"As for the other branches..."
When Emperor Jingshun said this, he hesitated slightly.
It seems a little unbearable.
But thinking about what the Zhen family had done, he quickly calmed down and continued:
"Anyone involved in the salt industry or colluding with Japanese pirates will have their belongings confiscated and put into the state treasury! The men will be transported three thousand miles away to strengthen the army!"
Once these words are spoken, it is equivalent to putting the Zhen family in trouble!
The Wei Dynasty was a clan society, and all clans were closely related.
It is truly a case of both prosperity and loss.
Unfortunately, rights and obligations always have to match.
The head of the Zhen family is not only seeking profit for himself, but other branches are also involved.
When the ministers reacted, they wanted to praise him.
It can be seen that Emperor Jingshun sighed first and then added:
"Huh~! As for the Zhen family's women and children, please forgive them. This can be regarded as an explanation for the old concubine's spirit in heaven."
After all, the Zhen family is his biological mother's natal family.
At the last moment, Emperor Jingshun couldn't help but feel soft when he thought of the old concubine.
He did not directly sentence the whole family to execution, but left a trace of mercy for the Zhen family.
This trace of kindness saved the women and children of the Zhen family.
Only the male member of the Zhen family received the punishment he deserved.
However, only women and children were left in the clan.
The Zhen family, which had been famous in Jiangnan since then, was completely finished.
Especially once the charge of colluding with Japanese pirates came out, Jiangnan was afraid that there would no longer be a place for the Zhen family.
Carrying such a reputation, it is even more difficult to turn around.
Although things did not go as smoothly as Feng Yibo expected,
That is to say, there is no massacre.
But no matter what, as soon as the final verdict comes out.
Lin Ruhai also felt that the great revenge had been avenged!
Thinking of all the men in the Zhen family's family being killed, most of the branches would also be expelled from the army.
The hatred towards his wife is understood.
At this moment, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but burst into tears.
But thinking that he was still on the Golden Palace, he quickly controlled his emotions.
Then the first person to react came to his senses, bowed to Danbi, and shouted:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking the decision for the people of Jiangnan and bringing a bright future to Jiangnan!"
Feng Yibo saw the state of his old father-in-law and knew that the matter was finally settled.
He immediately accepted it and said:
"Your Majesty is wise! The people killed by the Zhen family can finally rest in peace!"
Subsequently, countless words of praise poured out from the mouths of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
The farce ended completely with the end of the court meeting.
The reason why I call it a farce is actually because...
Those who call themselves Jiangnan people except Lin Ruhai and Feng Yibo.
Most of them are not from Jiangnan!
Rather, it is a newly promoted nobleman from the border area.
Those who really came from Jiangnan were from the lineage of the founding heroes.
But seeing that the Zhen family was in doom, they didn't say a word from the beginning to the end.
As for the Japanese pirates, they didn't care at all.
Feng Yibo and Lin Ruhai went down to court and called out to Jia Zheng.
After the two sides met with each other, Feng Yibo said first:
"My uncle has rarely been involved in such things. Why did he intercede for the Zhen family today?"
Lin Ruhai also looked dissatisfied and said with resentment:
"Second uncle, you shouldn't have interfered in this matter!"
He wanted to avenge Jia Min, but unexpectedly Jia Min's brother defended the Zhen family.
This made Lin Ruhai inevitably a little resentful towards Jia Zheng.
However, he did not discuss this matter with Jia Zheng in detail.
So it was just a bit of resentment, but I didn't really blame this uncle.
The final result has come out, and now the great revenge has been avenged.
Just now in the main hall, both sides were arguing.
At this time, Lin Ruhai had such a tone and temperament again.
Jia Zheng was inevitably a little embarrassed and said:
"Ruhai, Yibo, it's a long story."
The two people in front of him are not outsiders like him.
One is his sister-in-law, and the other is his nephew-in-law.
Jia Zheng did not choose to avoid it, but looked around first.
Seeing that no one was paying attention here, he said:
"Originally, when I came back from Yazhou, I have been recuperating at home and did not pay attention to the affairs of the court. However, the empress sent word a few days ago that she asked my Zhen family to intercede."
Speaking of this, Jia Zheng couldn't help but smile bitterly and explained:
"I thought that the Zhen family has been an old relative for many years, and the empress was only able to be where she is today thanks to the grace of the old concubine, so I agreed. I also came here specially to attend today's court meeting."
Everything about the Zhen family has been published in the newspapers, and all the officials in the court are aware of it.
Yuanchun learned about it from Mrs. Wang.
After knowing this, Yuanchun naturally remembered the old concubine's instructions to her.
That is at the critical moment, I hope she can help the Zhen family.
So she asked Mrs. Wang to tell her father Jia Zheng.
Let him intercede for the Zhen family in court.
Otherwise, with Jia Zheng's dull sense, he might not be involved in this matter.
Not even necessarily aware of it.
However, when he learned that his old relative was in trouble, Yuanchun spoke again.
Jia Zheng didn't think about the consequences and just begged the court for mercy.
Yuanchun himself was not idle, and went directly to Emperor Jingshun in the palace.
In this way, the father and daughter were in tandem, one inside and one outside.
They were all very determined to fight for the lives of the Zhen family.
"I didn't expect that this matter has something to do with you and your son-in-law. Don't you think this is a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple?"
When Feng Yibo and Lin Ruhai heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
They only thought about the reactions of the ministers in the court, but they forgot about Yuanchun, the virtuous concubine whom the old concubine supported.
Fortunately, the dust has settled now, and the Zhen family has received the punishment they deserve.
The three people here talked for a while, and then went back to their homes without mentioning it.
It was only said that Emperor Jingshun returned to the harem and walked towards Fengzao Palace.
It has been nearly half a year since Yuanchun gave birth to a child.
But Emperor Jingshun had always been a little dissatisfied with her.
Because except for this virtuous concubine, the other concubines still made no move.
He really wanted to try again to see if seedlings could be planted again in this fertile field.
At the beginning, Yuanchun, who had just given birth to a child, needed confinement.
It is reasonable not to be able to sleep with him.
But after all this time, he still kept saying that he was feeling unwell.
On the grounds of taking care of his body, he is often unable to sleep.
How could Emperor Jingshun not be depressed because of this?
Until a few days ago, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager both fell ill.
The two of them waited on the sickbed together.
Emperor Jingshun found that Yuanchun's face was rosy and he seemed to be fine.
So he planned to let her sleep with him when this was over.
But then, in addition to waiting on the sick bed, things at the court continued one after another.
It's Zhao Shunjun again, and it's Wang Ziteng again.
Emperor Jingshun felt very tired for a while, so he delayed again.
When he had just regained some strength, he wanted to find the virtuous concubine to sleep with him.
Something happened again in the Zhen family.
As soon as Yuanchun saw him, he kept pleading for the Zhen family.
I begged him again and again to let the Zhen family go.
Such constant pleas for mercy troubled Emperor Jingshun.
So, not only could I not go to bed with him.
In the past half month, he had simply ignored Yuanchun.
I didn't even get to see my son.
In fact, Emperor Jingshun also understood that this must be the old concubine's last request.
The virtuous concubine repays her kindness and shows her last kindness.
Apart from this, there has never been any attempt to interfere in politics.
Even the matter of her biological uncle Wang Ziteng, Yuan Chun was very measured and never mentioned it.
If not, Emperor Jingshun would not just be left in the cold for a while.
Instead, she had been relegated to the cold palace a long time ago.
Of course, she also gave birth to a son for herself.
Emperor Jingshun must show some kindness to her no matter what.
Apart from being left out in the cold, there would be no other treatment.
At today's court meeting, the Zhen family's affairs were finally settled.
Emperor Jingshun also wanted to have a child, so he decided to come over to see him again.
As soon as he entered Fengzao Palace, Yuanchun had already received the letter in advance.
He took a group of palace people with him and picked him up.
"Everyone in the Fengzao Palace welcomes the Holy Master!"
Emperor Jingshun ignored him and just nodded and went straight to the palace.
The child is there, cared for by someone.
As soon as he entered, the person taking care of him hurriedly saluted him.
At this time Yuanchun also brought people over.
As soon as he entered the house, Yuanchun said something very embarrassing to Emperor Jingshun who was playing with his children.
"Your Majesty, the matter of the Zhen family..."
Their father and daughter had a headache, and Emperor Jingshun who was hit naturally had a headache.
He was teasing the children and was in a good mood.
When Yuan Chun came up and mentioned the Zhen family, he immediately interrupted impatiently and said:
"The matter of the Zhen family has been announced to the court, and there is no possibility of recurrence!"
He waved his hands irritably, then suppressed his anger and said:
"For your sake, I have already pardoned the Zhen family's women and children. You have tried your best on this matter. Don't mention it again in the future."
Emperor Jingshun's soft-heartedness at the last moment was inseparable from Yuan Chun's persistence.
After all, this is his only biological mother.
It's hard to say that when the child gets older, he will be promoted to crown prince.
If the child becomes the legal heir of the Wei royal family, then the virtuous concubine will naturally be promoted to the Queen of Wei.
Even the emperor must save some face for her.
In addition, it is true that the national mourning has not passed yet, if the old concubine's mother's family is exterminated.
It really hurts his reputation as "benevolent and filial".
Emperor Jingshun chose to be merciful and left a way for the Zhen family's women and children to survive.
What he didn't expect was that he thought he had given Concubine Xiande enough face.
Yuanchun was not satisfied with this. Hearing this, he was happy for a moment, and then said:
"What about the men of the Zhen family? For the sake of the old lady and the children, can we give them a way to survive?"
She still looked at Emperor Jingshun expectantly, and then asked about the male member of the Zhen family.
When Emperor Jingshun heard this, he immediately lowered his face and said in a deep voice:
"Concubine Xian De, you should know when to stop everything. You have come before me again and again for the Zhen family's affairs. You are already worthy of the old concubine's spirit in heaven."
Having said this, he paused slightly and then typed:
"Now that the dust has settled, you should think about the emperor and stop entangling him!"
Seeing that Emperor Jingshun was a little angry, Yuan Chun shrank and pushed back at first.
Then he gritted his teeth and straightened his posture and said seriously:
"Your Majesty, when the old concubine was alive, she was as kind as a mountain to my concubine. I really cannot be ungrateful."
"hehe!"
Emperor Jingshun laughed angrily when he saw that she still persisted.
"This matter involves tens of millions of money from the Lianghuai Salt Administration, collusion with Japanese pirates, and millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River!"
Having said this, he looked at Yuanchun playfully and asked:
"If letting go of the Zhen family leads to widespread resentment among the people, can you afford it? Or should the Jia family bear the responsibility?"
These heart-wrenching words made Yuanchun shed tears of fear.
But the matter has come to this, and she has no way to retreat.
At that moment, he allowed his face to be filled with tears without wiping it away, and choked with sobs and said:
"The old concubine's earnest teachings are still in my ears. The Holy Emperor ordered me to do nothing to save the Zhen family..."
As she said that, she fell softly to the ground.
The palace attendants nearby hurriedly came over to help, but Yuanchun threw them away and cried loudly:
"I can't do this!"
"well!"
When Emperor Jingshun saw this, he suddenly felt a little bored.
At that moment, he sighed and said angrily:
"If it hadn't been for a reason, I could have thrown you into the cold palace just because of the harem's involvement in politics!"
Emperor Jingshun's voice and look were so stern that Yuanchun was so frightened that he even forgot to cry.
But the determination in her eyes remained the same.
This reminded Emperor Jingshun of Jia Zheng's previous stubbornness.
After all, they are father and daughter, they really look alike!
"Think about this carefully. If you still can't figure it out, go to the cold palace and calm down!"
Thinking of Jia Zheng, Emperor Jingshun no longer wanted to be entangled with Yuan Chun.
He said coldly and walked out of Fengzao Palace.
"Uu~!"
Here Yuanchun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Emperor Jingshun leaving.
Then, the whole person sat there paralyzed.
He stared at the child not far away, lost in thought for a long time.
This is obviously not the first time this has happened.
The people in the palace on the side withdrew with color.
The encounter between Yuan Chun and Feng Yibo was like a beautiful dream.
It was her own choice to shatter this beauty.
Back in this cold palace.
Although Yuanchun did not regret it in order to protect his family,
But it doesn't mean that she can forget such a dream-like beauty.
In fact, Yuanchun firmly believed that his child was Feng Yibo's.
It was also because of this that Emperor Jingshun came to see her every time.
The desire hidden in those eyes made Yuan Chun very resistant.
Over the past few months, she had found various excuses to delay.
Days like this made her physically and mentally exhausted every day.
Only when the Emperor and the Queen Mother fell ill did they have a moment to relax.
Unexpectedly, this moment of relaxation made her look much better.
Emperor Jingshun was thinking about himself again.
Fortunately, there is still the Zhen family as an excuse.
But Yuanchun also knew that the Zhen family's matter was a foregone conclusion.
I can't delay it for too long.
Suddenly, Yuanchun thought of something, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.
"Somebody come!"
She quickly got up and called someone, and even picked up the child.
"The Holy One has ordered me to calm down in the cold palace."
It turned out that Yuanchun remembered what Emperor Jingshun said before leaving.
She immediately took people to the cold palace, as if she planned to stay there permanently.
All the concubines know that she has been working hard for the Zhen family these days.
At this time, everyone was secretly happy to see this noble concubine moving into the cold palace.
Emperor Jingshun soon learned the news and immediately had a headache.
If he didn't have his only son, he really wanted to dethrone Yuanchun's concubine.
Yuanchun imprisoned himself in the cold palace, and wanted to use this to force him to let the Zhen family go?
That's a dream!
However, Emperor Jingshun couldn't remain indifferent when he thought that his child was also in the cold palace.
"Forget it, let her calm down for a while!"
Emperor Jingshun sighed, and then ordered Xia Bingzhong next to him:
"Send someone to take the prince out and keep him in a separate garden. Send more experienced nuns to take care of him!"
He only thought that Yuanchun was desperate for the Zhen family's request.
But if he agrees, it will set a precedent for the harem to interfere in politics.
Moreover, the decision made at the previous court meeting also became a joke.
I can't agree to this anyway.
Since she is forcing this, let her calm down.
After Xia Bingzhong left, Emperor Jingshun murmured:
"I don't believe it, you can give up your child for the Zhen family?"
