Wen Huaimin exchanged his merits at the expense of well salt and water transportation in Sichuan. The family lost money to get him to this position. If he found out that His Majesty did not mention the conspiracy again, and he had lost money to make wedding clothes for others, Can Wen Huaimin still maintain his position as the patriarch of the family?
After all, these aristocratic families support him because of their interests. If their interests are harmed, no one knows how far dog bites dog can go. They will not make it easy for Wen Huaimin...
Shen Hong was dismissed from his post and could not find anyone to take his place. Emperor Jing thought that there were a few talents among his elder brothers who might as well serve as officials in the court, so he recommended someone to take the position of Minister of Household Affairs. Unexpectedly, the Regent's subordinates No one in the country is willing to serve as an official in the court.
Emperor Jing had always had doubts about the regent. In those years, most of the real power was in the hands of his imperial brother. He became a puppet. He never got involved in the court since he helped him put down the chaos in the world.
The regent was extremely doting on Jiang Yubai, and the Jin Yiwei was assigned to manage the palace by the regent when he got involved in the court. Now Jiang Yubai and the Jin Yiwei have cleaned up the Shen Mansion, even Shen Yan's room.
Half of the reports presented in those days were to impeach Jiang Yubai, and the other half were to accuse Xie Shaoheng!
"Do you know how big of a trap you have made? You have offended these aristocratic families, and in order to get away from the Prince Sheng's conspiracy case, these aristocratic families have lost half of their money and still have a lot of dirty ways to make money, and the money is wasted. They are moving box after box to the treasury. Do you know how many people want to beat you now?"
Emperor Jing turned around and walked to the Dragon Case, casually took out two folds and weighed them in his hands, "These are for impeaching you. Do you want me to punish you and chop off your head?"
"If Your Majesty does not need me, I will leave. If Your Majesty wants my head, I will gladly give it to you."
"Hmph," Emperor Jing sneered, "Stop talking nonsense with me, you can see these for yourself."
Jiang Yubai took over these accusations. Master Jiang really couldn't stand it. He impeached all the people who made trouble in the Hengyuan Palace. The Censor also continued to impeach Shen Hong, disregarding human ethics and plotting against his brothers. Thanks to him scolding Shen Hong bloody in the court, everyone who spoke for Shen Hong was scolded by him.
"You handed over the discovery of Shen Hong's collusion with the rebellious party to Xie Yu. You secured the military power of Xuanwu Camp, but also made those ministers regard Xie Yu as a thorn in their side. Now that King Rui doesn't like him, you provoke them. What kind of crime should be related to relationships?”
Some eighth-grade officials knew that Prince Rui's Palace looked down on them, and they were worried that Jiulong Duiu would follow the wrong master, so they were wavering between Prince Rui and Prince Hengyuan. Now that Xie Yu has become the most prominent person in Prince Hengyuan's Palace, those who originally followed Prince Hengyuan , and looking for another way out.
The situation between North Korea and China was originally affected by these forces, but was directly disrupted by this incident.
"I know that my sin is serious and I am willing to be punished." Jiang Yubai continued, "But I have no intention of rebellion. Everything is for the country and the country of Dongling."
"Huh, you," Emperor Jing sighed and said in a deep voice, "before the imperial edict was issued, he rushed to Prince Hengyuan's Mansion with his royal guards, arrested Shen Hong's group, and even ran to Shen's Mansion to Let's make a fuss. They said that you didn't even spare Shen Hong's new concubine, and her blood was spattered on the spot. If you just tell me, will I stop you from taking Shen Hong's head?"
Even the imperial decree came to him to make up for it afterwards. Emperor Jing had to behead him first and then report it to him, and he had to make up the imperial decree for him overnight.
After Jiang Yubai went to Sichuan to thoroughly investigate the riots and returned, he presented his private affairs to His Majesty. There was no chance or evidence to find his fault. This time Jiang Yubai not only convicted Shen Hong, but also suppressed the family. In the limelight, Emperor Jing looked at the court much more contentedly than before.
It is impossible to completely defeat the courtiers in the court. Emperor Jing had a headache all night because of these aristocratic families, and now in front of them, he framed them and sent Shen Hong's money box by box to the treasury. See Seeing their deflated looks, Emperor Jing felt extremely happy.
The aristocratic families above the court were not as arrogant as before, so he relaxed a lot.
Those dirty tricks were passed off to Shen Hong, and Jin Yiwei intervened in the matter. The family's pockets could only be accessed, but now they were sending a large sum of money to Shen Hong's private treasury to protect themselves.
"Jiang Aiqing, what do you want me to do!"
"Your Majesty, I was negligent for a moment. I will definitely ask Your Majesty first the next time I raid my house. This time the matter is urgent, so I took this step. Those children of the aristocratic family know in their hearts that I am the culprit." Jiang Yubai knelt on the ground, bowed his head and confessed. His voice was full of remorse and regret.
"Do you want a next time?"
"I don't dare, but I only know how to assist Your Majesty in eliminating dissidents in the DPRK."
Jiang Yubai's doing this will indeed eliminate a lot of the hostility of those noble families, but trespassing into Hengyuan Prince's Mansion will leave them with a lot of clues. As long as some time passes, and these evidences are presented, Shen Hong's fate will not be the same. Likewise, he couldn't wait any longer and had to make a scene at the wedding.
Emperor Jing considered King Hengyuan to inherit the throne, but he had been controlled by the Wen family for a long time. If he really handed over the country and the country to him, I am afraid that no one in the world would change their surname from "Xie" to "Wen".
Emperor Jing looked at the panacea on the plate. It was prepared for him by the Wen Family's Imperial Physician Wen. Taking it did have some effects. He had a great time with the imperial concubine last night, but he didn't dare to use the Wen Family's stuff again. Who knows what might be in it? What kind of messy things will be added?
He handed it to Jiang Yubai, "Try it?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." Jiang Yubai took it, looked at the dark "spiritual medicine" in the dish, picked up one and swallowed it without hesitation, and held the rest in his hand.
The Wen family was in an uproar because Prince Hengyuan had married Shen Qinghe, a new bride. Everyone in Prince Hengyuan's palace was banned. Even his concubine was ordered by Emperor Jing not to return without recalling her. Shen Qinghe married into Prince Hengyuan's palace. on, temporarily saving one life.
Shen Zhiyi specifically told her not to punish Shen Qinghe to death because of Shen Hong's affairs. She was still pregnant with the emperor's heir, so it was best to put her in Prince Hengyuan's palace to recuperate.
Emperor Jing watched him swallow the pills, sliding them up and down his throat, "Stop talking about those things that are there and not there. What is the purpose of doing this for Xie Yu? I know you want to be angry and can't stand Shen Hong, but you It’s too much. The ministers of the DPRK forced me to have no room to quibble on your behalf. I could only block their mouths with Shen Hong’s character and those dirty things.”
Just because Emperor Jing used Shen Hong's character to silence them, it doesn't mean that Jiang Yubai is a clean piece of jade! Today in the court, Shen Hong was ridiculed for his behavior, but Jiang Yubai was not much better.
"Your Majesty knows that Shen Xuan almost killed the minister with one arrow when he shot an arrow, but his real target at that time was Shen Zhiyi. He stood up for her purely because he came back from Shu and wanted to find an excuse to embarrass Shen Hong. He made it clear Weinuo Nuo acted like he couldn't afford to cause trouble, but he made such a big noise behind his back."
"Shen Qinghe even stole the things given by the emperor in exchange for money, and even did evil things in Jiyun Temple... After Luo knew that Shen Zhiyi was my disciple, he was in trouble, and even set fire to the ancestral hall in an attempt to burn him to death. They knew that Shen Zhiyi was mine but they repeatedly made things difficult for me."
"Your Majesty knows that I always protect my shortcomings. When I adopted Qing as my adopted son, just because he was wronged in the "Colosseum", I killed all those people and caused a bloody storm. Your Majesty knows that I and the princess Make good friends, Luo Shi's real slap fell on the princess's face. I will definitely ask for advice from this slap. Shen Zhiyi is my disciple again. If an outsider offends me, how can I have the dignity to be the commander-in-chief of the five armies? , and still in charge of Jinyiwei?"
He fully explained his ambitions and revenge, "Your Majesty, I have always been a scoundrel who is determined to retaliate. He is not a gentleman. When Your Majesty promoted me, you knew that I had crawled out of the mud. If I hadn't been promoted by Your Majesty, I would have been a villain." I have long been drowned in the sea of people."
"Wei Chen's family has been filled with civil servants for generations. However, I am not a talented scholar and I am almost abandoned by my family. I have been following His Majesty all my life. However, Shen Hong became dissatisfied and had frequent contacts with Prince Rui in private. He also married off his daughter. Entering Prince Hengyuan's palace, I have to guard against such ambitions."
Shen Hong had frequent private contacts with Prince Rui, and even married his daughter into Prince Hengyuan's palace. This ambition was obvious.
Emperor Jing looked at Jiang Yubai and couldn't help but sigh with emotion. The situation in the DPRK was so turbulent. Who didn't have some thoughts of their own? People like Jiang Yubai had ambitions, means, and loyalty, but they also had their own interests and selfishness. , he was willing to put his selfishness naked in front of Emperor Jing, and he could feel safe using such a person.
Jiang Yubai gently placed the plate containing the "spiritual medicine" in his hand on the table beside him, bowed his hands and said, "I have something to ask for when I come here this time."
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