Anecdotes of Tianyuan: The Long Night is Young

Chapter 104 Head-to-head confrontation

When he went to court, Emperor Shaoyuan threw out the memorial presented yesterday, dragging his sick body into a fit of rage.Zhao Xiyan took the lead and knelt down first, begging his father to take care of himself and not get angry.The prince and his party had no choice but to kneel down and echoed.Emperor Shaoyuan sat on the dragon chair, coughing until his lungs were about to come out.Father-in-law Degui had quick hands and quick eyes, and brought a cup of tea to Emperor Shaoyuan, so that his throat would feel better.

"The magistrate of Suzhou brought businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River to Beijing to sue the imperial court, you know!"

"My Majesty, it's those unscrupulous people who framed His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince has been the crown prince for more than 20 years. He has been diligent and conscientious, and has won the hearts of the people. No one in the world praises the merits of His Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness, the people's will, these profit-seeking businessmen, It's all false accusations, and they want to seek benefits."

Although Emperor Shaoyuan was ill, after hearing this, he wanted to kill the speaker under the prince's command.As an old man, he dared to say that the crown prince was what the people wanted. No one in the world would praise the crown prince's merits.This world belongs to the emperor, and everyone in the world has gained the merits of the emperor, so it should be admired that the emperor is the emperor, what is the prince!Outsiders think that the crown prince is the crown prince of Da Qi, no different from an emperor, and the people should sing praises to the crown prince.But Emperor Shaoyuan has been the emperor for so many years, only he is still alive, whether it is popular, or praises, it should only belong to him.It's a pity that the prince doesn't understand this idea, and the people under the prince don't understand even more.Su Xiang has been with Emperor Shaoyuan for many years, and he understands this truth.

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, the veteran thinks that the prefect of Suzhou brought the merchants to sue the imperial court. It is better to have a trial first. The three divisions will try it first. It will be handed over to the Dali Temple, and the Dali Temple will not be transferred to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. If it fails, please ask the emperor to have a trial. I believe that the Holy Majesty will deal with it fairly."

After hearing this, Emperor Shaoyuan's expression softened.The world is still his, and what the people of the world want the prince to say is treason.

"The prime minister is right. The magistrate of Suzhou dared to bring merchants to Beijing to sue the imperial court so boldly. There must be grievances. Maybe some people did a lot of bad things under the banner of the crown prince. Order to go down and call the palace gate The troublemakers outside, stop kneeling. Take them to Dali Temple first, take care of them, and try them slowly. The three divisions will interrogate them, and finally go to the temple, and I will make a verdict."

"My lord, the old minister came out of the palace yesterday, and happened to meet the magistrate of Suzhou kneeling. The magistrate of Suzhou had met the old minister several times and knew that the old minister was the prime minister, so he gave this thing to the old minister and entrusted him to deliver it to the old minister. before the Holy Majesty."

With Emperor Shaoyuan's approval, Eunuch Degui went down the hall and walked up to Prime Minister Su, and took the thick booklet.Emperor Shaoyuan took the booklet, unfolded it and looked at it for a while, one page after another, more than 200 pages long.First of all, there is a statement that the crown prince sent people to collect money and kill people in the south of the Yangtze River, followed by merchants with fingerprints, the names and fingerprints of the people, densely packed, and the unfolding is very spectacular.Ordinary people only feel shocking when they see it, but the prince is even more annoyed when he sees this thing.Emperor Shaoyuan was not disturbed, just like reading a boring book.He only received this book of ten thousand people twice in his life.The first time was in the fifth year of Shaoyuan, when there was a drought in Suning, and the money allocated by the imperial court for disaster relief was divided up by the eight government inspectors and local officials, and the second time is now.The same Emperor Shaoyuan didn't feel how pitiful these common people and merchants were, on the contrary, he felt that they sued the current prince and slapped the Daqi royal family hard in the face, they really deserved to die.Zhao Xiyan couldn't see any pity for the people from his father's eyes, so he naturally knew that he was moved to kill the Suzhou magistrate and his party.Zhao Xiyan knew that his father would be angry, so he asked them to make it known to everyone.In this way, even if the royal father wanted to kill them secretly and close the case hastily on the charge of committing suicide in fear of crime, it would not work.After all, there is still such a thing as public grievances, and they all died quietly in prison, which naturally fell into the mouth.He just wanted to force Emperor Shaoyuan to have a fair trial, and to cut off the prince's money bag and right-hand man.He also knew that the emperor would keep the prince even if the people were full of dissatisfaction. It was not because the prince's life was so precious, but because the royal family couldn't lose face and its authority couldn't be messed with.

The prince's party definitely does not want the three divisions to have a joint trial, which is not beneficial to them, and they all advocate that the Dali Temple close the case after the trial.We all know that Dali Temple Minister is loyal to the crown prince, so how can Duan Wang's party give up.Zhao Xiyan took the lead in fighting with the crown prince, and spittle flew all over the court.Emperor Shaoyuan saw that they were noisy and had a headache, so he ordered the three divisions to interrogate.On the surface, Prime Minister Su has nothing to do with this case, and Wang Duan has nothing to do with this case, so the case is put in charge of the criminal department.After Zhao Xiyan came down from court, he hurried to the palace gate, because Qin Huaian and Shen Jiyue were still kneeling there.It's been a whole day and night, I haven't eaten anything, and I've been kneeling all the time, fearing that my knees are swollen.Zhao Xiyan brought food and drink, and as soon as he left the palace gate, he saw Qin Huaian and Shen Jiyue.But he can't go forward, once reminiscing about the past, it will make the world feel that they are selfish.Although they all knew that Qin Huai'an had been with Duan Wang, they couldn't show their acquaintance.Zhao Xiyan could only ask Su Xiang to take care of them. Zhao Xiyan stepped out of the palace, Shi Jiang and his party stared at him, Zhao Xiyan didn't look at them, and walked straight away.Su Xiang asked them to stand up, instead of kneeling, and prepared water and food.The whole group is very grateful, they are all from wealthy families, how could they have suffered such hardships.

Before they could rest enough, the people from Dali Temple came and took them away after receiving the imperial edict.The people in Dali Temple dare not serve them with torture, after all, they don't know whether the emperor will meet them and interrogate them in person.If torture tools were used, and all of them insisted in front of the emperor that he was beaten into a trick, then something bad would happen, and the crown prince would not be able to save them.There are separate prisons for men and women in Dali Temple, and there are only two women in charge this trip, one is Shen Jiyue, the third lady of the Shen family, and the other is the eldest wife of the Song family, and they are detained in the women's prison.Qin Huaian could only follow a group of men into the men's prison.Qin Huaian believed that Zhao Xiyan would find a way to solve this matter, but today Zhao Xiyan didn't even look at them, and he panicked again.

The night they were detained, they were interrogated by Dali Temple.They answered fluently, insisting that the prince sent someone here.And he brought the account book, the ticket stubs of the transaction, and even a few letters with the prince's private seal.The letter clearly states how much money and food will be withdrawn from the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, and when it will be completed.Dali Siqing got the order of the prince, no matter what evidence they handed over, it must be destroyed and not handed over.But the emperor also sent someone to follow him all the way. He got the evidence and was presented to the Ministry of Punishment before he touched it.There are also people from King Duan in the Ministry of Punishment who deliberately put the evidence in the case of Emperor Shaoyuan.After a few days of interrogation by the Minister of Dali Temple, all the evidence points to the prince.Emperor Shaoyuan didn't say a word after watching it, but said that the Ministry of officials would retrial.Emperor Shaoyuan specifically asked Su Xiang to supervise the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment, but the Ministry of Punishment wanted to do favoritism. Su Xiang had been an official for many years and had seen too many tricks.The prince is not idle, but also sent people to watch, so what if he goes to the palace?They're just lowly bastards.It's good to go to the temple, when the time comes, turn around and cut them all.Whether it is Dali Temple or the Ministry of Punishment, the result is the same.The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple firmly insisted that although the evidence was solid, these unscrupulous people were not honest, and they were afraid that they had ulterior motives to make false accusations.In the end, the trouble reached the main hall. It was just a formality to go to the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment.

No one could figure out Emperor Shaoyuan's thoughts. Was he favoring King Duan or the crown prince?It is said that it is partial to King Duan, why not directly interrogate and convict the prince; it is said that it is partial to the prince, and let people stare at these Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice, directly destroy the evidence, and sentence these unscrupulous people to false accusation to death.Others don't know, but Su Xiang knows.Emperor Shaoyuan not only hoped to help King Duan suppress the prince, but also hoped to keep the royal face.To convict the prince would be to slap oneself in the face, but not to convict the prince would be to favoritism, and it would not be able to stop the crowd.Emperor Shaoyuan was waiting for a scapegoat to settle the matter decently.But the crown prince didn't seem to be very willing to part with this scapegoat, so he dragged it until today.Zhao Xiyan got Su Xiang's analysis, and also figured out his father's thoughts.He didn't expect to take this opportunity to bring down the prince, but he just wanted him to spit out half of the money and food, and broke his money bag by the way.In this way, the prince will be suppressed for a while, which is good for Zhao Xiyan.The prince Shaoyuan sent someone to forge the handwriting and private seal of the Minister of the Household, pretending to be furious and throwing it on the ground.

Emperor Shaoyuan scolded the Minister of the Ministry of Household, under the guise of the crown prince, formed a party and went to the south of the Yangtze River to seek wealth and grain, with the intention of rebellion.Shen Jiyue and others just watched quietly like this, not daring to make a sound.No matter how conclusive the evidence is, what if the emperor refuses to admit it?Emperor Shaoyuan deserved to be an emperor, and his acting skills were really outstanding, and Shangshu Hubu didn't even have time to defend himself, so Emperor Shaoyuan drew his sword and killed him on the spot.The prince was so angry that his hands were shaking, but he could only applaud.The Secretary of the Household Department is gone, and so is his purse.And he had to spit out half of the money and food for the Imperial Forest Army to find, otherwise there would still be endless.The prince underestimated King Duan's methods too much, and these troublemakers.Zhao Xiyan looked coldly at the wide-eyed eyes of Shangshu of the Household Department, who was lying in a pool of blood, and smiled with his lips curled up, saying that death deserves more than guilt.Zhao Xiyan led a group of officials to compliment Emperor Shaoyuan for upholding justice and eliminating harm for the people. He is a rare wise emperor in ancient times.Emperor Shaoyuan knew it was a lie and a compliment, but he couldn't help being happy.This is the case for those who are in high positions. They didn't believe these words at first, but after being in a high position for a long time, they believe more and more and like to listen more and more.This time it was a head-to-head confrontation, the crown prince and King Duan had also fought in court, and it took a lot of talking.The prince lost this time because he looked down on King Duan's methods and didn't take King Duan seriously.

But the matter was not over. Emperor Shaoyuan ordered to copy the house of Minister of the Household Department, and the prince left clues on purpose.Nearly ten million taels of silver bills were found in the darkroom of the Household Secretary's Mansion, as well as a lot of cash.After groping all the way, I found a lot of food and grass hidden in the north of the city.Emperor Shaoyuan only compensated these merchants with some money, and exempted them from paying taxes for a year to appease them.Others will be collected in the treasury and will not be returned to merchants.However, Shi Jiang, as the local magistrate, took merchants to the capital to sue the imperial court by leapfrogging his rank.However, he did meritorious service in upholding justice for the merchants, but the merit outweighed the merits. Shi Jiang was spared the death penalty, but was stripped of his official position and became a grassroots citizen.

Although the merchants said they were unwilling, they could only accept their fate, and a year of tax exemption was enough to earn.Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are all because of the humbleness of merchants, and the imperial court always collects the highest taxes from merchants every year.The merchants were sent back to their original places, but Zhao Xiyan left Shen Jiyue, Qin Huaian, and Shi Jiang at the mansion.Shi Jiang is no longer an official, so he has to stay in Duan Wang's mansion to be a long history.Zhao Xiyan used threats and benefits to lure Shen Jiyue and Qin Huai'an this time. Now that Emperor Shaoyuan didn't give them too many benefits, Zhao Xiyan felt ashamed, so naturally he wanted to make up for it.What's more, this time it was under the banner of Shen's residence to connect these merchants together.Shi Jiang is just the magistrate of Suzhou, and he has not been in the job for a long time, so people may not buy his account.But Shen's Mansion was different, and the big family in Suzhou was the only big family that survived the catastrophe.Let them go back this time, there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents on the way.What's more, after this catastrophe, the prince lost his purse, so it's hard to guarantee that he won't jump over the wall in a hurry.

When Shen Jiyue arrived at the mansion, the happiest thing was Su Qingshu.Although the two have not been together for a long time, they always feel that they hit it off.What's more, seeing Shen Jiyue, Su Qingshu always thinks of those affectionate times with the prince in Suzhou.If it weren't for the happy marriage between Mr. Qin and Miss Shen, the prince would not have felt it, and developed affection for him.Su Qingshu took Shen Jiyue away with acquaintance every day, and Shen Jiyue knew that the prince had completely lost Duan Wang's favor.Shen Jiyue didn't know the reason, but she just lamented that all men in the world are the same, seeing one loves the other and not longing for it, but luckily her own is a female husband.If Qin Huaian dared to do this, she would break his legs with a whip and chop off his hands.When Su Qingshu asked Shen Jiyue about his heirs, Shen Jiyue was very embarrassed.How could a woman in Qin Huaian have a child with her?In the past few years, Master Shen has also given birth, but Qin Huaian just likes to play with children, and has no feeling of wanting to be a parent.Originally, Shen Jiyue wanted to secretly adopt a son from the clan into their name, but Qin Huaian despised the trouble and gave up if he didn't want to live or die.

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