On New Year's Eve, Zhang Mansion once again became famous, and it was a sensation in the whole city.
The things that were brought in from the palace were brought into the Lemon Fragrance Pavilion under the eyes of everyone in the Zhang family. They were even more prosperous than when the Zhang family was at its peak, when the old man was here.
However, this honor and this face only belong to Ningxiang Pavilion and have nothing to do with the entire Zhang family. When someone I met by chance talked about the scenery that night, they would only say: Your eldest wife is really a hero among women, but your old lady is blind and does not know the true Buddha...
It was embarrassing and even more embarrassing.
After the Spring Festival, there was another heavy snowfall, and a big event happened on the first day when the court resumed its morning dynasty.
The entrance to the palace was crowded with people, and everyone had angry faces. They raised a piece of stamped paper high in their hands and shouted:
"Give us back our official positions and compensate us for our money."
"The dignified imperial court actually engaged in such a shameful deed to defraud money."
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Among the first few people, there was an elder who was over sixty years old. He was none other than Wang Peilan's father.
Zhang Chengzhong and Wang Peilan squeezed through the crowd, rushed towards their father-in-law, and grabbed him. Wang Peilan said: "Dad, what are you doing here? Come home with me."
The old man threw her hand away and said angrily: "I won't go back. I have to ask for an explanation today."
Zhang Chengzhong was so angry that he stamped his feet: "Father-in-law, you are a high-ranking person, how can you mess around with them? You will bring trouble to the family."
The old man made a "pop" sound and threw the piece of paper in his face: "You still have the nerve to say that you recommended my official position, and I also gave you the money. Now it's good, the promised promotion to the third level has become If you only upgrade one level, you will pay me your money and your official position."
Zhang Chengzhong was stunned. The surroundings were in chaos, and he didn’t care about the dignity or disgrace. He shouted: "When did you say it was the third level? It is obvious that you can only recommend one level. This is the charter of the official promotion system. Are you confused? "
The people around were angry when they heard this:
"Why not? It's clearly written in black and white. It's Level 3. How come it's only Level 1?"
"That's right, what we gave you is money for a third-level official position."
"Here is the evidence, see for yourself."
Zhang Chengzhong took the papers they had left in his hands, and sure enough, some were written as level three, some were written as level two, and almost none were upgraded to one level.
How is this possible? Before he could figure it out, Wang Peilan felt guilty and grabbed his father's papers, pulling him and saying, "Let's go home first, don't mess around here, we'll talk about it when we get home."
Zhang Chengzhong finally understood a little bit and hurriedly stopped Wang Peilan: "Wait a minute, show me my father's receipt."
Wang Peilan hid the things behind her back and hesitated: "We'll talk about it when we get home, we'll talk about it when we get home."
At this time, the palace door opened, and there was a rumbling sound of iron horse fighting. The seventh prince Li Luancheng and his imperial guards lined up on both sides, surrounding everyone in the middle.
Yes, I can't leave even if I want to.
In court, Emperor Xiaochun personally tried the case and found that the matter was more complicated than imagined.
More than half of the people's official positions have been promoted to the second or third level, and the documents kept by the Ministry of Revenue match the documents in the hands of those people. It is clearly written in black and white: promotion to the second level, promotion to the third level.
Only, the money that went into the treasury was not worth it.
This is not as simple as tampering with the imperial decree privately. Embezzling the state treasury is an additional crime.
The third child, Li Luanyi, knelt down and cried bitterly: "Father, someone must have framed my son. I have always been timid and will never be so bold. Father, please save your son."
Emperor Xiaochun said angrily: "Why didn't I see that you are timid? Who else can get involved in such a big matter besides you, and who wants to harm you?"
The third child knelt down for a few steps and grabbed the train of his father's clothes, crying bitterly: "My son is incompetent, and I don't know who did it. But my father, I have been doing nothing since I was a child. I don't have the courage and courage of my elder brother, and I don't know who did it." Brother’s strategy, not to mention the force of Lao Wu and Lao Seven, is not as good as Lao Ba’s to please my father..."
The more he talked, the sadder he became, and he sobbed: "My son is incompetent, and he only dares to stand behind them. This is the first time for my son to stand in front, and he didn't want to end up like this. Those things were really not written by his son." Yes, that money, I am not greedy for money..."
The third child was completely devastated. Once this crime was committed, it would be a capital crime of beheading, but who told him to only care about his great achievements, not doing things carefully and without any precaution at all.
For many things, the result will not be good if you do it well. The whole process needs to be rigorous, rigorous, and strictly controlled. If you make one mistake, you will lose everything. This is what he said.
No one in the court stood up to speak for him.
Shen Que felt sad. Li Luansong was right. If he didn't take care of the third child from behind, I'm afraid the third child would be doomed this time.
That being the case, let's make a quick decision.
Shen Que took a step forward, lifted his robe and knelt down: "Father, this time my son has committed the sin of beheading first and then punishing me. Please wait for my son to finish his words before punishing me."
"Bang Bang Bang" banged his head three times, causing Emperor Xiaochun's heart and blood pressure to rise. His face turned red with anger, "Say, you say."
"The third child is in charge of the household department. The directories and account books that he has personally registered should be locked in the duty room of the household department. After the three-day appointment system is completed, they will be handed over to the emperor's desk together with all the memorials. The matter is considered settled."
Li Luansong glanced at Li Luanyi, and the third child nodded with tears in his eyes.
"Only Li Luanyi has the key to the Housekeeping Department, but the power to submit the memorial is in the hands of my second brother."
There was no need to say anything more when someone suddenly jumped out. Li Luanfeng said angrily:
"Brother, what do you mean? You are saying that I have tampered with you."
Shen Que said: "You don't have one?"
Li Luanfeng said of course not, "This matter has nothing to do with me."
Sure enough, Shen Que brought two sets of witnesses to the court. One was Wang Peilan, Zhang Chengzhong and her father, and the other was one of the many troublemakers.
Faced with the facts, Wang Peilan finally told the truth. Her husband Zhang Chengzhong's recommendation letter indeed only said "First Class". It was that day that she listened to the suggestion and secretly changed "One" to "Three", and this is how she is today. Things.
Another person's testimony was exactly the same, and he also produced Li Luanfeng's handwritten notes to win people's hearts. The person said: "Your Excellency will first tamper with the notes in our hands, and then he will also change the ones in the account books and directories."
Li Luanfeng was furious and shouted: "You are framing me, but I have never left any written evidence. I still need to do these things myself..."
In the heat of the moment, I spilled the beans.
Emperor Xiaochun was extremely disappointed: "Second brother, it's you again, it's you again."
Li Luanfeng felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. He knelt down with a plop and said, "Father, my son, this is not the case. My son does not..."
"Nothing?" Emperor Xiaochun was furious. He raised his hand and slapped Li Luanfeng on the face. "You framed your brothers again and again and dragged down the fifth child. Why? What your father has given you is not enough. How many? Do you really want to kill them?"
The finger was pointed at the second prince, and there was no longer no reaction from the court. The courtiers who supported the second prince all stood up to speak for him. Some said that the third prince had not done his job well and poured dirty water on the second prince; Since the prince knew everything about why he sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, couldn't he have said it earlier? Also, who knew everything about the matter from beginning to end but said nothing, only waiting for this time to stand out from the crowd and catch everyone...
They are all scholars, they are so sharp-tongued, and their ability to confuse right and wrong is at its peak.
This man is so bad that even his intestines are black.
Naturally, those who were attacked could not just sit idly by. Although there were not many people who spoke for the third child, there were many who stood by the boss. Several people were quarreling and frothing at the mouth, rolling up their sleeves in the court hall, They took off their boots and stood there arguing, jumping and cursing, and it suddenly turned into a mess, which was simply too miserable to watch.
"Bah, bang, bang!" Emperor Xiaochun's palms turned red. Only then did the group of people react. His Majesty was angry. Oh, why did he lose his composure? He was so devoted that he restrained his ugly expressions and returned to his usual mature and prudent manner. He knelt down and leaned over, no one spoke.
"Do you... think this is a vegetable market?" Emperor Xiaochun became angry, "Are you going to make me angry to death?"
At this time, a young eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, the Queen and the Imperial Concubine would like to see you."
"Ha." Emperor Xiaochun laughed angrily, "If it's not chaotic enough, two more people are here to add to the chaos."
I wanted to say: Women in the court are not allowed to interfere in politics, so I dismissed it, but it was already too late. The two empresses pointed their noses and cursed, and already entered the room.
Whatever you are used to is what I am used to.
Emperor Xiaochun held his forehead and remained silent.
"Your Majesty, I am my concubine..."
"Your Majesty, this is incredible."
Before the queen could finish her words, the imperial concubine cut off her beard. She burst into tears and burst into tears. The beauty was so weeping that her heart was broken, and Emperor Xiaochun had to raise his head to look at them.
"Why are you two causing trouble? The harem is not allowed..."
"Are you doing politics?" The imperial concubine suddenly stopped crying, interrupted him, and said angrily: "What I want to say is not a state matter, but a family matter."
"Let's wait until next court to discuss family matters." Emperor Xiaochun became impatient.
"No, I will expose Li Luansong's true face in front of everyone."
The imperial concubine seemed to have some reliable clues. She pointed at Shen Queyi and said sternly: "The king of Jin, Li Luansong, seduced his wife. First they had a private meeting at the lotus banquet, and then they met alone. The two have been in peace for a long time, and I have witnesses."
The imperial concubine spoke categorically, and after speaking, she gave her son a wink, which means, just wait and see, this is a sure win.
What a mess, every day, Emperor Xiaochun just wanted to run to his father's tomb and cry loudly: It's so difficult for my son!
Bite the bullet, Emperor Xiaochun looked over and saw someone who looked familiar. He was either someone else, or Zhang Chengru, who was kicked out of office after being kicked to the point where he could not stand up a few people before.
Shen Que sighed in despair again, I really couldn't have this man anymore.
Zhang Chengru said: "I saw with my own eyes that the two of them were interacting and making appointments. Even though I had been married for three years, neither of them...had ever had sex with his wife."
One sentence shocked everyone.
This was simply too much. Everyone accused Shen Que with their eyes: Looking at the talents of His Highness, it turned out that he actually did such things in private, such as men stealing women and prostitution. It was simply... a disgrace to him.
Emperor Xiaochun glanced at Shen Que and saw that she looked like an old god. She didn't argue or get angry. She couldn't figure out what he was thinking.
What do you mean? Is this a default? Still...holding back his ultimate move.
There is no movement here, and the opponent's players over there are continuously outputting and directly opening up.
The imperial concubine said: "I have another witness. That night, Li Luansong didn't come home all night. Someone saw him with Zhang Chengru's wife. Your Majesty, they were together all night. Think about it..."
Bullshit, what's there to think about?
Emperor Xiaochun was helpless: "Bring witnesses."
A young boy with a sinister look on his face came up. He kowtowed as soon as he entered the door and kept saying that he had witnessed Jin King Li Luansong spending the night with a woman. He also said, "I saw them enter an inn with my own eyes."
Shen Que laughed angrily, it was just out of nowhere.
Emperor Xiaochun asked: "Is this true?"
The man: "That's absolutely true."
Emperor Xiaochun looked at Shen Que: "What did you say?"
Shen Que turned to look at the boy and asked, "Is it me you see?"
The boy nodded: "It's you, yes, I have good eyesight and can see everything clearly."
Shen Que asked again: "Then let me ask you, I was carrying a baggage, do you still remember the color of the baggage?"
The boy rolled his eyes and said, "Your Highness, don't try to deceive me. It's pitch black in the middle of the night. No matter how good your eyes are, I can't see clearly the color of the baggage."
Shen Que said: "Well, I don't have any baggage at all."
Everyone was speechless.
The boy was still trying to quibble: "If you say it's not, then it's not. I saw it, so it's true."
Emperor Xiaochun touched the inkstone and smashed it over: "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes, he..."
He pointed at Shen Que, "Your Majesty, you have to go to the inn to meet the young lady? Do you have to carry your own bag? It's poverty that limits your imagination."
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All the resentment was vented on the young boy, who was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen before he was dragged down.
The imperial concubine lowered her head and said nothing, secretly glancing at Li Luanfeng aside. Mother and son looked at each other in despair.
The queen finally stood up and spoke: "Your Majesty is wise."
Just this sentence.
Emperor Xiaochun said angrily: "Sheng Ming, what he said is a lie, it doesn't mean that your son has not hooked up with other people's wives."
This logic also makes sense.
The queen walked up to Shen Que calmly, patted her shoulder very kindly, with a sense of righteousness, sighed deeply, and said:
"There is something that I have been hiding for several months, and I became seriously ill because of it."
She walked up to Emperor Xiaochun, with a relaxed smile of relief on her face, and said slowly:
"Now I have thought about it clearly and accepted it. As long as the child is well and as long as my son is happy, there is nothing I can't accept as a mother."
Emperor Xiaochun: ...What exactly do you want to say?
"My son." The queen was determined, "It's... Duan Xiu, he... only likes men, not women. How can he make peace with his wife, and why should he even talk about it?"
