
Fang Dalang muttered: "Shang Shu Zuo Cheng? Sir Xie Xiuwen?"
Chen Shuang had already been sent out by someone at this time, but he also vaguely heard Fang Dalang's voice.
Mrs. Fang burst into tears of joy: "Da Lang, what is your official position now, Mr. Xie? Can you believe his words? Is your father really going to be fine?"
Fang Dalang was also unsure, "This Master Xie is a fourth-level official. It is said that he is highly respected by the saints. I am afraid that his words are 70% credible."
When Mrs. Fang heard this 70%, she felt a huge stone falling from her heart. She suddenly lost strength and almost fell to the ground.
On the other side, Xie Xiuwen had to go to Dali Temple in person. (End of chapter)
