After the palace coup, the son of the He family was still alive and exposed an old case of disaster relief twenty years ago. Emperor An betrayed his promise in the court and was forced by his ministers to issue an order to confer the title of crown prince. Rongjiang was burned, and the officialdom in the south was in chaos, including the sale of officials and titles. Everything shocked the world.
The "Edict of Sin" written by the prince for Emperor An was reported to the capital the next day, and then countless copies were copied and sent to various prefectures and counties for posting.
Here in Beijing, less than three days after Xiao Yan ordered Xi Weifang's "confession" to be delivered to Liang Guangyi, Xi Weifang, who had been bitten to death, suddenly said that he wanted to see him.
In the Criminal Division, Xiao Yan stood in front of Xi Weifang. Xi Weifang opposite him had not been tortured too much. He didn't even take off the official robe he wore for the banquet that day. He only looked up in embarrassment.
"Supervisor Xiao is very resourceful. Even Grand Master Liang can stand up for you. But I am already old and will soon be appointed to the official position. Governor Xiao already has the power, so why bother to kill everyone..."
"You called the governor here just to talk about this?"
Xi Weifang met his cold eyebrows and fell silent. After a moment, he said: "Of course not, I just want to make a deal with Governor Xiao."
Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows.
Xi Weifang looked at him: "I do know what happened in the Southland in the past twenty years. I also know about the He family's rebellion. Although I was wrong, my only fault was that I was too greedy and was bribed by the Lu family. I turned a blind eye to the dispatch of officials from the Southland. I closed my eyes, but whether it was He Wenzhuo's death or the annihilation of the He family, I didn't have any involvement."
"As the Lu family is the chief culprit, Governor Xiao can still spare their side branches. I only ask Governor Xiao to show his noble hand and spare the blood of the Xi family. I am willing to confess everything I know without reservation."
Xiao Yan sat on the chair and looked at Xi Weifang, who was negotiating terms with him. He stretched out his hand to support the side of his face with an unpredictable expression.
"Just conniving and not intervening?"
He turned and looked aside: "Jinyun."
Jinyun came forward with a thick stack of things, flipped through two pages at random, and then spoke directly.
"In the sixth year of Wu'an, the King of Luohe rebelled, and Taizu went south to personally conquer the country. Xi Weifang, the deputy general of the Xiaoying camp, accidentally lost the marching route map while having a banquet with others, and nearly killed 13,000 vanguards in Guanning Mansion. Taizu ordered him to be dismissed from his official position. , in front of the formation, he was charged with fifty sticks, and when he was rescued by Lu Chongyuan, the second son of the Lu family, he was exempted from hard labor in the military camp, and he was able to rejoin the army because of his meritorious service."
"In the twelfth year of Wu'an, the head of the Lu family died. The eldest son, Lu Chonghuan, was supposed to take over the Lu family, but he died of banditry in An Qingshan on his way back to the capital. At that time, Xi Weifang, the captain of the capital who had been promoted due to his military merit, happened to be guarding the village near An Qingshan. Xingguan, after the incident, Lu Chongyuan took over the Lu family, and the following year, Xi Weifang was transferred back to the capital and joined the Ministry of War."
"In the 16th year of Wu'an, Xi Wei Fang, whose wife had been dead for several years, suddenly fell in love with the daughter of the Mo family. He became a brother-in-law with Liang Guangyi, who also married the daughter of the Mo family. With the support of the Liang family, he quickly rose to prominence in the Ministry of War. In just three years, he took the position of minister. , On the surface, they support the irresistible relationship between the Liang family and Liang Guangyi, but secretly support the Lu family to gain a foothold in the military."
"In the 23rd year of Wu'an, there was a flood in the south. The prince was ordered to go south with He Wenzhuo to provide relief. The left minister of the Ministry of War, Xi Weifang, strongly advocated Linyuan Boliugang, and the minister of household affairs, Yue Hongchang, accompanied the relief effort. Later, the official ship sank, and Yue Hongchang bit the prince in return. The prince's reputation has been tarnished."
"Then Xi Weifang sent a letter to the old army of Tun Xingguan, and ordered him to lead people to pretend to be bandits and cause chaos in the south, leading to riots in the south. In the chaos, Linyuan Boliugang died tragically while protecting the prince..."
Jinyun flipped through the book in his hand and looked at the pale-faced Xi Weifang.
"Master Xi, do you want me to continue?"
There was no trace of the calmness on Xi Weifang's old face that he had just negotiated the terms with. His lips were trembling, cold sweat was covering his forehead, and his eyes were even more frightened when he looked at Xiao Yan.
"You...how did you..."
"You want to ask, how does the governor know this?"
Xiao Yan saw the shivering Xi Weifang with an indifferent expression: "I have been inspecting the Lu family for many years. I don't know everything about Lu Chongyuan, but I also know about 70% of it."
"On the surface, you have nothing to do with the Lu family. You even have some quarrels with Hou Rui, the Minister of War, who appears to be a close confidant of the Lu family but is actually bribed by Empress Lu. However, throughout your years as an official, you have been in danger several times and almost died. Later, when someone was suddenly promoted or even transferred back to the capital, there were traces of the Lu family."
"Liang Guangyi didn't notice this, but it was because he had never been suspicious of you. In addition, the aristocratic family was united in the past. He also wanted to promote Lu Chongyuan to take over the power of the aristocratic family in the court. He did not delve into some matters deeply, but the governor did not agree with him. Same."
"It's not difficult to check your past."
Xi Weifang's lips trembled and his face looked miserable.
Xiao Yan raised his eyes: "I am not interested in negotiating terms with you, nor do I want to listen to your sophistry. Whatever your crime is, it will be punished by its own laws."
Xi Weifang: "Aren't you afraid that I won't say anything?"
Xiao Yan raised his lips slightly: "Then you can give it a try."
Seeing Xiao Yan getting up and wanting to leave, he had no intention of staying.
Xi Weifang suddenly hissed: "Xiao Yan, you want to clear up the He family and stand up for He Wenzhuo. Without my confession, it's not clear what happened back then. And if you go to such great lengths, I'm afraid it's not just the He family that you want." …”
Xiao Yan stopped and looked back at him.
Xi Weifang was stabbed by the sharp eyes, but he held on to his pale face and did not retreat at all.
"I can help you. I know what I did is enough to kill the whole Xi family. I don't ask you to spare everyone. As long as you let my great-great-grandson live, he was just born and is still in his infancy. After everyone in the Xi family dies, no one will tell him what happened today."
"You can send him to a remote place and let him be watched over for the rest of his life. All I ask is that you spare his life, let him grow up safely, and leave a trace of incense for the Xi family."
Xiao Yan's eyes moved slightly: "Since Liang Guangyi has come to see you, why don't you beg him?"
Xi Weifang shook his head: "I can't trust him."
No one in the aristocratic family has a good heart, just like when they killed the He family.
Liang Guangyi used his weakness to force him. Even if he promised to protect the Xi family's bloodline, Xi Wei could not trust him.
He was afraid that the Xi family would not be able to escape once he opened his mouth and his charges would be confirmed. He was even more afraid that Liang Guangyi would become angry and kill the Xi family because he hated him for deceiving and deceiving him for many years.
"Then you can trust this governor?" Xiao Yan looked at him sideways: "This governor is not a good person."
Xi Weifang looked at him straight: "I believe you, no matter how bad the people raised by the former prince are, they will always remember the promise of a gentleman."
Xiao Yan paused.
Jin Yun's expression suddenly hardened next to him.
Xi Weifang's voice was hoarse: "When there was a fire in the East Palace, the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince were buried in the palace, but Concubine Xue escaped. I was the one who led the troops to chase her down."
"When I led people to chase Concubine Xue, she had a chance to escape, and with the help of the Xue family's secret guards, she had already escaped from the pursuers, but when I wanted to return, she showed signs of it again."
