There was a lot of noise from the Jinwu Guards performing their duties. All street entrances were blocked, and the city gates in all directions were also closed. Officials with a little sense of smell realized that something was wrong. Moreover, when the Jinwu Guards were dealing with the Xue family, the Xue family wailed loudly, which was particularly clear in this silent snowy night.
Anyway, the neighbors around Xue's house were all as quiet as quails, fearing that if they disturbed Zhijinwu, he would break in. But they are also quietly paying attention to Jin Wuwei's movements.
"Did they close the team?"
"No, I don't think they left in the direction back to the office."
"They went east."
They all looked at each other in confusion. Chang'an city was rich in the east and rich in the west, but strong in the north and weak in the south. Do you want to touch the noble?
Qin family
The Qin family is also very lively. Mrs. Qin and third sister-in-law Nie Yunniang finally know about the deaths of Qin Yue and Qin Ming. The fact that Qin Yue sacrificed his life for the country has spread in the court, and it cannot be hidden for long. Qin Ming also Funeral arrangements must also be made.
After hearing the news, Nie Yunniang directly inflated her fetus and started giving birth. In fact, it was time for her to give birth. She was helped into the delivery room, and the two midwives followed her in. The maids in the yard began to get busy, and the kitchen was always preparing hot water and hot food.
Everyone in the Qin family was awake, so they naturally knew about the Xue family's movements.
Lu Songli knew that this was not the end, but the beginning.
Xie family
When Xie Zhan received the news, he was still reading in the study. Zhao Yutan was smiling and filling him with tea and water, washing his pen and studying ink. Under the dim candlelight, there is a picture of a talented man and a beautiful woman with red sleeves adding fragrance.
The two got married yesterday, and they were very close to each other. Zhao Yutan was very attached to Xie Zhan, and Xie Zhan was in a good mood recently, and he was not disgusted either.
He was still thinking about which Jinwu Guard's next family would be when he heard footsteps coming to the door, followed by panicked voices from his confidants, "Young Master, Jin Wu Guard is coming to us!" "
When Xie Zhan heard this, he pushed Zhao Yutan away slightly and walked out, "I'll go take a look!"
Zhao Yutan chased him out, only to find that he had already left.
Xie Zhan walked to the main courtyard with his confidants, "Are you sure you are coming to our Xie family?"
"Sure."
Xie Zhan's face was solemn.
The fourth prince, together with the ministers who wanted to take advantage of the dragon, killed the prince, and the fourth prince was spared by the emperor. He didn't believe that the emperor was not resentful of some of the ministers of the original four princes' group. Xue Huaimin committed a heinous crime and others helped him. He did not believe that dealing with one Xue Huaimin would be enough to calm him down. There must be other ministers who would have to bear his wrath.
It stands to reason that the Xie family belongs to the family who later joined the fourth prince. No matter what happens, the Xie family should not be the second target of the Jinwu Guard.
However, the Xue family is in the west city, and their Xie family is in the east city. Now Jin Wuwei left those ministers alone and went straight from the Xue family in the east to their Xie family in the west. From this, it can be seen that the Xie family was hated by the emperor. This had to make him suspect that something was wrong.
Unless he is exposed, it is impossible!
Xie Zhan immediately denied this speculation. When he first offered his advice to the Fourth Prince, he acted very carefully. He dared to say that as long as the Fourth Prince did not expose him, no one would guess that he would be the Fourth Prince's new think tank. It will definitely be exposed later, but now he is still confident that he can hide it.
His original intention was to put the plan of killing with a borrowed knife on the fourth prince. He hid behind the scenes and let the emperor see the plan of the fourth prince. But now that the emperor is like this, does the emperor not believe that the plan of killing with a borrowed knife was done by the fourth prince? And then suspicions came over these ministers who were seeking to gain the power from the dragon?
No matter what, their Xie family was in trouble.
Jin Wuwei knocked on the door, and the Xie family's concierge opened the door tremblingly.
It’s impossible not to open the door, these are a group of murderous gods.
Xie Zhan stepped forward with a smile, "Commander Lin, what is this?"
Lin Ran said with a serious face, "The Emperor has an edict! By the way, go and invite Xie Jingyuan and Xie Yunsong together."
Xie Zhan's heart sank when he heard this. Xie Jingyuan and Xie Yunsong were his uncles and uncles, but they were both famous and capable elders of the Xie family. Their existence plays an important role in gathering the strength of the entire clan.
The Xie family members were quickly gathered in the main courtyard, and Xie Jingyuan and Xie Yunsong were also invited. The former was already in his sixties, and his face was solemn at the moment.
"Everyone is here?"
"Everyone is here."
"Then let's get started!"
"The Emperor's decree, Xie Mingtang, Xie Jingyuan, and Xie Yunsong kneel down to receive it!"
Led by Xie Mingtang, Xie Jingyuan, and Xie Yunsong, the rest of the Xie family members knelt down in a huff.
"The Emperor is entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict states that Xie Mingtang, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, has been an official for twenty years. He has fulfilled his duties, restrained himself and returned etiquette, did not use phosphorus or frailty, recommended talents and talents, and avoided the path of virtuous people..."
The whole article is full of praise.
Listening to this, most of the Xie family members felt relieved. It turned out that it was not an imperial edict to punish sins. Just now Jin Wuwei came out of the Xue family and went straight to their Xie family. He really scared them to death.
But the more Xie Zhan listened, the more he felt something was wrong. None of these words of praise for his father were worthy of his father's moral integrity.
Do your duty? Barely enough, although his father often used his position to make profits.
Denial of self and restoration of rites? That's not true. His father has never been a restrained person when it comes to his selfish desires.
Not phosphorus and not pure means that it is neither polished nor dyed, nor black. It is a metaphor for a person's character of being faithful to one's feelings and not being changed by external influences.
After just thinking about it for a moment, Xie Zhan understood that these kind words were actually the opposite! On the surface, he was praising his father, but in fact, he was scolding him, scolding him for having no moral integrity, poor self-discipline, being unfaithful to his wife, and having second thoughts towards the emperor. It is easier to understand why he recommends talents and avoids them. What he is talking about is that the Xie family is overbearing and has controlled the position of Minister of Dali Temple for so many years without letting anyone interfere.
Thinking about this, Xie Zhan's heart became heavier and heavier.
Looking at his father again, his face turned blue and white.
Xie Mingtang only felt that these good words sounded so harsh. Isn't this really a mockery of him?
Xie Zhan sighed in his heart. It seemed that the emperor had a very bad impression of the Xie family. Fortunately, the emperor is about to die and a new emperor is about to take over.
In the edict, the long words of praise for Xie Mingtang, Xie Jingyuan, Xie Yunsong and others were finally read out.
When Lin Ran saw the following words, he couldn't help but pause for a moment, and then continued to read: "I am very pleased with you and the three of you. I have specially declared my decree for Jinwu and added a gift to be buried with you. Now I give Bai Ling three feet and three feet. A glass of poisonous wine, choose one to kill yourself without delay! Thank you for this!"
As soon as the emperor's words about the burial order were read out, the Xie family felt their ears rumbling.
Xie Mingtang: I’m so out of my mind!
Xie Jingyuan and Xie Yunsong also had shocked faces.
This is a funeral edict! Xie Zhan didn't expect that the emperor would come up with this move, it was really unexpected!
Sheng Huai'an listened to this strange edict without missing a word, and was amazed by it. After reciting these full words of praise, he was offered death, which sounds very ironic, okay?
In a word, the emperor thinks that your official position is very good and very useful, and he wants to continue to use you when you are underground.
The Emperor likes your Xie family very much, so he has given you several places to be buried with the Xie family. It is not enough if you don’t use it, and it must be used up. Otherwise you refuse to give it a try?
He admired him very much. The person who wrote the edict to the emperor was also a talented person.
What he didn't know was that most of the rhetoric in the first half of these edicts was written by Lu Desheng. The part about conferring death was added by the emperor's pen.
At that time, the emperor told Lu Desheng that he would grant favors to some people, including a few members of the Xie family and a few people who had trouble with him in the court.
Lu Desheng was filled with reluctance upon hearing this. The Xie family hated him to death, and so did his political opponents. The emperor just wanted to grant them a favor, but he still wanted to take charge?
He begged the emperor at that time and did not want to do this job. The emperor didn't agree, so he had an idea and came up with these words of praise that were clearly praiseworthy but actually disparaging.
What Lu Desheng didn't know was that after his work was completed, Emperor Kangcheng often lay in the rocking chair and asked Wei Zili to read these edicts, laughing hard while listening.
"The emperor is about to leave, and the civil servants and generals need to clear the way first! Are you unwilling?" Lin Ran asked coldly when he saw that the three people of the Xie family were motionless.
Xie Mingtang, Xie Jingyuan and Xie Yunsong looked at each other with bitterness in their eyes. They never expected that today would be their death day.
"I obey the order!"
The Jinwu Guards were watching with eager eyes, unable to help them resist, and the tribesmen were watching them.
The lives of the entire clan depended on their thoughts. Since they were destined to die, it was better to thank the emperor for his kindness and die generously, which would also make the emperor have a better impression of the Xie clan. It also allows the tribesmen to remember their good deeds more and offer more sacrifices during the New Year.
The most important thing is that after thanking him, he can at least keep his body intact.
All three of them chose poisonous wine.
Before Xie Jingyuan drank, he said to Xie Zhan, "The Xie family will be left to you, my uncle is gone." Then he drank it all.
Xie Yunsong also picked up the poisonous wine and gestured to him, then raised his head and drank it all without saying a word.
Xie Mingtang was scared, but he also understood that he had no choice, "Azhan, take good care of your brothers."
As soon as Jin Wuwei was sure that the three of them were dead, he left without stopping. They had to go to another family.
Xie Zhan was dealing with the funeral affairs with a heavy heart. But he still kept people paying attention to Jinwuwei's movements. When he later found out which houses Jinwuwei had gone to, he felt relieved.
Xie Zhan did not expect that Emperor Kang Cheng would be so angry and kill so many people after dealing with Xue Huaimin and others. In particular, the two or three families that they later took refuge in were all taken care of by Emperor Kang Cheng.
From this point of view, Xie Zhan guessed that Emperor Kang Cheng was looking for him, that is, the person who lent the fourth prince the idea of killing someone with a knife. Obviously, Emperor Kang Cheng was not sure who that person was. Therefore, the head of the family whom he suspected, as well as the person in charge of the family, were all taken away.
Emperor Kang Cheng probably wouldn't let it go even if he wanted to kill him by mistake.
His father and two uncles were burdened by his decision. But he has no regrets. After the new emperor ascends the throne, the Xie family will take a step further and even become the largest family in Dali!
Xie Zhan didn't know that Emperor Kang Cheng originally wanted to uproot their Xie family, but considering that he killed a lot of people this time, the impact was already huge. If you add anything else, it will push people too far and may cause turmoil, so I gave up.
Emperor Kang Cheng also didn't expect that just because of this difference in his thoughts, he would let go of the big fish he had been looking for.
In fact, it is understandable. After all, he has run out of energy. How can his body be able to bear such high-intensity mental activities?
"Chief, where will our next family go?"
"Third place, Duke Chengen's Mansion!"
Sheng Huai'an hissed, Cheng'en Palace, isn't that the Queen Mother's natal family? Uncle Guo? Without seeing the edict, he didn't know what the uncle-in-law had done that was so outrageous that the emperor wanted to take him away?
