Except for Wang Wenzao, the other two officials did not speak.
Yes, they have indeed found this. Does it matter whether the emperor has read it or not?
No, it's not important at all.
The Jiangnan Road corruption case and what Lin Heyun and the Lin family did in it have been proven conclusive.
This is a serious case that shocked the whole country. It involves so many officials from Jiangnan Province. According to the law, they should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others.
Is there any problem with the emperor's words? Of course there is no problem.
However, the country rarely punishes people according to the heaviest punishment, because there are too many people involved in the court, and there are countless mediations and balances. In the end, some people must be severely punished, and some people will be let off lightly.
Now that the emperor is determined to take matters seriously, what should they, as ministers, do?
"Yes, I am waiting for orders." Zhang Yansu said first.
He always acted impartially. Although he was too shocked just now, he came to his senses now.
Qi Shize and Wang Wenzao looked at each other, and then replied: "I will follow your orders."
When these officials stepped out of the Zichen Palace, their hearts were very heavy, and each other was speechless.
Lin Heyun deserves his punishment, but with so many people in the Lin family and so many officials involved in the Lin family, there are still many innocent people among them.
But since the emperor wants to discuss serious crimes, these people have been involved, and whether they know it or not, it is difficult to escape.
As the third division in charge of this case, they will definitely be very busy. Even Zhang Yansu can't help but feel dizzy when he thinks of what he has to do next.
Emperor Yongning looked at the backs of these officials leaving, then looked at the files that fell in the palace, his expression became gentler.
He was not like the late emperor who was established as a prince early and then ascended the throne smoothly. In fact, he went through many hardships before ascending to the throne.
It's not that he doesn't understand some things in the court, it's more that he is pretending to be confused.
For example, the Jiangnan River corruption case.
Corruption has always been difficult to cut off, and the river is a top priority. He has been dragging it before without making a decision, just to attract more people.
He wanted to see how many of the officials who respected him below him were really working for him, and how many were deceiving him and fooling him.
If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if the people are careful, there will be no disciples. He understands this truth. He is not intolerant of corruption, but he wants to take the opportunity to see clearly what kind of thoughts these officials are hiding.
However, after Concubine Jiang was diagnosed as infertile, he suddenly felt that there was no need to delay the matter any longer, and there was no need to attract any officials.
Anyway, these officials are colluding, and they just do it together!
At this time, the emperor felt quite regretful. He sometimes thought that it would be better if he didn't worry so much about planning when the Jiangnan Road incident first broke out, and dealt with Lin Heyun immediately and decisively.
In this case, my beloved concubine will not be implicated, she will not be forced to take the Zixi Pill, and she will not be... permanently infertile.
From the moment Lin Heyun testified against the Jiang family, he knew that it was Lin Heyun or someone who wanted to drag the Jiang family into trouble, so he followed the trend and wanted to explore the Jiang family.
Speaking of which, he didn't trust the Jiang family and wanted to know if the Jiang family had really done anything to feel sorry for him.
Who knew that it would implicate my beloved concubine?
Things are irreversible, so...he will kill some people to vent his anger on his beloved concubine.
The Lin family is naturally the first to bear the brunt!
When Lin Heyun, who was still in prison, heard Emperor Yongning's order, his face turned pale and he couldn't even breathe.
Since he took the initiative to surrender and confessed everything, he didn't think about being able to go out again, but this was definitely not the case, and there was also the Lin family...
Didn't he drag the Jiang family into trouble? Concubine Jiang is pregnant. That person has a back-up plan. How could this happen?
During the past few days in prison, he deliberately did not exchange news with the outside world. Therefore, he did not know about Zheng Ji's self-defense and Jiang Guifei's infertility. How did he know that the situation had been reversed?
Zhang Yansu and others would not tell him the detailed story. They were just here to announce Emperor Yongning's will.
Although the Lin family and Lin Heyun were convicted, they still had their work to do.
The first thing to do was to inspect the Lin family.
Lin Heyun was pinned down and detained. Seeing Zhang Yansu and others about to leave, he struggled to chase them out, shouting in a hoarse voice: "Wait! My officer, my officer..."
His words were stuck in his throat.
Because in the cell directly opposite him, a prisoner was already standing by the iron fence, staring at him coldly.
Seeing Lin Heyun looking over, the prisoner raised his hand, and a cold light flashed in his hand.
In an instant, Lin Heyun felt as if his throat was being strangled, and he knew that he could not say anything.
To be precise, from the moment he was taken here, he could not speak.
After seeing Lin Heyun turn around, the prisoner opposite put down his hand, but he still stared at Lin Heyun.
When Lin Heyun was sitting in the corner, he saw an obvious white color on the straw.
It turned out to be a paper ball!
It was obvious that those officials didn't have it before they came to announce the decree. They must have deliberately stuffed it in during the chaos.
Trembling, he opened the ball of paper and saw a square "Yun" inside.
The word "allow" means that the person still remembers the words he promised before, which is to preserve the foundation of the Lin family.
Lin Heyun confessed and confessed, in exchange for keeping the roots of the Lin family.
This word is a reminder and a warning.
Lin Heyun gritted his teeth and swallowed the paper ball. He had no choice.
"Your Highness, the emperor's decree has been issued. Lin Heyun will be executed, the men will be exiled, and the women will be consigned to slavery." Li Xing'en reported hurriedly.
Not long after Emperor Yongning issued the decree, Li Xing'en received news from Qian Gu from the palace.
Hearing the news, he was filled with joy!
The Lin family has ended up like this. They really deserve it. It’s very satisfying!
Zheng Ji put down the information Qin Qinzhou sent from Jiangnan Road and said calmly: "Really?"
There is no doubt that the Lin family was guilty, but the Lin family's charges this time were more serious than those in the previous life.
At least, Lin Heyun was not immediately executed in his previous life, and some men of the Lin family were exonerated and allowed to stay in Jingzhao, so Aunt Lin would have someone to rely on in the future.
In this life, Xu was stimulated by the infertility of his mother and concubine, and his father was extremely angry, so the Lin family suffered even more serious crimes.
Or maybe, in the previous life, the Jiang family took most of the anger, and the Lin family, as the culprits, were not punished with serious crimes.
No matter what, with what the Lin family did in Jiangnan Road, no matter how serious the crime was, it would not be too much!
Under such a serious crime, the Lin family will undoubtedly be overthrown. Will Lin Jun still be up and down? Can the trajectory of the previous life continue?
"Your Highness, the Lin family has been raided. Do you... want to take a look?" Li Xing'en asked.
